50th Anniversary DVD Edition Love Me Tender.

Actors: Richard Egan, Debra Paget, Elvis Presley, Robert Middleton, William Campbell, Neville Brand,
Directors: Robert D. Webb
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dubbed, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)

Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: 20th Century Fox
DVD Release Date: February 28, 2006
Run Time: 89 minutes
Average Customer Review: based on 14 reviews. (Write a review.)
DVD Features:
Available Subtitles: English, Spanish
Available Audio Tracks: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo), English (Dolby
Digital 1.0), Spanish (Dolby Digital 1.0)
Commentary by Elvis Historian Jerry Schilling
Featurette Elvis Hits Hollywood
Featurette The King and the Colonel
Featurette Love Me Tender: The Birth and Boom of the Elvis Hit
Lobby Cards
Still Gallery
Trailers: Flaming Star, Love Me Tender, Wild in the Country


LOVE Me Tender," Elvis Presley's first movie, is also his most unusual. It was the only time the King played a supporting role, and it was the only movie not originally conceived with him in mind.

According to a documentary accompanying a new 50th-anniversary DVD out this week, "Love Me Tender" began life as "The Reno Brothers," a script that had been kicking around 20th Century Fox for a while.

It got dusted off when producer Hal Wallis and MGM - who had signed Presley to separate contracts - got bogged down in developing what became two of the best Elvis...


2006/02/27  By LOU LUMENICK - NY Post.com   /  Johnny Tyrone  /  EpGold.Com

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ELVIS: PLAYING IT HOT IN '55
 

It appears a local radio station aired (and likely taped) this Saturday evening 19 Mar'55 performance at the Eagle's Hall in Houston, Texas.

From Presley's first "Well ..." it's clear how confident he was; the crowd just eats it up. Launching into "Good Rockin' Tonight," swinging through an
unreleased-at-the-time cover of "I Got A Woman" and closing with "That's All Right, Mama," Elvis, Scotty and Bill rock the house!

This is the coolest known Sun-era live recording of Elvis Presley, bar none. Sadly, this concert has never been released with its pitch corrected.

ALL LPs and CDs present tracks 1, 3, 4 and 5 speeded way up, while track 2 runs much too slowly; however, with the proper speed adjustments exclusively heard here at : http://www.elvisrecordings.com/houston1.htm

The music comes alive with the pure excitement of the Hillbilly Cat!One even notices moments like Elvis shouting "let's get hot" during several Scotty Moore solos!

If this ever gets reissued properly (and it should) 'Get Hot' would be a most appropriate title.

It should be noted here the tape mix is voice-heavy, but it captures what it was like to BE THERE in 1955.


2006/02/28  www.elvisrecordings.com -  Johnny Savage  /  EpGold.Com.

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The Killer Stays Cocky As Ever.



Jerry Lee Lewis doesn't do phoners. So, when you want to interview the rock legend who jump-started a generation with songs like "Great Balls of Fire," you have to e-mail his manager, who e-mails his lawyer, who goes over the questions and then submits the queries to Lewis.

While it's kind of annoying, the process seems to work. Here are "The Killer's" thoughts on a few topics including rock 'n' roll and his upcoming new album, "The Pilgrim."

Question: You're playing a concert here on Wednesday. Some people in Sioux Falls are wondering if you can still kick out a wild and flamboyant show at age 70?

Answer: I still rock 'n' roll as well as I ever did. I probably won't set the piano on fire anymore - the fire marshals kind of frown on that. But people seem to love my shows.

Q: Your new record, "The Pilgrim," was slated for a March release. How did it feel to record with the likes of Little Richard, Mick Jagger, Toby Keith and Kid Rock?

A: Is it slated for a March release? No, I'm kidding; the date just keeps changing. We all had a lot of fun making this album. I've worked with Richard for years and always enjoy it. Mick and I have worked together, too. It's kind of funny, but in the song that Mick and I do, "Evening Gown," our voices sound remarkably alike. I never noticed that before. Toby Keith was a pleasure to work with.

Kid and and I really hit it off. We did "Whole Lotta Shakin' " live on the Willie Nelson special last year and he got up on the piano like I used to do. When the song was over, I took the keyboard cover off the piano and just handed it out to the audience. When we left the stage, they were still passing that cover around the audience! All in all, it was great working with those guys and every other artist on the album! There's so many talented people on this album, just so much good music. I'm really proud of it.

Q: What's the best song on "The Pilgrim?"

A: The best song? I can't even begin to tell you. They're all good, but I think my personal favorite is "Twilight" by Robbie Robertson.

Q: Are you going to perform some of the material from "The Pilgrim" here in Sioux Falls?

A: I'm sure I'll do a song or two from the album. I've been performing "Rock and Roll" and "Before the Night is Over" in my past few shows. But, you know, I really don't ever know what I'm going to play. I don't work from a song list. I just play what I feel like playing.

Q: Where did your manic stage flamboyance, like kicking the bench away, sitting on the keys, come from? Was it practiced or did you just move as the moment compelled you to?

A: I was just giving them hard down rock and roll that first time when I
kicked it over. They loved it so I just kept on doing it.

Q: As a man who grew up in a religious home, was it painful or frustrating to hear people call your songs the "devil's music?"

A: No, it never really bothered me what people said. I've always known that my talent was God-given.

Q: Have you seen "Walk the Line?" If so, did you agree with the portrayal of you in the movie?

A: No, I haven't seen it yet. I'll probably see it when it comes out on DVD. Several people that I know have seen it, though, and they said Waylon Payne did a really good job. I met him a few weeks ago and my daughter, Phoebe, told me later that he walked off and fainted. Can you believe that?

Q: Why do you think more young rockers don't play the piano?

A: A piano has 88 strings; a guitar has 6. The piano is a much more complex instrument.

Q: If there hadn't been the backlash from you marrying Myra, would you have been bigger than Elvis?

A: It's been said many times that I would have been.

Q: You've been alive through the entire lifetime of rock 'n' roll. In your opinion, who are the most important musicians in the history of the genre?

A: The most important stylists in musical history are Hank Williams, Al Jolsen, Jimmy Rogers and Jerry Lee Lewis. Hank Williams' writing is distinctive, and you'll never hear a Hank Williams with a sharp note in it. He sang everything flat. Jimmy Rogers, the "Singing Brakeman" started the whole thing as a kind of "blues yodeller." Al Jolsen was the first crooner; he'd walk out without a microphone and just grab the audience by crooning directly to him. And my style is distinctive because I just naturally blended boogie woogie, gospel and rock 'n' roll. I never said I was the greatest, just the best.

Q: Do you still carry a gun?

A: Not often. I do still collect guns, and I'll carry one if I think I need
it.

Q: What song do you want played at your funeral?

A: Well, I think that question's a little premature. I haven't got that far yet.


2006/02/28  By Robert Morast - www.argusleader.com  /  EpGold.Com.

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Priscilla offended by tabloid headline.


Priscilla Presley says she is offended by suggestions there is something wacky about her family. Tabloid magazines this week labelled as "kooky kabuki" her daughter Lisa Marie's marriage to musician Michael Lockwood in Japan, with both wearing kimonos.

"It does offend me," Presley told AAP in Sydney. "It was not wacky in any sense of the word because you appreciate a culture and you appreciate tradition, that is wacky for somebody to say that."Lisa Marie and Lockwood exchanged vows in a traditional Japanese ceremony on January 22, both wearing traditional Japanese costumes. It was a fourth marriage for Lisa Marie who has previously been married to Nicolas Cage, Michael Jackson and Danny Keough, the father of her two children. Priscilla Presley walked her daughter down the aisle and gave her away.

