Kojak Variety
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| Studio album by Elvis Costello | ||||
| Released | 9 May 1995 | |||
| Recorded | 1989–1994 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 53:57 | |||
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Warner Bros. Rhino (3 August 2004 Reissue) |
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| Producer | Kevin Killen and Elvis Costello | |||
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| AllMusic |   |
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| Chicago Tribune | |
| Entertainment Weekly | B− |
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Kojak Variety is a 1995 album by Elvis Costello, composed of cover songs written by others.
Costello's rendering of "Days" by The Kinks had previously appeared on the album Until the End of the World, the 1991 soundtrack to Wim Wenders' film of the same name. The remainder of the songs were recorded specifically for this album. The title Kojak Variety refers to the name of a variety store in Barbados near where the album was recorded; Costello was amused by the seemingly random name of the enterprise, and in a similar spirit, decided to apply the name to his album.
Tracks 1 and 5 are faded later and have slightly longer running times on the 2004 reissue
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