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Another Early Years.
Here is the DVD cover of the fifties television appearances a premium
documentary DVD.
This is the same DVD as the "Early Years" premium DVD with the same title
released last year.
2004/10/31 E-Mail / Ep.Gold.Com.
'Elvis' asks workers to help United
Way.
"Elvis" was in the courthouse
building Wednesday, helping raise money for
the United Way of Weld County. Elvis, or KFKA radio personality George
Gray,
walked around to various law clerks and court reporters' offices, catch-
ing
many off-guard as he serenaded them with "Love Me Tender."
Gray also asked
them to help the United Way. Weld District Judge Gilbert Gutierrez
walked
out of his chambers to shake Gray's hand, as he heard one of his clerks
laughing with embarrassment. "It's not every day you get to shake
Elvis'
hand," Judge Gutierrez said, also laughing. Shairan Whitman, an
accounts and
collections representative for the 19th Judicial District, helped
organize
the King's surprise visit. Gray has been doing Elvis impersonations for
years, and said he often helps with nonprofit organizations. "I've
slowly
been getting the reputation as being the Elvis guy in Greeley," he
said. But
he doesn't do it for just anyone and won't be Elvis for Halloween.
"I'll go
as Wayne Newton," he said. He may or may not have been joking.
Those at the
courthouse who donated to the United Way Wednesday will get a photograph
of
themselves with Gray, who was dressed in a very convincing white
polyester
Elvis suit. Anyone who wants a glossy 8x10-inch photo can get one for
$5,
Whitman said.
2004/10/31 Greeley Tribune - http://www.elvisinfonet.com
/ Ep.Gold.Com.
Cheyenne Jackson Dons Leather
Jacket to Star in All Shook Up, Replacing
Jarrod Emick.
Producer Jonathan Pollard announced Oct.
29 that actor Cheyenne Jackson,
originally hired as understudy for leather-jacketed outsider Chad in All
Shook Up, will now create that lead role in the commercial world
premiere of
the new musical comedy that uses songs made famous by Elvis Presley.
Jarrod Emick, who had previously been announced in the role, was
replaced
when final contract terms could not be agreed upon. Emick recently
played
Peter Allen's lover in The Boy From Oz on Broadway, and first shook up
musical theatre when he took home a Tony Award as Joe Hardy in the most
recent Damn Yankees. "Both the producers of All Shook Up and Jarrod
Emick's
representatives believed a deal would be made," said lead producer,
Jonathan
Pollard. "However, in the end we simply could not agree on the
terms.
The entire production team regrets that Jarrod won't be with us, as we
have
great respect for his ability and wish him well. We also feel incredibly
fortunate that we didn't have to look very far for his successor.
Cheyenne
Jackson, who was hired as his understudy, is a star on the rise whose
talent
and assets will have a prime opportunity to be discovered..."
Jackson recently appeared in a developmental summer 2004 run of the new
boy-band musical spoof, Altar Boyz. His Broadway credits include Aida
(Radames standby) and Thoroughly Modern Millie (Jimmy understudy, Trevor
Graydon understudy). Regionally, he appeared in West Side Story (Tony),
The
Most Happy Fella (Joey), Hair (Berger), Grease (Danny), Carousel (Billy
Bigelow), Children of Eden (Cain), Anything Goes (Billy), Kismet (The
Poet)
and the title roles in The Rocky Horror Show and Joseph and the Amazing
Technicolor Dreamcoat.
"A new musical comedy set in 1955, All Shook Up is not a
biographical revue"
about Elvis, the producers stress. Rather, it's "a burnin' new
musical
comedy that tells the story of a small town girl (Jenn Gambatese) who
dreams
of hitting the open road, and the guitar-playing stranger (Jackson) who
brings romance, rebellion and rock 'n' roll into her life." The
show will
feature such Elvis Presley classics as "Heartbreak Hotel,"
"Burning Love,"
"Love Me Tender," "Can't Help Falling in Love,"
"Jailhouse Rock," "Blue
Suede Shoes," "A Little Less Conversation," "Hound
Dog," "Don't Be Cruel,"
and of course, "All Shook Up."
Broadway previews begin Feb. 20, 2005, at the Palace Theatre. Opening is
set
for March 24, 2005. Directed by Christopher Ashley, with a book by Joe
DiPietro, music direction and arrangements by Stephen Oremus, and
choreography by Ken Roberson, All Shook Up gets its world premiere in
Chicago in a five week, pre-Broadway engagement at the Cadillac Palace
Theatre, Dec. 19-Jan. 23, 2005. All Shook Up also stars Jenn Gambatese,
Tony
Award nominee Jonathan Hadary, Leah Hocking, Curtis Holbrook, Nikki M.
James, John Jellison, Alix Korey, Mark Price and Sharon Wilkins in a
cast of
28 that features Justin Bohon, Justin Brill, Paul Castree, Cara Cooper,
Randy A. Davis, Jennie Ford, Trisha Jeffrey, Michelle Kittrell, Anika
Larsen, Michael X. Martin, Karen Murphy, John Eric Parker, Justin
Patterson,
Jenell Lynn Randall, Michael James Scott, Jenny-Lynn Suckling and
Virginia
Woodruff.
2004/10/32 Kenneth Jones - Playbill - http://www.elvisinfonet.com
/ Ep.Gold.Com
Lisa Marie's Mortality Reminder.
Lisa Marie Presley can't bear to spend time at her late dad Elvis'
Graceland
grave - because there's a space reserved for her right next to him.
The 36-year-old fears she'll follow her father and grandmother, Gladys,
and
die in her 40s, and then spend eternity lying beneath the grounds of the
Memphis, Tennessee, estate her father called home.
She says, "How many people are reminded of their fate, their
mortality every
day? "All the graves are lined up and there's a spot there -
waiting for me
- right next to my grandmother."
Graceland also features the graves of Elvis' father Vernon and his
grandmotherMinnie Mae. Lisa Marie adds, "I'm sure I'll end up there.
Or, I
shrink my head and put it in a glass box in the living room."
2004/10/30 contactmusic.com / http://www.elvis.com.au
/ Ep.Gold.Com.
Elvis is a hit again - on ads in
England.
England has a new king.
Elvis Presley, the King of Rock 'n' Roll, has been putting in more
public
appearances than anyone in the royal family in Britain recently as a
host of
advertisers - from Internet services to deodorant makers to even the
conservative Tory party - invoke his hip-shaking ways to stir up
business.
Elvis, who died in 1977, never performed in concert here. He planted his
blue suede shoes on British soil for only a few hours in 1960, at
Scotland's
Prestwick airport, during a layover on his return from military service
in
Germany. And, of course, the United Kingdom has plenty of its own
crooners
to idolize if it wants to be nostalgic, most notably the Beatles.
But it is Elvis's image that adorns television, radio and outdoor
advertising spots here. On posters on double-decker buses and in the
London
Underground, Unilever's Sure deodorant digitally changed a photo of
Elvis in
a black shirt to add in a white deodorant stain under his arms. The AOL
unit
of Time Warner Inc. is using an Elvis impersonator in its new U.K. ads
for
its new service AOL 9.0.
And the Conservative Party, whose elderly and buttoned-down bedrock
voters
might have been just the types to be appalled by Elvis 40 years ago,
last
month unveiled the king's "A Little Less Conversation" as the
theme song for
its campaign for a national election expected next spring.
The tune, written for the 1968 Elvis movie "Live a Little, Love a
Little"
was remixed and released as a single in 2002, becoming a huge hit in
Britain. It was adopted by the Conservatives to showcase the party's new
theme of more action - and implicitly draw a contrast with Prime
Minister
Tony Blair's Labour Party, which Conservatives criticize as being long
on
spin and short on results.
"Few people would expect the Tories to use an Elvis Presley song
but one of
the things that we wanted to do was add a little humor," says
Charles
Hendry, deputy chairman of the Conservative Party. The party considered
numerous other songs from artists including the Beatles as well as
patriotic
tunes, he says, adding: "Elvis is a global icon now."
As icons go, he is also relatively cheap - a major reason why
advertisers
are so keen to use his image. U.K. marketers don't have to pay royalties
to
use digitally altered images of dead celebrities under British trademark
laws, says Todd Morgan, director of media and creative development at
Elvis
Presley Enterprises Inc., the business entity created by the Estate of
Elvis
Presley/The Elvis Presley Trust, whose sole owner is the singer's
daughter,
Lisa Marie Presley. Advertisers in the U.S. must pay for such use, he
says.
And the company charges everyone, including the British, for using
Elvis's
recordings, negotiating the price depending on the song and how much is
played, Morgan says. He declines to specify.
Elvis Presley Enterprises welcomes the advertising dollars. A few years
ago,
the company sent information to marketers alerting them that Elvis was
available.
"We want to hear from ad agencies. We consider every proposal on
its merit,"
Mr. Morgan says. On his home turf in the U.S., Elvis has appeared over
the
years in ads for Apple Computer's iMac, Toyota cars, Energizer batteries
and
Unilever's Lipton Tea.
Advertisers who simply rely on Elvis impersonators, however, don't have
to
pay royalty fees. They also get the added element of camp humor.
In AOL's television commercials, a Chinese man dressed as Elvis looks up
information about Elvis online before heading off to an Elvis convention.
In
the background, "Suspicious Minds" (1969) plays.
The ads, which appear just in the U.K., appeal to the British because
Elvis
was a star with humble, relatable roots, says Martin Cole, a planning
partner at Grey Global Group's London unit, which created the Elvis ads
for
AOL. AOL paid for "Suspicious Minds," but didn't owe anything
for the
impersonator.
"We wouldn't have wanted Elvis even if we could have had him,"
says Cole.
"He wouldn't have been right. We get all the fame of Elvis but are
able to
tell the story of an ordinary person."
Associated British Foods PLC uses an Elvis impersonator in television
ads
for its Kingsmill bread. The U.K. bread maker uses fake footage of
"Elvis"
coming off the plane at Prestwick airport and then spins a tale that the
singer secretly stayed behind in England to invent its bread. The spot
also
shows scenes of the impersonator in a 1960s kitchen baking bread.
J. Walter Thompson, the WPP Group ad agency that created the Kingsmill
ad,
auditioned dozens of Elvis impersonators. Small London ad firm CAKE
cooked
up some bad puns that it plans to use in upcoming print and online ads
to
play on Elvis's recordings: "Bake, Rattle and Roll" and "Hunka
Hunka Burnin'
Loaf."
British pop-music charts frequently feature old songs, but Elvis's music,
in
particular, has shown a remarkable ability to stay popular in the U.K.
Two
years ago, after Nike Inc. used "A Little Less Conversation,"
remixed by
artist JXL, during soccer's World Cup for its ads in 60 countries, the
song
was released as a single and shot to the top of the U.K. charts. That
gave
Elvis 18 No. 1 hits in Britain over the years and finally put him one
ahead
of the Beatles. This month, the 50th-anniversary rerelease of Elvis's
first
single, "That's All Right," is No. 3 on charts here, behind
singles from
Usher and Britney Spears.
Some Beatles fans, seeking to find links between the two biggest-ever
hitmakers in the U.K., note that the Beatles were fans of Elvis,
traveling
to meet him at his home in 1965. Last year, a museum exhibit of Elvis
memorabilia claiming to be the largest outside the U.S. opened in -
where
else? - Liverpool.
"You'll find a lot of Beatles fans are Elvis fans," says Dave
Bedford, a
guide in Liverpool for Beatles tours who sings Elvis on his karaoke
machine.
In London, avid Elvis fan Cathy Mathews frequently eats at Gracelands
Palace, a restaurant where Paul Hyu, who stars in the AOL Elvis
commercial,
performs nearly every weekend.
The real Elvis "has been dead for decades, and here he is still
making
people happy," says Mathews. Still, after seeing Elvis ads, she
isn't more
inclined to eat Kingsmill bread or buy Sure deodorant.By:
2004/10/30 Robert Guy Matthews - Wall Street Journal /
Ep.Gold.Com.
Dress Up Elvis.
Acollaboration between Ariel Books (Andrews
& McMeel Publishers) & EPE, this
slimline 32 page title (ISBN: 0740750704) is listed for release on 30
June
2005. Fans can all look forward to dressing Elvis up in their favorite
"King" clothes.
2004/10/30 http://www.elvisinfonet.com
/ Ep.Gold.Com.
The Wiggles Visit Graceland.
The Wiggles toured Graceland today. They
are in Memphis for a concert at
FedEx Forum tomorrow night.
Preschool superstars The Wiggles - the Australian group that has taken
America by storm since their breakthrough debut in 1999 - are
celebrating
their first U.S. Gold Album for their children's CD titled Yummy Yummy.
The
Wiggles have achieved 12 Gold albums, 7 Platinum albums, and 3 Double
Platinum in Australia. On hand to congratulate the musical foursome are
Rock
'n' Roll Hall of Famer John Fogerty and his young daughter, Kelsy, a big
Wiggles fan. John Fogerty performs in The Wiggles' upcoming holiday '04
release, Santa's Rockin'!, available on September 28 on both video (DVD
and
VHS) and audio (CD and audiocassette).
2004/10/29 http://www.thewiggles.com.au
/ Ep.Gold.Com.
Here are the U.S. Billboard Elvis
Chart listings for the week o f: November 6, 2004.
(sg - sales gainer, gg - greatest sales
gainer, ne - new entry, re -
re-entry)
Billboard Top Pop Catalog Albums
- Elvis 30 #1's up 2 to #26
(sg)
Billboard Top Country Catalog Albums
- Elvis 30 #1's remains at #6
(sg)
Billboard Top Country Albums
- Ultimate Gospel remains
at #72
New entries and Re-entries on the charts include:
-None this week.
Dropping off the charts include:
-Billboard Hot 100 Singles Sales - That's All Right drops back off
the Hot
100 Singles Sales chart after a one week return to the chart. It
was last
#74 on the chart last week.
Notes of Interest include:
- Elvis 30 #1's is noted as a sales gainer.
2004/10/29 www.ElvisCharts.com
/ Ep.Gold.Com.
TCB Guitar Auctioned Off On eBay.
The TCB Reunion shows in Mol served
several good causes. Not only donated
ElvisMatters a check of 1.000 euro for the Belgian cancer research, the
5
TCB Members also agreed to sign a guitar in aid of Gaia, the Belgian
Organisation of Animal Rights.
This very guitar, signed in person on Saturday evening October 2nd by
John
Wilkinson, James Burton, Ronnie Tutt, Jerry Scheff and Glen D. Hardin
was
sold for 390 euros.
2004/10/ 29 http://www.elvismatters.be
/ Ep.Gold.Com.
The Complete Guide To His Music.
Here is the cover of the "The
Complete Guide To His Music" by John Robertson
which will be published November 2004 from Omnibus Press.
This updated and redesigned edition of the classic guide to the music of
Elvis Presley is sure to please fans that will be celebrating Elvis'
70th
birthday on January 8, 2005. In fact, the festivities will begin before
the
King's birthday and will last all year with special events across the
United
States. Special celebrations at Graceland and across Memphis have been
planned, with most events already sold out.
2004/10/29 http://www.elvispresley-theking.de
/ Ep.Gold.Com.
Elvis, The King Lives On, 70th Anniversary Film Collection.
In Japan a three DVD box titled "Elvis,
the King Lives On, 70th Anniversary
Film Collection" will be release December 22, 2004.
The set contains the movies "Clambake", "Frankie And
Johnny" and finally the
movie "Follow That Dream".
2004/10/29 http://www.elvisworld-japan.com
/ Ep.Gold.Com.
A Little Less Conservative.
The Conservative Party, whose elderly and
buttoned-down bedrock voters might
have been just the types to be appalled by Elvis 40 years ago, last
month
unveiled the king's "A Little Less Conversation" as the theme
song for its
campaign for a national election expected next spring.
"Few people would expect the Tories to use an Elvis Presley song
but one of
the things that we wanted to do was add a little humor," says
Charles
Hendry, deputy chairman of the Conservative Party. The party considered
numerous other songs from artists including the Beatles as well as
patriotic
tunes, he says, adding: "Elvis is a global icon now."
As icons go, he is also relatively cheap - a major reason why
advertisers
are so keen to use his image. U.K. marketers don't have to pay royalties
to
use digitally altered images of dead celebrities under British trademark
laws, says Todd Morgan, director of media and creative development at
Elvis
Presley Enterprises Inc., the business entity created by the Estate of
Elvis
Presley/The Elvis Presley Trust, whose sole owner is the singer's
daughter,
Lisa Marie Presley. Advertisers in the U.S. must pay for such use, he
says.
And the company charges everyone, including the British, for using
Elvis's
recordings, negotiating the price depending on the song and how much is
played, Morgan says. He declines to specify.
Elvis Presley Enterprises welcomes the advertising dollars. A few years
ago,
the company sent information to marketers alerting them that Elvis was
available.
2004/10/29 Google / Ep.Gold.Com.
New Picture Of The Week Added
2004/10/29/Robin Klarenbeek/EPGold.com
Fever,
Hampton Roads, August 1st, 1976 (Soundboard Recording)
2004/10/29/Robin Klarenbeek/EPGold.com
You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' , Las Vegas Hilton, 1972 (8mm)
2004/10/29/Robin Klarenbeek/EPGold.com
White Christmas
THE ITALIAN TV MAGAZINE RE-ISSUED THE
"WHITE XMAS" CD IN A SPECIAL EDITION ON SALE ONLY THROUGH
NEWSPAPERS STORES. THE CD HAS A LARGER ELVIS PHOTO ON COVER COMPARED TO
THE REGULAR BMG RELEASE AND IT COMES STUCK ON A NICE COLOUR CARDBOARD:
Cerchi un laboratorio fotografico aperto 24 ore su 24?
Stampa le tue foto digitali su Kataweb e le ricevi a domicilio in 48
ore.
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2004/10/28/Kataweb.it/EPGold.com
Elvis CD for free with Het Laatste
Nieuws.
On November 3rd, Belgium's most popular
daily paper will release a full
Elvis CD, containing 12 tracks. The special release is part of the new
series "Hit CD's" that this paper is putting out. One coupon
from the news
paper, and 4.95 euro is enough to get this special collector's CD. The
CD
campaign comes with a special commercial on Belgian national television
VTM.
