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11/02/2012 5:59:43
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“God is Bigger than Elvis” nominated for Best Documentary Short Subject category Oscar:
This year's nominees deal with the Civil Rights movement, the war in Iraq, the tsunami in Japan and a wave of disfiguring attacks on Pakistani women. The fifth breaks the mold; it’s about an actress who made Elvis movies and then became a nun.
It turns out that "God is the Bigger Elvis" is about an Academy member: Dolores Hart, an actress from the 1950s and '60s who starred in 10 movies, including Elvis Presley's "Loving You" and "King Creole," before leaving Hollywood to become a nun. She now lives in a Benedictine community in Connecticut, where the filmmakers speak to her about her decision to leave behind a promising career for the cloistered life. |
 | Despite its intriguing looks at the difficulties of that life, and at her decision to leave her fiancé for the religious order, the film comes across as a little rote; the woman now known as Mother Prioress repeats her story with quiet conviction, but remains opaque.
In the end, viewers might feel closest to Don Robinson, Hart's fiancé, who never got over her leaving him, and who still visits her regularly. This is a film about spiritual devotion, but its most indelible moments have to do with human heartbreak.
The film never mentions that Mother Prioress remains a voting member of the Academy. News, Source: Steve Pond/The Wrap, Reuters
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10/02/2012 17:21:02
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Watching Your Dreams Turn Into Ashes
As Elvis wound down his seventh visit to Las Vegas, he probably felt a mixture of elation, depression and nervous anticipation. The shows in August and September 1972 were sold out, professional and well-received. He looked great and sang like a bird, as these two previously unreleased sterling performances on September 2 clearly prove.
But in mid-August it was reported he had filed a divorce action in Santa Monica Court from his wife Priscilla. Then, immediately prior to his closing show, Elvis participated in a press announcement for a January 14 worldwide satellite broadcast of "Aloha From Hawaii" to an estimated total TV audience of 1.4 billion people. 1973 would be a year of enormous highs and tremendous lows, as Elvis began to watch his dreams turn into ashes.
These previously unissued Dinner and Midnight sets are taken from 24-bit digital transfers of the first-generation copies of privately-recorded cassettes. They were recorded by the same fan and are presented in superb monaural sound.
Like its predecessors from Straight Arrow Special Products mini series, this new release will be presented in a beautiful digipack with all the necessary information as well as a collection of photos of Elvis in his "Blue Swirl suit" suit as taken at the Hilton in late August / early September 1972.
If you liked Straight Arrow's previous outing "BEFORE DARKNESS FALLS", you will like this one, too!
Tracks:
CD 1 / Saturday, September 2, 1972 Dinner Show
01. Introduction: Also Sprach Zarathustra - 02. C. C. Rider - 03. Johnny B. Goode - 04. Until It's Time For You To Go - 05. You Don't Have To Say You Love Me - 06. Polk Salad Annie 07. Instrumental intermezzo / Elvis talks - 08. What Now My Love - 09. Fever - 10. Love Me 11. Blue Suede Shoes - 12. Heartbreak Hotel - 13. All Shook Up - 14. Love Me Tender - 15. Hound Dog - 16. I'll Remember You - 17. Walk That Lonesome Road (J.D. Sumner and the Stamps) - 18. Suspicious Minds - 19. Introduction of vocalists, musicians - 20. For The Good Times - 21. A Big Hunk O' Love - 22. You Gave Me A Mountain - 23. Mystery Train / Tiger Man - 24. Can't Help Falling In Love - 25. Closing Vamp / Announcements.
CD 2 / Saturday, September 2, 1972 Midnight Show
01. Introduction: Also Sprach Zarathustra - 02. C. C. Rider - 03. Johnny B. Goode - 04. Until It's Time For You To Go - 05. You Don't Have To Say You Love Me - 06. Polk Salad Annie - 07. Instrumental intermezzo / Elvis talks - 08. What Now My Love - 09. Fever - 10. Love Me - 11. Blue Suede Shoes - 12. Heartbreak Hotel - 13. Love Me Tender - 14. Elvis welcomes UK fans - 15. Hound Dog - 16. I'll Remember You - 17. Suspicious Minds - 18. Introduction of vocalists, musicians - 19. Introduction of David Brinkley, legendary NBC-TV anchorman - 20. My Way - 21. Mystery Train / Tiger Man - 22. Can't Help Falling In Love - 23. Closing Vamp / Announcements.
