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RARE ELVIS VOLUME 4: THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY ALBUM.

 

 




BRAND NEW SILVER PRESSED CD (NO CDR !!!)



1980 / 2010 - 30 years after the first volume of RARE ELVIS, heres finally volume 4, to celebrate its 30th anniversary!

25 hard to find tracks in the best sound quality ever available!! Limited Edition of 500 copies.

Full color booklet - lots of info and great pictures!

Including 6 tracks unreleased in this form!!

Almost 70 minutes of rare tracks for the first time on one CD !!!



RARE ELVIS VOLUME 4 - 69:09 MINUTES
 


Ready Teddy - 1983 remix from I Was The One lp ( unreleased on CD )

Brown Eyed Handsome Man- ( unreleased new edit )

Don’t – 1983 remix from I Was The One lp ( unreleased on CD )

Ain´t That Loving You Baby - spliced alternate take, full version

Franfort Special – takes 7,8

Tonight is All Right for Love – extended stereo version

Bossa Nova Baby – original 1987 extended mix by Simon Harris (unreleased in digital remastered sound )

Please Don’t Stop Loving Me – take 17

Just Call Me Lonesome – take 6

Stay Away Joe – Takes 5,6 & 8

Blue Suede Shoes- from This Is Elvis Soundtrack album (unreleased in digital remastered sound)

Let’s Forget About the Stars – original mix with piano overdubb

Swing Down Sweet Chariot – Brass overdubs

Stranger in My Own Home Town - alternate mix

Sound Of Your Cry ( extended version)

Havana Gila – Rehearsal July 29, 1970 ( unreleased new edit )

Something – Live February 23, 1971 (closing show)

The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face - duet with Temple Riser

I’ve Got A Thing About You Baby – short version from This Is Elvis soundtrack album

Let Me Be The One – informal recording

Mr. Songman - undubbed master

Promised Land – harmony version from This Is Elvis soundtrack album

You Gave Me A Mountain - Live, September 2, 1974

Wooden Heart – Live December 13,1975

Solitaire - Undubbed Master



2010/02/08       E-Mail  /  www.epgold.com 


'Elvis In A Minnesota Minute' MRS book Previews.

 



Here are two of Tim Healy's exclusive photos from the book showing Elvis in fine form for 1976:

 

 

   


 


The MRS label will publish its first standalone book February 15, 2010 as a limited edition only release.

The 9 x 11 inch hardback book contains 100 pages in full color gloss print, featuring the photographic works of Tim Healy in Minneapolis, Minnesota at the Elvis Presley show on October 17, 1976.

"As the Minneapolis Tribune reported at the time, “Elvis is in as good shape as ever and, of course, as a performer on stage, singing or just fooling around, he has more charisma than a dozen other top performers combined. Will Elvis endure? Judging by the screams of the audience he's in no trouble.”

 

Pre-Order Now: Book In A Minnesota Minute

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2010/02/08      MRS - www.elvisinfonet.com  /  www.epgold.com 


"Original Elvis Tribute" Returns To Holland & Belgium To Mark Elvis' 75th Anniversary!

 

 

 



In early May, "The Original Elvis Tribute 2010" production will return to Holland and Belgium for three exclusive shows in Holland and Belgium to mark The King's 75th year:


Effenaar, Eindhoven - May 2

Roma, Antwerpen - May 6

Het Bolwerk, Sneek - May 8


The show in Eindhoven will be rather special, because the Dutch Elvis-fanclub "Elvis For Everyone" is celebrating its 15th anniversary, and they are planning lots of surprises for that day.

The "Original Elvis" showwill consist of top Elvis sound-a-like Robert Washington, Elvis' 1974/'75bassplayer Duke Bardwell, Elvis-songwriter Michael Jarrett, singer & modelSue Moreno, top session-guitarist Chris Casello and Hollywood drummer Marc Singer.

Duke says: "We are really looking forward to coming to Holland and Belgium. I've always had a special relationship with both countries ever since I first performed there back in 2003. I have made a lot of friends there, and I'm very excited about seeing them all again at the shows.

