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Elvis 75

Elvis Presley

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To celebrate what would have been Elvis Presley’s 75th birthday, his record label issued a comprehensive 100-track compilation and this 25-song collection. The breadth of material is overwhelming. Presley’s recording career spanned three very distinct decades and he was still putting his personal stamp on every song he sang until his death in 1977. “That’s All Right” and “I Forgot to Remember to Forget” are from his early groundbreaking sessions at Sun Records in Memphis. “Heartbreak Hotel,” “Blue Suede Shoes,” “Hound Dog,” Jailhouse Rock” and many more represent his prime mid-‘50s RCA material. “It’s Now Or Never,” “Are You Lonesome Tonight?,” “Little Sister” and “Can’t Help Falling In Love” show the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll had lost none of his magic at the turn of the ‘60s. “If I Can Dream,” “In the Ghetto” and “Suspicious Minds” prove his powers as that decade drew to a close. “Burning Love” and “Always On My Mind” close out the set in the ‘70s. “Polk Salad Annie” and “An American Trilogy” are two live tracks showing Elvis having fun on stage. They called Elvis “The King” for a reason!

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Career spanning single CD skims the surface of Elvis’ greatness

This single CD, issued in celebration of Elvis Presley’s 75th birthday anniversary, includes twenty-five tracks selected from the more thorough 4-CD Elvis 75 Good Rockin’ Tonight. Much like the box set, this disc covers the length of Elvis’ career, including early sides for Sun, incendiary rock ‘n’ ‘roll for RCA, hits from the movies, post-Army comebacks, gospel, late-60s Memphis gems, live performances and later studio work from 1972. Unlike the box set, you’ll miss his pre-Sun acetate and his post-72 recordings. More importantly, each phase of Elvis’ career gets only one or a few cuts here, and the lesser known tracks that provide compelling context in the box set are dropped. Obviously, a career as rich as Elvis Presley’s can’t be summed up in a single disc. Even his Top 10 hits won’t fit on a single CD, and there’s so much material beyond the charts that a fair hearing of the King’s catalog really takes multiple discs or sets. 30 #1 Hits painted a picture of Presley’s career through a recitation of his best-known hits; it’s a fair summary, as is the broader 2-1/2 CD Essential 3.0. But none of these short collections, this one included, provide enough depth on Elvis’ innovations, failures and resurgences to really essay the full arc of his career. A single disc such as this can serve as a map to an artist’s career, but it’s no substitute for a more thorough hearing. What’s here is fantastic. From the early rave-up of Arthur “Big Boy” Cruddup’s “That’s All Right” through the deeply-felt “Always On My Mind,” Elvis is nothing less than brilliant. The disc is nicely programmed and plays well, but with so few tracks to provide context, you’ll have to figure out for yourself how Elvis got from “Viva Las Vegas” to “How Great Thou Art.” If you want to dig deeper, seek out the 4-CD box, or sets that survey his 50s, 60s and 70s masters, soundtracks, sessions at Sun and American Studios, his ’68 comeback special, and his numerous live recordings. The disc is delivered in a two-section digipack featuring a pair of full-panel Presley photos. The 16-page booklet includes a short biographical essay by Billy Altman (seemingly excerpted from his much longer essay in the box set), additional photos, and recording and chart data. If you think you only need one disc of Elvis Presley’s music, this isn’t a bad place to get an earful, but be forewarned that it’s a gateway to a large catalog that you may find yourself unable to resist. [©2010 hyperbolium dot com]

The One and Only King of Rock and Roll

Elvis Presley is one of the greatest Anerican Musicians of all time. This album features some of his best songs. I have been a huge fan of him since I was five and now ten years later I love him even more. His songs have an inspirational beat and story to them and should be on everyone's music list!

LONG LIVE THE KING!

Timeless...it never gets old, "LONG LIVE THE KING"!

Biography

Born: January 8, 1935 in Tupelo, MS

Genre: Rock

Years Active: '50s, '60s, '70s

Elvis Presley may be the single most important figure in American 20th century popular music. Not necessarily the best, and certainly not the most consistent. But no one could argue with the fact that he was the musician most responsible for popularizing rock & roll on an international level. Viewed in cold sales figures, his impact was phenomenal. Dozens upon dozens of international smashes from the mid-'50s to the mid-'70s,...
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