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Released on the eve of the 20th anniversary of Presley's death, Platinum: A Life in Music attempts to trace an alternative history of Elvis' career by concentrating on alternate takes and unreleased material. Over the course of four discs, 23 hit singles are interspersed with 77 previously unreleased items. The hits function as touchstones, so the listener has an idea of where Elvis was in his career when he was recording such unreleased gems as a 1966 cover of "Blowin' in the Wind" or the 1959 "Bad Nauheim Medley." Certainly, the sheer amount of unreleased material means that Platinum: A Life in Music is targeted at hardcore collectors, but what is surprising is how listenable the set is, even for casual fans. The homemade recordings and demos are occasionally sonically rough, but the rarity of these items make the sound a moot point. Some of the performances aren't particularly remarkable -- alternates of "Always on My Mind" and "Heartbreak Hotel" simply sound like the released versions, only not as good -- but there's an abundance of gems scattered throughout the set, making it worthwhile for any serious Elvis collector.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Elvis Presley, Performer - Fred Rose, Composer - Fred Rose, Lyricist - Hy Heath, Composer - Hy Heath, Lyricist
Originally recorded 1954. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, Performer - Arthur Crudup, Composer - Arthur Crudup, Lyricist - Sam Phillips, Producer - Sam Phillips, Engineer
Originally recorded 1954. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, Performer - Rodgers, Composer - Rodgers, Lyricist - HART, Lyricist - HART, Composer
Originally recorded 1954. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, Performer - Sam Phillips, Producer - Sam Phillips, Engineer - Roy Brown, Composer - Roy Brown, Lyricist
Originally released 1959. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Scotty Moore, Guitar - Bill Black, Bass - Elvis Presley, Performer - Sam Phillips, Producer - Sam Phillips, Engineer - Johnny Bernero, Drums - Herman Parker, Jr., Composer - Herman Parker, Jr., Lyricist - Sam C. Phillips, Composer - Sam C. Phillips, Lyricist
Originally released 1955. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, Performer - Ray Charles, Composer - Ray Charles, Lyricist
Originally recorded 1956. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, Composer - Elvis Presley, Lyricist - Elvis Presley, Performer - Durden, Composer - Durden, Lyricist - Axton, Composer - Axton, Lyricist
Originally recorded 1956. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, Performer - Don Robertson, Composer - Don Robertson, Lyricist
Originally recorded 1956. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, Performer - Charles Calhoun, Composer - Charles Calhoun, Lyricist
Originally recorded 1956. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, Performer - Lloyd Price, Composer - Lloyd Price, Lyricist
Originally recorded 1956. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, Performer - Mysels, Composer - Mysels, Lyricist - Kosloff, Composer - Kosloff, Lyricist
Originally recorded 1956. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Leiber, Lyricist - Leiber, Composer - Elvis Presley, Performer - Stoller, Composer - Stoller, Lyricist
Originally recorded 1956. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, Composer - Elvis Presley, Lyricist - Elvis Presley, Performer - Ernie Ulrich, Engineer - Otis Blackwell, Composer - Otis Blackwell, Lyricist - The Jordanaires, Vocal
Originally released 1956. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, Performer - Blackwell, Composer - Blackwell, Lyricist - Marascalco, Composer - Marascalco, Lyricist
Originally recorded 1956. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, Composer - Elvis Presley, Lyricist - Elvis Presley, Performer - Matson, Composer - Matson, Lyricist
Originally released 1956. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, Performer - Traditional, Composer - Traditional, Lyricist
(P) 1997 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, Composer - Elvis Presley, Lyricist - Elvis Presley, Performer - Otis Blackwell, Composer - Otis Blackwell, Lyricist - Thorne Nogar, Engineer - Steve Sholes, Producer - The Jordanaires, Vocal
(P) 1958 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, Performer - Thomas A. Dorsey, Composer - Thomas A. Dorsey, Lyricist
Originally recorded 1957. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, Performer - Lewis, Lyricist - Lewis, Composer - Stock, Composer - Stock, Lyricist - Rose, Composer - Rose, Lyricist
Originally released 1957. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, Performer - Lowe, Composer - Lowe, Lyricist - Mann, Lyricist - Mann, Composer - The Jordanaires, Vocal
Originally released 1958. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Leiber, Composer - Leiber, Lyricist - Elvis Presley, Performer - Stoller, Composer - Stoller, Lyricist - The Jordanaires, Performer
Originally released 1958. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, Performer - Tepper, Composer - Tepper, Lyricist - Bennett, Composer - Bennett, Lyricist - The Jordanaires, Performer
Originally released 1958. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, Performer - Reichner, Composer - Reichner, Lyricist - Wayne, Composer - Wayne, Lyricist
Originally recorded 1958. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Aaron Schroeder, Composer - Aaron Schroeder, Lyricist - Elvis Presley, Performer - RLJ, Engineer - Sid Wyche, Composer - Sid Wyche, Lyricist - Steve Sholes, Producer
Originally recorded 1958. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, Performer - Elvis Presley, Arranger - George David Weiss, Composer - George David Weiss, Lyricist - Schroeder, Lyricist - Schroeder, Composer - Thomas P. Westendorf, Lyricist - Thomas P. Westendorf, Composer - Ivory Joe Hunter, Lyricist - Ivory Joe Hunter, Composer - Ernest Tubb, Lyricist - Ernest Tubb, Composer - Corday, Composer - Corday, Lyricist - Hoffman, Lyricist - Hoffman, Composer - Carr, Lyricist - Carr, Composer
(P) 1997 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