The music that you'll hear - "All Shook Up" - comes from the
archives of
ElvisMatters, but not the images. Record company BMG gave special
permission
for this rare CD.
2004/10/27 http://www.elvismatters.be
/ Ep.Gold.Com.
New Elvis books
announced.
Several new books due for publication in
America in November may interest
many Elvis fans. Popstrology: The Art and Science of Reading the
Popstars is
a surprisingly interesting way of interpreting your personality by
examining
the pop music charts at your time of birth (ala astrology). Written by
Ian
Van Tuyl the 384 page book is being published by Bloomsbury Publishing
Inc.,
(ISBN: 1582344221). The Hal Leonard Corporation is releasing Greatest
Rock
Stories Ever Told: The Best of Rock Fiction (ISBN: 0634080288). The
publicity blurb indicates Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis, Bob Dylan and Bruce
Springsteen all feature. The Oxford University Press is publishing All
Shook
Up: How Rock 'n' Roll Changed America. Written by Glenn A. Altschuler
this
240 page softcover (ISBN: 0195177495) has met with critical praise from
a
wide variety of sources including The Washington Post, Publisher's
Weekly
and Kirkus Reviews. It examines the impact of "race" music on
the cultural
landscape of the US and includes "vivid biographies" of Elvis,
Chuck Berry,
Fats Domino, Little Richard, Buddy Holly etc.
2004/10/27 ElvisBookSearch / www.elvisinfonet.com
/ Ep.Gold.Com.
"Elvis"
to run in the Melbourne Cup.
Elvstroem (aka Elvis) the horse that won
Australia's second biggest race,
The Caulfield Cup, is to run in next week's Melbourne Cup. Trainer Tony
Vasil hais found the lure of the $4.6 million Cup irresistible.
Elvstroem's
recovery from an unlucky and soft run in the Cox Plate and the apparent
lack
of depth in the Cup field have swayed Vasil. Herald Sun
2004/10/27 Herald Sun / www.elvisinfonet.com
/ Ep.Gold.Com.
Elvis To Be
Inducted Into UK Music Hall of Fame.
Channel 4 in the UK introduces its new UK
Music Hall of Fame this year. The
public participates in selecting inductees. However, Elvis Presley is
among
a small number of artists already chosen by the hall's steering
committee to
be among the first inductees.
The first awards ceremony will air on Channel 4 on November 14.
Priscilla
Presley is scheduled to appear and accept the honor for Elvis.
Click here:
http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/H/halloffame/about.html
or go to the UK Music Hall of Fame page on Channel 4's Web site for all
the
details.
2004/10/27 UK Music Hall / Ep.Gold.Com.
Chasing Elvis.
A new book called Chasing Elvis, the book
tells how Elvis faked his death,
why, where he lives and what he's been doing with his life.
The publisher, Invisible College Press is putting the book out as a
novel
(fiction) to avoid lawsuits.
The book will be out shortly and that "It's as close to the truth
as they
are going to let you get."
2004/10/27 Viva Elvis - invispress.com / Ep.Gold.Com.
New Swedish
stamps available.
Nr 1 is the collector sheet with
beautiful print of Elvis' army days and the
stamp with the Wertheimer picture along with some other Swedish
celebrities
on A4 size. Price is 13.50 euro.
2004/10/27 http://www.elvismatters.be
/ Ep.Gold.Com.
Elvis Presley
tops dead rich list.
Elvis is still known as the king of rock
'n' roll
Elvis Presley has come top of a list of the highest-earning dead
celebrities, with an annual income of $40m (£22m).
Fans of The King have continued to snap up merchandise and visit his
Graceland home 27 years after his death.
Peanuts cartoon creator Charles Schulz was in second place on the list,
complied by influential US business website Forbes.com.
Lord of the Rings author JRR Tolkien was in third, making the top three
unchanged for the second year in a row.
Presley's earnings go to Elvis Presley Enterprises, which is owned by
his
daughter Lisa Marie.
Freddie Mercury appears on the list for the first time
His earnings could increase in the future as a new generation of fans is
introduced to him through a new clothing line and a Broadway musical.
A Forbes.com spokesman said: "The earning power of most deceased
people,
even famous ones, slows considerably or stops altogether when they die.
"But for a select few, the pay cheques keep coming and some draw
even bigger
pay-days than when they were alive."
John Lennon is fourth in the list with an estimated annual income of
$21m
(£11m).
He is joined by fellow Beatle George Harrison - who died in 2001 - whose
earnings reached $7m (£4m).
Musical success
Other top earners include screen icon Marilyn Monroe, with $8m, and
actor
James Dean, who died in a car crash in 1955 at the age of 24.
Murdered rapper Tupac Shakur, who was killed in a drive-by shooting in
1996,
is valued at $5m (£2.7m), putting him equal with legendary crooner
Frank Sinatra.
Flamboyant Queen frontman Freddie Mercury makes the list for the first
time,
also with $5m.
His earnings have been boosted by the success of the musical We Will
Rock
You, which has been filling theatres from Australia and Russia to Spain
and
Paris.
Back to top
1. Elvis Presley $40m (£22m), 2. Charles Schulz $35m (£19m), 3. JRR
Tolkien $23m (£12.5m),
4. John Lennon $21m (£11m), 5. Theodor "Dr. Seuss" Geisel
$18m (£10m), 6. Marilyn Monroe $8m (£4.3m),
7. George Harrison $7m (£3.8m), Irving Berlin $7m, Bob Marley $7m,
10. Richard Rodgers $6.5m,
11. George and Ira Gershwin $6m, =11. Jimi Hendrix $6m, Alan Jay Lerner
and Frederick Loewe $6m,
Cole Porter $6m, 15. James Dean $5m (£2.7m), Dale Earnhardt Sr
$5m, Jerry Garcia $5m,
Freddie Mercury $5m, Tupac Shakur $5m, Frank Sinatra $5m
2004/10/26 BBC / Ep.Gold.Com.
Australian DVD
Sales.
BMG Australia have sold 23,000 copies of
the 68 Comeback Special DVD and
22,200 of Aloha From Hawaii DVD. With a jump in sales expected before
Christmas both could well be double platinum by the end of the year.
Platinum being 15,000 units. Double Platinum 30,000.
Elvis DVD News - By: Elvis Australia (Source: BMG) October 26, 2004
2004/10/26 http://www.elvis.com.au
/ Ep.Gold.Com.
Elvis Forever.
As announced BMG UK will release
"ELV1S 30 #1 Hits"and "Elvis 2nd To None"
in one package (2 original CD's in a cardboard slip case titled "Elvis
Forever"). The label will also release a digi pack version of
Christmas
Peace on November 22.
Elvis Forever will be both 30 #1 Hits and 2nd To None CD's in a
cardboard
slip case. From the description it looks like two ordinary CD's as per
the
original release in a cardboard slip case and named Elvis Forever.
2004/10/26 http://www.elvis.com.au
/ Ep.Gold.Com.
The Sweet
Inspirations In Austria.
Elvis Presley's original backing group
"The Sweet Inspirations" will do a
series of concerts with a gospel choir. The ladies will perform with a
band
and the choir on the "Gospel Meets Vienna" tour from November
25th. until
December 5th. in various cities in Austria this fall.
Tourinformation:
25.11.04 Wien - Karlskirche 20.00h
Kartenkat.: ? 39,- / ? 29,- jeweils freie Platzwahl / ? 15,- Stehplatz
26.11.04 Lienz - Stadtsaal / Hotel Sonne 19.30h
Kartenkat.: ? 25,- freie Platzwahl
27.11.04 St. Veit - Fuchspalast 19.00h
Kartenkat.: ? 26,- / ? 23,- / ? 19,- jeweils freie Platzwahl
28.11.04 Graz - Grazer Kongress (Stefaniensaal) 19.00h
Kartenkat.: ? 39,- / ? 29,- / ? 19,- nummerierte Karten
? 15,- Stehplatz & Karten mit Sichteinschränkung
29.11.04 Linz - Christkönig Friedenskirche 19.30h
Kartenkat.: ? 39,- / ? 29,- jeweils freie Platzwahl / ? 15,- Stehplatz
01.12.04 Jenbach - Veranstaltungszentrum 20.00h
Kartenkat.: ? 25,- / ? 19,- jeweils freie Platzwahl
02.12.04 Saalfelden - Hotel Hindenburg 19.30h
Kartenkat.: ? 25,- / ? 19,- jeweils freie Platzwahl
03.12.04 Salzburg - Kollegienkirche 19.00h
Kartenkat.: ? 39,- / ? 29,- jeweils freie Platzwahl / ? 15,- Stehplatz
04.12.04 Wels - Minoritenkloster 19.30h
Kartenkat.: ? 39,- / ? 29,- jeweils freie Platzwahl / ? 15,- Stehplatz
05.12.04 Wien - Karlskirche 20.00h
Kartenkat.: ? 39,- / ? 29,- jeweils freie Platzwahl / ? 15,- Stehplatz
2004/10/26 Johnny B. / http://www.elvispresley-theking.de
/ Ep.Gold.Com.
ELVIS BIRTHDAY
CELEBRATIONS IN BAD NAUHEIM.
Bad Nauheim Information:
In den Kolonnaden 1
61231 Bad Nauheim
Tel: + 49 - 60 32 - 92 99 20
Fax: + 49 - 60 32 - 92 99 27
2004/10/25 http://www.elvis-presley-verein.de
/ Ep.Gold.Com.
ELVIS WIFE PICKS
UP UK AWARD Oct 25 2004.
ELVIS Presley's former wife Priscilla
flies into Britain next month to
collect an entertainment award for the King.
Priscilla Presley, 59, will attend the live finale of Channel 4's UK
Hall of
Fame series, which honours the all-time greats of popular music.
Though notoriously publicity shy, Priscilla has agreed to pick up an
award
marking Presley's outstanding contribution.
Viewers were asked to vote on a shortlist of 10 artists from each
decade.
The winning five acts will be honoured in a ceremony at the Hackney
Empire,
East London, on November 11.
Presley, The Beatles, Bob Marley, Madonna and U2 have already been
elected
founding members because of their huge impact on the British music scene.
Priscilla - mum of Lisa Marie, 36 - first met Presley in 1959 when she
was
14. They married in 1967 and divorced in 1973.
2004/10/25 By Fiona Cummins - Big News Network /
Ep.Gold.Com.
Historic Overton
Park Shell Goes Silent.
The Overton Park Shell played host to its
last concert until some necessary
repairs could be made. An engineering study found that the shell will
need
about 550 thousand dollars worth of improvements. It said this historic
venue has decayed to the point that it is now a liability for the city.
After this weekend it will be shut down until that money can be raised
to
fix the structure. It is unclear how long that will take because there
is no
dedication by the city or any real organized sources of money for this
project. But the intent is there as the group 'save our shell' try to
organize a fund-raising campaign. They say this structure is a vital
part of
this city's history and is as important of a landmark like Sun Studios.
The
shell was the first real venue for a young Elvis Presley. He played his
first show on that stage in 1954 and it is widely regarded as the first
rock
and roll show ever.
2004/10/25 Email / Ep.Gold.Com.
New Elvis Books
Announced.
The University of Illinois Press has
scheduled Louis Cantor's book, Dewey
and Elvis: The Life and Times of a Rock 'n' Roll Deejay (Music in
American
Life) for January 2005 release. Examining the life of Memphis DJ, Dewey
Phillips (the first radio DJ to play Elvis' That's All Right Mama in its
entirety) it will be a hardcover release (ISBN: 025202981X). Meanwhile,
Krause Publications will release Warman's Elvis Field Guide in the US in
June next year. The only details so far supplied are that it will be a
softcover release (ISBN: 0896891364) with 512 pages.
2004/10/24 http://www.elvisinfonet.com
/ Ep.Gold.Com
TCB Band rocks
Sydney, Australia.
The legendary TCB Band, Myrna Smith and Mick Gerace rocked Sydney over
the
weekend with two sensational concerts. The shows featured many
interesting
song choices including Good Rockin' Tonight, Viva Las Vegas, Reconsider
Baby
(particularly good), a very clever version of It's Now or Never (sung
half
in real Italian) and Moody Blue. EIN will publish a review of the shows
shortly.
2004/10/25 http://www.elvisinfonet.com
/ Ep.Gold.Com.
Elvis Entourage
For Elvis Entourage.
Charlie Hodge, Scotty Moore, George
Klein, Jerry Schilling, Suzanna Leigh,
Joe Kent and others will do a special benifet for the late Richard Davis
Triplets January 6, 2005.
Richard Davis, longtime member of Elvis's personal entourage and a very
good
friend to EPE and to Elvis fans everywhere, died peacefully in his sleep
last august, apparently from a heart attack. Memphis-born Richard Davis
was
many things to Elvis: friend, valet, bodyguard, even movie stand-in. He
went
to work for Elvis in the early 60'ies and their relationship continued
up
until Elvis's death in 1977. Davis never wrote a book "because
there's never
been a book written about Elvis yet that's totally truthfull. I don't
agree
with books (of the Memphis Mafia), because a lot is fabrication. They're
only written to make money at Elvis's expense, and he's not here to
defend
himself."
There will also be Elvis artifacts on display. All proceeds will go to
Richard Davis' Triplets.
Event: Benefit Concert for the Davis Triplets
Location: Horseshoe Casino, Tunica, Mississippi
Date: Thursday, January 6, 2005
Time: 8:00 PM
Cost: $25.00
2004/10/25 E-Mail / Ep.Gold.Com.
The Memphis
Lullaby.
The book "The Memphis Lullaby"
tells the story of Elvis Presley's life in
his own words. Or as the Glasgow-based writer Linda Ann McConnell puts
it:
"it paints an intimate portrait of the King in his own words -
transcribed
from recordings of radio interviews, press conferences, concerts, his
handwritten notes and remembered conversations with his friend Larry
Geller". The book was presented last August.
Synopsis:
"It is 10 August 1977, Elvis Presley sits in his living room at
Graceland.
He has decided it is time to write his memoirs and intends to call the
book
'Through My Eyes'. He reflects on his life, from humble beginnings in
Tupelo, Mississippi, through his rise to stardom and how he became the
man
the world called 'The King.' The story imagines Elvis as he reminisces,
recalls anecdotes and touches the truth in his own words about the man,
the
myths and the music. As we walk with Elvis on his nostalgic journey we
glimpse the man behind the King while commemorating his life and career".
2004/10/24 http://www.thememphislullaby.com
/ Ep.Gold.Com.
More Dolly More
Elvis
About 30 years ago Elvis Presley asked a
pretty blond country singer if he
could record a love song she'd penned. The request for I Will Always
Love
You stirred Dolly Parton's blood. But Colonel Parker wanted half the
publishing rights and Parton, a savvy business woman, wasn't ready to
give
that up and Elvis didn't record the song.
She told the story to set up a new song she's written, "I Dreamed
About
Elvis", to memorialize the event. The song, which will appear on a
CD
scheduled for release in early 2005, is a novelty song performed with an
impersonator (Ronnie McDowell) who eventually sings her famous ballad by
the
end of the track. The upcoming album will also feature a remake of Elvis
Presley's "Viva Las Vegas."
2004/10/24 Google / Ep.Gold.Com.
50 years later,
Elvis returns.
Statue of Presley unveiled at Municipal
Auditorium.
An Elvis Presley statue, made by sculptor Eric Kaposta, was unveiled
Friday
morning in front of Municipal Auditorium, a day before a 50th
anniversary
concert celebrating Elvis' first professional performance at the
auditorium
in 1954. The bronze sculpture is 7 1/2 feet tall and weighs
approximately
1,000 pounds.
2002/10/23 ElvisWorld Japan / Ep.Gold.Com
Elvis Convention
In Montreal.
Daniel Pharand invites you to the Elvis
Presley Convention on November 6th,
2004 from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. to St-Gilbert Hall located at 5415
Jean-Talon East in Montreal, near the St.Michel metro ( bus 141 ).
Dealers
and collectors from all over Canada will be on hand to buy, sell, and
trade
Elvis memorabilia of all kinds; LP's, CD's, DVD's, photos,videos, and
everything from Elvis dolls to Elvis stamps.
Door prizes will be handed out all day long, and for trivia buffs,an
Elvis
trivia contest at every hour will challenge the Elvis fans on hand.
There
will be also a live music and we'll give you the details later
concerning
this.
Admission: $5.00 Adults ; Age 12 and under, free ( with an adult ).
2004/10/23 Daniel Pharand / Ep.Gold.Com.
Elvis Promotion
In Denmark.
BMG Denmark will do some heavy promoting
of Elvis from week 48 and until Christmas.
The first thing they have done is to include Elvis on their local
promotion
CD for the Danish music dealers titled "Nyheder På Vej In
November" (New
Releases In November). There is 11 songs on the CD. Two of them is Elvis
"White Christmas" and "Winter Wonderland"
This "Nyheder På Vej In November" CD is very hard to find.
BMG Denmark only
makes 300 copies as far as we know.
See picture for the cover and label
On November 22 will BMG Denmark release Christmas Peace as a single CD.
They
will run TV commercials on the four biggest television stations in
Denmark
for Christmas Peace from week 48 to 51.
The two DVD boxes Aloha From Hawaii and 68' Comeback was released in
June in
Denmark, but they never made it to the DVD charts because BMG Denmark
decided to wait with the promotion until the weeks before Christmas.
BMG will run TV commercials on TV2, Zulu, TV3 and TV3+ in week 48 to 51.
New commercials will be produced both for Aloha From Hawaii, 68'
Comeback
and Christmas Peace
This promotion campaign will be the greatest for Elvis ever in Denmark!
Beside all the BMG releases will Now Music in Denmark also produced a
"Best
of" Christmas CD. Featuring all the best Christmas songs. Elvis
will be
included with I'll Be Home For Christmas. This release will also be TV
promoted
Elvis is not forgotten in Denmark!
2004/10/23 http://www.elvisunlimited.com
/ Ep.Gold.Com.
