Live at the El Mocambo

Elvis Costello

Live at the El Mocambo

Eventual standalone release for recording from Costello's 1978 tour, after surviving as bootleg and promotional album

Label
Hip-O Select
UK Release date
29/09/2009
  1. 8.4 |   Pitchfork

    For an artist with so many disparate releases under his belt, Costello doesn't have a whole lot of live albums, which makes El Mocambo particularly revealing, even if it does cover only a limited set of songs.
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  2. 7.0 |   Consequence Of Sound

    A record that relies upon subtleties: a creative turn of phrase, a surprising vocal delivery or harmony, or the way that instruments share space with one another
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  3. 6.0 |   Uncut

    When it was a bootleg, …El Mocambo was admired for its sound quality. Now it’s official, one must mention some serious drawbacks...Approach this as an imperfect document of Costello’s once-dangerous nights
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  4. 6.0 |   Q

    Print edition only


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