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Jerry Lee Lewis, Arrested at the Gates of Graceland | Interview with Jerry Lee Lewis
In the early hours of November 22, 1976, Harold Loyd, Elvis', and the presiding guard on duty at Graceland, was greeted by an unexpected visitor, Jerry Lee Lewis. Jerry Lee, accompanied by his wife, pulled up to the mansion's front gate in his new Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow. He asked Loyd if he could see Elvis, but was told that the King was asleep. Lewis politely thanked Loyd and drove away without incident. Later that morning, at 9:30 a.m., Lewis flipped his Rolls while rounding the corner at Peterson Lake and Powell Road in Collierville.
Elvis Presley | Pennsylvania Sports Arena, April 5, 1957
Jimmy Velvet: Elvis' show was unbelievable, I had never seen anything like it, I mean Jacksonville wasn't anything like this. There were so many kids there climbing over each other it was amazing. The screaming you never heard anything, the screaming never stopped, but he didn't have to hear very much, he felt it.
Elvis Portraits The Fabulous 50's Hardcover Book from Erik Lorentzen
Elvis Portraits The Fabulous 50's Hardcover Book from Erik Lorentzen is Vol.2 in this series of PORTRAITS and will be released in the next few days. Elvis Portraits The Fabulous 50s, as the title suggests, provides a hardcover photo book with 400 pages printed on glossy paper with the best and most intimate & beautiful moments from Elvis in the fifties. As a fan of this period, I can say with great confidence that the selected photos are extremely beautiful and very well-picked. As you expect from TEF / KJ Consulting you will find many unseen images of Presley at his best.
Listening, seeing and touching Elvis when the King played Spokane's Memorial Stadium in August 1957
Fans who experienced Elvis Presley perform at Memorial Stadium in August 1957 recall how the King looked and sounded as he gyrated across the stage at the peak of his career.
Ready for an AI-Boosted 'Sun Sessions'?
As the latest Presley archival release, Memphis, suggests, there are still discoveries to be made in Presley's archives - and a more radical future may be ahead. Presley's Sun Studios sessions, with guitarist Scotty Moore and bassist Bill Black, were recorded live to single-track mono tape by label owner Sam Phillips, which means any real remixes of the songs have always been impossible. But AI demixing technology - which allows instruments to be separated from a single track - keeps advancing. Jorgensen recently asked Emile de la Rey, who worked on the sound for Peter Jackson's Get Back documentary, to do a test remix of 'Good Rockin' Tonight' using Jackson's proprietary AI technology. The results, 'a perfect separation of instruments' along with the removal of tape hiss, were far superior to any more widely available machine-learning methods, so Jorgensen is waiting for access to that level of technology. Once he's got it, he says, 'I'd like to do everything from the Fifties. Because even the Sun recordings, they are very simple. There's an acoustic and electric and a slap bass. But when you open that up, it's still like a new revelation. It's not like it becomes thin and you think, 'Oh, is that all there is?'
Jessie D. McDowell (J.D.) Presley | Elvis Presleys Grandfather
Elvis Presley's Grandfather, Jessie D. McDowell (J.D.) Presley was born on April 9, 1896. We tell his story in great detail and with compassion, and include audio of his two songs he recorded in 1958. For the first time we name Elvis' great-grandfather on his father side and publish a photo of Elvis' great grand-mother, Rosella. Includes video, of Elvis' Grandfather Jesse D. Presley with his wife, Vera, on CBS TV in 1958 discussing his new record, his singing debut and hopes of becoming a success. Plus audio of the two songs he recorded, and released on record!!
Released | Elvis: The Last Tours Vol: 1 | 4 CD Set from FTD
As part of its ongoing live on tour series, Follow That Dream (FTD) has released 'Elvis: The Last Tours Vol: 1'. This 4-CD 5" digipak set features great shows from 1977 – 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.
