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Elvis: Madison To Pine Bluff Soundboard Concert CD (FTD)
As part of its ongoing live on tour series, FTD is pleased to announce the release of 'Elvis: Madison To Pine Bluff '76'. Released as a 2-CD 5" digi-pak, this set features two shows: Dane County Coliseum, Madison, Wisconsin October 19, 1976 - 8:30 p.m. / Pine Bluff Convention Center, Pine Bluff, Arkansas, September 8, 1976 - 8:30 p.m.
Elvis: Kid Galahad Soundtrack Vinyl 2 LP Record Set from FTD
FTD Vinyl is pleased to announce the release of the first official Kid Galahad vinyl soundtrack album. It is hard to believe that it was 60 years ago that this movie first made its debut. 'King Of The Whole Wide World' sounds as fresh today as it did then. This 180 GRAM 2-LP limited edition
Interview Joe Esposito (life with Elvis Presley)
A short independent documentary/interview with Joe Esposito on life with Elvis Presley. We like the part where Joe says 'I don't need this' when referring to the book used as a script of sorts. He was there after all and knew the story.
The King: An oral history of Elvis Presley
Some have been fired, more than once, by a boss who often enlisted his father to deal the bad news. They've had their dates yanked right from their arms, left helpless to protest. One has been cheated on, publicly, the transgressions splayed across tabloid newspapers.
Elvis Presley | Blondes, Brunes & Rousses (It Happened At The World's Fair) LP
The V.P.I record label released the details of their Record Store Day releases 'Blondes, Brunes & Rousses' and 'Les Disques En Or D'Elvis' ('Elvis' Golden Records).
Elvis Presley | Les Disques En Or D'Elvis (Elvis' Golden Record) 3LPs boxset
The 'Les Disques En Or D'Elvis': This 3LP Boxset includes the 3 volumes of the Elvis' Golden Records collection with alternative take, a 12 pages booklet and a memorabilia poster.
Unboxing | Elvis: Aloha From Hawaii Deluxe Edition 3-CD Box Set from FTD (8" x 8" packaging)
When seeking key career highpoints, Elvis' multi-faceted musical legacy certainly divides opinion amongst fans and critics alike. However, if one goes by the sales and the audience viewing numbers too, there is only one answer. Aloha From Hawaii Via Satellite. RCA's double album of the show was released throughout the world in February and shot to the #1 spot in many countries including the U.S. The album went to #1 on the Billboard album chart and reigned supreme from late February until late October, re-entering in late December for another two months. Today in the U.S. the album stands at 5.5 million sales and is certified 5x Platinum by the RIAA.
Interview with Baz Luhrmann and Austin Butler
View an Interview with the director and headliner of the new 'ELVIS' movie, Baz Luhrmann and Austin Butler by Nelson George.
Interview with Milton Berle: Milton Berle talks about Elvis Presley
Interview with Milton Berle who talks about Elvis and his appearance on 'The Milton Berle Show', about his first meeting with Elvis that occurred when his manager wanted Berle to audition him. It was his second appearance on The Milton Berle show that Elvis' performance of 'Hound Dog' drove the audience wild and had the press and some of the viewers appalled. It is one of his most controversial performances.
Before the Lisa Marie
'The story behind the picture of the Convair 880 (That became 'The Lisa Marie') on takeoff attests to one of the most unforgettable moments of my life.
'It gives me chills': Priscilla Presley on the life Elvis left behind
In the history of popular culture, few images are as iconic as those of the so-called 'king of rock and roll' Elvis Aaron Presley. With more than half a billion records sold globally since 1956, he is the best-selling solo artist in music history - his place in the history books feels assured.
Will Hutchins remembers Elvis Presley and Clambake
One day Elvis invited me into his trailer. He put an LP on the turntable. I reckoned I was about to be the first kid on my block to hear his latest album. Instead, what issued forth was the mellow voice of the great French actor Charles Boyer reciting love poems.
'T-R-O-U-B-L-E' : Jerry Chesnut Remembers Elvis Presley (And his hit song)
Jerry Chesnut : I met Elvis through a mutual friend of ours, and so called Memphis Mafia member, Lamar Fike ... in 1974 Priscilla came to see Elvis perform. They sat in the booth Elvis always reserved for her and when he spotted them, He sang Priscilla's Favorite song 'It's Midnight'. He walked to the edge of the stage, looked at her, and tears were streaming down his cheeks. He was all broke up. She was the only girl he really ever loved ... The Nashville songwriting great originally wrote the clever tune 'T-R-O-U-B-L-E' for singer Little David Wilkins, who really did play from '9 til half past 1' in a Nashville bar, and he had a stroke of genius when he realized he could rhyme certain words if he spelled them out.
