Dead Elvis
Dead Elvis is the debut album by British band Death in Vegas. It was released on 10 March 1997 in the United Kingdom and on 16 September 1997 in the United States. This was the only Death in Vegas album to feature original member Steve Hellier. The British release features coloured Elvis graffiti on the cover, while the US version features a tattoo artist. The music video for "Dirt" was a minor hit on MTV's 120 Minutes. "GBH" was featured on the soundtrack for the 1998 American comedy-thriller film Homegrown.[7]
| Dead Elvis | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 10 March 1997 | |||
| Recorded | Orinoco Studios, Milo Studios | |||
| Length | 65:50 | |||
| Label | Concrete | |||
| Producer | Richard Fearless, Steve Hellier | |||
| Death in Vegas chronology | ||||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | [1] |
| Almost Cool | (6.5/10)[2] |
| Ink Blot Magazine | (positive)[3] |
| Pitchfork Media | (6.9/10)[4] |
| Q | [5] |
| Rolling Stone | [6] |
As of July 2013, it was certified silver by British Phonographic Industry for 60,000 sold units in UK.[8]
Track listing
All tracks by Richard Fearless & Steve Hellier
- "All That Glitters" – 6:34
- "Opium Shuffle" – 5:02
- "GBH" – 5:09
- "Twist and Crawl" (bonus track not featured on all versions) – 4:59
- "Dirt" – 5:52
- "Rocco" – 6:34
- "Rekkit" – 6:27
- "I Spy" – 4:58
- "Amber" – 8:07
- "Rematerialised" – 8:21
- "68 Balcony" – 5:07
- "Sly" – 3:33
Bonus disc (Dead Elvis Remix Sessions)
In France only, initial copies of Dead Elvis came packaged with a 10-track bonus CD, titled Dead Elvis Remix Sessions.
- "Dirt" (Slayer mix) – 6:33
- "Rocco" (Dave Clarke mix) – 6:18
- "Twist and Crawl" (Full mix) – 4:57
- "Opium Shuffle" (Monkey Mafia mix) – 6:15
- "City Rub" – 6:22
- "Dirt" (Old School mix) – 5:29
- "Rocco" (Dub) – 6:35
- "Opium Shuffle" (Dead Elvis mix) – 5:14
- "Claiming Marilyn" – 5:41
- "Dirt" (Mullet mix) – 6:09
Track 8 is the same as the album version.
Singles
- "Dirt" (29 April 1996)
- "Rocco" (14 October 1996; reissued 13 October 1997)
- "Twist and Crawl" (14 April 1997)
- "Rekkit" (9 June 1997)
Samples
- "Dirt" contains samples from the MC at the Woodstock Festival addressing the crowd, as well as from "The 'Fish' Cheer / I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-to-Die Rag" by Country Joe & the Fish, and "Big Mama" by Roxanne Shante.
- "Rocco" contains a sample from "Moanin' Low" by Claire Trevor, from the film Key Largo (the main antagonist of the film is called Rocco). The sample can be heard explicitly in "Rocco (Dave Clarke mix)".
- "All That Glitters" contains a vocal sample from “Fonky Thang, Diamond' Rang” by The Dells, (Sweet As Funk Can Be LP) 1972.
Personnel
- Richard Fearless
- Steve Hellier – keyboards, programming
- Anthony Anderson – guitar
- Seamus Beaghen – hammond organ, fender rhodes
- Ranking Roger – vocals
- Paul Rutherford – trombone
- Selah – vocals
- Andy Visser – flute, harmonica, saxophone
- Mat Flint – bass
- Tim Weller – drums
- Steve Dub – engineer
- Luke Gordon – engineer, mixing
- Tim Holmes – engineer, mixing
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom (BPI)[9] | Silver | 60,000^ |
| ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- ^ "Dead Elvis - Death in Vegas | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- ^ "Almost Cool review". Almostcool.org. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- ^ . Archived from the original on 16 January 2000. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- ^ . Archived from the original on 8 March 2008. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- ^ "Death In Vegas - Dead Elvis CD Album". Cduniverse.com. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- ^ . Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- ^ "SoundtrackINFO: Homegrown Soundtrack (complete album tracklisting)". Soundtrackinfo.com. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 January 2010. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "British album certifications – Death In Vegas – Dead Elvis". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 31 March 2022.