Review | Elvis Presley at The New Frontier Hotel April 1956
Elvis Presley, unanimously acclaimed by critics as the most important singing find since Johnnie Ray, will open in the New Frontier Hotels' Venus Room Monday, April 23, as a special added attraction to the Freddy Martin show. The handsome 21-year-old rock 'n' roller's appearance in the latest Sammy Lewis production is considered to be the Las Vegas entertainment scoop of the year. (Las Vegas Sun : April 21, 1956).
Elvis Presley Arrest Warrant
This is a genuine document. A 1974 arrest warrant issued to Elvis Presley by the city of Los Angeles. The warrant stemmed from a failure by Elvis to appear in court regarding his vehicle being parked in a red no parking zone at the Los Angeles International Airport. The original citation was issued December 18, 1974. Elvis' bail was set at $20.
Released | From Elvis At Christmas Deluxe Gatefold Vinyl LP + CD Releases from MRS
'Memphis Recording Service' (MRS) has released both the 'From Elvis At Christmas' CD Deluxe and the limited Christmas special LP, in Crystal Clear 180g Vinyl with white splatter & Glitter. At this time we are receiving only half of our order for the Vinyl with the balance in early November. For the first time ever, Elvis' Christmas Album is remastered and mixed into true living stereo. With this release, a new standard is set, to probably the best ever sound separation achievement in history, that has ever been done, delivering fascinating results.
Elvis Presley's first cousin, Harold Loyd, reveals secrets of the King of Rock n' Roll
'Elvis is good to his family and he is good to his fans', Harold Loyd told this writer in 1992, some fifteen years after his first cousin died on August 16, 1977. 'He would love knowing that fans still come to Graceland. He loves his fans'. In May 1976, this reporter first met Loyd at the famous musical gates at the entrance of Presley's home, Graceland, in Memphis, Tennessee. Besides being a loyal cousin to the King of Rock and Roll, Loyd was obviously a dedicated ambassador to the fans who came daily to visit the home. Loyd was generous with information and praise for Presley as he agreed to sit down at the Graceland gate guard shack for conversation and interviews each evening for a few days.
Elvis: Made In Germany - Private Recordings (Best of Germany) CD from MRS
'Memphis Recording Service' (MRS) on its alternate budget label, MRS CAMDEN, will release the CD 'Elvis Presley Made In Germany – Private Recordings' on 22nd November 2024.This is a 'best of' CD version taken from the original 3CD version of 'The Complete Private Recordings' 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.
Interview with Susan Henning
Susan Henning was born in North Hollywood, raised in the San Fernando Valley, the blonde, tan, blue-eyed California girl epitomized the Healthy All American girl. She won 'Miss Teen USA' in 1965. Susan appeared in Elvis' movie, 'Live A Little, Love A Little' and says her all-time favorite was the 1968 'Elvis Special' where 'Elvis and I came together again igniting our chemistry to thrill the fans'.
Elvis Presley and Karate
Elvis was first exposed to Karate in 1958 after he was drafted into the Army and stationed in Germany. His first instructor was a German shotokan stylist named Juergen Seydel who taught Elvis at his off-base housing in Nauheim until 1958. One nice thing about the military was that you got thirty days of paid vacation (leave) each year. During his vacation in Paris he would take private lessons with Tetsugio Murakami, one of Japan's top shotokan stylists, who would help pioneer shotokan in Europe. On one occasion he spent nine straight days studying for several hours each day with Murakami.
From Elvis At Christmas Deluxe Gatefold Vinyl LP + CD Releases from MRS
'Memphis Recording Service' (MRS) will release a CD Deluxe and a 1000 copies only Christmas special LP, in Crystal Clear 180g Vinyl with white splatter & Glitter titled 'From Elvis At Christmas' on October 18th, 2024. For the first time ever, Elvis' Christmas Album is remastered and mixed into true living stereo. With this release, a new standard is set, to probably the best ever sound separation achievement in history, that has ever been done, delivering fascinating results.
