Elvis Presley - From Elvis in Memphis - Hybrid SACD

2023 release

From Elvis in Memphis remains the most cohesive, passionate, mature, and emotionally invested record Elvis Presley ever made. Named one of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time by Rolling Stone, the white-soul landmark features backing by ”The Memphis Boys” and teems with rhythm-heavy country, gospel, R&B, and blues. A bridge between two creative eras, the set seizes on Presley’s rejuvenated attitude and commitment to quality. Lauded for its natural, open sonics, the 1969 effort now comes across with remarkable clarity, presence, and warmth courtesy of a premium restoration befitting music royalty.

Mastered from the original master tapes, Mobile Fidelity’s hybrid SACD of From Elvis in Memphis unearths the ravishing inner detail, sticky rhythms, and brilliant arrangements of Chips Moman’s production. This unparalleled reissue unlocks the spirit and gestalt of the recording, takes you inside American Sound Studio, and brings you up close and personal with Presley’s singing—widely considered by many to represent the finest of his career—located dead-center amidst the instrumental hurricane. Sharing much in common with the orchestrated Stax Records sound, From Elvis in Memphis now oozes with choice nuances and distinctive flourishes that not only arise with previously unheard transparency and sharpness, but complement and serve the whole. Long live the King!