"The wackyness isn't on our end," said Presley. "I don't think we have ever been known to be wacky."Maybe having lived our whole lives in front of everyone, things might look that way but this was so well thought out and she is very happy." Presley described Lisa Marie's wedding as "beautiful". "The wedding was everything she wanted and the mood was so tranquil and very traditional in dress," she said. Priscilla Presley arrived in Australia on Saturday for the worldwide launch of her bed linen range with Australian fashion designer Bruno Schiavi, titled The Priscilla Presley Collection. The 60-year-old was married to Elvis from 1967 to 1973 and has two children, Lisa Marie with Presley and Navarone Garibaldi with partner Marco Garibaldi. She acknowledged that Elvis, who died of a heart attack in 1977, was always going to be a big part of her life.

"It was such an impactful era that I think everyone feels they own a little bit of Elvis," she said after the launch at Sydney's inner city Myer department store. "As far as separating myself, I can't really deny that was history and I was very much a part of history in that sense. "It was a great time, a great era and a great loss".


2006/02/28    Sanja Meegin  -  www.elvisinfonet.com  /  EpGold.Com.

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The Imperials Debut In Italy.


The Imperials will debut in Milano -  Italy during a Gospel event from the Italian fan club Elvis Friends on May 13, 2006.


2006/02/27  E-Mail  /   EpGold.Com.

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Elvis: Born To Rock  Bob Klein meets Ed McMahon.




2006/02/27  Andylon Lensen  -  www.behind-the-image.com  /  EpGold.Com.

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Tickets for "One Night" ready for distribution.


Starting next Monday, the crew of ElvisMatters begins distributing the tickets for the super show "One Night with the King" in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, on May 20th.

Initially, we had promised to send the tickets out in mid-February, but due to unexpected circumstances we had to postpone that. Our sincere apologies for the delay. Haven't reserved your tickets yet?

Be sure to do so as soon as possible, and follow this linkkhttp://www.elvismatters.be/bestelling.htm to the subscription form.

2006/02/27  www.elvismatters.be  /  EpGold.Com.

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Heartbreak Hotel / I Was The One CD In Australia March 10.
 

Sony BMG will release the 'Heartbreak Hotel / I Was The One' CD single in Australia on March 10, 2006.

The single will also contain an alternate version of the legendary song 'Heartbreak Hotel'. This release will be a standard CD single.


2006/02/27  : Sony BMG  -  www.elvis.com.au  /  EpGold.Com.

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Tonight: 27.02.2006 21.00 - 22.00 CET Live stream Elvis Radio Show.


Live stream Elvis Radio Show "The King strikes back"  at  www.radio-rheinwelle.de

Pure dynamite...ELVIS ROCKS...with an incredible beginning  60 minutes hot Elvis ....

don't miss it, if you like a perfekt dance and rock party.


2006/02/27  Harty  /  EpGold.Com.

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Australian Elvis tribute artist support act for Englebert.
 

One of Australia's leading Elvis tribute artists, Mick Gerace, will be supporting the legendary Englebert Humperdinck when he visits Australia for his 'Let There Be Love' tour.

Sydney fans can see the show on Friday 2 June at the Sydney Opera House.


2006/02/27  Sun Herald -  www.elvisinfonet.com  / EpGold.Com.

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Elvis' former Audoben Drive home to be auctioned.


A former Elvis home at 1034 Audubon Drive in Memphis, now owned by Mike Freeman, will be auctioned on March 20, 2006.

Fans have reported to Bill Burk's Elvis World that the house and property are badly in need of repairs and/or renovation.  Memory recalls they paid about $185,000 for the home.


2006/02/26   Bill E. Burk -  http://www.elvisinfonet.com  /  EpGold.Com.

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Charlie Hodge Hospitalized.
 

Elvis' long time friend, army body and guitarist Charlie Hodge has now been hospitalized due to his cancer illness. Charlie has been fighting cancer for some time.

Our thoughts are with Charlie and his family.

The picture shows Elvis and Charlie on stage in 1975.


2006/02/26  www.elvisunlimited.com  /   EpGold.Com

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EPE buys Auto Dealership.


Elvis Presley Enterprises Inc. has purchased property at 3674 Elvis Presley Blvd. From Gary M. Rutherford and Glenn A. Rutherford for $2.1 million.

The 3.23-acre parcel contains a former auto dealership built in 1973. CKX  Inc., parent company of Elvis Presley Enterprises, Thursday announced plans to "enhance the visitor's experience in the area surrounding Graceland while preserving the integrity of the original mansion," according to a press release.


2006/02/26  The Daily News Online  /  EpGold.Com.

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Jerry Schilling on Elvis Radio on Sirius in August.

Jerry Schilling, friend of Elvis and upcoming author of Me and A Guy Named Elvis, My Lifelong Friendship with Elvis Presley, will appear on Elvis Radio as a special guest on August 11 (day one of the two-day Elvis Insiders Conference) to share memories of his friend.


2006/02/26   EPE  /  EpGold.Com.

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Johnny Cash Most Awesome Dead Rock Star.


Johnny Cash, who is currently being depicted by Joaquin Phoenix in biopic 'Walk The Line', beat off competition from other deceased legends including Elvis Presley and rap star Notorious BIG to claim the top spot in a poll to find the 'most awesome dead rock star'.

The top 10: 1. JOHNNY CASH 2. NOTORIOUS BIG 3. ELVIS PRESLEY 4. TUPAC SHAKUR 5. JOHN LENNON 6. JIMI HENDRIX 7. JERRY GARCIA 8. KURT COBAIN 9. BOB MARLEY 1O. RAY CHARLES.


2006/02/25  virgin.net  /  EpGold.Com

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Elvis International - Shop The Netherlands



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2006/02/24 Elvis International - Shop The Netherlands  /  EpGold.Com.

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Elvis Well Over One Billion Now - Source: Ernst Jorgenson.

Hey you all, I had a chance to read an interesting letter today from Ernst Jorgenson to a friend of mine in the music business and Ernst has little doubt in his mind that Elvis not only has sold over a billion records, but has outsold the Beatles (who would be second) by a great deal.

I will try to get the letter and post it when I can, but the points I recall are as follows. For one, Elvis had a huge lead being first out of the gate and being, of course, the number one selling artist of the 1950s and an unprecedented sales phenomenon to that point at that. And even though people act as if Elvis somehow musically went away in the 1960s while making his movies, Ernst mentioned that he was still the number two selling artist in the decade at that time only behind the Beatles. He mentioned that people should get a copy of Billboard where it lists its greatest artists (through the 20th Century) and make note of the point scoring system where points are awarded to an artist for their record achievements and make note of the fact that Elvis exceeds 5000 points while the second place Beatles barely passed the 3,000 mark overall. As he mentioned, Elvis was #1 in the 50s, #2 in the 60s and #11 in the 70s while the Beatles didn't even register in the top 20 during the decade of the 70s. Ernst mentions too,that Elvis' 70s ranking in that book is also artifically low because it has not been updated with Elvis' record sales from 77 through the end of 79.

He also pointed out that Elvis was well ahead of the Beatles still in 1970 and that Elvis - worldwide - sold excellently in the 70s while the Beatles had disbanded.

Also, from his talks with industry execs. with RCA etc., Elvis' sales from the period of 77-80 were unmatched worldwide and truly put the icing on the cake. And it is those sales records that Ernst and others have continually looked for with him saying that they have found some of what they were looking for. (whatever that means as I wish he would give specifics) He did reference - for example - Moody Blue as not even being represented for even half its sales US sales saying they had the proof on it. (Why has there been no certification upgrade as of yet I do not know)

He did mention, though, that the Beatles marketing and sales were much better in the 90s, but that Elvis already had a significant lead, never went
away and has always been a steady seller worldwide with events such as the Anniversary of his death always helping to spark sales worldwide. There was also mention that Elvis has been around for fifty years now and that with so many years gone by and so many different outlets for record sales (like Time Life and various specials as seen on TV) Ie. I have never heard of it, but he mentioned an album that came with posters called Elvis From Hollywood in the 70s - sold over TV - that sold millions upon millions that is not counted and so on.

