Quote:

"Elvis Presley is the greatest cultural force in the 20th century."

(Leonard Bernstein)


Quote:

"If you're an Elvis fan, no explanation is necessary; If you're not an Elvis fan, no explanation is possible."

(George Klein)


Quote:

"For a dead man, Elvis Presley is awfully noisy."

(Professor Gilbert B. Rodman)


Quote:

"History has him as this good old country boy, Elvis is about as country as Bono!"

(Jerry Schilling)


Quote:

"Absolute id crashed into absolute superego...as the uptightset man in America shook hands with just about the loosest."

(Mark Feeney on the 'Elvis meets Nixon' meeting)

 

 

 

 

The "Elvis Booklist" 2005

EIN presents the most comprehensive listing of Elvis books published or to be published between 2005

(Click to view Elvis books published in 2004)

(Click to view Elvis books published in 2006-2007)

2005

 

Date
Title
Author
Publisher
Country
Format
Other
2005 A Tribute to the King Dennis Urthol
Self-published
Holland
Softcover 20 page photobook showcasing 2003-04 'Tribute to the King' tour by Dutch impersonator, Frank Anthony Read EIN's review
2005 Elvis Italiana Di Elvis (English translation: The Complete Production of Elvis)   Tutta La Produzione
Italy
  Combination discography and price guide; 260 pages; ISBN: 889122803; limiteed edition printing of 1,000 copies
2005 The King's Ransom Russ Howe, Tom Salva & Bud Glass
USA
Softcover Booklet showcasing items in touring exhibit "The King's Ransom" Read EIN's review
2005 Elvis Through My Eyes: Why Elvis Has Left The Building Heart Lanier Authorhouse
Softcover

ISBN: 1420897035;

read EIN's review

Jan Untold Gold: The Stories Behind Elvis's #1 Hits Ace Collins
Chicago Review Press
USA
 

ISBN: 1556525656

Jan Elvis Presley Passed Here: Even More Locations Of America’s Pop Culture Landmarks Chris Epting  
USA
 

Pop culture landmarks; Elvis is only

part of the book

Jan Elvis Matej Krajuc  
Slovenia
  First ever Elvis book from Slovenia; apparently about his films
Jan Rough Guide to Elvis Paul Simpson Rough Guides
USA/UK
Softcover Compendium; reissue Read EIN's review
Jan Race, Rock and Elvis Michael Bertrand  
USA
Softcover  
Jan Dewey & Elvis: The Life & Times of a Rock 'n Roll Deejay Louis Cantor University of Illinois Press
USA
Hardback Read EIN's review
Feb Like A Prince From Another Planet    
Luxemburg
 

Photobook; 72 pages; full color

1970s photos

Feb Elvis' DNA Proves He Is Alive Bill Beeny Branden Books
USA
Softcover Actually published in May 2005 Read related article
Feb That's Alright Elvis Scotty Moore  
USA
Softcover Memoir; reissue
March Rockin' Across Texas Stanley Oberst/FTD FTD
EC
Hardback

Bonus CD (release delayed from Jan 2005) Read EIN's review

March Elvis Forever In The Groove Susan Doll Publications International Ltd
USA
Hardback "Special value" re-issue edition from Publications International
March (delayed until June) Elvis The King on the Road Robert Gordon  
UK
?
Re-issue
March Essential Elvis Interviews Andrew Hearn Essential Elvis
UK
 

Interviews conducted by Essential

Elvis magazine over the past decade

1st quarter Bar Code Elvis Scott Blake  
 

Flip book available from: http://www.barcodeart.com/

buy/flip/elvis.html

1st quarter Insider's Guide - Memphis   Insider's Guide
USA
Softcover

2005 edition; travelogue with plenty about Elvis including a detailed look at Elvis's career and Graceland Mansion. ISBN: 0762721979; 320 pages.

