Elvis at the Movies

' movie themes and '60s are renowned as the repository for his worst material, fluffy with inane lyrics and uninspired performances. What's more, their genesis usually had everything to do with ' management securing the copyright and publishing, and nothing to do with the recording of strong material. They can't be ignored by anyone however, much less by fans, since they often resulted in big hits like and Even when they didn't reach the charts, there were still the occasional pleasant throwaways like or is a two-disc, 40-track set from that concisely presents most of ' signatory movie songs. This type of compilation has been offered before, most notably in 1995, when assembled a fine movie collection ( ) with more than 20 additional songs than this one, including this set's biggest omission: The only new feature that offers is remastering with DSD technology, which does indeed make a noticeable difference compared to previous remastering. ~ John Bush