June 01 - About To Roll All Over Vegas

The new Panther Records import label announced the release of 'About To Roll All Over Vegas' featuring a soundbooth recording of Elvis' August 28, 1973 performance at the Las Vegas Hilton. The CD comes housed in three-panel Deluxe Digipack. 

Publicity stated: When Elvis played Vegas in August of 1973, one could think the man was already bored and gave a lot of "throwaway" concerts. Well, he didn't. At least not at the show the newly founded team of Panther Records has chosen for their first release.

August 28, 1973 is the date and we are talking about the Midnight Show of that day. This is only the second release of this show on CD, 34 years after its first release in 1992. Since then a much better source has been found (Soundboard Recording!) and therefore you can expect a significantly better sound, and finally speed-corrected!

This new CD brings you a sound quality you will be satisfied with. It is close to the ideal art of audience recording, which many fans prefer over dry and lifeless soundboard recordings.

Enjoy this show with its loose nature, as Elvis is trying out “My Boy” before he would ultimately record it in the studio in December of ´73. For whatever reason he was having a hard time pulling himself together for this version resulting in a hilarious segment including an impromptu version of the old gospel tune “What A Friend We Have In Jesus”, which he knew from his childhood days in Tupelo, where he sang it together with his parents and the entire community at every church service.

Tracks:

01. Also Sprach Zarathustra

02. See See Rider

03. I Got A Woman/Amen

04. Love Me

05. Steamroller Blues

06. You Gave Me A Mountain

07. Trouble

08. Blue Suede Shoes

09. Rock Medley: Long Tall Sally / Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin On / Your Mama Don't Dance / Flip Flop & Fly / Jailhouse Rock /Hound Dog

10. Love Me Tender

11. Fever

12. Bridge Over Troubled Water

13. Suspicious Minds

14. Introductions

15. My Boy (1st Attempt) - What A Friend We Have In Jesus (Impromptu Version)

16. My Boy (2nd Attempt)/ Release Me

17. My Boy

18. I Can't Stop Loving You

19. An American Trilogy

20. Heartbreak Hotel

21. Mystery Train/ Tiger Man

22. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face

23. How Great Thou Art

24. Johnny B. Goode*

25. Can't Help Falling In Love**

26. Closing Vamp / Announcements**

Track 24 Spliced with August 26, 1973 Midnight Show

Tracks 25-26 From The August 26, 1973 Midnight Show

(Source: Elvis News Denmark) 

May 31 - Golden Boy Elvis

Volume 2/2026 of the German 'Golden Boy Elvis' magazine will be out mid-June 2026. Besides reviews of the 'EPiC' soundtrack and 'The Last Concert', this summer edition of the A4-sized full co.or magazine features the tenth installment in the magazine's of the successful 'Authentic Elvis - The Style of the King' series. The magazine goes back further in time to 1958 when Elvis was drafted by the Army and shipped off to Germany and the history of 'Nipper', the famous dog who listens to "his master’s voice".

Also covered are the latest news, President Trump's visit to Graceland, In Memoriam articles for Neil Sedaka and Charlie Hodge, who passed away 20 years ago and much more. Enough to makt it to the summer! 

If you're interested in this magazine, visit the magazine's website at >>> 

www.golden-boy-elvis.de or contact the editors by email at >>> service@golden-boy-elvis.de.

(Source: Golden Boy Elvis).

May 30 - Charts May 2026 - Week 5

  

Elvis' chart presence is still limited to the United Kingdom and the United States, just like last week. 

U.K. charts

The '30 No. 1 Hits' compilation climbed further up the chart, from No 73 to No. 67 this week. It jumped from No. 68 to No. 61 on the Official Streaming chart. On the Chart Update chart it rose from No. 73 to No. 67 this week.

The 'EPiC' soundtrack lost another 3 spots on the Soundtrack Album chart and fell to No. 8. 

'The  Complete Story' dropped off the Official Music Video Top 50 chart from last weeks listing at No. 44. 

U.S. Billboard charts

 

The 'ELV1S 30 #1 Hits' compilation fell from No. 38 to No. 41 on Billboard's Country Album chart.   

(Source: Billboard / Official Chart Company / UK Mix Forum)

May 29 - Elvis Cancellation News Report

In an extraordinary move, the Follow That Dream collectors label cancelled / postponed the 'Summer Nights' CD until later this year, when a new title comes out. 

The 'Paradise Hawaiian Sessions' is not cancelled and should be en route to dealers next week. 

You can pre-order 'The Paradise Hawaiian Style Sessions from the >>> ElvisMatters webshop. 

The Elvis Shop London posted an update on Facebook that she received a message from Erik Lorentzen on the 'Portraits' books, stating that one of the book had a printing error and that they are recalling them and reprint them. No information yet from the Elvis Files, or when it will be available again. 

Elvis News Report

The June 2026 Elvis Presley Video News report is available again. This edition look back on last month's news and covers the recently discovered 1956 color footage of Elvis live on stage, the new Soccer World-cup promovideo featuring Elvis' music, the new Follow That Dream releases and concerns about how Sony is portraying Elvis on the cover of their products, the closing of 'Elvis Evolution' and 'EPiC' successes on the chart. 