Interview with Red West
Red West was born Robert Gene West in Memphis, Tennessee in 1936, the son of Lois and Newton Thomas West. He was a high school friend of Elvis Presley. An excellent athlete and former U.S. Marine, West played football for his high school and junior college teams and was a boxer in the Golden Gloves championships. It's said, as legend has it, that you rescued Elvis from being beaten up at Humes High when a group of boys wanted to cut his hair. What's the real story, and was that what happened? Red West: That is the real story.
Elvis 'Sun 210' Good Rockin' Tonight 78 RPM 10" Liquid Vinyl
Following the historic first 'liquid' filled single release of Sun 209 That's All Right/Blue Moon of Kentucky comes another very special and totally unique limited-edition release, Elvis 'Sun 210' Good Rockin' Tonight/I Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine 78 RPM 10" Liquid Vinyl playing at 78rpm and is restricted to 125 copies worldwide.
Interview with Anita Mann
Anita Mann (born 1946 in Detroit, Michigan) is an Emmy-award winning choreographer, as well as a dancer and actress. Mann has been honored by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences as one of America's top five contemporary choreographers. She is also the recipient of five Emmy Awards and accolades from every corner of the industry. Mann began her career as one of the David Winters' dancers on TV shows such as Shindig!, The T.A.M.I. Show and Monte Carlo: C'est La Rose, a Grace Kelly documentary special. I think being a real person, I kind of go back to being out of place, out of step sometimes with the time. Like, being something so unique at a time in life. Makes you stand out more. Although probably he would stand out at any time.
Freddy Bienstock | Music Publishing and Elvis Presley
Although Freddy Bienstock is not a household name, he is famous to many as the music publisher and plugger for Elvis Presley. But still, even to Elvis fans, he is something of a mystery figure. We know about James Burton, Scotty Moore, Red West and Colonel Parker, but who can tell you much about Freddy Bienstock? And yet look in the index of any Elvis Presley biography and you will find references to him. He runs through Peter Guralnick's definitive biographies, and, quite clearly, he is an essential component in the Elvis story.
Released | Elvis: Las Vegas - Closing Night 1973 STEREO CD and Vinyl from MRS
'Memphis Recording Service' (MRS) has released the CD Deluxe 'Las Vegas – Closing Night 1973' along with the 2LP - 180-gram vinyl version available in either clear or black vinyl. This CD set contains the highlights of Elvis' final two shows performed on the closing night of his Las Vegas engagement in early September 1973. For the first time ever, the material from these shows is presented in stereo. The accompanying booklet - which includes rare photographs and memorabilia dating from this engagement and features liner notes which set the scene for this, his ninth season, in Las Vegas. Special thanks to those people are also credited.
Interview with Sheila Ryan
Interview with Sheila Ryan who was was Elvis' girlfriend after Linda Thompson. Sheila was the Oct.'73 Playboy cover girl and married James Caan in '76 (divorced in '77). Elvis had qualities that no other human being has, had, will have. Some of them are so hard to describe because the charisma, the qualities that he had were almost not of this world, you know. They were, a lot of times, angelic. He knew things before I knew things. He knew things that I was feeling before I was feeling them.
Elvis: 'California Holiday' Aka 'Spinout' 2-LP Vinyl Record Limited Edition from FTD
FTD Vinyl is pleased to announce the release of Elvis' 1966 soundtrack 'California Holiday' Aka 'Spinout' as a 2-LP Vinyl record Limited Edition. 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.
Elvis: The Last Tours Vol: 1 | 4 CD Set from FTD
As part of its ongoing live on tour series, Follow That Dream (FTD) is pleased to announce the release of 'Elvis: The Last Tours Vol: 1'. Released as a 4-CD 5" digipak, this set features great shows from 1977 – West Palm Beach (Feb 13), St. Petersburg (Feb 14), Montgomery (Feb 16), Columbia (Feb 18), Johnson City (Feb 19) and Charlotte (Feb 20/21).
