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Elvis’ customized 1960 Cadillac Series 75 Fleetwood Limousine, featuring 24-karat gold plating and diamond dust paint, is primarily displayed at the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville, Tennessee… click on image to enlarge…Continue Reading

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’66 Dodgers Stadium… men with Elvis are from RCA, one on the right is Grelun Landon who helped get the Cadillac into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1977… ’69 After the car returned from touring overseas, it was put in storage. Car underwent extensive restoration to preserve itsContinue Reading

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Banner and Small White Boards with Elvis’ Albums attached in the background… Elvis, Gabe and Men from RCA… Framed Poster Outlining Barris’ Customized Features and Large White Boards with Elvis’ Albums, Singles and EPA records attached in the background… Bollards and Barrier ropes… Gabe On Tour TCB…Continue Reading

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Sold Date: Nov 30, 2023 SOURCE eBay Vintage Rock & Roll Memorabilia from a Warner Bros Promotion Manager in the 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s and more! Rare and one-of-a-kind Promos and Rarities. From the Estate of Chris Crist. Also worked at RCA, United Artists and more. click on image toContinue Reading

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Gabe Tucker was Colonel’s right-hand man and tour manager for RCA, helped oversee the project. ’60 March/April in front of Graceland before it was customized by Barris in March/April 1962… On tour in the United States… Hundreds of thousands of people jammed shopping-centers, parking lots for a close-up view ofContinue Reading

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RCA sent Elvis’ Gold Cadillac out to local premiers around the country and at the same time used the draw of the car, to distribute promotional items such as Postcards, Girl Happy Poster, Pocket Calendars, Record and 8-Track Catalogs, and a Souvenir Brochure… click on image to enlarge… Rare withContinue Reading

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Newspaper articles from Corpus Christi Times Sun Aug 21, 1966, The Kansas City Times Mon Sep 19, 1966, Springfield Leader and Press Wed Sep 21, 1966, and Chicago Tribune Mon Sep 26, 1966… click on image to enlarge… Special thanks go to Daryl Restly providing the newspaper articles.    Continue Reading

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Photo from Elvis Information Network website Book Review: “Elvis Presley’s GOLD Cadillac Tour of AUSTRALASIA 1968-69” by Nigel Patterson December 2011 click on image to enlarge… Glenn Reimer worked with Bob Hayden on the new Cadillac book and provided details on the photo…” image taken in Australia at Albury, NewContinue Reading

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Although not on many fans “favorites” lists, even I was scratching my head when this was released in 1973. Hot on the tail of  “As Recorded Live at Madison Square Garden”, this album was confusing for those expecting the excitement and joy of the Elvis experience. The album cover lookedContinue Reading

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Culled from the leftover tracks from the magnificent Elvis Country sessions, this album has its own moments and still stands as a pretty good effort from our boy. That said, let’s look at the tape versions and see how they stand up to the vinyl release. First let’s look atContinue Reading

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The reel to reel tapes were duped directly from studio masters, bypassing the remastering for vinyl cutting, and going straight to the pure audiophile sound. The 8 Track transfers would naturally be the same as the reels. G.I. Blues – The actual studio is important to the quality of theContinue Reading

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By 1960, with Elvis’ release from the army, RCA had really improved the recording process. “Living Stereo” was a dramatic improvement over the “High Fidelity” technology of the late 1950’s. With the new studio upgrades the full spectrum of sTeReO was now possible. The engineers were pushing boundaries, delivering theContinue Reading

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Vegas to Memphis… Double Tape vs the Individual tapes. I gotta say the individuals don’t hold up very well to the double. “In Person” puts “Can’t Help Falling In Love” as the last song on the first track and ends the show with “My Babe”. That’s so wrong! It’s likeContinue Reading

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I have two decks, my in-house stereo deck and my car deck, and they are perfectly matched. The belts in both get replaced often and at the same time, like others would replace a needle on a turntable. So my decks maintain an even speed. In manufacturing they may pre-recordContinue Reading

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To repair and replace the soft rubber wheel. This is a delicate operation. Carefully open the cart and inspect the inner workings. On this particular cart you will notice some white spots on the tape… an extremely bad sign. This shows that over the years this tape was not storedContinue Reading

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These “Heartbreak” discussions should not be deal breakers, but the accepted challenge of 8 Track collecting. Problems can come at any time, without warning and when you least expect it. If you are faint of heart, experience the sound on our music player and just admire the packaging. That said…Continue Reading

