Brian Quinn

Elvis and Egypt! Elvis and Egypt are both linked by a number of different things. Memphis, Elvis beloved city where he lived, was named after the city of the same name in Egypt. Both places are served by huge rivers - the Nile in Egypt, the mighty Mississippi in Memphis. And both even feature Pyramids as part of their impressive skylines. And of course they have both home of kings - The King of Rock and Roll in the case of Memphis and in Egypt the Pharaohs who ruled over the country in ancient times. Of all the Pharaohs the most famous is arguably Tutankhamun; 'The Boy King'. And there's a link between him and Elvis too. In 2007 the O2 Arena in London played host to a record-breaking exhibit of Tutankhamun's treasures......well record breaking up until now! We've learned the fantastic news that to date, with over 57,000 tickets sold, the Elvis at the O2 exhibit has already smashed ticket sales - and it's not even finishing until August!! It just proves that it doesn't matter who you are, even a King who ruled over a whole civilisation - you'll never be bigger than the true King; Elvis Presley! If you haven't been as yet then don't miss out on this awesome exhibit (it's like a little slice of Graceland in the UK) head over to: www.elvisattheo2.com TCB and TCE - Strictly Elvis UK / The Elvis Travel Service Posted on 27th January, 2015. There is also talk of extending the Exhibition run beyond August. Brian

Please go to the following URL: http://www.elvismatters.com/index.php?pagi...ws&id=13112 Brian

To Vote please go to the following URL: http://www.imdb.com/poll/mf8jxHX1yH8/?ref_=po_ho and a 'King Of Music' Poll: http://thekingofmusic.com/ Brian

