Bring out the dead

In which we remember Elvis

Written by Forest Pines; published at 2:42 pm on October 31st, 2005.
Filed under: Media Addict.

Happy Samhain!

A news story from the other day: Elvis Presley is the world’s highest-earning dead celebrity yet again. Partly, I assume, because of the effort his record company is putting into milking his back-catalogue as heavily as they possibly can.

Whether or not you think that the Presley estate is being overly grasping and moneygrabbing with its constant record re-releasing; things could, you know, be much much worse. There’s an awful amount of Elvis-related tat out there in the world, but how much of it routes income back to Graceland? If his estate really wanted to exploit its history, they easily could. Re-releasing old 7" singles is the tasteful option.

Keyword noise: 7", dead celebrities, Elvis Presley, moneygrabbing, music, records, Samhain, singles

2 comments on “Bring out the dead”

1. Matt says:

   October 31, 2005 at 9:59 pm

   I’m sure Tupac and Biggie are each only a couple of duets away from overhauling him.
2. Anonymous says:

   November 9, 2005 at 4:29 am

   The King is Dead, Long Earn the King

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