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The book '
Elvis: Your Personal Fashion Consultant' has been released in Australia by Abrams and is available at all good bookstores for $19.95. This 32 page, paperback book features punch-out cardboard images of Elvis, some in never-before-seen color, that stand up on stands included with the book.
Due for release early 2009 is volume 4 in his 'Hot Shots And Cool Clips' series. This volume should - again - contain unseen footage from the '50s, '60s and '70s. Approximate running time 60 minutes. Volume 3 is currently available - Buy
Hot Shots And Cool Clips Vol. 3 DVD.
Priscilla Presley has confirmed that
Lisa Marie Presley, 40, will give birth to twins on an undisclosed date this fall. 'She wanted it really to be kept a secret for a long time, you know', the grandmother-to-be, Priscilla Presley, told the Entertainment Tonight TV show.
Just released and now on the way to us are the three new FTD collectors label CD releases; Elvis Sings Memphis Tennessee (The Lost Album) a 2 CD release in the FTD Classic Album Series (7 inch digipack with booklet), Love Letters From Elvis a 2 CD Special Edition, again in the Classic Album Series (7 inch digipack with booklet) and America, a concert soundboard recorded April 22, 1976.
Sony Corp. has agreed to buy the 50% stake in Sony BMG held by German media giant Bertelsmann.
Elvis live at Del Webb's Sahara Tahoe - The World's Best Kept Secret - You were allowed to take pictures during concerts when Elvis was on tour, but during the engagements at Las Vegas and Lake Tahoe it was
prohibited.
Sue McCasland was among the
very few fans who were able to take pictures. There was a much more intimate atmosphere in Tahoe, because of a smaller showroom, so the risk was higher to get caught while sneaking cameras into the showroom and taking pictures during the concert. With that knowledge, one can appreciate the value of Sue's photos - a real treasure, so to say. And fortunately, Sue has decided to share her personal treasure with the world.
View a photo preview.
On October 14, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, in partnership with Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc., will release the '
Elvis Presley Christmas Duets' CD which is the first Elvis Presley duet recordings album and the first Christmas compilation of its kind ever produced.
We have three rare
Elvis vinyl records in very limited availability -
all brand new - the super rare
Elvis, Danske Single Hits - 12 inch vinyl LP BMG Ariola A/S Denmark 1990 - PL 90551,
Elvis : For The Asking - 1990 15 Track 12" Vinyl LP pressed by BMG with a '50s style black and silver label and colour picture sleeve NL90513 and Love Letters From Elvis -
12 inch vinyl LP Mid 1980s Germany in black and silver RCA International label issue of the 1971 11-track vinyl LP, housed in a glossy full colour picture sleeve NL89011.
A video look at Elvis Presleys Graceland with Paul Simon's song, Graceland as the soundtrack.
Elvis: Return to Tupelo is a 90 minute program narrated by
Kris Kristofferson, plus one hour of bonus features. Understanding the Elvis phenomenon, and his impact on the world, requires going back to his origins in rural Tupelo, Mississippi where he grew up as one of the poorest boys in town. His emergence on the scene represented a seismic shift in the culture - race, sex and class. What happened here set the stage for him to become the star that still shines brightly today.
Kris Kristofferson was asked if he would be interested to narrate this DVD. Kris asked to see the script and he liked it, so he agreed to do it. He's an Elvis fan and after the narration recording session, he said it was 'an honor' to do it. He felt it was respectful.
Following is the first information on the October, 2008
Follow That Dream releases. They are; a 2 CD Special Edition of
Elvis Country, a 2 CD Special Edition of
Elvis In Person, both in the
Classic Album Series (7 inch digipack with booklet), and a
2 CD set of soundboard's from August 1974, including the opening show.
Fifty years after
G.I Presley set foot on German soil Sony BMG will release a double CD set titled '
Elvis In Deutschland' (50 Years In Germany). The CD contains all Top 20 hits from 'Are You Lonesome Tonight' to 'In The Ghetto' and songs linked to Germany like 'Wooden Heart (Muss I Denn)'.
The forthcoming release from the 'SR' label scheduled for the beginning of September is titled '
September Nights' and will feature two unreleased shows from Las Vegas September 04, 1970 Dinner Show (part only) + the complete show from September 07, 1970 Closing Night. We are told this is an
audience recording.
