March 30, 2003 

'Love Makes Me Go Haywire’ 
    By Lorraine Ali, NEWSWEEK 
    
Lisa Marie Presley talks frankly about music, marriage—and suspicious minds Full story

March 28, 2003 

Pittsburgh, PA. Dec. 31, 1976    

photos page! 

March 27, 2003 

New Musical "Can't Help Falling in Love" Featuring Elvis Songs Headed for Broadway
   By Ernio Hernandez, Playbill.com, NY - March 27, 2003 

"We did a reading for both the Elvis Presley estate and invited industry guests," said producer Jon Pollard about a new musical in development with eyes towards Broadway.

Can't Help Falling in Love features an an original book, written by Joe DiPietro (I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change) and the music made famous by the legendary Elvis Presley. The work was commissioned by the Presley camp. 

"What he did was wrote an original musical that is based on a A Midsummer Night's Dream and Twelfth Night," revealed Pollard about the DiPietro stagework. "Essentially, it is a farce. A jukebox arrives in a sort of dusty, depressed Anywhere, U.S.A. town of 1965 and casts a spell over the town. Everybody starts falling in love with everybody else and the wrong people. You have all the plot twists of both of those Shakespearean comedies but with glorious and rocking Elvis music." 

Christopher Ashley (The Rocky Horror Show) will direct as he did for a reading earlier this week in New York City. The cast of the reading included Jarrod Emick, Ron Orbach, Ana Gasteyer, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Kevin Cahoon, Leah Hocking, Sandy Binion, Ashton Holmes, Nikki M. James and Billy Porter. 

Stephen Oremus, whose credits include arranging and orchestrating tick, tick... BOOM!, Avenue Q, and the upcoming Broadway production of Wicked, also lends his talents to Can't Help Falling in Love. 

The work may draw comparisons to such current Broadway musicals as Movin' Out which features the music of Billy Joel and Mamma Mia! which features ABBA songs. However, while Can't Help Falling in Love does feature songs made famous by the singer, most of the King's tunes — as fans will note — were written by other songwriters including Jerry Lieber with Mike Stoller (Smokey Joe's Cafe), Otis Blackwell and Ray Charles among others. Also, many of his songs were already written to serve a storyline for his numerous movies. 

The title song, which serves as the first act finale, embodies the central plot of the piece. While the musical may attract some of those avid Elvis fans, Pollard offers "There's nothing in the show that mentions Elvis, it has absolutely nothing to do with Elvis. But, it takes Elvis' music to a different dimension and to a different audience." 

March 27, 2003 

Aloha From Randers Via Varket

Elvis Unlimited Productions will release a souvenir Cd for their Elvis Conventions on April 5 & 6th. The title will be "Aloha From Randers Via Varket" It will only be produced in 500 copies, and they’ll be numbered. You can buy the Cd for only 79.- Dkk. At the show.

The track listing is:

Taggy Tones – His Latest Flame / Aloha Press Conference (5/9-72) / Taggy Tones – Burning Love / Aloha Press Conference (20/11-72) / Maarten Jansen – Tonight’s All Right For Love / Special bonus: Excerpts From Up-coming EUP releases

The two shows on April 5 & 6th are totally sold out. That means that 2000 people will be there. The cast on the show is The TCB Band, The Sweet Inspirations, Al Dvorin, PJ Proby, Maarten Jansen, Stephen Ackles, Big Fat Snake, Sort Sol, Taggy Tones and many more. 

Elvis, The Colonel & Me

The Elvis Unlimited Productions DVD "Elvis, The Colonel & Me" has now been re-printed. It comes with a new cover and it's packed in a jewel case in stead of the regular DVD boxes.

"Elvis, The Colonel & Me" is a documentary about Ed Bonja's life on tour with Elvis. He tells a lot of funny and interesting stories. The complete the program is there included more than 20 minutes of never before seen film clips of Elvis. Among those are high quality films from 1971 and 1976. See for example close-up very good quality film of Elvis wearing the bicentennial suit in 1976.

You can order your copy of "Elvis, The Colonel & Me" for 189.- Dkk.

Source: Elvis Unlimited

March 27, 2003 

Ernst M. Jorgensen stayes with BMG

It's with pride, that Elvis Unlimited can announce, the news that Ernst stays with BMG for another 3 years. This means that the FTD Lable and BMG will produce good Elvis products the next 3 years at least!

BMG also tells us that, they will realease a 4 cd boxset this summer with the working title, "Close Up".