(Source: Emiel Maier / UEPS / Elvis Shop London / Elvis The Man and his Music)

May 23 - Presley: Ein Testament

The German Booy-Verlag published a German version of Donna Presley's new book 'Presley: A Testament', co-written with Karen Barnes as 'Presley: Ein Testament', subtitled "Glaube, Familie and ein erfülltes Leben".

(Booy-Verlag)

May 23 - Charts May 2026 - Week 4 (Updated)

 

Elvis' chart listings are going "way up" this week in the United Kingdom and remain steady in the United States. 

U.K. charts

The '30 No. 1 Hits' compilation jumped from No. 84 to No. 73 on the main U.K. Album chart and from No. 70 to No. 78 on the Official Streaming chart. On the Chart Update chart it rose from No. 84 to No. 69.this week.

The 'EPiC' soundtrack exited the Physical Sales chart after plummeting to No. 97 last week. On the Soundtrack Album chart it lost two spots, dropping to No. 5. 

'The  Complete Story' remained steady at No. 44 on the Official Music Video chart.

U.S. Billboard charts

 

The 'ELV1S 30 #1 Hits' compilation remained steady at No. 38 on Billboard's Country Album chart.   

Charts worldwide 

The 'EPiC' soundtrack album exited the Belgian Album Top 200 chart in the Dutch speaking part of the Belgium as well as the Scottish Album Top 100 chart from No's 81 and 87 respectively. 

(Source: Billboard / Official Chart Company / UK Mix Forum / UltraTop)

May 20 - Joan Deary Vinyl

The Knock Out record label announced the June 2026 release of the 'The Joan Deary Tapes - Volume 1' on vinyl. It will be available as a Limited Numbered Edition in three different colors variations: black, blue and red. 

Publicity stated: Knock Out Records is excited to announce the release of 'The Joan Deary Tapes – Volume 1', a double album packed with rare studio and live outtakes from the personal collection of the late Joan Deary. Newly remastered from the original tapes, this release offers the best sound quality these recordings have ever had.

 

LP 1: Side A: Jailhouse Rock (Take 5) - Stand By Me (Take 2) - Stay Away (Take 13) - It Hurts Me (Spliced Version) - Inherit The Wind (Take 1) - Kentucky Rain (Take 1) - Only The Strong Survive (Take 6).

Side B: Life (Take 10, Ending Take 2) - Early Morning Rain (Take 11, Unfaded) - Help Me Make It Through The Night (Take 10) - If I Get Home On Christmas Day (Take 6, 7) - Burning Love (Take 2 - Rehearsal) - If You Don't Come Back (Take 7)*.

LP 2 - Side C: I Got A Feelin' In My Body (Studio Rehearsal) - Promised Land (Take 1) - There's A Honky Tonk Angel (Take 2, 3) - Your Love's Been A Long Time Coming (Take 4) - I've Got A Thing About You Baby (Take 1, Unfaded) - And I Love You So (Take 1) - Love Coming Down (Undubbed Master).

Side D: Polk Salad Annie (February 18, 1970 MS + Dialogue) - Release Me (February 19, 1970 DS) - I Can't Stop Loving You (April 10, 1972) - Steamroller Blues (March 21, 1976 ES) - My Way (May 1, 1977 Multi-Track).

* Previously unreleased.

Note: This release contains the previously release Take 7 of 'If You Don't Come Back' according to the press release. This Take was previously listed on the 2023 CD 'The Joan Deary tapes', but identified as Take 4 by Keith Flynn. 

(Source: Knock Out Records / Elvis Rarities)

May 19 - Vintage Rock Concert Comeback

The Vintage Rock magazine will publish another Elvis Special titled 'Elvis Live', this time with a focus on Elvis as a live performer. Some of the chapters covered are:

- Shaking Up A Storm: On The Road With The Memphis Flash

- The King In Concert: How Elvis Captured The World From The Stage

- EPiC: Behind The Scenes Of Baz Luhrmann´s Latest Movie

Description: This revised and updated edition takes you on an unforgettable journey through the performances that shook the world. From Elvis's raw, high-energy early days as the Memphis Flash, to the glittering, record-breaking eras of his career, rediscover how the King captured global audiences straight from the stage in this collectible issue.

Note: This is an update on their September 2019 issue 'Elvis: The Live Edition' but with added 'EPiC' chapter.

Collector Book Updates

Co-producers and authors Stephen M. Shutts and Lyndell Morris announced that the upcoming book 'Elvis Presley Memorabilia ... From Collections Around the World' goes to print June 15, 2026. The authors stated: "It has been a much longer process than expected, but thank you for being patient, while we create the best possible book, that will reset the bar for all Elvis Presley memorabilia books."

The book 'Love Ya Elvis Presley... The Definitive Guide to Elvis Presley Autographs Volume II' is on hold indefinitely due to production costs, the authors are looking for a publisher. 

