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Elvis Book News 2003
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News items:
6 December 2003
MEMORIES - Sweetened thru the ages just like wine by Peter Verbruggen and John Wilkinson
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'Elvismatters proudly announces the release of a new book, titled
"MEMORIES - Sweetened thru the ages just like wine",
subtitled "On the road with Elvis & John Wilkinson".
"Memories" holds over a hundred rare illustrations and takes you back to the days when
Elvis filled showroom after showroom. The 160 page book brings back to life the many
memories of Elvis Presley's friend and rhythm guitarist John Wilkinson. Author of the
English book is Peter Verbruggen, who also wrote "Elvis - King of Belgium". For the
release of this book, Elvismatters joined forces with the Danish fanclub "Elvis Unlimited".
The book is all BUT an encyclopedia. Instead, it's a bundle of memories, as John Wilkinson
remembers his years with Elvis. It's illustrated with unique documents, newspaper
clippings and reviews.
First presentation of the book is on Saturday, January 10th 2004 during the Belgian
Birthday Party in Sint-Niklaas (near Antwerp).'
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6 December 2003
Elvis: The Hayride Years 1954 - 1956 by Frank Page and Joey Kent
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Frank Page and Joey Kent will publish this book, in cooperation with J.A.T. Publishing.
Release date will be 12 December 2003. It contains photos from the Hayride years, and includes
a bonus CD with 10 songs, all previously released (e.g. "Tweedlee Dee", "Hearts Of Stone"
and "Maybellene"), but in great quality.
Update: Book is out now (January 2004).
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6 December 2003
Around Elvis by Thorne Peters
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This book was released in July. It's a novel.
Published by Legend Enterprise, ISBN 0970833253, 309 pages.
Source: Amazon.com (several reviews)
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18 October 2003
Elvis In Print: The Definitive Reference and Price Guide
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'Elvis In Print: The Definitive Reference and Price Guide' by Nigel Patterson,
is the result of more than
seven years extensive research and for publication in late 2004. The book and electronic
release will detail more than 3,000 Elvis books and other publications from around the
world, provide synopses for more than 2,000 of the listings, a price guide for most
listings and full publishing details. Cover pictures for more than 500 of the listings
will also be included.
Only a handful of authors have multiple entries in the list. They include Bill Burk,
Ernst Jogensen, Peter Guralnick and Ger Rijff.'
Release date: late 2004
Source:
Elvis Information Network (Nigel Patterson)
For the time being, if you are looking for books about Elvis books, take a look at
The Printed Elvis; The Complete Guide to Books about the King by Steven Opdyke and
Infinite Elvis; An Annotated Bibliography
by Mary Hancock Hinds.
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15 October 2003
Inside Loving You by Ger Rijff and Chris Giles
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'Inside Loving You, the new Ger Rijff book is ready and released in the next couple of days.
It's another true 'Rijff Classic' with lots of fantastic pictures of Elvis. The book is very
moody beacuse of the many stunning black and white pictures. There is a colour section and
lots of memorabilia to be seen plus some very funny notes with some pictures. The cover just
looks like a vinyl album sleeve. Belgium and Dutch Elvis fans will be pleased to learn that
the book will be sold at the Elvis meeting in Dordrecht and Knokke this weekend.'
Release date: out in a few days.
Source: Rogier van Luyken /
Today, Tomorrow & Forever /
Elvis News.com
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10 October 2003
50 Ans avec Elvis by Jean-Marie Pouzenc
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Out now is a new book
by Jean-Marie Pouzenc, president of the French Fan Club Elvis My Happiness.
"50 Years with Elvis" is packed with over 500 photos, documents, movie posters and discography
covering his complete career from 1953, starting with My Happiness, until now.
Other books from Jean-Marie Pouzenc in my collection are
Elvis a Paris
and
La Discographie Francaise.
ISBN 2841672441 (hardback, 240 pages)
Release date: 3 October 2003
Source:
French Fan Club Elvis My Happiness (Thierry Barde)
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10 October 2003
Forever in the Groove
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'A very excellent & nice New Elvis Book was released this week all over Asia
entitled: ELVIS Recording Career 50th Anniversary FOREVER IN THE GROOVE 1954 -
2004. This is a 216 page large coffee-table size hardback filled with hundreds
of rare Elvis color & b/w pictures plus covers of Elvis CDs & Vinyl Records etc.
