Elvis new Official CD Releases in 2011
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- EIN presents SONY FTD Elvis CD news for 2011-
SONY/RCA 2011 Future CD Release Details: During Elvis Week this year SONY/RCA/FTD producers Ernst Jørgensen and Roger Semon were both present to discuss and launch the new five-disc 1956 "Young Man With the Big Beat" set - as well as talk about other upcoming releases at 'Conversations on Elvis' - as well as their own presentation. They were willing to answer questions from those present, as well as talk about future plans to individuals who were interested.
Committed Elvis music collector & EIN contributor ElvisSessions was there to take notes.
Go here to this fascinating article where he reveals more of the story about the new "Young Man With the Big Beat", FTD '48 Hours To Memphis', questions Ernst over 'Stage Rehearsal' as well as finding out details of other future releases.
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| Sunday & Monday 1 & 2nd January 2012 - - HAPPY NEW YEAR to all our readers |
'Promised Land' FTD CD Review: The long-awaited double-CD "Classic Album" version of 1974's 'Promised Land' album. Recorded in December 1973 at Stax Records in Memphis, the original album was released in 1974 and is thought by some to be the best Elvis studio album from the 1970s.
The title track, "Promised Land" was a cover of a 1965 hit by Chuck Berry and was issued as a single and hit number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 and landed in the UK top ten.
Unlike the previous STAX classic albums, this time FTD present us with a second disc as "The Making Of" this wonderful album - in a similar style to the FTD ‘Let Yourself Go’ being ‘The Making Of’ the Comeback Special. This means lots of studio interaction and banter as Elvis and the band work-through to the final Masters – and it is a real delight.
Go here as EIN contributor David Tinson checks out this new FTD
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‘Elvis Country’ Legacy Edition: OUT TODAY January 2nd the UK 'Elvis Country' Legacy release.
Presley biographer Peter Guralnick wrote, "Elvis has come out with a record which gives us some of the very finest and most affecting music since he first recorded for Sun almost 17 years ago." Ernst Jorgensen wrote about the session, "Elvis seemed inspired, singing with a passion and soulfulness that recalled Memphis, the band fell in with equal feeling, their confidence and expressiveness growing along with his. Both singer and band were performing out of genre, improvising their own rhythms and phrasing on the spot, challenging each other." To paraphrase Jorgensen, "they had something to be proud of."
- Go here to the complete SONY US LEGACY article.
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| Sunday 25 December 2011 Wishing everyone a HAPPY CHRISTMAS |
Elvis Country Legacy Edition – 14 days until its release!: In January 1971, Elvis was well and truly back and on top of his game. During 1970, he chalked up no less than 4 Platinum and 3 Gold album awards and 5 Gold singles. As if this sales achievement wasn't enough, on January 16, he was given the award as one of the "Top Ten Young Men of The Year" by the United States Jaycees. His new album Elvis Country released that same month received critical acclaim.
In an outstanding review for Rolling Stone, biographer Peter Guralnick said: "... Elvis Presley has come out with a record which gives us some of the very finest and most affecting music since he first recorded for Sun almost 17 years ago."
Elvis Country is, obviously, a return to roots. But it's the singing, the passion and engagement most of all which mark this album as something truly exceptional. All the familiar virtues are there. The intensity. That peculiar combination of hypertension and soul. |
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There is even, for those who care to recall, a frenzied recollection of what the rock era once was, as Elvis takes on Jerry Lee Lewis' masterful "Whole Lot-ta Shakin' Goin' On" and comes out relatively unscathed. He has never sung better.
Elvis Country received an RIAA Gold certification and spent 21 weeks on the Billboard album chart. The single "I Really Don t Want To Know" c/w "There Goes My Everything" reached #9 and #21 on the Billboard country and pop charts respectively. The June 1971 follow-up studio album Love Letters From Elvis also contains songs recorded during the historic four-day Nashville session that spawned Elvis Country, including "Got My Mojo Working" and "Life" (Billboard #53).
This new 2-CD Legacy Edition features both these classic original albums plus 6 bonus tracks, including the full version of "I Was Born About Ten Thousand Years Ago," the studio jam "A Hundred Years From Now" and the single "Where Did They Go, Lord" c/w "Rags To Riches," which reached #33 on the Billboard chart. (News, Source: Amazon)
EPE Fan Club Presidents 2011 CD: Always a lovely Elvis collectable, this is the 2011 Christmas CD that EPE sends to all official Elvis fan club presidents.
This year it unusually features three tracks...
- Here Comes Santa Claus
- Merry Christmas Baby
- On A Snowy Christmas Night
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New FTDs Released! The four new releases from the FTD label have arrived at the dealers. Especially for Christmas we get the 7" digipack Classic album release of ‘Elvis Sings The Wonderful World Of Christmas’ plus the highly anticipated Classic Album release of ‘Promised Land’. FTD also publish the companion book to the ‘Young Man With the Big Beat’, Michael Rose’s ‘A Moment In Time: 4 Days in '56’ featuring a stunning glimpse of Elvis' life in May 1956.
They also release another new Vinyl double-album ‘The Elvis Is Back Sessions’.
SEE ALL details and tracklistings BELOW
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| Wednesday 23 November 2011 |
‘Elvis Country’ Legacy Edition: Sony Legacy have issued a press release publicising the new January 3rd release.
It includes…
The original 12-song Elvis Country (subtitled "I'm 10,000 Years Old"), debuted January 23, 1971 on the Billboard album chart, peaked at #12, spent 21 weeks on the chart, and was certified RIAA Gold.
In the original Rolling Stone review future Presley biographer Peter Guralnick wrote, "Elvis has come out with a record which gives us some of the very finest and most affecting music since he first recorded for Sun almost 17 years ago." The idea of inserting excerpts of "I Was Born About Ten Thousand Years Ago" in between the album tracks gave the LP a conceptual feel that had never been encountered before. And the songs, from the high-energy rock of "I Washed My Hands In Muddy Water" and "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" (which gives Jerry Lee Lewis a run for the money), to the big ballads that were becoming an Elvis trademark (Eddy Arnold's "I Really Don't Want To Know" and Willie Nelson's "Funny How Time Slips Away" among them) that were some of Elvis' greatest performances ever.
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Elvis Country was a breath of fresh air for most of his millions of fans, and signaled a renaissance of his creative energies.
The new Nashville band had the feel of the Memphis hitmakers of 1969, mainly because their core members were part of the original Muscle Shoals sound which put that town on the map: bassist Norbert Putnam, pianist David Briggs, and drummer Jerry Carrigan. Add in masterful guitarist James Burton - who had become indispensable to Elvis after the two recent Las Vegas residencies - and the scene was set.
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present He laid down first and second takes with ease, and then turned around and initiated impromptu studio jams that kept the musicians firing on all cylinders.
It all came to a head on the fourth night. After a couple of warm-ups (including Eddy Arnold's "I Really Don't Want To Know"), they thought back to the country tunes they'd already recorded, and the idea of a country album began to take shape. In short order, Elvis laid down Bob Wills' western-swing standard "Faded Love" and Ernest Tubb's "Tomorrow Never Comes." After cutting Hank Cochran's barroom weeper "Make The World Go Away" (via Eddy Arnold), Elvis and crew moved on to Willie's "Funny How Time Slips Away" and then "I Washed My Hands In Muddy Water," familiar to rock and roll fans of Johnny Rivers, but originally a big country hit for Stonewall Jackson.
Ernst Jorgensen wrote about the session, "Elvis seemed inspired, singing with a passion and soulfulness that recalled Memphis, the band fell in with equal feeling, their confidence and expressiveness growing along with his. Both singer and band were performing out of genre, improvising their own rhythms and phrasing on the spot, challenging each other." To paraphrase Jorgensen, "they had something to be proud of."
OUT January 3rd 2012 - Go here to the complete LEGACY article.
SEE BELOW for tracklist
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Another 'Original Album Classics' 1960s box: Continuing their theme of cheap box-sets of original Elvis albums, SONY will release another 5-cd selection combining 'Blue Hawaii', 'Pot Luck', 'Girls! Girls! Girls!', 'Fun In Acapulco' and 'Viva Las Vegas'.
Release date 9 Jan 2012.
Priced around US$20 for all five.
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'Elvis Country' next Legacy Release Confirmed : As we stated last saturday, it is now confirmed that 'Elvis Country' will be the next double-disc Elvis Legacy release from SONY, with the release date noted as January 3, 2012.
The coupling is with the rather pedestrian June 1971 'Love Letters' album albeit with some bonus single extras.
TRACKLIST Disc: 1 (Elvis Country)
1. Snowbird (2:17)
2. Tomorrow Never Comes (4:07)
3. Little Cabin On The Hill (1:58)
4. Whole Lot-Ta Shakin' Goin' On (3:10)
5. Funny How Time Slips Away (4:32)
6. I Really Don't Want To Know (2:54)
7. There Goes My Everything (3:10)
8. It's Your Baby, You Rock It (3:04)
9. The Fool (2:34)
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11. I Washed My Hands In Muddy Water (3:57)
12. Make The World Go Away (3:49)
13. I Was Born About Ten Thousand Years Ago (3:13)
14. A Hundred Years From Now (1:40)
15. Where Did They Go, Lord (2:27)
Disc: 2 (Love Letters From Elvis)
1. Love Letters (2:49)
2. When I'm Over You (2:26)
3. If I Were You (3:01)
4. Got My Mojo Working / Keep Your Hands Off Of It (4:34) |
5. Heart of Rome (2:53)
6. Only Believe (2:47)
7. This Is Our Dance (3:14)
8. Cindy, Cindy (2:31)
9. I'll Never Know (2:24)
10. It Ain't No Big Thing (2:47)
11. Life (3:10)
12. The Sound Of Your Cry (3:17)
13. Sylvia (3:18)
14. Rags To Riches (1:54) |
'Elvis Is Back Sessions' - Special double-VINYL version: The special 2-disc, 180-gram vinyl set is sure to make Elvis fans around the world happy because it’s been the most requested FTD album for vinyl release ever. This very limited release has been re-mastered from the original analogue tapes and includes lots of great photos from the Graceland archives in Memphis.
