Friday, February 12, 2010

February 12 - Spring Time, Hits, Sessions And Matchstick Elvis


The Audionics label just released the 2-CD set "Springtime Tours '76 - '77" containing previously unreleased stereo soundboard recording of the Johnson City, TN, March 17th, 1976 show, the original binaural version of Charlotte, NC, March 20th, 1976 evening performance and selection of stereo tracks recorded "on the road" from March to May, 1977.











Two budget releases were released; the "Complete 58 Sessions" from the Chrome Dreams label is a double CD-set. So is "Hits Of The 50's" from the Jasmine budget label. The German ZYX / Dance Street label released the 3CD-set "Elvis Presley - Rock And Roll Years". The Dutch Disky budget label released the 3 CD-set "Golden Greats". The budget compilation "24 Country Hits" was released in Canada.







A sculpture Elvis Presley has been made out of 50,000 matchsticks. It took the artist, David Mach, more than 500 hours to do and has just sold for 18,000.



The German Elvis Club Berlin released volume 151 of their "Memories Of Elvis" magazine.


Elvis Presley True FBI Files


Elvis Presley was not the subject of an FBI investigation. However, the FBI maintains records filed under his name that are comprised of more than 600 pages. These records consist of copies of letters from members of the public commenting on his performances, newspaper clippings, and documents reporting that Mr. Presley was the target of extortion attempts. These were published by the United States Department of Justice in Amazon's kindle format in six volumes.