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Elvis Meeting In Beverwijk, The Netherlands, Jan 9th, 2005

Tickets can be bought in advance just call the following numbers;

Telephone: 0251-243703

Cell-phone: 0653336304

2004/11/30/ EPGold.com

Ladies and Gentlemen,
dear Elvis Fans,

again we put a lot of work and money in one of our projects and are now
proud and glad to present it to you. This time more than 150 pages are
waiting for the fan - in the well known high grade of all products of
Praytome Publishing. A hard cover book printed on a heavy premium paper with
a special print finishing for a higher print quality, longevity and higher
impassivity.

More than 170 excellent shots of a professional photographer plus more than
60 candids as a perfect foil to them. The professional shots of three
concerts in a breathtaking quality will give you a "first row feeling". The
candids complete the historic view with background information, funny or
remarkable situations on stage and Elvis off stage in many little
occurrences happend around the tour of July 1975. It is a perfect
composition to turn back the time and to dip into a period were Elvis rule
the world and enthuses the masses.

In 1975 Elvis was not the "Rock ´n´ Roll boy" from 1954 any longer, but
against all prophecies of doom this book is the evidence, that Elvis Presley
has been at the top of his carreer by then. That the former young firebrand
has evolved into a man and has become the one and only "King of
Entertainment" forever. Through all generations and social levels he has
been the undisputable King.

As always Bud Glass has not only searched and compiled the photos. He gives
us substantial background knowledge about every single picture, the concerts
and the appropriate period of 1975.

When we brought out the book "Elvis Behind The Image" with high grade
materials and manufacturing, positive information and photos in the best
possible quality at a reasonable price, we took a route, which we kept on
moving with this new product.

Praytome Publishing proudly presents:
The new book of Bud Glass

Elvis Born To Rock

The long awaited new release will hit the streets:

Europe: December 20, 2004

USA, Australien, Japan and rest of the world: Januar 8, 2005

Your lokal Elvisdealer should carry the books at least one-two weeks after
the official streetdate.

The recommended retail price for the book "Elvis Born To Rock" is 42,50 EUR
exclusive of VAT and/or taxes.

For further information we recommend our totally revised website
www.praytome-publishing.com . Up to the streetdate and beyond we will keep
you updated with interesting news.

For news about "Elvis Born To Rock" and all other Elvis news we recommend
the no. 1 of Elvis news pages: www.epgold.com

2004/11/30 www.praytome-publishing.com / Ep.Gold.Com.

Hendrix Gets Best Cover Honour.

Jimi Hendrix's reworking of Bob Dylan's All Along the Watchtower has been
named the best cover version of all time topping a list of 50 covers
selected by Daily Telegraph music critics.

Pet Shop Boys came in second with their 1987 version of Elvis Presley's You
Were Always on My Mind and Sid Vicious's version of My Way was No 3.

Justifying the selection the critics said Hendrix's version of a from
Dylan's John Wesley Harding album completely outgunned the original.

The rest, in order, were: Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley, 1993, orig. Leonard
Cohen, 1984, Respect - Aretha Franklin, 1967, orig. Otis Redding, 1965,
Tainted Love - Soft Cell, 1981, orig. Gloria Jones, 1964, Mr Tambourine Man
- The Byrds, 1965, orig. Bob Dylan, 1964, Twist and Shout - The Beatles,
1963, orig. the Isley Brothers, 1960, Comfortably Numb - Scissor Sisters,
2004, orig. Pink Floyd, 1979, Mr Bojangles - Nina Simone, 1971, orig. Jerry
Jeff Walker, 1967.

2004/11/30 Google / Ep.Gold.Com.

Elvis Presley DVD - His Greatest Performances.

The DVD "Elvis Presley - His Greatest Performances" released in Germany.

It contains some songs as "Hound Dog", "Love Me Tender", "Flip Flop And
Fly", "Baby Let's Play House" and "Tutti Frutti".
The DVD runs for 86 minutes and the audio Englisch Dolby Digital 5.1
4:3 screenformat.

2004/11/30 Amazon.de / Ep.Gold.Com.

New BMG Re(re)leases Out.

The deluxe edition of the double CD "Christmas Peace" and the double CD
"Elvis Forever" ("ELV1S 30 # 1 Hits" and "Elvis 2nd To None" in a cardboard
slipcase) are now available.
2004/11/29 http://www.elvisunlimited.com / Ep.Gold.Com.

"The Elvis Story" To Play Montreal in April/May 2005.

A while back, a French-Canadian production team obtained licensing and
assistance from EPE for a Broadway-style Elvis musical they had created. The
Elvis Story has played to sell-out crowds each season at Le Capitole de
Quebec Theatre in Quebec City for over a decade. Occasionally, the show is
engaged in other cities. In April and May of 2005, The Elvis Story will play
the St-Denis Theatre in Montreal.

The cast and production team have done a fine job bringing the life and
career story of Elvis Presley to the stage. Learn more about this production
and get all the details about the Montreal engagement on the show's web
site: www.elvisstory.com. Do catch this highly enjoyable production if you
can.

2005/11/30 EPE / Ep.Gold.Com.

Chinese surrender to the "King of the Cats"

Beijing and Shanghai are all shook up by a red-haired, hip-swivelling
Canadian 'Elvis,'

At the height of the Cultural Revolution, a young Chinese woman named Chen
Shuzhen caught a glimpse of Elvis Presley in an illicit film. It was love at
first sight. For more than 30 years, she secretly nurtured the dream of
seeing the American pop idol. But throughout his lifetime, the music of the
man known to the Chinese as Mao Wang -- the King of the Cats -- was banned
by the Communist authorities.

This weekend, at the age of 62, Chen finally fulfilled her dream. Clutching
a pair of binoculars to make sure she wouldn't miss a single swivelling hip
or curled lip, the grey-haired chemistry engineer sat transfixed among an
enthusiastic crowd of fans in a Beijing concert hall, watching the first
official Elvis musical ever to perform in China.

"It was worth spending a month's income on a ticket to sit here," she said.
"I never had a chance to see him when he was alive, but now I'm getting the
chance. I feel like I've been transported to the America of the 1970s."
Almost half a century after the first eruption of Elvis mania in North
America, the King finally arrived in Beijing this weekend. And in a slightly
surprising twist, he was Canadian.

Martin Fontaine, the star of The Elvis Story, is a red-haired
French-Canadian rock singer who has become perhaps the world's most
successful Elvis performer. For almost a decade he has been the centrepiece
of a Quebec City production of The Elvis Story that has toured the planet,
playing to capacity crowds in France, Japan, the United States and now
China. The show generates more than $20-million in annual tourist spending
in Quebec City alone, where it plays to 120,000 spectators every summer.
Critics have sneered at the show.

When it played Toronto in 1997 in its English-language premiere, the reviews
were scathing. The Globe and Mail called it cheesy and embarrassing -- an
"utter failure." The Toronto Star called it a glorified nightclub act and a
bad impersonation of a musical. Its legions of fans didn't care. Since then,
the show has gone from strength to strength.

With a cast and crew of 24 Canadians, the production has played hundreds of
shows in Paris, Tokyo, Osaka, and even in Biloxi, Miss. -- not far from the
birthplace of the King himself. Promoters are talking to the Quebec
producers about a possible return visit to China and more shows next year in
Singapore, Hong Kong and Thailand. In Shanghai earlier this month, the
musical played its biggest-ever venue, an 8,000-seat stadium, where it
managed to fill two-thirds of the seats.

And in Beijing this weekend, despite minimal publicity, four performances of
The Elvis Story sold 70 to 90 per cent of the tickets at the 1,300-seat Poly
Theatre, one of the city's biggest concert halls. Most Chinese fans, unlike
those in Japan or the West, had never heard of Elvis during his lifetime or
even in the years after his death.

None of his albums was officially released in China until 1991. But in
China's new capitalist era, the King of the Cats is hugely popular. His most
instantly recognized song here is Love Me Tender, popular in karaoke bars
and often used in school textbooks to teach English. Tickets for the Elvis
musical were quickly snapped up in Beijing this weekend, despite prices of
up to $170 per ticket -- far higher than in other countries. Teenagers
brought their parents to introduce them to the music. Young female fans
squealed and fought for the sweat-soaked scarves that Fontaine tossed into
the crowd. "We love you Elvis," they screamed.

"I feel that I'm right in the middle of something I don't quite understand,"
Fontaine said in an interview yesterday. "We're pioneers here. The crowds
are getting bigger and bigger. Maybe it's curiosity, maybe it's because
we're foreign and they think we are exotic, but the people are very excited.
It's been very satisfying." Chinese newspapers gave rave reviews to the
show. "Martin Fontaine is so much like Mao Wang, in his makeup and costume
and singing and dancing, that he could almost be regarded as the real
thing," one Beijing newspaper wrote.

The fans were ecstatic. "Before the show, I didn't know much about Mao Wang,
but it was a wonderful evening," said Zhou Jing, a 22-year-old Beijing
woman. "Everyone in the audience was high. I was excited throughout the
show." Karen Jiang, a 34-year-old fan, recalled her shock when she
encountered Presley's music for the first time.

"When I first heard about Elvis, I couldn't understand why American music
was so crazy. Compared to our Chinese music in the 1980s, Americans such as
Mao Wang were considered crazy. But I don't think that any more. The Chinese
people have become a lot more open."

