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UK Singles For None UK Fans.
In an update on the availability of the UK #1 re-issue releases EPE also
mentioned the following: "Fans outside the UK wanting to get the reissued
singles for your collection, relax and watch for upcoming information about
the international roll-out of the Elvis singles program scheduled for later
this year."

2005/01/29   EPE  /  Ep.Gold.Com.

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CD:UK #1 Prediction.

The UK chart show CD:UK listed Elvis' single "It's Now Or Never" at #1. This
is a good indication, but the real chart is compiled on Sunday, including
the Saturday sales. Last week "Ciara" sold enough copies on the last day to
keep Elvis from the #1 spot. The #3 single is a chartity single in aid of
the Tsunamy disaster, so that could easily top the charts too.

# 1 Elvis - It's Now Or Never
# 2 Ashanti
# 3 One World Project - Grief Never Grows Old
# 4 Ciara

2005/01/29  http://www.elvissecondtonone.com  /  Ep.Gold.Com.

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Love Elvis Billboard Review.


On the Billboard website this review of the latest love songs compilation
"Love, Elvis" was added. It shows well produced Elvis' releases can get the
credit they deserve.

Simply put, nobody could sing a love song like Elvis. And just in time for
Valentine's Day, RCA's latest in an ambitious line of Elvis releases is a
24-song collection where the artist's lovin' cup runneth over. At his best,
as on "Are You Lonesome Tonight" "Can't Help Falling in Love" and "Love Me
Tender," Presley evokes an unequaled intimacy that reminds us why so many
otherwise reserved women clamored for his sweat-stained scarves. The
rumbling "It's Now or Never" and more rocking fare like the trademark
stuttering vocal of "I Want You, I Need You, I Love You" never sounded
better. More produced cuts like "Always on My Mind" and the soaring, live
"It's Impossible" remain passionately delivered, and "The Fever" is pure
sex. There's some cool, lesser-known stuff here, too, including the
surfer-rumba "Surrender" and the swaying "It Hurts Me." A previously
unreleased take on "For the Good Times" is softly swaying perfection. The
operatic "Unchained Melody," recorded live just months before Elvis' death,
is stunning and sad. Lovingly packaged and flawlessly remastered, this is
Elvis, and we still miss him. (Originally Reviewed by RW: February 05, 2005)

2005/01/29  http://www.billboard.com/bb/index.jsp /  Ep.Gold.Com

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Are You Lonesome  Tonight?


The upcoming single "Are You Lonesome Tonight" is already available in the
UK and The Netherlands.

2005/01/29  Various  /  Ep.Gold.Com.

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Is Lisa engaged again?

Lisa Marie Presley is at the centre of a new engagement rumour after she was
spotted wearing a new ring on her wedding finger at a recent memorial
service for rocker pal Johnny Ramone. The singer, who was formerly married
to actor Nicolas Cage and Michael Jackson, is dating songwriter Michael
Lockwood and recently confessed she wanted "to get old" with him. She was
spotted wearing a new ring at the Los Angeles remembrance service for Ramone
(14 Jan 05), which was also attended by her newly-engaged ex, Cage. A friend
says, "Until she breaks the news to her family, she won't make a public
announcement."


2005/01/29   ContactMusic.com  /  Ep.Gold.Com.

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Presley knows nothing about Jackson trial.

Singer Lisa Marie Presley knows nothing about Michael Jackson's child
molestation trial, despite being married to the troubled rocker for almost
20 months. Elvis's daughter wed the Thriller star in 1994, but has since
returned to her former husband Danny Keough and has little interest in
Jackson, who has pleaded not guilty to charges of child molestation,
conspiracy and administering an intoxicating agent to his alleged victim.
She says, "I've been away from him for ten years. I'm not following the case
at all."

2005/01/29    ContactMusic.com  /  Ep.Gold.Com.

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Billy Rebel "Tribute to the King" CD/tape now available.

Billy Rebel's "I Remember His First Love Song" (Socan & Ascap) 25th
Anniversary Tribute To The King-Special Edition Single. (Professionally
packaged and sealed in jewel case and tape cover.) CD & Tape: $29.95 CD
only: $19.95 Tape only: $14.95 (In Canadian Funds). (Prices include Shipping
& Handling.). US orders add $3.00 on top of above prices. Overseas add $5.00
on top of above prices. Make cheques or money orders ONLY to: NTS Global
(Please do not send cash.) Forward order to: NTS Global 7975 Rue, Malouin
Montreal, Quebec Canada H1P 3C3 Pls. allow 3-4 wks for delivery.


2005/01/28   Billy Rebel  -  www.elvisinfonet.com:  /  Ep.Gold.Com.

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Famed hurricane-damaged Hawaiian resort (seen in Blue Hawaii) may reopen.

The Kauai Planning Commission has approved a $200 million restoration of the
famed Coco Palms Resort, which has been closed since it was heavily damaged
by Hurricane Iniki in September 1992. Developer Richard Weiser plans to
spend that amount to restore the hotel to look as close as possible to the
Coco Palms in its glory days in the 1950s and 1960s. Construction will begin
this summer and the resort should be open by the middle of 2007. Iniki was
Hawaii's most devastating storm, which passed directly over the Island of
Kauai on Sept. 10-11, 1992 killing six people and doing $2.3 billion damage.
The resort was used as a set in the 1961 Elvis Presley movie "Blue Hawaii."

2005/01/28  USA Today  - www.elvisinfonet.com  /  Ep.Gold.Com.

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New Picture Of The Week

Picture Of The Week 48
2005/01/28/ Robin Klarenbeek / EPGold.com

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Various 8mm Footage

2005/01/28/ Robin Klarenbeek / EPGold.com

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Blue Moon (Overdubbed Version)

2005/01/28/ Robin Klarenbeek / EPGold.com

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Just Awesome Karaoke.

Hey, everybody!

Wanted to pass along a link to the website for my newest endeavor: Just
Awesome Karaoke - the start of what I hope will be the best Elvis background
track company.

Go to:  www.justawesomekaraoke.com for more info, hope you enjoy it!

Pass the word if you like what you hear!

Sincerely,
Jamie.

2005/01/28  Jamie Aaron Kelley  /  Andylon Lensen  /  Ep.Gold.Com.

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LATEST NEWS FROM BMG (UK)

INON ( It's Now Or Never ) is still ahead in sales as of today. It could
very well grab the number one spot, although we must remember what happened
with AFSAI last week with there being no copies left to purchase.

I have just returned from Milton Keynes Shopping Centre, one of the biggest
in the UK and unfortunately have to report that neither HMV, Virgin or
Woolworths have any copies of INON for sale, despite what was promised
yesterday. Further, staff have not heard about the new policy from BMG(UK).
The salesperson in Virgin stated that Ciara was No.1 with 'Goodies' and yet
they were selling very few.

The good news is that the 68 Comeback Special has returned to No.1 in the
Virgin Music DVD Charts with Aloha No.2. Both titles knocking the Live Aid
DVD into third place. Fantastic!

Other good news from Sony BMG(UK) is that 'Love, Elvis' will be TV promoted
and the company are really hoping for great things with this one.

2005/01/28  Brian Quinn  /  Ep.Gold.Com.

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Actors announced to portray Priscilla and Vernon in "ELVIS" mini-series.

OH HONEY,YOU KNOW I'VE NEVER LIED TO YOU.NO NOT MUCH.

Actors announced to portray Priscilla and Vernon in upcoming "Elvis"
mini-series.

IGN FilmForce can exclusively report that the following actors have been
cast in the forthcoming CBS miniseries Elvis. Cast as Vernon Presley, father
of Elvis (Jonathan Rhys-Meyers) and husband of Gladys (Camryn Manheim), is
X-Files vet Robert Patrick.


Ironically enough, Patrick is playing the dad of Elvis' pal and Sun Records
contemporary Johnny Cash in the Fox biopic Walk the Line. Patrick's other
credits include Cop Land and Terminator 2: Judgment Day.

Randy Quaid co-stars as Elvis' manager, Colonel Tom Parker.

Twenty-three-year-old British actress Antonia Bernath will play Priscilla
Beaulieu Presley, the King's wife. The miniseries recounts Elvis'
relationship with teenage Priscilla even as he fell for Hollywood starlet
Ann-Margret (Rose McGowan).

