Welcome to RLF Victor Productions Ltd., an independent film production company founded in 2008 by successful entertainment entrepreneurs Ricki Landers Friedlander and Cindy Friedlander. RLF Victor Productions develops, produces and finances a proven, profitable genre of commercial theatrical motion pictures and select television projects cultivated for their mass appeal and marketability on all levels.
RLF Victor Productions is proud to announce pre-production is in motion on the first feature film ever developed on the inside story of Elvis Presley.
Fame & Fortune
is an intimate account of the relationship of Sonny West with Elvis Presley written by Cindy Friedlander, Sonny West and Michael Schlau and based on the book Elvis: Still Taking Care of Business, written by Sonny West with Marshall Terrill.
Fame & Fortune will be directed by acclaimed writer/director John Scheinfeld who directed, wrote and produced the acclaimed documentaries Who is Harry Nilsson (And Why is Everybody Talkin' About Him)? and The U.S. vs. John Lennon, which premiered at the Venice International Film Festival and the Toronto Film Festival.
Sonny West, an intimate member of the Kings entourage known as the Memphis Mafia was a close friend and bodyguard of Elvis for sixteen years. Fired without notice or severance pay after making repeated attempts to stem the flow of prescription drugs to Elvis, he and his cousin Red wrote the first tell all book about the truth behind the Elvis image in 1977 published two weeks prior to Elviss untimely death.
Polarized by the Elvis fan world as either the savior of Elvis who never had a chance to save the King, or the demon who drove Elvis into his final whirlwind of drug taking in his despair over knowing the tell all book would be released, Sonny's life story sizzles with the heights of drama. From living the roller coaster high life of celebrity success and excess to desperately using all measures to pull the man he loved most out of a spiral of prescription drug abuse, this story pulls out all the stops.
Elvis was a complicated star, deeply wounded by the early loss of his ultra close mother, confused by the implications of losing his twin Jesse Garon in the womb, and searching for spiritual meaning for the incredible life he had been granted. An incredible talent who suffered the embarrassment of acting in a string of banal chick flick musical movies, while the Beatles changed the face of music and aware of his laughable image, Elvis reinvented himself with the '68 Comeback Special and a new image with his never topped live shows in Las Vegas.
According to Alanna Nash in an article on the Vanity Fair site Bobbi Owen was the name of the girl Elvis kissed on the famous Wertheimer picture in 1956.
Out by August 16, 2011 The Bicentennial King, Vol. 3 will be Millbranch's third CD with an 8 page booklet containing lots of photos and different original 1976 Shreveport, LA newspaper articles with information regarding the Elvis concert at the Hirsch Coliseum on July 1, 1976. The sound is very good for an audience recording and Elvis is delivering a fine show, being in good spirits. This show has NOT been released yet on cd. All you fans out there know what to expect from Elvis´ Shreveport 76 show - so if you are interested be advised to get your copy as soon as you can.
Tracklist: Shreveport, July 01, 1976 01. Also Sprach Zarathustra 02. C. C. Rider 03. I Got A Woman / Amen 04. Love Me 05. If You Love Me (Let Me Know) 06. You Gave Me A Mountain 07. All Shook Up 08. Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel 09. And I Love You So 10. Jailhouse Rock 11. Fever 12. America The Beautiful 13. Polk Salad Annie 14. Band Introductions 15. Early Morning Rain 16. What'd I Say 17. Johnny B Goode 18. Drum Solo (incomplete) 19. Piano Solo (incomplete) 20. Electric Piano Solo 21. Love Letters 22. School Day 23. Hurt #1 24. Hurt #2 25. Hound Dog 26. Funny How Time Slips Away 27. Happy Birthday (to Bridget) 28. It's Now Or Never 29. Can't Help Falling In Love 30. Closing Vamp
For your reference Ciscoking compiled a list of essential audience recordings, in which he tried to cover all tours and Vegas/ Lake Tahoe engagements.
