collecting ep books

[Unchained Melody]

I've never really collected that many books about Elvis..I own a few but nothing special..so I've decided to start purchasing them and I've decided I'm going to start out with Elvis Sessions III by Joseph A Tunzi and also the Concert Years Book that came out awhile back..Man I'm really looking forward to getting these!!!(y)(y)(y)

[Jumpsuit Junkie]

I love concert photo books, Tunzi is one of the best out there!

[Diane]

I'd love to own one of Tunzi's books. His photographs were beautiful..but his books are out of sight in price now.


Diane

[Unchained Melody]

I agree Diane they are very expensive but I think they'll be worth the money! :lol:(y)

[lvs2day]

my faves are from tunzi, shaver, rijff, lichter, some from ELVIS unlimited, to name a few, also great homadebook by chris brown on tour with ELVIS vol1 and 2 [ a great read of a fans journey following E.P. on tour].

[ksimms2]

Sandi Pichon has a couple of Elvis on Tour books out I believe - filled with photograph's - I haven't purchased one yet though - but would love to soon.

[Unchained Melody]

Yes Sandi Pichon's books are filled with many many fabulous photo's alot from the aug/sept '74 vegas enagement and also many from march/april '75.

[hounddog]

I have a couple to suggest Elvis His Life A-Z and Elvis in Concert byJohn Reggero it is mostly pics of his Bear Claw and Gypsy suit from 1975 great shots.

Plus Elvis Concert Photo Album, just pics comes in a gold box, excellents shots.

Try Ebay or Amazon for them as they are old books.

[Unchained Melody]

Probably going to order mine from the Elvis Shop in London.(y)

[COL DRIES]

I Have All The Tunzi ,shaver And Pichon Books .
Just Love To Collect Them !!
I Hope Bob Heis Will Bring Out A Book Or Rosemary Leech .
It's True They Cost A Lot Of Money , I Order Them In Utrecht In The Elvis Shop
Very Good Service !!!

[Suzan]

I have a ton of them, I listed them in another thread in this section.:D All, if your able to get your hands on them, are worth reading I think.:)

[Unchained Melody]

I'm looking forward into learning much more about all of the studio sessions, rehearsals dates stuff like that. Very interesting stuff!!(y)

[franny]

Tunzi's book sounds interesting! (y)

franny

[Sonny]

The Elvis Sessions III book would be a nice addition to any collection with a lot of info, but also some speculations about did he or did he not record this or that.

When it came out I read that it also wasn't that accurate at some points.

Maybe someones else knows if this is true.

Still a great book when you want to know everything about the recording sessions.

Sonny

[Getlo]

When it came out I read that it also wasn't that accurate at some points. Maybe someones else knows if this is true.


The inaccuracies are few and far between, and it is generally very reliable. Although, it has one pic from 1973 labelled as 1976, and a few other things like that. Small things, nothing major.

But now the book is a bit out of date, as there has been a lot of new stuff (especially alternate takes) that have emerged since the book was last published in 2004.

But it's an excellent reference guide; I highly recommend it to anyone who wants to get serious about Elvis' music.

[presley31]

The Elvis Sessions III book would be a nice addition to any collection with a lot of info, but also some speculations about did he or did he not record this or that.

When it came out I read that it also wasn't that accurate at some points.

Maybe someones else knows if this is true.

Still a great book when you want to know everything about the recording sessions.

Sonny

Thanks Sonny, will keep that in mind if l come accoss that book

[Sonny]

And let's not forget the five FTD releases.

Four of them are worthwhile, the last one so far: Live In L.A. isn't that great, a lot of blurry pictures, which is a shame.

And the old The Concert Years book by Stein Erik Skar is still worth while, because of the newspaper concert clippings and the interesting info and the great pictures.

Sonny

[lvs2day]

the rugerro book is great and filled with pics from the uniondale performances both aft/eve and some real great close up shots, as is bud glass born to rock, i just hate that johns book was a soft back. another great and rare book is BOBBY AND ELVIS , by his cousin bobby it ws a great book filled with shots of him wearing the leather jacket the hilton gave him in 72 by northbeach leather, all 8x10 shots , including some of him wearing the redscarg draped across his chest[he loved that look] a real rare and great little softback.

[rhythmknights]

looked at getting the Tunzi after reading this thread, found on amazon - and OMG!!! is there any other shop Tunzi books are available at where i won't have to sell a kidney &/or lung? i don't mind saving up, but i still have 1 & 1/2 years before I graduate & [hopefully!] get employed making real money!:lmfao:

[Getlo]

is there any other shop Tunzi books are available at where i won't have to sell a kidney &/or lung?

Tunzi books are very expensive, and iof any of them grab your attention, it's always best to get them from him or an Elvis club when they first come out.

They're published in such limited numbers that the prices keep going up.

I stopped buying his picture books years ago as they're pretty much all the same after a while.