Source: Elvis Unlimited

March 26, 2003 

Cover Story - Lisa Marie Presley

Daughter of Elvis, ex-wife of Michael Jackson -- you better believe she has a story to tell. In a no-holds-barred interview, she speaks about her three marriages, her dad and her crush on Darth Vader

By Chris Heath, RollingStone.com 


There's no reason to be careful anymore," explains Lisa Marie Presley, "because everything is in that record. It's frustrating, sitting with all this for years and years, not having said a word. I want it understood where I'm coming from." Thirty-five years in a world that has bombarded her with its views of who she is, who she was and who she should be; thirty-five years of a scrutiny that began before her eyes even opened for the first time; thirty-five years as the daughter of the first and most famous rock star of them all; thirty-five years trying to navigate the gilded but treacherous path life has offered her . . . and now Lisa Marie Presley is about to release her first album, To Whom It May Concern. "You want to know who I am, and what I am, it's in here," she says. "This is how either fucked up I am, or crazy or deranged or stupid or whatever you want to call it. This is me, and it's from me, and that's the only reason I did it." Full Story 

March 23, 2003 

Unreleased footage from "On Tour" shown on Norwegian convention

Kenneth Dokkeberg from Norway reports: "Yesterday I was at a Elvismeeting in Oslo and they showed some unreleased stuff from 'On Tour' that was amazing! Elvis was singing 'Burning Love' in the Blue outfit that he's wearing when he sings 'I John' in the original movie. There was also a lot of backstage footage, and Elvis' meeting with a kid that had cancer. Unbelievable. I really hope this will be released in the near future!".

Kenneth Dokkeberg more info:
I saw about 20 - 30 minutes of footage. They claimed to have 50 hours which I'm not sure about.
I saw the following:

-1 song from Hampton Roads (Teddy Bear )
-Elvis is rehearsing with his entire band in the same suit he uses during "I John", he sings "Burning Love" but his mike is
 broken so it is a lot of distortion. Very cool version as he sings it a tiny bit different.
-Elvis backstage with the suit he does Burning Love in ( San Antoine..? ) where he throws a glas of water in Lamar's face
 and the Mafia cracks up.
-Elvis in one of his dressing rooms in private clothes (August '72). He uses a shirt which can be seen inside the "Elvis
 Now" album. He ties a tie that's HUGE and laughing a bit, then George Parkhill comes in and hands him 2 gold records (1
 from Madison Square Garden! ) and Elvis says "This one was released fast right?" and he has trouble handling both of
 them. 
-Elvis meets a young boy with cancer inside his tourbus, wearing a white jumpsuit. He signs autographs (a photo of this
 can be seen inside the Czech talking cd). Really cool stuff.

 Then they decided to turn off the tape......

Source: (E-mail) Thanks to Arjan Deelen

March 21, 2003 

Cramer earns posthumous honor
   By Ron Wynn, Nashville City Paper, TN 


Pianist Floyd Cramer, a self-taught player who became one of the key session players during the “Nashville Sound” era, was elected posthumously to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Cramer joins a select group of topflight instrumentalists whose contributions are so monumental that they merit recognition even if they’re not ostensibly rock musicians.

Cramer’s trademark was the “slip note,” a technique in which he struck two notes simultaneously, doing it so smoothly that it seemed each one led into another. Cramer excelled on ballads, providing a seamless, floating background and embellishing the arrangement without ever dominating or overpowering it. Cramer’s versatility also made him a standout, as he could play country, rock, pop, or even jazz with ease. His peak commercial period came during the late ‘50s and early ‘60s when his piano lines were heard on songs by Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison, Patsy Cline and the Everly Brothers among others.

Cramer began pursuing a professional career after high school, and garnered some early fame by being the pianist on the heralded Louisiana Hayride radio show in Shreveport, La. During this period, Cramer backed such artists as Hank Williams, Sr., Webb Pierce and Lefty Frizzell. He moved to Nashville in 1955, where his reputation soared following his appearance on Presley’s 1956 Nashville sessions. The line-up also included guitarist Scotty Moore, bassist Bill Black, drummer D.J. Fontana, and lap-steel guitarist Jimmy Day.

However, Cramer wasn’t merely a great session star. He also enjoyed solo success, recording 50 instrumental albums and winning a Grammy in 1979 for Best Country Instrumental with the single “My Blue Eyes.” His most famous song is “Last Date,” a 1960 single that reached the number two spot on the pop charts. He had two other top 10 hits the next year, “On The Rebound” and “San Antonio Rose.” 

