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Saturday 5 October 2024
'From Elvis At Christmas' Vinyl SOLD OUT & Reprint: UK label MRS will release a Deluxe CD plus a Christmas special LP, in Crystal Clear 180g Vinyl with "white splatter & glitter" titled 'From Elvis At Christmas' on October 18, 2024.
MRS however reports that their new Christmas LP has SOLD OUT on pre-orders and is already being reprinted!
MRS state, "Our new 'From Elvis At Christmas' vinyl has been way oversold, including with our major UK mainstream distributors.
Due to the unexpected overwhelming demand some dealers are not able to fulfil their full requests so MRS have decided to do a re-press to cover all this.
There will be a second shipment of MRS LPs which should coincide with the release of our our budget ‘Made in Germany’ Camden CD release at the beginning of November."
In pristine stereo fans can finally explore the beauty of Elvis’ vocal, the Jordanaires’ gorgeous harmonies, Dudley Brooks’ crucial piano-work plus the key musical contributions of Scotty Moore, Bill Black and DJ Fontana. - (click for high-res)
'The Presleys – Elvis, Lisa Marie And Riley' Preview: Here is the first glimpse at CBS’ An Oprah Special: The Presleys – Elvis, Lisa Marie And Riley'.
The 1 hour special, which airs Tuesday Oct 8, 2024, at 8pm ET/PT, sees Oprah Winfrey sit down with Riley Keough, Elvis' granddaughter and Lisa Marie’s daughter.
The interview marks Riley Keough’s first in-depth interview since her mother died unexpectedly in 2023.
Winfrey traveled to Elvis' Graceland mansion for the intimate conversation, and two teaser clips have been posted.
In the first clip, Keough revealed how she came up with the name of her memoir, From Here to the Great Unknown.
Keough notes, “It’s a funny thing because this is a song that she duetted with Elvis. And she didn’t want to at first. And she was convinced to sing the song and for one I think it’s a beautiful duet between the two of them. And secondly when I was trying to figure out what the book was about for me.”
I think having two family members who have passed away, a lot of that time and grief has been spent wondering about where they are.
And I think that the perspective I choose to have is that they are onto a sort of new adventure: The Great Unknown.”
In the second clip, Winfrey and Keough went through some of Elvis’ most iconic keepsakes, including his bible
from 1957 which the TV megastar called “precious.”
Keough also pulled out her late mom’s golf cart key from growing up at the mansion, humorously sharing she “crashed a few of them.”
She presented Elvis’ “Black Box,” a large lock box with which he’d travel everywhere and contains his “most personal things” adding, “Nothing has been touched.”
The pair opened up the box and Oprah was stunned by the belongings, which included Elvis’ American Express card. The box also contained a comb with Elvis’ famous dyed-black locks still on it. Keough joked the follicles could be sold for “a lot.”
The special will feature more never-published family photos and home videos as well as selections of Lisa Marie’s audio recordings. Check out the promo trailers -
See YouTube Trailer 1 ---
See YouTube Trailer 2 (News, Source;JM/ElvisInfoNet)
“Guitar” Greg Gaskins has died: Greg Gaskins was the guitarist for the Sweet Inspirations band and performed at Elvis' concerts. Elvis even presented him with a 'TCB'.
Drummer Jerome 'Stump' Monroe posted the sad news yesterday, "It’s with great sadness that I have to report the passing of my lifelong friend “Guitar” Greg Gaskins. He was a friend for well over six decades.
He got me into the Sweet Inspirations band. He was one of my dearest friends. I’ll always miss him."
Greg Gaskins was born in Washington DC, and started playing guitar at six years old. He played guitar on the Chitlin' Circuit working with artists such as Billy Stewart, The Manhattans and Dionne Warwick, he later joined The Sweet Inspirations band.
Working with the Sweet Inspirations as the support act he toured for five years with Elvis.
Greg Gaskins explained, "I had the pleasure of touring and traveling with Elvis Presley, the king of rock and roll.
For around five years in Las Vegas, I was right there. Hawaii, Aloha live from Hawaii I was right there. Madison Square Garden, when I told you I played every place in New York, yeah I was there with Elvis Oh my god, Elvis was the kindest man. I even have this TCB necklace that Elvis gave to me.
He actually put it around my neck, anybody who wears one of them, that means you're part of the Elvis Presley's family.
'TCB', Taking Care of business!"
See- EIN's exclusive interview with 'Stump' Monroe (News, Source;SM/ElvisInfoNet)
Story of Elvis - The Rise and Fall of the Undisputed King of Rock 'n' Roll (Dan Peel): This 138 page "paperback" release (arguably more a magazine than book) was recently added to Amazon sites with a publication date of October 16 (EIN suspects it is a reissue from the publisher, Fox Chapel).
Sample pages appear below.
The publication is described as:
"Take an intimate and fascinating look into the life of Elvis Aaron Presley, the undisputed King of Rock 'n' Roll! Learn what his life was like growing up in poverty in Tupelo, MS, about his childhood as told by his father, Vernon, his rise to fame in the music world by his mid-twenties when the world lay at his feet, his military career, and sizable film career, and the pressures that led to his self-destructive behavior and early death.
"You'll also learn all the ups and downs in Elvis's life including intimate details about his relationship with his parents, his wife Priscilla, the Memphis Mafia, and array of girlfriends with photos to match.
This book features private family photos in addition to many originally seen in LIFE magazine, plus fascinating explanations of Elvis's state of mind while recording each album, behind-the-scene photos, the track list, how each album was received by fans and critics, and the effect it had on his career." (News, Source: Amazon/NP/EIN)
'Li’l Elvis and the Truckstoppers' the stage musical: In the late 1990s, the Australian Children’s Television Foundation in Australia produced a two season animated series, 'Li’l Elvis Jones And the Truckstoppers' (in one sense a precursor to Bluey). The series was accompanied by a series of books based on season episodes. The plot to Li’l Elvis Jones was...
‘The story follows a group of children and their adventures in outback Australia.
The title character of the show, Li'l Elvis, is a ten-year-old boy with the weight of the world on his shoulders. He has a gift for music, a talent for trouble, and a desire for only one thing: to find out who he really is and be a normal kid again. The opening sequence and music reveal that he was thrown out of a gold Cadillac in a guitar case, hinting that he is the illegitimate child of Elvis Presley. He is raised by foster parents, truck-stop proprietors Grace and Len, who are fervent fans of Presley. As Li'l Elvis is musically talented at both singing and playing the guitar, Grace is convinced he is Presley's son.
‘Li'l Elvis and his two friends, Lionel Dexter and Janet Rig, form the band "The Truckstoppers", and the show follows their adventures in the outback town of Li’l Memphis (formerly Wanapoo). Lionel is an Indigenous Australian boy who plays the didgeridoo and has a penchant for exclaiming "deadly", while Janet is a beret-wearing Asian Australian girl who plays the drums standing up, similar to The Velvet Underground's drummer, Maureen Tucker.
'The Truckstoppers' recurring enemy is the businessman W.C. Moore (based on Col Tom Parker), who wants to become their manager to exploit them commercially, turning Little Memphis into a tourist attraction.’
Li’l Elvis Jones and the Truckstoppers is now being revived, as a stage musical. TV Tonight and Aussie Theatre report:
... Another Aussie Kids TV classic is taking to the stage as a live stage musical.Li’l Elvis and the Truckstoppers, which screened as 26 episodes on ABC from 1997 – 1998, will open at the Brisbane Powerhouse in January.