"Elvis Is Back!" was released in April 1960 and was Elvis’ tenth album. Recording sessions took place on March 20 and April 3, 1960, at RCA Studio B in Nashville, Tennessee. It was his first album to be released in true stereo and peaked at number two on the Top Pop Albums chart and is included in the book "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die." The album was certified Gold on July 15, 1999, by the RIAA.
SEE BELOW for tracklisting and details
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Four new FTD releases for December: FTD has announced four new upcoming releases for early December....
1. 'Promised Land' - The long-awaited double-CD "Classic Album" version of 1974's 'Promised Land' album.
Recorded in December 1973 at Stax Records in Memphis, the original album was released in 1974 and is thought by some to be the best Elvis studio album from the ‘70s.
The title track, "Promised Land" was a cover of a 1965 hit by Chuck Berry and was issued as a single and hit number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 and landed in the UK top ten.
FTD says the Tracklist still in development
DISC 1
THE ORIGINAL ALBUM
1 Promised Land
2 There’s A Honky Tonk Angel (Who Will Take Me Back In)
3 Help Me
4 Mr. Songman
5 Love Song Of The Year
6 It’s Midnight
7 Your Love’s Been A Long Time Coming
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8 If You Talk In Your Sleep
9 Thinking About You
10 You Asked Me To
SESSION HIGHLIGHTS – THE ALTERNATE ALBUM
11 Promised Land – take 4
12 There’s A Honky Tonk Angel – takes 3,2,7
13 Help Me - take 1 (undubbed master)
14 Mr. Songman – take 2
15 Love Song Of The Year – take 1
16 It’s Midnight – take 9
17 Your Love’s Been A Long Time Coming - take 10
18 If You Talk In Your Sleep - take 5
19 Thinking About You – take 4
20 You Asked Me To – ?
MORE SESSION HIGHLIGHTS
21 Promised Land – take 5
22 Love Song Of The Year – take 7
23 It’s Midnight – take 11
24 Thinking About You – takes 5,6
25 You Asked Me To – ?
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SESSIONS – THE MAKING OF
1 It’s Midnight – takes 1-4, 8,7
2 You Asked Me To – ?
3 Mr. Songman take 1
4 Thinking About You – rehearsal
5 Thinking About You – take 3
6 Promised Land – take 3,2
7 Your Love’s Been A Long Time Coming – takes 2,3
8 Your Love’s Been A Long Time Coming – take 4
9 There’s A Honky Tonk Angel – take 1
10 Love Song Of The Year – rehearsal
11 Love Song Of The Year – take 2
12 It’s Midnight – take 10
13 If You Talk In Your Sleep –takes 6,7, 8
14 Mr. Songman – takes 3,6
15 Love Song Of The Year – takes x,y, 8 (undubbed master)
16 You Asked Me To – take 3B (4 ??)
17 There’s A Honky Tonk Angel – takes ?
18 It’s Midnight – takes 15,16
19 Promised Land – take 6 – undubbed master
20 Thinking About You – ?
21 Your Love’s Been A Long Time Coming – take 8
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2.'Elvis Sings the Wonderful World of Christmas' - The double-CD "Classic Album" version of the 1971 album.
Every fan knows Christmas was special to Elvis and decorating Graceland for the holidays was one of his favourite things to do each year. First released as a LP in 1971, "Elvis Sings The Wonderful World of Christmas" is a true classic. It reached number one on Billboard’s Christmas/Holiday albums chart and sold more than threemillion copies, being certified triple PLATINUM by the RIAA. This 2-CD set includes some of Elvis’ greatest Christmas recordings that were included on the original album as well as many first takes that you have never heard before.
DISC 1 THE ORIGINAL ALBUM
1 O Come, All Ye Faithful 2:48
2 The First Noel 2:09
3 On A Snowy Christmas Night 2:49
4 Winter Wonderland 2:17
5 The Wonderful World Of Christmas 1:57
6 It Won’t Seem Like Christmas (Without You) 2:41
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7 I’ll Be Home On Christmas Day 3:48
8 If I Get Home On Christmas Day 2:51
9 Holly Leaves And Christmas Trees 2:52
10 Merry Christmas Baby 5:44
11 Silver Bells 2:26
BONUS SONG
12) I’ll Be Home On Christmas Day
– remake master 3:43
FIRST TAKES
13 It Won’t Seem Like Christmas (Without You) -takes 1-3 4:36
14 If I Get Home On Christmas Day - take 1 3:37
15 I’ll Be Home On Christmas Day - takes 1-3 7:54
16 Holly Leaves And Christmas Trees - takes 1,2 3:13
17 Silver Bells - takes 1,2 4:41
18 I’ll Be Home On Christmas Day – remake takes 1,2 5:48 |
DISC 2
1 I’ll Be Home On Christmas Day – take 4 4:58
2 If I Get Home On Christmas Day - takes 2,3 3:51
3 Holly Leaves And Christmas Trees - take 3 2:27
4 I’ll Be Home On Christmas Day – remake take 3 4:24
5 It Won’t Seem Like Christmas - takes 4,5 3:03
6 O Come, All Ye Faithful – take 2 4:28
7 If I Get Home On Christmas Day - take 5 3:00
8 The Lord’s Prayer 3:01 (Public Domain)
9 I’ll Be Home On Christmas Day - takes 5,6 4:26
10 Holly Leaves And Christmas Trees - takes 4 2:36
11 It’ Won’t Seem Like Christmas - take 6 3:14
12 Merry Christmas Baby – take 1 (unedited version) 8:29
13 I’ll Be Home On Christmas Day – remake takes 4-9 7:24
14 If I Get Home On Christmas Day - take 7 2:57
15 Holly Leaves And Christmas Trees - takes 5-8 3:39
16 Winter Wonderland – takes 7,8 3:53 |
3. 'Elvis Is Back' - Special double-VINYL version: The special 2-disc, 180-gram vinyl set is sure to make Elvis fans around the world happy because it’s been the most requested FTD album for vinyl release ever. This very limited release has been re-mastered from the original analogue tapes and includes lots of great photos from the Graceland archives in Memphis.
"Elvis Is Back!" was released in April 1960 and was Elvis’ tenth album. Recording sessions took place on March 20 and April 3, 1960, at RCA Studio B in Nashville, Tennessee. It was his first album to be released in true stereo and peaked at number two on the Top Pop Albums chart and is included in the book "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die." The album was certified Gold on July 15, 1999, by the RIAA.
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"Elvis is Back!’ Sessions"
Side 1
1. Such a Night (take 1) 3:14
2. Are You Lonesome Tonight?
(takes 1, 2) 3:39
3. Make Me Know It (take 3) 2:12
4. It’s Now Or Never (take 1) 3:28
5. It Feels So Right (take 1) 2:08
6. Thrill Of Your Love (takes 1,2,1-PB) 4:09
7. Stuck on You (take 1) 2:19
Side 2
1. Reconsider Baby (master) 3.44
2. Soldier Boy (take 1) 3:03
3. A Mess Of Blues (take 1) 2:56
4. The Girl Of My Best Friend
(takes 2, 4, 5, 6) 5:15
5. Fame And Fortune (take 2) 2:33
6. Like A Baby (take 1-FS/BD) 2:13
7. Like A Baby (take 2) 2:42
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Side 3
1.Dirty, Dirty Feeling
(takes 2, 3-sp last chord from 4/m) 1:44
2. I Gotta Know (including take 1) 2:57
3. Such A Night (takes 2, 3, 4/5-sp) 3:50
4. Fever (take 1) 3:48
5. Are You Lonesome Tonight?
(takes 4-FS, 3, wp 1/2-sp) 2:54
6. Make Me Know It (takes 9, 10, 11) 2:41
7. The Girl Next Door (Went A’Walking)
(Takes 1, 2, 3) 3:43
Side 4
1. It’s Now Or Never (take 2) 3:245
2. It’s Now or Never (takes 3, 4) 3:56
3. It Feels So Right (takes 4, 3) 2:41
4. The Girl Of My Best Friend (take 9) 2:26
5. A Mess Of Blues (takes 2, 3) 2:50
6. Soldier Boy (takes 9, 10) 3:39
7. Make Me Know It (takes 17, 18) 2:46 |
4. 'Elvis Presley – A Moment in Time, 4 Days in ’56' by "Return To Tupelo" producer Michael Rose chronicles the four days from early 1956 as Elvis barnstorms from Detroit through Columbus, and finally back to Memphis and his new home at Audubon Drive - May 25 to May 28th 1956.
In Memphis for Elvis Week 2012 Ernst Jorgenson said that it was a 192 page photo book being produced as a companion release to the Sony/Legacy 5CD box set, "Young Man With The Big Beat".
Michael Rose has been working with Ernst Jorgenson for the last 12 months hunting down contacts and stories. |
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Updated 'Young Man with the Big Beat' In-Depth Review: Released to coincide with the 55th anniversary celebration of Elvis' national break-through year, 'Young Man with the Big Beat' is a 5-disc box set in a retro format containing all of the 1956 RCA Masters including the complete albums 'Elvis Presley' (#1254) and the second 'Elvis' (#1382). It also includes a previously-unreleased live show, outtakes and rare interviews with the Elvis along with an 84-page book with a day-by-day chronology plus assorted photos and memorabilia.
Back in March 1956 an RCA promotional poster billed Elvis Presley as a "Young Man with the Big Beat". There is no doubt that the billboard’s designers would have had no idea what an impact that BIG BEAT would have on future generations, shaking the very ground of the until now easy-listening entertainment world.
Can this new box-set really capture everything that Elvis achieved in this great Rock'n'Roll year
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New 'Forty-Eight Hours to Memphis' FTD preview: Announced for a mid-October release "48 Hours To Memphis" could be the best FTD release of the year. The concert features a previously unknown multi-track recording of Elvis' Richmond show, March 18 1974. Taken from a tape copy of a professional 16-track recording, the show is complete (with some tape damage that has been fixed/altered). It has been mastered by Vic Anesini!
This recording was made 2 days before 'Recorded live on stage in Memphis'. It’s a fabulous discovery with the recording coming from a newly discovered, unmarked tape.
CLICK HERE to this 4 minute audio sample and check out brilliant audio quality of this concert release.
With samples of 'Trying To Get To You', 'Polk Salad Annie', 'Steamroller Blues', 'Rock and Roll Medley'.... (Note- 8MG in size)
Click here to pre-order your copy from Elvis The Man & His Music.
