"50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong Elvis Gold Records - Volume 2":
the most "covered" Elvis album of all-time! |
Throughout his career Elvis was considered to be a Singles artist rather than an Albums artist. This view was consistent with Singles being the dominant recorded music format during his first period of chart dominance. Singles dominated sales until 1968 when Albums outsold Singles for the first time.
Despite Elvis' as a Singles artist, a number of his albums have become iconic, due to either their recordings (eg. From Elvis In Memphis) or a combination of their music and cover artwork (eg, Elvis Presley; Elvis: '68 Comeback Special).
In this "pictorial" Spotlight, it is the latter element we focus on.
There are three Elvis albums particularly notable for their iconic cover artwork status:
- Elvis Presley (Elvis' 1st album)
- 50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong Elvis Gold Records - Volume 2
- Elvis: The '68 Comeback Special
And the subject of this EIN Spotlight is an Elvis album cover which has been replicated by other artists many times........... 50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong Elvis Gold Records - Volume 2, with its iconic Elvis in Gold Suit imagery.
The following cross-section of album covers show that Elvis' influence on both mainstream and alternative artists is prolific.
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Elvis
"50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong Elvis Gold Records - Volume 2"
The original and still the best!
The cover of was an instant classic on its release in 1958
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Phil Ochs
"Greatest Hits"
1970 |
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Rod Stewart
"Body Wishes"
Warner, 1983 |
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Elvis Costello and the Attractions
"50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong"
1980s (bootleg) |
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Dread Zeppelin
"5,000,000 (Tortelvis Fans Can't Be Wrong!)"
1991 |
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Blues Traveler
"1,000,000 People Can't Be Wrong"
1994 |
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Blumfeld
"L'Etat Et Moi"
Big Cat Records, 1995 |
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"50,000,000 DJ's Can't Be Wrong, Volume One: Mixed Up Beats" (compilation)
Redline Entertainment, 2001
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The Ghoul Show
"50,000,000 Ghoul Fans?? Can't Be Right! Voyage To The Bottom of the Barrel"
Veebosonic, 2001 |
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50,000,000 Elves Fans Can't Be Wrong Transatlantic Pop Christmas Volume 1 (compilation)
Stereorrific Recordings, 2002 |
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The Fall
"50,000 Fall Fans Can't Be Wrong 39 Golden Greats"
Beggars Banquet Records Ltd, 2004 |
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Bon Jovi
"100,000,000 BON JOVI Fans Can't Be Wrong..."
2004 |
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Soulwax
"50,000,000 Soul Wax Fans Can't Be Wrong"
2005 |
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"All Shook Up
A Reggae Tribute to the King"
2005
Read EIN's review |
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"Hail to the King"
Mojo Magazine
2006
Read EIN's review |
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Prepared by Nigel Patterson, October 2008
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