James Burton Looks Back on Elvis Presley's Vegas Years
Elvis Presley's longtime guitarist looks back on his career rebirth in 1969. 'I hadn't actually met Elvis before I went to work with him', says the legendary guitarist James Burton, who'd already worked with a veritable who's who of rock stars when he picked up the phone one night in 1969 and found himself speaking to the King himself, Elvis Presley. 'I'd played the Louisiana Hayride around the time he came through when he was just starting out, but I didn't actually meet Elvis until 1969. He called me on the phone at my home in L.A., and I talked to him for two or three hours on the phone. He asked me if I'd be interested in going to Vegas and putting a band together for him. So I did'.
Singer & Musician Nick Bruno Shares Stories From His Years Working With Elvis
Nick Bruno is a multi-talented singer, musician, and record producer who has worked with many different artists throughout his impressive and lengthy career. In the early 70s, he joined J.D. Sumner & The Stamps which, at the time, was singing backup for Elvis Presley.
The Death Of Elvis Presley | August 16, 1977
Elvis Presley died at Graceland on August 16, 1977. He was 42 years old. Through the early morning of the 16th, Elvis took care of last-minute tour details and relaxed with family and staff. He was to fly to Portland, Maine that night and do a show there on the 17th, then continue the scheduled tour. Elvis retired to his master suite at Graceland around 7:00 AM to rest for his evening flight. By late morning, Elvis Presley had died of heart failure. In a matter of hours the shock registered around the world.
Elvis Presley And The Events Of 1977
Elvis Presley & the event of 1977. A detailed look at the years events.
The Story Behind the MEMPHIS Box Set
During Elvis Week Ernst Jorgensen, Robert Gordon and Matt Ross-Spang did a listening session, hosted by Tom Brown, giving background on the newly mixed tracks and discussing the story behind the new 'MEMPHIS' 5 CD box set.
Chet Atkins talks about Elvis Presley
Could Elvis actually play guitar? He played pretty good, yeah. And he played piano and drums. The first sessions he'd come in and work. After that, when he got more confident, he'd come in and play drums a while, then guitar, then piano. Then he'd practice his karate and then send out for 85 White Cottage burgers and then he'd go to work around 11 o'clock at night. But he loved gospel music. Jake Hess had influenced him and Bill Monroe and Big Boy Crudup. The first time I ever heard him I thought, 'What in the hell is this?' I couldn't tell if he was black or bluegrass or gospel or what. Of course that was what made him what he was. He was so damn versatile he could sing anything.
Released | MEMPHIS 5 CD Box Set & 2 LP Vinyl Set
RCA Records and Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, has released 'MEMPHIS', the definitive and first fully comprehensive collection of Elvis Presley's hometown recordings. Over 111 tracks, 'MEMPHIS' captures Presley from his earliest sessions at Sun Studio - which occurred 70 years ago this Summer - to his final recordings in Graceland's Jungle Room. Along the way, the Bluff City serves as both home and muse to Presley, playing a pivotal role in the dramatic arc of his artistry as he finds creative rebirth at American Sound in 1969, overcomes personal struggles at Stax in 1973, and brings his most extravagant and spellbinding live show to the Mid-South Coliseum in 1974. Produced by noted Elvis authority Ernst Jørgensen, with rare archival material and new liner notes by GRAMMY-winning music historian Robert Gordon, 'MEMPHIS' is released in 5CD, 2LP configurations, giving fresh insight into the bond between Elvis and his eternal home.
Elvis: Las Vegas - Closing Night 1973 STEREO CD and Vinyl from MRS
'Memphis Recording Service' (MRS) will release in September a CD Deluxe 'Las Vegas – Closing Night 1973' along with a 2LP - 180-gram vinyl version available in either clear or black vinyl. This CD set contains the highlights of Elvis' final two shows performed on the closing night of his Las Vegas engagement in early September 1973. For the first time ever, the material from these shows is presented in stereo. The accompanying booklet - which includes rare photographs and memorabilia dating from this engagement and features liner notes which set the scene for this, his ninth season, in Las Vegas. Special thanks to those people are also credited.