First developed in the 1990’s as a joint venture between ACTF and Viskatoons, it featured a voice cast of Stig Wemyss, Nick Giannopoulos, Michael Veitch, Marg
Downey, Kylie Belling, Lynda Gibson, Tom E Lewis, Wendy Stapleton and even a young Rove McManus.
The stage production will be directed by Madison Thew Keyworth, who was director / choreographer for productions including Disenchanted, The Wizard of Oz and Mamma Mia. (News, Source: TV Tonight; Aussie Theatre/EIN)
Elvis author reaches sales milestone and donates to charity: Paul Farmer, pictured holding his sci-fi novel, Three Days To Save A Legend, has fulfilled his pledge to a local charity after selling all 300 copies of his Elvis related book that he had "locally printed".
Paul, who lives in Cyprus, pledged to contribute £1 per book to Heartbeat NCCT (North Cyprus Cancer Charity Trust). Three Days To Save A Legend is the story of time-traveler, Nick, who lands in Memphis three days before Elvis "dies". Can he save the King and change history?
The summary of reviews of the book on Amazon is: ‘Customers find the book captivating, enjoyable, and amusing. They describe the storyline as unusual, slightly bonkers, and fast-moving. Readers also find the humor excellent, witty, and funny in parts.’
Reader Chris C. said: Thoroughly enjoyed this and the concept of “what if”, an easy read and very enjoyable, ideal holiday reading. (News, Source: Paul Farmer; Amazon)
Wednesday 2 October 2024
Newly Discovered Elvis Footage: From the 'Historic Films Archive' newly found footage of Elvis from January 1957.
Described in the book 'Elvis Day-By-Day'.."Elvis drives his Cadillac Eldorado to the Kennedy Veterans Hospital in Memphis for a pre-induction physical that will determine his draft status.
He is accompanied by Cliff Gleaves and Dottie Harmony.
Later in the day, Dottie flies back to Los Angeles and Elvis takes the train to New York City for his third Ed Sullivan appearance."
The footage come from Historic Films Archive which since 1991 has provided hundreds of thousands of music and archival clips for use in documentaries, television series and feature film productions across the globe. Thanks to Johnnyburnz of FECC for the word-up (News, Source; HistoricFilmsArchive/EIN)
'Golden Elvis!' Mono II Stereo OUT NOW: From the RDM label ''Golden Elvis!' the new Mono > Stereo release from producer Anthony Stuchbury.
Combining Elvis' two "Golden Records" compilation albums that were released in the fifties. 24 Golden Smashes all in Stereo
Tracklisting..
Hound Dog, Loving You, All Shook Up, Heartbreak Hotel, Jailhouse Rock, Love Me, Too Much, Don't Be Cruel, That's When Your Heartaches Begin, Teddy Bear, Love Me Tender, Treat Me Nice, Anyway You Want Me (That's How I Will Be), I Want You, I Need You, I Love You.
I Need Your Love Tonight, Don't, Wear My Ring Around Your Neck, My Wish Came True, I Got Stung, One Night, A Big Hunk O' Love, I Beg Of You, A Fool Such As I, Doncha' Think It's Time.
Out NOW on the RDM label
Elvis' Golden Records series has proven to be very popular with long-time fans and also the general public over the years, with the first two volumes perfectly summing-up Elvis' stunning first chart-success.
24 hits were compiled on the two original albums, creating an excellent showcase for Elvis' rock 'n' roll years. However, while this period would remain associated with the rockers that climbed to the top of the charts, Elvis' versatility was already noticeable in his ballads and country songs.
With these two Golden albums presented here in stereo for the first time, Elvis' fabulous 50s hits are ready to be rediscovered and reinvestigated.
Go here to RDM to order only 15.00€ (with 40% discount now) and check out the great STEREO audio samples (News, Source;RDM/ElvisInfoNet)
New Book 'Riding A Rainbow: The Recordings of Elvis Presley 1960 - 1968': Alan Tranter, author of one of the best releases of 2022, has published this new book.
The 268 page softcover (also available in Kindle format) is described on Amazon sites as:
“Following on from Shake, Ratttle & Blue Moon: The Formative Recordings of Elvis Presley 1953 -1960, this volume picks up following the recording of Elvis Is Back, just as Elvis, under the guidance of his manager, falls into a routine of light musical comedies, when artistry and invention fell mostly by the wayside.
This is a chronicle of how Elvis journeyed from the triumph of his first post-Army album to a point when he took back his identity, laying the foundations for what would be forever regarded as his Comeback in 1968.”
New book from Brazil 'Jumpsuits….Os Macacões de Elvis': Prolific Brazilian author, Waldenir Cecon, has released his latest book - title loosely translated as Jumpsuits – The Jumpsuits of Elvis (Complete).
It features 138 pages, has an attractive cover and all jumpsuits are pictured in full color.
The text is in “Portuguese” and the promotion includes: “Elvis Presley stood out in the field of music with his undisputed talent. Even those who have never heard an Elvis song can certainly identify the singer by two of his peculiarities: his sideburns and his turtleneck jumpsuits. If you're a fan of the king, this book [celebrates] the jumpsuits. There were more than 80 models of jumpsuits worn by Elvis between 1969 and 1977. All of them are portrayed here, with photos and data of when they were used and curiosities...”
The book is an updated edition of the author’s earlier volume on Elvis’ jumpsuits. In this regard, the promotion also states:
“If you happened to buy volume 1 published some time ago, this book is a complete version on the subject. It includes the material from volume 1 and the rest unpublished, with a new design and updates...”
Kris Kristofferson has Died: Award-winning country singer and actor Kris Kristofferson has died aged 88.
A representative said he passed away "peacefully" at his home in Hawaii on Saturday, surrounded by family.
The statement described Kristofferson as "a peacenik, a revolutionary, an actor, a superstar, a sex symbol, and a family man."
The multi-award winner was known for his songwriting, notably credited for Me and Bobby McGee, and Help Me Make It Through the Night, among others. He also acted in the hit movie 'A Star Is Born' where Elvis had also been in discussions for the same role.
Elvis recorded his compositions 'Help Me Make It Through The Night', 'For The Good Times' and 'Why Me Lord'.
Kris Kristofferson told Ken Sharp,"I was an Elvis fan growing up. Elvis was a force of nature. He was the first white guy who could sing black songs and sing them right. I think it just blew everybody away. It's a particular kind of soul. Nobody would have dared to sing a Little Richard song like Elvis had and try to get the spirit of Little Richard in there. But Elvis could and he did. The frst time I heard Elvis' music was when I was in college.
I was driving across California and I stopped at some truck stop and I heard this thing on the radio and I said, 'Who's that?' And the waitress said, 'Oh God, that's Elvis', like I was the stupidest thing goin'.. But it was Elvis' first record and I haven't been the same since then. It's one of the highlights for me to have had Elvis cut my songs. When I was first dreaming of becoming a songwriter I never would have dreamed that Elvis would sing one of my songs but three of them and with so much soul. I feel a lot of gratitude for that."
Born in Brownsville, Texas, on 22 June 1936, Kristofferson became a leading figure in country music.
He was assigned by the military to teach literature but in 1965 he visited Nashville, and within two weeks had resigned from his army post and moved to the country music hub to pursue his music career.
He won three Grammys for best country song, Help Me Make It Through the Night in 1972, and two separate duets with Rita Coolidge (1974, 1976), to whom he was married in the 1970s.
In 1971 Kristofferson debuted as an actor, going on to win a Golden Globe in A Star Is Born (1976) opposite Barbra Streisand.
