Due for release from the Rock 'N’ Roll Majesty import-label is the 4 CD longbox “Elvis 1973 - You Gave Me A Mountain This Time”. CD 1: February 2, 1973, midnight show was previously released on A Hilton Double Shot (disc 2) / Don't Think Twice (both Madison releases)
CD 2: February 3, 1973, dinner show was previously released on It's A Matter Of Time (Fort Baxter) / Vegas Rhythm + Vegas Rhythm Revisited (GRM)
CD 3: February 10, 1973, dinner show previously released on One For The Ladies (Straight Arrow)
CD 4: August 20, 1973, midnight show was previously released on A Profile the King On Stage volume 1 (Fort Baxter)
The Wonder Of Elvis
Sony released the “The Wonder Of You” CD by Elvis Presley and The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and one duet with Helene Fischer.
From the press-release:
Following up from the success of If I Can Dream, The Wonder of You is available today! The album features Elvis' most dramatic original performances of classics such as 'A Big Hunk O' Love', 'Amazing Grace', 'Always On My Mind' and many more, alongside lush new arrangements by The Royal Philharmonic orchestra.
"It's exciting to hear him on these recordings, performing with the world-class Royal Philharmonic Orchestra via the magic of Abbey Road Studios. He would have loved these performances and I'm very happy that we were able to make this dream come true for Elvis and his fans." - Priscilla Presley.
Tracks: A Big Hunk O' Love - I've Got A Thing About You Baby - Suspicious Minds - Don't - I Just Can't Help Believin' - Just Pretend - Love Letters - Amazing Grace - Starting Today - Kentucky Rain - Memories - Let It Be Me - Always On My Mind - The Wonder Of You Bonus Song: Just Pretend (Duet With Helene Fischer).
The Official Collector's Edition
Due soon is volume 8 in the “Elvis: The Official Collector's Edition” magazine series. This volume is entitled “The American Dream”.Description:
Elvis: The Official Collector's Edition is pleased to present its eighth installment, The American Dream, a tribute to Elvis's hometown and the journey it set him on—a journey that would end with a position as rock & roll's greatest pioneer.
Elvis's 13 formative years in Mississippi showed him how to live in America, survive the Depression, follow his dreams and never take no for an answer. With the help of exclusive photos and commentary from Priscilla Presley, Elvis: The Official Collector's Edition is able to tell the complete story for the first time.
DiCaprio To Play Sam Philips
Leonardo DiCaprio has signed on to produce and star in an upcoming, still-untitled biopic about Sun Records founder Sam Phillips, the rock pioneer who produced landmark
records by Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins and many more.
Mick Jagger will also serve as a producer on the Paramount Pictures film, based on the Peter Guralnick's book Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock 'N' Roll. According to
Deadline, Jagger will hold a similar role in helping to foster the Phillips story to the silver screen as the Rolling Stones singer played on the HBO music drama Vinyl.
Phillips founded the Memphis-based Sun Records in 1952, setting up the famed Sun Studio, where Presley laid down his earliest recordings, including first single "That's All Right,"
considered one of the earliest rock n' roll releases.
While DiCaprio's Appian Way secured the rights to Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock 'N' Roll, Variety reports that the role of the Sun Records honcho likely won't be the actor's first big screen role since his Oscar-winning turn in The Revenant.
(Source: e-mail / FECC / On Newsstands Now / Elvis Express / Rolling Stone)