Bernath appeared in the Bollywood period drama Kisna and has been cast in
Living Neon Dreams opposite Marilyn Manson. According to this report,
Bernath studied at the Old Vic Theatre School in London but dropped out to
star in Kisna.

Also joining the miniseries is Tim Guinee who portrays the man who
discovered Elvis, late Sun Records producer Sam Phillips. Guinee's credits
include Ladder 49 (opposite Robert Patrick), Blade and John Carpenter's
Vampires. He also starred in the short-lived TV series Strange World, and
guest-starred on The Practice opposite Elvis co-star Manheim.

Elvis airs in two parts on May 8th and 11th on CBS.

James Sadwith directs from a screenplay by Patrick Sheane Duncan.

2005/01/28  Patty  /  Ep.Gold.Com.

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U.S. Billboard Elvis Chart listings for the week of  February 5, 2005.

(sg - sales gainer, gg - greatest sales gainer, ne - new entry, re -
re-entry)

Top Christian Albums             - Ultimate Gospel  down 5 to #33
Top Country Albums              - Ultimate Gospel   down 12 to #64
Top Pop Catalog Albums      - Elvis 30 #1's         down 6 to #33
Top Country Catalog Albums - Elvis 30 #1's       down 1 to  #4

New entries and Re-entries on the charts include:
- None this week

Dropping off the charts include:

- Top Comprehensive Albums  -Elvis 30#1's           Last week ->  #195
- Hot 100 Singles Sales            - That's All Right      Last week -> #60

2005/01/28  www.elvischarts.com  /  Ep.Gold.Com.

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Biloxi paralegal was a devoted fan of Elvis.

Anyone visiting Connie Mercer's domain at the Biloxi City Attorney's Office
does a double take. There, in cutout form, is a bigger-than-life Elvis, a
hint at her devotion to The King. But this week, sadness cloaks the office
of the paralegal described by city attorney Ronnie Cochran as his right
hand. The 49-year-old Biloxi native died unexpectedly after heart surgery.
On Monday, Mercer's dad took Elvis memorabilia from her apartment to the
office so they will have mementos of their colleague, who by all accounts
was a "real friend," an excellent baker, an avid reader and a computer whiz.
In July, Mercer nearly lost a lifetime Elvis collection when her apartment
complex caught fire, but her belongings were saved by a fire wall. At the
time she was at the movies with her mother, which they did together every
weekend.

2005/01/28  The Sun Herald -   South Mississippi -www.elvisinfonet.com  / Ep.Gold.Com.

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BMG's Elvis UK #1 Singles Project.

BMG continues its very sucessful program of reissuing Elvis's #1 singles in
the UK. Go to www.elvis18uk1s.com for information about this promotion. The
limited edition singles have been selling out quickly, which has left many
fans in the UK temporarily unable to obtain them. To learn how BMG-UK is
addressing this issue, please scroll down to read the special ELVIS FOR
EVERYBODY message from the record company to UK Elvis fans. Fans outside the
UK wanting to get the reissued singles for your collection, relax and watch
for upcoming information about the international roll-out of the Elvis
singles program scheduled for later this year.

ELVIS FOR EVERYBODY.

To commemorate the anniversary of Elvis' 70th birthday, SONY BMG embarked on
a groundbreaking plan to release all his UK #1 singles over consecutive
weeks, starting Jan 3rd 2004.

To make them appealing to Elvis' loyal fans, the company decided to package
each single with original artwork and make them limited and numbered. Using
previous sales of Elvis singles as a guide it was decided to manufacture
30,000 singles - 20,000 CD's and 10,000 10"'s.

Due to the unique nature and timing of this campaign, the UK's enduring love
of The King and his music, in addition to the huge media interest the
release of these singles has caused, demand for these classic chart-toppers
quickly outweighed the stock in the shops.

The decision to increase the pressing runs of both formats was quickly
implemented and this additional stock continues to be delivered into record
stores this week (January 26).

However the company, as well as the retail trade and the media, continue to
be inundated by fans who are desperate to find copies of the releases to
complete their box sets.

In reaction to the fans comments and stock availability, the company has now
decided to make ALL singles, from the first release, 'Jailhouse Rock', to
the current 'It's Now Or Never', and all future singles, available in
non-limited, non-numbered editions.

This means that every record store in the UK is able to order unlimited
quantities of each single though this additional stock will not be numbered
as previous singles have been. The company will also manufacture more of the
CD and 10" boxes which house this single collection. These will be available
from April 25th 2005.

As Elvis sang. 'A little less conversation a little more action' and we hope
these actions will give the huge number of UK fans what they want: Elvis
back in the charts through national availability of these historic singles
that will complete this unique, amazing collection.

Elvis For Everybody.

2005/01/28  EPE  /  Ep.Gold.Com.

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"The Wonder Of You"


Ray Peterson, singer of 'Tell Laura I Love Her' died Smyrna, TN, 25 Jan. 2005.
Raymond Peterson, singer: born Denton, Texas 23 April 1939; married (four
sons, three daughters)

In 1958 Stan Schulman heard him singing in a club and became his manager.
RCA was looking for new talent as Elvis Presley was serving in the US Army
and the label wanted some new teen idols. Rod Lauren, Johnny Restivo and Ray
Peterson were all signed to RCA, but only Peterson had any real success. His
first single was a revival of Little Willie John's "Fever", but his record
was to be eclipsed by Peggy Lee's interpretation. Further singles - "Let's
Try Romance", "Tail Light" and "Shirley Purly" - did little, although it was
clear that Peterson had a strong voice.

The songwriter Baker Knight had written "The Wonder of You" for one of RCA's
top artists, Perry Como, but Como's producer did not think it suitable. As
he left the office, Knight met Peterson and offered him the song. "The
Wonder of You" became a Top Thirty US hit, though in the UK Peterson's
version was overshadowed by a cover from Ronnie Hilton.

Elvis Presley's pianist and arranger Glen D. Hardin recalls that, when
Presley returned to live performance in 1969. Elvis called and said to me,
"Do you remember that old song, 'The Wonder of You'? I want to do it
tomorrow night on the first show." I just said "OK" and worked through the
night on the arrangement.

Presley recorded the song live and then rang Peterson to say that he was
releasing it. "You don't have to ask me, you're Elvis Presley," said
Peterson. "Yes, I do," said Presley, "You're Ray Peterson."

Ray Peterson & Elvis

Ray Peterson told me a story about how, on one of his many appearances on
the hit music variety television show, "Shindig," in the mid 60s, Elvis
Presley telephoned him.
It seems that it was the 10th anniversary of Elvis Presley being in the
music business & on that special "Shindig," broadcast, Ray Peterson had
performed 4 of Elvis Presley's songs. Well, the phone rang & it was Elvis
Presley. The "King Of Rock & Roll," was in town filming a movie & he had
seen the show.

Elvis asked Ray if he could possibly have lunch with him that day. Well when
"The King Of Rock & Roll," summoned you to lunch, you didn't exactly turn
him down.
Over lunch Elvis told Ray how much he had enjoyed Ray's performances of his
songs and he wanted to know if it would be alright with Ray, If he recorded
one of Rays songs, "The Wonder of You," on his next album.
"Can you believe that. Here's Elvis Presley asking permission to record one
of my songs. Of course he didn't need my permission, but it was just a great
gesture, by a great guy".
"The Wonder of You," went on to become Elvis Presley's biggest selling
ballad. Elvis & Ray became very good friends & remained so, until Elvis'
untimely death in 1977.

2005/01/28  http://www.biwa.ne.jp  /  Ep.Gold.Com

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Charlie Hodge In Sweden.

Elvis Unlimited Sweden presents a "Talkshow" with Charlie Hodge comes to
Gothenburg in Sweden on Wednesday February 23, 2005.

Contact Elvis Unlimited Sweden for booking : http://www.elvisunlimited.se

2005/01/27  http://www.elvisunlimited.se  /  Ep.Gold.Com.

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Dirty Laundry.


The new single from Lisa Marie Presley is entitled "Dirty Laundry".
AOL's First Listen this Friday, January 28th.

