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Live A Little, Love A Little up-close.
On Saturday January 7th, we invite you to our yearly Birthday Party in
Kasterlee, with the King of Belgium Band (+ Fonzy Reno), an extra extra
extra large buffet, free drinks, a giant birthday cake and as special guest
Celeste Yarnall, the actress from "Live A Little Love A Little".
Tickets for the Birthday Party are 37 euro, and available here:
info@elvismatters.be
2005/12/29 www.elvismatters.be
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U.S. Billboard Elvis Chart listings for the week of December 31, 2005.
(sg - sales gainer, gg - greatest sales gainer, ne - new entry, re -
re-entry)
Top Country Albums
- Ultimate Gospel - up 1 to #55
Top Christian Albums
- Ultimate Gospel - up 1 to #36 (sg)
Top Holiday Albums
- It's Christmas Time - down 1 to #25
Comprehensive Album
- It's Christmas Time - down 43 to #156
Top Pop Catalog Album - It's
Christmas Time - down 9 to #26
Top Country Catalog Albums - Elvis 30 #1 Hits
- re-enters at #25 (sg)
Hot Digital Songs
- Blue Christmas - down 10
to #57
New entries and Re-entries on the charts include:- none this week.
Dropping off the charts include: - Blue Christmas drops off the Top Country
Catalog Album chart - Blue Christmas drops off the Hot Digital Tracks chart
Notes of Interest - Mariah Carey's 'Don't Forget About Us' moves up to #1
this week giving her 17 #1's. This will be reported as tying Elvis 17
#1 that Billboard now uses which considers the double sided #1 hit Dont Be
Cruel/Hound Dog as one #1.
2005/12/29 www.elvischarts.com
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THE ELVIS EMPIRE COLLECTION FROM JIM CURTIN
For all you Elvis Presley fans out there, you won't believe the
Elvismemorabilia up for sale in this special auction. We are offering one of
thelargest, privately held collections of Elvis Presley memorabilia ever to
hitthe market - almost $2 million worth! This auction is being held live
inBeverly Hills, California.
This is the personal collection of Mr. Jim 'E' Curtin, a lifelong Elvis fan
- but, not just any fan. Jim has been the foremost Elvis tribute artist for
many years performing live before thousands nationwide. Additionally, Jim
has authored numerous books on The King, and recorded several music CD's -
all the while amassing personal items related to this 20th Century pop
culture icon - a phenomenal accomplishment for someone who genuinely
idolized the legend.
Mr. Curtin's collection is extraordinary for its content and rarity, as well
as its massive quantity. There are thousands of original SUN and RCA record
albums (both American and foreign labels, some autographed by Elvis) over a
hundred promotional records, an extensive sheet music collection, thousands
of magazines, thousands of postcards and advertising posters, and hundreds
of pieces of Elvis memorabilia produced by Elvis Presley Enterprises.
The sale will take place at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Beverly Hills on
January 7th & 8th. Viewing is available beginning on Tuesday, January
3rd at Regency-Superior's Beverly Hills Gallery. Online bidding with full
color photographs is available on our website, and includes estimates and
up-to-date opening bids. Additionally, collectors are able to bid via 'eBay
Live' during the sale.
Completely dedicated to Elvis Presley, the auction catalog itself is sure to
become a collectible item. The cost of the catalog is $29, and may be
ordered by calling Regency-Superior toll-free at (800) 782-0066, or at their
website. The cost of the catalog is refundable towards any purchase made at
the sale.
Fort More Information go to: http://www.liveauctions.ebay.com/catalogs/18531
2005/12/29 Ebay / Ep.Gold.Com.
Elvis 1960 Lincoln Mark V limousine Auctioned
Elvis 1960 Lincoln Mark V limousine will be auctioned at the 35th
Anniversary Barrett-Jackson "World's Greatest Collector Car Event"
at WestWorld in Scottsdale, Jan. 14 - 22, 2006. This is the first time the
car has ever been advertised for sale, having only changed hands privately
prior to this opportunity.
This automobile was special ordered by Elvis in the summer of 1959 while in
the Army and stationed in Germany. The Lincoln division of Ford Motor
Company sent one of the very first 1960 Lincolns, serial #32, to Hess and
Eisenhardt to be customized for Elvis.
The car has only 33,000 actual miles and is equipped with every available
option including rear power privacy glass, and two separate units for front
and rear air-conditioning. Included with this sale is the complete
documentation history including the power of attorney signed by Elvis
authorizing the purchase of the car while he was in service, the bill of
sale from Schilling motors to Elvis, the application of title in Elvis'
name, the transfer of ownership after 5 years to Alan Fortas & the
Memphis title to the car which has been in the same owner's name for nearly
40 years.
All this in addition to a photo taken at Graceland of Elvis with the car the
day he returned home from service, as well as several other photos of the
car while owned by the "King of Rock and Roll". This was known as
one of Elvis' favorite automobiles and he was often seen driving the car
around Memphis.
2005/12/28 Google - Various - Ep.Gold.Com.
Florence Kaye Ill.
Florence Kaye the last surviving member of the songwriting team: Giant/Baum/Kaye
is very ill and in the hospital. This team wrote over fifty Elvis songs
including: Devil In Disguise, Power of My Love, Edge of Reality, Today
Tomorrow & Forever, City By Night, etc, etc.
Florence is in the Hospital suffering with heart trouble and a recent fall.
Her daughters request your prayers and well wishes for her recovery.
Your cards would be very welcome. Send to: New York Presbyterian Hospital -
525 East 68th Street - New York, NY 10021; Attention: Ms. Florence Kaye -
Four Central - Room 230 - Greenberg Pavillion.
2005/12/28 www.elvisnews.com
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Big Hunk O'Love (On Tour Outtake)
2005/12/28/ Robin Klarenbeek / EPGold.com
Elvis' Birthday party Concerts.
The TCB-Band will play 3 concerts in January 2006 with Dennis Jale in
Austria at the Vienna Metropol.
2005/12/28 E-Mail / Ep.Gold.Com.
Setting The Standard.
The S&R Records label ( which released two CDs called " Trying To
Get To Memphis " and " Not Too Sweet " earlier this year ) is
coming with their third CD, set for release early January 2006. The CD is
titled " Elvis - Setting The Standard " and will feature
previously unreleased audience recording of Elvis concert in Las Vegas,
August 17, 1971 Dinner. This particular show will be completely new to
collectors as it is not available on audience recorded tapes yet. This
release is taken directly from original master tape and the sound was
professionally digitally restored to achieve the best possible sound quality
- regarding the source of-line tape. The concert last about 50 minutes and
it is one of the best shows of the Summer 1971 season. Elvis was in good
mood and strong voice, the highlight of the concert is medley " Little
Sister / Get Back " together with " Lawdy Miss Clawdy " and
ballads " I'm Leavin' " and " It's Impossible ". The CD
contains deluxe 8-page full color booklet with many rare photos in a very
professional layout. As a special bonus, first 100 copies of CD is presented
together with limited edition collector's card and with numbered 100 copies
of DVD containing very rare clips (with restored picture) of Elvis Presley
performing live in Las Vegas in 1971.
Track list: Also Sprach Zarathustra / That's All Right, Mama /
Proud Mary / Love Me Tender / Sweet Caroline /
Polk Salad Annie / Instrumental Intermezzo / Johnny B. Goode
/ It's Impossible / Love Me / Blue Suede Shoes /
Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On (medley) / Heartbreak Hotel
/ Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel (medley) / Hound Dog (with
false start) / Suspicious Minds / Band Introductions
/ I'm Leavin' / Lawdy Miss Clawdy / It's
Over / Little Sister / Get Back (medley) / Can't
Help Falling In Love / Closing Vamp / Announcements.
20054/12/27 E-Mail / Ep.Gold.Com.
Commemorations in 2006: The 50th Anniversary of the Year Elvis Presley
Became a Superstar
Following is a press release issued today from Elvis Presley Enterprises,
Inc.: GRACELAND LAUNCHES A YEAR-LONG GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION OF ELVIS
MILESTONES OF 1956.
Beginning with the annual Elvis birthday festivities in January, throughout
2006 Elvis Presley Enterprises will celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the
year Elvis Presley became a superstar and the lightning rod for the
controversy of early rock 'n' roll.
The year 1956 included the release of Elvis' first RCA single, first
television appearances, first movie release and other career benchmarks.
MEMPHIS, TN - December 27, 2005 - In 1956 Elvis Presley's career exploded
and the music and popular culture of the world changed forever. EPE and
Graceland will officially kick off the year-long celebration with three days
of activities during the Elvis Birthday celebration January 6-8.
Among the key 2006 50th anniversaries:
- The 50th Anniversary of Elvis' January 10th recording of his first RCA
single Heartbreak Hotel, which became his first national number one pop hit
and his first gold record award winner. The single spent 8 weeks on the
Billboard Top 100 chart at #1 and crossed genres, topping the country chart
for 17 weeks and reaching #3 on the R&B chart, and will be celebrated
with a re-release.
- The 50th Anniversaries of Elvis' six appearances on the Dorsey Brothers'
Stage Show, his two appearances on The Milton Berle Show, his appearance on
The Steve Allen Show and the first two of his three historic appearances on
The Ed Sullivan Show. The response from these performances represented the
first real exploitation of the power of the infant medium of television and
greatly accelerated the fire of controversy surrounding Elvis's early career
and the burgeoning form of music known as rock 'n' roll.
- The 50th Anniversary of the two-sided #1 hit single Don't Be Cruel/ Hound
Dog and many other big hit records.
- The 50th Anniversary of Elvis' first movie, Love Me Tender.
- The 50th Anniversary of Elvis' first album, Elvis Presley.
- The 50th Anniversary of the September concert performance in Tupelo,
Mississippi, when Elvis triumphantly returned to his birthplace town as a
major star.
- The 50th anniversary of Elvis Presley's first RCA recording. A deluxe
Elvis #1 Singles box will be released on January 24, 2006.