Has anyone heard of this album? Apparently, it was a several record set and came with record album size photos of Elvis in Concert. This was just an example of many Ernst gave where Elvis sold millions upon million of records and they show up no where in his RIAA statistics. Oh, as to Moody Blue, he did not give a specific number but did say it would not surprise him if Moody Blue were truly Elvis' only 10 million selling album. He also said Aloha from Hawaii numbers are low too and gave other examples I do not remember.


2006/02/24  Christopher Tyler - www.elvisnumberones.com  /  EpGold.Com.

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Lisa Presley Signs Pre-Nuptial.

According to unconfirmed reports, Lisa Marie Presley signed a $952m pre-nuptial agreement before she wed for the fourth time. Insiders say Lisa - the late Elvis' only child is desperate to protect her fortune after previous marriages failed.

The 38-year-old married musical director Michael Lockwood, 44, in a lavish $340,000 Japanese ceremony last month.


2006/02/24  ninemsn  /  EpGold.Com.

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Lisa Presley's 4th Wedding - January 22, 2006.




2006/02/24   Sanja Meegin  -  www.elvisinfonet.com  /   EpGold.Com.

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The Bright & Exciting Future of the Graceland Visitor Experience.

Following is a press release from EPE's parent company, CKX, Inc.:

Company Looks to Preserve Elvis Presley's Historic Home, While Adding to Visitors' Experiences and the Memphis Economy

NEW YORK, Feb. 23, 2006 - Capitalizing on the ever-growing national and international fascination with Elvis Presley, CKX, Inc. (Nasdaq: CKXE) -- which controls Elvis Presley Enterprises and substantially all assets comprising the Presley estate -- has held meetings with prominent Memphis, Tennessee officials to explore ways to expand upon and further promote the legacy of the King of Rock and Roll.

With Graceland already one of the five most visited home museums in the nation and the most famous home in America after the White House, the discussions have focused on CKX's desire to grow the Graceland experience as the centerpiece of the Whitehaven section of Memphis. While plans and designs have not been finalized, CKX outlined significant aspects of the proposal to officials.

Robert F.X. Sillerman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of CKX, commented, "As we are upon the 50th anniversary of Elvis Presley's explosion into our culture, it is only fitting that Graceland assumes an even more prominent role in American culture and tourism."

Working in conjunction with Bob Weis Design Island Associates, a world-renowned design firm, the goal is to enhance the visitor's experience in the area surrounding Graceland while preserving the integrity of the original mansion.

"For years, Elvis Presley Enterprises and the Presley family have envisioned a project like this," said Jack Soden, Chief Executive Officer of Elvis Presley Enterprises. "We are thrilled to be able to move this concept forward."

Sillerman added, "To date, Elvis's fans have only seen a small fraction of the hundreds of thousands of Elvis artifacts currently warehoused. We're thrilled that beginning next month, with the Elvis '56 and Elvis After Dark exhibits and continuing through the proposed expansion, fans will have the opportunity to view more and more of this never-before-seen array of items."

The Elvis '56 exhibit is part of Graceland's year-long celebration of the 50th anniversary of the year Elvis Presley's career exploded and the music and popular culture of the world changed forever. The exhibit highlights his historic television appearances, his memorable concerts, his first mega-hit recordings, his first movie, the introduction of the big business of Elvis merchandising, and the first home his success allowed him to purchase for his family.

The Elvis After Dark exhibit is themed around that fact that, for much of his life, Elvis Presley was a "night person." After the sun went down, he'd
go on after-hours shopping sprees at department stores; rent out the Memphis Fairgrounds as his own personal amusement park; turn the Memphian movie theater into a private screening room for himself and his friends; host parties at home and at local clubs; or schedule late-night appointments with his jeweler. In short, he made Memphis his nighttime playground.

2006/02/24   EPE  /  EpGold.Com.

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Billionaire Mogul Has Big Plans For Graceland.

Robert F.X. Sillerman, the billionaire media mogul who owns a controlling stake in Elvis Presley Enterprises, wants to transform Graceland into an international attraction on par with Disneyworld and double the 600,000 visitors who annually visit the King's former home. Sillerman wants to partner with local government and business leaders to help make that happen.

"I want to let them know about some exciting things we hope to bring to Memphis," said Sillerman, who also owns the smash-hit television show "American Idol. We want to improve the fan experience and attract even more people to Graceland and we are going to present some ideas that include a refurbishment of the area, not just relating to Graceland but some scenic improvements to the area that involve local officials."


2006/02/24  Business Wire  /  EpGold.Com.

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What Elvis Needs Is An Opera.

Robert Sandall asks was The King's life too tragic for a musical? Given the never-ending appeal of all things Elvis - from the music to the memorabilia, and let's not forget the moon sightings - you would assume that Presley musicals must be a regular box-office earner. You might also expect that a life as studded with historic events and immortal tunes as his would have attracted some of the most illustrious names of musical theatre.

Not so, however. In the 28 years since he died, there have been only two serious attempts to render the King and his catalogue on stage in Britain. The first, masterminded by the veteran pop impresario Jack Good at London's New Astoria theatre, appeared shortly after Elvis's death in 1977 and was aimed squarely at the grieving fans.

A rather hurried re-telling of the life, with 82 songs attached, Elvis: On Stage was significant mainly for kickstarting the cult of the impersonators. Reviews tended to focus on the relative plausibility of Shakin' Stevens and P J Proby as the young and not-so-young Elvises respectively. The drama, such as it was, was straight off the CV, and there was little in the way of dialogue. The playwright Alan Bleasdale headed bang in the opposite direction six years later with Are You Lonesome Tonight?

Bleasdale's Liverpool Playhouse production took the music as read, and focused on Presley in his declining years, portraying a reclusive fatso holed up in Graceland and contrasting this sad grotesque with the lean, mean rock and roller of the 1950s. It was a well-received and powerful drama that contained a few excerpts of Presley songs - but it was hardly a musical.

Since then, the boom in stage musicals with pop themes has pretty much passed Elvis by. The most recent attempt to hitch him to the Mamma Mia! bandwagon was All Shook Up, an ambitious American farrago that grafted a selection of 24 Elvis classics, along with the plot of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, on to a love story set in Sticksville USA in the 1950s. It closed last September after only four months on Broadway.

There is one clear difficulty with Elvis musicals that shun the All Shook Up route and take as their subject the man and his music. How do you reconcile the joyous exuberance of his finest songs with the claustrophobic squalor that took over his life? Ironically, it was the decision of Presley's manipulative manager Colonel Parker to sign him up for a string of shoddy film musicals that fenced him off from his audience, and precipitated his descent into cheeseburger hell.

But just try to find the emotional equivalent of that in the Elvis songbook. Conveying the ruined grandeur of the poor boy from Mississippi who changed the world then lost his soul and died on the lav is a tough call for something as cheerful sounding as "Elvis: The Musical". This guy, you begin to suspect, requires nothing less than an original operatic score to himself.

In the absence of that, maybe, just maybe, This is Elvis: Viva Las Vegas! has the answer. This new musical, which is currently touring the country before - demand permitting - transferring to the West End in the summer, looks closely at the only remotely happy phase of Elvis's later career. It covers his triumphant comeback on an NBC TV special in 1968 - in which he appeared clad in black leather with a 30-inch waist and a guitar - and his subsequent, disastrous installation as an uber-crooner in the International Hotel in Las Vegas in 1970.

The Vegas contract was the last, and perhaps the most damaging, of the Colonel's money-driven betrayals of his dependably gullible client. While the paperwork on the deal was being signed off, Elvis was dreaming of touring the South performing outdoors with his band on the back of a flatbed truck. The tour never happened; instead the King was progressively dethroned by stage fright, prescription drugs and mountainous quantities of junk food.

For the Elvis faithful however, memories are not made of this, and the new musical knows it. Thirty of the greatest hits, played by an 18-piece band, and a lead with form - Simon Bowman, whose performance as Elvis in Bleasdale's Are You Lonesome Tonight? was widely praised - are trying to keep the legend alive without losing sight of the guy who created it. If it works, it will be a first. If not, Elvis will have to stay in that limbo to which our collective creative imagination seems to have banished him: the moon.

