Your Favorite Elvis' Photobooks

[Elena/The Russian EP Fan Club]

Hey guys,
what are your favorite Elvis' photobooks?

I love these books very much:


Behind the Image by Bud Glass

Elvis! by Dagmar

The King on the Road by Robert Gordon

Unseen Elvis by J. Curtin

Inside Loving You

[P.S. Annie]

Well I don't have that much picture books, yet. But my favo at the moment is Flashback.

[Elena/The Russian EP Fan Club]

I don't have Flashback yet :cry: but I'm sure this is wonderful book, Annie. You so lucky! Could you tell more about this book?

[P.S. Annie]

Off course Elena. The book has different chapters. Firts they start explaining about the music on the disc, then they tell something about the pictures. Chapters are:

*Transition: Period from the Hillbilly cat to The Atomic Powered Singer, pictures from Hayride shows, the Dorsy show(17-3) and som classic RCA press photos on december 1 1955.

*Las Vegas: On stage

*Las Vegas: Off stage

*The Steve Allen show

Then one of my favo parts(wish I could have been there when it was all happening)

*Miami:

*Getting ready
*On Stage ( You can feel the energy)
*Dressing room (Just waiting and fooling around)
*Outside (something is in the air)

Then there are pictures from the Love me tender Recording sessions followed by the Love me tender behind the scenes pictures and publicity shots.

Pictures from recording at Radio Recorders and from the 1e Ed Sullivan show.

Then another favo part of mine:

*Hanging out in Hollywood (almost art)

*Followed by at the Theater, some pics with Nat. Wood.

Then the famous pictures from his Tupelo concert, first some backstage then Live: black and white but also some nice colours.

Some pictures when Elvis flew back to Memphis with Nick Adams an som pictures when he stopped by to see Sam at the studio.

*The 2nd Ed Sullivan Show

*Loving You Recording Sessions, Behind the scenes, The movie

*Chicago press conference

*The gold suite

*Jailhouse rock, recording sessions, the movie, publicity shots,

*Los Angeles press conference (he looks so cool)

*King Creole, recording sessions, publicity shots

*In the army now, pics from the last pre-army session on 10 june 1958.

[Elena/The Russian EP Fan Club]

Oh thank you very much, Annie! (y) :cheers: It's a very interesting. I guess, this is a awesome book. I want Flashback very much :clap:

[Sonny]

The Concert Years 1969-1977 by Stein Erik Skar is a great photo book. It also has a lot of info on jumpsuits and songs he did during this period. It also has a lot of newspaper reviews from those years.

And Elvis On Stage by Keith Alverson is a great book! Just pictures from the seventies, everything in full color! A great book!

Sonny

[NightRider]

I agree with Sonny....The Concert Years 1969-1977 by Stein Erik Skar is excellent...not just for pictures, but the info too.

The best for me though still has to be Shavers Life Of Elvis Presley....nothing short of AWESOME (y)

Trouble is you have two problems with it...first you have to find one :bash: then you have to be able to afford it :cry:

[WildStyle]

The only Elvis photo book I own is...

Elvis: A Celebration

I own 2 other Elvis books, but they are not exclusively photo books.

[Erik van den Berg]

My favorite photo books are:

1. Unseen Elvis
2. The life of Elvis Presley
3. Behind the image
4. The concert years
5. caught in a trap
6. Elvis '56
7. Private Elvis (Paris)
8. Unseen archives
9. Pieces of my life
10. Elvis fashion.

About information:

1. The concert years
2. Day by Day

[Captain Elwood David]

BEST "Photo" books, hands down:

1. "The Life of Elvis Presley" - Sean Shaver.
2. "The Elvis Book" Series (3 Volumes) - Sean Shaver
3. Just about any other Shaver book - all are highly recommended, dare I say, even ESSENTIAL.

I don't consider Skar's book to be a "Photo" book, but it is the definitive book to own discussing EP's Concert Years (1969-77).

All of the above focus mainly on the 70's Elvis.

For 50's content: "Elvis 56" - Alfred Wertheimer.

Anyway you slice it, all are also CLASSICS.


- Capt. "EL."

[carolynlm]

Why are Sean Shavers books so expensive? Is it because of the quality or does he not have many printed?

