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Friedberg, Germany,
February 20 : 1960 : Sgt. Elvis Presley of the U.S. Army's 3rd Armored Division gets ready to do an interview at Ray Barracks a few days before returning home and resuming his musical career.
The following is the latest information concerning Lamar Fike's burial.
Make no mistake this book is an important release, and essential, and to make it more so it is just one part of what will be a six volume set that no one will ever want to part with, the highlight of any bookshelf.
At this time it is the subject of much publicity and legal action. EPE have made a public statement that they have taken legal action to stop an announced bootleg release and have begun action against two Elvis fans in the UK and USA over the matter. This has angered many Elvis fans worldwide who simply want to be able to watch Elvis' final TV Special. And if EPE's own website is to be believed, so do they.
EPE:
It's not that we don't want the fans to have this footage or that we don't know how much it would mean to them. We do.
There just simply is no way to get it only to the real fans (
and we've exhausted all kinds of ideas) ... It seems to us that Boxcar seemed to have the perfect solution. So what is the excuse now?
Touchdown Productions will release the CD 'The Tenth of Never' featuring 2 CDs with both the December 10, 1976 Dinner Sow and Midnight show in a very good
audience recording quality.
JAT Productions will release '
Elvis Presley And Nancy Sinatra On The Speedway' on March 1st. All pre-orders for this deluxe hardback limited edition collectors book will receive a very special
promo-only Speedway
compact disc that comes in a deluxe hard cardboard mini LP Elvis portrait cover. All the excitement of the original film and the Charlotte 600 Race are captured in words and stunning exclusive world premier color and black/white photographs.
MRS will release
G. I. Blues : The Cafe Europa Sessions a 4 CD deluxe set in March. The set will include a 100 page book, about the same size (w,h,d) as the Sony
Close Up CD Set.
View Tracklisting.
Lisa Marie talks about her up-coming album ....
Australian Bruce Jackson who was a tour sound engineer for Elvis Presley along with a who's who of stars inc, Johnny Cash and Springsteen was killed in a plane crash in Palm Springs on the weekend. Bruce was the solo occupant and pilot. Bruce worked for Elvis over a six year period from 1971 up until Elvis final concert in 1977. Elvis introduced Bruce many times by name on stage and he can be seen briefly at the control board in the 1977 'CBS Special'. In fact towards the end of Elvis' very last concert in Indianapolis Indiana on June 26, 1977, Elvis thanked, Bruce '
I would like to thank my sound engineer, Bruce Jackson, from Australia'.
In 1961 Elvis made the movie 'Follow That Dream' in Yankeetown, Florida. In the weeks before filming began, the moviemakers had converted the tip of a marshy little island into a slice of paradise for Elvis Presley ... Two 17-year-old high school students, Johnny Jones and his twin brother Tommy, were hired to build the beach. 'Every day, they would pick us up in a white limousine to shovel dirt. Then the limousine would take us home.
The Elvis I Knew by Charlie Hodge has been released on DVD.
FTD will release How Great Thou Art, 2-LP 180 Gram 12" Limited Edition Vinyl. Following on from the great success of FTD's previous vinyl editions, FTD will release of HOW GREAT THOU ART as a limited edition 180 gram 2-LP set. The vinyl edition features all the original masters plus many outtakes. Also included is BEYOND THE REEF that was recorded informally at these sessions. This is the overdubbed version.
Contains original movie soundtrack mastered by Vic Anesini and many Stereo outtakes
180 Grams heavyweight vinyl.
The same day that the digi pack releases were announced by Boxcar, they have cancelled the releases.
Straight Arrow is planning a new CD release with a now standard 16-page booklet: '
Funny How Time Slips Away. It will feature and
audiance recording of Elvis' May 23rd, 1977 show from Providence, RI.
Former Siegfried & Roy publicist Frank Lieberman, one of Elvis Presley's closest newspaper pals during the singer's Las Vegas comeback years, died Saturday at Summerlin Hospital.
