Phil Gelormine from New Jersey will be a new collaborator on For Elvis CD Collectors Only website and have an editorial column titled " My Elvis World ". Here's below a brief presentation of this newcomer on FECC. PHIL GELORMINE is a freelance photojournalist who, upon graduating from college in 1972, joined the editorial staff of Billboard Magazine in New York City.

At that time he reviewed Elvis' records, concert performances and "Aloha" TV special. He was directly responsible for presenting Elvis with Billboard's 1973 Trendsetter Award for "Aloha" which Elvis accepted in Las Vegas in January of 1974. Following his stint with Billboard, Phil edited United Feature Syndicate's Pop Scene which ran in more than 100 newspapers both here and abroad. Later, his photographs of Elvis appeared in dozens of movie magazines, in an RCA record album, the Entertainment Tonight television show and recently Rolling Stone magazine.

Upon Elvis' death, he founded ELVIS WORLD, a fan friendly magazine which he continues to helm to this day. A lifelong fan, Phil and his collaborator Dave Wolven, were invited to Elvis' "midnight movies" at the Memphian in the summer of 1971 and back again, at the Crosstown in December of the same year. A foremost authority of Presleyana, as well as having attended and photographed 32 Elvis concerts, he is honored to be in such illustrious company as those selected to write "For Elvis CD Collectors Only."
Welcome aboard Phil and the best of luck with your column !!!
FECC Team

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Rockin' Tonight

Rockin' Tonight is a 2 CD set that features the usual hayride stuff (badly mastered) but it does also include an unreleased sun song by carl mcvoy as well as many original versions that elvis covered later such as Carl perkin's "Blue suese shoes", Ivory Joe Hunter's "I need you so", Arthur Crudup's "So glad you're mine" and many more.
Source: Kevan Budd

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For Elvis CD Collectors Only is proud to announce that Andrew Hearn from England is a new collaborator on our website. Andrew will participate in providing the fans with great interviews and wherever else he feels like doing for us. Andrew is president of the Essential Elvis Fan Club from England and editor of the excellent magazine " Essential Elvis UK ". You can visit his website at http://www.essentialelvis.co.uk/info.html and get all the informations concerning his Fan Club and the magazine.

Another great fan from Scotland will join the team as well. David Wilson is becoming part of For Elvis CD Collectors Only team as well, and again a great addition on our website. David will provide us detailed informations related to the concert years and write a few things as well. David has equally his own website titled " The Elvis Tapes " so make sure to pay him a visit from time to time at http://members.tripod.com/~Elvis-Tapes/. Welcome aboard Andrew & David and all the best with your columns !!!
FECC Team

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Private Presley: The Missing Years

A re-issue of the great photo book Private presley by Andreas Schröer will be available in August. In the original book originally from 1993 contains a free CD with songs from the Louisiana Hayride shows. The reissue will be available in paperback format and you can pre-order this book on-line.

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Almost 25 years after his death, the King still rules, racking up a fourth consecutive week at No. 1 on the U.K. pop charts. Dutch DJ JXL's dance remix of Elvis Presley's obscure 1968 "A Little Less Conversation" held firm to the top spot, buoyed by its use in a television ad campaign aired repeatedly during the soccer World Cup.

The remix has been the longest running U.K. chart-topper since February when Latin crooner Enrique Iglesias reigned for four weeks with his single "Hero." In the U.S., "A Little Less Conversation" debuted at No. 1 on the latest singles sales charts, but at No. 50 on the overall Hot 100 charts, which are derived from both sales and radio airplay.
source: Reuters

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Behind the Image 

Review by Jim Donohue

At a time when Elvis Presley seems to be more prevalent than ever, with countless documentaries, boxed sets, and even a Number One single in the U.K., you would think we'd all be "Elvised Out". Then along comes "Behind The Image", a documentary on DVD that dares to show us a side of Elvis that even the most die-hard fans will find refreshing. Through interviews with three key players in Elvis' life, backup singer Kathy Westmoreland, rhythm guitarist John Wilkinson, and close friend and personal photographer Sandi Miller, this film touches on the Elvis that THEY knew, not to be confused with the performer WE saw in films or heard on records. Their Elvis was a man whose greatest wish was for "piece in my heart", as he told Miller. He was a man who wasn't so big that he couldn't take criticism from a 9 year old Wilkinson, who told the not-yet King, "You can't play guitar worth a damn!" Presley, to his credit, made sure he kept his eye on that little boy, until he was old enough to join his traveling band. And Westmoreland, who very rarely speaks publicly about her former boss, acknowledges that he was "her first intimate relationship with a man". The film is filled with little tidbits like that, things that would have hard-core fans saying, "Wow! I never knew that!". Killer stuff.