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| Thursday 29 September 2011 |
'1956, Elvis Presley’s Pivotal Year': TIME magazine featured this recent article by SONY/FTD's music producer and consultant Roger Semon. The article helps explain to readers what the new deluxe box-set 'Young Man With The Big Beat' is all about.
... "In the mid-1950s, the post-war Eisenhower era of social conformity in America was at its peak, and musically, the most threatening image appeared to be Bill Haley’s kiss-curl as he sang “Rock Around The Clock.” That all changed on Jan. 28, 1956, when a raw and electric Elvis Presley made his breakthrough on the CBS program Stage Show. Presley’s good looks, sensuous moves and mesmerizing voice made him a sensation overnight. But it wasn’t until a third appearance on the show that Presley truly challenged the status quo. On Feb. 11, the singer performed “Heartbreak Hotel” and by April, the single would be #1 on the Billboard chart. At last, teenagers had music of their own to swoon over while their parents continued listening to Frank Sinatra and Mario Lanza....
Click HERE for the full article and fabulous Elvis Photos.
(News, Source;N.Verghese/Time/ElvisInfoNet)
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| Saturday 24 September 2011 |
"Young Man With The Big Beat" Detailed Review: David McGee in a detailed review for The Bluegrass Special writes about the special features included in "Young Man With The Big Beat," which will be in stores everywhere beginning September 27, 2011.
‘What Is Going On?’- In 1956 Elvis’s guitarist, Scotty Moore, asked the question.
Elvis supplied the resounding answer. And this new box-set chronicles that momentous year for the man who would be King.
"The heart of the five CD set is the two discs of Original Masters. Three other CDs flesh out the story of a landmark year in American music. A disc of outtakes (some previously released, some seeing the light of day for the first time) is pretty well narrowcast for Elvis die-hards who have a vested interest in hearing, say, 11 of the 12 takes of “Lawdy Miss Clawdy,” or the same number of runs at “Shake, Rattle and Roll.” The real attraction of the Outtakes disc is the inclusion at the end of a 30-minute interview with Elvis conducted by trade journalist Robert Brown at New York’s Warwick Hotel on March 24, 1956."
"With little biographical detail then available about Elvis, Brown begins the questioning with Elvis’s self-recording at Sun and his job as a |
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Crown Electric truck driver. Given how few interviews with Elvis exist, it’s still fascinating to hear him talk about how determined he was to make something of himself at Crown Electric. ... His own words betray the discipline and drive both Johnny Cash and Carl Perkins (below with Elvis) saw in Elvis that not only inspired them but also left no doubt in their minds as to his eventual success as an entertainer."
As Peter Guralnick noted in 'Last Train To Memphis' - After the release of Heartbreak Hotel... “They were back on the Hayride the following week for the first time in a month. A lot had happened in that month, but for Elvis and Scotty and Bill there had been no time to gauge it, and it didn’t appear all that different from everything else that had been building and going on for the last year. They did ‘Heartbreak Hotel’ for the first time, said Scotty Moore , ‘and that damn auditorium down there almost exploded. I mean, it had been wild before that, but it was more like playing down at your local camp, a home folks-type situation. But now they turned into--it was different faces, just a whole other… That’s the earliest I can remember saying, What is going on?’”
GO HERE for the full article and ELVIS video clips.
(News, Source;ElvisThe Music) - Below right Elvis and Natalie Wood |
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New RIAA Album Awards For Elvis: Elvis Presley has again been awarded more RIAA Gold and Platinum awards - some are somwhat unexpected!
- ‘Elvis Sings For Kids/Children And Grown Ups Too’ January 01, 1978 = September 15, 2011 RCA Gold Album Solo
- ‘Mahalo From Elvis’ January 01, 1978 = September 15, 2011 RCA Gold Album Solo
- ‘The Very Best Of Love’ January 01, 2001 = September 15, 2011 RCA Gold Album Solo
- ‘Elvis In Person’ November 01, 1970 = September 15, 2011 RCA Platinum Album Solo
- ‘I Got Lucky’ January 01, 1971 = September 15, 2011 RCA Records Platinum Album Solo
- ‘Elvis' Christmas Album’ November 01, 1970 = September 09, 2011 RCA 10.00x Multi Platinum Album Solo.
These latest awards bring Elvis' overall total of awarded album sales in the U.S.A. to 133 million. |
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Breaking this down he has 89 GOLD albums, 50 PLATINUM albums, 25 MULTI-PLATINUM Albums and 1 DIAMOND album.
EIN notes - Great ?? to see a quality album like "Elvis Sings For Kids/Children And Grown Ups Too" finally going GOLD! – The Colonel will be laughing all the way to the bank!
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| Tuesday 20 September 2011 |
New FTDs delayed: ETM&HM have informed us that FTD have ran into problems with their latest releases. It looks like 'He Touched Me' and '48 Hours From Memphis' may not appear until early October.
See EIN's new 'FTD 2011 News' page for all the details.
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'Original Album Classics' new SONY Box-set: Sony UK will release Elvis' three final albums 'Today', 'From Elvis Presley Boulevard' and 1977's 'Moody Blue' in the Original Album Classics-series on September 26, 2011.
Costing only £8.99 or US$14.20 for all three albums.
Go here for more info
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'America The Beautiful' Among Soundscan's Top 200 US Singles For 2001: When Nielsen SoundScan released its year-end sales charts for 2001, eight 9/11-boosted songs ranked among the year's 200 best-selling singles. Three placed in the top 50: Houston's "The Star Spangled Banner," Greenwood's "God Bless The USA" and Tippin's "Where The Stars And Stripes And The Eagle Fly." Further down the list were Enya's "Only Time," Elvis Presley's "America The Beautiful," Randy Travis' "America Will Always Stand," LeAnn Rimes' "God Bless America" and Daniel Rodriguez's "God Bless America."
- Information supplied by Paul Grein of Chartwatch.
(News, Source;BrianQuinn/ElvisInfoNet)
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'Fashion For A King' FTD in-depth Review: 'Fashion For A King' is an FTD co-produced Book/CD package, featuring a 512-page book written by Norwegians Tommy Edvardsen and Atle Larsen - it also includes 2 new live soundboards.
This is an almighty project, a coffee-table book including details and photos of all of Elvis’ stage outfits.
There is no doubt that Elvis collectors found the pre-publicity mouth-watering since it promised "a full documentary of all Elvis’ suits" and nothing of this magnitude has been done before - and certainly not with FTD as the official co-publisher.
The book assembles an astounding selection of images of Elvis from 1968 to 1977 from many notable photographic contributors including Ed Bonja, Keith Alveston, George O’Hill, Bob Heis and Sherrif Hannah.
With varying reviews already published, from glowing "one of the best", to terrible "if this was a car it would be recalled", EIN contributor Geoffrey McDonnell and Piers Beagley have worked together to give you this honest, informed and in-depth review. Go here for review and images.
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FTD Reprints and that 'Frankie & Johnny' Rumour: EIN cannot understand why the recent rumour about the FTD 'Frankie & Johnny' soundtrack reprint has caused so much interest with Elvis collectors (see news story below). Surely this is of minor importance compared to the up&coming '48 Hours To Memphis'? And if FTD need to reprint an old release, then surely they would use the Vic Anesini new Remasters?
Ernst Jørgensen kindly clarified the situation for us today and the question of future FTD reprints...
"Everytime we sell out of a product and have to reprint the title, we have a discussion on whether to improve the package or not. Currently we are (thinking of) reprinting about 11 titles, so we have 11 discussions. We will inform people through the proper channels when we are ready with these new releases and possible expanded/changed versions of titles.
- We also change our minds sometimes!!!
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However it's been interesting to read the sites since Elvis Australia (Troedson) started the rumour. The way I read them is that many fans think we are "greedy bastards" if we make some of the older releases into new 2 CD packages, and they will have to buy them again. I certainly understand the viewpoint, but I'm also sure there are people of other opinions.
The label is aimed at giving fans what they want - FTD's problem is to understand what the majority of the collectors want".
- Ernst Jørgensen
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'He Touched Me' FTD tracklist details: The 2-CD Classic Album version containing both Masters and Outtakes from these May 1971 sessions.
2xCD set packaged in deluxe, fold-out format sleeve (7" EP size) with booklet featuring photos and memorabilia. This will be an interesting FTD for the many previously unreleased outtakes.
Tracklist: He Touched Me / I've Got Confidence / Amazing Grace / Seeing Is Believing / He Is My Everything / Bosom Of Abraham / An Evening Prayer / Lead Me, Guide Me / There Is No God But God / A Thing Called Love / I, John / Reach Out To Jesus plus outtakes: Amazing Grace (Takes 1, 2 & 5) / The Lord's Prayer / Lead Me, Guide Me / He Touched Me (Takes 2, 3 & 4) / Johnny B. Goode / I've Got Confidence (Takes I & 2) / An Evening Prayer (Takes 3, 5, 7, 8 & 10) / Seeing Is Believing (Takes 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 & 14) / A Thing Called Love (Takes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 & 9) / Reach Out To Jesus (Takes 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9 & 10) / He Is My Everything (Takes 2 & 4) / There Is No God But God (Takes 2, 3, 4 & 5) / I, John (Take 2) / Bosom Of Abraham (Takes 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7)
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'Elvis Sings Guitar Man' FTD Vinyl Album tracklist: Here is the long-awaited tracklisting for the new FTD double-vinyl album of 'Elvis Sings Guitar Man'. As always this will be Re-mastered from original tapes, Vinyl cutting by Abbey Road Studios, 180 Grams heavyweight vinyl and Strictly limited pressing.
Side One: Guitar Man (takes 11, 12) / Big Boss Man (takes 7,9) / Love Letters (take 8) / Just Call Me Lonesome (takes 5,6) / Come What May (take 6) / Mine (original master) / Fools Fall In Love (original master)
Side Two: I'll Remember You (vocal overdub, unedited master) / High Heel Sneakers (take 7, unedited master) / Down In The Alley (take 6) / Indescribably Blue (vocal overdub, take 1) / Tomorrow Is A Long Time (takes 1,2)
Side Three: Big Boss Man (take 2) / Just Call Me Lonesome (takes 3,4) / Down In The Alley (takes 2,3,4) / Come What May (takes 3,4) / We Call On Him (take 8) / Singing Tree (remake, takes 1,2,3) / Guitar Man (take 10)
Side Four: Love Letters (take 2) / Fools Fall In Love (takes 1,4) / Singing Tree (takes 10,13) / You Don't Know Me (take 2) / Come What May (take 7) / High Heel Sneakers (take 5)
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High Quality YouTube Trailer for "Young Man With The Big Beat" Set: “Young Man With The Big Beat” is a 5-CD super deluxe set celebrating Elvis Presley's explosive 1956 RCA debut that changed the world of music forever. The set features 5 CDs with complete RCA master recordings, live performances, outtakes and rare interviews.
