what were your first Elvis LPs?

[LesterB]

Elvis 40 Greatest on the Arcade label - parents bought it for me. I later bought Promised Land when it first came out. When did that come out in the UK? Then got a load of 99p Pickwicks and Camdens many of which sound excellent as we all know

[BlackpoolEPfan]

Elvis 40 Greatest on the Arcade label - parents bought it for me. I later bought Promised Land when it first came out. When did that come out in the UK? Then got a load of 99p Pickwicks and Camdens many of which sound excellent as we all know

I believe that first issue of "Elvis 40 Greatest" came out in 1974. The "Promised Land" album was released in January 1975 - the month of Elvis' 40 Birthday.

[LesterB]

Elvis 40 Greatest on the Arcade label - parents bought it for me. I later bought Promised Land when it first came out. When did that come out in the UK? Then got a load of 99p Pickwicks and Camdens many of which sound excellent as we all know

I believe that first issue of "Elvis 40 Greatest" came out in 1974. The "Promised Land" album was released in January 1975 - the month of Elvis' 40 Birthday.

that sounds about right - thankyou.

So I was 9 when i bought Promised land. I remember it being in the shop window and thinking Elvis looked different to the photos that I had up until then seen of him but decided to buy it anyway. I really like Promised Land but wasnt ready for the rest of the tracks back then.

[BlackpoolEPfan]

Incidentally, my first bootleg LP was "From the Beach to the Bayou" which I purchased from the late Rex Martin when he had the "Elvis Memories" shop here in Blackpool in the early 80's. He let me have it for a fiver because it didn't have a cover, just inner sleeve. Nice memories indeed...