The other huge thing that this film has over the others is the incredibly rare live footage of Elvis, on stage, and candid. We see Elvis like we've never seen him before, signing autographs in front of his house, and gliding across the stage in the famous "Fringe Jumpsuit", which he wore in 1970 at the Forum in L.A., and never again after that. There's footage in here that rivals that of Elvis' two released concert films, On Tour and That's The Way It Is, in its richness and clarity. The footage, silent of course, having been shot from the audience with good old movie cameras (remember those?), is the property of one of the producers of the documentary, Bud Glass. Glass' willingness to share these films with the Elvis world is itself quite rare and very admirable indeed.

The entire production, interviews and live footage, is backed by wonderful instrumentation that would make Wilkinson and his partner James Burton proud. Mark Rothman and Eli Moscovitz, two New York musicians, have written and performed a terrific soundtrack for this film by capturing the feel of Presley's music, from the 50's rockabilly sound, through to the bluesy guitar work that accompanied Elvis' later recordings. All the music is original, although it's so good you'd swear you're already familiar with it. The only song the duo didn't write is the title song, Behind The Image, a beautiful ballad written by Glass, and sung over the end credits.Which brings me to a few things I could have done without.

source : e-mail

We mentioned a few days ago that the DVD " Behind The Image " was out and they would start the shipments on July 5th. We are confirming this information and here's the back cover of the DVD. You can click on the picture to see it enlarge! You can order the DVD " Elvis Behind The Image " on our website at $39.95 (excluding postage).
Source: e-mail

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Steve Barile from New York will be a new collaborator on For Elvis CD Collectors Only website. Steve is a very articulate and knowledgeable person so his contribution to our site will be invaluable. He will give his opinions on various topics and without any doubts of interest for our visitors. He wrote occasionally in the " Shout It Out " section of the " Elvis : The Man And His Music ", and helped BMG with photographs ( An Afternoon In The Garden ). We are certain that his column will be popular.

Welcome aboard Steve and the best of luck with your column !!!
FECC Team

DVD Behind the Image released

The DVD " Elvis Behind The Image " is now out. The distributor of this DVD will start to make the shipments on July 5th. A review will be added within the next few days from someone who received a preview copy. This DVD is available through our website.

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A very interesting article from the rockabilly hall of fame website can be read here.
Source: Deelen

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40th issue of Elvis My Happiness

We like to congratulate the French magazine "Elvis My Happiness" with their 40th issue. For more info or to subscribe you can go to their website My Happiness.

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Great Performances Box

The 3 DVD Box-set "Great Performances" will be released in the US on August 13th, and it seems that this DVD will have some extras such as: DVD Features:
Filmography, Discography, Extra Elvis footage, Trivia tracks, Full-screen format.
You can order the DVD on-line here.

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Elvis & June: A love story

According the World Wide Elvis website a new DVD will be out on July 15th. It is the new DVD featuring unreleased outtakes from the Biloxi home movie, never-seen still images) and is about June Juanico and ELvis' romance. It contains loads of unreleased footage plus unreleased private photos of Elvis that has never been seen before. Also, interviews with Elvis' original musicians Scotty Moore & D.J. Fontana, long time friend George Klein, Col. Parker's executive assistent True Forsher, girlfriend June Juanico, May Juanico and home movies owner Eddie Bellman.
source: World Wide Elvis

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In the latest issue #13 of the Dutch music magazine "Oor" the book "Caught in a trap" was mentioned including a picture of the book. The library of Leek (Groningen) will have an Elvis exhibition on July 25th to celebrate the 25th memorial of Elvis. You can download the flyer here.
Source: Deelen/Freia Göbel

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Elvis is in the news a lot lately, it was good to see that Elvis was on the main entrance of Billboard and also you can find a nice article on the USA Today website.

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DVD Change of Habit

Here you have the final artwork for the DVD "Change of Habit". You can pre-order the DVD " Change of Habit" for only $18.74. If you look at the DVD cover it says that the DVD is in widescreen format.

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The man behind the remnix of "ALLC" has a website, you can visit the website at http://www.junkiexl.com/home.html and at www.junkiexl.nl.

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The " For Elvis CD Collectors Only " team keeps growing all the time. We made two announcements earlier this week about that and here we go again.

The mega- collector Carlos R. Ares from Argentina will join this website and have his own column on South Americans pressings (78's, 33RPM/45RPM singles, 33/45 EP's, Lp's), movie memorabilia and rare publications. In 1997 Carlos has published the book " Viva Elvis " which is still today one of the finest Elvis reference books on all the records pressed in Argentina.