2005/01/27  http://www.biwa.ne.jp   /  Ep.Gold.Com.

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New Wallpaper Added

2005/01/27/ Erik van den Berg / EPGold.com

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1955: When Elvis Conquered Cleveland
By Roger Hall
EPGold Columnist

To celebrate what would haven bis his 70th birthday, what follows are some
lesser known facts abaout Elvis 50 years ago.

Most fans know about the first SUN recordings and his travel through the South 
to promote his records. At this time he was known as "The Hillybilly Cat"
or "The Memphis Flash," and was traveling with his combo of guitarist Scotty Moore 
and bassist Bill Black. But what may not be known was the first city outside the South
to champion Elvis was in Cleveland, Ohio.

Elvis made at least five-apperances in Cleveland in 1955, including the 20 October
filming of the famous documentary, THE PIED PIPER OF CLEVELAND.

This seems the right city in the North for Elvis to make it first. Alan Freed made his first
success on radio in Cleveland. But it wasn't Freed who championed Elvis. In fact, Freed
didn't seem to have much interest in the young rockabilly singer from Memphis.

Instead it was two local disc jockeys, Tom Edwards and Bill Randle, who promoted
Elvis in Cleveland.

For more information and a list of dates in 1955, see;
Elvis On Record- http://hometown.aol.com/musbuff/page45.htm   

2005/01/27/  Roger Hall / Robin Klarenbeek / EPGold.com

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Did you witness dawn of Elvis' career?
Request tests recall of longtime Biloxians.


Has anyone seen Elvis Presley in Biloxi?

This is meant as a historical question, not one of those modern "Elvis never
died" searches. A foremost authority on The King wants to know if any
Biloxians, or South Mississippians for that matter, remember 1955 when Elvis
performed in the area. What did he wear to concerts or to local clubs where
he might have picked up a spur-of-the-moment microphone. What did he sing?
What kind of shoes did he wear?


Ernst Jørgensen is piecing together a jigsaw puzzle of the 18 months from
July 1954 when "That's All Right" hit the charts to December 1955 when
Elvis' shy, sandy-haired country boy ways morphed to make him King of Rock
'n' Roll.

During those 18 months Elvis traveled the South with bandsmen Scotty Moore
and Bill Black, recorded at Memphis' Sun Records and performed at least six
times in Biloxi at Keesler Air Force Base, the Biloxi Community House and
the Slavonian Lodge.

But no photographs and little description of those or other 1955
performances have surfaced.

Enter The Elvis Hunter, as the music media has dubbed this researcher and
producer for Elvis' record label RCA, a subsidiary of Sony/BMG. Jørgensen is
asking people who might have attended any of those Biloxi concerts or clubs
to dig into their memories, photo collections and maybe even audio tapes.

"I suffer from a frustration of early Elvis in Biloxi before he became all
headliners and television," Jørgensen said.

"We know Elvis came to Biloxi in 1956, too, but by then he was already a
sensation. What we are trying to do is tell the early Elvis from those 18
months." Jørgensen is credited with Elvis' second comeback of popularity by
diminishing "fat Elvis" images that overshadowed his music for the decade
after his untimely death.

This year on the 50th anniversary of Elvis' step into show business,
Jørgensen will publish a book and CDs on that long-overlooked 18-month
period. As RCA's resident Elvis expert he has a number of other projects
under his belt, including "Elvis Day by Day." Jørgensen, who lives in
Denmark, is working with associate researcher Danny Kane of Louisiana to
help dig through the large number of responses that come whenever a
different town is queried about early Elvis visits. They hope the same will
happen with the Biloxi request.

"Elvis is a Mississippi native son," Kane said, "so for us Biloxi is Elvis'
back yard, and we know there are some good stories just waiting to be told."
"What makes Elvis bigger than life? First of all, Elvis had three
fundamental advantages: musically very talented, good voice, good looks. The
key element was Elvis' ability to combine elements of all types of American
music into his own music, without the usual prejudice of most artists. On a
last note, I believe that dying young often creates legends. The 'tragedy'
touches our most basic human feelings."

Ernst Jørgensen

Your Elvis stories What: The search is on for the early Elvis Presley. Ernst
Jørgensen and Danny Kane are researching Elvis' visits to the small-town
South in the 18 months from July 1954 to December 1955, to be included in a
50th anniversary RCA release of music and timeline of memories. Such stories
will help document the early career of this American icon.

What researchers are looking for: Memories, descriptions, stories and
photographs from local people who attended 1954-1955 concerts by Elvis
Presley, or who saw him in local clubs, before he became nationally famous.
Known Biloxi visits in 1955 are June 26, Slavonian Lodge; June 27 and 28,
Keesler AFB; Nov. 6, Biloxi Community House; Nov. 7 and 8, Keesler. The
researchers are hoping to locate information on a Sgt. Zoller who booked
Elvis for the Keesler shows.

To contact researchers: dannykane@cox.net; or leave a voice message with
callback number at (718) 247-4448.


2005/01/26  The Sun Herald, South Mississippi  /  Ep.Gold.Com.

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Midweek UK Chart Updates.

The Midweek chart UK Updates:

(1) 'It's Now Or Never' - Elvis Presley - 15,300 copies
(2) 'Goodies' - ciara - 4,300
(3) 'Only U' - Ashanti, 4026
(4) 'Grief Never Grows Old (Tsunami Charity Single) - Cliff Richard and
others - 3666 copies

The charity single is yet to take off, BMG(UK) stated that extra copies of
"It's Now Or Never" will be in the stores on Thursday and Friday.

2005/01/26  Elvis 2nd To None   /  Ep.Gold.Com.

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Kina Recorded With TCB Band.


The Swedish singer Kina has just released her new album "En Hyllning Till
Elvis" (A Tribute To Elvis) recorded at the Sun Studio in Memphis.

Backing her on the album is the TCB Band and DJ Fontana and other Elvis
connections like Charlie Mc Coy and Billy Swan (duetts with Kina on Blue
Bayoo). The CD holds 14 tracks including, Hurt, Always On My Mind, It Hurts
Me, If I Can Dream a Memphis Rock Medley and others.

2005/01/25  http://www.elvisunlimited.se  /  Ep.Gold.Com.

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Elvis Continues Run on UK Singles Chart .

Elvis has just hit #2 on the UK singles chart with the reissue of A Fool
Such As I, a follow-up to his hitting #1 each of the two weeks prior with
Jailhouse Rock and One Night respectively.

BMG-UK now has a Web site for their current and immensely successful Elvis
UK #1 singles reissue promotion. Go to www.elvis18uk1s.com.

2005/01/25  EPE  / Ep.Gold.Com.

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New book slams Harum Scarum.

A new book by John Wilson, The Official Razzie Movie Guide: Enjoying the
Best of Hollywood's Worst (released this month by Warner Books), includes a
two-page criticism of of Harum Scarum. It says "Shoddy even by the standards
of an Elvis film, Harum Scarum is easily the dumbest title among the King's
three dozen Hollywood movies".

2005/01/25  Amazon -  http://www.elvisinfonet.com  /  Ep.Gold.Com.

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Announcement of the new DVD "Elvis - Adrenaline '71"


Last summer, with only a little advertisement the producers put out a new
DVD called "Elvis - Adrenaline '70" and took the fans by surprise this way.
The DVD contained like "Elvis: Behind The Image" newly discovered Super8 footage
laser transfered in the well known quality from the original reels. The
concept was (and of course still is) to set the focus on a specific year but
concentrating only on the Las Vegas concerts of that time. That's why the
fan got almost 40 minutes of great footage from the Summer Festival August
1970. An additional documentary covered with pictures and short videoclips
the return to live performing in a never before done way.

"Praytome Publishing" is proud to announce today that the production on

"Elvis - Adrenaline '71"

has already startet so that in the near future you'll have the 2nd volume of
this "Las Vegas - Elvis DVD Anthology" in your hands. Like its predecessor
"Elvis - Adrenaline '71" will have again crystal clear Super 8mm Footage
transfered digitally for the first time. Please, contact your local Elvis
dealer for more information on this release or visit this website:
http://www.behind-the-image.de from time to time.

2005/01/25   Andylon Lensen  /  http://www.behind-the-image.de / Ep.Gold.Com.

