65 of 68 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
BMG blew it once again, August 28, 1999
By A Customer
This review is from: The Collection (Audio CD)
When I heard that BMG was releasing "the definitive 30 CD Elvis collection" I was excited... with 30 CDs they could probably include his COMPLETE master recordings and include quite a few alternate takes to boot, similar to Columbia and Reprise's excellent Sinatra sets and BMG's own recent Ellington collection. I'd gladly spend $400 and unload my copies of the excellent 50s, 60s & 70s box sets that were released in the early 90s for a well-done complete collection. But no... in the not-so-grand tradition of dozens of other poorly-done Elvis collections, all this box set contains is 30 individual albums, all available separately! Not even his 30 best or best-selling albums... for some reason it's missing his classic late `56 "Elvis" album in favor of a few of those 90s "theme" compilations. Who was the schmuck that put this thing together? OK, you get a cool velvet covered box to hold them in, but that's about it. 5 stars for the music, NEGATIVE 5 stars for the presentation/compilation.
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Elvis Presley The Collection AKA The Red Suede Boxset Collection, June 16, 2006
This review is from: The Collection (Audio CD)
Not being a die-hard Elvis fan, I recently decided on adding to my music collection "The King of Rock And Roll" and was interested in something of an extensive type of collection. Unfortunately this boxset Amazon listing is lacking in detail and some misinformed reviews. So I decided to take the time and provide some details about this boxset for those interested in knowing what really is inside.
CD Albums:
Disc 1: Elvis Presley (April 1956)
Disc 2: Loving You (Soundtrack) (August 1957)
Disc 3: Elvis' Christmas Album (November 1957)
Disc 4: King Creole (Soundtrack) (August 1958)
Disc 5: Elvis Is Back (April 1960)
Disc 6: G.I. Blues (Soundtrack) (November 1960)
Disc 7: His Hand In Mine (February 1961)
Disc 8: Blue Hawaii (Soundtrack) (October 1961)
Disc 9: How Great Thou Art (March 1967)
Disc 10: Elvis NBC TV Special (December 1968)
Disc 11: Back In Memphis (November 1969)
Disc 12: That's The Way It Is (Soundtrack) (December 1970)
Disc 13: Elvis Country: I'm 10,000 Years Old (1971)
Disc 14: He Touched Me (April 1972)
Disc 15: Elvis As Recorded Live In Madison Square Garden (June 1972)
Disc 16: Aloha From Hawaii Via Satellite (January 1973)
Disc 17: Good Times (May 1974)
Disc 18: Today (June 1975)
Disc 19: Moody Blue (August 1977)
Disc 20: Elvis' Golden Records (March 1958)
Disc 21: 50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong: Elvis' Gold Records, Volume 2 (December 1959)
Disc 22: Elvis' Gold Records, Volume 3 (September 1963)
Disc 23: Elvis' Gold Records, Volume 4 (February 1968)
Disc 24: Elvis' Gold Records, Volume 5 (1984)
Disc 25: Elvis '56 (1996)
Disc 26: Elvis' Greatest Jukebox Hits (digipak sleeve)(1997)
Disc 27: Great Country Songs (1996)
Disc 28: Great Performances (1990)
Disc 29: Jailhouse Rock/Love Me Tender (Soundtracks) (1997)
Disc 30: Interview Disc (previously unreleased)
Ok, so there it is. Oh you do get Presley's first LP from 1956 in addition to a nice assortment of The King's albums through the years - studio,live recordings, country, gospel and movie soundtracks. You could purchase each cd album seperately but you'll miss out on the nice red velvet box or the "bonus" Artist Of The Century poster too.
Most of the cds are remastered editions with bonus tracks. 4 out of 5 stars because I feel the individual CD packaging should have reflected this limited edition boxset instead of the common jewel case packaging.
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