Released | Elvis Presley - Guitar Man - The 67/68 Sessions 5 CD Set (FTD)
Released | As part of its ongoing 'Sessions' series, FTD is pleased to announce the release of Elvis Presley - Guitar Man - The 67/68 Sessions. Released as a 5-CD SET, It features the RCA label sessions at RCA Studio B in Nashville. September 1967 highlights include the title track along with 'Hi Heel Sneakers', 'Big Boss Man' and 'You Don't Know Me'. January 1968 spawned 'Too Much Monkey Business' and 'U.S. Male'. The 24-page booklet features rare photos, session data, memorabilia and global chart and release information.
Interview with Elvis Presley: October 28, 1957, Los Angeles
Interview with Elvis Presley just after the general press conference, but prior to his debut at the Pan-Pacific in Los Angeles. How do you write music if you don't read it? It's all a big hoax, honey. I never wrote a song in my life. I get one-third of the credit for recording it. It makes me look smarter than I am. I've never even had an idea for a song. Just once, maybe. When? I went to bed one night, had quite a dream, and woke up all shook up. I phoned a pal and told him about it. By morning, he had a new song, 'All Shook Up'.
Fans share their memories from the day Elvis played Tacoma in 1957
Fans remember the historic day of Sept. 1, 1957, when Elvis Presley played Tacoma. Some 6,000 people caught the King at the Lincoln Bowl, prior to an evening engagement at the old Sicks Stadium in Seattle. Here's some of what they remember:
Dixie Locke Remembers Elvis Presley
Dixie Locke was 15 years old when she spotted Elvis Presley at the First Assembly of God in Memphis. At 19, the future King of Rock had a start in his career thanks to a recent recording with Sun Records, but that didn't stop him from pursuing love. I had some very good, close friends at the high school. Friday or Saturday night, we'd go to the skating rink. We did that pretty regularly. I had seen Elvis at church. He had started coming to the church where I had been all my life, but we had not actually spoken to each other.
Color Photographs of a Bearded Elvis Presley During Shooting for ‘Charro!’, 1969
Charro! is a 1969 American western film starring Elvis Presley shot on location at Apacheland Movie Ranch and Old Tucson Studios in Arizona. Uniquely, Presley did not sing on-screen, and the film featured no songs at all except for the main title theme, which was played over the opening credits. It was also the only movie in which Presley wore a beard.
Interview with Hal Kanter Director of Loving You
Interview with Hal Kanter, screenwriter and director for the Elvis Presley movie Loving You. Previously Hal had written for variety shows, graduating to screenplays and specializing in comedies. He wrote for Bob Hope as well as the comedy team of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis. Over the years, Hal Kanter received six Emmy Award nominations, winning the last two for his writing on the annual Academy Awards telecast. He also wrote the script for Elvis Presley's 1961 hit film Blue Hawaii, which garnered him a 'Best Written American Musical' nomination from the Writers Guild of America.
Elvis Presley and Bill 'superfoot' Wallace
American martial arts man Bill 'Superfoot' Wallace who was Elvis Presley's bodyguard and personal trainer from 1974 until his death in 1977 recently talked about his times with the King and gave a rare glimpse of the man behind the legend. 'He was a wonderful person, a nice guy. It was fun working out with him too but you couldn't hit him too hard. You couldn't punch Elvis in the face but it was fun beating up his 'Memphis Mafia'.
Interview With Jan Shepard (Elvis' co-star in King Creole)
Can you tell me how you met Elvis? When you're assigned a film role, you have to go to the doctor, because of the insurance company. They have to make sure you don't have a bad heart, any of that nonsense. They made my appointment for me at the studio, so I was there and I had on a white shirt and these slacks my mother had made for me that were like wine coloured. I went in the office and I was waiting to be called in. In walks Elvis with two of his buddies. I looked at him and he looked at me and we started to laugh. His jacket was the identical material and colour of my slacks. He looked at me and he said, 'Honey, I'm either going to have to give you my jacket or you're going to have to give me your pants' ...