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It's Now Or Never.


In the singles market Elvis Presley is once again flying out of the shops
with the fifth in his series of anniversary re-issues, and could well be
number one again replacing Ciara's crunk'n'b anthem Goodies.

A plethora of other new release singles are also heading for the Top 20,
including Ashanti, Mike Reid's One World Project, Lovefreekz, Hanson, Lemon
Jelly, Ashlee Simpson, Mylo and Phixx.

2005/01/25  http://www.musicweek.com  /  Ep.Gold.Com.

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DVD He Touched Me - The Gospel Music Of Elvis Presley.


Regionalcode: 1
Release date February 15,2005.

2005/01/25   http://www.elvisclubberlin.de  /  Ep.Gold.Com.

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Like A Prince From Another Planet

Here is the cover art for the upcoming book Like A Prince From Another
Planet from Three Stars inc. in Luxemburg. The books will be a 72 page
full colour photo book. Including many rare and unpublished pictures of
Elvis in the the 1970's.
 
Like A Prince From Another Planet will be available from February 1, 2005
 
Med Venlig Hilsen / Yours sincerely
 
2005/01/25/ Lars Gjeding Elvis Unlimited / EPGold.com

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Apache Junction Residents Trying To Save Presley Chapel

The faded white-clapboard chapel at Apacheland Movie Ranch stirs visions of
movie- star cowboys, gunfights and dusty Western towns. But the only battle
it faces now is the one residents are fighting to preserve this little piece
of Hollywood tucked into the Superstition Mountains.
Apacheland was built east of Apache Junction, near Gold Canyon, in 1960 to
attract filmmakers. A bearded Elvis Presley started in the 1969 movie
"Charro!," which was filmed at Apacheland. The set was used often in the TV
show "Death Valley Days," which featured Ronald Reagan and ran from 1962 to
1975.

Two fires and waning interest from Hollywood persuaded owners Ed and Sue
Birmingham to sell the property to residential developers last year. Nearby
residents are trying to raise $30,000 to relocate the chapel, which they
call the Elvis Presley Memorial Chapel, and the barn to the Superstition
Mountain Museum nearby. The barn and the chapel are the only two original
buildings to survive both the 1969 and the 2004 fires.

"Apacheland is what made Gold Canyon what it was," said resident Phil Rauso
Jr. "To let them go would be letting a piece of the history of this area
go."

The museum has until May to get the buildings moved.

Museum director George Johnston said the barn has been taken apart and the
pieces moved to a field next to the museum, but organizers still need to get
the chapel moved.

The expense, he said, will come with putting the buildings back together on
new foundations with new plumbing and wiring.

"We need a lot of funds," he said. A few thousand dollars was raised from a
recent benefit and raffle tickets sold at the museum.

Gold Canyon resident Marta Saint-James said she contacted the Elvis
Foundation for financial assistance, but got no response.

"For years and years we've had weddings, funerals, everything at that
chapel," she said. "It's part of the community."

Rauso had archived quite a bit of the Apacheland memorabilia before the
second fire and hopes to turn the chapel into a small museum. He has
concrete footprints made by stars that used the set, including Jerry Van
Dyke, Denver Pyle and Warren Oates. He also has movie props, scripts and
photos.

"I stumbled upon the place and just fell in love with it," Rauso said.

Johnston said he hopes one day to make the chapel available for weddings and
events.

"We are always getting questions from people who want to get married in
there," Johnston said. "That's why we think it's important to preserve it if
we can."

The barn will be used for storage for the museum.

2005/01/25 http://www.tucsoncitizen.com  /  Ep.Gold.Com.

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Jamie Aaron Kelley Promo Trailer

(Jamie and Robin at the International Elvis Shop)

Jamie Aaron Kelley (Various Elvis Songs)
Contact;
King-Of-The-Hill Productions
718 W. Marmie Eisenhower Avenue
Boone, Iowa 50036 (515) 432-4332   kingofthehill@mchsi.com

2005/01/24/ Robin Klarenbeek / EPGold.com

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Larry Geller


Larry Promo Trailer
For Information:
Call  800-518-4725
Or visit www.gellercare.com
Email larry@gellercare.com

2005/01/24/ Robin & Andylon / EPGold.com

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James Burton Guitar Festival Site.


James Burton created a website for his International Guitar Festival to
raise money for the James Burton Foundation providing musical scolarships
and instruments to children as well as young adults.

James Burton Music Website : http://www.jamesburtonmusic.com/

Official James Burton Site  : http://www.james-burton.net/

2005/01/24  James Burton  /  Ep.Gold.Com.

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New DVD The Elvis Story.



New documentary DVD entitled " The Elvis Story".

Region 2.
Release date February 15, 2005.

2005/01/24  http://www.elvisclubberlin.de/  /  Ep.Gold.Com

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EPGold's Message Board

If you like to disguss with other fans about Elvis related items,
you can join our message board. You have to register first.

2005/01/24/ Robin Klarenbeek / EPGold.com

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Update From Cool Clarity:

After taking the number one position for two weeks in a row with reissues of
former chart toppers, the ghost of Elvis Presley gets a rude awakening this
week, with what was expected to be another number one - A Fool Such As I -
faltering at the last minute, and having to settle for a number two debut,
writes Alan Jones.

In Presley's stead is Ciara, whose Goodies put on a late surge, selling
6,238 copies on Saturday to take its week's sales to 21,128, while the
increasingly hard to find, limited edition Presley single added a miserable
1,236 sales to its tally, to total 20,002 for the week.
Ciara's tally is 3.2% up on the all-time low number one tally of 20,463
which won One Night/I Got Stung the distinction of being Presley's 20th
number one and the chart's 1,000th champion last

2004/01/24 Ep.Gold.Com

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FTD have informed us today that they unfortunately have to change their
release schedule for the FOLLOW THAT DREAM releases. There are several
reasons for this, but the most important one is the time factor is the
pressure to deliver higher quality and a substantial number of releases,
is more than they can handle within the time constraints. By sticking to
four release dates only, a good portion of the time consuming non
creative work will be limited.
They're returning to a policy of 4 release dates per year: Jan, April,
July and October. They aim to have the product ready for release around
the first of each of these months. They will release the regular
digipack releases each quarter and in most cases there will be extra
releases coming out at the same time: "Classic Albums", books or other
projects.
 
 The new release dates are as follows:
 
April 1st:
The Live In Las Vegas 1975 SOUNDBOARD - no title yet
Rockin' Across Texas - Stanley Oberst's book with 2 soundboards
Elvis Is Back - 2 CD Classic album
 
July 1st
A yet to be determined regular release
Today - 2 CD Classic album
 
FTD are also currently working on many other projects. The SUN book/CD
project is in the final stages of research. Several classic albums are
in the works including  Clambake, Something For Eveybody, and Raised On
Rock.
 
Med Venlig Hilsen / Yours sincerely
 
2005/01/25/ Lars Gjeding / EPGold.com

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New  Upcoming FTD Delayed.

The FTD Book & 2d's "Rocking Across Texas" ,    FTD.Spec.Ed 2 Cd's  "Elvis 
is Back"  and the 1974 Live show will be issued at April 1st, 2005.

2005/01/23  Ernst Jorgensen  /  Andylon Lensen  /  Ep.Gold.Com.

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Unpublished Elvis photo's from 1958!!


Micky Bohnacker taken photo's of Elvis during his military service in 1958
in Germany. 64 Original photos.
Deductions directly of his photos on Kodak paper in the format 18 x 24 cms.
 

A book will appear this year, and there will be postcards soon.

2005/01/23  http://www.elvisfun.com  /  Ep.Gold.Com.

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Elvis Presley Scores A Hat Trick.

Elvis Presley has clocked up his third number one single in as many weeks
this week in the UK.

Elvis' 'A Fool Such As I' will replace his 'One Night' at number one which
replaced his 'Jailhouse Rock' just one week ago.

'A Fool Such As I' will then become the 1001st number one single in the UK
since charts began in 1952. Elvis therefore has the 999th, 1000th and 1001st
number one singles.


The momentum is being driven by a Sony-BMG campaign to promote what would
have been the 70th birthday of Elvis this month.

