Elvis Presley The Best Of British - The RCA Years 1957-1958 (incl.CD)

(2014/Follow That Dream) Hardcover, 25.5x30.5 cm, 2.8kg, 510 pages, including CD (33 tracks 69:13 Min.) This is Elvis, with the continuation of the British story now detailing his RCA releases from 1957 - 1958. As a companion to the critically acclaimed and highly successful ‘Elvis: The Best Of British - The HMV Years’, this book contains the full history of over FIFTY iconic Elvis songs initially released by RCA in Great Britain. Again, each song has been thoroughly researched to the same high standards and is graphically catalogued. Containing over 1000 illustrations, unpublished photographs and charts, together with rare items of memorabilia, this volume of ‘The RCA Years’ moves the story forward to explicitly reveal previously unknown facts and additional British connections to the songs. Within these 500 pages and amongst many formerly unknown fascinating facts, you will discover: The English pub that inspired an Elvis song! Exactly where and when Elvis learned to play piano! The real life characters contained within the lyrics of Jailhouse Rock! The CD included with this book features many first-time officially released Elvis tracks. Here, amongst his classic songs, are the songwriters’ demo recordings as Elvis first heard them, plus the message he recorded on his home answer machine! Elvis innovated, others imitated!

THE CD: FIRST RCA SINGLE (RCA-1013): JULY 1957: (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear; Loving You - 2:16 SOUNDTRACK SELECTION OF MAGICAL MOVIE MOMENTS: LOVING YOU - Movie Trailer ; Road Medley (Party / Teddy Bear / Got A Lot O' Livin' To Do / Hot Dog); Mean Woman Blues (Unedited stereo master); Party (Alternate movie lyrics); Lonesome Cowboy (Composite); JAILHOUSE ROCK - Movie Trailer; Jailhouse Rock (Movie production version) - 2:5910. Treat Me Nice (Laurel 101 - Take One); Don't Leave Me Now - (Everett demo #2 - Take One); Young And Beautiful - (Movie end version); KING CREOLE - Movie Trailer; Turtles, Berries And Gumbo / Crawfish (Unedited movie opening medley); Steadfast Loyal And True - (Movie dialogue version); Lover Doll (EP version); New Orleans (Live nightclub version) THE RCA SINGLES; Doncha' Think It's Time; Don't; I Beg Of You; Wear My Ring Around Your Neck SUN RECORDINGS: FIRST ISSUED ON RCA IN 1958; I Love You Because (RCA LP version); You're A Heartbreaker; I'll Never Let You Go (Little Darlin'); BONUS TRACKS: SONGWRITER DEMO RECORDINGS: Teddy Bear (Vocal: Otis Blackwell**); Don't Ask Me Why (Vocal: Jimmy Breedlove***); Trouble (Singer unknown****); Hard Headed Woman (Vocal: Jimmy Breedlove**); Wear My Ring Around Your Neck (Vocal: Gus Coletti*****) - CHRISTMAS SONGS: ISSUED ON ALL THREE FORMATS (45rpm, EP & LP); Santa Bring My Baby Back (To Me); Santa Claus Is Back In Town; Elvis in Germany (October 1st 1958) and Interview edit; Elvis' Answer Machine - :16

This release is the continuation of the British story now detailing his RCA releases from 1957 - 1958. This book and CD release is a follow-up companion to the critically acclaimed and highly successful 'Elvis: The Best Of British : The HMV Years', [now sold out with just a few copies remaining] this book contains the full history of over FIFTY iconic Elvis songs initially released by RCA in Great Britain. Again, each song has been thoroughly researched to the same high standards and is graphically catalogued. Containing over 1000 illustrations, unpublished photographs and charts, together with rare items of memorabilia, this volume of 'The RCA Years' moves the story forward to explicitly reveal previously unknown facts and additional British connections to the songs. -

This release is the continuation of the British story now detailing his RCA releases from 1957 - 1958. This book and CD release is a follow-up companion to the critically acclaimed and highly successful 'Elvis: The Best Of British : The HMV Years', [now sold out with just a few copies remaining] this book contains the full history of over FIFTY iconic Elvis songs initially released by RCA in Great Britain. Again, each song has been thoroughly researched to the same high standards and is graphically catalogued. Containing over 1000 illustrations, unpublished photographs and charts, together with rare items of memorabilia, this volume of 'The RCA Years' moves the story forward to explicitly reveal previously unknown facts and additional British connections to the songs. -

This release is the continuation of the British story now detailing his RCA releases from 1957 - 1958. This book and CD release is a follow-up companion to the critically acclaimed and highly successful 'Elvis: The Best Of British : The HMV Years', [now sold out with just a few copies remaining] this book contains the full history of over FIFTY iconic Elvis songs initially released by RCA in Great Britain. Again, each song has been thoroughly researched to the same high standards and is graphically catalogued. Containing over 1000 illustrations, unpublished photographs and charts, together with rare items of memorabilia, this volume of 'The RCA Years' moves the story forward to explicitly reveal previously unknown facts and additional British connections to the songs. -

Elvis Presley

Geboren am 8. 1. 1935 in Tupelo, Mississippi, gestorben am 16. 8. 1977 in Memphis, Tennessee.

Elvis Presley, populärster und erfolgreichster Interpret der Musikgeschichte.

Stichworte einer Mega-Karriere: Lastwagenfahrer. Sun Records.
Manager und Mastermind: Colonel Tom Parker (richtiger Name: Andreas Cornelius van Kuijk aus Breda, Holland).
Elvis Presley Filme: 33 (inklusive der Dokumentationen 'That's The Way It Is' und 'On Tour').
1973: TV-Ereignis 'Aloha From Hawaii'.
Eintritt in die Armee: 24. 3. 1958 als Soldat mit der Kennummer 53310761.
US-Single-Hits von 1956 bis zu seinem Tod 1977: 148 (davon 15 im EP-Format). Weitere Hits posthum.

Die geschätzte Zahl weltweit verkaufter Presley-Tonträger variiert: Es dürften annähernd zwei Milliarden sein. Vom 1. 10. 1958 (Ankunft mit der USS Randall in Bremerhaven) bis 2. 3. 1960 (Rückflug ab Rhein-Main in Frankfurt) war Elvis Presley im hessischen Friedberg stationiert. Hier hatte er am 14. 9. 1959 die 14jährige Priscilla Beaulieu kennengelernt, die er am 1. 5. 1967 heiratete (Scheidung 1973). Auf der Single 'Wooden Heart' von 1960 streute Elvis Presley deutsche Text-Passagen ( - 'Muß i denn, muß i denn zum Städtele hinaus' usw.) ein.

Aus dem Bear Family Buch - 1000 Nadelstiche von Bernd Matheja - BFB10025 -