Belgium Elvis
Hit CD
Belgiums news paper Het Laatste Nieuws
will release a full Elvis CD,
containing 12 tracks. The special release is part of the new series
"Hit
CD's" that this paper is putting out. One coupon from the news
paper, and
4.95 euro is enough to get this special collector's CD. The Elvis CD is
available on Wednesday, November 3rd.
The CD campaign comes with a special commercial on Belgian
national television VTM. The music that you'll hear - "All Shook Up"
- comes
from the archives of ElvisMatters, but not the images. Record company
BMG
gave special permission for this rare CD. No doubt that this new release
will once again lift the sales figures of Elvis in Flanders.
2004/10/23 Elvis Matters / Ep.Gold.Com
Here are the
U.S. Billboard Elvis Chart listings for the week of: October 30, 2004:
(sg - sales gainer, gg - greatest sales
gainer, ne - new entry, re -
re-entry)
Billboard Top Pop Catalog Albums
- Elvis 30 #1's down 5 to #28
Billboard Top Country Catalog Albums
- Elvis 30 #1's down 2 to #6
Billboard Top Country Albums
- Ultimate Gospel down 1 to
#72
Billboard Hot 100 Singles Sales
- That's All Right re-enters at
#74(re, sg)
New entries and Re-entries on the charts include:
-Billboard Hot 100 Singles Sales - That's All Right ore-enters the
Hot 100
Singles Sales chart after a one week absence from the chart. It
was last at
#64 on the Oct. 16, 2004 chart.
Dropping off the charts include:
-None this week.
Notes of Interest include:
- That's All Right re-enters the singles sales chart and is noted as a
sales
gainer.
2004/10/22 www.ElvisCharts.com
/ Ep.Gold.Com.
REMINDER: Bill
Elliot To Drive New Elvis 50th Anniversary Race Car.
Bumping this article back up out of News Archive to remind you that Bill
Elliot's run with the Elvis/He Dared to Rock 50th Anniversary car is
this
weekend! Click here:http://www.memphismotorsports.com for the current
information on the Memphis Motorsports Park site.
BILL ELLIOTT and ELVIS PRESLEY - ON THE SAME RACETRACK? ONLY IN MEMPHIS.
50TH Anniversary Celebration Combines
NASCAR and Rock 'n' Roll for October
Race Bill Elliott will run Memphis NASCAR Busch Series race Oct. 23rd.
Credit: Autostock
MEMPHIS, TN (July 5, 2004) - On the front steps of Sun Studio, and in
harmony with today's worldwide celebration of "50 Years of Rock 'n'
Roll,"
officials from Memphis Motorsports Park, along with Elvis Presley
Enterprises, the Memphis Convention & Visitors Bureau and Action
Performance
Companies, announced that legendary NASCAR driver Bill Elliott will
compete
in the Sam's Town 'He Dared To Rock' 250 on October 23, 2004 at Memphis
Motorsports Park - in a specially-designed race car sponsored by Lucas
Oil
and Boyd Gaming Corporation's Sam's Town Tunica Hotel & Gambling
Hall.
2004/10 22 EPE / Ep.Gold.Com.
Rockin' Roles
Elvis may have left the building, but
when it comes to making movies, no
other pop star will achieve what he did. For better or worse, he was a
prolific actor. Joe Queenan gets all shook up
Elvis Presley's acting career breaks down into two distinct phases. In
his
early films - Love Me Tender, Jailhouse Rock, King Creole, Flaming Star
- he
honestly tried to make good movies. He worked hard, he learned his lines,
he
most certainly did not phone in. The public enjoyed the films, but not
as
much as Elvis would have liked. A desperately poor country boy, Elvis
was
always interested in making money, and after the massive success of the
hokey, slapdash, just plain terrible Blue Hawaii in 1961, he decided to
churn out an uninterrupted series of very bad, very corny motion
pictures
for the remainder of his career. For whatever the reason - most likely
the
sheer exhilaration of getting something for nothing - he threw in the
towel.
The post-Blue Hawaii films were shot quickly and inexpensively, and had
extravagantly absurd plots: Elvis as an actor trapped in a harem during
a
promotional tour for the State Department, Elvis as a beleaguered tuna
boat
captain, Elvis as a singing trapeze artist suffering from vertigo. In
all of
these films, he had to sing his way out of trouble, and almost without
exception, the soundtracks were dreadful. Unlike King Creole and
Jailhouse
Rock, where he looked like a snarling thug, movies like Tickle Me, Girls,
Girls, Girls, Fun In Acapulco and Harum Scarum displayed a domesticated,
well-manicured Elvis. The films were mildly risqué - lots of skin-tight
shorts - shorts and halter tops (on the girls, that is) - but generally
wholesome. The defanged King was no longer a threat to middle America;
Bob
Dylan and the Rolling Stones were. The public had given its heart to
Elvis,
and Elvis gave the public Viva Las Vegas! in return. Thanks.
No pop star before or since ever achieved what Elvis did; the landscape
is
littered with the bones of his imitators. As I pointed out in a
Movieline
article 11 years ago, the one record in the motion picture industry that
will never be broken is the King's string of 31 money-making films,
almost
all of them horrendous. None of us will ever witness a phenomenon like
Elvis
Presley's movie career; he could literally get away with murder. Madonna
tried and failed. Mick Jagger tried and failed. Sting, Prince and Dylan
tried and failed, as will Puff Daddy and Eminem. The closest things to
Elvis's crossover success are the careers of Cher, Sting, Ice Cube, LL
Cool
J and Mark Wahlberg. Like I said: Elvis had no competition.
Unlike Frank Sinatra, a shorter, tougher man with a colossal ego, Elvis
was
probably not temperamentally suited to be an actor. He seemed nervous
and
embarrassed in his screen debut Love Me Tender, and did not show much
more
range in films like King Creole and Flaming Star, by far his best "serious"
pictures. His phrasing was mechanical; he tended to snarl and brood a
lot.
Of course, most people would snarl and brood a lot if they were trapped
in a
film where they had to play a hip-swivelling pharmacist's son who is
being
courted by a local gangster who wants him to come back and do his
nightclub
act in the lounge where he used to work as an underpaid busboy even
though
his father wants him to finish high school and enter a profession like,
well, pharmacy. Elvis did his level best, working with the material
given
him, but the only time he seemed to relax was when he took centre stage
to
belt out one of his hits. Then, suddenly, magically, he stopped being a
dour
pharmacist's son and turned back into Elvis. The eyes lit up. The
headbeam
smile returned. The hips swivelled. The King was back.
Someone, perhaps the rock critic Greil Marcus, once said that Elvis
would
have fared better in a TV action series like The Six Million Dollar Man.
I
agree. Elvis was never in a class with crossover artists like Sinatra
and
Dean Martin; they knew how to lighten up and enjoy themselves on the big
screen. Elvis always seemed wound-up. Moreover, in his early films, he
was
often overshadowed by talented actors like Walter Matthau, John McIntire
and
Richard Egan, who could readily conjure up more than three facial
expressions. Even the paunchy, middle-aged burnout clowning around as
the
bloodthirsty Kiowa chieftain Buffalo Horn, in Flaming Star, could act
better
than Elvis.
In his later movies, this problem was corrected; now Elvis was generally
cast opposite galoots and bimbos. And in his later movies, three facial
expressions were two more than an actor needed. To be fair, Elvis was
never
a terrible actor in the sense that Madonna and Mick Jagger are, and
because
he possessed great looks, his mere magnetic presence partially
compensated
for his lack of ability. Madonna, despite all her earnest huffing and
puffing, is rather ordinary-looking and her attempts to "emote"
in films
like Body Of Evidence, Shanghai Surprise and Dick Tracy actually have
been
known to make grown men weep. Me, for instance. No matter how hard she
tries, she still looks like the fat girl playing Eliza Doolittle in the
school play. As for Jagger, he is a charismatic rock star who has the
misfortune to look like a chimp. A chimp, I might add, who is no threat
to
John Gielgud, nor, for that matter, John Belushi. And let's not even
talk
about the puny Roger Daltrey or the loveable but ineffective Ringo.
Oddly,
because of their sheer ludicrousness, films like Fun In Acapulco, where
Elvis dresses as a matador and sings songs about Pedro the Bull, are
still
entertaining, if only because they provide a glimpse into a society that
obviously had a few screws loose. Contrasted with pathetic films like
The
Next Best Thing, where the facile but gifted Rupert Everett literally
blows
the frumpy, washed-out Madonna off the screen, Elvis's films are oddly
charming, hypnotically absurd. The lamest Elvis song - for example, the
shrimping tune from Fun In Acapulco - never makes your skin crawl the
way
Madonna's graveside rendition of American Pie in The Next Best Thing
does.
Nor did Elvis ever undertake anything as hopeless as Jagger's forlorn
impersonation of a legendary Aussie highwayman in Ned Kelly. To this day,
I
am still trying to figure out how a man as physically unimposing as Mick
Jagger could have possibly dominated the Outback. And where that accent
came
from.
Elvis Presley's most amazing accomplishment is that he made dozens of
unwatchable movies that are still fun to watch. Both of my children - 18
and
15 - are enthralled by these films, in large part because they cannot
believe that anyone could get away with what Elvis did. When you see a
film
like Harum Scarum, where Elvis sets out to the Middle East on a State
Department goodwill tour, crosses the Mountains of the Moon, is then
abducted by bandits, gets gussied up in lime green pants and a golden
cumberbund, dons a turban, and leads a peasant's revolution against the
wicked oppressors, you can only shake your head in disbelief. Elvis
Presley
was a poor boy from Mississippi who grew up to be the biggest star in
the
world. He made 26 of the most mesmerisingly awful movies in the history
of
motion pictures. There's not a day that goes by that I don't miss him.
2004/10/22 Guardian.co.uk / Ep.Gold.Com.
Showtime At The
International.
Set for release November 15th, 2004 is an
Import audience recording release
entitled "Showtime At The International". This release
contains the August
11, 1971 Dinner show.
International Hotel welcomes you / Also sprach zarahustra Intro / That's
all
right / Proud mary / You don't have to you love me / Sweet carolina /
Polk
salad annie / Walking around / Johnny b. goode / It's impossible / Love
me /
Blue suede shoes / Heartbreak hotel / Teddy bear - Don't be cruel /
Hound
dog / Memphis Tennessee / Trying to get to you / Suspicious minds /
Introductions / I'm leavin' / Lawdy miss clawdy / The impossible dream.
2004/10/22 Email / Ep.Gold.Com.
Behind the
Button: Elvis Presley's "Cameo" on Born to Run.
The King's Court Button
Did you know that Bruce Springsteen can be seen wearing an Elvis fan
club
badge on the cover of his classic 'Born To Run' album from 1975? Elvis'
image is on the button placed on Bruce's guitar strap, a badge from the
now-defunct New York-area Presley fan club called "The King's Court".
The following artice is reprinted with permission from the Springsteen
Backstreets Magazine (#80)
As many observant fans have known for years, Clarence Clemons isn't the
only
"King of the World" to appear on the Born to Run album cover
with Bruce. A
close inspection reveals that Elvis Presley is also on the cover.
Granted,
he may not be as big as the Big Man-but then, who is?
Elvis' image is on the button placed on Bruce's guitar strap, a badge
from
the now-defunct New York-area Presley fan club called "The King's
Court".
The group was formed in 1972 by fans who met while waiting in line for
the
initial sale of tickets to Elvis' four Madison Square Garden concerts.
One
of the first in line was Staten Island native Al Hanson who, as an avid
chess player, came up with the club's name. He also became its treasurer.
About eight months after the club was formed, Hanson led the group in
designing a King's Court button and personally paid for five hundred
buttons
to be distributed to all who joined. "I was a young guy with some
money to
spend," he recalls with a laugh. Each member also received a
black-and-white
King's Court bumper sticker. As the club continued to grow, eventually
thousands of buttons were printed and distributed. (Collectors take note:
Hanson hand-stamped the phrase "100% Elvis" on the backs of
the first 500.)
Hanson estimates that the Court had almost three thousand members at the
time of Elvis' death in 1977. The club folded shortly after Presley died.
In the year after the club's demise, Hanson also became a big
Springsteen
fan with the release of Darkness on the Edge of Town. He purchased a
copy of
Born to Run when he eventually started exploring Bruce's back catalog.
Almost immediately, Hanson recognized the King's Court button on the
album's
cover. "The only way Bruce could have one of those buttons,"
he recalls
thinking, "is if he was in our fan club or knew someone who was. We
distributed those buttons to members only."
Born To Run
After discovering the King's Court button on Born to Run, Hanson
telephoned
Patricia Chmara, the Court's ex-president, who had also become a big
Springsteen fan. Unfortunately, by that time she could no longer locate
any
written records confirming Bruce's membership. There was, however, one
listing of King's Court members that included a "Pam" in New
Jersey, who
Chmara suspected might have been Springsteen's youngest sister, now a
professional photographer. If Chmara was right, Pamela Springsteen would
certainly have been one of the King's Court's youngest members, since
she
was only about ten years old when the club was formed. (Through her
agent,
Pamela Springsteen declined to comment.)
In any event, Al Hanson still considers himself one very lucky fan. In
addition to helping to design a small but significant part of Bruce
Springsteen's "wardrobe" for Born to Run, he is also one of
the relative few
who've gotten to see both Presley and Springsteen at Madison Square
Garden.
He offers a great analogy by way of comparison, too: "For me,
seeing Elvis
was like seeing God onstage, but seeing Bruce was like seeing your
brother
or your best friend."
Backstreets Magazine #80
The image of Elvis on the button was cropped from a publicity photo
taken
backstage at Presley's Las Vegas concert stand in the summer of 1970. (That
stand was filmed and later released theatrically as Elvis: That's the
Way It
Is; the film's 2001 "Special Edition" featured footage of the
backstage
meeting where the photo was taken.) The original photo was in
black-and-white (as, of course, was the Born to Run cover), but the
actual
King's Court button featured a red-white-and-blue design.
Bruce sported his button in numerous photos taken by Eric Meola during
the
album cover sessions for Born to Run. In addition to what appeared on
Born
to Run, several more of Meola's photos eventually appeared on
Springsteen's
Greatest Hits and Essential albums. Probably the easiest place to most
clearly see Springsteen wearing his Elvis button is on page 40 of
Springsteen's Songs (in either the hardcover or paperback edition).
Behind the Button: Elvis Presley's "Cameo" on Born to Run
By Shawn Poole - From Backstreets Magazine #80 (reprinted with
permission)
Al Hanson invites all fans interested in discussing Elvis, Bruce and/or
"classic rock" in general to e-mail him at coolrockndaddy@aol.com
Don't even
think about asking him for a King's Court button, though. He only has
two left.
2004/10/22 Shawn Poole - Backstreets Magazine #80 / http://www.elvis.com.au
/ Ep.Gold.Com.
Blue
Suede Shoes, International Hotel, 1970 (8mm)
2004/10/22/Robin Klarenbeek/EPGold.com
Early
Morning Rain (Chicago, October 14th, 1976, Soundboard Recording)
2004/10/22/Robin Klarenbeek/EPGold.com
New Picture Of The Week Added
2004/10/22/Robin Klarenbeek/EPGold.com
Our Topic Elvis On DVD Is Updated
2004/10/22/Robin Klarenbeek/EPGold.com
Essential Elvis,
the UK's official Elvis Presley magazine, has just announced a very
unique event to be staged at Elvis' former home at 1034 Audubon Drive in
Memphis. To coincide with Elvis' 70th birthday celebrations, fan
will be able to enjoy a special gathering at the famous address, with
all proceeds going to the family of the late Richard Davis. The
party will be on the evening of January 7th, and begin at 6:30pm.
Tickets can be purched (in advance only) by send payment to either of
the Essential Elvis offices, or by visiting www.essentialelvis.com
and clicking on Events.
UK fans please send £16.50 per ticket to...
Essential Elvis, PO Box 4176, Worthing, W. Sussex BN14 9DW
US fand please send $30.00 per ticket to...
Essential Elvis, PO Box 161334, Memphis, Tennessee 38186
Sam A. Thompson,
bodyguard and close friend of Elvis Presley, will visit the UK in
November as a guest speaker. Essential Elvis is flying Sam to its
event to enable fans from around the country to listen to his incredible
story.
Sam first met Elvis in 1972, just after his sister, then Miss Tennessee,
had begun a serious relationship with the King. Linda Thompson was
romantically linked to Elvis for almost five years, and her brother Sam
soon joined his security team.
During the years that Sam worked for Elvis, he was treated as a
bother-in-law. Elvis even purchased Sam and his wife Louise a
home, just yards from his Graceland mansion, so the two friends could be
close. They shared an extremely personal relationship, which
lasted until Elvis' death in August 1977. Sam was on duty at
Graceland at the time, and was allocated the job of funeral security,
and to personally guard his friend's body until he was laid to rest.
Because of his security work, and his involvement with the Memphis
Police Department, Sam went on to study law. Elvis himself
encouraged his friend to pursue the career he wanted. Sam became a
County Court judge, and is now retired. He owes his long and
successful career to Elvis' guidance. It's a remarkable story.
The event will consist of the showing of almost 50 private
never-before-seen photos (on a huge screen) from Sam's family album.
Candid shots of his sister and Elvis in romantic poses, unseen photos of
Sam protecting Elvis on stage, and many other stunning memories of life
with the world's greatest superstar will be enjoyed for the very first
time.
Professional entertainer and Elvis historian Shayne Driscoll will be
formerly interviewing Sam, before fans are given the opportunity to ask
their own questions. Fans will then enjoy time to talk to Sam
personally.
Event to be staged at
Empress Suite, Marine Parade, Worthing, W. Sussex.
On
Saturday 20th November 2004 @ 5pm
Tickets: £14.95 from the UK office or by visiting www.essentialelvis
and clicking on Events
For additional information please contact Andrew Hearn on 01903
525917 or email ElvisMagazine@aol.com
2004/10/22/Essential Elvis/EPGold.com
Movin Mobile
Released By LMP?
LMP (Lovely Music Production) was the 1st
in 2002 that released on their
label the "Capital Performance" Soundboard on a Import CD.