Via SONY you can pay extra but get a lovely exclusive replica 7” vinyl of Elvis’ very first RCA EP.
Via Amazon UK you get the best price deal - See EIN special deals here.
The deluxe set will be available everywhere on September 27.
Click Here to watch a nice quality YOUTUBE video preview. The pictures look greet!
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'Young Man With The Big Beat' Radio Show: Joyride Media has this interesting 1 hour on-line show as a taster for the new 1956 box-set. There is a 59 minute or 54 minute radio broadcast that highlights "The Young Man With The Big Beat" and is also available to radio stations for broadcast in August and September.
"1956 was the year Elvis Presley became a household name. The national spotlight turned on the 21 year old singer, and his life changed forever. Elvis had a new record deal, his first movie deal and a brand new manager named Colonel Tom Parker.
In this one-hour radio special you'll hear about what happened that year from Elvis and the Colonel, plus band members, friends and historians."
Click here to listen. Hosted by Eric Chase & includes some great interviews - (Nice words from Scotty Moore!) - it is EIN recommended!
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FTDs Frankie And Johnny Soundtrack CD - NO Re-release planned as yet: According to Elvis Australia, and reported elsewhere, the FTD Frankie and Johnny Soundtrack CD will be re-released when FTD 'have made the neccessary corrections'. When contacted, Ernst Jorgensen at FTD said that, NO announcement about this release had been made. He had no idea where this rumour came from.
EIN remembers that the original LP Masters always sounded shockingly bad and would be improved if replaced by the Vic Anesini 2007 remasters. The extra outakes always sounded fine in comparison
See EIN original FTD soundtrack review here.
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| Tuesday 16 AUGUST 2011 .... Elvis Week 2011 |
"48 Hours To Memphis" - new FTD: A fantastic surprise for Elvis collectors and possibly the best FTD release of the year. The next concert release will feature a previously unknown multi-track recording of Elvis' Richmond show, March 18 1974. Taken from a tape copy (2 channels mix-down) of a 16-track recording, the show is complete (with some tape damage that has been fixed/altered). It has been mastered by Vic Anesini!
This recording was made 2 days before 'Recorded live on stage in Memphis'. It’s an unbelievable discovery: The recording 48 hours to Memphis came from a newly discovered, unmarked tape which later appeared to be a copy of the 16-track recording machine. |
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People who attended the concert from Richmond and heard 48 hours to Memphis believe that this recording came closest to the actual experience of an Elvis Presley concert. This CD will be presented as an 7” album with a 16-page booklet featuring never before seen photos of the actual concert. See YouTube TRAILER here.
TRACKLIST - Richmond, March 18 1974
1. Also Sprach Zarathustra, 2. See See Rider, 3.I Got A Woman/Amen (*), 4.Love Me, 5.Trying To Get To You, 6.All Shook Up, 7.Steamroller Blues, 8.Teddy Bear/Don't Be Cruel, 9.Love Me Tender, 10.Rock medley: Long Tall Sally/Whole Lot-ta Shakin' Goin' On/ Mama Don't Dance/Flip, Flop & Fly/Jailhouse Rock/Hound Dog, 11.Fever, 12.Polk Salad Annie, 13.Why Me, Lord, 14.Suspicious Minds, 15.Introductions, 16.I Can't Stop Loving You, 17.Help Me, 18.American Trilogy, 19.Let Me Be There,
20.Funny How Times Slip Away, 21.Can't Help Falling In Love, 22.Closing Vamp, Bonus Tracks: 23.Sweet Caroline (Tulsa, March 1 1974), 24.Johnny B. Goode (Memphis, March 17 1974), 25.That's All Right (Memphis, March 17 1974)
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'Stage Rehearsal' FTD Review: Elvis' triumphant return to live performances was filmed by MGM in August 1970. The live footage in ‘That's The Way It Is’ was compiled from six concerts, filmed over four nights from the Opening Show on August 10th to the August 13th Dinner Show.
The new FTD focuses on the August 10th Dress Rehearsal for these all-important concerts - it also includes 6 Bonus Songs from 1972 & 1973.
EIN had high expectations of this great rehearsal, after all as a Fan Club Collectors’ release we pay good money to hear the real Elvis warts and all. However much of original spontaneity of Elvis' great performance has somehow been lost in the FTD production. On the other hand, there is no doubting that the remastered sound quality is fantastic and there are some real treats along the way especially with the Bonus Songs.
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'An Afternoon In The Garden' Best Selling Elvis album of 2011: 'An Afternoon In The Garden' has once again re-entered the Billboard 200 this week - at #177 - with 3,087 copies sold.
- As of (late) October last year, the album had scanned a total of 194,552 units.
- A total of 306,183 units had been scanned in the US, as of last Sunday.
Consequently, 'An Afternoon In The Garden' sold/scanned approximately 112,000 copies in the past 9 months.
To date, the album has spent 20 weeks on the Catalogue chart and 14 weeks on the Billboard 200. 'An Afternoon In The Garden' is, with quite a margin, the best-selling Elvis album in 2011. Its chart performance and sales are actually better than the all the "new" Sony mainstream Elvis releases from the past ~3 years (including 'Viva Elvis' & 'Elvis '75').
The album re-entered the charts back in February 2011 and has been dipping in and out of both the Billboard 'Top 200' and 'Catalog Chart'.
(with thanks to Mael for the stats).
'An Afternoon In The Garden' was rated very highly in our recent EIN Madison Square Garden Spotlight - click here.
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‘Young Man With the Big Beat’ Paralyzed LIVE 1956!: Don't miss this special sound preview of 'Paralyzed' LIVE from the Lousiana Hayride December 15th 1956 - It's a sample of the unreleased delights on the new 1956 Super Deluxe 1956 boxset to be released September 27, 2011. "YOUNG MAN WITH THE BIG BEAT is testament to the phenomenon and cultural icon that is Elvis Presley.
- THIS SUPER DELUXE EDITION CELEBRATES 1956 in style and includes -1 CD of live performances including a complete UNRELEASED concert from the Municipal Auditorium, Shreveport,
CLICK HERE for the EWJ created LIVE Paralyzed clip
Go here for more detailed info and ordering information.
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'Fashion For A King' Book/CD combo: “Fashion For A King” is a 512-page book including 2 CDs a Pål Granlund/Flaming Star production, written by Tommy Edvardsen and Atle Larsen. It also includes 2 new live soundboards (see details below)
It's Elvis Time reports the following news from the authors.
Elvis Presley made a special fashion of his famous and spectacular stage outfits, sometimes referred to as ”jumpsuits”. In every country there is an “Elvis impersonator” well dressed up in a copy of one of Elvis Presley’s outfits. The name “Elvis” is heard of in every corner of the world, and nearly everybody have heard about the dynamic performer dressed in a typical “seventies suit” with rhinestones and embroideries in different patterns. But what many people don’t know, is that these suits have their own name and their own story to tell. Not many people know how these outfits came to be characteristics for Elvis on stage, and their development during the years. It all started with the “Black Leather Suit” in 1968, and ended with the “Mexican Sundial Suit” in 1977.Elvis became King Of Concerts in the late sixties and seventies – and the stage outfits became an important part of his shows. In this encyclopaedia of more that 500 pages we will present you to a full documentary of all Elvis’ suits from his famous Comeback Special in 1968, his return to live performances in Las Vegas in 1969 and his many tours and TV Specials through the 1970’s. You will have the background story of each and every suit, when Elvis used them for the first and the last time - and their whereabouts today. |
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We will also give you the background story of the very skilled designers who made these famous outfits. Elvis often mixed suits and belts as he pleased. Here you will see them all. This book is the result of hundreds of working hours with research and “digging” through enormous amounts of documentation. After doing a long article series in the Norwegian “Flaming Star” Fan Club Magazine, our publisher, Pål Granlund asked if we were interested in making a book of the published material. Pål Granlund is one of a few Norwegians who have had the honour of meeting The King in person in Las Vegas and on tour. We have worked closely with Pål in this project, and as a result of this, we can now present - for the first time - a book with a fully documented story and pictures of Elvis Presley’s stage outfits. This book is not meant only for the hardcore “jumpsuit”-fan, but also as an encyclopaedia for fans all over the world to learn more about these great, original stage-outfits. Never has a book been more complete on this issue, and you will see rare photos and photos you have never seen before. We are very proud of this project and the opportunity to give you an idea of how these suits became the typical trademark of Elvis’ legacy as a live performer.
Best regards Tommy Edvardsen & Atle Larsen - authors.
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DISC 1 - Recorded July 1, 1974, at Auditorium Arena, Omaha, Nebraska.
1) See See Rider, 2) I Got A Woman / Amen, 3) Love Me, 4) Trying To Get To You, 5) All Shook Up, 6) Love Me Tender 7) Hound Dog, 8) Fever, 9) Polk Salad Annie, 10) Why Me Lord, 11) Suspicious Minds, 12) Introductions, 13) I Can’t Stop Loving You, 14) Help Me, 15) You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me, 16) Bridge Over Troubled Water, 17) Let Me Be There, 18) Funny How Time Slips Away, 19) Big Boss Man, 20) Can’t Help Falling In Love, Bonus Track 21) Steamroller Blues
Track 21 recorded July 2, 1974, at Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, Utah
DISC 2 - Recorded December 14, 1975, at the Las Vegas Hilton
1) See See Rider, 2) I Got A Woman / Amen, 3) Love Me, 4) Trying To Get To You, 5) And I Love You So, 6) All Shook Up, 7) (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear / Don’t Be Cruel, 8) Hound Dog, 9) Until It’s Time For You To Go, ,10) You Gave Me A Mountain, 11) Polk Salad Annie, 12) Introductions (incomplete), 13) Just Pretend, 14) How Great Thou Art, 15) Burning Love, 16) Softly As I Leave You, 17) America, 18) Little Sister, 19) Heartbreak Hotel, 20) O Sole Mio / It’s Now Or Never, 21) Can’t Help Falling In Love.