A new CD release from the Label 'Las Vegas Archives' will be,
Directly From The 1972 Elvis Summer Festival, an
audience recorded show from August 5, 1972 Dinner Show, Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada.
The
Deluxe Elvis Complete '68 Comeback Special 4 CD Set has been released. This set
will be available for only a short time, until sold out. The 4 disc deluxe box set contains over 103 songs, a 36 page booklet and is beautifully presented with each disc housed in mini LP style wallets that are in turn housed in the box with a text foil stamped lift off lid'.
Don't miss out! Buy the Complete '68 Comeback Special 4 CD Set now.
Joe Tunzi's hardcover photobook
Elvis : 68 at 40 Retrospective book written by
Steve Binder (The special's producer/director), has been released. With exclusive
never before seen color photos from the collection of Timothy Mulrenan and Robert Brower, this book is definitely the definitive book on the making of the 1968 Elvis Presley television special. The pictures are page filling and from a never before seen quality.
We have the cover art and two audio samples from the next Madison label release
A Greensboro Revolution! This sparkling performance, recorded in Greensboro, NC on Friday, April 14, 1972.
The
Elvis Presley: Inspirational Memories Collector's Edition Tin follows in the 'tradition' of the best selling
Elvis: Home for the Holidays,
Elvis The Very Best of Love, and
Elvis Karaoke.
In less than 2 weeks, a five year anniversary will dawn upon us. On July 30, 2003 the man hailed as the Father of Rock n' Roll passed away.
Sam Phillips was 80 years old. And now there is a Sam Phillips U.S. Commemorative Postage Stamp Campaign.
Elvis: The Jumpsuitology is the anthology of Elvis' stage outfits used during all the 1145 live appearances from 1969 to 1977. It is first ever comprehensive DVD project highlighting this aspect of Elvis' career. The producers spent several months on research and obtaining materials, and then spent more than 250 hours in a professional studio for restoration and putting the DVD together.
Elvis Country (I'm 10,000 Years Old) is one of the few albums that sticks to just one type of music. This cohesiveness was appreciated by the buying public and it reached number six on the country charts and number 12 on the pop charts.
Elvis Country is a
superb country outing for Elvis, possibly his best work.
Elvis As Recorded At Madison Square Garden was issued in June of 1972. While this album only reached Number 11 on the Billboard charts, it would go on to sell more than 3 million copies. This album was also a recording of a complete concert rather than a pieced together affair. That fact gives the listener an accurate feel of an actual 1970's Elvis concert.
On July 7, 1955 Elvis purchased his second Pink Cadillac, a new 1955
Cadillac Fleetwood Series 60 in blue with black roof, to replace the Cadillac that was burned. He had the car repainted by a neighbor who designed a pink color for Elvis and named the color 'Elvis Rose'. This is the one that he gave to his mother, probably the most famous car in the world. Gladys would always proudly point to it as 'her' car.
Photos added to EP Music - On March 19, 1960 Elvis rented the
Rainbow Rollerdrome in Memphis for an evening of roller-skating 'wars' with the guys.
Inside Love Me Tender is now due for release on August 1st.
Like the previous 'inside' box-sets, this set includes a book, DVD, 7" 45 RPM vinyl single with radio promos, stills and much more. The DVD will contain some interesting out-take footage from the movie set, the premier and of course the original trailer. Get the Elvis Presley Shaped CD Free! (Value $29.95) with the pre-order of this set. This extremely unique shaped CD contains 33 questions and 33 answers from Elvis. The special 45 rpm vinyl single is a replica of the original The Truth About Me single, that was recorded on the Love Me Tender set.
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The album,
From Elvis In Memphis,was a mix of country, rhythm & blues and rock 'n' roll songs. The album, released June 17, 1969, would be a huge pop hit and also reach number 2 on the national country charts.
Following is the 'press-release' and cover art for the Gravel Road Music release '
You Know, It Don't Have To Be Strictly Country Vol. 1' which is due this month.
Due to larger than expected orders for the 3 new FTD releases, the manufacturer will be unable to deliver the complete finished stock to FTD until July 28. This means that FTD will not ship these CDs until August.
