Elvis new CD Releases in 2019
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MRS 'Elvis:Back In Living Stereo' in-depth Review: The new MRS set contains 6CDs of essential 1960-1962 master recordings, plus rare alternate outtakes - including plenty of officially unreleased material - and all of the personal home recordings Elvis made during the 1960s.
The 100 page book, with text from Gordon Minto, includes rare unpublished documents and photographs, supported by a comprehensive text discussing each of Elvis’ RCA studio (non-film) recording sessions held during 1960-62.
Musically the packed cds - over seven hours - present a stunning look at Elvis recording in the early sixties before the shine wore off. The "Master" sessions nicely contrast with the looser "Outtakes" discs and with Elvis getting even more uninhibited on the Home Recordings. - Very unihibited with a certain Nancy Sharpe!
But with so much thrown into the mix, and some tracks in poor audio quality, have MRS packed "Too Much" into the one release.
Go here as EIN's Nigel Patterson & Piers Beagley check out the positives and negatives in their in-depth review.
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"Elvis Reborn" New CD:Out now a stunning rework of Elvis' mono classics into impressive STEREO.
.. Hear 30 classic Elvis songs like you've never heard them before... in STEREO!
Through a new, cutting-edge digital audio process called DES (Digitally Extracted Stereo), it is now possible to create new, authentic-sounding stereo mixes from original mono recordings.
Since instruments and vocals typically occupy fairly narrow frequency ranges, DES is able to isolate guitars, drums, piano, bass, singers, etc. and extract them into separate tracks that can be remixed just like multi-track stereo recordings. This breakthrough technology allows fans to experience their
favorite mono songs in a more lifelike way than ever before!
These are NOT "overdubs". No new instrumentation has been added. All of the sounds you hear are the original musicians backing Elvis, but with a clarity that exposes for the first time sounds you never heard before!
This exciting, trend-setting CD is as close as you will come to actually being present in the studio when these songs were recorded in the glory days of rock 'n' roll.
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01. Jailhouse Rock
02. Blue Suede Shoes
03. What A Wonderful Life
04. (You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care
05. Wear My Ring Around Your Neck
06. I Want You, I Need You, I Love You
07. Good Rockin' Tonight
08. I Love You Because
09. One-Sided Love Affair
10. I'll Be Home For Christmas
11. Blue Moon Of Kentucky
12. Mean Woman Blues
13. One Night
14. Young And Beautiful
15. Don't Be Cruel |
16. (Now and Then There's) A Fool Such As I
17. Money Honey
18. I Was The One
19. A Big Hunk O' Love
20. Blue Christmas
21. Doncha' Think It's Time
22. Got A Lot O' Living To Do
23. I Beg Of You
24. I Need Your Love Tonight
25. Rip It Up
26. Is It So Strange
27. Mystery Train
28. I Forgot To Remember To Forget
29. Santa Claus Is Back In Town
30. Trouble |
| Wednesday 15 January 2020 |
New FTD February Releases: Two new FTD releases announce for release later next month.
1. 'Elvis In California' Double-soundboard. As part of the ongoing live on tour series, FTD is pleased to announce the release of 'Elvis In California'. Released as a 2-CD 5” digi-pak, this set features Elvis touring during May 1974.
Elvis' 10th tour was short, five concerts in California over four days the most famous being his two 'Forum of Inglewood' concerts on May 11, 1974. (As released on FTD 'Live in LA')
Elvis was in good form. The San Bernadino local review of Elvis' first concert there included, "Above all Elvis Presley knows what the faithful want and he bowls them over with his style. That's why he was a sellout at the Swing last night, will be on Monday night when he returns, and sells out wherever he performs.
"I'm a cement mixer, baby," he snarls at the screamers, "a churning urn of burning funk." Believe it."
The shows, taken from the original soundboard tapes, feature unreleased concerts from Selland Arena, Fresno (May 12) and Swing Auditorium, San Bernadino (May 10 & 13).
The set-list is familiar early 1974 material including, Steamroller Blues, Help Me, Funny How Time Slips Away and Big Boss Man.
Go here for full tracklists
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2. 'Love Letters From Elvis' special double-vinyl. FTD Vinyl’s next release is the upgrade of 'Love Letters From Elvis' featuring plenty of outtakes and masters.
Recorded during the marathon sessions held in Nashville, June 4-8, 1970, the original LP became the last album of utilising songs recorded during that week.
This new 180-gram heavyweight vinyl edition mastered at Abbey Road in London.
Tracklist includes Cindy, Cindy takes 2, 3 (undubbed master), Rags To Riches – take 3, Love Letters – takes 1,3, It Ain’t No Big Thing (But It’s Growing) – takes 1,2 as well as If I Were You – takes 2-5 and Heart Of Rome – takes 2, 3 (undubbed master).
Unusually EIN notes that this release includes 7 master versions
Go here for full tracklist
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'Elvis Presley 1968' New Import: ELVIS ONE presents 'Elvis Presley 1968'. A collection of 23 recordings, including take 1 of 'U.S. Male', 'Stay Away' (take 1, slow version), 'Stay Away' (take 4, fast version), the hard to find backing track of 'A Little Less Conversation', some outtakes from the 1968 tv special, and many more. All these recordings are in very good sound and previously unreleased by Elvis' record company.
Including a booklet with photos and recording information.
Tracklist includes, Trouble / Guitar Man (takes 2 & 3), U.S. Male (take 1), Jam “The Prisoner’s Song”, Wonderful World (binaural, master), Edge Of Reality (binaural, master), A Little Less Conversation (dubdown to backing track)
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01. Trouble / Guitar Man (takes 2 & 3) 3:39
02. U.S. Male (take 1) 1:59
03. Jam “The Prisoner’s Song” 1:10
04. Stay Away (take 1, slow version) 1:20
05. Stay Away (take 4, fast version) 2:01
06. A Little Less Conversation (binaural, master take 16) 2:20
07. Goin’ Home (take 19) 1:57
08. Wonderful World (binaural, master take 17) 2:37
09. Edge Of Reality (binaural, master take 8) 3:56
10. Stay Away (guitar overdub, take 1) 2:16
11. Musicians Warming Up (instrumental) 1:37
12. Let Yourself Go (section 2, take 3) 1:16 |
13. Let Yourself Go (section 2, take 4) 1:18
14. Guitar Man (section 1 - Escape, takes 3 & 4) 1:32
15. Guitar Man (section 1 - Escape, takes 6, 7 & 8) 2:21
16. It Hurts Me (section 4 - Escape, take 3) 0:53
17. Stay Away (take 9) 2:20
18. Stay Away (take 10) 0:33
19. Stay Away (takes 12 & 13) 2:32
20. Stay Away (undubbed master, take 15) 2:35
Bonus tracks
21. Almost In Love (low key - track, take 4) 3:19
22. Almost In Love (high key - track, take 2) 3:16
23. A Little Less Conversation (dubdown to backing track) 2:20
All tracks previously unreleased by Elvis’ record company. |
'Lonesome August Nights' New Import: To be released in the early February, Lonesome August Nights (SR Records) will focus on Elvis’ August 1972 Las Vegas season, featuring August 18 1972 dinner & midnight show AUDIENCE RECORDINGS, previously unreleased and taken directly from the original high-quality tapes.
The August 18 Midnight Show was previously released on vinyl format in the SR boxed edition of Not too Sweet, here for the first time will be released on CD format completely remastered.
The SR attitude is to present Elvis at the peak of his possibility and without any doubt Elvis’ second week in Vegas August season presents him at the top of his possibilities, delivering great shows. If Rock is an attitude, then the man has it. The performances are terrific, rough and sharp.
On August 18th on the backstage just before to go on the stage The Colonel informed Elvis that his Lawyer had delivered the application for a divorce on the Los Angeles Superior Court... Elvis's answer was a simple nod with the head and two unbelievable SHOWS.
Elvis at least at the begin seems to enjoy this newfound freedom delivering an unbelievable last great Las Vegas season.
Elvis sings and looks magnificent on the stage is iperactive and He performs all the songs to the maximum of his possibilities, presenting all the best of his repertoire from |
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the previous two years combined with the last 1972 new autobiografical song ranging in all musical genres as only he can do.
We are happy to be able to associate great performance with great audio quality in order to be able to obtain a result that you can enjoy too.
The ambiance tapes are both of very good quality, as you can appreciate both Elvis and the band and at the same time you can feel and live the live atmosphere of the intimate Las Vegas Showroom.
The shows has already said are great, we have some a few variations in the songs, this for sure make more interesting the listen of both the shows, See See Rider is back as opener song and the show now consist in a solid collection of great quality songs all well performed . Two new addictions at the repertoire : What Now My Love and My Way . Due to Elvis’ moment two sentimental&life songs no randomly chosen. However talking about best song we like to say that the rockin’ side is still present in Elvis and Polk Salad Annie never sounded better: both Elvis and the band are pushing strong with a great job of Jerry Cheff bass guitar.
This new SR special Product will be housed in a deluxe 300 grams single sleeve that includes together the 180 grams vinyl, two Bonus CD and bonus high glossy 300 grams 30x30 cm Art Card both sides printed.
All the copies will come with Glossy Sticker hand-numbered and individually sealed and Please remember!! This is a limited set of 400 COPIES.
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LP Recorded Live At Hilton Hotel , Las Vegas NV August 18th 1972 DS LP Time 54 min Previously Unreleased
Side A
01. 2001 Theme 02. See See Rider 03. Johnny B. Good 04. Until It’s Time For You To Go 05. You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me 06. You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling 07. Polk Salad Annie 08. What Now My Love 09. Fever 10. Love Me 11. Blue Suede Shoes 12. One Night
Side B
13. All Shook Up 14. Little Sister/Get Back 15. Heartbreak Hotel 16. Hound Dog 17. Love Me Tender 18. Suspicious minds 19. My Way 20. I’ll Remember You 21. A Big Hunk O’ Love 22. How Great Thou Art 23 Can’t Falling Love
Recorded Live At Hilton Hotel , Las Vegas NV August 18th 1972 DS
CD 1 Time 59,00 min. Previously Unreleased
01. 2001 Theme 02. See See Rider 03. Johnny B Goode 04.Until It’s Time For You To Go 05.You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me 06. You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling 07. Polk Salad Annie 08. What Now My Love 09. Fever 10. Love Me 11. Blue Suede Shoes 12. One Night 13. All Shook Up 14. Little Sister / Get Back 15. Heartbreak Hotel 16. Hound Dog 17. Love Me Tender 18. Suspicious Minds 19. Band Introductions 20. My Way 21. I’ll Remember You 22. A Big Hunk Of Love 23. How Great Thou Art 24. Can’t Help Falling In Love / Closing Vamp
Recorded Live At Hilton Hotel , Las Vegas NV August 18th 1972 MS
CD 2 Time 58,00 min. Previously Unreleased on Cd.
01.2001 Theme 02.See See Rider 03. Johnny B Goode 04. Never Been To Spain 05.Until It’s Time For You To Go 06. You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me 07. You Gave Me A Mountain 08. You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling 09. Polk Salad Annie 10. What Now My Love 11. Fever 12.Love Me 13. Blue Suede Shoes 14.Heartbreak Hotel 15.All Shook Up 16. Hound Dog 17. I’ll Remember You 18. Suspicious Minds 19. Band Introductions 20.My Way 21. A Big Hunk Of Love 22. An American Trilogy 23. Can’t Help Falling In Love
The 100 copies SPECIAL CD EDITION will contain the same two CDs included in the vinyl set. |
Saturday 28 December 2019 |
'The Guitar Player Worth A Damn' - The King In Motion Vol. 4 (Venus Productions): Elvis' 1972 'On Tour' performances have been featured in multiple books as well as the official MGM movie / DVD. The latest Venus Productions multimedia set revisits this tour with a composite book, DVD and CD set.
The DVD promises a qualified revamp of "Elvis On Tour" compiled from hours of unreleased footage taken from the best sources available - while the CDs include the never-before-released Hampton Roads Afternoon Show from April 9, 1972 plus an unreleased alternate mix of Elvis' Greensboro April 14, 1972 concert.
The main feature is the 200 page hardcover book with loads of rare pictures of the On Tour performances.
EIN's Piers Beagley and Nigel Patterson recently explored this new release. What did they find? How does the book component compare to other Venus releases? What do the audio-visual elements offer?
Read Piers and Nigel's detailed review featuring plenty of example pages of 1972 Elvis 'On Tour' on-stage action.
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| Saturday 14 December 2019 |
'Elvis 42 Years Before & After' New Import: A future CD with an interesting theme. EIN believes it will be coming out of Europe.
... Elvis achieved many musical highs, however his career didn’t end at age 42 in 1977.
The first disc of this double Cd set brings you all the most important recordings and hits from his lifetime. From Elvis’ 1954 debut at the Sun label through to the 'Elvis In Concert' 1977 CBS TV special.
The second disc contains the stuff that has kept his name and legacy alive some 42 years after that fatal day in August 1977. From Felton Jarvis' 1980 Re-Recording session through to 2018 Where No One Stands Alone duet with Lisa-Marie Presley.
It is a journey through new songs, remakes and remixes, a live recording from Elvis The Concert World Tour and finally duets with well-known artists and his daughter Lisa Marie Presley.
EIN loves the "Sgt Pepper" cover image!
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CD 1 - 42 years Before
That’s All Right
Elvis’ debut at the Sun label 1954
I Forgot To Remember
First Billboard charting hit single 1955
Heartbreak Hotel
First US no. 1 hit 1956
Shake Rattle And Roll
First TV Show appearance – Stage Show 1956
Blue Suede Shoes
First album ever to sell a million copies 1956
Hound Dog
First double sided no. 1 single 1956
Don’t Be Cruel
The flip side 1956
Love Me Tender
The title song from Elvis’ first movie 1956
All Shook Up
Topped the Billboard Hot To 100, R&B & Country charts at the same time 1957
Jailhouse Rock
First Elvis single peaking at no. 1 on the charts in both the US & UK 1957
Santa Claus Is Back In Town
First Rock’n’Roll Christmas song 1957
It’s Now Or Never
Best selling Elvis single ever 1960
Can’t Help Falling In Love
Best selling Elvis movie soundtrack 1961
His Latest Flame
No. 1 single in the UK 1961
Return To Sender
Last movie song to top the charts 1962
Devil In Disguise
Last chart topper in the US & UK at the same time 1963
Viva Las Vegas
Most well know Elvis song… 1964
How Great Thou Art
Grammy Award winning 1966
One Night
Live from the TV Special – Elvis 1968
In The Ghetto
First political song recorded by Elvis 1969
Suspicious Minds
Comeback hit single and first no. 1 hit in 7 years 1969
Burning Love
Last no. 1 hit in the US
Always On My Mind
Not a hit for Elvis, but one of his best known 70’s Elvis songs 1972
American Trilogy
Live at Madison Square Garden 1972
Also Sprach Zarahustra / See See Rider
Live from the satellite transmitted TV Special - Aloha From Hawaii
Moody Blue
Last hit single 1977
Unchained Melody
Elvis live at the piano 1977
My Way
Live from the TV Special - Elvis In Concert 1977
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CD 2 - 42 Years After
Guitar Man
Felton Jarvis Re-Recording 1980
Are You Lonesome Tonight
Laughing Version live 1969
Jailhouse Rock/Teddy Bear/Hound Dog/Don't Be Cruel/Burning Love/Suspicious Minds
The Elvis Medley with new backing 1982
My Baby Left Me
New backing from I Was The One album 1983
The Twelfth Of Never
Unreleased song with new overdubbed 1994
Don’t Cry Daddy
Duet with Lisa-Marie Presley 1997
The Wonder Of You
Elvis The Concert 1997
A Little Less Conversation
JXL Remix 2002
Bridge Over Troubled Water
Elvis The Concert 2002
Rubberneckin’
Paul Oakenfold Remix 2003
In The Ghetto
Duet with Lisa-Marie Presley 2007
If I Can Dream
Duet with Celine Dion 2007
Blue Christmas
Duet with Martina McBride 2008
If I Get Home On Christmas Day
New backing 2008
Burning Love
Viva Elvis Remix 2010
I Love You Because
Duet with Lisa-Marie Presley 2012
Fever
Duet with Michael Bublé - With Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 2015
Blue Suede Shoes
Duet with Cliff Richard 2016
I've Got A Thing About You Baby
With Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 2016
O Come All Ye Faithful
With Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 2017
Where No One Stands Alone
Duet with Lisa-Marie Presley 2018
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'City Of Angels' New Import CD: From Audionics the publicity notes that their fantastic 'City Of Angels' book + 2CD set was first released in 2015 and it sold out immediately. In last couple of years we have had a lot of request for it, so we have decided to make a limited re-release, for those who missed it back then.
Both May 11, 1974, LA performances, audience recording of Afternoon show - plus soundboard recording of Evening show.
Our double CD is packaged in a nicely designed double cardboard sleeve. These two concerts never sounded better!
Our re-release is strictly limited to 150 units.
Out next week
The Evening Show was released by FTD see "Live in L.A" book
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Tracklist
CD.1 - 11 May 1974 2:30 PM
01. Introduction: Also Sprach Zarathustra
02. C. C. Rider
03. I Got A Woman / Amen
04. Love Me
05. Tryin' To Get To You
06. All Shook Up
07. (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel
08. Love Me Tender
09. You Can Have Her
10. Steamroller Blues
11. Hound Dog
12. Fever
13. Polk Salad Annie
14. Why Me Lord
15. Suspicious Minds
16. Introductions (singers, musicians, orchestra )
17. I Can't Stop Loving You
18. Help Me
19. An American Trilogy
20. Let Me Be There (with reprise)
21. Funny How Time Slips Away
22. Big Boss Man
23. Can't Help Falling In Love
24. Closing Vamp / Announcements
Taken from audience recorded cassette tape.
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CD.2 - 11 May 1974 8:30 PM
01. Introduction: Also Sprach Zarathustra
02. C. C. Rider
03. I Got A Woman / Amen
04. Love Me (with reprise)
05. Trying To Get To You
06. All Shook Up
07. (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel
08. Love Me Tender
09. Steamroller Blues
10. Hound Dog
11. Fever
12. Polk Salad Annie
13. Why Me Lord (with reprise)
14. Suspicious Minds
15. Introductions (singers, musicians, orchestra )
16. I Can't Stop Loving You
17. Help Me
18. An American Trilogy
19. Let Me Be There (with reprise)
20. Funny How Time Slips Away (with false start)
21. Big Boss Man
22. Can't Help Falling In Love
23. Closing Vamp / Announcements
Bonus:
24. Robert plant talks about meeting Elvis
25. Big Boss Man
26. Can't Help Falling In Love
27. Closing Vamp / Announcements
Tracks 21-23 were recorded from soundboard on May 10th, 1974 in Swing Auditorium, San Bernardino, CA, 8:30 PM.
Tracks 25-27 were recorded from the audience on May 11th, 1974 8:30PM and they are used for historical reason. |
FTD November Releases OUT NOW: FTD's two new releases, perfect for Christmas are OUT NOW!
- 'The Elvis Is Back Sessions' New FTD Deluxe-Set: To celebrate its 60th Anniversary year, FTD is pleased to announce the release of “The ELVIS IS BACK Sessions”.
Hailed by many as Elvis’ finest recordings. For the first time, here are all the songs as recorded in sequence. Included are all the RCA outtakes and masters.
The release includes a deluxe 28-page booklet and sound carrier adorned with, beautiful portraits, rare photos, insightful essay, recording data and classic memorabilia.
Fans are sure to know what tracks were recorded at these crucial sessions - but what a treat to get the Complete Sessions plus new outakes from songs such as 'Make Me Know It' , 'Soldier Boy', "Mess Of Blues', 'Fame And Fortune' and 'Girl Of My Best Friend'.
Go to 'FTD/SONY CD News 2019' for the full tracklist
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- 'The Making of Viva Las Vegas' New FTD Book: Also published is the new 'deluxe' book announced by FTD, 'The Making of Viva Las Vegas' by David English and Pal Granlund.
This book is large Coffee-Table format, same size as previous FTD book/cd publication 'Elvis Presley A Boy From Tupelo' with a hard slip-case.
The ultimate in background story into how the fabulous musical starring Elvis Presley and Ann-Margret was created. This 400 page hardback book gives a fascinating and comprehensive insight from script to screen.
The book features, 250 newly discovered images, including wardrobe stills, memos, contracts and pages from director George Sidney's personal script, Soundtrack recording session documents, Memories from the cast and crew. The shooting schedule, filming dates and locations revealed for the first time. Exclusive Warner Brothers interview on the film restoration of Viva Las Vegas. Book includes a deluxe slip case
The audio on 3 cds: The first official release of the original soundtrack in mono. The original conceived 1963 studio album. Bonus songs from the soundtrack and newly discovered songwriters' demos.
CHECK OUT the promo video here
Go to FTD / SONY News for tracklisting and more info
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'The Elvis Presley Way' New Import: Petticoat records is back! (To be honest EIN didn't notice they went away!).
This time with a fantastic vinyl album full of late-sixties classics.
This high quality album (including bonus cd) featuring 14 rare and hard to find alternate versions of these classics is now available.
Great stuff: beautiful ballads as well as some great rockers!
And as always housed in a STUNNING full color sleeve suitable for framing!
This high quality vinyl pressing is now available in very limited GOLD or CLEAR vinyl.
Don't miss out on this ultimate holiday gift.
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VINYL Tracklisting:
SIDE A
A Little Less Conversation – unedited single master
Mine – take 4
Guitar Man – take 9
Let Yourself Go – take 6
We Call On Him – take 2
Just Call Me Lonesome – take 4
Too Much Monkey Business - take 10
SIDE B
You Don’t Know Me – take 2
Big Boss Man – take 9
Almost In Love – single master
Hi-Heel Sneakers – take 5
Edge Of Reality – take 3
Goin’ Home – take 29
U.S. Male – take 10
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COMPACT DISC
A Little Less Conversation – unedited single master
Mine – take 4
Guitar Man – take 9
Let Yourself Go – take 6
We Call On Him – take 2
Just Call Me Lonesome – take 4
Too Much Monkey Business - take 10
You Don’t Know Me – take 2
Big Boss Man – take 9
Almost In Love – single master
Hi-Heel Sneakers – take 5
Edge Of Reality – take 3
Goin’ Home – take 29
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'California Ballads 60-68' New Import CD: Now available in the well-received "Ballads" series is "California Ballads".
As a follow up for “Hollywood Ballads” and after the great success of the previous releases "Nashville Ballads", "Memphis Ballads" & “Vegas Ballads” this is a compilation of some of his best California ballads.
Housed in a beautiful deluxe 6 panel digipack. Keep your "Ballads" series complete !!
Includes, Wild In The Country Take 11, Lonely Man Take 3, Island Of Love Take 8, Hawaiian Wedding Song Take 1, I’m Falling In Love Tonight take 4, Relax take 7, It Hurts Me 1968 master...
EIN NOTE: Scraping the bootleg barrel, EIN finds it very strange that Elvis collectors - who would surely be able to compile their own versions - would be tempted by these very straight forward productions.
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Wild In The Country – Take 11
Lonely Man – Take 3
Island Of Love – Take 8
Hawaiian Wedding Song – take 1
A Whistling Tune – stereo master
I’m Falling In Love Tonight – take 4
Relax – take 7
Anyone (Could Fall In Love Tonight) – alternate master
Cross My Heart, Hope To Die – take 11
Kismet – take 2
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So Close, Yet So Far (From Paradise) – take 1
Beginner’s Luck – original album mix
Please Don’t Stop Loving Me – take 3
Sand Castles – take 1
This Is My Heaven – take 7
All That I Am – take 2
Suppose – long version
Almost In Love – vocal overdub
Let’s Forget About The Stars – vocal overdub
It Hurts Me – 1968 master |
| Thursday 28 November 2019 |
'American Sound 1969' Special RSD Vinyl: OUT TOMORROW Record Store Day special "BLACK FRIDAY 2019" release - 'Elvis Presley - American Sound 1969' gets a limited 4000 copies double-vinyl release.
... 1969 was a pivotal year for Elvis Presley. Fresh from the success of the '68 Comeback Special, a revitalized Elvis headed to American Sound Studios with producer Chips Moman and a crack group of local session musicians. From these sessions came From Elvis In Memphis, one of the most beloved LPs of his career, plus the seminal hits "Suspicious Minds" (his 18th and final No. 1 hit) and "In The Ghetto." American Sound Sessions 1969, available for the first time on vinyl, features rare and unreleased outtakes from these legendary sessions.
As an "Alternate Album" this looks quite delicious.
These RSD Exclusive titles are physically released only at indie record stores.
Event: BLACK FRIDAY - 29/11/2019
Label: Legacy - Quantity: 4000
SEE DETAILS & RSD links below
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'First In Line Vol. 2' New Import: Out now 'First In Line Vol.2' from MxF Records focusses on Elvis’ January & February 1974 Vegas season, featuring the midnight show January 30th and the evening show February 8th, 1974, both the shows previously unreleased and from the original AUDIENCE high-quality tape.
Elvis’ tolerance for Vegas has reached its limit in the previous august 1973 season so after the deserved rest of 5 months, Elvis is back in Las Vegas Hilton. According to the new contract, He will perform twice a year, but only two weeks at a time rather than the previous four. The repertoire was reduced compared to the previous season to 15/20 songs with three new additions: Help me, Spanish Eyes and the popular Let Me Be There. The choice of songs in the different shows varied little, but due the 9 days of the distance of the two shows here presented we have some a few variations in the songs, this for sure make more interesting the listen of both the shows.
Both the AUDIENCE tapes are of very good quality, as you can appreciate both Elvis and the band and at the same time you can feel and live the live atmosphere of the intimate Las Vegas Showroom.
In the first show closer to the opening of the season we still have the splendid You’ve Lost The Loving Feeling dropped 9 days later, with the inclusion of Sweet Caroline, the classic Johnny B. Good and the sentimental The First Time Ever I saw your Face.. longer show and slightly better in the audio quality and for this reason included in the LP.
This new MxF special Product will be housed in a deluxe 300 grams single sleeve that includes
together with the 150 grams vinyl, the two Bonus CDs and bonus high glossy 130 grams 60x30 cm Poster both sides printed. |
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Recorded Live At Hilton Hotel , Las Vegas NV February 08th 1974 MS
LP Time 51 min
Side A 26,39 min
01. See See Rider 02. I Got A Woman/Amen 03. Love Me
04. Tryin’ To Get To You 05. Sweet Caroline 06. Love Me Tender 07. Johnny B. Good 08. Hound Dog 09. Fever 10. Polk Salad Annie 11. Spanish Eyes
Side B 24,12 min
12. Why Me Lord?? 13. Suspicious minds 14. I Can’t Stop Loving You 15. Help Me 16.An American Trilogy 17. Let Me Be There 19. The First I Ever Saw Your Face
20. Can’t Falling Love
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Recorded Live At Hilton Hotel , Las Vegas NV January 30th 1974 MS
CD Time 52,00 min.
