Today would have been Elvis Presley’s 80th birthday
A year-long celebration is planned with re-releases and much more
Today, January 8, marks what would have been Elvis Presley’s 80th birthday.
To commemorate the King, Legacy Recordings have planned a yearlong celebration of Presley’s music for modern-day Elvis fans. First up, the singer’s The Complete ’60s Albums Collection Vol. 1 has been released onto iTunes. The set highlights all the LPs Presley recorded between 1960 and 1965 with newly mastered sound for the digital medium.
The collection includes Elvis Is Back, G.I. Blues, His Hand In Mine, Something for Everybody, Blue Hawaii, Pot Luck, Girls! Girls! Girls!, It Happened at the World’s Fair, Elvis’ Golden Records Vol. 3, Fun in Acapulco, Kissin’ Cousins, Roustabout, Girl Happy, Elvis for Everyone and Harum Scarum.
On Presley’s birthday, a new website, called ElvisTheMusic.com, also goes live, featuring a comprehensive online database of all things Elvis.
Legacy Recordings will team with Spotify to reveal its own official music collection, the “#Elvis80: The Fan Favorites Playlist.” The label also promises a new project coming this summer that “features Elvis like he has never been heard before.” More releases will follow throughout 2015.
The King died on August 16, 1977.
Information: RollingStone
