ELVIS PRESLEY "FROM ELVIS IN MEMPHIS" Original 1969 RCA LP VG/VG w/BONUS PHOTO
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ELVIS PRESLEY "FROM ELVIS IN MEMPHIS" Original U.S 1969 stereo studio LP featuring the "King of Rock & Roll" recording in a Memphis studio for the first time since 1955! (RCA Victor) LSP-4155. VG/VG. Including "In The Ghetto", "Any Day Now" +10 more Bluesy Rockers. Complete w/color 8" x 10" bonus photo & custom inner sleeve depicting Elvis' record & tape catalog.
The late 1960s were cathartic years for Elvis Presley. He was finally free from the movie contracts which had produced 31 films- many of them with interchangeable plots & songs. His standing as "The King of Rock & Roll" was restored with the "Singer Comeback Special" TV show in 1968 & his personal life was on an upturn with his marriage to Priscilla followed 9 months later by the birth of his daughter in 1968. He hadn't performed live since 2 charity concerts in 1961 & he was itching to get back on the road. Without the required songs for the soundtrack albums, there was a new emphasis on quality material whether the copyrights were controlled by Elvis Presley Music or not. Memphis had always been a great music town but Elvis had not recorded there since his final session at Sun in 1955. One of the hottest local producers in town by the late 1960s was Chips Moman who worked out of his own funky studio American Sound Recorders. Elvis decided to take over the studio for several weeks in 1969 for a marathon recording session that yielded enough material to fill several LPs & produced some of his best singles in years such as "Suspicious Minds" & this album's gem "In The Ghetto"- a new song by Mac Davis who had written songs for Elvis' later films as well as "Memories" for the 1968 Special. The stronghold of Elvis Presley Music was weakening & Elvis was now free to record top-notch material from Country & Rhythm & Blues sources from the 1940s through the 1960s. The songs were diverse, ranging from Jerry Butler's "Only The Strong Survive" to the Hank Snow chestnut "I'm Movin' On" first released in 1949. Elvis was singing from the heart in a style reminiscent of his early days with Sam Phillips on "Wearin' That Loved On Look", "Long Black Limousine" & "After Loving You" which owed more to Della Reese's 1965 recording than to the Eddy Arnold original. He delved into the Burt Bacharach songbook for the only time with his great rendition of "Any Day Now" which had gone to #23 for Chuck Jackson in 1962. There is not a weak song among the 12 tracks on this album. It is one of Elvis' best records & a prime example of why he deserved the title "The King Of Rock & Roll".
Side 1 1. Wearin' That Loved On Look 2. Only The Strong Survive 3. I'll Hold You In My Heart 4. Long Black Limousine 5. Keeps Right On A-Hurtin' 6. I'm Movin' OnSide 2 1. Power Of My Love 2. Gentle On My Mind 3. After Loving You 4. True Love Travels On A Gravel Road 5. Any Day Now 6. In The Ghetto
Cover is intact w/no writing or tears & the front & back look good. There is edge wear resulting in a split seam in the middle of the left spine (neatly repaired but still noticeable). Stereo record w/orange RCA Victor labels plays through w/no problem but w/minor manufacturing "bubbles" that make a slight noise in the quieter passages between tracks. Complete w/the 8" x 10" color bonus photo available only in the first pressings of this LP. The back of the photo lists the "Complete Catalog of Elvis' Long Playing Albums" to date (35 in all). Record is housed in a custom inner sleeve showing photos of Elvis' RCA LP & tape catalog. The hard to find bonus photo is intact & in great shape- graded in MINT condition.
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