'This is Elvis' UK tour dates include the Festival Theatre, Edinburgh (0131 529 6000), Mar 6-11 and the Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham (0870 607 7533), Mar 13-18.


2006/02/23  Telegraph.co.uk  /   EpGold.Com.

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Memphis Summers Are So Hot.....


Memphis summers are so hot and humid that the air sticks to human skin like a glove. It was on such a day in August 1953 that a shy 18-year-old cradling a battered, beat-up guitar entered the Sun Records office at 706 Union Avenue.

Elvis Presley had passed that way often, walking, driving. Perhaps he had hesitated once or twice outside, simply to make note of the location. "When he finally entered," writes Peter Guralnick in Last Train To Memphis (1994), "there is little question that he stepped through the doorway with the idea, if not of stardom, at the very least of being discovered."

Since Elvis worked five days a week at a local machinist's shop, he showed up at Sun Records on a Saturday. It was hot, and there was no air conditioning in the waiting room. Marion Keisker, the office manager, looked up from her typewriter to see him approach. "Can I help you?" she asked. She could barely hear his mumbled reply that he wanted to make a record. Marion told him it would cost $3.98, plus tax. For another dollar, he could have a taped copy as well. But he chose the less expensive option.

Marion started up a conversation with the nervous Elvis. He said, "If you know anyone that needs a singer." And Marion asked, "What kind of singer are you?" He replied, "I sing all kinds." She said, "Who do you sound like?" To which Elvis replied, "I don't sound like nobody."

Elvis was ushered into the studio, where it was obvious from the first quivering notes of the first song he sang that there was something unique about him. When he finished one song, he embarked upon "That's When Your Heartaches Begin," a ballad the Ink Spots had originally cut in 1941-and simply declared "That's the end" at the conclusion of the song. He then looked expectantly at the man in the control booth. Sam Phillips nodded and said politely that he was an "interesting" singer. "We might give you a call sometime." Thus began a relationship that by late 1954 saw Presley emerging as America's greatest pop icon.

That the rock 'n' roll revolution would be ushered in by Sam Phillips is not all that surprising. The son of poor tenant farmers, as a child Phillips worked in the cotton fields of Alabama with black laborers. "A day didn't go by when I didn't hear black folks singing in the cotton fields," he said. Phillips, thus, recognized his musical roots and was always savvy to new sounds. He saw in Elvis what he had been looking for-a white singer who sounded black-and recorded Presley's first five singles. The first became a hit, a 1954 cover of black bluesman Arthur Crudup's "That's Alright, Mama." "God only knows that we didn't know it would have the response that it would have," Phillips said in 1997. "But I always knew that the rebellion of young people, which is as natural as breathing, would be a part of that breakthrough."

Phillips began in music as a radio station engineer and later as a disc jockey at stations in Alabama and Nashville before moving to Memphis. When he began recording artists, he dealt with many black singers. As more black-oriented labels began to emerge, however, they sought more control over the recordings they issued. As a result, Phillips turned to white artists with the motto, "We Record Anything, Anywhere, Anytime." In the process, he merged white country music with black rhythm and blues to create a new sound. "What there was a need for," Phillips would later say, "was a rhythm that had a very pronounced beat, a joyous sound and a quality that young people could identify with."

Phillips lived up to his motto. After signing Presley to the Sun Records label, he went on to produce some of the greatest pop recording artists of all time. These included Jerry Lee Lewis ("Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On"), Carl Perkins ("Blue Suede Shoes") and Johnny Cash ("I Walk the Line"). Phillips also gave a home to Roy Orbison, Conway Twitty, Charlie Rich and Howlin' Wolf, among many others.

Before the 1950s had ended, the tentacles of the Sun Records sound had permeated virtually every crook and crevice in the western world. Phillips also helped influence what later became the British Invasion. In fact, it was the joy found in the early Sun releases that was reflected in the music of The Beatles and caught the ear of young Robert Zimmerman, later to become Bob Dylan.

A mark of the high regard in which Sun Records was held is reflected in the number of tribute records about the label-including The Lovin' Spoonful's "Nashville Cats" in 1971 and John Fogerty's 1985 "Big Train from Memphis." Thus, it's fitting that Phillips was the first non-performer to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986. And the Sun Records location was recently named a national historical site (the first recording studio to be afforded this honor).

Sam Phillips continued to work up until his death last week at the age of 80 in Memphis. "I'll never retire. I'm just using up somebody else's oxygen if I retire," he said in a 2000 interview.

Phillips died knowing he was leaving a huge legacy-one that began in the South, as fueled by black musicians, and later finding root in the hearts of the youth in the 1950s. But he never lost sight of the fact that rock 'n' roll originated and thrived in a frantic atmosphere filled with wild-eyed abandon. "We're all crazy," Phillips has said of himself and his Sun charges. "But it's a type of insanity that borders on genius. I really feel that. To be as free as you have to be for any kind of music, you almost have to be in another dimension. And to do the broad expanse of rock and roll takes an element of mind expansion that people less creative would term insanity." Thanks for the insanity, Sam.

2006/02/23   www.cornerstonemag.com  /  EpGold.Com.

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FTD Soundboard For July 2006.

Today Ernst Jorgensen confirmed Andylon Lensen the FTD Soundboard Cd for July 2006,  will be a live-show from one of his first shows in January 1974 with extra  bonus material  also from January 1974.

The FTD special - Edition 2 cd release of Raised On Rock will be no Summer release, but is planned for later this year.


2006/02/23  Andylon Lensen  -  Ernst Jorgensen  /  EpGold.Com.

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THE ULTIMATE TRIBUTE BUT MORE OF THE SAME.

A DREAM CONCERT EXPERIENCE IS JUST A DREAM BUT WITH SILLERMANS MILLIONS IT COULD HAVE BEEN A REALITY!


EPE have announced a "spectacular concert event" to mark the 30th Anniversaryof Elvis' death. Yes! A spectacular concert event starring Elvis Presley via video, accompanied live by a large cast of singers and musicians who worked with him.

Hang on, are you sure that the "Spectacular Concert Event" isn't the show formally known as "Elvis The Concert" which were performed in Memphis in 1997 and 2002?

It has been speculated and discussed by fans around the world for years and many, including us, were hoping that for the 30th anniversary of Elvis' death, EPE would have set its sights on making the concert event of the  year.....Anywhere!

Especially when you remember that Bob Sillerman, who's company, CKXE is valued at over One Billion dollars, now owns Elvis Presley Enterprises and entertainment company 19 Entertainment, who of course work closely with BMG on the American Idol show.

A live show produced in the same way as the excellent "Elvis The Concert" but with some of the worlds major performers singing on stage with the King himself in a duet along with some of the top musicians backing them up.

The concert would not only sell out in hours but it would be a global event with sponsors lining up to pay for prime advertising, Television companies would be battling for the rights to screen such an historic and musically important event and the following DVD, album and single release would sell tens of millions of copies around the world.

But with the old management at EPE still firmly in place, innovative and groundbreaking ideas will not be forthcoming! EPE, you need to Speculate to accumulate, if you can work with everyone involved and not demand ridiculous fee's then everyone wins. And you may well help bring in the next generation of Elvis fans with money ready to spend in your souvenir shops.


2006/02/23   Various  - www.elvis-express.com  /  EpGold.Com.

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U.S. Billboard Elvis Chart listings for the week of March 4, 2005.

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

Hot 100 Singles Sales             - Heartbreak Hotel          - down 3 to #5
Top Country Albums              - Ultimate Gospel            - down 1 to #72
Top Christian Albums             - Ultimate Gospel            - re-enters at #48 (sg)


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

Dropping off the charts include: - Utimate Gospel drops back off the Top Christian Albums chart but logs its 100th week on the Top Country Albums chart.


2006/02/23  www.elvischarts.com  /  EpGold.Com.

