Elvis Presley - Elv1s 30 #1 Hits

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Free Music Review: ARTIST OF THE CENTURY AND THE KING OF ROCK 'N' ROLL
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BMG/RCA note that the singles have been "mixed and mastered from the original master tapes". The sound quality is excellent. Elvis Presley never sounded better.

BMG/RCA used the methodology of the Beatles 1 album to obtain 31 no.1 singles on the US and UK charts. The 31st no.1 is a "bonus track", A LITTLE LESS CONVERSATION, which went no.1 in the UK this summer, breaking the tie Elvis had with the Beatles for most no.1s at 17. This JXL remixed bonus track went no.1 in over 24 countries around the world and is in the new Eddie Murphy movie I SPY.The unmixed song was in the OCEAN'S 11 movie. It is a testament to the enduring legacy of Elvis that he can still go no.1 around the world 25 years after his death. The single was also no.1 on the Billboard Sales Chart. It is a great bonus track.

The 30 no.1s during Elvis' career are the music that defined a generation and created a musical, social, and political revolution. Elvis changed not only music, but styles of clothing, the way we wore our hair, the way he looked at the world around us. Elvis changed the world. And this music shows why.

HEARTBREAK HOTEL is a classic record that began Elvis' streak on the pop charts. It is a song about loneliness and failed relationships, themes that are very contemporary today but not addressed in pop songs at that time.DON'T BE CRUEL was no.1 on the R&B, Pop, and C&W charts simultaneously. Elvis combined elements of black and white music which incorporated country, western, bluegrass, blues, tin pan alley, show tunes, to create what we now know as ROCK 'N' ROLL. In a period of McCarthyite witch-hunt conformity and racial segregation and the bland pop of Pat Boone, Elvis exploded on an unssuspecting America. We still feel the aftershocks today! Elvis created a revolution!

John Lennon said: "Before Elvis, there was nothing." Bruce Springsteen stated that "Elvis is my religion. Without him I would be selling encyclopedias today." Elvis had the greatest musical and social influence and impact of the 20th century. He changed the way we think, act,and the way we perceive each other. He represented freedom and plurality. He came from the people and he spoke for the people. He was of the masses and for the masses.

The selections on this set include LOVE ME TENDER, the 1956 classic ballad in pristine sound quality. You can hear every breath Elvis takes. The sound quality is that good! ALL SHOOK UP, TEDDY BEAR, JAILHOUSE ROCK, HARD HEADED WOMAN, HOUND DOG, CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE, A BIG HUNK O' LOVE, sound spectacular in this remastered sound! Elvis' vocals are clear and up front and the guitars can be heard much more distinctly. SUSPICIOUS MINDS sounds different because Elvis' vocals are more up front. BURNING LOVE, a great comeback no.1 from 1972, proves Elvis was the King of Rock 'n' Roll. Only Elvis could dominate any era by the power of his music. That is why he was termed the King of Rock 'n' Roll. No one else could match Elvis' career accomplishments or musical influence or impact. No one else even compares to Elvis. He is in a class all by himself.Little Richard and chuck Berry and Jerry Lee Lewis and James Brown couldn't even buy a no.1 record. They don't know what a no.1 record even is. They have been hyped and overrated by mindless so-called music critics based on racism and on greed. But the people have spoken. In a democracy, it is the people who decide. We the people, Jack. The people decide, not some fascist-racist music critics. The people decide. E pluribus unum, Jack.

The only criticism of this package is that the picture sleeves for the 45s were not included. Moreover, there are two alternate takes, of A FOOL SUCH AS I and THE WONDER OF YOU. This is inexplicable. But there are excellent photographs and a photo of Elvis' classic customized Gibson Jumbo 200 guitar. Peter Guralnick and Ernst Jorgenson wrote the liner notes.

The sound quality is excellent. This is the music that changed America and that changed the world! This is not just any music but the soundtrack of Rock 'n' Roll. This is Americana. This is American music.

I would highly recommend this collection. Hear why Elvis was dubbed the King of Rock 'n' Roll and the Entertainer of the Century. Elvis could do it all. And he did it all. Before anyone did anything, Elvis did everything. Buy this collection. Listen to the sound of the revolution! Elvis changed the world.

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