Elvis Memphis from Sony Music August 2024
RCA Records and Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, will release 'MEMPHIS', the definitive and first fully comprehensive collection of Elvis Presley's hometown recordings, on Friday August 9. Over 111 tracks, 'MEMPHIS' captures Presley from his earliest sessions at Sun Studio - which occurred 70 years ago this Summer - to his final recordings in Graceland's Jungle Room. Along the way, the Bluff City serves as both home and muse to Presley, playing a pivotal role in the dramatic arc of his artistry as he finds creative rebirth at American Sound in 1969, overcomes personal struggles at Stax in 1973, and brings his most extravagant and spellbinding live show to the Mid-South Coliseum in 1974. Produced by noted Elvis authority Ernst Jørgensen, with rare archival material and new liner notes by GRAMMY-winning music historian Robert Gordon, 'MEMPHIS' will be released in 5CD, 2LP and digital configurations, giving fresh insight into the bond between Elvis and his eternal home.
My dad interviewed Elvis Presley: Remembering the magical moment the king of rock 'n' roll touched down on UK soil
Ian Nelson was the only journalist to interview Elvis on UK soil when he landed at Prestwick Airport in 1960.When Elvis touched down on British soil in 1960, it was a momentous occasion. The rumour that Elvis was due to stop over at Prestwick Airport as he flew home from national service in Germany spread like wildfire and fans raced to see the world's biggest star in the flesh. Stepping off the plane in his military uniform and descending the stairs, Elvis hollered to the crowd below: 'Where am I?'
Released | Moody Blue Gold Sparkle Edition 2-LP Vinyl Record from FTD
FTD Vinyl has released Elvis' last studio album, Moody Blue in LIMITED EDITION GOLD SPARKLE 180-Gram vinyl. This individually numbered gold collectible is limited to 4000 copies Worldwide. Apart from outtakes of 'Way Down' and 'Moody Blue', this 2-LP deluxe edition includes 'If You Love Me (Let Me Know)', 'Pledging My Love', He'll Have To Go' plus two undubbed versions of his now legendary emotional interpretation of 'Unchained Melody'.
Elvis' Love For My Dying Child | 8-year-old Denise Sanchez 'On Tour' 1972
Many Elvis fans will know the story of Denise Sanchez, the 8-year-old fan from Santa Fe who we saw in an outtake from 'Elvis On Tour'. Denise had been battling cancer (Leukaemia) since the age of 6 and, like her mom was a huge Elvis fan. With the help of the local paper, her mom Trudi was able to get tickets for a concert in Albuquerque on April 19, 1972, and an opportunity to meet Elvis backstage before the show.
Inside the bizarre plot to steal Elvis' Graceland home by paperwork
The writer said he was an identity thief – a ringleader on the dark web, with a network of 'worms' placed throughout the United States. In an email to The New York Times, he said his ring preyed on the dead, the unsuspecting and the elderly, especially those from Florida and California, using birth certificates and other documents to discover personal information that aided in their schemes.
Elvis Presley The Complete 1950's Studio Masters 4 CD Set from MRS
'Memphis Recording Service' (MRS) will re-release its remastered tracks on The Complete 1950's Studio Masters 4cd/digi on its alternate budget label, MRS CAMDEN on 19th July 2024. This 4CD set contains the complete master studio recordings of Elvis Presley from the 1950s. It includes personal acetates, cut in 1953 and early 1954, all of his early Sun recordings from 1954-55, as well as every RCA studio master and movie studio soundtrack recording made between January 1956 and June 1958. The set also contains bonus tracks of recordings made at radio stations, as well as alternate movie soundtrack recordings.