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Elvis Breaks Through.

Photo:Performing "Heartbreak Hotel" in June 1956.
(BETTMANN/CORBIS)


Fifty years ago today, on February 22, 1956, a song inspired by a suicide note and sung by a greasy-haired new musical talent entered Billboard's pop music top ten. The song was "Heartbreak Hotel." The singer, as Life magazine put it, was a 21-year-old "hillbilly who howls." His name was Elvis Presley. The American music scene would never be the same.

The Presley phenomenon had been gathering steam for months. The scene at a concert in Jacksonville, Florida, the previous May had given a hint of things to come. Some 14,000 teenage fans had turned out to hear Elvis. He had casually said, "I'll see you all backstage, girls." A riot followed after the show, with thousands of teenagers mobbing their idol.

But by early 1956 Presley's popularity still hadn't spread much beyond the South. In November he had played at the Woodrow Wilson Junior High School in Port Arthur, Texas, with an audience of 100 people. He continued to perform on the Louisiana Hayride country-music radio show, a job he had signed up for in 1954 at $18 a shot. He had recorded some classic tunes with Sam Phillips's Sun Records, but he had yet to score with a hit song.

Two developments had just put the spurs to his career. First, Elvis had jettisoned his manager and hired Colonel Tom Parker, an ex-circus worker with a genius for promotion. Parker had taken the cowboy singer Eddy Arnold and made him a star in the 1940s, complete with movie contract and Las Vegas bookings. He was hoping to do the same with Elvis.

The second development was that Elvis had signed with a major record label. RCA Records had bought out his contract from the musically innovative but financially strapped Phillips. Parker had induced the New York company to gamble $35,000 on his unproven Memphis crooner.

While Parker adroitly handled the singer's business arrangements, Elvis himself shaped the music. "Heartbreak Hotel" was a strange choice for his first single on the new label, but it did reflect his eclectic musical sensibility. The country musician Tommy Durden had read the previous year about a well-dressed man who had killed himself and left a note that said, "I walk a lonely street." Durden talked over the story with Mae Axton, a schoolteacher and publicist for Parker in north Florida; she suggested erecting "Heartbreak Hotel" at the end of that street, and the two wrote the song about it in half an hour. Axton offered Elvis a third of the writing credit if he would record it.

"Heartbreak Hotel" was a moody number with a jazzy tang and a tragic motif. Record executives questioned whether it would appeal to Elvis's teenage constituency. It did. The melancholy lyric and plaintive melody, the alteration between wild shouting and sob-laden crooning-it all exactly captured the Elvis mystique. His musical judgment was vindicated. "I'm so lonely I could die," he sang, and the teenagers responded.

Presley was a great fan of the cinematic poses of Marlon Brando and James Dean, and he dreamed of becoming an actor himself. "Heartbreak Hotel" reflected the influence of movies like 1955's Rebel Without a Cause, in which Dean brilliantly acted out teenage angst.

Elvis's emphatic, reverberating rendition of the song, together with Tom Parker's relentless promotion, made for an unprecedented hit. After the
single reached the charts in February, it soared to number one by the end of March. It sold a million copies in just eight weeks.

The record turned Presley into a focus of nationwide youth hysteria. The phenomenon was not entirely new. Frank Sinatra had set off paroxysms among bobby-soxers in the 1940s, and hordes had gone wild over Rudy Vallee in the 1930s. But no performer had approached Elvis Presley's popularity.

Controversy helped. The bump-and-grind dance steps he worked into his act, along with the insinuation that dripped from his voice, were "deeply disturbing to civic leaders, clergymen, some parents," as Life noted. A Miami paper labeled his performances "obscene." A Jacksonville judge threatened him with jail.

One-night stands and radio could take a performer only so far. In previous decades it had been Hollywood movies that raised singers to the status of superstar, and Parker immediately began to negotiate a movie contract for Elvis. But by the 1950s a new medium was available, and television would become the engine of the singer's rise. He first appeared on the small screen in January 1956, singing on a show hosted by the swing-era stars Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey. Most of the audience that night tuned in to the more sophisticated Perry Como Show on another network. But in September, when he made his first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, he drew 82 percent of the television audience-an incredible 54 million viewers. He had become a national sensation.

His impact was monumental. "Heartbreak Hotel" topped the lists in both pop and country. He soon had number-one songs in three pop-chart categories simultaneously. He remained in the top ten continuously for the next seven years, and he launched the rock-and-roll juggernaut that would establish the style as the dominant form of popular music for the remainder of the century.

But in 1956 his fans weren't thinking about his place in music history. As one 15-year-old girl declared, "When he does that on TV, I get down on the floor and scream."

Jack Kelly writes often for American Heritage magazine and is the author of Gunpowder: Alchemy, Bombards, and Pyrotechnics-A History of the Explosive That Changed the World.

2006/02/23  www.americanheritage.com  /  EpGold.Com.

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Priscilla Presley to visit Australia next week.

Priscilla Presley is launching her new signature range of linen in Australia. The Sydney Morning Herald recently carried the following report: Elvis fans showed a flicker of excitement last week with news Priscilla Presley is planning a visit to Australia to launch a signature range of linen.

Of course, it wasn't the upmarket sheets that got fans excited, rather the prospect of the King's wife being here in the flesh. Insiders say Presley is heading to Australia a couple of days before the official Sydney launch of her signature range on February 28.

That means she'll have some time off to relax, which might just include watching a few shows at Melbourne's upcoming fashion festival. The business relationship between Presley and Sydney-raised designer Bruno Schiavi - who helped her design the linen range - is interesting because it shows off Schiavi's strengthening reputation among international celebrities. Schiavi, who initially found fame inventing the pocket sock (as you do), developed a strong local reputation working on signature lines for celebrities such as Delta Goodrem and Mark Philippoussis before shifting to the US. Fans can see Priscilla at the launch of her range of New Luxury Bed Linen at Sydney's Myer Store in Pitt Street Mall on Tuesday 28 February. The launch is at 12.00pm (noon) and there will be an instore signing of purchased products by Priscilla between 1.30pm and 2.30pm in the Level 2 Manchester Department.


2006/02/23  Daily Telegraph - Amber Smith - www.elvisinfonet.com  /  EpGold.Com.

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7th Annual Michigan Elvisfest - July 7 & 8.

Following is a press release from Michigan Elvisfest:

Join the fun at the 7th Annual Michigan Elvisfest, one of the largest tribute concerts in North America. Many of the best Elvis tribute artists in the world will perform their spectacular acts backed by the talented  ExSpense Account Show Band. These award-winning tribute artists have  appeared on national and international television programs and have been featured in countless newspapers and magazines. And as an added pleasure, performers with tributes to Vegas legends will also be entertaining the audience.

This world-renowned event offers Elvis-fun for fans of all ages. Face painting, clowns, magic acts, stilt walker, kid karaoke, costume competitions, animal exhibits, hands on crafts and more for the kids. For adult guests there will be the best BBQ North of Memphis, classic car show, games of chance, raffles, Tribute Artist auctions, beer tent, Elvis memorabilia and a rare exhibit of Elvis collectibles.

"Our festival is not an Elvis competition, but rather a complete entertainment venue, emphasizes Mary Decker, Festival Director. We strive to add additional events and activities each year to our Elvis program that will entertain the entire family. There is a bit of fun for everyone. Fans across North America say that this is one of the best events they have ever attended and we guarantee that you will agree with them once you have experienced this exciting event."

This year's event will be held on July 7th and 8th in Depot Town, Ypsilanti, Michigan in Riverside Park. This beautiful 13-acre shade park is nestled along the Huron River and is the perfect atmosphere to hear the sounds of Elvis and his Vegas friends. Bring your picnic basket and enjoy the show.

Group discounts are available. Additional information on Tribute Artists, activities, host hotel, ticket sales and festival details are available at
www.mielvisfest.org.


2006/02/23  EPE  /  EpGold.Com.

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"Elvis Rocks" Sun CD release.