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In the beginning, the tapes were lavishly packaged and definitely got everyone’s attention. First editions were elaborate vacuum formed white plastic with a hard clear sliding back so you could see the song titles (or maybe a bonus photo?) The covers were printed paper with reconfigured original album art scaledContinue Reading

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There’s a brand new day on the horizon When growing up I was lucky enough to have an older brother who loved Elvis Presley and would occasionally buy his latest LP. It must have been right around 1966 with the release of “Spinout” that I first noticed the inner sleeveContinue Reading

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If you are a fan of the 8 Track Tape, I’m sure you’ve heard all the usual comments… Those silly things? What’s the point? They sound terrible! etc etc etc. Let’s set the way-back machine to 1966… I’m 11 years old and owned one of the little RCA 45 playersContinue Reading

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In the 1970s, Pickwick Label began reissuing LPs that had been deleted from catalogues of the major record labels, especially the RCA Records budget reissue label RCA Camden. Most notable in the RCA Camden catalogue, Pickwick obtained the rights in the mid-1970s to reissue Camden albums featuring recordings by Elvis.Continue Reading

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In the 1970s, Pickwick began reissuing LPs that had been deleted from catalogues of the major record labels, especially the RCA Records budget reissue label RCA Camden. Most notable in the RCA Camden catalogue, Pickwick obtained the rights in the mid-1970s to reissue Camden albums featuring recordings by Elvis. TheContinue Reading

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Most Bonus Photos came inside LPs with a sticker attached to album’s shrink-wrapped, or was part of the album’s artwork: SPECIAL BONUS FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY FULL COLOR PHOTO OF ELVIS INSIDE THIS ALBUM Record Stores gave out Bonus Photos at the counter when you purchased Elvis’ Records and/orContinue Reading

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“Open-reel or reel-to-reel tape (same thing) is the format of magnetic audio tape in which the tape is held on a reel or spindle rather than being enclosed in a cartridge or cassette. Two reels are needed to record or play the format: the feed reel and the take-up reel.Continue Reading

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This hard plastic cassette case is referred to as the Norelco Box. It was developed by Phillips in 1962 and introduced at the Berlin Radio Show, in August of 1963. Early releases of Elvis’ cassette tapes had paper labels on the tape cartridge, on the backside of the insert (CatalogContinue Reading

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In 1958 RCA introduced a cartridge system called Sound Tape or Cartridge Magazine Loading, which looked like a jumbo-sized modern day audio Cassette. The advantage of this tape over Reel-to-Reel is convenience. The user is not required to handle the tape and thread the tape through the machine before use,Continue Reading

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Although the cardboard cassette box looked cool and more cost-effective than the hard plastic box, here might be the case where it looked better on the drawing board than in practice. Don’t know the exact amount of Elvis titles RCA released in this format, but RCA introduced and ended theContinue Reading

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Clamshell is referred to the hard shell 8-track case that came in LearJet and Standard styles. Both showed artwork on the outside of the case. The inside of the Clamshell case had no felt type material. Standard style case came after the LearJet case and did not have a transparentContinue Reading

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LearJet Stereo 8 was designed and marketed by the makers of the LearJet aircraft. First 8-track releases came in a LearJet style case that had artwork on the outside of the case, a transparent lid revealing either the cartridge or a promotional picture of Elvis. The inside of the LearJetContinue Reading

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Due to the expensive cost to manufacture the Clamshells, a more cost-effective option was designed, the cardboard Photo Box having the album’s artwork printed on the box. These became the preferred option for 8-track releases.Continue Reading

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Quadraphonic (Quad 8) Sound: Quadraphonic audio (aka Surround Sound) adds rear channels (aka Surround Channels) to Stereo Audio. Introduced in 1970, Quad 8 Tape Cartridges resemble Stereo 8 Cartridges. Quad 8 tapes allocate tape tracks differently, combining tracks 1, 3, 5, and 7 to Program 1 and combining tracks 2,Continue Reading

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Photo Boxes were more cost-effective than the Clamshells and now the record companies decided to opt for another more economical solution for the Photo Boxes, a generic, universal sleeve referred to as the Window Box. This allowed companies to manufacture large quantities of boxes that could be used for anyContinue Reading

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Walk a Mile in My Shoes: The Essential ’70’s Masters

Album Set Release: none

Tape Set Release: 1995

Set of 5 Cassettes

Removed Cassettes from Plastic Cases to avoid having glare in images.

Stamps of Elvis’s 1970’s RCA Records Label Covers

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From Nashville to Memphis: The Essential ’60’s Masters

Album Set Release: none

Tape Set Release: 1993

Set of 5 Cassettes

Removed Cassettes from Plastic Cases to avoid having glare in images.