01. See See Rider 03. I Got A Woman/Amen 03. Love Me
04. Tryin’ To Get To You 05. You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling 06. Love Me Tender 07. Blue Suede Shoes 08. Hound Dog 09. Fever 10. Polk Salad Annie 11. Killing Me Softly (Voice) 12. Spanish Eyes 13. Suspicious minds 14. Band Introduction 15. Blue Berry Hill / I Can’t Stop Loving You 16. Help me 17. An American Trilogy 18. Introduction of Tim McCarver 19. Let Me Be There 20. Can’t Falling Love 21. Closing Vamp
CD 2 -
Recorded Live At Hilton Hotel , Las Vegas NV February 08th 1974 DS
CD Time 60,00 min.
01 2001 Theme 02. See See Rider 03. I Got A Woman/Amen 04 Love Me 05. Tryin’ To Get To You 06. Sweet Caroline 07. Love Me Tender 08. Johnny B. Good 09. Hound Dog 10. Fever 11. Polk Salad Annie 12. Killing Me Softly (Voice) 12. Spanish Eyes 13. Why Me Lord? 14. Suspicious Minds 15. Band Introduction 16. I Can’t Stop Loving You 17. Help Me 18. An American Trilogy 19. Let Me Be There 20. The First Time Ever I saw Your Face. 21. Can’t Help Me Falling Love .
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'The ELVIS Movie' New STAR DVD: A new DVD from the STAR label, 'The ELVIS Movie' starring Kurt Russell but with the soundtrack of Elvis Presley!
It's the same story but the performances have made an incredible upgrade!
STAR keeps surprising fans worldwide, this time they have chosen something "risky" but they deliver once more!
They have replaced Ronnie McDowell's soundtrack with the only singer that should have been there in the first place ELVIS!
Lots more music is included and the whole film has a more modern touch then before and can now compete with blockbusters like "Walk the Line" and "Great Balls of Fire"
Rare live versions and outtakes were handpicked to find the best matching songs for the scenes.
Kurt Russell's lip-syncing looks much more natural and real then before, and how cool it is to hear the actual radio broadcast (Dewey Philips) from the time when "That's All Right" was first played on the air, or to hear "The Blackwood Brothers" at the funeral of Elvis his mother Gladys.
After 40 years the movie finally is ELVIS!
Factory Pressed Dual Layer DVD - Pal
Go HERE to YOUTube for a short preview
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Here is the amazing soundtrack:
Mystery Train
Good Rockin' Tonight
Old Shep
My Happiness
That's All Right
Blue Moon of Kentucky
Lawdy Miss Clawdy
Long Tall Sally
Heartbreak Hotel
Poor Boy
Rip It Up
Anyway You Want Me
Silent Night
I Got Stung
Peace in the Valley
Rock Of Ages
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Tutti Frutti
Are You Lonesome Tonight?
How Great Thou Art
A Fool Such As I
Pledging My Love
Mine
Bosom of Abraham
Until It's Time for You to Go
Suspicious Minds
Separate Ways
Blue Suede Shoes
The Wonder of You
An American Trilogy
Bonustrack:
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'Vegas Throat' new Import CD: The CMT label returns with an incredible follow up to last years "I'm Evil"
Elvis Presley - "Vegas Throat" (Live chronicles volume two)
Presented in a six panel digipack, limited to 500 copies, this one will be sold out before Christmas!
Every Elvis fan of course will know that this year marked the 50th anniversary of Elvis returning to the stage.
An amazing 11 disc boxset was released and although it is a must, it is most likely it will be played often because most shows are pretty much the same as the one before.
CMT/STAR have made an outstanding "Ultimate" release which includes ALL the songs (29 tracks!) in ONE performance!
Lots of time and effort went into the editing and it sounds like one complete show.
This is the one you will be playing over and over, this is why we are Elvis fans; to enjoy his music!
"Good evening ladies and gentlemen, this is my first live appearance in nine years. It is very dry in Las Vegas and singers have what they call a "Vegas Throat"
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Tracklisting:
Blue Suede Shoes - 08/22/69,Midnight Show
I Got A Woman - 08/22/69,Midnight Show
All Shook Up - 08/21/69,Midnight Show
Inherit the Wind - 08/26/69,Dinner Show
Rubberneckin' - 08/26/69,Midnight Show
I Can't Stop Loving You - 08/24/69,Dinner Show
Johnny B. Goode - 08/24/69,Dinner Show
Love Me Tender - 08/24/69,Dinner Show
Jailhouse Rock/Don't Be Cruel - 08/24/69,Dinner Show
Hound Dog - 08/22/69,Dinner Show
Heartbreak Hotel - 08/24/69,Dinner Show
Baby What Do You Want Me To Do - 08/24/69,Midnight Show
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Loving You/Reconsider Baby - 08/23/69,Midnight Show
Surrender/Runaway - 08/21/69,Midnight Show
Funny How Time Slips Away - 08/22/69,Midnight Show
Are You Lonesome Tonight? - 08/21/69,Midnight Show
Words - 08/24/69,Midnight Show
Yesterday/Hey Jude - 08/24/69,Midnight Show (edit)
In The Ghetto - 08/25/69,Dinner Show
Memories - 08/22/69,Midnight Show
This is the Story - 08/26/69,Midnight Show
My Babe - 08/22/69,Midnight Show
Suspicious Minds - 08/26/69,Midnight Show (edit)
What'd I Say - 08/22/69,Dinner Show (edit)
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'The Guitar Player Worth A Damn' New Venus release: The DVD/CD/Book combo 'The Guitar Player Worth A Damn' "The King In Motion vol. 4" is out now from the reliable Venus label.
Their publicity notes, 'The Best Elvis Movie of All Time' - Elvis' renaissance as a contemporary artist received special recognition in January 1973, when "Elvis On Tour" shared a golden globe "Best Documentary Film" award with another film, "Walls of Fire". A lot of MGM footage went unused in the final edit, and remained unseen for a number of years ... until now!!
Presented here is a qualified revamp of "Elvis On Tour," compiled from hours of unreleased footage. Taken from the best sources available, this professionally-restored movie will astound you for almost 95 minutes.
Also included in this set is a CD of the never-before-released Hampton Roads afternoon show from April 9, 1972, digitally restored from the original ambience tape.
As an additional bonus, we also offer an unreleased alternate mix of the Greensboro performance from April 14, 1972.
The book is filled with scores of unpublished and rare photographs from April 1972.
EIN Notes - To be honest there is very little here that we haven't seen already, after all the bootleg barrel is very empty. However like their previous 1971 combo 'Tearing 'Em Up! 1971' this is will no doubt be a well produced upgrade of what we already have.
The never-before-released Hampton Roads afternoon show is also an AUDIENCE recording so it better be of fine audio quality otherwise it won't be worth playing more than once.
Of course most collectors will have bought the fabulous AMIGA On-Tour Deluxe coffee-table set of similar material so the VENUS April "rare" photos promised here better not be a repeat.
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Track listing DVD
Intro - Johnny B. Goode (Rehearsal)
Always On My Mind (Rehearsal)
Big Hunk O’ Love (Rehearsal)
Burning Love (Rehearsal)
Heartbreak Hotel (Rehearsal)
Hound Dog (Rehearsal)
I, John (Rehearsal)
Bosom Of Abraham (Rehearsal)
Mystery Train (Montage)
Interviews / Backstage
Also Sprach Zarathustra
See See Rider (April 18, 1972)
Love Me (April 9, 1972 ES)
Until It’s Time For You To Go (April 14, 1972)
Release Me (April 14, 1972)
A Big Hunk ‘O Love (April 14, 1972)
Burning Love (April 14, 1972)
For The Good Times (April 9, 1972 ES)
How Great Thou Art (April 9, 1972 ES)
Bridge Over Troubled Water (April 14, 1972)
Funny How Time Slips Away (April 14, 1972)
An American Trilogy (April 14, 1972)
Can’t Help Falling In Love (April 9, 1972)
Closing Vamp / Announcements
For The Good Times - End Credits
Interview With George Klein - Bonus
Interview With Vernon Presley - Bonus
Interview With Elvis - Bonus
Rehearsal, April 5, 1972 - Bonus |
CD 1 – Greensboro, April 14, 1972
01 Also Sprach Zarathustra
02 See See Rider
03 Proud Mary
04 Never Been To Spain
05 You Gave Me A Mountain
06 Until It’s Time For You To Go
07 Polk Salad Annie
08 Love Me
09 All Shook Up
10 Teddy Bear / Don’t Be Cruel
11 Hound Dog
12 Heartbreak Hotel
13 A Big Hunk O’ Love
14 Bridge Over Troubled Water
15 Suspicious Minds
16 Love Me Tender
17 Band Introductions
18 For The Good Times
19 American Trilogy
20 Burning Love
21 Release Me
22 Funny How Time Slips Away
23 Can’t Help Falling In Love /
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CD 2 – Hampton Roads AS, April 9, 1972:
01 Also Sprach Zarathustra
02 See See Rider
03 Proud Mary
04 Never Been To Spain
05 You Gave Me A Mountain
06 Until It’s Time For You To Go
07 Polk Salad Annie
08 Love Me
09 All Shook Up
10 Teddy Bear / Don’t Be Cruel
11 Jailhouse Rock
12 One Night
13 Hound Dog
14 Help Me Make It Through The Night
15 Bridge Over Troubled Water
16 Love Me Tender (+ 1 false start)
17 Suspicious Minds
18 Band Introductions
19 An American Trilogy
20 Heartbreak Hotel
21 For The Good Times
22 How Great Thou Art
23 Lawdy Miss Clawdy (incomplete)
24 A Big Hunk Of Love
25 Funny How Time Slips Away
26 Can’t Help Falling In Love /
Closing Vamp
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'BACK-IN LIVING STEREO' New MRS OUT NOW: MRS have released their 6CD/100-page book 'BACK-IN LIVING STEREO' - NOW at your Elvis dealers.
The 6 CDs contain over 150 remastered tracks of the essential 1960- 1962 master recordings, plus rare alternate outtakes (including unreleased material) and all of the personal home recordings Elvis made during the 1960s.
All tracks have now been cleaned, repaired (there are too many to mention), and restored. The home recordings have now had the same mastering techniques as used so successfully on the recent MRS release Made in Germany.
The set also includes unreleased recordings - including one that will have the Elvis world ‘all shook up’, as well as a previously unreleased stereo version of a home recordings.
The 100 page book includes rare unpublished documents and photographs, supported by a comprehensive text discussing each of Elvis’ RCA studio (non-film) recording sessions held during 1960-62.
The six CDs focus on different sections of Elvis stunning early sixties career - as well as his personal musical inspirations and home recordings |
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CD1 – THE ESSENTIAL 1960 MASTERS - 'Make Me Know It' through to 'Working on the Building'
CD2 – THE ESSENTIAL 1961 - 1962 MASTERS - ' I'm Comin' Home' to 'She's Not You' (plus 2 bonus tracks)
CD3 – SELECTED ALTERNATE OUTTAKES 1960 – 1961 - 'Make Me Know It' to 'For the Millionth and Last Time ' alternate takes
CD4 – SELECTED ALTERNATE OUTTAKES 1961 – 1962 - '(Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame' to 'She's Not You' plus plus unreleased extras including 'Goin’ Home' outakes
CD5 – THE COMPLETE 1960’S HOME RECORDINGS
CD6 – THE 1966 HOME RECORDINGS
Click HERE for MORE Sneak Previews - at 'All The CD News' .
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'Love My Teddy Bear Tender' New Import CD: Live at the International Hotel, Las Vegas, NV, September 3rd, 1971, the AUDIENCE recorded Dinner show. While some of Elvis import labels are just re-releasing previously issued and repackaged stuff, the always reliable E. P. Collector label is always looking for something new to release. We are always reaching out to people in order to find new material, and if it's interesting, we will purchase it, even if the sound is not studio perfect. In recent months we were in touch with a couple of fans who recorded a number of interesting concerts, which now enables us to release two more surprises.
The first new release is titled 'Love My Teddy Bear Tender' (EPC 2019-22) and it brings us the Las Vegas, September 3rd, 1971 Dinner show. You'll have to forgive us for the somewhat clumsy title, but maybe you'll understand when we tell you that it contains a sensational concert rarity! During this concert, he sings "Love Me Tender" to the tune of "Teddy Bear"!! He only did this once, during this concert, and now for the first time you can hear this amazing discovery!!! Who would think that we would still be getting surprises like this in 2019?!
Concert recordings from '71 are hard to come by these days, especially unreleased ones. During this season, Elvis was on fire, and his setlist was varied and strong. Near the end of the engagement, his shows were a bit looser, and this one is a real delight. This concert recording is a completely new show, even for the hardcore fans. The audio was mastered from an original audience recorded cassette tape. Digipack with a press review and a collection of images taken in Las Vegas, NV, in August /September 1971.
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01. Orchestra Intro - 02. Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001 Theme) - 03. That’s All Right - 04. I Got A Woman - 05. Proud Mary - 06. Sweet Caroline - 07. Polk Salad Annie - 08. Instrumental Intermezzo - 09. Johnny B. Goode - 10. It's Impossible (with false start) - 11. Love Me - 12. Medley: Blue Suede Shoes / Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On - 13. Heartbreak Hotel - 14. Love Me Tender sung to Teddy Bear tune - 15. Medley: Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel - 16. Hound Dog - 17. Suspicious Minds - 18. Band Introductions - 19. I'm Leavin' - 20. Lawdy Miss Clawdy - 21. Can't Help Falling In Love (with false start) - 22. Closing Vamp. |
'Knoxville Knockout' New Import CD: Live at the UOT Stokely Arena, Knoxville, TN, April 8, 1972 AUDIENCE recorded Evening show. EP's second new CD is titled 'Knoxville Knockout' (EPC 2019-23).
Just as our first release, the Knoxville, TN, April 8, 1972 8:30 pm evening show is previously unreleased and moreover, it is completely a new show for all Elvis die-hard fans: again, never before in circulation, in any form! Interestingly enough, RCA was there to record, but their tape recorder malfunctioned. Now you can finally hear what RCA tried to record!!
This concert is taken from a recently discovered original audience recorded cassette tape. Unfortunately, "An American Trilogy" is incomplete, and it is possible that there's is one song missing, just before the "Can't Help Falling In Love" finale.
As we've come to expect from the April '72 shows, Elvis is in excellent form. And what a rare treat to finally get an audience recorded tape from this highly regarded tour! Elvis is firing on all cylinders. He knocks "How Great Thou Art" out of the ballpark. Wow, just wow!!
Packaged in a nicely designed digipack with excerpts from a local press review and a collection of images taken on tour in April, 1972, including a couple of real, very rare Knoxville show shots.
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| 01. Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001 Theme) - 02. C. C. Rider - 03. Proud Mary - 04. Never Been To Spain - 05. You Gave Me A Mountain - 06. Until It's Time For You To Go - 07. Polk Salad Annie - 08. Love Me - 09. All Shook Up - 10. Medley: Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel - 11. Hound Dog - 12. Love Me Tender (with break) - 13. How Great Thou Art - 14. I Can't Stop Loving You (with reprise) - 15. For The Good Times - 16. Suspicious Minds - 17. Band Introductions - 18. An American Trilogy (incomplete) - 19. Can't Help Falling In Love - 20. Closing Vamp. |
'You're Driving Me Crazy' MRS Vinyl Promo: MRS have now released 'You're Driving Me Crazy' (Anita Wood calls Elvis Presley) a one-sided vinyl 'Promo LP Track' to help advertise their new 6CD/Book combo 'Elvis: Back In Living Stereo'. This is surely one of the strangest Elvis collectable's ever to be released.
It features a 25 minute phone conversation between Anita Wood and Elvis that she recorded in 1961 when she was becoming suspicious of Elvis not being faithful to her.
Worth noting is that because it is a phone conversation recorded in 1961 the audio quality is terrible.
More importantly in this new "Me Too" era Elvis comes off as arrogant, angry and not the charming man all his fans want him to be.
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What Anita Wood hoped to prove (or record) I have no idea.
Most people at some time or another wish they hadn't said such stupid things to their friends / partners and this feels like such a private conversation I doubt if fans would ever want to listen to it more than once.
Whether this private phone conversation should ever have been released is a debatable point. My personal feeling is that it will be sad interruption in the otherwise glorious up-coming MRS box-set of Elvis' early 60s recordings.
However there is no doubt that this vinyl promo release will become a real Elvis collectable.
You can hear more discussion about this new track in the most recent 'Elvis Express' radio show.
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'Elvis: From Hollywood To Nashville' MRS Vinyl review: Released just in time for my birthday MRS has put out a limited edition vinyl compilation 'Elvis: From Hollywood To Nashville - The Essential 1957-58 Studio Masters'.
Featuring a delicious selection of Elvis' studio work from 1957 until he he got "drafted & shafted" in 1958, this album basically features all his studio recordings - except for the movie soundtracks and the ubiquitous Christmas album.
From 'All Shook Up' to 'I Got Stung' Elvis was riding a creative peak.
With a limited pressing of 1,000 copies, 400 in Clear Vinyl and 600 in Black vinyl this is a treat.
EIN grabbed a copy and played it loud - go here for our review.
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'Elvis By Request of Japanese Fans' New Import CD: The publicity notes... Originally released as a 4 LP set in 1980 this set has always been a fan favorite. (EIN, Really??) Not only this is one of the best compiled Elvis releases of all time, but also the cover art drew some attention. Many times referred to as the “tear” cover this set can be found in many serious Elvis collections. It’s a stunning beauty. And now this wonderful box set is available on cd.
Presented in a clamshell box set including the original lp set on 3 cds plus a fantastic bonus cd containing rare or hard to find recordings. The set contains the original tracks as released on the 1980 Japanese lp set. So for the first time you can find some original electronic stereo tracks on cd. A fantastic set full of fan favorites which will be in your player for a long long time.
EIN notes: The bootleg market is scraping the bottom of the barrel to make a buck. This comes from no reputable label and any Elvis collector could surely compile the same tracklist. And in any case the song selection is all over the place with, for instance, 'You Gave Me A Mountain' followed by 'Mary In The Morning', 'Blue Suede Shoes' and 'That’s All Right' (both in "electronic stereo"!) before 'The Wonder Of You', 'Early Morning Rain' and 'All Shook Up'. It truly doesn't play well at all!
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DISC 1
01 Can’t Help Falling In Love
02 An American Trilogy
03 Are You Lonesome Tonight?
04 Suspicious Minds
05 Don’t Be Cruel (electronic stereo)
06 How Great Thou Art
07 Love Me Tender (electronic stereo)
08 If I Can Dream
09 You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me
10 I’ve Lost You
11 My Way
12 Polk Salad Annie
13 In The Ghetto
14 You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling
15 I Need Your Love Tonight (electronic stereo)
16 Heartbreak Hotel (electronic stereo)
DISC 2
01 I’ll Remember You
02 I Just Can’t Help Believin’
03 Memories
04 Bridge Over Troubled Water
05 Jailhouse Rock (electronic stereo)
06 It’s Now Or Never
07 Burning Love
08 Hound Dog
09 You Gave Me A Mountain
10 Mary In The Morning
11 Blue Suede Shoes (electronic stereo)
12 That’s All Right (electronic stereo)
13 The Wonder Of You
14 Early Morning Rain
15 All Shook Up (electronic stereo)
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DISC 3
01 A Big Hunk O’ love (electronic stereo)
02 Hawaiian Wedding Song
03 The Impossible Dream
04 It Hurts Me
05 I Want You , I Need You, I Love You (electronic stereo)
06 Such A Night
07 Wear My Ring Around Your Neck (electronic stereo)
08 Separate Ways
09 Trouble (electronic stereo)
10 Love Letters
11 Crying In The Chapel
12 Blue Hawaii
13 What Now My Love
14 (now And Then There’s) A Fool Such As I (electronic stereo)
15 Until It’s Time For You To Go
16 Fever
17 Welcome To My World
18 An Evening Prayer
BONUS DISC 4
01 In The Ghetto – Take 11
02 Early Morning Rain – Take 1 (’73 Version)
03 A Fool Such As I – Rehearsal, July 29, 1970
04 If I Can Dream – Vocal Overdub Take 2
05 That’s All Right – Slow Version, Rehearsal July 15, 1970
06 Love Letters – take 1 & 2 1966 version
07 Burning Love – Take 2, Rehearsal March 30, 1972
08 My Way – Live, May 1, 1977
09 The Wonder Of You – Live, May 27, 1974
10 Sweet Caroline / Love Me Tender – Rehearsal, July 24, 1970
11 Are You Lonesome Tonight – Live, June 19, 1977
12 Separate Ways – Take 1, Rehearsal, March 30, 1972
13 What Now My Love – #2 Home Recording 1966
14 You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me – Live, February 3, 1973
15 Such A Night/It’s Now Or Never – Rehearsal, July 29, 1970
16 I’ll Remember You – Vocal Overdub Take 1
17 Bridge Over Troubled Water – Vocal Repaired Master no Harmony Vocals
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Two New FTD Releases for November: Announced for release next month, two special treats from FTD and perfect for Christmas!
- 'The Elvis Is Back Sessions' New FTD Deluxe-Set: To celebrate its 60th Anniversary year, FTD is pleased to announce the release of “The ELVIS IS BACK Sessions”.
Hailed by many as Elvis’ finest recordings. For the first time, here are all the songs as recorded in sequence. Included are all the RCA outtakes and masters.
The release includes a deluxe 28-page booklet and sound carrier adorned with, beautiful portraits, rare photos, insightful essay, recording data and classic memorabilia.
Fans are sure to know what tracks were recorded at these crucial sessions - but what a treat to get the Complete Sessions plus new outakes from songs such as 'Make Me Know It' , 'Soldier Boy', "Mess Of Blues', 'Fame And Fortune' and 'Girl Of My Best Friend'.
Go to 'FTD/SONY CD News 2019' for the full tracklist
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- 'The Making of Viva Las Vegas' New FTD Book: Also out next month, the new 'deluxe' book announced by FTD, 'The Making of Viva Las Vegas' by David English and Pal Granlund.
This book is large Coffee-Table format, same size as previous FTD book/cd publication 'Elvis Presley A Boy From Tupelo' with a hard slip-case.
The ultimate in background story into how the fabulous musical starring Elvis Presley and Ann-Margret was created. This 400 page hardback book gives a fascinating and comprehensive insight from script to screen.
The book features, 250 newly discovered images, including wardrobe stills, memos, contracts and pages from director George Sidney's personal script, Soundtrack recording session documents, Memories from the cast and crew. The shooting schedule, filming dates and locations revealed for the first time. Exclusive Warner Brothers interview on the film restoration of Viva Las Vegas. Book includes a deluxe slip case
The audio on 3 cds: The first official release of the original soundtrack in mono. The original conceived 1963 studio album. Bonus songs from the soundtrack and newly discovered songwriters' demos.
CHECK OUT the promo video here
Go to FTD / SONY News for tracklisting and more info
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'ELVIS: American Sound 1969' FTD 5CD Box-Set OUT NOW: Fans will be delighted to know that the FTD 5CD deluxe boxset 'ELVIS: AMERICAN SOUND 1969' has at last been released and is OUT NOW.
The Memphis 1969 session collection features over 90 tracks of rare and unreleased material from Elvis’ 1969 American Sound Studio sessions, which resulted in his From Elvis In Memphis record later that year. 'Elvis: American Sound 1969' is the deluxe box-set featuring all known and previously unreleased outtakes from the legendary American Sound Sessions, Including “In The Ghetto” and “Suspicious Minds”.
This 5-CD set that’s part of FTD’s new ‘Sessions’ series, includes a 28-page booklet with rare photos and memorabilia.
Go here to 'FTD Releases' for the full-tracklist.
EIN notes that in all honesty only a very few outtakes have not yet been released by FTD and these are...
Long Black Limousine – Takes 1,2,3 & 5
Wearin’ That Loved On Look – Takes 1,2, & 5
You’ll Think Of Me – Takes 11, 19, 20 & 22
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While not a "Complete Sessions" to have all these session gathered together on a 5 disc set with 28-page booklet plus uniform remastering makes this an essential collector's purchase if you can afford it.
Both the FTD 'ELVIS: American Sound 1969' box-set and ‘Elvis Sings Memphis Tennessee’ Double-Vinyl releases are OUT NOW
- Photo courtesy Henrik Knudsen
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'American Sound 1969' Special RSD Vinyl: Record Store Day are doing special "BLACK FRIDAY 2019" releases this November and 'Elvis Presley - American Sound 1969' gets a limited 4000 copies double-vinyl release.
... 1969 was a pivotal year for Elvis Presley. Fresh from the success of the '68 Comeback Special, a revitalized Elvis headed to American Sound Studios with producer Chips Moman and a crack group of local session musicians. From these sessions came From Elvis In Memphis, one of the most beloved LPs of his career, plus the seminal hits "Suspicious Minds" (his 18th and final No. 1 hit) and "In The Ghetto." American Sound Sessions 1969, available for the first time on vinyl, features rare and unreleased outtakes from these legendary sessions.
As an "Alternate Album" this looks quite delicious.
These RSD Exclusive titles are physically released only at indie record stores.
Event: BLACK FRIDAY - 29/11/2019
Label: Legacy - Quantity: 4000
Click to EIN SONY Release for full tracklist and RSD info
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'The Nashville Marathon Vol.2' New Import CD: MTP is back with some amazing new releases, continuing their series with two releases which will be in your player for weeks, and are again "Meant to be Played"
This time we get the 1971 sessions in the same treatment as the first volume, some hard to find tracks and outtakes are included as well as some nice surprises and edits such as the extended version of "Lady Madonna" which rocks like never before.
Another highlight is the new "Don't Think Twice It's All right" edit of take 2 recorded on May 17th.
Presented in deluxe digipack
Includes spliced takes of It's Only Love, Help Me Make It Through the Night, It's Still Here, plus Lady Madonna - Extended Jam.
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Tracks:
Early Morning Rain - Take 1,11
Put Your Hand in the Hand - take 1
Fools Rush In - take 6
Are You Lonesome Tonight (excerpt)
It's Only Love - Spliced take 2,7,8
I'm Leavin' - Spliced take 2,3
I Shall Be Released - Informal Jam
Don't Think Twice It's Allright - May 17 edit
For Lovin' Me - Take 2,11
Help Me Make It Through the Night - Spliced take 2,14,15
Seeing is Believing - take 10
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A Thing Called Love - Spliced take 7,7,3
We Can Make the Morning - Unedited Overdubbed Master
Love Me, Love the Life I Lead - take 5,6
Padre - take 11
Lady Madonna - Extended Jam
Bosom Of Abraham - take 5/You Better Run(excerpt)/I John - tke 1
Bosom Of Abraham take 7
Reach Out To Jesus - false starts, take 9
I Will Be True - take 2
It's Still Here - Spliced take 2,3
I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen -Master overdubbed
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'Out In Hollywood Vol.3' New Import CD: Another alternate compilation from "Meant to be Played" label. Elvis in Hollywood, hard to find outtakes and new edits, presented in a deluxe digipack edition.
Another collection of 22 great songs, most are hard to find, or released on cds where you get so many takes of the same song, you probably only have heard them once, or more likely... never.
