The Good Music label announced the release of 'Elvis: Hist First Christmas Album in Stereo'.
From the press release:
Using new, state of the art audio technology, the original monaural tracks contained on Presley's 1957 holiday album have been skillfully transformed into brilliant, lifelike stereo, using the DES (Digitally Extracted Stereo) method. The sound is stunning! You can hear Elvis better and there is richer detail in the music!
With total sales of over 20 million copies worldwide, Elvis's holiday offering remains the best-selling Christmas album of all time. This new CD brings this wonderful classic to life as never before! There are also 8 bonus tracks converted from mono to stereo, for a total of 20 songs that never sounded better!
Fascinating liner notes reveal the story behind the big hit 'Blue Christmas,' (how it was written on a commuter train, and how Presley deliberately tried to louse up the song... but it was a hit anyway!). Then there's the controversy caused when composer Irving Berlin tried to block radio stations from playing Elvis's version of 'White Christmas.' Also read about songs that were commissioned by Elvis for this release, and learn about the tunes that Presley arranged himself. Includes rare color photos.
From the press release:
Using new, state of the art audio technology, the original monaural tracks contained on Presley's 1957 holiday album have been skillfully transformed into brilliant, lifelike stereo, using the DES (Digitally Extracted Stereo) method. The sound is stunning! You can hear Elvis better and there is richer detail in the music!
With total sales of over 20 million copies worldwide, Elvis's holiday offering remains the best-selling Christmas album of all time. This new CD brings this wonderful classic to life as never before! There are also 8 bonus tracks converted from mono to stereo, for a total of 20 songs that never sounded better!
Fascinating liner notes reveal the story behind the big hit 'Blue Christmas,' (how it was written on a commuter train, and how Presley deliberately tried to louse up the song... but it was a hit anyway!). Then there's the controversy caused when composer Irving Berlin tried to block radio stations from playing Elvis's version of 'White Christmas.' Also read about songs that were commissioned by Elvis for this release, and learn about the tunes that Presley arranged himself. Includes rare color photos.
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