Click here to pre-order from It's Elvis Time
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FTD September Releases: News from It's Elvis Time about the three September releases.
1- '48 Hours To Memphis'
The March 18, 1974, Richmond concert.
2. 'He Touched Me' The Classic album double CD version
3. 'Elvis Sings Guitar Man' Vinyl album
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UPDATED Elvis Amarillo ’77 FTD CD Review: Elvis' second tour of 1977 kicked off in Tempe, Arizona on March 23rd. He had just returned from his final vacation in Hawaii and was hopefully rested and recuperated.
This previously un-released March 24th Amarillo concert was the second concert in the two-week tour and hopefully Elvis would be in better form than was often the case in 1977. In fact Felton Jarvis started recorded some songs professionally for the 'Moody Blue' album from Norman, Oklahoma the very next day.
The new Amarillo FTD focuses on this second tour and includes 11 Bonus Tracks creating a very packed CD. These include 'Steamroller Blues' Elvis' only 1977 version from Austin, Texas - as well as the very rare live 'Bosom of Abraham/You Better Run' previously unreleased.
Go here as EIN contributor Geoffrey McDonnell checks out this brand new FTD to see whether Elvis' Hawaii holiday really had got him fired up and ready to rock.
(FTD Reviews; Source;ElvisInfoNetwork)
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‘FASHION FOR A KING’ new FTD Book/CD Release: Recently announced by FTD ‘FASHION FOR A KING’ a new 500 page book/CD combo. This 500-page book is produced by Pal Grandlun and will focus on Elvis' stage suits from 1969 onwards. The book will hold several previously unseen pictures with 'rare' suits and comes with two LIVE CDs from 1974 and 1975. FTD say that the two concerts won't dissappoint!
The book/2CD set will be available early August.
Preliminary images (right) from Elvis Matters.
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| June FTD releases OUT NOW: The three new FTD releases are at all good Elvis dealers now... See below for details |
FTD 'G.I Blues' Classic Album release next?: The back cover of the vinyl version of the recent 'Pot Luck Sessions' album advertises the future release of the CD and vinyl re-issues of the 'G.I. Blues' and 'His Hand In Mine' albums, containing the Masters plus outtakes.
Does this mean the Classic Album version of 'G.I Blues' will be their next major FTD release?
(News, Source;FECC/ElvisMatters)
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'The Very Best Of Elvis Presley Live' new SONY budget CD: A "camden" CD for the new millenium? 14 classic Elvis in concert greatest-hits tracks for under US$10. Nothing from the 1972 tours and a pale shadow compared to other recent budget releases, like the excellent BMG Genre cd 'Elvis Live' which was similarly priced. Must have taken 30 seconds to design the cover! Interestingly most tracks are taken from the more recently released August 22nd 1969 show that featured on the 'In Person' FTD.
Release Date; July 12, 2011.
Tracklisting:
That's All Right (August 13, 1970)
Blue Suede Shoes (August 22, 1969)
All Shook Up (August 22, 1969)
Love Me Tender (August 22, 1969)
Jailhouse Rock / Don't Be Cruel (August 22, 1969)
Heartbreak Hotel (August 22, 1969)
Hound Dog (August 22, 1969) |
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Are You Lonesome Tonight? (August 22, 1969)
The Wonder Of You (August 13, 1970)
An American Trilogy (January 14, 1973)
Burning Love (January 14, 1973) |
In the Ghetto (August 22, 1969)
Suspicious Minds (August 22, 1969)
Can't Help Falling In Love (August 22, 1969)
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'Elvis - Original Album Classics' - new SONY box-set: The Colonel would be proud as SONY release a 5-CD box set of Elvis' 'Gold Records' series. The original series started in 1958 and subsequent titles followed in 1959, 1963, 1968 & 1985.
Volume one of this 'Original Album Classics' series was back in 2008 with five albums from 'Elvis Presley' to 'GI Blues'
Release date August 1st.
Click here for more info
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Two new Elvis 1956 SONY/Legacy releases to match EPE’s 55th Anniversary Celebrations |
'Young Man With The Big Beat' UK Release Info: EIN contributor Brian Quinn contacted Sony(UK) to ask if the new box-set would get a UK release and what were its chart prospects.
SONY replied, "Yes it will be released in the UK. It’s a high end piece so will get focused but limited promotion. Not sure it’s chart eligible but with the numbers we can sell it wouldn’t bother the UK top 40."
(News, Source;BrianQuinn/ElvisInfoNet)
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‘Young Man With the Big Beat’ New 1956 DELUXE BoxSet 5cd Release: A new 1956 Super Deluxe 1956 boxset to be released September 27, 2011.
... "The recorded legacy of Elvis Presley continues to be discovered by new generations that never saw him or heard him perform live. It's hard to appreciate that he started so much of what we take for granted now in popular music. Until 1956, the teenagers of suburban America, and the rest of the world, had to endure ditties by Rosemary Clooney and Perry Como but everything was about to be tossed upside down. On January 28 on a cold night in New York, Elvis took America by storm as he appeared on CBS-TV's Stage Show hosted by Jimmy and Tommy Dorsey. On February 4 for his second appearance he sang a song that literally changed the world of popular music "Heartbreak Hotel". Its unique sound and style literally blew everything before it away while at the same time inducing the blueprint for everything that was to come; by April, it would be #1 on Billboard. This incredible step-change in musical history resonated around the world and while liberating millions of young adolescent teenagers it also inspired many successful artists of today to pick a guitar or sing - everyone wanted to be like Elvis. The pure spontaneity of these seminal recordings
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shows through even today; "Heartbreak Hotel", Don't Be Cruel", "Hound Dog", "Blue Suede Shoes" and "My Baby Left Me" are some of the greatest rock 'n' roll records ever made. Elvis' unprecedented level of achievement is still the benchmark by which artistic success is measured today and YOUNG MAN WITH THE BIG BEAT is testament to the phenomenon and cultural icon that is Elvis Presley.
- THIS SUPER DELUXE EDITION CELEBRATES 1956 in style with this retro 12x12 format and offers;
-2 CDs of RCA master recordings, digitally remastered
-1 CD of live performances including a complete UNRELEASED concert from the Municipal Auditorium, Shreveport, Louisiana;
Little Rock, Arkansas - March 18 and the New Frontier Venus Room , Las Vegas May 6-1 CD of insightful outtakes that offer a fly-on-the-wall experience of an Elvis recording session
-1 CD of revealing and rare spoken word recordings including THE TRUTH ABOUT ME plus outtakes, the complete TV GUIDE PRESENTS ELVIS and Colonel Tom Parker interviews; the complete WARWICK HOTEL interview; the extremely rare Elvis RCA Victrola advertisements. |
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& Incredible 80-Page color 12 x 12 book with 12-month day-by-day chronology, rare photos and memorabilia; including original RCA and Elvis Presley Enterprises artifacts and documents.
--- Also included is a unique memorabilia envelope containing original size replicas of; RCA's first ever poster for Elvis YOUNG MAN WITH THE BIG BEAT; Mosque Theater Poster, Venus Room Flyer for The New Frontier Hotel Appearance 1956; Original RCA Order Form for Heartbreak Hotel; unique Colonel Parker letter and Cotton Bowl Ticket Stub plus five 8 x10 photos suitable for framing!
Priced at US$110 - Click here to MYPLAY to pre-order and for details. |
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The RCA Master recordings.
Disc 1
1. Blue Suede Shoes
2. I m Counting On You
3. I Got A Woman
4. One-Sided Love Affair
5. I Love You Because
6. Just Because
7. Tutti Frutti
8. Trying To Get To You
9. I m Gonna Sit Right Down And Cry (Over You)
10. I ll Never Let You Go (Little Darlin )
11. Blue Moon
12. Money Honey
13. Heartbreak Hotel
14. I Was The One
15. My Baby Left Me
16. Lawdy, Miss Clawdy
17. Shake, Rattle And Roll
Disc 2
1. Rip It Up
2. Love Me
3. When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again
4. Long Tall Sally
5. First In Line
6. Paralyzed
7. So Glad You re Mine
8. Old Shep
9. Ready Teddy
10. Anyplace Is Paradise
11. How s The World Treating You
12. How Do You Think I Feel
13. I Want You, I Need You, I Love You
14. Hound Dog
15. Don t Be Cruel
16. Any Way You Want Me (That s How I Will Be)
17. Too Much
18. Playing For Keeps
19. Love Me Tender
20. Let Me
21. Poor Boy
22. We're Gonna Move
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Live Performances
Disc 3
1. Heartbreak Hotel
2. Long Tall Sally
3. Blue Suede Shoes
4. Money Honey
5. Heartbreak Hotel
6. Long Tall Sally
7. I Was The One
8. Money Honey
9. I Got A Woman
10. Blue Suede Shoes
11. Hound Dog
12. Heartbreak Hotel
13. Long Tall Sally
14. I Was The One
15. Love Me Tender
16. Don t Be Cruel
17. Love Me
18. I Got A Woman
19. When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again
20. Paralyzed
21. Hound Dog
The RCA Session Outtakes
Disc 4
1. I Got A Woman take unknown
2. Heartbreak Hotel take 06
3. I m Counting On You take 13
4. I Was The One take 02
5. Lawdy, Miss Clawdy take 01
6. Lawdy, Miss Clawdy take 03
7. Lawdy, Miss Clawdy take 04
8. Lawdy, Miss Clawdy take 05
9. Lawdy, Miss Clawdy take 06
10. Lawdy, Miss Clawdy takes 07, 08, 09
11. Lawdy, Miss Clawdy take 10 (master)
12. Lawdy, Miss Clawdy takes 11,12
13. Shake, Rattle And Roll takes 01, 02
14. Shake, Rattle And Roll takes 03, 05, 06, 07
15. Shake, Rattle And Roll take 08
16. Shake, Rattle And Roll takes 09, 10, 11, 12, 12 (undubbed master)
17. The Complete Warwick Hotel Interview
Rare Spoken Word recordings & Interviews
Disc 5
1. The Complete TV Guide Presents Elvis interview
2. Colonel Parker Interview
3. The Truth About Me
4. The Truth About Me Interview
5. Victrola Radio ad 1
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‘Elvis Presley: Legacy Edition’: As previously noted on EIN, the RCA/Legacy next Elvis release ‘Elvis Presley: Legacy Edition’ is the combination of Elvis’ first two albums and associated 1956 singles.
