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E L V I S , F O L L O W T H A T D R E A M L A B E L
ELVIS PRESLEY
•THE WEST COAST TOUR ‘76
(2-CD DIGIPAC) € 29.955060209750958
(2016/Follow That Dre-
am) 43 tracks from San
Francisco and Anaheim
shows in November
1976.-gatefolddigipac-
•HE TOUCHED ME -
THE RECORDING SESSIONS
2-LP LIMITED EDITION € 39.955060209750934
(Follow That Dream) 20 tracks - 180g vinyl, Gatefold/Klappco-
ver, Limited Edition
•HOW RCA BROUGHT ELVIS
TO EUROPE € 69.955060209750972
(2016/Follow That Dream) HardcoverThis beautifully designed
book contains unseen
pictures and follows Elvis
ascentfromhottestactin
TheSouthviaUSstardom
tobecomingRCAVictor’s
spearhead as the compa-
ny launched the RCA la-
bel worldwide in 1956. It
goesontoshowhowEuro-
pe was completely won
over by the early 1960’s.
Theearliestinternational
Elvis records are listed,
and there is a guide to
identify Elvis records
from all European
countries, including a
summary of the earliest
releases from each country. There are complete illustrated
discographies (including variants) for all Nordic countries:
Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland and Iceland. There is also a
guide to first pressings of the 47 Elvis EP’s released in Germany
for sale in Northern Europe. Elvis’ reception in the Nordic
countriesiscoveredbyawealthofpresscuttings,localfilmflyers
and posters, ads, premiere dates, pictures and stories from
handovers ofSwedish and Norwegian recordawards, andmuch
previously unknown record company history. Among many
revelations, the most surprising is perhaps how the Swedish
company Electra engineered most of the Elvis activity taking
place inNorthernEurope.Spliced inbetweenaremanyamusing
shortstories,likewhenthreeNordicRoyalPrincessessoughtout
Elvis on the set of G.I. Blues, or how the man behind RCA in
Belgium started out smuggling records in the wings of his WW2
RoyalAirForceSpitfire.OrthetimeNorway’sbestsellingcrooner
metElvisinRCAStudiosonthedayHoundDogwasrecorded.