The King's domination may not end here either. Sony-BMG will release all of
Elvis' eighteen number one hits in the UK this year

2005/01/23  by Paul Cashmere - http://www.undercover.com.au  /  Ep.Gold.Com.

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Number 1 For Birthday Boy Presley.

'A Fool Such As I' replaces 'One Night' at number one, which shunted
'Jailhouse Rock' off the top spot only one week ago.

The latest hit becomes the 1001st number one single in the UK since the
birth of the charts in 1952. Elvis thus lays claim to the 999th, 1000th and
1001st number one singles.

Sony-BMG is behind the massive campaign to promote what would have been
Presley's 70th birthday this month.

And there's more. Sony-BMG is set to release all of Elvis' eighteen number
one hits in the UK this year.

2005/01/23  by Zoe Street   - http://www.gigwise.com  /  Ep.Gold.Com

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CD:UK Chart news.

The CD:UK chart has just been shown on ITV1 here in the UK and guess what?
Elvis is at number one with A Fool Such As I.

The top three looks like this.

1. A Fool Such As I - Elvis / 2. Galvanizi - Chemical Brothers / 3. Goodies - Ciara

2005/01/22  Complete Elvis  /  Ep.Gold.Com.

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Elvis' backing singer King dies:Singer Solomon King.

A former backing vocalist for Elvis who sang in The Jordanaires, has died
aged 73. The singer, who died in Oklahoma, had been suffering from cancer.
King, who was the first white singer to tour with blues legend Billie
Holiday, had solo hits of his own with She Wears My Ring and When We Were
Young. King was born Allen Levy in Lexington, Kentucky, and was noted for
his tallness as well as his singing. At 6ft 8in it is said some TV
interviewers refused to have him on their shows unless he sat down

2005/01/21  Yahoo  /  Ep.Gold.Com.

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Oil painting by Elvis for sale.

One of the most incredible Elvis related items was listed on eBay in October
last year - an alleged oil painting for Gladys by Elvis! With a Buy it now
price of US$5m bidding reached $100,000 which was below the undisclosed
reserve price. If the link above doesn't work type into your browser:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=433&item=3846536212&rd=1
2005/01/22  E-Mail  /  Ep.Gold.Com.

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BMG-UK's New Site for Elvis UK #1 Singles Project.

BMG-UK now has a Web site for their current and immensely successful Elvis
UK #1 singles reissue promotion. Go to www.elvis18uk1s.com. The limited
edition singles are selling out quickly, which has left many fans
temporarily unable to obtain them. The record company is addressing that
issue. See the messageboard feature for information about this and other
official BMG-UK announcements.

Looks like with A Fool Such As I Elvis is set to hit #1 on the UK singles
chart for the third week in a row. Our boy's on fire!

2005/01/21  EPE  /  Ep.Gold.Com.

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Another McFarlane Figure.


here is the new Mcfarlane Elvis action figure are posted on the Spawn
website. It is not the GI Elvis which was announced earlier, but Elvis in
his famous Gold Lamé suit. It will be available this April.

2005/01/21   http://www.spawn.com -  McFarlaine Figures    /  Ep.Gold.Com.

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"Aloha From Hawaii" DVD Platinum In France.

The new"Aloha From Hawaii" DVD set went Platinum in France.

It sold 25.000 copies, enough to reach the Plantinum status of 20.000
copies.

The "Comeback" DVD set is plus-minus 1000 copies short of a Platinum status.

2005/01/21   http://www.elvismyhappiness.com  /   Ep.Gold.Com.

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Confused On Updated  New FTD & FTD Special Editions CD Releases?

Taken from the ElvisNews website:

Here are a few small updates on future Follow That Dream releases. Ernst
Jorgensens "SUN-project" will probably be released at the end of this year.

The album "Raised On Rock" is listed high on the "updated albums" list, but
no release date has been planned yet. IF Elvis'last show from Indianapolis
is to be released as a soundboard on the Follow That Dream label an
opportunity could be October, but as Ernst put it "I doubt it".

Source: Ernst Jørgensen / updated: January 20, 2005

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A message from Ep.Gold.Com

It is sad to find out again and again other websites is taking our exclusive
news for example:

The news on Ernst& Andylon's phone conversation on "More Details for New FTD
& FTD Special Editions CD Releases""

They take it completely out of the context, change the facts or leave out
some facts or alter it and mention the source as if it their source received
from Ernst Jorgensen.

Ep.Gold is all for it that other Elvis websites mention the latest news, but
at least if they do not want to mention the source where it is coming from,
do not take it completely out of the context, change the facts or leave out
some facts or alter it.


This is the original exclusive interview between Ernst&Andylon that was
published on our website Ep.Gold.Com:

More Details for New FTD & FTD Special Editions CD Releases.
By Ernst Jorgensen & Andylon Lensen.


Hi Ernst, what a unexspected phone-call.

Well , Andylon I checked my e-mails  and some were boring, so I figured I
call you.... maybe you have some exciting news.

Well, Ernst maybe you find my news also boring.....lol.

Just a few Questions to you first, Ernst
Is it decided that the FTD -  Sun book has three or four Cd's?

Not decided  Andylon - it looks like 3, but if you find a concert from 1955
including ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK and ONLY YOU, maybe be 4.
So keep looking.


As I recall we both  mentioned (private on the phone) last year March for
the  FTD. Spec. Ed. 2 Cd releases like:

"Elvis Is Back" , "Something For Everybody" ,  Pot Luck",  "Today" , 
"Raised On Rock"  and
"Promised Land" , you also had in mind to release  these on 2 Cd  FTD
Spec.Ed... still planning to?(besides the two FTD Spec.Ed 2Cd's  Elvis Is
Back and Today)

Yes,  we will concentrate on updating albums from all over Elvis' career -
I feel that RAISED ON ROCK is another priority!

And the retail price,will this be the same as the NewYears Eve 2 cd?

Yes.

Any other deleted title from the catalogue in mind?

Don't know. yet.

What about Indy Elvis's last show.. will this be done this year, Ernst?

There will be no other soundboards in the first 6 months.
Maybe Indy in the fall!

2005/01/19  Ernst Jorgensen  /  Andylon Lensen  /  Ep.Gold.Com

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Dear Ep.Gold Readers,

Just to let you know the FTD Book&CD Sun project will be released in
September at least in the fall this year.

We also did not  mention yesterday that the Indy Elvis's last show is a
AUDIENCE release,
maybe to be issued iin the fall.

Ernst & Andylon.

2005/01/20  Ernst Jorgensen  /  Andylon Lensen  /  Ep.Gold.Com.

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On the U.S. Billboard Chart this are the listings of Elvis' releases for the
week ending January 29, 2005.

Top Comprehensive Albums - Elvis 30#1's re-enters at #195(sg, re)
Top Christian Albums - Ultimate Gospel up 10 to #28 (sg)
Top Country Albums - Ultimate Gospel up 10 to #52 (sg, "pacesetter")
Top Pop Catalog Albums - Elvis 30 #1's up 1 to #27
Top Country Catalog Albums - Elvis 30 #1's remains at #3
Hot 100 Singles Sales - That's All Right down 8 to #60

The compilation "Ultimate Gospel" is the "pacesetter" (biggest percentage
growth) on the Country Album Chart.

In its 121st. week on the Canadian Country chart the compilation "ELV1S 30
#1 Hits" climbed to #11.

2005/01/21  www.elvischarts.com  /  Ep.Gold.Com.

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Sid Shaw gets No.1.

An Elvis fan from Radlett was this week presented with The King's official
award for getting the 1,000th number one in UK history. Sid Shaw, owner of
Elvisly Yours, a company which sells memorabilia of The King in Baker
Street, London, received the gift by The Official Charts Company and
Coca-Cola at a presentation at his store on Sunday. Sid Shaw said: "The #1
should have been reserved for him - he is so far ahead of everyone else in
the pop world even years on from his death. "Most of the songs in the charts
nowadays are just repetitive rubbish, but Elvis is in a different league.
His appeal is everlasting, his music never dates."

2005/01/21  Borehanwood Times, UK - www.elvisinfonet.com  /  Ep.Gold.Com.

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FTD  Special Edition  On  "Kissin Cousins" And  "Roustabout" ?