Vegas Variety Vol. 3, L.V., 6.8.69 DS
Have Some Fun Tonight, L.V., 3.2.70 DS Sheik Of The Desert, L.V., 3.2.70 DS International Earthquake, L.V., 5.2.70 DS Elvis At The Dome 1.3.1970 AS The Man In White Vol. 3, L.V., 14.8.70 MS Double Dynamite, L.V., 19.8.70 DS/MS A Dinner Bell In Vegas, L.V., 20.8.70 DS A Bright Midnight With Elvis, L.V., 20.8.70 MS From Vegas To Macon , L.V., 21.8.70 DS You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling, L.V., 21.8.70 MS The Night When Elvis Sang When The Snow Is On The Roses, L.V., 24.8.70 MS September Nights, L.V., 8.9.70 3 AM Better Than Ever, Miami, 12.9.70 ES On The Road Again , Portland, 11.11.70 The Essence Of Energy, Seattle, 12.11.70
Setting The Season, L.V., 19.2.71 MS, 22.2.71 MS A Thunder In The Night, Lake Tahoe 1.8.71 MS Trying To Get To Memphis. L.V., 11.8.71 DS The Cisco Kid Strikes Again, L.V., 21.8.71 MS Las Vegas Hilton Midnight Show, 31.8.71 MS An Unforgettable Night In Baltimore, 9.11.71 ES
An Unforgettable Night In Little Rock, 17.4.72 ES Live From Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne, 12.6.72 ES No Fooling Around, L.V., 4.8.72 OS Red Hot In Vegas, L.V., 23.8.72 MS King Of The Neon Jungle, 3.9.72 3 AM Walk That Lonesome Road, L.V., 4.9.72 CS Tucson, Arizona, Tucson, 9.11.72 ES Long Beach, CA, Long Beach 14.11.72 ES
Turning Up The Heat In Vegas, L.V., 10.2.73 MS You Don't Have To Say You Love Me, L.V., 14.2.73 DS Faded Love, L.V., 15.2.73 DS Kicking And Rolling, L.V., 18.2.73 MS At The Top Of The Game, Phoenix, 22.4.73 ES Total Commitment, Anaheim, 24.4.73 ES Shining In Portland - Portland, 27.4.73 ES High Sierra Fever, Lake Tahoe 7.5.73 MS '73 Stateline, California, Lake Tahoe, 10.5.73 MS Born To Give Us Fever, Uniondale, 23.6.73 AS Mania Atlanta, Atlanta, 30.6.73 AS Stripped Of My Heart, My Soul, Atlanta, 3.7.73 ES Raised On Vegas, L.V., 6.8.73 OS Vegas Variety Vol. 4, L.V., 12.8.73 MS A Profile: The King On Stage, L.V., 20.8.73 MS Caught In The Act, L.V., 26.8.73 MS Take These Chains From My Heart, L.V., 28.8.73 MS The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face, L.V., 30.8.73 DS Getting Down To Business, L.V., 31.8.73 DS High Spirit In Vegas, L.V., 2.9.73 MS A Change Of Mind, L.V., 3.9.73 DS
Something Old, Something New, L.V., 26.1.74 OS Checkmate In Vegas, L.V., 6.2.74 MS Live from Roanoke, 10.3.74 ES The Alternative Memphis, Memphis, 17.3.74 AS At The Forum, Los Angeles, 11.5.74 AS Big Boss Man At Lake Tahoe, Lake Tahoe, 24.5.74 DS Conquering The Falls, Niagara Falls, 24.6.74 ES Vegas Birthday Show, L.V., 23.8.74 MS Karate Fever, L.V., 31.8.74 DS It`s Midnight In Vegas, L.V., 31.8.74 MS Vegas Variety, L.V., 1.9.74 DS Chaos In College Park, College Park, 27.9.74 ES October Encore In Lake Tahoe, Lake Tahoe, DS It's Tahoe Time, Lake Tahoe, 13.10.74 MS
