ELVIS COSTELLO! RARE AUTOGRAPH FROM 1ST U-S TOUR, 12.11.77 + PHOTO & INFO

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ELVIS COSTELLO FANS!
RARE 1977
ELVIS COSTELLO
AUTOGRAPH
(and stuff)
Authenticated by the man who acquired it
at the Oxford Ale House, New Haven, Connecticut
on December 11, 1977.
with Photo
Setlist
and Article written by journalist
& future best-selling author
BURT KEARNS
(Tabloid Baby, Lawrence Tierney: Hollywood’s Real-Life Tough Guy)
about how he got an interview and autograph from
ELVIS COSTELLO at a time Costello was giving neither!
RARE!
HISTORIC!
ROCK MUSIC HISTORY!
SUITABLE FOR FRAMING!
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Declan Patrick MacManus OBE (born 25 August 1954), nkown professionally as
Elvis Costello
, is an English singer-songwriter and record producer. He has won multiple awards in his career, including Grammy Awards in 1999 and 2020, and has twice been nominated for the Brit Award for Best British Male Artist. In 2003, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked Costello number 80 on its list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.
Costello began his career as part of London's pub rock scene.  On 25 March 1977, Stiff released Costello's first single, "Less Than Zero". Four months later his debut album, My Aim Is True (1977), was released to moderate commercial success (No. 14 in the UK and, later, Top 40 in the US), with Costello appearing on the cover in his trademark oversize eyeglasses, reminiscent of Buddy Holly. Costello failed to chart with his early singles, which included "Less Than Zero" and the ballad "Alison". Stiff's records were initially distributed only in the UK, which meant that Costello's first album and singles were only available in the US as expensive imports. Angered that no US record company had yet seen fit to release his records, Costello attempted to protest by giving a street performance outside a London convention of CBS Records executives, and was arrested for busking.[26] Costello signed to Columbia Records, (CBS in the U.S.) a few months later.
The backing for Costello's debut album was provided by American West Coast band Clover, a country outfit living in England whose members would later go on to join Huey Lewis and the News and the Doobie Brothers. Costello released his first major hit single, "Watching the Detectives", which was recorded with Steve Nieve, Steve Goulding (drums) and Andrew Bodnar (bass)—the latter two being members of Graham Parker's backing band the Rumour. The song, added to the U.S. version of My Aim Is True, contains scathing verses about the vicarious enjoyment of TV violence over a reggae beat. Later in 1977, Costello formed his own permanent backing band, the Attractions, consisting of Steve Nieve (piano), Bruce Thomas (bass guitar), and Pete Thomas (drums; no relation to Bruce Thomas).