Elvis: The Ultimate Album Cover Book [Hardcover]

Paul Dowling (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1996

Elvis Presley is perhaps the most recognizable rock icon in the history of popular music. Now, here is the first and only full-color book devoted exclusively to his album cover art. Dowling, the world's foremost collector of Elvis records, has selected 226 exciting covers from 37 different countries for this one-of-a-kind collection.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

Paul Dowling claims to have the largest Elvis Presley record collection in the world, and he puts a good portion of it to use in this intriguing collection illustrating 226 album covers. The text is scant--the history in the album cover photos is the point here. These show the King's progress from lean, lip-curling rock idol to plumper, bouffant, Las Vegas star. Dowling also includes different versions of the same cover prepared to suit the varying tastes of Elvis' worldwide audience. RCA airbrushed in minor changes to give the Mexican Elvis a slightly more Latin macho air. The book will inevitably become a feature of any decent collection of Elvis memorabilia.

From Publishers Weekly

The shelves of Elvisiana receive another notable addition in Elvis: The Ulitmate Album Cover Book, by Paul Dowling, who owns the world's largest Elvis record collection. In full color, the book reproduces 226 album covers from nearly 40 different countries, including not only the expected ones (American versions of the movie soundtrack platters, for instance) but also many rare limited or foreign editions, such as the 1965 Japanese edition of Jailhouse Rock, which presents on its garish cover an Elvis whose features, especially his hair, are given a decidedly Nipponese cast.
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Product Details

• Hardcover: 160 pages
• Publisher: Harry N Abrams; First Edition edition (September 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0810932687
• ISBN-13: 978-0810932685
• Product Dimensions: 10.4 x 10 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,381,282 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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