"Tupelo's Own Elvis Presley" box set
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Here is the official release (18 May 2007) from Joseph Pirzada about his latest book & DVD box set:
Memphis Recording Service UK Label releases its latest ‘Tupelo’s Own Elvis Presley’ Music DVD (Region 0 - disc plays on all DVD players) in the UK and Australia on June 11th.
Never before have we seen an Elvis concert from the 50’s with sound. Until Now!
The release is produced by Joseph Pirzada and Co Produced by Joseph Tunzi . The Limited Edition book accompanying the DVD is written by Tupelo’s own Roy Turner and involves many people including the fans who were there, to the likes of Scotty Moore and DJ Fontana. The book is available with the DVD for a short time only.
The DVD Contains:
Recently discovered UNRELEASED FILM of Elvis performing 6 songs, including ‘Heartbreak Hotel’ and ‘Don’t Be Cruel’, live in Tupelo Mississippi 1956. Included we see a live performance of the elusive ‘Long Tall Sally’ seen here for the first time ever.
Further unseen footage contains backstage, the evening show, parade, Tupelo 57 and many more. Please note that the DVD contains specially licensed footage by Fox.
Interview with Elvis at the 1957 Tupelo show NEVER BEFORE HEARD!
The DVD Audio section contains 21 tracks of the two shows from Tupelo 1956 concerts.
LIMITED EDITION SPECIAL BONUS:
The Book - Tupelo’s Own Elvis Presley
The book contains nearly 200 pages of Elvis in his birth town of Tupelo Mississippi. Born into plainness poverty in 1935, Elvis and his parents left T upelo in 1948 for a better life in Memphis. Elvis triumphantly returns to Tupelo like a tornado in 1956 for a welcome reception bigger than that of President Franklin Roosevelt’s visit to the city in 1934. The book is written by Tupelo ’s own Roy Turner, Elvis/ Tupelo historian.
See the hundreds of photographs of Elvis both on stage and backstage from the Tupelo events of 1956 and 1957. Included are many unpublished photographs, ticket stubs, newspaper articles and the first known Elvis signature, all seen here FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER! Available for a short time only.
FULL DVD CONTENT
PART 1: DVD- VIDEO
- Tupelo Welcomes Home Elvis Presley – UNRELEASED footage of the Parade in Tupelo on 26th September 1956 as well as some backstage footage with Elvis. The audio accompanying the clip are the interviews with Elvis, Vernon and Gladys Presley, Nick Adams and Judy Hopper. 7 min 41 sec
2) Tupelo’s Own Elvis Presley – UNRELEASED film from the afternoon performance ‘The Mississippi-Alabama Fair and Dairy Show’ at the Fairgrounds in Tupelo Mississippi on 26th September 1956.
13 min 09 sec
Never before have we seen an Elvis concert from the 50’s with sound. Until Now!
Song Performances:
1. Heartbreak Hotel
2. Long Tall Sally
3. Presentation to the City
4. I Was The One
* 5. I Want Need Love You & I Got a Woman
6. Don’t Be Cruel
* 7. Hound Dog
* Songs available in parts as no footage exist
3) Tupelo Evening Show Clip - UNRELEASED footage from the evening performance. 0.46 sec
- Original Fox Movie tone News Reel 1956 – 1min 24 sec
- Elvis in Tupelo 1957 - Includes an UNRELEASED AUDIO interview with Elvis Presley and Anita Wood. The footage contains performance clips from the 27th September 1957 show as well as backstage and more. 10 mins 12 sec
Total Running Time: 33 minutes 12 seconds
PART 2: DVD - AUDIO
21 tracks of the Afternoon and Evening performance from the 26th September 1956 shows
All tracks accompanied with photographs
Audio Tracklisting:
Total running time 51.13
Afternoon Show:
- Heartbreak Hotel
- Long Tall Sally
- Presentation Key To The City
- I Was The One
- I Want You, I Need You, I Love You
- Announcement
- I Got a Woman
- Don't Be Cruel
- Ready Teddy
- Love Me Tender
- Hound Dog
Evening Show:
- Love Me Tender
- I Was The One
- I Got a Woman
- Dialogue
- Don't Be Cruel
- Blue Suede Shoes
- Dialogue
- Baby, Let's Play House
- Hound Dog
- Dialogue
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