Cramer died of cancer in Nashville in 1998. Other sidemen inducted included legendary Motown drummer Benny Benjamin and saxophonist Steve Douglas. 

Floyd Cramer sideman

March 19, 2003 

Lisa Marie Presley Makes Singing Debut 
   Yahoo! News - Tue Mar 18, 5:15 PM ET 

ORLANDO, Fla. - Elvis Presley daughter quietly made her first singing appearance at an industry trade show Tuesday. 

Lisa Marie Presley debut, in promotion of her first album's impending release, was before 1,000 enthusiastic record label executives and music sellers at the National Association of Recording Merchandisers' annual convention. 

But it was difficult for the audience to hear Presley's voice above her backing band. 

"She's a little shy, but she's new. Give her six months, and she's going to get much more comfortable," said Alan Josef Kaplan, with the music production company Music Universe. 

Kaplan added that Presley has "star presence," and "you can see Priscilla and Elvis both in her." 

Although her quiet voice may have been a technical problem, convention attendees surmised that Presley's label, Capitol, is hiding her behind the music as she starts her career. It was also difficult to hear her voice in the video for the single "Lights Out," which was shown at the convention. 

Presley was visibly nervous during her first song, saying, "This is our first real applause ever." 

By the second song, she was relaxed, smiling and joking around with band members. During her third song, she showed some attitude and stage presence. 

Presley, dressed semi-casually in black slacks, black shirt and orange T-shirt, was kept away from attendees and the media. She was ushered out immediately after her three-song set. 

Although comparisons to her father will likely be made, Presley's voice is completely unique, a hint of country mixed in with rock. Some attendees couldn't figure out Presley's genre of music, but agreed that it could fit into both rock and pop categories. 

Even Capitol president Andy Slater said when he first heard about Presley singing, he was skeptical. 

"Is it another celebrity trying to be a rock star?" he said at the time. 

However, Slater said she is "tough and passionate about her music" and "radiates that thing that says, 'she's a star.'" 

Said Jim Donio, executive vice president of NARM: "She is a celebrity, but now they see that she is a singer and a songwriter. She was very well received." 

Presley's album, "To Whom It May Concern," will be released April 8. 

March 18, 2003 

Gospel from the Blackwoods
   The Denver Post - Tuesday, March 18, 2003


One of gospel music's pioneer groups, the Blackwoods, appears in concert at 1:45 p.m. and 7:45 p.m. today at the Country Dinner Playhouse, 6875 S. Clinton St., Englewood. The Blackwoods perform a mix of traditional and inspirational songs, including "I Believe," "The Sweetest Song I Know," "He Touched Me," "How Great Thou Art," "Peace in the Valley," "Amazing Grace" and "His Hand in Mine." The shows also feature a special tribute to Elvis Presley. Three brothers and the son of one, R.W. Blackwood, formed the group in 1934. The group now includes R.W.'s sons, R.W. Jr. and Ron. Over the years, the Blackwoods have received 27 Dove Awards, gospel music's top prize. 

March 17, 2003 

Interview with Donna Presley Part 2

March 16, 2003 

THE GUNS OF ELVIS! - The King's Personal Items at Auction - Burton, Ohio - April 05, 2003  
 




The Gunrunner Auction Series, Ltd. will be auctioning four (4) very important Elvis Presley items at our April 5 firearms auction (starting at 11 AM). As many of you know, one of Elvis' greatest passions was gun collecting. Until now very few of The King's guns have been released from Graceland, but April 5 is your chance to own the ultimate Elvis collector piece. 







Here are some details on Elvis' guns and other collectibles:




Elvis Presley's Personal Rifle, Remington 740
Elvis Presley owned this Remington Model 740, .280 cal. semi-auto rifle with scope (mfg. 1959) and personalized it with his initials "EP" in gold and "Thunderbolt mark" on the receiver as well as adding "TCB" ("Taking Care of Business") on both sides of the stock in gold. The rifle has been shot and used, but is in excellent condition. Included are a letter of documentation and a cherry/glass presentation case.







Elvis Presley's Signed Application for gun purchase
On Dec. 2, 1970 Elvis visited a Palm Springs, CA. gun shop to purchase an Astra handgun and filled out this extensive Federal Firearms Form 4473 and signed it. At the time he says he was 6'1" and 160 lbs. and gives a Beverly Hills address. Interesting notes on this fascinating look at Elvis: He misspells his last name while printing and writes "NO" when asked if he is addicted to stimulants or narcotics. His signature is big and bold on this outstanding document - a rare glimpse into Elvis' vitals seven years before he left us. Authenticity letter included.