Carlos R. Ares also worked with BMG on some projects that were released in his country. Some of these projects were : Elvis La Pelvis (LP), Elvis Latino, Gracia Divina and 25 Grandes Exitos. Carlos will definitely be a great addition this the FECC team.

Ernest Boyes Jr. from the USA is coming aboard as well. Ernest kindly offered his help for a book and vinyl section and we're more than happy to include him in the team. He's a great guy and a true fan of Elvis and his music.

Paul Peters from Canada will also become part of this website. Paul will mostly work on a video section and related topics. He's also a great guy and genuine fan.

The FECC team is really proud to have you aboard guys !!!
Carlos, Ernest and Paul we wish you all the best with your respective columns.
The FECC Team

Elvis A. Presley, Die Musik - Der Mensch - Der Mythos

The book "Elvis A. Presley- Muziek, Mens, Mythe" from author Marc Hendrickx will also be released in the German language, and in two different versions too. This book is one of my favorite book, but unfortunately it was only published in the Dutch and French language, so I'm certain that the Germans will now also be thrilled about this book. Hopefully someday it will be out in the English language too.
source: Elvis Club Berlin

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All Elvis

A new photobook from Elvis Unlimited productions is "All Elvis", set to be released on July 29th. The book will contain more than 200 pictures of Elvis on stage, in private, in the studio etc, and a lot of them have never been published before.
You can order this book also through this website, more info about the book later!!
source: Elvis Unlimited

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Elvis Number Ones website

BMG has opened the new Elvis website "number ones". You can take a look while clicking this link.

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On CNN you can read the transcript of an interview that took place last Sunday with BMG's Roger Semon. You can read the transcript at CNN.
source: Brian on the FECC Messageboard

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A few days ago we announced the addition of Geoffrey McDonnell from Australia on our team. Again " For Elvis CD Collectors Only " are proud to announce that the author and famed publisher of many books related to the '50s, the well known collector Ger Rijff will have his own column on this website in the near future.

Right now he is currently working on a trilogy of photo books titled " Elvis - The Rock ' n ' Roll Years ". His first installment will appear later this year. More details will be given about this when we have the informations. The content of his column is yet to determine but Ger Rijff will have the complete liberty of discussing subjects of his choice.

It doesn't stop here as Sean O' Neil will also be part of " For Elvis CD Collectors Only " and will share his experiences and knowledges with the all the fans out there. Mr. O' Neil became well known in the Elvis world after he discovered the acetate of " I'll Never Stand In Your Way " and " It Won't Be The Same Without You ". To that day we only hoped to hear it, but with the help of Sean and BMG we were able to listen to this piece of history. At the same time he got his hands on very early unpublished pictures of Elvis, and teamed up with Joseph A. Tunzi for the book " The Lost Photographs 1948-1969 ", once again Mr. O' Neil added a bit more to history.

Sean O' Neil went further and published books like ; Elvis Inc The Fall And The Rise of the Presley Empire and Elvis Presley- Memorabilia. He has been featured on international television, in magazines and newspapers, and over fifty radio stations. O' Neal was one of the original memorabilia contributors to Rock and roll hall of fame and museum.

Further announcements should be done pretty soon so make sure that you come often for the latest news.

Welcome aboard Ger & Sean and the best of luck with your columns.

FECC Team

For Elvis CD Collectors Only website is proud to announce that Geoffrey McDonnell from Australia will have a column on our website. He will publish in-depth articles on various subjects and we are certain that you will enjoy what they have to say Down Under.

Geoffrey McDonnell started to write in Elvis Monthly in 1991 and also published articles in the Elvis Presley Fan Club magazine from England. He also wrote some reviews for " Essential Elvis U.K. " magazine. Mr. McDonnell also collaborate with other websites in the past and even wrote a few reviews on ours such as Stein Erik Skarr's " The Concert Years 1969-1977 " book.

Welcome aboard Geoffrey and good luck with your column.
FECC Team

CNN Europe Headline - Presley makes UK chart history

LONDON, England
Elvis Presley has made pop history 25 years after his death as a new single clinches the UK No1 spot giving him more hits than any artist. A remix of his 1968 song 'A Little Less Conversation,' which features in a Nike ad for the World Cup, topped the UK charts on Sunday, ahead of new songs from the likes of Kylie Minogue and Eminem.

