Seen the new North EC pics?

bambooneedle · Post by **bambooneedle** » Wed Aug 06, 2003 3:14 pm

http://www.elviscostello.info/whatsnew.html

He's looking kind of thin.

migdd · Post by **migdd** » Wed Aug 06, 2003 3:17 pm

. . .a fine figure of a man and handsome, too. . .

migdd · Post by **migdd** » Wed Aug 06, 2003 3:19 pm

By the way, NORTH is my favorite EC album cover since MLAR.

noiseradio · Post by **noiseradio** » Wed Aug 06, 2003 5:24 pm

It's a great cover picture. And so was MLAR. Good taste!

My favorite all time cover picture is Brutal Youth, though.

DrJ · Post by **DrJ** » Wed Aug 06, 2003 7:22 pm

I think North is his best cover ever... or since TYM, or KofA. [His best covers have him on them in decent portrait: TYM, Trust, PtheC, KofA etc] It's a great mix of a contemporary look, reflects the mood of the content and I can't see it putting anyone off buying/listening. I like EC's covers - they are often humerous and have a comfortable iconography for fans but sometimes they're not fit for the big bad world.

"Hi, I want to lend you these great records"
"Uh, well, this one has a bunch of elephants on the front and this one has a bad painting of a baboon or something"
"Yes but they're really good"
"Suuuuure they are" *

DrJ

*Imaginary conversation

Veronica · Post by **Veronica** » Thu Aug 07, 2003 9:35 am

I like the starkness and simplicity of the North cover...seems like it is reflective of this change of direction. As I mentioned in an earlier thread it is also very similar to a photo in the gallery section of Diana Krall's Web site -
http://www.dianakrall.com -

The two share a common look with the strong b&w imagery, cobblestone street setting, and windblown chill.

selfmademug · Post by **selfmademug** » Thu Aug 07, 2003 12:27 pm

He looks great-- definitely thinner in the mug. He wears happiness well! Or to quote him:

...I can see out of the gloom
That I gathered about myself
That I thought would flatter me
What the hell was the matter with me?

SweetPear · Post by **SweetPear** » Fri Aug 08, 2003 12:29 am

Veronica wrote:I like the starkness and simplicity of the North cover...seems like it is reflective of this change of direction. As I mentioned in an earlier thread it is also very similar to a photo in the gallery section of Diana Krall's Web site -
http://www.dianakrall.com -

The two share a common look with the strong b&w imagery, cobblestone street setting, and windblown chill.

Hey~I noticed that too!

SweetPear · Post by **SweetPear** » Fri Aug 08, 2003 12:34 am

One of those new pics now graces my desktop.
Yep, he looks thinner and pretty happy too.