Wednesday, March 02, 2016

March 02 - Houston We Have A Chart Rocker

The UK based Rockwell Music re-issed their “Rockers” compilation once more; this time on clear red vinyl. This release is limited to 100 copies. 

Side A: Baby Let’s Play House / Good Rockin’ Tonight / Shake Rattle and Roll / Blue Suede Shoes / Lawdy, Miss Clawdy / Tutti Frutti / Hound Dog / Paralyzed
Side B: Rip It Up / Ready Teddy / Long Tall Sally / Jailhouse Rock / Hard Headed Woman / Dixieland Rock / Trouble / King Creole

US Charts

Unfortunately Elvis has no entries on the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart for the week ending March 12, 2016. The “If I Can Dream” CD remains #4 on the Classical Albums Chart. The “Heart And Soul” drops from #20 to #21 on the Country Catalog Albums Chart.

The "If I Can Dream" album re-entered the Canadian Album chart at #24.

UK Charts

The "If I Can Dream" album climbed five spots from #16 to #11 on the Official uK Album chart. 

Other Elvis Entries on the UK Charts for 4th March, 2016:

'If I Can Dream' drops from 57 to 68 on the Album Download Chart; rises from 14 to10 on the Album Sales Chart; remains at 10 on the Physical Album Chart and rises from 28 to 24 on the Vinyl Album Chart.

The CD "ELV1S 30 #1 Hits" is a re-entry at 81 on the UK Download Chart.
The DVD "The King Of Rock’n’Roll“ dropped off the UK Music DVD chart. 
The 6-DVD-Box "The Elvis Collection" climbed from #47 to #36 on the Official Music DVD chart. 


European Charts

The "If I Can Dream" album climbed from #1135 to #104 on the Belgian Album charts. 
The "If I Can Dream" album dropped from #58 to #69 on the Irish Album charts. 
The "If I Can Dream" dropped off the Swiss Album chart after re-entering it at #65 last week. 
The "If I Can Dream" rises from #14 to #11 on the Scottish Album Chart.

Charts Down Under

The "If I Can Dream" album dropped off the Australian Album charts. 
The DVD "Elvis – The King Of Rock’n’Roll – 30 Hit Performances And More" re-entered the Australian Music DVD chart at #30.

Elvis In Houston

The 4-CD longbox entitled "Elvis in Houston" has been released in a limited run of 400 copies by the Rockabilly import-label. The set contains 4 soundboards from Houston; Houston Astrodome, Houston, Tx, 01-03-1974 Afternoon Show, Hofheinz Pavillion, Houston, Tx, 04-06-1975 8:30 Pm Show, Hofheinz Pavillion, Houston, Tx, 05-06-1975 8:30 Pm Show and the The Summit, Houston, Tx, 28-08-1976 Afternoon Show.

EPE Joins Vegas Battle

Elvis Presley Enterprises is “deeply concerned with the aggressive actions” taken by the Westgate Las Vegas Resort in closing an Elvis exhibit over the weekend.

In a statement sent to the Review-Journal, EPE said the Westgate on Friday seized, “without any legitimate legal basis,” hundreds of Elvis artifacts on loan to the exhibition from the Graceland Archives.

Westgate chief operating officer Mark Waltrip said Sunday the 28,000-square-foot exhibit was shuttered as a “protective action” because the tenant, an EPE licensee, was threatening to default on the 10-year contract.

The tenant is Exhibit A Circle, a Delaware limited-liability company with offices in New Jersey.

EPE said it is not a party in the third-party dispute and has no contractual relationship with the Westgate, but “we have no choice but to pursue all legal means necessary to ensure the return of our artifacts immediately.”

According to the statement, “Despite our wishes to retrieve these artifacts and return them to Graceland, the Westgate is currently preventing staff from accessing the exhibition space to pack up and bring home these priceless pieces of history, which are owned by EPE and the Presley family.”

The 350 Elvis artifacts unveiled last April were on loan to the exhibition from the Graceland Archives.

“At the same time, Westgate staff forcibly removed employees from the exhibition and disabled the video feed from security cameras,” the EPE statement said.

Waltrip, responding by email on Tuesday, said “Westgate has great respect for the family of Elvis Presley and that we can come to a resolution over the considerable sums that we invested to bring Elvis to life at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort.”


“We remain hopeful that (the) dispute concerning the sums owed to us can be resolved amicably resolved in the near future without the legacy of Elvis Presley being tarnished.”

The King's Things

Jewellery, medical bag, gun and prescription pill bottles owned by Elvis Presley's personal physician go up for sale More than 45 items owned by Elvis Presley's doctor are going up for sale Among them are the singer's pill bottles, a nasal douche and his jewellery The items are set to be auctioned by Julien's Auctions in Las Vegas in June.

Over 45 items gifted to renowned personal physician Dr. George Nichopoulos - 'Dr Nick' - are to go under the hammer. Highlights include a Smith & Wesson pistol ($6,000), a glass nasal douche used before each concert ($2,000), a and Dr. Nick's Medical Bag ($6,000). 

(Source: Rockwell Music / FECC / Brian Quinn / Las vegas Review Journal / Daily Mail / The King's World)