Top Acts In Vegas Vol. 5, L.V., 18.3.75 OS Springtime In Nevada, L.V., 25.3.75 DS April Fool's Dinner, L.V., 1.4.75 DS On A April Fool`s Vol. 2, L.V., 1.4.75 CS The Lightning Storm In Florida, Tampa, 26.4.75 ES Live At The Omni, Atlanta, 2.5.75 ES Turn Around, Look At Me At Lake Charles, Lake Charles, 4.5.75 AS Back At The Falls, Niagara Falls, 13.7.75 ES America's Own, Uniondale, 19.7.75 AS You'll Never Walk Alone, Uniondale, 19.7.75 ES Scope`s Hope - Elvis Sells Out, Norfolk, 20.7.75 AS Gyrating Asheville, Asheville, 23.7.75 ES Pieces Of My Life, Asheville, 24.7.75 ES Las Vegas In Gypsy Style, L.V., 18.8.75 OS Cancelled: The Request Box, L.V., 19.8.75 DS and 20.8.75 DS Seasons Greetings From Vegas, L.V., 2.12.75 OS Fairytale In Vegas, L.V., 6.12.75 MS Countdown To Christmas, L.V., 9.12.75 10 PM Las Vegas Moonlight, L.V., 10.12.75 10 PM American Glory, L.V., 11.12.75 10 PM The King Of Entertainment, L.V., 15.12.75 CS Rock Back The Clock, Pontiac, 31.12.75 ES
Phoenix Over Tennessee, Johnson City, 17.3.76 ES Steamrollin Charlotte, Charlotte, 20.3.76 AS California Wave, Long Beach, 25.4.76 ES A Crazy Show At Lake Tahoe, Lake Tahoe, 3.5.76 10 PM Then Sings My Soul, Lake Tahoe, 7.5.76 DS/MS Exceeding All Expectations, Lake Tahoe 9.5.76 CS One Night At The Omni, Atlanta, 5.6.76 ES Matinee Majesty, Providence, 26.6.76 AS Heading For Tulsa, Tulsa, 4.7.76 AS Storming Syracuse, Syracuse, 25.7.76 ES Elvis At Bay, St.Petersburg, 3.9.76 ES Royal Gambit In Richfield, Cleveland, 23.10.76 ES Blue Rainbow, Fort Wayne, 25.10.76 Last Time In Portland, Portland, 26.11.76 ES Rockin' The Northwest, Eugene, 27.11.76 ES The Last Vegas Opening Night, L.V., 2.12.76 OS Here Come The Stars, L.V., 4.12.76 DS Presley At The Hilton, L.V., 5.12.76 10 PM A Private Audience With The King, L.V., 8.12.76 10 PM Vegas Variety Vol. 2, L.V., 11.12.76 MS Black Diamond , L.V., 12.12.76 CS Auld Lang Syne, Pittsburgh, 31.12.76
Hot Time In Miami, Miami, 12.2.77 ES Going Back In Time, Orlando, 15.2.77 ES Néver Ending Demand Vol. 1, Montgomery, 16.2.77 ES Néver Ending Demand Vol. 2, Savannah, 17.2.77 ES King Time In Abilene, Abilene, 27.3.77 ES Elvis Slips Into Austin, Austin, 28.3.77 ES At Cazzie`s House, Ann Arbor, 24.4.77 ES Greetings From Saginaw, Saginaw, 25.4.77 ES I Did It My Way, Green Bay, 28.4.77 ES Duluth Revisited, Duluth, 29.4.77 ES When Elvis Comes Marching In, Chicago, 1.5.77 ES Polk Salad Elvis, Chicago,2.5.77 ES Tonight 8:30 PM, Largo, 22.5.77 ES Funny How Time Slips Away, 23.5.77 ES Augusta: Once And For All, Augusta, 24.5.77 ES Trying To Get To You, Rochester, 25.5.77 ES Second Night, Binghamton, 27.5.77 ES Last Stop In Mobile, Mobile, 2.6.77 ES Since Cincinnati, Cincinnati, 25.6.77 ES The Final Farewell, Indianapolis, 26.6.77 ES
It took me a few deep breaths to force myself to listen to FTDs Amarillo 77. After I made that, I had to promise my CD-player that I would play something good right after it. Is our prejudice rightful?
Design
What can you do with pictures of Elvis in 1977? At least the contrast between text and background is high , enough said about the design!
Content
The main part of this disc is filled with the show in Amarillo on March 24, 1977. The introductions and bonus tracks are from different March 77 shows.
