2000 (BMG / Asia only packaging) compilation for the 'King of Rock and Roll'. Quite possibly the greatest Elvis hits package ever released & now comes in a limited edition deluxe package!
Limited edition Japanese reissue of 1959 album by The King, digitally remastered using 24 bit technology & in a miniaturized LP sleeve with the original artwork intact. 2000 release.
If your budget doesn't allow for the King of Rock 'n' Roll box set, this 1959 collection captures the King at his rock & roll best, spotlighting the hits he recorded right before entering the Army. Elvis never rocked any harder or better than he did on tracks like "A Big Hunk o' Love" and "I Need Your Love Tonight," and he never produced a better single than "(Now and Then) There's a Fool Such As I," which seemingly merged every musical style he'd ever attempted into one two-and-a-half-minute masterpiece. In its infinite wisdom, RCA added bonus tracks to the CD version, including the two best tracks from Elvis' Christmas Album--making this a best buy for sure. --Bill Holdship
Outstanding 'best of' on RCA packed with 45 hits for the label. Unavailable in the U.S. Includes 'Heartbreak Hotel', 'Jailhouse Rock', 'It's Now Or Never', 'Suspicious Minds', 'A Big Hunk O' Love' and 'Always On My Mind'. Double slimline jewel case. 1987 RCA release.
This album can make you an Elvis fan if you've never been one. If you were going to own only 1 Elvis album in your life...this is it. This version of Suspicious Minds is as good a live track as can be found on this planet.
From these deeply spiritual songs it's clear why Elvis is so highly regarded. These albums have great arrangements and great backup groups. It just seems to get better and better as you go through the album (arranged in chronological order). The live "How Great Thou Art" and outtakes at the end are really wonderful. This is a must have!
This CD single highlights Elvis at his Patriotic best in AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL a recording which until now has been sorely underappreciated throughout the years.
Artist of the 20th century? Quite an assertion, and yet as a pop-culture phenomenon, who else? Among the dozens of quotes included in this career-spanning boxed retrospective is one from rock scribe Greil Marcus: "If any individual of our time can be said to have changed the world, Elvis Presley is the one." Indeed, and these are 75 of his towering recordings, ranging from 1954's "That's All Right" through 1976's "For the Heart." The three discs are packaged in a handsome book that includes the aforementioned tributes from his many disciples (sayeth James Brown: "He taught white America how to get down"), studio credits, and pithy anecdotes. On the downside, the vertical foldout is cumbersome and fragile. The music? Of course it makes the case for the grandiose title claim more than adequately. --Steven Stolder
This is one of the four historic concerts Elvis gave at Madison Square Garden. (This one was recorded at 10 June 1972, Saturday evening performance). This is one of the best Elvis Concerts BMG/RCA has ever released!
2000 (BMG / Asia only packaging) compilation for the 'King of Rock and Roll'. Quite possibly the greatest Elvis hits package ever released & now comes in a limited edition deluxe package!
Limited edition Japanese reissue of 1959 album by The King, digitally remastered using 24 bit technology & in a miniaturized LP sleeve with the original artwork intact. 2000 release.
Can you believe this price? 50 of the King's original RCA hits on two CD's. Slimline double jewel case. 1990 release.
If your budget doesn't allow for the King of Rock 'n' Roll box set, this 1959 collection captures the King at his rock & roll best, spotlighting the hits he recorded right before entering the Army. Elvis never rocked any harder or better than he did on tracks like "A Big Hunk o' Love" and "I Need Your Love Tonight," and he never produced a better single than "(Now and Then) There's a Fool Such As I," which seemingly merged every musical style he'd ever attempted into one two-and-a-half-minute masterpiece. In its infinite wisdom, RCA added bonus tracks to the CD version, including the two best tracks from Elvis' Christmas Album--making this a best buy for sure. --Bill Holdship
Special Packaging Includes Digipak and Booklet.
This is Elvis at his best! A must have! The quality of sound on this CD is unbelieveable!
Outstanding 'best of' on RCA packed with 45 hits for the label. Unavailable in the U.S. Includes 'Heartbreak Hotel', 'Jailhouse Rock', 'It's Now Or Never', 'Suspicious Minds', 'A Big Hunk O' Love' and 'Always On My Mind'. Double slimline jewel case. 1987 RCA release.
This album can make you an Elvis fan if you've never been one. If you were going to own only 1 Elvis album in your life...this is it. This version of Suspicious Minds is as good a live track as can be found on this planet.
From these deeply spiritual songs it's clear why Elvis is so highly regarded. These albums have great arrangements and great backup groups. It just seems to get better and better as you go through the album (arranged in chronological order). The live "How Great Thou Art" and outtakes at the end are really wonderful. This is a must have!
This CD single highlights Elvis at his Patriotic best in AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL a recording which until now has been sorely underappreciated throughout the years.
Artist of the 20th century? Quite an assertion, and yet as a pop-culture phenomenon, who else? Among the dozens of quotes included in this career-spanning boxed retrospective is one from rock scribe Greil Marcus: "If any individual of our time can be said to have changed the world, Elvis Presley is the one." Indeed, and these are 75 of his towering recordings, ranging from 1954's "That's All Right" through 1976's "For the Heart." The three discs are packaged in a handsome book that includes the aforementioned tributes from his many disciples (sayeth James Brown: "He taught white America how to get down"), studio credits, and pithy anecdotes. On the downside, the vertical foldout is cumbersome and fragile. The music? Of course it makes the case for the grandiose title claim more than adequately. --Steven Stolder
This is one of the four historic concerts Elvis gave at Madison Square Garden. (This one was recorded at 10 June 1972, Saturday evening performance). This is one of the best Elvis Concerts BMG/RCA has ever released!
