Often an overlooked year, 1971 was the year the Japanese went crazy for Elvis. In this video, we look at the incredible number of LPs released there that year. #elvis #elvispresley
Great video David! What a year for Elvis releases in Japan. I wonder who is driving the F1 Lotus car in the Spinout bonus photo? My guess would be American driver Walt Hansgen who actually died in 1966 testing in the rain for a Le Man race? Love the Elvis curtain comment lol... Look forward to making the next ELVIS Forum video with you soon. Maybe a history of Elvis fabrics lol, cheers Adam
I think it's Jack Brabham, Adam. He was the F1 world champion at the time. Maybe we could talk about the crazy ways Parker promoted Elvis - make a top 10 list.
Very interesting subject. Indeed everything is relative. I didn't know about that and I like that, after the movie hit, he was even more recognised ⚡ Just imagine if he'd gone there as he wanted (Japan, Europe...) and imagine if that would've happened after TTWII... I think they would be talking about that till today, there would've been mangas, anime and a few statues over the cities in wich he had performed. Hotels and restaurante too. Maybe a Shinkansen... Maybe even a peanut-banana kit kat... Thank you for your work, I have to catch up with Sean's videos. And good Elvis accent there!😁
TTWII kicked off a new trend in Japan for package tours to the US to see Elvis live. I've got some of the travel agent flyers from that time. I might do a video on that topic one day. That's a great point about how Elvis might still be in the collective Japanese memory had he toured here. As it is, most people here don't know who he was. There is a statue, though. Peanut butter Kit-Kat - don't be giving them any crazy ideas. I bought a pumpkin Kit-Kat recently. Maybe they could do a banana sandwich one.
@@ElvisPresleyInJapan the story about the trend of package tours to the USA after TTWII and the flyers you own is very cool. I think we would enjoy a video about that! And please let me know where in Japan is the Elvis statue. Maybe I could visit it next time I go to 日本 (whenever that may be). Chocolate and pumpkin sounds good to me! Yes, I meant peanut and banana (as the sandwich) flavour for the エルヴィスキットカット or maybe the ヒルビリー(キット)カット 😂 Not too crazy, nah.
What a year of releases in Japan!! I do like that Panel Deluxe set. Very nice indeed!! By the way 1971 was a great year personally as it was the year I was born! Thanks David. Keep the interesting videos coming!!
Hi Dave ,great video as usual ,I’ve viewed that sincerely Elvis channel it’s really good ,a think 1971 was a very productive year for EL ,he had quite a few hit singles OK not no 1s but he rarely seemed out of the top 20 in the UK,and in the US he was on top of the entertainment world ,it’s great to see what other parts of the world go for in relation to ELs career ,a know the Japanese prefer the later output 1970s ,a think in the UK it’s his early output that rules although speaking for my self av been getting into his later output ,a thing Sean from sincerely Elvis ,s take on it is 1970 THWII,1972 the on tour and Maddison square gardens tours ,and maybe 71 was overlooked or maybe overshadowed ,obviously not in Japan ,that’s my take on it anyway ,great video Dave ,take care ,tony 🎸🎸🎸🎶
Hi, Tony. RCA certainly kept churning out the singles in the 70s, as they'd always done. I was a big charts fan back then, as a kid, but Elvis' 70s hits made no impact on me at all. I just don't recall any of them, until Suspicion in 1976, and that was an oldie, of course. We used to watch TOTP and Elvis could never appear, obviously, so his hits were accompanied by Pan's People's dancing. That may be another reason why the songs never caught my imagination. I loved Alvin Stardust, though, and he was an Elvis '68 Special rip-off. Sorry, Tony. Just taking a detour down memory lane 🤣
Hi Dave ,a remember my coo ca choo riding high in the charts when a was at school ,a remember seeing him appear on top of the pops for the first time ,a thought wow,in the black leather and his stance with the microphone ,a like jealous mind better a believe that hit the no 1 ,av got Cindy’s,s birthday on a 45 on me jukebox when he was Shane Fenton ,a love the guitar intro to it ,a never went for the EL ballads of the early 70s they passed me by but as a got older a listen to then more , take care Dave ,tony
Was at the Glebe record fair on Saturday. Only saw the thin Elvis Australian lps. As mention before my friends husband works in the Aust music industry and got to meet the Colonel and Elvis. Elvis gave his gold pen to him after signing the Aust contracts.Still has it today but got it modified. Saw Monkees 2 lp box sets from Japan. Glorious designs of the golden Japan age in vinyl releases. In the Elvis Worldwide releases in the bubble cd long box format you do see the clothes from Clambake and the executives trying them on. I assume that Elvis probably threw in his old bedsheets😊🤣! Great review👍
Old bedsheets - another possible explanation 🤣 You'll need to get in touch with John who does the Beat-Up Records channel. He's in Aus and he's always finding Elvis stuff. I guess it depends where you live, though.