We are planning to make this something special for Elvis' 75th anniversary, and wewill be doing a lot of Elvis' lesser-known songs that are just as good asthe classics, like 'Stranger In The Crowd'. Wait til you hear RobertWashington sing - he's the closest to Elvis that I have ever heard. Sue Moreno from Holland will also be a part of the band, and I'm really lookingforward to working with her. She's a gorgeous woman and a great singer.

Let's make these shows a great celebration in memory of The King - see you there!".



2010/02/08     www.elvisnews.dk  /  www.epgold.com 


New original 2010 Full CD Album from Jerry Deewood and Sherrill 'Shaun' Nielsen.

 

 



"Jerry Deewood sings with and from Sherrill 'Shaun' Nielsen & Friends"

 

Dear Friends,

This album is the logical successor to the 2007 album "Jerry Deewood sings with and from Shaun Nielsen".

World famous tenor gospel singer Sherrill Nielsen and true born rock 'n roll singer from Belgium Jerry Deewood met at the end of 2004 during a show performance in Belgium. It was the beginning of an unconditional and close cooperation.

The album, the result of their mutual efforts, remained for almost 7 months in the "Top 20 Favorites" of "The Southern Gospel News", but also featured in The Southern Gospel News' "Hot Top 20 CD reviews 2007, published in 2008. The Southern Gospel News is known as a world-authority.

The new album includes songs from an unbelievable variation: going from real rock-blues, soul and gospel to even songs, elusive in their performance. The duet with Sherrill Nielsen is even a real jamsessions and the second duet on the album with Brenda Hall, "Friends in High Places" goes straight to the heart.

The "friends" featuring on this album are not from the least: BB Cunningham Jr (bass with Jerry Lee Lewis on tour), Nashville composer D.Willis, Eddie Webb (all guitars), Pete Sully (drums) and Peter Deewood (piano, organ, Rhodes piano)

Jerry Deewood and Sherrill Nielsen should be very thankful if you would be so kind to support this new album with the means you have at your disposal.

May this album be a real contribution to the 75th birthday of Elvis Presley.



2010/02/08     http://home.scarlet.be/jerry_deewood  - www.itselvistime.nl  / www.epgold.com


New home for the King's favorite ride?

 



Bay Beach Amusement Park may become home to a roller coaster that was Elvis Presley's favorite ride.

Green Bay Mayor Jim Schmitt expected to go to Memphis, Tenn., this weekend to check out a wooden roller coaster that is being taken apart there.

Green Bay has been scoping out antique roller coasters around the country in hopes of acquiring one for Bay Beach. A roller coaster was one of the recommendations when the city hired a consultant in 2008 to upgrade the park.

The city has had its eye on a 1920s-vintage roller coaster, the location of which the owner has asked to keep confidential, Schmitt said. While studying that option, the city discovered the other antique that's for sale in Memphis.

Known as the Zippin Pippin, the wooden structure stands in the former Libertyland amusement park in Memphis. Workers were dismantling it this week and numbering the pieces for eventual reconstruction, but halted at Schmitt's request so he could travel down to see it. The trip, including air fare and hotel accomodations, should be less than $600 and would come out of the parks department budget, according to Schmitt's office.

The ride was built in 1915, then moved and reconstructed in 1923. A sign at the Memphis park claims the Pippin was Elvis Presley's favorite ride, and that he had rented the entire park for a group of friends eight days before he died in 1977. It reportedly was his last public appearance.

The owner is a nonprofit group dedicated to saving the ride and amusement park, Schmitt said. "People don't want to see these things disappear from their communities," said Green Bay parks director Bill Landvatter.

Libertyland closed in 2005 for financial reasons. Both roller coasters under consideration are among the nation's 10 oldest, Schmitt said. Either would be suitable, but Schmitt admitted it would be especially attractive to have a ride that the King of Rock 'n' Roll loved.

"Could you just see having Elvis Presley Day at Bay Beach?" Schmitt said.