Also it was mentioned that the next Soundboard for release would be "Movin
Mobile"
The producers just confirmed they will release the Soundboard "Movin'
Mobile" on their label LMP since the finalized product ( use a
generation
higher ) won't be of any competion with the Madison's release
"Movin' Mobile".
2004/10/21 E-Mail / Ep.Gold.Com.
Movin' Mobile
Now Out.
The new Madison release '' Movin' Mobile
'' is out now.
This CD contains is a a soundboard recording from the Mobile, AL
June 2,
1975 afternoon show. '' Movin' Mobile '' features also a bonus
track (
soundboard ) recorded in stereo at the March 21, 1976 evening show in
Cincinnati, OH and a full color 12 pages booklet.
Track listing :
1 - I Got A Woman / Amen ; 2 - Love Me ; 3 - If You Love Me (Let Me Know)
;
4 - Love Me Tender (with false start) ; 5 - All Shook Up ; 6 - Teddy
Bear /
Don't Be Cruel ; 7 - Hound Dog ; 8 - The Wonder Of You (with false
start) ;
9 - Burning Love ; 10 - Introductions by Elvis of vocalists, band ; 11 -
Johnny B. Goode ;12 - Drum solo ; 13 - Bass solo ; 14 - Piano solo ; 15
-
Introductions by Elvis of vocalists, orchestra ; 16 - School Day ; 17 -
T-R-O-U-B-L-E ; 18 - I'll Remember You ; 19 - Why Me Lord? ; 20 - Let Me
Be
There (with reprise) ; 21 - An American Trilogy ; 22 - Funny How Time
Slips
Away (with reprise) ; 23 - Little Darlin' ; 24 - Mystery Train / Tiger
Man ;
25 - Can't Help Falling In Love / Closing Vamp.
Bonus: track 26 - Let Me Be There (previously unreleased stereo
recording)
March 21, 1976 Evening Show in Cincinnati OH.
2004/10/21 E-mail / Ep.Gold.Com.
ANN-MARGRET'S
CHRISTMAS CAROL COLLECTION.
Ann-Margret with The Jordanaires and Art
Greenhaw.
Available 11/09/04
Songs:
The Christmas Song; Jingle Bells; I'll Be Home For Christmas; What Child
Is
This?; Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas; Go Tell It On The
Mountain; I
Heard The Bells On Christmas Day; O Come All Ye Faithful; The Manger
Song;
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen; Silent Night; (Bonus Song: Jesus Loves Me)
CD only $16.98
To play Real Audio samples of Art's music, visit www.amazon.com
and then
search for "Ann-Margret"
2004/10/21 http://www.artgreenhaw.com
/ Andylon Lensen / Ep.Gold.Com.
Another Elvis
Inspired Commercial.
An Elvis Presley lookalike from Blackpool
is the star of the new campaign
for AOL, created by Grey London, as the ISP taps into the craze for
music downloads.
The campaign, called "Chinese Elvis", shows how AOL members
can feed their
obsessions and access unique music content via the keyword search
feature.
It is the latest campaign from Grey for AOL 9.0 to use a central
character
to highlight the benefits of being an AOL member. Other campaigns have
used
"Vanessa", to highlight child safety; "Steve" to
represent the speed of AOL;
and "Gareth", who illustrated the ability to upload and share
photography.
The new campaign breaks this week.
2004/10/21 Google / Ep.Gold.Com.
Ann-Margret -
Viva La Vivacious.
The new "Best of" with
Ann-Margret is entitled "Viva La Vivacious" .
The album is a double CD. It features two duets with Elvis.
Tracklist:
CD 1:
I Just Don't Understand / Gimme Love / I Don't Hurt Anymore / It Do Me
So Good /
Heartbreak Hotel / Oh, Lonesome Me / Fever / My Last Date With You /
Slowly /
Hey, Little Star / Man's Favorite Sport / Rock & Roll Waltz / Kansas
City / Thirteen Men /
Jim Dandy / Bye Bye Birdie / You're The Boss (Duet with Elvis Presley)
/
Little Boy (Little Girl) (Duet with Al Hirt) / Lost Love / Lady Loves Me
(Duet with Elvis Presley) /
No More / Dance With Me Henry / What Am I Supposed To Do / Every
Beat Of My Heart
CD 2:
Could It Be? / Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone / Tell Me,
Tell Me /
What Do You Want From Me / It's Not So Funny / I Ain't Got Nobody (Nobody
Cares For Me) /
Chicago / Mister Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang / His Ring / Teach Me Tonight /
Romance In The Dark /
Just Because (Ft Al Hirt) / Make Love To Me / Begin The Beguine /
Hideaway Heart / Mack The Knife /
Swinger / C'est Si Bon / Senor Blues / Blame It On My Youth / All You
Had To Do Was Tell Me /
Lips That Lie / He's My Man / Bachelor In Paradise
2004/10/21 http://www.elvisunlimited.com
/ Ep.Gold.Com.
CBS Casting
Elvis.
CBS will hold an open casting call in Los
Angeles in search of an actor to
play Elvis Presley in the upcoming four-hour miniseries "Elvis".
Participants will be judged on their singing ability, charisma and
likeness
to Elvis. Those interested in attending the casting call should look
18-33
years old. Hopefuls are required to bring their headshots, resumes and
be
prepared to sing 10 bars of any Elvis song.
Date: Wednesday, November 10
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Where: CBS Television City
Gate 6 - Sound Stage 46
7800 Beverly Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90036
Parking: There is no parking on the CBS lot. There is parking available
at
The Grove and on the street near the lot.
Note: Participants will be seen on a first come/first served basis.
No phone calls please. For more information go to CBS.com
"Elvis" is a fact-based drama about the life of Elvis Presley,
one of the
most famous stars the world has even known. With the full cooperation of
the
Elvis Presley Estate, his electrifying yet tumultuous story will be told.
He
was born into poverty in Tupelo, Miss., honed his musical sensibilities
as a
teenager in Memphis and was universally proclaimed the King of Rock 'n'
Roll
by age 21. His life - both public and private - his music, movies,
relationships and impact on the popular culture will be explored. Robert
Greenblatt and David Janollari ("Six Feet Under") for
Greenblatt/Janollari
studio, Howard Braunstein and Michael Jaffe ("It Must Be Love")
are the
executive producers for Jaffe/Braunstein Films, LTD. James Sadwith
("Sinatra") is the director.
CBS Information :
http://www.cbs.com/info/user_services/info_casting_call_elvis.shtml
2004/10/21 CBS / Ep.Gold.Com.
The Elvis
Chronicler.
Photo:As a teenager, Joyce Nichols
believed Elvis Presley would go places
with his new style.
Timothy J. Jones.
Joyce Nichols first heard the name Elvis Presley on her favorite radio
program, The Louisiana Hayride, in the fall of 1954. Saturday night
after
Saturday night, she wrote in her diary the names of the performers, the
songs they played, and the announcer's comments. This time, though, she
couldn't even spell the up-and-coming musician's name.
"I wrote 'Ellis Prestly,'" Nichols recalls of that October
night nearly a
half century ago. She was Joyce Railsback then, a teenager in Big
Spring,
Texas, (pop. 25,233) who was dedicated to the weekly radio show that
aired
live on KWKH, 470 miles east in Shreveport, La.
Presley's first appearance on the popular program led to many
more-creating
a legacy for the Louisiana Hayride, KWKH, and everyone associated with
it.
And Joyce Nichols basked in that reflected fame when her diary helped
form
the backbone of a CD about the beginning of Presley's musical career.
Like many who heard his first radio broadcast, though, Joyce wasn't sure
what to make of the unusual sound.
"He has a new and different style and might go places with it,"
she wrote in
her diary that night. On Jan. 8, 1955, she noted Presley's 20th birthday
and
wrote, "He has on crocodile skin shoes. He also has a pair of pink
shoes."
On Dec. 17, 1955, she wrote, "Man alive! What a feeling he must
have to know
the people crave him and his music."
After three years of weekly entries, she tucked the pages away for more
than
40 years, though she said later she was not even sure why.
Then a few years ago-tuning in KWKH again in a burst of
nostalgia-Nichols
heard the familiar voice of Frank Page, the announcer who had first
introduced Presley to the radio audience. Page asked fans of the
long-defunct Hayride to share their memories and memorabilia; plans were
in
the works for Good Rockin' Tonight: The Evolution of Elvis Presley, a CD
tracing the singer's two years as a Hayride regular.
Page couldn't believe what he heard from Nichols.
"Who would take the time to do that, night after night after night?"
he
says, recalling the now-yellowed pages, scrawled in pencil. "We
didn't have
that ourselves. It was great!"
Page and Joey Kent, writer and producer of the CD, also co-wrote a book
about the Hayride titled Cradle of the Stars. It traces the Hayride's
history with regulars who included such music greats as Hank Williams,
Johnny Cash, and Kitty Wells.
Kent calls the 47-year-old diary his "Rosetta stone." The
written record
helped him date the few available recordings of the old shows. But more
than
that, he says, it brought the audience to life.
"Joyce's input was refreshing just because she was the target
audience of
Elvis," Kent says.
In Kent's creation of the double CD, Nichols-through her diary
entries-becomes a real-life example of the typical Elvis fan. Her
experiences and comments as read by Page give another dimension to the
story
of Presley's early years. Page says meeting Nichols and her husband, who
traveled to Shreveport to deliver the diary, was a chance to see
firsthand
how his beloved radio show had affected its listeners.
"We knew by the number of people that came to the show that we had
many fans
in west Texas," he says. "But her dedication was something
else. It was
amazing to us."
Kent, whose father had purchased rights to the Louisiana Hayride before
his
death in 1992, says seeing the diary confirmed what he already knew: The
show reached across hundreds of miles and left its mark on many people.
Nichols is still an avid collector of Elvis memorabilia and says being
part
of the CD and book is a thrill, but one that seems almost natural.
"I just loved Elvis so much," Nichols says. "Maybe this
is my way to be able
to show it."
2004/20/21 Debbie L. Jensen / Ep.Gold.Com.
CELINE'S SON
WANTS TO RELIVE HALLOWEEN ROLE AS ELVIS.
CELINE DION is far from thrilled her son
RENE CHARLES wants to dress up as
ELVIS PRESLEY for a second year in a row for Halloween (31OCT) - and she
blames broadcaster LARRY KING.
The French-Canadian singer is looking forward to enjoying her third
Halloween with her three-year-old offspring, but she admits she often
wishes
he would develop a taste for another costume.
She says, "Larry King gave Rene Charles a little Elvis Presley
outfit. We
dressed him up. He was having such a great time with his little blonde
hair.
"I said, 'This year, Rene Charles, what do you wanna be?' So we're
looking
at little magazines and (I said), 'What do you want? This one or this
one?'
He says, 'No, I wanna be Elvis Presley again.'
"He can't fit in the (original) outfit. He wants to be Elvis, we
live in
Vegas, do you feel for me? Can you imagine? Elvis Presley walking on the
(Las Vegas) Strip again with Celine Dion. Oh, my God!"
2004/10/20 ontactMusic / Ep.Gold.Com.
Lisa Marie's
Second Album & Upcoming Marriage.
Lisa Marie Presley answered questions
from her fans on her website forum. In
response to questions on a second album she answered that the album was
being mixed this week and should be released in March 2005.
The album contains several "agressive" rock tracks, ballads
and mid-tempo
songs. Lisa Marie recorded three covers for this album. With the release
of
the album she will do another tour.
Lisa confirms also today that she will get married to her guitarist and
producer Michael Lockwood soon.
2004/10/2004 Ekstra Bladet / Various / Ep.Gold.Com.
The Legend Lives
On DVD.
A new DVD with the title The Legend Lives
On has been released in Germany.
The DVD features early television shows with Elvis. As a bonus is there
included a chapter of tribute stuff by names like Tom Jones, Little
Richard,
Carl Perkins and others.
2004/10/20 http://www.elvisunlimited.com
/ Ep.Gold.Com.
The Artist
Collection Website.
RCA put a special website on-line
promoting the "Artist Collection" series.
Click Here for The Artist Collection Website : http://www.artistcollection.org
2004/10/20 http://www.artistcollection.org
/ Ep.Gold.Com.
Elvis Everywhere:
Musicology and Popular Music Studies at the Twilight of the Canon.
Elvis complained bitterly in a June 27,
1956, interview about being singled
out as "obscene" for his Milton Berle appearance, when there
had been a
bona-fide burlesque queen on the same program: "This Debra Paget is
on the
same show. She wore a tight thing with feathers on her behind where they
wiggle most. And I never saw anything like it. Sex? Man, she bumped and
wiggled all over the place. I'm like Little Boy Blue. And who do they
call
obscene? Me!" Of course, Elvis was more than a little disingenuous;
he went
on in the same interview to throw the reporter what now looks like one
of
the biggest red herrings of popular music scholarship: "The colored
folks
been singing it and playing it just like I'm doin' now, for more years
than
I know. They played it like that in their shanties and juke joints, and
nobody paid it no mind 'til I goosed it up. I got it from them."(58)
This is a fundamental assumption of almost all Elvis reception, the
basic
matrix of ideas being neatly summarized in the title of a paper
delivered at
the First International Conference on Elvis Presley in 1995: "A
Revolutionary Black Sexual Persona: Elvis Presley and the White
Acquiescence
of Black Rhythms." The African American author, Jon Michael
Spencer, argues
that "the syncopated leg and body movements that Elvis displayed [while
singing "Hound Dog"] on television that evening [are
attributable] to the
rhythms that undergird African-American culture and give it its
distinctiveness," and that these rhythms transmit "the
attendant sexualities
of the irrepressible black cultural presence in the South."(59)
There is a
general sociocultural truth here that no one can deny, but the specific
case
of "Hound Dog" subsumes itself under that rubric only with
extreme
difficulty. (Spencer makes no mention of Leiber and Stoller, or of
Freddy
Bell and the Bellboys.) According to this analysis, the consistent
attacks
on "Hound Dog" as (white) burlesque striptease are a racist
cultural
misreading; the correct reading was given by Elvis himself in the quote
above.
One waits in vain for Spencer to articulate precisely the
phenomenological
outlines of black rhythm. In a gesture that would have Sontag weeping in
frustration, he blithely turns away from the formal erotics of black
music
("It is impossible to capture in notation the sexualities conveyed
by the
rhythms that have long brought the therapeutic black ritual places into
existence") and starts analyzing the content of black blues lyrics.(60)
I would argue that it is quite easy to discuss the sexualities conveyed
by
the rhythms of "Hound Dog"--you don't even need notation to do
it--and yet
Spencer may still be right, because the distinctive rhythmic structures
of
that specific performance and recording of "Hound Dog" are
irretrievably
white. Every time Fontana lets loose that tommy-gun burlesque lick--twelve
nervous snare hits leading to a heavy bass thud--he creates a massive
downbeat accent. In fact, he turns one entire unit of the song (snares)
into
a large upbeat to the next (bass drum). This is the crucial rhythmic
gesture
of the song, and it creates no syncopation and no polyrhythmic play.
What it
does do is create a rigid hierarchy of weak and strong units, and
enforce a
regularly recurring structural downbeat at the end of each verse. (That's
why the whole band stops playing each time he does it.)
Such absolutely square delineation of upbeats and downbeats is not at
all
characteristic of African American rhythm. A. M. Jones completed his
first
pioneering studies of African rhythm in 1956, and the patterns he
transcribed bear little resemblance to those underpinning what was then
the
current number two single on America's pop charts. African rhythm, in
general, is additive, not divisive--it avoids strong hierarchies of
beats,
avoids strong coordinated downbeats altogether, and maintains an even
fluidity through complex non-coincident polyrhythms. African American
music
has had to compromise with the rigid upbeat-downbeat structures that
rule
European forms
(see Gunther Schuller's Early Jazz, who makes this point in a
still-useful
introductory discussion of Jones);(61) but--over its syncopated (and
thus
recognizably Afro-Caribbean) rumba bass, "Hound Dog" careens
so far toward
an angry, jerky, hierarchy-of-beat-dominated whiteness that it is
impossible
for this listener to hear the creation of any sort of "therapeutic
black
ritual space."
All one has to do to hear the problem is compare Presley's version of
"Hound
Dog" with Big Mama Thornton's 1953 original. Of course Thornton did
not sing
the number in the uptempo rockabilly style--but her slower, more relaxed
reading, with its flexible phrasing, just makes much, much less of the
inevitable downbeats. She starts out, as does Elvis, singing each line
as
one long upbeat ("You ain't nothin' but a HOUND dog"); but as
soon as the
words change, she shifts the line around so that the "downbeat"
falls at the
beginning, with a remnant of the original end stress still perceptible
("You
TOLD me you was high-class / But I can SEE through that), and sticks to
that
phrasing even when the opening text comes back ("You ain't NOTHIN'
but a
hound dog"). Each line has a focal accent somewhere (and never in
the same
place twice), but Thornton's elegant syncopations and micro-inflections
of
the beat keep the rest of the syllables energized, too. The overall
effect
of macro and micro flexibility is enticingly additive: Thornton loosens
up
the stress hierarchy of the text, evens it out, and lets it float sexily
above the steady backbeat underneath.
Presley's reading of the song holds rigidly to end-accented phrasing
("You
ain't nothin' but a HOUND dog," every time). Each line has a clear
feeling
of upbeat leading to final downbeat, and when Elvis rhythmically
activates
some of the lines through "boogification" ("You-ain't
ah-nuh thin-but
ah-hound dog") the link between his singing and Fontana's playing
becomes
clear: Each of them is enforcing a strict rhythmic hierarchy by making
an
entire phrase of weak upbeats lead inexorably to a heavily stressed
downbeat. What happens very obviously in the recording is that the two
are
in a sort of rhythmic canon: Fontana's arrival on the downbeat always
energizes Presley's leap toward the next stressed downbeat, as if the
singer
is being shot out of a cannon. (When Fontana launches Scotty Moore into
his
second solo this way, it's with a downbeat so strong that it throws the
guitarist briefly into another key!)
