Elvis Presley From Elvis in Memphis Hybrid SACD

Numbered, Limited-Edition Hybrid SACD from Mobile Fidelity!
Sourced from the Original Master Tapes!
The Most Cohesive, Passionate, and Emotionally Invested Album of Elvis Presley's Career: From Elvis in Memphis Is Steeped in Country, Gospel, R&B, Blues, and Brilliant Arrangements!
Mobile Fidelity's Transparent Hybrid SACD of 1969 White-Soul Landmark Is Fit for a King!
Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums of All Time - Rated 322/500!
The "King" made one of the most impressive comebacks in music history with "From Elvis In Memphis": After 14 years in film and show business, Presley returned to his roots in the city of his youth, Memphis, in 1969. There, after years of soundtrack work, he found his way back into his musical best form as a solo artist and recorded perhaps his most mature and emotional album, filled with great songs like "Long Black Limousine" or the classic "In The Ghetto". Many fans celebrate "From Elvis In Memphis" as his masterpiece, reminiscent of the "good old" Sun Records recordings from the 50s. Peppered with rhythmic country, gospel, pop, R&B and blues, the album was voted one of the 500 best of all time by Rolling Stone for a reason.
Even the original recordings were praised for their natural and open sound, which come across even warmer and more intense thanks to a successful remastering. Presley's vocal performance (and heavily supported by the "Memphis Boys" in the background) is hailed as the best of his career and gets an honorable stage on this hybrid SACD.
From Elvis in Memphis retains the distinction of being the most cohesive, passionate, mature, and emotionally invested record Elvis Presley ever made. Named one of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time by Rolling Stone, the white-soul landmark features backing by "The "Memphis Boys" and teems with rhythm-heavy country, gospel, R&B, and blues. Lauded for its natural, open sonics, the 1969 set now comes across with remarkable clarity, presence, and warmth courtesy of a premium restoration befitting a king.
Sourced from the original master tapes and housed in mini-LP gatefold packaging, Mobile Fidelity's numbered-edition hybrid SACD of From Elvis in Memphis unearths the ravishing inner detail, sticky rhythms, and brilliant arrangements of Chips Moman's inspired production. This reissue unlocks the spirit and gestalt of the recording and takes you inside American Sound Studio. It also brings you up close and personal with Presley's singing – widely considered by many to represent the finest of his career – located dead-center amidst the instrumental hurricane. Equally impressive are the contributions of the aforementioned Boys, and how their Southern-brewed playing – a balance of leisure with swiftness, grandiosity with concision, freedom with control – dovetails with Presley's vernacular.
Sharing much in common with the full, rich, orchestrated Stax Records sound, From Elvis in Memphis oozes with choice nuances and distinctive flourishes that on this SACD not only arise with previously unheard transparency and sharpness, but complement and serve the whole. Take the specific tonalities and blending of violas, cellos, and horns that communicate mood and serve as counterpoints. Or lively performances of the backing quintet, and how the piano and Hammond organ trace the lines of the melodies and Presley's lead. Listen to the uplifting support provided by the cadre of backing vocalists (more than a dozen credited), unrivaled in Presley's canon and a precursor to the approach he'd soon adopt in Las Vegas.
Of course, From Elvis in Memphis precedes the icon's transition into his glitzy jumpsuit phase – and follows his move away from the soundtrack work that consumed nearly a decade of his creative life and prompted a rebirth that began in 1968. As the bridge between eras, the record seizes on Presley's rejuvenated attitude and commitment to quality, facets that drip from the fervency with which he delivers every word. For the same reasons, and for the fact it traces back to Presley's original roots and hip-shaking guise, the album further remains a cornerstone of American music history.
Writing about the work's 40th anniversary for Rolling Stone, James Hunter correctly observed: "From Elvis in Memphis represented the full-on immersion in the Memphis idea of Elvis Presley, the American singer second only to Frank Sinatra for the ability to conjure a particular sonic universe with his merest vocal utterance. And from the album's first song, in which a bluesy Elvis espies a woman 'Wearin' That Loved On Look,' to its last, in which a more straight-up-pop Elvis regrets the injustices of life 'In the Ghetto,' his fully engaged, newly energized voice finds its most logical album setting in years."
Incredibly, Presley and company completed more than two dozen cuts for From Elvis in Memphis. One, "Suspicious Minds," turned into the vocalist's final chart-topping single and lingers as one of his most beloved rock n' roll numbers. Even though it never formally appeared on the record, the non-album song is included on here as a bonus track and attains newfound depth, energy, and swagger. Coupled with the other dozen tracks – including the sultry "Power of My Love," balladic take of Dallas Frazier's "True Love Travels on a Gravel Road," and driving cover of Hank Snow's "I'm Moving On" – it makes for an unforgettable listening experience.

Features:

• Numbered, Limited Edition
• Super Audio CD
• SACD Stereo SACD Layer
• This Hybrid SACD contains a 'Red Book' Stereo CD Layer which is playable on most conventional CD Players!
• Sourced from Original Master Tapes
• Mastered by Rob LoVerde at Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab on the Gain HD System
• Mini-LP Gatefold Package

Selections:

1. Wearin' That Loved On Look
2. Only the Strong Survive
3. I'll Hold You In My Heart (Till I Can Hold You In My Arms)
4. Long Black Sedan
5. It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin'
6. I'm Movin' On
7. Power of My Love
8. Gentle on My Mind
9. After Loving You
10. True Love Travels on a Gravel Road
11. Any Day Now
12. In the Ghetto
13. Suspicious Minds