The Elvis Story had its origins in the early 1990s as an idea by Quebec
music impresario Guy Cloutier, who had attended dozens of Presley concerts
in Las Vegas. He recruited the artistic director Mouffe -- famed producer of
Quebec rock stars such as Roch Voisine and Robert Charlebois -- who
developed a two-hour review of 40 Elvis songs, linked by narrated film
scenes on giant television screens that trace the Presley story from birth
to death.

Fontaine, the leader of a Montreal rock band, won the audition for the lead
role in 1994. In civilian clothes, with his spiky red hair and boyish looks,
he sometimes jokes that he resembles Bart Simpson. But every night he
transforms himself into Elvis with a two-hour makeup session and a wig and
sideburns -- which he changes four times a night, along with 16 costume
changes.

Since 1995, the 39-year-old singer has performed as Elvis for an average of
200 nights a year, accompanied by six musicians, four singers and an
elaborately evolving stage set. The Quebec show is the only world-touring
review with the official blessing of the Presley estate, allowing it to use
television and film footage of the singer.

Travelling to China, however, was a tough challenge. Language is one
problem: The narration has to be translated into Chinese in scrolling text
on either side of the stage. A greater obstacle is the no-nonsense attitude
of China's theatre owners, who imposed strict rules that required him to
stay on stage and out of the audience. He opted to defy the rules, despite
threats of police action. "Come on and arrest me," he mused as he leaped
into the audience to shake hands and kiss the girls.

Chinese audiences are notoriously reserved and cautious, and Fontaine has
had to work hard to overcome the emotional barriers. "It's a little slower
here," he says. "It takes time to convince them. I talk to them, I tease
them, I ask them to sing. I make them an accomplice. I give them
permission." While most of his audiences are unaware of his Canadian
identity, Fontaine sees it as a natural advantage.

"Look at Cirque du Soleil -- they reinvented show business," he notes. "We
can do so much with so little. We have a big imagination. We're not too
tacky or too flashy like the Americans. We try to put more feeling into it
-- because we don't have the money. We have nothing to lose."

Despite his financial success, Fontaine might not be touring as Elvis much
longer. He is committed to another 46 shows in Paris next spring, but by
next fall he is considering a completely new show that would liberate him
from Elvis.

"I'm already working on it," he says. "I'm going to explore my musical
influences, from blues to soul and R&B music."

2004/11/30 GlobeandMail.com - www.elvisinfonet.com / Ep.Gold.Com.

The Hampton Roads Concert.

The Hampton Roads Concert.
Here we have the a scan of the picture disc for the '' Hampton Roads Concert
'' CD with front & back cover. You have all the details in our previous ''
import news '' concerning the packaging and contents.

Track listing :

2001 Theme / See See Rider / Until It's Time For You To Go / Polk Salad
Annie / Love Me / All Shook Up / Teddy Bear - Don't Be Cruel / Are You
Lonesome Tonight ? / I Can't Stop Loving You / Hound Dog / Bridge Over
Troubled Water / Suspicious Minds / For The Good Times / Introductions / An
American Trilogy / Love Me Tender / A Big Hunk Of Love / How Great Thou Art
/ Sweet Sweet Spirit by JD Summer & The Stamps / Lawdy Miss Clawdy / Can't
Help Falling In Love / Closing Vamp .

2004/11/29 E-mail / Ep.Gold.Com.

Review "Elvis: Adrenaline '70"

Andylon Lensen, Webmaster from the well-known Elvisnews Website EPGold.com,
has reviewed our latest DVD "Elvis: Adrenaline '70".
We included her review in the section "Specials In The Media Internet".

You can read the article by clicking here :

http://www.behind-the-image.de/htm-data/news/englisch/index.htm

2004/11/27 http://www.behind-the-image.de // Ep.Gold.Com.

DVD Germany Ob blond, ob braun (It Happened at the World's Fair)

Release date In Germany January 14, 2005.

2004/11/29 http://www.elvisclubberlin.de / Ep.Gold.Com.

Elvis Has Left The Building.

"Elvis Has Left The Building" has just been released in Thailand both as DVD
and VCD. Here we have the cover.

2004/11/28 Nitaya Kanchanawan / Ep.Gold.Com.

Graceland Christmas CD 2004.

Here we have the special "Fan Club President's only" Christmas Cd for 2004.
It is housed in the cardboard sleeve that we are all used to.

2004/11/28 http://jordans-elvis-world.com / Ep.Gold.Com.

Blue Suede Shoes.

Released in Portugal is another Hayride CD titled 'Blue Suede Shoes".
The CD is part of a series of oldies artist.

2004/11/28 E-Mail / Ep.Gold.Com.

Elvis - If Only We'd Known.

Here is the cover of the book "Elvis - If Only We'd Known" by Sandra
Richardswhich is set for release September 2005.

From the publisher:

"In the spring of 1974, Elvis received some anonymous letters from a young
woman. The letters contained Bible verses, encouragement, and casual
conversation.

As the letters continued to arrive, Elvis became piqued with their author.
Elvis wanted to know who she was but she always signed her letters with
"Your friend, Sandie". Without a return address or last name he had no way
of knowing how to contact her. After a couple of months, Elvis received a
letter with Sandie's last name and address included on the envelope.
Immediately, Elvis decided to repay her for her letters of encouragement and
made plans to travel to her home town and surprise her with a visit from
him.

Though Elvis traveled thousands of miles and planned and paid for a
Christian concert to cover his presence-circumstances prevented their
meeting. Three and a half years later, Elvis still had this young woman in
his thoughts and wanted to reach her. At his last concert he sent out a
message that only she would understand--if she heard it. "

by Sandra Richards
ISBN: 1-59457-298-4
Binding: Trade Paper
328 pages

2004/11/27 http://www.booksurge.com / Ep.Gold.Com.

ELV1S 30 #1 Hits.

The compilation "ELV1S 30 #1 Hits" moved up to No 13 on the Canadian
Country Album Chart from last week's No 17.

2004/11/27 Elvis 2nd To None / Ep.Gold.Com.

Polish Award.

The compilation "ELV1S 30 #1 Hits" reached the Platinum status in Poland for
50.000 sold CDs.
This is the first time an Elvis release reached Platinum in Poland.

2004/11/27 http://rockings.strefa.pl / Ep.Gold.Com.

TCB Elvis Birthday Event.

On January 8th 2005, Elvis' 70th birthday, the TCB Band will do a concert
with Jenson Bloomer and his band. As Liverpool is twinned with Memphis,
there can be no more fitting location to hold the event other than Memphis.

2004/11/27 E-Mail / Ep.Gold.Com.

Camden CD releases.

Camden CD releases from Elvis on Amazon.com are several RCA Camden CD
releases.

The titles include Elvis at the Movies and Best of Elvis.
They are listed with a release date of 31 July 2004.

2004/11/27 Amazon.com - www.elvisinfonet.com / Ep.Gold.Com.

Ernst & Roger retained by Sony-BMG.

Bill E. Burk talked to Ernst Jorgensen yesterday and....it's official now.

SONY owns BMG. In a big corporate meeting in Los Angeles, Sony committed to
continuing both the Elvis and FTD catalogs of Elvis music.

Many heads have rolled in the buyout, but Ernst and Roger Semon are still on
the payroll to produce the Elvis products.

2004/11/26 Bill E. Burk - http://www.elvisinfonet.com / Ep.Gold.Com.

Het Beste Van Elvis Presley.

On November 3rd, Belgium's most popular daily paper released 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.

No doubt that this new release will be hard to find soon!

Tracklist:
Heartbreak Hotel/Hound Dog/Don't Be Cruel/All Shook Up/Teddy Bear/Are You
Lonesome Tonight/In The Ghetto/Blue Suede Shoes/It's Now Or Never/Return To
Sender/Suspicious Minds/Love Me Tender

2004/11/26 http://www.elvisunlimited.com / Ep.Gold.Com.

Debbie Wines of the Presley Commission passes away.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - The Liaison Office of the Presley Commission in the
United States has announced the sad passing of Debbie Wines. Debbie served
as the Executive Investigative Coordinator during the commission's tenure
from 1994 through 1997, and continued working on a consulting basis with the
Liaison Office to complete a book project that will be released by early
2006. The book will outline and review matters pertinent to the years of
1970 through 1977 and later, as a discussion and explanation for what
happened to Elvis Presley during those times. Actual incidents will be
offered to explain the events of August, 1977 as well. This office, and the
fans who knew her, join in our hope that Debbie's work over the years on
behalf of Elvis Presley will be revered as a compassionate and caring
testimonial, and will be respected the world over. Deb Wines will be missed
as we go forward to complete our mission. P. W. "Phil" Aitcheson Executive
Liaison/Author.

2004/11/26 Phil Aitcheson - http://www.elvisinfonet.com / Ep.Gold.Com.

Presley promoters want help.

Paul and Joyce Fournier are huddled under an umbrella within yards of the
shotgun shack where Gladys Presley gave birth to the King. Reading about
Elvis on a brick wall, they moved from one printed recollection to another,
ignoring the rain and enjoying the lawn and flower gardens.