Released on the Diky budget label is a 10 track SUN compilation "Elvis Rocks (Through His Early Years)".

This CD comes in a carboard slipcase.

2006/02/22  Various   /  EpGold.Com

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FTD bought Speedway and Clambake outtakes from the bootleggers?

According to a posting from Ger Rijff on a message board, the guy behind the Bilko and Fort Baxter labels sold his outtakes of Speedway and Clambake to FTD years ago.

John Walker asks if this makes BMG/FTD hypocritical?: actively working with the bootleg police to shut down these underground operations while at the same time buying their material.

Note:

This was published on the Elvis Website EIN  www.elvisinfonet.com This is a  completely false statement, maybe Gerry Rijff was trying to be funny?

Andylon Lensen.


2006/02/22  www.elvisinfonet.com - Andylon Lensen  /  EpGold.Com.

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Elvis' former Palm Springs home for sale.


Now on ebay with an advertised price of US$1.9m! Listing description includes: " It's now your opportunity to purchase this legendary celebrity home located on a beautiful 1.75 acre lot the Little Tuscany area of Palm Springs. Nestled on the hillside this home has 5,040 sq.ft. of living space  and enjoys spectacular mountain views and city lights below...It's been years since Elvis lived here and the opportunities to bring this property back to life are endless."(

2002/02/21  alt.elvis.king - www.elvisinfonet.com  /  EpGold.Com.

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Ger Rijff lets the bootleg cat out of the bag.

An interesting post about the legendary labels Bilko and Baxter saw a follow-up post from the equally legendary Ger Rijff. The original post asked if the labels were still operating under other names and it was subsequently suggested the person behind the labels...

Ger Rijff then posted:

"The old Sergeant visits this mb ? Does he really?! He's such a sweet guy, you know... Our friendship goes back a long, long time. If I'm not mistaken, his uncle VIK came on the scene 25 years ago with The Loving You Sessions, on vinyl .

His aunt did the Pink & Black label, and his cousin played around with the Laurel label... Then there was his father in law, fooling around with the
Rough Cut Diamonds albums and, if Im not mistaken the releases on the Mystery Train label and Southern Comfort... And that's only the beginning... I have to ask the Sarge what other labels he and his family were responsible for...

They was one busy family, they was! OOPS! Almost forgot Fort Baxter!... Ernie Bilko Jr did those...That little rascal!"


2006/02/21   Ger Rijff  -  www.elvisinfonet.com  /  EpGold.Com.

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Elvis Ranked #1 By Yahoo News.

In an article about the surviving members of The Bee Gees performing a recent Miami charity concert, Yahoo News ranks them at #5 on the all time
pop history sales chart with 110 million sales worldwide.

At #4, Paul McCartney, #3, Michael Jackson, #2, The Beatles, and at #1...Elvis!


2006/02/21 Yahoo News  /  EpGold.Com.

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New CD With Jimmy Ellis - Orion.


You probably know this man, who has (had) his qualities of his own, but is well known in the Elvis world as the second best thing to the King.

This new CD release A Voice From The Past is a super collection, even if the sound quality is not always perfect. Beautiful songs - what a shame Elvis didn´t recorded at least some of them. For example, If I Close My Eyes. It's easy to imagine Elvis singing super stuff like I'd Rather Sit Here And Remember You.

Everyone knows who Jimmy Ellis (Orion) was as he was one of the BEST Elvis soundalikes ever. This new and limited 26 song CD contains all newly digitally remastered tracks. It comes with a 12 page color booklet including some never before seen photos.

Tracklist:

Days of Autumn Gold / She Loves Me All to Pieces / The Last Date / Without Love / I'll Never Be Free / You Don't Know Me / Feelings (Rare 1975 studio version) / I'd Rather Sit Here And Remember You / Changing / It´s You Again / Tupelo Woman / Games you've Been Playing / The Closer He Gets / Daddy Don´t You Walk So Fast (Live) / What's Forever For (Live) / This Is a Hold Up / My Baby's Out Of Sight / Still In Love With Billy / I Do
Freeze Up / Saving Up My Pennies / I'm Starting Over; Out Of My Life (Live) / Loves (They once tore down a wall) / Nobodys Gonna Hold Me / Youre Stealing My Wife / Let Me Dream I Lay With You Tonight / How Did We Get Here From There


2006/02/21  www.elvisunlimited.com  /  EpGold.Com.

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Lisa Presley #1 On Yahoo Movies Top Cast / Crew Search list.

As a result of her recent nuptials, Lisa Presley is currently #1 on the Yahoo Movies Top Cast/Crew Search list. At #2, her new hubby, Michael Lockwood, and at #4, mother Priscilla.

Strangely, father Elvis is not featured in the top 10.


2006/02/21  Lisa Presley's World  /  EpGold.Com.

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'Elvis Goes To Parkes' documentary is in very good hands; now editing.

The crew producing the SBS documentary, 'Elvis Goes To Parkes' have now returned home to Brisbane and Northern NSW and are busy working on the final stages for screening later in the year. The documentary will profile the annual Parkes Elvis Festival in NSW, Australia and feature numerous locals. It should be completed by mid year and ready for screening late in 2006.

A joint venture between Fusion Films and Big Island Pictures, the crew was comprised of Producer, Noelene Hayes who will receive her first broadcast credit with 'Elvis Goes To Parkes' but has numerous short film credits, one a winner of the New York Short Film Festival in 2004. Director, Anthony Mullins is an award winning writer/director whose short dramas and documentaries have screened at a range of prestigious international festivals including the Cannes International Film Festival, Aspen Shortsfest, Karlo Vary Film Festival, Locarno Film Festival, St Kilda Film Festival and Flickerfest, as well as broadcast on the Sundance Channel, Movieola, Showtime, ABC and SBS.

The residents of Parkes can rest easy knowing the Elvis Festival is in safe hands! 'Elvis Goes To Parkes' will screen later this year. FOOTNOTE: the
annual meeting of the Elvis Festival Committee will be held at the Parkes Leagues Club on Monday, March 6.


2006/02/21   Sanja Meegin - www.elvisinfonet.com  /  EpGold.Com.

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Elvis' Always On My Mind Voted Best love Song.

In an internet poll conducted by I-Deck (the ipod music system), Elvis' version of Always On My Mind has been voted the Best love song of all time.

James Blunt's current hit, You're Beautiful, had the distinction of being ranked #2 on both the Best and Worst love song of all-time lists.


2006/02/21  Sunday Herald Sun  /  EpGold.Com.

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Programming Updates - Elvis Radio/Sirius 13.


for information about current and upcoming programming on Elvis Radio/Sirius Satellite 13.

With next week's release of a 50th Anniversary edition DVD of Elvis's first film, Love Me Tender, DJ Bill Rock has decided to put a spotlight on that film this Saturday 2/20 on the weekly Soundtrack Saturday Night program.

This week's edition of Elvis Live in Concert features the recording of one of the shows of Elvis's Madison Square Garden engagement in 1972, the CD An Afternoon in the Garden. Catch it on 2/24 and 2/26.

2006/02/21  EPE  /  EpGold.Com.

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Elvis behind the Scenes.

On April 14 & 15, ElvisMatters launches a new in-depth series about Elvis.

This yearly 'event' aims at fans who wish to know everything about Elvis. Two conditions for the American invitees: they have to had an undeniable influence on the life of Elvis - but at the same time, they must have kept a low profile: no books, no documentaries.

Our first guest is somebody who worked for Elvis in between 1975-1977, being responsible for his stage and casual wardrobe. More important: he's the one that introduced Elvis to racquetball.

On top of that, he refused to cooperate with the West brothers for their book "Elvis - What Happened", and that alone makes him a VIP in our eyes: Dean Nichopoulos.

More information in ElvisMatters #12 or see the event section on the site: www.elvismatters.be


2006/02/21  www.elvismatters.be  /  EpGold.Com.

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DJ Fontana In Sweden.