Track Listing:
1) Heartbreak Hotel / I Was The One
2) I Want You, I Need You, I Love You / My Baby Left Me
3) Don't Be Cruel / Hound Dog
4) Love Me Tender / Any Way You Want Me
5) Too Much / Playing For Keeps
6) All Shook Up / That's When Your Heartaches Begin
7) Teddy Bear / Loving You
8) Jailhouse Rock / Treat Me Nice
9) Don't / I Beg Of You
10) Hard Headed Woman / Don't Ask Me Why
11) A Big Hunk O' Love / My Wish Came True
12) Stuck On You / Fame And Fortune
13) It's Now Or Never / A Mess Of Blues
14) Are You Lonesome Tonight / I Gotta Know
15) Surrender / Lonely Man
16) Good Luck Charm / Anything That's Part Of You
17) Return To Sender / Where Do You Come From
18) In The Ghetto / Any Day Now
19) Suspicious Minds / You'll Think Of Me
20) Burning Love / A Matter Of Time
Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc. will be celebrating this landmark year with
many licensing and merchandising programs, special events and entertainment
projects, which are in the works and will be announced over the course of
2006.
The year-long celebration will lead up to 2007, which will commemorate the
30th anniversary of Elvis' death on August 16, 1977.
Please visit www.elvis.com for more
information as this exciting Golden Anniversary Year unfolds.
2005/12/27 EPE / Ep.Gold.Com.
Three Elvis Albums In Rolling Stone Magazine's Top 500 of All Time.
Three Elvis albums are in ROLLING STONE's just-published 500 Greatest Albums
of All-Time list:
The Sun Sessions (11), Elvis Presley (55) and From Elvis in Memphis (190).
The Beatles managed four albums in the top ten and 'Sgt Pepper' was the
all-time number 1.
Here are their comments on Elvis' three LPs.
The Sun Sessions: Many believe Rock & Roll was born on July 5th, 1954,
at Sun Studios in Memphis. Elvis Presley, guitarist Scotty Moore and bassist
Bill Black were horsing around with "That's All Right," a tune by
bluesman Arthur Crudup, when producer Sam Phillips stopped them and asked,
"What are you doing?" "We don't know," they said.
Phillips told them to "back up and do it again." The A side of
Presley's first single (backed with a version of Bill Monroe's "Blue
Moon of Kentucky"), "That's All Right" was issued by Sun, on
July 19th. It may or may not be the first rock & roll record. But the
man who would be King was officially on wax. Bridging black and white,
country and blues, his sound was playful and revolutionary.
As Presley biographer Peter Guralnick observed, "This is the most
improbable story of all: In a tiny Memphis studio, in 1954 and 1955, Sam
Phillips and Elvis Presley created rock & roll.
" Presley released four more singles on Sun -- including definitive
reinventions of Wynonie Harris' "Good Rockin' Tonight" and Junior
Parker's "Mystery Train" -- before moving on to immortality at RCA.
It took more than twenty years for Presley's Sun output to be properly
collected on this '76 LP -- which has since been superseded by Sunrise, a
double-CD chronicle of the King's beginnings at Sun, released in 1999.
Elvis Presley: In November 1955, RCA Records bought Presley's contract,
singles and unreleased master tapes from Sun Records for $35,000.
His first full-length album came out six months later, with tracks drawn
from both the Sun sessions and from further recording at RCA's studios in
New York and Nashville.
"There wasn't any pressure," guitarist Scotty Moore said of the
first RCA sessions. "They were just bigger studios with different
equipment. We basically just went in and did the same thing we always did."
On tracks such as "Blue Suede Shoes," that meant revved-up country
music with the most irresistibly sexy voice anyone had ever heard.
From Elvis In Memphis: "I had to leave town for a little while",
Presley sings in the first track. Along with his 1968 TV special, this
record announced he was back. Cut at Chips Momans American Studios, it is
little short of astounding.
With help from a crack crew of Memphis musicians, Presley masterfully
tackles quality material from country (I'm Movin On), gospel (Long Black
Limousine), soul (Only the Strong Survive) and pop (Any Day Now) as well as
message songs (In the Ghetto).
The same sessions also yielded one of Presleys greatest singles, the
towering pop-soul masterpiece Suspicious Minds. For the complete list click
here to go to The Rolling Stone website:
http://www.rollingstone.com/500albums
2005/12/27 www.rollingstone.com
/ www.elvisinfonet.com Ep.Gold.Com.
"BURNING LOVE" FOR THE KING KEEPS ELVIS PRESLEY'S SPIRIT ALIVE!!!
(The Story Continues...)
PAUL EVANS KENNY ASCHER
Elvis' Music Entourage Carries On Presley's Unfinished Work! Elvis'
"Hit Making Team" Back In The Recording Studio Again.
Los Angeles / New York (PRWEB) October 6, 2004 -- The media, music fans, and
the rest of the entertainment industry are still trying to figure out what
to make of these guys.. Some have called it reincarnation; others believe
its kismet, divinely eerie, at the top of the list with unexplained things
like UFO's!!! What ever you want to call it, most agree it's pretty cool.
As the music industry is grasping for change, something really different,
maybe it's Elvis himself orchestrating this new beginning from Rock 'n Roll
Heaven. Weekly World News recently ran a cover story entitled "Elvis Is
Alive", with numerous photos of Elvis sightings; people just don't want
to let go! It just could be Elvis' way of saying, enough already of the
fakers and pretenders, now it's time for the "Real Thing" again!!!
Singer / Songwriter John Krondes is back in the recording studio crankin'
out the hits with the Jordanaires and other MVP members of the original
Elvis Presley "Hit Making Team." Undisputedly, this is the
craziest and one of the most implausible and bewildering stories in the
music business today. Over the past year, virtually every member of the
Elvis "Hit Making Machine" (including the "TCB" Band
&The Sweet Inspirations) has somehow fatefully found their way into this
exploding music making project by singer John Krondes and the Jordanaires.
The Jordanaires are the famed vocal group that backed-up Elvis on just about
every song he recorded up to 1970.
Just this past week, and for the second time this past year, John Krondes
and the Jordanaires recorded a number of new songs for their upcoming CD at
Emerald Recording Studio in Nashville and The Hit Factory and Sound on Sound
Recording in New York. The Presley "Hit Makers", in addition to
the Jordanaires, included in this newest session are Ronnie Tutt (Elvis'
Drummer), Reggie Young (Elvis Guitarist) and Mike Leech (Elvis Bass Player).
While Ronnie Tutt recorded and toured with Elvis, Reggie Young and Mike
Leech were part of the recording team at "American Studios" in
Memphis that was responsible for many monster hits for Presley. Both Young
and Leech nicknamed "The Memphis Boys", played on Elvis hits such
as "Suspicious Minds", "In The Ghetto" and "Kentucky
Rain." Further, Mike Leech wrote the arrangements on "Suspicious
Minds" and "In The Ghetto." Other noted performers joining
the latest Krondes recording session include Ira Siegel (Guitar), Kenny
Ascher (Organ), Rodger Morris (Piano), Doug Jernigen (Steele Guitar) and
Charlie Vaughn (Acoustic Guitar).
THE JORDANAIRES
MIKE LEECH
REGGIE YOUNG
RONNIE TUTT
GORDON STOKER, JOHN KRONDES, RAY WALKER
Many Elvis fans and music industry professionals alike are of the belief
that this story of John Krondes and the Jordanaires and the reuniting of the
Elvis "Hit Making Team" is one designed by fate. True to its
philosophical theory, history is most definitely repeating itself in this
scenario. A myriad of radio stations have noted the graceful chemistry
between John and the Jordanaires and commented on the awesome harmony.
Combined with the rest of the original Presley musical unit, there is a
style and sound no short of majestic, much analogous to the symphonic
relationship Elvis shared with these very same musicians. Krondes states,
"This is all too weird to even try to explain." "From the
moment I met the Jordanaires, people connected to Elvis kept entering my
life." Singer John Krondes accidentally spotted the Jordanaires name on
a billboard in Las Vegas, and then the rest is now history. Seemingly still
controlled by destiny, John Krondes ran into Elvis' first drummer D.J.
Fontana while changing planes at Washington Dulles Airport, on the way to
the recording session in Nashville. D.J. Fontana was Elvis' original drummer
who recorded and performed with Presley from 1955-1968. John and D.J. talked
at length about the project and are planning to record a few numbers along
with Elvis' first guitarist Scotty Moore.
Elvis music writer Paul Evans along with John Krondes wrote new material for
the sessions. Evans wrote such Presley hits as "I Gotta Know",
"Something Blue" and "The Next Step Is Love." Strangely,
one of the latest session recordings was a song pitched to Elvis in the
1970's written by John's late father Jimmy Krondes and Paul Evans, entitled
"Listen For The Wind." Maintaining the programming formula "Something
Old, Something New, Something Blue", John Krondes and the Jordanaires
have just recorded a fabulous new version of the Country standard "There
Goes My Everything."
A new Krondes and Evans collaboration, party theme "Vegas in the
Morning" is scheduled for release in January 2005 to coincide with the
start of the Las Vegas "Centennial Celebration." The City of Las
Vegas will be celebrating its 100-year birthday all through 2005, with lots
of scheduled events and parties. For more information go to the official web
site for the Las Vegas "Centennial Celebration":
http://www.lasvegas2005.org/
A new E-mail address has been set up for fan mail for John Krondes and the
Jordanaires and the Elvis "Hit Making Team" at HitMakers
"@" elvis.com (email protected from spam bots). Fans can
effortlessly get a copy of "The End", the first single by John
Krondes and the Jordanaires at Amazon.com. "The End", which
essentially launched this project, continues to recieve great applause from
Radio.
Funky Sound of America
Rock 'n Roll NewsDesk
2005/12/26 www.emediawire.com
/ Ep.Gold.Com.
THIS IS ELVIS MUSICAL.
