Sold Out! The Ultimate 8 mm Collection Vol.10 features fan footage from 1976–1977. The tenth volume in the Sold Out! The Ultimate 8 mm Collection series, featuring 8 mm footage filmed by...
http://www.elvistodayblog.com/2022/05/sold-out-shows-on-super-8.html
An Elvis collection for sale. The other day my wife notified me of the following post on Facebook by our local record store: > We have received a collection with over 400 used CD ...
http://www.elvistodayblog.com/2022/02/from-one-elvis-collection-to-another.html
Front cover of the He Touched Me album. Having listened to the undubbed Christmas masters from Elvis Back In Nashville all through the Holidays, I decided to turn my attention to the undubbe...
http://www.elvistodayblog.com/2022/01/he-touched-me-undubbed-version.html
Front cover of Elvis Sings The Wonderful World of Christmas. Elvis' Christmas songs always play an important role in getting into the Christmas spirit for me. This is especially helpful when ...
http://www.elvistodayblog.com/2021/12/christmas-songs-for-you-from-elvis.html
The natural follow-up to last year's From Elvis In Nashville 4-CD set is out, and although I haven't yet received the physical product, I've listened quite a lot to it on Spotify. Containing m...
http://www.elvistodayblog.com/2021/11/guest-blog-elvis-back-in-nashville.html
One of my favorite shots of Ronnie Tutt and Elvis together. "I emulated and accented everything that he did just instinctively," Ronnie later said in an interview. Just like other fans all ar...
http://www.elvistodayblog.com/2021/11/in-memory-of-hard-working-ronnie-tutt.html
In an alternative universe: Elvis Sings For Children And Grownups Too! Volume 2 FTD has announced three new releases for next month: The Pot Luck Sessions 5 CD set, a 2 CD soundboard titled�...
http://www.elvistodayblog.com/2021/10/elvis-sings-for-children-and-grownups.html
The bluesy take 2 of "Amazing Grace" is the third digital single promoting the Elvis: Back in Nashville set due for release on November 12. Barely had I written about the second promo/preview...
http://www.elvistodayblog.com/2021/10/amazing-grace-elvis-back-in-nashville.html
"Until It's Time For You To Go" (take 5) has been released as an offical lyric video. So far I have been pleased with the the audio promos/digital singles RCA have chosen to promote the upcom...
http://www.elvistodayblog.com/2021/09/until-its-time-for-you-to-go-elvis-back.html
Close up of Ralph Strobel's autograph on my Harum Scarum LP. Last week I received two packages from Ralph Strobel, who played the oboe on the Harum Scarum sessions on February 24–26,...
http://www.elvistodayblog.com/2021/09/ralph-strobel-signed-harum-scarum-album.html
The first take of "I'm Leavin'" is included in the upcoming set Elvis: Back In Nashville. During Elvis Week I was pleased to see the announcement for the 4 CD set Elvis: Back In Nashville cov...
http://www.elvistodayblog.com/2021/08/im-leavin-elvis-back-in-nashville.html
Elvis grave at Graceland photographed during Elvis Week 2005. THIS POST IS A LOOSE TRANSLATION OF A RADIO PROGRAM I DID IN SWEDEN AFTER HAVING RETURNED FROM ELVIS WEEK IN MEMPHIS 2005 - 16 YE...
http://www.elvistodayblog.com/2021/08/welcome-to-my-world.html
Toby (Elvis Presley) enters a bank to take out a loan in the movie Follow That Dream. The scene was filmed in Ocala, Florida. Currently on vacation in Denmark with my family in our summer cot...
http://www.elvistodayblog.com/2021/07/guarding-elvis-during-summer-of-61.html
I have a confession to make. The last couple of years my pile of unopened FTD concert releases has gotten higher and higher. Therefore, two days ago, on July 4, I thought the timing just right...
http://www.elvistodayblog.com/2021/07/it-was-helluva-show.html
Interview with Mårten Melin about his book Mama's Little Prince. My brother Mårten Melin is the author of the Swedish book Mammas lilla prins (Mama's Little Prince), a novel about Elvis Pr...
http://www.elvistodayblog.com/2021/06/mamas-little-prince-marten-melin.html
Mamas Little Prince: Elvis Presley in 1945. As I promised in my previous post, this one will include a sample from my brother Mårten Melin's new book Mama's Little Prince, translated by him...
http://www.elvistodayblog.com/2021/06/mamas-little-prince-sample-in-english.html
My brother Mårten, who is an author, has written a novel about Elvis' childhood called Mama's Little Prince (Mammas lilla prins in Swedish). As I have mentioned from time to time here on m...
http://www.elvistodayblog.com/2021/06/mamas-little-prince.html
Elvis on stage in Memphis on June 10, 1975. I turned eight that day. Last week, on June 10, I listened to the second CD on the FTD release Elvis Hometown Shows, featuring Elvis' 1975 concert ...
http://www.elvistodayblog.com/2021/06/what-if-celebrating-my-birthday-in.html
Interview with Charlie McCoy who played guitar on the Harum Scarum soundtrack. In my recent interview with Ralph Strobel, who played the oboe on the Harum Scarum recording sessions on Februa...
http://www.elvistodayblog.com/2021/06/harum-scarum-charlie-mccoy-guitar.html
Michael Jarrett wrote "I'm Leavin'" which was recorded by Elvis in 1971. After publishing my latest blog post about “I’m Leavin’” I emailed Michael Jarrett who wrote the song, telling...
http://www.elvistodayblog.com/2021/05/writing-im-leavin-for-king.html
A treasure: My copy of "I'm Leavin'" signed by Michael Jarrett. Today in 1971, exactly 50 years ago, Elvis recorded "I'm Leavin'," one of my all time favorite songs. With its haunting quali...
http://www.elvistodayblog.com/2021/05/im-leavin-50-years-ago.html
Interview with Ralph Strobel who played the oboe on the Harum Scarum soundtrack. As my ten-year-old daughter is playing the flute (I played the clarinet for some 20 years and my brother the...
http://www.elvistodayblog.com/2021/05/harum-scarum-ralph-strobel-oboe.html
Examples of Elvis LP titles manufactured in Sweden in the late 1970's. Photo: The "RCA Elvis" Facebook page. This week I started collecting Swedish RCA LP's in earnest. But the fact is I hav...
http://www.elvistodayblog.com/2021/05/the-swedish-rca-lps.html
The close up with the guitar (middle shot) is in fact taken from the "Rubberneckin'" scene earlier in the movie. The clothes and the guitar itself gives it away. I thought I had it all figure...
http://www.elvistodayblog.com/2021/05/let-us-pray-thats-way-it-never-was.html
Because so few of Elvis' live concerts were professionally filmed, fans have to turn to amateur super 8 footage to get an idea of what it was like to see him on stage during a certain tour or eng...
http://www.elvistodayblog.com/2021/04/on-stage-on-super-8.html