The show starts halfway Thats All Right, so I guess we miss See See Rider and I Got a Woman/ Amen, no big loss I would say. Are You Lonesome Tonight is broken up after a few lines and then started again. The usual joking is done during the full version. Reconsider Baby is one of the few songs that I was looking forward to, but it was against better knowing . only talking and a few chords on guitar. During Love Me I was ensuring myself it was the CD-player and not the record-player making sound it sounds like it runs too slow. If You Love Me is totally ruined by Shaun Singing Saw Nielsen. You Gave Me A Mountain is not as bad as some other versions, but it clearly misses the power and volume it used to have. Some screams cant make up for that, especially the finish was weak. The rocknroll police should have done something against the rape of Jailhouse Rock. SKIP, I refuse to listen to O Sole Mio. Little Sister is acceptable and Teddy Bear/ Dont Be Cruel gets also a false start and the usual throwaway treatment. Ive heard worse versions of My Way, but its far from strong. The introductions (from March 29) are boring as ever, even a decent version of Early Morning Rain cant help that. I know now why Hurt is called so, my ears were really hurt probably the most out of tune version! Hound Dog and Cant Help Falling In Love close this painful show.
The sound is not really good for a soundboard, Elvis is very upfront, which is certainly with a 1977 show a shame. Also the backing vocals (JD Sumner) are very loud compared to the mucisians.
The bonus songs bring And I Love You So the soundquality obviously better than the show before, disregarding the fact that Elvis was complaining about it in the lyrics. At least this one and Fever show that Elvis voice was much better 6 days later. I dont know who thinks that Love Me Tender is worth adding as bonus track, but what the heck its by far not the worst performance on this disc. Steamroller Blues from March 28 is a little gem among the debris on this disc, but that says nothing about this version, well it has some shine in it. Help Me is okay, like Why Me Lord. Bosom of Abraham an You Better Run are fun to have in this quality. An okay including an extra damn - version of How Great Thou Art closes the gospel segment on this CD. A messy version of Tryin To Get To You closes this survival trek through March 1977.
Conclusion
The bonus part makes up a bit for the poor main performance. Unfortunately my prejudice is confirmed once more... up to the Bang Years!
EPE bereikt onderling akkoord met Bud Glass en Joseph Pirzada
EPE bereikt onderling akkoord met Bud Glass en Joseph Pirzada
Er is een doorbraak in het juridisch gevecht dat EPE (Elvis Presley Enterprises) leverde met de makers en verdelers van de bootlegbox THE FINAL CURTAIN. Zowel Joseph Pirzada als Bud Glass zijn akkoord gegaan met de betaling van een aanzienlijke (enorme) som geld aan EPE voor de overtreden copyrights. Beide heren zien ook af van eender welk illegaal gebruik van beelden en opnames die ze nog hebben van de 68 Comeback Special, Aloha-beelden en Elvis In Concert. Ook de 8 mm-filmpjes die ze bezitten kunnen op geen enkele wijze nog uitgebracht worden.
Om haar rechten te vrijwaren, kan EPE zowel het vastgoed van Joseph Pirzada als de collectie van Bud Glass ten gelde maken, als de aanzienlijke som geld niet op tijd betaald wordt.
Deze 'overwinning' door EPE toont aan dat het de mensen achter Graceland menens is. Wie de box 'the Final Curtain' in handen heeft, heeft meteen een collector's item vast want de waarde van deze (illegale) uitgave zal enkel nog toenemen.
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New Elvis Heineken Commercial & Sweepstakes
New Elvis Heineken Commercial & Sweepstakes
A new TV commercial for Heineken now airing in Ireland features music from the King of Rock 'n' Roll! Heineken fans and music lovers alike can get a sneak peek by Shazaming the song from the ad, "Bossa Nova Baby," a classic Elvis movie tune included on "Viva ELVIS - The Album," when they hear the re-mix track played on the radio.
"Bossa Nova Baby" makes the perfect soundtrack for the ad, which highlights the benefit of taking control of your own destiny and putting yourself in the middle of the action, just as Elvis did during his amazing music, film and television career. The song comes from the companion studio album to Viva ELVIS by Cirque du Soleil.
Elvis fans in Ireland who Shazam the music from the ad on TV will also be added into a competition to win a trip to Graceland!