Since many Elvis Fans stiil wonder about a  FTD  Special Edition  On 
"Kissin Cousins" And  "Roustabout"  release, we asked if  Ernst was able to
clarify this.

Andylon just gave Ep.Gold the news that Ernst confirmed her ( a long time
ago )  that there will be no release on FTD "Kissin Cousins" because the
backing tracks were already  made when Elvis entered that day in the studio
and just sang the original songs, so existance of alternate takes  siimply
do not exists.

On "Roustabout" only one alt.take was found  on a acetate "I am a
Roustabout"" and released last year on 2nd To None and  two backingtracks.

Till now, nothing new has been surfaced .

2005/01/21  Ernst Jorgensen  /  Andylon Lrensen  /  Ep.Gold.Com.

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RECORD-BREAKER ELVIS HAS LEFT THE BUILDING.

FANS of a music legend are all shook up in a quest to buy the latest release
from the superstar on sale in stores across Denbighshire. In celebration of
Elvis Presley's 70th birthday, his record label is reissuing all 18 of his
number ones in chronological order.

The first re-release, Jailhouse Rock, went straight to number one and his
fans were crying with joy in the chapel this weekend when One Night scooped
the coveted honour of being the UK's 1,000 top single.

The superstar's success gives him the most number ones in music with a tally
of 20, beating the Beatles who have 17. Fans are finding it difficult to get
hold of a copy of this week's release, A Fool Such As I, as many stores are
carrying a limited stock of the single.
The Free Press has learnt that fans in Denbigh were forced to surrender
their quest for the single in the town's Woolworths branch as a devoted
Elvis music lover snapped up the store's supply of three copies on Monday
morning. A spokesman for Woolworths confirmed the sale at Denbigh and added:

"Because it's a limited edition the record company have published very few.

"We have had very few copies across the country. We are trying to get more
copies into the stores this week."

Elvis could make it an American trilogy of number ones this weekend with A
Fool Such As I. Woolworths has been inundated with calls on how to get hold
of the single, the spokesman said.

"It will almost certainly be number one on Sunday but it all depends on
stock," he said. "It all depends if another single comes in late due to the
fact that Elvis has been hard to get hold of."

2005/01/21  FreePressNow.co.uk  /  Ep.Gold.Com.

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TOPT Turns To Elvis Impersonator.

Top of the Pops has turned to the star of Elvis Presley musical Jailhouse
Rock after the late rock legend scooped the UK's 1,000th number one single.
Mario Kombou, who plays the Presley role on stage, will sing One Night on
Friday's BBC One show as producers are unable to use Presley video footage.

It is his second number one in a row. The show used Presley photos last
week. Presley will feature in the charts for several more months as all 18
of his original UK chart-toppers are reissued.

Tribute

A Top of the Pops spokesperson said: "It's a very special number one as it's
the UK's 1,000th. "We wanted to pay tribute to Elvis in the best way we knew
how, so we thought getting a professional would be the best way for Top of
the Pops to do that."

Kombou is likely to appear on the show again next week as the next Presley
re-release, A Fool Such As I, is on course to give him his third number one
in three weeks. Kombou plays Vince Everett in Jailhouse Rock - the same role
Presley played in the 1957 film of the same name.

2005/01/20   BBC  /   Ep.Gold.Com.

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Man who claims Elvis is father now wants a little less conversation.

"Tim Farrell mum as he keeps waiting to access singer's DNA"

The wait has turned to months. The hope to learn the truth is still there,
sure, but the wait is beginning to gnaw at him. Is he the son of Elvis
Presley?

Five months after he hired an attorney to seek the approval of the Presley
estate to undergo a DNA test, former Jackson resident Tim Farrell continues
to pursue the answer to that question. And he's gotten about nowhere.

''If it was Joe Blow next door, we probably would have gotten this done
already,'' Farrell said, speaking from his home in Michigan. ''But it
wasn't.''

The 49-year-old Farrell, a 1973 graduate of Jackson Central-Merry High
School, is in pursuit of a DNA test two years after his mother made a
death-bed confession claiming that Elvis was his father.

However, Farrell's pursuit has been hampered. He dumped a Tuscumbia, Ala.,
attorney, and there has been little to no response from the Presley estate,
as far as Farrell knows. He recently declined to name his new attorney and
was careful with his words. ''I'm not at liberty to give you a lot,''
Farrell said.

''We're trying not to be public with this. We want to do it with a little
class.'' But even then, the frustration of the wait appeared to be weighing
on him. ''It's just taking forever,'' he groaned.

From the start, Farrell figured he would need to present an airtight case to
the Presley estate in order to gain access to Elvis' DNA. The big hurdle,
Farrell and his family acknowledged, was winning the approval of Lisa Marie
Presley, the King's daughter. Elvis Presley Enterprises says that Elvis'
will lists Lisa Marie as the King's only child and, therefore, she is the
sole heir to the estate. Todd Morgan, a spokesman for Elvis Presley
Enterprises, could not be reached for comment.

It'll be interesting if Farrell can make his case. He is relying on a
statement from his dying mother that was made with no one else in the
hospital room. Rebecca Holland Stewart died on Sept. 19, 2002.

Farrell also will use three other pieces of information as leverage that he
has learned in the time since his mother's death. His sister, Regina Holland
of Tuscumbia, has said their mother claimed to have had a tryst with Elvis
in August 1954 after he performed at a venue called the Eagle's Nest in
Memphis.

The family also found a dated letter from a Nebraska woman who responded to
his mother's inquiry wondering whether the woman knew the truth. The family
said it also found a dusty address book that curiously contains names of
Presley family members.

According to a copy of Farrell's birth certificate, his father is listed as
James Farrell, who was a U.S. Navy man. Farrell and his sister say that man
has denied he is the father. The date on Farrell's birth certificate is
April 2, 1955. According to fan Web sites, Elvis performed twice in Memphis
in July 1954 but didn't perform again at the Eagle's Nest until Aug. 7,
1954. That would be eight months before Farrell was born.

Holland, who has been quick to give information about her brother's pursuit
of the DNA, isn't giving much information now. ''I'm 100 percent positive
the agreement is not to go public,'' Holland said.

2005/01/21  By KaryBooher - Jackson Sun.com  /  Ep.Gold.Com.

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New Picture Of The Week

Picture Of The Week 47

2005/01/21/ Robin Klarenbeek / EPGold.com

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CC Rider, Cincinnati, March 21, 1976

2005/01/21/ Robin Klarenbeek / EPGold.com

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America (Charlotte, March 20, 1976)

2005/01/21/ Robin Klarenbeek / EPGold.com

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Dear Ep.Gold Readers,

Just to let you know the FTD Book & CD Sun project will be released in
September at least in the fall this year.

We also did not  mention yesterday that the Indy Elvis's last show is a
AUDIENCE release,
maybe to be issued in the fall.

Ernst & Andylon.

2005/01/20  Ernst Jorgensen  /  Andylon Lensen  /  Ep.Gold.Com.

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Elvis Rules on Cup day.

While on an equine theme, first there was Elvestroem, now Elvis Rules.

With refreshments and a hat the order of the day, punters spent up big in
rural Western Australia with local horse Solar Impact starting out clear
favourite for the 2100m long race.

However it was outsider and fellow Geraldton horse Elvis Rules who took out
line honours by half a length from Collins Street and Polish Raider. The
surprise win wasn't welcomed by bookmakers but had the punters smiling, with
Elvis Rules paying about $38 on the tote.

In what trainer Tom Brown described as a perfectly ridden race, jockey Shaun
McGruddy had a dream run after stepping in as a last minute replacement for
Jonathon Pouillet who was stood down. Elvis Rules owner Mel Thompson was
also ecstatic with the win after collecting the $21,000 first prize cheque.

2005/01/20   Midwest Times -  www.elvisinfonet.com  /  Ep.Gold.Com.

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Creative casting...Elvis style.

New CBS Entertainment chief Nina Tessler brought the house down in her
inaugural session with TV critics yesterday. While announcing casting for a
May mini-series on Elvis Presley, Tessler said Camryn Manheim, the plus-size
former star of The Practice, would play the role of pinup-gorgeous
Ann-Margret, Elvis' onetime costar and girlfriend. After she quickly
corrected herself - Manheim will play Elvis' mother, don't you know - CBS
Chairman, Leslie Moonves chimed in: "Who said creative casting was dead?"