"We live in Michigan, but this is a part of my life and Paul's life," said
Joyce Fournier. "When I was in eighth and ninth grade, Elvis blossomed even
in small towns of central Indiana. So, here we are." An estimated 75,000
visitors a year flock to the Elvis Presley birthplace. For the Elvis Presley
Memorial Foundation, which oversees the site, the part-time upkeep by the
city isn't enough. Members have proposed that the grounds have full-time
attention to complement the recent improvements.

Henry Dodge, the foundation chairman, recently pointed out those
improvements to the Tupelo City Council. Among them, the life-size sculpture
by Michiel Van der Sommen of Elvis at 13, which stands on the grounds
adjacent to the house, and a $75,000 renovation of the house and revamping
of the gift shop, funded by the Tupelo Convention and Visitors' Bureau,
fans, corporate entities and other sources.

Now, Dodge and the foundation want to turn the birthplace site into a
world-class attraction, and that means a full-time maintenance man. The
proposal to the city asks for a $10,000 supplement to maintain the grounds,
but for the foundation to have its own maintenance employee. The city will
consider the request in December.

The idea of a full-time person suits parks director Don Lewis just fine. The
proposal will save the city $7,000 per year of the $17,000 it already
invests in the site, including the maintenance worker, who usually spends
30-plus hours a week at the birthplace. Sometimes, having two masters causes
confusion. For the foundation to take over maintenance, Lewis said, "would
be kind of a win-win situation." Museum director Dick Guyton agrees.

The site requires a lot of grooming. It needs new plantings twice a year,
Guyton said, and it's mowed twice a week in the summer and once a week in
the winter. The foundation doesn't want a full-time person to replace its
current maintenance man, Guyton said. It just wants someone it doesn't have
to share with the city. Send this link to a friend

2004/11/26 The Clarion-Ledger / Ep.Gold.Com.

ELVIS '68 Comeback Box-Set Chinese Style.

Here's the beautiful artwork and superb picture-discs of the new ELVIS '68
Comeback 3-DVD Box set released in Shanghai, China. This is so much nicer
than the American or European Editions, making it an instant Collector's
dream item.

2004/11/26 HT Long / Ep.Gold.Com.

Memphis Heritage Fund-Raising Calendar.

Memphis Heritage is proud to announce that this year's calendar is sponsored
in its entirety by Elvis Presley Enterprises. This unique 18-month edition
will focus on vintage Don Newman photographs of Memphis as they relate to
Elvis Presley and the Memphis he knew. The calendar offers a glimpse of
Elvis's Memphis, the footsteps of the King of Rock 'n' Roll, as so
eloquently photographed by Don Newman. The content is supplemented by
anecdotes and images of artifacts and documents from the Graceland Archive.

Peter Guralnick, noted music historian and author of critically acclaimed
Elvis Presley biographies including Last Train to Memphis, Careless Love and
Elvis Day by Day wrote a special introduction to this year's calendar.
(Reprinted at the end of this article.)

All paid MHI members will receive one free calendar and can purchase ten
(10) or more at a discount. This 18-month calendar sells for $10.00
(slightly more on the web to cover handling and mailing charges.) The
calendars will be available for purchase through the Memphis Heritage gift
shop at 509 S. Main or on line at www.memphisheritage.org. These Memphis
retailers also will be selling the calendars: Davis Kidd Booksellers,
Otherlands and Burke's Bookstore. All profit from the sale of these
calendars goes to aid Memphis Heritage in their ongoing historic
preservation efforts.

Following this same theme, in March 2005 Graceland will unveil an
extraordinary yearlong exhibit using several mural-size Don Newman
photographs in conjunction with Elvis artifacts and archival materials from
the vaults of their repository. This new exhibit in the Sincerely Elvis
Museum in Graceland Plaza will explore Elvis Presley's ties to the city he
loved and called home. Further details will be posted here in News on
Elvis.com closer to the date of the installation of the new exhibit.

Peter Guralnick Text in the Calendar:

Elvis Presley loved Memphis. His music is informed with its attitudes and
its rhythms. But, even more, it is infused with the sense of democratic
possibilities that Memphis nurtured in him. From slums to public housing to
private ownership in a single generation was the motto of Lauderdale Courts,
the Memphis public housing development in which he grew up -- and Elvis
clearly achieved that goal beyond even its most hopeful construction. But he
achieved something much more. With his music he broke down barriers, he
refused to acknowledge categories -- social, racial, or musical -- he
consciously sought to bring together all the worlds that he had experienced,
from Main Street to Beale Street, from Overton Park to East Trigg Baptist
Church.

More than anything else, Elvis Presley celebrated freedom, individuality,
and the triumph of the human spirit. That was the heart of rock n roll as he
defined it, an amalgamation of the rich musical traditions of ordinary
people, black and white, who lived side by side and imbued their music with
their hopes, their dreams, their unarticulated ambitions.

What had he missed most about Memphis? Elvis was asked after two years in
the army. "Everything, he said. I mean that -- everything." His music sprang
from Memphis, and with that music he helped redefine the American mainstream.
Peter Guralnick

2004/11/26 EPE - Memphis Heritage / Ep.Gold.Com.

Elvis In Deutsch.

The German oldies label Bear Family will release four albums with German
interpretataions of Elvis' songs on CD for the first time. Besides the good
looking covers there are no Elvis' recordings on these CDs.

2004/11/25 http://www.elvisclubberlin.de / Ep.Gold.Com.

On Tour Cover Art the definitive version Confirmed.

The "working version" of the cover art of the Follow That Dream release "On
Tour - The Rehearsals" we showed earlier appears to be the definitive version.

Release date December 20th.

2004/11/25 Elvis Unlimited / Ep.Gold.Com.

Dress Up Elvis.
(ISBN: 0740750704)
June 1st. next year is the book "Dress Up Elvis" by Ariel Books Inc. and
Elvis Presley Enterprises will be released.
Paperback, 32 pages, the publisher is Andrews McMeel.

2004/11/25 Amazon.com / Ep.Gold.Com.

Picture Of The Week

Week 40

2004/11/25/Robin Klarenbeek / EPGold.com

Flaming Star Promo CD.

The Flaming Star fan club latest magazine (Norway) comes a new Promo- CD
with the tracks "That's All Right", "Blue Moon Of Kentucky", "I Don't Care"
and "Good Rockin' Tonight".

2004/11/24 Arne Metzner - Flaming Star / Ep.Gold.Com.

E.L.V.I.S. Takes Over Belgian Hospital.

On December 1st, E.L.V.I.S. takes over the Belgian Virga-Jesse Hospital in
Hasselt. On that day, the brand new information system is launched. It's
called the "ELectronic Virga-Jesse Information System", or in short: E.L.V.I.S.

2004/11/24 Elvis Matters / Ep.Gold.Com.

Proud Mary (Madison Square Garden, June 1972)

2004/11/24/Robin Klarenbeek / EPGold.com

Fairytale, Memphis Tennessee, June 10, 1975 (Soundboard)

2004/11/24/Robin Klarenbeek / EPGold.com

Elvis-tissues.

There's no end to the creativity of some managers. The German group Zewa,
specialized in Cleenex-tissues, is putting out a series of Legends-packages.
Of course, Elvis is one of them. The boxes are availabe in Germany only, and
in specialized stores. The picture used for the boxes, is from the Jailhouse
Rock picture session.

2004/11/24 http://www.elvismatters.be / Ep.Gold.Com.

Here are the U.S. Billboard Elvis Chart listings for the week of: November 27, 2004.

(sg - sales gainer, gg - greatest sales gainer, ne - new entry, re -
re-entry)
Billboard Comprehensive Albums            - It's Christmas Time re-enters
at #181 (re, sg)
Billboard Top Pop Catalog Albums          - Elvis 30 #1's remains at #24
(sg)
Billboard Top Pop Catalog Albums          - It's Christmas Time re-enters
at # 19 (re,sg)
Billboard Top Country Catalog Albums    - Elvis 30 #1's up 3 to #4 (sg)
Billboard Top Country Albums                 - Ultimate Gospel down 3 to
#72

New entries and Re-entries on the charts include:
- It's Christmas Time re-enters Billboard Comprehensive Albums at #181
and is noted as a sales gainer.
- It's Christmas Time re-enters Billboard Top Pop Catalog Albums at #19
and is noted as a sales gainer.

Dropping off the charts include:
-None this week.

Notes of Interest include:
-Elvis Christmas album 'Its Christmas Time' is selling enough to enter the
Top Pop Catalog Chart and the Comprehensive Album Chart.
- Its Christmas time is outselling Elvis 30 #1 Hits.
- Elvis 30 #1 Hits was a sales gainer and from its placment on the Top Pop
Catalog chart at 5 notches below Its Christmas Time, probably puts it near
to entering the Billboard Comprehensive Album Chart which is a listing of
ALL album sales, including current and catalog.
-The Christmas charts will probably be listed next week and Elvis Christmas
album(s) should start placing with 'Its Christmas Time' sure to be on these
charts if sales continue as seen this past week.

2004/11/24 www.ElvisCharts.com / Ep.Gold.Com.

New Valentine CD with unreleased track.

In honor of the King's 70th birthday, BMG will release the brand new
collection "Love, Elvis", a CD that brings together twenty-four of Elvis'
greatest romantic songs, including a previously unreleased alternate take of
"For The Good Times." Written by Kris Kristofferson, "For The Good Times"
was take three, recorded March 27, 1972. "Love, Elvis", which will be
released January 25. Just in time for the big Valentine Weekend that we're
planning on the 12th and 13th of February!