How Memphis and Media Reacted to Elvis' Death
On Tuesday, Aug. 16, 1977, Rose Phillips was one of the first people in Memphis to learn firsthand of Elvis Presley's death. On that day, she had gone to a late lunch with her friend Arlene Cogan, who was former president of the Chicago Elvis Presley Fan Club and a regular visitor at Graceland, at the Piccadilly Restaurant, in a shopping center just a block from Elvis' mansion.
Bill Bixby Remembers Elvis Presley
Bill Bixby Remembers Elvis Presley. From his 1978 TV Special.
Elvis: Aloha From Hawaii Deluxe Edition 3-CD Box Set from FTD (8" x 8" packaging)
Follow That Dream (FTD) will release Elvis: Aloha From Hawaii Deluxe Edition 3-CD Box Set (8" x 8" packaging) in February. When seeking key career highpoints, Elvis' multi-faceted musical legacy certainly divides opinion amongst fans and critics alike. However, if one goes by the sales and the audience viewing numbers too, there is only one answer. Aloha From Hawaii Via Satellite. RCA's double album of the show was released throughout the world in February and shot to the #1 spot in many countries including the U.S. The album went to #1 on the Billboard album chart and reigned supreme from late February until late October, re-entering in late December for another two months. Today in the U.S. the album stands at 5.5 million sales and is certified 5x Platinum by the RIAA.
Elvis Presley: Born to sing the Blues
For Elvis Presley fans, or anyone who loves rock and roll, we dive into Elvis' love of the Blues and list 50 Elvis' Blues record sides alphabetically by decade, including the keys used on the original recordings:
Deluxe CD, DVD, Blu-ray and 168-page Book set 'Boston Garden' November 10, 1971
The Gravel Road Music import-label have announced the release of the Deluxe CD, DVD, Blu-ray and 168-page Book set 'The Boston Garden – November 10, 1971'. The 168-pages contain over 150 rare and unknown photos of the Boston concert, from private collections, mainly in color and also the unedited news reviews (the good and the bad ones), personal stories and little known facts on this concert.
Review: Elvis Presley 'Back in Nashville'
Matt Ross-Spang isn't solely responsible for the terrific sound throughout; Vic Anesini has mastered Ross-Spang's mixes at Battery Studios, and done so with his customary care and attention to every sonic detail.
Local lucky fans got an early glimpse of Elvis | Springfield May 17, 1956
On May 17, 1956 Elvis Presley performed a concert at Springfield's Shrine Mosque - but local news media were more interested in appearances by singers Eddy Arnold and Vaughn Monroe and comedian Bob Cummings.
Songwriter Sid Tepper Remembers writing for the King
Sid Tepper wrote 45 songs for Elvis, and hundreds more for other artists. Unless you're talking about Irving Berlin or Rodgers and Hammerstein, songwriters generally don't have household names.
John Lennon's lifelong obsession with Elvis Presley
It's no secret that John Lennon was a huge fan of Elvis Presley when he was a teenager. Lennon formed his first band, The Quarrymen, which would later become The Beatles, as a result of his love for Elvis Presley and rock and roll. 'Without Elvis, there would be no Beatles', John Lennon stated matter-of-factly in a 1980 interview.
Released | Elvis: The Pot Luck Sessions 5-CD Boxset from FTD
Released by FTD and on the way to us is one of the most commercially successful recording sessions of Elvis' career 'The Pot Luck Sessions'. It is without doubt the ultimate triumph for Hill & Range's song plugger Freddy Bienstock. Superbly crafted hits like 'Little Sister', (Marie's The Name) His Latest Flame', 'Good Luck Charm' and She's Not You' dominated pop charts throughout the world in the early ‘60s and Elvis' flawless performances accompanied by Nashville's finest musicians still resonate today some 60 years later.
Elvis: 'Like A Black Tornado - Live At Boston Garden 1971' Stereo Concert CD
'Memphis Recording Service' (MRS) will release a CD Deluxe titled 'Like A Black Tornado - Live At Boston Garden 1971' on 28th January 2021. This CD contains a captivating performance from one of Elvis' earliest tours of the 1970s. Performed and recorded in Boston on 10th November 1971, this show demonstrates the raw energy and spirit Elvis displayed when performing away from his Las Vegas engagements, reminding everyone that, finally, he was back!
Video Preview | The Airplanes and The King Hardcover Book
'The Airplanes & The King' by Carlos Varrenti, English version is an expanded 400-page High quality Hardback book with a lot of unreleased material from Elvis Files' vaults! Printed and distributed by The Elvis Files Team.
