The Essential Elvis Presley [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED]

Elvis Presley

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 2, 2007)
• Original Release Date: January 9, 2007
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: Bmg / Elvis
• ASIN: B000KX0HVY
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,988 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Customer Reviews

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28 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Essential is right, January 6, 2007

By	R. Riis "rriis" (NY) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

Sure, there are more than a few Elvis anthologies out there and, yes, there is nothing on this set that isn't readily available on a few hundred other compilations, but this one is noteworthy in its own way, and a great collection as well. Focusing less on hits than on great performances, "Essential Elvis" gathers a handful of Sun sides, the best of his early RCA output and acclaimed sides from throughout his career. You get the best of Elvis' many hits as well as critically-acclaimed album tracks ("Reconsider Baby", "Trouble", the live "Polk Salad Annie"), and that, for once, is a unique concept in Elvis reissues. Everyone will have differing opinions on what should or shouldn't have been included, and tob sure sure some great tracks have been left out, but this is a whale of a great collection of "essential" Elvis.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Loud, January 5, 2007

By	Brian Shaw "bshaw20" (Orlando, FL USA) - See all my reviews

This CD has essential songs in it, but of course there were several that were left off. "Hitstory" is still the recommended compilation. Actually "24 Karat HIts," but that CD is very rare and out of print. The first disc has only 20 songs and clocks in at less than an hour! It is also loud, so it does not seem natural, but this is DSD remastered by Vic Anesini and special thanks to Kevan Budd. I think they used their own remasters from their previous discs, combined them for this release, and tweaked the volume so they match. It's still a recommended purchase for completists.

16 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Essential Music From The Best, January 2, 2007

By	David L. Banes "D.L.BANES" (McEwen, Tennessee United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

If you were stranded on an island and could only take one Elvis cd with you this would be the perfect one.There is not a bad song on this cd and it is a good and pleasant listening mix of all of his music.You get the blues,rock,rockabilly,gospel,movies,and some live concert music.One of the best arrangements of songs of all the cds that have been released since his untimely death.If you grew up listening to Elvis music it will bring back so many memories and if you are just getting acquainted with his music you will be pleased and will build happy memories.Not a bad price.Buy it,play it once and you will not want to play anything else for a long time.You will be hooked.This cd brings to mind what all the fuss was about.