Monday, August 13, 2012

August 13 - New Zealand Boys In 2012

The legendary 'Memphis Boys', who worked with Elvis Presley on the American Sound Studios recording in January/ and February 1969 (Suspicious Minds, Don't Cry Daddy, In The Ghetto and other hits)) received their Bronze Note award in Memphis.
I'm An Elvis Fan From New Zealand

According to a post on the FECC board, in New Zealand, it appears they ran a voting competition via radio to pick the 22 tracks on the NZ edition of 'I Am Elvis'. The final listing is:
1 Jailhouse Rock
2 Blue Suede Shoes
3 All Shook Up
4 Heartbreak Hotel
5 Return To Sender
6 (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear
7 Don’t Be Cruel
8 Love Me Tender
9 (You're The) Devil In Disguise
10 Suspicious Minds
11 In The Ghetto
12 Always On My Mind
13 Can't Help Falling In Love
14 Blue Hawaii
15 Are You Lonesome Tonight?
16 The Wonder Of You
17 Kentucky Rain
18 Don't Cry Daddy
19 Hawaiian Wedding Song (Live)
20 Crying In The Chapel
21 How Great Thou Art
22 An American Trilogy (Live)


The King 2012

The August 20, 2012 edition of GLOBE (Print Edition) gives readers an amazing retrospective on the most important and influential popular entertainer of all time, Elvis Presley.  But GLOBE doesn’t limit themselves to reminding us about how great Elvis was, they explore in detail how great he would continue to be had he lived. They also tried to picture Elvis in 2012.

La Collection RTL

The French version of the 'I Am An Elvisfan'  campaign, entitled 'La Collection RTL" was released. It is a 35 track double CD.

(Source: ElvisMatters / Elvis Information Network / FECC / The King's World)