OFFICIAL CHARTS COMPANY (UK) MOST SUCCESSFUL UK CHART ACTS AS OF 25TH MARCH, 2016 Calculated by the amount of weeks on the chart for both Singles and Albums combined. One point is gained for each week an album/or single appears in the Top 75: 1. Elvis – 2668 weeks (1302 weeks for singles) (1366 weeks for albums) 2. Cliff Richard – 2047 weeks (1177 weeks for singles) (870 weeks for albums) 3. Michael Jackson – 1948 weeks (687 weeks for singles) (1261 weeks for albums) 4. Madonna – 1881 weeks (740 weeks for singles) (1141 weeks for albums) 5. Queen – 1856 weeks (440 weeks for singles) (1416 weeks for albums) 6. The Beatles – 1853 weeks (461 weeks for singles) (1392 weeks for albums) 7. Elton John – 1696 weeks (660 weeks for singles) (1036 weeks for albums) 8. Rod Stewart – 1621 weeks (480 weeks for singles) (1141 weeks for albums) 9. David Bowie – 1552 weeks (476 weeks for singles) (1076 weeks for albums) 10. U2 – 1445 weeks (363 weeks for singles) (1082 weeks for albums) ELVIS’ CHART SINGLES 21 No.1’s 76 Top 10’s 139 Top 40’s 164 Top 75’s 80 weeks at No.1 386 weeks in Top 10 1062 weeks in Top 40 1302 weeks in Top 75 ELVIS’ CHART ALBUMS 12 No.1’s 50 Top 10’s 90 Top 40’s 115 Top 75’s 65 weeks at No.1 536 weeks in Top 10 1026 weeks in Top 40 1366 weeks in Top 75 NO.1 SINGLES ARTISTS 1. Elvis - 21 2. Beatles - 17 3. Cliff Richard and Westlife - both with 14 4. Madonna - 13 5. Take That - 12 6. Abba and Spice Girls - (both with 9) 7. Rolling Stones; Rihanna; Oasis and Eminem (all with Eight) 8. Elton John; Kylie Minogue; McFly; Michael Jackson; Robbie Williams; U2; George Michael and Calvin Harris (all with 7) 9. Rod Stewart; Slade; Queen; Britney Spears; The Shadows; Sugababes; Boyzone; Blondie; David Guetta and Tinie Tempah (all with 6) 10. Beyoncé; Black Eyed Peas; Police; David Bowie; All Saints; Bee Gees; Will.I.Am; Dizzee Rascal; Flo Rida; Cheryl Cole; Bruno Mars; JLS; NE-YO;Jess Glynne and Sam Smith (all with 5) TOP 10 SINGLES ARTISTS 1. Elvis - 76 2. Cliff Richard - 68 3. Madonna - 63 4. Michael Jackson - 43 5. Kylie Minogue - 34 6. U2 - 33 7. Robbie Williams - 31 8. Elton John - 30 9. Beatles - 28 10. Eminem and Rihanna (both with 27) NO.1 ALBUMS ARTISTS 1. Beatles - 15 2. Elvis and Madonna (both with 12) 3. Rolling Stones; Robbie Williams and David Bowie (all with 11) 4. Bruce Springsteen; U2 and Michael Jackson (all with 10) 5. Queen and Abba (both with 9) 6. Bob Dylan; Oasis; Rod Stewart; Led Zeppelin and R.E.M. (all with Eight) 7. George Michael; Cliff Richard; Take That; Eminem; Elton John; Westlife and Coldplay (all with 7) 8. Boyzone; Pink Floyd; Phil Collins; Genesis; Prodigy; Blur; Police; Chemical Brothers and Stereophonics (all with 6) 9. Radiohead; Arctic Monkeys; Barbra Streisand; Celine Dion; Kylie Minogue; Bon Jovi; Simple Minds; Keane; Paul McCartney; Erasure; Muse; Prince; Simply Red and Iron Maiden (all with 5) 10. Pavarotti; Kings Of Leon; The Killers; Roxy Music; Ronan Keating; Wet Wet Wet; Fleetwood Mac; Red Hot Chilli Peppers; Dire Straits; Kasabian; Frank Sinatra; Rihanna; The Shadows; Jamiroquai; Moody Blues; Paul Weller; Paul Simon; Will Young; Status Quo and One Direction (all with 4) TOP 10 ALBUMS ARTISTS 1. Elvis - 50 2. Cliff Richard - 43 3. Frank Sinatra - 40 4. Rolling Stones - 37 5. Bob Dylan - 36 6. Rod Stewart - 34 7. David Bowie - 32 8. Beatles and Elton John - 31 9. Queen - 25 10. Iron Maiden - 24 MOST NO.2 SINGLES 1. Elvis - 17 (8 of these were posthumous re-issues of tracks which had previously risen to No.1) 2. Madonna - 12 3. Cliff Richard and Kylie Minogue (both with 11) 4. Rihanna - 8 5. Michael Jackson - 7 6. Boyzone; Oasis; Queen; Robbie Williams and Justin Timberlake (all with 6) MOST NO.2 ALBUMS 1. Rolling Stones - 10 2. Elvis; Elton John and Bon Jovi - (all with 7) 3. Madonna; Cliff Richard; Queen; Paul Weller; Smiths; Frank Sinatra and Rod Stewart - (all with 5) 4. David Bowie; Britney Spears; Iron Maiden; J.A.M.; Manic Street Preachers; Pet Shop Boys; Status Quo; The Who and Tom Jones (all with 4) 5. The Shadows; Kylie Minogue; U2; Pink Floyd; Stevie Wonder; Paul McCartney; Beach Boys; Depeche Mode; Elvis Costello; James; Kate Bush; M People; Portishead; Robert Plant; Sheryl Crow; Simply Red; Tina Turner; Cat Stevens; Eric Clapton and Beautiful South (all with 3) TOP 40 SINGLES ARTISTS 1. Elvis - 139 2. Cliff Richard - 124 3. Madonna - 71 4. Elton John - 66 5. David Bowie - 63 6. Diana Ross - 58 7. Status Quo - 57 8. Michael Jackson - 54 9. Queen - 53 10. Kylie Minogue - 49 TOP 40 ALBUMS ARTISTS 1. Elvis - 90 2. Frank Sinatra - 63 3. Cliff Richard - 61 4. Bob Dylan - 56 5. Rolling Stones and David Bowie (both with 46) 6. James Last - 45 7. Beatles and Rod Stewart (both with 43) 8. Elton John - 40 9. Status Quo and Diana Ross (both with 39) 10. Daniel O'Donnell - 33 TOP 75 SINGLES ARTISTS 1. Elvis - 164 2. Cliff Richard - 135 3. Glee Cast - 100 4. Elton John - 85 5. David Bowie - 79 6. Diana Ross - 78 7. Madonna - 75 8. Status Quo - 66 9. Rod Stewart - 65 10. Michael Jackson - 62 TOP 75 ALBUM ARTISTS 1. Elvis - 115 2. Frank Sinatra - 69 3. Cliff Richard - 66 4. James Last - 65 5. David Bowie - 63 6. Bob Dylan - 60 7. Beatles - 54 8. Diana Ross and Neil Young (both with 52) 9. Rolling Stones - 51 10.Elton John - 46 ALBUM ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1 1. Beatles - 174 2. Elvis 65 3. Abba - 57 4. Rolling Stones - 45 5. Simon and Garfunkel - 40 6. Adele - 36 7. Robbie Williams - 34 8. Michael Jackson - 31 9. Cliff Richard and Madonna (both with 30) 10. Elton John; Carpenters and Take That (all with 29) 10. Rod Stewart - 28 SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1 1. Elvis - 80 2. Beatles - 65 3. Cliff Richard - 46 4. Frankie Laine - 32 5. Abba - 31 6. Madonna; Take That (Both with 29) 7. Rihanna - 24 8. Elton John and Wet Wet Wet (both with 23) 9. Spice Girls - 22 10. Queen; The Shadows (both with 21) SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10 1. Elvis - 386 2. Cliff Richard - 333 3. Madonna - 228 4. Rihanna - 221 5. Beatles - 188 6. Frankie Laine - 187 7. Michael Jackson - 154 8. The Shadows - 143 9. Elton John - 133 10. Eminem - 122 ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10 1. Elvis - 536 2. Beatles - 467 3. Cliff Richard - 339 4. Frank Sinatra - 316 5. Michael Jackson and Rolling Stones (both with 265) 6. Rod Stewart - 259 7. Simon And Garfunkel - 240 8. The Shadows - 229 9. Abba - 224 10. Madonna - 219 SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40 1. Elvis 1062 2. Cliff Richard - 970 3. Rihanna - 599 4. Madonna - 516 5. Michael Jackson - 437 6. Elton John - 422 7. The Shadows and Diana Ross - (both with 378) 8. The Beatles - 365 9. David Bowie - 344 10. David Guetta - 342 ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40 1. Elvis - 1026 2. Beatles - 968 3. Simon And Garfunkel - 816 4. Frank Sinatra - 744 5. Rod Stewart - 733 6. Michael Jackson - 728 7. Cliff Richard - 688 8. Queen - 685 9. Madonna - 666 10. David Bowie - 665 SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75 1. Elvis - 1302 2. Cliff Richard - 1177 3. Rihanna - 960 4. Madonna - 740 5. Michael Jackson - 687 6. Elton John - 660 7. David Guetta - 573 8. Diana Ross - 569 9. Kanye West - 533 10. Ed Sheeran - 522 ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75 1. Queen - 1416 2. Beatles - 1392 3. Elvis - 1366 4. Michael Jackson - 1261 5. Madonna and Rod Stewart (both with 1141) 6. Simon And Garfunkel - 1085 7. U2 - 1082 8. David Bowie - 1076 9. Abba - 1069 10. Fleetwood Mac - 991 