Elvis The Complete RCA Studio Masters 1960-62 Plus Session Out-takes 4 CD Set
'Memphis Recording Service' (MRS) will re-release its remastered tracks on The Complete RCA Studio Masters 1960-62 - Plus Session Out-takes 4cd/digi on its alternate budget label, MRS CAMDEN on 19th July 2024. This 4CD set (previously released as 'Back in Living Stereo 1960-62') pays tribute to the recordings Elvis made once he returned home from Germany in March 1960, after his stint as a soldier in the US army (1958-60). These recordings were the first stereo recordings of Elvis issued to the public. The CDs contain remastered tracks of all the 1960-1962 master recordings from RCA Studio's in Nashville. As a bonus, 2 CD's contain rare material of studio session out-takes.
Elvis (Rock 'n' Roll) Presley Signed To Long Film Pact
HOLLYWOOD, April 10 (AP) -- Elvis Presley a rock 'n' roller who looks a little like Marlon Brando and sings like Johnny Ray with the St. Vitus Dance was signed Tuesday to a long-term movie contract. Presley a 21-year-old Memphis blues singer with long sideburns and black denim trousers is the current swooner among bobby soxers.
Follow That Dream (FTD) Reprints for June
Follow That Dream (FTD) will reprint the following 'Sessions' box sets for release at the end of June.
- Elvis: The Kid Galahad Sessions 2 CD Boxset
- The Elvis Is Back Sessions 4-CD Set from FTD
- Elvis: The Fun In Acapulco Sessions 3 CD Box Set
Interview with D.J. Fontana (April 2006) : 'I Tell You What, He Loved Gospel Music'
Eleven years ago I had the pleasure of meeting Elvis' first drummer D.J Fontana. I was working as a reporter at a radio station, when, one day in April, 2006, a press release caught my eye. It announced that Fontana was touring Sweden as part of a Swedish group called The Cadillac Band that would be playing my home town that very night. As my news editor didn't seem to understand the significance of this, I practically had to beg him to let me interview the drummer instead of doing the news piece he had in mind for me to do.
Elvis Presley - Guitar Man - The 67/68 Sessions 5 CD Set (FTD)
As part of its ongoing 'Sessions' series, FTD is pleased to announce the release of Elvis Presley - Guitar Man - The 67/68 Sessions. Released as a 5-CD SET, It features the RCA label sessions at RCA Studio B in Nashville. September 1967 highlights include the title track along with 'Hi Heel Sneakers', 'Big Boss Man' and 'You Don't Know Me'. January 1968 spawned 'Too Much Monkey Business' and 'U.S. Male'. The 24-page booklet features rare photos, session data, memorabilia and global chart and release information.
Elvis: Celluloid Sell-out! Vol. 2 from FTD Books
FTD Books is pleased to announce the release of 'Elvis: Celluloid Sell-out! Vol. 2'. Following on from the highly successful Vol. 1, this edition features 438 pages with over 2000 images. It's packed with movie posters, lobby cards, press books, and much more. Also includes extensive information on memorabilia and how the movies from 1960 and 1961 were promoted around the world. Two CD's feature alternate soundtrack recordings from G.I. Blues, Flaming Star, Blue Hawaii and Wild In The Country.
Released | Elvis On Fire In Toledo 1956 on 45 RPM Vinyl EP and CD from MRS
Now released the previously unreleased live in the 50s 'Elvis On Fire In Toledo 1956' from MRS is available in the very collectible combi 7" gatefold 45rpm EP (Extended Play) vinyl single housed together with a sleeved CD EP single as seen in the recent releases, Follow That Dream (Stereo) 45RPM EP Vinyl + CD and Welcome Home Elvis 45RPM EP Vinyl + CD.
Released | Elvis Presley The Complete Movie Masters 1960-62 - Plus Session Out-takes 4 LP Vinyl Record Set from MRS
MRS has released the 4LP double gatefold hardback version vinyl Record edition of its recent CD release 'The Complete Movie Masters 1960-62 - Plus Session Out-takes'. Available in both Black and Clear.
Elvis Presley and Alis Lesley
When you first see Alis Lesley, in scarlet slack-suit and long ponytail, she looks exactly like your kid sister about to leave for the beach with her schoolgirl cobbers. Elvis Presley met rockabilly singer Alis Lesley on Tuesday, November 13, 1956 backstage at the Silver Slipper Casino.