A brand new musical officially sanctioned by the estate of Elvis Presley and
from the producers of Are You Lonesome Tonight?, The Roy Orbison Story and
the national arena tour of Elvis - The Concert comes the premiere of the
brand new Rock 'n' Roll musical sensation This Is Elvis.
It's 1968 and Elvis is about to step on stage for the major musical event of
the year, his first-ever live TV special. Later to be known as The 68
Comeback Special the show achieved phenomenal ratings and re-established
Elvis as the major entertainment star of the decade, securing his place in
history as the true King of Rock'n'Roll.
This Is Elvis relives all the incredible backstage dramas leading up to the
comeback, as well as recreating the monumental concert itself which featured
some of Elvis' greatest-ever hits including: Heartbreak Hotel, Blue Suede
Shoes, Hound Dog, Love Me Tender, All Shook Up, Jailhouse Rock, It's Now or
Never, Are You Lonesome Tonight?, Wooden Heart, Surrender, Suspicious Minds
and many, many more!
We will bring you more information about this new musical stage show as we
receive it!
2005/12/26 www.elvis-express.com
/ Ep.Gold.Com.
The US-based GOLDMINE magazine has Elvis as the cover boy this week in
it's annual "Elvis issue."
Of particular note is an excellent, well-researched essay on the
often-forgotten connection of Elvis & Doo Wop music (or "the vocal
group tradition.")
2005/12/26 Gregory Nolan Jr. / Ep.Gold.Com.
ELVIS MEETS NIXON ON DVD.
Here is the cover for the for 'Elvis Meets Nixon' which see's it's UK
premier release on Monday 26th December. The 1997 movie stars Rick Peters as
Elvis and Bob Gunton as Nixon.
It is a tongue in cheek look at the famous meeting between the King and the
U.S. president in December 1970.
Here is a review from the New York Times:
Two of America's great cultural icons meet in this highly amusing comedy (which,
as the film reminds us, is based on actual incidents; check out Peter
Guralnick's superb Presley biography Careless Love for a more direct
recounting of the facts).
One evening Elvis Presley (played by Rick Peters) is alone at his mansion,
feeling out of sorts, and he gets an idea -- he wants to be named an FBI
Agent At Large to do his part in the war on drugs.
And how better to achieve this lofty goal than to go to Washington, D.C. and
speak with President Richard Nixon (Bob Gunton)? For the first time in years,
Elvis leaves the house by his himself, hops on a plane, and jets to our
nation's capital, determined to get in touch with Mister "I Am Not A
Crook" himself.
Director Allan Arkush plays this story for all the absurdity its worth, but
still hews pretty close to the truth (with several real-life "witnesses"
offering their view of the events, including Tony Curtis, Wayne Newton and
Dick Cavett) and presenting a convincing argument that Presley and Nixon had
a lot more in common than you'd imagine; both title characters come off as
cartoonish, but affectionately so, and this ranks with the most likable and
sympathetic portraits of Elvis Presley
ever committed to film.
2005/12/26 www.elvis-express.com
/ Ep.Gold.Com.
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR
Sincerely,
Andylon, Erik & Robin
2005/12/26/ EPGold.com
We Wish All The EPGold Readers A Happy New Year
Sincerely,
René & Angel-Eye
2005/12/26/ www.Always-Online.tv / EPGold.com
Three Elvis Albums In Rolling Stones Top 500 of All Time.
Three Elvis albums are in ROLLING STONE's just-published 500 Greatest Albums
of All Time list: The Sun Sessions (11), Elvis Presley (55) and From Elvis
in Memphis (190).
2005/12/25 EPE / Ep.Gold.Com.
New Elvis CD.
An Elvis CD called "The Early Recordings" can be bought in our
country.
"Going For A Song" (UK) is the label and it contains some songs of
the "Sun Era". There are 13 songs in the album and it is rather
cheap. Fans who like the early recordings of the King can be satisfied with
the CD.
Besides, the ones who got used to listen to "Tomorrow Night" only
from "For Everyone", i.e. with vocal and instrument overdubbing,
can find the original version interesting.
The artwork of the album is not so nice. The same picture is inside and on
the disc, and there are no liner notes at all.
1.That's All Right
2.Blue Moon Of Kentucky
3.I Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine
4.Good Rockin' Tonight
5.Milkcow Blues Boogie
6.You're A Heartbreaker
7.I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone
8.I love You because
9.Blue Moon
10.I'll Never Let You Go
11.Just Because
12.Tomorrow Night
13.Harbour Lights
2005/12/25 www.elvisturk.com
/ Ep.Gold.Com.
Essential Remix Collection
Various cd-singles with remixes of Elvis songs now a 2 CD set with this
material has been released in the import circuit.
Essential Remix Collection contains 26 tracks.
Track listing:
CD 1
Crying In The Chapel (reggae version)
In The Ghetto (reggae version)
Viva Las Vegas
Bossa Nova Baby (extended version)
Way Down (guitar mix)
Burning Love
It's Only Love (extended version)
Night Life
Rubberneckin' (2002 mix, Groove mix, Nevins club mix, Elvis VS Pink)
A Little Less Conversation (Eminem mix, M/A/R/R/S mix)
Born To Rock (edit mix)
CD 2
Viva Las Vegas (extended version)
Way Down (guitar mix) extended version
Burning Love (extended version)
Rubberneckin' (Groove mix instrumental, Jason Nevins extended mix)
Born To Rock (extended version, instrumental version)
Bonus tracks
Suspicious Minds (dance mix)
Kiss Me Quick
Gonna Break Your God Damn Neck (the strung out mix)
Baby, I Don't Care (soul mix)
2005/12/24 E-Mail / Ep.Gold.Com.
This is Elvis on DVD.
According to Elvis Matters.com a German label has just released "This
Is Elvis" on DVD.
The movie, with lots of original concert footage, gives us an upclose look
at the life of Elvis, through his eyes.
As a bonus, the film shows a glimpse of the private rooms on Graceland's
first floor. The DVD-R is subtitled in Dutch.
Note:
You better wait till the Official Special Edition DVD from MGM "This Is
Elvis" will be released. Andylon Lensen announced this two months ago
on Ep.Gold.Com that it is planned for beginning of 2006.
2005/12/24 www.elvismatters.be
/ Note: Andylon Lensen / Ep.Gold.Com
German Blue Hawaii Promo.
Releases in Germany by a local fan club is a CD edition of an original 10
inch promo record for the movie "Blaues Hawaii" ("Blue Hawaii").
The CD is a reproduction of the original vinyl, and two-sided black. It
contains one track with a German advertisement spoken over the first song of
the album, the other tracks are complete performances.
2005/12/24 www.elvisnews.com
/ Ep.Gold.Com.
Welcome Home Budget Re-release.
Now available in the UK is a new budget DVD release from 23rd Century of the
The Frank Sinatra Timex Special television show "Welcome Home Elvis".
This a a real DVD and can be picked up for as little as £1.50p
2005/12/24 Elvis Presley Scrapbook - www.elvisnews.com
/ Ep.Gold.Com
Simon Fuller/19 Entertainment Will Not Rebrand Elvis.
EPE will add this message to the official Elvis Presley website soon:
"The story about Simon Fuller/19 Entertainment and their having been
put in charge of a re-branding of Elvis is false. The story seems to be the
result of pure gossip or the source's having misinterpreted some bits of
information he or she might have heard through the grapevine.
Our parent company CKX and all its subsidiary companies enjoy a mutually
supportive relationship and our companies all look forward to each
opportunity that might arise for collaborating on one another's projects.
The management and development of Elvis-related projects and branding is the
responsiblity of Elvis Presley Enterprises (EPE). That has not changed.
2005/12/24 EPE - www.elvisnews.com
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U.S. Billboard Elvis Chart listings for the week of December 31, 2005.
(sg - sales gainer, gg - greatest sales gainer, ne - new entry, re -
re-entry)
Top Country Albums
- Ultimate Gospel - up 1 to #55
Top Christian Albums
- Ultimate Gospel - up 1 to #36 (sg)
Top Holiday Albums
- It's Christmas Time - down 1 to #25
Comprehensive Album
- It's Christmas Time - down 43 to #156
Top Pop Catalog Album - It's
Christmas Time - down 9 to #26
Top Country Catalog Albums - Elvis 30 #1 Hits
- re-enters at #25 (sg)
Hot Digital Songs
- Blue Christmas - down 10
to #57
New entries and Re-entries on the charts include: none this week.
Dropping off the charts include: - Blue Christmas drops off the Top Country
Catalog Album chart - Blue Christmas drops off the Hot Digital Tracks chart
Notes of Interest
Mariah Carey's 'Don't Forget About Us' moves up to #1 this week giving her
17 #1's. This will be reported as tying Elvis 17 #1 that Billboard now
uses which considers the double sided #1 hit Dont Be Cruel/Hound Dog as one
#1.
2005/12/23 www.elvischarts.com
/ Ep.Gold.Com.
Russian Elvis Golden Records Vol. 1 - 4.
There`s a new Import series from Russia, they just released Elvis Golden
Records Vol. 1 - 4 as Gatefold Digipack with beautiful artwork, CD with
Bonus tracks and a special DVD!
Real pressed silver CD and DVD, no CD-R or DVD-R! DVD contains the
soundtrack from each movie of that time!. The CDs have excellent
soundquality, much better as the last remastered versions from `97 the DVD
is about the same quality as the original movies released as DVD!
2005/12/23 Mathias Netzker / Ep.Gold.Com.
An Exclusive Interview With The Producer Albert Fisher On His Long
Lost Home Movies of Elvis Presley Find New Life in Special Edition DVD Elvis
Presley At The 1962 Seattle's World Fair.
Trailer
By Andylon Lensen.
Hi Albert, first of all I'd like to thank you for being so kind to do
this exclusive interview for our readers of Ep.Gold. and 2nd can you
introduce yourself and tell me a little about your background?