1st quarter 1957 (Humes High) Herald    
EC
  High school yearbook (1953 edition previously published); Both editions available from Elvis Unlimited
1st quarter Decoding the Tupelo-Memphis Murders: A Psychological Study of Self-Destruction and Murder! Elvis Information Network EIN Publications
Australia
Softcover Limited edition pressing; Conspiracy; First pressing "sold out"
April Dreaming Of Elvis (subtitle: Presley Legend in Japan) Kazuaki Suzuki  
Japan
  Written by an ardent Elvis student, this book, in Japanese text, describes those who became like Elvis in the 50's and 60's, and also the prevailing Japanese culture.
April Elvis Presley (Penguin Lives Biographies) Bobbie Ann Mason

Penguin

Japan
  Japanese text edition of Mason's Elvis bio
April Elvis Presley Hal Leonard Pub. Hal Leonard Pub.
USA
Softcover Sheet music for 60 Elvis hits with lyrics & guitar chords; also to be available in audio CD format; ISBN: 0634073370; 216 pages
April - May Elvis by the Presleys Priscilla & Lisa Marie Presley  

USA/UK/

Australia

/Japan etc

Hardcover

Crown Pub.; ISBN: 0307237419

Read EIN's review

May Are You Still Hungry Tonight?: More of Elvis and Friends Favorite Recipes Donna Early Presley  
USA
Softcover Recipes
May Race, Rock and Elvis Michael Bertrand  
UK
Softcover 352 page reprint; ISBN: 0252072707
May Elvis: The King Revealed" Request Audiobooks  
USA

Audiobook/

Docubook

ISBN: 1933299509

 

May
"Inside Graceland: Elvis' Maid Remembers" Nancy Rooks and Jim Cox.  
USA
Hardback The book tells the story of what it was like to work for Elvis, and to be at Graceland from 1967 through 1977 and beyond.
May N.Y. '72 Elvis Unlimited  
Denmark
  32 page photobook of never before seen pictures from the press conference that Elvis held before his concerts in Madison Square Garden in June 1972
May Elvis Presley Hal Leonard Hal Leonard
UK
Softcover 216 page sheet music release; ISBN: 0634073370
May Before Elvis There Was Nothing Laurie Foos  
USA
   
late Spring (Northern Hemisphere): delayed until November 2005 Elvis: The Documentaries Joseph A. Tunzi JAT
USA
Softcover 125 page photobook covering Elvis That's The Way It Is & Elvis On Tour
June Elvis Presley: The Man, The Life, The Legend Pamela Clarke Keogh Blackwood Audio Books
USA
Other MP3 edition; ISBN: 0786180552
June Elvis Presley: The Man, The Life, The Legend Pamela Clarke Keogh Blackwood Audio Books
USA
Other CD edition; ISBN: 0786177381; 7 CDs - 8 hours
June Elvis Presley: The Man, The Life, The Legend Pamela Clarke Keogh Blackwood Audio Books
USA
Other Audio cassette edition: 0786135492
June Elvis The King on the Road Robert Gordon Bounty Books
UK
  Re-print; ISBN:0753710889
June The Ballad of Outlaw Elvis and Other Songs of Freedom D.A. Morello Unreadcomicbooks
USA
  ISBN: 0974409022; Unclear if this book is actually Elvis related
June Bill E. Burk  
USA
Hardback

Coffee table release; ISBN: 1879207885

Read EIN"s review

June Dress Up Elvis Ariel Books  
USA/UK
   
June Warman's Elvis Field Guide    
USA/UK
  Read EIN's review
June Elvis, Jesus and Me Emer McCourt Virago Press
UK
Softcover Fiction; ISBN: 1844081222
27 June Elvis On Screen    
Japan
  Film career; ISBN: 4764820404; available: amazon.jp Read EIN's review
mid 2005 The Private Life of Elvis Presley Richard Buskin Publications International
USA
Hardback  
Summer 2005 Numerology Report for Elvis Presley    
Australia
Softcover
 