Along with continuing negotiations with both owners, Schmitt said, the city is studying Wisconsin's amusement ride standards to see what would be involved in bringing either roller coaster up to code. The cost of either is almost irrelevant, because the purchase price is a fraction of the cost of dismantling, moving, reassembling and re-engineering, Schmitt said. The overall price tag likely will range from $2.5 million to $3 million —about half the cost of building a new one from scratch, Schmitt said.

"We're confident that revenue from rides will pay for the cost of it, and we'd have a revenue source for years to come," Schmitt said.

Bay Beach generates hundreds of thousands of dollars in income each year through ticket and concession sales. If a third of park visitors rode the roller coaster at $1 a ticket, it would quickly pay off the purchase debt and increase the use of the park's other attractions, Schmitt said. Bay Beach last had a roller coaster in 1936.



2010/02/08      greenbaypressgazette.com  -  www.elvisinfonet.com  /  www.epgold.com 


The Stamps - Elvis Shows.

 





Here is some dates for The Stamps bussy summer 2010.

Jul 10 2010 7:30 p.m The Stamps Quartet - Terry Mike Jeffry - Glen D. Hardin - DJ Fontana - In Concert Marshall County. Performing Arts Center - Benton, KY

Aug 07 2010 7:30 p.m Ronnie McDowell Show - With Special Guests - The Stamps Quartet. Performing Arts Center - Franklin, NC

Aug 14 2010 7:30 p.m Ronnie McDowell Show - Special Guests The Stamps Quartet - Jordanaires and Millie Kirkham. Fitzgeralds - Tunica, MS

Aug 21 2010 7:30 p.m The Michael Dean Show - Memories of Elvis - The Princess Theater - Decatur, AL



2010/02/07     Ed Enough - www.elvisunlimited.com  /  www.epgold.com 


Be My Valentine.

 



For more information: www.elvishoneymoon.com.


 
2010/02/07    www.elvishoneymoon.com  / www.epgold.com


'All Hail The King' new UK DVD.

 


 


UK company Chrome Dreams will release an new Elvis DVD on Feb 15th this month. Titled 'All Hail The King' and subtitled 'A 75 Year Tribute To Elvis Presley'

Chrome Dreams have so far concentrated on Presley Public Domain releases.

 

2010/02/07     www.elvisinfonet.com  /  www.epgold.com 


Keith Richards talks about James Burton.

 



Rolling Stones guitar player Keith Richards talks in a new YouTube clip about his cooperation with James Burton.

The clip is an answer that was asked to Keith via his website. Fans can ask questions to Keith, and once in a while, he will answer them. The answers are posted on his site and on YouTube.

Watch the clip



2010/02/06     www.elvismatters.be  /  www.epgold.com 


Joe Guercio special guest in Vienna.

 

 


The singer Dennis Jale from Vienna, will host 2 new concerts with the TCB Band and The Sweet Inspirations on March 25 and 26 in Theater Metropol in Vienna.

Special guest will be maestro Joe Guercio who will share his favorite stories from the concert years with the Austrian audience.



2010/02/06      Dennis Jale - www.elvismatters.be  /  www.epgold.com 


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2010/02/05       EpGold


Love Me Tender: The Love Songs of Elvis Presley to Air On Hallmark Channel.


On February 12, “Love Me Tender…The Love Songs Of Elvis Presley” will air at 8:00 PM Eastern Time on
The Hallmark Channel, celebrating romantic favorites by Elvis.

“Love Me Tender” is hosted by Ashley Judd and includes footage of Elvis singing his most heartwarming hits, plus interviews that offer a truly unique look at another riveting facet of this international superstar.

Known and loved around the world as the undisputed King of Rock and Roll, Elvis Presley was also among the world’s most beloved singers of love songs. Starting with his first recorded love song in 1956, “I Want You I Need You I Love You” his love songs revealed a tender side of Elvis in which his audiences fell in love!
 

2010/02/05      EPE  / www.epgold.com


Ernst Jorgensen talks about Elvis Presley.