These macho rhythmic gestures are cadences--alternations of tension and
release--and they appear nowhere in Big Mama Thornton's conception of
the
blues. The drive of the twelve snare hits to the bass drum, of the
"You-ain't ah-nuh thin-but ah-" to the "HOUND dog,"
of the grind to the
bump, is, like the drive of the dominant to the tonic, a feature of
European
music. And the bump-and-grind erotics of the tonic-dominant polarity are
well established in the West.(62) Elvis the Pelvis is not necessarily
out of
Africa; he may well remind us of another sexually dangerous Western
musical
artist recently recognized as prone to pelvic pounding.
2004/10/20 http://www.findarticles.com
/ Ep.Gold.Com.
Calling Elvis
again.
Back
To Tupelo
Former Dire Straits
front guy Mark Knopfler has once again written a song
with Elvis as its theme. His new cd Shangri-La contains the song
"Back To
Tupelo" with distinct Elvis referrals. Probably the lyrics will be
the best
way to describe: around the time of 'clambake' movie number twenty-five
you
and the lying dutchman are still in overdrive you're as strong as when
you
started mississippi in your soul you can still be marlon
brando and the
king of rock and roll
it isn't just the records no, you must have hollywood the
songs alone are
not enough
that much is understood you'll soon be back in memphis maybe
then you'll
know what to do the storylines they're giving you are just
not ringing
true
oh, it's a ways to go back to tupelo
when you're young and beautiful your dreams are all ideals
later on it's
not the same
lord, everything is real sixteen hundred miles of highway
roll back to the
truth and a song to give your mother in your first recording
booth
around the time of 'clambake' that old dream's still rolling on
sometimes there'll be the feeling things are going wrong the
morning star
is fading Lord, the mississippi's cold you can still be
marlon brando and
the king of rock and roll
but it's a ways to go back to tupelo
2004/10/20 http://www.elvismatters.be
/ Ep.Gold.Com.
Elvis'
"White Christmas"-CD released In Germany.
The White Christmas" at the
drugstore Schlecker" 4,99 Euro!!
TrackingList Elvis' "White Christmas"-CD:
"Christmas Album" (1958):
Santa Claus Is Back In Town / White Christmas / Here Comes Santa Claus /
I'll Be Home For Christmas / Blue Christmas / Santa Bring My Baby Back /
O Little Town Of Betlehem / Silent Night / Peace In The Valley / I
Believe /
Take My Hand, Precious Lord / It Is No Secret
Album "The Wonderful World Of Christmas" (1971):
O Come, All Ye Faithful / The First Noel / On A Snowy Christmas Night
/
Winter Wonderland / The Wonderful World Of Christmas /
It Won't Seem Like Christmas / I'll Be Home On Christmas Day /
If I Get Home Christmas Day / Holly Leaves And Christmas Trees /
Merry Christmas Baby / Silver Bells
Plus:
"Mama Liked The Roses" und "If Every Day Was Like
Christmas"
2004/10/20 Ep.Gold.Com
The FTD Topic Is Updated
2004/10/19/Robin Klarenbeek/EPGold.com
"Elvis Memories"
The Elvis International Shop will attend this meeting on Sunday December 12th
2004/10/19/EPGold.com
THE MOVIE SHARK TALE AND A LITTLE LESS CONVERSATION.
The International Hit "A
Little Less Conversation" was used in the Disney
Movie / Cartoon " Shark Tale" that is now playing
at theaters which is
number # 1 currently.
2004/10/19 J. Mello / Ep.Gold.Com.
A New Donna
Presley Venture.
This photo is of Donna Presley Early with
the famous gold piano owned by her
First Cousin Elvis Presley
Zamage Digital Art Imaging Inc., the world's leading publisher of
photo-to-art artwork using proprietary processes, is pleased to announce
it
has signed an agreement with Donna Presley for the exclusive rights to
the
Donna Presley collection of family Elvis photos.
"This is outstanding news," said Stewart Irvine, President and
CEO of
Zamage. "This collection of Elvis photos, will be transformed into
a
stunning body of artwork by our artists and made available to Elvis fans
throughout the world. It is a never-seen-before, collection of family
Elvis
photos now available through Zamage and Presley Art."
The collection of over 200 photos will be available for viewing online
at
www.presleyart.com and the
company will be taking orders immediately. Each
piece of art is a collector's edition and the body of artwork is
unmatched.
"Elvis has touched so many lives throughout the world," said
Donna Presley.
"We want to help people make Elvis a part of their daily
lives."
About Zamage
Zamage Digital Art Imaging, Inc., (OTCBB.PK.ZMGD) founded in 1999, is a
publisher, designer, manufacturer and marketer of canvas and paper
giclee
printed fine art products and art-inspired gift products. It is the only
company in the world that provides customers with a fully-integrated
photo-to-art and VMS (variable media and size) fine art printing system.
From scanning the photos to delivering custom-designed framed artwork
Zamage
offers seamless, end-to-end artwork at a quality unmatched in the market.
About Presley Art
Presley Art is the first digital photo-to-art website devoted entirely
to
Elvis Presley. The visually stunning, Donna Presley Limited Edition
collection of Elvis family photos is now available through Zamage
Digital
Art Imaging Inc.
2004/10/19 Google / Ep.Gold.Com.
Japanese DVD
Release Dates
The recently released Warner DVD titles
will be released in Japan too on
December 17th. (region 2). The titles are: It Happened At The World's
Fair /
Harum Scarum / Spinout / Double Trouble / Speedway / The Trouble With
Girls.
All titles will also be released in a 6 DVD collectorsbox.
2004/10/18 http://www.elvisworld-japan.com
/ Ep.Gold.Com.
"MYSTERY
TRAIN KEPT A ROLLIN".
"MYSTERY TRAIN KEPT A ROLLIN",
and it will be also available on DVD with
new Stray Cats live shows from Brixton - London 2004.
A new song on the latest Stray Cats CD about Elvis, Johnny Cash and Carl
Perkins is written by Brian Setzer.
The music is very similar to the original song "Mystery Train"
with many of
the same guitar riffs.
The live album with the studio version of Mystery Train Kept A Rollin'
is
due out November 9th.
The lyrics:
Well the train pulled in the station 'bout 1955
I'd never been to Memphis, but oh man alive
The town was really buzzin' 'bout this cat from Tennessee
The boy who shook his hips was such a shocking sight to see
He was a devil, don't cha know, this greasy cat from Tupelo
Sit right back you rockin' cats, just enjoy the show.
Yeah I heard the whistle blowin', but it was so much more than that
There was a guitar and a singer and this big bass they would slap
I saw my town a passin' and I waved goodbye
Cuz that Mystery Train done hooked me like old bourbon, whiskey and rye.
CHORUS:
(Mystery train kept a rollin') Elvis Presley lead the way
(Mystery train kept a rollin') Johnny Cash was shovelin' coal
(Mystery train kept a rollin') Jerry Lee he was the brake man
(Mystery train kept a rollin') Mr. Phillips ran the show
Carl Perkins punched my ticket, well this train don't ever stop
Just hang around and listen boy, we'll show you how to rock.
I went to Mr. Perkins, this train sure rollin' fast
Well kid if you can't hold on, you ain't never gonna last
I told the man in black to shovel a little more coal
I went and grabbed my guitar and yelled teach me how to rock and roll
CHORUS (see above)
Cuz I knew I's on a ride that would take me to the top
Mystery Train kept a rollin' and it never gonna stop
The train it hit a tunnel, everything got dark as night
Elvis whispered in my ear, it's gettin' rough so hold on tight
The steamin' locomotive, man we almost jumped the track
Roy Orbison stood up and sang we ain't never turnin' back.....
I said hey Roy, hey Johnny, hey Jerry Lee, well now I really see
Well thank you for the ticket, but I don't want the fame
I just wanna ride on this big old Mystery Train....(Yeah!)
Get on board...
2004/10/17 Tomek / Gloria - 2nd To None /
Ep.Gold.Com.
Elvis In
November Mojo Magazine.
The November issue of the UK music
magazine Mojo (on sale November 15) will
feature Elvis as the cover artist and an article "Elvis - Birth Of
A
Legend".
The magazine will include a free CD "Riding With The King"
featuring Little
Richard, Lloyd Price, Rufus Thomas etc.
It claims to feature an "Elvis rarity" .
2004/10/17 Email / Ep.Gold.Com.
Shreveport
Statue.
Elvis Presley sightings were in abundance
Thursday on U.S. Highway 79, where
Houston artist Eric Kaposta was "riding with the king" en
route to
Shreveport.
The new Elvis statue will be unveiled October 15, 2004 at Municipal
Auditorium, 705 Elvis Presley Ave., west of Common and Milam.
The statue arrived in tow in a U-Haul trailer behind Kaposta's pickup
just
after 7 p.m. Thursday. Despite doubts the statue would be in place in
time
for this morning's ceremony, Kaposta, with assistance from city workers
and
Elvis fans, spent the late hours hoisting Elvis into place atop a
four-foot
concrete base.
The $60,000 bronze statue stands 7.5 feet tall and weighs nearly 1,000
pounds. The Downtown Development Authority agreed to fund $40,000 of the
sculpture's total cost if the Elvis Angels would raise $20,000 in
private
donations. The fund-raising efforts started in July and ended
successfully
last week.
The Elvis statue in Shreveport is one of only a handful official Elvis
Presley Enterprises-approved likenesses of the king in the country. The
closest are in Memphis, Elvis' home for most of his life, and Tupelo,
Miss.,
his birthplace.
2004/10/16 http://www.topix.net / Ep.Gold.Com.
This Is Elvis
DVD - DTS Version
In Korea the movie "This Is Elvis"
has been released on DVD. The movie comes
as a single, dual layer disc, is region free, has interactive menu's and
scene selection.
Synopsis:
Malcolm Leo and Andrew Solt: enough said. These guys do deep research
and do
everything first class. This will be one of the best documentaries of an
entertainer ever put on film. Elvis Presley meant so many different
things
to so many different people. He effected society, hair and clothing
styles
like no one before him. He changed the music world with the power of an
Atomic Bomb. He has sold over one billion records and was the first
visual
founding father of the phenomenon that became rock 'n' roll. His
influence
will live for decades to come. This is a personal look as well as a
tribute
to the world's most loved entertainer.
2004/10/15 http://www.getdtsdvd.com
/ Ep.Gold.Com.
Viva La Parton
Dolly Parton will join the bluegrass band
"The Grascals" on their debut
album which is set for release on Februari 8th. 2005. The album includes
Parton singing on a remake of Elvis Presley's "Viva Las Vegas."
2004/10/15 Google / Ep.Gold.Com.
Here are the
U.S. Billboard Elvis Chart listings for the week of October 23, 2004.
(sg - sales gainer, gg - greatest sales
gainer, ne - new entry, re -
re-entry)
Billboard Top Pop Catalog Albums
- Elvis 30 #1's down 2 to #23
Billboard Top Country Catalog Albums
- Elvis 30 #1's remains at #4
Billboard Top Country Albums
- Ultimate Gospel up 4 to
#71(sg)
New entries and Re-entries on the charts include:
None this week.
Dropping off the charts include:
-Billboard Hot 100 Singles Sales - That's All Right drops off the chart.
It
was at #64 last week.
Notes of Interest include include:
- Ultimate Gospel is still selling well and is a sales gainer for the
week.
2004/10/15 www.ElvisCharts.com
/ Ep.Gold.Com.
Very
unique Elvis 8mm footage (I Got A Woman, International Hotel, August
1970)
2004/10/15/Robin Klarenbeek/EPGold.com
It's
Now Or Never (Memphis July 5th, 1976)
2004/10/15/Robin Klarenbeek/EPGold.com
Picture Of The Week Is Updated
2004/10/15/Robin Klarenbeek/EPGold.com
Sir James and
Lady Galway Visit Graceland .
Internationally celebrated musicians Sir
James Galway and Lady Jeanne Galway
were in town working with the Memphis Symphony Orchestra and toured
Graceland on October 8th.
2004/10/14 EPE / Ep.Gold.Com.
The Legendary
American Sound Studio Band Live In Memphis.
Elvis Unlimited is proud to present the
legendary American Sound studio band
live in Memphis on January 8, 2005 at 8:00 P.M. (Doors open at 7:00
P.M.).
The band is: Bobby Wood . Bobby Emmons . Mike Leech . Reggie Young .
Gene
Chrisman
Those guys played on many hit records with names like Willie Nelson,
Johnny
Cash, Dusty Springfield, BJ Thomas, Neil Diamond, Wilson Pickett,
Boxtops,
Elvis Presley and many others
This unique show will take place at the New Daisy Theater, 330 Beale
Street,
Memphis, Tennessee on January 8. It will be a perfect opportunity to
celebrate the 70th birthday
Ticket price $ 45.- There is only a limited amount of tickets available
Click here to order your ticket: http://www.elvisunlimited.com
2004/10/14 http://www.elvisunlimited.com
/ Ep.Gold.Com.
Sure Deodorant
Advertisement UK.
Here is the poster of the Sure deodorant
advertisement featuring Elvis in the UK.
Other icons chosen for Sure Deodorant are Steve McQueen and James Dean
2004/10/13 ME4EP / Ep.Gold.Com.
Book - A Date
With Elvis
Photo :A Date With Elvis - Elvis Presley Book
We have now received more detailed
information about the new book, A Date
With Elvis.
When Elvis Presley stepped on German ground for the very first time on
October 1st 1958 in Bremerhaven he surely knew less about Germany than
the
German public knew about him, the King of Rock 'n' Roll. That changed in
the
next 17 months.
See Elvis' unknown private side as man and soldier. Have a look at the
world
at Goesthestrassee 14 in Bad Nauheim and accompany Elvis while he met
actress Vera Tschechowa, the legendary Bill Haley, the Prince of
Saudi-Arabia and others.
Fans, journalists, fan-club-presidents, competition-winners, a.m.m
telling
you about their "Date With Elvis".
Aprox. 900 rare and previously unpublished photos, documents and
memorabilia, original interviews with fans and friends about their
"Date
With Elvis".
Hardcover, with protection sleeve, full colour pages, 10"x12"
(inch), 240
pages.
A Date With Elvis will be released in October.
2004/10/13 http://www.elvis.com.au
/ Ep.Gold.Com.
Police aid Elvis,
chase 'Blues Brothers' look-a-like.
CRYSTAL, Minnesota (AP) -- Police
responding to a call of a convulsing Elvis
Presley impersonator soon found themselves in a high-speed chase of
another
faux celebrity -- a man dressed as one of the Blues Brothers.
Crystal Police Capt. Dave Oyaas said the bizarre string of events began
when
officers were called to a veterans hall Monday morning to find a man
dressed
as Elvis Presley apparently in convulsions.
When the officers approached, Oyaas said the man suddenly jumped up and
yelled, "Viva Las Vegas!" before singing show tunes.
At about the same time, two women said another man at the veterans hall
dressed as John Belushi's character in "The Blues Brothers"
had stolen their
car and driven to a nearby airport.
The man led police on a high-speed chase around the airport before
officers
forced him to stop and arrested him.
"It's one of those things that you stop and scratch your head, and
you think
that 'Am I seeing what I think I'm seeing?"' Oyaas said.
Oyaas said charges pending against the men could include disorderly
conduct,
fleeing police and drunken driving.
The men had been drinking together at the VFW before police arrived.
Blood
tests will show how much, but Oyaas said, "I would venture to say
quite a bit."
2004/10/13 CNN / Ep.Gold.Com.
Elvis Statue For
Shreveport's Municipal Auditorium.
Photo: Artist Eric Kaposta works on a
statue of Elvis. The statue will take
its place in front of Municipal Auditorium for the 50th anniversary of
Elvis' first career performance.
Artist Eric Kaposta works on a statue of Elvis. The statue will take its
place in front of Municipal Auditorium for the 50th anniversary of Elvis'
first career performance.
The remaining $20,000 has been raised for the Shreveport Municipal
Auditorium statue. The statue will either be unveiled the morning of
October
15, 2004, between 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m., or if CBS News will cover the
story, Saturday, October 16, 2004.
The statue by Houston artist Eric Kaposta, formerly of Shreveport, is
being
timed to take its place in front of Municipal Auditorium for the 50th
anniversary of Elvis' first career performance, Oct. 16, 1954, at the
Louisiana Hayride.
Shreveport's Municipal Auditorium Downtown Development Authority
committed
$40,000 toward the $60,000 statue with the remaining funds being raised
by
the Elvis Angels fan club.
2004/10/12 http://www.elvis.com.au
/ Ep.Gold.Com.
New Madison
Release Out Soon.
A new CD titled '' Movin' Mobile '' from
the Madison label will be release
soon. This CD was first announced in October 2001 and to be released
right
after '' A Capital Performance '' from the same label, however '' Fly
T-R-O-U-B-L-E '' became the following title to be released. It was
reported
as having been cancelled but looks like it isn't the case anymore. ''
Movin'
Mobile '' would be in much better sound quality than '' Fly
T-R-O-U-B-L-E''.
'' Movin' Mobile '' contains a soundboard recording from the June 2,
1975
afternoon show recorded in Mobile, AL. This CD contains also a bonus
track (
soundboard ) recorded in stereo at the March 21, 1976 evening show in
Cincinnati, OH and a full color 12 pages booklet.
Track listing :1 - I Got A Woman / Amen ; 2 - Love Me ; 3 - If You Love
Me (Let Me Know) ;
4 - Love Me Tender (with false start) ; 5 - All Shook Up ; 6 - Teddy
Bear /
Don't Be Cruel ; 7 - Hound Dog ; 8 - The Wonder Of You (with false
start) ;
9 - Burning Love ; 10 - Introductions by Elvis of vocalists, band ; 11 -
Johnny B. Goode ;12 - Drum solo ; 13 - Bass solo ; 14 - Piano solo ; 15
-
Introductions by Elvis of vocalists, orchestra ; 16 - School Day ; 17 -
T-R-O-U-B-L-E ; 18 - I'll Remember You ; 19 - Why Me Lord? ; 20 - Let Me
Be
There (with reprise) ; 21 - An American Trilogy ; 22 - Funny How Time
Slips
Away (with reprise) ; 23 - Little Darlin' ; 24 - Mystery Train / Tiger
Man ;
25 - Can't Help Falling In Love / Closing Vamp.