Elvis Presley's Personal Browning Shotgun
Elvis Presley bought this Browning Auto-5 20 ga. shotgun in 1967 at the Southland Mall in Memphis at Sears. He owned and shot it and then gave it to his cousin/bodyguard/concert promoter Billy Smith who lived at Graceland. The little gun has been shot and used, but is in excellent condition. Included is a custom cherry/glass presentation case. Letter of documentation included.




Elvis Presley Colt .45 auto Commemorative
Elvis frequently carried a pair of highly decorated .45 autos on his person (the originals can be seen at the Graceland Museum), so Colt Firearms and Elvis Presley Enterprises (Graceland) commissioned this highly gold engraved Colt .45 auto in only 300 editions. All over the gun are scenes from Elvis' life - this beautiful piece is as new, unfired, with all authenticating paperwork, history, wood presentation case. A great tribute to The King's favorite handgun.

Source: E-mail

March 15, 2003 

JUKEBOX JURY'S TOP TRACK 
   Sky News, UK

A 40-year-old track whose indecipherable lyrics were subject to an FBI investigation has pipped Elvis to top a poll as the ultimate jukebox record.

Louie Louie by The Kingsmen made it to just 26 in the UK charts but became one of the most famous garage rock hits.

It tops a list of the 100 singles, which experts from Mojo magazine say all music fans should own.

Writers such as Nick Hornby and St Etienne star Bob Stanley were asked to come up with the singles which would grace a fantasy jukebox.

They generally chose tracks which also had outstanding b-sides to give listeners a greater choice when they dropped their coin into a Wurlitzer.

The Kingsmen were a group of Oregon teenagers who needed a tape in order to get a gig on a cruise ship.

They laid down a cover of Louie Louie - later to become a rock standard - and one of their own songs at a cost of L24.

Their raw recording led to rejection by the liner company but a Seattle record label took a chance on the track.

FBI staff were set to work listening to the song at various speeds to check whether the mumbled words were really obscene.

Elvis Presley classic 1961 hit (Marie's The Name) His Latest Flame was runner-up in the Mojo Ultimate Jukebox.

While Sixties' songs dominate the upper reaches, the Sex Pistols' 1977 release Holidays In The Sun was the most recent release in the top ten.

Top ten:

1. Louie Louie - The Kingsmen (1963).

2. (Marie's The Name) His Latest Flame - Elvis Presley (1961).

3. Holidays In The Sun - Sex Pistols (1977).

4. Jumpin' Jack Flash - The Rolling Stones (1968).

5. I Don't Blame You At All - Smokey Robinson And The Miracles (1971).

6. Israelites - Desmond Dekker And The Aces (1969).

7. Rumble - Link Wray And His Ray Men (1958)

8. 96 Tears - ? & The Mysterians (1966).

9. Green Onions - Booker T And The MGs (1962).

10. Paperback Writer -The Beatles (1966).

March 12, 2003 

Elvis Inc. 
   Next door to Graceland, a company of 500 guards the multimillion-dollar Kingdom
   By Mark Feeney, The Boston Globe - 3/12/2003 


MEMPHIS -- Driving along Elvis Presley Boulevard, the first thing you notice isn't Graceland but the two jets across the street from it: the Lisa Marie and the Hound Dog II. Yes, it's rather strange to be heading down a four-lane highway and see two planes by the side of the road (one of them a 96-seat commercial jetliner, the other a business plane). But if the career of Elvis Presley teaches any one thing, it's to expect the unexpected. Certainly, a nondescript brick building with a mansard roof next to Graceland seems insignificant. Elvis has left the building? The King wouldn't have entered this one in the first place. 

Yet this building is more important for Elvis today than Graceland itself. It houses the headquarters of Elvis Presley Enterprises Inc. The business of EPE and its nearly 500 employees, says president and CEO Jack Soden, is to ''protect the integrity of the legacy.'' 

Do you want to use Elvis's image for commercial purposes? License his name? Play music he bought the publishing rights to? This is where the requests get approved. More important, this is where the royalty payments get sent. 

''In every respect, they do an excellent job, all the way from the director of the organization down to the gentlemen who run the tour [at Graceland],'' says Roger Richman, a Los Angeles attorney who heads an agency that repre- sents the estates of deceased celebrities. ''I always used to joke [EPE's] mission statement was `Don't screw it up,' '' Soden says. ''Because it's got a life of its own, and the only thing dramatic we could do would be to mess it up.'' 