Andylon, Let me start with giving you my complete bio:
ALBERT FISHER
Albert Fisher is a television executive with creative credits from all major
networks, top syndicators, cable networks, as well as station groups. For
ten years, as CEO of Fisher/Merlis Television, Inc. he has won numerous
awards including the coveted national Emmy. Fisher currently has multiple
broadcast and cablecast series and specials seen world-wide.
Recent television programs include: "Cassini: Rendezvous With The
Ringed Planet" and "Mars Rocks" which is airing on both the
Discovery Channel and The Science Channel, "Secrets of San Simeon with
Patricia Hearst" and "The Ultimate Thrill" for Discovery's
Travel Channel, "Flea Market Finds with The Kovels" now in its 5th
season for Home and Garden Television, "The Zen Of Organizing" for
Fine Living, "The Harlem Hellfighters" for The History Channel,
"The Real Me" series and specials for The Good Life Network and
many others.
Fisher/Merlis Television has created and produced hundreds of programs and
specials for Scripps HGTV including "Willard Scott's Home and Garden
Almanac," "Kitty Bartholomew: You're Home," "The Urban
Gardener with Meshach Taylor" and "Ask Kitty." He also
produced the Emmy winning nationally syndicated series: "Better Homes
and Gardens Television."
Fisher has created a varied slate of hour-long "specials" for
various networks. He is also responsible for numerous home videos and DVD's
which are being marketed world-wide as the "official"
presentations for such prestigious destinations as The Hearst Castle at San
Simeon, The Huntington Gardens and Library in Pasadena, The Piedras Blancas
Lighthouse on the California coast and Loretta Lynn's Plantation Home and
Museum in Tennessee.
He has served as a Producer for the NBC-TV Network series: "I Witness
Video" and the Fox Television Network news magazine series: "Front
Page" and has functioned in various senior programming and management
positions with broadcasters world-wide including WOR-TV, New York City;
WTOP-TV, Washington, DC; WKYC-TV, Cleveland; WMAQ-TV, Chicago; and WWL-TV,
New Orleans, where he was one of the first broadcasters to create the
magazine-format concept .
His talent as a Producer/Director/Writer associated with films, television
and multi-media events has garnered many international awards including film
festivals in Cannes, New York, London, Chicago, Barcelona, Lucarno and
Edinburgh. Mr. Fisher has also received awards from The American Bar
Association, The International Film and Television Festival and the coveted
Columbia School of Journalism's Alfred I. DuPont Award for the documentary:
"Whispering Hope: Unmasking The Mystery Of Alzheimers."
As an Executive Producer with NBC, Albert Fisher created, produced and
directed numerous award-winning magazine shows, documentaries and
public-affairs programs and specials. In this capacity, and his current role
as a hands-on executive producer, he has spent time as an undercover inmate
in The Ohio State Penitentiary, has flown in supersonic fighter aircraft,
sailed international "Tall Ships," lived on the bottom of the
Atlantic Ocean in a NASA underwater habitat and recently became one of the
few people to ever film and explore the remote Arctic Circle island of
Surtsey off the coast of Iceland.
This is quite a legacy you leave behind Albert and you are still Movin'
On with new projects like the new DVD Behind the scenes of Elvis Presley At
The 1962 Seattle's World Fair. Our greatest entertainer in the music Field
"Elvis Presley" .
How did you become a Director / Producer?
I have been in television since I was 16 years old. Working at The Seattle
World's Fair was the career-making moment for me and provided me with an
opportunity to meet many important people from national television. That
truly launched my career as a TV Producer and then as a Director.
Made any other productions ?
I have been responsible for hundreds of hours of national and international
television. A lot of shows for the various Discovery Networks and major US
Networks such as NBC, CBS, ABC and Fox. (See specifics in my bio above).
Who is your favorite director(s) for film / documentaries?
My personal tastes are pretty much mainstream and run the full range from
the classic directors such as Hitchcock, Ford, Fritz Lang, Spielberg, Ang
Lee, etc. Documentaries: I love Michael Moore's work and current docs such
as "March of the Penguins".
Who is your favorite actor(s)
Current actors such as Sean Penn, George Clooney, Judy Dench, etc.
Why?
I like to see actors who make you feel they are "real" people and
who are not afraid to show vulnerability and emotion on the screen.
Did you become an Elvis Fan after you started working with Elvis If so, when
and why?
When I started to work on the film in Seattle, I was not a big fan of Elvis.
However, as I got to know him as a person, my feelings changed. He had such
a sincere warmth that it was impossible not to like him. His laughter was
contagious and he was genuinely kind to everyone around him.
As the years have gone on, I have come to recognize his musical talents as
well as his amazing contributions to the entertainment industry on so many
different levels.
I used to produce a talent competition series on television called "Ted
Mack and The original Amateur Hour." I learned that Ted Mack and the
show had turned down Elvis Presley when he auditioned for the show while he
was still living in Tupelo, Mississippi.
I wish I had his hand written application from that time, it would be
priceless. But we never saved the applications for those acts that were
rejected.
Elvis used to rib Ted Mack about his error in turning Elvis down for the
show.
There is a segment about this on my DVD devoted to the series. It can be
accessed through my web site:
www.originalamateurhour.com.
Did you started collecting Elvis material besides filming Elvis on Super8
and still-camera?
Andylon, I only have collected those things that were directly related to my
personal experiences with Elvis. I have the original phonograph record which
Elvis gave to me, as well as some other things he gave me such as the large
movie poster,a signed photograph, press kit and things like that.
Is this the only material of Elvis you have in your vaults or are there more
surprises for us Elvis Fans in the future?
I have correspondence from some of the crew ... the cinematographer, Joseph
Ruttenberg and the Art Director, Preston Ames became friends and I saw them socially for years after the movie until their deaths. The 2nd unit director,
Otto Lang is a good friend. He just turned 90 and lives in Seattle,
Washington. We talk on the phone a lot and see each other whenever we can.
Albert, did you keep in touch with Elvis personally or met him somewhere
after the film making of It Happened at the World's Fair?
Once the movie was finished, I never had any further contact with Elvis ...
sad to say.
What was your reaction emotionally the day Elvis died on August 16 1977?
I was working for NBC when Elvis died. When I heard the first news bulletin,
I was stunned. All of my memories with Elvis flashed through my head. I even
told the news department at NBC that I had these home movies of Elvis, but
they seemed to care less. So they have remained in my vault till now.
Did you ever become active in the Elvis World?
No.
What is your favorite Elvis single - Album - Film, ?
Well, obviously, I am especially fond of "It Happened At The World's
Fair" and the music track. But I guess the early films are still my
favorites. Also, since I was born and raised in New Orleans, I have always
had a soft spot for "King Creole".
Do you like Elvis in the 50's, 60's or 70's?
When I was growing up in New Orleans, I lived a few blocks from the big
amusement park Pontchatrain Beach. I remember once that Elvis performed
there as a relatively unknown from Tupelo, Mississippi. But even then, the
word was getting around that this kid was "special". So my most
find period of Elvis would have to be from the 1950's and early 1960's.
Up until now, what is you favorite project you did?
There are so many. I did a great documentary on the famous Hearst Castle at
San Simeon, California and the host was William Randolph Hearst's grand
daughter, Patty Hearst. That was a terrific experience. Also, recently I did
a documentary for Discovery on the Rover missions to the planet Mars.
I went with the chief Mars scientist from NASA, Dr. Jim Garvin, to a remote
island off the coast of Iceland near the arctic circle called Surtsey. It is
the youngest piece of land on our planet and is much like Mars. Only a
handful of people have ever been allowed on this volcanic island. That was a
blast!
Albert, do you have any other Productions in the future?
Elvis & Joan O'Brien.
Elvis & Vicky Tiu,
I may try and turn this DVD of Elvis into a television "special"
with current interviews with some of the participants such as Joan O'Brien,
Vicky Tiu, Gary Lockwood and even Kurt Russell. I am exploring this right
now.
Albert, this would be great, keep me updated when this television
"special" comes to reality. What is your ultimate wish on a
project in the future?
I have a major "legacy" project that I am launching next year that
will allow all peoples of the world to create one minute commercials for
world peace.I am passionate about this venture. Details are just starting to
come out and can be viewed on another web site of mine:
www.worldpeaceartsfestival.com.
Is there any wish that you want to accomplish in your life?
The World peace project. I'd like to be able to help bring people from all
walks of life together in a common goal to make world leaders more aware of
the universal need and quest for world peace. It is an ambitious goal, but
if we do not speak out as individuals and unite as a world community, then
what is the purpose of having our brief time together on this planet?
Albert, this was such a comprehensive interview, I mean all the information
on what you did and still do. Like my brains are falling out..... maybe the
next time I am able to go "Into" this.
Thank you again for being so kind doing this and I am certainly like to be
updated on any progress on this DVD of Elvis "exploring it as a
television special" .
One more last question before we end this interview.
Do you have any message for the Ep.Gold readers?
Andylon, I would like you to keep up the good work of honoring the legacy of
Elvis Presley. And wish all the Ep.Gold readers A Merry Christmas and a
Happy New Year in 2006!!! And let me know if you need anything more. Always
glad to be of help.
Thanks Albert, and the same wishes to you in 2006!!!
Note:
The 28 minute DVD includes color home movies of Elvis at the Fair as well as
a video montage of both color and black and white still photographs from the
production. In addition, Fisher has added a short salute to some of the
celebrity Fair visitors who he captured on his home movie camera. These
include Roy Rogers and Dale Evans, news commentator Edward R. Murrow, French
actor/singer Maurice Chevalier, Britain's Prince Phillip, astronaut John
Glenn just returned from his historic first trip into space and clips of the
first Telstar satellite transmission ever done from the United States to
Europe, parts of which emanated from The Seattle World's Fair.
