Kojak Variety

Kojak Variety
Studio album by
Elvis Costello
Released9 May 1995
Recorded1989–1994[citation needed]
GenreRock
Length53:57
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerKevin Killen and Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello chronology
The Very Best of Elvis Costello and The Attractions 1977–86
(1994) 		Kojak Variety
(1995) 		Deep Dead Blue
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Blender[2]
Chicago Tribune[3]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]
Entertainment WeeklyB−[5]
The Guardian[6]
Los Angeles Times[7]
Mojo[8]
Q[9]
Rolling Stone[10]
Uncut[11]

Kojak Variety is an album by English musician Elvis Costello, released in 1995 through Warner Bros. Records. It is composed of cover songs written by others. In 2004, Rhino Records reissued an expanded, double-CD version of the album, containing a bonus disc.[12]

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  2. ^ Wolk, Douglas (March 2005). "Elvis Costello: Kojak Variety". Blender. Archived from the original on 4 February 2005. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  3. ^ Caro, Mark (18 May 1995). "Elvis Costello: Kojak Variety (Warner)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  4. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). "Costello, Elvis". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). London: Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.
  5. ^ Ehrlich, Dimitri (12 May 1995). "Kojak Variety". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  6. ^ Sullivan, Caroline (19 May 1995). "Elvis Costello: Kojak Variety (WEA)". The Guardian.
  7. ^ Rosenbluth, Jean (14 May 1995). "Elvis Costello 'Kojak Variety' Warner Bros". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  8. ^ Snow, Mat (September 2004). "Elvis Costello & the Attractions: Almost Blue / Goodbye Cruel World / Elvis Costello: Kojak Variety". Mojo. No. 130. p. 111.
  9. ^ Aizlewood, John (September 2004). "Elvis Costello & the Attractions: Almost Blue / Goodbye Cruel World / Elvis Costello: Kojak Variety". Q. No. 218. p. 134.
  10. ^ Walls, Richard C. (29 June 1995). "Elvis Costello: Kojak Variety". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2 October 2007. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  11. ^ Roberts, Chris (September 2004). "Fifth phase of two-disc reissue series". Uncut. No. 88. p. 113.
  12. ^ "Kojak Variety [Expanded] - Elvis Costello | Release Info". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 April 2021.