Personal relationships of Elvis Presley "too polite to say." However, Alden finally revealed in her 2014 memoir that they did "make love," indicating sexual intimacy. Apart from his relationships with women, Presley had many male friends. He reportedly spent day and night with friends and employees whom the news media affectionately dubbed the Memphis Mafia. Among them were Sonny West, Red West, Billy Smith, Marty Lacker and Lamar Fike. Gerald Marzorati says that Elvis "couldn't go anywhere else without a phalanx of boyhood friends." Even the girls he dated deplored, "Whenever you were with Elvis for the most part you were with his entourage. Those
Pure Gold (Elvis Presley album) Ghetto" are true stereo mixes. All other tracks are in "electronically reprocessed" (fake) stereo. When RCA reissued this album on compact disc in the 1990s, the six recordings from the 1950s were restored to their original monophonic sound. The album was certified Gold on September 12, 1977, Platinum on March 20, 1988 and 2x Platinum on March 27, 1992 by the RIAA. The front cover photo features Elvis from his Aloha from Hawaii concert in January, 1973. Pure Gold (Elvis Presley album) Pure Gold is a 1975 compilation album by American singer and musician Elvis Presley released as part of