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据国外媒体报道，Legacy唱片公司将于今年12月8日为美国摇滚乐之父“猫王”艾尔维斯-普莱斯利(Elvis Presley)发行一套精选集。明年是猫王诞辰75周年，这套精选集也正是为了纪念这位摇滚乐的领路人而发行。

这套4CD套装的精选集名为《Elvis 75:Good Rockin'Tonight》，涵盖了这位摇滚巨星所有时期的作品。CD1中以单曲《My Happiness》作为开篇。1953年，猫王在孟菲斯当地的一家录音室支付了不到4美元后录制了这首歌曲。一年之后，猫王同SUN唱片签约，开始了他的传奇之路。而CD4则以单曲《A Little Less Conversation》的JXL电台混音版结束。这支混音后电子味十足的单曲在2002年在20多个国家成为了冠军单曲，收录在当年发行的精选集《Elvis:30 #1 Hits》中，这套精选的总销量超过了500万张。

精选《Elvis 75:Good Rockin'Tonight》中的歌曲的风格迥异，既包括猫王早年的摇滚乐时代，同时也有他后期的柔情歌曲以及电影配乐。这套精选中还将附送一本80页的歌本，其中包括有很多罕见照片以及由资深记者比利-奥尔特曼(Billy Altman)所写的传记。另外，一个单CD版本的《Elvis 75》精选集将于明年的1月5日发行，那天是猫王75岁诞辰的三天前。

New CD commemorates Elvis Presley's 75th b-day

The rock-a-billy style of Elvis Presley came out of his own roots in the southern United States.

Now, his fans are set to get 'All Shook Up' over a new 4-CD compilation detailing the entire recording career of 'The King of Rock-n-Roll.' The collection is being released to coincide with what would have been the King's 75th birthday, next month.

Elvis may have left the building, but he never left the hearts of his legions of fans.

To mark the King of Rock's 75th birthday next month, RCA/Legacy is releasing a 4-CD compilation, 'Elvis 75: Good Rockin' Tonight.' The collection includes 100 digitally restored tracks including hit singles, rare cuts, live performances, and all 30 number-one songs such as 'Heartbreak Hotel', 'Hound Dog', 'Jailhouse Rock' and 'Suspicious Minds'. The set also features a 7-thousand word essay by music critic and historian Billy Altman, along with many rarely seen photographs.

Altman says unlike previous 'Best Of' compilations, this one contains the rock legend's entire career.

Presley died on August 16th, 1977 at the age of 42, yet he remains one of the most recognizable faces of American music and popular culture. He starred in 33 films and received gold, platinum, or multi-platinum awards for 150 different albums and singles.

The release of 'Elvis 75: Good Rockin' Tonight' coincides with a 4-day celebration of his 75th birthday from January 8th, 2010. Altman says that if Presley was still alive today, the music icon would probably have returned to his earlier roots.

Billy Altman, music critic and historian, said, "I think that he would have turned into something different. I think at the time that he passed away he had gotten so much back in touch with his country and his gospel roots and I think if he was alive today he would have been 75 this January, I think he would have been kind of an elder statesman, probably more of country music than anything else which was really his first love."

'Elvis 75: Good Rockin' Tonight' is now available, with a 26-track 'Elvis 75' single CD hitting store shelves on January 5th, 2010.