Presley, who died on August 16 1977, has now had more number ones than any artist in the pop chart's 50-year history. It is his 18th UK number one and breaks the record he held with The Beatles, who have had 17.
You can read the full article on CNN

Rhino Acquires rights to ELVIS: The Great Performances & Ed Sullivan

Rhino Home Video Acquires The Home Entertainment Rights To ED SULLIVAN'S ROCK 'N' ROLL CLASSICS And ELVIS: THE GREAT PERFORMANCES

Rhino Home Video has acquired the home entertainment rights to some of the most influential music and television performances ever-ED SULLIVAN'S ROCK 'N' ROLL CLASSICS and ELVIS: THE GREAT PERFORMANCES. Both collections will be available for the first time on DVD. ELVIS: THE GREAT PERFORMANCES will be available on August 13, 2002, and ED SULLIVAN'S ROCK 'N' ROLL CLASSICS will hit stores September 24, 2002.

ED SULLIVAN'S ROCK 'N' ROLL CLASSICS will contain 144 musical performances on nine discs spanning the 20-plus years the show was on the air. Highlights include The Beatles' phenomenal U.S. television debut (seen by 60% of all television viewers), the Elvis appearance that shattered TV's single-night ratings record, as well as controversial appearances by The Rolling Stones ("Let's Spend The Night Together") and The Doors ("Light My Fire"). Also included are classic performances from The Mamas & The Papas, The Supremes, The Animals, The Temptations, The 5th Dimension, The Carpenters and The Jackson 5, to name but a few.

The Ed Sullivan Show -- ranked #15 in TV Guide's 50 Greatest Television Shows of All Time -- made its broadcast debut as "Toast of the Town" on June 20, 1948. Though the first broadcast cost a mere $1,375 to produce, the program quickly became a Sunday night institution for American families. The show marked the American television debuts of Bob Hope, Lena Horne, Martin & Lewis, as well as The Beatles. It was nominated for five Emmys and won in 1956 for Best Variety Series. It remains one of the most highly watched and longest-running variety shows in television history.

And in commemoration of the 25th Anniversary of Elvis Presley's death, Rhino Home Video will release ELVIS: THE GREAT PERFORMANCES, a three-volume collection containing 45 renowned performances, intimate video clips and never-before-seen footage that spotlights the rock 'n' roll legend. Volume I captures Elvis's undeniable appeal, including his first televised performance, which shocked a nation. Volume II offers a glimpse into his private life and the effect of his unprecedented fame. The third volume, narrated by U2's Bono, follows Elvis's path to stardom.

Elvis Presley has sold more than one billion record units worldwide and had 131 albums and singles certified gold, platinum or multiplatinum. He had no less than 149 songs appear on Billboard's Hot 100 Pop chart-114 in the Top 40, 40 in the Top Ten and 18 went to #1. Elvis received 14 Grammy nominations (winning three times) and starred in 31 feature films, as well as two theatrically released concert documentaries. The National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences honored him with their Lifetime Achievement Award in 1971. Elvis passed away on August 16, 1977, at the age of 42.
source: FECC messageboard

Dutch remix of forgotten Elvis Presley song expected to score a hit 25 years after his death

Elvis Presley is expected to score a posthumous hit with a Dutch remix of the forgotten song "A Little Less Conversation," a quarter century after his death. Dutch musician Tom Holkenburg, known in Europe as the deejay of the techno-group Junkie XL, remixed the 1968 Elvis song for a Nike television commercial for the World Cup soccer tournament underway in Japan and Korea. Although a contemporary remix, it leaves the distinctive vocals of the rock'n roll legend intact.

Available under the title "Elvis vs. JXL - A Little Less Conversation," it is the first remix of an Elvis song. The single, which was released throughout Europe on June 10, was likely to enter the charts at number one in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It sold more than 67,000 copies in Britain the first day, more than the total sales of last week's number one on the British charts, "Light My Fire" by Will Young. "It's quite amazing. We have been outselling the nearest competition almost three to one so far," said Adam Bradley, the marketing manager for record company BMG, reached Thursday by telephone in London.

The single will be released in the United States on June 25. "Our people in America are confident they will also have a number one with this," Bradley said. Figures for sales in the Netherlands or elsewhere in Europe were unavailable. A top selling hit would return Elvis to the Guinness Book of Records as the artist with the most number-one recordings in England, breaking the long-running tie with The Beatles with 17 apiece. "We can be making history here," Bradley said. Elvis died at his Memphis home, Graceland, on August 16, 1977, at the age of 42. "A Little Less Conversation" was written by Mac Davis and Billy Strange for the 1968 movie "Live a Little, Love a Little." In the United States, the song was used as the B-side for the single "Almost In Love."