Track List 1. Are You Lonesome Tonight? 2. Can't Help Falling In Love 3.
Always On My Mind 4. It's Now Or Never 5. Love Me Tender 6. I Want You, I
Need You, I Love You 7. Don't 8. (Now And Then There's) A Fool Such As I 9.
Any Way You Want Me 10. Surrender 11. Hawaiian Wedding Song 12. Doin' The
Best I Can 13. Fever 14. It Hurts Me 15. I Just Can't Help Believin' 16. The
Wonder Of You 17. Let It Be Me 18. It's Impossible 19. For The Good Times
(previously unreleased) 20. There Goes My Everything 21. And I Love You So
22. You Don't Have To Say You Love Me 23. Unchained Melody 24. If I Can
Dream

2004/11/24 BMG / Ep.Gold.Com.

Elvis On Cover of TV Guide.

Elvis graces one of five covers of the December 5th issue of TV GUIDE, which
hits newsstands on December 2nd.

2004/11/24 EPE / Ep.Gold.Com.

Elvis on Dutch television, again...

Next week, once again, there's an Elvis movie on Dutch television.

Monday, November 29th
Roustabout (SBS6 - 15.15 hrs)

2004/11/24 Sonny / Ep.Gold.Com.

Showtime At The International.

Here is the cover art of the import CD "Showtime At The International" which
was originally set for release November 15th, 2004 . It contains the an
audience recording of 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.

2004/11/23 Email / Ep.Gold.Com.

Elvis Lives on in Bonn.

Elvis fans can be a determined bunch, and that's why much of the memorabilia
is behind glass.
Elvis is still a cultural icon - and he's back in the building

Forget Memphis, Las Vegas and Graceland -- Germany has always had a special
place in its heart for Elvis, and now, anyone wanting a personal glimpse of
the man behind the myth need go no further than Bonn.

Boasting exhibits ranging from glitzy catsuits and strands of hair to
first-edition records, the show that opened in Bonn Monday marks what would
have been Elvis' 70th birthday.

Taking a fond look at the two years that Presley spent in Germany as the
most famous GI in history, it pays tribute to one of the 20th century's
brightest stars and explores the reverberations of rock & roll in post-war
Germany.

The curators aren't taking any chances. Elvis fans can be a determined
bunch, and that's why much of the memorabilia is behind glass. "We don't
want anything ending up on Ebay," explained Jürgen Reiche, the director of
the House of History in Bonn.

The King was welcomed by crowds of screaming fans when he arrived in the
northern port of Bremerhaven to begin military service in October 1958.

How pop culture changed Germany

Photo:The King was welcomed by crowds of screaming fans when he arrived in
the northern port of Bremerhaven to begin military service in October 1958.

When Elvis Aaron Presley was drafted into the United States Army, he might
have left his fans back home so lonesome they could cry -- but Germany
couldn't wait to meet him.

"For many, Elvis opened a window on to the world," explained Reiche. "His
music and way of being gave them a touchstone -- after all, many young
Germans had grown up without fathers."

The King was welcomed by crowds of screaming fans when he arrived in the
northern port of Bremerhaven to begin military service in October 1958.

The fresh-faced 23-year-old private assigned to the US Third Armored
Division was to spend the next 18 months at Ray Barracks in the sleepy town
of Friedberg.

A corrupting influence

Under Chancellor Konrad Adenauer, 1950s Germany was a staid and conservative
place. Not everybody was thrilled to be playing host to Elvis the Pelvis.
Local politicians alleged he was corrupting young people, while East Germany
dismissed his music and raunchy performances as anti-communist propaganda.

In March 1960, Germany bid "Auf Wiedersehen" to the King of Rock and Roll,
but not before he'd ensured himself a permanent place in Germany's
affections by recording a version of the famous folksong "Muß i denn zum
Städtele hinaus." It may have been incomprehensible to his US fans, but his
winsome rendition featured in the 1959 movie "GI Blues" meant he was claimed
as an honorary German.

From pink Cadillacs to Priscilla

As well as featuring clips from movies like "GI Blues" and "Jailhouse Rock",
the House of History show includes 300 items from Presley's stay in
Friedberg, including the military-issue bag he was carrying when he arrived,
the pink Cadillac he drove on days off and even the partially reconstructed
barracks hut where barbers gave him his regulation army haircut.

While Presley clearly had an electrifying effect on post-war Germany,
ushering in the country's lasting love-affair with American pop culture, the
exhibition also explores the role Germany played in Presley's life.

After all, it was here at that he met 14-year-old Priscilla Beaulieu, his
future wife and mother of his only child, Lisa Marie. At one point during
his stay, he even moved his father Vernon and his grandmother Minnie Mae
into a house in Bad Nauheim, a small town near to the military camp where he
was stationed.

"It was rock 'n' roll and the PX shops with American products and a whole
new image for Friedberg -- very exciting," said deputy mayor of Friedberg,
Michael Keller.

The extent to which Elvis shook up mainstream culture cannot be
over-estimated, say the organizers. "He still preoccupies us, he's
well-known across the generations, and he brought about a sexual, musical
and social revolution," pointed out Jürgen Reiche.

In his opinion, post-Elvis Germany was never the same again. "He inspired
and motivated society," he explained. "He was an ambassador of a movement
that spoke to people who wanted change."

2004/11/23 DW World - Elvis Australia / Ep.Gold.Com.

The Best Was Yet To Come : Triangle label New Import CD "Hampton Roads"

Out now on the "Triangle Label" The Hampton Roads Concert" from April 9, 1972.
The sound is digitally remastered and is a lot better than on their previous
release "The Greensboro Concert".

It can easily be compared to the best sounding official release around.
As for the packaging, this set comes packed in a "paper sleeve" just like
the typical 2 lp sets from that period.

It will include a 40 page full color booklet, all about Elvis in 1972 and
the documentary "Elvis On Tour", also included will be a reproduction of the
original rare 1972 MGM-pressbook (12 pages) for "Elvis On Tour".

Furthermore the (5 color) picture disc (which is a real cd this time) is
packed in a special made innersleeve, with pictures of 23 bootleg vinyl
albums containing material from "Elvis On Tour".

Earlier this year, the producers of "Hampton Roads" released the 5 stars CD
"Greensboro".

As you easily can see, this is a release that's unheard of in the history of
Elvis imports.
The complete set contains about 119 pictures!!

2004/11/23 E-Mail / Ep.Gold.Com.

Rare Elvis Recordings Fail To Sell.

A batch of Elvis Presley's earliest RCA recordings from nearly 50 years ago
failed to meet the minimum asking price at auction on Monday, but lesser
keepsakes from the King of Rock 'n' Roll fetched more than $6,000.

The highlight of the two-day sale of show business memorabilia by
international auction house Bonhams and Butterfields was a private
collection of six reel-to-reel tape recordings of Presley valued at between
$30,000 and $50,000. The "pre-master" recordings of some of Presley's first
sessions at RCA included never-before-heard versions of such hits as "All
Shook Up" and "Jailhouse Rock" as well as studio banter among the singer,
members of his band and the engineer who recorded them, Thorne Nogar. It was
Nogar, working under contract for RCA, who ended up in possession of the
reels and whose family put them up for bid through Bonhams & Butterfields.
Nogar died in 1994. The tapes ended up being withdrawn from auction because
"they did not meet minimum price set by the owners," auction spokesman Erik
Simon told Reuters. He said the family did not want to divulge the reserve
price set for the collection or the range of bids received. Several other
pieces of Presley memorabilia did sell, including a signed photograph of the
singer ($2,115), an autographed movie banner from his 1968 film "Stay Away
Joe" ($3,525) and an autographed record sleeve ($470).

BMG already has everything which is featured on these tapes.

2004/11/23 Reuters / Ep.Gold.Com.

DVD project from EPE.

A release next year is a DVD project from EPE titled "Presley By The
Presley's".

This set, from David Saltz, is a spin off from a planned TV project.
The project should contain interviews with Priscilla. Lisa Marie and cousin
Patsy Presley.

It comes with a DVD book with the same title, written by David Dalton,
with many pictures, manuscripts and other documents from the Graceland Archives.

2004/11/22 Various / Ep.Gold.Com.

Auction house Christies.

Auction house Christies will auction over seventy Elvis lots during a Rock &
Roll Memorabilia and Entertainment Memorabilia auction in New York,
Rockefeller Plaza, on December 17, 2004. You can bid on clothing, documents,
gold records and personal items, but bring you wallet.

For More Information : http://www.christies.com/home_page/home_page.asp

2004/11/22 Christies / Ep.Gold.Com.

Lenny Kravitz - The Latest Graceland Celebrity Visitor .

Musician Lenny Kravitz visited Graceland today. He toured once before. That
was in late 1989 or early 1990, accompanied by his wife at that time, the
actress Lisa Bonet.

2004/11/22 EPE / E.Gold.Com.

Silver Moon Launches Line of Elvis Jewelry & Accessories.

Check out the new Elvis Presley jewelry and accessories line by Silver Moon
Concepts, LLC. They are excited to announce the release of some of coolest
Elvis-themed jewelry and accessories ever created. This exciting new line
includes men's and women's rings, belt buckles, pendants, necklaces, key
chains, earrings, bracelets, money clips, body jewelry and leather products.
You can order many of their new items on ShopElvis. For wholesale orders,
call 1-800-877-4765 or visit their wholesale Web site :
http://smj.com/index.cfm?search=BALEL

2004/11/22 EPE / Ep.Gold.Com.