Summer 2005 The Elvis Presley Guitar Chords & Tabs Song Book  
  E-book? - 36 songs; 58 pages; available on eBay.com
1 July: Delayed until further notice Raised on Elvis: Photos from the Heart Sandi Pichon  
UK/USA
Softcover 50 page photobook; ISBN: 1904444555; follow-up to author's 2004 book Elvis! Elvis! Elvis!: Raised On Rock; first 2,000 copies are limited edition signed release
2 July Behind The Image 2 "Welcome To His World Bud Glass  
USA
  Read EIN's review
July Elvis Presley, The King Pamela Clarke Keogh  
Germany
  German text edition of author's 'Elvis Presley: The Man, The Life, The Legend'
July Alien Rock : The Rock 'n' Roll Extraterrestrial Connection Michael Luckman MTV
USA/UK
   
August Velvet Elvis: Repainting The Christian Faith   Zondervan Pub
USA
  ISBN: 0310266637
August Love Me Tender: Taking Care Of Business\Play It Again, Elvis\Good Luck Charm Jo Leigh, Joanne Rock and Stephanie Bond Harlequin
USA
Softcover Fiction title. It will have 400 pages and its ISBN is 0373836570.
August I Wanna Be Elvis Mike Evans Collins & Brown
USA
Softcover ISBN: 1843401738
August Graceland's Table: Recipes and Meal Memories Fit for the King of Rock and Roll Ellen Rolfes (with EPE)  
USA
Hardback  
August When I Get to Heaven the Only One Shaking Will Be Elvis Jim C. Jackson Pleasant Word
USA
Softcover ISBN: 1414104618; 72 pages
August The Writing Game: Recollections of an Occasional Bestselling Author W.A, Harbinson Adlibbed Ltd
USA
Softcover Author's biography includes chapters about research for his several Elvis books
September Elvis Presley Desert Storm: The Shattering of A Myth! Darrin Lee  
USA
Softcover/E-book  
September Elvis Tom De Medeiros Gorman, Johnson Book Publishers
USA
Softcover ISBN: 0921835736
September Inside Elvis Presley    
UK
  2 DVD set and book
September Dancing with Elvis Lynda Stephenson  
Hardback Possibly for younger readers aged 9 to 12 years; ISBN: 0802852939
September The Year the Music Changed: The Letters of Achsa McEachern-Isaacs and Elvis Presley Diane Thomas Toby Press
USA
Hardback Fiction; coming-of-age novel Read EIN's review
September Elvis The Complete Music Catalog Tom, James & Michael Medeiros Johnson Gorman Books
EC
  Every song, every single, every album, home recordings, Studio & live; Elvis' film recordings, composers. ISBN: 0921835736
September 2005 (UK)/November 2005 (Australia)

Elvis and the Memphis Mafia

(first published as Elvis Aaron Presley: Revelations of the Memphis Mafia)

Alanna Nash Arum Press; Reprint
UK/Australia

 

Softcover

 

Reprint; ISBN: 1845131282

Read EIN's review

September The Girl Who Became a Playwright and the Boy Who Became Elvis Diane Thomas Toby Press
USA
  Fiction; ISBN: 1592641229
October All Cooked Up: Recipes and Memories from Elvis' Friends and Famil Donna Early Presley; Edie Hand et al  
Hardcover Cookbook
October Sex with Elvis Angela Readman Biscuit Pub.
UK
Softcover 84 pages
October Elvis: The Personal Archives Jeff Scott Channel Photographics LLC
USA
Hardcover Photobook; 120 pages, ISBN: 0976670828
October Confederate Nation: Special Appearance by Elvis Presley Michael Loyd Gray iUniverse
USA
Softcover ISBN: 0595365167; 172 pages
October The Life I Lived With So Called Elvis Judith Martin Authorhouse
  ISBN: 1420866419
October Living the Life! The World of Elvis Tribute Artists Patty Carroll Verve Pub.
USA
   
October The Gospel According to Elvis K. Crouch Sanctuary Publishing
UK
Hardback ISBN: 1860746551
November 2005 Elvis: The Documentaries Joseph A. Tunzi JAT
USA
Softcover 125 page photobook covering Elvis That's The Way It Is & Elvis On Tour
November 2005 Memphis Recording Service Vol 1: 1953-1954 The Beginning of Elvis Presley/The Birth of Rock 'n' Roll Joseph Pirzada & John Michael Heath
Memphis Recording Services Ltd
EU
Softcover