Bonus: track 26 - Let Me Be There (previously unreleased stereo
recording)
March 21, 1976 Evening Show in Cincinnati OH.
Note : The Capital performance on LMP - Label was the 1st to release
this
show and was in a much better quality of sound than the Madison-Label
release!!!
Also LMP mentioned in their booklet more then 2 years ago ,their next
show
would be a release on LMP "Movin Mobile".
What happened????
2004/10/12 E-mail / Ep.Gold.Com.
Preliminary Info
From EPE on November 2004 and January 2005 FTD Releases.
Following is preliminary information
about CD and book releases from Follow
That Dream Records coming in November 2004 and January 2005:
Classic Albums Series
FTD continues its Classic Albums series releasing Elvis movie soundtrack
albums and others no longer in the active catalog for the regular
mainstream
RCA Records label. These releases, which surpass the original versions
in
content and packaging, come in special 7" digipacks with 12-page
booklets,
the master recordings from the original soundtrack albums plus released
and
previously released alternate takes. The next releases in this series
coming
in mid-to-late November are the soundtracks from the films Follow That
Dream
and Kid Galahad.
Regular FTD Series Release
FTD's next regular series quarterly release, set for January 1, 2005 is
The
On Tour Rehearsals. It comes in the regular FTD digipack. It will
feature
recordings done at RCA's studios in Hollywood in March 1972, which were
conducted in association with that year's MGM concert film Elvis on
Tour.
The CD covers Elvis rehearsals for his upcoming tour, combining classic
Elvis live repertoire with some of his new studio material of that time.
Special FTD Book/CD Combo
Also set for release on January 1, 2005, is FTD's next book/CD
combination.
The book is Rocking Across Texas, by Stanley Oberst. New stories,
updated
old stories and some especially rare photographs are featured.
Accompanying
the book will be two Elvis concert "soundboard" recordings (informally
recorded from the concert sound system): the June 19, 1974 show in
Amarillo,
Texas and the July 3, 1976 show in Fort Worth, Texas. There's also a
short,
previously unreleased 1960 interview recording with Elvis and his
manager
Colonel Tom Parker.
2004/10/12 EPE / Ep.Gold.Com.
RARE TICKLE ME
BMG PROMO CD FROM PERU.
COMMENTS This is the TICKLE ME soundtrack
with additional BONUS SONGS! It is
not known when this rare BMG / FTA Peruvian promo was issued although
probably it came out three tears or so ago. We will have copies in about
3
weeks.
It's a Long Lonely Highway; It Feels So Right; (Such An) Easy Question;
Dirty Dirty Feeling; Put the Blame on Me; I'm Yours; Night Rider; I Feel
That I've Known You Forever; Slowly But Surely.
BONUS SONGS:
Night Rider - Take.3; I'm Yours - Take 4; I Feel That I've Known You
Forever- Take 1; Put the Blame on Me- Take 2; (Such An) Easy Question -
TAke 3 .
2004/10/12 http://www.worldwideelvis.com
/ Ep.Gold.Com.
HARUM SCARUM ON
TCM.
(Picture EPGold.com)
Harum Scarum TCM October 13, 2004.
Songs:Harum Holiday, My Desert Serenade, Go East, Young Man, Mirage,
Kismet, Shake That Tambourine, Hey Little Girl, Golden Coins, So Close,
Yet So Far
2004/10/12 Elvis Today Tomorrow And Forever - www.elvisnederland.com
/ Ep.Gold.Com.
Here are the
U.S. Billboard Elvis Chart listings for the week of: October 16, 2004.
(sg - sales gainer, gg - greatest sales
gainer, ne - new entry, re -
re-entry)
Billboard Top Pop Catalog Albums
- Elvis 30 #1's up 1 to #21
Billboard Top Country Catalog Albums
- Elvis 30 #1's remains at #4
Billboard Top Country Albums
- Ultimate Gospel down 3 to
#75
Billboard Hot 100 Singles Sales
- That's All Right down 5
to #64
New entries and Re-entries on the charts include:
None this week.
Dropping off the charts include:
None this week.
Notes of Interest include include:
- Elvis 30 #1's moves up one on the Top Pop Catalog Album.
2004/10/12 www.ElvisCharts.com
/ Ep.Gold.Com.
Elvis Car Hits
The Track In Pomona.
A press release from Lehman Racing:
Millican and Elvis Together Again at
NHRA Season Finale in Pomona
Lehman Racing Continues Partnership with Elvis Presley Enterprises
Clay Millican, Lehman Racing, and 104+ Performance Additives will
continue
their partnership with Memphis-based Elvis Presley Enterprises by racing
the
team's special Elvis Presley-themed dragster at the final NHRA race of
the
2004 season, the Auto Club of Southern California Finals in Pomona,
Calif.,
on November 11-14.
Millican raced the Elvis dragster in NHRA competition in Memphis and
Indianapolis earlier this season, advancing to the semi-finals in front
of
his hometown crowd in Memphis, and moving on to the quarterfinals in
Indy.
Additionally, the car was unveiled during Elvis Week at Graceland with
Millican performing an 8,000 horsepower burnout down Elvis Presley
Boulevard
in his Top Fuel dragster. This was the first legal Top Fuel burnout on a
U.S. city street in over 17 years.
"I am so excited that our team gets to race this Elvis dragster for
the
season finale," said Millican. "The relationship that we built
with Elvis
Presley Enterprises through this special themed car has been a lot of
fun
and I look forward to getting the fans in California excited about the
50
Years of Rock 'n Roll celebration." Millican is a native of the
Memphis
area, and is a four-time IHRA Top Fuel Champion.
2004/10/11 EPE / Ep.Gold.Com.
New Follow That
Dream Releases.
The new upcoming releases & details
are accurate and confirmed by Ernst Jorgensen.
Rocking Across Texas:
An exciting new book (& 2 CD set) from FTD due January 5, 2005. A
fly-on-the-wall visual and audio documentary featuring two amazing
concerts;
Amarillo Civic Centre June 19, 1974 and Tarrant Centre, Fort Worth June
3,
1976. Set for release on January 5, 2005.
CD1: Amarillo, Civic Centre, June 19th, 1974: See See Rider, I Got A
Woman,
Love Me, Trying To Get To You, All Shook Up, Love Me tender, Hound Dog,
Fever, Polk Salad Annie, Suspicious Minds, Heartbreak Hotel, Help Me, I
Can't Stop Loving You, American Trilogy, Big Boss Man, Bridge Over
Troubled
Water, and others.
CD2: Fort Worth, Tarrant Centre, June 3rd, 1976: You Gave Me A Mountain,
Steamroller Blues, All Shook Up, Burning Love, Little Darlin', Young And
Beautiful, Love Letters, Shake A Hand, Early Morning Rain, Jailhouse
Rock
and more.
On Tour: The Rehearsals.
This is expected to be one of FTD's biggest selling CDs'. Also set for
release on January 5, 2005.
Tracks: (expected): Burning Love, Cattle Call, For The Good Times, Over
The
Rainbow, Never Been To Spain, I'll Remember You, I John, American
Trilogy,
How Great Thou Art, Love Me, Proud Mary, Until It's Time For You To Go,
I
Can't Stop Loving You, Sweet Sweet Spirit, Room At The Cross, You Better
Run, Young And Beautiful and many others including dialogue.
Kid Galahad And Follow That Dream.
Two More Movie Soundtracks in 7" EP gatefold style packaging with
accompanying booklet containing interesting facts and photographs from
the
filming. Release date November 20, 2004.
2004/10/11 Ernst Jorgensen - FTD / Andylon Lensen
/ Ep.Gold.Com.
The Gospel Side
Of Elvis - Imperials & Stamps Quartet.
A New CD release by Wort
Entertainment on Ocktober 26, 2004 Entertainment.
Tracking List:
How Great thou Art - Swing Low Sweet Chariot - Where Could I Go - Peace
in
the Valley - So 5High - Bosom of Abraham - His Hand In Mine - I've Got
Confidence - Lead Me, Guide Me - He Touched Me - Sweet Spirit - Blue
Christmas.
2004/10/11 http://www.elvisclubberlin.de
/ Ep.Gold.Com.
The Hollywood
Legends - Collection.
The Hollywood Legends - Collection (3
DVD-Box)
Release date : October 18, 2004
Regionalcode: 2
2004/10/11 http://www.elvisclubberlin.de
/ Ep.Gold.Com.
A Date With
Elvis.
Army Days Revisited
Releasedate . Oktober 25, 2004
ISBN: 3-938152-00-1
English / German
Retail: : EUR 49,90 at: http://www.beluga-new-media.de
2004/10/11 http://www.beluga-new-media.de
/ Ep.Gold.Com.
Bubba Ho-Tep
Sequel.
A sequel to the movie Bubba Ho-Tep could
go ahead, it was revealed today. In
the first film, which is currently showing in some UK cinemas, an aged
Elvis
Presley battles to protect his old people's home from mummies with the
power
of sucking the souls out of the elderly.
Director Don Coscarelli told Yahoo Movies that the film's star Bruce
Campbell could soon be back for another adventure.
He said, "Things are looking quite good. MGM was very happy with
the results
in the States, the UK's looking very solid, there's a lot of fan
interest in
it - and Bruce would love to play some more of the old hound dog!"
2004/10/10 Google / Ep.Gold.Com.
Unsurpassed
Masters Volumes 1 And 2
On the German ECB message aboard two new
CD boxes were mentioned. The title
is "Unsurpassed Masters volumes 1 and 2". These boxes both
contain four
CD's, but all the material on these discs has been released before on
various import CD's and CD boxes (with the same title).
Track listing volume 1:
DISC 1 - ELVIS RARE AND ROCKIN' IN THE FIFTIES:
I WANT YOU, I NEED YOU, I LOVE YOU (UNRELEASED TAKE 3) I WANT YOU, I
NEED
YOU, I LOVE YOU (UNRELEASED TAKE 4)(RECORDED IN NASHVILLE, APRIL 11,
1958)
ELVIS IN CANADA (RADIO BROADCAST, APRIL 4, 1957) LIVE IN TORONTO:
HEARTBREAK
HOTEL (PART ONE, APRIL 2, 1957) TORONTO TEENAGERS TALK ABOUT ELVIS
HEARTBREAK HOTEL (PART TWO, APRIL 2, 1957) THE MAGICAL SUN RECORDINGS
DIRECTLY FROM RECENTLY RE-DISCOVERED FIRST GENERATION MASTER TAPES: I'M
LEFT, YOU'RE RIGHT, SHE'S GONE . TRYING TO GET TO YOU THAT'S ALL RIGHT .
BLUE MOON OF KENTUCKY I DON'T CARE IF THE SUN DON'T SHINE . GOOD ROCKIN'
TONIGHT BABY LET'S PLAY HOUSE . MYSTERY TRAIN HOW DO YOU THINK I FEEL (SUN
STUDIO REHEARSAL-SCOTTY MOORE, JOHNNY BERNERO & ELVIS - DATE UNKNOWN)
RADIO
PROMO FOR JUNE 3, 1956 CONCERT IN OAKLAND, CA ELVIS LIVE AT THE MILTON
BERLE
SHOW, APRIL 3, 1956 SAN DIEGO, CA SHAKE RATTLE AND ROLL . HEARTBREAK
HOTEL .
BLUE SUEDE SHOES . COMEDY SKIT ELVIS TALKS TO 'HAPPY' ON NBC RADIO (LATE
1956)
DISC 2 - ALTERNATE AND UNDUBBED VERSIONS:
KENTUCKY RAIN . WEARIN' THAT LOVED ON LOOK . ONLY THE STRONG SURVIVE .
ANY
DAY NOW . IT KEEPS RIGHT ON A-HURTIN' . I'M MOVIN' ON . I'LL HOLD YOU IN
MY
HEART . POWER OF MY LOVE . LONG BLACK LIMOUSINE . IN THE GHETTO . GENTLE
ON
MY MINE . TRUE LOVE TRAVELS ON A GRAVEL ROAD . ANY DAY NOW (2) . YOU
DON'T
HAVE TO SAY YOU LOVE ME . STRANGER IN THE CROWD . HOW THE WEB WAS WOVEN
.
MARY IN THE MORNING . TWENTY DAY AND TWENTY NIGHTS . THE NEXT STEP IS
LOVE .
T.T.W.1.1. RADIO SPOT.
DISC 3 - ALTERNATE AND UNDUBBED VERSIONS:
T.R.O.U.B.L.E. . RAIRYTAIL . SHAKE A HAND . WOMAN WITHOUT LOVE . PIECES
OF
MY LIFE . BRINGING IT BACK . SUSAN WHEN SHE TRIED . AND I LOVE YOU SO .
I
CAN HELP . GREEN, GREEN GRASS OF HOME . IF YOU TALK IN YOUR SLEEP . MR.
SONGMAN . PROMISED LAND . LOVE SONG OF THE YEAR . HELP ME . YOUR LOVE'S
BEEN
A LONG TIME COMING . THINKIN' ABOUT YOU . YOUR ASKED ME TO . IT'S
MIDNIGHT .
THERE'S A HONKY TONK ANGEL.
DISC 4 - LIVE AT THE LAS VEGAS HILTON, DECEMBER 13, 1975, 10:15 PM :
CC RIDER . I GOT A WOMAN . LOVE ME . TRYING TO GET TO YOU . AND I LOVE
YOU
SO . ALL SHOOK UP/TEDDY BEAR/DON'T BE CRUEL . YOU GAVE ME A MOUNTAIN .
HELP
ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT . PLK SALAD ANNIE . BAND INTRODUCTIONS/JOHNNY
B
GOODE/HAIL, HAIL, ROCK 'N' ROLL . JUST PRETEND . HOW GREAT THOU ART .
BURNING LOVE . HOUND DOG/WELCOME TO MY WORLD . SOFTLY, AS I LEAVE YOU .
AMERICA . IT'S NOW OR NEVER/O SOLE MIO . LITTLE DARLING . LITTLE SISTER
.
CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE.
Track listing volume 2::
DISC 1 - RECORDED MARCH 12, 1961:
1. I'M COMING HOME (TAKE 1) 2. I'M COMING HOME (TAKE 2) 3. I'M COMING
HOME
(TAKE 3) 4. I'M COMING HOME (TAKE 4) 5. I'M COMING HOME (TAKE 5) 6. I'M
COMING HOME (TAKES 6 & 7) 7. GENTLY (TAKES 1 & 2) 8. GENTLY (TAKE
3) 9.
GENTLY (TAKE 4) RECORDED MARCH 13, 1961 - 10. GENTLY (TAKE 5) 11. IN
YOUR
ARMS (TAKE 1) 12. IN YOUR ARMS (TAKE 2) 13. GIVE ME THE RIGHT (TAKE 1)
14.
GIVE ME THE RIGHT (TAKE 2) 15. GIVE ME THE RIGHT (TAKES 3 & 4) 16. I
FEEL SO
BAD (TAKE 1) 17. I FEEL SO BAND (TAKE 2) 18. IT'S A SIN (TAKE 1) 19.
IT'S A
SIN (TAKE 2) 20. IT'S A SIN (TAKE 3 & 4)
DISC 2 - RECORDED MARCH 13, 1961:
1. I WANT YOU WITH ME (TAKE 1) 2. I WANT YOU WITH ME (TAKE 2) 3. THERE'S
ALWAYS ME (TAKE 1) 4. THERE'S ALWAYS ME (TAKE 2) 5. THERE'S ALWAYS ME (TAKES
3 & 4) 6. THERE'S ALWAYS ME (TAKES 5, 6 & 7) 7. THERE'S ALWAYS
ME (TAKE 8)
8. THERE'S ALWAYS ME (TAKE 9) 9. THERE'S ALWAYS ME (TAKE 10) 10.
STARTING
TODAY (TAKE 1) 11. STARTING TODAY (TAKE 2) 12. STARTING TODAY (TAKE 3)
13.
SENTIMENTAL ME (TAKE 1) 14. SENTIMENTAL ME (TAKE 2) 15. JUDY (TAKE 1)
16.
JUDY (TAKES 2 & 3) 17. JUDY (TAKE 4) 18. JUDY (TAKES 5 & 6) 19.
JUDY (TAKE
7) 20. JUDY (TAKE 8) 21. PUT THE BLAME ON ME (TAKES 1 & 2) 22. PUT
THE BLAME
ON ME (TAKES 3 & 4) 23. PUT THE BLAME ON ME (TAKE 5)
DISC 3 - RECORDED OCTOBER 30, 1960:
1. MILKY WHITE WAY (TAKE 1, 2 & 3) 2. MILKY WHITE WAY (TAKES 4, 5
& 6) 3.
MILKY WHITE WAY (TAKE 7) 4. HIS HAND IN MINE (TAKE 1) 5. HIS HAND IN
MINE
(TAKES 2 & 3) 6. HIS HAND IN MINE (TAKE 4) 7. HIS HAND IN MINE (TAKE
5) 8. I
BELIEVE IN THE MAN IN THE SKY (TAKE 1) 9. I BELIEVE IN THE MAN IN THE
SKY
(TAKES 2 & 3) 10. I BELIEVE IN THE MAN IN THE SKY (TAKE 4) 11. HE
KNOWS JUST
WHAT I NEED (TAKE 1) 12. HE KNOWS JUST WHAT I NEED (TAKE 2 & 3) 13.
HE KNOWS
JUST WHAT I NEED (TAKE 4) 14. HE KNOWS JUST WHAT I NEED (TAKES 5 &
6) 15. HE
KNOWS JUST WHAT I NEED (TAKE 7) 16. HE KNOWS JUST WHAT I NEED (TAKE 8)
17.
HE KNOWS JUST WHAT I NEED (TAKE 9) 18. HE KNOWS JUST WHAT I NEED (TAKE
10)
19. SURRENDER (TAKE 1) 20. SURRENDER (TAKE 2) 21. SURRENDER (TAKE 3) 22.
SURRENDER (TAKE 4) 23. SURRENDER (TAKES 5 & 6) 24. SURRENDER (TAKE
7) 25.
MANSION OVER THE HILLTOP (TAKE 3) RECORDED OCTOBER 31, 1960 - 26. IN MY
FATHER'S HOUSE (TAKE 8) 27. IN MY FATHER'S HOUSE (WORKPART TAKE 1).
