RARE ELVIS COSTELLO PROMO VINYL BUNDLE. SIGNED
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Very rare bundle of classic Elvis Costello & The Attractions promo releases, including: 

  1. GET HAPPY!! Double vinyl 45rpm promotional release. 
  2. WATCH YOUR STEP - promotional interview 12" single 
  3. ALMOST BLUE - signed (by all four members!) promotional interview album
  4. DON'T LET ME BE MISUNDERSTOOD promotional 12" single
  5. SPIKE -  promotional interview double album
  6. BLOOD & CHOCOLATE - rare, withdrawn "Cadbury's" promo cassette. 

I'm moving house and have to clear space, hence this goldmine... 

1. GET HAPPY!! 
  • Double vinyl 45rpm promotional release sent to UK radio stations in 1980 
  • All 20 tracks spread over 2 x 45rpm discs
  • Comes in 2 x plain white 12" sleeves with typed / photocopied / handwritten sheet
  • Discs are mint (possibly unplayed) 
  • Promo sleeves are a little worn.

2. WATCH YOUR STEP 
  • Promotional interview 12" single release sent to US radio stations in 1981
  • Features Watch Your Step on one side and and interview with Elvis Costello & Tom Snyder (from NBC's Tomorrow Coast To Coast show) on the other. 
  • Comes in a plain white 12" sleeve with a WATCH YOUR STEP sticker on side one 
  • Disc is excellent 
  • Promo sleeve is a little worn.

3. ALMOST BLUE  (ELVIS COSTELLO INTRODUCES THE TRACKS FROM HIS NEW ALBUM 'ALMOST BLUE')
  • Vinyl 33rpm promotional release sent to UK radio stations in 1981 
  • Signed by all four members of Elvis & the Attractions (each signature is along side a unique stamp for each band member - see photo) 
  • The artwork is from an original drawing by Bruce Thomas
  • Promotional interview album - each track is introduced by Elvis
  • Includes original printed insert with track listing 
  • Numbered limited edition 
  • Disc is excellent 
  • Promo sleeve is very good.

4. DON'T LET ME BE MISUNDERSTOOD 
  • Promotional 12" single sent to US radio stations in 1986
  • Features the King of America album version on one side and an exclusive solo live version on the other
  • Disc is excellent 
  • Promo sleeve is very good but has a sticker mark on one side. 

5. SPIKE -  (THE ELVIS COSTELLO HOUR FEATURING AN HOUR OF CONVERSATION AND MUSIC FROM HIS WARNER BROS. DEBUT ALBUM)
  • Promotional interview double album sent to US radio stations in 1989
  • Features Elvis interviewed by Bill Flanagan and snippets of tracks from the album Spike. 
  • Features the only release of ...This Town... (The Bastard Mix) which is very similar to the album version, but is radio-friendly in that it has a chorus of multi-tracked Elvises singing 'sweetheart' over the word 'bastard' (although you can still hear the swearword coming through!) 

6. BLOOD & CHOCOLATE withdrawn cassette version
  • Released in 1986, Costello did a promotion with the Virgin Megastore chain in the UK where the cassette version of Blood & Chocolate came housed in a outer sleeve resembling the Cadbury's Bournville chocolate bar (see last photo for comparison with the original!). 
  • The Cadbury brand mark on the wrapper was replaced by Costello in Cadbury script and Blood & Chocolate replaced "Bournville". Not surprisingly, Cadbury's objected and the cassette was withdrawn with a few being given away as promos. 
  • Outer is in good condition. 
  • Cassette and cassette cover are excellent.    

This is a great bundle for any Elvis collector - interesting interviews and great promo items. The signed Almost Blue package is gorgeous and the litigious Blood & Chocolate cassette is one of EC's best promo items. 








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