Seen on the DVD with Elvis Presley are actress and co-star Joan O'Brien (with
whom Presley was rumored to be having a torrid relationship), child actress
Ginny Tiu and, in his first movie appearance ever, a non-credited 10 year
old Kurt Russell. The DVD also shows many sequences with Elvis and his
notorious manager Colonel Tom Parker as well as Presley's entourage known as
"The Memphis Mafia." Crew members featured include Academy Award
winners Norman Taurog (director), Joseph Ruttenberg (cinematographer),
Preston Ames (art director), and Otto Lang (2nd unit director). There is
even a sequence in which Elvis Presley is presenting a smoked and cured ham
from his Tennessee farm to the then Governor of Washington State, Albert
Rosselini.
On the DVD Producer/Director Albert Fisher reminisces on-camera about the
making of the movie and also how, when the film was finally released,
Presley's manager Col. Tom Parker "stole" Fisher's credit as
Technical Advisor.
"Elvis Presley at The Seattle World's Fair" is the first of a
series of DVD's to be release by Fisher Television Productions highlighting
events, stars and celebrities at both the Seattle World's Fair in 1962 and
The New York World's Fair in 1964. Future videos will also be available soon
on the web site:
www.fairvideo.com.
2005/12/23 Albert Fisher / Andylon Lensen / Ep.Gold.Com
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Auction of Elvis Coffee Crate For Memphis Children's Charity.
Ugly Mug Coffee Co. and Elvis Presley Enterprises have donated the 1st
limited edition Elvis Coffee wood crate (#1 of 200), to Hope Christian
Community Foundation in Memphis, TN to auction on ebay.
This money raised from the selling of this gift box will be 100% used to
help fund the adoption of children in the Memphis area. The winner will
receive the crate with 8 bags of Elvis Holiday Coffee signed by Joe
Petruccio, the artist who designed the labels.
FedEX has donated overnight shipping to anywhere. The crate will be shipped
once payment has cleared - as early as Thursday December 29th. Use the links
below to go to the auction on ebay or to go to the foundation's Web site to
learn more about their work and to make a donation if you can.
21005/12/23 EPE / Ep.Gold.Com.
Elvis By The Presleys Songbook.
(ISBN: 1423401557).
On January 11, 2006 the Hal Leonard Corp. releases the Elvis By The
Presley's Songbook. 136 pages book songbook has the same 31 songs as
released.
Here are few titles of the songs published in the book:
"Always on My Mind", "Baby, What You Want Me to Do",
"Blue Christmas", "Got a Lot O' Livin' to Do", "Heartbreak
Hotel", "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry", "It Wouldn't Be
the Same (Without You)", "Jailhouse Rock", "A Little
Less Conversation", "My Way", "Separate Ways",
"Suspicious Minds", "You'll Be Gone" und "You've
Lost That Lovin' Feelin'".
2005/12/22 www.HalLeonard.Com
- www.elvisclubberlin.de /
Ep.Gold.Com.
Message From Priscilla And Lisa.
Message from Priscilla and Lisa With The 2005 Christmas CD Sent To Fan Club
Leaders. Each year over the past several years, EPE has mailed a special
one-song collectable Elvis Christmas CD to Elvis fan club leaders around the
world.
The CDs have included a personal message to the club leaders and their
members from Priscilla Presley and Lisa Marie Presley. We will try to post
an image of the 2005 CD cover art in this article soon.
For now, here is the message that is included with the CD:
Dear Friends,
We cannot thank you enough for your warm and enthusiastic embrace of the
Elvis By The Presleys TV/DVD/book project, which was introduced earlier this
year. It meant so much to us, to our family and to everyone involved in
making this very personal statement. The success and positive reception of
this labor of love by you, as well as by new Elvis audiences, is a source of
great pride for us personally, along with the Elvis Presley Enterprises (EPE)
staff and the producers.
Over the past year, an exciting change at EPE that had been quietly in the
making for some time took you by surprise. EPE partnered with Bob Sillerman
and his new company CKX. This is a wonderful development for the growth of
EPE and its ability to nurture the Elvis Presley legacy and to reach even
larger audiences for Elvis in every part of the world, now and in
generations to come. It is also a great development in EPE's ability to
further its outreach to his most ardent fans. We look forward to an even
brighter future in the world of Elvis, and to sharing all the excitement of
it with you every step of the way.
Thanks so much to you and your Elvis fan club members for all your tireless
efforts to support and honor Elvis Presley's legacy in 2005, particularly
when you have reached out in service to your community in his memory. With
our abiding love, respect and appreciation to all of you, we wish you a
joyous holiday season and a great 2006.
Sincerely,
Priscilla Presley
Lisa Marie Presley
2005/12/21 EPE / Ep.Gold.Com.
E Online first to report Carey now tied with Elvis for most number
ones by a solo artist.
"Outside the Idol world, Mariah Carey had plenty to celebrate. The
Emancipation of Mimi climbed a spot to seven on 191,000 copies, up 50,000
discs from last week. Her 36-week tally now tops 4.5 million copies. Her
smash hit "We Belong Together" topped Billboard's year-end Hot 100
list, having spent 14 weeks at number one, the longest such run for any
artist in eight years.
Last but not least, her new Mimi-generated hit, "Don't Forget About Us,"
ruled this week's Hot 100, giving her the 17th number one single of her
career. She has now tied Elvis Presley for the most number ones by a solo
artist and ranks behind only the Beatles, who notched 20 chart-toppers, on
the all-time list"
2005/12/21 Guillermo Felipe Perez Arguello - www.elvissecondtonone.com
/ Ep.Gold.Com.
ELVIS' SINGLE SALES IN UK FOR 2005.
Up to 18.12.05 Elvis has sold 711,398 singles in the UK during 2005 alone.
The top 3 are:
(1) Tony Christie
(2) Elvis
(3) Crazy Frog
2005/12/21 Brian Quinn / Ep.Gold.Com
Elvis #1 Singles Box Set and 50th Anniversary Re-Release of Heartbreak
Hotel.
Elvis #1 Singles Box Set released January 24, 2006 from the SONY
BMG Strategic Marketing Group
Campaign will kick off with January 10, 2006 Re-relase of Elvis' first #1
single 'Heartbreak Hotel' celebrating the 50th anniversary of Elvis'
first RCA recording session
Celebrating the milestone 50th anniversary of Elvis Presley's first RCA
recording session and first #1 hit 'Heartbreak Hotel,' the SONY BMG
Strategic Marketing Group will release the deluxe 'Elvis #1 Singles' Box Set
on January 24, 2006. The UK version of this box set caused frenzy among
Elvis fans as they anxiously waited week to week for the release of the next
single to build out their box set. The US version will release all 21 #1 US
hits on 20 individual CD singles together in a limited edition, numbered
collectors box set. (One of the 20 CD singles is a double A-side containing
two #1 hits, 'Hound Dog' and 'Don't Be Cruel'). Each single will be
individually packaged in a dynamic mini sleeve reflective of the
originalsingle artwork. Preserving the look of the original 45's, each CD
will be pressed on black plastic with grooves to mimic vinyl.
Presley's famous first RCA Studios session, recorded just days after his
21st birthday, produced 'Heartbreak Hotel.' Recorded on January 10th and
11th in 1956, and released just a few weeks later, the epic single spent 8
weeks on the Billboard Top 100 chart at #1. The single crossed genres,
topping the country charts for 17 weeks and reaching #3 on the R&B
charts. Sony BMG commemorates the 50th anniversary of this legendary
recording by re-releasing the 'Heartbreak Hotel' single on January 10, 2006.
The single artwork will emulate that of the EP that was released in April of
1956, as well as the artwork of the original single that was released in a
generic RCA paper sleeve.
Track Listing:
Heartbreak Hotel / I Was The One
I Want You, I Need You, I Love You / My Baby Left Me
Don't Be Cruel / Hound Dog
Love Me Tender / Any Way You Want Me
Too Much / Playing For Keeps
All Shook Up / That's When Your Heartaches Begin
Teddy Bear / Loving You
Jailhouse Rock / Treat Me Nice
Don't / I Beg Of You
Hard Headed Woman / Don't Ask Me Why
A Big Hunk O' Love / My Wish Came True
Stuck On You / Fame And Fortune
It's Now Or Never / A Mess Of Blues
Are You Lonesome Tonight / I Gotta Know
Surrender / Lonely Man
Good Luck Charm / Anything That's Part Of You
Return To Sender / Where Do You Come From
In The Ghetto / Any Day Now
Suspicious Minds / You'll Think Of Me
Burning Love / It's A Matter Of Time
2005/12/21 www.biwa.ne.jp /
Ep.Gold.Com.
Elvis Coffe Christmas Blends 2005 Now Sold Out.
Elvis Coffee was introduced a few weeks ago by Ugly Mug Coffee Company with
four Christmas 2005 blends.
This series was sold only online from the coffee company and carried in the
gift stores in the visitor center at Graceland in Memphis. Ugly Mug is
officially sold out on these blends and only a very small inventory remains
in the Graceland shops.
Thanks to all of you who contributed to the outstandingly successful launch
of Elvis Coffee. Next for Elvis Coffee will be a Birthday blend and a hot
chocolate coming in January.
2005/12/21 EPE / Ep.Gold.Com.
RIAA Awards For Elvis - Presentation On January 8, 2006 12/20/2005
On January 8, 2006, as part of the annual Elvis Presley Day proclamation
ceremony for Elvis's birthday, Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)
awards will be presented upgrading the sales certification status of two
Elvis albums - ELV1S 30 #1 HITS and It's Christmas Time and the for first
sales certifications for the DVD Elvis By The Presleys.
The album ELV1S 30 #1 HITS is to be upgraded from 3X Platinum to 4X Platinum
(4 million units sold). The album It's Christmas Time is to be upgraded from
Platinum to 2X Platinum (2 million units sold). The Elvis By The Presleys
DVD is to be certified 2X Platinum (200,000 units sold) in the category of
Music Video Long Form.
RIAA awards reflect only certified sales in the United States and do not
recognize sales in any other countries.
In addition to the RIAA awards, a Sony BMG award commemorating the 50th
Anniversary of Elvis on RCA Records will be presented. RCA Records bought
Elvis's Sun Records contract from producer Sam Phillips in November 1955.