Ernst Jorgensen talks about Elvis Presley - Interview Part 1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXCGGDgNhP0&feature=related

 

Ernst Jorgensen talks about Elvis Presley - Interview Part 2



Ernst Jorgensen talks about Elvis Presley - Interview Part 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTldj68Aehg

 

Ernst Jorgensen talks about Elvis Presley, Turner Classic Movies (TCM) - Aired on Monday, August 11, 2008  and repeated on Sunday, August 17, 2008.



2010/02/04        Youtube / www.epgold.com


Elvis - Live On Tour New Version.

 


 

 


Available Soon - ELVIS LIVE ON TOUR - A New DVD (Not DVD-R).

This will feature footage of Madison Square Garden, the March '72 " Rock'n'Roll Medley " rehearsal, the complete Jaycees documentary, the most complete Madison Square Garden Press Conference, the complete Houston Press Conference, superb, never-before-seen-quality video of the hit single "Always On My Mind," plus a few extras!

 

2010/02/03      E-Mail / www.epgold.com


More FTDs deleted.



FTD has deleted Studio B and Nashville Marathon.



2010/02/03     www.elvis.com.auwww.epgold.com 



New site 'Elvisdeathrevisited.com'

 

 

 



Radio DJ Michael O'Connor was program director on station KYA 1260AM in San Fransisco in August 1977. Michael just launched a site, deticated to Elvis' death, filled with original news broadcasts.

The site features radio broadcasts from August 1977 including vintage interviews of shocked friends and fans reacting to the death of Elvis. Hear on-the-scene reports as fans are interviewed at the gates of Graceland.

Listen to the news conference at the hospital where Elvis was taken. Tune-in to rare interviews with friends who last saw him alive.


Elvis Death Revisited



2010/02/03      Michael O'Conner - www.elvismatters.be  /  www.epgold.com 


Global Chart Update - Week 04, 2010



United States

Billboard 200:

• #138 (43) Elvis 75 [1CD]
• #160 (116) Boy From Tupelo
• #178 (156) Elvis: 30 #1 Hits
• # ---- (57) Memories

Top 200 Current Albums:

• #125 (42) Elvis 75 [1CD]
• # ---- (55) Memories

Top Rock Albums:

• #47 (8) Elvis 75 [1CD]
• # ---- (15) Memories

Top Holiday Albums:

• #27 (25) Christmas Duets

Top Music Video:

• # ---- (39) ’68 Comeback Special
• # ---- (40) He Touched Me: The Gospel Music Of Elvis Presley: Vol. 1 & 2

Top Catalog Albums:

• #22 (7) Boy From Tupelo
• #27 (23) Elvis: 30 #1 Hits

Top Country Catalog Albums:

** Not available this week **

US (Soundscan) sales, as of this week:

• Elvis: 30 #1 Hits - 4,600,858 (sold 3,183 copies this week)
• Boy From Tupelo (re-issue) - 31,935 (sold 3,497 copies this week)
• Elvis 75 - 28,923 (sold 3,946 copies this week)

Canada

Top 100 Albums:

• #42 (47) Édition 75ième anniversaire [2CD]
• #89 (38) Elvis: 30 #1 Hits

Top 50 Country Albums:

• #9 (3) Elvis: 30 #1 Hits
• # ---- (47) Essential Elvis

Australia

Top 50 Albums:

• #20 (17) 50 Australian Top Ten Hits: 1956-1977

Top 50 Physical Albums:

• #17 (14) 50 Australian Top Ten Hits: 1956-1977

Top 40 DVDs:

• #25 (21) Elvis: The King Of Rock ’N’ Roll
• # ---- (39) ’68 Comeback Special

Top 50 Catalogue Albums:

• #46 (35) Elvis: 30 #1 Hits

Europe (by Billboard)

Top 40 Albums in Europe:

• #37 (23) Elvis 75

United Kingdom

Top 200 Albums:

• #24 (16) ELVIS 75 [3CD]
• #186 (Ne) The Best Of
• # ---- (182) Elvis: 30 #1 Hits

Top 20 Music DVD’s:

• #18 (16) ’68 Comeback Special

Germany

Top 100 Albums:

• #69 (34) Elvis 75 [3CD]

Austria

Top 75 Albums:

• #2 (2) The King - 75th Anniversary Edition [3CD]

Bonus: On January 14 2010, 'The King - 75th Anniversary' (3CD) had shipped over 10,000 units in Austria and was certified GOLD!

