The august 1958 release of elvis presleys king creole was in monaural only with catalog number lpm1884. Elvis presley memphis to nashville 61 ftd book facebook. With its growlingly aggressive leiberstoller title track, the first ep from the movie sold a very respectable 500,000 copies the same as the first loving you ep. This audiovisual documentary by pal granlund and ernst mikael jorgensen features approx. King creole text guitar tab by elvis presley songsterr. Rbs vinyl corner elvis presleys king creole ftd youtube. The new 400page hardcover book from ftd by authors erik lorentzen and pal granlund is now released. Ftd s classic album series continues with king creole.
Ftds fashion for a king 512 page hardcover book including 2 cds. Elvis presley change of habit hardcover book from ftd books, pal granlund and david english. The ftd follow that dream, sony musics official elvis presley collectors label. This 2cd set features the original rca masters, unique thorne. King creole theres a man in new orleans who plays rock and roll hes a guitar man with a great big soul he lays down a beat like a ton of coal he goes by the name of king creole you know hes gone, gone, gone jumpin like a catfish on a pole you know hes gone, gone, gone hip shaking king creole when the king starts to do it its as good as done. Writing for the king ftd 58 book wcd deletedlast copysealed. The official site for the new book elvis presley memphis to.
King creole is the best photo book released by ftd. A ftd 63 book wcd sealeddetetedlast copies change of habit ftd book wcd. Wallis, the film stars elvis presley, carolyn jones and walter matthau. From the king creole ftd book elvis presley photos.
This is the first volume of an exciting new series from elvis files producer erik lorentzen combined with ftd called elvis presley in hollywood. The cd contains the original soundtrack and, according to the label, all surviving masters and outtakes. The soundtrack of elvis fourth movie, king creole, is now available as a 2cd in the classy 7. A look at ftds latest vinyl edition of king creole elvis presley his hand in mine lp friday music sealed to revealed the kings court duration. This 2cd set features the original rca masters, unique thorne nogar live monitor mixes many of which contain slates, and original song demos. King creole the music is a 200page book with images exclusively designed to complement the music from the film.
King creole elvis movie 1958 king of rock and roll elvis presleys best movies, yearbyyear, from 1956 through 1969 king creole young elvis cool looking thats why he is the king directed by michael curtiz. Jun 27, 2018 lp ftd elvis king creole limited edition elvis ftd follow that dream. King creole the next release from ftd will be a king creole book with cd, with pictures from pal granlunds collection. I like it when series like this are recognizable like this. King creole is a song written by jerry leiber and mike stoller. King creole song, a song by elvis presley from the film king creole.
King creole is a 1958 american musical drama film directed by michael curtiz. The classic hit singles are king creole and hard headed woman the latter featuring tongue twisting, rapid fire lyrics require little introduction for elvis fans. This is the first volume of an exciting new series called elvis presley in hollywood. It features a 16page booklet featuring great photos, behindthescenes chronology and memorabilia. The stereo release did not come to light until february 1962 as lsp1884.
Jul 04, 2016 a look at ftds latest vinyl edition of king creole elvis presley his hand in mine lp friday music sealed to revealed the kings court duration. This king creole the music ftd book cd combo was released last july. Elvis presley memphis to nashville 61 ftd book home. The song is based on king creole, a cajun guitar player from new orleans who is proficient in all different styles of rock and roll. This 2cd set features the original rca masters, unique thorne nogar live monitor mixes many of. Disc 1 the album side 1 01 king creole 02 as long as i have you 03 hard headed woman. King creole was the last movie that elvis presley made before he entered the army in the spring of 1958 it was also his last film in blackandwhite, as well as his final effort directed by a serious oldtime filmmaker michael curtiz. With hardly any song outtakes available, it seems that ftd decided that this release could not work as a classic soundtrack album so instead have used plenty of unreleased new elvis photos from the king creole sessions ex supercollector pal granlund to create this deluxe book. Frame by frame 400page hardcover book by ftd and erik lorentzen and pal granlund. It is true to the prepublicity claim, with the majority being previously unpublished and taken by the original still photographers on the set no freezeframes. The book by pal granlund is an impressive document of all the outfits elvis performed in through his career from 1968 and onwards.
Oct 01, 2010 after being merely occupied with technical stuff behind this site for more than two weeks, i finally found the time to put down my thoughts on the last ftd release i received, the bookcd king creole the music. At the same time, the idea of releasing a single and two eps in quick succession, with no lp initially planned, seemed to reflect colonel parkers misgivings about. Elvis presley ftd cd reissues page 40 steve hoffman music. Walter scharf, presley, elvis king creole 1958 film. King creole frame by frame 400 page hardcover book. Ftds classic album series continues with king creole. King creole text guitar tab by elvis presley songsterr tabs. Follow that dream ftd release of king creole in their very popular classic album series. The song was performed by elvis presley and recorded in 1958, and laid foundations to a musical drama film, king creole. It is based on the 1952 novel a stone for danny fisher by harold robbins, about a nineteenyearold who gets mixed up with crooks and involved with two women.
Andy, as i stated above im in for this release, however like you i have mixed thoughts on it, as you say the masters have been released in great sound before so in that respect theres no reason to splash the cash again, fortunately i dont have the remaining outtakes etc so for me personally theres a good reason to buy this. For example dixieland rock and the ballad new orleans. Elvis presley king creole the music ftd book and cd. King creole the music an audiovisual documentary elvis. King creole was elvis presleys last movie, and its soundtrack was among the final recordings he made before entering the u. Yet, while he would continue to make musicals for many years, king creole would stand out from the rest of his movies, this would be a serious movie. Elvis aaron presley january 8, 1935 august 16, 1977 was an american singer and actor. King creole soundtrack, an album by elvis presley, containing the soundtrack to the film king creole. Frame by frame 400 page hardcover book by ftd is the first volume of an exciting new series called elvis presley in. Elvis presley king creole 1958 embed for hosted blogs and item tags. Writing for the king ftd 58 book wcd the elvis shop london. Welcome home elvis 1960 wcd ftd deleted king creole ftd 92 book wcd sealeddeletedlast copies ftd 170 elvis at madison square garden book wcd last copy rock around the bloch 61 hawaii ftd book wcd deleted live in l. King creole is rock n roll new orleans style, and yes there is a strong jazz influence in many of the songs. Regarded as one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century, he is often referred to as the king of rock and roll or simply the king.
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