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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.
Interview with Elvis Presley + Review of Elvis in concert July 31, 1969
This is the review of Elvis' first concert at the International Hotel on July 31, 1969. It was written by Ray Connelly and originally published in the London Evening Standard August 2, 1969. Included with the review is an exciting interview with The King, again by Ray Connelly.
Released | Elvis Portraits Large Hardcover Book by Erik Lorentzen
The large hardcover book 'Elvis Portraits - 1935 A Life In Photos 1977' by Erik Lorenzen and Robert van Beek has been released. Here you will see more than 500 beautiful publicity photos spread over approximately 400 pages, taken from 1953 to 1977. The best photo material from the greatest and most famous photographers such as Alfred Wertheimer, William Speer, Sean Shaver, Virgil Apger aso. Elvis up-close and personal.
Unboxing | Elvis Presley | Café Europa En Uniforme 2LP Record
View the 'unboxing', 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.
Unboxing | Elvis Sings The Mad Professor LP Record
View the 'unboxing', 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.
Annette Day remembers Elvis Presley and filming Double Trouble
They say everyone remembers where they were when they heard the news that Elvis Presley had died. That is certainly true of Annette Day, who has very vivid recollections. 'I was sitting at home, I lived at Beckenham in London then, and I heard it on the television news', she says.
Hollywood's exploitation of Elvis
In Hollywood, there is a genre of film called the exploitation movie, an umbrella term describing a movie where quality is sacrificed for cost and the moviemaker appeals to his audience by bizarre themes (drug use, wanton violence, kinky sex), adherence to a formula (as in beach party or zombie films) or the exploitation of a popular act, character or personality – for example Tarzan, the Norwegian ice skating queen Sonya Henje or, for that matter, Elvis Presley ... These films exist primarily to make a profit.
Review | Elvis At American Sound Studio 2-CD Set
FTD's 'Elvis At American Sound Studio' 2-CD opens a door to the remarkable 1969 Memphis recording sessions. As a stand-alone release it includes the remaining songs not originally available on the landmark FTD albums', Back In Memphis' & 'From Elvis In Memphis' plus an additional thirty unreleased nuggets.
Released | Las Vegas International Presents Elvis - The First Engagements 1969-70
MRS has release the 3CD Deluxe titled 'Las Vegas International Presents Elvis - The First Engagements 1969-70' and our order is on the way to us. Along with this new title we have a limited number of the following delated titles ...
- Elvis Studio Sessions '56 3 CD Set from MRS
- Memphis Recording Service: The Complete Works 1953-1955 2CD/100 page book
- Elvis On Television 1956-1960 The Complete Soundtrack Recordings 2CD/100-page set from MRS
- Elvis: The Complete '50s Movie Masters And Session Recordings 5 CD Boxset
Interview with Ray Walker of the Jordanaires
Interview with Ray Walker of the Jordanaires. We were looking the other way when Elvis came in. When I turned around, he stuck his hand out and said, 'I'm Elvis Presley'. I said, 'I know who you are. I'm Ray Walker'. Elvis replied to me, 'And I know who you are'. We stood there and talked, and the minute I looked in to his face all his fame left. I saw one of the nicest guys. I'm not really one to keep my mouth shut most of the time, as long as I know there's no harm, so during that all-night session I said to him, 'You know, your heart's going to take a beating in this business. And I've only been in it three weeks'. (Laughs) I really liked him right off. There was just an aura about him, he was one of the most impressive people I have ever met in my life.
Elvis: Summer Festival 1970 - The Rehearsals (3LP 180g Gatefold)
Elvis: Summer Festival 1970 - The Rehearsals (3LP 180g Gatefold) contains rehearsal highlights from one of the most memorable periods in Elvis' career - his captivating performances at The International Hotel Las Vegas in the summer of 1970. These truly historical recordings remastered and restored capture the raw and early development of songs that were performed weeks later in Las Vegas.