2004/10/10 http://www.elvisclubberlin.de
/ Ep.Gold.Com.
TCB guitar to be
auctioned off on eBay.
The TCB Reunion shows in Mol seem to have
served many good causes. Not only
will ElvisMatters donate a check of 1.000 euro for the Belgian cancer
research, the 5 TCB Members also agreed to sign a guitar in aid of Gaia,
the
Belgian Organisation of Animal Rights (comparable to the Humane Society
in
the States). This very guitar, signed in person on Saturday evening
October
2nd by John Wilkinson, James Burton, Ronnie Tutt, Jerry Scheff and Glen
D.
Hardin is sold on October 24th to the highest bidder. Bidding begins on
October 14th. Good luck!
2004/10/10 http://www.elvismatters.be
/ Ep.Gold.Com
Elvis The
Concert: Belgium Tickets Not Yet For Sale
Tickets for the Belgian show of "Elvis
the Concert" are not yet for sale
according to an update from Elvis matters. The concert on April 26th
2005
has officially been announced on the Elvis.com website, but it may take
a
few more days before the tickets for the event go on sale.
The tickets for the concert in Ahoy, Rotterdam, The netherlands are
avaialable already.
2004/10/09 http://www.elvismatters.be
/ Ep.Gold.Com
New Elvis DVD
From Brasil.
Here we have the cover of the new DVD
released from Brasil "The king of rock
(O Rei do rock)". It's an 2 hours documentary on the Continental
Home Video Label.
2004/10/09 Mario Silva from ElvisChile Fan Club - elvischile.cl
/ Ep.Gold.Com.
You
Don't Have To Say You Love Me (February 3rd, 1973, Las Vegas)
2004/10/08/Robin Klarenbeek/EPGold.com
December =
bargain time at Elvis Matters.
On December 4th and 5th, ElvisMatters
opens up a "100%" Elvis shop, with
Jennifer Holden as our guest of honor. The club has some surprises ready
for
the month of December. Every visitor gets a free present, and there's a
special CD for everyone who makes a purchase of 20 euro or more. And
there's
even more. December is the bargain month of the year in Turnhout. That
very
month, some prices of shop items go "way down low"'.
One of the things that we have managed to get in stock, are gorgeous
re-issues of the double gold albums "Elvis - Aloha from Hawaii"
and "Elvis
in Concert". If you have the Gold Fever, be sure to drop by in
December for
some unbeatable prices, in our ElvisMatters (Gold) shop!
2004/10/08 http://www.elvismatters.be
/ Ep.Gold.Com.
MCFARLANE TOYS
ANNOUNCES DELUXE ROCK 'N' ROLL ELVIS PRESLEY FIGURE
NEW FIGURE SET FOR RELEASE IN APRIL 2005.
Tempe, Ariz. With the previous Elvis
figures flying off store shelves,
McFarlane Toys is proud to announce the deluxe Rock 'n' Roll figure of
the
"King." The new figure is slated to hit store shelves in April
2005.
(Image of this item to be unveiled in the months ahead.)
The latest Elvis figure features him in his military fatigues dating
back to
his 1958 induction into the United States Army and includes a custom
base
with American Flag banner. The figure will come complete with a service
revolver, canteen, binoculars and an ammunition belt.
The figure will be available at most music and specialty retailers, as
well
as select toy stores, with a retail price range of $12 to $15.
McFarlane Toys has two other six-inch Elvis figures in stores now and
one
slated to hit the retailers in October. Each portrays Elvis in different
costumes and poses.
About Todd McFarlane.
Grammy- and Emmy-winning Producer/Director Todd McFarlane, well-known as
the
creator of Spawn and founder of spawn.com, is the creative force behind
McFarlane Toys, a leading action figure manufacturer. The international
award winning company has several successful music lines, including KISS,
the Beatles' Yellow Submarine, Metallica, Ozzy Osbourne, Jim Morrison,
Iron
Maiden's Eddie, Angus Young, Jerry Garcia, and more. Additionally, the
company has released figures from Warner Bros., The Matrix trilogy,
Terminator and Alien vs Predator figures from the 20th Century Fox's
summer
blockbuster movie. McFarlane Toys makes officially licensed baseball,
football, basketball and hockey figures under its Sports PicksT brand,
as
well as gaming and Spawn products. McFarlane also has a line of NASCAR
figures through its Action McFarlane joint venture. Check out Spawn.com
for
information.
2004/10/08 EPE / Ep.Gold.Com.
Book Review :
Elvis Presley: The Man, The Life, The Legend.
Elvis Presley: The Man, The Life, The
Legend
Few will deny that class differences still exist, even in our so-called
democratic societies of equal opportunity. Elvis has been particularly
subjected to class snobbery in the USA, at least as far as I can judge
from
my position in Europe. His southern routes seem not to have endeared him
to
northerners and his style of music did not promote admiration from his
fellow white southerners. The man had enemies on all sides. Several of
the
books about Elvis have continued these prejudices: such attitudes were
typified by Albert Goldman's ridiculous northern diatribe, "Elvis,"
a book
which, sadly, still seems to be a main source of reference for
journalists
and other writers. Similarly, the more recent "Elvis Culture: Fans,
Faith &
Image," by Erika Doss, obliquely denigrated Elvis himself by
ridiculing his
US fan base and linking him via those fans to ideas of white supremacy.
With this background, Pamela Keogh's book, "Elvis Presley: The Man,
The
Life, The Legend," comes as a refreshing surprise. The author seems
to be a
northerner herself -- she lives in New York and was educated in a
northern
college -- yet she has written a sympathetic biography of Elvis. I have
to
admit to being somewhat worried by the association of the book with
"Elvis
Presley Enterprises." Heck, there's even the EPE laser stamp of
approval on
the cover! That's likely to put off quite a few fans, I should think,
especially non-USA ones, but fortunately, that seems to be the limit of
EPE's involvement, unless they in some way stymied the author's writing
(certainly the final couple of years of Elvis's life tend to get short
shrift).
The introduction, in the book, called "Prelude," says more
about Elvis than
many, many other so-called biographies and is a beautiful quote- and
fact-filled eulogy to the man from a respected American writer --
something
both unusual and encouraging. Guralnick's two-volume biography remains
the
definitive version, of course, but it is definitive largely for the
Elvis
fan. Keogh's earlier books about Jackie Onasis and Audrey Hepburn, both
of
whom receive numerous mentions throughout the book, might just encourage
non-fans and down-right detractors to take another look, perhaps even to
change their generally negative attitude towards Elvis. Could this book
be
the final phase in the road to acceptance of Elvis as a major catalyst
of
cultural change, a road begun several years ago by more academic
studies,
such as Bertrand's excellent "Race, Rock, And Elvis"?
Keogh manages to present a very personal, close view of Elvis, using
contemporary elements to make clear to the reader just how different,
how
sensational he was: she looks at the contents of a TV magazine, she
describes the supporting acts on the first Dorsey show, she brings in
Grace
Kelley and her new royal husband. In this way the reader understands
better
the impact that Elvis had in the staid and conservative 1950s and just
how
much of an impact he must surely have had on society.
Subtlety was the mark of a lesser man, not EP. He wanted his home to be
youthful! Fun! Impressive as hell!
Elvis is in no way belittled in this book. Instead, he is placed in
absolute
context and is shown also to be a wiser, more thoughtful person than in
almost any other biography. His attitude to recording, the way in which
he
purchased and decorated Graceland, his appetite for books (rather than
the
more usually emphasised appetite for food), his general acumen -- all
are
brought to the reader's attention very well.
No matter what was put in front of him ... Elvis always could sing the
hell
out of anything.
The author gives a fairly detailed report of the recording of "Hound
Dog,"
largely based on Alfred Wertheimer's own recollections. However, she
alters
his words to indicate that Elvis selected track 31 as the master, rather
than 28, as Wertheimer, perhaps erroneously, recalled. And Keogh's
descriptions of Elvis in concert are excellent, offering excitement
during
the performances and tension and hard work during the rehearsals.
Even Elvis's film career is given a sympathetic review by placing it in
its
correct context as a promotional vehicle, rather than an artistic
adventure.
(And whether we agree with the course that Elvis's film career took, it
certainly was an excellent promotional vehicle.) Still, she also does
not
balk at pointing out that the films were generally inane and that Elvis
was
far happier, more himself, more alive, when he was once again rehearsing
for
his early Las Vegas shows, following his successful TV special.
He was inventive, not an invention.
How often can that be said of stars? The inventiveness of Elvis is
stressed
time and again by Keogh and it is perhaps another aspect that is ignored
by
most commentators. Elvis demonstrated this quality throughout his life
and
Keogh picks up on it very well, providing numerous convincing examples,
starting with his early sartorial extravagance. Even Elvis's perhaps
untapped intelligence is nicely presented to the reader -- many will be
surprised at the sort and quantity of books that Elvis read.
The book states that "Harum Scarum" was filmed in March 1963,
an unfortunate
and obvious error that is an unusual lapse in what seems to be an
otherwise
excellently researched work.
The book is very well illustrated with full-page black and white
photographs, with just a few in colour. These are often associated with
the
text, but this is unfortunately not always the case, so their presence
and
significance is sometimes confusing, for they are also not captioned.
The
advertising blurb for the book and the notes on the cover flaps would
have
us believe that there are more than one hundred photos (true), "many
of them
rarely seen before" -- that's marketing hyperbole, for most Elvis
fans will
be familiar with almost all of the photographs used.
"Elvis Presley: The Man, The Life, The Legend" is a very well
produced,
book, an excellent biography, written in an easy style (sadly with a few
quite unnecessary uses of bad language), that should please Elvis fans.
More
importantly, it might help make Elvis acceptable to a wider audience. We
can
but hope.
Elvis Presley: The Man, The Life, The Legend
Author: Pamela Clarke Keogh
Publisher: Atria Books
ISBN: 0-7434-5603-3 (Hardback, 264 pp.)
2004/10/08 By: David Neale - Elvis In Print /
Ep.Gold.Com.
Mike Leech Will
Not Attend Reunion Concert.
The Dutch fan club It's Elvis Time and
the Belgium United Elvis Presley
Society organize the "827 Thomas Street Band" reunion for
their meetings
this month.
Due to personal circumstances, Mike Leech is not able to attend; he will
be
replaced by David Hood.
Photo: Mike Leech.
2004/10/08 http://users.skynet.be/ueps
/ Ep.Gold.Com.
Closing Night
& Double Trouble Is Out Now!!!
The two new FTD releases Closing Night
and Double Trouble is finally out now
The cover on Closing Night is a little different than the one we have
seen
on the net so far
The sound quality on Closing Night is pretty good
Closing Night was recorded live at the Las Vegas Hilton on September 3,
1973
It was during this show that Elvis sang Bridge Over Troubled Water to
the
music of Suspicious Minds
Tracklist: Also Sprach Zarathustra, See See Rider, I Got A Woman / Amen,
Love Me, Steamroller Blues, You Gave Me A Mountain, Trouble,
Long Tall Sally/Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On /Your Mamma Don't Dance/Flip,
Flop And Fly/Hound Dog, Love Me Tender, Fever, What Now My Love,
Suspicious Minds/Bridge Over Troubled Water, Bridge Over Troubled Water,
Suspicious Minds, Introductions, My Boy, I Can't Stop Loving You,
An American Trilogy, A Big Hunk O' Love, The First Time Ever I Saw Your
Face,
Mystery Train/Tiger Man, How Great Thou Art, Help Me Make It Through The
Night,
Softly As I Leave You, Can't Help Falling In Love
All releases from FTD - FTD Special Edition FTD - FTD Book and Cd
are in
stock at:
The Elvis International Shop" Netherlands.
Sionstraat 12
1947 J.T. Beverwijk
The Netherlands.
OPEN Friday (18:00-21:00) and Saturday And Sunday from 1300. PM -
1800 PM.
2004/10/07 Elvis International The Netherlands / http://www.elvisunlimited.com
/ Ep.Gold.Com.
Polk
Salad Annie (Opening Night, August 19th, 1974
2004/10/07/Robin Klarenbeek/EPGold.com
Here are the
U.S. Billboard Elvis Chart listings for the week of: October 9, 2004.
(sg - sales gainer, gg - greatest sales
gainer, ne - new entry, re -
re-entry)
Billboard Top Pop Catalog Albums
- Elvis 30 #1's enters at #22
(ne, sg)
Billboard Top Country Catalog Albums
- Elvis 30 #1's enters at #4 (ne,
sg)
Billboard Top Country Albums
- Ultimate Gospel down 9 to
#72
Billboard Hot 100 Singles Sales
- That's All Right down 8
to #59
New entries and Re-entries on the charts include:
- Elvis 30 #1's enters the Billboard Top Pop Catalog Chart at #22
and and
the Top Country Catalog Album Charts at #4.
Dropping off the charts include:
- Elvis 30 #1's is moved from the Billboard Top 200 and Top
Country Album
Charts to the Catalog charts. It was at #189 and #27 on these
charts last
week.
-The gospel video 'He Touched Me' Vol 1&2, and Vol 1, and Vol 2 drop
off the
Top Music Video Sales chart after a one week return to the charts.
- Ultimate Gospel Drops off the Top Christian Chart. It was #38 on this
chart last week.
Notes of Interest include include:
- Ultimate Gospel is again a sales gainer on both the Christian and
Country
charts.
- Elvis 30 #1's ended up spending 99 Weeks on the Billboard Top 200
Chart
and 104 Weeks on the Top Country Album Chart before being moved to the
respective catalog charts. Albums that have been released for over
2 years,
are considered a catalog title and are moved to the catalog charts
unless
they hare are still charting under 100 the Top 200 Chart. The
Comprehensive
Album Chart does include the Catalog titles, however, E1 is not selling
well
enough right now to make that chart. Perhaps with the Holiday
season coming
up, it will appear on this chart.
2004/10/07 www.ElvisCharts.com.
/ Ep.Gold.Com.
Johnny Logan At
The Elvis At The Movies Show In Denmark.
Elvis Unlimited is proud to announce that
the Irish singer Johnny Logan will
be performing at the Elvis At The Movies show in Randers, Denmark on
October
30, 2004.
Johnny Logan is well know all over Europe for the two times that he have
won
the European Music Contest. He have also had some hits over the last 20
years with songs like Hold Me Now, What's Another Year and others
Johnny himself is a huge Elvis fan. Every time that he plays Denmark do
he
always make sure to visit the Elvis Unlimited shop in Randers, Denmark.
Elvis At The Movies is a show packed with stars from both the US and
Europe.
Beside Johnny Logan from Ireland will we also present Maarten Jansen
from
Holland, Stan Urban from England, Jack Baymoore from Sweden, Sanne
Roslev
from and Denmark and last but not least the great Bobo Moreno from
Denmark.
Bobo was part of the 10 city tour with the TCB band and the Sweet
Inspirations in the spring.
Elvis Unlimited is also proud to present two of Elvis' leading ladies
from
two of his best movies. Those are Jan Shepard (Elvis' sister in King
Creole
and business partner in Paradise Hawaiian Style) and Jennifer Holden (Elvis'
girlfriend in Jailhouse Rock). They will talk about their relationship
with
Elvis in between the songs.
Jack Baymoore from Sweden has put together a special 10 piece band for
the
occasion. The band well be joined by the legendary bass player Bob Moore.
Bob played on most on Elvis' soundtrack recordings.
Make sure not to miss this great line up of a show. You can order your
tickets thru Elvis Unlimited by calling us at +45 8642 9696 or by e-mail
info@elvispresley.dk
2004/10/07 http://www.elvisunlimited.com
/ Ep.Gold.Com.
New DVD
Releases In Germany,
Two new DVD Releases In Germany,
will be released on region 2, December 12, 2004.
Entitled "Kid Galahad" ("Harte Fäuste, heiße Liebe")
and "Clambacke" ("Nur
nicht Millionär sein")
2004/10/06 http://www.elvisclubberlin.de
/ Ep.Gold.Com
Elvis The
Concert In The Netherlands And Belgium.
After previous announcements for a UK
schedule a press release from concert
organizer Mojo "Elvis The Concert" will return to The
Netherlands Ahoy'
Rotterdam on April 27, 2005.
April 26th The Concert will be in Belgiiun - Brussels at the
Vorst-Nationaal.
European Tour Schedule - April/May 2005:
April 26 Brussels, Belgium at the Vorst-Nationaal.
April 27 Rotterdam, Holland The Netherlands Ahoy
April 29 Birmingham, England National Exhibition Center
April 30 Sheffield, England Sheffield Arena
May 1 Newcastle, England Newcastle Arena
May 2 Glasgow, Scotland SECC
May 5 & 6 London, England Hammersmith Apollo
May 8 Manchester, England Manchester Arena
Accompanied by an orchestra, the cast for this tour consists of: James
Burton (lead guitar), Glen D. Hardin (piano), Jerry Scheff (bass),
Ronnie
Tutt (drums), The Stamps (backing vocals), The Sweet Inspirations
(backing
vocals) and Joe Guercio (musical director/conductor).
The whole show will be different, including new songs and new digital
footage.
The schedule for Elvis-The Concert's April/May 2005 tour of Europe in
now
complete, for details visit the official Elvis site: http://www.elvis.com
The tickets for the Dutch concert are on-sale this Saturday.
2004/10/06 http://www.elvis.com
/ http://www.elvismatters.be
/ Ep.Gold.Com.
JAILHOUSE ROCK
AND SPEEDWAY ON TCM.
Jailhouse rock 1957 TCM October 7, 2004
Songs: Jailhouse Rock, Young And Beautiful, I Want To Be Free,
Don´t Leave Me Now, Baby I Don´t Care, Treat Me Nice
Speedway (1968) TCM October 8, 2004.
Songs: Speedway, There Ain't Nothing Like
A Song,
Your Time Hasn't Come Yet, Baby, Who Are You?
He's Your Uncle Not Your Dad, Let Yourself Go, Your Groovy Self (Nancy
Sinatra)
2004/10/06 Elvis Today Tomorrow And Forever - www.elvisnederland.com
/Ep.Gold.Com.
