The book starts with two nice introductions.

He really should have tried the stunning-but-casual look for more casino seasons. Plus some stunning cape shots, several new to me.Īnd how nice to see Elvis also out of his jumpsuits and performing casually in those delightful two –piece suits with designer shirts. The ‘Pinwheel’, ‘Adonis’, ‘Snowflake’, ‘Fireworks’, ‘Red Burning Love’, ‘Blue Nail’, ‘Blue Wheat’, ‘Eyelet’, ‘Saturn’, ‘Black Conquistador’, ‘Aztec Star’, ‘Pharaoh’, ‘Arabian’ and ‘Thunderbird’ jumpsuits – to name only a few! - are all here both as catching close-up professional shots as well as in rare candids. (See full list of acknowledgments below).Īnd what an astounding selection of sartorial elegance and jumpsuits Elvis wore throughout this period. A few of the well-known names are Keith Alverson, Ed Bonja, Judy Palmer, Sean Shaver, George Hill, Bob Heis, Patrick Janssen, Chris Giles, Pal Granlund, Paul Sweeney and Rex Martin. The list of acknowledgments for photograph contributors gives you an idea of just how good the collection is going to be. In fact one of the interesting features of this book is that, although we know Elvis’ unhealthy ways really kicked in after Aloha, there is still so much praise for him throughout 1973 and they are relatively few photographs where you can begin to see that sadness and emptiness in his eyes.Īs a fan it makes me so angry that the tabloids still consider Elvis in jumpsuits as his 'fat period' when he still looked so stunning even at the end of 1973. In these three years Elvis performed close to 470 concerts including eight energy-and-inspiration-draining seasons at the Las Vegas and Lake Tahoe casinos.

Featuring relevant newspaper reviews and articles about Elvis from the time, the books nicely match Ernst Jorgensen and Guranick’s book as an invaluable and detailed biographical insight into Elvis’ life.įollowing on from Elvis’ sublime and energised return-to-splendour years of 19 this volume takes us through to Elvis’ career mega highpoint of Aloha From Hawaii and onto the beginning of the sad decline. It weighs in at 3Kg! - Plus new correct pricing & new images.īy now most Elvis fans are aware that Erik Lorentzen ‘The Elvis Files’ are a stunning visual journey of Elvis’ life day by day. Now Updated - See end of this review for a size comparison, demonstrating the beautiful 'coffee-table' size of this huge book.

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