Las Vegas International Presents Elvis - January Thru February 1970 (2LP 180g Gatefold)
Las Vegas International Presents Elvis - January Thru February 1970 (2LP 180g Gatefold) is a double LP contains Elvis' second engagement at the Las Vegas International Hotel in January & February 1970.
Las Vegas International Presents Elvis - August 1969 (LP 180g)
Las Vegas International Presents Elvis - August 1969 (LP 180g) contains the earliest known performance from Elvis' first engagement at the Las Vegas International Hotel in August 1969.
Love Me Tender | Through The Lens of Robert Vose Hardcover Book from FTD
FTD Books is pleased to present 'Love Me Tender - Through The Lens of Robert Vose'. Pål Granlund and David English visited the 20th Century-Fox Studios archive several years ago which proved to be an amazing experience. These stunning photographs captured by Robert Vose - the majority of them unseen and unpublished since September 1956 - reveal life on the movie set with Director Robert D. Webb, his cast and crew. Accompanying the book are two CD's: Disc 1: The original EP, Outtakes, Stereo Masters and The Truth About Me interview. Disc 2: The 13 recordings made at Radio Recorders between September 1-3, 1956.
Elvis: Las Vegas '73 CD Soundboard from FTD
As part of its ongoing live on tour series, FTD is pleased to announce the release of Elvis: Las Vegas '73. Released as a 2-CD 5" digi-pak, this set features Elvis from two shows at the Las Vegas Hilton; August 20 (midnight) and September 2nd (3AM).
Elvis Gives Out With Crazy Cool Interview | April 17, 1956
Shortly before he was to go on stage at the Heart O' Texas Coliseum, Elvis Presley, the 21-year-old king of the nation's rock 'n' roll set, sat in a darkened Cadillac limousine for an interview - well hidden from the sight of nearly 4,000 screaming, squealing teen-agers who were on hand to welcome him Tuesday night.
Elvis: Flaming Star & Summer Kisses CD
Flaming Star & Summer Kisses was originally released in the UK only, september 1965 and never released on CD until now. All tracks on this album are presented in Mono as on the original album. For this CD release we've included 2 bonus tracks: A special recorded message by Elvis to his UK fans for the 'New Musical Express Poll Concert', Wembley's Empire Pool, England, April 26, 1964. Previously unreleased in this quality on CD - and an interview with Peter Noone from August 18, 1965. With these bonus tracks this is THE ELVIS UK ALBUM and deserves a release on CD. A nice collection that reached #11 on the UK album charts on October 9, 1965. Don't miss this limited edition!
Elvis Presley | Pearl Harbor - The Double Album CD
Elvis Presley | Pearl Harbor - The Double Album, from The Bootleg Series: 'Elvis Presley In Person, Bloch Arena, Pearl Harbor - The Double Album' features all known recordings from and related to the benefit concert from March 25th, 1961 on one great new CD release. Newly remastered, unedited and complete! We wanted to present this concert in the best possible sound and as originally recorded, so including the accasionally microphone feedback which was part of the show (infact, Elvis reacts on this). And also as complete as possible, so including the complete radio broadcast 'Elvis Salutes The USS Arizona', the complete press conference and interviews, Elvis' arrival, and also the original released press conference excerpt as released on the album 'A Legendary Performer' and the 6 minutes long version of 'Hound Dog' as originally released for the very first time on the 1979 Pearl Harbor bootleg from Golden Archives.
Elvis Presley Demo & Acetates CD
Elvis Presley Demo & Acetates is a new CD release from Elvis One. Elvis Presley Demo & Acetates is a special edition release with 29 tracks, including (rare) acetate recordings and (songwriter) demos. Some of these recordings are still unreleased by Elvis' record company like the edited movie version of 'Mean Woman Blues', the undubbed movie version of 'Earth Boy', the unedited vocal overdub of 'I've Got To Find My Baby', the instrumental track of 'If I Can Dream', a radio commercial for the 'Big show in Denver, April 8, 1956', and many others. Also included are the acetate homerecordings of 'Dark Moon', 'Write To Me From Naples' and 'My Heart Cries For You'. As a special bonus you can hear six songwriter demos. For most of these recordings we've used the unrepaired recordings so nothing is lost from the original sound.