BrianOFFICIAL CHARTS COMPANY (UK) MOST SUCCESSFUL UK CHART ACTS AS OF 25TH MARCH, 2016 Calculated by the amount of weeks on the chart for both Singles and Albums combined. One point is gained for each week an album/or single appears in the Top 75: 1. Elvis – 2668 weeks (1302 weeks for singles) (1366 weeks for albums) 2. Cliff Richard – 2047 weeks (1177 weeks for singles) (870 weeks for albums) 3. Michael Jackson – 1948 weeks (687 weeks for singles) (1261 weeks for albums) 4. Madonna – 1881 weeks (740 weeks for singles) (1141 weeks for albums) 5. Queen – 1856 weeks (440 weeks for singles) (1416 weeks for albums) 6. The Beatles – 1853 weeks (461 weeks for singles) (1392 weeks for albums) 7. Elton John – 1696 weeks (660 weeks for singles) (1036 weeks for albums) 8. Rod Stewart – 1621 weeks (480 weeks for singles) (1141 weeks for albums) 9. David Bowie – 1552 weeks (476 weeks for singles) (1076 weeks for albums) 10. U2 – 1445 weeks (363 weeks for singles) (1082 weeks for albums) ELVIS’ CHART SINGLES 21 No.1’s 76 Top 10’s 139 Top 40’s 164 Top 75’s 80 weeks at No.1 386 weeks in Top 10 1062 weeks in Top 40 1302 weeks in Top 75 ELVIS’ CHART ALBUMS 12 No.1’s 50 Top 10’s 90 Top 40’s 115 Top 75’s 65 weeks at No.1 536 weeks in Top 10 1026 weeks in Top 40 1366 weeks in Top 75 NO.1 SINGLES ARTISTS 1. Elvis - 21 2. Beatles - 17 3. Cliff Richard and Westlife - both with 14 4. Madonna - 13 5. Take That - 12 6. Abba and Spice Girls - (both with 9) 7. Rolling Stones; Rihanna; Oasis and Eminem (all with Eight) 8. Elton John; Kylie Minogue; McFly; Michael Jackson; Robbie Williams; U2; George Michael and Calvin Harris (all with 7) 9. Rod Stewart; Slade; Queen; Britney Spears; The Shadows; Sugababes; Boyzone; Blondie; David Guetta and Tinie Tempah (all with 6) 10. Beyoncé; Black Eyed Peas; Police; David Bowie; All Saints; Bee Gees; Will.I.Am; Dizzee Rascal; Flo Rida; Cheryl Cole; Bruno Mars; JLS; NE-YO;Jess Glynne and Sam Smith (all with 5) TOP 10 SINGLES ARTISTS 1. Elvis - 76 2. Cliff Richard - 68 3. Madonna - 63 4. Michael Jackson - 43 5. Kylie Minogue - 34 6. U2 - 33 7. Robbie Williams - 31 8. Elton John - 30 9. Beatles - 28 10. Eminem and Rihanna (both with 27) NO.1 ALBUMS ARTISTS 1. Beatles - 15 2. Elvis and Madonna (both with 12) 3. Rolling Stones; Robbie Williams and David Bowie (all with 11) 4. Bruce Springsteen; U2 and Michael Jackson (all with 10) 5. Queen and Abba (both with 9) 6. Bob Dylan; Oasis; Rod Stewart; Led Zeppelin and R.E.M. (all with Eight) 7. George Michael; Cliff Richard; Take That; Eminem; Elton John; Westlife and Coldplay (all with 7) 8. Boyzone; Pink Floyd; Phil Collins; Genesis; Prodigy; Blur; Police; Chemical Brothers and Stereophonics (all with 6) 9. Radiohead; Arctic Monkeys; Barbra Streisand; Celine Dion; Kylie Minogue; Bon Jovi; Simple Minds; Keane; Paul McCartney; Erasure; Muse; Prince; Simply Red and Iron Maiden (all with 5) 10. Pavarotti; Kings Of Leon; The Killers; Roxy Music; Ronan Keating; Wet Wet Wet; Fleetwood Mac; Red Hot Chilli Peppers; Dire Straits; Kasabian; Frank Sinatra; Rihanna; The Shadows; Jamiroquai; Moody Blues; Paul Weller; Paul Simon; Will Young; Status Quo and One Direction (all with 4) TOP 10 ALBUMS ARTISTS 1. Elvis - 50 2. Cliff Richard - 43 3. Frank Sinatra - 40 4. Rolling Stones - 37 5. Bob Dylan - 36 6. Rod Stewart - 34 7. David Bowie - 32 8. Beatles and Elton John - 31 9. Queen - 25 10. Iron Maiden - 24 MOST NO.2 SINGLES 1. Elvis - 17 (8 of these were posthumous re-issues of tracks which had previously risen to No.1) 2. Madonna - 12 3. Cliff Richard and Kylie Minogue (both with 11) 4. Rihanna - 8 5. Michael Jackson - 7 6. Boyzone; Oasis; Queen; Robbie Williams and Justin Timberlake (all with 6) MOST NO.2 ALBUMS 1. Rolling Stones - 10 2. Elvis; Elton John and Bon Jovi - (all with 7) 3. Madonna; Cliff Richard; Queen; Paul Weller; Smiths; Frank Sinatra and Rod Stewart - (all with 5) 4. David Bowie; Britney Spears; Iron Maiden; J.A.M.; Manic Street Preachers; Pet Shop Boys; Status Quo; The Who and Tom Jones (all with 4) 5. The Shadows; Kylie Minogue; U2; Pink Floyd; Stevie Wonder; Paul McCartney; Beach Boys; Depeche Mode; Elvis Costello; James; Kate Bush; M People; Portishead; Robert Plant; Sheryl Crow; Simply Red; Tina Turner; Cat Stevens; Eric Clapton and Beautiful South (all with 3) TOP 40 SINGLES ARTISTS 1. Elvis - 139 2. Cliff Richard - 124 3. Madonna - 71 4. Elton John - 66 5. David Bowie - 63 6. Diana Ross - 58 7. Status Quo - 57 8. Michael Jackson - 54 9. Queen - 53 10. Kylie Minogue - 49 TOP 40 ALBUMS ARTISTS 1. Elvis - 90 2. Frank Sinatra - 63 3. Cliff Richard - 61 4. Bob Dylan - 56 5. Rolling Stones and David Bowie (both with 46) 6. James Last - 45 7. Beatles and Rod Stewart (both with 43) 8. Elton John - 40 9. Status Quo and Diana Ross (both with 39) 10. Daniel O'Donnell - 33 TOP 75 SINGLES ARTISTS 1. Elvis - 164 2. Cliff Richard - 135 3. Glee Cast - 100 4. Elton John - 85 5. David Bowie - 79 6. Diana Ross - 78 7. Madonna - 75 8. Status Quo - 66 9. Rod Stewart - 65 10. Michael Jackson - 62 TOP 75 ALBUM ARTISTS 1. Elvis - 115 2. Frank Sinatra - 69 3. Cliff Richard - 66 4. James Last - 65 5. David Bowie - 63 6. Bob Dylan - 60 7. Beatles - 54 8. Diana Ross and Neil Young (both with 52) 9. Rolling Stones - 51 10.Elton John - 46 ALBUM ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1 1. Beatles - 174 2. Elvis 65 3. Abba - 57 4. Rolling Stones - 45 5. Simon and Garfunkel - 40 6. Adele - 36 7. Robbie Williams - 34 8. Michael Jackson - 31 9. Cliff Richard and Madonna (both with 30) 10. Elton John; Carpenters and Take That (all with 29) 10. Rod Stewart - 28 SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1 1. Elvis - 80 2. Beatles - 65 3. Cliff Richard - 46 4. Frankie Laine - 32 5. Abba - 31 6. Madonna; Take That (Both with 29) 7. Rihanna - 24 8. Elton John and Wet Wet Wet (both with 23) 9. Spice Girls - 22 10. Queen; The Shadows (both with 21) SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10 1. Elvis - 386 2. Cliff Richard - 333 3. Madonna - 228 4. Rihanna - 221 5. Beatles - 188 6. Frankie Laine - 187 7. Michael Jackson - 154 8. The Shadows - 143 9. Elton John - 133 10. Eminem - 122 ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10 1. Elvis - 536 2. Beatles - 467 3. Cliff Richard - 339 4. Frank Sinatra - 316 5. Michael Jackson and Rolling Stones (both with 265) 6. Rod Stewart - 259 7. Simon And Garfunkel - 240 8. The Shadows - 229 9. Abba - 224 10. Madonna - 219 SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40 1. Elvis 1062 2. Cliff Richard - 970 3. Rihanna - 599 4. Madonna - 516 5. Michael Jackson - 437 6. Elton John - 422 7. The Shadows and Diana Ross - (both with 378) 8. The Beatles - 365 9. David Bowie - 344 10. David Guetta - 342 ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40 1. Elvis - 1026 2. Beatles - 968 3. Simon And Garfunkel - 816 4. Frank Sinatra - 744 5. Rod Stewart - 733 6. Michael Jackson - 728 7. Cliff Richard - 688 8. Queen - 685 9. Madonna - 666 10. David Bowie - 665 SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75 1. Elvis - 1302 2. Cliff Richard - 1177 3. Rihanna - 960 4. Madonna - 740 5. Michael Jackson - 687 6. Elton John - 660 7. David Guetta - 573 8. Diana Ross - 569 9. Kanye West - 533 10. Ed Sheeran - 522 ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75 1. Queen - 1416 2. Beatles - 1392 3. Elvis - 1366 4. Michael Jackson - 1261 5. Madonna and Rod Stewart (both with 1141) 6. Simon And Garfunkel - 1085 7. U2 - 1082 8. David Bowie - 1076 9. Abba - 1069 10. Fleetwood Mac - 991 Brian

