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Title: Elvis Presley: A Life in Music--The Complete Recording Sessions by Ernst Jorgensen, Peter Guralnick ISBN: 0-312-26315-5 Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin Pub. Date: 02 September, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.6 (10 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Mr. Songman
Comment: At last a book NOT about Elvis the man, the myth, the legend...but about his MUSIC! Finally a decent describtion of his recording sessions. A must have for every Elvisfan and musiclover!
Ernst Jorgensen, together with Roger Semon, THE expert on Elvis' music, compilating all the Elvis CD's beeing released since the late 1980s/early '90s, has written THE book about Elvis' recordingsessions.
With it's hard cover, black and white picture of the '50s Elvis and over 150 pictures inside, this book really is a beauty to look at. Chronologically, ALL recordingsessions are described, from "My Happiness" in 1953 to "Moody Blue" in 1977. All songs officially recorded by Elvis can be found in this book and from each song is mentioned:
* when it was recorded;
* where it was recorded (which studio, place):
* who wrote the song;
* which musicians are playing;
* all matrixnumbers;
* the kind of soundcarrier, the song was first released at.
Further, the book contains a complete list of all legal Elvis LPs and CDs updated to 1997, including the chartposition the song(s) reached. Quite a lot pictures in this book have never before been published and all together, this is one of THE best books ever written about Elvis' musical legacy!
Rating: 5
Summary: If you're a fan, buy this book. If you aren't - you need it.
Comment: Ernst Jorgensen has pulled of a remarkable feat. He's managed to turn an Elvis Presley reference book into something which will appeal not only to Elvis fans, but to everybody who ever caught a few bars of Jailhouse Rock on the radio. Not only that, he has written a book that will leave the reader depserate to hear the music he is describing.
Unlike the similar tomes by Joe Tunzi (Recording Sessions 1 & 2) this book does not claim to be the last word in trivia. If all you care about is knowing when and where a particlar song was recorded, or what it's matrix number was, then stick to Joe. If however you want an appreciation of the music, and want to know the circumstances surrounding it's recording, the text which accompanies the (still very detailed) session information will have you enthralled.
If you are a fan, you will want this book, and having bought it you will never regret it. If you are not a fan, you NEED this book. And having read it, you will become a fan.
Rating: 4
Summary: Remembering 'The King'
Comment: This is a very informative references book about Elvis. I was wanting to find a good book on Elvis Presley and this was the best one that I saw. I can tell that it was a book of passion for the people who worked on it.
There are not as many pictures as I would have liked ( I love picture books. ) However, it is very interesting and one of the better materials I have found about the man.
The writers are also not afraid of showing Elvis's downward spiral during the last few years of his life.
Like Buddy Holly and John Lennon. A lot of people still believe that Elvis left this Earth too soon.
But the good thing though is that we still have his music and memories. That still make people happy even to day and I hope they still will. In the future.
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Title: Elvis Day by Day : The Definitive Record of His Life and Music by Ernst Jorgensen, Peter Guralnick ISBN: 0345420896 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 05 October, 1999 List Price(USD): $49.95 |
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Title: Elvis & You: Your Guide to the Pleasures of Being an Elvis Fan by Laura Victoria Levin, John O'Hara ISBN: 0399525653 Publisher: Perigee Pub. Date: 10 July, 2000 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title:Follow That Dream ASIN: B0001AW0YS Publisher: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pub. Date: 11 May, 2004 List Price(USD): $14.95 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $12.26 |
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Title: Elvis In Texas: The Undiscovered King 1954-1958 by Stanley Oberst, Lori Torrance ISBN: 1556228872 Publisher: Republic of Texas Pr Pub. Date: November, 2001 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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Title:Rubberneckin ASIN: B0000AQS5S Publisher: Bmg Heritage Pub. Date: 09 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $4.49 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $4.49 |
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