Yeah, mine too! :dance:

 

Bring on the next load :yahoo: :cheer:

 

It really is another fantastic collection :cheer: And the added bonus is Elvis gets a few more weeks on the charts too :yahoo:

Well, 'Viva Las Vegas' made it to 15 :D Two places higher than when it was originally released so I'm well pleased with that :dance:

 

Found this piece of trivia about VLV and it's composer B)

 

''The song "Viva Las Vegas" was written in 1964 by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman and recorded by Elvis Presley for his Viva Las Vegas film vehicle of that year. Somewhat amusingly, it is said that Doc Pomus wrote the words to "Viva Las Vegas" some thirty years before ever venturing west of Newark, New Jersey.''

Nice bit of trivia Carole.

 

Really chuffed we're on the way up again with a Top 15!!! :dance:

I'd forgotten that it only peaked at 17 back in '64 which makes this new peak a bit of an anomaly. (suspect spelling!)

Definately good news for VLV, Ian

 

Thought I’d post a clip of Viva Las Vegas. Great song and it brings back fantastic memories to me of this past summer when I watched the film on a huge screen in the grounds of Graceland. Surreal :dance:

 

 

In The Ghetto :wub:

 

 

If you have a chance to get hold of an album called Suspicious Minds – The Memphis 1969 Anthology, grab it. It’s a fantastic album of the great music Elvis made at American Sound. Disc 1 is the regular album, whilst Disc 2 contains some alternate takes and for me, personally, this disc contains my fave versions of Suspicious Minds and In The Ghetto. Tbh, this is probably one of my faves (if not fave) Elvis album :wub:

 

Have a listen to the samples on Disc 2, often, just Elvis with no backing vocals B)

 

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Suspicious-Minds-E...p;sr=1-2#disc_1

 

At the moment, midweek sales show 'In The Ghetto' is Top 10 B) Just hope it stays that way come Sunday :dance:

At the moment, midweek sales show 'In The Ghetto' is Top 10 B) Just hope it stays that way come Sunday :dance:

 

 

Well my heart says yes but head sadly says unlikely. :unsure:

I'll be happy if we can stay Top 15!

Not quite Top 10, but #13 for 'In The Ghetto' B) Not bad for a song that's almost 40 years old :dance:

Not quite Top 10, but #13 for 'In The Ghetto' B) Not bad for a song that's almost 40 years old :dance:

 

I was dancing last night...No.13!!!! fantastic and his sales were 9278! :yahoo:

You Don't Have To Say You Love Me #16 :dance: Looks like we're gonna get 18 Top 20 singles for Elvis and it's so well deserved for the King :yahoo:

 

I posted this in the pinned Links section, but don't want anyone to miss it. It'a a fantastic article and a fine testament to the greatest singer ever :cheer:

 

http://www.nps.gov/nhl/designations/samples/tn/Graceland.pdf

No 16 is great, my box is getting pretty full now. :dance: :wub:

No 16 is great, my box is getting pretty full now. :dance: :wub:

Mine too, Lesley, it's looking good :dance: And the latest Elvis single reissue Always On My Mind enters the UK chart at #17

 

Mine too, Lesley, it's looking good :dance: And the latest Elvis single reissue Always On My Mind enters the UK chart at #17

 

 

Yeah, No.17 made me a bit twitchy but I'm sure the final 2 releases should keep the Top 20 run going!! :unsure:

Yep, two more to go and fingers crossed we can make them all Top 20 :cheer: And when the releases are finished, Elvis will still be in the news with Elvis Ain’t Dead by Scouting For Girls , due out December 17th B) Catchy song, I like it :yahoo:

 

My copy of "American Trilogy" is numbered 00187!!!! :cheer:

My copy of "American Trilogy" is numbered 00187!!!! :cheer:

Wow!! Low number, Ian :dance:

 

At the moment, An American Trilogy is Top 10 :cheer:

Wow, Just checked the midweek updates. Sales are low and Elvis is sitting at No.1 on the "Physical" Top 40!!! :cheer:

 

Probably no need to get too excited 'cos come Sunday he'll have dropped to Top 15 when both Downloads and Physicals are tallyed up! :(

 

Doing well though!!! :yahoo:

Edited November 28, 200717 yr by highlander69

As long as it ends up Top 20, I shall be happy Naturally I'd love a Top 10, but I'm not holding my breath. There's been a number of reasons why these releases haven't done as well as the previous campaign in 2005 like lack of promotion, airplay and downloads have played a big part this time. I think there haven't been a great number of downloads due to the nature of the releases and probably Elvis fans prefer to have the physical release B) No worries, Elvis in 2007 is still doing great :dance:

As long as it ends up Top 20, I shall be happy Naturally I'd love a Top 10, but I'm not holding my breath. There's been a number of reasons why these releases haven't done as well as the previous campaign in 2005 like lack of promotion, airplay and downloads have played a big part this time. I think there haven't been a great number of downloads due to the nature of the releases and probably Elvis fans prefer to have the physical release B) No worries, Elvis in 2007 is still doing great :dance:

 

Yep Carole,

Elvis shifts almost no Downloads. Radio 1 DJ's don't understand this concept 'cos a couple of weeks ago Fearne said that Elvis was charting on Downloads only!!! :blink:

You get the feeling that if Radio 1 could get away with it they would happily not play Elvis at all!!

The Top 40 gets played on the music channels and they play everything but when it comes to the Elvis tracks they say they have no footage and can't play him!! :angry: Reminds me of when TOTP's couldn't play any of the No 1 re-issues 'cos of the Elvis Estate having a problem with showing footage of him!!

I despair! :cry:

Yep Carole,

Elvis shifts almost no Downloads. Radio 1 DJ's don't understand this concept 'cos a couple of weeks ago Fearne said that Elvis was charting on Downloads only!!! :blink:

You get the feeling that if Radio 1 could get away with it they would happily not play Elvis at all!!

The Top 40 gets played on the music channels and they play everything but when it comes to the Elvis tracks they say they have no footage and can't play him!! :angry: Reminds me of when TOTP's couldn't play any of the No 1 re-issues 'cos of the Elvis Estate having a problem with showing footage of him!!

I despair! :cry:

I so agree, Ian. I'll be honest, I don't bother with Radio 1 these days because of their attitude towards playing Elvis :angry: I like a lot of the current artists but would rather listen to a Radio station that plays not only the new stuff, but music by the likes of Elvis and others too! What we want to hear, not just what they think we should listen to B)