DJ Fontana will be in Sweden and will perform on telvision in a show called Gokväll (Good evening Sweden) with his Europen The Cadillac band on March 21st.

He will play "Hound Dog" and "Heartbreak Hotel" and do an six to eight minutes interview.

2006/02/21  Various  /  EpGold.Com.

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Love Me (TTWII Outtake)

2006/02/21 Robin Klarenbeek / EPGold.com

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Let Me Be There (Midsouth Coliseum, March 16, 1974)

2006/02/21 Robin Klarenbeek / EPGold.com

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Picture Of The Week 74

2006/02/21 Robin Klarenbeek / EPGold.com

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July 1st, 2006 FTD Releases.


For July 1, 2006 FTD label releases  a soundboard, January or February 1974, Las Vegas.

FTD-Special - Edition Album release of Clambake and possibly another FTD-Special - Edition Album release.

2006/02/20   Ernst Jorgensen  -  FTD  /  EpGold.Com.

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"Elvis: Born To Rock " price reduced by 9%
 

Good news for all Elvis Fans!

The Praytome Publishing Team and the Crew of Bud Glass Productions want to say thank you for the support by email and feedbacks. And the best way to say "Thank You" is, to reduced the price of one of our shop items.

From now on - for an unlimited periode - the price of the concert book "Elvis: Born To Rock" will be reduced from $ 42.50 to $39.00. / 42.50 Euros  to 39.00 Euros. By this you will save approx. 9 %. Of course, this saving is available for wholesalers as well.

With this book and all the other projects, the producers tried to reach their goal: to bring Elvis a little closer to the fan.. and here with this book you can see that even if jealous newspaper writers title him "fat & forty" that Elvis stills rocks the place in 1975.

Get your personal front-row tricket with this book and take a look Click Here: http://www.behind-the-image.com/htm-data/news/englisch/news.htm


2006/02/20  Andylon Lensen  /  Praytome  /  EpGold.Com.

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Classic Elvis - 82876748022 - Sony / BMG Denmark


Blue Suede Shoes - Hound Dog - All Shook Up - I Got A Woman - Lawdy, Miss Clawdy - Wear My Ring Around Your Neck - A Big Hunk O' Love -Mean Woman Blues - It's Now Or Never - Fever - Return To Sender - That's All Right - Treat Me Nice - My Baby Left Me - Hard Headed Woman - Mystery Train.

The Danish music chain "TP Musik" have released a new Elvis compilation together with Sony / BMG Denmark. The CD contains songs from the 50's and 60's.


2006/02/20  Andylon Lensen  -  www.elvisoncd.com  /  EpGold.Com

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Image In Concert.

Complete listing of all KNOWN concerts that are available to the Fans who collect Concert photos of the King!

Each date and city is followed by the last name of the participating Photographer(s) that photographed the concert.  Some concerts are available
from multiple photographers, giving us a different perspective at the same show.  At the bottom of the page is the contact information for ordering
prints from these performances.

This page is dedicated to all their hard work, time and effort in capturing these frozen moments in time.

If any visitor knows of any other Photographer or Collector that may be able to contribute to the expansion of this list, please contact me:  mailto:djphil@imagesinconcert.com


2006/02/20  Andylon Lensen - www.imagesinconcert.com  /  EpGold.Com.

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All Elvis 2 Has Been Released Now.

The latest Elvis Unlimited photo book titled All Elvis 2 has now been released.

Like the first one is this a 80 page full color book. Featuring more than 200 rare and never before seen pictures of Elvis from the early 1950's to the last days in 1977.

All Elvis 2 is printed on nice glossy paper.

David Parker from England has written the text in the book.

2006/02/20  www.elvisunlimited.com  /  EpGold.Com.

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Elvis - A Legendary Performer Volume 8.

The Madison label will soon release '' Elvis - A Legendary Performer Volume 8 ''. Like the first three volumes from this series, '' Elvis - A Legendary Performer Volume 8 '' will feature previously unreleased live and rehearsal performances, unedited studio recordings, movie outtakes, interviews, radio greetings, and previously issued tracks with improved sound quality. The packaging will include a 16 page, illustrated booklet and relevant text.

Some of Volume 8's highlights include previously unreleased rehearsals of '' The Wonder Of You '' from February 18, 1970 in stereo, undubbed stereo
master of '' Funny How Time Slips Away '' in perfect sound, an extended stereo version of '' The Sound Of Your Cry '' ( alternate take 6 ), an unedited stereo version of '' Danny Boy '' ( alternate take 9 ), three previously unreleased live rendition of '' C.C. Rider, '' '' Heartbreak Hotel, '' and '' An American Trilogy '' from August 1972, excerpts from an Australian radio broadcast containing messages from Elvis and a rare interview by DJ Tom Moffatt at the site of Elvis' arrival in Hawaii on January 9, 1973. All previously released soundboard and rehearsal tracks were remastered from first generation tapes. We feel this is the best of the series so far and all fans should be pleased as well.

Track listing :

01 - Ready Teddy September 9, 1956 2:11 ; 02 - "Sullivan" Intro / When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again January 6, 1957 2:41 ; 03 - Young And
Beautiful (binaural, Take 11) April 30, 1957 2:16 ; 04 - What's She Really Like (Take 5) April 28, 1960 2:29 ; 05 - I Slipped, I Stumbled, I Fell (Take
6, higher key) November 8, 1960 1:44 ; 06 - "Hello to Hawaii" (radio promo*) 1959 0:43 ; 07 - Ku-u-i-po (Take 1) March 21, 1961 2:24 ; 08 - (Marie's The Name) His Latest Flame (Takes 11, 12) June 26, 1961 2:43 ; 09 - Night Rider (Take 4) March 18, 1962 2:10 ; 10 - Take Me To The Fair (Takes 2, 3*) September 22, 1962 1:46 ; 11- Spring Fever (Takes 1*, 2, 3) June 11, 1964 2:02 ; 12 - Kismet (Takes 1*, 2) February 25, 1965 2:39 ; 13 - Only The Strong Survive (Take 3) February 20, 1969 2:48 ; 14 - The Wonder Of You (rehearsal, Take 2*) February 18, 1970 2:33 ; 15 - The Wonder Of You (rehearsal, Take 3* - incomplete) February 18, 1970 1:06 ; 16 - The Wonder Of You (rehearsal, Take 4, unedited) February 18, 1970 2:48 ; 17 - The Sound Of Your Cry (Take 6, extended outro*) June 4, 1970 3:59 ; 18 - Funny How Time Slips Away (Take 1, undubbed stereo) June 7, 1970 4:19 ; 19 - Stranger In The Crowd (RCA rehearsal) July 24, 1970 3:38 ; 20 - You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' (RCA rehearsal) July 24, 1970 3:41 ; 21 - C.C. Rider (previously unreleased soundboard) August 1972 2:40 ; 22 - Heartbreak Hotel  (previously unreleased soundboard) August 1972 1:38 ; 23 - An American Trilogy (previously unreleased soundboard) August 1972 3:57 ; 24 - "Hello Australia" (radio promo*) 1959 / "Aloha" (radio interview*) January 9, 1973 1:15 ; 25 - Down In The Alley (soundboard) August 19, 1974 OS 1:54 ; 26 - Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues (soundboard) August 19, 1974 OS 3:03 ; 27 - For The Good Times (soundboard) December 29, 1976 3:21 ; 28 - Danny Boy (Take 9, unedited) February 5, 1976 4:07.

* previously unreleased

Total time 72:55

2006/02/20  E-Mail  /  EpGold.Com.
 

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DVD Loving You.


Releasedate April 10, 2006

Regionalcode: 2 (Englisch)


2006/02/19  www.elvisclubberlin.de  /  EpGold.Com.

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CD The Songs That Inspired The King.

CD release - "The Songs That Inspired The King": Recently released in the EC is a compilation that contains the original verions of the songs that  inspired Elvis.


2006/02/19  Various  /  EpGold.Com.