The three new FTD releases are; Elvis Sings Memphis Tennessee (The Lost Album) a 2 CD release in the FTD Classic Album Series (7 inch digipack with booklet), Love Letters From Elvis a 2 CD Special Edition, again in the Classic Album Series and America, a concert soundboard recorded April 22, 1976.
Here are 5 preview images from the
Inside Love Me Tender book. This deluxe set will contain a
152 page full colour book featuring a lot of unknown stories about Elvis' first movie, many rare and unpublished pictures of Elvis during the filming, at the photo sessions, in the recording studio, at various meetings that were held during the filming etc. Like the previous 'inside' box-sets, this set includes a
book,
DVD and
7" 45 RPM vinyl single with radio promos. The DVD will contain some interesting footage from the movie set, the premier and the original trailer. The special
45 rpm vinyl single will be a
replica of the original
The Truth About Me single, recorded on the Love Me Tender set.
Get the Elvis Presley Shaped CD Free! ($29.95).
The
Deluxe Elvis Complete '68 Comeback Special 4 CD Set will be available for only a short time, until sold out. Sony BMG have scheduled the release of the standard set in jewel case - for three weeks after the deluxe set. The 4 disc deluxe box set contains over 103 songs, a 36 page booklet and is beautifully presented with each disc housed in mini LP style wallets that are in turn housed in the box with a text foil stamped lift off lid'.
Don't miss out! Buy the Deluxe Elvis - Complete '68 Comeback Special 4 CD Set now.
A 70 minute interview CD, Elvis : Memories of the '68 Comeback Show with Steve Binder & DJ Fontana will be released at the end of June. On this CD you will hear Steve Binder recapture this iconic time recorded exclusively in Rotterdam, Holland on November 26, 2006.
Clubhouse Pass has compiled its first collection of fully licensed Elvis passes to be introduced to the public. This collection consists of four different highlights in his career. It depicts his life in the movies, on stage, his albums, and memorable highlights.
The Follow That Dream collectors label will release Elvis Sings Memphis Tennessee (The Lost Album) a 2 CD set in the FTD Classic Album Series (7 inch digipack with booklet) in July.
FTD will release '
America' in July featuring the complete show from Omaha, April 22, 1976. This CD will also contain two tracks recorded during the last show of the tour in Spokane.
View tracklisting and cover art.
You Know, It Don't Have To Be Strictly Country Volume 1 has been announced for release this month, July 2008. Both Volume 1 and 2 were
announced for release last November (2007) but this never happened and no news was released as to why. Now Volume 1 is to be released this month.
Photo added to
EP Music -
Elvis Presley 1950s.
On Monday, Carolina Crossroads, the company that bought Libertyland's
Zippin' Pippin, the second-oldest wooden roller coaster in the world, for $2,000, donated the coaster to Save Libertyland — which was incorporated as a nonprofit organization last week.
G.I. Blues was the first Elvis movie released after his
discharge from the army in 1960. It is not among my favorite three Elvis films but might make the top five or six. It sneaks up on you and provides some light and ultimately enjoyable entertainment. This romantic comedy co-starred Juliet Prowse of whom Elvis stated, 'She has a body that would make a bishop stomp his foot through a stained glass window'.
The three FTD collectors label CD's; Elvis Sings Memphis Tennessee (The Lost Album) a 2 CD release in the FTD Classic Album Series (7 inch digipack with booklet), Love Letters From Elvis a 2 CD Special Edition, again in the Classic Album Series (7 inch digipack with booklet) and America, a concert soundboard recorded April 22, 1976 are now due for release around the end of July. (Update : Now August)
The new
Graceland tour DVD that Todd Morgan had been working on features stunning footage of Graceland while including the story of Elvis' life at Graceland and his amazing career. The new DVD features photos from the Graceland archives, home movies and more and is available to order now.
Something For Everybody is one of those Elvis Presley albums that just glides under the radar. Yet playing it almost forty years later is a pleasurable listening experience that just slides by the senses.
Elvis Presley was discharged from the army on
March 5, 1960 - His first album
Elvis Is Back may have been the most important album of his career. There had been several releases while he was in the service, but he had been out of the public eye. His young fans were now a couple of years older. Things change quickly within the music world and fame can be fleeting. Did Elvis still have it? The answer was a resounding yes.
