Elvis Is Back! - Complete Artwork
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As the album really showcases Elvis' talent as a musician, I would have also liked to have used photos from the actual sessions, but again (to the best of my knowledge) the first photos we have of Elvis' recording post army are from the "G.I. Blues" sessions. Therefore, I have used a little artistic license, with the time-frame for the photographs going from 1958 to August 1960.
I couldn't decide on one final design either, so there are several variations, including a nice tribute to the French version of the album, which I always liked the look of. Full size uploads will be posted on the blog soon.
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very good job
very good selection of photos
more beautiful than the original
bravo
very good selection of photos
more beautiful than the original
bravo
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WOW!!! These are great! Would love to download them! I like 1 & 2 the best. Please upload them all to your site.
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Hi Jeroen,JeroenNL wrote:WOW!!! These are great! Would love to download them! I like 1 & 2 the best. Please upload them all to your site.
The covers will be available for download soon. I'm just working on the blog post and will hopefully have it finished for weekend.
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Looking very much forward to these! Thanks!! Do you have CD labels as well?
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Thanks, your input was much appreciated too. Just working on a pdf file, with some background information on the design process. Then I will upload this and all of the high resolution artwork.EPA4368 wrote:Awesome Work!
Better Than The Original
Just found a photo for a late addition to the alternate covers too
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Really is amazing what care and creativity can create. RCA had zero interest in either.
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Thanks again to everyone for the positive feedback. The article to accompany the artwork is almost ready and should be completed by this weekend at the latest.
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the work of professional
more beautiful than the album
output to the age
What is the next alternate art ?
...fantastic
the work of professional
more beautiful than the album
output to the age
What is the next alternate art ?
...fantastic
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Thank you. Glad you liked them. There are a couple of DVD covers on the way. The "Elvis In Concert" one which is previewed on this page, and also "The Spirit Of '71".polksalade8 wrote:superclass
the work of professional
more beautiful than the album
output to the age
What is the next alternate art ?
...fantastic
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OUTSTANDING work and you hit it out of the park with the story behind the design process. AWESOME!
I agree when you consider the timeframe in which the album was recorded, I wouldn’t be critical for RCA using the earlier publicity photo, but thought they missed it with using the army photo on backside and especially the black & white army photographs inside of the gatefold sleeve. Parker was probably more interested in promoting Elvis' new film and I'm surprised he didn't use an army photo on the frontside too. I thought army photos should’ve ended with A Date With Elvis.
I think using photos from the Graceland press conference would've been RCA's only option with having such a tight timeframe around the time of the actual recording sessions and love the "It's Now Or Never/A Mess Of Blues" artwork.
I'm hoping someone answers your request having photographs from the sessions. I met two guys at a record convention many years ago, said they worked at RCA and RCA did have photos from the sessions, but the photos were either misplace or taken.
They also said, although nothing was documented in RCA's files wanting to use the LOC format (booklet) like they did for Elvis' Christmas Album for Elvis Is Back, it was considered and only one 60's album was documented wanting to use the LOC format.
I agree when you consider the timeframe in which the album was recorded, I wouldn’t be critical for RCA using the earlier publicity photo, but thought they missed it with using the army photo on backside and especially the black & white army photographs inside of the gatefold sleeve. Parker was probably more interested in promoting Elvis' new film and I'm surprised he didn't use an army photo on the frontside too. I thought army photos should’ve ended with A Date With Elvis.
I think using photos from the Graceland press conference would've been RCA's only option with having such a tight timeframe around the time of the actual recording sessions and love the "It's Now Or Never/A Mess Of Blues" artwork.
I'm hoping someone answers your request having photographs from the sessions. I met two guys at a record convention many years ago, said they worked at RCA and RCA did have photos from the sessions, but the photos were either misplace or taken.
They also said, although nothing was documented in RCA's files wanting to use the LOC format (booklet) like they did for Elvis' Christmas Album for Elvis Is Back, it was considered and only one 60's album was documented wanting to use the LOC format.
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Hello
there
it would be nice
to do the same thing with
something for everybody
there
it would be nice
to do the same thing with
something for everybody
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well, what can we say..except..WOW! what a job and what a great work!
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Awesome work Rebel, true talent, if we had yours in digipack they would sell like hot cakes ..............
The image is one thing and the human being is another. It’s very hard to live up to an image, put it that way.
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Thanks for the extra information re: the RCA photo files. It would be wonderful if photos from the "Elvis Is Back!" sessions did turn up one day.EPA4368 wrote:OUTSTANDING work and you hit it out of the park with the story behind the design process. AWESOME!
I agree when you consider the timeframe in which the album was recorded, I wouldn’t be critical for RCA using the earlier publicity photo, but thought they missed it with using the army photo on backside and especially the black & white army photographs inside of the gatefold sleeve. Parker was probably more interested in promoting Elvis' new film and I'm surprised he didn't use an army photo on the frontside too. I thought army photos should’ve ended with A Date With Elvis.
I think using photos from the Graceland press conference would've been RCA's only option with having such a tight timeframe around the time of the actual recording sessions and love the "It's Now Or Never/A Mess Of Blues" artwork.
I'm hoping someone answers your request having photographs from the sessions. I met two guys at a record convention many years ago, said they worked at RCA and RCA did have photos from the sessions, but the photos were either misplace or taken.
They also said, although nothing was documented in RCA's files wanting to use the LOC format (booklet) like they did for Elvis' Christmas Album for Elvis Is Back, it was considered and only one 60's album was documented wanting to use the LOC format.
Glad you liked the designs and thanks for your input throughout the design process. It's always helpful to hear the thoughts and opinions of other fans.
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Thanks for the kind words. "Something For Everybody" sounds like a good idea. It's always been a favourite of mine, and it's an under rated album too in my opinion.polksalade8 wrote:Hello
there
it would be nice
to do the same thing with
something for everybody
Also there is the original US artwork, and the uncropped Canadian design, so there are alternative design styles to work with too.
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Thanks for the kind words Steve. Glad you like the designs.steve rogers wrote:well, what can we say..except..WOW! what a job and what a great work!
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Thanks Denny. Glad you like the designs. I'm having printer problems at the moment, and it looks like I'm going to have to buy a new one soon. When I'm up and running again I'm planning to print some digi packs to see how they look, and will post the results here.dennyelvis wrote:Awesome work Rebel, true talent, if we had yours in digipack they would sell like hot cakes ..............
Also,I would welcome input from all fans in respect of new designs and projects, so if anyone has any ideas please get in touch.
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What do u use to design them on ? PS ? i use Xara Designer Pro X9
http://pro.magix.com/en/designer-pro/overview.324.html
give the demo a try ........... the links at the bottom of the add ............ ne probs gettin it let me know .............
http://pro.magix.com/en/designer-pro/overview.324.html
give the demo a try ........... the links at the bottom of the add ............ ne probs gettin it let me know .............
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Thanks. On the netbook at the moment, but will try out the software over the weekend and let you know how it goes.dennyelvis wrote:What do u use to design them on ? PS ? i use Xara Designer Pro X9
http://pro.magix.com/en/designer-pro/overview.324.html
give the demo a try ........... the links at the bottom of the add ............ ne probs gettin it let me know .............
All of my recent work has been done in photoshop.