Tag: Elvis Presley

Elvis Presley – Something For Everybody! (1961/2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time – 26:36 minutes | 553 MB | Genre: Rock
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © RevOla

Something for Everybody is the sixth studio album by American singer and musician Elvis Presley, released on RCA Victor in mono and stereo, LPM/LSP 2370, in June 17, 1961. Recording sessions took place on November 8, 1960, at Radio Recorders in Hollywood, and on March 12, 1961 at RCA Studio B in Nashville, Tennessee. In the United States, it peaked at number 1 on Billboard’s Top Pop LPs chart. It was certified Gold on July 15, 1999 by the Recording Industry Association of America. The album remained at #1 for three weeks.

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Elvis Presley – ELVIS! (1956/2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time – 45:02 minutes | 479 MB | Genre: Rock
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © RevOla

Elvis (also known as Elvis Presley No. 2) is the second studio album by American rock and roll singer Elvis Presley, released by RCA Victor on October 19, 1956 in mono. Recording sessions took place on September 1, September 2, and September 3 at Radio Recorders in Hollywood, with one track left over from the sessions for Presley’s debut album at the RCA Victor recording studios on January 30 in New York. It spent four weeks at #1 on the Billboard Top Pop Albums chart that year, making Presley the first recording artist to have both albums go straight to number one in the same year. It would go on to spend 5 weeks at #1 in total. It was certified Gold on February 17, 1960, and Platinum on August 10, 2011, by the Recording Industry Association of America.

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Elvis Presley – A Date With Elvis (1959/2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time – 27:42 minutes | 329 MB | Genre: Rock
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Legacy Recordings

A Date With Elvis is Presley’s eighth album originally released in July 1959. It is a compilation of previously unreleased material from an August 1956 recording session at 20th Century Fox Stage One, two sessions from Radio Recorders in Hollywood, and multiple sessions at Sun Studio.

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Elvis Presley – 50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can’t Be Wrong! (1959/2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time – 22:39 minutes | 351 MB | Genre: Rock
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © RevOla

50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can’t Be Wrong: Elvis’ Gold Records, Volume 2 (or simply known as, Elvis’ Gold Records, Volume 2) is the fourth compilation album by American singer and musician Elvis Presley, issued by RCA Victor in November 1959. It is a compilation of hit singles released in 1958 and 1959 by Presley, from recording sessions going back as far as February 1957.

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Elvis Presley – Live 1969 (2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time – 13:15:35 minutes | 16,2 GB | Genre: Rock
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © RCA – Legacy

Christmas day is every day for Elvis fans! As if the royal archives were a well that never dries up. If you thought they’d about run out of unpublished material, Legacy Recordings are out with new rarities like a magician playing some sort of bunny-in-the-hat trick. On the menu of Summer 2019, this wild Live 1969, a giant box set (216 tracks!) celebrating the 50 years of Elvis’ concerts at the Las Vegas International Hotel. After eight years in the shadows, the King was back on stage for 57 sold out concerts! During one of these shows, he was backed by the Imperials and the Sweet Inspirations for backing vocals, and musician-wise, a large orchestra as well as a group which would become the TCB Band later on. This is when he would sing the mythical Suspicious Minds for the first time live.

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Elvis Presley – From Elvis In Memphis (1969/2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 36:30 minutes | 784 MB | Genre: Rock
Official Digital Download – Source: www.highresaudio.com | © Sony / RCA / Legacy

From Elvis in Memphis was released in June 1969 to favorable reviews. It was recorded at American Sound Studio in Memphis in January and February 1969 under the direction of producer Chips Moman and backed by its house band, informally known as “The Memphis Boys”. The album peaked at number 13 on the Billboard 200, number two on the country charts and number one in the United Kingdom, and its single “In the Ghetto” reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100. The album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America in 1970. In later years, it garnered further favorable reviews, while it was ranked number 190 on Rolling Stone magazine’s 2003 list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

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Elvis Presley – From Memphis To Vegas / From Vegas To Memphis (1969/2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time – 68:55 minutes | 1,43 GB | Genre: Pop
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Source: HDTracks | © RCA/Legacy

One-half of the imponderably titled From Memphis to Vegas/From Vegas to Memphis (later issued as a separate album, Elvis in Person at the International Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada), captures Elvis from the summer of 1969, while the exhilaration of conquest was still evident. It’s a nice compromise between mere entertainment and the revelatory: The first few songs are old hits to pull you in; the second side opens with a roaring medley of “Mystery Train” and Rufus Thomas’s “Tiger Man” and leads to a staggering seven-minute “Suspicious Minds.” The studio album, ten tracks from the previous Memphis sessions, are a letdown and, even at the time of release, the two-fer concept seemed ill conceived.

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Elvis Presley – 24 Karat Hits (1997/2013)
DSF Mono/Stereo DSD64/2.82MHz | Time – 01:01:08 minutes | 2,42 GB | Genre: Rock
Official Digital Download – Source: AcousticSounds | Digital Booklet | © RCA Records

Mastered by George Marino at Sterling Sound from the original analog master tapes to vinyl and PCM. The DSD was sourced from the PCM. George listened to all of the different A/D converters he had before he chose which to use, and he felt the George Massenburg GML 20 bit A/D produced the best and most synergistic sound for the project.

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Elvis Presley – The 50 Greatest Hits (2000/2017)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz  | Time – 02:09:25 minutes | 2,16 GB | Genre: Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download – Source: Qobuz | Front Cover | © BMG Entertainment International UK & Ireland Ltd

For those familiar only with the King of Rock & Roll’s name and reputation, the prospect of buying a best-of can be quite a nauseating proposition. The huge range of compilations available varies in quality, and depth, but as yet there exists no definitive choice for first-time Presleyers. RCA’s latest attempt to correct this is perhaps the finest best-of Elvis Presley ever. Spanning two CDs and, as its title suggests, 50 songs, all the classic tracks are here, from “Heartbreak Hotel” through “Suspicious Minds.” The sound quality is as near-perfect as one will get for a best-of from this artist, and the packaging is quite superb. While it may not be as in-depth as other compilations, The 50 Greatest Hits is adequate for those wanting the major hits, and provides a taster for each of his styles. As a starting point to Elvis Presley’s work, this is unmatched by any other best-of and is an almost perfect compilation in that all of his most noted tracks are here, as are all the finest moment from each of his eras. For the more hardcore Elvis fan, also, The 50 Greatest Hits is an essential purchase, offering almost all of the finest tracks on a mere two discs.

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