This book is manufactured in China and released by Publications International, Ltd.'
Release date: Out now
Sources:
HT Long,
For Elvis CD Collectors Only,
Elvis Club Berlin e. V.
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10 October 2003
Elvis: A Musical Inventory 1939-55 by Richard Boussiron
Publishing of this book has been delayed. New release date is now set for end February 2004.
Source:
Music Mentor Books
23 September 2003
Roots of Elvis by David Neale
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'An investigation of the often-surprising origins of some 450 songs recorded by
Elvis Presley. Fascinating for Elvis fans and other music buffs.'
'During Elvis Presley's career, he recorded some 800 songs in studio conditions,
meant for release on record. In addition, many informal recordings were made of
Elvis singing numbers that were never intended for record release. Such recordings
were made at home, whilst visiting friends, during his stay in Germany, or even
as one-liners or brief extracts during concert performances. Of all of these songs,
David Neale has identified some 450 different titles that were recorded by someone
else before Elvis got around to recording them. Roots of Elvis lists each of these
songs, identifying the original recording artist and when the original was made
(some date back to the 19th century!), as well as providing fascinating background
to the numbers. Readers will be surprised to learn of Elvis's link with Ignacy
Paderewski, for example, the man who prepared USA President Wilson's Treaty of
Versailles. The range of music represented is quite extraordinary and is testimony
to Elvis's versatility: rock'n'roll, blues, rhythm and blues, gospel, folk, and even
a bit of classical: who would have thought that names such as Bach, Beethoven and
Brahms would appear in a book about the music of Elvis Presley!'
ISBN: 0-595-29505-3, paperback
Release date: September 2003
Source:
David Neale.
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21 September 2003
Elvis: Unseen Archives by Marie Clayton
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Originally released in the UK in 2002, this version has a completely different
cover. Available for a short time in the Free Record Shop in The Netherlands for only 8 Euros.
Published by Parragon Publishing and printed in China. ISBN 1-40540-717-4, 383 pages.
Release date: September 2003
Source: Amazon UK
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14 September 2003
Precious Memories - revised edition by Donna Presley-Early
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This book is in the final stages of completion. It is a paperback version of
Elvis: Precious Memories
with a very different look which reflects our country's colors surrounding the same
great photo of our dear Elvis. As every Elvis fan knows all too well, Elvis loved his country.
This, combined with many new and great stories surrounded by a flood of never before seen photos
will make the revised edition the book you can not put down.
Release date: unknown
Source: www.donnapresleyearly.com
More info on Donna Presley-Early
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14 September 2003
The Colonel by Alanna Nash
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The UK edition of this book will be published by Aurum Press.
It has a new cover, 416 pages (the
US Edition
has 394 pages), ISBN 1854109480.
Release date: 25 September 2003
Source: Amazon UK
More info on Alanna Nash
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14 September 2003
Inside Loving You by Ger Rijff and Chris Giles
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After the huge success of 'Inside Jailhouse Rock' (1994) and
'Inside King Creole' (1999),
foremost fans and collectors Ger Rijff and Jean Paul Commandeur ( The Netherlands ) and Chris Giles
and Trevor Cajiao ( England ) now proudly present 'Inside Loving You'. The 136 glossy pages are
crammed with rare and often unpublished photographs ( both in color and black & white ) plus
memorabilia related to this classic Elvis motion picture. 'Loving You', made in early 1957 for
Paramount Pictures, is regarded by many as being The King's best and most exciting movie, capturing
the raw energy of this truly amazing performer in a way that none of his other movies did. So sit back
and experience the excitement of 1950s Elvis with 'Inside Loving You'. Elvis Presley - the man who
single handedly changed popular music and teenage culture forever. He was the first. He was the best.
And he still is.
Release date: around October 2003.