Belgium

Top 100 Albums:

• #97 (87) Elvis 75 [3CD]

Switzerland

Top 100 Albums:

• #28 (19) Elvis 75 [3CD]

Netherlands

Top 100 Albums:

• #80 (63) Elvis 75 [3CD]

Top 30 DVD’s:

• # ---- (22) 75th Anniversary Collectors Edition

Sweden

Top 60 Albums:

• # ---- (44) The Collection [7CD]

Denmark

Top 10 DVD’s:

• # ---- (7) Aloha From Hawaii

Ireland

Top 100 Albums:

• #82 (53) Elvis 75 Greatest Hits
• #90 (61) Rockin’ With The King



2010/02/03       Martin Arvidsson / www.epgold.com  


Collect All Seven Elvis Coin Banks from FlexCraft.

 




Flexcraft brings you their Elvis Presley coin bank series, where all seven high gloss, guitar-shaped banks measure 21" tall and each is decorated with memorable graphics of the king himself.

The banks are offered with or without Flexcraft's gourmet popcorn, and are sure to be a hit with your favorite Elvis collector.

Click here to start your collection today


2010/02/02      EPE  /  www.epgold.com


Hollywood producer David Brown dies.
 

 

Hollywood producer David Brown has died at the age of 93. Brown passed away at his home in New York City on Sunday following a prolonged battle with ill health.

The movie mogul's long running career began in the 1950s, when he was credited with discovering the script for 1956 movie Love Me Tender, which brought Elvis Presley to the big screen for the first time.

Brown went on to form a successful producing partnership with his longtime colleague Richard D. Zanuck. Their company launched in the 1970s with two of Spielberg's early films - The Sugarland Express in 1974 and Jaws in 1975.


2010/02/02      http://jam.canoe.ca  /  www.epgold.com 


'Off Duty With Private Presley' MOJO Promo.

 

 


UK music publication MOJO features an advert for the new MRS release 'Off Duty With Private Presley' in this month's issue. The full page advert notes,

50 YEAR COMMEMORATIVE ISSUE (1960-2010).

Contains recordings made during Elvis' time off duty with such classic's as 'A Big Hunk 0' Love', `A Fool Such As I' and 'I Got Stung' plus 30 UNRELEASED TRACKS privately recorded by Elvis, available for the first time ever.


The accompanying book has 100 pages of stunning rare and unreleased photographs with informative text and historical facts.

OUT 22nd February 2010.

There is a good chance that this new release will get to a high position in the UK charts, after already reaching the Top Ten on pre-order charts.


TRACKLISTING:

Master Recordings – RCA Studio B, Nashville Tennessee - June 1958

01- A Big Hunk O’ Love

02- I Need Your Love Tonight

03- (Now & Then There’s) A Fool Such As I

04- I Got Stung



Private Home Recordings - Eddie Fadal Residence, Waco Texas -May 1958

05- Sail Along Silvery Moon / I Understand Just How I Feel

06- Happy, Happy Birthday Baby

07- Dialogue

08- I Can't Help It

09- Dialogue

10- Who's Sorry Now

11- Who's Sorry Now Reprise#2

12- Happy, Happy Birthday Baby Reprise#2

13- Happy, Happy Birthday Baby Reprise#3

14- Happy, Happy Birthday Baby Reprise#4

15- Happy, Happy Birthday Baby Reprise#5

16- Happy, Happy Birthday Baby Reprise#6

17- Dialogue

18- Tumblin' Tumbleweeds / Blue Moon / Don’t You Know I Love You

19- Tomorrow Night

20- Tomorrow Night Reprise#2

21- Little Darlin'