ELVIS PRESLEY – BPI CERTIFICATIONS SINGLES ‘Suspicious Minds’ – Silver Certification as of 27th December, 2013 ‘A Little Less Conversation’ – Elvis vs JXL – Platinum Certification as of 2nd August, 2002 ‘It’s Only Love’ – Silver Certification as of 20th September, 1980 ‘My Way’ – Silver Certification as of 30th November, 1977 ‘Way Down’ – Gold Certification as of 1st January, 1977 ‘My Boy’ – Silver Certification as of 21st January, 1975 Certification Levels For Singles: Silver – 200,000 Gold – 400,000 Platinum – 600,000 Multi-Platinum – Multiples of 600,000 ALBUMS ‘Original Recordings’ – Silver Certification as of 13th February, 2015 ‘Christmas Peace’ – Platinum Certification as of 5th December, 2014 ‘The Nations Favourite Elvis Songs’ – Gold Certification as of 6th December, 2013 ‘2nd To None’ – Gold Certification as of 22nd July, 2013 ‘Always On My Mind’ – Ultimate Love Songs – Platinum Certification as of 22nd July, 2013 ‘Christmas Wishes’ – Silver Certification as of 22nd July, 2013 ‘Classic Elvis’ – Silver Certification as of 22nd July, 2013 ’30 No.1 Hits’ – 5 X Platinum as of 22nd July, 2013 ‘Elvis 75’ – Silver Certification as of 22nd July, 2013 ‘Elvis By The Presleys’ – Silver Certification as of 22nd July, 2013 ‘Elvis’ Christmas Album’ – Silver Certification as of 22nd July, 2013 Elvis’ Golden Records (Volume 1) – Silver Certification as of 22nd July, 2013 ‘Gospel Favourites’ – Silver Certification as of 22nd July, 2013 ‘Icons’ – Gold Certification as of 22nd July, 2013 ‘Icons 2’ – Silver Certification as of 22nd July, 2013 ‘Love Elvis’ – Gold Certification as of 22nd July, 2013 ‘Love Me Tender’ – Silver Certification as of 22nd July, 2013 ‘Love Songs’ – Platinum Certification as of 1st December, 1979 + Further Gold Certification as of 22nd July, 2013 ‘The 50 Greatest Love Songs’ – Gold Certification as of 22nd July, 2013 ‘The All Time Greatest Hits’ – Gold Certification as of 22nd July, 2013 ‘The King’ – Gold Certification as of 22nd July, 2013 ‘The Real Elvis’ – Silver Certification as of 22nd July, 2013 ‘Viva Elvis’ – The Album – Silver Certification as of 22nd July, 2013 ‘Hitstory’ – Gold Certification as of 2nd December, 2005 ‘The 50 Greatest Hits’ – 2 X Platinum Certification as of 23rd February, 2001 ‘Always On My Mind’ – Platinum Certification as of 23rd January, 1998 ‘Elvis – The Legend Lives On’ – Gold Certification as of 14th November, 1997 ‘The Essential Collection’ – Platinum Certification as of 1st December, 1994 ‘From The Heart’ – Gold Certification as of 1st February, 1992 ‘Elvis Presley – The All Time Greatest Hits’ – Gold certification as of 8th September, 1987 ‘Ballads’ – Gold Certification as of 30th December, 1985 ‘The Ultimate Performance’ – Gold Certification as of 19th November, 1981 ‘Inspirations’ – Platinum Certification as of 16th December, 1980 ‘The U.S. Male’ – Gold Certification as of 24th February, 1978 ‘I Got Lucky’ – Gold Certification as of 24th February, 1978 ‘Easy Come, Easy Go’ – Gold Certification as of 24th February, 1978 ‘The Elvis Presley Collection’ – Gold Certification as of 6th December, 1977 ’40 Greatest Hits’ – Platinum Certification as of 3rd January, 1975 ‘Separate Ways’ – Gold Certification as of 22nd May, 1974 Certification Levels For Albums: Silver – 60,000 Gold – 100,000 Platinum – 300,000 Multi-Platinum – Multiples of 300,000 VIDEOS ‘Elvis Lives’ – Live From Memphis – Gold Certification as of 2nd May, 2014 ‘This Is Elvis’ – Gold Certification as of 9th August, 2013 ’68 Comeback Special’ – 3 X Platinum as of 22nd July, 2013 ‘Aloha From Hawaii’ – 2 X Platinum as of 22nd July, 2013 ‘Elvis 56’ – Gold Certification as of 22nd July, 2013 ‘Elvis By The Presleys’ – Platinum Certification as of 22nd July, 2013 ‘Legends In Concert’ – The Early Years – Platinum Certification as of 22nd July, 2013 ‘Elvis, That’s The Way It Is’ – 5 X Platinum as of 22nd July, 2013 ‘The King Of Rock ‘N’ Roll’ – Gold Certification as of 22nd July, 2013 ‘The Lost Performances’ – Gold Certification as of 22nd July, 2013 ‘The Ultimate Collection’ – Platinum Certification as of 22nd July, 2013 Certification Levels For DVD’s/Videos: Gold – 25,000 Platinum – 50,000 Multi-Platinum – Multiples of 50,000. The BPI was founded in 1973 so many of Elvis' earlier releases are not taken into account e.g. 'G.I. Blues' and 'Blue Hawaii'. Brian