Interview with Julie Parrish | Elvis' Co-Star in Paradise Hawaiian Style
Julie Parrish starred in several films, including 'Paradise Hawaiian Style', with Elvis Presley. In one of the most delightful moments of the film, Elvis sings to her in a helicopter, while she holds a group of dogs at bay. Julie was born, October 21, 1940, and passed away on October 1st, 2003.
3 CD Set | 'Las Vegas International Presents Elvis - The First Engagements 1969-70
MRS will release a 3CD Deluxe titled 'Las Vegas International Presents Elvis - The First Engagements 1969-70' on 7th May 2021. This three-CD set contains a selection of captivating performances drawn from Elvis' first two engagements at the Las Vegas International Hotel in August 1969 and January thru February 1970. For the first time ever, these soundboard recordings (formerly in mono) have been remastered, carefully restored, and remixed to true stereo with outstanding expertise using the most sophisticated technologies to achieve the best possible sound. This technology is not available to the major record label industries and the tracks have NOT been electronically processed and nothing has been added to make these tracks to true stereo. The accompanying 40-page booklet includes rare photographs and memorabilia taken during these engagements along with introductory notes.
Released | American Sessions 1969 5 CD Boxset from FTD
FTD has released the limited reprint of the 'American Sound 1969' 5 CD Set along with several other Classic Album titles. Elvis' pivotal Year of 1969 celebrated with Elvis: American Sound 1969 featuring over 90 tracks of rare and unreleased material from Elvis' 1969 legendary American Sound Studio sessions, including 'In The Ghetto' and 'Suspicious Minds'. FTD also advises that they will only be manufacturing to satisfy initial orders.
Released | 'Elvis: The His Hand In Mine Sessions' 3 CD Box Set
Follow That Dream has released the 'Elvis: The His Hand In Mine Sessions' 3 CD Boxset in the 'Elvis Sessions' series and our order is now on the way to us. This 8" deluxe 3-CD package features a 28-page booklet with an insightful essay, recording data, memorabilia and rare photos.
The trouble with Double Trouble | By Paul Simpson
Double Trouble is a very easy movie to hate. For most fans, the sight of Elvis singing Old MacDonald on the back of a truck is reason enough to ignore this film.
A jab for Elvis helped America beat polio
It was one of Elvis Presley's more unusual ventures. The king of rock'n'roll had just been enjoying his first taste of success with singles such as Heartbreak Hotel, and was about to appear on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1956, when he was given an unexpected medical challenge. Would he agree to be vaccinated against polio in front of the press before the show? He did.
Raised On Rock/For Ol' Times Sake | Elvis and Priscilla
What the Raised on Rock recording sessions tell us about Elvis and Priscilla by Mark Cunliffe. Raised on Rock/For Ol' Times Sake is one of the most disregarded 1970's Elvis albums that on second look actually reveals more about Elvis and his love for Priscilla than all the other Elvis albums put together.
The Intimate Beauty of 'For Ol' Times Sake'
In the early hours of 24 July 1973, singer/songwriter Tony Joe White was woken by a phone call in his Memphis home. A German voice on the other end of the line said: 'Mr White, we are down at Stax Records do you have any more songs? We need to do some more songs' ... The voice belonged to Freddy Bienstock, principal finder of songs at the King's court. When White realised who the tunes were for - and that his friend Felton Jarvis was producing the session - he ran off a copy of three songs (most notably I've Got A Thing About You Baby and For Ol' Times Sake) and drove to the studio ... Felton Jarvis walked by, and made sure that the man who had invented 'Swamp Rock', met Elvis, who had been one of the young White's great inspirations.