The prize includes:
Round-trip coach class air transportation for two to Memphis Four nights hotel accommodations at Elvis Presley's Heartbreak Hotel Two Graceland platinum tour tickets Two tour tickets to Sun Studio Two tour tickets to the Stax Museum of American Soul Music Two tour tickets to the Memphis Rock 'n' Soul Museum Two tour tickets to Dixon Gallery and Gardens Two tour tickets to the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art The winners photo in front of Graceland will be posted on Elvis.com Guest DJ experience on SiriusXM's Elvis Radio A week's worth of Elvis t-shirts from Zion Rootswear
It befittingly takes its title from RCA's very first Elvis poster campaign for his legendary debut album 'Elvis Presley' and celebrates 1956 in style with this retro 12x12 inch format and includes:
Video : Interview with Ernst Jorgensen and Roger Semon : Young man With The Big Beat Set
TV interview with Ernst Jorgensen and Roger Semon about the Young man With The Big Beat Set.
Includes a good overview of the contents of this super deluxe, limited edition set.
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Video : Presentation by Ernst Jorgensen and Roger Semon
View a video Presentation by Ernst Jorgensen and Roger Semon in Memphis August 2011.
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Video : Official Promo for the Young Man With The Big Beat Set
View the official promo for the Young man With The Big Beat Set.
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2 CD's of all the digitally remastered 1956 RCA master recordings.
1 CD of live performances including a complete unreleased concert Recorded At The Hirsch Youth Center, Louisiana Fairgrounds, Shreveport, Louisiana, December 15 [Recently discovered, previously unreleased concert in Shreveport, Louisiana : This is Elvis' last Hayride Show - complete.]
1 CD of insightful outtakes that offer a fly-on-the-wall experience of an Elvis recording session.
1 CD of revealing and rare spoken word recordings including, Colonel Tom Parker interviews; the complete Warwick Hotel interview; the extremely rare Elvis RCA Victrola advertisements and more.
View full tracklisting below ....
80 Page 12" x 12" book with 12-month day-by-day chronology, rare memorabilia, photos, artifacts ... Memorabilia envelope with reproductions of posters, ticket stubs & photos.
'Young Man With The Big Beat' will feature one of the most extraordinary books every created at Legacy. The focal point of the book, spread across its 80 pages, will be a unique, meticulously-researched, day-by-day chronology of Elvis' iconic year, including every concert, every recording date, every television appearance, personal events in Elvis' life, and much more. A dazzling photo array of memorabilia will illustrate each day and entry. Concert ticket stubs, RCA memoranda, letters from fans, postcards from Elvis to his family, tour itineraries, magazine covers and articles, trade charts, fan club relics, RCA publicity photos, concert photos, candid photos, and more will be a feast for the eyes and the imagination as 1956 unfolds.
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13-06-2011
THE LEGEND CONTINUES: UNPLUGGED AND ROCKINâ
NIEUWSBRIEF
IT S ELVIS TIME
THE LEGEND CONTINUES: UNPLUGGED AND
ROCKIN
Zaterdag
1 OKTOBER 2011
Den Haag
Dit wordt een
fantastische show!
The Legend
continues: Unplugged and Rockin
wordt aan u
voorgesteld in het ontmoetingcentrum van Den Haag.
Tijdens deze show
staat de muziek van Elvis
Presley centraal, het is een ode en intieme tribute gericht aan de man
die ruim 55 jaar geleden de muziekgeschiedenis geheel op zijn kop
zette.
Deze dag wordt
georganiseerd door de langst bestaande en officieel door Elvis Presley Enterprise erkende
fanclub in Nederland: It s Elvis Time
.
Vanuit de USA komt
niemand minder dan de originele concert pianist van Elvis, die samen met The King honderden concerten gaf in Las Vegas en in de
rest van Amerika :
Glen D.
Hardin!
Daarnaast de zanger
van het voormalige JD Sumner and The Stamps gospel Quartet
Bill Baize.
Ook uit de USA zijn er
op deze dag
Terry Mike en Debbie
Jeffrey.
Nederlandse artiesten
die deze dag komen opvrolijken zijn solo zanger
Mark
Elbers en de Haagsche rockabilly band
Rockadile.
De dag wordt omlijst
met veel muzikale optredens, verrassingen en stands met cds boeken, dvds en
diverse Elvis merchandise.
Kortom: een geweldig
Elvis feest! Deuren gaan open om 18.00 uur. Het einde wordt verwacht rond de
klok van 23.00 uur.