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10/02/2012 2:16:47
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"Elvis Presley" first Album named one of the "50 Coolest Albums of All Time":
Elvis is still making his mark 56 years after his first album changed the face of music. "Elvis Presley" the album was recently featured as Number Two in the Shortlist.com's "50 Coolest Albums of All Time".
Frank Sinatra's 1955 album 'In The Wee Small Hours' took the top spot. The Beatles 'Revolver' took out the #5 spot beaten by Robert Johnson and James Brown.
Elvis' debut album tops the list with the website taking note of classic hits such as "Blue Suede Shoes" and calling his album cover "iconic." Shortlist refers to John Lennon's quote - "Before Elvis there was nothing," describing "the boy from Tupelo, MS" as a catalyst for rock 'n' roll.
The first million selling rock'n'roll album "Elvis Presley" landed a spot on the list for being an album filled with a "heady rush" and "seminal" music.
Shortlist.com describes the list of game changers as, "your record collection is seriously lacking in kudos without these 50 records."
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"Elvis Presley" the album was released in 1956 topping the Billboard chart at #1 for ten weeks. It is the first Elvis album to reach over $1 million in sales, earning Elvis his first gold album award.
http://www.elvisinfonet.com/
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9/02/2012 4:57:55
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MRS Expanding Blue Hawaii
Memphis Recording Service will release an expanded version of the Blue Hawaii album.
Memphis Recording Service will release one of its minor titles of a CD/Book package titled ‘BLUE HAWAII - THE EXPANDED ALTERNATE ALBUM’ on the 23rd April.
The CD is an expanded edition of the original soundtrack album ‘Blue Hawaii’ originally released in 1961.
It contains many previously unreleased out-takes and alternate versions of the soundtrack recording including Elvis’ number 1 hit, ‘Can’t Help Falling in Love’ .
As a bonus, the CD is accompanied by a 40 page book containing many rare and unpublished photographs taken on and off the set of ‘Blue Hawaii’.
This title is currently available for Pre –order on Amazon UK and Play at below £12.
THE EXPANDED ALBUM
01. Blue Hawaii (Take 1FS Take 7M)
02. Almost Always True (Take 1FS Take 8M)
03. Aloha Oe (Take 4FS & SPM)
04. No More (Take 1FS Take 13M)
05. Cant Help Falling In Love (Take 27FS Take 28FS Take 29M)
06. Rock-A-Hula Baby (Take 4FS Take 5M)
07. Moonlight Swim (Take 3M)
08. Ku ui po (Take 8LFS Take 9M)
09. Ito Eats (Take 6FS Take 7FS Take8FS Take 9M)
10. Slicin' Sand (Take 18LFS Take 19M)
11. Hawaiian Sunset (Master)
12. Beach Boy Blues (Take 1FS Take 2M)
13. Island of Love (Take 11FS Take 12FS Take 13M)
14. Hawaiian Wedding Song (Take 2M)
THE ALTERNATE OUTAKES
15. No More (Take 3LFS)
16. No More (Take 9)
17. Rock-A-Hula Baby (Take 1FS)
18. Ito Eats (Take 1MM Take 3FS)
19. Slicin' Sand (Take 15FS Take 16FS Take 17)
20. Beach Boy Blues (Take 3MM)
21. Island of Love (Take 3FS, Take 5FS, Take 10FS)
22. Aloha Oe (Take 2)
23. Aloha Oe (Take 3)
24. Aloha Oe (Take 5SPM)
25. Aloha Oe (Take 7SPM)
26. Aloha Oe (MASTER OF SECTION 2)
27. Cant Help Falling In Love (Take 1FS Take 2FS Take 3FS Take 4FS)
28. Cant Help Falling In Love (Take 5LSF)
29. Cant Help Falling In Love (Take 6FS, Take 7FS)
30. Cant Help Falling In Love (Take 8LFS)
31. Cant Help Falling In Love (Take 9)
32. Cant Help Falling In Love (Take 10FS Take 11FS Take 12FS)
33. Cant Help Falling In Love (Take 18FS Take 23MM)
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8/02/2012 17:14:57
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Shirley Dieu met Elvis Presley in 1975. After becaming friends, she would spend the next 3 years touring and vacationing hith him. In an interview for Elvis Collectors Brasil Shirley announces a new book: “The title of my book is Memphis Mafia Princess. There have not been any books written about the last three years of Elvis's life. No one has actually written about those last years in detail as I do in my book. As the girlfriend of Joe Esposito, and a close friend of Elvis Presley, I lived the life of a Memphis Mafia Princess I vacationed with and toured on all of Elvis’ tours in those last years. I open up those last chapters of his life and share in depth, the secrets of what really happened in the final years, and I tell the story that has yet to be told. The book is finished and I am hoping to have it published very soon.”