22- Monologue

23- Just A Closer Walk With Thee

24 – Elvis Arrival in Germany - Ray Barracks, Friedberg 2nd October 1958



Private Home Recordings - Bad Nauheim, Germany - Summer 1959

25- At The Hop

26- I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen

27- Que Sera Sera / Hound Dog

28- I Asked The Lord

29- I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen (Fast Unedited Version) – not on FTD Private Moment

30- Apron Strings (Unedited version)

31- The Titles Will Tell

32- At The Hop / Give Me Oil In My Lamp

33- Que Sera Sera (Reprise#2)/ Hound Dog (Reprise#2)

34- Piano Solo

35- Send Me Some Lovin


Pre-Order Now: 'Off Duty With Private Presley'

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2010/02/02      www.elvisinfonet.com  /  www.epgold.com


Springfield MO Man Reflects On Career Playing Guitar For Elvis.



(Springfield, MO) -- Sunday night the music industry celebrated its biggest stars at the Grammy Awards, including people who have made such a mark on the world's culture, we refer to them simply by their first names because we feel like we know them.

A Springfield musician, though, really can say he knew Elvis.

Johnny Wilkinson says he's one of the few people who lived out his childhood dream. The guitarist shared the stage with Elvis Presley for the last ten years of the King's life.

It's a friendship that began here in Springfield.

"I'd like to introduce some members of my group to you," Elvis said during one concert. "On the rhythm guitar from Springfield, Missouri, John Wilkinson."

The Queen City is where the King met his future guitarist: a pint-sized fan who watched him on TV.

"I was 9 years old. It was about 1954," Wilkinson says. "I watched him and thought, that kid's having a lot of fun."

Elvis Presley played a gig at the old Shrine Mosque. Remember, this was the hip-swiveling Elvis who was filmed from the waist-up, and Wilkinson had one thing to say to his idol.

"My actual words were, he can't play guitar with a damn," Wilkinson says. "He said, you think you can play better than me boy? I said oh, I know I can."

Turns out, the guitar prodigy floored the King, and Elvis had one thing to say to this precocious kid.

"He said Johnny, I just know in the bottom of my heart we're going to meet again," Wilkinson says.

And they did meet again, but this time at a famous bar on Hollywood's Sunset Strip where Wilkinson's band opened for Jefferson Airplane.

"He says, are you the same Johnny Wilkinson that told me I couldn't play guitar worth a damn about 10 years ago?" Wilkinson says.

Later that night, Elvis hired Wilkinson to play guitar, and the musician from Springfield went all over the world.

Elvis even gave him the famous gold "Taking Care of Business In A Flash" necklace on January 31, 1969. To Elvis, that meant Wilkinson was part of his inner circle and could live up to the motto.

"Every place he went I went," Wilkinson says.

Perhaps most famously to Elvis' 1973 "Aloha Hawaii" concert.

"Through everything, until that awful day in August in 1977 when he checked out," Wilkinson says.

Wilkinson's now retired from the music business and living with his wife in Springfield. He looks back in wonder at the King who rocked the stage night after night.

"Each person in that audience felt like he was singing directly to them," Wilkinson says.

Unfortunately, Wilkinson can no longer play guitar because a stroke paralyzed his left hand, but he says he can't complain because he "took care of business" back in the day.
 


2010/02/02      http://ozarksfirst.com - www.itselvistime.nl   /  www.epgold.com 


Eight new Soundtrack Re-Releases Out Now.

 

 



Sony Special Products have re-released the 8 new Elvis Soundtrack original albums BUT have included 'Viva Las Vegas' as a single album release for the first time.

The soundtracks are G.I. Blues, Viva Las Vegas, Roustabout, Girls! Girls! Girls!, Frankie & Johnny, Girl Happy, Clambake, Fun In Acapulco all with the original tracklistings.

Here are the new 75th Anniversary covers - plus the new one specially for Viva Las Vegas (note the added .. 'AND MORE'.)

 

2010/02/01     www.elvisinfonet.com  - Barry McLean  / www.epgold.com 


Battle between two KINGS.



