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Fashion For A King

Fashion For A King, a 500 page book produced by Pal Grandlun for FTD, that focuses on Elvis' stage suits from 1969 on. The book holds several unseen pictures with 'rare' suits and comes with two live CDs from 1974 and 1975. The book/2CD set is available in early August.

Source: ElvisMatters / Updated: Jul 8, 2011

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lacke lee (profile/ contact) wrote on Jul 24, 2011report abuse

this is a must have. afterall i collect on the ftd cd/books. but i never felt that much for the lp relese. i just cant get enough of elvis music or books. long live the king

snowplow floater (profile/ contact) wrote on Jul 12, 2011report abuse

Personally i'd like to see this book, as for the jumpsuits i like them, they're so flash. Elvis always wore whatever the heck he liked, management may have tried to stifle his music and movie career but when it came to clothes, Elvis was the boss and changed how people dressed forever when he started out in the fifties. The 1970's i see as his super hero style and those suits were seriously a sight to behold, no one else could get away with that, except maybe some Persian type God with an Aladdin's chest full of jewels. I saw on some site that the Sundial design is available on a t shirt, so i'm really tempted.

theoldscudder (profile/ contact) wrote on Jul 12, 2011report abuse

Funny thing is I believe there was a book out a few years ago called Elvis Fashion. Although the fashion end was nothing of consequence, the book had much better artwork & thought than most of the Elvis product. I wish a publisher would release another book (different subject) with the care & artwork given to the above mentioned book.

dgirl (profile/ contact) wrote on Jul 11, 2011report abuse

Harvey - very funny, thanks for the laugh! But to wer you seriously, they are doing it because they know there are Elvis fans that will buy every FTD regardless. Many folks on this site have bragged about how they have every FTD release to date and others state how they need catch up when they have the money. Sad indeed, both the fan and the label.

LarsG (profile/ contact) wrote on Jul 11, 2011report abuse

I think that Ernst and Roger is really doing a good job with FTD, but with this release I don´t know. Why not release the book about Elvis recordings enclosed with the Complete Masters set as a FTD project instead? The music counts, not the clothes.

Harvey Alexander (profile/ contact) wrote on Jul 11, 2011report abuse

I've just heard that FTD's next project is a book & DVD set about Elvis's pets. It'll be called 'Too Much Monkey Business' and will include rare home movie footage of Scatter. That's how low this label has now sunk. After their great work on the 'Jailhouse Rock' sets and 'Elvis Sings Guitar Man', why are they now catering to the lunatic brigade who think his jumpsuits are as important as his music? The truth is: they don't mean squat. Just gaudy embarrassments that a handful of misguided morons think were works of art.

Jerome (profile/ contact) wrote on Jul 11, 2011report abuse

I read somewhere that a free cape comes with the first 25 copies..

Master Fatman (profile/ contact) wrote on Jul 11, 2011report abuse

Well, I look forward to this one. I liked the other cd/books too especilly 'writing for the King'. But I did skip THWIW - to expenpensive! Anyway I think it's a good idea that FTD is trying to do something different. It's kind of refreshing :-) Let's give it a chance! And Elvis' suits were unike, am I the only one...!! Perhaps the book is better than the two cd-concerts! Thank you, thank you very much.

JerryNodak (profile/ contact) wrote on Jul 9, 2011report abuse

I have absolutely no interest in these items whatsoever.

linda_433234 (profile/ contact) wrote on Jul 9, 2011report abuse

Oh my,another expensive book about clothes this time? Will there ever be anyone in control who knows what they are doing? This is just plain silly,i dont like the book cd sets,make up your mind ftd are you about the music or everything else? These book are way overpriced,how about a simple digi pack with 2 shows,or heaven forbid a show from on tour.

drjohncarpenter0117 (profile/ contact) wrote on Jul 9, 2011report abuse

FTD have this book/cd project pending as well as 'Spring of 56' book/cd combo due this year but alas the Sun project that Ernst is working on is "still quite a bit away".......seems we are in for a glut of book/cd combo's.What with Sony,FTD and now Venus bringing out these sets i will have to decide if they go into the library or music room.

Dazman (profile/ contact) wrote on Jul 9, 2011report abuse

Hey! do you think that FTD would use the same title when they re-release the 2 CD's after the book gets deleted. I'd like to see them try!

blackdiamond (profile/ contact) wrote on Jul 9, 2011report abuse

I really would like to have these unreleased concerts. Although it is nice to see unpublished photographs, i think i'd do nothing with the book so it get its place on a shelf. Thus this cd/book combination would be too expensive. I think i'll wait when FTD will release these live shows on later releases, which they did with the The Way It Was/Rocking in Texas book/cds

Natha (profile/ contact) wrote on Jul 9, 2011report abuse

Harvey Alexander, I fully second your comment. the Elvis Legacy is his music, not the cloths he wore. I hope to be able to purchase the cds in another way!

Harvey Alexander (profile/ contact) wrote on Jul 9, 2011report abuse

I agree. I have no interest in the jumpsuits but I want the music. That's all that matters.

Dazman (profile/ contact) wrote on Jul 9, 2011report abuse

Nothing against Pal but I think the subject is a bit flaky for an expensive 500 page book with the 2CD's being the bait here. I think the focus should be on what Elvis did professionally say a write-up on his 70's tours, or the cities or states he most frequently performed in.

loftmanuk (profile/ contact) wrote on Jul 8, 2011report abuse

Sounds good, will I be able to afford it.

Ronaldv (profile/ contact) wrote on Jul 8, 2011report abuse

Breaking Elvis news! But at this moment the question is: which 2 unreleased shows will be used for this project??