Sunday, March 25, 2018

March 25 - Tearing 'Em Up

The Venus Productions import-label announced the release of the book. / CD set "Tearing Em' All Up" with April 3, 2018 as the relewase-date. The set also contains a promo for new releases in the "Unedited Masters" series.

From the press-release:
We'll kick off with 40 minutes of spectacular footage from the November 1971 Tour. The footage is digitally remastered from the original sources and has been professionally synced with the Boston November 10th show.

Content DVD: 2001 Theme - That’s All Right - I Got A Woman - Amen - Proud Mary - You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me - You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling - Polk Salad Annie - Come Home Baby (Instr.) - Love Me - Heartbreak Hotel - Blue Suede Shoes - One Night - Hound Dog  How Great Thou Art (Part) - Bridge Over Troubled Water - I Can’t Stop Loving You - Suspicious Minds - Come Home Baby (Instr.) - Can’t Help Falling In Love - Closing Vamp

Shows: Baltimore, Nov 9 - Boston, Nov. 10 - Cincinnati, Nov. 11 - Houston, Nov. 12 - Dallas, Nov. 13 - Tuscaloosa, Nov. 14 - Kansas City, Nov. 15 - Salt Lake City, Nov. 16

Highlighting of this release is a 209 pages hardcover book with loads of rare and unseen pictures of the complete tour. For completeness sake, the Boston November 10th show is also included on CD in perfect Sound Board quality.

Tracks CD: 2001 Theme - That’s All Right - I Got A Woman / Amen - Proud Mary - You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me - You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling - Polk Salad Annie - Come Home Baby (Instr.) - Love Me  - Heartbreak Hotel - Blue Suede Shoes - One Night - Hound Dog - How Great Thou Art - Band Introductions - I’m Leavin' - Bridge Over Troubled Water - I Can’t Stop Loving You - Love Me Tender - Suspicious Minds - Come Home Baby (Instr.) - Funny How Time Slips Away - Can’t Help Falling In Love - Closing Vamp

Plus we added a free CD to promote the upcoming new CD's in our "Unedited Masters" series. The CD contains some unreleased tracks and some highlights of our previous releases.

Tracks promo CD: Power Of My Love  Master No Overdubs (Take 7)* - My Little Friend  Vocal Overdub Of January 16 * - True Love Travels On A Gravel Road  Master Different Mix (Take 11)* - I Washed My Hands In Muddy Water  Complete Master, Overdubbed (Take 1)** - It’s Your Baby, You Rock It  Alt. Master Backup Vocals Overdub (Take 3)** - Life  Master, Different Mix (Take 20)** - Stranger In The Crowd  Take 1 & 7* - Early Mornin’ Rain  Unedited (Take 11)** -  If That Isn’t Love  Different Mix (Take 1)** - I Can Help  Complete Unedited Session (Take 1 & 2)** - Promised Land  Motherfucker Version (Take 1)** - Bitter They Are  1980 Re-Recording** - For Ol’ Times Sake  1980 Re-Recording** - Patch It Up  Alternate Master (Take 9)** - Amazing Grace  No Overdubs (Take 2)**
 * Unreleased ** Officially Unreleased.

The 1973 Elvis Experience


The Rock And Roll Majesty import-label announced another 4 CD longbow with previously released material entitled "The 1973 Elvis Experience". 

Disc 1 
1. Las Vegas, August 11, 1973 midnight show
2. Las Vegas, August 19, 1973, midnight show 
Disc 2
Las Vegas, August 31, 1973, dinner show
Disc 3
Las Vegas, September 2, 1973, midnight show
Disc 4
1. Las Vegas, September 3, 1973, dinner show
2. Las Vegas, September 3, 1973, closing show

Elvis Presley's Personally Owned "Last Hawaiian Vacation" Glasses Auctioned


Elvis Presley's personally owned "Last Hawaiian Vacation" 14K, chrome and plastic custom sunglasses w/prescription lenses (never previously offered at auction) sold for $130,000.

This spectacular piece is a pair of custom sunglasses, made for the "King of Rock & Roll", Elvis Presley. The glasses have a frame of almost completely 14k yellow gold and chrome, with plastic earpieces and gradient purple lenses. The bridge of the glasses have an "EP" cut out detail, and a "TCB" with a lightning bolt detail on the arms. Elvis was photographed wearing the glasses on multiple occasions, including on his last summer vacation in Hawaii in 1977, please see photos. These spectacular sunglasses have Elvis' mild prescription lenses, have never been previously offered at auction. 


(Source: Venus Productions / Music of Elvis Presley)