Following on from the excellent ‘Elvis Is Back’, ’FEIM', and ‘On Stage’ Elvis' vitally creative albums are now included in fabulous quality and packaging as part of the Legacy series.
Final cover not yet announced.
To be released September 27, 2011.
Priced at US$16.33.
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Tracklisting.
Disc: 1
1. Blue Suede Shoes
2. I m Counting On You
3. I Got A Woman
4. One-Sided Love Affair
5. I Love You Because
6. Just Because
7. Tutti Frutti
8. Trying To Get To You
9. I m Gonna Sit Right Down And Cry (Over You)
10. I ll Never Let You Go (Little Darlin')
11. Blue Moon
12. Money Honey
13. Heartbreak Hotel
14. I Was The One
15. My Baby Left Me
16. Lawdy, Miss Clawdy
17. Shake, Rattle And Roll
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Disc: 2
1. Rip It Up
2. Love Me
3. When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again
4. Long Tall Sally
5. First In Line
6. Paralyzed
7. So Glad You re Mine
8. Old Shep
9. Ready Teddy
10. Anyplace Is Paradise
11. How s The World Treating You
12. How Do You Think I Feel
13. I Want You, I Need You, I Love You
14. Hound Dog
15. Don t Be Cruel
16. Any Way You Want Me (That's How I Will Be)
17. Too Much
18. Playing For Keeps
19. Love Me Tender
20. Let Me
21. Poor Boy
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Three New June FTD releases: On June 21, there will be 3 new releases available from FTD...
‘STAGE REHEARSAL’ – a collection of stage rehearsals from 1970, 1972 and 1973 recorded at the International Hotel, Las Vegas (later renamed The Las Vegas Hilton). To be released as a 5" digipack.
Most of these tracks are from Elvis’ fascinating August 10th, 1970 Stage rehearsal. If you like TTWII this will be an essential purchase.
Tracklist 1) You Don't Have To Say You Love Me (version 1) 2) I Just Can't Help Believin' 3) Something 4) Sweet Caroline 5) Polk Salad Annie 6) You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' (version 1) 7) I've Lost You 8) Bridge Over Troubled Water 9) Patch It Up 10) Can't Help Falling In Love 11) You Don't Have To Say You Love Me (version 2) 12) You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' (version 2)
BONUS SONGS - 13) Any Day Now 14) True Love Travels On A Gravel Road 15) The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (a few lines) 16) Fever 17) Portrait Of My Love 18) I'm Leavin' It All Up To You.
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| Note that this CD includes two BRAND NEW ELVIS SONGS never officially previously released! Both new songs 'Portrait Of My Love' and 'I'm Leavin' It All Up To You' will be a great addition to any Elvis fans collection who have not previously got them via bootlegs. Plus 'True Love Travels On A Gravel Road' and 'Any Day Now' are great rehearsals. The main section of this release is Elvis' August 10th stage rehearsal that everyone should have in their collection - previously on the Bilko 1991 bootleg release 'Hang Loose'. |
‘AMARILLO '77; - Recorded March 24, 1977, at Civic Center, Amarillo, Texas. This concert is from Elvis’ second tour of 1977 (of 12 concerts), and has never been previously released, not even on bootleg. Only a few songs from this 1977 tour were released previously on the FTD ‘Spring Tours' compilation. Of particular interest is the selection of Bonus Tracks including a 1977 ‘Steamroller Blues’.
Tracklist 1) That's All Right 2) Are You Lonesome Tonight? 3) Reconsider Baby (intro only) 4) Love Me 5) If You Love Me (Let Me Know) 6) You Gave Me a Mountain 7) Jailhouse Rock 8) O Sole Mio/It's Now or Never 9) Little Sister 10) Teddy Bear/Don't Be Cruel 11) My Way 12) Band Introductions/Early Mornin' Rain 13) What'd I Say/Johnny B. Goode 14) Band Introductions 15) School Days 16) Hurt 17) Hound Dog 18) Can't Help Falling in Love
BONUS TRACKS - 19) And I Love You So 20) Fever 21) Love Me Tender 22) Blue Suede Shoes 23) Steamroller Blues 24) Help Me 25) Why Me, Lord 26) Bosom of Abraham 27) You Better Run 28) How Great Thou Art 29) Trying to Get to You
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‘THE 'POT LUCK' SESSIONS’ Limited Edition 2-DISC Vinyl Set: Following on from the successful HOW GREAT THOU ART vinyl set, FTD is pleased to anounce THE POT LUCK SESSIONS. It contains the best of the outtakes from the hugely successful FTD CD edition. The album is packaged in a gloss gatefold sleeve and features nostalgic original RCA Victor inner bags.
Reasons to Buy
• Due to the increase in material costs, FTD vinyl prices will increase in July 2011. This release is being made available at the current dealer price.
• Back catalogue items that are still available will increase in July too so it is recommended to get orders in now if stock is required.
• Re-mastered from original analogue US tapes
• Vinyl cutting by ABBEY ROAD STUDIOS
• DMM Copper Mastering
• 180 Grams heavyweight vinyl
• Strictly limited pressing
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Side 1
1. Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello (Take 1)
2. Just For Old Time Sake (Take 1)
3. Suspicion (Take 1)
4. Kiss Me Quick* (Take 1)
5. Gonna Get Back Somehow (Take 1)
6. (Such An) Easy Question (Take 2)
7. I Feel That I've Known You Forever (Take 1)
8. She's Not You (Take 1))
9. Night Rider (Take 1 - 0690)
Side 2
1. Something Blue (Take 2)
2. You''l Be Gone (Take 2)
3. Fountain Of Love (Takes 1, 2)
4. That's Someone You Never Forget(Take 1)
5. I'm Yours* (Take 1)
6. Gonna Get Back Home Somehow (Take 2)
7. Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello (Take 2)
8. Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello (Take 4)
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Side 3
1. She's Not You (Take 2, Wp Take 4)
2. Fountain Of Love (Takes 4, 9)
3. That's Someone You Never Forget ( Take 5)
4. Just For Old Time Sake (Takes 2, 3, 4)
5. (Such An) Easy Question (Takes 1, 3))
6. I'm Yours (Take 2)
7. Night Rider (Takes 1-Fs, 2 - 1006)
Side 4
1. Kiss Me Quick (Take 4)
2. Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello (Take 5)
3. I'm Yours (Take 5)
4. Night Rider (Take 5 - 0690)
5. Suspicion (Takes 3, 2)
6. I Feel That I've Known You Forever (Takes 4, 3)
7. Gonna Get Back Home Somehow (Takes 3, 5)
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May 5th 1956 - Elvis' very first album 'Elvis Presley' hit the #1 spot on the Billboard charts where it remained on top for 10 solid weeks.
It spent a total of 48 weeks in the billboard charts. Have you got the magnificent FTD Classic Album version of the 'Elvis Presley' LP? Check the review here. |
'Elvis Is Back!' Legacy Edition review: ‘Elvis Is Back!’ the album that Elvis Presley recorded in Nashville in March and April 1960 is widely regarded as one of the best and most important albums he ever made. A half-century later, "Elvis Is Back" is now coupled with 1961’s "Something For Everybody," an album he recorded back in Nashville one year later. Along with one dozen hit single sides also recorded in Nashville’s famous Studio B and which charted over roughly the same period of time.
The deluxe 'Elvis Is Back!' Legacy Edition" combining these two great albums was released on March 8, 2011.
Following on from the impressive Legacy versions of 'On Stage' and 'From Elvis In Memphis' is this re-release really worth purchasing all over again?
EIN's Piers Beagley checks out this new RCA Legacy release.
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| Monday 25 April 2011 - - 2nd Update |
New FTDs being released next week: The highly anticipated FTD release of 'Guitar Man' plus the CD only 'Live In LA' will be released next week.
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'An Afternoon In The Garden' back in Billboard Charts yet Again! During the past couple of months the 'An Afternoon In The Garden' album has re-entered and left the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart. It is back again this week re-entering at #123 with a star denoting greatest airplay and sales gain. It has also re-entered the Catalog Album Charts at No.12 with a star.
It is interesting, apart from being a great album, as to why this particular one should be getting so much chart success now, even performing better than the recent 'Elvis Is Back' Legacy release.
We are informed that the album is on sale for $5, along with others, at such stores as Walmart.
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'Elvis Is Back' Enters Billboard Album Chart: 'Elvis Is Back' (Legacy Edition) enters the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart at No.199 for week ending 26th March.
It is also No.29 on Billboard’s Top Catalog albums.
EIN contributor Brian Quinn notes that, "I thought it would have done much better considering it has been in and around the Amazon Top 100 Albums mark for several weeks. Hopefully, it will improve next week."
So do we!
(News, Source;BrianQuinn/ElvisInfoNet)
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'Elvis Sings Guitar Man' new FTD: 'Elvis Sings Guitar Man' is announced as the next FTD release, set for April 6th. As with the classic album releases of 'Standing Room Only' and 'Memphis Tennessee', 'Elvis Sings Guitar Man' is an album that never was, but in our opinion should have been. So here it is.
