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Further details have emerged about the “Elvis – Prince From Another Planet” release, which marks the 40th anniversary of Elvis Presley’s gigs at New York City’s Madison Square Garden.

“Elvis – Prince From Another Planet” will be released as a 2-CD/DVD set containing remixed editions of the afternoon and evening shows from June 10, 1972, previously unseen footage from the afternoon show, and footage of the press conference. Remastered editions of the shows will also feature on a 2-CD Legacy Edition of “Elvis: As Recorded At Madison Square Garden”.

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The tracklist for the highly-anticipated “Elvis Presley: A Boy From Tupelo” box set has now leaked, and looks very promising, including a total of 20 unreleased performances.

The project covers Elvis’ early career on the Sun Records label through a meticulously researched 512-page book and three CDs that include all available Sun recordings and an impressive collection of live performances from the period. The recent “I Forgot To Remember To Forget” discovery will not be on the set.

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New York City was an exciting place to be for rock ‘n’ roll fans in June 1972, with Dion and the Belmonts coming together for a highly-anticipated reunion at Madison Square Garden on June 2, and Elvis Presley performing four sold-out shows at the same venue the following weekend. Forty years on, Harley Payette takes a look at the legendary gigs and the musical context in which they took place.

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The company behind the recent Tupac Shakur hologram has been signed by CORE Media Group (formerly CKx) to develop a virtual likeness of Elvis Presley for use in film, tv and other media projects.

The Digital Domain Media Group has spent the last decade perfecting its technology, tools and techniques to create realistic computer generated humans. Its expertise has featured in movies such as “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” “TRON: Legacy” and “X-Men: First Class,” as well as projects such as the aforementioned Tupac Shakur hologram, which was presented alongside Snoop Dogg in a performance at the Coachella Music Festival.

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