He became a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame and received multiple lifetime achievement honours, including from The Recording Academy, the Country Music Association and the Academy of Country Music. (News, Source;ElvisInfoNet)
Riley Keough will "Preserve Graceland": More publicity in US People magazine for Lisa Marie's upcoming memoir.
Elvis' granddaughter Riley tells the magazine “My hope is to continue what my grandmother did, and then my mother did, which is simply to preserve our family home."
In order to complete the memoir, which she'd promised her mom she'd help write prior to her death, Riley listened to tapes of memories Lisa Marie recorded. "Because my mother was Elvis' daughter, she was constantly talked about, argued over and dissected. What she wanted to do in her memoir, and what I hope I’ve done in finishing it for her, is to go beneath the magazine headline idea of her and reveal the core of who she was. To turn her into a three-dimensional human being: the best mother, a wild child, a fierce friend, an underrated artist, frank, funny, traumatized, joyous, grieving - everything that she was throughout her remarkable life. I want to give voice to my mother in a way that eluded her while she was alive.
The tapes are an incredible portrait of the force of nature that she was. Depending on the day and her mood, she can sound locked-in or distracted, vulnerable and open or annoyed and closed off, hopeful, angry, everything. You hear her in all her complications.
There wasn’t much we didn’t discuss, and I know that she knew how much I loved her, just as I know how much she loved me and my brother and sisters.
I don’t feel like she or I left anything unsaid, which I feel profoundly grateful for.
The early parts of the book are mostly her voice, in the tapes she speaks at length about her Graceland childhood, the death of Elvis, the dreadful aftermath, her relationship with her mother, her difficult teen years. She’s frank and funny about my father, Danny Keough. She talks openly about her relationship with Michael Jackson. She’s painfully candid about her later drug addiction and about the perils of fame...."
Lisa Marie was only 9 when her father Elvis Presley died from complications from various health issues in 1977, but she had long-simmering fears about losing him.
Lisa Marie states, "I was always worried about my dad dying. Sometimes I’d see him and he was out of it. Sometimes I would find him passed out. I wrote a poem with the line, 'I hope my daddy doesn’t die.'"
'From Elvis At Christmas' MRS Pre-Order: UK Label ‘Memphis Recording Service’ (MRS) will release a Deluxe CD plus a Christmas special LP, in Crystal Clear 180g Vinyl with "white splatter & glitter" titled 'From Elvis At Christmas' on October 18, 2024.
MRS have now provided a photo of their unique VINYL pressing showing the clear vinyl with "white xmas splatter and silver glitter". (click for high-res)
For the first time ever, Elvis’ Christmas Album is remastered and mixed into true living stereo.
With this release, a new standard is set.
EIN has heard some audio samples and they are very impressive.
In pristine stereo fans can finally explore the beauty of Elvis’ vocal, the Jordanaires’ gorgeous harmonies, Dudley Brooks’ crucial piano-work plus the key musical contributions of Scotty Moore, Bill Black and DJ Fontana. -
'Elvis News Report October 2024': Elvis super-fan Emiel Maier presents all the recent news including...... Release of Lisa Marie's memoir, New releases by FTD, the passing of Gene Doucette, new SUN liquid vinyl announcement, Elvis trivia & viewer contributions to "Elvis Is Everywhere'! and much much more...
EIN Exclusives and News from earlier in September ...
"Elvis came to my parent-teacher conference!" From Here to the Great Unknown' Excerpt: The new edition of US 'People' magazine features Lisa Marie on the cover and includes an extract from her new book.
Lisa Marie writes...
.. Going to Elvis' shows was my favorite thing in the world.
I was so proud of him. He would take me by the hand and bring me out onstage, then get walked to wherever his place was on the stage, and I would be taken from him and brought to wherever I was going to be sitting in the audience. Usually with Elvis' father Vernon. The electricity of those shows. There’s nothing I’ve felt that’s been even close to that feeling, ever. Electrifying is such a generic word, but it really is what it felt like. I loved watching him perform. I had certain songs that I liked — “Hurt,” and “How Great Thou Art.” I would ask him to sing those songs for me and he would always say yes.
I did not, however, like having the limelight shone on me or being asked to stand up in front of everybody. In Vegas, during his residency, he introduced Vernon, then looked toward me and I remember thinking, Oh God oh God please don’t. “Lisa, stand up!”
It’s not that I wasn’t proud or that I didn’t love him. I just liked the limelight on him, loved it on him. It was not something that came to me inherently. I absolutely abhorred it.
But in other less public ways, I loved basking in his fame with him.
In Los Angeles I went to school at John Thomas Dye, up in the hills of Bel Air. I still sometimes drive by it just to remember the day my dad came to a parent-teacher conference. I knew he was coming, and I couldn’t wait. I could feel the teachers’ nervousness and excitement, too. My little student friends were so excited that I got even more excited — everybody was just running around crazy.
Then my dad showed up. Elvis got out of the car and he had on a respectable outfit — black pants and some kind of blouse — but he was also wearing a big, majestic belt with buckles and jewels and chains, as well as sunglasses.
He was smoking a cigar. I met him at the car, and I walked up the walkway with him, and I just remember that feeling of walking next to him, holding his hand."
'The Presleys – Elvis, Lisa Marie And Riley' an Oprah Special: CBS presents An Oprah Special: The Presleys – Elvis, Lisa Marie And Riley to be Broadcast Tuesday, Oct 8.
An exclusive primetime special featuring Oprah Winfrey as she sits down with Elvis' granddaughter Riley Keough for an intimate conversation about her life, her mother Lisa Marie’s life, and her famous family.
In the special, Oprah Winfrey travels to the historic Graceland Mansion in Memphis, Tenn., to sit down with Riley, Elvis’s first-born grandchild, in her first in-depth interview since her mother died unexpectedly in 2023.
Before her death, Lisa Marie recorded hours of stories from her remarkable, one-of-a-kind life, for a memoir, From Here to the Great Unknown, which Riley finished co-writing and will be on sale Oct. 8.
In this first exclusive interview about the book, Riley shares what the writing process was like and stories and remembrances of her mother. Also featured are never-before-seen family photos and home videos, as well as selections of Lisa Marie’s personal audio recordings, including memories of her father, about whom Lisa Marie begins the book by writing: “I felt my father could change the weather. He was a god to me. A chosen human being.” Riley, herself an Emmy-
nominated actress and director, opens up to Oprah about the extreme highs, lows and pressures of being a Presley, and the deep, profound relationship she had with her mother. 'The Presleys – Elvis, Lisa Marie And Riley' will broadcast Tuesday Oct. 8 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network and stream on Paramount+
Go here to Graceland for more details (News, Source;EPE/ElvisInfoNet)
(Spotlight/Opinion, Source: Rock and roll - an introduction)
UPDATED 'ELVIS / MEMPHIS' In-depth Review: The SONY RCA 'ELVIS / MEMPHIS' 2024 5-CD box-set was released last month.
The publicity promised.. "MEMPHIS is a comprehensive collection that takes listeners through the many recordings Elvis had done while in Memphis - from his songs at SUN Records, to his American Studio and Stax sessions, through to his 1974 hometown show and finally, his last recordings in Graceland.
This 5-CD collection of Elvis’ songs over the years features 111 tracks, 88 of which are newly mixed versions of the select recordings, pure and without overdubs."
