I don’t have much to add about Kojak Variety other than to say it’s odd to be in the dark about an Elvis Costello album.

My Bob Dylan Weekends gave me a chance to familiarize myself with some of the albums I’d missed over the years, but Dylan had amassed a huge discography before I was ever a fan, so that was to be expected.

Costello, on the other hand, has put out the lion’s share of his albums since I discovered him so there aren’t many blind spots.

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