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The Rough Guide to Elvis (Rough Guides Reference Titles) (Paperback)

by Paul Simpson (Author)
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  • Paperback: 480 pages
  • Publisher: Rough Guides; 2 edition (28 Oct 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1843534177
  • ISBN-13: 978-1843534174
  • Product Dimensions: 16 x 11.2 x 2.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 115,273 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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January 2005 will see the 70th anniversary of Elvis Presley's birth. This new edition of the Rough Guide to Elvis, will be the most up-to-date guide on every aspect of The King, from his songs to his record collection, his cars to his costumes, from his birth to his mythic afterlife. The guide charts his life, the music, the 50 essential Presley songs, the collectables, the museums, a world tour of the essential Elvis sights - from Graceland to Germany - and the Icon - Elvis as king, star, image and myth.


About the Author

Paul Simpson is the author of The Rough Guide to Cult Movies and has been an Elvis fan since the age of 12. He even took his wife to Memphis on their honeymoon.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic, 11 Feb 2005
By Mr. L. Rundle (Yorkshire) - See all my reviews
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This book is absolutely wonderful, I bought it the first time round and simply had to get the revised version. In one of Simpsons reviews for other books about Elvis, he descibes it as a book that you will constantly be dipping into, well that is an apt description of this book.

That such a small and accessable book could contain so much information is astounding. Simson gives us plenty of information on Elvis infuences and the influence he has had on everything, reviews of every film and album, theories on his death (or faked death *rolls eyes*) and detailed analysis on his best songs.

All this and Simpson manages to convey Elvis as a human being, something that is increasingly rare. Simpson clearly loves his subject, but doesn't let this cload his judgement about Elvis faults. He also warns us to treat the words of greedy "family" and "friends" such as David Stanley with extreme caution.

A few things though Paul, I think your reviews of the move soundtracks were at times fleeting and I felt some songs were not given the time they deserved some are not mentioned at all. Roustabouts soundtrack may not be that good but what about 'Big love big heartache'? Likewise is Speedway, again not amongst the pantheon of classics but what about 'Who are you? (who am I?' Also the film 'Live a little love a little' is fantastic, a precursor to the American sitcoms of the Seventies.

These though are minor quibbles and this book is one that is as essential as 'From Elvis in Memphis' to Elvis fans of any age. He will never be equalled.

Sort the index out next time please, if you look for something and it says pg 82 it will be on either pg 81 or pg 83, in every single case.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A third edition?, 24 Jan 2009
By H. Smith (England, United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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This book was published in 2004 and there have been quite a few Elvis CD/DVD releases since then. I hope Paul Simpson will write a third edition, as this really is an excellent book.
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