Lamar Fike one of Elvis' very best friends has passed away. Lamar first met Elvis in 1954 and began working for him in 1957. Lamar stayed a close friend of Elvis throughout the years, often providing the humour that helped Elvis and the gang get through the tough days. Lamar Fike also worked for Hill and Range music publishers and brought several major songs to Elvis' sessions including 'Kentucky Rain' and 'Indescribably Blue'. Lamar travelled with Elvis after he went back on tour, working as the lighting director. He was with Elvis until he died. Lamar was well-known for his sense of humour and his outspoken honesty.
Everybody knows '
Bonanza', the popular American western television series that ran on NBC from September 12, 1959 to January 16, 1973. Lasting 14 seasons and 431 episodes, it ranks as the second longest running western series (behind Gunsmoke). Elvis was a big fan of Bonanza and had his picture taken with 'Pa' (actor
Lorne Green - by Elvis' request) and 'Hoss' (
Dan Blocker - by Dan's request).
View the photos.
Gravel Road have released 'Good To Be Back', a fantastic CD that is every bit as good as the highly acclaimed 'Return of the Prodigy'. The December 13th, 1975 Midnight Show is widely accepted as one of the finest later-period Presley shows available on soundboard. Yes, the punk lounge rock feel of the '69 shows was now gone, but in its place is a warmth and intimacy that were just as captivating in their own way.
Sony Music will release Elvis Is Back!: Legacy Edition (2-CD) on March 1st. This is an odd but interesting release as it combines both Elvis' classic album, Elvis Is Back with his second, non movie, secular album released after he returned from the army, Something For Everybody. This upgraded CD features the original LP tracks as well as the 12 songs chosen for singles for each respective album, and every track is sublime. Both CDs highlight how the addition of the single releases (It's Now Or Never, A Mess Of Blues, Are You Lonesome Tonight? and His Latest Flame, Little Sister, Good Luck Charm) of the time would have benefited each album if some or all had been added.
View the deluxe package layout and tracklisting.
Unseen Elvis: Presley's first visit to Detroit in never-published photos.
View the photos : Elvis Presley Detroit, MI. Fox Theater May 25, 1956. Author Michael Rose is putting together a book, 'Spring of '56', on the subject of the memorable spring when Elvis broke out into mainstream success (and teenaged hysteria). We're looking for any of the lucky five people (photo on 3C) who as teenaged members of the Detroit Times' 'Teens of the Times' Club, were pictured with Elvis after winning an essay contest ...
FTD advise us that both
Writing For The King and Live in L.A. will be deleted when stocks are gone.
FTD advise us that the 12" vinyl releases;
Blue Hawaii and
Standing Room Only are
sold out.
Jailhouse Rock is low on stock. The latest
FTD 12" vinyl release is
How Great Thou Art, again a Limited Edition.
Crown Princess Mary of Denmark gave birth to a boy and a girl, on Elvis' 76th birthday! Crown Prince Frederik joked that since this is the birthday of Elvis Presley, they will start off by calling the son 'Elvis' MANY CONGRATULATIONS to the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess of Denmark!
As the world celebrated the King of Rock 'n' Roll on his birthday, Memphis and Shelby County officials also proclaimed January 8 to be Elvis Presley Day. During the ceremony on the front lawn outside the Graceland mansion, Memphis Mayor AC Wharton and Shelby County Mayor Mark Luttrell spoke about Elvis' lasting legacy and impact on pop culture.
Read the 2011 Elvis Presley Day Proclamation! (Adobe PDF Document).
'The heart is a funny thing, with a mind all its own ... It withers like a garden ... Left untended and alone ... And the thorns of loneliness invade, to destroy what they can't steal ... So easy to hurt ... but oh so hard to heal'.
By Larry Gatlin, one of Elvis' favorite song lyrics! Remembering Elvis this special January 8th, 2010, the 76th birthday anniversary of an extraordinary man! From/by Linda Thompson's Facebook page.
