$75
A group of Elvis Costello handwritten and hand-drawn concepts for advertising his 1996 album All This Useless Beauty . The drawings and lyric text are written in black ink across three pages of Wyndham Bel Age Hotel stationery; two pages have writing on the front and back. Costello wanted to be involved in the marketing of his album, so he brought these pages to a meeting with his label. Specifically, the designs were for ads that would appear on the back of Billboard magazine. His ad designs included an image of the album, a photograph of Costello, and lyrics from his songs. The ad ran on the back cover of the May 4, 1996 issue of Billboard magazine. A link to an online image of the ad is availble upon request. The pages were obtained from a former employee at Warner Bros. Records. 10 1/2 by 7 inches Categories: Elvis Costello
Auctioneer:
Juliens Auctions
Date:
2015-11-07