The Comeback

Omnibus Press re-issued Simon Goddard's 2018 book 'The Comeback: Elvis and the Story of the 68 Special'. This Remastered edition includes a foreword from musician and journalist Bob Stanley.

Description for the 368-page book: It remains the greatest comeback in music history. The Lazarus-like saga of Elvis Presley’s fall and rise, from Army discharge through Sixties Hollywood hell to divine black-leather resurrection.

As 1968 dawns, the once ‘King’ of rock’n’roll faces cultural oblivion, a fading star lost in a 24/7 delirium of women, pills and holy mumbo-jumbo, isolated from an America unravelling in its own chaos of war, racism, riots and assassinations. Until, against all odds, his world and theirs collide in the performance of his life.

First published four years before Baz Luhrmann’s dramatisation of events in the Oscar-nominated 2022 biopic Elvis, Simon Goddard’s 'The Comeback' is no less a vividly cinematic, pelvic-thrusting blockbuster. 

(Source: Pascal Matteo / Vintage Rock / Lyndell Morris)

May 18 - The King Collected in a Box

The Vinyl Champ record label announced the June 19, 2026 release of 'The King Collected' 5-LP box-set containing five 180- gram LPs on blue smoke colored vinyl, a book and a poster. 

Description: A seismic force in popular music, Elvis Presley didn’t just shape rock ’n’ roll—he ignited it. This 5LP box set captures the raw spark, the swagger, and the soul of an artist who redefined sound and style for generations.

From electrifying early recordings to deeply personal moments of musical discovery, each record is a time capsule—immersing you in the rise of a legend whose voice still echoes across decades.

LP 1 - Side A / B - Elvis With The Jordanaires:

Return To Sender - Don't Be Cruel - Kiss Me Quick - Flaming Star - Let Me Be Your Teddybear - Don't - Treat Me Nice - Wooden Heart - Have I Told You Lately That I Love You - Can't Help Falling In Love - Jailhouse Rock - Hound Dog - All Shook Up - Suspicion - It's Not Or Never - Playing For Keeps - Loving You - Blue Hawaii - One Night

LP 2 - Side A / B - Elvis Sings Gospel: I Believe In The Man In The Sky - Known Only To Him - His Hand In Mine - I Believe - Milky White Way - It Is No Secret (What God Can Do) - If We Never Meet Again - He Knows Just What I Need - (There'll Be) Peace In The Valley For Me - I'm Gonna Walk Down Dem Stairs - In My Father's House - Joshua Fit The Battle - Mansion Over The Hilltop - Working On The Building - Swing Down Street Chariot - Take My Hand, Precious Lord - Oh Little Town Of Bethlehem - Silent Night

LP 3 - Side A - Elvis Goes Country: Flaming Star - Mystery Train - I'm Comin' Home - Blue Moon Of Kentucky - I Forgot To Remember To Forget - I'll Never Let You Go (Little Darlin') - A Fool Such As I - Just Because - Is It So Strange - Starting Today

Side B: to be announced.

LP 4 - Side A / B - Elvis Plays The Rhythm And Blues: Blueberry Hill - Reconsider Baby - So Glad You're Mine - Girl Girls Girls - I Got A Woman - I Will Be Home Again - Such A Night - Rip It Up - Ain't That Loving You Baby - Hound Dog - Good Rockin' Tonight - Lawdy Miss Clawdy - I Feel So Bad - I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Cry (Over You) - Money Honey - Shake Rattle And Roll - That's Alright - I Need You So - One Night

LP 5 - Side A / B - The Love Album: Love Me Tender - As Long As I Have You - Gently - I'm Yours - Because Of Love - Good Luck Charm - Don't Ask Me Why - Have I Told You Lately That I Love You - I Was The One - I Don't Want To - Return To Sender - (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear - Wooden Heart - Can't Help Falling In Love - How's The World Treating You - True Love -  Are You Lonesome Tonight - Where Do You Come From - Love Me - Fever

(Source: Juno / Pascal Matteo)

May 17 - Broken Vessel

Elvis' stepbrother David Stanley announced that his upcoming book 'Broken Vessel' is set for release on December 15, 2026. 

The book description: 'Broken Vessel,' subtitled 'Finding Faith and Forgiveness in the Shadow of the King' is David Stanley’s deeply personal narrative and powerful testament to the unwavering love, grace, and redemption of God. This candid memoir chronicles David’s tumultuous journey growing up on tour with his stepbrother Elvis Presley, his divine calling to ministry at the tender age of 12, and his eventual surrender to that ministry in the tumultuous years following Elvis' death.

It meticulously details David’s struggles with debilitating depression and feelings of unworthiness, which led him to abandon his ministerial calling and flee from God, convinced that a soul as damaged as his could not possibly be of use to the divine.

Above all, Broken Vessel is a poignant testament to the eternal love of God for humanity, and how, through the redemptive power of His Son Jesus Christ, we can find forgiveness, healing, and restoration to fulfill His divine purpose in our lives.

Note: David Stanley previously announced the release of a book titled 'Surviving Elvis', but this project has not yet been released. 

(Source: Nigel Patterson / David Stanley’s My Brother Elvis Page - Facebook)