A Man From Elvis Presley Boulevard | Review of From Elvis Presley Boulevard FTD
The first ten tracks of FTD's 'From Elvis Presley Boulevard, Memphis, Tennessee' represent the original album that RCA released in May 1976. Recorded at Graceland in February of that year, this album is thematically the saddest ever released by Elvis. It also may be the most honest look at himself ever made available by the man living behind the gates of that home on Elvis Presley Boulevard. Despite the at times overblown production, 'From Elvis Presley Boulevard' is a beautiful and moving album. Highlights include 'For The Heart', 'Hurt', 'Never Again', and 'Love Coming Down'.
Elvis: The Alternate 1969 Recordings CD
Elvis -The Alternate 1969 Recordings is a great collection of alternate recordings from Elvis' legendary Memphis recording sessions at the American Sound Studio in 1969 + an alternate version of 'Let Us Pray' with unique backing vocals recorded for Universal's movie 'Change Of Habit'. This cd features over 20 rare tracks officially unreleased + 4 Bonus Tracks taken from acetates. Elvis -The Alternate 1969 Recordings is a nice addition to Elvis Presley - American Sound 1969, a 5 disc set from Elvis' official record company.
Elvis Sings Don't Cry Daddy And Other Great Songs CD
Elvis Sings Don't Cry Daddy And Other Great Songs | Elvis live at the International Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. This cd contains 29 tracks - great audience recordings from February 1970, including the February 21, midnight show. Other recordings are 'See See Rider' from the February 5, dinner show, 'Suspicious Minds' with reprise from the February 20, midnight show, the one-liner 'When The Swallows Come Back To Capistrano' from the February 21, dinner show, + more great recordings!
Elvis Sings Polk Salad Annie And Other Great Songs CD
Elvis Sings Polk Salad Annie And Other Great Songs contains 18 recordings from February and August 1970, all recorded at the International Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. Including rehearsals and live recordings, like a soundboard recording from 'Polk Salad Annie' from the February 16, 1970 midnight show, five soundboard recordings from the February 19, 1970 dinner show and rehearsal recordings from August 4, 7 and 10, 1970.
Elvis in Hollywood | A Time to Reassess?
Elvis' Hollywood years have tended to be dismissed as a failure, both artistically and musically. Whilst some may concede that some his 1950's output is of value, and others might argue that 'GI Blues', 'Blue Hawaii' and even 'Viva Las Vegas' film and soundtracks aren't that bad, the majority of fan and general public opinion is dismissive to such an extent that this part of Elvis' musical heritage is widely ignored. This article sets out to re-visit the movie musical output to establish the truth.
Review | Love Letters FTD Special Edition 2 CD
'That's The Way It Is' and 'Elvis Country' were two of the most artistic albums in Elvis' career. What makes them special, is a true concept behind the selection of the songs. 'Love Letters' could not live up to this high standard, since it was a strange mixture of songs, that could not make it on the 'TTWII' and 'Country' releases in the first place, for reasons of available time, quality or strategy.
Elvis: Return To The Queen City of The South 3 CD Set
Return To The Queen City of The South (3 CD Set) | In 2010 Audionics label released a fantastic double CD called 'Springtime Tours '76 - '77'. We have presented a bulk of the Johnson City, TN, March 17th, 1976 tour opening show in the straight stereo mix and Charlotte, March 20th, 1976 evening show in the pure binaural sound as well as the selection of various 1977 stereo live recordings. Now, we believe, the right time has come for the ultimate upgrade of March 1976 material combined with two Charlotte shows from 1977!
Elvis: 'Summer Festival 1970 | The Rehearsals' 3CD Deluxe set from MRS
MRS will release a 3CD Deluxe set titled 'Summer Festival 1970 – The Rehearsals' on 12th March 2021. The CD's contain rehearsal highlights from one of the most memorable periods in Elvis' career - his captivating performances at The International Hotel Las Vegas in the summer of 1970. These truly historical recordings remastered and restored capture the raw and early development of songs that were performed weeks later in Las Vegas. The accompanying 40-page booklet includes rare photographs taken at some of these rehearsal sessions. As usual MRS has spared no expense in our remastering techniques. For the first time ever all, the tracks listed have had repairs and restorations having now the same mastering techniques, used on such recent MRS releases such as 'Made in Germany' and 'Such a Night in Pearl Harbor'. A sample sound of this will be available soon.