Interview with session guitar player Chip Young
Chip Young: RCA Studio B. I was blown away getting to work with Elvis. Then the next thing we did was a movie soundtrack out in L.A. We went to MGM or Universal, I've forgotten which one it was now. I remember I was driving the car with all the musicians with me. It's a movie lot, so all the buildings are really close together. I swerved around the corner and Rock Hudson stepped out of one of the doorways and jumped back in. I almost hit him. Scared me to death!
Elvis: 'The Making Of Jailhouse Rock' Double Book & 3 CD Set from FTD
Follow That Dream (FTD), David English and Pål Granlund bring you 'The Making Of Jailhouse Rock', the ultimate background story into how the MGM movie Jailhouse Rock starring Elvis Presley and Judy Tyler was created. This ultimate collector's edition includes two hardback books, which give a fascinating and comprehensive insight from script to screen into the making of the movie. Also included are three compact discs, and a vinyl 45 single. Hardback coffee style deluxe book containing 365 pages with many newly discovered photographs, details on deleted scenes, pages from the script, the shooting schedule, memos, contracts and memories from the cast and crew. Containing 85 pages of photos, documents and detailed session information including pages from a newly found MGM recording session log.
Co-stars remember Elvis the actor
For many, the title 'King of Rock and Roll' is reserved for one man: Elvis Presley. Unlike most departed singers who are remembered largely for their music, Elvis lives on through a phenomenal number of appearances in scripted motion pictures - 31 in all - beginning with 'Love Me Tender' in 1956 and ending 13 years later with 'Change of Habit' in 1969. His movies provide a unique glimpse into another dimension of one the twentieth century's greatest entertainers.
Elvis: Direct from Graceland ... to Australia
A major exhibition celebrating the life and legacy of the 'King of Rock 'n' Roll' Elvis Presley is coming exclusively to Australia next year. The exhibition, Elvis: Direct from Graceland, will travel from Memphis, Tennessee and arrive in Bendigo, regional Victoria, in March. The Bendigo Art Gallery will house the exhibition featuring 300 artefacts owned by Elvis, including his military uniforms, a 1976 Red Bicentennial Custom Harley Davidson and some of his famous jumpsuits.
Elvis Presley: Singer, Actor and Football Player
Elvis : 'The thing I keep up with most is professional football'. When he wasn't on stage, in a studio or on the big screen, there's a good chance you could find Elvis Presley playing football. Elvis loved other sports, too, like karate and racquetball. But Elvis always found time for a quick game, and if he couldn't play it himself, he watched his favorite teams compete on TV. He often watched three Football games at once in the TV room at Graceland where he had installed three TV sets. Read the full article which includes 11 photos and links to more.
Ronnie Tutt, drummer for Elvis Presley, dies at 83
Ronnie Tutt, the steady drummer behind Elvis for most of the seventies, died. He was 83. Ronnie Tutt's wife, Donna, told TMZ, he died Saturday of natural causes at his home in Franklin, TN. She said Ronnie had a longtime heart condition and there was nothing more doctors could do.
Judy Spreckels remembers Elvis Presley
She was the sister Elvis Presley never had, a companion, confidante and keeper of secrets in the exciting days of his early career. They drove bumper cars in Las Vegas, rode horses in California and hung out at Graceland, the Memphis home he had just bought for his mother. Her name is Judy Spreckels, and she agreed to her first sit-down interview memories were bubbling to the surface - but there were still some things Spreckels wouldn't discuss.
Elvis: Doncha' Think It's Time - A new 1958 Album CD
Doncha' Think It's Time - A new 1958 Album CD. A brand-new '58' album including amazing new spliced takes and remastered masters. On the FTD album 'King Creole new mixes of the studio masters were released, these were done by Thorne Nogar and had studio snippets, like small talk and counting of to the takes, although it is nice to have it does not play as it should. Here presented for the first time are those masters without that. Also included are some new and unreleased 'spliced takes of other songs from 1958 as well as some 'essential' home recordings, also edited for your listening pleasure. The highlight of this album must be both 'reversed' masters of the title track 'Doncha Think It's Time' for both masters four takes were used, on this album the same four takes are used, but this time they used the parts that were not released at the time so you get two COMPLETE new versions of this great song. Also not to be missed is the newly created version of 'Ain't That Loving You Baby' which starts of with the slow version and ends with the rockin' version.
Elvis 27 - Essential Sixties Splices Volume 3 CD
Elvis 27 - Essential Sixties Splices Volume 3 CD. The series continues and focusses on1962; Elvis was 27 when he recorded all these great tracks. Amazing new tracks are created for your listening pleasure. One of the highlights is 'Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello' which has been created using different keys throughout the whole track, it sounds like a brand-new song! 'Return To Sender' sounds very different and has a new opening. Another gem is the version of 'Because of Love' and although there are no outtakes of this song it does sound different then the master, listen to the first words and judge for yourself. Most songs have been extended using different takes which mean just like previous volumes you get more of the songs without using the same portions.