The FTD collectors label have now released full details and cover art of the three CD's due for release this month; Elvis Sings Memphis Tennessee (The Lost Album) a 2 CD release in the FTD Classic Album Series (7 inch digipack with booklet), Love Letters From Elvis a 2 CD Special Edition, again in the Classic Album Series (7 inch digipack with booklet) and America, a concert soundboard recorded April 22, 1976.
Both the Elvis - Greatest Hits CD - Steel Box Collection and the five CD set Elvis Presley Original Album Classics will now be released on July 26. The Elvis - Greatest Hits CD - Steel Box Collection contains 16 tracks and comes in a stylish 'steel' case. The 'Elvis Presley Original Album Classics' set contain's the following albums; Elvis Presley, Elvis, Loving You, Elvis Is Back and G.I. Blues.
The deluxe edition DVD releases
Elvis : '68 Comeback Special and
Elvis : Aloha From Hawaii will be re-released in standard DVD cases on August 2.
Both of the deluxe versions will be deleted by Sony BMG Australia as stock runs out. (Elvis Australia can still supply both sets for a limited time)
If you want to celebrate some of the best music in history and the roots of rock 'n' roll, this box set Elvis: The King Of Rock 'N' Roll – The Complete 50's Masters is the place to start.
Photo added to
EP Music of
Elvis leaving Memphis's Union Station in Police car on March 7, 1960 headed for
Graceland after his discharge from the US Army.
Fairly large file size (510K) - includes photos of Elvis on his train journey from Washington to Memphis March 5, 6 and 7, 1960.
Inside Love Me Tender is
due for release mid July. This deluxe set will contain a
152 page full colour book featuring a lot of unknown stories about Elvis' first movie, many rare and unpublished pictures of Elvis during the filming, at the photo sessions, in the recording studio, at various meetings that were held during the filming etc. Like the previous 'inside' box-sets, this set includes a
book,
DVD and
7" 45 RPM vinyl single with radio promos. The DVD will contain some interesting footage from the movie set, the premier and the original trailer. The special
45 rpm vinyl single will be a
replica of the original
The Truth About Me single, that was recorded on the Love Me Tender set.
Get the Elvis Presley Shaped CD Free! ($29.95).
The
Elvis : 68 at 40 hardcover book from JAT Publishing written by
Steve Binder (The special's producer/director), and with exclusive
never before seen color photos from the collection of Timothy Mulrenan and Robert Brower will be available in August, 2008. There will be only
2000 hardcover books available that will include a 8' x 10' not used in the book and signed by
Steve Binder. This will be the definitive book on the making of the 1968 Elvis Presley television special. Don't miss-out -
Pre-order now.
US Highway 45 in the state of Tennessee was renamed the '
Rockabilly Highway' in honor of
Elvis Presley and
Carl Perkins. On Friday, June 27, Tennessee State Representative Jimmy Elridge presented Henry Harrison from the Rockabilly Hall Of Fame the new highway sign in Jackson, Tn.
Rockabilly Highway runs from Carl Perkins hometown of Jackson, Tenn., to the city where Elvis Presley was born, in Tupelo, Miss.
At the 25th Annual 'William S. Paley Television Festival' in the USA on March 14, 2008, at the historic Cinerama Dome at the ArcLight in Hollywood, California;
Priscilla Presley,
Steve Binder and
Bones Howe were guests to talk about the
40th anniversary of the '68 Comeback Special ....
View video (2:46).
'Daddy-O'
Dewey Phillips was born on May 13, 1926 - Dewey was one of rock 'n' roll's pioneering disk jockeys, along the lines of Cleveland's Alan Freed, before Alan Freed. Starting his radio career in 1949 on WHBQ-AM in Memphis, he was the city's leading radio personality for nine years and was the first to simulcast his 'Red, Hot & Blue' show on radio and television. In July 1954, he was the first DJ to broadcast the young
Elvis Presley's debut record,
That's All Right / Blue Moon Of Kentucky (Sun 209).
Oh to be a kid today! Just
take a lookat the quality animation in the forthcomming Disney movie 'Bolt'. Why do we mention this? Well
Elvis Vs JXL - A Little Less Conversation is included on the soundtrack.
Model
Riley Keough attends 'Rebel Rebel' a Milk Gallery project presented on June 24, 2008.