Also included are some cool UNRELEASED tracks like "Poor Boy" which is an alternate master and "Stay Away" which has the harmonica intro followed by the master take, the sound is much better than the actual movie version.
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1. Poor Boy - Spliced take 1 (remake), 3
2. I Want To Be Free - take 10 (prison version)
3. Loving You - take 16 (end version)
4. Cross My Heart and Hope To Die - take 8
5. This is Living - take 8
6. Hard Knocks - take 4
7. Easy Come, Easy Go - take 10
8. Vino, Dinero Y Amor - take 4
9. Drums of the Islands - take 2 (AOV)
10. Anyone - take 2
11. Summer Kisses, Winter Tears - take 16
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12. Shoppin' Around - take 14 (finale version)
13. The Bullfighter Was A Lady - take 14
14. Kissin' Cousins #2 - take 4
15. Night Life - take 11
16. Take Me To the Fair - take 7
17. A Dogs Life - take 7 (EOV)
18. Almost in Love - take 6
19. Wisdom of the Ages - take 2
20. Stay, Away - Alternate Master
21. Let's Forget About the Stars - Rough mix
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'BACK-IN LIVING STEREO' New MRS 6cd/Book: MRS will release a 6CD/100-page book 'BACK-IN LIVING STEREO' on 22nd November 2019 with a new CD housing package box set.
The 6 CDs contain over 150 remastered tracks of the essential 1960- 1962 master recordings, plus rare alternate outtakes (including unreleased material) and all of the personal home recordings Elvis made during the 1960s.
All tracks have now been cleaned, repaired (there are too many to mention), and restored. The home recordings have now had the same mastering techniques as used so successfully on the recent MRS release Made in Germany.
The set also includes unreleased recordings - including one that will have the Elvis world ‘all shook up’, as well as a previously unreleased stereo version of a home recordings.
The 100 page book includes rare unpublished documents and photographs, supported by a comprehensive text discussing each of Elvis’ RCA studio (non-film) recording sessions held during 1960-62.
The six CDs focus on different sections of Elvis stunning early sixties career - as well as his personal musical inspirations shown via his sixties home recordings |
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CD1 – THE ESSENTIAL 1960 MASTERS - 'Make Me Know It' through to 'Working on the Building'
CD2 – THE ESSENTIAL 1961 - 1962 MASTERS - ' I'm Comin' Home' to 'She's Not You' (plus 2 bonus tracks)
CD3 – SELECTED ALTERNATE OUTTAKES 1960 – 1961 - 'Make Me Know It' to 'For the Millionth and Last Time ' alternate takes
CD4 – SELECTED ALTERNATE OUTTAKES 1961 – 1962 - '(Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame' to 'She's Not You' plus plus unreleased extras including 'Goin’ Home' outakes
CD5 – THE COMPLETE 1960’S HOME RECORDINGS
CD6 – THE 1966 HOME RECORDINGS
EIN notes that as a book/cd combo this looks a fabulous deal.
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CD1 – THE ESSENTIAL 1960 MASTERS
1. Make Me Know It
2. Soldier Boy
3. Stuck on You
4. Fame and Fortune
5. A Mess of Blues
6. It Feels So Right
7. Fever
8. Like A Baby
9. It's Now or Never
10. The Girl of My Best Friend
11. Dirty Dirty Feeling
12. Thrill of Your Love
13. I Gotta Know
14. Such a Night
15. Are You Lonesome Tonight?
16. The Girl Next Door Went A-Walking
17. I Will Be Home Again
18. Reconsider Baby (with count-in)
19. Surrender (with count-in)
20. Milky White Way
21. His Hand in Mine
22. I Believe in the Man in the Sky
23. He Knows Just What I Need
24. Mansion Over the Hilltop
25. In My Father's House
26. Joshua Fit the Battle
27. Swing Down Sweet Chariot
28. I'm Gonna Walk Dem Golden Stairs
29. If We Never Meet Again
30. Known Only to Him
31. Working on the Building
CD2 – THE ESSENTIAL 1961 - 1962 MASTERS
1 I'm Comin' Home
2. Gently
3. In Your Arms
4. Give Me the Right
5. I Feel So Bad
6. It's a Sin
7. I Want You With Me
8. There's Always Me
9. Starting Today
10. Sentimental Me
11. Judy
12. Put the Blame On Me
13. Kiss Me Quick
14. That's Someone You Never Forget
15. I'm Yours (SINGLE UNDUBBED MASTER)
16. (Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame
17. Little Sister
18. Good Luck Charm
19. Anything That's Part of You
20. Night Rider
21. Something Blue
22. Gonna Get Back Home Somehow
23. (Such An) Easy Question
24. Fountain of Love
25. Just for Old Time Sake
26. I Feel That I've Known You Forever
27. Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello
28. Suspicion
29. She's Not You
BONUS TRACKS
30. Steppin' Out of Line (With Count-in)
31. I'm Yours (LP DUBBED MASTER)
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CD3 – SELECTED ALTERNATE OUTTAKES 1960 – 1961
1. Make Me Know It (Takes 2LFS, 8
2. Make Me Know It (Takes 14*,16)
3. Soldier Boy (Take 11)
4. Fame and Fortune (Take 1FS x 4 & Comp)
5. Fame and Fortune (Takes 3FS, 6LFS, 7FS & Comp)
6. Fame and Fortune (Take 8)
7. Fame and Fortune (Take 9FS & Comp)
8. Fame and Fortune (Takes 10LFS, 11, 12LFS)
9. Fame and Fortune (Take 14)
10. A Mess of Blues (Take 4LFS)
11. He Knows Just What I Need (Take 9)
12. In My Father's House (Take 8)
13. In My Father's House (Workpart Take 1)
14. I Want You With Me (Tryout)
15. There's Always Me (Take 3FS)
16. Put the Blame On Me (Takes 3FS,4FS)
17. Kiss Me Quick (Take 2)
18. Kiss Me Quick (Take 3)
19. Kiss Me Quick (Takes 5LFS, 6)
20. Kiss Me Quick (Take 7)
21. Kiss Me Quick (Takes 8LFS, 9)
22. Kiss Me Quick (Take 10)
23. Kiss Me Quick (Take 11)
24. I'm Yours (Take 5, Workparts Takes 1,2)
25. Little Sister (Takes 10LFS, 11LFS)
26. For the Millionth and Last Time (Takes 3FS, 4, 5FS & Comp)
27. For the Millionth and Last Time (Takes 8, 9FS,11FS)
CD4 – SELECTED ALTERNATE OUTTAKES 1961 – 1962
1. (Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame (Takes 7FS,9FS)
2. Anything That's Part of You (Takes 7FS,3)
3. I Met Her Today (Takes 3FS ,5LFS ,6FS & Comp)
4. I Met Her Today (Takes 10FS, 11FS, 12FS, 13)
5. I Met Her Today (Takes 14, 15FS)
6. I Met Her Today (Takes 17FS,19FS, 20LFS)
7. Gonna Get Back Home Somehow (Take 4)
8. Fountain of Love (Takes 1FS, 2, 3FS FS, 4LFS)
9. Fountain of Love (Takes 5FS, 6)
10. Fountain of Love (Takes 7FS, 8FS, 9)
11. Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello (Tryout)
12. Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello (Take 3)
13. Suspicion (Take 4 splice w end of Take 5)
14. She's Not You (Take 2FS & Comp)
15. She's Not You (Work-parts Takes 1-3)
BONUS ALTERNATE TRACKS (1966-67)
16. Come What May (Take 1LFS)
17. Down In the Alley (Takes 7,8)
18. Stand by Me (Takes 3,4,5,6,7)
19. Without Him (Takes 4FS, 7FS)
20. Somebody Bigger Than You & I (Takes 2, 4-10)
21. Somebody Bigger Than You & I (Workpart Ending Takes 1-4)
22. Goin’ Home* ( Takes 3,4,5,7,10 – 14)
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CD5 – THE COMPLETE 1960’S HOME RECORDINGS
1.You'll Never Walk Alone (incomplete)
2.If I Loved You
3.The Lords Prayer / If I Loved You (reprise)
4.I Wonder, I Wonder, I Wonder
5.An Evening Prayer (incomplete)
6.Make Believe
7.She Wears My Ring
8.Sweet Leilani (#1)
9.Sweet Leilani (#2)
10.Sweet Leilani (#3)
11.Beyond The Reef (incomplete)
12. When The Swallows Come Back To Capistrano
13.He
14.Hands Off
15.Lawdy, Miss Clawdy (incomplete)
BONUS TRACK (1961)
16. “You’re’ Driving Me Crazy”
CD6 – THE 1966 HOME RECORDINGS
1. After Loving You
2. If I Loved You
3. Show Me Thy Ways, O' Lorde
4. Tumbling Tumbleweeds
5. Hide Thou Me (Rock Of Ages)(#1)
6. Hide Thou Me (Rock Of Ages)(#2)
7. It's No Fun Being Lonely
8. San Antonio Rose
9. Tennessee Waltz (#1)
10. Tennessee Waltz (#2)
11. I've Been Blue
12. Mary Lou Brown
13. Moonlight Sonata
14. Blue Hawaii
15. Oh How I Love Jesus (#1 #2)
16. I, John (incomplete)
17. Write To Me From Naples
18. My Heart Cries For You
19. Dark Moon (Take 1)
20. Dark Moon (Take 2)
21. Indescribably Blue
22. Fools Rush In (Stereo)
23. It's A Sin To Tell A Lie
24. What Now My Love (#1)
25. What Now My Love (#2)
26. Five Hundred Miles (#1)
27. Five Hundred Miles (#2)
28. Blowin' In The Wind (#1)
29. Blowin' In The Wind (#2)
30. Suppose (#1)
31. Suppose (#2)
BONUS TRACK (1956)
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'Mele Mai Ka Lani Mai' New Import CD: With the fact that FTD will no doubt release their Blue Hawaii deluxe "Complete Sessions" in the near future the bootleggers are trying a last attempt to earn some cash and releasing their own version.
EIN has asked Ernst for a FTD release confirmation
Publicity notes, Venus Productions is proud to present you a 3-CD set with unreleased outtakes from the movie “Blue Hawaii”.
As with all Venus releases all tracks are uncut and the sound is top notch!
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CD - 1
01 - Hawaiian Sunset - tk1 complete - 02 - Hawaiian Sunset - tk2 complete - 03 - Hawaiian Sunset - tk3 complete - 04 - Hawaiian Sunset - Master tks4,7 - 05 - Aloha Oe - sect#2 tk1 complete - 06 - Aloha Oe - sect#2 tk2 complete - 07 - Aloha Oe - sect#2 tk3 complete - 08 - Aloha Oe - sect#2 tk4,6 complete - 09 - Aloha Oe - sect#2 Master tks5,7 - 10 - Ku-u-i-po - tk1 complete - 11 - Ku-u-i-po - tk2 LFS - 12 - Ku-u-i-po - tks4,5 LFS - 13 - Ku-u-i-po - tks6,7 LFS - 14 - Ku-u-i-po - tk8 LFS tk9 Master - 15 - Ku-u-i-po – Master - 16 - No More - tks1,2 - 17 - No More - tk3 lfs - 18 - No More - tk4 lfs - 19 - No More - tk5 lfs tk7 complete - 20 - No More - tk8 complete - 21 - No More - tk9 complete - 22 - No More - tk11 end of tk5 - 23 - No More – Master - 24 - Slicin’ Sand - tk unknown complete - 25 - Slicin’ Sand - tks15,16 - 26 - Slicin’ Sand - tk17 complete - 27 - Slicin’ Sand - tk18 fs tk19 complete - 28 - Slicin’ Sand – Master - 29 - Blue Hawaii - tks1,2 fs - 30 - Blue Hawaii - tk3 - 31 - Blue Hawaii - tk4 fs - 32 - Blue Hawaii - tk5 fs - 33 - Blue Hawaii - tk6 lfs - 34 - Blue Hawaii - tk7 complete Master with count-in - 35 - Blue Hawaii - alternate tk3 - 36 - Blue Hawaii - Master
CD - 2
01 - Ito Eats - tk1 fs tk2 lfs - 02 - Ito Eats - tks3,4 fs - 03 - Ito Eats - tk5 complete - 04 - Ito Eats - tks6,7,8 fs 9 Master - 05 - Ito Eats – Master - 06 - Ito Eats - tk1 complete tag for movie - 07 - Hawaiian Wedding Song - tk1 complete - 08 - Hawaiian Wedding Song - tk2 Master with count-in - 09 - Hawaiian Wedding Song – Master - 10 - Island Of Love - tks1,2,3,4 fs lfs - 11 - Island Of Love - tks5,6,7 fs tk8 complete - 12 - Island Of Love - tk9 lfs tks10,11,12 fs - 13 - Island Of Love - tk master - 14 - Island Of Love – master - 15 - Steppin’ Out Of Line - tks1,2,3,4,5 fs - 16 - Steppin’ Out Of Line - tks6,7 fs - 17 - Steppin’ Out Of Line - tks8 complete - 18 - Steppin’ Out Of Line - tks9,10,11 fs - 19 - Steppin’ Out Of Line - tks12,13,14 fs tk15 complete - 20 - Steppin’ Out Of Line - tks16 fs tk17 complete - 21 - Steppin’ Out Of Line - tk18 lfs tk19 complete - 22 - Steppin’ Out Of Line – master - 23 - Steppin’ Out Of Line - spliced tks8,19 movie version - 24 - Almost Always True - tk1 lfs tk2 fs tk3 - 25 - Almost Always True - tk4 lfs tk5 complete - 26 - Almost Always True - tk6 lfs tk7 lfs - 27 - Almost Always True - tk8 Master with count-in - 28 - Almost Always True - Master
CD - 3
01 - Moonlight Swim - tk1 fs tk2 lfs - 02 - Moonlight Swim - tk3 complete - 03 - Moonlight Swim - tk4 alternate master - 04 - Aloha Oe - section#1 complete - 05 - Can’t Help Falling In Love - tks1,2,3,4 fs - 06 - Can’t Help Falling In Love - tk5 complete - 07 - Can’t Help Falling In Love - tks6,7,8 fs - 08 - Can’t Help Falling In Love - tk9 complete - 09 - Can’t Help Falling In Love - tks10,11,12 fs - 10 - Can’t Help Falling In Love - tk13 complete - 11 - Can’t Help Falling In Love - tks14,15 fs tk16 complete - 12 - Can’t Help Falling In Love - tks17,18,19,20,21,22 fs - 13 - Can’t Help Falling In Love - tk24 complete - 14 - Can’t Help Falling In Love - tk25 fs tk26 complete - 15 - Can’t Help Falling In Love - tk29 master with count-in - 16 - Can’t Help Falling In Love - tk23 movie version - 17 - Beach Boy Blues - tk1 fs tk2 complete - 18 - Beach Boy Blues - tk3 complete - 19 - Beach Boy Blues - record version - 20 - Beach Boy Blues - movie version - 21 - Rock-A-Hula Baby - tks1,2 fs - 22 - Rock-A-Hula Baby - tk3 complete - 23 - Rock-A-Hula Baby - tk4 fs tk5 complete - 24 - Rock-A-Hula Baby - tks1,2 fs - 25 - Rock-A-Hula Baby - tk3 complete |
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'THE ESSENTIAL 1957-58 STUDIO MASTERS’ New MRS Vinyl: The new VINYL release from the MRS label is titled ‘FROM HOLLYWOOD TO NASHVILLE - THE ESSENTIAL 1957-58 STUDIO MASTERS’.
It is a 180gram LP with a 4-page photo pullout poster.
To be released 25th October 2019.
This Limited release of 1000 LP’s produced will be of 600 black and 400 clear vinyl editions.
Only black will be available through Amazon.
Next week MRS will announce its next multi CD / Book boxset release for November.
Tracklist
SIDE A - 23 mins - 1957
01 All Shook Up (with Studio Chat & Count in) 2:02
02 Have I Told You Lately That I Love You 2:31
03 I Need You So 2:39
04 (There'll Be) Peace In The Valley (For Me) 3:20
05 I Beg Of You 1:54
06 Blueberry Hill 2:38
07 Is It So Strange 2:28
08 That's When Your Heartaches Begin 3:22
09 True Love 2:05
SIDE B – 24:46 mins - 1957
01 Don't Leave Me Now (with Studio Chat & Count in) 2:07
02 One Night (With You) 2:32
03 Don’t’ 2:48
1958
04 Doncha' Think It's Time [Single master] 1:58
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05 Wear My Ring Around Your Neck 2:15
06 I Need Your Love Tonight 2:04
07 A Big Hunk O' Love 2:12
08 (Now And Then There’s) A Fool Such As I 2:36
09 I Got Stung 1:48
10 Wear My Ring Around Your Neck (Undubbed Version) 2:22
11 Doncha' Think It's Time [LP master] 2:00
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'Elvis - That’s The Way It Is' Future FTD Release: There is no doubt that 2020 will be a massive celebration for the 50th Anniversary of Elvis' MGM filmed August 1970 Las Vegas concerts.
Erik Lorentzen (Elvis Files) has already announced his 3-book set 'Elvis Summer Festival' (see below)
Now FTD have announced their future 2020 deluxe TTWII Book / CD set.
.. David English & Pal Granlund who have just released details on their forthcoming FTD book/cd Elvis Presley - The Making of Viva Las Vegas are proud to announce a new book, which will be released in 2020 on the 50th Anniversary of the documentary Elvis That’s The Way It Is.
Some brief details are listed below.
THE BOOK: 'Elvis Presley - That’s The Way It Is'– Hardbound book with deluxe slipcase containing over 400 pages. It is a 12 by 12 Deluxe format, in the same style as the FTD book ‘Elvis Presley - A Boy From Tupelo’ and ‘Elvis Presley - The Making of Viva Las Vegas.’
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and 35mm slides, these images have been restored and repaired, many of which have never been seen before. The book will also contain items from the MGM and RCA archives including paperwork, documents, memos and recording information.
THE AUDIO: The package will also contain a gatefold sleeve and three compact discs with unreleased material, more details to follow.
EIN presumes the 3 cds will include the unreleased rehearsal material
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| Wednesday 11 September 2019 - - - Lots of New Release News - - - |
'The Making of Viva Las Vegas' New FTD Book: A new 'deluxe' book announced by FTD, 'The Making of Viva Las Vegas' by David English and Pal Granlund should be out in November.
This book is large Coffee-Table format, same size as previous FTD book/cd publication 'Elvis Presley A Boy From Tupelo' with a hard slip-case.
The ultimate in background story into how the fabulous musical starring Elvis Presley and Ann-Margret was created. This 400 page hardback book gives a fascinating and comprehensive insight from script to screen.
The book features, 250 newly discovered images, including wardrobe stills, memos, contracts and pages from director George Sidney's personal script, Soundtrack recording session documents, Memories from the cast and crew. The shooting schedule, filming dates and locations revealed for the first time. Exclusive Warner Brothers interview on the film restoration of Viva Las Vegas. Book includes a deluxe slip case
The audio on 3 cds: The first official release of the original soundtrack in mono. The original conceived 1963 studio album. Bonus songs from the soundtrack and newly discovered songwriters' demos.
CHECK OUT the promo video here
Go to FTD / SONY News for tracklisting and more info
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CD3: VIVA LAS VEGAS / BONUS TRACKS
1. 'Appreciation' (master)
2. 'Night Life' (full version, long fade)
3. 'What'd I Say' (take 4, extended version)
VIVA LAS VEGAS / SONGWRITERS DEMOS
4. The Lady Loves Me' (version I)
5. 'Today, Tomorrow & Forever'
6. 'Jealous Fool' (performed by Jimmy Breedlove)
7. 'My Rival'
8. 'Just Like Me'
9. 'Viva Las Vegas' (performed by Mort Shuman)
10. 'You're the Boss'
11. 'I'd Only Love You More'
12. 'The Climb' (performed by The Coasters)
13. 'The Big Wheel'
14. 'Appreciation'
15. 'The Lady Loves Me' (version 2)
16. 'Do the Vega'
17. 'C'mon Everybody' (performed by Bob Johnston |
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'ELVIS: The Danish Singles Collection Vol.1' New Vinyl: Recently announced by Graceland Randers 'ELVIS: The Danish Singles Collection Vol.1'.
The idea behind the release was to have a discography that was a little different, and the Danish singles were certainly that.
There's a whole generation of fans that have grown up never hearing the original vinyl sound of Elvis, so these are how the tunes sounded when first released, complete with compression, and some of them really rock !
As good as our modern releases are we've kind of lost a little bit of history, and we wanted to put that back.
What we present here is that original vinyl sound, first heard when these tracks were originally released.
Sit back, relax, listen and enjoy the original sound of Elvis !'
Volume one is already selling fast. - Numbered limited edition of 300.
Mastering by EIN contributor Tony Stuchbury
Click here to Memphis Mansion Graceland Randers to buy
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Tracklist
1 Wear My Ring Around Your Neck
2 Doncha’ Think It’s Time
3 I Want To Be Free
4 Baby I Don’t Care
5 Hard Headed Woman
6 Don’t Ask Me Why
7 Love Me Tender
8 Any Way You Want Me
9 Tutti Frutti
10 I Want You I Need You I Love You
11 One Night
12 I Got Stung
Printed in cool RED vinyl.
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'Viva Las Vegas' Spliced takes New Import CD: With rather poor timing - see FTD Viva Las Vegas news above, CMT is proud to present their latest addition to this great series.
This time they choose to do the "fan favorite" "Viva Las Vegas" including 15 unreleased new spliced takes!
All songs from the movie are included, so besides the Elvis tracks, you also get the Ann Margret Songs and "The Climb" performed by George McFadden
One of the highlight probably is the "longer" version of "If You Think..." it has been created using 8 splices and includes multiple sax solo's
"Do the Vega" has been giving an extra "touch" by repeating the "Shake like a son...." portion which makes it sound more up to date and modern.
"Santa Lucia" has a longer intro and extra instrumental break. The title track also sound very different due to the use of 3 takes and 4 splices.
As always you get a lot of value in these releases, since almost everything sounds very different then usual without fake remixes.
"If you think you don't need this release.... then baby you're wrong!"
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Viva Las Vegas - Spliced take 4,6,2,2
Night Life - Spliced take 1,2,8
Yellow Rose of Texas - Spliced take 2,7
The Lady Loves Me - Spliced take 3,6
C'mon Everybody - Spliced take 6,7
Today, Tomorrow and Forever - Spliced take 1,4,8
The Climb - take 8
What'd I Say - Spliced take 1,2
Do the Vega - Spliced take 5,4,2,2,2,4
You're the Boss - Spliced take 4,6,9,8,10
Santa Lucia - Spliced take 2 (track) 2 (v.o.)
My Rival - Master
If You Think I Don't Need You - Spliced take 9,8,10,12,2,12,7,2
I Need Somebody To Lean On - Spliced take 17,19
Appreciation - Alternate spliced master
Viva Las Vegas - Spliced take 1 (edit) |
'Green Peppers, Onions And Catfish' New Import: A new release from the E. P. Collector label, Elvis' Norfolk, July 20th, 1975 8:30pm show AUDIENCE RECORDING previously unreleased and it was never before available in complete form and in solid quality! There is an old CDR in circuit of absolutely horrible sound and moreover, it's missing the last couple of songs. Now is a good time to throw this one into garbage can and grab the ultimate version!
As almost every fan knows, Elvis' July ’75 tour is rated as one of the best Elvis tours ever. The shows were longer and the playlists variable. Vocally, Elvis was in TOP shape. Two dynamic, rocking shows in Norfolk are no exception. Yes there was the (in) famous so called “catfish” incident - but, as usual, the whole story was exaggerated. Among the highlights there are „The Wonder Of You,” „Polk Salad Annie,” „ T-R-O-U-B-L-E,” „How Great Thou Art,” and „It’s Now Or Never.” One song stands out - one of the very last performances of Chuck Berry’s great „Promised Land.”
This concert is taken from a recently found first generation copy of an original audience recorded cassette tape, recorded by a well known American fan. You may ask your supplier for samples.
This CD is packaged in a nicely designed digipack with collection of images taken by Len Leech in Norfolk, VA, 1975 E/S. It’s our first 1975 release and we hope to bring you more! |
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01. Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001 Theme) - 02. C. C. Rider - 03. medley: I Got A Woman / Amen - 04. "Catfish incident" - 05. Love Me - 06. If You Love Me (Let Me Know) - 07. Love Me Tender - 08. All Shook Up - 09. medley: Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel - 10. Hound Dog - 11. The Wonder Of You - 12. Polk Salad Annie - 13. Band Introductions - 14. Johnny B. Goode (James Burton) - 15. Drum Solo (Ronnie Tutt) - 16. Bass Solo (Blues - Jerry Scheff) - 17. Piano Solo (Glen D. Hardin) - 18. School Day - 19. T-R-O-U-B-L-E - 20. Why Me Lord? - 21. How Great Thou Art (with reprise) - 22. Let Me Be There - 23. Funny How Time Slips Away (with reprise) - 24. Little Darlin' - 25. medley: Mystery Train / Tiger Man - 26. It's Now Or Never - 27. Promised Land - 28. Can't Help Falling In Love - 29. Closing Vamp. |
'Softly, As I Leave You' New Import: Also from E. P. Collector label is 'Softly, As I Leave You' Elvis' Las Vegas, August 23rd, 1974 Dinner show AUDIENCE RECORDING, previously unreleased. This concert is taken from an early generation copy of an original audience recorded cassette tape which was never in circulation! Sound is excellent for an off - line source. Unfortunately, the last 3 songs were not recorded. Instead of using a very poor sounding secondary source of the same show (missing the last song "Can't Help Falling In Love," anyway), we have decided to add same songs from the August 23rd, 1974 Midnight show tape which is of similar quality as the August 23rd, 1974 Dinner show. As usual, you may ask your supplier for samples.
The playlist is rather typical for August ’74 shows. Among the concert highlights, there are „It's Midnight,“ ”I'm Leavin',” of course ”Softly, As I Leave You”, a great version of “You Gave Me A Mountain” and a funky ”If You Talk In Your Sleep.”
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Tracklist: 01. Also Sprach Zarathustra - 02. C. C. Rider - 03. medley: I Got A Woman / Amen - 04. Love Me - 05. If You Love Me (Let Me Know) - 06. It's Midnight - 07. Big Boss Man - 08. Fever - 09. Love Me Tender - 10. All Shook Up - 11. The Wonder Of You - 12. I'm Leavin' - 13. Softly, As I Leave You - 14. Hound Dog - 15. You Gave Me A Mountain (with reprise) - 16. Polk Salad Annie - 17. Band Introductions - 18. If You Talk In Your Sleep - 19. Why Me Lord - 20. Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel - 21. Hawaiian Wedding Song - 22. Let Me Be There (with reprise) - 23. Elvis' monologue about rings - 24. Can't Help Falling In Love - 25. Closing Vamp.
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'See You Soon Huntsville' Special LP Double Set & DVD: From the "VV" label for the first time in vinyl both shows from Huntsville, AL June 01st, 1975, included as a bonus a special documentary DVD that documents Elvis’ live activities in early 1975..