Fascinating stuff David, really enjoyed that. I hadn’t even considered how applying a geographical lens on a particular year may completely alter the perception of it's relative success. A note of caution concerning sweeping generalisations there methinks! As for that swatch, well, we know for certain that loads of clothing was strewn around Graceland being cut up and shipped out in boxes, because we have first hand accounts of it. Oddly enough though, the one you held up is the very same material I have framed with full authentication by Graceland, although they date it to his final tour, which made no sense at all to me. Thanks for the shout-out!
Hi, Sean. I've seen at least one photo of RCA suits supposedly cutting up Elvis' clobber. While I'm certain some of the swatches are genuine, I remain convinced that some of them were dubious. It would be great to learn the truth one day.
What great albums. Regarding "The Other Sides", I read an interview with someone, maybe one the Memphis Mafia, that when they pulled the clothes out for the swatches this person went in and retrieved some of them because they were historical, like one of the "68 Special suits. When I received the album for my 10th birthday I was convinced I had a gotten a piece of the jacket worn on Golden Records Vol. One LOL. As I got older I not only realized how ridiculous that thought was, but like you, I suspected it was probably just one of Parker's gimmicks. I also received a swatch from Parker's office after sending them a letter. Man, what a joyful moment that was for me!
Very interesting, David. I believe many people consider ‘71 as the “overlooked year” due to the lack of soundboards and what seemed a slight pause in the excitement of 1969-70 before the kickoff of the “On Tour” pandemonium. Just my humble opinion.⚡️
I was scratching my head wondering why I didn't have California Holiday in my movie or record collection....Mr Google informed me the correct movie title was Spinout. For some unknown reason the Brits changed it to California Holiday. Wonder if that makes the LP of that name a rarity, seeing it would have only been produced in England?
They called it California Holiday in other countries too, including Germany and Australia. I think when the movie title didn't make sense to overseas audiences, they changed the title. Harem Holiday and Love in Las Vegas were other examples. Although I don't know what's so hard about Viva Las Vegas 😅
I'm just so grateful for every year that Elvis recorded music. Do you have the blue hawaii that come with the really rare that's the way it is in that box set you mentioned?. Luv the show.
One of the better Elvis channels on UA-cam always worth watching
Thank you very much.
So many great releases in Japan in 1971 , very good imitation of Elvis by the way😉
Not as good as your singing though.
@@ElvisPresleyInJapan 😄😄😄
Your video is excellent and very interesting with good information.
@@fauritedominique Thank you very much.
Beautiful releases shown from 71. Another first class video David.
Thank you, sir.
Cool vlogs thanks
@@tommyhanlon5903 Thank you.
Another good video David. Im glad i have the panel delux with out obi though.
Juan
@@SuperAtlantis1 Most copies came with a gold sash that wrapped around the corner. My copy with the long obi is the only one I've ever seen.
Great video David! What a year for Elvis releases in Japan. I wonder who is driving the F1 Lotus car in the Spinout bonus photo? My guess would be American driver Walt Hansgen who actually died in 1966 testing in the rain for a Le Man race? Love the Elvis curtain comment lol... Look forward to making the next ELVIS Forum video with you soon. Maybe a history of Elvis fabrics lol, cheers Adam
I think it's Jack Brabham, Adam. He was the F1 world champion at the time. Maybe we could talk about the crazy ways Parker promoted Elvis - make a top 10 list.
