During the presentation by Ernst Jørgensen and Roger Semon in Memphis on August 15th. Ernst Jorgensen FTD talked about the release of a book project in November entitled "Four Days In '56". 
A 200 page book that is being produced as a companion release to the "Young Man With The Big Beat" which is due for release on September 27th. The book chronicles four days in the Spring of 1956 as Elvis barnstorms from Detroit, to Columbus, Ohio, to Dayton, Ohio and finally lands in Memphis where he gets to enjoy his new home on Audubon Drive. This is what Ernst Jorgensen said about it on the Elvis Aistralia site:
'In the 20 years I have been privileged to work with Elvis Presley CDs and books there have been a number of great discoveries. One, was when I was approached by Michael Rose, who said that he had found a treasure of photos from 1956. I have been bombarded with stories that were simply too good to be true, and in many cases, that's exactly what they were. So with some hesitation I asked Mike to send me some samples, and I was absolutely not prepared for the quantity and quality of these historic images. It was one of these situations where you forget all about financial logic, and just KNOW that this has to be shared with all the fans. Since Mike agreed wholeheartedly, we have spent the last 12 months sorting the material. Mike has been hunting for original stories and clippings, and now we are in the design stage of '4 days in 56 : A Moment In Time', to be released in November'. I hope the fans love the images and the story as much as I do.'
The book was first mentioned in january 2011 in an article in the Detroit News paper which also showed a preview the pictures.
Latest Billboard Album Charts – Update
'An Afternoon In The Garden' rises from #123 to #117 on the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart and drops from #10 to #12 on the Catalog Abum Chart for the week ended 27th August. The new Soundscan Sales-figures:
Top Catalog Albums:
- #12 An Afternoon In The Garden 4,025 -5 4,254 318,078
- #94 The Very Best Of Love (2007) 1,820 -18 2,216 155,793
- #108 An Evening Prayer 1,719 -8 1,869 88,589
- #121 Elvis Rock 1,639 -9 1,807 100,768.
Young Man With The Big Promo
Advanced acetate copies of the new box 'Elvis Presley - Young Man With The Big Beat' popped up on eBay.
Rare 78 RPM
Another item on eBay is a rare 78 RPM. It has been accepted for many years that the last issue of elvis on 78 in the uk was 'The Girl Of My Best Friend' b/w 'Mess Of Blues' and this was pressed in tiny quantities and available by mail order only.
The price has already gone from 99p to £4,200 within a few days before it was removed by the seller.
(Source: Elvis Australia / FECC / eBay)
