Elvis fans mark down 18th March 2016 in your diaries as something very special is coming in time for the 60th anniversary of the King’s first album for RCA Records.
Sony Music Entertainment have announced the release of Elvis Presley ā The Album Collection, a monumental 60 CD limited edition box set anthology. The release features albums recorded by Elvis and released by RCA over the course of their lifelong relationship.
A deluxe set will also be released featuring Elvis’s fabled Sun Sessions (recorded 1954 and 1955 at Sun Studio in Memphis, prior to Presley’s signing with RCA), his first RCA sessions (1956), and significant official Elvis album releases including studio, soundtrack and live titles in addition to compilations featuring unreleased songs or tracks new to the LP format.
The original album packaging for each album has been restored for the boxset nd they will feature gatefold/die cut sleeves, original RCA Victor inserts and stickers, CD labels replicating original Side 1 labels and more. The boxset also includes a 300-page fully illustrated hard cover book featuring insightful commentary penned by Elvis Presley scholar John Jackson, discographies and recording session details including dates, locations, personnel and more.
As an added bonus for Elvis fans, Elvis Presley ā The Album Collection includes three CDs of essential rare tracks, each volume devoted to one of the decades–the 1950s, the 1960s and the 1970s–transformed by the life and music of Elvis Presley, the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll.
The boxset features the following albums…
Elvis Presley (1956)
Elvis (1956)
Loving You (1957)
Elvis Christmas Album (1957)
Elvisā Golden Records (1958)
King Creole (1958)
For LP Fans Only (1959)
A Date With Elvis (1959)
Elvisā Gold Records Volume 2ā50,000,000 Elvis Fans Canāt Be Wrong (1959)
Elvis Is Back! (1960)
G.I. Blues (1960)
His Hand In Mine (1960)
Something For Everybody (1961)
Blue Hawaii (1961)
Pot Luck (1962)
Girls! Girls! Girls! (1962)
It Happened At The Worldās Fair (1963)
Elvisā Golden Records Volume 3 (1963)
Fun In Acapulco (1963)
Kissinā Cousins (1964)
Roustabout (1964)
Girl Happy (1965)
Elvis For Everyone (1965)
Harum Scarum (1965)
Frankie And Johnny (1966)
Paradise, Hawaiian Style (1966)
Spinout (1966)
How Great Thou Art (1967)
Double Trouble (1967)
Clambake (1967)
Elvisā Gold Records Volume 4 (1968)
Speedway (1968)
Elvis Sings Flaming Star (1968)
Elvis (NBC-TV Special) (1968)
From Elvis In Memphis (1969)
From Memphis To Vegas/From Vegas To Memphis (2 discs, 1969)
Letās Be Friends (1970)
On Stage (1970)
Almost In Love (1970)
Thatās The Way It Is (1970)
Elvis Country (Iām 10,000 Years Old) (1971)
Love Letters From Elvis (1971)
Cāmon Everybody (1971)
I Got Lucky (1971)
Elvis Sings The Wonderful World Of Christmas (1971)
Elvis Now (1972)
He Touched Me (1972)
Elvis: As Recorded At Madison Square Garden (1972)
Aloha From Hawaii Via Satellite (2 discs, 1973)
Elvis (Fool) (1973)
Raised On Rock (1973)
Good Times (1974)
Elvis: As Recorded Live On Stage In Memphis (1974)
Promised Land (1975)
Elvis Today (1975)
From Elvis Presley Boulevard, Memphis, Tennessee (1976)
Moody Blue (1977)
ā50s Rarities (new collection)
ā60s Rarities (new collection)
ā70s Rarities (new collection