107.9 The River » news music http://theriver1079.com Casper's Real Rock Variety Mon, 20 May 2013 18:43:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Elvis Costello Doesn't Want You to Buy His New Box Set http://theriver1079.com/elvis-costello-doesnt-want-you-to-buy-his-new-box-set/ http://theriver1079.com/elvis-costello-doesnt-want-you-to-buy-his-new-box-set/#comments Tue, 29 Nov 2011 20:30:33 +0000 Jeff Giles http://ultimateclassicrock.com/?p=35735 He might be willing to mug with Muppets, but when it comes to record companies ripping off his fans, Elvis Costello isn’t fooling around — and he recently proved it with a sarcasm-drenched post on his official site, prompted by the eyebrow-raising price tag on his new deluxe live box set, ‘The Return of the Spectacular Spinning Songbook.’

Saying “the price appears to be either a misprint or a satire,” Costello told fans that he’s “unable to recommend” the ‘Songbook’ box, and took the “unusual step” of recommending an alternative use for his fans’ money.

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