Elvis Presley - From Elvis in Memphis (2LP, 45RPM, Box set, 1STEP, SuperVinyl)
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Elvis Presley – vocals, guitar, piano on "I'll Hold You In My Heart (Till I Can Hold You In My Arms)" [click here to see more vinyl featuring Elvis Presley]
Glen Spreen – string and horn arrangements
Ed Kollis – harmonica on "Power of My Love" and "True Love Travels on a Gravel Road"
John Hughey – pedal steel guitar (on "In the Ghetto")
Reggie Young – lead guitar
Bobby Wood – piano
Bobby Emmons – Hammond organ
Tommy Cogbill – bass guitar
Mike Leech – bass guitar, string and horn arrangements
Gene Chrisman – drums
Wayne Jackson – trumpet
Dick Steff – trumpet
R.F. Taylor – trumpet
Ed Logan – trombone
Jack Hale – trombone
Gerald Richardson – trombone
Tony Cason – French horn
Joe D'Gerolamo – French horn
Andrew Love – saxophone
Jackie Thomas – saxophone
Glen Spreen – saxophone
J.P. Luper – saxophone
Joe Babcock – backing vocals
Dolores Edgin – backing vocals
Mary Greene – backing vocals
Charlie Hodge – backing vocals
Ginger Holladay – backing vocals
Mary Holladay – backing vocals
Millie Kirkham – backing vocals
Ronnie Milsap – backing vocals
Sonja Montgomery – backing vocals
June Page – backing vocals
Susan Pilkington – backing vocals
Sandy Posey – backing vocals
Donna Thatcher – backing vocals
Hurschel Wiginton – backing vocals
2 LPs, box set
Limited to 10,000 numbered copies
Original analog Master tape : YES
UltraDisc One-Step (UDS1)
Heavy Press : 180g SuperVinyl
Record color : black
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : RTI
Label : MOFI
Original Label : RCA Victor
Recorded January–February 1969 at American Sound Studio, Memphis, Tennessee
Engineered by Al Pachucki
Produced by Felton Jarvis and Chips Moman
Originally released in 1969
Reissued in September 2023
Tracks:
Side A :
- Wearin' That Loved On Look
- Only the Strong Survive
- I'll Hold You in My Heart
Side B :
- Long Black Limousine
- It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin'
- I'm Movin' On
Side C :
- Power of My Love
- Gentle on My Mind
- After Loving You
Side D :
- True Love Travels on a Gravel Road
- Any Day Now
- In the Ghetto
Awards:
Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums of All Time - Ranked 322
1000 Recordings you must hear before you die - Ranked 152
Reviews:
“After a 14-year absence from Memphis, Elvis Presley returned to cut what was certainly his greatest album (or, at least, a tie effort with his RCA debut LP from early 1956). The fact that From Elvis in Memphis came out as well as it did is something of a surprise, in retrospect -- Presley had a backlog of songs he genuinely liked that he wanted to record and had heard some newer soul material that also attracted him, and none of it resembled the material that he'd been cutting since his last non-soundtrack album, six years earlier. And he'd just come off of the NBC television special which, although a lot of work, had led him to the realization that he could be as exciting and vital a performer in 1969 as he'd been a dozen years before. And for what was practically the last time, the singer cut his manager, Tom Parker, out of the equation, turning himself over to producer Chips Moman. The result was one of the greatest white soul albums (and one of the greatest soul albums) ever cut, with brief but considerable forays into country, pop, and blues as well. Presley sounds rejuvenated artistically throughout the dozen cuts off the original album, and he's supported by the best playing and backup singing of his entire recording history.” AllMusic Review by Bruce Eder
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Ratings :
AllMusic : 5 / 5 , Discogs : 4,36 / 5