Watch the lifeclips of both artists and wait for final desition who is the king of music.

There can be only one king!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUEmvPTn0aU



2010/02/01    www.itselvistime.nl  / www.epgold.com



This Brooklyn barbershop is fit for a king.
 

 

 

Graceland Brooklyn, an Elvis Presley-themed barbershop and tattoo parlor that opened in Williamsburg last week, is drawing a steady stream of hipsters who want to go hillbilly.

"There's definitely a throwback, retro attraction to it," said 44-year-old Village resident Doug Vannoni as he waited for an appointment.

Vannoni said his pompadour hairstyle, which he nicknamed "Sheldon," gets him plenty of attention on his daily commute.

"I'll be on the subway and a bunch of ...kids will see me and yell, 'Yo, Elvis! What's going on?' It's been pretty interesting."

While Graceland Brooklyn cuts hair in all styles, co-owner and stylist Corvette Hunt said variations on Elvis' popular pompadour is seeing a resurgence in Brooklyn's trendiest neighborhood.

"There's a lot of pompadour haircuts that we've done," said Hunt, 39, who idolized Presley as a kid growing up in Denver. It's just a different version. Elvis' pompadour was actually pretty long. The guys still like to have that essence on top but definitely the sides and the back are cleaned up."

The haircuts at Graceland aren't the only things that harken back to a time when Elvis was king. The salon itself looks like it was plucked directly from Presley's sprawling Memphis home.

A black velvet painting of Elvis draped in fur tails greets customers as they enter the motorcycle garage-turned-salon on Lorimer St. Animal skin rugs and vintage barber chairs made of reptile skin fill the space as a turntable plays a wide variety of classic rock records including - you guessed it - Elvis.

"I actually have my mom's first-pressing 45s in here," said co-owner and stylist Bethany Paul who has an Elvis tattoo that covers her entire back. "Every time he came out with a new one she went out and bought it."

There's even a candle-covered piano with sheet music of Elvis love songs and a guitar mounted on the wall for anyone who gets a sudden urge to shake, rattle and roll while waiting to have their muttonchops trimmed.

Some may scoff at the notion that Elvis' unique style still has a place in modern-day New York, but Vannoni and his throwback hairdo beg to differ.

"I think if Elvis fell out of the sky today and started walking the streets of Manhattan," Vannoni said, "people would think he is very fashionable and cool."

 

Watch video of Graceland Brooklyn



2010/02/01     Jeff Wilkins, NY Daily News  - www.elvisinfonet.com  / www.epgold.com


ELVIS 75 - THE CONCERT: order your tickets NOW! 

 



May 22nd (Utrecht, The Netherlands) and May 23rd (Turnhout, Belgium)

That's when we proudly present "ELVIS 75 - THE CONCERT" featuring the TCB Band, Joe Guercio + Orchestra and backing vocals, and the new Dutch singing sensation BOUKE.

Tickets and info: see the brand new website www.elvis75.EU.

 

ELVIS 75 - ORDER YOUR TICKETS HERE!

 

2010/02/01      www.elvismatters.be  /  www.epgold.com 


New Boxset Out Mid February.

 



4 CD Book, Memphis Tennessee, July 5, Hartford, July 28, Charleston, July 24, Hampton Roads, August 1, Limited and Numbered Edition of 500 Copies.

The supposed content might be:

CD 1 - 07/05/1976 Memphis:
Also Sprach Zarathustra - See See Rider - I Got A Woman / Amen - Love Me - Fairytale - You Gave Me A Mountain - All Shook Up - Don't Be Cruel - And I Love You So - Jailhouse Rock - Fever - America - One Night - That's All Right - Blue Christmas - Band Introductions - Early Morning Rain - What'd I Say - Johnny B. Goode - Love Letters - School Days - Hurt - Hound Dog - Funny How Time Slips Away - Help Me - How Great Thou Art - Softly, As I Leave You - Polk Salad Annie - Jambalaya - It's Now Or Never - Can't Help Falling In Love