Source: www.elvis-collectors.com
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14 September 2003
Elvis Lives: The Business of Being Elvis by Pamela Thomas-Williams
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'This celebration of the King includes over 100 interviews with top Elvis entertainers
around the world. Featuring first-time interviews with key Elvis impersonators, this guide
highlights those who have received coveted positions performing at Graceland, Heartbreak Hotel,
and other properties owned by Elvis Presley Enterprises. A candid discussion is included on
the business of being an Elvis entertainer and the reality of the sacrifices and costs.'
Release date: August 2003
Paperback, 272 pages, Independent Publishers Group, ISBN 0970388225
Source: Amazon UK
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14 September 2003
Bill Burk's Early Years: The Humes Years released
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This book has now been released, with nine new photos.
The Humes Years is the first book in Bill Burk's
"Early Elvis" trilogy (together with
The Tupelo Years and
The SUN Years),
and until now has been very hard to get.
Bill Burk's Early Elvis trilogy are among the most critically acclaimed books on Elvis ever published.
The thorough research and detail included means they provide a previously missing insight into who Elvis
was during his formative and school years. Based on Bill Burk's decades of investigative journalism and
his interviews with scores of people who knew Elvis and his family, the Early Elvis trilogy is an
essential inclusion in any serious library of Elvis books. They provide readers with a picture of the
real Elvis Presley, a person often quite different from the portrait presented in mainstream biographies.
Release date: August 2003
Source: EIN (Elvis Information Network Australia)
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14 September 2003
Elvis: In The Eye Of The Storm by Geert Hof and Arjan Deelen
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'This booklet and CD is not meant as the final word on Elvis' most exciting years
(1955 and 1956). Instead, we want to celebrate those years by bringing you rare
photos, original clippings, documents, personal memories ... almost like a
scrapbook, transporting you back to the years when Elvis was still the "Hillbilly Cat".'
On the CD a number of tracks that are rumoured to have been recorded by Elvis in the early
days. Performed by the band "Number Nine". (no ISBN)
Release date: August 2003
Source: It's Elvis Time fanclub
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14 September 2003
Elvis by Bobbie Ann Mason
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The UK edition has been released with this new cover by Orion Publishing
(ISBN 0297829793). The US edition can be found
here.
Release date: August 2003
Source: Amazon UK
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10 August 2003
Elvis A. Presley - Die Musik, Der Mensch, Der Mythos by Marc Hendrickx
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This book was first publised in the Dutch language in 1994:
Elvis A. Presley - Muziek, Mens, Mythe.
The new edition is translated to German and includes everything upto the year 2002. Two versions
exist: a normal one (see cover to the left) and a
Deluxe version (ISBN 3-85445-226-8).
Release date: August 2003
Source:Collectors Service Bamberg
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5 July 2003
Elvis Presley: Bilder Seines Lebens by Joanna and Gunter Braun
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Elvis Presley: Bilder Seines Lebens
is published in Germany by Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf. It is a straight copy of the book
The Official
Elvis Presley Fan Club Commemorative Album
by Julie Mundy, but now in a softcover edition with German text. Foreword is by Julie Mundy.
If you missed the original English edition, this is the one to buy. ISBN 3-89602-435-3.
Release date: May 2003
Source: Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf
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5 July 2003
Rock 'n' Nassau by Joe Tunzi and Russ Howe
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Rock 'n' Nassau to be published by Joe Tunzi in co-operation with Russ Howe
and Tom Salva is expected in July 2003. It will contain about 100 black and white photos
from the four shows given in the Nassau Coliseum in Long Island, on 22, 23 (2 shows) and 24
June 1973.
Release date: July 2003
Source: It's Elvis Time fanclub
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5 July 2003
Elvis Sessions III by Joe Tunzi
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Elvis Sessions III by Joe Tunzi has been delayed again. According
to Tunzi new info was discovered recently which he wanted to include in the book. New
date is beginning of 2004.
Release date: Beginning of 2004
Source: It's Elvis Time fanclub
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8 March 2003
Several new books have appeared or will appear in the forthcoming months:
Elvis UK 2 from Elvis Unlimited (published)
Elvis by Dagmar (published)
Pieces of My Life (published)
Beatles '65 by Joe Tunzi (published)
8 March 2003
Ger Rijff is writing a new book
The Rock 'n' Roll Years: My Wish Came True. It will be published by Elvis Unlimited.
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Source:
For Elvis CD Collectors Only
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