Elvis: Raised On Rock (2-LP) | I've Got Rhythm In My Soul | FTD Vinyl Record
Following on from the recent success of Girls! Girls! Girls! Release, FTD Vinyl is pleased to announce the release of 'Raised On Rock' – 180 Gram LIMITED VINYL EDITION'.
Elvis: The Pot Luck Sessions 5-CD Boxset from FTD
FTD's acclaimed series continues with one of the most commercially successful recording sessions of Elvis' career 'The Pot Luck Sessions'. It is without doubt the ultimate triumph for Hill & Range's song plugger Freddy Bienstock. Superbly crafted hits like 'Little Sister', (Marie's The Name) His Latest Flame', 'Good Luck Charm' and She's Not You' dominated pop charts throughout the world in the early ‘60s and Elvis' flawless performances accompanied by Nashville's finest musicians still resonate today some 60 years later.
A huge fire has destroyed the FTD warehouse
A huge fire has destroyed the FTD warehouse. As a result we are unable to order ANY back catalogue FTD titles -- and we have been told to prepare for no more supply of any back catalogue title, INCLUDING the new releases announce below for 6 months and possibly 12 months. Read more including the FTD message and photo.
Preview Amazing Grace | Elvis: Back In Nashville 2 CD Box Set
We have another preview for the upcoming 'Elvis back In Nashville' set, this time, take 1-2 of 'Amazing Grace'. This set marks the definitive presentation of Presley's May-June 1971 Nashville studio sessions (his last in Nashville) and will be released November 12, 2021.
In Praise of Elvis Presley By Jon Landau 1971
He stands there in a black jump suit with gold spangles and an orange cape. When he stretches out his hands the cape forms a half sun under his outstretched arms and he looks like the true king of rock 'n' roll. He parades in front of 15,000 people and waits for the applause to wash over him and it comes as it always does and as he knows it will. After strutting from one end of the stage to the other after waiting until he feels just right, and until the audience can't wait another second, he turns to a back-up musican who hands him his acoustic guitar. With the rhythm section churning, he stands in front of the mike, holds but does not play the guitar and sings, 'That's alright mama, that's alright for you, just any way you do'.
An Elvis for Everyone
Thirteen days later, Elvis Presley entered RCA's Studio B in Nashville for his first recording session in just over 21 months. After he was inducted into the U.S. Army, there was a concerted effort to limit the amount of fresh product that would be released while Elvis was in Uncle Sam's employ. He recorded a mere five sides in Nashville on June 10, 1958 and of those, only four had been released (the fifth, 'Ain't That Loving You Baby', wouldn't see the light of day until 1964). Needless to say, on March 20, 1960, the anticipation for new music was through the roof.
Preview Until It's Time For You To Go | Elvis: Back In Nashville
We have another preview for the upcoming 'Elvis back In Nashville' set, this time, take 5 of 'Until It's Time For You To Go'. This set marks the definitive presentation of Presley's May-June 1971 Nashville studio sessions (his last in Nashville) and will be released November 12, 2021.
Released | Las Vegas International Presents Elvis - September 1970 from MRS
MRS have released the Deluxe double CD set, 'Las Vegas International Presents Elvis - September 1970' and our order is on the way to us. The 2CD deluxe set features a new unreleased soundboard from 2nd September 1970 and a bonus CD, that covers the final rehearsals at the International Hotel on August 10th before the start of the summer festival with great technological improvements upgrades. The accompanying 40-page booklet of the CD deluxe includes rare photographs and memorabilia taken during these engagements along with introductory notes.
Donnie Sumner, 'Voice', and Elvis Presley
For six years, Donnie Sumner toured with and was a close personal friend of the King of Rock and Roll, Elvis Presley. His father was a Pentecostal preacher, and his uncle, J.D. Sumner, was a legendary musical figure. Listen to a private recording where Elvis sings 'Let Me Be The One'.
Elvis' musical style, as a musician and impact as a vocalist and stage performer
Elvis' musical style, as a musician and impact as a vocalist and stage performer. Included below are over 100 comments currently available either on the internet, in reference guides, encyclopedias, or books ...
Elvis Presley and Roy Hamilton
You may never have heard a Roy Hamilton song - he is not played much on the radio anymore, and is prized mainly by rhythm-and-blues aficionados, especially in England - but you’ve heard the reach of his gospel-tinged voice. Hamilton was 'one of Elvis’s chief vocal inspirations', according to Elvis Presley’s biographer Peter Guralnick, who also noted that Elvis was 'one of Roy Hamilton’s most devoted admirers'. In 1969 Elvis and Roy met at the American Sound Studios in Memphis. Both were being produced by Chips Moman, Elvis at night and Roy during the day. Elvis was thrilled to discover that Roy (his boyhood idol) would be working at the same studio.
