King of America is the tenth studio album by the English singer-songwriter Elvis Costello, released on 21 February 1986. Co-produced by Costello and T Bone Burnett, the album originated following a series of tours the two made under the name "the Coward Brothers".

Always something of an intense personality, 1986’s King of America saw Elvis Costello at odds on most fronts of his life. The most obvious came from his backing band, The Attractions, whom...

2024年9月14日 · Elvis Costello’s 1986 album King of America has been remastered and expanded for a new 6CD box set called King Of America & Other Realms which is described as “97-track musical journey” and takes in unheard demos, live performances and tracks & rarities related to other albums recorded in America later in Costello’s career.

King of America is the tenth studio album by the English singer-songwriter Elvis Costello, released on 21 February 1986. Co-produced by Costello and T Bone Burnett, the album originated...

2024年9月13日 · King Of America & Other Realms is anchored by a new 2024 remaster from the original master tapes of Costello’s 1986 career-defining, T Bone Burnett-produced album, King Of America, and features solo demos from 1985, including never previously released demos cut at Red Bus Recording

2024年9月13日 · Elvis Costello - acoustic guitar, vocals Bruce Thomas - electric bass Pete Thomas - sticks & drums Steve Nieve - piano, Hammond organ. Sleep Of The Just: Elvis Costello - acoustic guitar, vocals Mitchell Froom - doctored piano Jerry Scheff - electric bass Jim Keltner - brushes & drums Related Releases. King Of America - Japanese Discography

2020年8月14日 · To be the heir apparent, to the kingdom of the invisible. And you knock the kids about a bit, until they feel the same. And they feel like knocking down the little palaces. And a handful of eagerness says "What do you suggest?" Thinking about me and you and what on earth are we gonna do? Talking about me and you and what on earth are we gonna do?

2005年5月8日 · Back in the midst of the Thatcher era, it must have been startling to see Elvis Costello staring back from the 12-inch-by-12-inch black-and-white LP cover of King of America, looking much...

This line-up was billed as “Elvis Costello and His Confederates”, just in case anyone imagined that we were to be the grey uniformed counterpart to Gary Puckett and the Union Gap. On this initial tour, the band featured the rhythm section of Jerry Scheff and Jim Keltner, Mitchell Froom on keyboards and the electric guitar of James Burton.

Elvis Costello coproduced this 1986 album with roots-rock maestro T-Bone Burnett, creating a deeply personal and affecting series of songs that shade beautifully between folk and country. The spare acoustic turn “Little Palaces” is filled with Costello’s own family ghosts, while the instantly hummable “Brilliant Mistake” and “Indoor ...