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Review: "Elvis 75 - Good Rockin' Tonight"

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Dec 8, 2009, 7:24:02 AM12/8/09
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(LA Times) - The easiest way to have put together the new Elvis
Presley CD anniversary package would have been to simply fill the four
discs with the rock icon's 104 Top 40 singles.

But RCA/Legacy has given us something far more valuable in the boxed
set, which is designed to commemorate what would have been Presley's
75th birthday on Jan. 8.

"Elvis 75: Good Rockin' Tonight" (Amazon.com: http://xrl.us/ElPr1 )
ignores half of the hits to make room for selections that document the
best of Presley, including the pre-"Heartbreak Hotel" tracks that
largely defined rock 'n' roll in the 1950s.

The result is the most comprehensive look ever at Presley's artistry,
as opposed to just his fame...

Continued: http://xrl.us/ElPr2

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