After noticing its price-tag, Elvis Costello tells fans not to buy his latest box set

by Tyler Munro

November 23, 2011

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Limited to 1500 copies, the deluxe edition of Elvis Costello & the Imposter’s upcoming The Return Of The Spectacular Spinning Songbook features, among other things—like a CD, DVD, 10” EP, 40-page book and more—a hefty price tag (currently listed at $268US on Amazon).

Noticing the set’s lofty price tag, Costello (or his webmaster) has come out and written a plea (titled “Steal This Record”) on his website urging fans not to buy the set.

“Unfortunately, we at www.elviscostello.com find ourselves unable to recommend this lovely item to you as the price appears to be either a misprint or a satire,” reads the post. “All our attempts to have this number revised have been fruitless but rather than detain you with tedious arguments about morality, panache and book-keeping – when there are really bigger fish to filet these days – we are taking the following unusual step.”

Costello then suggests that fans instead invest their hard earned cash on Louis Armstrong’s Ambassador Of Jazz box set, which he says should cost about a hundred dollars less. And, as he so humbly puts it, “the music is vastly superior.”

So, there you have it. Buy The Return Of The Spectacular Spinning Songbook at your own risk. The set is out December 6th.

Tags: Music, News, Elvis Costello

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