Elvis's first RCA recording session was on January 10, 1956. That session
yielded Heartbreak Hotel, which became his first national #1 pop hit and his
first gold record award winner.
Click here:
http://www.elvis.com/news/full_story.asp?id=934
for a recent article detailing Sony BMG's special commemorative CD releases
in January 2006.
2005/12/20 EPE / Ep.Gold.Com.
Elvis in Jailhouse Rock is the 5th figure from McFarlane.
Capturing Elvis' spirit, this incredibly detailed figure comes complete with
a custom stage diorama base -- he's groovin' atop a stack of 45 records, and
the cell bars are swinging behind him.
McFarlane Toys is proud to be working in conjunction with Elvis Presley
Enterprises to produce another sure-to-be-classic Elvis Presley Super Stage
action figure. Elvis 5 (Jailhouse Rock) is scheduled for release in February
2006. Also announced for release in July 2006 is Elvis 6, which is to be
"Aloha Elvis".
2005/12/20 : McFarlane - www.elvis-express.com
/ Ep.Gold.Com.
New Sonny West Book.
After three years of writing and research, Sonny West and Marshall Terrill
have completed their tentatively titled book, "Elvis: Still Taking Care
of Business."
The collaboration, which started in 2002, is the long awaited follow-up to
the 1977 book, "Elvis: What Happened?" in which Sonny West
co-authored with Red West and Dave Hebler. Terrill said the book is
approximately 480 pages in length and includes two appendices - "All
The King's Men" and "Myths, Facts and Frequently Asked Questions."
The former is a section on former Memphis Mafia members while the latter is
a list of questions West answers directly from Presley followers.
"The book was fun to write, but it was also a very exhaustive effort
because of the painstaking research that Sonny and I did to ensure the facts
were correct," said Terrill, who is the author of nine books, including
a March 2006 biography on basketball legend "Pistol" Pete Maravich.
"When this book is published, no one will ever doubt or question Sonny
West's love for Elvis Presley. I'm also very proud of the fact that Sonny
doesn't sugarcoat the truth nor is he disrespectful to Elvis Presley's
memory. What you'll read is a very balanced, sensitive and moving memoir
about the greatest entertainer who ever lived," Terrill said.
Terrill said the manuscript is fully edited and is in the hands of veteran
literary agent, Tony Seidl, who specializes in celebrity biographies and
autobiographies. Seidl has sold more than 200 books to date.
West said the experience of writing, "Elvis: Still Taking Care of
Business" has been cathartic for him. "Over the years there was a
lot of joy and a lot of sadness in writing this book but the facts are that
I loved Elvis, miss him and I wish he was still here," said Sonny West.
The book will cover West's 16 years with Elvis Presley from 1960 to 1976,
the aftermath of "Elvis: What Happened?" to his thoughts today on
Elvis, Priscilla and Lisa Marie Presley.
The book will also feature several stories and anecdotes that have never
been told before and will include many never seen before photos from West's
personal collection as well as photos donated from the Russ Howe collection
2005/12/20 Marshall Terill / Ep.Gold.Com.
Marty Lacker Released From Hospital.
Marty Lacker, who has been suffering from congestive heart failure, was
released from the Methodist Hospital in Germantown today.
The doctors have successfully removed the fluid he had in his lungs, and
although he sounds tired, Marty is feeling much better and looking forward
to a speedy recovery.
2005/12/20 www.essentialelvis.co.uk
/ Ep.Gold.Com
ELV1S 30 #1 Hits 4x Platinum In The US.
David Bendeth confirmed that the "ELV1S 30 #1 Hits" compilation
oficially reached 4x Platinum (= 4 million units) in the US.
2005/12/19 Various / Ep.Gold.Com.
Graceland Wall repaired.
Following the recent incident where a motor vehicle collided with the
Graceland Wall resulting in a gaping hole, the wall has been repaired.
2005/12/19 Sanja Meegin - www.elvisinfonet.com
/ Ep.Gold.Com.
Born 2 Rock Remix Single.
Volume 10 in the "The Remix Singles Collection" is the CD-single
"Born 2 Rock".
This 3 track bootleg CD-single completes the series and features the "Born
To Rock" remix in three versions: Remix, Extended and Instrumental
Version.
2005/12/18 www.elvisnews.com
/ Ep.Gold.Com.
STRUNG OUT KING VINYL.
A new green vinyl single is out on the dance market and features 2 dance
tracks
Side A 1. Strung Out King (3:05)
Side B 1. Elvis Strung Out Remix (2:11)
The A side of this single is fast becoming a hit with the underground dance
scene in clubs across the country.
2005/12/19 www.elvis-express.com
/ Ep.Gold.Com.
Turner Classic Movies (TCM) To Celebrate Elvis's Birthday.
On January 8, 2006 Turner Classic Movies (TCM) will commemorate Elvis
Presley's birthday by airing four Elvis films.
Here's the list and all times indicated are Eastern:
6:00 AM
Kissin' Cousins
8:00 AM
Jailhouse Rock
10:00 AM
It Happened at the Worlds Fair
12:00 PM
Viva Las Vegas
2005/12/19 EPE / Ep.Gold.Com.
Jeweler To The King To Retire.
After 68 years, Lowell Hays Jewelers is going out of business. When all the
merchandise is sold, the lights at 454 South Perkins Ext. are turned off and
the doors are locked, the city will be losing a long-standing institution
that has touched the lives of generations of Mid-South residents.
Over the years, this family business has helped create countless special
moments and the keepsakes to remember them by. It is a business that has
gained international notoriety as the official jeweler of Elvis Presley.
Lowell Hays Jr. still sells replicas of the TCB (Taking Care of Business)
ring, and TCB and TLC (Tender Loving Care) necklaces he designed for the
King of Rock 'n' Roll 34 years ago.
But after 44 years of running the family business, and with no one to follow
in his footsteps, Hays says he and his wife, Linda, are ready for some
much-needed relaxation time. "I'm just ready to retire," he says.
2005/12/19 Memphis Business Journal / Ep.Gold.Com.
ELVIS CHEQUES OUT NOW.
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irresistible charisma. Elvis Presley, the most thrilling performer ever,
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2005/12/18 www.elvis-express.com
/ Ep.Gold.Com.
RUBBERNECKIN' TIME.
This was sent to us by one of our site regulars who found this single in a
record collectors shop in London over the weekend. It is a 4 track CD single
(Not CD-R according to our source) released on the 'Revolutionary Records'
label and is titled, 'Rubberneckin' Time' featuring Elvis and Pink. The
remix is one that has been around for a-while on the web which contains
Elvis' 2003 UK hit 'Rubberneckin' and Pink's 2003 UK hit 'Feel Good Time'.
Tracks:
01) Rubberneckin' Time (Elvis & Pink)
02) Rubberneckin' (Elvis Presley)
03) Feel Good Time (Pink)
04) Born To Rock (Elvis Presley)
For those not familiar with this remix, it can be heard on the Elvis Express
Radio Rockin' New Year Party, which will be available online from mid-day
(UK Time) on New Years Eve.
2005/12/18 www.elvis-express.com
/ Ep.Gold.Com.
DVD TIME WARP - LABEL MEMORY RECORDS / DRAGONHEART
PRODUCTIONS. COUNTRY CZECH. REPUBLIC RELEASE DATE JAN. 8, 2006.
The Elvis Presley fan club of Czechoslavakia (in association with
Dragonheart Productions) are issuing their first DVD to commemorate Elvis'
Birthday and this is a MONSTER of all MONSTER DVD's! It contains various
concerts from 1974 - 1977 and the highlight of course is the famous New
Years Eve 1976 Pittsburgh show which they claim has the BEST sound and
picture quality EVER!
The entire DVD is almost 3 hours. These were taken from the best Super 8mm
fan footage that could be found and each concert contains nearly perfect lip
synched sound from the concert tape recorded in DOLBY DIGITAL 2.0.
It also includes MOTION MENU'S; CHAPTER MENU'S; SONG INDEX; MOTION FRAMES.
Plus it is on NTSC so it can be viewed in the U.S.
We have no final track listing but the DVD does include: CRYING IN THE
CHAPEL; WHY ME LORD; YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY YOU LOVE ME; HELP ME; DOWN IN THE
ALLEY; IF YOU TALK IN YOUR SLEEP; MY BABY LEFT ME; MY BOY; PROUD MARY; NEVER
BEEN TO SPAIN and Elvis doing the GAY version of ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT.
90% of this DVD is in color.
Note: This DVD is released for almost a year by now!!!
"Time Wrap"
TIME WARP - 1974 to 1977 DVD. This DVD features 6 concerts performed between
1974 and 1977.
The DVD is fully chaptered and menu'd , and is region free ! The concerts
featured are; OMAHA 1/7/74 / LAS VEGAS 19/8/74 / LAS VEGAS 18/8/75 / LAS
VEGAS 19/8/75 / PITTSBURGH 31/12/76 / KANSAS CITY 18/6/77
2005/12/18 www.worldwideelvis.com
/ Note: Andylon Lensen / Ep.Gold.Com.
Paul McCartney Goes Elvis.
It's no secret that former Beatle Paul McCartney is a huge Elvis fan. During
a concert for the BBC in the Abbey Road Studio's, Paul brought a special
surprise with him.
He imagined that Elvis was there, standing next to him.
When Paul did "Heartbreak Hotel", he introduced the "Elvis
Presley Bass": the original stand up bass of Bill Black, which is now
his. Macca closed the Elvis part of the show with his version of "Blue
Suede Shoes".
2005/12/18 www.elvismatters.be
/ Ep.Gold.Com.
Vernon Song Discovered.
Did Elvis get his talent from his father? A tape, offered for sale at the
next Regency Superior Auction (January 8th) holds the answer. It was 'recorded'
in his office behind Graceland.
The song is seemingly directed to his second
wife Dee, and is about the eind of their relationship. Estimated value: 3000
dollar.
2005/12/17 www.elvismatters.be
/ Ep.Gold.Com.
