Limited edition Japanese reissue of 1960 album by The King, digitally remastered using 24 bit technology & in a miniaturized LP sleeve with the original artwork intact. 2000 release.
1998 Roccartoon release featuring 13 historic live tracks, plus four bonus tracks: interviews from Jackson, Florida in 1955, Memphis, Tennessee in 1957, County Coliseum, Texas in 1956 & Warwick Hotel, New York in 1956. Also featured is a 10' x 14' full color poster of the animated cover art! 17 tracks total. A total running time of 63 minutes. Songs include 'That's Alright Mama' and 'Blue Moon Of Kentucky'. Digipak. --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.
Elvis was perceived as a country music newcomer in 1954, albeit an unorthodox one. And in later years, regardless of how much pop fluff or insipid movie fare he recorded, country remained a vital touchstone. This generously programmed collection (including five previously unissued alternate takes) serves as a powerful reminder. It begins with the Sun recordings of "I Forgot to Remember to Forget" and "Blue Moon of Kentucky" and samples Elvis's rocking, early RCA versions of beloved country tunes "When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again" and his childhood favorite "Old Shep." Elvis drew from all over the spectrum, covering Eddy Arnold's 1947 hit "I'll Hold You in My Heart" along with the later "Green, Green Grass of Home," "Help Me Make It Through the Night," and "He'll Have to Go."
UK exclusive compilation featuring one disc packed with concert performances of 21 of the King's absolute best! 21 tracks, 'Blue Suede Shoes', 'Heartbreak Hotel', 'Jailhouse Rock/ Don't Be Cruel', 'Are You Lonesome Tonight?', 'One Night', 'I've Lost You', 'I Just Can't Help Believin'', 'In The Ghetto', 'Don't Cry Daddy', 'Kentucky Rain', 'The Wonder Of You', 'Polk Salad Annie', 'Suspicious Minds', 'All Shook Up', 'Hound Dog', 'You Don't Have To Say You Love Me', 'Until It's Time For You To Go', 'Burning Love', 'An American Trilogy', 'A Big Hunk O' Love' & 'Can't Help Falling In Love'. Standard jewel case. 2001 release. Please note the new low, low price!
By now, the King of rock & roll's iconic vintage hits have been reconfigured so many times that it's hard to imagine anyone needing yet another Presley compilation. Still, this 23-song collection, programmed for maximum listenability, serves as a fine introduction to Elvis the rocker. With "Heartbreak Hotel," "Don't Be Cruel," "Hound Dog," "Jailhouse Rock," "All Shook Up," "Suspicious Minds," "It's Now or Never," "A Big Hunk o' Love," "Too Much," "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear," "Good Luck Charm," "Hard Headed Woman," this is one primo party disc. With all these essential classics on a single disc, how can you go wrong? --Scott Schinder
Limited edition Japanese reissue of 1972 album by The King, digitally remastered using 24 bit technology & in a miniaturized LP sleeve with the original artwork intact. 2000 release.
Heart & Soul, one of several available collections of Elvis love songs, often finds him in choirboy-pure form: though "Anything That's Part of You," "She's Not You," and "It Hurts Me" are from the midpoint of Presley's career, they possess a sweetness akin to Sinatra's very early sides. Elsewhere among these 22 tracks are the classic "I Want You, I Need You, I Love You," which effects a meld of his Dean Martin influences and the metallic clang of the early RCA period that spawned it; the impossibly dramatic "Are You Lonesome Tonight?"; and the later, bittersweet artistic triumph of "Suspicious Minds." Even those not strictly enamored of the King may find it hard to say no to these masterful performances. --Rickey Wright
Elvis was a walkin', talkin', singin' combination of indigenous American music and styles, but probably the first music he heard as a child was gospel--in Southern Baptist churches, on Memphis radio (where white Southern gospel quartets flourished during the '40s and '50s), and from black churches. Presley released an EP of gospel music in the '50s, around the same time he performed "Peace in the Valley" on one of his Ed Sullivan appearances. This 1960 release, however, represents his first full-length foray into gospel, and while it's a bit more produced than the EP, it still features beautiful singing. Staples such as "Joshua Fit the Battle" and "Swing Down Sweet Chariot" sound like they came directly from a Memphis service. Of course, for Presley, gospel included everything from the title track by Stuart Hambler (who ran against Eisenhower on the Prohibition ticket) to Rodgers & Hammerstein. After all, hybridization was his magic. --Bill Holdship
Limited edition Japanese reissue of 1960 album by The King, digitally remastered using 24 bit technology & in a miniaturized LP sleeve with the original artwork intact. 2000 release.
Limited edition Japanese reissue of 1967 album by The King, digitally remastered using 24 bit technology & in a miniaturized LP sleeve with the original artwork intact. 2000 release.
