Elvis may not be alive now, but his music and films live on. There will only ever be one King and that is Elvis. Details of his early life, when he was in the army and how he met some of the guys that ended up working for him,also how he met his wife and the life thy lead before he married ... Read review
Elvis By The Presleys is the most revealing and poignant video portrait we will ever see ... more
of the artist as husband, father and friend. As never before, Priscilla Presley and Lisa Marie Presley, along with members of Elvis' family and extended family, fr...
This 32-track, double CD set--a companion to a television special--compiles the King's ... more
"most emotionally affecting tunes," songs he connected to his real-life romance with his wife and daughter. Most notable here is the second disc, a collection of rarities, beginning with "It Wouldn't Be the Same Without You," one of the four known demos Presley recorded before winning his Sun contract. His tone here--pure and almost girlish--is the sweet sound of a boy who would be Dean Martin, not a revolution in the making. Private recordings of "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" and "Baby What You Want Me to Do" are so "living room" as to seem deliciously voyeuristic. But the most fascinating glimpse here comes as an alternate take of "You'll Be Gone," a song Presley wrote in 1962 with friends Red West and Charlie Hodge. Utterly awful, it finds him meandering into the squishy no man's land that characterized much of the period. He played it for the visiting Priscilla, who said she liked his rock 'n' roll stuff better, and, crushed, he supposedly never tried to write a song again. That was history's loss, but Priscilla ended up being a better A&R director than anybody else Elvis had around him at the time. And not a bad album packager it turns out. It also includes "rare, never-before-seen family photos". --Alanna Nash
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Elvis may not be alive now, but his music and films live on. There will only ever be one King and that is Elvis. Details of his early life, when he was in the army and how he met some of the guys that ended up working for him,also how he met his wife and the life thy lead before he married and afterwards was very well detailed by his Wife and Daughter in depth. I could watch it again and again and still find new information about him. New fans are ... more
Elvis may not be alive now, but his music and films live on. There will only ever be one King and that is Elvis. Details of his early life, when he was in the army and how he met some of the guys that ended up working for him,also how he met his wife and the life thy lead before he married and afterwards was very well detailed by his Wife and Daughter in depth. I could watch it again and again and still find new information about him. New fans are always coming to enjoy his music and films which is why he is still so loved by all his fans around the world. Fans visit Gracelands during his Birthday week and again in August for the Elvis week.
Documentaries & Biographies - Entertainment Documentary
Classification
Exempt
Running Time
4 hours 30 minutes
Plot
Featuring access to the Elvis Presley estate and interviews with Priscilla and Lisa Marie.
Release details
DVD Region
DVD
Studio(s)
SONY BMG; ARVATO SERVICES
Release date
23/05/2005
No of Discs
2
Catalogue No
82876 690549
Barcode
0828766905496
Languages
Main Language
English
Technical information
Special Features
Photo Gallery, Exclusive Bonus Chapters Elvis Nixon And Elvis Karate
Sound
Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Dubbing Sound
Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo English
DVD Description
The story of Elvis Presley's extraordinary life is given a new, unique twist with these recollections from his former wife, Priscilla, and daughter Lisa Marie. Originally aired on CBS in 2005, ELVIS BY THE PRESLEY'S offers endlessly fascinating anecdotes from the glamorous pair, while also offering viewers the chance to pour over some rarely seen footage and photographs from the Presley Estate. Footage that didn't make it to the TV show is also included, making this essential viewing for Presleyophiles, with the archive footage of Elvis's home movies providing special interest, as these have never previously been made available for public consumption. Priscilla generously presents her side of the story, offering wonderful insight in what life with The King was like, while Lisa Marie also chips in with a few remembrances of Elvis from her younger days. This is a great chance for Elvis fans to glimpse what life was like within the inner-sanctum of their hero, making this a valuable addition to the welter of documentary footage available on the legendary singer.
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