On March 24th 1958, Elvis Presley entered the US Army until March 1960. Back in civilian life there was a
lot of pressure on Elvis to come up with the goods â?? RCA had ordered an initial pressing of one million
copies of his first â??comebackâ?? single before the songs were even chosen, let alone recorded. There was a lot
to prove when, in March 1960, he entered the RCA recording studio in Nashville and recorded the sessions
that resulted in this "Elvis Is Back" album. -
Fifty years ago this month, Elvis Presley received an honorable discharge from the U.S. Army following two years of active service. His time away did ...
Gary von Tersch - 25/Feb/2011
Post-conscription albumsworthy of the canon In retrospect, this pair of 12-track, post-army projects, Elvis Is Back and its immediate follow-up Some...
David Bowling - 12/Feb/2011
During Elvis Presley’s stint in the United States Army, 1958-1960, his RCA label kept him in the limelight by releasing a series of singles and four c...
David Bowling - 01/Jun/2010
Elvis Presley was discharged from the army on March 5, 1960, and all was right with the musical world again. He immediately returned to the studio for...