Elvis fabrics? I have made two quilts from beautiful Elvis patchwork fabric😊
That’s what I originally thought but couldn’t match Jack Brabham with the car number. The top 10 snow jobs sounds interesting 😂
@@elvispresleycollectorsgroup You can see his name on the side of the car 😄
Very interesting subject. Indeed everything is relative. I didn't know about that and I like that, after the movie hit, he was even more recognised ⚡
Just imagine if he'd gone there as he wanted (Japan, Europe...) and imagine if that would've happened after TTWII... I think they would be talking about that till today, there would've been mangas, anime and a few statues over the cities in wich he had performed. Hotels and restaurante too. Maybe a Shinkansen... Maybe even a peanut-banana kit kat...
Thank you for your work, I have to catch up with Sean's videos.
And good Elvis accent there!😁
TTWII kicked off a new trend in Japan for package tours to the US to see Elvis live. I've got some of the travel agent flyers from that time. I might do a video on that topic one day.
That's a great point about how Elvis might still be in the collective Japanese memory had he toured here. As it is, most people here don't know who he was. There is a statue, though.
Peanut butter Kit-Kat - don't be giving them any crazy ideas. I bought a pumpkin Kit-Kat recently. Maybe they could do a banana sandwich one.
@@ElvisPresleyInJapan the story about the trend of package tours to the USA after TTWII and the flyers you own is very cool. I think we would enjoy a video about that!
And please let me know where in Japan is the Elvis statue. Maybe I could visit it next time I go to 日本 (whenever that may be).
Chocolate and pumpkin sounds good to me! Yes, I meant peanut and banana (as the sandwich) flavour for the エルヴィスキットカット or maybe the ヒルビリー(キット)カット 😂 Not too crazy, nah.
@@pcalcas ヒルビリー(キット)カット。That's great. You should be in marketing 😂 The Elvis statue is in Kobe.
@@ElvisPresleyInJapanThank you for the info David 👌🏻
Maybe I could sell the KitKat idea? 😂 Cheers!
😊Hey David my dear friend, as usual, a fantastic video,great topic, 1971 sure was big one 😀 Thank you for everything, Cheers, your friend: Lior ❤
Thanks, Lior. All the best.
Hi David true do great video on Elvis records my friend from Japan keep up cool video take care see you in next video you do of Elvis
Cheers, Nigel. I appreciate that.
What a year of releases in Japan!! I do like that Panel Deluxe set. Very nice indeed!! By the way 1971 was a great year personally as it was the year I was born! Thanks David. Keep the interesting videos coming!!
Like 1966 (when I was born) 'twas a great year for music. Cheers, Grant.
Howdy David, great video, keep up the great work ⚡️⚡️
Thanks, will do!
Hi Dave ,great video as usual ,I’ve viewed that sincerely Elvis channel it’s really good ,a think 1971 was a very productive year for EL ,he had quite a few hit singles OK not no 1s but he rarely seemed out of the top 20 in the UK,and in the US he was on top of the entertainment world ,it’s great to see what other parts of the world go for in relation to ELs career ,a know the Japanese prefer the later output 1970s ,a think in the UK it’s his early output that rules although speaking for my self av been getting into his later output ,a thing Sean from sincerely Elvis ,s take on it is 1970 THWII,1972 the on tour and Maddison square gardens tours ,and maybe 71 was overlooked or maybe overshadowed ,obviously not in Japan ,that’s my take on it anyway ,great video Dave ,take care ,tony 🎸🎸🎸🎶
Hi, Tony. RCA certainly kept churning out the singles in the 70s, as they'd always done. I was a big charts fan back then, as a kid, but Elvis' 70s hits made no impact on me at all. I just don't recall any of them, until Suspicion in 1976, and that was an oldie, of course. We used to watch TOTP and Elvis could never appear, obviously, so his hits were accompanied by Pan's People's dancing. That may be another reason why the songs never caught my imagination. I loved Alvin Stardust, though, and he was an Elvis '68 Special rip-off. Sorry, Tony. Just taking a detour down memory lane 🤣
Hi Dave ,a remember my coo ca choo riding high in the charts when a was at school ,a remember seeing him appear on top of the pops for the first time ,a thought wow,in the black leather and his stance with the microphone ,a like jealous mind better a believe that hit the no 1 ,av got Cindy’s,s birthday on a 45 on me jukebox when he was Shane Fenton ,a love the guitar intro to it ,a never went for the EL ballads of the early 70s they passed me by but as a got older a listen to then more , take care Dave ,tony
