ELVIS PRESLEY SUSPICIOUS MINDS / YOU'LL THINK OF ME (RCA 47-9764). RELEASED: AUG. 26, 1969“Suspicious Minds” was one of the highest high points of the Memphis sessions, a song that Chips brought to the table (it was by Mark James, one of his principal writers) and one that would almost immediately become the center of a depressingly familiar business dispute. In a nutshell, Chips refused to give up any of the publishing on the song; Hill and Range’s Freddy Bienstock and the Colonel’s man, Tom Diskin, declared that in that case the song would not be recorded – and it was only Elvis’ interference on the side of artistic, and ultimately commercial, justice (Chips kept the publishing) that led to his cutting a number which, in its adult sensibility and vocal mastery, would in large measure define the last phase of his career. That, however, was not the end of the story. After all the financial arguments were over, after various political and aesthetic disagreements between Chips and RCA a&r man Felton Jarvis had been effectively resolved, Felton recorded a horn overdub in Las Vegas, where Elvis had opened in July in his first regular return to live performing in twelve years. The concept of the overdub was to follow the dramatic architecture of Elvis’ live performance in which singer and band both faded out, then came roaring back to great audience reaction. Now in a Las Vegas studio the song was faded, looped, and brought up again – with the addition of a crudely recorded horn section. To Chips and the American studio musicians this was something like the desecration of a masterpiece (listen to an undubbed version and see if you agree), but to the public – and probably to posterity at large – it added a mysterious, unquantifiable element that led to its becoming Elvis’ first Number One hit in seven years.. The incredible Elvis Presley life story began when Elvis Aaron Presley was born to Vernon and Gladys Presley in a two-room house in Tupelo, Mississippi, on January 8, 1935. His twin brother, Jessie Garon, was stillborn, leaving Elvis to grow up as an only child. He and his parents moved to Memphis, Tennessee, in 1948, and Elvis graduated from Humes High School there in 1953. Elvis? musical influences were the pop and country music of the time, the gospel music he heard in church and at the all-night gospel sings he frequently attended, and the black R&B he absorbed on historic Beale Street as a Memphis teenager. In 1954, Elvis began his singing career with the legendary Sun Records label in Memphis. In late 1955, his recording contract was sold to RCA Victor. By 1956, he was an international sensation. With a sound and style that uniquely combined his diverse musical influences and blurred and challenged the social and racial barriers of the time, he ushered in a whole new era of American music and popular culture. Here are a few Elvis Presley facts: he starred in 33 successful films, made history with his television appearances and specials, and knew great acclaim through his many, often record-breaking, live concert performances on tour and in Las Vegas. Globally, he has sold over one billion records, more than any other artist. His American sales have earned him gold, platinum or multi-platinum awards. Among his many achievements were 14 Grammy nominations (3 wins) from the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award which he received at age 36, and his being named One of the Ten Outstanding Young Men of the Nation for 1970 by the United States Jaycees. Without any of the special privileges, his celebrity status might have afforded him, Elvis honorably served his country in the U.S. Army. His talent, good looks, sensuality, charisma, and good humor endeared him to millions, as did the humility and human kindness he demonstrated throughout his life. Known the world over by his first name, he is regarded as one of the most important figures of twentieth century popular culture. Elvis died at his Memphis home, Graceland, on August 16, 1977. He was 42. Record Size 7". SHIPS FROM ORANGE COUNTY, CA.

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