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ELVIS LIVE!
ȓȶɄɅȳɀɀȼȲȵȲɊɀ̿ɈɀɃȼȷɀɃɅȹȺɄɀȿȶ̠SONY LEGACY HAS announced a brand new mouth-watering
boxset released in celebration of the 50th anniversary of Elvis
Presley’s infamous International Hotel shows in Las Vegas in August- Entitled Elvis Live 1969, this sumptuous box houses 11 – yes, 11!
- complete Elvis live sets across 11 discs, four of which are released
for the first time ever.
Elvis arrived in Vegas in ’69 to play a fabled run of 57 sold out
shows, his first live performances in eight years. It was also during
this golden Vegas stretch that he first aired Suspicious Minds live,
backed by the soon-to-named TCB Band and two vocal outfits, The
Imperials and The Sweet Inspirations.
The set comes with a 52-page booklet with some superb photos
and memorabilia. Released in tandem with the CD set is a 2-LP vinyl
entitled Live At The International Hotel, Las Vegas, NV 26 August,
- Both releases are out 9 August (legacyrecordings.com). Keep
an eye out for Vintage Rock’s coming Elvis Live! special, out soon.
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AUSTIN BUTLER IS ELVISDespite being touted for the role of Elvis in Baz
Luhrmann’s hotly-anticipated Warner Bros
Presley biopic, One Direction band member
Harry Styles has been beaten to it by relative
unknown Austin Butler. 27-year-old Butler
posted the news on Instagram along with lyrics
from Elvis’ Love Me Tender: “You have made my
life complete, and I love you so.” Director
Luhrmann described the process as “a journey
of extensive screen testing and music and
performance workshops,” adding, “I knew
unequivocally that I had found someone who
could embody the spirit of one of the world’s
most iconic musical figures.” Filming is due to
go ahead next year with Hollywood giant Tom
Hanks taking the role of Colonel Tom Parker.CAT BOX
HAPPY 40TH TO THE STRAY CATSNow the Stray Cats new album 40 has finally
landed, it’s a good time to revisit their back
catalogue. Luckily, another tasty boxset has
arrived in a timely fashion, and it’s one we’ve
been waiting to get our hands on for a while.
Released as part of the 40th anniversary
celebrations, Runaway Boys is a deluxe limited
edition set that features their first three albums
on vinyl – Stray Cats, Gonna Ball and
Rant’N’Rave – as well as one vinyl entirely
made up of rare material, plus a 40-page book
that tells the band’s story. The finishing touch
comes via a Stray Cats board game in which
players speed around the UK for a rumble in
Brighton and to London’s infamous Ace Cafe.
Nice touch. Fantastic artwork too! Runaway Boys
deluxe 40th anniversary vinyl is out 27
September via BMG.SPELL BOOK
THE LIFE OF SCREAMIN’ JAYThe lastest pageturner to find a home on the
Vintage Rock bookshelf is I Put a Spell on You:
The Bizarre Life of Screamin’ Jay Hawkins, the
unmissable biography of voodoo bluesman
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins, written by Steve
Bergsman and issued via Feral House. It’s a top
notch read, in part thanks to the fact that
Screamin’ Jay led such a crazy existence – tales
of prison, coffins, knives and a ‘where the wind
blows’ apporach to life – but also as Bergsman
weaves this strange yarn skilfully. Look out for
our Screamin’ Jay feature coming soon.Get
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