The original song was also on the soundtrack of the 2001 movie "Ocean's Eleven" by Steven Soderbergh. The remix was approved for the Nike ad by the Elvis estate, although Junkie XL was asked to change its name to JXL to avoid a reference to drugs. "They were delighted with the song," said Bradley. Elvis' voice remains unchanged on the track, but the rhythm is faster and the track begins with a one-minute upbeat instrumental. Its success didn't come as a surprise to Bradley. "It's Elvis Presley. It's made contemporary. It captures the new generation of music fans," he said.
Source: Associated Press

Artwork of the new DVD's

Here we have the artwork for the three new Fox DVD's Flaming Star, Wild in the country & Love me tender. You can order the upcoming three new DVD's on-line through this website. All 3 dvd's will be released in a wide screen format, and prices are $14,99 each.

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Elvis was today on the frontpage of CNN, with the headline "Elvis poised to hit No. 1 in UK with remix. A dance remix of "A Little Less Conversation," which Presley performed in his 1968 film "Live a Little, Love a Little," has been drawing brisk sales and heavy radio airplay in Britain since it was released there as a single on Monday.

The recording is expected to top the British singles charts next week, breaking the long-running tie between Presley and the Beatles for the most No. 1 hits in the United Kingdom, which currently stands at 17 apiece, an RCA spokesman said. See the full article at CNN

This coming Monday, June 17th "ELVIS VS JXL - A Little Less Conversation" on the National Dutch TV television program "KRO's Ontbijt TV". Guests on that program will be:
Tom Holkenborg (Junkie XL DJ), Peter van Brummelen (Journalist of the newspaper Parool) & Jan van Mourik (from the Dutch fanclub It's Elvis Time).

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Ernst informed us that they hope to be up and running their FTD website by August 16. Contents are still be worked on.

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Behind the Image #2

This new DVD will be a top notch release. The candid and concert footage (silent) are never before seen and make their first appearances on this outing. Several Elvis' close friends are also being interviewed, people like ; Sandi Miller, Kathi Westmoreland and John Wilkinson. The producers believe in the quality of their products and will include a preview for the second volume that will knock your socks off !!!! ? Get ready for Elvis Behind The Image DVD !!!

The DVD " Elvis Behind The Image " will be available through this website. You can reserve your copy now and orders will be shipped out when in stock. This is scheduled to be released on June 25th but we will advise you if delayed a little.

Thanks to Paul's Elvis Page we have the final artwork for the DVD " Elvis Behind The Image " scheduled for last week of June. This DVD will contains interviews with persons who knew the man, unreleased home movie footage and unpublished photographs. Bonus will include concert footage from both Los Angeles, CA. performances filmed during the November 1970 tour, candid footage and a museum tour showing different items owned by Elvis.
This DVD will be available in Region Free format with an approximative running length of 75 minutes.

The Disney Channel has a show called Movie Surfers, a series of specials with a teenaged team of hosts, each show focusing on a particular new Disney film. Movie Surfers will devote a show to Lilo & Stitch, the new Disney film that hits theaters later this month and has an Elvis-related sub-storyline and a soundtrack with half a dozen Elvis recordings.

In their Lilo & Stitch episode, Movie Surfers includes a segment about Elvis. Mischa, one of the hosts, takes a crash course in Elvis with a tour of Graceland, shops for a cool Lansky shirt, then pulls up to Elvis Presley's Memphis restaurant on Beale in a 1959 Cadillac Convertible. He then gets on stage there to lip-synch to Elvis' recording of Burning Love.

Catch Movie Surfers on the Disney Channel. Here is the first round of airdates for their Lilo & Stitch episode:

Monday, June 10 Friday, June 14 Monday, June 17 Tuesday, June 18 Thursday June 20 Friday, June 21

Our critically acclaimed road show, Elvis-The Concert plays the new Aladdin Casino in Las Vegas on August 24. Tickets go on sale tomorrow, June 8. Check the current tour schedule for ticket links and more.
Source: elvis.com

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The great performances

Today I received the DVD "Elvis - The great performances", a DVD I was waiting for quite some time. Finally we will have a lot of great footage on DVD, but unfortunately, my excitement was gone immediately while watching the first part. The DVD is just a straight copy from the videotape, with no remastering, and even worse, the sound was not always synchronal with the picture. This is a bad release from Icestorm, and we can only hope that there won't be any mistakes on the other two releases. The chances that I will play this DVD again is almost zero.

