Friday, January 23, 2015

January 23 - The Elvis Chart Show

Due for release on February 1, 2015 from the El Toro label is the limited edition gold vinyl 45 rpm vinyl EP "Elvis Sings Hits of Specialty". It is the first of four volumes specially released to commemorate the King's 80th anniversary.

Other titles in this series are "Elvis Sings the Hits of Atlantic", " Elvis Sings the Hits of Doo Wop" and "Elvis Sings the Hits of Sun". 

Tracks Elvis Sings Hits of Specialty
Tutti Frutti / Ready Teddy / Long Tall Sally / Lawdy Miss Clawdy (Take #12)

Tracks Elvis Sings the Hits of Atlantic:
Such a Night / Judy / I Got a Woman (Live - Houston, Texas, March 19, 1955) / Shake, Rattle & Roll (Live - Shreveport, Louisiana, March 5, 1955)

Tracks Elvis Sings the Hits of Doo Wop: 
Soldier Boy / Money Honey / Little Mama (Live - Shreveport, Louisiana, March 5, 1955) / 
Fool Fool Fool (Radio Station Demo - Kdav Radio, Lubbock, Texas, January 6, 1955)

Tracks Elvis Sings the Hits of Sun: 
Blue Suede Shoes (G.I. Blues Sound Track) / I’m Coming Home / Mystery Train / When It Rains It Pours (Sun Studio, Memphis, Tennessee, November 1-4, 1955)

European Charts

The "Elvis 80" compilation remained steady at #15 in it's second week on the German Album chart. The "ELV1S 30 #1 Hits" compilation is a new entry at #93 on the German Album chart. 

The 2011 compilation “The Real… Elvis” climbed to #80 on the Italian Album charts. 

On the Dutch Mid-Price Album chart “The Essential Elvis Presley” is a re-entry at #45. 

 The 3 CD set “Elvis 80” climbed from #8 to #6 on the Austrian Album chart while the “ELV1S 30 #1 Hits” compilation dropped from #35 to #66. 

On the Swiss Album chart “Elvis 80” climbed from #36 to #18 while “ELV1S 30 #1 Hits” dropped from #19 to #64 while “The 50 Greatest Hits” dropped off the charts from last weeks entry at #49.

The Warner Home Video 6 DVD set “The Elvis Collection” dropped from #23 to #38 on the Official UK Music Video Chart.

Billboard Charts

'Heart And Soul' re-enters the Billboard Top Catalog Album Chart at 45 for w/e 31st January, 2015. It also drops from 7 to 10 on the Country Catalog Album Chart.
'He Touched Me' - The Gospel Music Of Elvis Presley (Vols. 1 and 2) drops from 2 to 29 on the Music Video Sales Chart.
The CD "ELV1S 30 #1 Hits" fell off the Billboard Album Top 200.

The Elvis Show - The Essential Early Elvis

The Motiv budget label announced the release of the 3 CD set entitled "The Elvis Show - The Essential Early Elvis". The set is due for releaseMarch 30, 2015.

(Source: Elvis Memories / Elvis Club Berlin / El Toro Records / FECC /The King's World)