Elvis Costello publishes some of his greatest hits!

On May 1, Hip-O/Universal Music Enterprises will release The Best Of Elvis Costello: The First 10 Years and Rock And Roll Music a rock-themed collection of hits, key album tracks, b-sides and previously unreleased rarities.

May 1st will also see the digital premiere of Costello’s first 11 original albums, marking the first time they will be available for digital downloads and mobile tones. These 11 original albums will be available for download exclusively on the iTunes Music Store (www.itunes.com) for 30 days before they are made available to all the online partners. The albums will also be released in their original versions as digipaks with booklets and obie sleeves.

Both of the 22-song collections were compiled by Costello and signal the start of the label’s work with the musician’s catalog, with a previously unreleased version of “Welcome to the Working Week” on 'Rock and Roll Music' presaging the fall release of the 30th anniversary (My Aim is True Deluxe Edition).

+ You may listen to some of his more classic hits down here:

“Alison”

http://boss.streamos.com/wmedia/ume/alison.asx

http://boss.streamos.com/real/ume/costello/alison.ram

“What's So Funny 'bout Peace Love & Understanding”

http://boss.streamos.com/wmedia/ume/costello/whatssofunny.asx

http://boss.streamos.com/real/ume/costello/whatssofunny.ram

Rediscovering Graham Parker

+ El hombre enfadado ha vuelto. Ya lleva tres estupendos álbumes esta década, con un puñado de canciones salvables para incluir en su larga trayectoria.

+ Escucha Nation of Shopkeepers, (rm) from Your Country (2004). Impressive the first song, Anything for a laugh (we're all clowns, I say).

+ Songs of no consequences was his work in 2005. I listened to it more than ten times. Escucha Bad Chardonnay o There's Nothing On the Radio.

+ And, now, the man discovers America and ask us not to tell Columbus. No se lo digas a Colón!.
Escucha Stick to the Plan, little piece of honky tonk rock and roll, I dare to say.

+ By the way, in 2006, he recorded a live album, in steamy Chicago (103 degrees in June, don't ever come to Murcia, GP!). Listen Stick to me (from his second or third album probably).

+ We're stuck to you, Gram!.