[COL DRIES]

If You Are Looking For Tunzi Books ; The Elvis Shop / Utrecht ,holland.
Amsterdamsestraatweg .
If You Look On The Net You Get The Entire List , Last Week They Still Had A Lot Of "old" Tunzi Books !!

[Unchained Melody]

I would go with the Elvis shop in London :)

[Jumpsuit Junkie]

I'll agree with the fact Tunzi books are expensive, IMO these books are not for the casual fan as the do come at a high price even second hand!

Many years ago these books were a treasure trove of pictures that had rarely been seen, with the advent of the Internet these pictures are more common place. I have several Tunzi books and wouldn't part with then other than to trade for rare photo's.

I have got the Elvis Sessions Vol II, not sure I would buy Vol three :blush:

[elvis himselvis]

I don't collect Elvis books at all,I have some,but I really want to get the concert years book.I think it's a great book.

[jon_burrows]

I don't collect Elvis books at all,I have some,but I really want to get the concert years book.I think it's a great book.



THE CONCERT YEARS 1969-1977 - Stein Erik Skar (Flaming Star)

I've recently been looking for this book with a view to buying it, it's about £70 GBP

[lvs2day]

of course the best way is to get them directly from tunzi when he publishes them because they will be gone , i 've got them since his first- encore performance- remember that one guys?, just love collecting good photo books , and no one unearths unpublished pics like tunzi, and his books are greeeeat.

[COL DRIES]

Yes , that's what makes Tunzi books so special .
I have also got the books from Paul Lichter ....no no i know what you think , but boy what a photographs ( just don't take any notice of the text ) .
and let's not forget the concert books from the boys from "THE MAN BEHIND THE IMAGE".

[elvis himselvis]

THE CONCERT YEARS 1969-1977 - Stein Erik Skar (Flaming Star)

I've recently been looking for this book with a view to buying it, it's about £70 GBP

Thanks for the information.
I also looked for it,and I can get it for €70,-;)

[Unchained Melody]

but I really want to get the concert years book.I think it's a great book.

I'm with you here buddy..everyone I've spoken with have said its definitley a book you would want to get if your a fan of the concert years. (y)

[Getlo]

If any of you are into bootleg records, you must get Jailhouse Rock, by Lee Cotten and Howard A DeWitt.

And when I say records ... I mean fabulous, wonderful VINYL!

This book's from 1983, and so is quite out of date, but it gives a great insight into the boot LPs from 1970 to then. Large pics of each cover (B&W only); different and counterfeit versions; contents of each LP, with each LP side reviewed separately and the authors' own summaries and opinions of each one.

Several inacuracies (even by 1983 standards) but not too many clunkers.

I'd love to see an update of this one, but still only with vinyl!

http://www.amazon.com/Jailhouse-Rock-Bootleg-1970-1983-Reference/dp/1560750340/ref=sr_1_7/104-0025925-4823117?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1194494854&sr=1-7

An essential purchase, IMO.

[Unchained Melody]

I'm not in to collecting boot records, as they are far more difficult to track down most of the time, but I love their huge covers..(y)

[lvs2day]

I'm not in to collecting boot records, as they are far more difficult to track down most of the time, but I love their huge covers..(y)

i think many of pauls books are great like thank you very much- at the time all those englewood pics were unpublished and thankfully he gave us the cover pic as a poster, also magic moments was nice [many a pic were already published] from the citry of .... is a fantastic lichter book very original with many a great and unpublished pics from the philly shows , another great one is rebel heart[a fantastic piece of work, awsome pics] and a book that i thought suked is E.P. in concert- just jumbled all those colour pics in the middle[even 69 press confrence pics???] and many of the pics are familliar to seasoned fans , and the date/jumpsuit's many are incorrect- no doubt he tried effortessly to copy erik skarrs concert book [which is the best and most accurate]., his latest imoratl is nice and the inclusion of colour pics is on the rigfht track , but the probelem is that a host of all the pics in this book are very familliar, especially to seasoned fans.

[lvs2day]

If any of you are into bootleg records, you must get Jailhouse Rock, by Lee Cotten and Howard A DeWitt.

And when I say records ... I mean fabulous, wonderful VINYL!

This book's from 1983, and so is quite out of date, but it gives a great insight into the boot LPs from 1970 to then. Large pics of each cover (B&W only); different and counterfeit versions; contents of each LP, with each LP side reviewed separately and the authors' own summaries and opinions of each one.

Several inacuracies (even by 1983 standards) but not too many clunkers.

I'd love to see an update of this one, but still only with vinyl!

http://www.amazon.com/Jailhouse-Rock-Bootleg-1970-1983-Reference/dp/1560750340/ref=sr_1_7/104-0025925-4823117?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1194494854&sr=1-7

An essential purchase, IMO.

this is a book that definetly needs an update, mine is in tatters , and this book was published with only 2000 copies printed/published , and it's one i come to time to time , but it really serves no purpose at present as it deals with ol 70-80 titles all lp of course, so it's not essentail , but nice to have, if your main boot collection contains cd's then you'll want to pass up on this.