COSTELLO SIGNS WITH POLYGRAM.Byline: - Fred Shuster Eclectic songwriter Elvis Costello  The of this article or section may be compromised by "peacock terms".You can help Wikipedia by removing peacock terms. has signed a new global record deal that promises various outlets for jazz, classical and pop projects. Costello signed on the dotted line with the international entertainment company PolyGram, which controls pop imprint Mercury, and PolyGram Classics & Jazz, a division that includes Verve, Deutsche Grammophon Deutsche Grammophon is a German classical record label. The company has long been known for its high standards of audio fidelity. The Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft , London, Decca and Philips. Costello, who left Warner Bros. Records Warner Bros. Records Inc. is an American record label that operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Warner Music Group. It is internationally known as WEA International Inc. last year, will release his first album under the new agreement on Mercury this summer. The disc will be a collaboration with Burt Bacharach This biographical article or section needs additional references for verification. Please help [ to improve this article] by adding additional sources. Unverifiable material about living persons must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. . The two composed together throughout 1997. A new Costello track, penned with his wife, Cait O'Riordan, can be found on the soundtrack to the new Coen Brothers film, ``The Great Lebowski.'' Danny Goldberg, chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Mercury, called Costello ``a true renaissance artist. It's an unbelievable honor to anticipate working with his diverse musical visions.'' Costello is no stranger to diverse musical visions. He has recorded with New York's Jazz Passengers, released a live concert album with avant-garde guitarist Bill Frisell and wrote lyrics for a Charles Mingus composition. |
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