The five CDs each focus on SUN Records, American Studios, Stax Studios, LIVE Mid-South Coliseum Memphis and Graceland. Elvis fans have of course bought these tracks multiple times before and FTD have even released most of the "Undubbed masters".
However with 'ELVIS / MEMPHIS' engineer Matt Ross-Spang remixing these crucial recordings, often creating something unique and new for 2024 and there is much to enjoy.
In fact listening to this set is like a five-course 'MEMPHIS degustation' since every individual recording session has a different flavour and vibe. . Go here as EIN's Piers Beagley provides a 5,500 word review checking out every track to reveal what new excitements fans might discover..
You can also 'Have Your Say' - what did you like or dislike about this new release? NOW UPDATED with Readers comments. (CD Reviews, Source;ElvisInformationNetwork)
‘Made In Germany – Private Recordings’ MRS Budget Release: UK label MRS are releasing ‘Made In Germany – Private Recordings’ on its alternate budget label, MRS CAMDEN on 22 November 2024.
This is a ‘best of’ one CD version compiled from the original 3CD version of ‘The Complete Private Recordings’ MRS deluxe Book / CD combo originally released in 2019.
The CD features personal recordings taken from a recently discovered tape made by Elvis while stationed with the US army in Germany in January 1959. They also include early renditions of songs Elvis would record formally years later. Release comes with a small booklet.
EIN Note: Checking out the tracklist this really is a neat “Best Of” taken from Elvis’ German Elvis private recordings. See our original review here.
New "Elvis Files" VINYL! From Elvis Files new label 'The TCB Tapes' two double-albums in separate gatefold sleeves from four concerts in 1974 in never-before-heard original STEREO - not only stereo but also the rpm is excellently correct. "Soon to be released".
- 'Elvis Live In concert at Mid-South Coliseum Memphis Tn March 16 & 17'.
Double album housed in two separate gatefold sleeves. Approximately 1 hour of listening pleasure until the very last second when the needle goes to its rest position you are in awe with the sound. On top of these albums is an extra bonus 45rpm single.
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- Live in concert at MTSU Mufreesboro Tn'. Another two concerts from 1974 'Elvis live in concert at MTSU Mufreesboro Tn March 14 & 19' also a double album housed in two separate gatefold sleeves and a single exactly as above.
Both are released in two different vinyl colours.
..There will be more 'The TCB Tapes' vinyl in 2025 from us including "Singer Presents ELVIS ─ '68 Comeback Special in FULL STEREO 4 LP albums". --- From the team of Erik Lorentzen & Robert van Beek.
See Elvis Files for more details
see 'All The CD News 2024' for more details of both coloured sets. (News, Source;ElvisFiles/EIN)
ELVIS ‘SUN 210’ LIQUID VINYL 70th Anniv Special: Due to the success of the first unique Liquid-Vinyl release of Elvis’ historic first single release Sun 209 ‘That’s All Right’/ ‘Blue Moon of Kentucky’, the follow-up SUN 210 'Good Rockin' Tonight / I Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine' will get its own release on Liquid Vinyl - out this month.
This special liquid vinyl version of Sun 210 10” playing at 78rpm is restricted to 125 copies worldwide. They contain a 2-colour liquid, nicely matching those notable SUN colors, that moves inside the vinyl.
Each of these unique vinyls are handmade and take an hour to produce each one. They also have the original etched numbers included with the appropriate song sides and are by far the most remarkable SUN replica made.
EIN NOTE: Check with your Elvis dealer if you want a copy as the first single was Sold-Out on pre-orders alone!
All of Elvis' five SUN singles will be getting a Liquid-Vinyl release eventually. (News, Source;EPLiquidVinyl/EIN)
'ELVIS UK 78rpm. The Ultimate Guide To Elvis Presley’s British 78s 1956-1960' OUT NOW:'ELVIS UK' John Townson / Gordon Minto's new 228-page book, the ULTIMATE guide to Elvis’ UK 78rpm releases between 1956-1960 is available now.
The new volume:
- Re-examines in scrupulous detail - and extends considerably - information relating to 78rpms included in our original book Elvis UK.
- This includes a history of both the HMV and RCA releases, and also provides a context for the 1950s pop scene
- Is extensively illustrated in full colour throughout, including a variety of images of Elvis himself
- Details the history of 78rpm releases in the UK generally, their popularity and importance as well as their subsequent fall from favour
- Features a wealth of background information, revealing exciting new details and industry information regarding this once popular medium
- Offers technical, but clear, details regarding manufacturing, tax and price codes, and the role of sheet music
- Discusses each 78rpm release individually, offering a detailed and forensic commentary on every release, while the extensive text is amply illustrated with scans of every known label and sleeve variation, relevant photographs, and scans of contemporaneous newspaper and magazine articles and adverts
- Incorporates historically significant events of the period throughout the narrative and cross-references with US releases where appropriate In short, as readers have come to expect from each of the previous Elvis UK publications, this book is written and designed to offer everything there is to know about Elvis 78rpm releases issued in the UK.
OUT NOW - go to www.elvisukbooks.co.uk - Priced at £30 (which includes p&p for UK buyers). (News, Source;GM/ElvisInfoNet)
'From Here to the Great Unknown': We are onlya few weeks from the publication of Lisa Marie Presley's
memoir and
Penguin-Random House is promoting the new book.
The publication date has now been moved to October 8, 2024.
They note...
... Born to an American myth and raised in the wilds of Graceland, Lisa Marie Presley tells her whole story for the first time in this raw, riveting, one-of-a-kind memoir faithfully completed by her daughter, Riley Keough.
In 2022, Lisa Marie Presley asked her daughter to help finally finish her long-gestating memoir.
A month later, Lisa Marie was dead, and the world would never know her story in her own words, never know the passionate, joyful, caring, and complicated woman that Riley loved and now grieved.
Riley got the tapes that her mother had recorded for the book, lay in her bed, and listened as Lisa Marie told story after story about smashing golf carts together in the yards of Graceland, about the unconditional love she felt from her father, about being upstairs, just the two of them. About getting dragged screaming out of the bathroom as she ran toward his body on the floor. About living in Los Angeles with her mother, getting sent to school after school, always kicked out, always in trouble. About her singular, lifelong relationship with Danny Keough, about being married to Michael Jackson, what they had in common. About motherhood. About deep addiction. About ever-present grief. Riley knew she had to fulfill her mother’s wish to reveal these memories, incandescent and painful, to the world.
"To make her mother known".
Profoundly moving and deeply revealing, From Here to the Great Unknown is a book like no other—the last words of the only child of an American icon.
EIN has spotted some great deals for the book including Amazon US offering the hard-cover at only $21.50 that's 33% discount. -
Amazon UK have a good deal as well - Check the links below (News, Source:RandomHouse/ElvisInfoNet)
New FTD Releases: FTD have announced two releases for next month, a four CD soundboard set from 1977 plus an alternate double-vinyl of "California Holiday" (Spinout)
- 'Elvis: The Last Tours Vol.1': As part of its ongoing live on tour series, FTD is pleased to announce the release of 'Elvis: The Last Tours Vol.1'
Released as a 4-CD 5” digipak, this set features recordings from seven Elvis performances in February 1977.
These are West Palm Beach (Feb 13), St. Petersburg (Feb 14), Montgomery (Feb 16), Columbia (Feb 18), Johnson City (Feb 19) and Charlotte (Feb 20/21).
The concerts feature all of the songs that were recorded by the engineer during the February 1977 tour.
Recorded in mono. EIN Note: FTD previously released the same concert from Charlotte Feb 20 on 'Unchained Melody' in 2007.
