At No.2 in the Woolworth's Music Video Chart: Elvis '56 !
The original 1987 VHS version first appeared on DVD in 2002 when it was missing the Hy Gardner interview.
Then in 2004 it was re-released with My Way replacing An American Trilogy, for some reason.
This is a re-release of the 2004 My Way version, but at a nice cheap price [£5.97].
Everything is in sharper detail compared with the VHS version, but the old Dorsey and Sullivan tv excerpts look better on VHS !
On this DVD, the contrast seems too harsh, it's all stark black and white, with few shades of grey !
On the VHS, this old footage has a 'warmer' more natural look.
The few colour bits are better on VHS, with the DVD lending a pinky look to the yellows !
I wasn't sure which was 'correct' until they showed some Sun singles on which the labels were the right shade of yellow on VHS, but decidedly pink on the DVD !
The re-release also sports a nice, sharp, b & w pic from the 2nd Milton Berle tv show on the front cover.
Elvis '56 - Again !
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ColinB
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There's that great opening bit on Elvis '56 where he's doing Blue Suede Shoes from Dorsey's 17th March show and it suddenly bursts into colour near the end !Jay33 wrote:With all the modern day technology out there they should colorize all the black & white footage for a newer generation of fans.
It would be more appealing that way. Maybe Sillerman has this in his plan too.
I would welcome all the 50's tv footage in colour !
To be fair, they have spruced the footage up on Elvis '56 but they need to do this on all of it.
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Jay33 wrote:With all the modern day technology out there they should colorize all the black & white footage for a newer generation of fans. It would be more appealing that way. Maybe Sillerman has this in his plan too.
Ugh.
I do, however, like the idea of that DVD of all the E1 & E2 hits that a European outlet/ fan put together, using clips and montages. They really should be using those clips creatively.
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A good idea. If Sillerman could do that it would be interesting.Jay33 wrote:With all the modern day technology out there they should colorize all the black & white footage for a newer generation of fans. It would be more appealing that way. Maybe Sillerman has this in his plan too.
All Ed Sullivan and Milton Berle TV shows in color.
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