Fifties, Elvis Movies and Christmas

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** Elvis Sails 1958 - From: budeta52
Fabulous army photos from 1958 & 1959, some deliciously rare.
- See Elvis in this underpants!
Set to the Elvis Sails interview. Runs 8 minutes.

** 'Jailhouse Rock' 57/68/77 - From: budeta52
Combining three Elvis performances with photos of the three eras.
Nice editing work.

'Treat Me Nice' (Takes 1,2,3) - From: SCW01902
If you haven't heard these recently discovered initial takes you are in for a treat.
A completely different arrangement from the single version.
Outtake available on the recommended FTD 'Flashback.'

'Earth Angel' - From: hewi0301
Elvis recorded this at home while in Germany in the army.
The clip features some great fifties photos.
Some fans will still never have heard Elvis' version of The Penguins (or Crew Cuts) classic.

'Is It So Strange' (Alt take 1) -  From: maca14
One of my all-time favourite Elvis songs.
Set to a sensational selection of Elvis 1956 photos.

Elvis Sings Nat King Cole's 'Mona Lisa' - From: ElvisZone
Something a little different & a very nice clip.
Elvis' rare Germany home-recording set to newly discovered photographs.

Elvis 1956 Interview - LaCrosse, Wisconsin - From: Jackiej61
Six minutes and one of Elvis' best early interviews.
Elvis talks about his first movie, his first failure live in Vegas, and performing the song 'Only You'.

Rare Movie Set Clip - From: ElvisZone
Very rare early 1957 ? footage of Elvis
Short but very sweet.

'Blue Moon' - From  maca14
Elvis' sensational SUN version set to a fifties photo-montage.
Some stunning & rare photos beautifully compiled.

Tupelo 1956 colour footage -  From  rabaaron
From Keith Flynn's fabulous site this is some extraordinarily rare footage of Elvis' Mississippi/Alabama fair show in colour.
A perfect taster for the newly announced 'Tupelo's own Elvis Presley' book & DVD.
Click here for the review of this SENSATIONAL Tupelo release.

Elvis, Buddy Holly, Carl Perkins & Johnny Cash - From poozhaan
More Elvis and Johnny Cash!
George Klein narrates this rare footage of Elvis, Buddy Holly, Carl Perkins & Johnny Cash in 1955.
From the Great Performances video.

'I Need Your Love Tonight' - From:  maca14
Fabulous photo-montage of Elvis givin' hot-lovin' in the fifties.
A few you may not have previously seen. And how cool was Elvis before the army got him!
"I've been waiting just for tonight,
To do some lovin' and hold you tight"
(EIN thanks Sanja for the lovin')

Baby, Let's Play House - From  GuitarGal44
We need more fifties Elvis here! The sensational 'Baby Let's Play House' from the 2nd Dorsey TV show.
Elvis is so young & jittery and how "in his face" is the camera!

Elvis in 1955 "What's Going on?"  -  From  stevids
Clever video of early fifties Elvis to the original song 'What's Going On? This is 1955'
Some fabulous early fifties footage and good to hear a new and original song about Elvis.
Song by Rod & Steve Adams with vocal by Mandy.

Hear & see Elvis' original SUN #209! - From LynchburgSourMash
Wow this is a real oddity, but fun in an obtuse way! 
What would you do if you owned a complete set of Elvis' 5 Sun issues?
Well show them off & play them on YouTube!
The voice in beginning is Elvis' early manager Bob Neal.

‘Let Yourself Go’ the Speedway original - From: trainiride
As requested a selection of Elvis performing this great song.
First the movie original, - very grooovy baby!

** 'I Think I'm Gonna Like It Here' (alternate take) - From: kindhearted1
Great idea with some marvellous stills of the film as well as the real Acapulco.
Some fabulous sixties fun - and one of my favourite soundtracks.
A classic FTD release.

'Jailhouse Rock' colourised - From: exit9999
We recently announced the import DVD release of the colourised film Jailhouse Rock.
If you haven't seen it recently, or ever, here is the classic title song in colour.

Elvis Movies 2 - From: mikevideo
Do not miss this compile of total sixties movies fluff.
This is a hilarious 10 minute romp through some of the best & very worst.
Features 'Do The Clam', 'Spring Fever', 'He's Your Uncle, Not Your Dad' and other greats!

'Tonight's All Right For Love' (GI Blues outtake)  - From:  twangit45
The European version of G.I Blues featuring 'Tonight's All Right For Love' replaced due to copyright reasons.
Unfortunately poor video quality, but a rare movie outtake just the same.

'Tender Feeling' - From  elvisfanforever
More sixties Elvis. Rare photos of Priscilla plus footage of happier days for her & Elvis.
To the sweet tune 'Tender Feeling' from Kissin' Cousins..

'The King meets the King' - From  trevormeech
Very poor quality footage but interesting for showing Elvis meeting the King & Queen of Thailand
Available as part of the 'Inside G.I Blues' book. See our review here.

'The Love Machine' - From  ElvisSpot
In September 1966 Elvis was filming 'Easy Come, Easy Go'
A dreadful movie. If you have never seen the film, here it is in under 3 minutes.
A delightfully funny piece of sixties Elvis fluff! (The clip, not the movie!)