That release included the following bonus songs also from these February concerts...
Blueberry Hill / Love Letters (St. Petersburg, Feb 14)
Where No One Stands Alone (Montgomery, Feb. 16)
Release Me / Trying To Get To You (Columbia, Feb 18)
Moody Blue / Reconsider Baby / Why Me Lord (Charlotte, Feb. 21)
Go to 'FTD / SONY News 2024' for full tracklists
- 'California Holiday': FTD Vinyl is pleased to announce the release of a special double-vinyl of Elvis’ 1966 soundtrack to 'California Holiday' aka 'Spinout'.
In October 1966 an MGM UK representative announced that California Holiday would have its world premiere in London, and that the original US title, Spinout, was changed because it was felt that would have more appeal to British and overseas audiences. Spinout was only used in the US and Canada.
This unique FTD limited edition is based on the original UK release and features the red dot RCA Victor label.
The double album includes the original soundtrack masters, studio outtakes and bonus tracks.
Mini-Review 'Mike Stone: My Time with Priscilla & Lisa Marie Presley': Mike Stone's interesting memoir is now available in softcover (224 pages) and Kindle (176 print pages) formats from Amazon sites.
The book (by Mike Stone with Blake Chavez) is easy to read and it is pleasing to finally have his account of what happened.
Stone's account of his relationship with Priscilla Presley is honest and how long they were involved before Priscilla told Elvis she wanted a divorce will surprise many readers, as will an account of a phone conversation he had with Elvis.
He is also candid about Elvis' Memphis Mafia.
Stone speaks highly of Lisa Marie (who was the same age as his daughter, Shelley) and details how he declined a sizeable offer from Random House to write a "tell all" book about his relationship with Priscilla, including their sex life.
The author is also honest about his own insecurities and weaknesses.
Non-Presley related chapters in the book are the author's early years, rise to prominence in the martial arts world, Stone's poetry, and an intriguing look at his PenSword Artworks.
There is a photo section featuring numerous images of the author, Priscilla and Lisa Marie, as well as Stone's good friend Engelbert Humperdinck (who also wrote the Foreword to the book), Bruce Lee and Chuck Norris.
The book is slimline and a reasonably quick read - it would have benefitted by more stories from the author's far from ordinary life.
EPE Future Plans: For Elvis fans, the really interesting point was when Joel Weinshanker (majority owner of EPE) explained his future plans.
This included the following points
- EPE wants to bring back "the life" to Graceland of when Elvis lived there.
There has been too much sadness recently.
His idea is to only do new concepts that Elvis would do or approve of.
- EPE are going to be doing "something special"on the mansion grounds every few months. Some fans can participate in, some not.
- The new special tour 'Presley for a Day' will be unique and expensive, however a fair portion of the profits are going to charity & good things for the local community.
Part of this tour will be 'Moriah’s House' which was the stable and home for Lisa Marie’s horse. We’re starting with that house. Elvis’ legacy was Lisa. Elvis said, "The best thing I ever did in my life was have Lisa".
Now her daughter Riley has taken over and is extraordinary - and solely focused on what is best for Elvis’ legacy.
“Our Road to fifty” is the new plan as they head to the fiftieth anniversary. We have three years until 2027
- There will be three to four new buildings opened on the mansion property. EPE will be announcing these and they will be doing things that Elvis would have done.
Some of the things that Elvis designed himself.
- One could be a Recording Studio built on the property. This was something that Elvis not only always wanted, but he designed. In the archives there are architectural drawings for that. - There will be one new Elvis movie between now and 2027 - possibly two. - Baz Lurhman is working on his Elvis documentary.
There should also be a "streamer" show.
- There is the London ‘Elvis Evolution’ event where you’ll be able to go into virtual rooms that Elvis was in and interact with all of it.
- The whole thing is that in this world of such quick change, where movies and music are all so disposable, Elvis is one of the few things from 70 years ago that is still incredibly relevant.
Elvis was a revolutionary.
- So fans should “spread the gospel of Elvis”.
- Elvis always respected his neighbours even he might disagree with them. So please ignore the bad social media, respect your neighbours. Ask yourself, "What would Elvis do?"
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So we are all going to keep going to Elevate Elvis’ legacy and keep thinking ‘What would Elvis want, what would Elvis do?’ EIN Note: photo shows Joel Weinshanker with Lisa Marie in 2018 (News, Source;EPE/ElvisInfoNet)
(Book Review) Elvis, Hero of the Comic Books (Nigel Patterson): Respected Elvis author and reviewer, Gordon Minto, recently put on his reviewer’s cap to take on what he rightly describes as “a strange landscape” of how Elvis is portrayed in comic books (aka sequential art), a subject, which until now, has not been well covered or understood.
The book in question, Elvis, Hero of the Comic Books, was written by EIN’s Nigel Patterson and sublimely designed by Elvis Day By Day’s, Kees Mouwen.
The book includes stunning artwork from a number of releases and an eclectic variety of Elvis related comic book ephemera. Elvis, Hero of the Comic Books features more than 600 images!
Read Gordon’s detailed review to discover why he found the book to be “refreshingly different, extremely eye-catching, well-researched and well-written, while offering a new slant on things”.
(Book Review, Source: Gordon Minto;ElvisInfoNet)
‘For LP Fans Only’ ‘A Date With Elvis’ Mono II Stereo' CD review: From the RDM label,
"Two classic 1959 Elvis albums, for the first time in stereo". 'For LP Fans Only' brought together songs previously released on 45rpm or on EPs, such as the classics 'That's All Right', 'Lawdy Miss Clawdy', 'Mystery Train' or the song 'Poor Boy'. 'A Date with Elvis' was based on the same principle of compiling previously published 45rpm
or 'Extended Play' songs from Elvis' past. It contained other Elvis SUN
classics plus 'Baby, I Don't Care' and the haunting 'Is It So Strange'.
Looking back, these two 1959 albums were a strange compilation with their short running time and odd track selection..
The stereo mixes created by producer Anthony Stuchbury, are authentic to original Mono releases but now sound more like the original studio sessions. Featuring twenty fabulous 50's tracks, EIN's Piers Beagley checks out this intriguing Stereo compilation.. (CD Reviews, Source;ElvisInformationNetwork)
Nigel Patterson 'Hero of the Comic Books' Interview:'Elvis, Hero of the Comic Books' is the first book to showcase Elvis' impact in comic books, graphic biographies, graphic novels, comic strips and caricatures.
Written by EIN's founding president, Nigel Patterson, it features outstanding page design by Elvis Day By Day's, Kees Mouwen.
A mammoth 450 page "coffee table" release 'Elvis, Hero of the Comic Books' highlights how diverse and far-reaching Elvis' impact has been, the themes ranging from biography, superhero, teen interest, crime, and satire, to zombies, vampires, the supernatural, anthropomorphic Elvis, and even a Fairy godmother and Lady Hellvis (Lady Death).
To celebrate the recent publication, the book's designer Kees Mouwen (from Elvis Day-By-Day) interviewed the author Nigel Patterson to find out what the book is all about....
(Book Review): Los Conciertos de Elvis - Volume 1 - Las Vegas 1969 (Carlos Alises Parra): The latest book about Elvis’ triumphant return to live performing in Las Vegas in 1969 features Spanish text but as EIN’s review by Nigel Patterson attests, it features value-added material that will please ALL fans regardless of their Spanish language knowledge (and for those fluent in the Spanish language it appears to also have a strong narrative).