Review | Promised Land FTD 2 CD Classic Album
Follow That Dream's 'Promised Land' completes the STAX trilogy and the 2-CD version is a welcome addition to the growing catalogue of collectors releases. The Promised Land album is indeed a classic but by including the alternate album and 'the making of' – it's now widescreen (so to speak) ... The 1974 released classic album includes: yearning ballads, funk, late night laments – and a burning Chuck Berry cover that could melt speaker grills ... To sum up, Elvis took us on a trip to the promised land that's one hell of a ride ... Elvis takes Chuck Berry's classic 1964 musical travelogue Promised Land and amps it in a rocking tour-de-force - and it's fantastic to hear takes 3, 4, powered by Ronnie Tutt's powerhouse drumming and James Burton's driving guitar.
Elvis Presley: The American Sound Studios Sessions 1969
Graceland, the evening of Thursday, January 9, 1969, one day after Elvis' 34th birthday. Elvis met with RCA producer, Felton Jarvis, in the Jungleroom to discuss going to Nashville to record what he hoped would put him back on top of the charts. Marty Lacker was sitting there in the Jungleroom that evening, seething, as he listened to Elvis and Felton finalize the dates for Nashville. He began to unconsciously shake his head back and forth (his head was big, bald and round and as a result his nickname was Moon). Marty fought back his frustration. Elvis snapped at him, 'What the hell's the matter with you?' and Lacker got the opening he needed to lay it on the line one last time: 'Marty Lacker: I just wish for once you'd try Chips Moman and his rhythm section, they're great Elvis'. And Elvis said, 'Well, maybe someday I will'.
Elvis: Back In Nashville, the definitive presentation of Elvis Presley's May-June 1971 Nashville studio sessions
RCA/Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, will release Elvis: Back In Nashville, the definitive presentation of Elvis Presley's May-June 1971 Nashville studio sessions (his last in Nashville), on November 12. Elvis: Back In Nashville will be available as a 4CD collection featuring 82 pristine original recordings capturing Elvis and his musicians live-in-the-studio laying down central tracks and performances intended for later release. These revelatory sessions chronicle the last time Elvis would record in Nashville. Some of Elvis' 1971 Nashville studio recordings appeared, with subsequent orchestral and vocal overdubs, on the seasonal collection Elvis Sings the Wonderful World of Christmas (1971), the Grammy-winning gospel album He Touched Me (1972), Elvis Now (1972) and 1973's Elvis.
Interview with Hal Blaine
Hal Blaine, one of the most recorded studio drummers in the history of the music industry and played on numerous hits for Elvis. Blaine was a session drummer and a member of the Wrecking Crew, a group of session musicians who played on thousands of hits in the 1960s and 1970s. Blaine played on many of Elvis' soundtrack recordings and can be spotted performing behind Elvis in a scene from 'Girls!Girls!Girls!' Blaine performed on Elvis hits like 'Can't Help Falling in Love,' 'Return to Sender,' 'Bossa Nova Baby' and 'A Little Less Conversation.'
Released | Elvis: Girls! Girls! Girls! | Limited Vinyl Edition from FTD
FTD VINYL has released the 'Girls! Girls! Girls! 180 Gram Limited Vinyl Edition' and our order is on the way to us. The design is inspired by the original European RCA Victor '60s release. The album contains masters and alternative versions of several songs from the soundtrack sessions. 'Plantation Rock' and 'Dainty Little Moonbeams'/ 'Girls! Girls! Girls!' End Title are here in their rightful place at last!
Elvis: Fort Worth, Texas '74 FTD 2-CD Set
Follow That Dream (FTD) has released Elvis: Fort Worth, Texas '74 CD, a 5" digipack, and taken from the original soundboard source, this 2-CD set features Elvis in excellent form from the summer tour of 1974. Elvis was in great form at the two shows on Father's Day! Songs include 'Big Boss Man', 'Funny How Time Slips Away', 'How Great Thou Art' and 'Help Me'.
June Juanico Remembers Elvis Presley | Interview with June Juanico
June Juanico: Elvis was the love of my life. I met him in the summer of '55, when he was just a regional star. I was 17 and he was 20. He had been in my hometown of Biloxi, Mississippi, several times before, and people said, 'You need to see him', and I went on this one night. I thought he was the most gorgeous thing: big, dreamy eyes. Girls were screaming over him, and I'm just not that kind. I was passing by him, not even looking at him, and he reached through the crowd and grabbed my arm. He said, 'Where are you going?'