The Blue Moon Boys - The Story of Elvis Presley's Band (new
book).
Due for release in late August 2006 is this new book by Ken Burke and Dan
Griffin. The 320 page hardcover from Chicago Review Press will be an
insider's look of how the band worked and will feature a comprehensive look
at the post-Elvis careers of Scotty, Bill and DJ. It will include several
previously unpublished photos. ISBN: 1556526148.
2005/12/17 ElvisBookResearch - www.elvisinfonet.com
/ Ep.Gold.Com.
Elvis Part Of Memphis International Airport's New
Concourse.
After two years of construction Memphis International Airport officials
unveiled an impressive number of renovations this afternoon. The centerpiece
is the new B-Concourse Rotunda. It features brand new restaurants like Sun
Studio Cafe, Lenny's, Arby's, Back Yard Burger and many more. Stores like
Elvis Presley Enterprises and The Rock and Soul Museum have also opened up.
Today's unveiling featured everything from an Elvis impersonator to bands.
Officials say the renovations totaled over $25m.
2005/12/17 wmctv.com / Ep.Gold.Com.
Memphis Recording Service Volume 2: 1955.
Memphis Recording Service will release a follow up to its current release
"Memphis Recording Service Volume 1: 1953-1954" next year. Volume
2 on 1955 will be entitled "Memphis Recording Service Volume 2:
1955". It will contain a book with more unpublished photos, a DVD and a
45rpm pressing from the original SUN 223 master mother stamper of "Mystery
Train"
2005/12/17 http://www.memphisrecordingservice.com
/ Ep.Gold.Com.
THAT'S THE WAY IT IS - THE BEST OF THE OUTTAKES VOL.1
& 2.
Another DVD release that features the TTWII outtakes is That's the way it is
The best of the outtakes.Vol. 1 has a running time of 150 minutes and Vol. 2
has a running time of 155 minutes. The DVD comes in a digipack.
2005/12/16 E-Mail / Ep.Gold.Com.
Children's books continue to use "Elvis" for
their characters.
Two new children's books set for release in 2006 feature the name "Elvis"
in their titles and for one of their major characters. Ellie and Elvis (about
two elephants) (ISBN: 074758267X) will be released by Bloomsbury in
September while Elvis the Squirrel (ISBN: 0713675640) will be
ppublished by A&C Black in April.
2005/12/16 ElvisBookResearch - www.elvisinfonet.com
/ Ep.Gold.Com.
Artwork released for "Elvis Religion Exploring the
Cult of The King".
I.B. Taurus Publishing is due to release this book by Gregory L. Reece on 28
February 2006. ISBN: 1845111648.
2005/12/16 ElvisBookResearch - www.elvisinfonet.com
/ Ep.Gold.Com.
Little
Sister / Get Back (TTWII Outtake)
2005/12/16/ Robin Klarenbeek / EPGold.com
Marshall Production company signs contract for Sergeant Presley screen rights
Missouri-based production company Campbell-Stone Entertainment signed an option on December 15 for the screen rights to Sergeant Presley, a book penned by Rex and Elisabeth Mansfield with Marshall and Zoe Terrill. ECW Press published the book in 2002. "Campbell-Stone Entertainment is excited to bring the screen this intriguing and original story about Elvis Presley," Stone said, a veteran producer and former actor. "I like the fact that the story really touches upon Elvis' patriotism and his love for this great country. I also like that it's one of the least known periods of his life." Mansfield was sworn into service with Presley, a 23-year-old draftee, on March 24, 1958, in Memphis, Tennessee. The two developed a special friendship that blossomed during their travels over! seas.
Once in West Germany, Mansfield introduced Elisabeth Stefaniak to Presley. Her relationship with Presley grew from personal secretary to housemate. The pair witnessed Sgt. Presley's complex personality unfold over an 18-month period. According to the Mansfields, the ultimate rock-star-turned G.I. was a mix of generous, humorous, sad and jealous. The story's focal point centers on the tug-of-war between Elvis and Rex over Elisabeth, a rivalry that would end with Rex stealing Elisabeth's heart, but losing his friendship to Presley. Their story follows Presley every step of the way from induction to discharge and is considered by many as the truest account of his time in the Army. "Elisabeth and I had a very unique, once in a lifetime, experience in our relationship with Elvis for those two years in the U.S. Army," Rex said. "I have always felt that some day, someone would want ! to make our book into a film or TV movie. I am very happy that now someone has the faith to do our story."
Author Marshall Terrill, who recently finished a bio of Presley with former bodyguard Sonny West, said Sergeant Presley most likely has a better chance on the small screen. "It would be great if it was made into a feature film, but in my heart I've always felt it was perfect for television or cable and, of course, would have a great shelf life in the DVD market," Terrill said. "The producers have very strong contacts in Hollywood and more importantly, they have a proven track record of success." An option gives a producer the rights to shop the project to studios to drum up interest for a film or screen version of the book.The term of the option is for a six-month period with another six-month option available to Campbell-Stone Entertainment. Rodney Stone is a veteran of the film industry as an executive with Warner Brothers Studio ! and as an actor in film and television. He produced Pistol: Birth of a Legend, a 1991 movie about the life of basketball legend "Pistol" Pete Maravich.
He is currently producing on a drama about the trial of Richard Scrushy, the former HealthSouth CEO who was recently acquitted of fraud in Alabama. Stone's partner, Darrel Campbell, is a writer, producer and actor. Campbell had successful writing tenures on "Days of Our Lives" and "Home Improvement." He also scripted the feature films, Pistol: Birth of a Legend and Redemption of the Ghost.
2005/12/16/ Marshall Terrill / EPGold.com
Elvis Presley and Property Rights.
Image: 'The King' in action Copyright: Getty Images
The News: Fans of Elvis will have been celebrating the fact that 'The King'
hit the charts once again in 2005. His single 'One Night' became the 1,000th
UK number one in January 2005, and his 20th chart topping single. Elvis
Presley died on August 16th 1977 in circumstances that shocked fans - his
problems with drugs, weight and depression have since been well documented.
For his family and his fans, however, he left a legacy that continues to be
a major force in the music industry. Few artists do not pay some sort of
homage to the man who courted controversy throughout his career, upsetting
the establishment with his on stage gyrations but then becoming their
darling following his entry into the US military.
Image: Lisa-Marie Presley (left) still owns Graceland and all her father's
personal possessions but the deal with SFX has left her $100 million richer!
Title: Lisa Marie Presley and Vanessa Carlton At VH1 Big In 2002 Awards.
Copyright: Getty Images His legacy includes his estate - the famous
Graceland mansion in Memphis, Tennessee - and of course his back catalogue
of music. The industry that surrounds Elvis goes on despite his death. The
1000th number one is just one single in a series that has been released in
recent months by the BMG-UK group which has included such classics as 'All
Shook Up', 'Jailhouse Rock' and 'Are You Lonesome Tonight'. BMG are
releasing one special edition single each week between January 3rd and April
25th 2005, to celebrate the 70th anniversary of his birth. The singles are
presented as a limited edition issue with special features designed to
imitate the original 7 vinyl issues.
Estimates put the global volume of Elvis' record sales at over 1 billion -
more than any other recording artist. The rights to Elvis' music are owned
by RCA which in turn was bought by the Bertelsmann Music Group (BMG) in the
1980s. The ownership of the rights to the music, and where the royalties go
is quite complex and highlights the issues over property rights in the music
industry and in part links in with the controversy that has been raging over
illegal music downloads. BMG recently completed merger with Sony music to
become Sony BMG.
In December 2004, an announcement was made that Elvis Presley Enterprises
Inc. (EPE) had sold an 85% share to the SFX group owned by Robert F.X.
Sillerman. The SFX group represents sports and music stars around the globe,
most famously being involved with David Beckham in the UK but managing and
representing other stars such as Gary Lineker, Alan Hansen, Greg Norman,
Andy Roddick, Michael Jordan and Alan Shearer. SFX paid $100 million for EPE
although the sale does not include Graceland itself or any of Elvis'
personal belongings which are still in the hands of Lisa-Marie Presley,
Elvis' daughter. Looking at the property rights in the case of Elvis might
help to unravel some of these issues. Elvis was under contract to the record
label RCA.
RCA owned the rights to Elvis' recorded songs and Elvis himself
received a royalty for each record sold. This continued up to 1973 when
Elvis made a deal with RCA who paid him a lump sum of $5.4 million. In
return Elvis sacrificed the royalties earned on sales of recordings made
before March 1973, hence RCA would, in future, take all the earnings from
his work prior to that date.
Any records made after March 1973 continued to attract royalties for Elvis.
It was not the ownership of the records that Elvis negotiated because Elvis
never owned any of these records. If, therefore, RCA decided to put out a
record which it owned (say an old version of a song Elvis recorded before he
became famous) which Elvis did not like, it would be RCA's decision not
Elvis. Of course, most record labels try to work with the artist but if they
felt there was commercial value in doing such a thing they did not have to
seek permission of Elvis because they owned the rights to the song. The
ownership of the songs themselves comes under a different regime.
If another
artist wanted to record a version of, for example, Jailhouse Rock, they
would not have to ask permission of RCA but the company who owned the rights
to the song itself the music and the lyrics - not the recording made by
Elvis. That ownership will be in the hands of a publishing company. In some
cases, the artist will have some involvement in the ownership but not
necessarily. EPE currently owns many of the publishing rights to Elvis'
songs, so if an artist wishes to make a recording of Jailhouse Rock, they
will need to get the permission of EPE (and, most likely, pay a fee!). It's
a complicated situation, so here's a quick summary of who owns what: What?
Who owns it? The rights to recordings of all Elvis' songs RCA The royalties
on recordings of Elvis' songs made after 1973 Elvis Presley (now EPE) The
rights to Elvis' songs' music and lyrics EPE
2005/12/16 www.bized.ac.uk
/ Ep.Gold.Com.
DUTCH ROCK AND ROLL ART EXHIBITION.