Shirley Dieu a few months ago, had already told us that her book would appear soon.
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8/02/2012 2:09:55
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| Australian fans love Ed Bonja's Elvis pictures |
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We got some excellent reports from 'down under'. Ed Bonja is currently touring Australia with a selection of his Elvis pictures, and everywhere he goes, Ed is greeted by fans. This picture shows Ed posing with Jacqueline Feilich, who just placed the highest bid on this framed picture, originally used for the Good Times album. |
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7/02/2012 3:35:54
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Since the death of Elvis Presley millions of fans from across the world have travelled to Memphis & Graceland ..Graceland has had over 16 million Visitors since it opened it's front door in the early 1980's.
Elvis has brought much needed revenue to Memphis providing jobs to local people within the hotels , Airport , Eateries, Shops , Clubs , Cafe's , Zoo.
Elvis' undeniable success and contribution to Memphis Music makes this campaign a worthwhile tribute to honour Memphis' most famous resident .
Liverpool renamed their Airport John Lennon airport many years ago ..Memphis should honour it's most famous Son by renaming their Airport 'ELVIS PRESLEY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT'
PETITION
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6/02/2012 4:48:08
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'Last Time In Spectrum' and 'Really Don't Want To Know' new 1977 Import CDs
Yet more from Elvis' last year of 1977 and two new audience recordings from the Memory label have been announced to be out this month. 'Last Time In Spectrum' is from Philadelphia, PA, May 28, 1977 and 'Really Don't Want To Know' is from Jacksonville, Florida, May 30, 1977.
'Last Time In Spectrum' Tracklist: See See Rider, I Got A Woman / Amen, Love Me, My Way, Jailhouse Rock, You Gave Me A Mountain, O Sole |
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Mio / It's Now Or Never, Little Sister, Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel, And I Love You So, Polk Salad Annie, Band Introductions, Early Morning Rain, What'd I Say, Johnny B. Goode, Solos, School Days, Hurt, Walk That Lonesome Road (The Stamps), Hound Dog, Can't Help Falling In Love.
'Really Don´t Want To Know' Tracklist: 2001 Theme, See See Rider, I Got A Woman / Amen, Love Me, Fairytale, You Gave Me A Mountain, Jailhouse Rock, O Sole Mio / It's Now Or Never, Trying To Get To You, Little Sister, Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel, And I Love You So, My Way, Introductions, Early Morning Rain, What'd I Say, Johnny B. Goode, Solos, I Really Don't Want To Know, Introductions, Solos, School Days, Hurt, Hound Dog, Can't Help Falling In Love, Closing Vamp.
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'Late Night In LA' new Import CD:
In early February the new label 'Verve' will release their first CD which will contain a much improved version of Elvis show from May 11, 1974. The first release of this concert was released through the collectors label FTD in combination with a book about the concert. Annoyingly the speed ran obviously to slow and the pitch was also wrong. When it was released as a single CD there was hope that FTD worked on the show for the better, but once again nothing was done to correct the faults. So here you can hear the show for the first time at the correct speed and the correct pitch. Also we did everything to improve the overall sound quality and as a result you'll get to hear a soundboard that could have sounded this good in the first place.