Best selling Elvis books of all-time announced.

ElvisBookResearch has announced the five best selling Elvis books of
all-time. They are: Elvis & Me (Priscilla Presley); Elvis (Albert Goldman);
Elvis What Happened? (The "Bodyguard" book); Is Elvis Alive? (Gail
Brewer-Giorgio) and Last Train to Memphis (Peter Guralnick) which pipped
Elvis (Jerry Hopkins) for the #5 spot.

The top four best selling books each sold more than 1 million copies.

2004/11/22 ElvisBookResearch - http://www.elvisinfonet.com / Ep.Gold.Com.

Elvis sightings abound at open casting call CBS

Elvis sightings abound at open casting call CBS miniseries will focus on
singer's early career.
It was the ultimate Elvis sighting.

Some 200 sneering, hip-swiveling Elvis Presley look-alikes in pompadours,
leather jackets, jumpsuits and blue suede shoes lined up for an open casting
call Wednesday outside CBS studios, hoping to play the king of rock 'n' roll
on TV.

Elvis impersonators from as far away as Buffalo, N.Y., Boise, Idaho, Toronto
and even Scotland turned Sound Stage 46 into a virtual international house
of Presley as they filed one by one before casting directors and producers
to perform a few bars of "Don't Be Cruel," "Jailhouse Rock" or "Hound Dog."

Most, including beefy, middle-aged candidates dressed as the Las Vegas-era
Elvis, were politely thanked for their efforts and sent on their way. A
lucky few -- all of them practitioners of the younger, thinner Presley look
-- were asked to stick around to read a few lines from a script.

One of them was Gino Monopoli, 29, a soft-spoken professional Elvis "tribute
artist" from Toronto, who like most of the contenders, spoke of Presley in
unbridled superlatives.

"Elvis was the epitome of cool. You could bring him out today, in 2004, and
he'd still rock," Monopoli said.

Monopoli acknowledged being caught a bit off-guard when he got a chance to
read for the part. "The southern accent was a little tough. I had about 10
minutes to get it down."

'Essence of Elvis'
Organizers said they were looking for someone who captures the "essence of
Elvis" and bears a close resemblance for an upcoming CBS miniseries about
his early career.

Director Jim Sadwith said he hoped to find a newcomer who possessed "the
sexuality, the vulnerability and the danger of Elvis .... We're not looking
for just an impersonator."

The program will trace Presley's rise to fame from age 18 to his triumphant
1968 comeback at age 33. No air date has been set. Presley died in 1977 at
age 42.

While all the candidates had to perform a Presley number for the tryout, the
winner won't actually sing in the miniseries. He'll lip-sync to Presley
recordings licensed especially for the program.

Lined up outside the studio was a colorful collection of Presley hopefuls
who came in all shapes and sizes. Tall, lanky Steve Gagnon, 44, a real
estate agent and Elvis moonlighter from Battle Creek, Michigan, said he got
his start performing as Presley for a charity and made it a part-time
career.

Dressed in black leather jacket and pants, he now tours with an entourage of
24 people, including band, backup singers and bodyguards. He left them all
back in Michigan. "It's going to be a little rough to pass for Elvis at 18,"
he said.

Chris Monte, 28, of Bryson City, North Carolina, stood out in a white jump
suite studded with sequins and the likeness of a peacock embroidered in blue
and turquoise. Part owner of a family lumber company, he brought along a
personal publicist.

Francesco Caputo, 44, from Long Island, was the very first in line at 1:30
a.m., more than eight hours before auditions began. But he made it clear he
had other interests besides TV.

"This Elvis is available to hot chicks," he joked.

2004/11/21 NBC / Ep.Gold.Com.

"The Definitive Elvis" CD box set release.

Readers Digest offices around the world will be releasing a new Elvis
boxset, most likely in the second half of 2005. Individual offices have the
choice of releasing either a 4 or 5 CD set.

2004/11/21 BMG Australia - http://www.elvisinfonet.com / Ep.Gold.Com.

Will homeless Elvis sing 'Jailhouse Rock?'

A homeless man dressed as Elvis is accused of robbing a convenience store in
Abington on Wednesday, but was quickly arrested in Brockton along with the
driver of his getaway vehicle, police said. "Elvis lives, but he's going to
be singing the 'Jailhouse Rock,' " said Abington police Lt. Kevin Smith.
Smith said James Russo, 34, a homeless man whose last address was 60
Pleasant View Ave., Weymouth, was wearing Elvis sunglasses and sideburns
when he flashed a gun and robbed the Tedeschi's on Bedford Street.

2004/11/21 Yahoo News / Ep.Gold.Com

"Christmas Peace&"Elvis Forever"

"Elvis Forever" release in Australia: BMG Australia will be including "Elvis
Forever" (Elvis' 30 #1 Hits and Elvis 2nd to None) as an indent title in
2005. (News, Source: BMG Australia)

"Christmas Peace" in Australia: BMG Australia has announced that it will be
re-issuing "Christmas Peace" in the digipack format for yuletide 2004.
(News, Source: BMG Australia)

2004/11/21 http://www.elvisinfonet.com / Ep.Gold.Com.

Elvis Presley - The Legend Lives.

January 10, 2005 the Louisiana Hayride CD "The Legend Lives" re- release
date in Germany.

2004/11/20 Elvis Club Berlin / Ep.Gold.Com.

Now there was a song: Hit song was gift to a new bride.

Many hit songs were written under unusual circumstances, but Billy Swan's
1974 hit, "I Can Help," was written because of a wedding gift!

Swan was born in Cape Giradeau, Missouri in 1943 and grew up listening to
Hank Williams, Webb Pierce, and Lefty Frizzell-but his musical interests
later shifted to rock and roll.

He wrote his first song at age 16.

Swan commented, "I wrote a poem during English class one day. A couple of
years later, Bill Black showed it to Clyde McPhatter, who wasn't that
impressed with it, but agreed to record it anyway. The result was his "Lover
Please" record. I guess that record spoiled me. All of a sudden I figured
that show business was the easiest thing in the world." He then moved to
Memphis, Tennessee, to work as a songwriter.

According to Swan, "The first thing I did when I got to Memphis was to drive
by Elvis Presley's house. I had been there before and I had sneaked into his
yard and stole a towel I found as a souvenir. I had hoped it would have his
name on it but it didn't. Instead, the towel has "Roosevelt Hotel" on it.

But when I moved to Memphis, I went by his house again and talked to Travis
Smith, who was working the gate at Graceland. I told him I was writing songs
for Bill Black and that I was looking for a place to stay. He told me that
he had some room and that I could stay with him. So I did and I worked the
gate sometimes when he needed some time off."

Swan later moved to Nashville, Tenn., and worked as a janitor at Columbia
Studios. When he gave up that job, they gave it to another aspiring
songwriter named Kris Kristofferson.

When Kristofferson organized a band, he invited Swan to join. The band
toured the world with Kristofferson and when the group finally made it back
to Nashville, Billy joined Kinky Friedman and The Texas Jew Boys, playing
rhythm guitar and singing harmony.

It was about that time that he met a young lady named Marlu and they were
married shortly thereafter.

Billy commented, "Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge gave me a little RMI
organ for a wedding gift. My wife had one of those electric drum machines. I
was sitting in the living room playing around with my new organ and that
drum machine. I started playing some chords and the lyrics to "I Can Help"
just came pouring out. I did it in two takes. I didn't even overdub the
vocals. I just stood up-played my new organ and sang."

"I Can Help" entered the country music charts October 12th, 1974 and made if
to the top slot, where it stayed for two weeks. It was on the country charts
for 14 weeks and was the first of 16 songs that he placed on the country
lists between 1974 and 1987. "I Can Help" was also pop music's number one
song the week of November 23rd, 1974.

2004/11/20 Doug Davis - http://www.biwa.ne.jp / Ep.Gold.Com

Rare Elvis Presley Recordings Go Up for Auction.

Some of Elvis Presley's first RCA recordings from nearly 50 years ago,
including never-before-heard takes of "All Shook Up" and "Jailhouse Rock,"
will be put up for bid on Sunday at an auction of show business memorabilia.

The six unedited reel-to-reel tapes -- "pre-master" originals from the
private collection of the studio engineer who recorded them, are valued at
between $30,000 and $50,000, according to international auction house
Bonhams & Butterfields.

Highlights will be played on Saturday for potential bidders at the Bonhams
gallery in Los Angeles, marking their first public exhibition, auction
spokesman Erik Simon told Reuters.

The more than two hours of audio consist of 57 musical tracks, including
multiple takes of songs Presley performed in the studio, as well as casual
banter between Presley, members of his band and the engineer, Thorne Nogar.

It was Nogar, working under contract for RCA at Radio Recorders studios in
Los Angeles, who ended up in possession of the reels and whose family has
put them up for bid through Bonhams & Butterfields.

"We've had them for a lot of years, and I think the people should enjoy
them," said Nogar's son, Stephen, 57, a retired trucker who now resides in
Kentucky. "And frankly, we could use the money."

Because they do not hold the underlying copyright to Presley's music, Nogar
said his family may sell the physical recordings to another party for
"personal enjoyment" only. The tapes cannot be copied for commercial gain,
he said.