EPE hasn't messed it up. Forbes magazine estimates the company earned $37 million in fiscal year 2002. (No exact figure is available: EPE, a privately held corporation owned by Elvis's daughter, Lisa Marie Presley, doesn't make its records public.) According to Forbes, Elvis earned more than any other dead celebrity during that time; by contrast, the estate of ''Peanuts'' cartoonist Charles Schulz, the runner-up, took in $28 million. 

FY 2003 should be even better. 

Aug. 16 was the 25th anniversary of Elvis's death, and some 75,000 fans descended on Memphis to observe the occasion. Six Elvis songs appeared on the soundtrack of the hit Disney animated feature ''Lilo & Stitch.'' A remixed version of Elvis's 1968 recording ''A Little Less Conversation'' became a worldwide No. 1 hit. (Tellingly, the remix originated with a Nike ad, an example of Elvis's continuing appeal to marketers.) An even bigger success was ''30 No. 1 Hits,'' a compilation album that shipped some 9 million units worldwide and hit No. 1 in 26 countries. 

Such successes might be attributed to the anniversary. But EPE doesn't lack for perennial revenue sources. 

Graceland, which attracts some 600,000 visitors annually, is reputed to be second only to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. as the most-visited residence in the United States. There are licensing deals with around 100 companies, including Russell Stover chocolates, the Franklin Mint, American Greetings Corp., Bradford Plates, and Wurlitzer Jukebox. 

The company has a Los Angeles-based music-publishing division, and in recent years EPE has opened a pair of properties in Memphis: Elvis Presley's Heartbreak Hotel (free in-room Elvis movies included) is across from Graceland; Elvis Presley's Memphis, a restaurant and nightclub, is located in the Beale Street entertainment district downtown. 

The most surprising thing, perhaps, isn't that EPE has so many ventures, but so few. 

''Every day brings new proposals,'' Soden says. Especially popular have been high-tech propositions: computer-enhanced imagery and holography involving Elvis. But what remains the most memorable proposal to come EPE's way -- submitted twice, in fact, by two different sources -- is a cemetery for Elvis fans. 

''The front gates would look like Graceland,'' Soden recalls. ''All the roads would be named after songs. There'd be speakers in the trees playing Elvis music 24 hours a day. You just shake your head.'' 

It's not hard to imagine a different response to such a proposal 30 years ago. Back then, Elvis was seen as a cash cow to be milked ceaselessly -- and carelessly. The prime milker was his manager, Colonel Tom Parker. (It's a mark of how legendary Elvis is that even his manager became a legend.) Parker's reputation for shrewdness, self-promotion, and ham-fisted negotiating remains unmatched. No one ever associated him with finesse or aesthetic considerations, though. 

''Elvis was put forward in a certain way that pretty quickly didn't make sense for an artist of his stature,'' says Rolling Stone contributing editor Anthony DeCurtis. Perhaps the nadir of Elvis marketing was ''Having Fun With Elvis on Stage,'' a 1974 LP that, as the critic Greil Marcus memorably described it, ''consisted of the King saying `Well . . . welllll . . . wellllllll' for thirty-seven minutes.'' 

EPE dates from the '60s, but the licensing of Elvis's image and name then was largely handled by Parker's Boxcar Enterprises. EPE was resuscitated in the early '80s, just in time for the opening of Graceland to the public, in 1982. Elaine Dundy, author of ''Elvis and Gladys,'' a study of Elvis's relationship with his mother, recalls researching her book at that time. 

Memphis abounded with ''stores selling awful things like white plastic Elvis swizzle sticks,'' she says. ''There was a freewheeling quality I miss [now], but they needed something like EPE to clean things up.'' 

Doing right by Elvis is a way of doing well, Soden notes. ''I suppose there's a devoted core who would visit Graceland even if it were done badly,'' he says. ''But even the most devoted fans would come less often if it were badly done, poorly organized.'' 

Soden, 56, was a stockbroker in his native Kansas City, Mo., when his business partner introduced him to Priscilla Presley. Priscilla, who'd been married to Elvis, oversaw the estate on behalf of their daughter, Lisa Marie, then still a minor. Soden recalls being more impressed by Priscilla's beauty than by the identity of her ex-husband. ''I was a Beatles fan,'' he says. 

When she later approached Soden about going to work for EPE, he confessed his previous lack of interest in Elvis. ''That's good,'' he recalls Priscilla saying, ''because this job has to be done by somebody who's objective.'' 

Soden has had ample opportunity to make up for lost time. ''Listen, I've been doing this now, what, 21 years,'' he says. ''I've never had two days the same. I've never had a boring day. It's always changing.'' 