Stamps of Elvis’s 1960’s RCA Records Label Covers

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The King of Rock ‘n’ Roll: The Complete 50’s Masters

Album Set Release: none

Tape Set Release: 1992

Set of 5 Cassettes

Removed Cassettes from Plastic Cases to avoid having glare in images.

Stamps of Elvis’s 1950’s RCA Records Label Covers

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Distributed in the UK by RCA

Elvis Presley Limited Edition 6 Cassettes

USA Album Set Release: None

UK Tape Set Release: Researching

Removed Cassettes from Plastic Cases to avoid having glare.

1973 Golden Records Volume 1

1984 Gold Records Volume 2

No Year Golden Records Volume 3

1983 Gold Records Volume 4

No Year Elvis

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ELVIS Blue Christmas

Albums: Previously released on LSP-4579 Oct 1971 and CAL-2428 Oct 1970

Tape Release: 1989

Tapes Previously released on PK-1809 Oct 1971 and CK-9001 Oct 1975Continue Reading

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Made in Canada

The Memphis Record

USA Album Release: 1987

CAN Tape Release: 1987

This 8-Track was released as part of the RCA Mail Order Record Club.

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Made in South Korea

The Number One Hits

USA Album Release: 1987

South Korea Tape Release: 1987

Cassette comes with a cover sleeve, plastic case and insert with song titles and lyrics both in Korean and English.Continue Reading

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Made in Canada

The Top Ten Hits

USA Album Release: 1987

CAN Tape Release: 1987

This 8-Track was released as part of the RCA Mail Order Record Club.

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Cassette Box Set Released in November 1984. 8×10 Bonus Photo has the Album’s Box Set Matrix# CPM6-5172 at lower right corner. Bonus Photo backside is blank. RCA Flyer 12-page Booklet Sides 1 & 12Continue Reading

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A Legendary Performer – Elvis, Volume 4

Album Release: 1983

Tape Release: 1983

First release in the Legendary Performer Window Box

Released as part of the RCA Mail Order Record Club

Mid-to-Late 80’s Released in generic Window Box

Still Sealed

Booklet’s Front & Back Sides.Continue Reading

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Album and 8-Track tape (Window Box) Released in November 1983. 8-Track Released as part of the RCA Mail Order Record Club. See mail in detail for 12-page booklet on the backside of Window Box sleeve. Booklet’s Front & Back Sides and Pages 1 & 2…Continue Reading

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Made in Japan

Elvis Presley

USA Album Release: None

Japan Tape Release: 1981

Cassette comes with a cover sleeve, plastic case and insert with song titles and lyrics both in Japanese and English.Continue Reading

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Some Record Stores gave out with the purchase of the CPS8-3699 8-Track Box Set Released in August 1980, a set of Elvis’ RCA Wallet Calendars. Calendars from 1963-1980… 18 authentic reproductions of the calendars in a card sleeve, including the 1980, 25 years on RCA anniversary calendar…. made in theContinue Reading

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8-Track tape Box Set Released in August 1980. Some Record Stores gave out with the purchase of the Box Set, a set of Elvis’ RCA Wallet Calendars. Calendars from 1963-1980… 18 authentic reproductions of the calendars in a card sleeve, including the 1980, 25 years on RCA anniversary calendar…. madeContinue Reading

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Album and 8-Track tape (Window Box) Released in November 1978. See mail in detail for 12-page booklet on the backside of Window Box sleeve. Booklet’s Front & Back Sides and Pages 1 & 2. Also, Pages 7 & 8 The Elvis “Bulletin Board”: Under World’s Fair Bonus Photo, a RareContinue Reading

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The Greatest Show On Earth

From Memories of Elvis (see Box Sets)

A Candlelite Musical Treasury

A Lasting Tribute to the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll

Album Set Release: 1978

Tape Set Release: 1978

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Memories of Elvis

A Candlelite Musical Treasury

A Lasting Tribute to the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll

Album Set Release: 1978

Tape Set Release: 1978Continue Reading

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Elvis’ Golden Records Volume 3 Album Release: 1963 Elvis’ Gold Records Volume 4 Album Release: 1968 Tape Release: 1977/1978 images provided by Joe TunziContinue Reading

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Double LP and Twin Pack 8-Track (Window Box) tape Released in October 1977. New Albums four page catalog and insert was also given out with a purchase of “Elvis In Concert” 8-Track tape.  Continue Reading