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A brief commentary on my Elvis singles' collection. I don't have many Elvis singles. I bought the albums and then the CDs. When I bought a single there was a special reason for it. Here, I give the reasons for my selections.

A brief and humourous review of the Elvis movies, in light of the Elvis season I had Christmas 2023

A detailed history and review of Elvis Presley's June 1970 session in Nashville which resulted in the recording of 34 masters, three full albums, and several hit singles.

A review of Elvis Presley's two sessions at Stax Studios, Memphis, 1973. The first session was in July 1973, the second in December. The sessions resulted in three albums. Here I assess the recordings as a mature update of Elvis' original Sun sound, being a genre-bending blending of country, R&B, gospel, rock, and pop. I also select the cream of the material to argue that the Elvis Stax recordings deserve to be considered among the best of his career.

A brief review of the Elvis "Hits of the Seventies" album, more by way of reminiscence of a favourite album from 1977.

A short review of the Elvis Camden albums from 1968 to 1975, with a brief reference to those that came after.

A look at the season of Elvis Presley films that BBC 2 ran over the Christmas of 1977 to the New Year of 1978

This is my review of Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis, the Elvis movie that has met with both popular and critical acclaim. The review is a deep dive divided into four parts.

A selection of the best Elvis Presley tracks on a year-by-year basis. In making my selections, I have blended studio, movie, and live material together, along with genres, to give a measure of Elvis’ genuine multiplicity in music.

A review of ‘Elvis,’ the biographical film directed by Baz Luhrmann (2022). Many Elvis fans (and others besides) love it; I don't. Here I set out my reasons why.