The tapes were made from September 1956 through September 1957 during the
singer's initial sessions at RCA, which had bought out Presley's contract
from Sun Records for $35,000.

Nogar, who died in 1994 at age 72, made a habit of rolling two tapes
simultaneously as he recorded Presley so he would have a backup of the
sessions in case RCA producers changed their minds about which version of a
song they preferred after the master was cut. It was the backup that Nogar
kept.

"He called them his ass-saver tapes," his son said, adding that the quality
is noticeably crisper than even a new vinyl record, which is four
"generations" removed from sound made in the studio.

"You ought to hear a first-generation tape. It's so much fresher," Nogar
said. When bidders here the playback on Saturday, he said, "They're going to
find out what a 22-year-old Elvis sounds like."

The recordings include such early Presley hits as "Jailhouse Rock" and "All
Shook Up," all the material he recorded for his original Christmas album and
a batch of religious tunes. Stephen Nogar said his personal favorite is a
ballad titled "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You."

The Presley tapes are part of a larger auction being held by Bonhams, which
also will include the original suits worn by the Beatles on their first
album cover, a guitar owned by rock legend Jimi Hendrix, rare Disney
animation celluloids and a collection of more than 300 vintage movie
posters.

Note :

Andylon Lensen talked to Stephen Nogar a couple times a few months ago to
negoniate and
discussed this matter with Ernst Jorgensen who met Stephan Nogar and his
sister many years ago about this issue in person.

Enst claimed to Andylon he checked all the tapes and 1st of all they were
ALL saved - Mono copies and 2nd of all, the recordings Stephan Nogar has in
his possesion are also original in the vaullts of RCA.

2004/11/20 Reuters / Andylon Lensen - Ernst Jorgensen / Ep.Gold.Com.

Love, Elvis CD & Three CD Re-Releases.

Coming from BMG in January '05: LOVE, ELVIS - ELVIS - LOVING YOU.

Following is a press release from BMG:

ELVIS PRESLEY:

24-TRACK ROMANTIC COLLECTION LOVE, ELVIS DUE OUT JAN. 25, INCLUDES
PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED TRACK

BMG STRATEGIC MARKETING BEGINS ELVIS REISSUE SERIES TO HONOR HIS 70TH
BIRTHDAY.

ORIGINAL ALBUMS ELVIS PRESLEY, ELVIS, & LOVING YOU DUE OUT JANUARY 11.

In honor of the King's 70th birthday, BMG Strategic Marketing will release
the brand new collection Love, Elvis, a CD that brings together twenty-four
of Elvis' greatest romantic songs, including a previously unreleased
alternate take of "For The Good Times." Written by Kris Kristofferson, "For
The Good Times" was take three, recorded March 27, 1972 and forgoing string
accompaniment. Love, Elvis, which will be released January 25, also includes
classics "Can't Helping Falling In Love," "It's Now or Never" (both with The
Jordanaires) "Love Me Tender," and "I Want You, I Need You, I Love You."
This collection spans Elvis' entire career, featuring recordings from 1956
to 1977.

BMG Strategic Marketing is also launching a reissue program of Elvis
Presley's albums with the January 11 re-releases of Elvis Presley, Elvis and
Loving You, the King's first three albums and three of rock 'n' roll's all
time greats. Each release is digitally remastered using DSD Technology for
optimum sound and each reissue includes bonus tracks, rare photographs, and
original album art.

The first rock n' roll album ever to reach no. 1, the March 1956 Elvis
Presley includes "Blue Suede Shoes" and "Blue Moon" and the bonus tracks
include the hit single "Heartbreak Hotel." Its distinctive album cover, with
a black and white picture of a gyrating Elvis and the title written in pink
and green, became so iconic that The Clash referenced it on their 1979
'London Calling' LP. Released in October 1956, the No. 1 Elvis, which counts
"Don't Be Cruel," "Hound Dog," and "Love Me Tender" among its bonus tracks,
was Presley's first release conceived as an album in its entirety. Made up
of eighteen tracks, Elvis also includes a rare treat, the King's first ever
self-accompaniment on piano on "Old Shep," which he had previously sung in
1945 at the Mississippi-Alabama Fair and Dairy Show. While side one of
1957's No. 1 Loving You was the film's soundtrack, side two featured Elvis
singing popular ballads. This reissue includes twenty tracks.

Love, Elvis Track List
1. Are You Lonesome Tonight? / 2. Can't Help Falling In Love / 3. Always On My Mind
4. It's Now Or Never / 5. Love Me Tender / 6. I Want You, I Need You, I Love You
7. Don't / 8. (Now And Then There's) A Fool Such As I / 9. Any Way You Want Me
10. Surrender / 11. Hawaiian Wedding Song / 12. Doin' The Best I Can / 13. Fever
14. It Hurts Me / 15. I Just Can't Help Believin' / 16. The Wonder Of You / 17. Let It Be Me
18. It's Impossible / 19. For The Good Times (previously unreleased)
20. There Goes My Everything / 21. And I Love You So / 22. You Don't Have To Say You Love Me
23. Unchained Melody / 24. If I Can Dream

Elvis Presley Track List
1. Blue Suede Shoes / 2. I'm Counting On You / 3. I Got A Woman / 4. One-Sided Love Affair
5. I Love You Because / 6. Just Because / 7. Tutti Frutti / 8. Trying To Get To You
9. I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Cry (Over You) / 10. I'll Never Let You Go / 11. Blue Moon / 12. Money Honey
BONUS TRACKS:
13. Heartbreak Hotel / 14. I Was the One / 15. Lawdy, Miss Clawdy
16. Shake, Rattle And Roll / 17. My Baby Left Me / 18. I Want You, I Need You, I Love You

Elvis' Track List
1. Rip It Up / 2. Love Me / 3. When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again / 4. Long Tall Sally
5. First In Line / 6. Paralyzed / 7. So Glad You're Mine / 8. Old Shep / 9. Ready Teddy
10. Anyplace Is Paradise / 11. How's The World Treating You / 12. How Do You Think I Feel
BONUS TRACKS:
13. Playing For Keeps / 14. Too Much / 15. Don't Be Cruel / 16. Hound Dog
17. Any Way You Want Me / 18. Love Me Tender

Loving You Track List
1. Mean Woman Blues / 2. Teddy Bear / 3. Loving You / 4. Got A Lot O' Livin' To Do!
5. Lonesome Cowboy / 6. Hot Dog / 7. Party / 8. Blueberry Hill / 9. True Love
10. Don't Leave Me Now / 11. Have I Told You Lately That I Love You / 12. I Need You So
BONUS TRACKS:
13. Tell Me Why / 14. Is It So Strange / 15. One Night Of Sin / 16. When It Rains, It Really Pours
17. I Beg Of You (Alternate master) / 18. Party (Alternate master) / 19. Loving You (Uptempo version)
20. Got A Lot O' Living' To Do! (Finale)

Sony BMG Music Entertainment is a global recorded music joint venture
between Bertelsmann and Sony Corporation with a roster of current artists
that includes a broad array of both local artists and international
superstars, as well as a vast catalog that comprises some of the most
important recordings in history. BMG Strategic Marketing Group is a fully
integrated organization for the U.S. that brings together BMG Heritage, BMG
Special Products, Partnership Marketing, Digital Licensing and Direct
Response TV, as well as licensing activities on behalf of all the BMG U.S.
labels. This structure of the BMG Strategic Marketing Group offers
tremendous benefit to BMG and its businesses by increasing coordination
amongst various teams and business units responsible for all levels of
exploitation, across product lines and across labels.

2004/11/20 BMG / Ep.Gold.Com.

Exhibition Traces The Elvis Years As A GI In Germany.

The two years that Elvis Presley spent in Germany as the most famous GI in
history are the subject of a new exhibition opening in Germany on Sunday.

The organisers are putting on show 300 items from Presley's stay in
Friedberg, which left the sleepy town "All Shook Up", to quote one of the
King's best-known songs.

Fans can see the military-issue bag Elvis was carrying when he arrived in
the northern port of Bremerhaven in 1958 to begin his military service, the
partially reconstructed barracks hut where he had his regulation army
haircut, or the pink Cadillac he drove on days off.

The exhibition also highlights that Germany played an important role in
Presley's life -- it was there that he met Priscilla, his future wife and
the mother of his only child, Lisa Marie.

Presley even moved his father and his grandmother into a house in Bad
Neuheim, a small town near to the military camp where he was stationed.

The deputy mayor of Friedberg, Michael Keller, recalled earlier this year
how Presley's arrival electrified the locals.

"It was rock 'n' roll and the PX shops with American products and a whole
new image for Friedberg -- very exciting," he said.

2004/11/20 U.S. National - AFP / Reuters / Ep.Gold.Com.

James Burton In Sweden.

James Burton did a flashvisit to Sweden to play on both an evening and a
morning show on Swedish television this week.

The reason was that The TCB Band has recorded an album in the Sun Studio
together with Swedish singer Carina Jaarnek, Burton who was in Europe for a
Ricky Nelson tribute show joined Carina for some promotion work.

Among the songs they performed was the for Elvis fans famous "Hurt" that is
going to be included in the album. James also did a short interview for the
Swedish newspaper Expressen where he said that he had no intention to retire
and said that he hoped to bring a Gram Parsons tribute show to Europe, he
concluded by saying - I will be back!.