As always VV's attitude is to present Elvis at the peak of his possibility and without doubt, this double set present Elvis still at his top. After shedding some extra weight the man is ready to face his second tour of 1975. “Elvis was an impressive sight in his new jumpsuit” delivering incredible shows. If Rock is attitude, the man still got it.
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"Streamlined Elvis still has the old magic" was the headlines of the Huntsville review report. The king is back in good shape, both physically and mentally. The second tour started with 5 sold-out concerts in Huntsville was the audience created an incredible atmosphere in the hall, Elvis’ spirit, and voice knocked them all out.
We are glad to include a special documentary DVD in the matter to document Elvis’ early 1975 life and concert activity. In this way, we hope to give a wider view of the man and his music.
We can guarantee that Elvis was greeted with incredible enthusiasm; the popularity in the live scene in the middle of 1975 is at the maximum level. The tour present Elvis still at the top of his rocker possibility, He looks great in his impressive new Silver Phoenix and delivery a great show with a great version of the up-tempo rockers Burning Love, Polk Salad Annie, and T.R.O.U.B.L.E.
2 X Vinyl LP housed in a deluxe 300 grams gatefold sleeve that includes
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LP 1 Sound boarding Recording
June 01, 1975 2.30 PM
SIDE A
01. Love Me
02. If You Love Me
03. Love Me Tender
04. All Shook Up
05. Teddy Bear/Don’t Be Cruel
06. The Wonder Of You
07. Heartbreak Hotel
08. Burning in Love
09. Band Introduction
10. What I’d Say
11. Drums Solo
12. Bass Solo
SIDE B
13. Piano Solo
14. Band Introductions
15. School Day
16. Release Me
17. T.R.O.U.B.L.E.
18. Why Me Lord?
19. How Great Thou Art
20. Let Me There
21. Funny How Time Slips Away
22. Little Darling
23. Can’t Help Falling in Love
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LP 2 Sound boarding Recording
June 01, 1975 8.00 PM
SIDE C
01. Love Me
02.If You Love Me
03. Love Me Tender
04. All Shook Up
05. Teddy Bear/Don’t Be Cruel
06. The Wonder Of You
07. Polk Salad Annie
08. Band Introductions
09. Johnny B. Good
10. Drums Solo
11. Bass Solo
12. Piano Solo
13. Band Introduction
14. School Day
SIDE D
15. I Can’t Stop Loving You
16. T.R.O.U.B.L.E.
17. I’ll Remember You
18. Let Me Be There
19. Why Me Lord?
20. An American Trilogy
21. Funny How Time Slips Away
22. Little Darling
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'Friday Night Lights' New Import CD: A new release from the Straight Arrow label - AUDIENCE RECORDINGS - and a direct follow-up to our July release called 'Kentucky Rain'
The Las Vegas, February 20th, 1970 Dinner show was previously released by the "SR" label from an inferior, basically unlistenable source. The show was incomplete with cuts and running way too slow.
Now you have a chance to listen to this fantastic concert in the best possible quality, for the first time.
The Las Vegas, February 20th, 1970 Midnight show is previously unreleased and it was never available in good quality and in complete
form - until now! It is one of greatest Elvis shows ever with “Polk Salad Annie” and “Suspicious Minds” being reprised!!
We decided to add 5 bonus tracks, recorded during the February 21st, 1970 Dinner show. These tracks were never available in decent sound quality either. This recording includes the one-liner of the Pat Boone hit "When the Swallows Come Back to Capistrano." Unfortunately, no more tracks from this concert were taped.
All material (incl. the bonus tracks) presented on this release was recorded by same person. This release is presented in a de-luxe 8-panel digipak, with a collection of photos taken in Las Vegas, NV, February 1970 as well as a press review. |
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CD1 (20.02.1970 D/S)
01. Orchestra Intro (part) - 02. Opening Vamp (incomplete) / All Shook Up - 03. I Got A Woman - 04. Long Tall Sally - 05. Don't Cry Daddy - 06. Hound Dog - 07. Love Me Tender (with false start) - 08. Kentucky Rain - 09. Let It Be Me (with false start) - 10. I Can't Stop Loving You - 11. Walk A Mile in My Shoes / In the Ghetto - 12. Sweet Caroline - 13. Polk Salad Annie - 14. Dialogue - 15. Introductions of singers, musicians, orchestra - 16. Suspicious Minds - 17. Can't Help Falling in Love.
CD2 (20.02.1970 M/S)
01. Orchestra Intro - 02. Opening Vamp - 03. All Shook Up - 04. I Got A Woman - 05. Long Tall Sally (with false start) - 06. Don't Cry Daddy - 07. Hound Dog - 08. Love Me Tender (with false start) - 09. Kentucky Rain (with false start) - 10. Let It Be Me - 11. I Can't Stop Loving You - 12. Walk A Mile in My Shoes / In the Ghetto - 13. Sweet Caroline - 14. Polk Salad Annie (with reprise) - 15. Introductions 16. Suspicious Minds (with reprise) - 17. Can't Help Falling in Love.
Bonus (21.02.1970 D/S):
18. All Shook Up (incomplete) - 19. I Got A Woman - 20. When the Swallows Come Back to Capistrano (one line) - 21. Long Tall Sally - 22. Don't Cry Daddy.
Ask your local dealer for audio samples to judge for yourself! It's a new "STRAIGHT ARROW", so you know what to expect, anyway! Next "STRAIGHT ARROW" releases will be 1971/1972 shows, so stay tuned! |
'Singer Presents Elvis' Import Re-Release: This bootleg set was first released in 2011 and sold out immediately, mainly because of the many completely unreleased tracks. Most of these tracks are still only available on this set and we’ve got a lot of request for this CD. So we decided to make a low budget version and give everyone the possibility to own these recording on the label that made them available. As with all Venus releases all tracks are uncut and the sound is top notch!
Tracklisting: Musicians warming up - Nothingville / Guitar Man (part 1 - evil section, take 1) - Let Yourself Go (section 2 - takes 2,3,4,5 take 6, take7) - Trouble / Guitar Man (opening - take 1, takes 2,3) - Sometime I Feel Like A Motherless Child /Where Could I Go But To The Lord (rehearsal, incomplete) - Sometime I Feel Like A Motherless Child /Where Could I Go But To The Lord (take 1) - It Hurts Me (composite of section 4 - take 1 & “After Karate” section 1 - take 1) - Guitar Man (section 1 - escape, takes 2,3,4, takes 5,6,7,8) - Calliope Carneval (section 2 - escape, take 1) - Big Boss Man (section 3 - escape, take 1 - Big Boss Man (section 3 - escape, take 2) - It Hurts Me (section 4 - escape, take 1) - It Hurts Me (section 4 - escape, takes 2,3,4, take 5) - It Hurts Me (section 4 - escape, take 5-7) - It Hurts Me (section 1 - after Karate, take 1, takes 2,3, takes 4,5) - Saved (alternate take) - Sometime I Feel Like A Motherless Child / Where Could I Go But To The Lord / Yes Yes Yes / Up Above My Head / I Found That Light / Saved (master with count-in) - Nothingville / Big Boss Man / Guitar Man / Little Egypt / Trouble / Guitar Man (master) - If I Can Dream (take 5 with count-in)
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'The European Side Of Elvis / Words And Music' New Import CD: Housed in a beautiful slipcase is a 6 panel digipack with 2 rare albums. The publicity notes... This limited Edition collectors pack contains masters and rare alternate tracks.
"Words and Music" was only released on CD in Australia in the mid 80's and is very hard to find these days. We present it here with rare bonus tracks and mixed with Elvis quotes just like the original release.
"The European Side Of Elvis" was never released on CD.
All tracks on this album are rare alternate tracks !
This stunning new release is a great addition to your Elvis CD collection !
EIN Notes -This is the sound of the barrel being scraped- to describe the tracks on "The European Side Of Elvis" as rare alternate tracks is ridiculous...
'It's Now Or Never (undubbed master) & 'Surrender (spliced take 7)' are both on the FTD Elvis' Golden Records Vol3 ... 'You Don't have To Say You Love Me (take 2)' is on the FTD 'That's The Way It Is'.... Ask Me (rejected 1963 master) is on the FTD 'Elvis Sings Memphis Tennessee' etc etc
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Tracklist: Words And Music
1 Memories (Live)
2 That's All Right Mama
3 Jailhouse Rock
4 I Got Lucky
5 All Shook Up
6 (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear
7 Blue Hawaii
8 Follow That Dream
9 Guitar Man
10 Are You Lonesome Tonight (Breakup Version) (Live)
11 Girl Happy
12 Didja' Ever
13 G.I. Blues
14 Wooden Heart
15 U.S. Male
16 Mama Liked The Roses
17 Treat Me Nice
18 Crying In The Chapel
19 Hound Dog (Live) |
Tracklist: The European Side Of Elvis
1. It's Now Or Never ( undubbed master )
2. Surrender ( spliced take 7 )
3. You Don't have To Say You Love Me ( take 2 )
4. Ask Me (rejected 1963 master)
5. Santa Lucia ( vocal overdub take 3)
6. Tonight's All Right For Love (take 1)
7. My Way (live, 04-05-77)
8. What Now My Love ( live, 01-14-73)
9. I Love Only One Girl (take 1)
10. Almost Always True ( take 6 )
11. Wooden Heart ( take 4 )
12. Tonight Is So Right For Love (take 7)
13. Yesterday ( live, february 1970)
14. It's Easy For You ( take 1 )
15. My Boy ( take 2 )
16. Wonderful World ( take 15)
17. The Last Farewell (take 2)
18. Heart Of Rome (different mix) |
'ELVIS: American Sound 1969' FTD 5CD Box-Set: To celebrate FTD’s 20th Anniversary, FTD is pleased to announce the release of 'ELVIS: AMERICAN SOUND 1969' a 5CD Deluxe Complete sessions release.
Keen collectors were disappointed when the recent 'American Sound 1969' was announced as a DIGITAL release only for the general public. The Memphis 1969 session collection features over 90 tracks of rare and unreleased material from Elvis’ 1969 American Sound Studio sessions, which resulted in his From Elvis In Memphis record later that year. From Elvis In Memphis ranks among Elvis’ most universally beloved records, spawning the iconic hit 'In The Ghetto'. However FTD have the solution...
With 'Suspicious Minds' celebrating its 50th Anniversary on August 26th 2019, Elvis’ pivotal Year of 1969 can be celebrated with 'Elvis: American Sound 1969' a deluxe box-set featuring all known and previously unreleased outtakes from the legendary American Sound Sessions, Including “In The Ghetto” and “Suspicious Minds”.
This 5-CD set that’s part of FTD’s new ‘Sessions’ series, includes a 28-page booklet with rare photos and memorabilia.
Go here to 'FTD Releases' for the full-tracklist.
EIN notes that in all honesty only a very few outtakes have not yet been released by FTD and these are...
Long Black Limousine – Takes 1,2,3 & 5
Wearin’ That Loved On Look – Takes 1,2, & 5
You’ll Think Of Me – Takes 11, 19, 20 & 22
In The Ghetto – Takes 5-10
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However to have all these session gathered together on a 5 disc set with 28-page booklet plus uniform remastering makes this an essential collector's purchase if you can afford it.
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‘Elvis Sings Memphis Tennessee’ FTD Double-Vinyl: FTD is pleased to announce the release of “Elvis Sings Memphis Tennessee” limited edition, a double-vinyl set.
The album contains great alternative versions of songs from The Lost Album sessions in May 1963 and January 1964.
Mastered at Abbey Road Studios, the album is released in 180-gram format.
EIN Notes: This double-album looks a real stunner with tracks such as 'Memphis, Tennessee', 'Echoes Of Love', 'Please Don't Drag That String Around', 'Devil In Disguise', 'What Now, What Next, Where To', 'Blue River' and 'It Hurts Me' all on the same album.
Go here to 'FTD / SONY CD News' for the full-tracklist.
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'The Fun In Acapulco Sessions' Deluxe FTD Review: Released by FTD back in March 'The Fun In Acapulco Sessions' is a 3-CD set that the publicity noted included more than an hour of previously unreleased false starts and complete takes!
The 28-page booklet includes rare photographs, memorabilia, session data, Movie Trivia and an updated overview of the movie by Alan Hanson - with all tracks recently remixed and remastered.
A Mexican locale, some Tijuana horns, plus the interesting presence of the Mexican ‘Amigos’ at the recording sessions presented a novel setting for Elvis.
If you like Elvis, sunny locations, sixties movies packed full of songs and the Latino sound then there is no doubt that Fun In Acapulco must be one of your favourites.
But 56 years after the original album and movie can there really be that much of interest left in the vault unreleased?
EIN's Piers Beagley investigates this massive set, discovers all the Previously Unreleased Delights - and wonders if 33 minutes of Guadalajara might be too much for some...
A FTD Deluxe set deserves a proper review and EIN gives you 4000 words plus to see if you really need to add this limited release to your collection!
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'Elvis Sessions From Clambake' Import 3CD Set: Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery and rather amusingly bootleg lable Victrola is proud to present an ultimate 3CD-set of Elvis’ “Clambake” sessions. It is called simply “Elvis Sessions From Clambake” and all these recordings including the masters came from the same 1989 DAT source tapes just as our very successful 2018 “Avventura In Oriente” 3CD release. We have decided to give that album a worthy follow up! What makes this new release special? Most tracks have been released before, but never before in such pristine quality!!!
Clambake the movie was definitely not Elvis’ finest moment but the soundtrack from 1967 does have some noteworthy songs. Elvis was tired of making the same movies again and again and it's around this time that they had to force him to come to the studio.
Elvis was looking for new challenges, as can be heard in the famous “Guitar Man” sessions. Victrola team is happy to bring you a lot of material with several unreleased outtakes of these sessions including stereo takes which were previously only available in mono.
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Also presented here for the very first time are the “U. S. Male” outtakes which have only been released on an old CD called “Going Home” which was heavily noise reduced, resulting in a very unnatural, artificial sound. Finally, we present this session material the right way!
For the first time also we release the stereo versions of home recordings “500 Miles” and “Blowing In The Wind”!
All tracks have been digitally restored and mastered in a renowned sound studio. This 3CD-set is presented in a stunning looking digipack. Do not miss your opportunity to obtain an ultimate “Clambake” release. If you enjoyed our “Avventura In Oriente” then we are absolutely sure that you will love our new 3CD-set too!
EIN truly doubts that FTD will ever release 'The Complete Clambake Sessions' so here's your chance. |
Disc 1:
01. Clambake (master)
02. Hey, Hey, Hey (master)
03. How Can You Lose What You Never Had (master)
04. You Don't Know Me (master)
05. The Girl I Never Loved (master)
06. Guitar Man (unedited master)
07. Big Boss Man (master)
08. Who Needs Money (master)
09. A House That Has Everything (master)
10. Confidence (master)
11. Just Call Me Lonesome (master)
12. Singing Tree (master)
13. Clambake (demo by Glen Campbell)
14. How Can You Lose What You Never Had (demo by Glen Campbell)
15. Clambake (an alternate song - unused demo by Winfield Scott)
16. Guitar Man (takes 1 - 5)
17. You Don't Know Me (movie version, takes 1 - 3)
18. A House That Has Everything (takes 2 & 3)
19. The Girl I Never Loved (takes 4 & 5)
20. Singing Tree (take 1)
21. You Don't Know Me (movie version, takes 7 & 10)
22. Big Boss Man (takes 1 & 2)
23. Just Call Me Lonesome (take 4)
Disc 2:
01. Clambake (bluesy reprise, take 3)
02. You Don't Know Me (movie version, takes 12 & 13)
03. How Can You Lose What You Never Had (takes 1 & 2)
04. Big Boss Man (takes 3 - 9)
05. Guitar Man (takes 6 - 9)
06. Just Call Me Lonesome (takes 5 & 6)
07. Singing Tree (takes 2 - 4)
08. You Don't Know Me (movie version, take 18)
09. Clambake (V.O. takes 1 - 3B)
10. Hey, Hey, Hey (takes 3 - 6)
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12. How Can You Lose What You Never Had (take 3)
13. Singing Tree (remake, takes 1 - 3)
14. Guitar Man (takes 10 & 11)
15. Hey, Hey, Hey (takes 7 & 8)
16. Clambake (take 5)
17. U. S. Male (take 1 - LFS)
18. The Prisoners Song (jam)
19. Hi-Heel Sneakers (take 1 - LFS)
20. You Don't Know Me (remake, take 1)
21. Clambake movie trailer
22. Clambake radio commercial
Disc 3:
01. U. S. Male (take 2 - 2 FS + LFS)
02. Stay Away (guitar overdub by Jerry Reed - take 1)
03. Hi-Heel Sneakers (take 5)
04. You Don't Know Me (remake, take 2)
05. Mine (takes 1 - 3)
06. U. S. Male (takes 3 & 4)
07. Hi-Heel Sneakers (takes 6 & 7)
08. Stay Away (guitar overdub by Jerry Reed - take 2)
09. Mine (take 4 - complete)
10. A House That Has Everything (takes 4 - 6)
11. U. S. Male (takes 5 - 7)
12. Hi-Heel Sneakers (unedited master)
13. Mine (unused instrumental version, takes 5 - 7)
14. U. S. Male (takes 8 - 10)
15. Stay Away (movie version)
16. Who Needs Money (movie version)
17. Confidence (movie version)
18. The Girl I Never Loved (movie version)
19. You Don’t Know Me (movie version)
20. U. S. Male (take 11 - complete)
21. Mine (takes 8 & 9)
22. Mine (take 13)
23. 500 Miles (stereo version)
24. Blowin' In The Wind (stereo version) |
'6363 SUNSET - VOLUME 2' Import CD: Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery - we all remember the "good old days" when FTD released their first releases like "The Jungle Room Sessions", "Fame and Fortune" and "Out in Hollywood".
Those cds were in our players for weeks, due to all the unreleased stuff, great sound quality and last but not least the fact there were a lot of complete outtakes never heard before.
After a while, although the releases were still fantastic, we got more and more cds with lots of outtakes from the same songs, great for collecting, but listening pleasure was a bit less fun... The second release from MTP records is out now and will be another fan favorite!
Included are some very hard to find outtakes and rehearsals recorded at RCA's Hollywood, California studios.
This time, not only do we get tracks from '72 and '75 since there are also some essential tracks from the August 16, 1974 rehearsal, where Elvis made a completely new line up for his upcoming engagement. Also included are some rare string overdubbed versions from the May 8, 1972 session.
This new release is as good as the first and is "Meant to be Played" |
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Tracklist:
Separate Ways - take 4,13 (spliced with take 21)
Where Do I Go From Here - take 2
Burning Love - Rehearsal #2 (March 31,1972)
For the Good Times - take 4 (March 30,1972)
Proud Mary - Rehearsal #2 (March 31,1972)
Never Been To Spain - Rehearsal #2 (March 31,1972)
It's A Matter of Time - Brass & Strings Overdubs, May 8, 1972
Fool - Brass & Strings Overdubs, May 8th, 1972
If You Love Me Let Me Know - #3 (August 16, 1974)
Faded Love - (August 16, 1974)
Just Pretend - (August 16, 1974)
Twelfth of Never - (August 16, 1974)
Softly, As I Leave You - #2 (August 16, 1974)
Fairytale - take 2
I Can Help - Take 1,2
Susan When She Tried - take 3
Tiger Man - take 1 (jam)
Pieces of My Life - take 1
Woman Without Love - take 1 (undubbed master)
Always On My Mind - Brass & Strings Overdubs, May 8th |
'ELVIS - Kentucky Rain' New Import CD: This year the Straight Arrow label team promises to focus especially on the concert years 1969-1972. The first CD 'ELVIS - Kentucky Rain' features the February 22nd, 1970 Midnight Las Vegas show is a previously unreleased concert, taken directly from an original audience recorded master tape. This concert was never available in good sound quality thus far (note: in 2007, the "SR" label released a so-called February 22nd, 1970 Midnight show on the "Rock In Black" double CD, but this show was wrongly dated and in fact it was the February 23rd, 1970 Dinner show!)
The February 22nd, 1970 Midnight show recording is slightly incomplete, missing the last song "Can't Help Falling In Love", so we have included this song in the same good sound, as taken from the February 20th, 1970 Dinner show, to make the concert "complete" for listeners' comfort.
As usual, this release is presented in a de-luxe 6-panel digipak, with a collection of photos taken in Las Vegas, NV, February 1970 and a press review. |
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Tracklist:
01. Opening Vamp - 02. All Shook Up - 03. I Got A Woman - 04. Long Tall Sally - 05. Don't Cry Daddy - 06. Hound Dog - 07. Monologue - 08. Love Me Tender (with false start) - 09. Kentucky Rain - 10. Let It Be Me - 11. I Can't Stop Loving You - 12. Walk A Mile In My Shoes (false start only) - 13. C. C. Rider - 14. Sweet Caroline - 15. Polk Salad Annie - 16. Introductions of singers, musicians, orchestra - 17. Suspicious Minds - 18. Introduction of Roy Orbison - 19. Can't Help Falling In Love.
Track 19 taken from February 20th, 1970 Dinner show. |
'Like A Greek God' New Import CD: Straight Arrow's second release is titled 'Like A Greek God'. The September 4th, 1970 Midnight show is a previously unreleased concert, taken from an original audience recorded tape. In 2005, the "Memory Records" label used 6 tracks from this tape as a bonus for "The Midnight Hour" CD. Unfortunately, the August 4th, 1970 Midnight show is incomplete, missing the last 3 songs. We have decided to add the same songs as taken from the September 5th, 1970 Midnight show to make the show "complete" for listeners' comfort.
The September 7th, 1970 Closing night was released by the "SR" label in 2008 in very poor, muffled sound, taken from a degraded x-generation copy (the "September Nights" CD). Once again we have used an original master tape and restored it to crisp, clear perfection. Elvis' crazy Closing night performance never sounded better - until NOW!
Both concerts presented on this release were recorded by same person. This release is presented in a de-luxe 8-panel digipak, with a collection of photos taken in Las Vegas, NV, August 1970 and a press review. |
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CD1: 04.09.1970 - Midnight Show
01. Orchestra Intro (ending only) / Opening Vamp - 02. That's All Right - 03. I Got A Woman / Amen - 04. Monologue / La Bamba (one line) / I Walk The Line (one line) - 05. Love Me Tender (with false start) - 06. I've Lost You - 07. I Just Can't Help Believin' - 08. You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' - 09. Polk Salad Annie - 10. Crying Time (one verse) - 11. Introductions of singers, musicians, orchestra - 12. Johnny B. Goode - 13. Introductions cont'd / playing with laughing box - 14. Introduction of Trini Lopez, Paul Anka / My Way (one line) - 15. The Wonder Of You - 16. Heartbreak Hotel (false starts only) - 17. One Night (with false start) - 18. Blue Suede Shoes - 19. Hound Dog - 20. Bridge Over Troubled Water - 21. Can't Help Falling In Love - 22. Closing Vamp.
Track 18 spliced with 05.09.1970 Midnight show.
Tracks 19-22 taken from 05.09.1970 Midnight show.
CD2: 07.09.1970 - Closing Night Show
01. Orchestra Intro - 02. Opening Vamp - 03. That's All Right - 04. I Got A Woman / Amen - 05. Monologue / I Walk The Line (one line) - 06. Love Me Tender (false start only) - 07. I've Lost You - 08. I Just Can't Help Believin' - 09. You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' - 10. Polk Salad Annie - 11. Introductions of singers, musicians, orchestra / Bob Dylan impersonations - 12. Introduction of Shirley Bassey, actor James Shigeta ("Paradise Hawaiian Style") - 13. Introduction of Colonel Tom Parker, Vernon Presley, Priscilla Presley - 14. Heartbreak Hotel (only 4 funny false starts) - 15. Blue Suede Shoes / Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On / Blue Suede Shoes - 16. Introduction of sound engineer Bill Porter, Felton Jarvis, light man - 17. All Shook Up (with false start) - 18. Hound Dog (with 2 false starts) - 19. Bridge Over Troubled Water - 20. Can't Help Falling In Love (with 2 false starts) - 21. Closing Vamp. |
'Elvis: Live 1969' Deluxe 11-CD Set: EIN announced that SONY would be releasing a 50th Anniversary Deluxe "Elvis LIVE 1969" set back in March and now we have the sensational cover image.
Elvis Club Berlin, Amazon, SONY Europe have all supplied a taster of this new ELEVEN CD set.
EIN notes that nothing however has been officially confirmed by SONY / RCA as yet.
FOUR of these 1969 Elvis Las Vegas concerts have never been released as full performances on CD.
Several others released over a decade ago on FTD will be vastly improved with new audio remasters.
The 11 Elvis performances would be
August 21 1969 Midnight Show - BMG 'Viva Las Vegas CD2'
August 22 1969 Dinner Show - FTD 'Elvis In Person CD2'
August 22 1969 Midnight Show - Unreleased as complete show
August 23 1969 Saturday Dinner Show - Recent VINYL release
August 23 1969 Saturday Midnight Show - FTD 'Elvis At The International' (one of EIN favourite shows)
August 24 1969 Dinner Show - BMG box-set 'Live In Las Vegas CD1'
August 24 1969 Midnight Show - Unreleased as complete show |
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August 25 1969 Dinner Show - Unreleased as complete show
August 25 1969 Midnight Show - FTD 'Hot August Night'
August 26 1969 Dinner Show - FTD 'Live In Vegas'
August 26 1969 Tuesday Midnight Show - FTD 'All Shook Up'
Something for collectors to really look forward to. More details soon.
EIN thanks MichaelQos for the word-up.
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‘My Kind Of Blues’ New Import: Yet another Elvis Blues compilation. It is a true shame that SONY / RCA have never produced a definitive “Elvis Blues” release.
The publicity notes.. From the Petticoat bootleg label who present ‘My Kind Of Blues’ (Petticoat LP 003).
A fantastic vinyl album plus BONUS CD with 15 blues oriented rare and hard to find songs from the late 1950's until the 1970's !
Great stuff, housed in a stunning full color sleeve suitable for framing! This high quality vinyl pressing is now available in very limited GOLD or CLEAR vinyl.
Tracklist: A- Side: 1. I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone (slow version) 2. Stranger In My Own Home Town (jam, take1M) 3. Like A Baby (spliced take) 4. Lawdy Miss Clawdy (take 5) 5. When It Rains, It Really Pours (rehearsal June 24, 1968) 6. It Feels So Right (take 2) 7. Down In The Alley (take 1) B- Side: 1. Give Me The Right (take 2) 2. All I Needed Was The Rain (alternate mix) 3. Tiger Man (rehearsal June 25, 1968, edited) 4. Shake A Hand (original session mix) 5. One Night (live February 23, 1970) 6. Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues (take 6) 7. Reconsider Baby (live February 21,1977) 8. Trying To Get To You (live 1968, NBC)
The same 15 tracks are featured on the CD.
EIN Notes these tracks are hardly “Hard-To-Find”! See EIN’s "Elvis Sings The BLUES" spotlight here.