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5/02/2012 18:56:36
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"ELVIS Forever" - 35th Anniversary Concert in Europe:
A special treat from "The Original Elvis Tribute Concert" This is a one-of-a-kind celebration of The King's music, as performed by those who stood next to him when he shook the world. All his greatest songs are there, including "Suspicious Minds", "All Shook Up" and "Burning Love", all performed with fire and great authenticity. This is the one Elvis show that you can't afford to miss!
DEN HAAG - Saturday, April 21 2012 (stand-up show)
TILBURG - Sunday, April 22 2012 (sit-down show)
Live from the USA!
-Duke Bardwell (Elvis' bassplayer - TCB Bandmember)
-Bobby Wood (Elvis' piano-player - Memphis '69 Bandmember)
-Mary & Ginger Holladay (Elvis' Backing Vocalists)
-Jerome 'Stump' Monroe (The Elvis Presley Show Drummer)
-Robert Washington (The Elvis Tribute Artist)
-Carl Bradychok (Top R&R Guitarist)
Tickets: available now! -CLICK HERE
Den Haag - Saturday, April 21 2012
35,00 (regular) / 50,00 (VIP)
Tilburg - Sunday, April 22 2012
25,00 (balcony) / 39,50 (regular) / 60,00 (VIP - best seats!)
Order tickets through the above link or e-mail: elvisforeveryone@zonnet.nl
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5/02/2012 4:47:03
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EPE new Lisa Marie Interview & Video:
Even more from the usually quiet Lisa Marie - In this video, Elvis fans hear about the Graceland's newest exhibit, "Elvis...Through His Daughter's Eyes" from Lisa Marie Presley.
Video and photos are now available from Lisa Marie's visit to Graceland this past week. Lisa Marie joined Elvis fans to launch the new exhibit, "Elvis... Through His Daughter's Eyes."
Lisa Marie talks about her reaction when first seeing her childhood keepsakes - including the golf cart key she regularly used and a re-creation of her nursery. She also sits down with Elvis Radio's Argo to talk about what the new exhibit means to her family.
CLICK HERE for the Interview and more.
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'Into The Light' new Import CD :
Touchdown Productions new CD is the unreleased audience recording of the Las Vegas Dinner Show from August 7, 1973. It's the second show of the season.
Touchdown notes that Elvis is in a very good mood and did a pretty fine show. The soundquality on this one is also very good for an audience recorded show!
EIN cannot testify for the audio quality however the concert has been out on CDR previously and sounded ok.
Tracklisting: Also Sprach - See See Rider - I Got A Woman/Amen - Love Me -Steamroller Blues - You Gave Me A Mountain - Trouble - Blue Suede Shoes - Long Tall Sally/Whole Lotta Shakin` Goin` On/Mama Don't Dance/Flip, Flop And Fly/Jailhouse Rock/Whole Lotta Shakin` Goin` On - Love Me Tender - Hound Dog - Fever - What Now My Love - Suspicious Minds - Introductions - I Can't Stop Loving You - An American Trilogy - A Big Hunk O' Love - Can't Help Falling In Love - Closing Vamp
BONUS SONGS - Faded Love (August 7, 1973 MS) - Release Me - Bridge Over Troubled Water - How Great Thou Art - Heartbreak Hotel - The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face - Mystery Train/Tiger Man (all songs recorded during the midnight show from August 31, 1973 and unreleased)
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Reproduction is granted, on condition of reference to the source: rareelvispresley.com
Thierry Dessaintes Brussels Belgium
info@rareelvispresley.com
.. fan for 35 years .. Has there been a day without him ?
This is a non profit site and nothing on this site is for sale !
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This photo is NOT ELVIS :
It is a scene shot for the purpose of a Canadian documentary in 1982. That picture has often been discussed in various forums. Besides, Elvis has not ever had a license plate with 'EAP' written on it.
This picture is very clear and sharp, is taken from the rear.
It is therefore surprising that there is no photo of this same scene showing the face of Elvis at the wheel of that car and that, given the number of spectators waiting at the gates. (which could have photographed Elvis)
All these factors (among others) confirm that this scene has been prepared.
Also,when Elvis died, there were no stoplights on Elvis Presley Boulevard (outside the gate) and it is in the picture. It is certainly not Elvis in the picture.
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