Elvis: 70th Anniversary Special Release 5 x SUN 78rpm 10" Vinyl Sunsplat Set
To celebrate the 70th Anniversary of Elvis' first SUN record releases is a uniquely designed 5 record 'SUN-splat' 78rpm vinyl release, out on the first week of July 2024. These 5 magnificent SUN 10" (inch) singles play at 78RPM and only an extremely low number of these sets have been produced. This is the first time an Elvis SUN replica has been produced like this and designed to play at the original 78RPM speed.
Interview with Rita Rogers
Elvis was gonna perform at the Armory and my friend and I, we were so excited to go and we went and everybody was screaming and all the girls and everything and then my friend wanted me to go back stage to get his autograph and I wouldn't go and she goes, 'Are you crazy?' and I go, 'I don't want to'. She goes, 'Why not?' I said, 'Because I'm gonna go to Hollywood and he is gonna be my friend' ... And she goes, 'You're crazy ...', because my name Aidieme, 'You're crazy Aidieme, you're never gonna be a movie star and you should go back. At least you get to see him in person'. And I wouldn't do it.
Elvis Las Vegas, On Stage 1973 4 CD Set & Vinyl LP from MRS
'Memphis Recording Service' (MRS) will release a 4 CD Deluxe and LP titled 'Las Vegas, On Stage 1973' in June 2024. This 4CD set contains a varied selection of live performances recorded in February 1973, during Elvis' eighth engagement in Las Vegas. The shows, recorded at the Hilton Hotel, took place weeks after the historic satellite TV show, Aloha From Hawaii, was filmed and broadcast on 14 January.
Elvis 'Sun 209' 78 RPM Liquid Vinyl 70th Anniversary Special Release
To celebrate the 70th Anniversary of Elvis' historic first single release of Sun 209 'That's All Right'/ 'Blue Moon of Kentucky' a very special and totally unique limited-edition release of the recording that changed Rock'n'Roll history will be out in the first week of July 2024 - Elvis 'Sun 209' 78 RPM 10" Liquid Vinyl 70th Anniversary Special Release.
A Teenagers Interview With Elvis Presley 1957
Imagine being a teenager and getting the chance to interview rock n' roll legend Elvis Presley at the beginning of his career in 1957. The following article by teen Ruby Woods, was found in a newspaper archive from the Detroit Tribune. 'Next week the Olympia will be jam packed to greet that famous rock n' roll singer, none other than Elvis Presley.Elvis who is a clean-cut, sincere honest youngster who knows he is in the limelight but as yet is unspoiled.
Elvis On Fire In Toledo 1956 on 45 RPM Vinyl EP and CD from MRS
Unreleased live in the 50s 'Elvis On Fire In Toledo 1956' from MRS is available in the very collectable combi 7" gatefold 45rpm EP (Extended Play) vinyl single housed together with a sleeved CD EP single as seen in the recent releases, Follow That Dream (Stereo) 45RPM EP Vinyl + CD and Welcome Home Elvis 45RPM EP Vinyl + CD.
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Tupelo's Own Elvis Presley DVD
Never before have we seen an Elvis Presley concert from the 1950's with sound. Until Now! The DVD Contains recently discovered unreleased film of Elvis performing 6 songs, including Heartbreak Hotel and Don't Be Cruel, live in Tupelo Mississippi 1956. Included we see a live performance of the elusive Long Tall Sally seen here for the first time ever. + Plus Bonus DVD Audio.
This is an excellent release no fan should be without it.
The 'parade' footage is good to see as it puts you in the right context with color and b&w footage. The interviews of Elvis' Parents are well worth hearing too. The afternoon show footage is wonderful and electrifying : Here is Elvis in his prime rocking and rolling in front of 11.000 people. Highly recommended.
Tupelo's Own Elvis Presley DVD Video with Sound.