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'I Do A Lot O’ Things, But I Can’t Fly!' New Import CD: Missed news from 2 weeks ago, the Touchdown label proudly presents another AUDIENCE RECORDING from Elvis' August / September engagement in 1971, recorded on the dinner show on August 20, 1971.
The tracklisting is enjoyable and so is Elvis!
Tracks include Proud Mary, Sweet Caroline, Polk Salad Annie and I‘m Leavin‘ even a one-liner of 'So High'
We worked hard to improve the sound quality and hope that you'll enjoy the result as much as we do.
As usual the CD is accompanied by a full-color 16 page booklet with lots of rare photos and information on the event itself.
EIN Notes that this concert was previously out on CDR
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1 Radio Advert for the Summer Engagement (0.21)
2 Also Sprach Zarathustra (1.36)
3 That‘s Alright Mama (2.19)
4 Proud Mary (2.45)
5 Love Me Tender (with fs) (2.40)
6‘Honey, I Do A Lot O‘Things...’ (0.34)
7 Sweet Caroline (2.26)
8 Polk Salad Annie (4.14)
9 “I Recorded 420 Songs, But...” (0.50)
10 Johnny B. Goode (1.43)
11 It‘s Impossible (with fs) (3.41)
12 Love Me (1.40)
13 Blue Suede Shoes/Whole Lotta Shakin‘ Goin‘ On (1.35)
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14 Heartbreak Hotel (1.40)
15 Teddy Bear/ Don‘t Be Cruel* (2.10)
16 So High (one line only) (1.15)
17 Hound Dog (1.11)
18 Little Sister/ Get Back (2.04)
19 Elvis Talks With The Audience (0.23)
20 Lawdy Miss Clawdy (1.54)
21 Band Introductions (2.29)
22 I‘m Leavin‘ (3.17)
23 Help Me Make It Through The Night (1.57)
24 Mystery Train/ Tiger Man* (2.09)
25 Karate Demonstration (0.25)
26 Can‘t Help Falling In Love (2.02)
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'Welcome To South Bend, Indiana' New Import CD: A new release from the Verve label. This time Verve present the soundboard recording from October 20, 1976 in South Bend.
Also the show was released before - it never sounded better than on this release!
Ask for samples!
The release comes with a 16-page booklet with reviews from the show and lots of photos from the two concerts were Elvis wore the so-called "Flame Suit“.
EIN notes that this was previously out as 'Eternal Flame' from the Lonestar label. A fair show from October 1976 but lacking the excitement of audience reaction in the recording.
FTD have officially released Elvis' October 14, 15, 16 and Oct 17 shows on 'Chicago Stadium', 'The Bicentennial Show', and 'A Minnesota Moment'
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1 Also Sprach Zarathustra (0:49)
2 See See Rider (3:31)
3 I Got A Woman/ Amen (6:02)
4 Elvis Welcomes The Audience (0:55)
5 Love Me (2:25)
6 If You Love Me, Let Me Know (2:57)
7 You Gave Me A Mountain (3:13)
8 Jailhouse Rock (1:35)
9 Elvis Talks To The Audience (0:23)
10 Help Me (3:20)
11 All Shook Up (1:09)
12 Teddy Bear/ Don‘t Be Cruel (2:07)
13 And I Love You So (3:27)
14 Fever (2:58)
15 Steamroller Blues (2:56)
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16 Band Introductions (1:45)
17 Early Mornin‘ Rain (1:01)
18 What‘d I Say/ Johnny B. Goode (1:50)
19 Ronnie Tutt Solo (1:37)
20 Jerry Scheff Solo (1:38)
21 Tony Brown Solo (1:05)
22 Love Letters (2:53)
23 School Days (1:16)
24 Hurt (with reprise) (2:47)
25 Hound Dog (1:34)
26 Funny How Time Slips Away (3:01)
27 Little Darlin‘ (1:49)
28 Can‘t Help Falling In Love (1:42)
29 Closing Vamp (1:18)
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FTD 'Elvis: From Georgia To Florida 1975' OUT NOW: A new FTD double-soundboard release 'Elvis: From Georgia To Florida' featuring two concerts from April 1975 is OUT NOW.
Released as a 5" digipack, a 2CD set features Elvis in great form from his shows at the Coliseum in Macon on April 24, 1975 and previously unreleased Lakeland April 27, 1975 Afternoon Show.
The set-list is fine including Big Boss Man, It's Midnight, Promised Land, Burning Love, Help Me, My Boy, T-R-O-U-B-L-E and I'll Remember You.
EIN notes: If this looks familiar to fans it is because FTD released 'Elvis In Florida April 1975' back in 2014 which featured the Lakeland April 27, 1975 Evening Show.
Unfortunately soundboards from the start of this tour all have the same inherent 'problem' a HEAVY bias towards Piano.
First reports are that the new release has improved audio quality compared to when the tracks were first released on the otherwise excellent FTD compilation "Southern Nights" |
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'Duets And Harmonies' New Import CD: Over the years there were many
duets released with Elvis, during his life, but even more after his
death , many "Stars" wanted to do a song with "The King" .
CMT is proud to present this incredible release, which has original duets, rare "harmony" versions and some newly made duets not released on any cd!
Duets include: Lisa Marie Presley, Connie Francis, Ray Charles, Cliff Richard, Anita Wood, Dale Watson, Kitty White, Charlie Hodge, Michael Buble, Nancy Sinatra, Ann Margret, J.D. Sumner, Barbara Streisand, Dolly Parton, Helene Fischer, Jerry Reed, Celine Dion, Shaun Nielsen, The Gatlin Brothers and Glen Cambell!
Just listen to the beautiful duet between Elvis and Dolly Parton, this version of "In the Ghetto" is very different from the original, and stands on it's own... it could have been a great release for a record, and without a doubt would have topped the charts!
"Ray Charles" provides a great "orchestrated" version of "I'll Never Stand In Your Way" where a very young Elvis joins him as if he was singing along with the record at home, the same goes for "My Happiness" with "Connie Francis"
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"Ike and Tina Turner" start of "easy" and Elvis takes over with a very "rough" rockin' version of "Proud Mary"
The 1958 duet "Crawfish" featuring Kitty White and Elvis has been re-edited now this really is a duet version which works very well!
Another highlight is the included version of "Softly, As I Leave You" .. "Michael Buble" sings the song, where Elvis recites the words.. in the end "Shaun Nielsen" joins in to make a breathtaking ending which leaves you with goosebumbs!
"JD Sumner" takes the lead, where "The Imperials" blend in to do the first part of "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" , then Elvis and "The Jordanaires" bring the song home!
Some harmony versions included in this set are also not to be missed! "Fever" has Elvis singing multiple verses at once which sounds very rare and unusual.
"Kissin' Cousins" combines both the "Hillbilly" overdub and the "Regular" overdub... this is the only release where "Josh and Jody" sing the whole song together!
"Baby, I Don't Care" has two very different sounding takes of Elvis, and does now sound like a nice duet!
Combine all these tracks with some great duets from earlier hard to find releases and you will have a very unusual new album including 28 tracks!
The artwork fits the release very well, inside all the stars have "signed" their autograph, giving it an authentic touch since it is made just like a record album with fold out sleeve.
EIN notes - Something must be in the water as this is the second Elvis Harmony CD on offer this month! |
Tracklisting
I Love You Because - with Lisa Marie Presley
My Happiness - with Connie Francis
Blue Suede Shoes - with Cliff Richard
I Can’t Help It - with Anita Wood
I’ll Never Stand in Your Way - with Ray Charles
Baby, I Don’t Care - Harmony version
Tomorrow Night - with Dale Watson
Crawfish - with Kitty White
Have I Told You Lately That I Love You - with Michael Buble
Santa Lucia - Harmony version
I Will Be Home Again - with Charlie Hodge
Fever - Harmony version
Kissin’ Cousins - Harmony version
There Ain’t Nothing Like A Song - with Nancy Sinatra
Today, Tomorrow and Forever - with Ann Margret |
Let Me - Harmony Version
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot - with J.D. Sumner
(featuring The Imperials and The Jordanaires)
Love Me Tender - with Barbara Streisand
Just Pretend - with Helene Fischer
In the Ghetto - with Dolly Parton
Proud Mary - featuring Ike and Tina Turner
Guitar Man - with Jerry Reed
If I Can Dream - with Celine Dion
Softly, As I Leave You - with Michael Buble
(featuring Sherril Nielsen)
Bringing it Back - with Sherril Nielsen
Help Me - with The Gatlin Brothers
We Call on Him - with Glen Cambell
Where No One Stands Alone - with Lisa Marie Presley |
'Out In Hollywood Vol.2' New Import CD: A new import from the MTP label. We all remember the "good old days" when FTD released their first releases like "The Jungle Room Sessions", "Fame and Fortune" and "Out in Hollywood".
Those cds were in our players for weeks, due to all the unreleased stuff, great sound quality and last but not least the fact there were a lot of complete outtakes never heard before.
After a while, although the releases were still fantastic, we got more and more cds with lots of outtakes from the same songs, great for collecting, but listening pleasure was a bit less fun...
Time for some action!
The new label " MTP " (Meant to be Played) is proud to present their first release: 'Out In Hollywood Volume 2' a release with some very rare and hard to find "complete" outtakes!
The artwork matches the original first release and has the same "feel" ... this looks to be a real winner!
Includes: Roustabout - take 13, Bossa Nova Baby - take 11, Let Yourself Go - Reversed Master, Do the Vega - take 2, Yoga is As Yoga Does - take 4, My Desert Serenade - take 10, Sand Castles KO take 8, I Need Somebody To Lean On take 5 and many more |
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"OUT IN HOLLYWOOD volume 2"
1. Roustabout - take 13
2. Bossa Nova Baby - take 11
3. Let Yourself Go - Reversed Master
4. Your Time Hasn't Come Yet, Baby - take 1
5. If You Think I Don't Need You take 2
6. A Boy Like Me, A Girl Like You take 2
7. Flaming Star take 5
8. Wonderful World take 3
9. Catchin' On Fast - Take 4 (unedited)
10. Do the Vega - take 2
11. Yoga is As Yoga Does - take 4 |
12. My Desert Serenade - take 10
13. Sand Castles KO take 8
14. I Need Somebody To Lean On take 5
15. It's Carnival Time take 12
16. Stay Away, Joe - take 9
17. Edge of Reality take 2
18. Charro! - Rough Mix
19. Almost - take 25
20. I Think I'm Gonna Like It Here take 5
21. Kissin' Cousins (regular overdub) take 2
22. Let Me - take 3 |
'Elvis Rocks in 1975' Import Box-set: From the 'Graceland' label a 4CD set of Elvis live in 1975.
Featuring a selection of Elvis concerts from 1975 this bootleg includes nothing that hasn't been released before on bootlegs such as 'From Vegas To Macon' 24 April, 'A Damn Fine Show' 25 April, 'We'll Make You Happy' 28 April and even FTDs 'Big Boss Man' 31 March, and 'Southern Nights' (various).
CD1: 19.03.1975 M/S - Las Vegas & 04.05.1975 E/S Lake Charles.
CD2: 24.04.1975 - Coliseum, Macon, Georgia:
CD3: 25.04.1975 - Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Jacksonville, Florida:
CD4: 31.03.1975 M/S - Las Vegas & 28.04.1975 E/S Lake Charles.
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'Elvis Sings The Harmony' New Import CD: Is this the sound of the barrel being scraped or Elvis singing "The Harmony"! For some reason the Reel Trax label is happy to be back, after more than a decade, with an album you could have compiled yourself.
It would have been a more professional job if the designer had a better grip of English!
Their publicity promises.. Elvis´ love for singing harmony has its roots in his love for gospel choirs. It is absolutely common and even necessary to be able to sing harmony when you do gospel songs, unless you are always on lead vocals. From the very early stages of his career the "King" never really needed to do any harmony part. He had his beloved "Jordanaires" with him who did a great job all of the time. Later on there were plenty of other background singers who always could do the job (and did it of course) absolutely fantastic! Maybe Elvis chose to do his own harmony in the recording studio on a couple of songs because he COULD do it (and very well for sure). Maybe he got the idea from his own "home recordings" which we know quite a few of (as early as 1958)? |
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One thing is clear: First you have to have the ability to do it. There have been many singers in show business who have NOT been able to do their own harmony because they simply did not know how to do it (you´ve got to have an "ear" for that)! Elvis did a great job on all of the songs you hear on this brand new CD, there´s no doubt. The one which is best known is certainly the legendary 1969 recording "Suspicious Minds". But there sure is much more to explore on "Elvis Sings The Harmony" CD!
All tracks used for this project were taken from best possible sources available to date. Many of songs were individually restored and corrected and some are previously unreleased on CD. This unique release is presented in a de-luxe six-panel digipack with many unusual photos. |
Tracklist:
1 I'm Yours,
2. Could I Fall In Love (harmony vocal overdub),
3. Singing Tree (remake with harmony vocals),
4. Gentle On My Mind (different mix),
5. Don't Cry Daddy (taken from acetate),
6. Mama Liked The Roses (harmony vocal overdub),
7. Suspicious Minds (master take without fade),
8. True Love Travels On A Gravel Road,
9. Power Of My Love,
10. Do You Know Who I Am,
11. Bridge Over Troubled Water (master without overdubbed applause),
12. There Goes My Everything
13. Snowbird (take 6),
14. Miracle Of The Rosary,
15. Separate Ways,
16. For The Good Times (harmony vocal overdub),
17. It's Midnight,
18. Promised Land (take 6),
19. T-R-O-U-B-L-E (harmony vocal overdub) ,
Bonus tracks:
20. Could I Fall In Love (harmony vocal),
21. Don't Cry Daddy (master take 3 with vocal overdub),
22. Mama Liked The Roses (different harmony vocal),
23. Suspicious Minds (isolated harmony vocals only),
24. Power Of My Love (harmony vocal version),
25. Do You Know Who I Am (harmony vocal version),
26. Bridge Over Troubled Water (stereo version with vocal repair and harmony vocal overdub)
27. Promised Land ("This Is Elvis" edit) |
'Elvis: From Georgia To Florida' 1975 new FTD: A new FTD double-soundboard release 'Elvis: From Georgia To Florida' has been announced featuring two concerts from April 1975.
Released as a 5" digipack, a 2CD set features Elvis in great form from his shows at the Coliseum in Macon on April 24, 1975 and previously unreleased Lakeland April 27, 1975 Afternoon Show.
The set-list is fine including Big Boss Man, It's Midnight, Promised Land, Burning Love, Help Me, My Boy, T-R-O-U-B-L-E and I'll Remember You.
EIN notes: If this looks familiar to fans it is because FTD released 'Elvis In Florida April 1975' back in 2014 which featured the Lakeland April 27, 1975 Evening Show.
Unfortunately soundboards from the start of this tour all have the same inherent 'problem' a HEAVY bias towards Piano. On the 'Elvis In Florida' release we noted that some of the tracks sounded almost a capella with only piano and backing-vocalists as accompaniment - there was often very little drums or orchestra in the mix.
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excellent FTD compilation "Southern Nights" however these had far from the best audio quality.
Our review noted, "The 3 tracks from Macon suffer from poorer audio but are obviously included for the powerful trilogy of 'Big Boss Man', 'It's Midnight' and 'Promised Land'. It is odd that Kathy Westmoreland's rather dominant vocal shows a clarity that is actually needed for the whole band! 'Promised Land' in particular suffers from the lack of rhythm section."
Sadly with the barrel of unreleased Elvis material getting near empty collectors have to be pleased that we get anything new at all.
Go here to 'Elvis FTD / SONY News 2019' for full tracklist
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MRS ‘The Complete ‘50s Movie Masters' VINYL Review: The MRS label released ‘The Complete ‘50s Movie Masters & Alternate Recordings’ for Record Store Day 2019.
The double LP set features one side of vinyl dedicated to each one of Elvis' four fifties movies and includes additional gems such as the STEREO 'Love Me Tender' recordings, 'Treat Me Nice' and 'Jailhouse Rock' in STEREO as well as the delightful 'Crawfish' Movie Master Edit from King Creole.
This was a neat idea, one side for each movie with a couple of extra bonus tracks, nice audio mastering plus a stylish 24-page massive inside booklet.
We get ‘Love Me Tender’ on one side with 7 tracks, ‘Loving You’ on Side B, ‘Jailhouse Rock’ as a sensational Side C and to my surprise all of ‘King Creole’ fitting neatly into the final side and with a cool Bonus Track not on the original RCA vinyl.
With the 24-page album-size gatefold booklet it truly is a stunning presentation.
Released on 180grm Vinyl and with quality audio remastering.
EIN's Vinyl-lover Piers Beagley spins these new discs and checks out the sumptuous packaging
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MRS ‘Made in Germany – Private Recordings’ VINYL Review: The MRS label released ‘Made in Germany: Private Recordings’ which features the best of the remastered private recordings Elvis made in Germany, for Record Store Day 2019.
The audio from Elvis' private recordings has been painstakingly cleaned, repaired, and restored, using the most sophisticated technology.
Elvis vinyl fans can now enjoy these truly historical recordings including the newly found 'Like A Baby', 'He Knows Just What I Need', 'His Hand in Mine', 'Are You Lonesome Tonight?' and 'Cool Water' for the very first time.
Limited Edition 180-gram 2LP set with a 24-page photo spread gatefold with stunning pictures and with several photos not featured in the recent MRS Book/CD combo.
Released on 180grm Vinyl and with quality audio remastering.
EIN's Vinyl-lover Piers Beagley spins these new discs of Elvis' German Private Recordings and checks out the sumptuous packaging...
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'Elvis Presley - Live At The International Hotel, Las Vegas, NV August 23, 1969' OUT TODAY: Great news for Elvis VINYL collectors a brand new PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED 1969 Las Vegas performance was released today for Record Store Day.
'Elvis Presley - Live At The International Hotel, Las Vegas, NV August 23, 1969' 2 LP Vinyl
Label: CMG / Legacy
Following his triumphant comeback special for NBC at the end of 1968, Elvis Presley made a highly-publicized return to live performance in 1969, booking an exclusive engagement at The International Hotel in Las Vegas. Elvis treated audiences to a raucous rock set inspired by the recent sessions for his just-released studio album From Elvis In Memphis, backed by vocal groups The Imperials and The Sweet Inspirations as well as an early version of his famed TCB Band. Live In Las Vegas 1969 showcases this incredible, important phase in Elvis' career with a previously unreleased set from the first of many engagements at The International Hotel.
Click here to RSD for more details
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'From The Vault' 3CDs get Digital Release: The 'Elvis Presley - The Album Collection' released in 2016 included three extra 'Bonus' CDs featuring special tracks 'From The Vaults'. These have now been released on your favourite digital platform.
... Elvis Presley released nearly 60 albums and placed a record-setting 115 singles in Billboard’s Top 40 during his lifetime - and that’s just the tip of the iceberg, as these three collections showcase. Compiled for The Album Collection box set in 2016, Elvis fans of all stripes can discover exciting rarities and outtakes from his incredible |
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career, featuring treasures from the Sun years, rare home recordings, duets, and late-period covers.
Click here to SONY for the links..
EIN's review of the 2016 box-set was however not impressed by these strange collections.
..Reviewer Shane Brown noted, "From The Vaults" should have been single-only sides and masters released after Elvis's death. And they would have been a fun listen. As it is, these final discs are a truly unmitigated mess, switching from poor sounding TV recordings to stellar sounding studio recordings to distorted private recordings and then back again. Fans already have this material, and the more general buyer is not likely to have any interest in it.. Go here for our full ''Album Collection" review and tracklisting
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'I Sing All Kinds' Vinyl RSD: Another special Elvis album out for next week's Record Store day, 'I Sing All Kinds' is another French release this time on white Vinyl.
Featuring a pile of Alternate takes all remastered and on 180g
Check your Elvis dealer for copies.
Side A: 1. That's All Right (Take 3) 2. Lawdy Miss Clawdy (Take 9) 3. RIp It Up (Take 17) 4. Old Shep (Take 5) 5. Let Me (Solo) 6. I’ll Be Home For Christmas 7. True Love 8. New Orleans
Side B 1. A Fool Such As I (Take 5) 2. Like A Baby (Take 2) 3. The Girl Of My Best Friend (Take 6) 4. Wooden Heart (Take 1) 5. I Believe In The Man In The Sky (Take 1) 6. Surrender (Take 9) 7. Follow That Dream (Take 4) 8. Hound Dog (LIVE, December 15TH, 1956).
EIN thanks Elvis Day-By-Day for the word-up.
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'Elvis In Paris - 60th Anniversary' RSD Vinyl: Earlier news missed by us - a great looking new VINYL release from France for Record Store Day - April 13.
'Elvis In Paris - 60th Anniversary' celebrates Elvis' visit to Paris in 1959. The vinyl is released in (red, white & blue) the colours of the French flag.
It also contains a 12 page booklet. Limited Edition
Side A 1. King Creole (Take 18), 2. I Need Your Love Tonight (Take 10), 3. Don't, 4. Wear My Ring Around Your Neck (Take 22 undubbed), 5. My Wish Came True, 6. I Got Stung (Take 10), 7. One Night, 8. A Big Hunk O' Love (Take 2),
Side B: 1. I Beg of You (Take 11 - 13/1/57), 2. A Fool Such as I (Take 3), 3. Doncha' Think It's Time (Take 40), 4. White Christmas, 5. Hard Headed Woman,6. Tonight Is So Right For Love (Take 9), 7. Almost Always True (Take 5), 8. Can’t Help Falling In Love (Take 13), 9. Extract Of Press Conference 1958, 10. Press Conference 1959.
What a stunning cover!
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'Elvis - Made In Germany’ In-Depth Review: The new MRS 'Elvis - Made In Germany – The Complete Private Recordings’ 4CD set contains more than 3 hours of the private recordings Elvis made while off duty in Germany when he was serving as a soldier in the US army during the 1958 -1960 period and, includes rare tracks from a recently discovered tape comprising over an hour of unheard personal recordings.
The 152-page hardback book contains rare photographs and documents plus a comprehensive text provided by Gordon Minto, which discusses each of Elvis’ RCA studio (non-film) recording sessions held during 1957-58, before focusing on the private recordings he made in Germany.
The BONUS CD features the essential RCA studio masters from 1957-58.
With such an expansive book, along with hours of Elvis jamming with his friends in Germany, there is plenty to discuss as well as finding out what extra material this set contains over the official releases.
Go here as EIN's Nigel Patterson & Piers Beagley provide an in-depth review of this new MRS release
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'Ghetto Power: Spliced Takes' New Import CD: The perfect alternate CD to help celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Elvis' Memphis Sessions. After last year's smash release 'STAX Power' CMT realised that this new release, made in the same editing style this will be the must-have 1969 release for its 50th anniversary!
With (almost) all of the 1969 Memphis outakes already officially released how can Elvis fans find something new for the 50th anniversary celebration? CMT provides the answer with all the stunning 69 tracks recorded and presented in a way as if it is one long session without pauses, this one kicks some serious Ass.
New splices create some extremely rare portions and extended versions and make them all sound brandnew! Also some Dubbed masters are spliced with Undubbed for a new listening experience.
Disc one starts of with a five (!) minute version of "Long Black Limousine" just listen to the emotion in his voice!
"This is the Story" has been created from the undubbed master, with some portions of the normal master, gives a totally new feel to the song.
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A Little Bit of Green (4:28 minutes!) has an unusual rehearsal version spliced with some alternate takes, because of the slower pace of the rehearsal the producers have also slowed down these takes and it works very well, so you can enjoy a really different performance!
"Rubberneckin" rocks like never before due to the addition of the first "licks" of take 1
The extra chorus at the end of "Without Love" gives the song (if possible) an even more emotional "load"
"Suspicious Minds" includes a spliced version, some rehearsal portions and at the end we get the original master hit version... which was worth all the hard work and still rocks after all these years! -After almost 80 minutes it's time for disc two!
Again some cool extensions make them all sound very, very different.
"The Grass Won't Pay No Mind" (3:49 minutes) has been edited very cleverly at the end and brings you more "Elvis" then before. "Power of My Love" has a much longer intro, but due to the use of different takes (8 splices!) it all sounds very natural. On "Kentucky Rain" (5:22 minutes) Elvis does his own backing with the "Rain in my shoes" lyrics and the first verse has been repeated
We could go on, but almost all the tracks on this smash release sound new and fresh, and although every Elvis fan probably has at least 10 releases of these sessions.. This is the one we've been waiting 50 years for! |
Long Black Limousine - Spliced take 5,2,6,9
This is The Story - Alternate master
Wearin'That Loved-On Look - Spliced take 11,14
You'll Think of Me - Spliced take 1,6,14,8
I'm Movin' On - Alternate Master *
A Little Bit of Green - Rehearsal, take 2, 3, Rehearsal
In the Ghetto - Spliced take 5,7,13
Gentle On My Mind - Vocal Repair *
Rubberneckin' - Spliced take 1,2
Hey Jude - Spliced take 1,5
My Little Friend - Undubbed extended Master
Inherit the Wind - Spliced rehearsal/take 1
Mama Liked the Roses - Vocal Overdub #2 *
Don't Cry Daddy - Alternate Master
Poor Man's Gold - Spliced take 1 (edit)
From A Jack To A King - Spliced take 4,5,3
Without Love - Spliced take 3,4,1,1
I'll Hold You In My Heart - take 1 (edit)
I'll Be There - Spliced take 2,3 *
Suspicious Minds - Spliced take 5,5,7
Suspicious Minds - Take 8 *
Come Out, Come Out - Instrumental take 2 * |
Stranger in My Own Hometown - Alternate Master
True Love Travels On A Gravel Road - take 2 *
It's My Way/This Time/I Can't Stop Loving You *
True Love Travels On A Gravel Road - take 8 *
And the Grass Won't Pay No Mind - Spliced take 3,2,5,6,6,6,6
Power of My Love - Spliced take 2,3,3,1,1,1,3,3
After Loving You - Spliced take 2,3
Do You Know Who I Am? - Spliced take 6,7,4
Kentucky Rain - Spliced take 8,2,3,8,9,10
Only the Strong Survive - Alternate Master
It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin'- Spliced take 1,1,1,1,2
Any Day Now - Spliced take 3,4
If I'm A Fool - Spliced take 2,3,6,7
The Fair's Moving On - Spliced Master
Who Am I? - Spliced Extended Master
Memory Revival - Instrumental *
* = Previously Released
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'Strike Like Lightning!' New Import CD: The Straight Arrow label is back with its first release of 2019, titled 'Strike Like Lightning!', previously unreleased August 8th, 1969 M/S audience recording. We are aware of the fact that we have released 1974-1977 Elvis concerts of late. These releases were appreciated by the hardcore fans, but we strongly felt that the time had come for a change. On the 50th anniversary of Elvis' fantastic comeback in 1969, we are now able to release a tape that captures the electricity of that event. Until now, we had not released any 1969 live shows before, simply because most live tapes from that year are poor quality. Imagine our excitement when we got hold of a good sounding tape of a sensational gig from that magical year!
