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Costello: "No more albums"
In an interview in today's Australian newspaper, Costello says that the format is no longer viable, and although he'll continue to make and release new music, it will no longer be in album form.
"I think that we've come to the end of the line with albums. There will be new songs and new places to put them and ways to release them, but I don't have a recording contract and I'm not seeking one."
Costello's decision comes amidst a worldwide slump in both CD album sales and digital music formats.
Costello visits Australia in April for a run of shows including both West and East Coast Blues festival appearances.
Source: The Australian 
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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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