CD 2 - 07/24/1976 Charleston:
Also Sprach Zarathustra - See See Rider - I Got A Woman / Amen - Love Me - If You Love Me - You Gave Me A Mountain - All Shook Up - Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel - And I Love You So - Jailhouse Rock - Fever - America - Band Introductions - Hurt - Funny How Times Slip Away - Can't Help Falling In Love

CD 3 - 07/281976 Hartfort:
Also Sprach Zarathustra - See See Rider - I Got A Woman / Amen - Love Me - If You Love Me (Let Me Know) - You Gave Me A Mountain - All Shook Up / Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel - And I Love You So - Jailhouse Rock - Fever - America The Beautiful - Polk Salad Annie - Band Introductions - Love Letters - Happy Birthday - Hurt - Hurt (Reprise) - Hound Dog - Funny How Time Slips Away - Hawaiian Wedding Song - Can't Help Falling In Love

CD 4 - 08/011976 Hampton Roads:
Also Sprach Zarathustra - See See Rider - I Got A Woman / Amen - Love Me - If You Love Me - You Gave Me A Mountain - All Shook Up - Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel - And I Love You So - Jailhouse Rock - Fever - America - Return To Sender - Band Introductions - Early Morning Rain - What'd I Say - Johnny B. Goode - Love Letters - School Days - Hurt - Hound Dog - Funny How Time Slips Away - Can't Help Falling In Love

 


2010/02/01      www.elvisunlimited.com  -
www.elvisclubberlin.de  /  www.epgold.com 


More Hair For Sale.


A strand of Elvis Presley's hair is being sold by Chorley's at Prinknash Abbey Park, Gloucestershire GL4 8EX on Thursday 25th February 2010. The vendor, who comes from Gloucestershire, is a keen music buff and bought the strand of hair on a whim through a television auction. The strand is estimted to fetch between £400 and £600.

It is mounted in the centre of a gold disc inscribed 'The King's Authentic Hair' together iwth a photograph of the singer and a certificate of authenticity on the reverse.

In October 2009, a clump of Elvis's hair sold at auction in Chicago for US$ 15,000.


2010/02/01      Google / www.epgold.com


New eBook: Elvis' legend lives on...

 

 

New generations continue to be fascinated by Elvis and his music. He was truly a 'legend in his own time' and since his death in 1977 his fame has only continued to grow. But who was Elvis BEFORE he was a legend, how did he become famous and how did fame and its pressures take over his life?

“Want to Know the REAL ELVIS?”

Ask the questions, find out the answers! Once you get started you won't want to stop. Elvis' life story is sure to captivate you...

"Satisfy Your Craving for MORE Elvis...”

Before you move to Memphis or book a trip to Vegas, satisfy your curiosity in the comfort of your home with information on the songs that made Elvis a hit, how his image changed during his career and the personal struggles that plagued him...

All this and more in...

ELVIS - Life of the King of Rock'n'Roll...
 

Buy the eBook



2010/02/01     www.elvisinfonet.com  - Geri Walker  /  www.epgold.com 


Sahara Tahoe Commemorative Menu.

 


 


JAT Productions has been sent out their new May 1973 Sahara Tahoe Commemorative Menu to dealers / customers yesterday.

The commemorative menu includes a interview picture disc titled Elvis Moments.

This is still possible to order directly from JAT Productions but only for a very limited time as they are nearly sold out.

No doubts your favorite dealer will be carrying it too !

 

2010/02/01     www.jatpublishing.com  /  www.epgold.com 


 

We welcome you to the Ep Gold Web-Shop.com.

 

You can now take part in the various services we have to offer you and create a free account.

Some of these services include:


Permanent Cart - Any products added to your online cart remain there until you remove them, or check them out.

Address Book - We can now deliver your products to another address other than yours!

This is perfect to send birthday gifts direct to the birthday-person themselves.

Order History - View your history of purchases that you have made with us.

Products Reviews - Share your opinions on products with our other customers.

And free subscribed Newsletter for update on any new Elvis items.

For help with any of our online services, please email the store-owner: elvisinternational@casema.nl 



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