The August 8th, 1969 M/S is a previously unreleased recording, taken from a newly found audience recorded mastertape. This concert was never available in good sound quality thus far. There is a CDR with a so-called August 5th, 1969 M/S in circulation, which is the same concert, taken from an xxx-generation copy, but wrongly dated and in far inferior audio quality. Original cassette paperwork proves that this concert is definitely the August 8th, 1969 M/S!
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As a small bonus, we have decided to add 4 tracks, recorded during the August 27th, 1969 D/S. Two of these tracks were previously released by the "Victrola" label but were never before available in decent sound quality, before now.
As usual, this release is presented in a de-luxe 6-panel digipak, with a collection of photos taken in Las Vegas, NV, August 1969. Most of the photos were taken by Ann Moses, editor of Tiger Beat Magazine. Dig the psychedelic, period perfect artwork! As for the concert itself... wow, just wow! Elvis is groovy, sexy, earthy, charismatic, funny... And singing with real fire in his belly, never really heard again after this. Pure greatness.
It's a new Straight Arrow so you know what to expect! Every second was digitally restored, every click manually removed, every drop-out fixed to achieve optimal listening pleasure. Ask your local dealer for samples to judge for yourself!
In 2019, the Straight Arrow team will focus especially on the concert years 1969-1972, so stay tuned. We're just warming up! ... There's more comin'! |
CD Tracklist:
01. Opening Theme - 02. Blue Suede Shoes - 03. I Got A Woman - 04. All Shook Up - 05. Love Me Tender - 06. Jailhouse Rock / Don't Be Cruel - 07. Heartbreak Hotel - 08. Hound Dog - 09. Memories - 10. Mystery Train / Tiger Man - 11. Monologue (Life Story) - 12. Baby What You Want Me To Do - 13. Runaway - 14. Are You Lonesome Tonight - 15. Yesterday / Hey Jude - 16. Introductions of singers, musicians, orchestra - 17. Introductions of Darlene Love & Bill Medley - 18. In The Ghetto - 19. Suspicious Minds - 0. What'd I Say - 21. Can't Help Falling In Love.
Bonus tracks (August 27, 1969 Dinner Show): 22. It's Now Or Never (partial) - 23. Loving You - 24. One Night - 25. Love Me. |
'There's No Tomorrow' Import Vinyl: From SR Records, 'There's No Tomorrow' focusses on Elvis' August 1973 Vegas season, featuring the midnight show from August 10, 1973, previously unreleased Audience Recording taken directly from the original high quality tape.
The SR attitude is to present Elvis at the peak of his possibility and without any doubt Elvis' first week in Vegas August season still presents him at the top of his possibilities, delivering great shows. If Rock is an attitude, then the man still has it. The performances are terrific, rough and sharp.
Elvis' tolerance for Vegas has reached its limit in this season and the man will do nothing to hide it. But the beginning of the season is certainly promising and in this show in particular his enthusiasm shines through in every note . Elvis performs all the songs to the maximum of his possibilities, also pushing the band and giving the right time and presenting all the best of his repertoire ranging in all musical genres as only he can do.
We are happy to be able to associate great performance with great audio quality in order to be able to obtain a result that you can enjoy too. |
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The ambiance tape is of very good quality, as you can appreciate both Elvis and the band and at the same time you can feel and live the live atmosphere of the intimate Las Vegas Showroom. The show has already said is great, starting from his latest single Steamroller Blues then with autobiographical You Gave a Mountain & My Boy then with the anthem An American Trilogy passing the best single of 1969, Suspicious Minds without forgetting the glorious fifties with Heartbreak Hotel and Mystery Train.... All the songs are very well performed. The Best song We can say I Can't Stop Loving You: both Elvis and the band are pushing strong with a great job of James Burton guitar.
This new SR special Product will be housed in a deluxe 300 grams single sleeve that includes together the 150 grams vinyl, a Bonus CD and bonus high glossy 300 grams 30x30 cm Art Card both sides printed.
In order to have a special collector's item, the 400 copies will be presented with FOUR different vinyl color VARIATIONS. All the copies will come with Glossy Sticker hand numbered and individually sealed and Please remember!! -
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Recorded Live At Hilton Hotel , Las Vegas NV August 10th 1973 MS
LP Time 52 min
Side A 01. 2001 Theme 02. See See Rider 03. I Got A Woman/Amen 04. Love Me 05. Steamroller Blues 06. You Gave A Mountain 07. Trouble 08. Blue Suede Shoes 09. Rock Medley 10. Love Me Tender 11. Hound Dog 12. Fever
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13. Bridge Over Troubled Water 14. Suspicious minds 15. My Boy 16. I Can't Stop Loving You 17.An American Trilogy 18. Mystery Train/Tiger Man 19. Release Me 20. Can't Falling Love
CD Time 55,00 min.
01. 2001 Theme 02. See See Rider 03. I Got A Woman/Amen 04. Love Me 05. Steamroller Blues 06. You Gave A Mountain 07. Trouble 08. Blue Suede Shoes 09. Rock Medley 10. Love Me Tender 11. Hound Dog 12. Fever 13. Bridge Over Troubled Water 14. Suspicious minds 15. Band Introduction 16. My Boy 17. I Can't Stop Loving You 18.An American Trilogy 19. Mystery Train/Tiger Man 20. Release Me 21. Can't Falling Love 22. Closing Vamp |
‘Guaranteed To Blow Your Mind’ New Vinyl Import: ‘Guaranteed To Blow Your Mind’ originally released in the late 90’s was the very first outing of the famous March 18, 1974 performance in Richmond Virginia. At the time it was probably the best sounding soundboard recording available. And it still is!
Luxor realizes the show was made available on vinyl before but as this is probably the best show of Elvis in 1974 we thought it just cannot be missed in the vinyl series of DAE / LUXOR.
The show is remastered and updated in the best way possible! This release is very limited and is available in red or blue vinyl presented in a gatefold sleeve. And of course the show is included on cd too. Get it while you can and add this awesome LUXOR product to your collection.
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Side 1
01. Also Sprach Zarathustra
02. See See Rider
03. I Got A Woman/Amen
04. Love Me
05. Trying To Get To You
06. All Shook Up
07. Steamroller Blues
Side 2
01. Teddy Bear/Don’t Be Cruel
02. Love Me Tender
03. Medley: Long Tall Sally, Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On, Your Mama Don’t Dance, Flip, Flop And Fly, Jailhouse Rock, Hound Dog,
04. Fever
05. Polk Salad Annie |
Side 3
01. Why Me Lord
02. Suspicious Minds
03. Introductions
04. I Can’t Stop Loving You
05. Help Me
Side 4
01. An American Trilogy
02. Let Me Be There
03. Funny How Time Slips Away
04. Can’t Help Falling In Love
05. Closing Vamp |
CD Tracklisting
01. Also Sprach Zarathustra, 02. See See Rider, 03. I Got A Woman/Amen, 04. Love Me, 05. Trying To Get To You, 06. All Shook Up, 07. Steamroller Blues,
08. Teddy Bear/Don’t Be Cruel, 09. Love Me Tender, 10. Medley:Long Tall Sally, Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On, Your Mama Don’t Dance, Flip, Flop And Fly, Jailhouse Rock, Hound Dog, 11. Fever, 12. Polk Salad Annie, 13. Why Me Lord, 14. Suspicious Minds, 15. Introductions, 16. I Can’t Stop Loving You, 17. Help Me, 18. An American Trilogy, 19. Let Me Be There, 20. Funny How Time Slips Away, 21. Can’t Help Falling In Love, 22. Closing Vamp |
MRS APRIL 2019 VINYL Releases- Close to SOLD OUT: MRS have announced two special VINYL products to be released on Record Store Day 13th April 2019. Both titles will be Limited Edition 180-gram 2LP sets with a 24-page photo spread gatefold with stunning pictures. MRS note that Pre-orders have been unprecedented and both VINYL sets are close to SOLD OUT. Check with your Elvis dealers now.
The titles are ‘Made in Germany – Private Recordings’ which features the best of the remastered private recordings Elvis made in Germany and ‘The Complete ‘50s Movie Masters & Alternate Recordings’ containing all the movie masters and movie versions from the 1950’s.
The audio from Elvis' private recordings has been painstakingly cleaned, repaired, and restored, using the most sophisticated technology. Elvis vinyl fans can now enjoy these truly historical recordings including the newly found 'Like A Baby', 'He Knows Just What I Need', 'His Hand in Mine', 'Are You Lonesome Tonight?' and 'Cool Water' for the very first time. |
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‘The Complete ‘50s Movie Masters & Alternate Recordings’ features one side of vinyl dedicated to each one of Elvis' four fifties movies and includes gems such as the STEREO 'Love Me Tender' recordings, 'Treat Me Nice' and 'Jailhouse Rock' in STEREO as well as the delightful 'Crawfish' Movie Master Edit from King Creole.
See full details below
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'Vegas ’69 - This Is The Story' VINYL Import: The Madison label is back but this time with their first ever vinyl release titled ‘Vegas ’69 - This Is The Story’ just in time for the 50th anniversary of these special shows.
Presented as a stunning double LP set, in three different colors (Clear, Gold, and Red), and naturally on black vinyl. You’ll have the ultimate compilation of this very special time in history, Mixed as one long show, hear Elvis sing his heart out, with songs like My Babe, I Got A Woman, Reconsider Baby, Funny How Time Slips Away, This Is The Story and many more!
As a bonus we added a CD in its own period cardboard sleeve, for those who like to listen in their car or just for easy playback.
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This release will be an exclusive limited edition of 200 copies of each color only! Get them while you can!
In 1969 Elvis made his triumphant return to live performances following his recent and successful TV special, Elvis returned with a passion that had been gone for quite some time. Elvis would perform an almost month long engagement from July 31st until August 28. Elvis showed the audience that he was still as great as ever.
Nice for Vinyl collectors although nothing that hasn't been released before. |
LP 1 - Side A
01. Blue Suede Shoes (August 21, 1969 MS)
02. I Got A Woman (August 23, 1969 MS)
03. All Shook Up (August 21, 1969 MS)
04. Heartbreak Hotel (August 21, 1969 MS)
05. Jailhouse Rock / Don't Be Cruel (August 26, 1969 MS)
06. My Babe (August 26, 1969 DS)
07. Hound Dog (August 26, 1969 DS
Side B:
01. Rubberneckin' (August 26, 1969 MS)
02. Mystery Train-Tiger Man (August 26, 1969 MS)
03. I Can't Stop Loving You (August 26, 1969 MS)
04. Baby What You Want Me To Do (August 22, 1969 MS)
05. Funny How Time Slips Away (August 22, 1969 MS)
06. Reconsider Baby (August 23, 1969 MS) |
LP 2 - Side C
01. Runaway (August 26, 1969 MS)
02. Inherit The Wind (August 26, 1969 DS)
03. This Is The Story (August 26, 1969 MS)
04. In The Ghetto (August 23, 1969 MS)
05. Suspicious Minds (August 26, 1969 MS)
06. Can't Help Falling In Love (August 25, 1969 MS)
LP 2 - Side D (Bonus Side)
01. Memories (Bonus, August 3, 1969)
02. Are You Lonesome Tonight (Bonus, August 3, 1969)
03. What'd I Say (August 21, 1969 MS)
04. Words (August 25, 1969 DS)
05. Yesterday - Hey Jude (August 21, 1969 MS) |
'Blue Hawaii' Spliced Takes Special New CD: CMT is proud to present their latest addition to this great series.
All 15 tracks are unreleased in this format!
New splices and edits gives you a feeling you have a complete new album!
“Can’t Help Falling in Love" has been made just like the master with the “reprise”,
“Slicin’Sand" includes 3 different guitar solos and rocks the sand out of your speakers!
“Ito Eats” has a very different ending.
We could go on, but “No More" ... just make sure to order your copy now!
see tracklist below
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Blue Hawaii - Spliced take 1,2,3,5,3
Almost Always True - Spliced take 2,3
Aloha Oe - Spliced Take 6,1
No More - Spliced take 4,8,15
Can't Help Falling in Love - Spliced take 24,24,26
Rock A-Hula Baby - Spliced take 1,2,3
Moonlight Swim - Spliced take 1,4,4
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Ku U I Po - Spliced take 6,7
Ito Eats - Spliced take 1,2,5,5,5,5
Slicin Sand - Spliced Take 8,3,5,14
Hawaiian Sunset 6,2,3,3,3
Steppin Out of Line - Spliced take 11*, 15 *,8 #
Beach Boy Blues - Spliced take 3,3,3
Island of Love - Spliced take 2,9,9,9
Hawaiian Wedding Song - Spliced take 1,2,2 |
New 'Suspicious Minds' LIVE single!: RCA / Legacy have released a great promo for their new RSD VINYL 1969 concert release (see below) in a NEW SINGLE - digital only.
It teams 'Suspicious Minds' and 'Mystery Train / Tiger Man' both brand new, unreleased, one a new digital single via Amazon, iTunes, Spotify etc.
Taken from the never-before-released-in-any-form August 23, 1969 Dinner Show as recorded in Las Vegas.
Both are described as "single edits".
Click here for 'Suspicious Minds' on YouTube
Click here for 'Mystery Train / Tiger Man' on YouTube
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'Made In Germany' Deluxe set OUT TODAY: The final details have been announced for MRS' new special celebration of Elvis' home recordings in Germany.
MRS new 4CD/152-page book entitled ‘Elvis - Made In Germany – The Complete Private Recordings’ is out today 8 March 2019.
The CD set contains more than 3 hours of all the private recordings Elvis made while off duty in Germany when he was serving as a soldier in the US army during the 1958 -1960 period and, includes rare tracks from a recently discovered tape comprising over an hour of unheard personal recordings.
Although the original tapes were damaged with noise, hiss and distortion, for the first time ever, all of Elvis’ recordings made in Germany, have now all been painstakingly cleaned, repaired, and restored, using the most sophisticated technology.
The 152-page hardback book contains rare unpublished photographs and documents, complemented by a comprehensive text provided by Gordon Minto, which discusses each of Elvis’ RCA studio (non-film) recording sessions held during 1957-58, before focusing on the private recordings he made in Germany. |
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The BONUS CD included features the essential RCA studio masters from the 1957-’58 period (also lovingly restored and remastered by MRS) and includes - together for the first time - studio banter AS WELL AS the count-ins on ‘All Shook Up’, ‘Don’t Leave Me Now’ and ‘White Christmas’.
The ELVIS Made in Germany CD set is available for preorder from your local Elvis dealer now.
Also, watch out for the announcement in the coming weeks for the Limited Edition 180-gram 2LP/24-page VINYL gatefold version, containing the best of the home recordings Elvis made in Germany!
CD1 features Elvis recording at home Guitar Reel 1 plus relevant September 1958 Interviews
CD2 features recently discovered Guitar Reel 2 including home recordings of 'Like A Baby', 'He Knows Just What I Need', 'His Hand in Mine' and 'Cool Water'
CD3 features Piano Reel including home recordings of 'Earth Angel', 'Soldier Boy', 'I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen' and 'I Asked the Lord'.
Bonus Disc CD4 features 'The Essential RCA Studio Masters 1957 & 1958' with count-ins and studio banter.
See Below for full tracklistings
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'The Best Of The '68 Comeback Special' CD Review: The original NBC TV Special featured Elvis playing with so much passion that it inspired a career renaissance
Released to cash-in on the recent “Elvis All-Star Tribute” one can only hope that the mass of Post Malone and Ed Sheeran fans will consider Elvis’ amazing musical legacy worth checking out.
Elvis never looked cooler than in the 68 Special and this surely has got to help.
The original ELVIS NBC soundtrack vinyl album was obviously the very first selected ‘Best Of’ while BMG’s marvellous 1998 “Memories” double-album was an expanded version. This new ‘Best Of’ has presumably been selected by Rob Santos and John Jackson.
Elvis was SO DAMN GOOD performing for the NBC TV special that any alternate edit has to be enjoyable so EIN thought it worth giving the new set a spin. With all of Elvis’ USA sales getting a positive bump after the new TV show we know that this new set is being played in a fair few homes.
EIN's Piers Beagley investigates, can another '68 ComeBack Special compilation really be worth buying all over again?
and Have Your Say! Does this really help Elvis' great legacy...
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'Elvis Presley - Live At The International Hotel, Las Vegas, NV August 23, 1969' RSD Vinyl: Great news for Elvis VINYL collectors a brand new PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED 1969 Las Vegas performance is being released for Record Store Day - April 13, 2019.
Better news for all Elvis Fans is that this unreleased August 23, 1969 Dinner Show is a taster for the '1969 LIVE Deluxe Box-Set' that is being released mid-year for Elvis week to help commemorate the 50th anniversary of Elvis' return to live performance - the Return to Splendour.
RCA recorded at twelve Elvis concerts in 1969 (for the 'Elvis In Person' project) of which seven performances have been released in full so far by FTD/RCA. Presumably the new Deluxe Box Set will feature all of RCA's multitrack concert recordings.
'Elvis Presley - Live At The International Hotel, Las Vegas, NV August 23, 1969' 2 LP Vinyl
Label: CMG / Legacy
Following his triumphant comeback special for NBC at the end of 1968, Elvis Presley made a highly-publicized return to live performance in 1969, booking an exclusive engagement at The International Hotel in Las Vegas. Elvis treated audiences to a raucous rock set inspired by the recent sessions for his just-released studio album From Elvis In Memphis, backed by vocal groups The Imperials |
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and The Sweet Inspirations as well as an early version of his famed TCB Band. Live In Las Vegas 1969 showcases this incredible, important phase in Elvis' career with a previously unreleased set from the first of many engagements at The International Hotel.
SIDE A: 1. Blue Suede Shoes 2. I Got A Woman 3. All Shook Up 4. Love Me Tender 5. Jailhouse Rock 6. Heartbreak Hotel 7. Hound Dog SIDE B: 1. Memories 2. Mystery Train/Tiger Man 3. Monologue
SIDE C: 1. Baby What You Want Me To Do 2. Runaway 3. Are You Lonesome Tonight 4. Yesterday/Hey Jude 5. Introductions SIDE D: 1. In The Ghetto 2. Suspicious Minds 3. What'd I Say 4. Can't Help Falling In Love
The edition is limited to 3000 copies.
Click here to RSD for more details
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| Thursday 21 February 2019 |
'The Fun In Acapulco Sessions' Deluxe Set: FTD announces their second "complete sessions" 3-cd box-set. 'The Fun In Acapulco Sessions' is the ultimate 'Fun In Acapulco' release, a 3-CD set that includes more than an hour of previously unreleased false starts, break downs, and complete takes!
All tracks have been recently remixed and mastered from the original 3-track session tapes.
The 8"x 8" slipcase replicates RCA Victor's vault-stored session reel box.
The 28-page booklet includes rare photographs, memorabilia, session data, Movie Trivia and an updated overview of the movie by Alan Hanson.
The 3-CDs are housed in a CD carrier adorned by original tape box documentation.
Fortunately for us (There's) No Room To Rhumba In A Sports Car was recorded in a single take, but there are lots of never heard before session outtakes for instance Bossa Nova, Baby Takes 6, 7, 8, 9 10, Marguerita Takes 1-5, I Think I'm Gonna Like It Here Takes 2-6 and masses of Guadalajara!
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'Return To Sender '76' New Import CD: Audionics label is back with its first release of 2019, called 'Return To Sender... the Summer of '76'.
Elvis first played Hampton Roads, VA on April 9th, 1972, two shows in a day. It was the beginning of his phenomenal April tour and the Hampton Roads evening show was filmed by MGM for the "Elvis On Tour" documentary. Elvis returned to Hampton Roads Coliseum on March 11th, 1974, and then again in 1976, for two shows on July 31st and August 1st 1976 matinee. It was his final appearance there.
1976 was a special year for the United States of America. The Bicentennial Year, the two-hundredth anniversary of this great nation. Most Americans wanted to show their patriotism in some way. Elvis wanted to spread a positive message about his country throughout this special year, and so he decided to add "America The Beautiful" to his set-list.
The August 1st, 1976 concert has often been described as a rather poor Elvis show - not because he was "out of it" or medicated - but because his voice was far from its best. Admittedly, it is true that his voice sounded tired, even flat in places, but still, Elvis did a solid job on several songs and his audience definitely enjoyed the show.
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Nevertheless, there's no need to deny the fact that Elvis' vocal was far from perfect. It's equally obvious that Elvis was aware, too, because he told to his audience almost apologetically, "We had a late show last night, and I only got two hours of sleep" and "Good afternoon! God that sounds strange 'good afternoon'... I just got up!" Yup, the August 1st concert was a 2:30pm show, which was unusual as there was no 8:30pm show that day. Actually, the infamous Houston, August 28th, 1976 show was also a 2:30pm matinee, and after these shows, management decided not to program any afternoon shows in the future.
The Hampton Roads show has one saving grace: Elvis decided to respond to the audience request for "Return To Sender", which was an impromptu performance, and a true live rarity. Elvis sings it reasonably well and it was the highlight of the concert.
This show was originally released by the "Fort Baxter" label in 1995 and then re-released by "Gravel Road Music" label in 2012). "Gravel Road Music" label used the original Ft. Baxter CD as a source.
For this ultimate reissue, the Audionics team worked directly from a first generation soundboard tape transfer (RCA tape T0199) and made significant improvements to the audio. Both previous releases suffer from too much of reverb and compression. Audionics was able to work from the unprocessed and complete recording, which gives a more nuanced view of the concert. The original release on Ft. Baxter label was heavily compressed, which made Elvis' voice sound worse. We're not saying that this is now a fabulous concert, but the truth has many nuances, and this more natural sounding tape shows that despite some challenges, Elvis did a solid job and entertained the crowd that afternoon.
Both previous releases were slightly incomplete, a part of Elvis' introduction of The Stamps was edited out, and the Closing Vamp was faded out very early. Our new release is the first to present this recording 100% complete as recorded, and the Closing Vamp is now also complete, including the after show announcements: certainly proof that we went back to the original tape. Most important, the sound is now far more natural too, and with much better dynamics.
As a bonus, Audionics decided to add small collection of songs recorded during 1976 Summer tours. Tracks 29 & 30 were previously released on The Final Homecoming" 2CD (by Audionics, 2009), track 31 was released on "Houston We Have A Problem" CD (again Audionics 2013). All bonus tracks were newly restored and mastered from scratch.
This CD is presented in 3-panel digipak. Due to the lack of quality photographs from the Hampton Roads concert, great collection of various high quality concert shots from Summer of 1976 has been used.
This recording never sounded better. You may ask your import CD dealer for audio samples.
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Tracklist: 01. Introduction: Also Sprach Zarathustra - 02. C. C. Rider - 03. I Got A Woman / Amen - 04. Love Me - 05. If You Love Me, Let Me Know - 06. You Gave Me A Mountain - 07. All Shook Up - 08. (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel - 09. And I Love You So - 10. Jailhouse Rock - 11. Fever - 12. America The Beautiful - 13. Return To Sender - 14. Introductions by Elvis of singers, musicians - 15. Early Morning Rain (John Wilkinson) - 16. What'd I Say (James Burton) - 17. Johnny B. Goode (James Burton) - 18. Drum Solo (Ronnie Tutt) - 19. Bass Solo (Battle Of New Orleans theme, Jerry Scheff, with Elvis sing along) - 20. Piano Solo (Tony Brown) - 21. Electric Piano & Clavinet Solo (David Briggs) - 22. Love Letters - 23. School Day (Joe Guercio Orchestra) - 24. Hurt (with reprise) - 25. Hound Dog - 26. Funny How Time Slips Away - 27. Can't Help Falling In Love - 28. Closing Vamp / Announcements.
Bonus tracks:
29. One Night - 30. That's All Right - 31. Polk Salad Annie - 32. Mystery Train / Tiger Man - 33. Fairytale.
Tracks 29 & 30 recorded July 5, 1976,8:30pm, The Mid-South Coliseum, Memphis, TN.
Track 31 recorded August 28, 1976, 2:30pm, The Summit, Houston, TX.
Track 32 recorded August 31, 1976, 8:30pm, Macon Coliseum, Macon, GA.
Track 33 recorded September 8, 1976, 2:30pm, Von Braun Civic Center, Huntsville, AL. |
'Elvis: St Paul To Wichita: Oct 1974' FTD In-Depth Review: A live soundboard 5” double-digipack this time focussing on Elvis' Tour 12 which went from September 27 to October 9.
Two concerts St. Paul, Minnesota October 3, 1974 and Wichita, Kansas October 7, 1974 are included with three bonus songs from October 4, 1974.
Best of all these are both previously unreleased soundboards.
While Elvis had performed some memorable shows earlier in 1974, the September-October 1974 tour was not one of his best, with highlights sparsely dotted across the shows. The infamous College Park performance was during this tour, but by October 3 it was clear Elvis was up and enjoying himself.
In high energy and good humour Elvis at one point jokes, "By God, you might have been wrong for so long, but you were right tonight J.D!"
The soundboard audio quality is excellent.
Click here as Elvis soundboard super-collector Geoffrey McDonnell & EIN's Piers Beagley check out Elvis' performance
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'The Best of The '68 Comeback Special' OUT TOMORROW: The new companion album to NBC's "Elvis All-Star Tribute" titled 'The Best of The '68 Comeback Special' will be released worldwide by RCA/Legacy Recordings on February 15, 2019.
Described as "An ideal set for long time Elvis fans and newcomers, 'The Best of The '68 Comeback Special' comprises the Elvis recordings and performances that inspired the upcoming tribute and showcases a new version of the legendary closing number, "If I Can Dream" as heard in the new special - featuring Elvis' original vocals alongside new performances by Carrie Underwood, Shawn Mendes, Post Malone, Darius Rucker and Blake Shelton. The album features 15 Elvis performances from the "stand-up" and "sit-down" shows filmed for the '68 broadcast, plus three original studio recordings (A Little Less Conversation, Suspicious Minds, Burning Love) to represent other songs that appear in the new special.
The original special, recorded over several sessions in June 1968, featured Elvis playing the songs that mattered most to him, in his first live performance since 1961. When it aired on December 3, 1968, the special was the week's highest-viewed television program, re-establishing Elvis as a driving force in popular music.
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See below for tracklisting: includes Prevously Unreleased new "Duet" "If I Can Dream" - Elvis Presley, Carrie Underwood, Shawn Mendes, Post Malone, Darius Rucker, Blake Shelton
CD priced $12 in USA, £9.99 in UK, JbHiFi in Australia AU$19.
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MRS APRIL 2019 VINYL Releases: MRS have announced two special VINYL products to be released on Record Store Day 13th April 2019.
Both titles will be Limited Edition 180-gram 2LP sets with a 24-page photo spread gatefold with stunning pictures.
The titles are ‘Made in Germany – Private Recordings’ which features the best of the remastered private recordings Elvis made in Germany and ‘The Complete ‘50s Movie Masters & Alternate Recordings’ containing all the movie masters and movie versions from the 1950’s.
The audio from Elvis' private recordings has been painstakingly cleaned, repaired, and restored, using the most sophisticated technology.