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25th Anniversary Memories Of The King

This very rare CD (Limited pressing of 50) comes to you individually hand numbered to ensure collectability. This concept came to us at Universally Elvis back in August of 2001 when we saw a multitude of other interview cd's on the market. We at Universally Elvis Fan Club decided to compile our own very special CD just for the 25th anniversary. This CD in our opinion gives you a very good look at the man -- from beginning, to his untimely end.

Proceeds from the sale of this Cd will benefit the Med foundation here in Memphis, in particular the Elvis Presley Memorial Trauma Center. For images of the new cd which you can place on your site: http://www.jordans-elvis-world.com/UniversallyElvis/fanclubcd/index.html

"25th Anniversary Memories Of The King"
Universally Elvis Productions UEP-002
1.Elvis Presents RCA Victor Record Player 2.March Of Dimes Commercial 3.Jim Stewart Interview - New Orleans 7-16-56 4.Army Swearing In 3-24-58 5.Munich Germany 6-19-59 6.Arriving In Hawaii 4-7-62 7.Award Presentation Hawaii 1961 8.Elvis And Peter Noone, Hawaii 8-18-65 9.Charro Interview With Stars 1969 10.Life Story 8-23-69 Las Vegas 11.Jaycee Award Presentation 1-71 12.Tony Prince Interview 1 13.Tony Prince Interview 2 14.Backstage with Elvis "Elvis On Tour" 15.Aloha From Hawaii Interview 16.Funny Poem, Elvis Talks About Hospital Food 11-73 17.Elvis Receives Gift Onstage 2-16-77 18."If I Died Tonight" 12-29-76 Dallas 19.Elvis Death Interview By Vernon Presley Shortly After Elvis Dies 8-16-77
Bonus Tracks:
20.Come Out, Come Out (Instrumental) 21.Memory Revival (Instrumental) 22.Poor Mans Gold (Instrumental) For more information email: EPFanClubCd@aol.com
Or visit the site:
http://jordans-elvis-world.com/UniversallyElvis

Elvis The # 1 hits

A new book with the secret history of the classics by Patrick Humphries is the first book to reveal how each of Elvis' number one records was made. The release date will be October 2002 in a paperback format sized 234 x 142 mm, with 160 pages + 16 pp colour.

Where exactly was Heartbreak Hotel? Why was Number 33 the cutest little jailbird I ever did see, and how were the Mafia involved in Can't Help Falling In Love? These and many more intriguing questions are answered by renowned rock historian and critic Patrick Humphries in this, the first and only book to tell the stories behind all of the King's Number 1 hits.
From Heartbreak Hotel in January 1956 through to Way Down in October 1976, EP1 charts the magnificent rise and career of Elvis Presley 1 songs are described, explained and illustrated with fantastic photographs, unique illustrations and the single sleeves. An invaluable companion for every Elvis fan, Elvis - The Number Ones also contains tributes from a galaxy of famous stars, among them Robbie Williams and Bruce Springsteen, plus an a range of fascinating things you never knew about The King.

SALES POINTS

2002 marks the 25th anniversary of Elvis'death

Published to tie-in with the worldwide release of RCA's Elvis'Number Ones cd, September 2002. This is RCA's biggest Elvis release of the last twenty years with a muti-million pound marketing spend.

Book will be included on all RCA (BMG) consumer advertising

In-store promotions with RCA (BMG) cd

Book is the same with as cd for easy racking in music stores

Fully illustrated throughout

Highly respected author
(source: It's Elvis Time)

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Elvis Monopoly

25th Anniversary

Collector's Edition

By Michel Pathuis

The King of Rock 'n' Roll and America's favorite board game team up to bring you the ultimate opportunity to relive the magic of Elvis!

The Monopoly game pays tribute to the King of Rock 'n' Roll and will captivate all who knew and loved Elvis and his music. This completely customized game features original photographs, movie posters, album and single covers and a host of other rareties. Vie to control the Elvis Presley empire, including his most memorable concert and television appearances, film and hits as you wheel and deal in classic Monopoly style, the winner takes all, and if you lose, you ain't nothin' but a hound dog, cryin' all the time.
Games include:

Game board, Title deed cards, Elvis Presley signature cards, TCB cards, 32 Tupelo homes, 12 Graceland mansions, Elvis Presley money and bankers tray, 6 custom pewter tokens and 2 dice.

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A celebration

The book "A celebration - images of Elvis Presley from the Elvis Presley Archive at Graceland' by Mike Evans will probably be an interesting one. it feature 608 pages, Full colour throughout, more than 620 photos, approx. 40,000 words in a 608 pages hardcover book by 28 cm x 21,6 cm x 5 cm.