2005/01/20 :philly.com  -  www.elvisinfonet.com  /  Ep.Gold.Com.

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EPE blames BBC.

This message is being sent out in response to all who e-mailed Graceland/EPE
regarding our not licensing Elvis footage to the BBC's "Top of the Pops"
program for the show's feature on Elvis's new #1 UK single "Jailhouse Rock."

EPE has had to turn down all footage requests from the BBC since 2002, when
an as yet unresolved dispute between the two companies arose. EPE had
licensed footage to the BBC for one of their programs and then they re-used
that material for other programming despite the fact that the usage
agreement specified that re-use was prohibited without separate, specific
permission from EPE. The BBC has been mostly unresponsive about the matter,
which EPE has been proactive in trying to resolve. Unfortunately, the
special opportunity with "Top of the Pops" had to be turned down, as with
all BBC footage requests while the infringement issue remains unsettled.

It does appear that the high-profile nature of this most recent EPE turndown
of a BBC footage request has caught the attention of BBC staff higher up
than those EPE has been in communication with about the infringement matter.
We hope resolution of the issue will come swiftly, hopefully before this
week's edition of "Top of the Pops" when "One Night," Elvis's latest #1
single in the UK should be featured.

We are as disappointed as the Elvis fans are about not having Elvis properly
represented on the "Top of the Pops" program during the current and exciting
wave of success his legacy is enjoying with BMG's great Elvis UK #1 singles
reissue promotion. The BBC is to blame, yet EPE is getting bashed for it.

2005/01/19   EPE  /  Ep.Gold.Com.

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VOTE FOR ELVIS TO BE NO.1 NEXT WEEK ON BBC RADIO 1 SITE.

To vote, please go to the following URL:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/chart/index.shtml?hp1hn

2005/01/19  Brian Quinn  /  Ep.Gold.Com.

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Ebony's Double, Last of EP's Horses, Dies at Age 32.

Ebony's Double, a Tennessee Walking Horse and the last of Elvis Presley's
surviving horses, died suddenly on Friday, January 14, 2005. He was 32 years old.

When Elvis died, there were still five horses at Graceland, all of which,
with superior veterinary care, lived well into old age and were seen by
Graceland tour visitors. They were: Rising Sun, a golden palomino quarter
horse and Elvis's personal favorite, which he acquired in 1967; Memphis, a
Tennessee Walking Horse Elvis acquired in the 1960s; Mare Ingram, a mixed
breed grade mare Elvis acquired in the 1960s and humorously named in dubious
honor of the Mayor Bill Ingram of Memphis; Moriah, Lisa Marie Presley's
pony; and Ebony's Double, a Tennessee Walking Horse Elvis acquired in 1975.

When Rising Sun died in 1986, EPE did a national search and acquired a
distant relative of Sun's and named him Sun's Reflection. He, along with
Ebony's Secret Threat, a Tennessee Walking Horse acquired by Priscilla
Presley in 1983, continue to live at Graceland.

2005/01/19  EPE  /  Ep.Gold.Com.

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All Shook Up' an efficient tale full of Elvis.

Production an amiable, brainless love story with surprising appeal.

By Michael Phillips Tribune theater critic

The Beach Boys were so right. Wouldn't it be nice? Wouldn't it be nice to
peer a decade or two into the future and assess, in total, all 900,000 shows
in the ever-growing, ever-retro genre of the songbook musical?

Look at this year alone. Thanks to the success of "Smokey Joe's Cafe"
(Leiber and Stoller), "Movin' Out" (Billy Joel) and especially "Mamma Mia!"
(ABBA), we have a Beach Boys tuner, "Good Vibrations," currently emanating
the wrong sort of vibrational buzz from the neighborhood of Broadway.
"Lennon," due in New York this summer, will in one way or another do John
Lennon.

In the pipeline, more promisingly, there's a Four Seasons bio-musical
("Jersey Boys") from the La Jolla Playhouse. There has been talk of a show
built upon the catalog of the band Chicago and, from Twyla Tharp, a Bob
Dylan ballet. Practically all that remains is a show based on the rock band
Boston. Or Kansas.

Without a crystal ball, it's impossible to say where the amiably brainless
Elvis Presley-sprung musical "All Shook Up" will fall in the early 21st
Century scheme of things. Who knows? The show, which started previewing in
late 2004 back when we were young and innocent, finally opened its
pre-Broadway run Thursday at the Cadillac Palace. It may well end up being
one of the better songbook musicals, which may not say much, but . . . well,
it may not say much.

Square little town A tick over two hours in length, "All Shook Up" takes
place, as we're informed by a projection, "once upon a time . . . in a
square little town, in the middle of a square state . . . in the middle of a
square decade."

This is sexually repressed William Inge territory, a few counties over from
"Picnic." The town is ruled by a highly starched mayor (Alix Korey) who
eagerly enforces the "Mamie EisenhowerDecency Act," meaning "no public
necking, no boogie-woogie."

Grooving to a new beat Sweet young Natalie (Jenn Gambatese), the local
grease monkey, pines for the highway, while her father (Jonathan Hadary), a
widower, spends time at the local tavern. Dentist-in-training Dennis (Jim
Price) is crazy for Natalie, but he cannot muster the courage to tell her.
Quicker `n you can say "Footloose," a magical hunk with a helluva pelvis
arrives in the form of Chad (Cheyenne Jackson). Quicker `n you can say "Bye
Bye Birdie," the town is moving and, in fact, grooving to a whole new beat,
courtesy of the Elvis Presley estate.

"You must resist the temptation of lowbrow culture!" warns the mayor, who
obviously never backed a jukebox musical. Chad falls for Miss Sandra (Leah
Hocking), the proprietress of the local museum located in a trailer.
Natalie's heart goes thumpa-thumpa for Chad, so she disguises herself as a
cycle-ridin' man in order to get in good with her heart's desire. If that
last plot wrinkle sounds like Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night," you're thinking
exactly as librettist Joe DiPietro is thinking. DiPietro is best known for
"I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change," and those who enjoyed that show
probably will enjoy this one.

"All Shook Up" is crowded with Shakespearean references to sonnets and Romeo
and Juliet and forbidden love, but there's enough "Twelfth Night" in it to
put it on a list including "Your Own Thing" and "Play On!," two official
"Twelfth Night" musical adaptations.

Any time anyone spies their true love in "All Shook Up," the character sings
a few bars of "One Night With You" while the action freezes. It is a musical
running gag typical of the genre, and the show.

Many of the Elvis hits are here, in a breathless 26-song roster: "Love Me
Tender," "Heartbreak Hotel," "Hound Dog," "Teddy Bear," "Don't Be Cruel,"
"Jailhouse Rock." DiPietro's book scenes juggle a lot of romantic subplots,
including an interracial romance between the mayor's son (Curtis Holbrook),
who puts the "white boy" in "white boy," and the defiant African-American
daughter (Nikki M. James) of the local barkeep (Sharon Wilkins). Doesn't
ring true.

Here is where DiPietro and director Christopher Ashley haven't done the
right groundwork. I know it's a fairy tale, but this is pre-Civil Rights era
1955. Right away -- in a stunningly well-integrated saloon of white and
black patrons -- you're unable to fully buy the world of "All Shook Up." Act
2, set in an abandoned fairground standing in for a Shakespearean forest, is
a fair bit better and wittier bookwise, with Chad unable to resolve his
feelings for his new sidekick, "Ed" -- Natalie in drag.

The leads are more likable than memorable, which is generally true of the
show itself. In the supporting ranks Price's uber-nerd Dennis (excellent
knee-knocking dance moves), in particular, does wonders with DiPietro's
patronizing hick-town gags. When Price and a jittery, surprisingly unrelaxed
Hadary share a scene, you may be seeing the least rural, least authentic
heartland portrayals imaginable, even within the realm of musical comedy.

"All Shook Up" is not authentic in any way, shape or form. It is an
efficiently paced fraud, yet a fraud with more audience appeal than many
might expect. Scenic designer David Rockwell does artfully and well with his
fetching two- and three-dimensional modes of transportation -- characters
come and go on cycles, a Greyhound bus, a bicycle -- although his fairground
setting lacks visual appeal. Not that anybody on stage notices the scenery.

