ELVIS ALOHA VIA SATELLITE DELUXE HARDBACK BOOK IN CARDBOARD SLIPCASE
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This book is quite remarkable, going past the front cover, which is stunning, and the obvious scores of beautiful colour photos - after having it now for two days and trying to take it all in, comparing it literally side by side to Boxcars previous book 'Elvis Presley's Graceland through the Years', in the end what stands out and frankly amazes me most are the well represented black and white photographs. I have never been one to be interested in black and white anything be it photos, with the exception of Elvis in the 1950s, or movies, but these photos show us an Elvis that we don't see when watching the DVD of the concert. I think due to the nature of the technology they have an advantage at times of not being so affected by the bright lights needed for the TV broadcast. Elvis just looks stunning and so in shape whereas some of the colour shots tend not to show him in such a nice 'light'. Although there are still plenty of equally good colour photos somehow I have seen these before, on the TV screen. While not every photo in this book is a 'perfect' shot unlike so many concert books released this book contains quality not out of focus and or out of shape Elvis, this is Elvis at arguably the last time he will look his best covered by hundreds of photographs, many previously unpublished. While this correctly should be described as mainly a photo book it is not just about photos.
The format is the same as the Graceland and 'Final Curtain' books from Boxcar; a very solid hardcover book enclosed in an equally solid cardboard box/slip case that holds the book itself. However it goes one giant leap for mankind further with a cut-out 'displaying' Elvis on earth in line with the original Aloha USA LP release.
This is achieved by having the appropriate photo on the back cover of the book and inserting the book in so the back is 'on top'. The stunning nature of this is what I referred to in my first words above but I did not want to highlight it there as if it was a reason to buy the book, it sure could be said to be 'the icing on the cake' as they say, and it did cause me to stare at the visual in front of me for a minute or two before starting to remove the plastic wrapping, but there is just so much more to this release. It shows the producers dedication to quality!
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