The 3 CD Box Set 'Elvis Presley - Original Recordings' has been awarded Silver Certification (60,000 Units) by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) as of 13th February, 2015. Original release date was 22nd September, 2008: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Elvis-Original-Rec...y/dp/B001EKBDU6 Brian

'Heart And Soul' rises from 20 to 14 on the Billboard Country Catalog Album Chart for w/e 21st February, 2015. 'He Touched Me': The Gospel Music Of Elvis Presley' (Vols. 1 and 2) is a re-entry at 8 on the Music Video Sales Chart. There are no other Elvis entries on the Billboard Charts. Brian

The NBC TV Show Black Leather Suit is now on display at the 02 Exhibition for two months: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/video-ne...n-30984190.html Brian

Please go to the following URL: http://www.elvismatters.com/index.php?pagi...ws&id=13077 Brian

'Heart And Soul' remains at 20 on the Billboard Country Catalog Album Chart for w/e 14th February, 2015. Elvis has no other entries on the Billboard Charts. Brian

Please go to the following URL: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/08/travel/g...n-the-road.html Brian

'Heart And Soul' drops from 10 to 20 on the Billboard Country Catalog Album Chart for w/e 7th February, 2015. 'He Touched Me': The Gospel Music Of Elvis Presley' (Vols 1 and 2) rises from 29 to 11 on the Music Video Sales Chart. There are no other Elvis entries on the Billboard Charts. Brian

