Elvis Costello & The Imposters-The Delivery Man (2004)


 

Artist:  Elvis Costello & The Imposters

Title: The Delivery Man

Label: Lost Highway

Format: CD

Catalog Number: B0002593-02

Year of Release: 2004

Country and Year of Edition: US 2004 promo

Sell Price: $3.70

Sell Date: 12/21/24

Condition: VG+/VG+

Discogs Last Sold: 12/24/24 VG+/VG+ $3.00

Low: $0.47

Median: $1.89

Average: $2.06

High: $6.24

Current low price: $1.00

Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 77

Have/Want: 944/21

Where Sold: San Francisco, CA

Time It Took To Sell:  13  years

Where and When Bought: internet online

Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B+

Sad To See It Go: No

I had a bit of burst of reinterest in Elvis Costello when Mike Ruffino of the Unband emphatically recommended 2002's When I Was Cruel.  Cruel Smile, also in 2002, was the debut of this backing band which is still going, and The Delivery Man was the Imposters follow-up coming out a couple years later.  Guitarist Steve Nieve and Drummer Pete Thomas remain from the Attractions adding new bass player Davey Farragher who had played on many records for decades prior to joining.

I didn't particularly remember this album, but upon my first listen I thought it sounded pretty damn good.  The only track I didn't really like initially was the one where he added new label-mate Lucinda Williams.  "There's A Story In Your Voice" makes Lucinda sound more haggard than normal next to Elvis still at this point in time sounding generally ageless.  This is weird because I loved most of Lucinda's albums around that time period.  After hearing it again I thought it was an enjoyable, spirited duet, so I don't know maybe I was having a bad day.  "Heart Shaped Bruise" has Emmylou Harris harmonizing on it as well as "Nothing Clings Like Ivy" and the closer "The Scarlet Tide."

What I did like most is where it kicked off in ragged glory.  "Button My Lip" he doesn't want to talk about much of anything but says alot.  The title track is another one I liked--Elvis/Jesus/Delivery Man.  Breaks down easy Costello style.  "Monkey To Man" was the "single" on this-or at least the one they made the video clip for.  I thought it was filler initially, but it's a good song helped by a circus party video.  It was actually influenced by Dave Bartholomew's "The Monkey" which Elvis had made an appearance with Dave at the Hurricane Katrina Benifit Concert at Madison Square Garden in 2005.

Certainly, a good "later period" Costello release.

FOR FURTHER REVIEW:

Elvis Costello and the Attractions-Armed Forces (1979)

Elvis Costello and the Attractions-Imperial Bedroom (1982)

Elvis Costello-North (2003)

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