EPE has several projects it hopes to undertake, including a museum across the boulevard from Graceland and one or more traveling exhibits of Elvis memorabilia, but the soft economy keeps the plans on the drawing board. The impulsiveness that led Elvis to give away Cadillacs on the spur of the moment is not reflected in the EPE corporate culture. 

Yet economic prudence may be the strongest argument for undertaking such ventures. Soden is quick to note that 53 percent of Graceland visitors are under age 35, but he's well aware that demographics are working against Elvis: The King's diehard fans are getting older. 

''As time goes by it'll be more important through exhibitions to put the whole story in context,'' he says. ''When we opened Graceland in 1982, Elvis had been gone for five years. We had a huge visitorship base that knew the context; they'd lived it, they'd experienced it.'' 

Not that Soden thinks the King's reign is likely to end any time soon. He finds reassurance in the history of another Southern icon that conquered the world. 

''It's like Coca-Cola,'' Soden says. ''There's this core thing that never changes -- the product is a formula that's 100 years old -- and on the other hand the whole competitive world they live in changes continually. We're kind of like that.'' 

March 07, 2003 

Vote for Elvis and That's All Right in Time Magazine 80th Anniversary Poll 
   --------------------------------------------------------------------------------EPE 3/7/2003 

Time magazine is celebrating its 80th Anniversary with a special poll. For each year of the magazine's existence they list a few important historic events and ask readers to pick one. Elvis's recording That's All Right for Sun Records is one of the choices for the year 1954. He's winning by a landslide. Add your vote to his tally and enjoy the rest of the poll as well. 

March 07, 2003 

30 # 1 Hits Stamp Envelope

March 05, 2003 

See the Elvis NBA Love It Live Commercial "All Shook Up" video clip  
   (E-news archive: article)

Source: EPE

March 04, 2003 

Elvis-The Concert - Vienna Canceled, Amsterdam Added 
   -------------------------------------------------------- EPE 3/4/2003 

The 2003 European tour of Elvis-The Concert will now include a show at Heineken Music Hall in Amsterdam, Holland on June 8. Tickets go on sale March 8. This will be happy news for Elvis fans in Holland who missed getting tickets for the sold out Rotterdam show on June 3.

The show previously scheduled for Vienna, Austria on June 7th has been canceled due to low sales.

Elvis - The Concert

March 04, 2003 

DVD Review : Easy Come, Easy Go   Paradise , Hawaiian Style

March 04, 2003 

Updated : BMG NEWS!

March 03, 2003 (Updated: EPE - March 04, 2003)

Deleted Elvis Catalogue On FTD Label with Bonus Material - First Three Releases: April 15, 2003

BMG has been streamlining the regular RCA Elvis catalog worldwide, refining the selection of Elvis material marketed to the public at large. A consequence of this is that a fair portion of Elvis’original music is becoming unavailable. To keep such material always available to the more serious Elvis fans, many of these masters will be re-released on the Follow That Dream label. They will be giving you the original album contents plus special bonus material. Here is the content outline applied to these releases:

1) 7” format cover (like a single or EP)
2) Original back and front cover
3) 3 panel Gatefold sleeve 
4) 8 page booklet with photos and memorabilia
5) Original album with original album EQ
6) Additionally all previously released outtakes (if space permits) 
7) Additionally previously unreleased outtakes (when available and space permits)


The first three titles to be released as part of this new program are: It Happened at the World’s Fair, Fun in Acapulco and Girl Happy. All three come out on April 15, 2003.


It Happened At The Worlds Fair (82876504092 1)

1) Beyond The Bend-1:50
(Ben Weisman/Fred Wise/Dee Fuller)

2) Relax*-2:21
(Sid Tepper/Roy C. Bennett)

3) Take Me To The Fair-1:34
(Sid Tepper/Roy C. Bennett)

4) They Remind Me Too Much Of You-2:31
(Don Robertson)

5) One Broken Heart For Sale-1:38
(Otis Blackwell/Winfield Scott)

6) I’m Falling In Love Tonight-1:40
(Don Robertson)

7) Cotton Candy Land-1:36
(Ruth Bachelor/Bob Roberts)

8) A World Of Our Own-2:14
(Giant/Baum/Kaye)

9) How Would You Like To Be-3:27
(Ben Raleigh/Mark Barkan)

10) Happy Ending*-2:09
(Ben Weisman/Sid Wayne)

11) One Broken Heart For Sale – takes 2,3,1-4:12
(Otis Blackwell/Winfield Scott)