Photos.
Today (January 8, 2011), Elvis Presley would have turned 76. In celebration of the anniversary of his birthday, our good friend, Elvis historian and author Joseph Tunzi (JAT Publishing) has compiled a list of what he considers to be the King's top ten television vocal performances. Counting down from ....
Edison Pena, the Chilean miner who led Elvis sing-alongs for his colleagues while trapped underground for 69 days visited Graceland on Friday. This is a 'good news' story, however this brings to mind the many lost lives recently in new Zealand, where none of the traped miners survived. As I write this it is January 8, 2010 here in Australia, so today as we remember Elvis Presley on what would have been his 76th birthday, I would like to ask you to remember those who are also unfortunately not with us today.
I wanted to give you all a great big THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart for all that you did for my mother. Not only when she was ill, but all the support you gave her during the years of touring, as well as, listening and purchasing her music. Many of you followed her closely and she loved you for that.
Elvis Like Any Other Soldier Special 50th Anniversary Edition (re-issue) will be available in February. 'Elvis: Like Any Other Soldier' was first published in 1988. This new book contains over 1,500 fascinating photos, about 1,300 of which picture Elvis. Many, many of these are previously unpublished! It is quite likely this book contains more never-before-seen Elvis photos from 1957-1960 than any previous publication. Oh, and it is massive; 2kg - over 500 pages - 29cm x 22cm - Hardcover, printed on glossy paper, color and black & white photos.
Venus Productions will release the fourth volume in the Welcome to The Jungle series - titled Way Down.
Welcome To The Jungle : Way Down offers you again some spectacular recordings from these sessions, including some never heard before out - takes. Hear for the first time the very short intro of
America which was subsequently erased and recorded over with
Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain. This volume is again sensational and presented in the best sound quality with a beautiful 16 page booklet.
Preview the whole '
Elvis Presley's Memphis' book as an
online Flash 'Flip Book'. This amazing technology lets you view the book page by page in the same fashion as if you had it in your hands.
Elvis Presley and Colonel Tom Parker : New Years Eve, December 31, 1975. This may very well be the last picture of Elvis and
Colonel Parker together, taken on New Year's Eve 1975, 35 years ago, shortly before Elvis went on stage for his first new Years Eve concert since 1955. Elvis would do his third in 1976.
Inspired by Troy's article, '
Elvis Sings In The Movies: His 25 Best Movie Songs', here is my latest compilation, it is what I am listening to now :
Twenty easy listening fun Elvis movie songs ...
Myrna Smith sadly passed away yesterday from kidney failure, she was 69 (1941-2010). Myrna was a member of the Sweet Inspirations, who were best known for their work with Elvis Presley & Aretha Franklin. Myrna is the second of the Sweet Inspirations to pass away this year.
Sylvia Shemwell died on February 13.
In honor of the holiday season, today I'm going to talk about Elvis' 1967 Christmas special. Wait, wait, wait. Don't fire off a correction message to me just yet. Yes, I said 1967 Christmas special. That was not a typo.
Gravel Road will release the CD, 'Good To Be Back', a fantastic CD that is every bit as good as their highly acclaimed 'Return of the Prodigy'. The December 13th, 1975 Midnight Show is widely accepted as one of the finest later-period Presley shows available on soundboard. Yes, the punk lounge rock feel of the '69 shows was now gone, but in its place were a warmth and an intimacy that were just as captivating in their own way.
Priscilla Presley has paid tribute to her late NAKED GUN co-star
Leslie Nielsen in a heartfelt magazine essay. The funnyman died of complications from pneumonia, aged 84, last month (Nov10) and Presley decided to put her thoughts about him into words for a new Entertainment Weekly magazine article.
What if Elvis had been able to follow his heart and not sing in the movies? What we do know, however, is that 241 of Elvis' recordings were made specifically for movie projects. While losing songs like 'Queenie Wahine's Papaya' from his career catalog would surely not have been detrimental, a fair number of more impressive songs would also be gone. With that in mind, here is my top 25 list of Elvis' greatest movie songs.
