Platinum: A Life in Music is a box set byElvis Presley that chronicles Presley's career from a "unique"[1] perspective. The box set was reissued in 2017.[2]
A few months the release ofPlatinum: A Life in Music, a sequel titledA Touch of Platinum was released.[3] 5 months after the release ofA Touch of Platinum, a second volume was released.[4]
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 ofPlatinum, 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.'"[9]AllMusic criticStephen 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."[5]