Pouring through celebrity images this week, as I usually do in this job, my eyes were immediately drawn to pictures of
Riley Keough, granddaughter of Presley, at a Hollywood event (see right). For some reason I couldn't quite take my eyes off her, and I wasn't exactly sure why. Until it hit me - just like her grandfather before her, Keough possesses that extra something, a definite je nes sais quoi. For all the non-believers out there, Elvis does live on... in the spirit of this 19-year-old girl.
The
Reversions remix album has been released. This is a special limited edition of the album, featuring a high quality cardboard cover, a 24 pages booklet and a specially printed PVC case.
JAT Productions limited edition (
500 copies)
7" 45 RPM Vinyl Single '68 at 40 featuring four never released commercials related to the speciial has been released. We have five copies left unsold as of June 17.
The 2CD set 'The Final Farewell' featuring the complete June 26, 1977 show in 'improved sound', including the pre-program has been released. Included is a 20 page booklet and A3 poster.
Elvis Presley was more curiosity than singing sensation when the Hillbilly Cat and his pink-and-white Cadillac arrived in Ocala on Tuesday, May 10, 1955. No one — not even Elvis — dreamed the skinny, 20-year-old kid with the bedroom eyes and long sideburns would one day be viewed as 'The King of Rock 'n' Roll'. Elvis was eight months away from exploding on the national consciousness with the release of 'Heartbreak Hotel', which would sell 300,000 copies within a week of its release.
Due for release later this year is the book, 'Elvis: Something For Everybody' by Joe Russo and Elvis archivist Steve Barile. This hard cover 130 page book will span Elvis' entire career in rare and unique images.
Following in the 'Inside Elvis' book series will be
Inside Love Me Tender due for release in July. This book set was scheduled for the start of the month but production has been delayed. The set is described as 'A beautiful book documenting Elvis' first motion picture, plus a DVD with rare footage, a vinyl radio promo, stills and much more. The pre-face is written by Ger Rijff.
Gaither Television Productions have been awarded a Communicator Awards of Excellence for the
Elvis Lives: The 25th Anniversary Concert Special. The award was given by the International Academy of the Visual Arts, who received over 8,000 entries for this award, which is now in it's 14th year.
Following are the full details including cover art and tracklisting of the 4 disc box set,
Elvis Complete '68 Comeback Special due for release August 2nd. The set contains over 103 songs, a 36 page booklet with each disc housed in mini LP style wallets. The box is 'CD sized Box with text foil stamped lift off lid'.
Don't miss out! Buy the Deluxe Elvis Complete '68 Comeback Special 4 CD Set now.
The Audionics/Fort Baxter label will release
Elvis Back With A Bang! This CD will feature the Las Vegas, March 22, 1975 Midnight show as taken directly from 1st generation DAT copy of original mono soundboard tape.
As John Lennon once said of rock 'n' roll: 'Before Elvis there was nothing'. And readers of the
Australian Herald Sun agree. Readers have rated
Elvis Presley as the greatest of the world's deceased rockers.
Photos added to
EP Music -
Elvis Presley 1960s.
The following 14 titles will be released soon. All recordings are well known from old CD's which have previously been released, so nothing new, they are the exact same recording from older titles which we know already.
Girl Happy At The Worlds Fair, Event Number 8, Don't Think Twice, Carry Me Back To Old Virginia, Snowbird, Still Rocking The Nation, Holding Back The Years, South Bound, Breathing Out Fire, Old Times, They Are Not Forgotten, Blazing Into The Darkness, Moody Blue, Guaranteed To Blow Your Mind and
One Night In Vegas.
In 2007, journalist and biographer
Alanna Nash interviewed a number of Elvis' female co-stars, family members, and friends for a
Ladies Home Journal article titled '
The Women Who Loved Elvis'. Now she's turning the idea into a book to be published in time for Elvis' 75th birthday in January 2010. Nash reports the book will be the first comprehensive look at Elvis purely from the female prospective.
Hugh Jarrett, the bass singing member of
The Jordanaires died May 31, 2008 at the age of 78. Hugh's death resulted from injuries sustained in an auto accident March 25th. He had been hospitalized since that time.
Elvis is quite good here in
King Creole, bringing an obviously heartfelt and earnest, restless energy to his role that no doubt was encouraged by Curtiz.
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.