An unusual inclusion in the book is a QR code which provides access to interesting downloadable content and online viewing
"That's All Right" 70 Anniversary Spotlight: Seventy years ago today Elvis Presley would walk into 706 Union Avenue and by the end of the evening his recording of 'That's All Right' would change the course of music history.
Elvis author Tony Plews' 'Walk A Lonely Street' is a unique book that tells the tale of Elvis Presley’s rise to fame and presented as a series of consecutive short stories, it offers a new perspective on Presley’s musical and cultural achievements.
Every Elvis biography has, of course, described the recording of “That's All Right” but none have really captured that special day in such a cool, inspiring, involving and natural way.
In 'Walk A Lonely Street' it’s as if Tony Plews was actually there watching... On this 70th anniversary every Elvis fan should read this fabulous spotlight about 'That's All Right'.
(Spotlight, Source;TonyPlews/EIN)
'Las Vegas: On Stage Feb 1973' MRS CD Review: The new MRS 4CD Deluxe-set contains three performances recorded in February 1973, during Elvis’ eighth engagement in Las Vegas.
The Las Vegas shows took place weeks after the historic satellite TV show, Aloha From Hawaii, was filmed and broadcast on 14 January.
All shows are presented in stereo for the first time ever.
All shows are presented in stereo for the first time ever.
A bonus CD of remastered rehearsal tracks that were recorded the day before Opening night is also included.
The accompanying booklet includes rare photographs, memorabilia and liner notes which set the scene.
... This latest release from the Memphis Recording Service is an interesting one and manages to shed new light on the post-Aloha Elvis Las Vegas season that many fans have largely dismissed.
MRS 'Elvis: The Complete Movie Masters 1960-62' In-Depth Review: This 2024 MRS 'Elvis: The Complete Movie Masters 1960-62 - Plus Session Out-takes' 4CD/Book combo pays tribute to Elvis Presley’s complete master soundtrack recordings made for his movies between 1960-62.
As a bonus two CDs contain rare outtake tracks from these recording sessions and do include unreleased material.
The 140-page book focuses on each of the seven films and is accompanied by informative text, complemented by rare and previously unseen photographs and memorabilia.
In his first two years out of the army Elvis still looked terrific and the book includes a veritable pot-pourii of attractive images for readers to savor.
The set includes the STEREO masters from 'Follow That Dream' that have never been officially released on album, as well as other previously unreleased remastered stereo recordings.
Collectors will not only enjoy the images of Elvis in gorgeous close-up but also nearly five hours of great sixties soundtrack music.
'Elvis: Stateline SAHARA '74' FTD In-Depth Review:'ELVIS: Stateline Sahara 1974 Lake Tahoe' released as a 3-CD 5” digi-pak
features three previously unreleased performances from Elvis' third
Lake Tahoe season -
May 19 (Evening show), May 20 (Midnight show) and May 25 (Midnight show).
Just two weeks before this Lake Tahoe season Elvis had been playing to audiences of over 18 thousand at the Los Angeles Forum, so it is understandable if Elvis sounds a little more on ‘cruise-control’ but being less O-T-T is also a positive in that they sound more intimate.
'Elvis UK - Extended' In-Depth Book Review: UK specialists John Townson and Gordon Minto's new book 'ELVIS UK Extended - The Ultimate Guide to the Elvis Presley's EPs 1957 - 2001' follows on from their previous publications in the Elvis UK series.
The 500 page soft-cover book, extensively illustrated, details the history of Elvis' Extended Play releases, their popularity and subsequent fall from favour.
It includes a chronological list of all the EPs their multiple repressings and all are cross-referenced with its US counterpart and key differences discussed.
Based on 40+ years of research, and with contributions by insiders providing previously unknown perspectives and knowledge on the production, marketing, musical and other aspects of Elvis' UK EP releases.
But can there really be anything new of particular interest in a book about Elvis’ vinyl UK EP releases? Many of us believed they started with the ‘Love Me Tender’ EP and wrapped by 1967 with ‘Easy Come Easy Go’.
That’s only 20 or so EP releases and surely some like ‘Elvis Sails’ or ‘Elvis Sings Christmas Songs’ would only get one original print run and then be deleted.
We thought that this smaller UK vinyl theme would be done and dusted in under 100 pages – “mah boy, mah boy” were we wrong!
.. and the book will make you want to spin some vinyl! The incredible trio Nigel Patterson / Piers Beagley and Kees Mouwen (Elvis Day by Day) combine forces to check out the book. (Book Review, Source:EIN/ElvisDayByDay)
'The Blue Hawaii Sessions' Box-Set FTD In-Depth Review: Released last month, 'The Blue Hawaii Sessions' was the eleventh in FTD’s “complete sessions” packages. This is the audio-set that was released earlier as part of 'The Making Of Blue Hawaii'. The 8 inch deluxe 4-CD package includes the complete sessions "newly-mixed from the original 3-track tapes", a 24-page booklet with informative flashbacks from musicians, songwriters, session data, memorabilia and global chart information.
The set includes 50 'officially previously unreleased' session outtakes. However most of these have to be 'False-Starts'.
There is however over four hours of Polynesian influenced material to enjoy and lots of studio banter to eavesdrop on. The set also includes all twenty-nine takes of Elvis' classic chart-topper Can’t Help Falling In Love.
Elvis in Literature #4 - 'Elvis, Barbra, A Star Is Born, and a girl circling overhead': That Elvis was considered for the co-lead role in A Star Is Born, starring Barbra Streisand, has long been a discussion point among fans. Why didn't Elvis take up the offer? Could he have carried it off?
Ms Streisand recently released her autobiography, My Name is Barbra (Century Books), a mammoth book of nearly 1,000 pages (but unfortunately no index)!!
Streisand's account of discussions with Elvis and Colonel Tom Parker about the role of John Norman Howard is interesting - and her description of meeting Elvis also includes a fascinating and somewhat bizarre account of why Elvis was late in meeting up with her.
'ELVIS: At 3am Sahara Tahoe 1973' MRS CD Review: This Deluxe 2CD set features two shows from Elvis’ May 1973 engagement at The Sahara Tahoe in Lake Tahoe, Nevada. Included is a rare 3am charity performance as well as the midnight show from the previous night. Both shows for the first time are presented in stereo.
The accompanying booklet includes memorabilia and rare photos along with liner notes that set the scene.
Despite having to perform three concerts in the one evening, Elvis was feeling inspired and although it was 3am he still treated the ‘Mother’s Day’ benefit more like a Closing Night performance. Elvis was in extremely jovial spirits, teasing the band and adding some crazy lyrics. He also added unique live versions of ‘My Way’, ‘Faded Love’, ‘Funny How Time Slips Away’ and a rare ‘It’s Over’.
With the cassette hiss removed, the musicians and backing-vocals in stereo and Elvis’ vocal raised to the correct level, this MRS release sounds just like an RCA recorded multi-track and is the best representation of the “real Elvis” live in 1973 that fans could hope for. Go here as EIN's Piers Beagley checks out a sensational STEREO Elvis double-pack. (CD Reviews, Source;ElvisInformationNetwork)
Book Review 'The King and The Jester': Elvis author Paul Belard's new "special interest" book all about Elvis and manager Col Parker is out now.
The cover notes, "As this uncultured philistine said of himself, "I did not know what to make of Elvis, or his music. I did not care, but I saw the reaction of the audience says and it was enough for me".Parker promptly realised that Elvis was his own ticket to wealth."
