Elvis On CD
2 years after the very first compact disc (CD) was released, RCA also decided to
publish an Elvis Presley CD. When in the year 1984 the CD-box ‘The Legend’ became
available in German stores, the triumphal procession of ‘Elvis on CD’ became
unstoppable.
Worldwide, there have been more Elvis-CDs released than of any other artist, be
it official releases or un-authorised ones.
Many of these CDs are still available today. Older releases are being revised
and updated to today’s state of the art sound technology, so ‘Elvis on CD’ may
be re-discovered by fans over and over again.
BMG (RCA / BMG / Sony-BMG) have released more than 500 different Elvis audio
CDs. In addition to those, there are special releases of CD-series such as the
rare ‘German Bertelsmann Club Edition’ or authorised publications by other
companies (e.g. by ‘Time Life’ or ‘Reader’s Digest’).
Some of these CDs nowadays are very valuable and have gained collector’s item
status. Such sought-after collectibles are for example the original first
releases of CDs like ‘Elvis’, ‘Elvis Presley’ or ‘Elvis’ Golden Records’. But
also more recent releases have become rarities, either due to having been
manufactured in very small quantities only, or by having been published in only
a few countries. This makes them difficult to find.
Fans also find valuable bootleg-CDs* (also called ‘import-CDs’), as these
releases do provide for the Elvis-fan access to so far unknown live- or studio
material.
In 1987 the very first ‘bootleg’-CD appeared on the market. The official CD
‘Live in Dallas’ had been illegally copied by an unknown manufacturer. In 1988
fans finally could discover so far completely unpublished material on the ‘real’
bootlegs ‘Hot and Tight’ and ‘The Hollywood Sessions’. Since then more than 500
bootleg-releases have been published. Every year more CDs are being launched
onto the market which, due to today’s technology, make available almost unknown
concert recordings in improved quality.
On our websites we do present you CD-releases by RCA / BMG / BMG-Sony, also by
the official collector’s label ’Follow That Dream’ (FTD), plus promo CDs (CDs released
for promotional purposes) and, of course, bootleg CDs as well.
There is of course much more to be discovered on our pages.
Have fun on ‘Elvis on CD’.
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