For those fans living in the UK and wishing to attend the Exhibition then it may be worthwhile looking in your local newspaper. My local newspaper covers the Luton, Leighton Buzzard and Milton Keynes areas and they are advertising day excursions by coach for £45 per person. Of course this is more expensive but for those who cannot drive or cannot get about easily then this may be an alternative way to see this Exhibition. So check your local paper for any such offers. For those fans living in the said areas and are interested in using this service then you can ring 01908 68 36 76. Brian

Reeling and Rocking (9 p.m. - 10 p.m.) Sound of Song Episode 2 of 3 Musician Neil Brand explores the magical elements that come together to create great songs by recreating some of the most memorable and innovative recording sessions in music history - from Elvis's slap-back echo in Memphis and the Beatles' tape loops at Abbey Road to Phil Spector's Wall of Sound and the Beach Boys' pop symphonies. He shows that all this was made possible by the discovery of magnetic tape by an American soldier in the ruins of WWII Germany, the invention that, more than any other, drove the emergence of the music studio as a compositional tool and the rise of the producer as a new creative force shaping the sound of song. Elvis: 'That's All Right Mama' 60 Years On (10 p.m. - 11 p.m.) Actor and musician Sam Palladio hosts a musical tribute to Elvis Presley, 60 years to the day from when he recorded his first single That's All Right at Sun Studio in Memphis on 5 July 1954. Sam traces Elvis's story from childhood poverty in Mississippi, where he had to make do with a broom for a guitar, to the moment when, by accident, he ended up recording the song that changed the history of popular music. There are performances of the finest Elvis tracks from the likes of soul legend Candi Staton, LA duo the Pierces and country star Laura Bell Bundy. Brian

'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. Brian

As of Thursday, 12th February,2015 the Aloha Suit at the 02 will be sent back to Graceland and will be replaced by the Black Leather Suit from the 1968 TV Special which will be on display for two months. Brian

For information. Channel 5 (UK) are repeating 'Elvis by the Presleys' and the 'Comeback Special' next Saturday night (24th Jan) starting at 6.25 p.m. Brian

'Elvis' 30 No.1 Hits' is a re-entry at 181 on the Billboard Top 200 Album Charts for w/e 24th January, 2015. It also re-enters the Country Catalog Album Chart at 9. 'Heart And Soul' rises from 13 to 7 on the Country Catalog Album Chart. 'The Essential Elvis Presley' re-enters the Country Catalog Album Chart at 16. 'He Touched Me' - The Gospel Music of Elvis Presley (Vols. 1 and 2) remains at 2 on the Top Video Sales Chart. Brian

Latest Soundscan Figures for 'Blue Christmas' (Single) 'Blue Christmas' (Elvis) 560,000 'Blue Christmas' (Elvis with Martina McBride (Duet) 40,000 Brian

Please go to the following URL: http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music...0112-story.html Brian

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'Heart And Soul' rises from 15 to 13 on the Billboard Country Catalog Album Chart for w/e 17th January, 2015. 'He Touched Me': The Gospel Music Of Elvis Presley' rises from 8 to 2 on the Music Video Sales Chart. There are no other Elvis entries on the Billboard Charts. Brian

I was always under the impression that Graceland was the 2nd most visited home after The White House. Apparently not: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biltmore_Estate It has a million visitors a year according to this article. EPE also casually mentioned this on their website recently. Brian

Please go to the following URL: http://blog.chron.com/thetexican/2015/01/r...ton/#15008101=0 Don't forget to take the slide show. Brian B-)

Just played this album and found it very interesting: Side 1 track 4 - 'Today, Tomorrow and Forever' (Duet with Ann Margaret): www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7BI2vsLj0A Side 2 track 1 - 'ALLC' (Original Film version) Side 2 track 6 - 'You Don't Know Me' (Film Version) Side 2 track 9 - 'Lawdy, Miss Clawdy' (Alternate take to that on the Comeback Special Album): www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPNkMt3qcdU Side 2 track 10 - 'What'd I Say' (Original Version as featured in the film). Side 2 track 14 - 'Baby What You Want Me To Do' (Live in Vegas 1969). Side 2 track 16 - 'Memphis, Tennessee' (Alternate take to the original release) Nothing new but a nice compilation. Released yesterday in the UK. Brian