In a recent interview with Bruce Springsteen by Dave Marsh about Bruce's new 'Darkness on the Edge of Town' release, Bruce was asked by a fan how Elvis' death affected the songs on the album:
FTD have released the three titles;
Chicago Stadium a 2 CD soundboard consisting of above average sound quality and features Elvis in absolutely great form. It's packaged on a 5" gatefold digi pack with an 8-page booklet with many photos from the shows on October 14/15, 1976,
Jailhouse Rock Volume 2 a 2 CD set in the
Classic Album Movie Soundtrack series (or EP in this case!) that complements its previous volume. It features all the missing outtakes for 6 great songs. The 7" inch digi-pack format features a 12-page booklet with great photographs and RARE memorabilia and
Viva Las Vegas a 2LP Limited Edition 12" double Vinyl, supplied in a high quality gatefold sleeve, the album features the original masters and many outtakes.
The Elvis Files Vol. 2 1957-1959 book has been released, author Erik Lorentzen advised us this morning that the books are ready to be distributed to the fan clubs. There was an unexpected delay as the printer had problems with the binding with this volume being such so big. This volume has 528 pages and 1300 photos. Every Section is crammed with beautiful, superb quality, 'N E W' Elvis image moments. All Elvis Events in this Time Frame Period 1957-1959 are shown.
Preview pages from Volume 2 and Buy the book.
Sherrill (Shaun) Nielsen has passed away. He died at about 11:00 A.M. Friday after he was recently diagnosed with lung cancer. Sherrill was born on September 10th, 1942.
When Lizabeth Scott went to Los Angeles in 1944, she dropped the 'E' from her first name. There were lots of Elizabeths in Hollywood, but no Lizabeth. Changing her name to something unique fit right in with the film industry's appetite for new and unique talent. (She legally changed her name to Lizabeth Scott in 1949.)
On December 18, 2010 the
It's Elvis Time Fan Club will release,
Christmas with Elvis Presley, a special promotional extended play CD for the Christmas party in Den Haag, Holland. It's a 5 track CD with updated crystal clear sound, beautiful designed lay-out in 50th style in a glossy card board sleeve.
$9.95 !!!
Elvis : The Gospel Collection is a great collection of gospel songs. The CD has 16 selections, both studio and live versions of
How Great Thou Art and a couple of surprises. The first is the live medley of three gospel songs, not available elsewhere in this sequence,
Help Me;
Why Me Lord;
How Great Thou Art and
O Little Town of Bethlehem is from the
Elvis Christmas Duets CD with Karen Fairchild & Kimberly Schlapman (uncredited). The sound quality is incredible. Sony outdid themselves with this CD release. An exceptional CD.
Audionics will release the CD, In The Heart Of Georgia, recorded live from the mixing desk in Macon Coliseum, Macon, GA, Thursday, April 24, 1975. Twelve years after the first release of this show on CD, Audionics delivers a more complete version of Elvis Presley's 1975 tour opener, as taken from the mixing desk. Originally released as part of the 'From Vegas To Macon' set, this recording was faded out during 'I'll Remember You' and there were a few tracks missing. However, these tracks were recorded by the sound engineer and these unreleased tracks are included here for the first time! The setlist is very interesting because it features a lot of recent material, with virtually no 'oldies'. There's 'It's Midnight' and 'Promised Land' from the December '73 STAX sessions, 'Fairytale' and 'T.R.O.U.B.L.E.' from the recent TODAY sessions, as well as a welcome return of 'You Don't Have To Say You Love Me'. Elvis sounds a bit tired here and there, but he's also full of fun. 'My name is Johnny Cash ... it's a pleasure to be back here in Atlanta, uh, Macon' he jokes.
