Name: Viva Las Vegas
Brand: Elvis Presley

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

movlp148

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Discs

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2012-04-16

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Little Amber Fish

Tax rate GB

UPC / Barcode

1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Elvis Presley

Genre GB

Rockabilly / 50s Rock 'n' Roll

Label GB

nice 180 gm repress of one of elvis' best soundtracks. the film starred ann margret and they were a great couple. features the song viva las vegas of his 1960's fare, viva las vegas is undoubtedly the strongest offering and needs to be heard completely, as it offers some real rocking gems that often get overlooked in the presley catalogue. this lp starts off with the iconic title track, "viva las vegas" and quickly moves into possibly the best-ever cover of ray charles' "what'd i say", rather than simply attempting a straight copy of charles down and dirty hipster-jive as so many other artists have done, elvis creates quite a different atmosphere than the charles original. he speeds it up to a rollicking (but oh-so dancable) pace, and adds a polish that makes the song self-consciously hip in a very different way from the charles standard.

Viva Las Vegas

Music GB