12) They Remind Me Too Much Of You – take 1-2:34
(Don Robertson)

13) I’m Falling In Love Tonight – take 1-4-3:16
(Don Robertson)

14) Beyond The Bend – take 1, 2-3:32
(Ben Weisman/Fred Wise/Dee Fuller)

15) Cotton Candy Land-take 1,2,4-2:35
(Ruth Bachelor/Bob Roberts)

16) How Would You Like To Be – take 2-3:33
(Ben Raleigh/Mark Barkan)

17) They Remind Me Too Much Of You – take 4-2:30
(Don Robertson)

18) Beyond The Bend – take 3-1:58
(Ben Weisman/Fred Wise/Dee Fuller)

19) Take Me To The Fair – take 6-3:54
(Sid Tepper/Roy C. Bennett)

20) I’m Falling In Love Tonight – take 6-1:56
(Don Robertson)

21) They Remind Me Too Much Of You – take 6,7-2:44
(Don Robertson)

22) Relax – take 5,6,7*-2:50
(Sid Tepper/Roy C. Bennett)

23) Happy Ending 4,5,6*-3:35
(Ben Weisman/Sid Wayne)

24) Take Me To The Fair – August master-from acetate*-1:32
(Sid Tepper/Roy C. Bennett)

Compilation produced by Roger Semon & Ernst Mikael Jorgensen
Mastered by Lene Reidel at Tocano

Recorded August 30* & September 22, 1962 at Radio Recorders, Hollywood
Original engineer: Dave Weichman
Musicians: Scotty Moore: Guitar, Billy Strange: Guitar, Tiny Timbrell: Guitar, Ray Siegel: Bass, D.J. Fontana: Drums, Frank Carlson: Drums, Dudley Brooks: Piano & Organ, Don Robertson: Piano & Organ, Clifford Scott: Sax, The Mello Men-: Vocals(September 22) , The Jordanaires- Vocals(August 30)


Girl Happy (82876504082 2)

1) Girl Happy – 2:07
(Pomus/Meade)

2) Spring Fever – 1:51
(Giant/Baum/Kaye)

3) Fort Lauderdale Chamber Of Commerce – 1:31
(Tepper/Bennett)

4) Startin’ Tonight – 1:19
(Rosenblatt/Millrose)

5) Wolf Call – 1:28
(Giant/Baum/Kaye)

6) Do Not Disturb – 1:57
(Giant/Baum/Kaye)

7) Cross My Heart And Hope To Die – 1:52
(Wayne/Weisman)

8) The Meanest Girl In Town – 1:55
(J. Byers)

9) Do The Clam – 3:19
(Wayne/Weisman/Fuller)

10) Puppet On A String – 2:39
(Tepper/Bennett)

11) I’ve Got To Find My Baby – 1:29
(J. Byers)

12) You’ll Be Gone – 2:20
(Hodge/West/Presley)

13) Puppet On A String - takes 5,6,7 – 3:45
(Tepper/Bennett)

14) The Meanest Girl In Town - takes 7,8,9 – 3:52
(J. Byers)

15) Spring Fever - take 4 – 1:55
(Giant/Baum/Kaye)

16) Do Not Disturb - takes 24,25,26,27 – 6:05
(Giant/Baum/Kaye)

17) Cross My Heart And Hope To Die – take 4 – 2:02
(Wayne/Weisman)

18) Girl Happy - takes 1,2,3,4 – 7:03
(Pomus/Meade)

19) Puppet On A String - take 10 – 2:47
(Tepper/Bennett)

20) Spring Fever - takes 18,19,21 – 3:47
(Giant/Baum/Kaye)

21) The Meanest Girl In Town - take 11- 2:24
(J. Byers)

22) Do Not Disturb - take 35 – 2:04
(Giant/Baum/Kaye)

23) Cross My Heart And Hope To Die – take 9,10,11 – 4:00
(Wayne/Weisman)

24) Girl Happy - take 13 and take 4 of ending – 3:08
(Pomus/Meade)

Compilation produced by Ernst Mikael Jorgensen & Roger Semon
Mastered by Lene Reidel at Tocano
Original engineer: Dave Weichman
Recorded June 10-12, 1964 at Radio Recorders, Hollywood
Musicians:
Scotty Moore: Guitar, Tiny Timbrell: Guitar, Tommy Tedesco: Guitar, Bob Moore: Bass, D.J.Fontana: Drums, Buddy Harman: Drums, Frank Carlson: Drums, Floyd Cramer: Piano, Boots Randolph: Sax, The Jordanaires: Vocals, The Jubilee Four (“Do The Clam” & “Wolf Call”): Vocals, The Carole Lombard Trio ( “Do The Clam”): Vocals