Review | Elvis Presley: Stage Rehearsal FTD CD
August 10, 1970. The MGM camera crew has been following Elvis around for almost a month now. This afternoon, it's time for one final rehearsal before the opening show later tonight. No camera crew allowed this time, but RCA is rolling tape in preparation for the concert recordings. Follow That Dream Records' latest release, Stage Rehearsal, takes us behind the scenes of this event.
Elvis Fall '61 - 60th Anniversary Edition The October Sessions (Double Album)
Elvis One presents 'Fall '61 - The October Sessions'. This album is a celebration of the 60th anniversary of the October 1961 sessions at RCA's Studio B in Nashville and Radio Recorders Studio B in Hollywood. Including many alternate takes in great sound, the original mono masters, radio spots from the movie 'Kid Galahad' and more! A total of 42 tracks on 2 CD's!!
How Elvis Helped Save the USS Arizona Memorial
An editorial in a 1960 LA paper, seen by Colonel Parker, mentioned the stalled efforts to complete the USS Arizona Memorial, and Elvis answered the rescue call. A benefit concert was organized to raise $50,000 towards the completion. Having honorably served his country, the memorial to the lost soldiers in the attack on Pearl Harbor was near and dear to Elvis' heart and he pledged to buy the first ticket at a cost of $100. Tickets ranged in price so everyone that wished could afford to attend, with 100 reserved seats priced at $100 each. One hundred percent of the proceeds were slated to go directly to the fund.
Las Vegas International Presents Elvis - September 1970 from MRS
MRS will release the Deluxe double CD set, 'Las Vegas International Presents Elvis - September 1970' on 24th September 2021. The 2CD deluxe set feature a new unreleased soundboard from 2nd September 1970 and a bonus CD, that covers the final rehearsals at the International Hotel on August 10th before the start of the summer festival with great technological improvements upgrades.
In Praise of Wild In The Country
When Elvis stops singing, the cash registers stop ringing – and there ain't another thing to discuss. That is how W. A. Harbinson, in his underrated illustrated biography of the King, summed up the 'thinking' behind Elvis' movie career in the 1960s. But before starring as a trapeze artist, race car driver, speedboat driver, riverboat gambler, helicopter pilot, and diver, Elvis was given, with no great support from the machine that sold him to the masses, licence to experiment and make Flaming Star and Wild in The Country, two of his most enduringly watchable movies. In summary, 'Wild In The Country' sounds absurd. Elvis plays Glenn, a young delinquent torn between fiancée Millie Perkins, bad girl Tuesday Weld and older woman/psychiatrist Hope Lange. His nascent literary ambitions are endangered when he is accused of murdering bad rich boy Gary Lockwood.
Riley Keough on losing her brother
Riley Keough shares powerful thoughts on grief after losing her brother 1 year ago. Benjamin Keough, the son of Lisa Marie Presley, passed away nearly a year ago on July 12, 2020. Riley Keough, who is the daughter of Lisa Marie Presley and granddaughter of Elvis Presley, is opening up about grief one year after her younger brother, Benjamin Keough, died by suicide at age 27.
Interview with Joe Esposito
Joe Esposito first met Elvis Presley in the Army in 1958 and began working for him soon after they were both released from the service in 1960 until literally the day he died seventeen years later. Joe was Elvis Presley's right hand man and head of the Memphis Mafia.
Elvis: Girls! Girls! Girls! | Limited Vinyl Edition from FTD
FTD VINYL is please to announce the release of 'Girls! Girls! Girls! 180 Gram Limited Vinyl Edition'. The design is inspired by the original European RCA Victor '60s release. The album contains masters and alternative versions of several songs from the soundtrack sessions. 'Plantation Rock' and 'Dainty Little Moonbeams'/ 'Girls! Girls! Girls!' End Title are here in their rightful place at last!
Elvis: Fort Worth, Texas '74 FTD 2-CD Set
Follow That Dream (FTD) is pleased to announce the release of Elvis: Fort Worth, Texas '74 with a release date of July 26. Released as a 5" digipack, and taken from the original soundboard source, this 2-CD set features Elvis in excellent form from the summer tour of 1974. Elvis was in great form at the two shows on Father's Day! Songs include 'Big Boss Man', 'Funny How Time Slips Away', 'How Great Thou Art' and 'Help Me'.
Elvis: A Legendary Performer Volume 9 CD
The Madison import label is back, and has announced a new CD release, 'A Legendary Performer Volume 9'. From the press release: After a long break (believe it or not, our last release dated back to 2009), the Madison label is back with a number of new releases to delight you. One of our favorite projects was the Legendary Performer volumes, and we are continuing with this series with many new volumes in the pipeline. Our plan is to include many unreleased tracks - which is very rare nowadays, as most releases offer nothing new.