There's little breathing room or downtime in "All Shook Up," which makes it
harder to connect with the romances. The pacing makes "Mamma Mia!" look like
"Show Boat." Even those who have a hunka hunka time of it may find
themselves more stirred than shaken, let alone actually all shaken up. But
as nostalgia-mongering projects go, you could do worse. I certainly have. I
saw a "Mad Max"-style Doors musical called "Celebration of the Lizard" once.

"All Shook Up" runs through Jan. 23 at Cadillac Palace Theatre.

2005/01/19  ChicagoTribune.com -  www.elvisinfonet.com  /  Ep.Gold.om.

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More Details for New FTD & FTD Special Editions CD Releases.
By Ernst Jorgensen & Andylon Lensen.


Hi Ernst, what an unexspected phone-call.

Well , Andylon I checked my e-mails  and some were boring, so I figured I
call you.... maybe you have some exciting news.

Well, Ernst maybe you find my news also boring.....lol.

Just a few Questions to you first, Ernst
Is it decided that the FTD -  Sun book has three or four Cd's?

Not decided  Andylon - it looks like 3, but if you find a concert from 1955
including ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK and ONLY YOU, maybe be 4.
So keep looking.

As I recall we both  mentioned (private on the phone) last year March for
the  FTD. Spec. Ed. 2 Cd releases like:

"Elvis Is Back" , "Something For Everybody" ,  Pot Luck",  "Today" , 
"Raised On Rock"  and
"Promised Land" , you also had in mind to release  these on 2 Cd  FTD
Spec.Ed... still planning to?(besides the two FTD Spec.Ed 2Cd's  Elvis Is
Back and Today)

Yes,  we will concentrate on updating albums from all over Elvis' career -
I feel that RAISED ON ROCK is another priority!

And the retail price,will this be the same as the NewYears Eve 2 cd?

Yes.

Any other deleted title from the catalogue in mind?

Don't know. yet.

What about Indy Elvis's last show.. will this be done this year, Ernst?

There will be no other soundboards in the first 6 months.
Maybe Indy in the fall!

2005/01/19  Ernst Jorgensen  /  Andylon Lensen  /  Ep.Gold.Com.

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Elvis 'set for chart hat-trick'

Photo :Elvis Presley's 18 original UK number ones are being re-released.

Elvis Presley's 18 original UK number ones are being re-released
The late US legend Elvis Presley is likely to score his third UK number one
single in three weeks on Sunday, according to early sales figures.
The king of rock 'n' roll has already had consecutive chart-toppers with
Jailhouse Rock and One Night.

A Fool Such As I, the next in a series of 18 reissues, is on course to beat
the Chemical Brothers to the top.

But his next single, It's Now Or Never, will face a challenge from tsunami
charity single Grief Never Grows Old.

Sir Cliff Richard, Russell Watson, Boy George, Bill Wyman and members of the
Bee Gees, the Beach Boys, America and the Eagles are expected to feature on
the charity song.

Limited releases

Bookmakers have offered odds of 10/1 for all Presley's 18 hits to go back to
number one.

A Fool Such As I would become the 1,001st number one single in UK chart
history after One Night took the 1,000th place on Sunday.

The latest release is currently outselling the Chemical Brothers' comeback
single Galvanize plus other new releases from Athlete, Ciara and Feeder.

Presley's 18 original number ones are being reissued as limited release
singles, with fans eager to buy the set to fill a collector's box that went
on sale in the first week.

Record company Sony BMG is now manufacturing 5,000 more copies of each
single than originally planned to meet demand, taking the total number of
copies of each song on sale to about 28,000.

2005/01/19  BBC  /  Ep.Gold.Com.

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Elvis set for No1 again.


ELVIS Presley is set to break another record on Sunday by scoring his third
No1 in as many weeks.

The re-release of A Fool Such As I is outselling closest rival The Chemical
Brothers by three to one, and would give the music legend his 21st
chart-topper.

Elvis is currently holding the top spot with the 1,000th No1, One Night.

The week before he topped the chart with Jailhouse Rock.

Each of the King's 18 chart-toppers is being re-released to mark what would
have been his 70th birthday.

Monday sees the release of It's Now Or Never - one of his most memorable
hits and a possible fourth No1.

2005/01/19   SunOnline Reporter / Ep.Gold.Com.

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"ELVIS BY THE PRESLEYS,"

 A NEW ENTERTAINMENT SPECIAL FEATURING A COLLECTION
OF NEW INTIMATE INTERVIEWS WITH PRISCILLA BEAULIEU PRESLEY AND LISA MARIE
PRESLEY, TO BE BROADCAST MAY 13 ON THE CBS TELEVISION NETWORK


CBS, SONY BMG, CROWN PUBLISHERS AND THE ELVIS PRESLEY ESTATE UNITE IN A
MULTI-TIERED EFFORT TO CELEBRATE THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF ELVIS PRESLEY

"ELVIS," The Previously Announced Four-Hour Mini-Series, To Be Broadcast May
8 and May 11

ELVIS BY THE PRESLEYS, a new entertainment special that will feature a
collection of new, intimate interviews with his former wife, Priscilla
Beaulieu Presley, and their daughter, Lisa Marie Presley, will be broadcast
Friday, May 13 (8:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.
Exclusive never-before-seen television performances, photographs from the
Presley Estate archives and Presley family home movies will be broadcast for
the first time.

CBS, SONY BMG, Crown Publishers and the Elvis Presley Estate unite in a
multi-tiered effort to celebrate the life and legacy of Elvis Presley with
the television special, a mini-series, a commemorative two CD set and a
lavish book all coming in the month of May.

In the special, Priscilla and Lisa Marie speak with unguarded candor about
their lives with the legendary Elvis Presley and offer an intimate look at
their family and private life. Rare interviews with Elvis' first cousin,
Patsy Presley Geranen, and Priscilla's parents, Ann and Paul Beaulieu, are
also featured.

Vintage, never-before-seen performance footage will be interwoven with
photographs from the Presley Estate archives and press coverage of Elvis
over the years. Private home movies of the Presley family illustrate and
illuminate his story with vivid detail, honest insight and great warmth.
Different aspects of Elvis' life, including his tours, his time in Hollywood
and his home life, are depicted with the insight that only his family can
bring. His career ups and downs, his kindness and generosity and his human
frailties are all brought to light as well as a reflection on his place in
entertainment history and his enduring legacy.

Timed to the special, SONY BMG Strategic Marketing Group will release a two
CD soundtrack collection in May. The soundtrack will include tracks from the
special, Elvis' favorites and family picks by Priscilla and Lisa Marie as
well as rare, previously unreleased cuts and outtakes.

Crown Publishers, a division of Random House, Inc., will publish a book,
also titled Elvis by the Presleys. Along with interviews with Priscilla and
Lisa Marie, taken from the CBS special, the book will include a lavish
collection of personal photos, memorabilia, handwritten notes, selections
from scrapbooks and previously unseen shots of Graceland from the Elvis
archives. It will be in stores on May 3.

Also on CBS in May is ELVIS, the previously announced new four-hour
mini-series starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers in the title role which will be
broadcast Sunday, May 8 (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) and Wednesday, May 11
(8:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT). The fact-based drama, about the life of Elvis
Presley, is being produced with the full cooperation and participation of
the Elvis Presley Estate. His electrifying yet tumultuous story - from his
humble beginnings to his meteoric rise to fame - will be told and Presley's
master recordings will be heard in a biographical film for the first time.

ELVIS BY THE PRESLEYS is being produced by Red-Eye Flight Productions. David
Saltz ("Elvis Lives"), Osmond Kilkenny ("Elvis Lives") and Susan Zirinsky
("48 Hours") are the executive producers. Scott Lochmus ("Venus & Vegas") is
the producer; Elisabeth Harris ("Elvis Lives") is the coordinating producer.
Rob Klug ("9/11") is the director.

May 3; Book, "Elvis by the Presleys" (Crown)
May 3; 2-CD, "Elvis by the Presleys" (SONY BMG)
May 8; 4-hour min