Featuring more than 600 photographs, a page by page retelling of the life and legend of Elvis. This unique volume includes exclusive archive pictures, news photographs, rare memorabilia, movie stills and candid never-before-published images that helped to make the founding voice of rock 'n' roll. Compiled with the the authorization and assistance of the Presley Estate based at Graceland in Memphis, Tennessee and using exclusive material supplied from the official archive located there ELVIS: A CELEBRATION is the ultimate tribute to the King of Rock 'n' Roll and marks the 25th anniversary of his death. This book expect to be released in autumn 2002 and you can it here.
(source: It's elvis time)

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The Elvis treasures

Another upcoming book is "The Elvis treasures" by Robert Gordon. It supposed to be a stunning Boxed set (a book in a box) that includes a CD of interviews and other recordings of Elvis's personal thoughts, previously only available as bootlegs. Contains facsimiles of some of his most personal documents, including his High school diploma, his contract with Sun Records, and a four page hand written letter sent from Germany to his girlfriend Anita Wood. The author had access to the Graceland archives and the full cooperation of Elvis's estate. Robert Gordon is the author of The King of the Road and regular contributor to music magazines, incl. Rolling Stone,Spin and Mojo. Book is in A4 format hardcover book (260 x 298mm), 64 pages along with a 60 minutes CD.

The removable reproductions of Rare Artifacts, from the archives of Graceland:
1) Minstrel Show program from Elvis first on stage performance (1953) 2) Signed publicity photo from Sun Records shows Elvis young but on the rise (1954-55) 3) New Frontier Hotel invitation card from Elvis'first performance in Las Vegas (1956) 4) Early Mosque Theater Performance poster when his career took off (1956) 5) Poster for Elvis' first homecoming performance in Tupelo (1956) 6) Christmas Card from Elvis and The Colonel to his many fans contacts while serving army duty (1958) 7) Sinatra Show invitation (1960) 8) Viva Las Vegas premier invitation (1964) 9) Elvis' comments written in a copy of the book "Cheiro's World Predictions", "Coming Of Aquarian Age"(1960s) 10) Hand-drawn football play by Elvis, with personal comments (1960s) 11) '68 Comeback Special brochure cover (1968) 12) Elvis' personal stationery from various stages of his career 13) "Aloha From Hawaii" ticket (1973) 14) Credit Card (Gulf) 15) Elvis On Tour poster
You can it here.
(source: It's elvis time)

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Otis Blackwell

Otis Blackwell, who wrote dozens of hit songs, including "Don't Be Cruel" for Elvis Presley, died Monday of a heart attack. He was 70. Blackwell wrote more than 1,000 songs that were recorded by performers such as Ray Charles, Billy Joel, The Who, James Taylor, Otis Redding, Peggy Lee and Jerry Lee Lewis. Some of Blackwell's other credits include "Great Balls of Fire" and "Breathless," both recorded by Lewis; "Handy Man" by Taylor; "Fever" by Lee; "Daddy Rolling Stone" by The Who; and "Return to Sender" and "All Shook Up," each recorded by Presley.

Blackwell was credited with writing songs that sold more than 185 million copies. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., Blackwell grew up wanting to be a singer. While recording songs for a small company in New York City, he was asked to write songs as well. Blackwell often sang the songs himself before they were recorded, and some music historians believe his style influenced Presley's.

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DVD His Best Friend Remembers

The Joe Esposito's DVD is set for release on July 30th. Here we have the artwork that is taken from the great website "Elvis World Japan". The DVD will include over 200 rare photos, home movies, press conferences, film clips, newsreels, and interviews. You can order the DVD through our DVD shop, or here for only $14,99.

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Caught in a trap

I just received my copy of the new book "Caught In A Trap" produced by the duo Arjan Deelen/ Laurens van Houten and distributed by "It's Elvis Time". Anne E. Nixon also contributed to this book. Right from the beginning you know that you have in your hands a quality product. The quality of printing, paper and the overall layout of the book is simply AWESOME.

Arjan Deelen apparently done some research and came up with an informative text on this period in Elvis' career (August/September '73 Vegas Season), with the inclusion of some memorabilia related to this. The text also include how Laurens van Houten got to photograph Elvis at the Hilton and the 25 Dutch Elvis fans who were part of this trip as well. It is a very interesting read all the way through.

Mr. van Houten took pictures at three different shows, dinner shows of August 31st and September 1st, 1973 and the famed closing show of September 3rd, 1973. The photographs in the book are spread into chronological order and the songs performed at these three performances are also given. It has to be said here that most of the pictures are quite rare, especially the ones with Elvis wearing the "Black Spanish Flowers" jumpsuit with green stones and the "Light Blue Flower" stage attire.