[Captain Elwood David]

Originally posted by carolynlm@Jun 2 2004, 04:23 AM
Why are Sean Shavers books so expensive? Is it because of the quality or does he not have many printed?
Shaver's books have always been of very high quality ......... and quite affordable when they are first released. The "Author Editions" are even more limited, of even a higher general quality, and, hence, expensive; they are worthwhile for bibliophiles - some of them are pure GEMS, simply incredible (with some, words fail me).

With the exception of "The Life of ..." (which went into multiple printings due to demand / popularity), his publications are strictly limited runs / one-time-events.

The most expensive books every put out by Shaver are "The Elvis Book" Series. Huge, heavy, ...... unbelievable COLOR publications, every page containing a full size image / explanations of each photograph. Worth every penny, ...... especially in an environment such as The Elvis World where hack products rule. These are the kinds of publications that hardcore fans literally "drool" for. Shaver even states in his "Book" Series that due to the cost of printing them, only hardcore fans will seek them out .... and only a very limited number of fans in general will ever get to see them. This has proven to be the case.

I often say it, because it is TRUE ---> It just doesn't get any better than Shaver as far as photo books go.

The prices you see nowadays with his books bear this out. CLASSICS will always be sought out by hardcore fans. When they are hard to find (because most fans will not part with their copies), ........... the prices tend to be high. Shaver could make a fortune re-printing his publications, but he won't. His books are becoming exactly what he envisioned them as.


- Capt. "EL."

[Elena/The Russian EP Fan Club]

I haven't got "The Life of Elvis Presley" by Sean Shaver :cry: I'm sure this is a fantastic book as you say guys.

Oh I forgot about two my favorite books :bash: without a doubt
Elvis'56 - AWESOME picture book (y) (y) I love it very much. Fantastic pictures by Alfred Wertheimer.
Pieces of My Life also great book with great photos (y)
Thank you all of you :cheers:

[P.S. Annie]

Originally posted by Captain Elwood David@Jun 2 2004, 07:34 AM

Shaver's books have always been of very high quality ......... The "Author Editions" are even more limited, of even a higher general quality, and, hence, expensive; they are worthwhile for bibliophiles - some of them are pure GEMS, simply incredible (with some, words fail me).

Huge, heavy, ...... unbelievable COLOR publications, every page containing a full size image / explanations of each photograph. Worth every penny, ...... especially in an environment such as The Elvis World where hack products rule. These are the kinds of publications that hardcore fans literally "drool" for. Shaver even states in his "Book" Series that due to the cost of printing them, only hardcore fans will seek them out .... and only a very limited number of fans in general will ever get to see them. This has proven to be the case.

- Capt. "EL."

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Ok now I want those bookes even more................... :blink:

[U.S. Male]

For me it has to be any of the Shaver books, especially The Life of Elvis.

[Jungleroom76]

Originally posted by Sonny@May 31 2004, 05:03 PM
The Concert Years 1969-1977 by Stein Erik Skar is a great photo book. It also has a lot of info on jumpsuits and songs he did during this period. It also has a lot of newspaper reviews from those years.

And Elvis On Stage by Keith Alverson is a great book! Just pictures from the seventies, everything in full color! A great book!

Sonny
RIGHT ON SONNY!!! (y)

THE CONCERT YEARS and ON STAGE are without a doubt 2 of the best Elvis picture books out there today!!!

The accompanying and informative text and concert reviews of THE CONCERT YEARS makes it perhaps the DEFINITIVE book about Elvis on stage in the 1970's (in my opinion)!!

As for ON STAGE, I just haven't seen another photo book where the photos are so sharp and crisp....and best of all, they AREN'T resized like so many other photos in the various Elvis photobooks out there on the market! Each page in ON STAGE contains only ONE photo....which is VERY cool!!

I am with Sonny on this one Elena....if you are looking to buy some Elvis photobooks, you simply can't go wrong with either of these!!

TCB!
Mike

[carolynlm]

Someone said once that buy the whole coffee table is less expensive than buying Sean Shavers coffee table books. I have no qualms about paying for a quality product, and Shavers books seem to be just that, but as the Captain says, finding one to purchase is the hardest thing.