"Holy Cow, I forgot the Bull"- From  nuclearhythmics
Less than 2 minutes of delightful silliness from 'Stay Away Joe'.
Trying to escape his movie contracts, you know that even Elvis would laugh!
Luckily for Elvis (and us) the Comeback Special was only 7 months away.

'Charro' (cool edit) -   From  iamgman1
Fabulous clip edited to the title song. Makes a great promo for the film.
Check out how cool Elvis looks with beard & turned up collar.
Go here for EIN's fascinating spotlight on the film 'Charro!'

'Charro' - From  GSCC
An underrated song combined with a great selection of film stills from 1968.

EIN's favourite Christmas videos. Merry Christmas - and remember what Elvis sang, 
Give thanks for all you've been blessed with
And hold your loved ones tight
For you know the Lord's been good to you
On a snowy Christmas night

'I'll Be Home On Christmas Day' -  From Jackiej61
Great selection of photos. nicely focusing on Elvis' eyes.
One of Elvis' more sincere Christmas songs

Blue Christmas with Elvis -  From: kisses4elvis
More Blue Christmas but this time with a marvellous selection of photos.
Love those pictures of Elvis in the snow.

'Santa Claus Is Back In Town' -  From: kindhearted1
My favourite Elvis Christmas song.
Elvis in leather, Graceland in the snow - what more does one need!

TTWII rehearsal - 'Santa Claus Is Back In Town' - From: Javicentrico
Laid back and with a fine blues groove.
Marvellous stuff from the TTWII Special Edition..

'On a Snowy Christmas Night' - From: ademarbosa
A simple message - a simple photo compilation.
Perfect for the time of year.

'I'll Be Home On Christmas Day [Take 9]' - From: ForTheHeart76
The fantastic blues version of 'I'll Be Home On Christmas Day'
Another classic Elvis Christmas blues. 

'If I Get Home On Christmas Day' - From: reeltidymusic
A beautiful song from Elvis' 1971 Christmas album.
Set to some delightful photos of Graceland during the holiday season.

Elvis - Santa Claus Is Back In Town - Elvis images by Frances (Kindhearted1)

Gladys & Vernon at Graceland 1958 - From:  thepresleyclan [Xmas 2007 REMOVED]
Great footage of happier early times with Graceland in the snow.
Short but well-worth seeing especially if you were there in the 100 degree heat this August.

'Hound Dog' (djf edit)- From smithersjones [Xmas 2007 REMOVED]
While in a fifties mood this a great idea combining the Milton Berle TV footage to the classic single.
While it doesn't have the controversial bump-&-grind ending the slow-mo hip action is sensational.

'Don't' (djf edit) From smithersjones [Xmas 2007 REMOVED]
A fabulous selection of late 1950's photos of Elvis.
Nicely edited to Elvis great 1957 #1 ballad 'Don't'

Elvis in the army - From Sonny TCB [Xmas 2007 REMOVED]
A fabulous selection of Army photos, some wonderfully rare.
Set to the sublime 'Soldier Boy' from the sensational 'Elvis Is Back!' LP.

'That's All Right' Live 1950s - (edited djf)  - From  smithersjones [Xmas 2007 REMOVED]
Sensational fifties edit of Elvis live on stage to the 'That's All Right' single.
The birth of 'Rock'n'Roll' - Elvis onstage doing what he does best!

'Blue Suede Shoes' colour 1956 - From  smithersjones [Xmas 2007 REMOVED]
The Hal Wallis movie try-out with lip-synced audio.
Great to see Elvis' natural colour hair. A classic. 

'Paralyzed' (edit djf)  - From  smithersjones  [Xmas 2007 REMOVED]
One of my favourite 50s songs.
Fabulous photos and some great rare footage.

'Return to Sender' (Edit djf) - From  smithersjones  [Xmas 2007 REMOVED]
Using great slow-mo to accentuate Elvis' cool shoulder & body action.
A cool variation on the 'Girls, Girls, Girls' film clip. 
Once again from the DVD 'Elvis -1st, 2nd & 4ever' (see EIN review). 

'Wear My Ring Around Your Neck' (edited djf) - From  smithersjones [Xmas 2007 REMOVED]
Great 1950's rare home footage of Elvis water-skiing, the Biloxi fishing trip, & playing with friends.
Another clip from the great DVD '1st, 2nd & 4ever' (see EIN review).

I'm A Roustabout - edited djf. [Xmas 2007 REMOVED]
Features some colourized Jailhouse Rock footage.
See EIN's review of the excellent 2005 DVD '1st, 2nd & 4ever' which first featured this clip.

'King Of The Whole Wide World' (DJF edit) - From: smithersjones [Xmas 2007 REMOVED]
Great edit of various Elvis sixties movie fluff.
And don't forget the great Boots Randolph on sax.

'What's She Really Like' (djf edit) - From  smithersjones [Xmas 2007 REMOVED]
A personal favourite from GI Blues but with added footage. 
I was always annoyed that the song was cut short in the film itself.

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