DISC 1
1) Guitar Man 2:22
2) Tomorrow Is A Long Time 5:24
3) Big Boss Man 2:54
4) Love Letters 2:52
5) Indescribably Blue 2:50
6) Fools Fall In Love 2:08
7) Hi-Heel Sneakers 2:48
8) Down In The Alley 2:54
9) Come What May 2:03
10) Mine 2:39
11) Just Call Me Lonesome 2:08
12) You Don't Know Me 2:32
13) Singing Tree 2:22
14) I'll Remember You 2:48
BONUS SONG
15) Beyond The Reef (overdubbed version)
FIRST TAKES
16) Guitar Man – takes 1,2,5 4:22
17) Tomorrow Is A Long Time – takes 1,2 6:15
18) Big Boss Man – take 2 3:35
19) Love Letters –take 2 2:53
20) Fools Fall In Love – takes 1,4 2:40
21) Hi-Heel Sneakers – take 5 4:58
22) Down In The Alley – take 1 3:13
23) Come What May – take 2 2:12
24) Singing Tree – take 1 3:11
25) I’ll Remember You – vocal overdub take 2 4:14
DISC 2
May 1966 sessions
1) Down In The Alley – takes 2,3,4 2:18
2) Down In The Alley – take 6 2:51
3) Love Letters – takes 3,4,5,7 4:39
4) Love Letters – take 8 3:12
5) Beyond The Reef – takes 1,2 (undubbed master) 5:42
6) Come What May – takes 3,4 2:27
7) Come What May – take 6 2:07
8) Come What May – take 7 – 2:21
(News, Source:ElvisMatters)
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June 1966 sessions
9) Indescribably – (vocal overdub) take 1 2:55
10) I’ll Remember You – (unedited master) vocal overdub 1 4:10
1967 Sessions
11) Guitar Man – takes 7,9 2:52
12) Guitar Man – take 10 2:55
13) Guitar Man – takes 11, 12 (unedited/undubbed master) 4:02
14) Big Boss Man – takes 1,3,4,5 3:19
15) Big Boss Man – takes 7, 9 3:48
16) Singing Tree – takes 2,4 3:28
17) Singing Tree – take 8 3:03
18) Singing Tree – takes 10,13 3:44
19) Just Call Me Lonesome - takes 3,4 2:55
20) Just Call Me Lonesome – takes 5,6 2:31
21) Hi-Heel Sneakers – takes 1,6 2:51
22) Hi-Heel Sneakers – take 7 – (unedited master) 4:57
23) You Don’t Know Me – take 2 2:57
24) Singing Tree – (remake) takes 1,2,3 3:21
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'Elvis Live in LA' New FTD: As with 'The Way It Was' and 'Rockin' Across Texas', FTD will release a 5" CD only version of this book project: "Live in LA". (FTD does NOT plan to release "CD only" versions of 'Flashback' and 'Writing For The King').
Tracklist:
1: Also Sprach Zarathustra, 2: See See Rider, 3: I Got A Woman/Amen
4: Love Me, 5: Trying To Get To You, 6: All Shook Up, 7: Teddy Bear/Don't Be Cruel, 8: Love Me Tender, 9: Steamroller Blues, 10: Hound Dog, 11: Fever, 12: Polk Salad Annie, 13: Why Me Lord, 14: Suspicious Minds, 15: Introductions, 16: I Can't Stop Loving You, 17: Help Me, 18: American Trilogy, 19: Let Me Be There, 20: Funny How Time Slips Away, 21: Big Boss Man (San Bernardino May 10 1974),
22: Can't Help Falling In Love (San Bernardino May 10 1974)
Bonus - You Can Have Her (audience recording)
Go here for EIN's review of the 'LIVE in LA' Book/CD
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Australian 'Elvis is Back!' 2-CD Legacy Edition OUT NOW: Despite notifications that the 'Elvis Is Back! 2-CD Legacy Edition' release was delayed one week, it is out now in Australia, and was in the shops February 26th. The Australian version is not an imported version as noted on other Elvis websites.
Two words exploded worldwide on December 19, 1957 – “Elvis Drafted!” – but three words resounded across the universe even more explosively on March 3, 1960: “Elvis Is Back!” the album that Elvis Presley began recording in Nashville on March 20th, and finished in the legendary overnight session of April 3-4th, is widely regarded as possibly the best album he ever made.
A half-century later, "Elvis Is Back" is now coupled with 1961’s "Something For Everybody," an album he recorded back in Nashville one year later. |
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Rave Review from Rolling Stone for "Elvis Is Back: Legacy Edition": Fifty years since its release, Rolling Stone magazine is raving over the upcoming re-release "Elvis Is Back: Legacy Edition." The magazine gives the album a whopping 4.5 stars, saying "it might be the the king's greatest noncompilation LP: wildy varied material, revelatory singing, impeccable stereo sound.
Elvis Presley began recording "Elvis Is Back!" in Nashville on March 20th, 1960 after returning from his two-year stint in the military. A half-century later, "Elvis Is Back" is now coupled with 1961’s "Something For Everybody."
Along with one dozen hit single sides recorded and charted over roughly the same period of time, the deluxe "Elvis Is Back: Legacy Edition" will be available at all physical and digital retail outlets starting March 8, 2011.
Go here to the full R Stone review.
Click here to pre-order - only $16.
(News, Source;EIN/EPE/RStone)
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'Elvis is Back!' 2-CD Legacy Edition Delayed: The release date for Elvis Is Back! 2-CD Legacy Edition has been delayed one week. The new release date is March 8. Two words exploded worldwide on December 19, 1957 – “Elvis Drafted!” – but three words resounded across the universe even more explosively on March 3, 1960: “Elvis Is Back!” the album that Elvis Presley began recording in Nashville on March 20th, and finished in the legendary overnight session of April 3-4th, is widely regarded as possibly the best album he ever made.
A half-century later, "Elvis Is Back" is now coupled with 1961’s "Something For Everybody," an album he recorded back in Nashville one year later. Along with one dozen hit single sides recorded (also in Nashville) and charted over roughly the same period of time, the deluxe "ELVIS IS BACK: LEGACY EDITION" will be available at all physical and digital retail outlets starting March 8, 2011.
Click here to pre-order - only $16.
(News, Source;EIN)
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'An Afternoon In The Garden' back in Billboard Charts! The album 'An Afternoon In The Garden' has suddenly turned up on the Billboard Top 200 and Catalog Charts. Last week it entered the Top 200 Album Charts at 166 and 20 on the Catalog Charts. This week it has risen to 137 on the Top 200 Album Charts and 16 on the Catalog Album Charts.
EIN contributor Brian Quinn suspects this could be due to the 'Elvis In Concert' productions recently happening at the Radio City Music Hall in NYC and at the Mohegan Sun Arena in CT.
We are reliably informed that the album is on sale for $5, along with others, at such stores as Walmart.
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'Walk A Mile In My Shoes' Elvis 70's Masters, new Budget Release: As a follow-up to last year's budget release of Elvis' 1960's 5 CD set 'From Nashville to Memphis', Sony will release the 5 disc set '70s Masters, Walk A Mile In My Shoes' on March 28, 2011.
Now selling for only US$26 hopefully a new generation of fans can now discover this must-have set for a bargain price! The five CDs come in a hardcover case with extended booklet.
Click here to Amazon to Preorder
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'Viva Elvis' special Double-CD AUSTRALIAN release: News from SONY AUSTRALIA that the 'Viva Elvis' will now get an updated TWO CD version with Elvis' originals on the second CD for those downunder! (previously only available through the UK).
The undisputed King of Rock ‘n’ Roll, Elvis Presley, remains one of the most iconic and powerful forces in popular culture. This new sound echoes Elvis' own versatility and ability to master all music genres, from Delta blues to rockabilly, from raw soul to gospel, from Southern folk to Vegas pop, while incorporating elements of garage rock, punk, urban and hip-hop.
Go here to Amazon for the UK version details - This deluxe edition includes a second disc featuring the original songs.
Click here to EIN's positive 'Viva Elvis' review.
Click here to EIN's negative 'Viva Elvis' review.
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New 'Love Me Tender' VIVA ELVIS Videos: iTunes have uploaded a new original Viva Elvis video, 'Love Me Tender'. Sadly not featuring too much Elvis but still effective and the ending is brilliant.
Go here to YouTube the official 'Love Me Tender' Viva video (sadly not available in all countries) or check your iTunes
Better still check out this great 'Love Me Tender' vs Viva video from chrishayrider68
Click here, this is EIN's favourite
(News, Source;Kingcreole5966/ElvisInfoNetwork)
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‘LIVE IN VEGAS’ new FTD update: The new FTD of Elvis Live in Vegas in 1969 - previously called 'White Knight In Vegas’ - now gets a name change to the very unimaginative 'Live in Vegas'.
‘Live In Vegas' features a great complete concert the AUGUST 26, DINNER SHOW from Elvis’ opening Vegas season in 1969.
Ann Moses was a correspondent for the infamous NME and TIGER BEAT publications during this magic time and hHer unique photos from this season are featured in the package, some published for the first time. The booklet also includes a unique essay written by Ann.
‘Live In Vegas’ will be issued as a 5" digipack featuring a 12- page booklet and is mastered by VIC ANESINI from the original multi track tapes.
It is this great show that gave us the astounding ‘Suspicious Minds’ from the original ‘In Person’ album as well as the excellent ‘My Babe’ from the Silver ‘EAP’ box-set. The vast majority of this concert has never been released.
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'Heartbreak Hotel' was released 55 years ago today on January 27th 1956.
Billboard reviewed it as "a strong blues item wrapped up in his usual powerful style and a great beat"'.
For years afterwards 'Heartbreak Hotel' defined Elvis Presley – the echo-soaked voice, the plaintive lament of the singer down at the end of lonely street, the potent sexual promise offered to broken-hearted lovers.
'Heartbreak Hotel' marked the take-off of Elvis' domination of everything Teenage and Rock'n'Roll but the success of the record also marked the end of an era for the old-fashioned post-war music industry.
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'Elvis is Back: Legacy Edition' 2CD set out March 1: Two words exploded worldwide on December 19, 1957 – “Elvis Drafted!” – but three words resounded across the universe even more explosively on March 3, 1960: “Elvis Is Back!” the album that Elvis Presley began recording in Nashville on March 20th, and finished in the legendary overnight session of April 3-4th, is widely regarded as possibly the best album he ever made.
A half-century later, "Elvis Is Back" is now coupled with 1961’s "Something For Everybody," an album he recorded back in Nashville one year later. Along with one dozen hit single sides recorded (also in Nashville) and charted over roughly the same period of time, the deluxe "ELVIS IS BACK: LEGACY EDITION" will be available at all physical and digital retail outlets starting March 1, 2011.
Click here to pre-order - only $16.
(News, Source;EPE)
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Elvis in Top 40 of UK best-selling artists of 2010: OCC has published its Top 100 of 2010 best-selling artists in the UK. Elvis charted at # 40 with 365,344 albums sold, a pretty impressive result for an artist who last recorded music was in 1977.
In 2010 Elvis Presley incredibly sold more albums than either Bruce Springsteen, The Rolling Stones or Kylie Minogue. The Beatles came in at #22.
