ELVIS COSTELLO - CAN'T STAND UP FOR FALLING DOWN UNPLAYED NM 2-TONE 45 '80 HEAR

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ELVIS COSTELLO & THE ATTRACTIONS - I CAN'T STAND UP FOR FALLING DOWN / GIRLS TALK

2-TONE RECORDS ORIGINAL NM UK 7'' 45!

FROM THE 2-TONE WEBSITE: According to Record Collector (No 91): " Costello had been signed to Radar in 1978, via a licensing deal from Riviera Global Productions. Radar collapsed towards the end of 1979, and so Elvis's manager Jake Riviera alighted upon the Specials' 2-Tone label as an ideal venue for a holding operation - a one-off single - until Elvis sorted out a deal for the Get Happy!! album. WEA, who had distributed Radar, were less than delighted: they felt they had a stake in Costello's career by virtue of the success of the records they had distributed for him, and so they obtained a court injunction to stop the 2-Tone single being sold.

By March '80, the situation was clarified: F-Beat was set up by Riviera as an independent company, but WEA continued to distribute their records. In the meantime, there were several thousand 2-Tone singles to dispose of. These were handed out free to the audience at a London's Rainbow Theatre gig. Several months later, Riviera pressed up a few thousand more of the 2-Tone singles, and these were given away at London and US gigs".

Jerry Dammers offers a slightly different take on the story behind this single: “Jake Riviera cheekily printed up a few thousand Elvis Costello singles on the 2 tone label, obviously thinking that I would be delighted to have such a major star on the label, but I was having none of it, 2 Tone being a strictly ska at that time. So Elvis was forced to give these singles away free at his gigs (now collector’s items, of course). (Record Collector magazine No 363)


Of the 2 versions pressed one simply has CHSTT7 on the run out groove and the other has both the F-Beat number XX 1 and 2 separate 2 Tone numbers, CHSTT7 and CHSTT8. The latter (CHSTT8) is crossed out. Both versions are highly sought after and are the number 1 UK 2 Tone rarity, with either version commanding a high price. And in keeping with 2 Tone tradition the A side of the single was a cover version. This time it was the old Sam and Dave soul number that got the 2 Tone treatment.
 

Released in 1980 in England, this is a nice original single. This one has the crossed out numbers. You can hear a sample of the A-side (no sound processing).

The record looks unplayed with some very mild paper scuffing and is in nice NEAR MINT condition with full luster. It plays great. Have a listen!

The labels are nice & clean & beautiful with no spindle marks.

It comes in a green cardboard sleeve.

It's an awesome single!

You'll be very happy. A nice addition to any singles collection! Lots more music also on auction this week! Feel free to email with any questions before you bid. See my other auctions and my ebay store for more cool stuff!

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