The picture shows the interview, and a picture of James and Carina.

2004/11/20/ Elvis Unlimited Sweden / Ep.Gold.Com

Brando's son weds Elvis' "daughter" .

Marlon Brando's son Christian has married a woman who claims to be Elvis
Presley's daughter. Christian, 46, exchanged nuptials with 48-year-old
artist Deborah Presley on 16 October 2004 at Las Vegas' Little White Chapel.

Deborah claims she is an illegitimate daughter of the late rocker, but in
1988 a judge ruled that her claims have no legal merit. Christian was
released from jail in 1996, after serving nearly half of a 10 year sentence
for the fatal shooting of his half sister's lover in 1990.

Deborah tells PEOPLE magazine that she saw a picture of Christian in 1987
and "loved him from that moment".

2004/11/19 Contact Music - www.elvisinfonet.com / Ep.Gold.Com.

Elv1s 30 #1 Hits is now 112 weeks in Canadian Top-50 Country Album Chart!

Elv1s 30 #1 Hits is now 112 weeks in the Canadian Top-50 Country Album Chart
and it's currently #17 this week from #21 last week! Not only that! E1 is
also the longest charting album inside the Top-20!/

2004/11/19 Jelvis King / Ep.Gold.Com

DVD Re-releases.

The DVD "Frank Sinatra Show - Welcome Home Elvis" will be re-released on 18
January 2005.

December 14, 2004, the documentary DVD "Elvis The last 24 Hours" will be
released in the US (Region 1) by Music Video Distribution.

2004/11/19 Various / Ep.Gold.Com.

Elvis track on compilation CD.

Flemish weekly magazine "Dag Allemaal" celebrates its 20th anniversary with
a special CD-release on December 10th. One of the tracks on the compilation
CD "The Best Of 1984-2004" is the remix version of "A Little Less
Conversation" (Elvis vs. JXL). "Dag Allemaal" is part of the same publishing
group that owns the daily newspaper "Het Laatste NIeuws", that just released
a full Elvis-CD. More news on this site, when available.

2004/11/18 http://www.elvismatters.be / Ep.Gold.Com.

Dutch Elvis internetradiobroadcast.

Dutch Elvis internetradiobroadcastseries on Elvis will start on December 21.

Elvis - The Memphis Flash: 8.00pm - 9.00pm Musical life story hosted by Fred
van Veen)

Rick Archief: Crooner Style 9.00pm - 11.00pm With artists like Elvis Presley
- Dean Martin - Jim Reeves hosted by Fred van Veen)

The Memphis Flash Masters (non-stop): 11.00pm - 12.00pm The known Elvis
masters but also a lot of the songs by the original artists which inspired
Elvis. Every now and then you also can hear an interesting live show in this hour!

Fore More Information :

Fred van Veen: elvis@surfradio.nl <mailto:elvis@surfradio.nl
Surfradio: www.surfradio.nl <http://www.surfradio.nl

2004/11/18 Elvis Today, Tomorrow & Forever / Ep.Gold.Com.

John Lennon Is The Greatest Rock And Roll Icon.

John Lennon is the greatest rock and roll icon of all time, according to
music fans.

The former Beatle beat Elvis Presley and David Bowie to top the list of 100
best music icons voted for by readers of Q magazine.

Here is the top 20:

1. John Lennon / 2. Elvis Presley / 3. David Bowie / 4. Keith Richards
5. Kurt Cobain / 6. Madonna / 7. Bono / 8. Bob Marley / 9. Joe Strummer
10. Bob Dylan / 11. Morrissey / 12. Paul McCartney / 13. Johnny Cash
14. Liam Gallagher / 15. Eminem / 16. Freddie Mercury / 17. Mick Jagger
18. Robbie Williams / 19. Jimi Hendrix / 20. 2Pac

2004/11/18 Reuters / Ep.Gold.Com.

The Elvis Interviews 5 CD box from Radio Spirits Inc.

5 CD box from Radio Spirits Inc. containing Elvis' interviews from the
period 1955 - 1977.
Release date unknown at this moment.

Tracklisting :

28.07.1955 Jacksonville, Florida (Mae Axton Interview) - Summer of 1955.
Gladewater, Texas (Radio Commercial) - 31.08.1955 Memphis, Tennessee (Bob
Neal WMPS Radio Interview) - 24.03.1956 New York, NY. Warwick Hotel (Robert
Brown Interview) - 09.04.1956 Wichita Falls, Texas. Municipal Auditorium
(Jay Thompson Interview) - 15.04.1956 San Antonio, Texas (Charlie Walker
Interview) - 14.05.1956 Lacrosse, Wisconsin. Sawyer Auditorium (Interviewer
unknown) - 16.05.1956 Little Rock, Arkansas. Robinson Auditorium (Ray Green
Interview) - 08.06.1956 Los Angeles, California. Shrine Auditorium (Lou
Irwin Interview) - 01.07.1956 New York, NY. Warwick Hotel (Hy Gardner
Telephone Interview) - 09.07.1956 New Orleans, Louisiana (WNOE Radio
Interview) - 10.07.1956 New Orleans, Louisiana (Jim Stewart Radio Interview)
- 05.08.1956 Tampa, Florida (Ray and Norma Pillow Interview) - 06.08.1956
Lakeland, Florida. Polk Theatre (Poul Wilder Interview) - 07.08.1956 St.
Petersburg, Florida (Bob Hoffer Interview) - 09.08.1956 Daytona, Florida (Ed
Ripley Interview) - 29.08.1956 Hollywood, California ("The Truth About Me" +
Out Takes) - 26.09.1956 Tupelo, Mississippi (Jack Christal Interview) -
September 1956 (NBC´S Monitor) - 14.10.1956 San Antonio, Texas. Country
Coliseum (Al Hickock Interview) - 25.10.1956 RCA Victor Albums (Perfect for
Parties) - November 1956 (Radio Commercial for RCA) - Telephone Interview
1956 - 02.01.1957 Radio Spots for "March of Dimes" - 03.04.1957 Ottawa,
Canada (Mac Lipson Interview) - 02.09.1957 Portland, Oregon (Interviewer
unknown) - 24.03.1958 Memphis, Tenn. Draft board (Directed by Mayor Elbert
Turner) - 24.03.1958 Fort Chaffee, Arkansas (Interviewer unknown) -
22.09.1958 Brooklyn, NY. Library at U.S.S Randall (Pat Hernon Interview) -
01.10.1958 Bad Homberg, Germany (Unknown Interviewer) - 01.10.1958
Friedberg, Germany (Arrival in Friedberg) - März 1959. Friedberg, Germany
(Dick Clark Phone Interview) - 19.06.1959 Munich, Germany (Unknown
Interviewer) - July 1959, Bad Nauheim, Germany (Don Owens WAHL Radio
Interview) - August 1959. Friedberg, Germany (Dick Clark Phone Interview) -
Germany 1959 (German Reporter Interview) - 01.03.1960 Friedberg, Germany
(Interviewer unknown) - 01.03.1960 (Johnny Paris AFN Radio Interview) -
03.03.1960 Fort Dix, New Jersey (Interviewer unknown) - November 1960 (Film
Commercial for "G.I. Blues") - 08.03.1961 Nashville, Tennessee - 24.03.1961
Honolulu, Hawaii (Award Presentation to Elvis) - 07.04.1962 Honolulu, Hawaii
(Elvis Arrives in Hawaii for the filming of "Girls! Girls! Girls!") - August
1962. Hollywood, California (Lloyd Shearer Interview) - August 1962.
Hollywood, California (Lloyd Shearer Interview) - 26.04.1964 (Elvis's
Message to his Fans in the UK) - 18.08.1965 Honolulu, Hawaii (Elvis & Peter
Noon) - Pre Recorded Message for Elvis Christmas Radio Program, Aired
03.12.1967 - 16.01.1971 Memphis, Tennessee. Ellis Auditorium - 30.03.1972
Hollywood, California. RCA'S Studios - March 1972, Hollywood, California.
RCA'S Studios (Elvis Talks about his childhood) - 11.04.1972 Roanoke,
Virginia. Airport - 15.04.1972 Macon, Georgia, 1972 - 16.04.1972
Jacksonville, Florida - 17.04.1972 Little Rock, Arkansas (Elvis talking with
members of his entourage) - 18.04.1972 San Antonio, Texas (Elvis talking
with members of his entourage) - Summer 1973. DJ Tony Prince talks with
Elvis - 1972 or 1973 (DJ Tony Prince Interview) - November 1973. Memphis,
Tennessee. The Home of Linda Thompson's - 30.01.1974 Las Vegas, Nevada.
Elvis' suite Hilton Hotel - 21.06.1977 Rapid City, South Dakota

2004/11/18 http://www.elvisclubberlin.de / Ep.Golld.Com

New Picture Of The Week Added

Picture Of The Week 39

2004/11/18/ Robin Klarenbeek / EPGold.com

JOHN WILKINSON "My Life With Elvis" OUT NOW!!!