Tickets: 39,00
p.p.
Reguliere zitplaatsen
voor kinderen tot 12 jaar zijn gratis.
Verwen uzelf met een
VIP treatment! Dit
heeft vele voordelen t.o.v. een reguliere ticket. U krijgt een exclusieve
backstage ontmoeting met de artiesten,
een gratis drankje en
een VIP Elvis gift pack en last but not least: natuurlijk een fantastische
plaats dichtbij het podium.
VIP ticket: 59,00
p.p.
VIP ticket kinderen
tot 12 jaar : 19,00 p.p.
(alléén onder
begeleiding van een volwassene)
KAARTEN
VANAF VANDAAG TE BESTELLEN
U
kunt het bedrag overmaken op:
Rekeningnummer: 4207201 of 694873829
T.n.v It s Elvis Time , o.v.v van The Legend Continues (VIP of
regulier)
Locatie:
Ontmoetingsgebouw,
Louis Davidsstraat
2,
2551 EA s-Gravenhage
(Den Haag)
Pers contact
voor - The Legend continues:
Unplugged and Rockin -
Elvis By Special Request: '71 At '40 will be released at the end of June. This is the first JAT book devoted solely to 1971, something that has been requested many times of the years. This special edition hardcover book will feature many rare photographs of the rarely seen and exciting 1971 tour. With over 100 unpublished color and black and white photos, this book will be a throwback to some of the early classic JAT titles. Over its 23 years JAT Publishing has captured almost every element of Elvis Presleys illustrious career with the exception of a book devoted entirely to the November 1971 tour. This is a book not to be missed.
Public domain release in Europe, containing most of the G.I. Blues sessions. Brought with a great 100 page book.
The ElvisNews Review
Recently MRS released G.I. Blues The Café Europa Sessions. This is possible since the recordings are in the public domain due to European copyright laws. Is it the definitive G.I. Blues collection?
Design
About the design I could be very short: stunning! The 4CDs, all with either a red or blue border are attached to the front and back of the 100 page book. The first two discs carry promo shots for the movie, the other two pictures of the recording sessions. The book, which is on the same format as the BMG boxes like Platinum and Close Up. It contains tons of pictures, from both the movie and the sessions. Many of them I never saw before. There are textual contributions by Ray Walker of The Jordanaires and Sid Tepper (forward, an unfortunate print error). The text gives many background details on the movie and sessions. Of course there is a complete overview of the sessions and the tracklisting of the the CDs. The book also has sections with memorabilia, movie posters, lobby cards and record sleeves.
Content
The set brings the masters and most of the outtakes in perfect sound quality, although sometimes it sounds a bit high in my ears. I said most of the outtakes, since the outtakes that were released by RCA/ BMG/ Sony in later years are omitted, probably due to the before mentioned European copyright laws. I found myself bored by these sometimes very repeating complete sessions the last couple of years. Maybe because I am less fanatic than I was 20 years ago, or just because Im spoilt by now. For some reason I found It easy to sit through these 4 CDs. Of course the material isnt the strongest, but in general I think it is the last decent soundtrack. I always liked the title track and Shoppin Around very much. Blue Suede Shoes isnt as strong as 4 years earlier, but still a very good rocker. Didja Ever and Frankfort Special are fun and I think Doin The Best I Can and Pocketful Of Rainbows are quite beautiful songs and the remaining is at least acceptatble, maybe beside the huge hit Wooden Heart, which I really dislike, maybe because it seems to turn up on every collection and I just heard it too much over the years. The behind the scenes look during these sessions are funny. Elvis is still practising his German every now and then (Achtung!) and it is really amazing how polite he is to the people in the boot.
Conclusion
Regarding package it is the definitive G.I. Blues release, Sony/ FTD will never be able to beat it. Unfortunately it is not complete and we are missing several takes on this set. Still the remaining 4+ hours gave me a lot of pleasure.
