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{{About|the Death in Vegas album|the book by Greil Marcus|Dead Elvis (book)|the orchestral composition by Michael Daugherty|Dead Elvis (composition)}}
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'''''Dead Elvis''''' is the debut album by ] band ]. 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 ]'s ''120 Minutes''. "GBH" was featured on the soundtrack for the 1998 American comedy-thriller film '']''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.soundtrackinfo.com/tracks/homegrown/|title=SoundtrackINFO: Homegrown Soundtrack (complete album tracklisting)|website=Soundtrackinfo.com|access-date=21 December 2021}}</ref>


As of July 2013, it was certified silver by ] for 60,000 sold units in UK.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bpi.co.uk/bpi-awards/ |title=Certified Awards Search |access-date=2017-10-23 |archive-date=2009-09-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090924015932/http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/Search.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref>
1. '''''Dead Elvis''''' is a work for ], ], ], ], ], ] and ], composed in 1993 by ], associate professor of music at the ]. It uses a medieval Latin chant for the ] as the principal musical theme and pits two different ] images: "the hip, beautiful, genius, thin, rock-and-roll Elvis vs. the vulgar, cheesy, fat, stoned, ] Elvis." The work was commissioned by ] and ], principal bassoonist with the ].


==External link== ==Track listing==
<small>All tracks by Richard Fearless & Steve Hellier</small>
*


# "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'')===
2. '''''Dead Elvis''''' was the first album by ] band ]. It was released in 1997.
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
==Track listing==
# "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.
# "All That Glitters" - 6:34

# "Opium Shuffle" - 5:02
==Singles==
# "GBH" - 5:09
* "Dirt" (29 April 1996)
# "Twist & Crawl" - 4:59
* "Rocco" (14 October 1996; reissued 13 October 1997)
# "Dirt" - 5:52
* "Twist and Crawl" (14 April 1997)
# "Rocco" - 6:34
# "Rekkit" - 5:40 * "Rekkit" (9 June 1997)

# "I Spy" - 3:50
==Samples==
# "Amber" - 4:13
* "Dirt" contains samples from the MC at the ] addressing the crowd, as well as from "]" by ], and "Big Mama" by ].
# "Rematerialised" - 5:33
* "Rocco" contains a sample from "]" by ], from the film '']'' (the main antagonist of the film is called Rocco). The sample can be heard explicitly in "Rocco (Dave Clarke mix)".
# "68 Balcony" - 5:07
* "All That Glitters" contains a vocal sample from “Fonky Thang, Diamond' Rang” by ], (Sweet As Funk Can Be LP) 1972.
# "Sly" - 3:33


==Personnel== ==Personnel==
* Richard Fearless * Richard Fearless
* Steve Hellier – keyboards, programming
* Tim Holmes
* Anthony Anderson – guitar
* Seamus Beaghen – hammond organ, fender rhodes
* ] – 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

== Reception ==
{{Album ratings
|rev1 = ]
|rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name=allmusic>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/dead-elvis-mw0000098101|title=Dead Elvis - Death in Vegas &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits |website=]|access-date=21 December 2021}}</ref>
|rev2 = Almost Cool
|rev2score = (6.5/10)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.almostcool.org/mr/310/|title=Almost Cool review|website=Almostcool.org|access-date=21 December 2021}}</ref>
|rev3 = ''Ink Blot Magazine''
|rev3score = (positive)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.inkblotmagazine.com/rev-archive/DeathInVegas_Elvis.htm|title=Death In Vegas : Dead Elvis : Concrete/Time Bomb, Released 1997|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000116065224/http://www.inkblotmagazine.com/rev-archive/DeathInVegas_Elvis.htm|access-date=21 December 2021|archive-date=2000-01-16}}</ref>
|rev4 = ]
|rev4score = (6.9/10)<ref name=pitchfork>{{cite web|url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/16931-dead-elvis|title=Record Reviews : Death In Vegas : Dead Elvis|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080308085955/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/16931-dead-elvis|access-date=21 December 2021|archive-date=2008-03-08}}</ref>
|rev5 = '']''
|rev5score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=1224842&style=music|title=Death In Vegas - Dead Elvis CD Album|website=Cduniverse.com|access-date=21 December 2021}}</ref>
|rev6 = '']''
|rev6score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name=rollingstone>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/deathinvegas/albums/album/119462/review/5943930/dead_elvis|title=Death In Vegas - Dead Elvis CD Album|magazine=]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081012090923/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/deathinvegas/albums/album/119462/review/5943930/dead_elvis|access-date=21 December 2021|archive-date=2008-10-12}}</ref>
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'']'' called ''Dirt'' formulaic for its sampled guitars, but they said tracks that explored other genres were more interesting.<ref name=allmusic/> In contrast, '']''{{'s}} reviewer became interested in the album because of ''Dirt'' and was frustrated by the songs featuring reggae and ambient influences. They also felt that it became "too trippy" near the end of the album.<ref name=pitchfork/> '']'' described it as an "inventively inclusive" mix of genres and influences that is still original.<ref name=rollingstone/>

