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Buy Louis instead, says Elvis

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Nov 25, 2011 Updated Nov 28, 2011

Elvis Costello is urging fans NOT to buy his latest box set and is instead suggesting a cheaper alternative.

The Return Of The Spectacular Spinning Songbook by Elvis and the Imposters is released on December 6, with one well-known online seller flogging it for a whopping $268.

A statement on Elvis' official website reads "Unfortunately, we at www.elviscostello.com find ourselves unable to recommend this lovely item to you as the price appears to be either a misprint or a satire...If you should really want to buy something special for your loved one at this time of seasonal giving, we can whole-heartedly recommend, Ambassador Of Jazz...by one of the most beautiful and loving revolutionaries who ever lived – Louis Armstrong.

Source: Costello website external link

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Elvis Costello (born Declan Patrick MacManus, 25 August 1954) is an British singer-songwriter. He came to prominence as an early participant in London's pub rock scene in the mid-1970s and later became associated with the punk/New Wave genre. Steeped in word play, the vocabulary of Costello's lyrics is broader than that of most popular songs. His music has drawn on many diverse genres; one critic...

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