Platinum: A Life in Music

Platinum: A Life in Music is a box set by Elvis Presley that chronicles Presley's career from a "unique" perspective. The box set was reissued in 2017.

Release

A few months the release of Platinum: A Life in Music, a sequel titled A Touch of Platinum was released. 5 months after the release of A Touch of Platinum, a second volume was released.

Reception

Rolling Stone critic David McGee stated that it "does an exemplary job of charting the evolution of Elvis’ approach to his material" and that "The headline news of Platinum, however — which can be appreciated by fans, scholars, critics and religious fanatics alike — is the inclusion of a newly discovered 1954 demo of the unsigned Elvis singing a lilting wisp of a pop song called 'I'll Never Stand in Your Way.'" AllMusic critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine called it an "alternative history of Elvis' career" and that "Platinum: A Life in Music is targeted at hardcore collectors," and calling it "worthwhile for any serious Elvis collector."

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