Tracklisting
CD 1 (67:16)
Master Recordings
1. Shoppin´ Around 2. Didja´ Ever 3. Doin´ The Best I Can 4. G.I. Blues 5. Frankfort Special 6. Tonight Is So Right For Love 7. Big Boots 8. What´s She Really Like 9. Blue Suede Shoes 10. Wooden Heart 11. Pocketful Of Rainbows)
Studio Outakes
12. Shoppin´ Around (Instrumental Takes 1,2) 13. Shoppin´ Around (Instrumental Take 4) 14. Shoppin´ Around (Version 1, Takes 2,4,6 - 9) 15. Shoppin´ Around (Version 1, Take 10) 16. Shoppin´ Around (Version 1, Take 11) 17. Doin´ The Best I Can (Takes 1,2,4,5 - 8) 18. Doin´ The Best I Can (Take 13)) 19. G.I. Blues (Takes 2,3,4) 20. G.I. Blues (Take 7) 21. G.I. Blues (Takes 8 -10 Pickup) 22. Tonight Is So Right For Love (Take 4) 23. Tonight Is So Right For Love (Takes 5,6) 24. Tonight Is So Right For Love (Take 7)
CD 2 (73:51)
1. What´s She Really Like (Takes 1 - 4) 2. What´s She Really Like (Take 5) 3. Frankfort Special (Takes 1,3 - 7) 4. Frankfort Special (Take 8) 5. Frankfort Special (Takes 9 -12) 6. Frankfort Special (Take 13) 7. Tonight Is So Right For Love (Take 8) 8. Tonight Is So Right For Love (Take 9) 9. Tonight Is So Right For Love (Take 10) 10. Tonight Is So Right For Love (Take 11) 11. Whistling Blues (Take 1) 12. Tonight Is So Right For Love (Music & Chorus) (Takes 1 - 3) 13. Tonight Is So Right For Love (Music & Chorus) (Take 4) 14. Big Boots (Fast Version) (Take 2) 15. Big Boots (Fast Version) (Take 3) 16. Big Boots (Fast Version) (Take 4) 17. Big Boots (Fast Version) (Take 5) 18. Big Boots (Fast Version) (Take 6,7) 19. Big Boots (Slow 1st Version) (Take 1) 20. Big Boots (Slow 1st Version) (Take 20) 21. Big Boots (Slow 1st Version) (Take 4) 22. What´s She Really Like (Takes 6 -10) 23. What´s She R eally Like (Take 11) 24. What´s She Really Like (Takes 12,13) 25. What´s She Really Like (Takes 14 16) 26. What's She Really Like (Different Key&Beat) (Take 17-18) 27. What's She Really Like (Different Key&Beat) (Take 19)
CD 3 (63:44)
1. What's She Really Like (Different Key&Beat) (Insert) (Take 20) 2. What's She Really Like (Different Key&Beat) (Insert) (Take 21) 3. What's She Really Like (Different Key&Beat) (Insert) (Take 22) 4. Pocketful Of Rainbows (Take 1) 5. Blue Suede Shoes (Take 1) 6. Wooden Heart (Take 4) 7. Pocketful Of Rainbows (Take 3) 8. Pocketful Of Rainbows (Takes 4 - 6) 9. Pocketful Of Rainbows (Take 7) 10. Pocketful Of Rainbows (Take 8) 11. Pocketful Of Rainbows (Take 9) 12. Pocketful Of Rainbows (Take 10) 13. Pocketful Of Rainbows (Takes 11,12) 14. Pocketful Of Rainbows (Takes 13,14) 15. Pocketful Of Rainbows (Take 17) 16. Pocketful Of Rainbows (Takes 18,19) 17. Pocketful Of Rainbows (Take 20) 18. Pocketful Of Rainbows (Takes 1,23,24) 19. Pocketful Of Rainbows (Takes 25,26) 20. Pocketful Of Rainbows (Take 28) 21. Big Boots (Mid Tempo) (Take 2) 22. Shoppin´ Around (Version 2) (Takes 1 - 3,6) 23. Shoppin´ Around (Version 2) (Take 7) 24. Pocketful Of Rainbows (Take 1) 25. Pocketful Of Rainbows (Take 2)
CD 4 (45:05)
01.Frankfort Special (Medium tempo) (Takes 1 - 3,6,7) 02.Frankfort Special (Medium tempo) (Take 8) 03.Frankfort Special (Medium tempo) (Take 9) 04.Frankfort Special (Medium tempo) (Take 10) 05.Tonight´s All Right for Love (Take 1 06.Tonight´s All Right for Love (Take 5a) 07.Tonight´s All Right for Love (Take 5b) 08.Tonight´s All Right for Love (Take 6) 09.Tonight´s All Right for Love (Take 8) 10.Tonights All Right for Love (Take 9) 11.Tonights All Right for Love (Takes 10, 11) 12.Tonights All Right for Love (Takes 12, 16) 13.Tonights All Right for Love (Insert) (Takes 1, 2) 14.Big Boots (Slow 2nd Version) (Takes 1 - 5) 15.Big Boots (Slow 2nd Version) (Take 6) 16.Big Boots (Slow 2nd Version/Insert) (Takes 1 - 4) 17.Tonights All Right for Love (Instrumental) (Takes 1 - 3) 18.Tonights All Right for Love (Instrumental) (Take 4) 19.Tonights All Right for Love (Instrumental) (Take 5)
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The Essential Collection
The Essential Collection
Back in 2009 Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia and Sony/BMG Spain released some of Elvis' best albums in a series of illustrated 30 pages hard-cover books containing the CD discography and biography of Elvis. The series was entitled 'Essential Collection'. Italy followed in 2010. This series is now available to collect for U.K. fans through a monthly subscription.
