August 4 - New Single, Vinyl And CD Releases

The Gravelroad Music import label announced two new releases; "Love American Style" and "The Hit That Saves The Day" containing Elvis Presley's evening show performances as recorded on October 14th. and 15th. 1976 in Chicago.

Both CDs have a running time close to 70 minutes an come as deluxe digipacks filled with related photos and show reviews. For the first time, the October 14, 1976 disc has all the tracks are in their proper sequence.

Elvis - The Hit That Saves The Day - The Chicago Chronicles Volume 1

14.10.1976, Thursday (8:30 P.M.) Chicago, IL, Chicago Stadium

When Elvis stepped onstage Thursday night at the Chicago Stadium, the audience was in for a pleasant surprise.  In a phone conversation with old friend Red West, Presley revealed that his painful colon condition had gone into remission.  Thanks to this fortuitous circumstance, Elvis looked better than he had for several years. He was decked out in his Inca Gold Leaf suit, which had not been worn since 1974.  And he gave a far better show than he had on earlier dates that year.  This time he interacted with his audience a lot more, treating the proceedings with far less formality.  The fans certainly enjoyed the chance to see a little bit more of his personality.


Elvis - Love American Style - The Chicago Chronicles Volume 2

15.10.1976, Friday (8:30 P.M.) Chicago, Illinois, Chicago Stadium


Elvis' Friday night show had actually been scheduled to be the tour opener, with the Thursday night performance being added due to overwhelming demand. Wearing his Indian Feather Suit, Elvis sounds more confident than he had the night before.

Return To Red River

The old Rock Legend import CD "Elvis By Request - From Louisiana To Tennessee" was re-issued once more, now with the title "Return To Red River". This release does not contain the bonus tracks.

Elvis Presley Is Here


The German 10 inch vinyl disc "Elvis Presley Is Here" (LPM-1058 C - Vik) sold on eBay for little over 200 US$. Only 40 copies were made for the "50 Year Commemorative Army Issue (1960 - 2010)" and released earlier this year. The set came with 2 VIK bonus photos. 

You Give Me Fever



Agostino Carollo, a.k.a. Spankox, released of the remix single "You Give Me Fever".  The single has August 4 as the releasdate for the digital download from the Apple's iTunes and August 16, for the CD-single.

From the press-release:

33 years after his premature departure the new Elvis’ song You Give Me Fever is released as a commercial single. Based on Presley’s classic Fever, the new song features the original voice of the King in a whole new context, with new rap vocals, new female vocals and an ultra-contemporary arrangement. You Give Me Fever is produced and co-written by Agostino Carollo Spankox, who in 2008 also produced the third official Presley’s remix released by Sony Music, Baby Let’s Play House.

Elvis Presley’s You Give Me Fever is scheduled to be released on Aug. 4, 2010 as exclusive digital download from the Apple iTunes Store and on CD single on Aug.16, 2010, day of the 33rd anniversary of Elvis’ demise. Both the digital download and the CD edition of the single (available as deluxe digipack edition) include three versions of the song: a radio edit, an extended mix and a ringtone version.

“You Give Me Fever continues the revolution and is destined to deliver Elvis to a whole new generation of music fans in a cool and compelling way” said Mark Johnson, Brand Partnership Manager of ELPR, Inc. “We're always wary of anything that involves altering Elvis' master recordings in any way, but You Give Me Fever is simply mind-blowing. Elvis is a great and constant source of inspiration for the creativity of other artists, and this is an outstanding example of that” said Jim Newton of Elvis Presley’s Fan Club Association.

(Source: eBay / EP CD Review / FECC)