Released | Elvis: From Memphis to Taipeh Hardcover Book
From Memphis to Taipeh has been released. This is the last chance to pre-order as a re-order is unlikely. This book is a reference guide to the colorful magic of Elvis' Asian vinyl. This is the very first book about Elvis' Asian vinyl records. The hardcover book measures 28cm x 28cm, lists 500+ different records on 500+ pages and contains almost 2,500 pictures. Covers and labels are reproduced with great care so you can enjoy the many mistakes on said covers and labels, they are sometimes hilarious and often tell a lot about how and why these records were made. And such things will also be explained throughout the book.
Elvis: A Valentine Gift For You - Volume I & II CDs
A Valentine Gift For You - Volume I & II is a great way to celebrate Valentine's day! Two limited edition cd releases with some of Elvis' best love songs - for Valentine's Day! Including the original masters, alternate takes and home recordings. All tracks on these 2 albums are newly remastered/remixed (no overdubs) with some real surprises. You'll enjoy the 50's and 60's masters with more focus on Elvis' voice! And of course the home recordings which never sounded better... enjoy great versions of 'Her Hand In Mine', 'Earth Angel', 'Are You Lonesome Tonight?' and a short version of 'Return To Me'. A great gift for yourself or your loved one...
Elvis Presley Sings Flaming Star CD
Elvis Presley Sings Flaming Star is a special edition release from the Elvis One label with 38 tracks from the movie FLAMING STAR and includes 'Flaming Star' and 'Summer Kisses, Winter Tears' (mono and stereo masters), the unedited master of 'Flaming Star', many alternate takes, seven original radio spots from the movie, the acetate recording of the composite master of 'Black Star', and more! All tracks in the best possible sound.
'Oh, Happy Day' | Elvis live at the International hotel in Las Vegas CD
Paradise Road Records presents 'Oh, Happy Day'- Elvis live at the International hotel in Las Vegas. This cd contains a great audience recording from the August 14, 1970 Midnight Show PLUS camera sound recordings from this show (from the MGM tapes). Elvis is singing great songs like 'Oh, Happy Day', 'Bridge Over Troubled Water', 'Folsom Prison Blues' and 'I Walk The Line'... A very remarkable show. Elvis was in a really goofy mood and introduced himself as Johnny Cash. He seemed to be really enjoying this show, despite the cameras and the house lights being up so MGM could film him. He changed the words to the several songs and really had fun messing them up.
'Elvis: The His Hand In Mine Sessions' 3 CD Box Set from Follow That Dream
Follow That Dream is pleased to announce the release of 'Elvis: The His Hand In Mine Sessions' in the 'Elvis Sessions' series scheduled for late February. This 8" deluxe 3-CD package features a 28-page booklet with an insightful essay, recording data, memorabilia and rare photos.
Jack Lord's Special Memory of Elvis
Elvis Presley had the ability to touch others' lives as few human beings ever could. Just as people were magnetically drawn to him, so too, he had an almost fan-like devotion to those he admired. Among that group was Hawaii 5-0's Jack Lord and his wife, Marie. Theirs was a relatively brief but extremely intense friendship so illustrative of the rapid magnet-like attraction Elvis had for those comparatively few people he ever really got close to once fame had crowded in on him.
John Bramlett remembers his friend, Elvis Presley
John Bramlett grew up with Elvis in the same neighborhood in Memphis. They spent time playing football, going to the movies and more.
Review | Elvis (Fool) Special Edition 2 CD from FTD
In the 'Behind the scenes' section of the booklet accompanying Elvis (Fool) it states that the original LP 'is in essence an album of leftovers'. I guess the same can be said when it comes to 'Elvis Now', although to a lesser extent. But the FTD treatments of these two albums are essential, as they together include outtakes of all the non gospel and non Christmas songs Elvis recorded during the March–June 1971 Nashville sessions. Buy Elvis (Fool) : FTD Special Edition 2 CD you won't regret it!!!