DISC 2
Elvis Presley, Performer - A. Schroeder, Lyricist - A. Schroeder, Composer - S.L. McFarland, Composer - S.L. McFarland, Lyricist
Originally recorded 1960 & released 1997. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
F. Wise, Composer - F. Wise, Lyricist - Elvis Presley, Performer - B. Weisman, Composer - B. Weisman, Lyricist
Originally recorded 1960 & released 1997. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Aaron Schroeder, Composer - Aaron Schroeder, Lyricist - Elvis Presley, Performer - Chet Atkins, Producer - Bill Porter, Engineer - Steve Sholes, Producer - The Jordanaires, Vocal - Wally Gold, Composer - Wally Gold, Lyricist
Originally released 1960. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, Performer - Chet Atkins, Producer - Bill Porter, Engineer - Steve Sholes, Producer - Ben Weisman, Composer - Ben Weisman, Lyricist - The Jordanaires, Performer - Fred Wise, Composer - Fred Wise, Lyricist
Originally released 1960. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Doc Pomus, Composer - Doc Pomus, Lyricist - Elvis Presley, Performer - Mort Shuman, Composer - Mort Shuman, Lyricist
Originally recorded 1960. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, Performer - Lou Handman, Composer - Lou Handman, Lyricist - Chet Atkins, Producer - Bill Porter, Engineer - Steve Sholes, Producer - The Jordanaires, Vocal - Roy Turk, Composer - Roy Turk, Lyricist
Originally released 1960. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, Performer - Bill Porter, Engineer - Steve Sholes, Producer - The Jordanaires, Vocal - Lowell Fulsom, Composer - Lowell Fulsom, Lyricist
Originally released 1960. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, Performer - Abner Silver, Composer - Abner Silver, Lyricist - Sid Wayne, Composer - Sid Wayne, Lyricist
Originally recorded 1960. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, Performer - Mosie Lister, Composer - Mosie Lister, Lyricist
Originally recorded 1960. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, Arranger - Elvis Presley, Performer
Originally recorded 1960. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, Performer - Charlie Rich, Composer - Charlie Rich, Lyricist
Originally recorded 1961. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Chuck Willis, Composer - Chuck Willis, Lyricist - Elvis Presley, Performer
Originally recorded 1961. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, Performer - Thorne Nogar, Engineer - The Surfers, Vocal - Hugo Peretti, Composer - Hugo Peretti, Lyricist - The Jordanaires, Vocal - George Weiss, Composer - George Weiss, Lyricist - Luigi Creatore, Composer - Luigi Creatore, Lyricist
Originally released 1961. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, Performer - A. Byron, Composer - A. Byron, Lyricist - P. Evans, Composer - P. Evans, Lyricist
Originally recorded 1962. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, Performer - Otis Blackwell, Composer - Otis Blackwell, Lyricist - Thorne Nogar, Engineer - Winfield Scott, Composer - Winfield Scott, Lyricist - The Jordanaires, Performer
Originally released 1962. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Leiber, Lyricist - Leiber, Composer - Elvis Presley, Performer - Stoller, Composer - Stoller, Lyricist
Originally recorded 1963. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, Performer - Stuart K. Hine, Composer - Stuart K. Hine, Lyricist
Originally recorded 1966. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, Performer - Jerry Reed Hubbard, Composer - Jerry Reed Hubbard, Lyricist
Originally recorded 1966. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, Performer - Rodgers, Composer - Rodgers, Lyricist - Hammerstein, Composer - Hammerstein, Lyricist
Originally recorded 1966. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, Performer - Traditional, Lyricist - Traditional, Composer
Originally released 1966. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, Performer - Pee Wee King, Composer - Pee Wee King, Lyricist - Redd Stewart, Composer - Redd Stewart, Lyricist
Originally recorded 1966. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, Performer - Bob Dylan, Composer - Bob Dylan, Lyricist
Originally recorded 1966. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, Performer - Hank Williams, Composer - Hank Williams, Lyricist
Originally recorded 1961. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, Performer - W. Phelps, Composer - W. Phelps, Lyricist
Originally recorded 1961. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Elvis Presley, Performer - J. Lantz, Composer - J. Lantz, Lyricist - E. Miller, Composer - E. Miller, Lyricist
Originally recorded 1961. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
Released on the eve of the 20th anniversary of Presley's death, Platinum: A Life in Music attempts to trace an alternative history of Elvis' career by concentrating on alternate takes and unreleased material. Over the course of four discs, 23 hit singles are interspersed with 77 previously unreleased items. The hits function as touchstones, so the listener has an idea of where Elvis was in his career when he was recording such unreleased gems as a 1966 cover of "Blowin' in the Wind" or the 1959 "Bad Nauheim Medley." Certainly, the sheer amount of unreleased material means that Platinum: A Life in Music is targeted at hardcore collectors, but what is surprising is how listenable the set is, even for casual fans. The homemade recordings and demos are occasionally sonically rough, but the rarity of these items make the sound a moot point. Some of the performances aren't particularly remarkable -- alternates of "Always on My Mind" and "Heartbreak Hotel" simply sound like the released versions, only not as good -- but there's an abundance of gems scattered throughout the set, making it worthwhile for any serious Elvis collector.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 4 disc(s) - 100 track(s)
- Total length: 04:21:53
- Main artists: Elvis Presley
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: RCA Records Label
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
(P) 1997 Sony Music Entertainment
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