Elvis vinyl fans can now enjoy these truly historical recordings including the newly found 'Like A Baby', 'He Knows Just What I Need', 'His Hand in Mine', 'Are You Lonesome Tonight?' and 'Cool Water' for the very first time. |
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MADE IN GERMANY – PRIVATE RECORDINGS
SIDE A
01. I'm Beginning to Forget You
02. Mona Lisa
03. I Can’t Help It/Guitar
04. Danny Boy (Complete and LFS)
05. Loving You
06. He Knows Just What I Need (FS/Complete)
07. Cool Water (Bob Nolan)
SIDE B
01. Like A Baby
02. His Hand in Mine (Complete/Ending)
03. Her Hand in Mine
04. Return to Me/Her Hand in Mine (Rehearsing Ending)
05. Her Hand in Mine (Complete 2)
06. Her Hand in Mine (Complete 3)
07. Just A Closer Walk with Thee/If I Didn't Care/Are You Sincere
08. Are You Lonesome Tonight?
09. Oh, Lonesome Me |
SIDE C
01. Soldier Boy/Such A Night (One Line)/ Soldier Boy
02. I Asked the Lord (Reprise 1)
03. Piano/Earth Angel
04. I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen (Fast)
05. I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen (Slow)
SIDE D
01. Apron Strings (Reprise)
02. It’s Been So Long Darling
03. I Will Be True
04. There’s No Tomorrow
05. The Titles Will Tell
06. At the Hop/Give Me My Oil Lamp/Que Sera/Hound Dog/Piano
07. Send Me Some Lovin'
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‘The Complete ‘50s Movie Masters & Alternate Recordings’ features one side of vinyl dedicated to each one of Elvis' four fifties movies and includes gems such as the STEREO 'Love Me Tender' recordings, 'Treat Me Nice' and 'Jailhouse Rock' in STEREO as well as the delightful 'Crawfish' Movie Master Edit from King Creole.
Something to look forward to on Record Day 2019.
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THE COMPLETE ‘50s MOVIE MASTERS & ALTERNATE RECORDINGS
SIDE A - LOVE ME TENDER (1956)
01. Love Me Tender (STEREO)
02. Let Me (STEREO)
03. Poor Boy (STEREO)
04. We're Gonna Move (STEREO)
05. Let Me (Take 3) (STEREO)
06. We're Gonna Move (Take 4) (STEREO)
07. Love Me Tender (Movie End Title)
SIDE B - LOVING YOU (1957)
01. Mean Woman Blues
02. (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear
03. Loving You
04. Got A Lot O' Livin' To Do
05. Lonesome Cowboy
06. Hot Dog
07. Party
08. Loving You (Fast Movie Version)
09. Got A Lot O' Livin' To Do (Movie Master)
10. Party (Movie Master)
11. Got A Lot O' Livin' To Do (Movie Finale) |
SIDE C - JAILHOUSE ROCK (1957)
01. Jailhouse Rock
02. Young & Beautiful
03. I Want to Be Free
04. Don't Leave Me Now
05. (You’re So Square) Baby I Don't Care
06. Treat Me Nice
07. Jailhouse Rock (Movie Version) (STEREO)
08. Don't Leave Me Now (Movie Set Version)
09. Treat Me Nice (Movie No Overdub Version) (STEREO)
10. (You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care (Movie Edit)
11. Young & Beautiful (Movie End Title)
SIDE D - KING CREOLE (1958)
01. King Creole
02. As Long as I Have You
03. Hard Headed Woman
04. Trouble
05. Dixieland Rock
06. Don't Ask Me Why
07. Lover Doll
08. Crawfish (Unedited Master)
09. Young Dreams
10. Steadfast, Loyal and True
11. New Orleans
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'First In Line' New Import CD: MxF Records announces 'First In Line' featuring both the shows performed by Elvis in Las Vegas NV, Hilton Hotel on February 1st 1974 DS & MS. Both the previously unreleased shows are taken directly from AUDIENCE RECORDINGS.
After the deserved rest of 5 months, Elvis is back in Las Vegas Hilton. A new contract has been signed by Elvis, he wants to perform twice a year, but only two weeks at a time rather than the previous four. Starting from January 12th Elvis starts the rehearsal of his 10th Las Vegas Season, on Saturday 26th He opened the season dressed in a white jumpsuit in good spirit and in good shape too. The repertoire was reduced compared to the previous season to 15/20 songs with three new additions: Help me, Spanish Eyes and the popular Let Me Be There. The choice of songs in the different shows varied little, in particular in the two shows here presented the only variation is the song The First Time Ever I Saw your face that replaces the now classic Let Me Be There in the Midnight Show.
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Speaking about the two unreleased shows, they are very similar, the track list is minimized and the shows are practically identical, but we are talking about of two concerts of very good quality and well performed with the audience very pleased by the shows. Elvis is bringing back the rocker Polk Salad Annie and his performing of the classic Trying To get To You never sounded better, searching the best song is very hard because all the songs are very well performed, but for sure Elvis' joy while performing the popular Let Me Be There is undeniable, often singing also the reprise.
The sound is very good for ambient recordings, we have on our hands the original mono tapes of extremely good quality enabling us to carry out a simple re-mastering work, concentrating on the reduction of noise, hiss, and clicks, but we always give priority to the integrity of the original recording, trying to achieve a clearer sound in spite of the background noise. The result is a pretty dynamic tape with a great definition of the background music and you definitely can live the atmosphere of an Elvis' concert in the seventies.
This new SR special Product will be housed in a deluxe LONG DIGIPACK, containing 8 pages of a foldout booklet that in one side opening gives life to a great poster, while the backside is full of backstage photos of the season with classic memorabilia and newspaper clippings plus a high glossy paper bonus art card of 25x13 cm of size.
To have a special collector's item, the 400 copies will be presented with four different sleeve VARIATIONS. The variations will also be extended to the internal poster and to the coloring of the digipack spine. All the copies will come hand numbered and individually sealed and please remember!!
NOTE: Some collectors have complained to EIN about the quality of MxF audience releases before - Please CHECK SAMPLES before buying.
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CD 1 Las Vegas NV. Hilton Hotel February 01, 1974 DS
01. 2001 Theme 02. See See Rider 03. I Got A Woman/Amen 04. Love Me 05. Trying To Get To You 06. Sweet Caroline 07. Love Me Tender 08. Rock Medley 09. Fever 10. Polk Salad Annie 11. Killing Me Softly (Voice) 12. Spanish Eyes 13. Why Me Lord? ( Stamps) 14. Suspicious Minds 15. Band Introduction 16. I Can't Stop Loving You 17. Help Me 18. An American Trilogy 19. Let Me Be There ( with reprise) 20. Can't Help Falling Love 21. Closing Vamp
CD 2 Las Vegas NV. Hilton Hotel February 01, 1974 MS
01. 2001 Theme 02. See See Rider 03. I Got A Woman/Amen 04. Love Me 05. Trying To Get To You 06. Sweet Caroline 07. Love Me Tender 08. Rock Medley 09. Fever 10. Polk Salad Annie 11. Intro 12. Killing Me Softly (Voice) 13. Spanish Eyes 14. Why Me Lord? (Stamps) 15. Suspicious Minds 16. Band Introduction 17. I Can't Stop Loving You 18. Help Me 19. An American Trilogy 20. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face 21. Can't Help Falling Love 22. Closing Vamp |
MRS 'Made In Germany' Deluxe set: The final details have been announced for MRS' new special celebration of Elvis' home recordings in Germany.
MRS will release the 4CD/152-page book entitled ‘Elvis - Made In Germany – The Complete Private Recordings’ on 8 March 2019.
The CD set contains more than 3 hours of all the private recordings Elvis made while off duty in Germany when he was serving as a soldier in the US army during the 1958 -1960 period and, includes rare tracks from a recently discovered tape comprising over an hour of unheard personal recordings.
Although the original tapes were damaged with noise, hiss and distortion, for the first time ever, all of Elvis’ recordings made in Germany, have now all been painstakingly cleaned, repaired, and restored, using the most sophisticated technology. This means that, finally, these truly historical recordings now provide for a complete and enjoyable listening experience.
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mastered versions - including those included on the recent FTD release which we acknowledge contains some of the tracks also contained in this set.
The 152-page hardback book contains rare unpublished photographs and documents, complemented by a comprehensive text provided by Gordon Minto, which discusses each of Elvis’ RCA studio (non-film) recording sessions held during 1957-58, before focusing on the private recordings he made in Germany.
The BONUS CD included features the essential RCA studio masters from the 1957-’58 period (also lovingly restored and remastered by MRS) and includes - together for the first time - studio banter AS WELL AS the count-ins on ‘All Shook Up’, ‘Don’t Leave Me Now’ and ‘White Christmas’.
The ELVIS Made in Germany CD set is available for preorder from your local Elvis dealer now.
Also, watch out for the announcement in the coming weeks for the Limited Edition 180-gram 2LP/24-page VINYL gatefold version, containing the best of the home recordings Elvis made in Germany!
CD1 features Elvis recording at home Guitar Reel 1 plus relevant September 1958 Interviews
CD2 features recently discovered Guitar Reel 2 including home recordings of 'Like A Baby', 'He Knows Just What I Need', 'His Hand in Mine' and 'Cool Water'
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CD3 features Piano Reel including home recordings of 'Earth Angel', 'Soldier Boy', 'I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen' and 'I Asked the Lord'.
Bonus Disc CD4 features 'The Essential RCA Studio Masters 1957 & 1958' with count-ins and studio banter. |
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September 1958 Interviews
01 Press Interview (Brooklyn Army Terminal)
02 Elvis Presley Newsreel Interview (1958)
03 Pat Hernon Interviews Elvis In the U.S.S. Randall
Guitar Reel 1
04 I'm Beginning to Forget You
05 I Can’t Help It (End Only)/Mona Lisa
06 I Can’t Help It/Guitar
07 Danny Boy/Danny Boy (Incomplete)
08 Loving You
09 Guitar/ I'm Beginning to Forget You
10 Dialogue/ I'm Beginning to Forget You
11 Dialogue /Santa Claus Is Back in Town/ Dialogue /Loving You/Dialogue
12 Dialogue /Loving You (One Line)/Dialogue
13 I'm Beginning to Forget You (Reprise)
14 I'm Beginning to Forget You (Elvis Reprise)
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Guitar Reel 2
01. He Knows Just What I Need/Working on The Building
02. He Knows Just What I Need (LFS x 2)
03. He Knows Just What I Need (complete 1)
04. He Knows Just What I Need (complete 2)
05. He Knows Just What I Need (rehearsing/LFS x2)
06. He Knows Just What I Need (complete3)
07. He Knows Just What I Need (LFS/Rehearsal)
08. He Knows Just What I Need (FS/Complete)
09. Cool Water
10. Like A Baby
11. His Hand in Mine (complete/ending)
12. Young Love (Red West singing)
13. Her Hand in Mine
14. Return to Me/Her Hand in Mine (rehearsing ending)
15. Her Hand in Mine (complete 2)
16. Her Hand in Mine (complete 3/cut)
17. Just A Closer Walk with Thee/If I Didn't Care/Are You Sincere
18. Are You Lonesome Tonight? / Once Upon A Time
19. Stand by Me (Damaged Sections)
20. Just A Closer Walk with Thee/Take My Hand, Precious Lord
21. Oh Lonesome Me
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Piano Reel
01. I Asked the Lord
02. Apron Strings
03. Soldier Boy/Such A Night (One Line)/ Soldier Boy
04 I Asked the Lord (Reprise)
05. Piano/Earth Angel
06. I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen (Fast)
07. Que Sera/Hound Dog/Piano/At the Hop
08. I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen (Slow)
09. Apron Strings (Reprise)
10. It’s Been So Long Darling
11. Earth Angel (Intro)/I Will Be True
12. There’s No Tomorrow
13 I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen (Slow 2)/Que Sera/Hound Dog
14. I Asked the Lord (Reprise 2)
15. I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen (Fast Reprise)
16. Apron Strings (Reprise 2)
17. The Titles Will Tell
18. At the Hop/Give Me My Oil Lamp/Que Sera/Hound Dog/Piano
19. Send Me Some Lovin'
20. The Fool (Take 1)
21. The Fool (Take 2FS, 3FS, 4)
CD4 – BONUS DISC
THE ESSENTIAL RCA STUDIO MASTERS 1957
01 All Shook Up (with Studio Chat & Count in)
02 (There'll Be) Peace in The Valley (For Me)
03 That's When Your Heartaches Begin
04 I Believe
05 Take My Hand Precious Lord
06 It Is No Secret (What God Can Do)
07 Blueberry Hill
08 Have I Told You Lately That I Love You
09 Is It So Strange
10 Don't Leave Me Now (with Studio Chat & Count in)
11 I Beg of You
12 One Night (With You)
13 True Love
14 I Need You So
15 Blue Christmas
16 My Wish Came True
17 White Christmas (with Studio Chat & Count in)
18 Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane)
19 Silent Night
20 Don’t’
21 Oh Little Town of Bethlehem
22 Santa Bring My Baby Back (To Me)
23 Santa Claus Is Back in Town
24 I'll Be Home for Christmas
THE ESSENTIAL RCA STUDIO MASTERS 1958
25 Doncha' Think It's Time [Single master]
26 Wear My Ring Around Your Neck
27 I Need Your Love Tonight
28 A Big Hunk O' Love
29 (Now and Then There’s) A Fool Such As I
30 I Got Stung
31 Doncha' Think It's Time [LP master]
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'The Best of The '68 Comeback Special' New CD Release: The new companion album to NBC's "Elvis All-Star Tribute" titled 'The Best of The '68 Comeback Special' will be released worldwide by RCA/Legacy Recordings on February 15, 2019.
Described as "An ideal set for long time Elvis fans and newcomers, 'The Best of The '68 Comeback Special' comprises the Elvis recordings and performances that inspired the upcoming tribute and showcases a new version of the legendary closing number, "If I Can Dream" as heard in the new special - featuring Elvis' original vocals alongside new performances by Carrie Underwood, Shawn Mendes, Post Malone, Darius Rucker and Blake Shelton. The album features 15 Elvis performances from the "stand-up" and "sit-down" shows filmed for the '68 broadcast, plus three original studio recordings (A Little Less Conversation, Suspicious Minds, Burning Love) to represent other songs that appear in the new special.
The original special, recorded over several sessions in June 1968, featured Elvis playing the songs that mattered most to him, in his first live performance since 1961. When it aired on December 3, 1968, the special was the week's highest-viewed television program, re-establishing Elvis as a driving force in popular music.
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Tracklisting: 1. Trouble / Guitar Man (Opening), 2. Heartbreak Hotel (First "Stand Up" Show), 3. Hound Dog, 4. All Shook Up, 5. Can't Help Falling In Love, 6. Jailhouse Rock (all Second "Stand Up" Show), 7. Don't Be Cruel (First "Stand Up" Show), 8. Blue Suede Shoes (Second "Sit Down" Show), 9. Baby, What You Want Me To Do (First "Stand Up" Show), 10. Are You Lonesome Tonight? (First "Sit Down" Show), 11. One Night (Second "Sit Down" Show), 12. Love Me Tender (First "Stand Up" Show) , 13. Trying To Get To You (Second "Sit Down" Show), 14. Love Me (Second "Sit Down" Show), 15. Memories
Bonus Single Tracks: 16. A Little Less Conversation 17. Suspicious Minds 18. Burning Love
19. If I Can Dream - Elvis Presley, Carrie Underwood, Shawn Mendes, Post Malone, Darius Rucker, Blake Shelton Previously Unreleased
CD priced $12 in USA, £9.99 in UK, JbHiFi in Australia AU$19.
(News, Source;SONY/ElvisInfoNet) |
Three New FTD Releases: FTD have announced three new release for next month, a 1974 double-soundboard, special double-VINYL of 'Kissin Cousins' and new photo book of Elvis in 1956.
- "ELVIS: St. Paul to Wichita - October '74".
Released as a 5" digipack, and taken from the original soundboard source, this 2-CD set features Elvis in excellent form from the fall tour of 1974.
Elvis' 1974 September / October tour saw him on a post Desert-Storm emotional and physical roller-coaster. Some shows were particularly poor. However FTD promise that "Elvis was in great form and using a variety of repertoire."
Neither show has previously been released, even on bootleg, so it will be very interesting to discover how Elvis performed these nights.
Disc 1: 1 See See Rider, 2 I Got A Woman/Amen, 3 Love Me, 4 Blue Suede Shoes, 5 Until It's Time For You To Go, 6 Big Boss Man, 7 Fever, 8 If You Love Me (Let Me Know), 9 Love Me Tender, 10 Hound Dog, 11 Introductions including: Lawdy, Miss Clawdy, 12 All Shook Up, 13 Teddy Bear/Don't Be Cruel,
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14 The Wonder Of You, 15 Why Me Lord, 16 Heartbreak Hotel, 17 Let Me Be There, 18 Hawaiian Wedding Song, 19 American Trilogy, 20 Johnny B. Goode, 21 You Gave Me A Mountain (Rest of show is missing on the source tape)
Disc 1 recorded at Civic Center, St. Paul, Minnesota. Oct 2, 1974 - Click to SONY / FTD 2019 releases for more info
- 'Kissin' Cousins' Double-Vinyl Limited Edition.
FTD promises that this special double-album contains great alternative versions of songs from the film soundtrack sessions and related tracks.
Mastered at Abbey Road Studios
Released in 180 gram format.
LP1, SIDE 1:1 Kissin' Cousins (# 2) (unedited master), 2 Smokey Mountain Boy (track, take 1-intro & take 4/M), 3 Catchin' On Fast (unedited master), 4 There's Gold In The Mountains (track, takes 1-2), 5 Kissin' Cousins (track, take 1), 7 One Boy Two Little Girls (master), 8 Pappy Won't You Please Come Home (Dolores Edgin vocal, take 6/M)
SIDE 2 1 Kissin' Cousins (hillbilly vocal), 2 Anyone (Could Fall in Love with You) (v.o. take 2/alternate master), 3 Barefoot Ballad (instrumental), 4 There's Gold In The Mountains (instrumental), 5 Smokey Mountain Boy (master), 6 Once Is Enough (master), 7 Tender Feeling (track, take 1)
8 Catchin' On Fast (track, take 1 & ending take 2)
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- 'Through the Lens of Phillip Harrington' New Book.
FTD/ Flaming Star will issue a following up from the excellent 'Rebel With a Cause' and 'The Wild One' in 2018, with 'Through the Lens of Phillip Harrington'. The book includes more than 350 photos, with over 150 unpublished from the original negatives of Phillip Harrington.
A bonus CD features Elvis live at Robinson Memorial Auditorium, Little Rock, Arkansas, May 16, 1956.
EIN notes that Phillip Harrington photographed Elvis in May 1956 (some of his photos are truly iconic) and 83 of his images can be checked out and bought at the Fine Art gallery. - Click here to Fine Art America
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Four New FTD Releases OUT NOW: The four new FTD releases are OUT NOW and at your local dealers.
- 'ELVIS: “HOLIDAY SEASON IN VEGAS (Hilton 1975)'. Live double-soundboard release from Elvis' 14th Las Vegas season from the Hilton Holiday Season shows in December 1975.
The two concerts Midnight Show, December 13 and December 6 1975 (which show is not noted)
The shows are ‘soundboard quality’ but FTD note the AUDIO has sonic imperfections as from the original source tape.
Disc 1 MIDNIGHT SHOW – DECEMBER 13
1 C.C. Rider, 2 I Got A Woman/Amen, 3 Love Me, 4 Trying To Get To You, 5 And I Love You So, 6 All Shook Up, 7 (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear/Don’t Be Cruel, 8 You Gave Me A Mountain, 9 Help Me Make It Through The Night, 10 Polk Salad Annie, 11 Introductions, 12 Just Pretend,, 13 How Great Thou Art, 14 Burning Love, 15 Hound Dog, 16 Softly, As I Leave You, 17 America, 18 It’s Now Or Never, 19 O Solo Mio, 20 Little Darlin’, 21 Little Sister, 22 Can’t Help Falling In Love.. |
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- 'FOR LP FANS ONLY' Classic Album. Finally Elvis' 'FOR LP FANS ONLY' gets a FTD 'Classic Album' release. This legendary album released in 1959 while Elvis was serving his time for the US Army in Germany, now features bonus tracks including RADIO and TV performances from the ‘50s and the quality highlights from the recently discovered Bad Nauheim German home recordings.
Great performances from the Milton Berle Show, Stage Show and the Steve Allen Show are complemented by intimate recordings of Are You Lonesome Tonight, His Hand In Mine and He Knows What I Need.
Released in 7” gatefold format it also contains a 16-page booklet. FOR LP FANS ONLY was nominated for best album art of 1959.
DISC 1 features the The Original Album plus Bonus Tracks That’s All Right (Takes 1-3), Harbor Lights (Take 7), I’m Left, You’re Right, She’s Gone (Slow Version Takes 4 & 5/M), When It Rains, It Really Pours, along with 'For Radio Fans Only Live Performances 1954-1955' from The Louisiana Hayride, Eagles Hall and Radio Acetates of Fool, Fool, Fool and Shake, Rattle And Roll.
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The Dorsey Brothers Shows, The Milton Berle Shows plus The Steve Allen Show along with newly found German Home Recordings Bad Nauheim, He Knows Just What I Need, Cool Water (Fragments), Like A Baby (1 Verse), Return To Me (Fragments), Her Hand In Mine, His Hand In Mine, Her Hand In Mine, If I Didn’t Care, Are You Sincere, Are You Lonesome Tonight? and Stand By Me (Fragments).
Click here to for all sixty tracks and details 'Elvis FTD / Sony News 2018' |
- 'ELVIS – “CAFÉ EUROPA – G.I. BLUES VOL. 2' VINYL limited edition.
The album contains more great outtakes from the G.I Blues soundtrack sessions.
Double album of G.I. Blues session outakes
Mastered at Abbey Road Studios - 180 gram format.
DISC 1 Side 1 - 1 G.I.Blues (take 6), 2 Tonight Is So Right For Love (take 8 ), 3 What’s She Really Like (takes 14-16), 4 Frankfort Special (remake, takes 9-10/M), 5 Pocketful Of Rainbows (version 1, take 17), 6 Tonight’s All Right For Love (take 6), 7 Wooden Heart (‘Gramafunken version’- instr.)
Side 2, 1 Doin’ The Best I Can (takes 10-12), 2 Shoppin’ Around (takes 1,2), 3 Whistling Blues (instrumental), 4 Pocketful Of Rainbows (version 1, takes 26-28), 5 Tonight’s All Right For Love (takes 7-8), 6 Big Boots (fast version, takes 6,5)
For DISC 2 tracklisting and and details go to 'Elvis FTD / Sony News 2018' |
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- 'THE WILD ONE ’56' Book / CD Combo.
Following on from the excellent 'REBEL WITH A CAUSE' FTD book release earlier this year is 'THE WILD ONE ’56' by David English and Pål Granlund. It consists of 228 pages and features great photographs, including 60 recently discovered shots taken from the original negatives.
A bonus CD is included that features the 2nd ED Sullivan Show and The evening Tupelo Fair performance.
All of these should be available on Pre-Order from your local Elvis dealer
If you have pre-ordered them they should be delivered perfectly in time for Elvis Christmas presents.
(News, Source;FTD/ElvisInfoNet.com) |
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'First Time In Huntsville' VINYL Import: Out now is the new VV release 'First Time In Huntsville' a special deluxe LP Double Set & CD, featuring for the first time label for the first time in vinyl both the shows of the second day in Huntsville, AL May 31, 1975, included as a bonus the unreleased ambiance recording from the opening show of the tour, Huntsville AL May 30, 1975.
There will be 3 different editions:
The standard will be limited at 300 copies… the first 100 copies will be presented as a deluxe edition with exclusive contents
- Standard includes Double Black Vinyl 180 Grams!!+ Cd
High Quality Matt Paper Poster 90x60 Cm Both Side Printed.!!!!!
Each Copy Hand Numbered And Individually Sealed.
- First 100 Copies LIMITED Set includes
Glossy Sticker, Double Marble Green Colored Vinyl, Flexi-magnet and Glossy Poster.
Special Deluxe Boxed Edition 100 Copies Limited Set Includes,
Stickers, Marble Blue Colored Vinyl, 44 page book and even a T-Shirt. Also for CASSETTE lovers an exclusive Cassette Featuring The Unreleased Ambiance Opening Tour.
Please check with your dealer for all the options.
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-Special Deluxe Boxed Edition (shown right) - 100 Copies Limited Set Including:
Exclusive Glossy Large Art Sticker (Two Different)
Exclusive Heavy Boxset Factory Printed 31x31x3,5 Cm Of Size,
Exclusive Double Marble Blue Colored Vinyl 180 Grams!!,
Exclusive High Quality 300 Gram Paper Art Card Hand Numbered Exclusive High-Quality Personalized T-Shirt (Two Sizes, L,Xl)
Exclusive 12” Glossy Paper 130 Gram Softcover Book Of 44 Pages!!!!
Exclusive Large Pin 5.5 Cm Of Diameter
Also for CASSETTE lovers an exclusive Cassette Featuring The Unreleased Ambiance Opening Tour
Show Huntsville May 30, 1975 Cassette Coming With Two Different Color!
!!!!! Each One Hand Numbered and Individually Sealed.
EIN cannot believe there are so many Elvis vinyl collectors who would want all these versions.
FTD have released the excellent Huntsville, May 31 & June 1 1975 shows on 'Dixieland Delight' double-pack. |
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'Virginia Is For Elvis Lovers' New Import CD: Now the story gets very interesting. 'Virginia Is For Elvis Lovers' is the new release from the Black Diamond label - it features Elvis' stunning Richmond show from April 10, 1972. This is the same show that is coming out soon on the VICTROLA label but according to Black Diamond they have a far superior sound quality.
New label BLACK DIAMOND kicks off with it´s first release of a show originally recorded for the 1972 movie "ON TOUR“. This show has been taken from a digital copy of a rough stereo mix made from the original multitrack tapes some years ago.
The sound on this CD has been professionally remastered to achieve optimum audio quality.
We are aware that this show will also be released by the VICTROLA label (see news below) ... BUT.. after listening to their previous release of the Greensboro show, we think that the remastering has not been done properly. It simply was a digital overkill with way too much compression, muffled sound and a lack of separation. You can expect the same digital overkill on their forthcoming Richmond release! Our competitors even swapped the stereo channels which means that the piano comes out of the right speaker.... Which is completely wrong !
Please note that Black DIAMOND remastered this show from a digital copy of the very same source tape that our competitors used for their release. We are sure the difference is amazing. |
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On BLACK DIAMOND the sound is crisp and clear with all instruments clearly audible. And Elvis´ voice sounds much more natural than on the other label. They achieved a some kind of artificial sound. Not very enjoyable...
So if you want to add this show to your collection in the best quality ever then BLACK DIAMOND should be your choice. You won´t be disappointed!
