Although not performing live anymore (except in Vegas), Elvis Presley celebrated his 81st birthday Friday with news of a 60-disc collection.

Elvis Presley promotes "Jailhouse Rock." Photo via Wikimedia Commons
Elvis Presley promotes “Jailhouse Rock.” Photo via Wikimedia Commons
Google Play, meanwhile, made available 30 of The King’s No. 1 songs — for free.

Actually, it’s RCA/Legacy Recordings that revealed “Elvis Presley: The Album Collection,” would be released on March 18, 2016, say media reports.

“This new set follows similar sets Legacy has released devoted to the catalogues of Miles Davis, Tony Bennett, Johnny Cash and Bob Dylan,” said The Second Disc. “It commemorates the 60th anniversary of the release of Presley’s self-titled debut LP for RCA Records on March 23, 1956.”

The 60 discs comprise 57 albums released during Presley’s lifetime (many with bonus tracks added) and three bonus discs of rarities, one disc each for the 1950s, ’60s and ’70s, the site said.

Meanwhile, New South Wales band Short Stack has released a video of their tribute to Presley, a track of their latest album, “Homecoming,” released last August.

“To us, there is no greater entertainer and our song is homage to that”, lead vocalist Shaun Diviney told Rolling Stone. “No one will ever compare to him.”

Presley, who died in 1977, lives on in social media.

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