T.G. Sheppard Remembers Elvis Presley
For T.G. Sheppard, Elvis Presley's death was deeply personal. He vividly remembers August 16th, 1977 and the moment he learned the news.
The terrible beauty of I'm Leavin' by Paul Simpson
Every so often in the 1970s Elvis Presley would walk into a recording studio and cut a song that revealed as much about the state of his soul as the later self-portraits of Vincent van Gogh, typified by manic brushwork, said about the Dutch artist's torment. In songs like It's Midnight, For Ol' Times Sake, and I'm Leavin', this legendarily reclusive figure showed us the suffering behind the image, using music to acknowledge realities he tried to ignore outside the studio. For me, the greatest of these performances - which now, with all we know about his life, feel almost like entries in Elvis' private journal - is his chilling rendition of the haunting Michael Jarrett/Sonny Charles ballad I'm Leavin'. Read, The terrible beauty of I'm Leavin' by Paul Simpson.
Review | Love Me Tender 2-CD 7" FTD classic soundtrack
Celebrating Elvis' first motion picture - Follow That Dream present 'Love Me Tender' in the 2-CD 7" classic soundtrack format -- and its stunning audio and visual content is highly impressive. The sound here is warm, detailed and full on the soundtracks original EP recordings.
Interview with Bruce Jackson, Sonic Genius (1949-2011) by Shawn Poole
Bruce Jackson was an Australian audio legend and his star-studded live mixing credits have include such names as Elvis Presley (1971-1977), Bruce Springsteen (1978-1988), Barbra Streisand, Dianna Ross, Johnny Cash, Fleetwood Mac, Stevie Wonder, Rod Stewart and the Faces, Barry White, Jefferson Airplane, Ozzy Osbourne (Black Sabbath), Jackson 5, Cat Stevens, Art Garfunkel and Lou Reid ... just to name a few. Following is an excerpt from an interview with Bruce Jackson by Shawn Poole. (Tragically, just a day after this interview was concluded, Bruce Jackson was killed when the single-engine plane that he loved to pilot crashed during a solo evening flight near Death Valley National Park). From Backstreets Magazine. Backstreets magazine has been covering the music of Bruce Springsteen and for more than 30 years.
Elvis Presley's Elvis Country | 'He was on a different planet!'
When Elvis Presley entered the studio in June 1970, he did so as a man enjoying an unexpected third-act peak. The NBC TV special - the '68 Comeback - his record-breaking live return in Las Vegas, and a batch of sessions at Memphis' American Sound Studio resulting in the acclaimed From Elvis In Memphis album had successfully reinvigorated his career after a decade of artistic and commercial decline. Elvis arrived at RCA Studio B in Nashville wearing a flamboyant black cape and carrying a lion's head walking stick. His business, though, is to reconnect with the long-lost roots of his music; to create a remarkable album, Elvis Country. 'I was wondering', he says, 'if any of you guys would like to help me make a few phonograph records?'
Linda Thompson Remembers Elvis Presley + Elvis' chow, Getlow
Elvis was a very tender soul. He had such a good heart. We literally bought out a pet shop one night. About three o'clock one morning, Get- Low was acting really strange, so we had a doctor come over. He said, 'I don't think the dog will make it through the night'. So Elvis leased a Learjet and flew Get Lo, my girlfriend and me, and the doctor up to Boston to a special clinic for kidney dialysis. We left him up there for about three months. But he didn't live long after that. He was only about a year old. We were on tour when he died, and we were coming home on his plane when they told us. Elvis just cried.
Review | Promised Land FTD Special Edition 2 CD Classic Album
Ever since Good Times was released by the Follow That Dream label two years ago I've been looking forward to Promised Land getting the classic album treatment as well, and earlier this month it finally arrived. After listening to the two CD's packed with alternate takes and interesting studio dialog as well as some rehearsals and undubbed masters, I can say that it was definitely worth the wait.
Elvis On Tour 1972-2022 | 3 Large Hardcover Books from Erik Lorentzen
Following the release of the 'Elvis Portraits' book Erik Lorenzen has announced the release of the book trilogy 'Elvis On Tour 1972-2022' celebrating the 50th anniversary of the 1972 concert movie. Erik Lorentzen - in collaboration with Jerry Luckenbach (Elvis Summer Festival That's The Way It Is Volumes 1-5) has been able to get his bands on hundreds of unseen and unpublished photos from the 1972 April, June and November tours. And according to the press release, 1,000 photographs are previously unreleased. The books, due summer 2021, come housed in a slipcase and will contain 1,200 pages with photos, paperwork, recording information (live / studio / masters / dubs and overdubs) and memorabilia covering the concert-tours from April, June and November 1972.
