Elvis Costello: Almost Blue/Goodbye Cruel World/Kojak Variety
Terry Staunton, Record Collector, September 2004
AS THE AMBITIOUS Costello reissue programme heads towards completion, the contents of the bonus discs take on a greater significance, bolstering releases that may struggle to find sizeable audiences if left in their original form.
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