All the pictures with the "Black Spanish Flowers" are in color while the section containing the photographs with the "Light Blue Flower" being a mixture of color and black & white shots. To me those were fascinating as I haven't seen so many photographs with these jumpsuits all at once. The main core of the book are pictures from the closing show and those are simply GREAT. We all know this show was at the very least pretty special, and Laurens van Houten perfectly captured these moments through his lens. Here again we have a mix of color and black & white but both are great. There are a few blurry pictures, but really only an handful and in no way distracting from the overall quality of this book.

Mr. Deelen is without any doubts a very talented individual and wished he will be producing other gems like this. There are many books produced on Elvis every year but only a few reach this quality. For Elvis CD Collectors Only website highly recommend this book to all the fans out there.

(The Crazy Canuck)

This book is also available through our website, and is highly recommended.

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That's all right mama

There will be a great Elvis meeting on Mothers day, May 12th in Amsterdam. The happening will take place at "Cafe Maloe Melo", lijnbaansgracht, Amsterdam. This will be a huge Elvis party with approx 30 musicians, such as the famous Dutch singer Jan Rot (who recently had a baby girl and named her Elvis). The event will start at 8 PM, and will end at 1 AM. Good news for the visitors that this happening is for "FREE". So, you will have 5 hours of Elvis' music, from rock-a-billy to Vegas that is still incredible popular after all these years. See you all in Maloe Melo!!
source: Ger Rijff

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Elvis Unlimited goes German

We have decided after many requests to translate our English magazine Elvis Unlimited into German. The first issue will be out by mid-may 2002. The main part of the new German edition will be featuring the same articles as the English one, but of cause in German. It will contain 40 pages in full colour, just as the English Elvis Unlimited.
A subscription to Elvis Unlimited (German Edition) will be € 17.- For all German languished countries. Start your subscription to Elvis Unlimited (German Edition) today!
Elvis Unlimited
Store Voldgade 16
8900 Randers
Denmark
Tel. +45 8642 9696
Fax +45 8642 8484
e-mail: info@elvispresley.dk
source: Elvis Unlimited

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Chrysalis gets hunka Elvis publishing catalogs

NEW YORK (Variety) - Independent music publisher Chrysalis Music has signed prestigious five-year worldwide contract to administer a pair of publishing catalogs representing the bulk of Elvis Presley's biggest hits. The deal, cut last week with catalog co-owner Julian J. Aberbach and Elvis Presley Enterprises, gives Chrysalis direct control over Gladys Music and Elvis Presley Music for North America and authorizes the company to supervise the catalog's existing subpublishing deals abroad. Together the two catalogs hold nearly 500 compositions, including such rock 'n' roll classics as "Hound Dog," "All Shook Up," "Love Me Tender" and "Viva Las Vegas." The singer's top hits can command as much as $250,000 in publishing royalties for a single use -- a rate rivaled only by the Beatles' best-known work. Chrysalis beat out larger rival BMG Music Publishing, whose parent company BMG Entertainment owns most of Presley's recorded music catalog through its RCA imprint. BMG is planning a major marketing push later this year to accompany a new collection of Presley's 30 No. 1 hits this October. Prior to last week's deal, the two Presley catalogs were independently administered. Los Angeles-based Chrysalis' eclectic roster of songwriters includes platinum-selling rap duo OutKast, Italian singer Andrea Bocelli (news - web sites), singer-songwriter David Gray and ex-Van Halen front man David Lee Roth. It also administers compositions from Blondie, Pat Benatar and Jethro Tull, among others.
source: Reuters

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Intimate with Elvis

This release contains more than 20 minutes of hot, rare Elvis footage - and when we say 'hot', we mean HOT! The nature of this footage certainly lives up to the title of this CD Rom: you will not believe your eyes! The quality of this footage is outstanding, with some great close-ups of our Man. But there's more. "Intimate with Elvis" also contains more than 300 unpublished photos (mostly color), focusing on the movie years, from "Love Me Tender" (1956) to "Elvis On Tour" (1972). But there's even more! Our CD Rom also contains 25 minutes of rare Elvis recordings from the 1970's. Granted, these have been released before (but are hard to get now) but never in this quality! These recordings give a unique insight into Elvis, both as a musician and as a human being.

"Intimate with Elvis" is our most ambitious release so far, and we have done everything to make this a first class product. The CD Rom is packaged up to our usual standards, with a beautiful cover with rare photos, as well as in-dept liner notes. Get intimate with The King, and order this great new release today!!
source: Pavel Èernocký

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