Hi everyone

You will have noticed over the past month or so we have been advertising Bill Burk's Elvis World Online as "coming soon" to EIN. Well the wait is almost over and we will be launching the Elvis World part of the site tomorrow. Piers and I are looking forward to a long and rewarding association with Bill (someone who has forgotten more about Elvis than most of us even remember).

For those of you who don't know about Bill (and there can't be too many who don't), he is an institution in the Elvis world. A long-time journalist with the Memphis Press-Scimitar, Bill has written hundreds of articles (and some of the most widely acclaimed books) about Elvis and was one of the lucky few to have called him a friend! Bill and wife Connie also publish one of the world's best Elvis magaines, Elvis World, now in its 19th year.

Bill Burk's Elvis World Online will include:

• Articles by Bill "007" Burk
• a section devoted to Bill's many books about Elvis
• information on the Elvis World Shoppers Service (buy your Elvis books direct from Bill)
• Elvis World subscription details
• details of the latest two Elvis World magazines

Bill Burk's Elvis World Online will be updated periodically with interesting new items as only "007" can write.

In the coming weeks we will be running several new competitions based around recent new releases. Keep watching the site for details.

Nigel & Piers

News

• The Tupelo-Memphis Murders: A Psychological Profile of Self-Destruction and Murder! - this controversial book will be published in mid-October as a once only pressing of 500 copies. EIN has an exclusive "pre-publication special price offer"
• EPE adds new multimedia section on its site
• National Elvis Presley Convention "Elvis for Everyone" program announced
• Elvis Week 2004 Photo Site
• Elvis catalog available for online download
• All Shook Up: Broadway musical update Elvis Shop opens in Vienna
• Rock & Roll Hall of Fame honors DJ Bill Randle (Pied Piper of Cleveland)
• Large Elvis collection heading for the Memphis Library

Spotlight Articles

• The First Cut is the Deepest - Elvis on the creative edge: Piers Beagley takes us on a fascinating journey inside the recording studio with Elvis
• Framed That's All Right Master Stamper: investment opportunity or buyer beware? EIN offers its view on the latest limted edition collectible

Interviews

• Mother Dolores Hart: Elvis' Loving You co-star, now a nun, speaks with ABC News in a very rare interview
• Lisa Marie Presley: we have published the full transcript of Lisa's appearance on Australia's 'Enough Rope' TV program earlier this year
• Mick Gerace talks to EIN about next month's TCB Band tour, the availability of VIP tickets to meet the band and Myrna Smith, and a song written especially for the tour

Reviews

• Elvis My Dad (book)
• Elvis #1 The Complete Chart History of Elvis Presley (book)
• Elvis Presley. The Man. The Life. The Legend (book)
• Elvis A 50th Anniversary Celebration (DVD)
• Elvis The 50 Greatest Love Songs (CD)

Odd Spot

• DNA proves Elvis is not buried at Graceland!

• We've had quite a few enquiries about Joe Tunzi's latest book, Elvis Sessions III. Opinions about the release are divided and some of his claims in the book are being hotly debated on the Elvis messageboards. EIN won't be bringing in copies, but JAT now has its own website from which fans can order copies: www.jatpublishing.com. JAT accepts credit card payments via PayPal and international bank checks/money orders. Given the high price of the book ordering directly from the publisher is probably the cheapest way of obtaining a copy.
• One fan writing the Elvis Collectors messageboard has rated the audio and video quality of one of the numerous editions of Elvis In Concert DVD as "10 out 10". We'd like to see his copy as to our knowledge there are no editions available that are of commercially produced, pre-recorded quality. If anyone has information supporting the claim please let us know as the demand for an absolutely first-rate edition would be enormous and deserves wide promotion.
• The biggest selling Elvis book in the US last month was Elvis Presley The Man. The Life. The Legend. by Pamela Clarke Keogh. Read Bill E. Burk's review. Other titles selling quite well included Elvis Unseen Archives (Marie Cahill) and Are You Hungry Tonight? Elvis' Favorite Recipes (Brenda A. Butler).
• Elvis 30 #1 Hits approaching a very impressive 100 weeks on the Billboard Top 200 Album chart. Currently at #180 after 98 weeks.
• A copy of the book, The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran, allegedly owned by Elvis, is for sale on eBay.com
• Aussie fans should look out for the books Elvis A Celebration (now out in small-sized softcover) and the re-issue of Paul Simpson's excellent The Rough Guide to Elvis (due out in the US & England late next month and Australia in November)

Who wrote the book, Child Bride?

(Last week's answer: Elvis Closing Night)

• A 1989 episode of the TV comedy, Alf, featured an story called "Suspicious Minds". It involved Alf believing his exclusive neighbor was Elvis Presley
• Other television programs to feature Elvis themed episodes include Crossing Jordan, Designing Women and Full House
• Variety called Charro (the film) a "minor effort"
• On May 9, 1976 Elvis closed his Lake Tahoe season with one of his best, and one of his longest concerts...he was on stage for more than 2 hours forwhat was a "Mother's Day" performance!

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