Charity DVD Release produced by Black Rock Films and Elvis-Express.com

REGION 0 Available in PAL format NTSC format coming soon

This DVD release will be an intimate look at life of John Wilkinson from
birth to the
present day but will focus on the 8 years that John spent with the legend
that is
Elvis Presley.
Included will be rare photos and film of the King thanks to Bud Glass and
Peter Verbruggen.

bonus DVD features:
OUT-TAKES PICTURE GALLERY JOHN TALKS ABOUT THE CHILDREN'S CHARITY (5 minute
special)

PLUS a chance to win an original Elvis Concert Poster which is signed by
John

This DVD will be in aid of the Chestnut Tree House for Children with
terminal illnesses.

Price:
£14.99
add postage
£2.00 postage within the UK
£3.00 postage within Europe
£4.00 postage within the USA
£5.00 postage Rest of the World

REMEMBER to state if you require PAL or NTSC

We are unable to accept credit card payments for this DVD release.

HOWEVER - If you would like to make payment via PAYPAL then there is a 5%
charge
to cover paypal costs. Please e-mail us at elvisexpress@ntlworld.com and
you will
be sent a payment request via e-mail.

Please include your full details

NON PAYPAL ORDERS:
Please make ALL orders in UK POUND STERLING via IMO, Cheques or Postal
Orders or
cash via registered mail.

All payments made to "THE ELVIS EXPRESS"

Send to:
JOHN WILKINSON DVD
208 Queens Park Road
Brighton
Sussex
BN2 9ZB
England

For Dealer Stocking Information Please Email elvisexpress@ntlworld.com

NOTE: NO PERSON OR PERSONS WERE PAID FOR THE MAKING OF THIS DVD.
John Wilkinson, Black Rock Films and everyone donated their time in order
for more
money to benefit the Children's Charity in which this DVD is supporting

2004/11/18 http://www.elvis-express.com / Ep.Gold.Com.

Elvis Presley - Guitar Play-Along (Volume 26)

Elvis Presley - Guitar Play-Along 40 Pages (ISBN: 0634079239) from Hal
Leonard Corporation, release date December 2004.

Songs "All Shook Up", "Blue Suede Shoes", "Don´t Be Cruel", "Heartbreak
Hotel", "Hound Dog", "Jailhouse Rock", "Little Sister" und "Mystery Train"
issued with CD.

2004/11/18 http://www.elvisclubberlin.de / Ep.Gold.Com.

The objective of the project is to produce a full-size, bipedal humanoid
robot. The humanoid will have human dimensions and weight. At present the
plan is to build the robot around a plastic human skeleton. The robot will
be controlled by a hierarchy of evolutionary systems. A 60 cm tall prototype
named ELVIS has been built. The objective of ELVIS is to try various
hypotheses regarding hardware and control software. We are motivated by a
strong belief in the future importance of humanoid robotics for industry,
research and society in general.

Project goals:
To create a mechanical humanoid that:
is autonomous
can walk
has vision assisted orientation
can communicate verbally
shows more advanced behaviours, such as walking to an electric outlet to
recharge its batteries
We strive towards creating an individual who is able to adapt to and take
advantage of its environment to reach its own purposes.
Our short term goal is to get the robot to balance on two legs, and then
make it walk.

Purpose:

To see what is possible to do today

Research areas:

AI
Robotics
Computer vision
Audio computer communication
Human interfaces for robots

For More Details Click Here : http://humanoid.fy.chalmers.se/elvis.html

2004/11/18 Brian Quinn / Ep.Gold.Com.

Elvis CD & DVD Release Dates - CD Releases in White / DVD Releases in Red.

ALL RELEASES IN THE UK UNLESS STATED OTHERWISE :

November 22nd 2004: Elvis Forever (2 CD set)

November 29th 2004: Christmas Peace (2 CD Special Edition)

December 1st 2004: John Wilkinson - My Life With Elvis

December 20th 2004: ON TOUR REHEARSALS (FTD)

January 3rd 2005: All Shook Up/That's When Your Heartaches Begin (CD Single
& 10" Vinyl + storage box)
January 3rd 2005: Jailhouse Rock/Treat Me Nice (CD Single & 10" Vinyl)

January 8th 2005: Kissin' Cousin' (USA)
January 8th 2005: Girl Happy (USA)
January 8th 2005: Tickle Me (USA)
January 8th 2005: Stay Away, Joe (USA)
January 8th 2005: Live A Little, Love A Little (USA)
January 8th 2005: Charro (USA)

January 10th 2005: One Night/I Got Stung (CD Single & 10" Vinyl)

January 17th 2005: I Need Your Love Tonight/A Fool Such As I (CD Single &
10" Vinyl)

January 24th 2005: It's Now Or Never/Make Me Know It (CD Single & 10" Vinyl)

January 31st 2005: Are You Lonesome Tonight?/I Gotta Know (CD Single & 10"
Vinyl)

February 7th 2005: Wooden Heart/Tonight Is So Right For Love (CD Single &
10" Vinyl)

February 14th 2005: Surrender/Lonely Man (CD Single & 10" Vinyl)

February 15th 2005: Rockin' Across Texas (FTD Book & CD)

February 21st 2005: His Latest Flame/Little Sister (CD Single & 10" Vinyl)

February 28th 2005: Can't Help Falling In Love/Rock-A-Hula Baby (CD Single &
10" Vinyl)

March 7th 2005: Good Luck Charm/Anything That's Part Of You (CD Single & 10"
Vinyl)

March 14th 2005: She's Not You/Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello (CD Single & 10"
Vinyl)

March 21st 2005: Return To Sender/Where Do You Come From (CD Single & 10"
Vinyl)

March 28th 2005: Devil In Disguise/Please Don't Drag That String Around (CD
Single & 10" Vinyl)

April 4th 2005: Crying In The Chapel/I Believe In The Man In The Sky (CD
Single & 10" Vinyl)

April 11th 2005: The Wonder Of You/Mama Liked The Roses (CD Single & 10"
Vinyl)

April 18th 2005: Way Down/Pledging My Love (CD Single & 10" Vinyl)

April 25th 2005: A Little Less Conversation (Remix)/A Little Less
Conversation (Extended) (CD Single & 10" Vinyl)

You can get these releases from chart shops, like HMV, Virgin, WH Smith,
Woolworth or on-line.

2004/11/18 http://www.elvis-express.com / Ep.Gold.Com.

The Elvis Express Radio show

The Elvis Express Radio show first aired on November 21st 2003, attracting
more than 1,000 listeners to its very first broadcast.

Since then it has gone from strength to strength, not only building a
worldwide fanbase but gaining the approval of ome of the Elvis worlds most
prominent figures. Including John Wilkinson and Patti Parry.

Hosted every week out of the Elvis Express office by Lee Dawson, President
of the Elvis Express fanclub and Elvis Aficionado, along with Jim Devereaux,
Elvis Impersonator/concert fanatic and the shows producer, the show brings
you the latest Elvis news, topics and record
releases with a lot of humour, fan reaction and honest opinions thrown in
along the way.

LISTEN TO THE LATEST 2 PART SHOW
NOVEMBER 13th PART ONE

NOVEMBER 13th PART TWO

UPCOMING SHOW DATES & THEMES
NOTE: All dates and times are subject to change

Sunday November 21st 2004 from 9pm (GMT) - show #50
Sunday November 28th 2004 from 9pm (GMT) - show #51

Sunday December 05th 2004 from 9pm (GMT) - show #52
Sunday December 12th 2004 from 9pm (GMT) - show #53

THE ALL ELVIS CHRISTMAS SHOW
Sunday December 19th 2004 from 9pm (GMT) - show #54

Sunday December 26th 2004 NO SHOW

THE ELVIS NEW YEAR SHOW
Friday December 31st 2004 from 10pm (GMT) - show #55

ELVIS' 70th BIRTHDAY PARTY
Saturday January 08th 2005 from 9pm (GMT) - show #56

* * * * * * * * * * * *
REMEMBER - Each show is available 24 hours a day for one week.
You will need Windows Media Player or Winamp to listen to the show

2004/11/17 http://www.elvis-express.com / Ep.Gold.Com.

Mega Record & CD Fair Jaarbeurs Utrecht.

Apart from the millions of records and CD's the Mega Record & CD Fair in the
Utrecht Jaarbeurs offers an entertaining program on Saturday, November 20th
and Sunday, November 21st. At the Fair will be a fantastic Elvis exhibition,
put together by the Elvis Unlimited Museum from Denmark with many of the
King's personal belongings and very rare records

The Elvis exhibition is put together by Henrik Knudsen, the driving force
behind the Elvis fanclub, magazine and museum in Denmark. From his vast
collection he will bring among others a two piece suit from the 1970s, a
signed guitar, Elvis' drivers license, TCB band clothing, gold records and
many rare records. The Elvis Unlimited Museum is the only 100 % Elvis museum
in Europe

The Mega Record & CD Fair in the Utrecht Jaarbeurs is open on Saturday,
November 20th from 9 a.m. till 6 p.m. and on Sunday 21st from 10 a.m. till 5
p.m.

Read more about the Mega Record & CD Fair at www.recordplanet.nl

Address:

Jaarbeurs Utrecht
Jaarbeursplein 6
3521 AL Utrecht
Holland

Entrance fee:
10 Euro
18 Euro (Pass-partout for two days)

2004/11/17 http://www.elvisunlimited.com / Ep.Gold.Com.

We at EPGold like to congratulate Henrik Knudsen for his oustanding Elvis Collection

Following Are Some Rare Pieces From My Own Collection

(Follow That Dream Movie Script Used By Elvis)