Belard's new 260 page book's twenty three chapters include, 'The Hank Snow Affair', 'The Snowman', 'The Lost Years', 'The Narcissist', 'World Wide Tour', 'What Could Have Been' and 'Exposing The Con Man'.
The author makes his disdain for Parker known from the outset and he does not hold back about what he sees as one of, if not the biggest, travesties and examples of unscrupulous mismanagement, in show business history!
The book is a very strong read and one that is very much a counterpoint to the recently published "rose colored glasses" account, 'Elvis and the Colonel: An Insider's Look At The Most Legendary Partnership In Show Business', by Parker employee Greg McDonald and Marshall Terrill.
Some fans have suggested that Baz Luhrmann’s 2022 ELVIS drama made Parker out to be too much of a cartoon villain but after reading this book the movie looks even more truthful than fans might have believed. ... Go here and read EIN's detailed review by glimmer twins Nigel Patterson and Piers Beagley (Book Reviews, Source;ElvisInformationNetwork)
'Elvis in Print: A Comprehensive Annotated and Illustrated Bibliography 1955-2023 Volume 1' UPDATE: This comprehensive new book was due to be published this month but has been delayed due to editing issues and the discovery of more than 70 new titles and/or editions. A revised publication date for the nearly 500-page book will be announced soon. (non-final cover image pictured)
Compiled and written by EIN's Nigel Patterson, the four volumes of Elvis in Print: A Comprehensive Annotated & Illustrated Bibliography 1955-2023 will comprise around 2,000 pages, with listings for more than 4,000 books and around 2,000 images.
Volume 1 is the first of two detailing English language, “non-fiction” releases. It contains close to 500 pages, listings for more than 800+ titles, book covers for more than 500 listings, and interesting Sidebar articles discussing controversial releases and issues in the massive Elvis book catalog.
Sections in Elvis in Print Volume 1 include:
Academic Releases, Biographies, Compendiums: Catalogs, Discographies, Chart Histories, Interviews... Conspiracy Theories, Elvis and the Colonel, Elvis and the Law, Elvis as Art and Elvis as Religion (including Psychic Experiences and Spirituality)...
The 'Listings' include original releases, subsequent re-issues , (including digital editions) and a book synopsis. 'Elvis in Print' will be published in hardcover, softcover, and Kindle formats. It will be available from Amazon stores (the hardcover edition will only be available in those countries where Amazon offers this format).
EIN will publish more information soon. (News, Source;NP/EIN)
(Film Review) Priscilla – film by Sofia Coppola: While Baz Luhrmann’s major hit film in 2022, Elvis, was a colorful narrative and frenetic musical explosion, in 2023, Sofia Coppola’s, Priscilla, is more subdued, but still a colorfully hued and musically expressive story.
Coppola is an acclaimed filmmaker and director. Thematically, her films explore themes of identity, isolation, and the complexities of human relationships, and these underscore, Priscilla.
EIN’s Nigel Patterson recently watched the film that has divided the Elvis world.
Now updated with EIN READER comments...
We have had plenty of general negative feedback but also some lengthy and rather interesting discussions on the film.. EIN is also interested in hearing YOUR comments on the movie. (Film Review, Source:ElvisInformationNetwork)
UPDATED- CD Review 'The Joan Deary Tapes Vol1' - and has Ernst won the war?’: Two years ago EIN posted an article suggesting that the Elvis bootleg era was over, that FTD and Ernst Jorgensen had truly won the war.
So it was a surprise to many that a new bootleg label ‘Joan Deary Inc’ suddenly popped up two months ago promising a very similar series of releases to the Madison ‘A Legendary Performer’ set.
They promised "Unique content... with never issued before outtakes. Some very different mixes among other glorious sounding tracks. Every track comes in great sound quality and has been remastered for optimal listening pleasure..."
EIN was suspicious from the start - to be honest I saw no need to purchase this CD - but several EIN readers wanted to know more before they put down their hard earned cash. Go here as EIN's Piers Beagley investigates to see if there is life in this new series of Elvis bootleg releases... Please read this before ordering we've done the work so that you don't have to! Now UPDATED with YOUR comments (CD Reviews, Source;ElvisInformationNetwork)
'ELVIS: Closing Night 1972' MRS CD Review: This MRS 2CD set features a live performance recorded on 4 September 1972,during the last night of Elvis’ seventh engagement in Las Vegas at the
Hilton Hotel.
The show is presented in stereo. A bonus CD of remastered rehearsal tracks, recorded days before the engagement began, is also included.
While Elvis is perhaps not as full-blast as on the 'Opening Night' here MRS's 'Studio D' engineer has done some brilliant audio remastering,
removing the bad cassette-tape-hiss of all previous releases. Emphasising the instrumentation with this "Stereo remaster" not only elevates Elvis and the musicians' performance but also places the listener right into the audience.
This night Elvis rocked into 'Johnny B. Goode' and even performed the golden-oldies with some real respect. It's a great show. Go here as EIN's Piers Beagley discovers something new in this re-release - the near perfect bookend to MRS' examination of Elvis’ 1972 Summer Festival.
(CD Reviews, Source;ElvisInformationNetwork)
'Elvis On Tour' Box-Set In-Depth Review:The January 2023 'Elvis On Tour' SONY release is a 6CD / 1 Blu-Ray box set comprised of the audio from four of the shows (and two rehearsals) that were part of Elvis’ 1972 North American tour.
Originally recorded for the Elvis On Tour concert film that was released later that year, the set features a total of 145 tracks, including 91 previously unreleased tracks, as well as the award-winning concert film on Blu-ray.
RCA/Legacy's Elvis On Tour box set is produced by Ernst Jørgensen and mixed by Grammy Award-winning Memphis-based producer Matt Ross-Spang.
Elvis' April 1972 concerts were magnificent, so hopefully this expensive 50th anniversary release including newly remastered concert performances captures the magnificence and excitement of the movie and Elvis' stunning shows.
After fifty years surely SONY/RCA will get it right.....
Don't miss out on one of EIN's most-viewed and controversial interviews of all-time - Mike Stone tells all.
EIN Interview with Mike Stone: Mike Stone has had a long and successful career in athletics, in the entertainment business, as an author, sports instructor, bodyguard and personal fitness trainer.
Mike Stone was also a key figure in the emotional roller-coaster that described Elvis and Priscilla Presley's lives in the seventies. In this exclusive EIN interview Priscilla's ex-partner, karate champion and author talks about his amazing life, including... - Meeting Elvis and Priscilla
- Hawaii, Elvis and Karate
- Being Phil Spector's bodyguard
- Sitting next to John Lennon recording
- Priscilla and karate
- Fans blaming him for Elvis' marriage split-up
- Elvis putting a "Hit" out on him
- Finding peace in the Philippines
- His new autobiography
Don't forget that EIN's Elvis Facebook page regularly features fabulous RARE newly discovered photos of Elvis. This month EIN celebrates our 45,000 members! - including several of Elvis' own friends and colleagues So Elvis fans don't miss out on these rare and exciting photographs.
Now with over thousands of great photos, News and with more added every day – including YouTube footage.