Limited edition Japanese reissue of 1960 album by The King, digitally remastered using 24 bit technology & in a miniaturized LP sleeve with the original artwork intact. 2000 release.
Two CD Anthology with all the Greatest of his Hits.
1998 Roccartoon release featuring 13 historic live tracks, plus four bonus tracks: interviews from Jackson, Florida in 1955, Memphis, Tennessee in 1957, County Coliseum, Texas in 1956 & Warwick Hotel, New York in 1956. Also featured is a 10' x 14' full color poster of the animated cover art! 17 tracks total. A total running time of 63 minutes. Songs include 'That's Alright Mama' and 'Blue Moon Of Kentucky'. Digipak. --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.
20 Bit Remastered Reissue.
Australian Exclusive Release Commemrating 20 Years Since his Death.
Elvis was perceived as a country music newcomer in 1954, albeit an unorthodox one. And in later years, regardless of how much pop fluff or insipid movie fare he recorded, country remained a vital touchstone. This generously programmed collection (including five previously unissued alternate takes) serves as a powerful reminder. It begins with the Sun recordings of "I Forgot to Remember to Forget" and "Blue Moon of Kentucky" and samples Elvis's rocking, early RCA versions of beloved country tunes "When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again" and his childhood favorite "Old Shep." Elvis drew from all over the spectrum, covering Eddy Arnold's 1947 hit "I'll Hold You in My Heart" along with the later "Green, Green Grass of Home," "Help Me Make It Through the Night," and "He'll Have to Go."
UK exclusive compilation featuring one disc packed with concert performances of 21 of the King's absolute best! 21 tracks, 'Blue Suede Shoes', 'Heartbreak Hotel', 'Jailhouse Rock/ Don't Be Cruel', 'Are You Lonesome Tonight?', 'One Night', 'I've Lost You', 'I Just Can't Help Believin'', 'In The Ghetto', 'Don't Cry Daddy', 'Kentucky Rain', 'The Wonder Of You', 'Polk Salad Annie', 'Suspicious Minds', 'All Shook Up', 'Hound Dog', 'You Don't Have To Say You Love Me', 'Until It's Time For You To Go', 'Burning Love', 'An American Trilogy', 'A Big Hunk O' Love' & 'Can't Help Falling In Love'. Standard jewel case. 2001 release. Please note the new low, low price!
By now, the King of rock & roll's iconic vintage hits have been reconfigured so many times that it's hard to imagine anyone needing yet another Presley compilation. Still, this 23-song collection, programmed for maximum listenability, serves as a fine introduction to Elvis the rocker. With "Heartbreak Hotel," "Don't Be Cruel," "Hound Dog," "Jailhouse Rock," "All Shook Up," "Suspicious Minds," "It's Now or Never," "A Big Hunk o' Love," "Too Much," "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear," "Good Luck Charm," "Hard Headed Woman," this is one primo party disc. With all these essential classics on a single disc, how can you go wrong? --Scott Schinder
Limited edition Japanese reissue of 1972 album by The King, digitally remastered using 24 bit technology & in a miniaturized LP sleeve with the original artwork intact. 2000 release.
Heart & Soul, one of several available collections of Elvis love songs, often finds him in choirboy-pure form: though "Anything That's Part of You," "She's Not You," and "It Hurts Me" are from the midpoint of Presley's career, they possess a sweetness akin to Sinatra's very early sides. Elsewhere among these 22 tracks are the classic "I Want You, I Need You, I Love You," which effects a meld of his Dean Martin influences and the metallic clang of the early RCA period that spawned it; the impossibly dramatic "Are You Lonesome Tonight?"; and the later, bittersweet artistic triumph of "Suspicious Minds." Even those not strictly enamored of the King may find it hard to say no to these masterful performances. --Rickey Wright
Elvis was a walkin', talkin', singin' combination of indigenous American music and styles, but probably the first music he heard as a child was gospel--in Southern Baptist churches, on Memphis radio (where white Southern gospel quartets flourished during the '40s and '50s), and from black churches. Presley released an EP of gospel music in the '50s, around the same time he performed "Peace in the Valley" on one of his Ed Sullivan appearances. This 1960 release, however, represents his first full-length foray into gospel, and while it's a bit more produced than the EP, it still features beautiful singing. Staples such as "Joshua Fit the Battle" and "Swing Down Sweet Chariot" sound like they came directly from a Memphis service. Of course, for Presley, gospel included everything from the title track by Stuart Hambler (who ran against Eisenhower on the Prohibition ticket) to Rodgers & Hammerstein. After all, hybridization was his magic. --Bill Holdship
Limited edition Japanese reissue of 1960 album by The King, digitally remastered using 24 bit technology & in a miniaturized LP sleeve with the original artwork intact. 2000 release.
Limited edition Japanese reissue of 1967 album by The King, digitally remastered using 24 bit technology & in a miniaturized LP sleeve with the original artwork intact. 2000 release.
