I don't normally bother with singles but the title intrigued me. Elvis Has Left the Building - a catchphrase often used as an escape route - brought to mind Kirsty MacColl's There's a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis. Fortunately, the resemblance ends there and I can safely pop down to the chip shop.
However, I digress, the main attraction here is the line-up. John Etheridge is never far off the radar but, somehow or other, Steve Waterman seems to have been maintaining a low profile these days probably due to teaching commitments and his regular work around town. This is unfortunate as he is, without doubt, up there among the top UK brass men and it would be good to hear him at a north east venue.
He certainly does the business here as, of course, does Etheridge.
Elvis Has Left the Building originally appeared on Aaron's first album, recorded in 2019, Fag Ash and Beer. and this, the Super Deluxe Version, has two takes of the song featuring the two master craftsmen backed up by a stellar crew which make for an enjoyable jazz/blues/soul seven plus minutes.
Available now via the usual suspects. Lance
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