Track 12: Recorded March 19, 1962 at RCA’s studio B, Nashville. Musicians at session: Scotty Moore: Guitar, Harold Bradley: Guitar, Grady Martin: Guitar and Vibes, Bob Moore: Bass, D.J. Fontana: Drums, Buddy Harman: Drums, Floyd Cramer: Piano, Boots Randolph: Sax and Vibes, Millie Kirkham: Vocals, The Jordanaires: Vocals.
Original engineer: Bill Porter. Original A&R: Steve Sholes.


Fun In Acapulco (82876504072 3)

1) Fun In Acapulco - 2:29
(Weisman/Wayne)

2) Vino, Dinero Y Amor – 1:53
(Tepper/Bennett)

3) Mexico – 1:58
(Tepper/Bennett)

4) El Toro – 2:41
(Giant/Baum/Kaye)

5) Marguerita – 2:39
(Don Robertson)

6) The Bullfighter Was A Lady – 2:02
(Tepper/Bennett)

7) (There’s) No Room To Rhumba In A Sports Car – 1:52
(Wise/Manning)

8) I Think I’m Gonna Like It Here – 2:51
(Robertson/Blair)

9) Bossa Nova Baby – 2:02
(Leiber/Stoller)

10) You Can’t Say No In Acapulco – 1:54
(Feller/Fuller/Morris)

11) Guadalajara – 2:43
(P. Guizar)

12) Love Me Tonight – 2:00
(Don Robertson)

13) Slowly But Surely – 2:14
(Wayne/Weisman)

14) Mexico – take 7 – 1:58
(Tepper/Bennett)

15) The Bullfighter Was A Lady – remake take 17– 2:01
(Tepper/Bennett)

16) I Think I’m Gonna Like It Here – remake takes 18,19– 2:35
(Robertson/Blair)

17) Bossa Nova Baby – takes 1,2 – 2:53
(Leiber/Stoller)

18) The Bullfighter Was A Lady – takes 4,5,6 – 3:52
(Tepper/Bennett)

19) Marguerita – take 6 – 2:51
(Don Robertson)

20) I Think I’m Gonna Like It Here – take 1 - 2:51
(Robertson/Blair) -

21) Mexico – takes 1,2 – 2:41
(Tepper/Bennett)

22) You Can’t Say No In Acapulco –takes 1,2,3,4 – 3:11
(Feller/Fuller/Morris)

23) Guadalajara –take 2 - 2:27
(P. Guizar)
24) Bossa Nova Baby – take 3 – 2:48
(Leiber/Stoller)

25) Mexico – take 6 – 2:10
(Tepper/Bennett)

26) I Think I’m Gonna Like It Here – takes 11,12,13-remake – 3:54
(Robertson/Blair)

27) Guadalajara-takes 3,4 – 2:55
(P. Guizar)

Compilation produced by Ernst Mikael Jorgensen & Roger Semon
Mastered by Lene Reidel at Tocano

Original engineer: Dave Weichman
Recorded January 22 & 23, 1963 Radio Recorders, Hollywood
Scotty Moore: Guitar, Tiny Timbrell: Guitar & Mandolin, Barney Kessel: Guitar, Ray Siegel: Bass, D.J. Fontana: Drums, Hal Blaine: Drums, Emil Radocchia: Percussion, Dudley Brooks: Piano, Anthony Terran: Trumpet, Rudolph Loera, The Jordanaires: Vocals, The Amigos: Vocals and Guitars

Track 12 & 13 recorded at RCA’s Studio B, Nashville on May 26 & 27, 1963 respectively.
Musicians at session: Scotty Moore: Guitar, Harold Bradley: Guitar, Grady Martin: Guitar, Jerry Kennedy: Guitar, Bob Moore: Bass, D.J. Fontana: Drums, Buddy Harman: Drums,
Floyd Cramer: Piano, Boots Randolph: Sax, Vibes & Shakers, Millie Kirkham: Vocals, The Jordanaires: Vocals.
Original engineer: Bill Porter. Original A & R: Steve Sholes

Source: Arjan Deelen (March 03, 2003)                                                        FTD Label

   Discography (LP cover) It Happened at the World’s Fair - Girl Happy - Fun in Acapulco

March 01, 2003

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March 01, 2003

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March 01, 2003

Interview with Donna Presley

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