June 01 - Vinyl Any Color You Want It (Updated)

The French LMLR / V.P.I. record label released colored vinyl re-issues of the 7-inch singles ‘Any Way You Want Me’ (South Africa) and ‘Kid Galahad’ (Peru). 

The artwork was provided by The Elvis Shop London. All singles are limited to a one-time-run of 200 copies.

‘Any Way You Want Me’ will be available on off white, silver, red and black colored vinyl. ‘Kid Galahad’ comes on clear, red, off-white, gold and blue colored vinyl.

Cynthia Weil Died

Songwriter Cynthia Weil, who put words to 'That ‘Lovin’ Feeling’, died. She was 82. R.I.P.

She wrote most of her work with her husband Barry Mann. The Grammy Award winning couple were invited into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1987 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010.

Elvis Presley performed and recorded her songs 'You've Lost that Lovin' Feeling' and 'I Just Can't Help Believin'' in Las Vegas for the 'That's The Way It is' LP in 1970.

And Then There Was A Printer

The 400-page hardcover book ‘And Then There Was Elvis’, containing the richly illustrated memoirs of superfan Virginia Coons, is now at the printers according to an update from Erik Lorenzen.

From the press-release: Virginia Coons was a super-fan. Her interest in Elvis Presley started with his breakthrough in the mid-fifties, and continued up to her very last day. Over the years she met up with Elvis many times. 

Coons served as a direct link between fans in America, England and the rest of Europe, making sure that the latest LP and single releases found their way overseas. Not only did she have contact with Elvis, but also with everyone close to him including Priscilla, Colonel Parker's office and RCA. 

Virginia Coon's memories were curated by her daughter, Elaine Christan, into this 400-page hardback book. Anyone who reads The Elvis Files magazine will be familiar with Virginia Coons. And now, all her personal memories and stories, illustrated with many high resolution photos and candid pictures from Erik Lorentzen's collection came together in this memoir by Elaine Christan and Virginia Coons, 'And Then There Was Elvis - A Superfan's Adventures in the Elvis World'. It hold so many fun-to-read stories, its incredible.

(Source: Culture Factory / NY Times / KJ Consulting)