Read Phil Arnold’s foreword to Elvis: The Early Years

/ TY

ElvisBlog‘s Phil Arnold has released online the full text of his foreword to the latest Alfred Wertheimer photography book, Elvis: The Early Years. The cover of this 120-page hardbound volume from earBOOKS features an iconic 1956 image of Elvis on his Harley.

Phil’s well-written essay for the October 2010 book explores the details behind Wertheimer’s various experiences with Elvis in 1956-1958, illuminating how he was able to gain closer access to the singer than any other photographer.

While other sources have indicated that Wertheimer took nearly 4,000 photographs of Elvis, Phil reveals that this number is exaggerated. “After culling out the unusable shots (too dark, out of focus, etc.), Wertheimer says he has around 2000 commercially viable photos to license for future ventures,” he notes in the foreword. Elvis: The Early Years contains 96 of those images.

The book, available in the United Kingdom, also includes 3 CDs of Elvis music from the same time period.

Read Phil Arnold’s foreword to Elvis: The Early Years over at ElvisBlog.

2 thoughts on “Read Phil Arnold’s foreword to Elvis: The Early Years”

  1. Ty: Thanks for the nice words about my forward to Elvis: The Early Years. I’m glad you liked it. Al Wertheimer liked the post on ElvisBlog, too, and he e-mailed me three more photographs to add to it. Check back to see them.

    Phil Arnold — ElvisBlog

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