Was at the Glebe record fair on Saturday. Only saw the thin Elvis Australian lps. As mention before my friends husband works in the Aust music industry and got to meet the Colonel and Elvis. Elvis gave his gold pen to him after signing the Aust contracts.Still has it today but got it modified. Saw Monkees 2 lp box sets from Japan. Glorious designs of the golden Japan age in vinyl releases. In the Elvis Worldwide releases in the bubble cd long box format you do see the clothes from Clambake and the executives trying them on. I assume that Elvis probably threw in his old bedsheets😊🤣! Great review👍
Old bedsheets - another possible explanation 🤣 You'll need to get in touch with John who does the Beat-Up Records channel. He's in Aus and he's always finding Elvis stuff. I guess it depends where you live, though.
Fascinating stuff David, really enjoyed that. I hadn’t even considered how applying a geographical lens on a particular year may completely alter the perception of it's relative success. A note of caution concerning sweeping generalisations there methinks! As for that swatch, well, we know for certain that loads of clothing was strewn around Graceland being cut up and shipped out in boxes, because we have first hand accounts of it. Oddly enough though, the one you held up is the very same material I have framed with full authentication by Graceland, although they date it to his final tour, which made no sense at all to me. Thanks for the shout-out!
Hi, Sean. I've seen at least one photo of RCA suits supposedly cutting up Elvis' clobber. While I'm certain some of the swatches are genuine, I remain convinced that some of them were dubious. It would be great to learn the truth one day.
Great video David , I wonder if Elvis knew just how popular he was in Japan?
I reckon he had some idea. It was probably Parker who got him to write that message to Japanese fans in the Christmas album covers.
In the UK 13 albums and 7 singles in 1971!!!
Including reissues?
What great albums. Regarding "The Other Sides", I read an interview with someone, maybe one the Memphis Mafia, that when they pulled the clothes out for the swatches this person went in and retrieved some of them because they were historical, like one of the "68 Special suits. When I received the album for my 10th birthday I was convinced I had a gotten a piece of the jacket worn on Golden Records Vol. One LOL. As I got older I not only realized how ridiculous that thought was, but like you, I suspected it was probably just one of Parker's gimmicks. I also received a swatch from Parker's office after sending them a letter. Man, what a joyful moment that was for me!
I read that Memphis Mafia book too. They must have had some leftover swatches for them to send you one.
Very interesting, David. I believe many people consider ‘71 as the “overlooked year” due to the lack of soundboards and what seemed a slight pause in the excitement of 1969-70 before the kickoff of the “On Tour” pandemonium. Just my humble opinion.⚡️
Good point. 1971 was the first time he hadn't made a movie or TV special since he was in the army.
Hello David I heard most were from clothes people sent him that were put in the envelopes except for the clambake suit,❤.
Yes, I read that somewhere too, Harold. My theory is they also used other material that had nothing to do with clothing. I suppose we'll never know.
I was scratching my head wondering why I didn't have California Holiday in my movie or record collection....Mr Google informed me the correct movie title was Spinout. For some unknown reason the Brits changed it to California Holiday. Wonder if that makes the LP of that name a rarity, seeing it would have only been produced in England?
They called it California Holiday in other countries too, including Germany and Australia. I think when the movie title didn't make sense to overseas audiences, they changed the title. Harem Holiday and Love in Las Vegas were other examples. Although I don't know what's so hard about Viva Las Vegas 😅
I'm just so grateful for every year that Elvis recorded music. Do you have the blue hawaii that come with the really rare that's the way it is in that box set you mentioned?.
Luv the show.
I don't have that one, but I know a man who does - TCB Steve.