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

(Leonard Bernstein)


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

(George Klein)


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

(Professor Gilbert B. Rodman)


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

(Jerry Schilling)

 

 

 

 


 

New CD releases: "From the Archives" Volumes 1 & 2

Set for release soon are two new import releases "From The Archives" volumes 1 and 2 on the Golden Archives label.

This is the available information:

From The Archives Volume 1 (1-CD Golden Archives 001) 25 Tracks / including 15 previously unreleased versions: 1. Loving You / 2. Doin’ The Best I Can / 3. Blue Hawaii / 4. Happy Ending (take 9) / 5. Fun In Acapulco / 6. Gold In The Mountains / 7. The Meanest Girl In Town (takes 4, 5 & 6) / 8. Harum Holiday / 9. Golden Coins / 10. Scratch My Back / 11. Old McDonald (instrumental) / 12. Yoga Is As Yoga Does / 13. Easy Come, Easy Go / 14. A House That Has Everything / 15. Hey, Hey, Hey / 16. Stay Away Joe (take 17) / 17. All I Needed Was The Rain / 18. Charro! / 19. Change Of Habit / 20. Let Us Pray / 21. Love Me Tender (instrumental) Bonus Promo / Radio Spots 22. Blue Hawaii / (special promo for German cinema’s) / 23. Viva Las Vegas # 1 / 24. Frankie & Johnny / 25. The Trouble With Girls # 1 Previously unreleased alternate recordings (from acetate) / movie versions: tracks 1, 3, 5, 6, 10 & 21 / track 10 recorded as a duet.

From The Archives Volume 2 (1-CD Golden Archives 002) 25 Tracks / including 15 previously unreleased versions: 1. King Creole / Crawfish 2. Forget Me Never (solo version) / 3. King Of The Whole Wide World / 4. This Is Living / 5. Mama / 6. Earth Boy / 7. Plantation Rock / 8. Where Do You Come From / 9. Take Me To The Fair / 10. Kissin’ Cousins / 11. Roustabout / 12. Shake That Tambourine / 13. Chesay / 14. Down By The Riverside / 15. Queenie Wahine’s Papaya / 16. It Won’t Be Long / 17. Easy Come, Easy Go (instrumental) / 18. She’s A Machine / 19. Edge Of Reality (take 8) / 20. Let’s Forget About The Stars / 21. Have A Happy / 22. Let’s Be Friends / 23. Love Me Tender (from “Elvis On Tour”) Bonus Promo / Radio Spots 24. Viva Las Vegas # 2 / 25. The Trouble With Girls # 2 Previously unreleased alternate recordings (from acetate) / movie versions: tracks 1, 3, 4, 13, 15 & 23 / tracks 13 & 15 recorded as a duet.

(News, Source: ElvisNews.com, 7 March 2005)

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