Sunday December 18 ROCK AND ROLL ART EXHIBITION. De Cantine
Rietlandpark 373 Amsterdam 16:00 Free Entrance Live on stage JITTERBUG rock
and roll/rockabilly band + special guest PRISCILLA.
Ewan Cameron(aus) - paintings / Jeffrey Warlich - paintings / Michelle van
Dijk - paintings / Bertina - drawning / Guido - paintings / Suzette
& Diana - photography / Moniek Wildenberg - photography
EXPO FOR SALE large and little frames for good prices. Photography by Moniek
Wildenberg documenting the rock and roll music scene. EXPO FOR SALE pictures
of STRAY CATS; BATMOBILE; BANG BANG BAZOOKA; CENOBITES; DICEMEN; MILWAUKEE
WILDMEN; PETER PAN SPEEDROCK; SHAVER; DEMENTED ARE GO; HOT BOOGIE CHILLIN;
MAD SIN; MOTERHEAD; SIN ALLEY; SPEEDBALL JR; TURBO NEGRO and many more.
www.moniekwphoto.dse.nl
2005/12/16 Henk Mooibroek / Ep.Gold.Com.
U.S. Billboard Elvis Chart listings for the week of
December 24, 2005.
(sg - sales gainer, gg - greatest sales gainer, ne - new entry, re -
re-entry)
Top Country Albums
Ultimate Gospel - up 2 to #56
Top Christian Albums
Ultimate Gospel - down 1 to #37 (sg)
Top Holiday Albums
It's Christmas Time - down 5 to #24
Comprehensive Album
It's Christmas Time - down 33 to #113
Top Pop Catalog Album
It's Christmas Time - down 4 to #17
Top Country Catalog Albums Blue
Christmas - down 8 to #25
Hot Digital Songs
Blue Christmas - up 26 to
#47 (sg)
Hot Digital Tracks
Blue Christmas - enters at
#38 (sg)
New entries and Re-entries on the charts include: Blue Christmas enters the
Hot Digital Tracks chart at #38 this week. Dropping off the charts include:
none this week
2005/12/16 www.elvischarts.com
/ Ep.Gold.Com.
Now View a clip from the DVD 1962 Seattle's World Fair Featuring Elvis Presley.
Never
before seen footage of The King while filming the movie"It Happened At
The World's Fair"
Elvis Presley At The 1962 Seattle's World Fair.
Long Lost Home Movies of Elvis Presley Find New Life in Special Edition DVD.
Rare home movies of Elvis Presley at The Seattle World's Fair, which have
never been seen before, have been released on a special edition DVD.
Includes color photos and other celebrities who appeared at the 1962 fair in
Seattle.
Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) December 15, 2005 -- The images are almost surreal.
Here is "The King" ... Elvis Presley ... being peddled on a
3-wheeled bicycle by a beautiful blonde at the base of Seattle's Space
Needle. And Elvis with a 10-year-old kid actor named Kurt Russell whose sole
mission is to kick Elvis in the knee. Then there is Presley presenting a ham
to the Governor of Washington State. These are just a few of the home movie
scenes that have recently been uncovered and released by the man who was
Technical Advisor on the 1962 Elvis Presley MGM motion picture: "It
Happened At The World's Fair." Emmy winning television producer/director
Albert Fisher was just 21-years-old when he worked in the TV and movie
department at The Seattle Worldfs Fair. One of his jobs was to help
coordinate the location shooting of the movie starring Elvis Presley, Joan
OfBrien, Ginny Tiu and Gary Lockwood.
When the fair ended its run, Fisher
was asked by Presley's team to serve as the film's Technical Advisor on
location and in Hollywood. Throughout the weeks of shooting in Seattle,
Albert Fisher not only had direct access to the stars and crew, but he
carried with him an 8 mm home movie camera and a still camera. The footage
and photographs he captured during the summer of 1962 have been hidden away
in a safety deposit box until now. They have never before been seen publicly.
These rare one-of-a-kind glimpses of the behind-the-scenes making of a Elvis
Presley motion picture have been professionally edited and compiled along
with still photographs and recollections by Fisher into a commemorative DVD
that salutes the power and presence of Elvis Presley and the establishment
of Seattle, Washington as a major world destination thanks to their World's
Fair in 1962.
"My time at The Seattle World's Fair and particularly with Elvis
Presley has always remained dear to my heart," says Fisher, who went on
to become associated with major broadcast and cable networks and television
syndicators as a national Emmy winning Producer and Director. Fisher goes on
to note: "I have held onto these personal memories of my brief time
spent with Elvis and thought that the time was right to share them with the
many fans who continue to celebrate the legacy of Presleyfs amazing talent
and contributions to the entertainment industry."
The DVD is being offered through a special web site:
www.fairvideo.com.
It is available as a limited edition signed and numbered DVD which comes
with a Certificate of Authenticity and four never-before-seen color
photographs of Presley at The Seattle World's Fair. The Commemorative
Special Edition DVD is available for $44.80 which includes shopping to
anywhere in the world. A standard release DVD is also available through the
web site for $29.95, shipping included.
The 28 minute DVD includes color home movies of Elvis at the Fair as well as
a video montage of both color and black and white still photographs from the
production. In addition, Fisher has added a short salute to some of the
celebrity Fair visitors who he captured on his home movie camera. These
include Roy Rogers and Dale Evans, news commentator Edward R. Murrow, French
actor/singer Maurice Chevalier, Britain's Prince Phillip, astronaut John
Glenn just returned from his historic first trip into space and clips of the
first Telstar satellite transmission ever done from the United States to
Europe, parts of which emanated from The Seattle World's Fair.
Seen on the DVD with Elvis Presley are actress and co-star Joan O'Brien (with
whom Presley was rumored to be having a torrid relationship), child actress
Ginny Tiu and, in his first movie appearance ever, a non-credited 10 year
old Kurt Russell. The DVD also shows many sequences with Elvis and his
notorious manager Colonel Tom Parker as well as Presley's entourage known as
"The Memphis Mafia." Crew members featured include Academy Award
winners Norman Taurog (director), Joseph Ruttenberg (cinematographer),
Preston Ames (art director), and Otto Lang (2nd unit director). There is
even a sequence in which Elvis Presley is presenting a smoked and cured ham
from his Tennessee farm to the then Governor of Washington State, Albert
Rosselini.
On the DVD Producer/Director Albert Fisher reminisces on-camera about the
making of the movie and also how, when the film was finally released,
Presley's manager Col. Tom Parker "stole" Fisher's credit as
Technical Advisor. "Elvis Presley at The Seattle Worldfs Fair"
is the first of a series of DVD's to be release by Fisher Television
Productions highlighting events, stars and celebrities at both the Seattle
World's Fair in 1962 and The New York World's Fair in 1964. Future videos
will also be available soon on the web site:
www.fairvideo.com.
Note: The DVD is released as a limited edition and as a normal release.
Packaged as a CD - box on DVD-R but nevertheless great to have in your
collection.
Andylon
2005/12/15 PRWEB / Andylon Lensen
- Ep.Gold.Com.
The King's Ransom Book Review.
From the arcives of Russ Howe, Tom Salva and Bud Glass, comes this well
designed and gloriously illustrated catalog of personal treasures once owned
by Elvis. EIN has a peek inside - Reviewed by Nigel Patterson. Click Here:
http://www.elvisinfonet.com/bookreview_kingsransom.html
2005/12/15 www.elvisinfonet.com
/ Ep.Gold.Com.
Marty Lacker - get well soon!.
Memphis Mafia member member, Marty Lacker, is not well and has been
hospitalised.
2005/12/15 Lamar Fike - www.elvisinfonet.com
/ Ep.Gold.Com.
Tupelo To Celebrate 50th Anniversary of Elvis Presley's "Homecoming"
Performance.
Following is a press release from the Tupelo Convention & Visitors
Bureau.
TUPELO, MISSISSIPPI TO CELEBRATE THE 50th ANNIVERSARY OF ELVIS PRESLEY'S®
HOMECOMING
Tupelo, Miss. - 2006 marks the 50th anniversary of Elvis' homecoming to
Tupelo, Miss. to perform at the Tupelo Fairgrounds for the first time as a
star, and today, the Tupelo CVB announced an event to commemorate that event.
The Tupelo Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) is proud to partner with the
Elvis Presley Festival to celebrate this momentous occasion with a
re-creation of the homecoming parade and Elvis' historic performance in
Tupelo 50 years ago. This event will be held in conjunction with the 2006
Elvis Presley Festival, June 2-4, with events held commemorating the
anniversary on June 3.
The reenactment concert and parade, licensed through Elvis Presley
Enterprises, will be a multi -media presentation with live performers, video
footage, audio clips and oral histories from those who experienced the day
first-hand. The weekend will also hold a debut of the documentary "The
Homecoming: Tupelo Welcomes Elvis Home" by Roy Turner and Jim Palmer.
"We are excited to offer this once in a lifetime event to the city of
Tupelo and to Elvis fans across the world," said Linda Butler-Johnson,
Executive Director of the Tupelo CVB. "The committee planning this
event has done a wonderful job coming up with creative ways to re-create the
Homecoming. With their efforts, the support from Elvis Presley Enterprises
and the hard work of the CVB staff and volunteers across our state, this
event will be a showcase for Tupelo and the state of Mississippi."
Butler-Johnson added that fans from across the nation and worldwide have
already expressed interest in the event, and some have already made plans to
attend. The event will be promoted by the Tupelo CVB, the state of
Mississippi's Division of Tourism and Elvis Presley Enterprises. "The
international visitor is a viable market segment we target aggressively,"
said Craig Ray, Executive Director for the Mississippi Division of Tourism.
"We are pleased this year to have the opportunity to serve as host for
a group of journalists from the United Kingdom who willcover the event. The
media exposure is priceless and compliments our international sales efforts."
Officials have already begun a "Were You There?" campaign.
Organizers are asking anyone who was at the 1956 Homecoming event and is
willing to share their story to submit it at
www.tupelo.net