Dead Elvis

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

Dead Elvis
Studio album by Death in Vegas
Released	March 10, 1997
Recorded	Orinoco Studios, Milo Studios
Genre	Electronica
Length	65:50
Label	Concrete
Producer	Richard Fearless, Steve Hellier
Death in Vegas chronology
Dead Elvis (1997) The Contino Sessions (1999)
Alternative cover
British album cover

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Rolling Stone	[2]

Dead Elvis was the first album by British band Death in Vegas. It was released on March 10, 1997 in the United Kingdom and on September 16, 1997 in the United States. This was the only Death in Vegas album to feature original member Steve Hellier. The British release features colored 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.^[3]

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

The track "Dirt" contains samples from the MC at the Woodstock Festival addressing the crowd, as well as "The "Fish" Cheer / I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-To-Die Rag," by Country Joe & the Fish.

Bonus disc (Dead Elvis Remix Sessions)

In France only, 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
11. "SS Tubby" (kunto mix) - 19:76

Singles

• "Dirt" (April 29, 1996)
• "Twist and Crawl" (April 14, 1997)
• "Rekkit" (June 9, 1997)
• "Rocco" (October 6, 1997)

Samples

• Big Mama by Roxanne Shante on the song Dirt

Personnel

• Richard Fearless
• Steve Hellier – Keyboards, Programming
• Anthony Anderson – Guitar
• Seamus Beaghen – Organ (Hammond), Fender Rhodes
• Death in Vegas – Producer
• Steve Dub – Engineer
• Mat Flint – Bass
• Luke Gordon – Engineer, Mixing
• Tim Holmes – Engineer, Mixing
• Ranking Roger – Vocals
• Paul Rutherford – Trombone
• Selah – Vocals
• Andy Visser – Flute, Harmonica, Saxophone
• Tim Weller – Drums

References

1. ^ Allmusic review
2. ^ Rolling Stone review
3. ^ "The SoundtrackInfoProject: Homegrown (1998)". http://www.soundtrackinfo.com/title/tracks.asp?homegrown.