Elvis: Summer '61 - 60th Anniversary Of The June & July 1961 Sessions CD
Elvis One presents 'Summer '61' CD. This album is a celebration of the 60th anniversary of the June and July 1961 sessions at RCA Studio B in Nashville, Tennessee. Including masters and outtakes from the ‘Follow That Dream' soundtrack, the ‘Pot Luck with Elvis' album, and the double-sided hit single ‘(Marie's The Name) His Latest Flame' backed with ‘Little Sister'. In only 3 days (June 25 / 26 and July 2) Elvis recorded 11 songs with great succes in the charts. Besides ‘His Latest Flame' three more songs were released on single... Including many alternate takes in great sound that are still unreleased by Elvis' record company and 5 Mono single masters!
Elvis: 'The Complete '56 Radio Recorders Sessions' CD
Elvis One presents 'The Complete '56 Radio Recorders Sessions' on CD. A lot of these sessions are lost ... For this release we wanted a different approach. The first 13 tracks are the Original Single & Album Masters with the original fade-outs. The same masters can be heard in the Masters & Outtakes section but now slightly longer taken from the master tape. When you compare the ending of the original album master of ‘Long Tall Sally' with the ‘rough ending' master you will notice the difference. The ending of take 18 of ‘Playing For Keeps' and insert take 2 of ‘Too Much' were used for the spliced masters of these songs. We have chosen to release these recordings separately. You can hear all known masters and outtakes from Elvis at Radio Recorders in 1956 on this album.
Memphis icons meet | Elvis Presley's 1973 sessions at Stax Records
For a couple of weeks in 1973, two of Memphis' greatest icons, Elvis Presley and Stax Records, were joined together. Elvis had a rich history of working in his hometown. He launched his recording career at Sun Records in the mid-'50s and then revived it at American Studios in the late-'60s. By the early-'70s - following his triumphant return to the stage and the road - he was looking to start yet another chapter by cutting at the Bluff City's hottest house of music, Stax.
Review | Elvis: That's The Way It Is FTD 2 CD Special Edition
Though That's The Way It Is eventually became my favorite album, it had to grow on me over the years. Though often overlooked, That's The Way It Is contains some of the best songs and performances of his entire career ... this 2008 re-issue turns out to be a must-have for serious fans ... This is the definitive look at the That's The Way It Is portions of the June 1970 Nashville sessions. Plus, this edition pulls everything together in one nice package. It has improved sound quality on a number of the previously released alternate tracks.
Review | Elvis In Person at the International Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada 2 CD set
... If, on the other hand, you are an Elvis fan who has not been exposed to this material very much before, then you are in for a real treat. Between the two discs on this Elvis In Person Special Edition 2 CD set, you will have at least one version of every song released from this engagement thus far. Sit back, crank it up, and enjoy!
Elvis Presley | Café Europa En Uniforme 2LP Record
Elvis Presley - Café Europa En Uniforme 2LP is a double-album made up of alternatives that for the most part have never been released on vinyl. Limited edition in vinyl with 'cornetto effect' red & blue and green & blue. Limited edition of only 1,500 copies worldwide. Available from June 12.
Elvis Sings The Mad Professor LP Record
Elvis Presley - Elvis Sings The Mad Professor LP is a Crystal-clear Pic-disc Vinyl and features the best of Elvis sings Ben Weisman. All the songs are mainly alternate tracks between 1956 and 1962 and strictly limited to 1,500 unites worldwide.
'Elvis On Stage' LP Record 2500 copies limited edition
Available 1st week of June. Music on Vinyl will release a limited edition of 2500 individually numbered copies on transparent red vinyl of 'Elvis On Stage' with printed inner sleeve and including a poster of Elvis.
Elvis Presley, Cadillacs and Don Kinney | Vail, Colorado 1976
On January 4, 1976, on the spur of the moment Elvis decided to fly to Vail, Colorado for a vacation. During this time, Elvis purchased and gave as gifts several Cadillacs. In reporting the story of Elvis generosity to his police friends it is said that Denver television newsman Don Kinney joked on air that he'd like a car, too ('Elvis, if you're watching - I wouldn't mind getting a car too') and that Elvis buys him a Seville. In the following, Don Kinney contradicts this and tells his story.
Elvis Sold Out Vol 5 | 2 x DVD Set
Elvis Sold Out Vol 5 | 2 x DVD Set is a fantastic new volume in the smash series of DVDs and features exclusive and Uber rare footage for the first time ever of elvis performing in Lake Tahoe amongst other locations all in great great quality.
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Tupelo's Own Elvis Presley DVD
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.
