On his birthday, LIFE.com presents a series of photos -- most of which never ran in LIFE -- capturing the moment in 1960 when Elvis Presley was poised to remind everyone that, despite two years of taking orders in the Army, he was ready to again be the King.
Not originally published in LIFE. Elvis and Priscilla leave the house he and his family occupied in Bad Nauheim, Germany, March 1960. (James Whitmore—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images)
Not originally published in LIFE. Elvis and Priscilla leave the house he and his family occupied in Bad Nauheim, Germany, March 1960. (James Whitmore—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images)