Thursday, June 16, 2011

June 16 - Recorded At The Wrong Place

A Yet unknown import label announced the release of the CD 'Elvis As Recorded Live in Madison, MI' containing a soundboard recording from June 24, 1977, according to a posting on the FECC forum. 


The CD comes with a 12 pages booklet with a newspaper review and many photos. 


The producers messed up the data, the concert  took place in Madison, Wisconsin.






Track-listing:

01 See See Rider
02 I Got A Woman / Amen
03 Love Me
04 If You Love Me (Let Me Know)
05 You Gave Me A Mountain
06 Jailhouse Rock
07 O Solo Mio* / It’s Now Or Never
08 One Night**
09 Teddy Bear / Don’t Be Cruel
10 And I Love You So
11 Danny Boy*
12 Walk With Me*
13 Love Me Tender**
14 Introductions
15 Early Morning Rain
16 What’d I Say
17 Johnny B. Goode
18 Introductions continued
19 I Really Don’t Want To Know
20 Introductions conclusion
21 Hound Dog
22 Introduction of Vernon Presley
23 Can’t Help Falling In Love
24 Closing Vamp

* Performed by Sherrill Nielsen
** Last live recording by Elvis Presley




The King Me: Rock 'n' Roll Royalty Tour App

EPE announced a new app; 'The King Me: Rock 'n' Roll Royalty Tour'. It offers 'a backstage pass into Elvis Presley's world! The app, which is available for iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch users, follows Elvis from his birthplace and boyhood home in Tupelo, to his beloved Memphis, to the small studio in Nashville where he recorded more than 250 songs. Along the way, users can swing by his favorite hangouts, shop at the store that made him a fashion icon, and discover the places that influenced the man who would be king.'

Highlights of the new app include:
* Detailed scoop about Graceland, including photos, tour tips and must-see memorabilia
* Essential info to create your own itinerary, including hours, admission prices, links to web sites and maps for more than 30 non-Graceland Elvis attractions
* More than 600 original photos

You can download the app now on iTunes for $3.99!

Memphis Jukebox Volume 3



A third volume was announced in the 'Memphis Jukebox' series. The CD is due July 2011.


From the press-release:


More hot rockin’ 45’s from Elvis Presley’s Graceland jukebox collection. The Memphis Jukebox Volume Three is a fascinating insight into the musical tastes of the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll. This series of albums are the first ever releases to contain the actual music contained on Elvis Presley’s personal jukebox at his Graceland home. This unique collection allows listeners to experience and enjoy the music that Elvis listened to whilst relaxing at his Graceland home. The 22 singles featured plus 2 special bonus tracks on this collection have been carefully selected by Vee-Tone Records to demonstrate the young Elvis Presley’s wide musical tastes including Blues, Rhythm & Blues, Rockabilly, Rock ‘n’ Roll.



Graceland Hit ... damage to the Mansion

Memphis was hit by a horrible storm last Thursday night and the Graceland mansion & grounds received damage. The mansion had minor damage while the ground lost five of it's trees, four of which were big and visible to visitors. The Racquetball building narrowly missed a direct hit from one of the tree's and the mansion lost power and was running on generator power most of the day.



(Source: FECC)