[P.S. Annie]

Originally posted by carolynlm@Jun 4 2004, 06:20 AM
Someone said once that buy the whole coffee table is less expensive than buying Sean Shavers coffee table books. I have no qualms about paying for a quality product, and Shavers books seem to be just that, but as the Captain says, finding one to purchase is the hardest thing.
Hi Carolyn,

Try this site http://www.abebooks.co.uk/ (y)

[Newflame]

For me it is the new book "Flashback".

This is a must have. Topquality pictures, many unreleased. Some with a pretty cool King (y)

[P.S. Annie]

Originally posted by Newflame@Jun 4 2004, 03:26 PM
For me it is the new book "Flashback".

This is a must have. Topquality pictures, many unreleased. Some with a pretty cool King (y)
:cheers:

What is your favo part(s)?

[NightRider]

Originally posted by Newflame@Jun 4 2004, 02:26 PM
For me it is the new book "Flashback".

This is a must have. Topquality pictures, many unreleased. Some with a pretty cool King (y)
I agree,

Although it is not up there with Shavers books....it is a great addition to anyones collection. There are some really good pictures in Flashback....some of the live shots are AWESOME (y)

[NightRider]

other good photo-books are....

inside King Creole - Ger Riff
Inside Jailhouse Rock - Ger Riff
Enter the Dragon - Tunzi
For The First Time Ever - Tunzi
The Hottest Thing Thats Cool - Riff/Wertheimer

to name just a few that is (y)

[P.S. Annie]

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:clap: :cheers:

[ComeBackChick]

Definitely Ger Rijff's :clap: books, I own three of them:

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Memphis Lonesome (photo journal by Lloyd Shearer)
Elvis Florida Close up (photos by Jay B. Leviton)
The Cool King (photos by Bob Moreland) :cool:

And the out of print book Elvis, by Dave Marsh, with awesome pics and the great William Speer portfolio!!! :D

Link with all Ger Rijff's books!
http://www.xs4all.nl/~vnhouten/rijffger.html

[iamhekev]

I have 4 of shaver"s books,and they are very good.

KEV.;)

[WildStyle]

I managed to find 'The Life of Elvis Presley' on Ebay for $100 US. Anyone that doesn't mind getting a second hand copy should check there. It pops up every one in a while.

[P.S. Annie]

Definitely Ger Rijff's :clap: books, I own three of them:

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Memphis Lonesome (photo journal by Lloyd Shearer)
Elvis Florida Close up (photos by Jay B. Leviton)
The Cool King (photos by Bob Moreland) :cool:

And the out of print book Elvis, by Dave Marsh, with awesome pics and the great William Speer portfolio!!! :D

Link with all Ger Rijff's books!
http://www.xs4all.nl/~vnhouten/rijffger.html

great link thanks, where did you buy those Ger Rijff's books?

[bogarcon]

my favorite books would be;
ELVIS MEMORIES A LOVE STORY BY PAUL LICHTER
THE LIFE OF ELVIS BY SEAN SHAVER
KING ON THE ROAD BY GORDON
Also some like ``The louisiana hayride`` and ``rock n` roll years vol.1``.
there`s a lot but I look at these books at least once a month. great pics and story. have a nice day. Bogarcon ;)

[ComeBackChick]

great link thanks, where did you buy those Ger Rijff's books?

Years ago, when they were first published I got them via the Its Elvis Time fanclub. That was around 1985/1990. :doh: The Florida Close Up was a especially published for dutch bookshop Bruna, it was called Close Up and was a paperback.

My latest purchase:
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Recently I got Unseen Archives by Marie Clayton (De Slegte EUR 19,99), its a beautiful book! I love it!!! :cool:

[LeMond]

A book I like personally is Steamrolling over Texas by Ger Rijff.
It has a foreword by Kathy Westmoreland and a lot of pictures taken at concerts between 1970 and 1975.
:cool:

[MysteryTrain]

I always have these books close

Life of Elvis Presley - Shean Shaver
Elvis '69 The Return - Joe Tunzi
Concert Years - Stein Erik Skar
The Candid Elvis - Shean Shaver
Elvis 70 Bringing Him Back - joe Tunzi

[Unchained Melody]

Elvis The Unseen Archives
There are hundreds of pictures of Elvis in this book.