Calling Elvis.
The company Harris Interactive did an on-line survey among a nationwide
sample of 2,719 U.S. adults (aged 18 and over). The question was: "If
you
could make a 15-minute cell phone call to (any of the following) who
would
you call?". Most people wanted to call God, but two percent of the
adults
aswered "Elvis". Here is the Top 10 of people:
1. God: 60
2. President George W. Bush: 11
3. Abraham Lincoln: 5
4. Albert Einstein: 5
5. Bill Gates: 5
6. Senator John Kerry: 4
7. Marilyn Monroe: 3
8. Hillary Clinton: 3
9. Elvis Presley: 2
10. Martha Stewart: 2
2004/10/06 Google / Ep.Gold.Com
Jennifer Holden
comes to Belgium.
ElvisMatters opens up the very first 100%
ELVIS shop in Belgium. Strictly -
and nothing but - Elvis Presley. Visitors of the TCB-shows already saw a
"part" of what we have in stock - and there's more where this
came from.
Everybody is invited to the Grand Opening of the shop on Saturday
December
4th and Sunday December 5th. Guest of honor is Mrs. Jennifer Holden,
"Sherry" in Jailhouse Rock.
Ask anyone about the 'coolest' Elvis movie, and the answer is: "Jailhouse
Rock". Ask them their favorite scene, and the answer is: "The
kissing scene
on the movie set - there was no stopping Vince!". Well... Thàt's
"our"
Jennifer Holden. And we're very proud that she has agreed to cut the
ribbon
of the ElvisMatters Shop. More about this later. There's more on
Jennifer in
the members area!
2004/10/06 http://www.elvismatters.be
/ Ep.Gold.Com.
Bon Jovi
Inspired By Elvis.
The rock band Bon Jovi inspired themselfs
for their new 4 CD/DVD set with
the title "100,000,000 Bon Jovi Fans Can`t Be Wrong".
2004/10/05 http://www.tschabotech-webdesign.de
/ Ep.Gold.Com.
TCB Reunion was
a smashing success.
The reunion of the complete TCB Band in
Mol (Oct. 2nd & 3rd) was a smashing
success. Later we'll open up a new section in the Member's Area on this
site, with pictures from these concerts. Belgian national television
came
out and filmed part of the Saturday Show. Their report was on the news
on
Sunday evening (+ night loop) and in the Monday afternoon news bulletin.
Also we got some raving reviews in the national newspapers.
Click here: http://www.elvismatters.be/images/nieuwsblad.jpg
to read a
Dutch news paper clipping to see the full report (in Dutch).
2004/10/05 http://www.elvismatters.be
/ Ep.Gold.Com.
FTD Catalogue.
Everybody who orders FTD CD's from Elvis
Unlimited in October will receive a
free copy of the new FTD catalogue.
The catalogue is a 32 page full colour magazine. It features a lot of
information on each title, an interview with Ernst Jørgensen, alternate
covers, the story behind the label, rare pictures and much more
Click here: http://www.elvisunlimited.com
to order your copy of the new FTD
CD Closing Night and make sure to get your free copy of the FTD
catalogue.
2004/10/05 http://www.elvisunlimited.com
/ Ep.Gold.Com.
Save Elvis'
Jumpsuits.
To: Elvis Fans Worldwide
WE THE UNDERSIGNED, are concerned with the current treatment of Elvis'
Jumpsuits, that will be destroyed within a few years if nothing is done
VERY
SOON!
Please add your name and town to this petition.
It will then be sent to Jack Soden to be read and forwarded to Lisa
Marie,
and Priscilla Presley
There is a growing number of Elvis fans who are very concerned about the
neglect of Elvis' jumpsuits that are exposed in the Racketball Building
,
unprotected from the elements.
These are precious and should be preserved behind glass for many decades
to
come.
As sole heir of almost everything Elvis , Lisa Marie is the head of EPE
and
she is the only one who can order the correct care and respect to be
given
to her father's jumpsuits.
ELVIS FANS MUST FIGHT THIS UNFAIR TREATMENT BY EPE AND BE UNITED
Click Here To Sign Petition :
http://www.petitiononline.com/epesucks/petition-sign.html?
EPE has responded on this issue.
Here is the EPE statement from the [fan
club] Presidents Forum:
Recently many of you have voiced your concerns about the jumpsuit
exhibit in
the racquetball building. These concerns are understandable and,
ultimately,
they stem from your genuine love for Elvis and your respect for his
belongings and what these items represent.
Before expanding our exhibits on the mansion grounds in 2000,we did a
tremendous amount of research and consulted other museums and field
experts
who had all the latest information on textile conservation and
exhibition.
Through all of this research we found that open-air exhibition of
textiles
is not uncommon in many of our nation's museums. However, before
installing
such an exhibition we knew that to create a proper open-air exhibit we
needed to develop a proactive conservation plan.
We developed a conservation plan which included a cleaning and rotation
schedule that would head off any problems or preservation issues we
might
face when doing an open-air exhibit like the one we have in the
racquetball
building. We took into consideration the material we were dealing with,
the
environment we wanted to use as an exhibit space, lighting issues, etc.
And
from that we developed a conservation plan that includes tracking the
temperature and humidity levels in all our exhibit spaces, weekly
cleaning
of the garments, yearly rotation of the items and daily monitoring of
all
our exhibits. We also consult with outside specialists on specific needs
when they arise. Textile cleaning is a very important part of our
conservation plan and, in asking several textile experts, we have been
advised that vacuuming with a suction-controlled archival vacuum is the
best
and least abrasive way to clean textiles.
However, times change and as with everything there is more information
and
knowledge out there than ever before. Experts opinions vary and what was
acceptable five or ten years ago might not be acceptable now. That is
why we
never stop asking the important questions and throughout the past few
years
have continued to evaluate all of our exhibits to see how we could
better
enhance not only the exhibit, but also the continuous preservation of
our
collection.
Every fall/winter, as the tourist season slows down, we take advantage
of
this time to implement any exhibit changes, address any maintenance
issues,
etc. We have plans in the upcoming months to move forward on several
projects that not only will enhance all of the exhibit spaces, but also
will
continue to address concerns about the long-term conservation of Elvis's
jumpsuits. These plans include new and improved exhibits in the Hall of
Gold
and all of the trophy building as well as adding exhibit cases to a new
"Concert Experience" in the racquetball building and a
completely new "Elvis
in Memphis" exhibit in the Sincerely Elvis Museum. All of this has
been in
planning and development for some time.
Another important part of our long-term conservation plan is to continue
with our yearly rotation of textiles/exhibits. In the past we maintained
that all of the supporting artifacts, jumpsuits, etc. were to be rotated
out
yearly, but there were a few key pieces that would be on exhibit at all
times. These items included the gold lame' suit, all of the '68 Special
costumes, The American Eagle jumpsuit and the Aztec Sun jumpsuit. As we
implement our updated conservation plan these items now will be included
in
on-and-off-exhibit rotation to ensure their longevity, as these are some
of
the most valuable parts of our collection. Thus, one or more of these
key
items might be in storage when you visit, but not all will be rotated
off
exhibit at the same time. When not on display they still will be
represented
on the tour in some form, either through photography or video.
Please rest assured that we are serious about conservation and
maintaining
an even balance between preservation of our collection and exhibiting
items
for our visitors to enjoy. As always, our study of the latest
information is
ongoing and the concerns that you have voiced are our concerns as well.
Sincerely,
Angie Marchese
Archives Manager
2004/10/05 http://www.petitiononline.com
/ Eileen / EPE / Ep.Gold.Com.
Kings Of
Rock'n'Roll CD.
BMG, EMI, Virgin and Universal have
produced a CD together entitled Kings Of
Rock'n'Roll. The CD features 25 Rock'n'Roll songs that changed the world.
Tracklist:
That's All Right (Elvis Presley), Jailhouse Rock (Elvis Presley), All
Shook Up (Elvis Presley),
Hound Dog (Elvis Presley), Oh Boy (Buddy Holly), Heartbeat (Buddy Holly)
That'll Be The Day (Buddy Holly), Peggy Sue (Buddy Holly), Move It (Cliff
Richard),
Please Don't Tease (Cliff Richard), Dynamite (Cliff Richard). Mean
Streak (Cliff Richard),
Summer Times Blues (Eddie Cochran), C'mon Everybody (Eddie Cochran),
Three Steps To Heaven (Eddie Cochran), Rock'n'Roll Music (Chuck Berry),
No Particular Place To Go (Chuck Berry), Johnny B. Goode (Chuck Berry),
Good Golly Miss Molly (Little Richard), Long Tall Sally (Little Richard),
Lucille (Little Richard), Great Balls Of Fire (Jerry Lee Lewis),
Whole Lotta Shakin' On (Jerry Lee Lewis), Breathless (Jerry Lee Lewis),
Rock Around The Clock (Bill Healy)
2004/10/05 http://www.noblepr.co.uk
/ Ep.Gold.Com.
Elvis Stars In
Sure Deodorant Ads.
Elvis Presley, Steve McQueen and James
Dean appear in a new £2.2m national
print ad campaign for Lever Faberge's Sure Crystal for Men deodorant,
created by Lowe.
The ads use photographic techniques to superimpose white marks on the
clothes of the usually stylish and impeccable global icons. The three
ads
run with the strapline, "Don't let white marks ruin your
image".
Initiative is handling media planning and buying for the campaign, which
breaks on September 27 and will run nationally on bus T-sides, escalator
panels, six sheets and advertorials.
They were created by Sarah Noughton, Alastair Ross and Simon Morris at
Lowe.
Victoria Franks, Sure senior brand manager, said: "We wanted a
stylish,
eye-catching creative that would provide stand-out and be appealing to
both
sexes, as over half of men's antiperspirant purchasers are women. "Our
research shows that these three style icons are admired by men and women,
communicating to both audiences that it is OK for a man to protect his
image." Mark Cadman, managing director of Lowe, said: "This
unique campaign
will create great impact and has the stature of a brand-leader like Sure."
A
second ad campaign is due to break on October 4 for four weeks.
2004/10/04 E-Mail / Ep.Gold.Com.
Elvis zooming
around London on the bus
I just heard that Elvis is being used in
an ad campaign on the side of
London Buses. Spotted this morning - ad for Sure deodorant - Don't let
white
patches spoil your image.
2004/10/04 Jean Mary / Ep.Gold.Com
Elvis Classics
II.
After this years first edition of "Elvis
Classics" the Belgium Elvis Matters
fan club announced the show of Joe Guercio directing a seventy-five
piece
orchestra will return to Belgium May next year.
The lead vocals will be sung by Jenson Bloomer, the lead guitar will be
played by Tony Smith.
For ordering details:
Phon : 0032-14314440
e-Mail: info@elvismatters.be
2004/10/03 http://www.elvismatters.be
/ Ep.Gold.Com.
Elvis sells
bread.
the Sunday Mirror that Kingsmill bread is going to run a series of
adverts
using an Elvis lookalike, they will be set at the time when he landed in
Scotland on his way back to the States.
All I can say is he must have been very busy in that one hour he had
while
the plane was being refueled, to be able to appear in someones kitchen
& say
how good the bread is & then make it back to the plane in time to
take off,
not to mention all the autographs he signed & the photographs that
were
taken.
2004/10/03 Tigerman / Keith Flynn/ EpGold.Com.
Cybill
Shepherd's Tribute To Elvis.
Hollywood actress Cybill Shepherd was reportedly so touched when she
visited
the grave of her former lover, rock & roll king Elvis Presley, that
she has
written a song called 'Graceland Revisited' as a tribute to Presley.
The song, which took four years to write and talks about her visit to
Presley's grave in Memphis, is a part of the 54-year old actresses soon
to
be released album 'At Home With Cybill,' reports Rate the music.
"It just knocked me sideways with a big emotional wallop. I worked
on that
song for four years to get it right. It took so long because it had
great
reverberations for me," the report quoted her as saying.
2004/10/03 Topix / Ep.Gold.Com.
New
VCD Releases From Thailand.
Seven more VCD's have been released in
Thailand with both versions in
English and Thai. They are "Double Trouble," "Easy Come,
Easy go,"
"Jailhouse Rock" Bl/W version, "Speed Way,"
"Spin Out," "The Trouble with
Girls" and "It Happened at the World's Fair."
2004/10/02 Nitaya Kanchanawan / Ep.Gold.Com.
Elvis Art.
He struck again. Since about two weeks ago, a new work of art, from
Andreas
Dymke, graces the city of Rosslau. This time, the artist, designed part
of
the outer wall, of the former gym of the 'Goethe-Gymnasium'.
The building, that sits on the corner of Goethest./Ziegelst., underwent
a
complete renovation last summer, under the new owner by the name of
Mario
Eilfeld, before it re-opened after 18 months to be now used as an event
center/hall.
To add even more of a dancehall character to the building, Mario Eilfeld
thought of a way to enhance the outside look, in a special way."I
left it up
to the individual artist to decide, what exactly to put on there. The
only
guideline was that it should include images of famous musicians, as well
as
musical instruments", says the new owner.
Elvis Presley, Madonna and Michael Jackson, all shown in singing poses,
ended up on the blue surface, within one day's time.
Now, everyone passing by, can admire the spray-painted images. "Since
the
entire work was done in rather bright spray-colors, the picture really
stands out. I think the captions are very good",says the very
delighted
Mario.
" I tried to capture the persons as realistic as possible",
explains Andreas
Dymke, who does this kind of work often.
And he obviously succeeded. Up until now, everyone recognized the three
musicians shown, "well, all but one person that is, as he had never
heard of
Elvis Presley",Andreas explains with a grin.
2004/10/02 http://www.elvispresley-theking.de
/ Ep.Gold.Com.
Larry
Kelley - ETA Radio Guest Columnist
Help Save The Overton Park Shell
Definitive Elvis
Proud
Mary (Opening Night, August 19, 1974)
2004/10/01/2004/Robin Klarenbeek/EPGold.com
New FTD's Closing Night and Double
Trouble.
Ernst just confirmed me that the two new Ftd's will be sent out next
week Monday.
2004/10/01 Ernst Jorgensen / Andylon Lensen / Ep.Gold.Com.
ELVIS: THE BIRTH OF ROCK N' ROLL DVD.
The Charge
An early look at Elvis Presley's rise to fame.
The Case
In 1954, 19-year-old Elvis Aaron Presley entered a small recording
studio to
record "That's All Right, Mama." Intended as a gift for his
beloved mother,
the record ended up in the hands of Sun Records head Sam Phillips.
Shortly
after he signed the young star, Presley and his two piece band engaged
in an
unofficial 200-stop tour throughout Memphis. So begins Elvis: The
Birth of
Rock n' Roll, which could have been an illuminating, insightful
documentary
but instead arrives stillborn with no hope of resuscitation.
The biggest problem of Elvis: The Birth of Rock n' Roll is the lack of
solid
structure. The description on the keep case promises "seldom
heard
recordings of Elvis" and significant interviews. The promised
content is
present, but it is thrown together without any thought. Interviews
with
surviving Elvis band member Scotty Moore and various locals who were
there
in person are all fascinating and informative. However, you never get
to
hear an interview at any decent length. Brief snippets are alternated
with
cheesy recreations of Elvis concerts, linked together by stiff
narration. I
would have preferred the approach taken by the recent music
documentary Bob
Dylan 1966 World Tour, in which interviews were presented uncut with
the
classic footage used as punctuation.
Speaking of those recreations, they are a candidate for a future
episode of
Mystery Science Theater 3000 if that program were to be revived. The
actors
portraying Presley, Moore, and bandmate Bill Black may resemble the
real-life figures, but that is the extent of realism. The performance
footage doesn't match the vintage recordings, with the fake Presley
gyrating
in a fashion that would make Madonna blush with embarrassment.
Kultur, in association with subsidiary White Star, presents Elvis: The
Birth
of Rock n' Roll in its original full-frame format. The transfer is
flawless,
exceeding expectations for a made-for-television special of the time.
Colors
are nice and crisp. Grain is nonexistent, which is a pleasant
surprise.
There are absolutely no defects or imperfections seen at any point.
Audio is listed as "Hi-Fi Dolby" on the keep case. In fact,
it is Dolby
Digital 2.0 mono. The sound is acceptable, with a clear distinction
between
dialogue and music. The vintage recordings sound surprisingly clear,
based
on the little snippets one is allowed to hear without cloying
narration and
recollections interrupting them.
Elvis: The Birth of Rock n' Roll was issued on DVD for only one reason:
to
make money. If you want an insightful documentary that really delves
deep
into the Elvis phenomenon, rent either This Is Elvis or the original
cut of
Elvis: That's the Way It Is. If you want to learn more about how Elvis
got
his start, visit your local library and check out a good book instead.
This
documentary is the equivalent of PBS's Teletubbies or Boohbah: It
looks
pretty, but there isn't any depth. Case dismissed.
2004/10/01 Bill Treadway - dvdverdict.com / Ep.Gold.Com.
Mark Knopfler
On the new Mark Knopfler Album "Shangri-la'
is a Brand new song about Elvis.
After "Calling Elvis" Mark is writing about The King of Rock
n' Roll again.
The song is called: Back to Tupelo.
back to tupelo
around the time of 'clambake'
movie number twenty-five
you and the lying dutchman
are still in overdrive
you're as strong as when you started
mississippi in your soul
you can still be marlon brando
and the king of rock and roll
it isn't just the records
no, you must have hollywood
the songs alone are not enough
that much is understood
you'll soon be back in memphis
maybe then you'll know what to do
the storylines they're giving you
are just not ringing true
oh, it's a ways to go
back to tupelo
when you're young and beautiful
your dreams are all ideals
later on it's not the same
lord, everything is real
sixteen hundred miles of highway
roll back to the truth
and a song to give your mother
in your first recording booth
around the time of 'clambake'
that old dream's still rolling on
sometimes there'll be the feeling
things are going wrong
the morning star is fading
Lord, the mississippi's cold
you can still be marlon brando
and the king of rock and roll
but it's a ways to go
back to tupelo
For more information about Mark Knopler new album you can vised his
website
at: www.mark-knopfler.com
2004/10/01/Erik v/d Berg/EPGold.com