Combination book, 7' vinyl and DVD audio CD; tri-fold-out digipack format

Read EIN's review

28 November 2005 Elvis by the Presleys  
USA
Softcover Read EIN's review
Late November 2005 Elvis Presley - Music In Review Classic Rock Legends  
EC
  Announced as DVD (Region 2) plus book (possibly only a booklet with the DVD)
November 2005 Elvis Keil Rolness
Norway
 

Reissue

 

November The Elvis Archives Todd Slaughter/Anne Nixon Music Sales Ltd
USA/UK
Softcover ISBN: 1846090679 Read EIN's review
Late 2005 Elvis - Tesori E Ricordi Robert Gordon Whitestar
Italy
  Italian edition of author's "Elvis 1935-1977"; ISBN: 3442309859; 64 pages
Late 2005 Elvis Empire - The Jim 'E' Curtin Collection    
USA
Softcover Glossy auction catalog
Late 2005 Elvis Presley-Sein Aufstieg Peter Guarlnick Bosworth Musikverla
Germany
 

German translation of "Last Train To Memphis";

ISBN: 386543096

Late 2005 Elvis In Bianco & Nero    
Italy
  ISBN: 8873330584; 128 pages
Late 2005 The Elvis I Remember Beth Marchurek Lulu.com
USA
   
December 2005 The Adventures of Elvis the Groundhog: The Golden Glow Cathy McArthur Rosedog Press
USA
  Children's release; fiction;ISBN: 0805981543; available from Amazon
December 2005 When Elvis Meets the Dali Lama Murray Silver Bonnaventure
USA
Hardcover ISBN: 0972422447
December 2005 All Shook Up Hal Leonard Pub.
USA
Softcover Sheet music release: ISBN: 0634096842

*First set of 2006 Elvis calendars released in the US on 30 June 2005*

*Official EC Elvis 2006 calendar from Danilo released early August*

 

How to obtain Elvis books:

Many titles are available from www.amazon.com or www.bn.com

"Decoding the Tupelo-Memphis Murders" is "sold out" ...last remaining copies of The Tupelo-Memphis Murders available through EIN

 

Many of the titles are also available through Elvis web sites.

Remember to shop around for the best price (and don't forget postage and handling costs).

If you know of other Elvis books published but not on our lists click to send us the details

 

 

 

 

 
                    
                   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selected Reviews

DVD: Elvis by the Presleys
FTD: Rockin' Across Texas
FTD: Elvis Is Back
TV Special: "Elvis by the Presleys"
Book: Elvis by the Presleys
CD: Tom Green
Show: Sonny West
CD: A Legendary Performer Vol. 5
CD: Young & Beautiful (TV Guide)
DVD: Elvis by the Presleys "Target" bonus disc
Mini-series: Elvis
FTD: Big Boss Man
VCD: Joe Esposito's Home Videos of Elvis
Book: Complete Guide to Elvis Presley
CD: Now What (Lisa Presley)
Articles
Elvis vs. Jerry Lee Lewis
Elvis was a racist?
Elvis making a killing
Elvis & the treasure chest of blood money
Priscilla - "no angel"
Elvis in the 1970s
More on Elvis on TV
"Orion" gunned down!
Elvis Is Back
Elvis - Hero with 1000 faces
Elvis Film Guide
Elvis rules on television! (updated May 2005)
Elvis & other major artists miss out on Grammy Awards
How did Elvis die?
Interviews
Albert Wertheimer
Priscilla Presley
Marshall Terrill
Lisa Presley on Larry King Show
Tony Joe White
Stanley Oberst
Bud Glass (part 2)
Red & Sonny West
Ed Bonja (Part 2)
Ernst Jorgensen
Phil Aitcheson (Presley Commission)
 
Audio-visual
Listen to the Elvis "strung out" in Vegas audio
View video of "All Shook Up" opening night on Broadway
View EPE Graceland tourism ads
The "Real" Elvis off-stage
Unreleased Elvis audio now online
 
Did you miss?
Truth about Elvis (documentary)
Sale of EPE "Archives"
6th Elvis Website Survey
Online Elvis Symposium
All about Graceland