A quick calculation from official numbers results in a total of 10,089,575 albums sold between 1984-2010 in the UK alone!
Top Selling Album Artists of 2010
Rank - Sales - Artist
1 - 2,292,324 - Take That,
2 - 1,729,544 - Michael Buble
3 - 1,323,325 - Rihanna
4 - 1,204,284 - Kings Of Leon
5 - 1,170,862 - Lady GaGa
6 - 1,106,781 - Glee Cast
7 - 978,079 - Eminem
8 - 968,624 - Paolo Nutini
9 - 915,279 - Alicia Keys
10 - 865,306 - Plan B
22 - 640,542 - Beatles
40 - 365,344 - Elvis Presley
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'Rihanna ties UK chart record set by Elvis' - AS IF!: Media reports are out that Rihanna has tied a chart record set by Elvis Presley after hitting the top of the pop charts in Britain again.
With her hit, "What's My Name," Rihanna has become the first female solo artist in UK history to achieve five number one singles for five years in a row.
The only other solo artist to equal this achievement was Elvis in the 1950s.
However, what is totally forgotten - as always - is that the number of singles / downloads sold nowadays needed to get to Number One is a paltry figure. In the past, sales of near 1 million were standard, and singles stayed as "chart toppers" for weeks in a row.
The price of a 'single' was also comparatively much higher. Boy, did we have to save out pocket-money to buy a 45 RPM!!
Nowadays the turn-over - and 'single' releases are far more frequent and transitory - and the price easily affordable.
Will fans in 33 years time remember what Rihanna's five Number Ones were? Sadly, no!
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Two new FTD February Releases & other news: FTD have announced two new releases, their first in 2011, out February 15.
1 - ‘White Knight In Vegas’ CD
‘White Knight In Vegas’ (artwork & title TBC) features a great complete concert from Elvis’ opening Vegas season in 1969. Elvis received critical acclaim for these shows and now this official release of the AUGUST 26, DINNER SHOW makes it available for fans around the world.
Ann Moses was a correspondent for the infamous NME and TIGER BEAT publications during this magic time and she had the good fortune to meet Elvis and report on the shows. Her unique photos from this season are featured in the package, some published for the first time. The booklet also includes a unique essay written by Ann.
‘White Knight In Vegas’ will be issued as a 5" digipack featuring a 12- page booklet and is mastered by VIC ANESINI from the original multi track tapes.
It is this great show that gave us the astounding ‘Suspicious Minds’ from the original ‘In Person’ album as well as the excellent ‘My Babe’ from the Silver ‘EAP’ box-set. The vast majority of this concert has never been released.
Tracklist: 1 Blue Suede Shoes, 2 I Got A Woman, 3 All Shook Up, 4 Love Me Tender, 5 Jailhouse Rock / Don't Be Cruel, 6 Heartbreak Hotel, 7 Hound Dog, 8 Memories, 9 My Babe, 10 Mystery Train / Tiger Man, 11 Monologue, 12 Baby, What You Want Me To Do, 13 Runaway, 14 Inherit The Wind, 15 Yesterday / Hey Jude, 16 Introductions, 17 In The Ghetto, 18 Suspicious Minds, 19 Can’t Help Falling In Love.
Recorded live on stage at The International Hotel, Las Vegas August 26, 1969. Dinner show.
2 – ‘How Great Thou Art’ Limited Edition Vinyl double-Album
Following on from the great success of FTD’s previous vinyl editions, we are pleased to announce the release of ‘How Great Thou Art’ as a limited edition 180 gram 2-LP set. The vinyl edition features all the original masters plus many outtakes. Also included is ‘Beyond The Reef’ that was recorded informally at these sessions. This is the overdubbed version.
Interestingly on this version the first album has extra tracks compared to the original release.
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Tracklist: Side 1: 1. How Great Thou Art (3:02), 2. In The Garden (3:11), 3. Somebody Bigger Than You And I (2:27), 4. Farther Along (4:06), 5. Stand By Me (2:29), 6. Without Him (2:30), 7. How Great Thou Art – takes 1 & 2 (3:30),
Side 2: 1. So High (1:59), 2. Where Could I Go But To The Lord (3:38), 3. By And By (1:52), 4. If The Lord Wasn’t Walking By My Side (1:38), 5. Run On (2:23), 6. Where No One Stands Alone (2:44), 7. Crying In The Chapel (2:28), 8. Somebody Bigger Than You And I - takes 14 (fs), 15 & wp 5
Side 3
1. Run On - takes 1 & 2 (4:52)
2. Stand By Me - takes 9 & 10 (4:20)
3. So High - take 1 (2:15)
4. By And By - takes 1, 2, 3, 4 (fs), 5 & 7 (4:28)
5. By And By - takes 8 & 9 (2:34)
6. Beyond The Reef (3.11)
Side 4
1. If The Lord Wasn't Walking By My Side- take 1 (1:53)
2. Without Him - take 1 (3:04)
3. Somebody Bigger Than You And I - take 12 (2:42)
4. In The Garden - takes 1-3 (5:02)
5. Run On - takes 3-6 (5:02)
6. Where No One Stands Alone - takes 2, 3 & wp 5 (3.45)
Other FTD News
3. ‘Elvis (Fool)’ Classic Album - All copies of the ‘Elvis (Fool)’ Classic set that ship from now on WILL feature the corrected CD.
So we will not be sending the disc separately.
4. FTD BOOKS
‘Writing For The King’ and ‘Live In L.A. will be deleted when stocks are gone.
5. FTD VINYL - Please be advised that ‘Blue Hawaii’ and ‘Standing Room Only’ are sold out. ‘Jailhouse Rock’ is low on stock.
(News, Source;ElvisMatters/ElvisInfoNet) |
Thursday 30 December 2010 |
'Viva Elvis' UK special Double-CD: While the 'Viva Elvis' release has got varied reviews depending on whether you think Elvis' originals should be updated/remixed or not, SONY UK release a 2CD version with Elvis' originals on the second CD.
The undisputed King of Rock ‘n’ Roll, Elvis Presley, remains one of the most iconic and powerful forces in popular culture. This new sound echoes Elvis' own versatility and ability to master all music genres, from Delta blues to rockabilly, from raw soul to gospel, from Southern folk to Vegas pop, while incorporating elements of garage rock, punk, urban and hip-hop.
Go here to Amazon UK for details - This deluxe edition includes a second disc featuring the original songs.
Click here to EIN's positive 'Viva Elvis' review.
Click here to EIN's negative 'Viva Elvis' review.
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"From Nashville to Memphis: The Essential 1960s Masters" Vol.1 [CD, Box set] 2010 Re-Release: A perfect presnt to buty wiuth your Christmas gift money. This set has now been repackaged in a DVD sized Ecolbook which is the width of a normal CD making the set more compact & easier to store. 'From Nashville to Memphis The Essential 1960s Masters" Vol.1 Box set focuses on Elvis' secular single and album releases. The set starts with Presley's brilliant first post-Army recordings, originally released on the album Elvis is Back! and the set wraps up with the King's triumphant American Studio recordings, which include the hits "In the Ghetto" and "Suspicious Minds".
If you never bought the original this is FABULOUS value at around US$20!
Go here for details.
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'Elvis Is Back' gets SONY Legacy release in March 2011: Now for pre-order on Amazon the SONY Legacy release for Elvis Is Back! paired with 'Something For Everybody' and singles that is scheduled for March 2011- Although there will no doubt be a Public Domain 'Elvis is Back' release in Europe.
The album is of course a total classic and should be available as a genuine Sony Legacy release for everyone to buy.
The tracklist suggested is:
Make Me Know It / Fever / The Girl Of My Best friend / I Will Be Home Again / Dirty Dirty Feeling / The Thrill Of Your Love / Soldier Boy / Such A Night / It Feels So Right / The Girl Next Door / Like A Baby / Reconsider baby / Stuck On You / Fame And Fortune / It's Now Or never / A Mess Of Blues / Are You Lonesome Tonight? / I Gotta Know / Surrender / There's Always Me / Give Me The Right / It's A Sin / Sentimental Me / Starting Today / Gently / I'm Coming Home / In Your |
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Saturday 18 December 2010 |
New FTD Release Error: Following on from the 'Elvis (aka Fool)' Classic Album Disc 2 track error ('Padre' was repeated) is the latest one as featured on FTD release "Chicago Stadium". The track numbers on Disc 1 do not match the song line-up. 'See, See Rider' is shown on the cover as track 1, but on the disc it is actually track 2. And by the time you get to the 'Closing Vamp' you are two numbers out. 'Closing Vamp' listed as track 22 but actually track 24.
Disc Two is a behind from track 12 onwards, it should be 'What'd I Say/Johnny B. Goode' but is 'Early Mornin' Rain'. It seems those medleys cause track point issues for FTD but that can't be used as an excuse on disc 1.
As EIN contributor Tony Stuchbury points out, "Heck, I can make a CDR of this and correct it so why can't they be bothered to get it right in the first place?!"
This CD was Mastered by Lene Reidel who has previously made major mistakes with her FTD work.
(News, Source:TonyStuchbury/ElvisInfoNetwork)
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FTD December Releases OUT NOW: The final FTD releases of the year are out now and at your dealers.
1. 'Jailhouse Rock Vol.2' - A 2-Disc Set in the Classic Album series (or EP in this case!) that complements its previous volume. It features all the missing outtakes for 6 great songs. The 7” inch digi-pack format features a 12-page booklet with great photographs and RARE memorabilia.
2. 'Chicago Stadium' - Double soundboard CD: A 2-CD soundboard consisting of above average sound quality and features Elvis in absolutely great form for 1976. It’s packaged on a 5” gatefold digi pack with an 8-page booklet with many photos from the shows on October 14/15, 1976. Recorded live on October 14 (Disc 1) and 15 (Disc 2), 1976 at Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois. The opening of the shows; “Also Sprach Zarathustra” and “See See Rider”(on the second show), were not recorded.
3. 'Viva Las Vegas' 2-LP Limited Edition Vinyl Set - Following on from the success of previous releases, the VIVA LAS VEGAS special 2-DISC 180-gram 12” vinyl set. Supplied in a high quality gatefold sleeve, the album features the original masters and many outtakes from this great movie.
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