Elvis LIVE Aug 23, 1969 Album Review + Elvis Concert Review 1969: ..."The atmosphere throughout the entire hotel was nail-bitingly electric! It is difficult for me to describe and paint a true portrait of attending in person this unique occasion - Elvis' Return to Splendor LIVE in 1969 - but I'll try my best. I want, and hope, you will understand the excitement of what has to be the pinnacle of Elvis' career to date!" Joan Gansky was lucky because not only was she in the audience for Elvis' TV musical renaissance of the '68 NBC Special but she also saw Elvis at his most dynamic - first at his August 22nd 1969 Midnight Show and then the following night at his August 23rd Dinner Show. Joan Gansky has written this insightful and emotional article for EIN in 2019, fifty years later, looking back at this special event from 1969 as well as providing her review of the new RCA vinyl album of the August 23rd Dinner Show. One of EIN's most important articles we have ever published- Go here for Joan and Paul Gansky's incredible articles and exclusive photos
(Review/Spotlight, Source;ElvisInformationNetwork)
'What was Elvis searching for?' EIN Spotlight: The question is raised – but never answered – in the title of HBO’s recent absorbing, imperfect documentary 'Elvis Presley: The Searcher'.
At the start it seems clear what the teenage Elvis was searching for – an escape from the oblivion of poverty in the American South. Yet his quest was cultural as well as financial.
Later Elvis read obsessively, seeking out such books as The Impersonal Life, Joseph Brenner’s guide to self-discovery and Kahil Gibran’s book of fables, The Prophet. In his copy of Gibran’s tome, Elvis jotted down the line: “A singer can sing his songs but he must have an ear to receive the song”.
So what exactly was Elvis searching for? In this fascinating EIN Spotlight respected author Paul Simpson takes a close look at this all important question which, for some reason, was basically ignored in the recent HBO documentary..
Mindi Miller Interview with EIN: Mindi Miller was a working actress when she met Elvis in early 1975. She was interested in karate (she performed all her own movie stunts), exploring spirituality and the Bible and so they had a lot in common. Mindi Miller and Elvis bonded over their common interests and soon afterwards he asked her to go on tour with him in April 1975.
She stayed friends with Elvis through the years - along with members of the 'Memphis Mafia' - and attended his funeral.
EIN's Sanja Meegin recently caught up with Mindi Miller to talk about her close friendship with Elvis over the years.
In this fascinating interview she discusses. . . - Her first night with Elvis
- How Elvis persuaded her to cancel her overseas movie & modelling plans
- Their mutual interest in Karate
- Graceland and meeting Lisa Marie
- Attending Elvis' funeral . . . and much much more... Go here for EIN's Sanja Meegin and her intimate and detailed discussion with the delightful Mindi Miller - Now with Reader Feedback.
'Marty Lacker: A Life Well-Lived' & Elvis at American Studio's Interview: It was with immense sadness that last month EIN had to report on the death of our great friend - and a true friend to Elvis - Marty Lacker. We will miss him dearly. Marty is well-known as one of the key members of the Memphis Mafia and also co-Best Man at Elvis' wedding. He was known for both his honesty and being forthright with his opinions. He was the only member of the Memphis Mafia who still watched and commented on recent Elvis News. He had no issue with holding people to account (especially ones who would inflate their importance within Elvis' legacy) and would regularly ask EIN to add his comments or to correct any inaccuracy. Elvis fans often ask about Marty Lacker's background, how he came to meet Elvis, as well as his involvement in the music industry outside of working for The King.
As a prelude to Ken Sharp's fascinating interview with Marty Lacker and a discussion about Elvis' famous American Studio' Memphis sessions, EIN presents "Marty Lacker: a life well-lived" in which Marty tells of his life in the music industry, his friendship with Elvis along with his dislike of the over-controlling Col Parker. Go here to learn all you need to know about Marty Lacker as well as Elvis outstanding Memphis American Sound sessions in 1969. (Spotlight; Source,KenSharp/ElvisInformationNetwork)
'The World of FTD' In-Depth Review: The new deluxe book 'The World Of FTD' has been received by some lucky fans and Elvis collector Mike Lodge has provided EIN with a very detailed review - of well over 3 thousand words! The book was authored and designed by Keith Flynn with input from a large number of other Elvis specialists including EIN's Piers Beagley, EM&HM's Trevor Cajiao, Geoffrey McDonnell, Gordon Minto and many others. It is 1,200 pages, hardbound three book set, chronicling every release by FTD.The book also features 100s of high-quality photos from the collection Erik Lorentzen
KJ Consulting are proud to publish this Box Set which weighs 8 kilos.
Paul Dowling EIN Interview Part Three: Paul Dowling is without doubt one of the major names in the Elvis World. He started collecting and selling Elvis vinyl over 40 years ago and has one of the world's largest Elvis Presley record collections. He started his "WorldWide Elvis" shop back in the seventies, way before the internet, where fans could get hold of rare Elvis records and memorabilia.
With such a fascination with Elvis, Dowling not only became a big name in the early years of Elvis bootlegs but later became friends with Ernst Jorgensen and helped RCA with various official releases.
In the final part of our fascinating interview Paul Dowling discusses .... - Dodging the FBI agents that were sent after him
- Unreleased Elvis material that still hasn’t come out
- Why does Ernst Jorgensen doubt this claims
- His BMG project 'For The First Time Ever' - what happened
- The true story of obtaining the Million Dollar Quartet tape
- His thoughts on Paul Lichter, Sean Saver, Sherif Hanna, Rex Martin
- Spending time with Alan Fortas
- Jim Curtin, newly added story
'Ultimate Elvis' New Electronic Edition: Announced by Elvis sessions expert Keith Flynn for publication November 1 is the brand new concept of the 1750 page super-deluxe Elvis sessions book 'Ultimate Elvis' Electronic Edition.
This incredible three volume book will now be available as an e-book on an i-pad or android tablet. - Created in HTML5
Fully updated e-books will open in any web browser on any operating system, so no need for separate downloads for different operating systems. - Life-Like 'Flipping' Pages
Flip through pages as if you are reading an actual book, but also being able to zoom-in to view smaller images and captions.
- View as Double or Single pages
View as double pages on a computer or laptop etc, and single pages when viewing in portrait on an i-pad or Android tablet. - Fully Navigational Table Of Contents
Jump back and forth to the sections of the books you want to read, instead of flipping through numerous pages to find what you want. PRICED AT - all 3 Volumes for £60 = US$93
On sale from November 1st 2015. Try Before You Buy -
Download free zip-file containing 27 pages from Volume 1, before you decide to buy the complete set. -
NOTE - These books are MASSIVE so you will need approximately 1GB of spare disc space for these three volumes, -
Click HERE to Keith Flynn's 'Ultimate Elvis' Electronic Edition to try.
Go HERE to EIN's independent review of 'Ultimate Elvis' (News, Source;ElvisInfoNet)
Did Elvis Record 'Tiger Man' At Sun?: A question that has puzzled Elvis fans through the years is whether he actually recorded the song ‘Tiger Man’ during his years at SUN studios.
The basic question is why did Elvis refer to 'Tiger man' several times in concert as “The second song that I ever recorded, not too many people heard it”?
And if Elvis DID record it, then why hasn’t any reference to it at SUN or proof of its existence been found?
Elvis would first perform ‘Tiger Man’ in concert at his first 1969 Las Vegas International season and would continue playing it through the years – usually in a medley with Mystery Train - until his last performance at Saginaw on May 3 1977. He would sing it over 150 times on stage! The thought that there might be an acetate or undiscovered tape of Elvis at SUN singing ‘Tiger Man’ is a mouth-watering concept - but is it an unlikely fantasy or strong possibility?
Go here to our detailed 'TIGER MAN' spotlight as EIN's Piers Beagley puts in the hard yards to check the facts from the fantasy . (Spotlight; Source;ElvisInfoNetwork)
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