July 07 - August 1969

Due from the Rock And Roll Majesty import-label is the 4 CD set "Elvis August 25th -26th August 1969". It contains three concerts and "the best of the American Sound sessions". The set comes with a 12 page booket and is a limited edition of 400 copies.

CD1) Showroom International Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, 24-08-1969 Midnight Show (previously released on Drowned in Sound & Here I Go Again).
CD2) Showroom International Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, 25-08-1969 Midnight Show (previously released on FTD Hot August Night).
CD3) Showroom International Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, 26-08-1969 Midnight Show (previously released on FTD All Shook Up)
CD4) The Best Of American Sound Sessions.

CD 1 - 24.08.1969 M/S:
Opening - Blue Suede Shoes - I Got A Woman - All Shook Up - Love Me Tender - Jailhouse Rock / Don't Be Cruel - Heartbreak Hotel - Hound Dog - I Can´t Stop Loving You - Johnny B. Goode - Monologue (Life Story) - Baby What You Want Me To Do - Runaway - Are You Lonesome Tonight? - Words - Yesterday / Hey Jude - Band Introductions - In The Ghetto - Suspicious Minds - What´d I Say - Can't Help Falling In Love / Outro

CD 2 - 25.08.1969 M/S:
Opening / Blue Suede Shoes - I Got A Woman - All Shook Up - Monologue - Love Me Tender - Jailhouse Rock / Don't Be Cruel - Heartbreak Hotel - Hound Dog - I Can't Stop Loving You - My Babe - Mystery Train / Tiger Man - Monologue (Life Story) - Baby What You Want Me To Do - Runaway - Are You Lonesome Tonight? - Words - Yesterday - Hey Jude - Band Introductions - In The Ghetto - Suspicious Minds - What I'd Say - Can't Help Falling In Love

CD 3 - 26.08.1969 M/S:
Blue Suede Shoes - I Got A Woman - All Shook Up - Love Me Tender - Jailhouse Rock / Don't Be Cruel - Heartbreak Hotel - Hound Dog - I Can't Stop Loving You - Mystery Train / Tiger Man - Monologue - Baby What You Want Me To Do - Runaway - Are You Lonesome Tonight? - Rubberneckin´- Yesterday / Hey Jude - Introductions By Elvis - In The Ghetto - This Is The Story - Suspicious Minds - Can't Help Falling In Love

CD 4 - The Best Of The American Sound Sessions:
After Loving You (Unedited Master - Take 4) - If I´m Fool (For Loving You) (Unedited Undubbed Master - Take 9) - Rubberneckin´ (Partially Overdubbed - Take 2) - Only The Strong Survive (Take 4 Inclusive False Starts) - True Love On A Gravel Road (Take 3) - I´m Movin´ On (Fully Overdubbed Take 2) - In The Ghetto (Partly Overdubbed Master - Take 22) - And The Grass Won´t Pay No Mind (Unrepaired Undubbed Master - Take 6) - Do You Know Who I Am? (Take 2 Inclusive False Starts) - Any Day Now (Unrepaired Undubbed Master - Take 6) - Wearin` That Loved On Look (Draft Tape Mix) - Inherit the Wind (Partially Overdubbed Draft Tape Composite) - Suspicious Minds (Partially Overdubbed Master - Take 8) - this Is The Story (Take 1 & Partially Overdubbed Master - Take 2) - You´ll Think Of Me (Take 14) - My Little Friend (Unedited Undubbed Master) - The Fair´s Moving On (Vocal Overdubbed Master - Take 1) - Gentle On My Mind (V. O. Master - Organ Mix) - Mama Liked The Roses (Harmony V. O. Master) - Who Am I? (Undubbed Master - Take 1) - It Keeps Right On A Hurtin (Undubbed Master - Take 3 Inclusive False Starts) - Stranger In My Own Home Town (Unedited Undubbed Master) - I´ll Be There (Alternate Master - Take 6 With Excessive Echo).

Elvis On Television Book Released

The Boxcar book "Elvis On Television 1956 - 1960" has been released. It celebrates the 60th Anniversary Year of Elvis' first appearance on national television, this limited edition 400-page hard cover book (with slipcase), is a comprehensive illustration of Elvis Presley's early television appearances. 

From the press-release:
From his first national introduction on the Dorsey Brothers 'Stage Show' in January 1956, through his appearances on other TV shows hosted by famous celebrities such as Milton Berle, Steve Allen and Ed Sullivan (including the infamous 'from the waist up' show in January 1957), this book goes well behind the scenes of each show documenting his arrival, the rehearsals and the shows themselves, all the way through to Elvis' post-army appearance on 'The Frank Sinatra-Timex Show' in May 1960. It was to be his last television appearance for eight years. 

Supported by a fully comprehensive text, collected here are scores of historical documents, memorabilia and hundreds of rare photographs - many of which have never before been published. This book will captivate the reader throughout, and is the most detailed document on the history of 'Elvis on Television' from 1956-60.

Elvis Files Volume 8 Book Released

The book "Elvis Files Vol.8 1976 - 1977" has been shipped to the dealers. This last volume in the series covers the final years of Elvis' life, the continuous energy-draining treadmill of tours, the final recording sessions and the last CBS TV Special. While Elvis was not a well man in the last twenty months of his life, collectors will surely find this detailed look into these last years not only an emotional ride but also a part of Elvis' history that cannot be ignored.  

(Source: e-mail / Memphis Recording Service / UEPS)