Straight Arrow is planning a new 2CD release with a gorgeous 16-page booklet: '
A Private Audience With The King' (SA 2010-16-02) and
it will feature one of the best shows from his final Las Vegas engagement, namely the December 8th, 1976 9PM show, taken from the original
good audience recording source.
Sony Music have released the CD, '
Blue Christmas'. The CD features 16 tracks with three being clearly different with new orchestra string arrangements. And sounding very nice.
Winter Wonderland, The First Noel and
If I Get Home On Christmas Day. As each has the year 2008 after the title it maybe these are taken from unused overdubbed tracks from the
Christmas Duets release in 2008. However there is a credit 'Thanks to Roger Semon and FTD' so they may have provided some alternate takes. But they do sound more like overdubs, but from 1971 or 2008? Released at the same time is the
Elvis : The Gospel Collection CD.
Joining the 'Viva Elvis' CD is the
Viva Elvis - The Album 180 gram 12" audiophile vinyl. Made in Europe this release features the standard 12 song track list. 'Viva Elvis' re-imagines the King's own vocal performances in a broad variety of new musical settings. This new sound echoes Elvis' own versatility and ability to master all music genres, from Delta blues to rockabilly, from raw soul to gospel, from Southern folk to Vegas pop ...
Viva Elvis has debuted at No. 48 on the US Billboard Top 200 album chart.
Viva Elvis has dropped from its debut high of No. 45 to
No. 75 in its second week on the Australian
ARIA Album chart while
Elvis The King has continued its run of re-charting in the lower reaches of the top 100 since its release in 2007 (High of No. 4) and it is
No. 84 this week (It re-charted last week at No. 70).
Viva Elvis has debuted at No. 45 on the Australian
ARIA Album chart. In Holland the
Dutch version of the album entered the album Top 100 at number 13. (We have the Dutch edition available for a limited time.]
Before the end of the year, fans can expect some high quality releases that you can pre order now in our shop via the links below. The most important titles are; the follow up in '
The Elvis Files' series and three FTD titles
Chicago Stadium (2CD 5") -
Jailhouse Rock Vol 2 (2CD 7") and
Viva Las Vegas (2LP Vinyl).
'Phenomenal and amazing'. That's how Elvis fan Brian Quinn is describing 'Viva ELVIS - The Album', which will be available worldwide on November 9. Here is Brian's review: I have just listened to 'Viva ELVIS - The Album', which was very kindly sent to me by Sony UK and I am not afraid to say I am in tears. It is PHENOMENAL and the sound AMAZING. Truly a listening and emotional experience and genuinely revolutionary in concept which should give it an excellent chance for a Grammy Award next year. This is truly Elvis for the 21st Century.
When the first German Elvis stamp was issued in 1988, it was only available in West Germany due to the political situation of the German partition. Now the very first Elvis stamp will be issued since the German reunification. This amazing project is initiated and presented by well-known artist Carolin Okon.
FTD will release
Jailhouse Rock Volume 2 at the end of November. It is a 2-Disc Set in the
Classic Album Movie Soundtrack series (or EP in this case!) that complements its previous volume. It features all the missing outtakes for 6 great songs.
View. The 7" inch digi-pack format features a 12-page booklet ...
In Europe, Sony will release a 'Suspicious Minds' two track CD single to promote the upcoming Viva Elvis CD release. Track 1/ Suspicious Minds : Viva Elvis version of 4.24 minutes, Track 2/ Suspicious Minds : the normal Elvis version of 4.29 minutes. Limited availability, because a lot of record stores do not sell CD singles anymore. Listen to a
Viva Elvis MP3 Preview
(03:18) View front and back covers plus CD disc art.
Rolling Stones guitar player Keith Richards has just released his biography. In it he states: Good records just get better with age. But the one that really turned me on, like an explosion one night, listening to Radio Luxembourg on my little radio when I was supposed to be in bed and asleep, was 'Heartbreak Hotel'. That was the stunner. I'd never heard it before, or anything like it. I'd never heard of Elvis before. It was almost as if I'd been waiting for it to happen. When I woke up the next day I was a different guy.