Preview | Elvis Portraits Large Hardcover Book by Erik Lorentzen
View a preview of some of the 1970s photos from the new large hardcover book 'Elvis Portraits - 1935 A Life In Photos 1977' by Erik Lorenzen and Robert van Beek. Here you will see more than 500 beautiful publicity photos spread over approximately 400 pages, taken from 1953 to 1977. The best photo material from the greatest and most famous photographers such as Alfred Wertheimer, William Speer, Sean Shaver, Virgil Apger.
The Making of 'From Elvis In Nashville'
For a few freewheeling days in June of 1970, Elvis Presley assembled some of Nashville's best session players to jam in RCA Studio B on Music Row. Elvis chose the songs himself, everything from Simon & Garfunkel's 'Bridge Over Troubled Water' and Bob Wills' 'Faded Love' to Willie Nelson's 'Funny How Time Slips Away' and Eddie Rabbitt's 'Patch It Up'. The sessions were marathon affairs, and naturally the musicians - and Elvis - would get hungry. Charlie McCoy, the multi-tool player who first recorded with Elvis on the soundtrack to 1965's awful Harum Scarum, vividly recalls trays of cheeseburgers and fries laid out cafeteria-style in the studio's control room. McCoy and his colleagues - like drummer Jerry Carrigan and bassist Norbert Putnam - would get in line and fill their plates.
Elvis On Tour: The Singles Collection 6 45 RPM EP + CD Set
MGM's Golden Globe-winning movie ELVIS ON TOUR was released in 1972. On the movie poster was mentioned: 'MGM presents a very different motion picture that captures all the excitement of ELVIS LIVE!'. This catchphrase says it all. Unfortunately, there never was a soundtrack album available for this movie. Now available is Elvis On Tour: The Singles Collection deluxe 45RPM boxset containing 6 beautiful 45's & a bonus CD containing some of the musical highlights from this movie. Available in RED of BLUE vinyl.
Interview with Elvis Presley's Sound Engineer, Bill Porter by Michael Fremer
This is an interview I conducted with the great recording engineer Bill Porter back in 1987. I met up with Porter at Denver audio dealer Listen Up! We chatted and listened to some of his recordings. In one week of 1960, Bill Porter-engineered recordings accounted for 15 of Billboard's Top 100 Singles. You could chalk it up to his having folks like Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison, Chet Atkins and the Everly Brothers to record, but then you'd have to explain why, with Porter out of the picture, so many of their careers took a nose-dive. The fact is, the original pressings of many of those classic Porter recordings possess a natural, spacious, jump-out-at-you 'live' feel that today's engineers don't seem capable of achieving.
Review | Good Times FTD Special Edition 2 CD Classic Album
Good Times marked the second album released from Elvis' 1973 sessions at Stax studio in Memphis. This version from the Follow That Dream collectors label includes all ten tracks from the original album and thirty-seven additional tracks of alternate takes and undubbed masters. FTD's Classic Album series serves as the best possible format for this album, with sound quality in most cases as good or better than previous releases. FTD's version of 'Good Times' turns out to be a fine upgrade of the original album.
Review | Moody Blue 2 CD Set from FTD
There's a great moment on CD-2 of the new FTD 'Moody Blue' release - two fabulous rehearsals of the funky 'Way Down' start the disc - with Elvis and his band joking amid jamming and a throbbing bass guitar. Take 1 is reminiscent in feel to the funky jam intro to, 'I Got A Feeling In My Body' (Elvis At Stax 3-CD). After the first breakdown, Elvis say's: 'When Briggs fingers start bleeding' see, we know we've got it!' Ronnie Tutt's thumping drums herald take 2A, followed by David Briggs electric piano, and Norbert Putnam's supercool bass - fabulous! Again Ernst Jorgensen and the Follow That Dream team deserve credit for this magnum opus - 'Moody Blue' is the sound of the mature Elvis. Most highly recommended.