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PRESTWICK PLAQUE REMOVED.

Val Phillips has informed us that the plaque commemorating ElvisPresley landed at Prestwick Airport in 1960 is no longer displayed in the airport at the moment?

Val had emailed the airport to ask where it was sited, as she was planning her firstvisit to go and see and take photos for her collection. But the reply was not whatshe expected!

According to an airport spokesperson, "There used to be a plaque in the bar that was called Graceland's. The bar was recently refurbished by new owners and has a new identity so at the moment the plaque is not in the terminal building."

The spokesperson goes on to say, "I think our new owners Infratil are waiting forthe airport to be fully refurbished which we are in the middle of before they put the plaque back up."

I hope that everyone will keep an eye on this to make sure that the plaque does get put back up, not forgotten like in Hawaii for the Arizona Memorial.


2006/02/19   Val Phillips -  www.elvis-express.com  /  EpGold.Com.

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Advance copies of Jerry Schilling's book during Elvis Week 2006.

On August 17, 2006, Penguin Books will publish Me And A Guy Named Elvis, My Lifelong Friendship with Elvis Presley, by Jerry Schilling. On August 11, Jerry will appear as a guest on Day 1 of the two-day Elvis Insiders Conference during Elvis Week 2006 to discuss the book.

Advance copies of the book will be on sale in the Merchandise and Memorabilia Showroom that will be set up at the Memphis Marriott Hotel where the conference will take place. A book signing with Jerry will be scheduled in the showroom following his conference appearance that day. Then books also will be available in gift shops at Graceland.


2006/02/18   EPE  /  EpGold.Com.

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Elvis Week 2007 - The 30th Anniversary - Preliminary Calendar of Events.


Today, we posted a very preliminary calendar of events for Elvis Week 2007 - 30th Anniversary.

Click here: http://www.elvis.com/elvisweek/2007/default.asp  to go to the Elvis Week 2007 section of Elvis.com.

The exciting part is that we have announced plans for ELVIS: THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT on August 16th - A spectacular concert event starring the real Elvis Presley via video accompanied live by a large cast of singers and musicians who worked with him.

A wonderful production along the lines of our anniversary shows in 1997 and 2002.


2006/02/18   EPE  /  EpGoldCom.

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Elvis International - Shop The Netherlands



For more  information you are able to call :
TUESDAY  TILL  SUNDAY  between 1 PM and 6 PM.
+31 (0) 6 47 87 25 78


2006/02/17  Elvis International - Shop The Netherlands  /  EpGold.Com.

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The Covers Are Not The finalized Covers For The New FTD & FTD Special
Edition Cd's For April, 2006.



This was mentioned on our website before and would like to stress this again for our readers on EpGold.

2006/02/17  Andylon Lensen  /  EpGold.Com.

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Elvis Presley - Desert Storm: The Shattering Of A Myth.


Releasedate March 10,2006.

When Elvis Presley prowled the stage on 2nd September 1974, he could never have imagined this would become his most infamous performance since he'd last wooed audiences with his "pelvic gyrations" in the 1950's. He was now a living legend. He didn't have to prove himself to anyone. Or did he? Why did the King get angry that night? Darrin Lee has painstakingly disassembled every aspect of the concert that was to become known as Desert Storm. His detractors said that Elvis' words were nothing but the mad ramblings of a junkie.

This book uncovers the real, vulnerable Elvis. Elvis wanted to be heard that night. Now, at last, he has been given a voice. This is truly the shattering of a myth. This gripping and extensively researched book has it all: The Drugs Dialogue. The pater-nity suit. Priscilla and Mike Stone. The media allegations. Sensei Ed Parker and The Karate Dialogue. The author, a lifelong Elvis fan, has uncovered the facts behind the fabrications and come up with some startling and suprising conclusions. This is a true story. This is the story of Desert Storm.

CLICK HERE: http://www.elvisconcertmyths.com/DennisBerry.html


2006/02/17  www.elvisconcertmyths.com  /  EpGold.Com.

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New Elvis Photos Found In Graceland Archives.

An envelope of negatives was recently discovered by archivists working at the Graceland archives. This photo, from one of those negatives, features Elvis as he waits to complete his paperwork before boarding a bus with twelve other recruits.

Other photos, all taken on the day Elvis was inducted into the army, on March 24, 1958, feature Elvis having breakfast, signing autographs, and
more.

These photos have probably not been seen since they were given to Vernon Presley, Elvis's father, and he filed them away many years ago.

Because of the large number of documents, contracts, letters and other materials, that are in the Graceland collection, there is an ongoing project
to scan and artifact everything in the collection.


2006/02/16  EPE  /  EpGold.Com.

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DVD The Story.
 

An edition of the Elvis Presley budget documentary DVD The Story.

Region 2.

IMC Vision release date April 20, 2006.


2006/02/16  www.elvisclubberlin.de  /  EpGold.Com.

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Graceland Cam voted one of the top 25 web cam sites.

EarthCam says: "In one of the most comprehensive tour sites of its kind, two live webcams and twelve 360 degree virtual tours capture the majesty, opulence and questionable taste of Graceland mansion. Located in Memphis, Tennessee, Graceland is the home of the late Elvis Presley, one of the world's most famous and beloved performers".

2006/02/16  www.earthcam.com   /   EpGold.Com.

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Elvis Still Rockin' At Turnpike Lane Station.

A REWORKING of London's world-renowned Tube map to chart the best of 20th century music has seen Elvis Presley hip-swing his way into Turnpike Lane station.

A glut of stars have descended on the classic Tube map, with each line representing a musical genre, and each station an artist. Funk maestro and Godfather of Soul James Brown has taken up residence in Finsbury Park, where the Piccadilly and Victoria Lines (renamed the Blues & Country and Funk Lines) converge, recognising his transcendence of genres. Also running through Haringey is the Hip-Hop Line (the Northern Line), which sees
trailblazers Run-DMC occupy Highgate and veteran rapper-turned-actor LL Cool J take over Archway station.

The map was drawn up by music writer Dorian Lynskey, who said: "The different character of each line lent itself to a genre. Pop intersects with
everything else so that had to be the Circle line. Classical music occupies its own sphere - perfect for the Docklands Light Railway."

LU Managing Director, Tim O'Toole said: "The Underground and music are essential elements in the vitality of London. The Tube and music are
synonymous in many Londoners' minds, through the songs or the memory of travel to a fondly recalled gig."

The famous Underground map was designed by Harry Beck in 1933. Previous adaptations of the map include Simon Patterson's The Great Bear designed in 1992 which features philosophers, actors and politicians.


2006/02/16  Various  /  EpGold.Com.

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Two New Audience Recordings Announced.

Two new audience recordings,  the CD "We Don´t Care What They Like"  from September 2, 1973 from Las Vegas and "Watch Me Ronny... I´m Doing Things Up Here!"  March 22, 1975 from Las Vegas.


2006/02/16  Various  /  EpGold.Com.

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Lisa Marie Presley Married

LOS ANGELES - Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of rock 'n' roll king Elvis Presley, has married guitarist and music producer Michael Lockwood in a ceremony in Kyoto, Japan, her publicist said Thursday. Presley, 38, and Lockwood exchanged vows in a traditional Japanese ceremony on Jan. 22, spokesman Paul Bloch said.

It was Presley's fourth marriage. She was previously married to Nicolas Cage, Michael Jackson and Danny Keough, who is the father of her two children.

The bride's mother, actress Priscilla Presley, walked her daughter down the aisle and gave her away, Bloch said.

Daughter Riley Keough was maid of honor and son Benjamin Keough was a groomsman.

The best man was Presley's first husband Danny Keough.

Also attending the wedding were Lockwood's parents, Vivian and William Lockwood.

Lockwood was Presley's musical director and is listed as executive producer on her 2005 album "Now What."

Presley lives in the Los Angeles area but Bloch said he didn't know where the couple planned to live.

2006/02/16 Bob Klein / EPGold.com

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