'Elvis: All Shook Up: Stories and Insights' (Hardcover: 320 pages ) is a new book due for release May 2011. According to the press release, it is a collection of interviews about Elvis by people who knew him and/or admired him, including award-winning journalists and influential thinkers (William F. Buckley Jr.); rock stars (
Kris Kristofferson,
Bono); movie stars (
Ann Margret, Barbara Eden), and many others. Entertaining and illuminating, this anthology shows why people continue to be 'all shook up' over Elvis.
From the author of the critical acclaimed book Elvis - The King Of Las Vegas comes this stunning six-volume series, unlike anything you’ve seen before. Soon to be published... order now The Elvis Files Vol. 2 1957 - 1959 is bigger and better: 528 pages & 1300 photos. All Elvis Events in this Time Frame Period 1957-1959 are shown (with full Info.) We haven't room for Great Photos that you have already seen. Every Section is crammed with beautiful, superb quality, 'N E W' Elvis image moments.
Preview Vol 2 | Buy the book.
The third CD from the 'Welcome To The Jungle' series is an essential release! First of all the soundquality on this third release is nothing less than excellent just as it was on their first two releases of the series with recordings from the Jungle room sessions. More than that we get around 20 minutes of unreleased studio material which is quite an art nowadays! On top of it all we do get a nice designed product with a 16-page booklet and very well written liner-notes. Way to go, VENUS! Highly recommended!
FTD will Chicago Stadium a 2-CD soundboard consisting of above average sound quality and features Elvis in absolutely great form late November. It's packaged on a 5" gatefold digi pack with an 8-page booklet with many photos from the shows on October 14/15, 1976. Recorded live at Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois.
FTD will release Viva Las Vegas a 2-LP 180-gram 12" Limited Edition Vinyl Set late November. Supplied in a high quality gatefold sleeve, the album features the original masters and many outtakes from this great movie.
Vinyl cutting by ABBEY ROAD STUDIOS
Contains original movie soundtrack mastered by Vic Anesini and many Stereo outtakes
DMM Copper Mastering
180 Grams. Strictly Limited Edition.
Filled with truly rare documents and photos, including one of Elvis visiting his mother's grave, '
Elvis Presley's Memphis' is a standout among the many printed works ...
Essential, must have book!!
An error occurred on the latest FTD release '
Fool' The song
Padre can be heard twice on the same set. Track 11 on the second CD is not really take 11. Disc 2 will be replaced by FTD records with the next release.
Available soon from Venus Productions the next instalment of the jungle room sessions.
Welcome To The Jungle : The Last Farewell is another great compilation of released and unreleased tracks recorded that kicked off the infamous jungle room sessions. Presented to you in
great sound quality with a fantastic booklet, and definitely a great follow-up to the two previous volume of this series.
Clint Eastwood has revealed he used to play 'fast draws' with Elvis Presley. The 80-year-old Hollywood legend says he and the late rock 'n' roll star were studio pals as Elvis was often working next door to where Clint was filming in the 1960s. 'I was always wearing a gun', Clint told USA Today. 'Presley loved to do fast draws and stuff, so we always did fast draws together'.
Never before have we seen an Elvis Presley concert from the 1950's with sound. Until Now! The DVD Contains recently discovered unreleased film of Elvis performing 6 songs, including Heartbreak Hotel and Don't Be Cruel, live in Tupelo Mississippi 1956. Included we see a live performance of the elusive Long Tall Sally seen here for the first time ever.
+ Plus Bonus DVD Audio.
This is an excellent release no fan should be without it.
The 'parade' footage is good to see as it puts you in the right context with color and b&w footage. The interviews of Elvis' Parents are well worth hearing too. The afternoon show footage is wonderful and electrifying : Here is Elvis in his prime rocking and rolling in front of 11.000 people. Highly recommended.
Tupelo's Own Elvis Presley DVD Video with Sound.