==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=album|artist=Death In Vegas|title=Dead Elvis|award=Silver|relyear=1997|certyear=2013|id=9152-94-2|accessdate=31 March 2022}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}


==References==
{{reflist}}


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For other music relating to ], see also ] and ]'s song, "Elvis Was a Mama's Boy" from his 2001 album, ].
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Latest revision as of 21:28, 10 August 2024

This article is about the Death in Vegas album. For the book by Greil Marcus, see Dead Elvis (book). For the orchestral composition by Michael Daugherty, see Dead Elvis (composition).

1997 studio album by Death in Vegas
Dead Elvis
Studio album by Death in Vegas
Released10 March 1997
RecordedOrinoco Studios, Milo Studios
Length65:50
LabelConcrete
ProducerRichard Fearless, Steve Hellier
Death in Vegas chronology
Dead Elvis
(1997) 		The Contino Sessions
(1999)
Alternative cover

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.

As of July 2013, it was certified silver by British Phonographic Industry for 60,000 sold units in UK.

Track listing

All tracks by Richard Fearless & Steve Hellier

  1. "All That Glitters" – 6:34
  2. "Opium Shuffle" – 5:02
  3. "GBH" – 5:09
  4. "Twist and Crawl" (bonus track not featured on all versions) – 4:59
  5. "Dirt" – 5:52
  6. "Rocco" – 6:34
  7. "Rekkit" – 6:27
  8. "I Spy" – 4:58
  9. "Amber" – 8:07
  10. "Rematerialised" – 8:21
  11. "68 Balcony" – 5:07
  12. "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.

  1. "Dirt" (Slayer mix) – 6:33
  2. "Rocco" (Dave Clarke mix) – 6:18
  3. "Twist and Crawl" (Full mix) – 4:57
  4. "Opium Shuffle" (Monkey Mafia mix) – 6:15
  5. "City Rub" – 6:22
  6. "Dirt" (Old School mix) – 5:29
  7. "Rocco" (Dub) – 6:35
  8. "Opium Shuffle" (Dead Elvis mix) – 5:14
  9. "Claiming Marilyn" – 5:41
  10. "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

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

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Almost Cool(6.5/10)
Ink Blot Magazine(positive)
Pitchfork Media(6.9/10)
Q
Rolling Stone

AllMusic called Dirt formulaic for its sampled guitars, but they said tracks that explored other genres were more interesting. In contrast, Pitchfork Media's reviewer became interested in the album because of Dirt and was frustrated by the songs featuring reggae and ambient influences. They also felt that it became "too trippy" near the end of the album. Rolling Stone described it as an "inventively inclusive" mix of genres and influences that is still original.

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) Silver 60,000

Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. "SoundtrackINFO: Homegrown Soundtrack (complete album tracklisting)". Soundtrackinfo.com. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  2. "Certified Awards Search". Archived from the original on 24 September 2009. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Dead Elvis - Death in Vegas | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  4. "Almost Cool review". Almostcool.org. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  5. "Death In Vegas : Dead Elvis : Concrete/Time Bomb, Released 1997". Archived from the original on 16 January 2000. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Record Reviews : Death In Vegas : Dead Elvis". Archived from the original on 8 March 2008. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  7. "Death In Vegas - Dead Elvis CD Album". Cduniverse.com. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  8. ^ "Death In Vegas - Dead Elvis CD Album". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  9. "British album certifications – Death In Vegas – Dead Elvis". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
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