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Elvis Presley: The Ed Sullivan Shows

Image Entertainment has announced they’re releasing Elvis Presley: The Ed Sullivan Shows on DVD August 4th!

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Elvis’ three unforgettable appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show attracted a record-breaking audience when they first aired, and the first breakthrough performance had actually came about after Ed vowed to never let Elvis appear in the first place!

Special Features on the single-disc, 47-minute DVD include:

~ A rare home movie capturing a very early Elvis performance, shot on August 7, 1955, at Magnolia Gardens near Houston, Texas

~ Elvis and Ed remembered

~ Elvis is on his way! Ed Sullivan Show clips

~Special Elvis moments including an appearance by comedian John Byner

~ Home movies of Elvis and Priscilla, Elvis and his friends cutting up on a film set and some of the first shots of daughter Lisa Marie

~ New collectible booklet featuring liner notes by Griel Marcus

Hit songs include: Don t Be Cruel, Love Me Tender, Hound Dog, Heartbreak Hotel, Too Much, When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again, and Peace in the Valley.

The DVD can be pre-ordered on Amazon.com.

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