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Elvis Costello & The Atractions. Almost Blue. 76,5 x 51 cm. VG+. 

:WARNING! This Album contains Country.

The Promotional Poster for 'Almost Blue' by Elvis Costello and the Attractions It was released on 23 October 1981. The record's songs consist entirely of country covers, including works originally written by Hank Williams, Merle Haggard, George Jones and Gram Parsons. It was Costello's first album not to be produced by Nick Lowe.
Rhapsody praised the album, calling it one of their favourite cover version albums.

The album cover was designed by Barney Bubbles. The design is an homage to the 1963 Blue Note album Midnight Blue by Kenny Burrell. Many versions of the artwork were made, with slightly different base colours.
It originally appeared with a warning label that read "WARNING: This album contains country & western music and may cause offence to narrow minded listeners". 

This original poster is the first printing of the graphic promotion of the album. It was for promotional use only and not available for commercial sale. Later reproductions, though decorative, have no real value.They were typically seen in music store windows, etc. and often covered over a week or 2 after they were put up.  Finding these in new or mint condition is rare. This one is VG+ and it is rolled. 


Very Good Plus (VG+) - 1st Pressing

Elvis Costello - Almost Blue - Original 1st print poster - 1981/1981

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