The producers behind the STAR import DVD release 'Viva Elvis' sent out new information:
STAR is proud to present: a new viewing experience 'Viva Elvis - The DVD'. Yes its been quite a while, but now STAR is back and takes editing to the next level! Presenting the complete Viva Elvis Album on DVD!! This DVD is for Elvis fans, Cirque Du Soleil fans and non Cirque Du Soleil fans.
What to expect? Expect the best, and you will get more, expect nothing and you will be amazed about the level of this dvd. You have to watch it several times to discover all links and high tech effects, and one things for sure after watching it the album itself cant be played without seeing the footage you saw on this DVD. It has nothing to do with Cirque Du Soleil, but when you did see it in Vegas, it will bring back some memories as some footage is linked to it.
The DVD has all tracks of the original album, and more:
Tracklisting:
It starts off with some great Elvis Commercials, included among others are: Funny battery commercial, Pizza Hut commercial, 2011 C&A commercial ,and an historic commercial for Elvis first Album (1956!!)
Main feature:
1. Didja Ever/Return To Sender (exclusive performance by the Viva Elvis cast) 2. Bossa Nova Baby (exclusive performance by the Viva Elvis cast) 3. One Night (exclusive performance by the Viva Elvis cast) 4. Opening 5. Blue Suede Shoes 6. That's All Right 7. Heartbreak Hotel 8. Love Me Tender 9. King Creole 10. Bossa Nova Baby 11. Burning Love 12. Memories (Interlude) 13. Can't Help Falling In Love 14. You'll Never Walk Alone (Piano Interlude) 15. Suspicious Minds
Encore Performances:
(These original videos, which are a joke compared to what you get on the main programma , are included as a bonus)
1. Love me Tender (official videoclip) 2. Burning Love (official videoclip) 3. Suspicious Minds (official videoclip) 4. Blue Suede Shoes (exclusive performance by the Viva Elvis cast) 5. Love Me Tender (French Television)
It has been almost 10 years since 1st 2nd 4ever STAR is back to editing, so just enjoy yourselfs, and leave the driving to us!
(Source: Elvis Express / The Essential Elvis Collection / EPG)
2 CD's of all the digitally remastered 1956 RCA master recordings.
Back in 2009 Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia and Sony/BMG Spain released some of Elvis' best albums in a series of illustrated 30 pages hard-cover books containing the CD discography and biography of Elvis. The series was entitled 'Essential Collection'. Italy followed in 2010. This series is now available to collect for U.K. fans through a monthly subscription. 
(1969)
(1970) - Original Soundtrack
(1959)
(1968) - Original Soundtrack
(Nº1) (1956)
(1960)
(1958) - Original Soundtrack
(1971)
(Nº2) (1956)
(1961) - Original Soundtrack
(1959)
(1964)
(1960)
(1969) - en directo
(1957) - Original Soundtrack
(1968)
(1973) - en directo
, Memphis, Tennessee (1976)
(1997)- Original Soundtrack
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