Christmas Peace Details

There are many people crazy about Elvis' Gospels, a lot of people will probably never buy "just a collection", like "2nd To None", but they may fall for a X-mas/Gospel album. I highly doubt that it will take away many sales from 2nd.

I'm not sure I agree. It's obviously not targeted at the fans but for the mass market. I must admit that I very much like the cover. Very appropriate for the Christmas season.

2nd to none is creating attention for Elvis. This means that the Christmas CD is likely to get more attention, because Rubberneckin'/2nd to none is still in the collective memory of the general public. As Elvis isn't creating any new music, it all has to do with sustaining the momentum. 2nd to none is more aimed at the younger generation, while the Christmas CD will be for the grown-ups. So when mommy and daddy do their Christmas shopping, they might pick up 2nd to none for the kid(s) and the Christmas CD for themselves. If you look at it from a marketing point of view, it makes sense.

Hi Pharamound, First off, I respect your opinion, but I find something illogical in your arguments. Yes, there have been many Elvis CD's released in the last couple of years, but how many of them did actually chart? How many did actually sell in enough numbers to make it worthwhile for RCA/BMG? On the one hand you object to another mass market release and want more releases that make it worthwhile for you as a fan. On the other hand, you wish to increase the public awareness of Elvis music. No problem with that, absolutely fine. Following your line of thinking (as I interpret it), the thing I don't comprehend is this: 1) creating awareness for Elvis' music means releasing stuff that you already own; 2) if they release something worthwhile for the fans (like on FTD), it won't sell on the mass market. My personal opinion is that RCA/BMG can't pull off the ALLC/Rubberneckin' trick once more.

Isn't this the 10th Christmas album that RCA/BMG has compiled? Was there really a "problem" with "If Every Day Was Like Christmas?" Didn't that comp. have every Christmas song? I thought they were trying to streamline the collection - and now it looks like they are creating another redundancy. I guess they are counting on the "must have" hardcore fans, folks who are just getting into Elvis and people who can't remember if they have this record or not. Just wish they'd put out the complete Memphis '74 concert.

What I want to know: Is Gospel Peace also remastered with new DSD technology like 2nd to None, so it will have better sound quality?

I think this is being released a little to close to the '2nd to none album, but I don't know how much it will hurt 2nd to none.. It was Elvis's concerts, and greatest hits that made me a huge fan, but it was his Gospel that made me an eternal fan.. How that relates to the casual fan or the buyers choice for the holiday buying spree, I don't know, but I say, hell, buy a few of both and give them as presents...

This one is unique in that in includes the Gospel greats of Elvis, and the the new sound quality and updated technology, so if BMG promotes this heavy it will be a big seller...