Elvis Presley's Cars | Cadillacs | Stutz Blackhawk | BMW | Rolls Royce
Elvis Presley had a life-long love affair with motor cars. Beginning in the '50s with Cadillacs, including the Pink Cadillac that he eventually gave to his mother - probably the most famous car in the world - to a second hand Volkswagen and two BMW 507s in Germany. In the '60s there where more Cadillacs, Ford Lincoln's and a Rolls Royce among many others. In the '70s, again Elvis purchased Cadillacs, a Mercedes-Benz 600, even a Ford T-Bird - but his most prized cars of the 1970s were his Stutz Blackhawk's. Elvis was the first person to own a Stutz Blackhawk, and there can be no doubt his favourite car of the 1970s was his 1973 Stutz Blackhawk III.
Paul McCartney Remembers Elvis Presley
Paul McCartney: 'Elvis is a truly great vocalist, and you can hear why on this song. His phrasing, his use of echo, it's all so beautiful. It's the way he sings it, too. As if he's singing it from the depths of Hell. It's a perfect example of a singer being in command of the song. Musically it's perfect, too. The double-bass and the walk-in piano create this incredibly haunting atmosphere. It's so full of mystery, and it's never lost that for me. The echo is just stunning. When The Beatles were recording, we'd often ask George Martin for 'the Elvis echo. I think we got it down perfectly on A Day in the Life'.
Released | Elvis: The Something For Everybody Sessions 4 CD Box Set
FTD has released 'The Something For Everybody Sessions' (including 'The Wild In The Country Session') 4 CD Box Set that includes REMIXED and REMASTERED UNRELEASED STUDIO outtakes. This 8" deluxe 4-CD package features a 28-page booklet with an insightful essay, record and movie data, memorabilia and rare photos.
Released | Elvis: Easy Come, Easy Go 2-LP Limited Vinyl Edition from FTD
FTD Vinyl has released the first official RCA Victor Easy Come, Easy Go 2-LP edition. As there was no official publicity portrait session for the movie, the original EP featured a cover shot from Girl Happy. Around the same time as the ECEG EP release, 'See Elvis The USA Way' EP (based on the ECEG EP art design) was released exclusively in Australia and New Zealand. For this 2-LP limited edition, we have mirrored this rare design that included a publicity portrait from Spinout. Buy Easy Come, Easy Go 2-LP edition.
Elvis: Easy Come, Easy Go (Bootleg Series) CD
The Gold Standard label presents 'Easy Come, Easy Go', a new CD release with 27 tracks all related to the movie. Including great-sounding alternate takes, movie versions, demos and more!
Elvis: 'Stay Away, Joe' (And other Great Recordings) CD
The Gold Standard label presents 'Stay Away, Joe' (And other Great Recordings), a new CD release with 28 tracks all related to the movie. Including great-sounding alternate takes, movie versions and more!
Elvis Sings Girl Happy (Bootleg Series) CD
The Gold Standard label presents 'Girl Happy', a new CD release with 29 tracks all related to the movie. Including alternate takes, acetate recordings, movie versions and more!
Elvis: A Legendary Christmas (Bootleg Series) CD
The 2020 Christmas CD release from Elvis One featuring 16 tracks. All tracks on 'Elvis: A Legendary Christmas' are newly remastered/remixed versions with the main focus on the legendary and unique voice of Elvis Presley. Hear special and beautiful versions from 'I Believe' and 'Oh Little Town Of Bethlehem'. No extra overdubs but only the original recordings were used for this release. Also included are 2 home recordings (including 'The Lord's Prayer'), a spliced take version from 'It Is No Secret', a recording from the 'Million Dollar Quartet' and the Red West version of 'If Everyday Was Like Christmas' with Elvis supposedly singing background vocals.
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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.
