From Elvis in Memphis is the tenth studio album by American rock and roll singer Elvis Presley. It was released by RCA Records on June 17, 1969. đ * * * * * This is by FAR my favourite Elvis album. Itâs got such amazing ballads and gripping songs. I canât recommend it enough. * * * * It was recorded at American Sound Studio in Memphis in January and February 1969 under the direction of producer Chips Moman and backed by its house band, informally known as "The Memphis Boys". * * * * * Presley's entourage convinced him to leave the RCA studios and record this album at American Sound, a new Memphis studio at the peak of a hit-producing streak. The reason for going to Moman's studio was for the soul sound of the house band, 'the Memphis Boys'. The predominance of country songs among those recorded in these sessions gives them the feel of the "country soul" style. * * * * On July 12, 1969, Presley was featured on the cover of Rolling Stone, with the album receiving the lead review. Peter Guralnick, the magazine's reviewer, described it as "great ... Flatly and unequivocally the equal of anything Presley has ever done" * * * * * From Elvis in Memphis has continued to receive praise in retrospective reviews. In 2009 Rolling Stone described it as "extraordinary" and attributed the sessions' success to Presley's "newfound maturity and soulfulness" and Moman's "warm, distinctly Southern musical backing". AllMusic gives it five stars out of five, and highlights it as an "AllMusic album pick". Critic Bruce Eder said that together with 1956's Elvis Presley, From Elvis in Memphis was Presley's "greatest album". Eder called it "one of the greatest white soul albums (and one of the greatest soul albums) ever cut" * * * * * In 2003, the album was number 190 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. * * * * #recordgeek #recordsreposted #vinylgen_feature #ilovevinyl #analogaudio #vitrola #ontheturntable #vintageturntable #ortofon #vinylpost #instavinyls #thehomeofvinyl #mysoundofvinyl #igvinylcommunity (at Madame Tussauds Hollywood) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAkky7GJ9Wr/?igshid=11gzf4jv8akog
