Friday, July 07, 2023

July 07 - For Romanian Vinyl Fans Only

Due for release from the Waxtime record label on August 18, 2023 on 180 Gr. is the LP 'For Fans Only'. 

Publicity stated: This release features one of Elvis Presley's finest albums from the late fifties. Released on the RCA label in 1959, 'For LP Fans Only' helped define the exact nature of early rock and roll and contains commercial hits with which the King of Rock 'n' Roll made his name; 'Mystery Train', 'That's All Right' and 'Playing for Keeps' among others.


'For LP Fans Only', Elvis'7th album, topped the Billboard Pop Album Chart and propelled Elvis to his commercial peak.


This Limited Edition comes as an 180 Gr. vinyl audiophile pressing for super fidelity with 4 bonus tracks.


Side A: That's All Right - Lawdy, Miss Clawdy - Mystery Train - Playng For Keeps - Poor Boy

Bonus Songs: Baby Let's Play House - Good Rockin Tonight


Side B: My Baby Left Me - I Was The One - Shake, Rattle And Roll - I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone - You're A Heartbreaker

Bonus Songs: I Forgot To Remember To Forget - Blue Moon Of Kentucky



Elvis Presley. Omul. Legenda. Regele Rock And Roll

Re-issued by Bestseller as a 394-page paperback in Romania is Jerry Hopkins 'Elvis' biography. The book is re-titled to 'Elvis Presley. Omul. Legenda. Regele Rock And Roll' which translates as 'Elvis: Man, Legend, King of Rock and Roll'.

Description
: If Frank Sinatra conquered the public of the 40s, then Elvis Presley destroyed the public of the 50s. He abolished the boundaries of the conventional and sparked a cultural revolution. The King of Rock 'n' Roll is a living legend, who won thunderous applause wherever he sang. 

Everything known about Elvis Presley is gathered in this valuable work, which should not be missing from any library. A well-constructed story that presents the history of a boy from Mississippi, barefoot and with a lot of charm, who became the most enduring and most successful personality that ever existed in showbusiness with 250,000,000 albums sold and 31 movies under his belt. According to Gallup polls, his first name alone is better known throughout the world than any first and last name combined. 


(Source: Amazon)