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Presley Elvis - The Memphis Flash (CD)
€15,00Quick ViewOh yes indeed it’s ELVIS once more, and why not!? Here we have Elvis candidly in the studio, performing many rarities and also LIVE on air. You think Radio sessions are a post punk/Indie thing?? Well NO SIREE! Like everything else in Rock’n’Roll, these were pioneered by Elvis himself as he prowled the South, becoming bigger and bigger in that phenomenal year of 1955 – growing from a rumour, to a local hit phenomenon, to taking over the world!
Early takes/alternative versions of many of his breakthrough Country/R&B Chart hits join audio verity moments in the creation of a legend and snapshots of his LIVE repertoire which drove the CATS and CHICKS WILD!
With versions of his favourite country and R&B songs, many of which were slated for SUN Records sessions which were superceded by his rise to superstardom (and thus never got recorded) performed to rabid fans in a full on style unheard by most people outside Memphis in 1955.
So many releases are called something like The Birth Of A Legend”, this is literally the birth of THE Legend! Ladies and Gentlemen, ELVIS enters the building.”
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Various - A Cold Night In Nashville (CD)
€18,00Quick ViewA Cold Night In Nashville has ten
terrific selections, five of which are the original demo’s that are the ones actually heard by Elvis. These tracks along with one of
Elvis’ favorites Rainy Night In Georgia” would have constituted part of a remarkable album. Although Elvis does not sing the tunes,
A Cold Night In Nashville shows off Presley’s unparalleled ability to pick classic material.
Chicago (August 5th) – In January 1977 Elvis Presley flew to Nashville to finish his Moody Blue LP at Creative Workshop studios.
Unforeseen circumstances made Elvis cancel these sessions, but he still intended to record the new material for future release.
While he died before he could begin the new sessions, six songs had already been selected. A Cold Night In Nashville gathers
together these tracks for the first time.
A Cold Night In Nashville is one of the rare collections that let’s you explore the music inside and out. Two versions of
”Rainy Night In Georgia” and ”Energy” are included. Like all of the other tracks, a version by the composer is featured, but for
these two tracks we also get the opportunity to hear a commercially released version. Adding even more value to this feature is
that in the case of Brook Benton’s hit rendering of ”Rainy Night In Georgia”, A Cold Night In Nashville spotlights a rare alternate take.
Also included are two bonus tracks which feature the original demo’s for two of Elvis’ most contemporaneous rock songs
”Way Down” and ”I’ve Got A Feelin’ In My Body”. Composed by Layng Martine Jr. and Dennis Linde respectively, both were
songwriters Elvis held in the highest regard. With Dennis Linde’s ”By Day, By Day” and Layng Martine Jr.’s ”Let Me On”
included among Elvis’ selection of new songs, it is fascinating to hear how his final masters differed from these authors earlier submissions.
Even if Elvis did not get to record his six selections personally, they reveal that his growth as an artist was still
thriving at the time of his untimely death. Even if one ignores its historical signifigence, A Cold Night In Nashville
stands up as a great collection of music. This various artists release features:
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