February 28 - From Florida to Hawaii to Vegas to the U.K.

Audio engineer Anthony Stuchbury announced a new Mono II Stereo release which will come out on the French RDM Edition record label, 'From Florida To Hawaii' featuring newly created Stereo Mixes of the movie's soundtrack. 

The announcement stated: Now, thanks to the inimitable work of producer Anthony Stuchbury, fans can enjoy all of the original 'Follow That Dream' Masters in studio quality Stereo that matches the Outtakes already available for the first time.   

In contrast whilst the ‘Girls! Girls! Girls!' album was released in both Mono and Stereo formats, the original stereo mix, which featured all of the instruments on the left channel, Elvis centred, and only The Jordanaires on the right, has been crying out for a sympathetic remix for over sixty years now. 

Subsequently, we now present the 13 Great Songs featured on the original album in a fresh new stereo mix, along with a previously unreleased performance, for your further listening pleasure.

More information on the tracks and release-date is to follow. Watch this space! 

The Elvis Workshop

Rick Crofts was kind enough to feature 'Elvis Day By Day 2024' on his Elvis Workshop YouTube channel, sharing his no bullshit opinion on it with his friend Warren. They also did a catch-up on recent releases and collector items they found. 

An insightful and enjoyable show to watch, have a look for yourself! And don't forget to subscribe. 

If you like what you see, here is the link to the >>> Poplar Tunes webshop to get it, or visit you local >>> Amazon outlet.

Elvis Day By Day In Brazil

Brazilian Elvis author Waldenir Cecon, who created his own variations of the Elvis Yearbooks, posted on the Elvis Presley Brazil website: 

Now available, by author Kees Mouwen, the last book in the series 'Elvis Day By Day - The Year In Review'.

With 480 full-color pages, there is all the relevant news about what happened in Elvis' world in the last twelve months.

'Elvis Day By Day 2024' features all the news, including a complete overview of all the new music, available on CD and vinyl. Plus, it covers every worthwhile book and magazine, every movie and TV special released on DVD, Blu-ray, and streaming services. Plus "everything else about Elvis" that mattered.

ELVIS is still impacting the world we live in. His legacy is truly impressive. To appreciate Elvis' lasting impact, we need a 'Year By Year' summary where we can absorb it all - and that's what 'Elvis Day By Day 2024' provides.

Throughout the 480 pages, there is much to discuss, much to debate and always impressive images. Plus some delicious reviews of many new releases.

Our 2024 fan club releases are also listed in the book. You can buy the book directly from the Brazilian >>> Amazon website.

Elvis UK – Compact Volume 2 

Elvis authors Gordon Minto and John Townson announced the release of the paperback edition of 'Elvis UK – Compact Volume 2 The Ultimate Guide To Elvis Presley’s British CD Releases 1983-2005'. 

Publicity stated: 'Elvis UK Compact Volume 2' is the second volume of this major series of books (comprising three soft-backed print volumes) will be published and available to buy in early March, continuing the story from where the already successful and widely acclaimed Volume 1 left off.  

Volume 2 opens with CD 170 and concludes with CD 422. As with Volume 1, apart from minor changes to the layout and revised cover artwork, the print copy edition will contain exactly the same content as the downloadable, digital flip book version (entitled Elvis UK3 The Ultimate Guide To Elvis Presley’s British CD Releases 1983-2005), first issued in early 2021.  Nothing has been added; nothing omitted. 

This trilogy of books represents the first major attempt by anyone to chronicle in exhaustive and painstaking detail the rise of Elvis’s compact disc releases from 1983 onwards – cross-referenced, where relevant, with vinyl versions. And while focused on UK releases, there is a huge amount of overlap with other territories – especially Europe - which makes it of major interest to Elvis collectors throughout the world.  

On buying the three volumes, each buyer will receive a complimentary copy of the 23-track CD entitled Beyond The Legend, completely free of charge.     

More details to follow soon. Watch this space! Please note that Volume 1 is almost sold out.  

Priced at £50 (which, for U.K. collectors, includes p&p costs) this book will only be available to buy via the website >>> Elvis Books U.K.

Reed the >>> review of 'ELVIS UK - Compact Vol 1'.  

 

March Video News Report

Emiel Maier posted the March 2025 Video news report video, wrapping-up news from February 2025. The video includes ticket sales for the Elvis Evolution A.I. Show in London, the new FTD collector’s CD with 4 shows from 1975, a replica of the Graceland Gates in Australia, Elvis art made from parts of The Colonel’s office and much more.  

(Source: Anthony Stuchbury / The Elvis Workshop / Rick Crofts / Emiel Maier)