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Elvis Costello: Constitution Hall, Washington D.C.

J.D. Considine, Musician, July 1984

"I'M GOING TO do something you've never seen me do before," Elvis Costello told the audience at Washington, D.C.'s Constitution Hall as he unstrapped his trusty Telecaster. "It's not a strip-tease, either," he added, and walked over to a concert grand.

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