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Title: Elvis Costello – Talking Liberties
Year/Genre/City: 1978, New Wave, London, UK
Matrix #: Talking LibertiesJC36839
Condition: EX
Cultural Facts:
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Media Narrative: Issued first in the U.S., it helped codify Costello’s early public persona through live takes and pointed between-song patter.
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Scene Ecology: Documents the late-’70s club-to-theater jump as UK punk/new wave acts rapidly became international touring draws.
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Band Drama: The Attractions’ tight lineup became a defining unit, but early success also set up the control and credit tensions that followed later.
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