CHECK with your Elvis Dealers for audio sample comparisons between the sound on Victrola and Black Diamond. Or please judge for yourself with a S Minds sample here
EIN Notes - WOW, and we were happy with the recent AMIGA upgraded version!
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'Elvis - April 10 1972, Richmond' New Import CD: The Victrola label announces Elvis’ powerhouse concert in Richmond Coliseum on April 10th 1972. A fantastic double CD album taken from the original 8 and 16 track master tapes!
The April 10, 1972 Richmond, VA concert was released several times by various labels. Only two releases stands out: original 1995 Vicky label CD ‘Carry Me Back To Old Virginia’ - first ever release of this show in mono and 2008 Madison label CD ‘Red Hot In Richmond’ - first release in original 1972 narrow stereo (complete).
EIN Notes: The wonderfully upgraded audio of the recent Richmond ’72 AMIGA release is for some reason missed out here!
Richmond concert was never available in professionally remixed quality - until now! For the first time, these are actual multi-track master recordings that have been used as a source for this show.
Critics, predictably, will point out that this can’t be true because ‘Lawdy Miss Clawdy’ is still incomplete and therefore Victorola can’t be having an original recording and mix of this show.
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Well, in fact we do have that. We also have the original ‘On Tour’ paperwork from the vaults.
The previous ‘Greensboro, April 14, ‘72’ was good but it still wasn’t Master-tape quality.
Upon reading this paperwork it becomes clear that the ‘On Tour’ shows were recorded in both 16-track and 8-track. The reason behind recording it on both 16- and 8-track is probably due to the fact that it was a) not a regular concert recording but also the recording of a soundtrack for a movie and b) the 8-track could also be meant as a safety back-up, just in case something went wrong with the 16-track recording.
The official paperwork also reveals that almost half of the Richmond show is in the Sony vaults on 16-track tapes, the other half is on 8-track tapes. It makes one wonder if some of the original 16-track tapes are missing or are in the hands of collectors or are perhaps stored in the MGM vaults? The paperwork also proves that ‘Lawdy Miss Clawdy’ was not (!) recorded other than only a very small snippet of the beginning of the song. ‘Lawdy Miss Clawdy’ from the Richmond show is listed in the official paperwork as being ‘Film Company Number: 51’. The paperwork then reads:‘One (1) 8 track copy of original recording (overlaps and songs missing)’. Then there are handwritten notes, also from the vaults, of someone writing down about what is on the ‘On Tour’ tapes. The writer notes about ‘Lawdy Miss Clawdy’ of the Richmond show: ‘brief’. In other words: short / incomplete. So there you have it: some of the ‘On Tour’ recordings in the Sony vaults are incomplete and ‘Lawdy Miss Clawdy’ was not recorded in full and therefore missing from the tape.
Obviously the ‘main course’ of our release is the spectacular sounding Richmond concert on disc one, with the incomplete ‘Lawdy Miss Clawdy’, but fortunately only the start of the song is missing.
We have added second disc with ‘an overview’ of ‘Elvis On Tour’, featuring songs recorded during the March 1972 studio rehearsal sessions in Hollywood, CA and live songs from April 9, 1972 Hampton Roads, VA evening show and April 18, 1972 San Antonio, TX in glorious stereo. We have included two great monaural tracks from the April 5th 1972, Buffalo rehearsal, too.
This disc starts with the (little bit naughty) March 30, 1972 take 2 rehearsal of ‘Burning Love’. This time in better sound then before. We all know that when Elvis starts changing lyrics and laughing, he is in a great mood. Through several interesting rehearsals we come to a collection of songs from above mentioned shows recorded for ‘On Tour’. All these tracks are taken from the original tapes and latest, unreleased, mixes from the vaults. Your special attention is requested for the great sound on the recordings of San Antonio, TX, April 18, 1972!
As a very pleasant and special feature, we have added 8 tracks recorded during Elvis concerts in Madison Square Garden on June 10, 1972. All these recordings come in a different mix, prepared back in 1972 by RCA in Japan. This mix is very rare and hardly ever heard. It features some instruments much more prominent in the mix such as the organ and Glen D. Hardin on piano and some errors (feedbacks) which were later repaired in studio. The sound is fantastic and we feel that the recording of ‘The Impossible Dream’ shines more than ever before.
We sincerely hope you will enjoy this second Victrola release, featuring material from ‘Elvis On Tour’ and recognize the fact that we are bringing you this material in the best quality possible.
All tracks were taken from original sources and digitally restored and remastered in renewed studio for your listening pleasure. CD1 all tracks are stereo. CD2 all tracks are stereo except for tracks 9 & 10.
'Elvis April 10, 1972 Richmond'' release is presented in a deluxe double digipak accompanied with a 16-page booklet. Most of photos used for this project were taken in Richmond, April 10, 1972. Front cover cool image was taken in El Paso, November 10, 1972. Additional photos from Hampton Roads, April 09, 1972, selected March/April 1972 candid shots and photos taken during Madison Square Garden performances in June 1972 have also been added
The Victrola label is planning more releases in 2019, including fantastic 180grams vinyl versions of Greensboro and Richmond concerts in a beautiful gatefold sleeve, and with a large booklet filled with many rare pix and several interesting CDs too, so stay tuned!
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Tracklist:
CD1: 01. Also Sprach Zarathustra, 02. C. C. Rider, 03. Proud Mary , 04. Never Been To Spain, 05. You Gave Me A Mountain, 06. Until It’s Time For You To Go, 07. Polk Salad Annie, 08. Love Me, 09. All Shook Up, 10. (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear / Don’t Be Cruel, 11. Heartbreak Hotel, 12. Hound Dog , 13. Bridge Over Troubled Water, 14. Love Me Tender, 15. It's Over, 16. Suspicious Minds, 17. Band Introductions, 18. For The Good Times, 19. I Can't Stop Loving You, 20. An American Trilogy, 21. Lawdy, Miss Clawdy (incomplete), 22. Carry Me Back To Old Virginia (one line) / Funny How Time Slips Away , 23. Can't Help Falling In Love, 24. Closing Vamp.
CD2: 01. Burning Love (take 2, rehearsal, Hollywood, CA, March 30, 1972)
02. For The Good Times (rehearsal, Hollywood, CA, March 31, 1972)
03. Heartbreak Hotel (rehearsal, Hollywood, CA, March 31, 1972)
04. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (rehearsal, Hollywood, CA, March 31, 1972)
05. Help Me Make It Through The Night (rehearsal, Hollywood, CA, March 31, 1972)
06. Young And Beautiful (rehearsal, Hollywood, CA, March 31, 1972)
07. Proud Mary (rehearsal, Hollywood, CA, March 31, 1972)
08. Never Been To Spain (rehearsal, Hollywood, CA, March 31, 1972)
09. Polk Salad Annie (rehearsal, Buffalo, NY, April 5, 1972)
10. I Can't Stop Loving You (rehearsal, Buffalo, NY, April 5, 1972)
11. C. C. Rider (Hampton Roads, VA, April 9, 1972)
12. I Got A Woman - Amen (Hampton Roads, VA, April 9, 1972)
13. You Gave Me A Mountain (Hampton Roads, VA, April 9, 1972)
14. Polk Salad Annie (Hampton Roads, VA, April 9, 1972)
15. A Big Hunk O Love (Hampton Roads, VA, April 9, 1972)
16. Lawdy Miss Clawdy (Hampton Roads, VA, April 9, 1972)
17. How Great Thou Art (San Antonio, TX, April 18, 1972)
18. An American Trilogy (San Antonio, TX, April 18, 1972)
19. Blue Suede Shoes (Madison Square Garden, New York, June 10, 1972, 2:30pm)
20. Reconsider Baby (Madison Square Garden, New York, June 10, 1972, 2:30pm)
21. I'll Remember You (Madison Square Garden, New York, June 10, 1972, 2:30pm)
22. That's All Right (Madison Square Garden, New York, June 10, 1972, 8:30pm)
23. You Don't Have To Say You Love Me (Madison Square Garden, New York, June 10, 1972, 8:30pm)
24. Hound Dog (Madison Square Garden, New York, June 10, 1972, 8:30pm)
25. I Can't Stop Loving You (Madison Square Garden, New York, June 10, 1972, 8:30pm)
26. The Impossible Dream (Madison Square Garden, New York, June 10, 1972, 8:30pm) |
'From The Army Reels' - 45rpm Vinyl set: Yet more versions to collect of the recently discovered Elvis Bad Nauheim home-recordings.
This time as 5x 45rpm EPs + 1 CD in deluxe box set.
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the VIK label a special very limited edition 45 RPM box set is released.
The boxset contains 5 x 45RPM / EP releases with beautiful designed sleeves & a CD containing the tracks from the vinyl. Many tracks are presented here for the first time on vinyl. Especially for this release VIK made an edit of "cool water" as it was basically not suitable for release in its original form. This beautiful set also contains a 12 page booklet.
The set is available in GREEN or PINK vinyl. The 45's are suitable for jukeboxes! Get it while you can!
(If only EIN owned a jukebox!)
(News, Source;ElvisInfoNet)
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47-1959/1
Are You Lonesome Tonight? *
B/W Oh Lonesome Me *
47-1959/2
Cool Water - Edit *
B/W The Fool - Take 4
EPB-1959/3
I'm Beginning To Forget You
Mona Lisa
B/W
Danny Boy - Take 1
Soldier Boy- Take 2 |
EPB-1959/4
Earth Angel - Take 1
It's Been So Long Darling
B/W
Send Me Some Lovin' - Take 2 *
He Knows Just What I Need *
EPB-1959/5
Like A Baby *
His Hand In Mine *
B/W
Her Hand In Mine *
Are You Sincere / Return To Me *
*previously unreleased / on vinyl |
CD Tracklisting: 01 Are You Lonesome Tonight? *, 02 Oh Lonesome Me *, 03 Cool Water / Edit *, 04 The Fool (take 4), 05 I'm Beginning To Forget You, 06 Mona Lisa, 07 Danny Boy (take 1), 08 Soldier Boy (take 2), 09 Earth Angel (take 1), 10 It's Been So Long Darling, 11 Send Me Some Lovin' (take 2) *, 12 He Knows Just What I Need *, 13 Like A Baby (part) *, 14 His Hand In Mine *, 15 Her Hand In Mine *, 16 Are You Sincere (part) / Return To Me (part) *, 17 I'm Beginning To Forget You **, 18 I'm Beginning To Forget You **,
* previously unreleased. ** overdubbed versions previously unreleased on cd |
'Holding Back The Years' Double-Vinyl: More vinyl for collectors - a 2 LP set of DAE's 'Holding Back The Years' featuring Elvis in 1976.
The first three titles: Here I Go Again, Old Times They Are Not Forgotten & Let Me Take You Home were a complete sell out and were well received by vinyl collectors. Now Holding Back The Years is available on this deluxe double vinyl album. It contains the March 21, 1976 performance. And it's a beauty! And of course the show is included on cd too. The show is remastered and updated in the best way possible!
This release is very limited and is available in red or blue vinyl presented in a gatefold sleeve.
Get it while you can and add this awesome DAE product to your collection.
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SIDE 1 01. Also Sprach Zarathustra, 02. See See Rider, 03. I Got A Woman/Amen, 04. Love Me, 05. Let Me Be There, 06. Love Me Tender
SIDE 2 01. Steamroller Blues, 02. All Shook Up, 03. Teddy Bear/Don't Be Cruel, 04. You Gave Me A Mountain, 05. Polk Salad Annie
SIDE 3 01. Introductions, 02. Hail Hail Rock 'N' Roll, 03. And I Love You So, 04. Hurt, 05. Hurt (Full Reprise), 06. Announcement By Elvis, 07. Burning Love,
SIDE 4 01. America The Beautiful, 02. Hound Dog, 03. Funny How Time Slips Away, 04. Can't Help Falling In Love, 05. Closing Vamp
Tracklist - CD - 01. Also Sprach Zarathustra, 02. See See Rider, 03. I Got A Woman/Amen, 04. Love Me , 05. Let Me Be There, 06. Love Me Tender, 07. Steamroller Blues, 08. All Shook Up, 09. Teddy Bear/Don't Be Cruel, 10. You Gave Me A Mountain, 11. Polk Salad Annie, 12. Introductions, 13. Hail Hail Rock 'N' Roll, 14. And I Love You So, 15. Hurt, 16. Hurt (Full Reprise), 17. Announcement By Elvis, 18. Burning Love, 19. America The Beautiful, 20. Hound Dog, 21. Funny How Time Slips Away, 22. Can't Help Falling In Love, 23. Closing Vamp |
Elvis SUN 45rpm VINYL replicas: News that Elvis' five SUN 45rpm VINYL singles as quality replicas are being released for Christmas.
Publicity notes that,,, Strictly low number of 250 sets have been produced of Elvis’ Sun 45rpm 7” (inch) replica singles.
With the same of last year’s release of the 10” (78rpm) version (see EIN review here) each of the 5 Sun 45rpm replicas have the original etched numbers included with the appropriate song sides and is by far the most original Sun replicas made to date.
Not only are all the labels perfect (as the original in size, color and accuracy), the sound quality is excellent with the original Sun sound (including That’s All Right) pressed on heavy stock vinyl.
The singles come in the same type brown paper sleeves as sold with the original releases.
This is a strictly low limited number of only 250 sets being released and is available from next week.
Check with your Elvis dealer or via EBay
(News, Source;ElvisInfoNet)
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'What Now My Love' FTD in-depth Review: The most recent live soundboard FTD 5” double-digipack release, this set features Elvis in great form from his legendary Vegas shows in August 1972 at the Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas.
'What Now My Love' consists of the Midnight Shows on August 11 and 12 1972 . Between Madison Square Garden and Aloha From Hawaii, the Elvis Presley Show was at its peak!
Elvis is in top form with both new and old songs in his repertoire, and especially with the addition of 3 great new songs, “What Now My Love,” “Fever” and “My Way.” In an effort to find the right style for each arrangement, Elvis totally commits himself to each performance.
Both concerts have previously been out on bootleg so do Elvis collectors really need to purchase them all over again - (YES!)
Go here as Elvis soundboard super-collector Geoffrey McDonnell & EIN's Piers Beagley check out the details of this new FTD double-pack .....
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'Bumps Are Gone But He's Still King!' New Import CD: Wow this is one weird title as Elvis certainly was "bumpy" in 1976.
Nevertheless 'Bumps Are Gone But He's Still King!' is the new CD from the E. P. Collector label.
The Hartford, July 28th, 1976 show is previously unreleased in complete AUDIENCE recorded form. Audionics label released parts of this show taken from soundboard source (CD "Across The Country," 2005). Unfortunately, complete soundboard recording of this concert do not exist. The E. P. Collector label had complete audience tape of very good sound quality in vaults for many, many years and finally decided to release it. July 28th, 1976 is longest and perhaps the best show from this particular tour. Among the concert highlights there are fantastic performances of ,,Jailhouse Rock“, „America“, „Polk Salad Annie“ and „Hurt“. There is one special moment too, when Elvis sing „Happy Birthday“, to Kitty Kahane, daughter of Elvis friend, comedian Jackie Kahane.
This show was restored with a great care with a focus on not changing the integrity of the original monaural recording. You may ask your supplier for samples.
This CD is packaged in a nicely designed digipak with concert review and collection of images taken during Hartford concert on July 28, 1976. |
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| Tracklist: 01. Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001 Theme) - 02. C. C. Rider - 03. medley: I Got A Woman / Amen - 04. Love Me - 05. If You Love Me (Let Me Know) - 06. You Gave Me A Mountain - 07. All Shook Up - 08. medley: Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel (medley) - 09. And I Love You So - 10. Jailhouse Rock (with reprise) - 11. Fever - 12. America (The Beautiful) (with reprise) - 13. Polk Salad Annie - 14. Band Introductions - 15. Early Mornin' Rain - 16. Chicken Pickin' / What'd I Say - 17. Johnny B. Goode - 18. Drum Solo (Ronnie Tutt) - 19. Bass Solo #1 (Blues - Jerry Scheff) - 20. Bass Solo #2 (Battle Of New Orleans - Jerry Scheff) - 21. Piano Solo (Tony Brown) - 22. Electric Piano Solo (David Briggs) - 23. Love Letters - 24. School Day - 25. Happy Birthday (to Kitty Kahane) - 26. Hurt (with reprise) - 27. Hound Dog - 28. Funny How Time Slips Away - 29. Hawaiian Wedding Song - 30. Can't Help Falling In Love - 31. Closing Vamp. -
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'Stax Power' New Import CD: A new release from CMT 'Stax Power' that stays close to their "Spliced Take" concept, although this is an album which stands on its own.
The Publicity notes... While editing this album they have made all songs "blending in" so you will get the feeling as if you are in the actual session.
All tracks from the "Stax Sessions" have been included in this 2 cd set. One of the highlights is a breathtaking version of "Sweet Angeline" which has a longer intro and an instrumental break featuring Kathy Westmoreland,
Other must haves are longer intro's for "Just A Little Bit" and "I Got A Feeling in My Body" and a new ending for "It's Midnight"
Rehearsals go straight into the songs, and there are some funny portions mixed in.
If you liked the previous CMT releases you will LOVE this one, and we guarantee it will not leave your player before (and after) 2019!!
Tracks include, I've Got A Feeling in My Body - Spliced take 1,4, It's Midnight - Spliced take 7,11,9, You Asked Me To - Spliced take 1,2A,3B,2A,3B, If You Talk In Your Sleep - Spliced take 5,6, Loving Arms - - Spliced take 2/Rehearsal...
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CD1: "July"
You Don't Come Back - spliced take 1,2,5
It's Different Now - Rehearsal
Three Corn Patches - Spliced take 5,6,10
Take Good Care of Her - FS/take 3a
Find Out What's Happening - - Spliced take 1,2,4,5
I've Got A Thing About You Baby - Spliced take 6,7,11,14,11
Just A Little Bit - Spliced take 1,2
Raised On Rock - take 10 (rough mix)
For Ole Time Sake - - Spliced take 6,4
Girl of Mine - Spliced take 1,6
Sweet Angeline - Alternate Master
I Miss You - Spliced take 12,10
Are You Sincere - Spliced take 2,1
"September"
Good Bad But Beautiful - Instrumental Track
Color My Rainbow - Instrumental Track
The Wonders You Perform - Instrumental Track |
CD2: "December"
I've Got A Feeling in My Body - Spliced take 1,4
It's Midnight - Spliced take 7,11,9,9
You Asked Me To - - Spliced take 1,2A,3B,2A,3B
If You Talk In Your Sleep - Spliced take 5,6
Mr. Songman - Spliced take 3,5,2
Thinking About You - Spliced take 4/rehearsal
Love Song of the Year - Spliced take 6,7
Help Me - FS/take 1 *
My Boy - Spliced take 1,2
Loving Arms - - Spliced take 2/Rehearsal
Good Time Charlie's Got the Blues - Spliced take 4,6
Talk About the Good Times - Spliced take 1,2,3
Promised Land - Spliced take 3,4,5
Your Love's Been A Long Time Coming - Spliced take 8,10
There's A Honky Tonk Angel - Spliced take 5,3,8 *
If That Isn't Love - Spliced take 6,7
Spanish Eyes - Spliced take 3,2
She Wears My Ring - Spliced funny portions/take 8 |
'Wonderful Winter Wonderland' New Import: This Christmas spliced take CMT special is another winner in the great series and needs no further introduction.
One thing we do want to mention is the newly created "harmony" version of "The Wonderful World of Christmas", although there are no outtakes available the CMT team managed to make a very different sounding track, where even the vocal ending is far different then the master take!
Also just listen to the newly overdubbed version of "Merry Christmas Baby" which has been re-created from THREE different overdub versions.
All the other tracks are spliced very well, with longer intro's and great edits!
Tracks include; O Come, All Ye Faithful - spliced take 2 (alternate edit), The First Noel - Spliced dubbed/overdubbed, On A Snowy Christmas Night - Spliced dubbed/overdubbed, Winter Wonderland - Alternate Master, The Wonderful World of Christmas - Spliced "Harmony" master, It Won't Seem Like Christmas - Spliced take..
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| Tracklist: O Come, All Ye Faithful - spliced take 2 (alternate edit), The First Noel - Spliced dubbed/overdubbed *, On A Snowy Christmas Night - Spliced dubbed/overdubbed, Winter Wonderland - Alternate Master *, The Wonderful World of Christmas - Spliced "Harmony" master, It Won't Seem Like Christmas - Spliced take 4,5,6,5, I'll Be Home on Christmas Day - Spliced take 2,3,, If I Get Home On Christmas Day - Fs/Spliced take 1,3,1,3, Holly Leaves And Christmas Trees - Spliced take 6,8,3, Merry Christmas Baby - Spliced overdubbed master, Silver Bells - Spliced Rehearsal/take 1, I'll Be Home on Christmas Day (remake) - Spliced take 1,1,2, |
Four New FTD Releases: FTD have announced four new releases for (hopefully) early December.
- 'ELVIS: “HOLIDAY SEASON IN VEGAS (Hilton 1975)'. Live double-soundboard release from Elvis' 14th Las Vegas season from the Hilton Holiday Season shows in December 1975.
The two concerts Midnight Show, December 13 and December 6 1975 (which show is not noted)
The shows are ‘soundboard quality’ but FTD note the AUDIO has sonic imperfections as from the original source tape.
Disc 1 MIDNIGHT SHOW – DECEMBER 13
1 C.C. Rider, 2 I Got A Woman/Amen, 3 Love Me, 4 Trying To Get To You, 5 And I Love You So, 6 All Shook Up, 7 (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear/Don’t Be Cruel, 8 You Gave Me A Mountain, 9 Help Me Make It Through The Night, 10 Polk Salad Annie, 11 Introductions, 12 Just Pretend,, 13 How Great Thou Art, 14 Burning Love, 15 Hound Dog, 16 Softly, As I Leave You, 17 America, 18 It’s Now Or Never, 19 O Solo Mio, 20 Little Darlin’, 21 Little Sister, 22 Can’t Help Falling In Love.. |
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- 'FOR LP FANS ONLY' Classic Album. Finally Elvis' 'FOR LP FANS ONLY' gets a FTD 'Classic Album' release. This legendary album released in 1959 while Elvis was serving his time for the US Army in Germany, now features bonus tracks including RADIO and TV performances from the ‘50s and the quality highlights from the recently discovered Bad Nauheim German home recordings.
Great performances from the Milton Berle Show, Stage Show and the Steve Allen Show are complemented by intimate recordings of Are You Lonesome Tonight, His Hand In Mine and He Knows What I Need.
Released in 7” gatefold format it also contains a 16-page booklet. FOR LP FANS ONLY was nominated for best album art of 1959.
DISC 1 features the The Original Album plus Bonus Tracks That’s All Right (Takes 1-3), Harbor Lights (Take 7), I’m Left, You’re Right, She’s Gone (Slow Version Takes 4 & 5/M), When It Rains, It Really Pours, along with 'For Radio Fans Only Live Performances 1954-1955' from The Louisiana Hayride, Eagles Hall and Radio Acetates of Fool, Fool, Fool and Shake, Rattle And Roll.
DISC 2 features "FOR TV FANS ONLY Live Performances" |
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The Dorsey Brothers Shows, The Milton Berle Shows plus The Steve Allen Show along with newly found German Home Recordings Bad Nauheim, He Knows Just What I Need, Cool Water (Fragments), Like A Baby (1 Verse), Return To Me (Fragments), Her Hand In Mine, His Hand In Mine, Her Hand In Mine, If I Didn’t Care, Are You Sincere, Are You Lonesome Tonight? and Stand By Me (Fragments).
Click here to for all sixty tracks and details 'Elvis FTD / Sony News 2018' |
- 'ELVIS – “CAFÉ EUROPA – G.I. BLUES VOL. 2' VINYL limited edition.
The album contains more great outtakes from the G.I Blues soundtrack sessions.
Double album of G.I. Blues session outakes
Mastered at Abbey Road Studios - 180 gram format.
DISC 1 Side 1 - 1 G.I.Blues (take 6), 2 Tonight Is So Right For Love (take 8 ), 3 What’s She Really Like (takes 14-16), 4 Frankfort Special (remake, takes 9-10/M), 5 Pocketful Of Rainbows (version 1, take 17), 6 Tonight’s All Right For Love (take 6), 7 Wooden Heart (‘Gramafunken version’- instr.)
Side 2, 1 Doin’ The Best I Can (takes 10-12), 2 Shoppin’ Around (takes 1,2), 3 Whistling Blues (instrumental), 4 Pocketful Of Rainbows (version 1, takes 26-28), 5 Tonight’s All Right For Love (takes 7-8), 6 Big Boots (fast version, takes 6,5)
For DISC 2 tracklisting and and details go to 'Elvis FTD / Sony News 2018' |
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- 'THE WILD ONE ’56' Book / CD Combo.
Following on from the excellent 'REBEL WITH A CAUSE' FTD book release earlier this year is 'THE WILD ONE ’56' by David English and Pål Granlund. It consists of 228 pages and features great photographs, including 60 recently discovered shots taken from the original negatives.
A bonus CD is included that features the 2nd ED Sullivan Show and The evening Tupelo Fair performance.
All of these should be available on Pre-Order from your local Elvis dealer
Hopefully they will all be out early December just in time for Elvis Christmas presents.
(News, Source;FTD/ElvisInfoNet.com) |
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‘Where No One Stands Alone’ In-Depth Review: It is forty years since Elvis Presley entered a recording studio and he seems very reluctant to record anything new. So in terms of releasing a "new" album of Elvis material the topic has always been a tricky one. After commercial failure of the last Elvis / RPO album that concept has been dropped in favour of an Andy Childs led “Re-Vamp” of some Elvis Gospel.
Recorded over fifty years ago there is no doubt that some of Elvis’ Gospel songs might benefit from some sensitive modern production. And, after all, there is an interesting selection of tracks to work with. Not only that, but Lisa Marie was also involved in the recording.
So can a new ‘Re-Vamp’ of Elvis Gospel really work and can we recommend it to Elvis collectors?
Click here as EIN's Piers Beagley and Bryan Gruszka are back again to cause "Double-trouble" and supply a very detailed review, discovering what's good and bad...
And HAVE YOUR SAY - what do you think of the new album? Are we wrong in our opinions?
(CD Reviews, Source;ElvisInfoNet) |
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| Thursday 13 September 2018 |
Elvis Home-Recording New Bootlegs: From the moment that the new Elvis Home-Recording tapes were discovered and offered for free, EIN could hear the bootleggers' computers whirring into life creating "New" bootlegs CD covers.
It was all so inevitable and a little sad - signs of desperation if anything.
At least THREE bootlegs were announced in the following 24 hours and all sadly opportunistic and basically rip-offs.
What did the wily Col Parker say back in the fifties, "How much does it cost if it is FREE!"
Fans can download these fabulous three hours of Elvis jamming at home in Germany for FREE. (click here to the highly recommended Phoenix Elvis Forum)
Please see the tracklists at my good friend Keith Flynn website here.
Any bootlegger rushing out these newly found recordings have obviously done no quality audio remastering work.
Hopefully FTD / Ernst Jørgensen will find a right place to officially release them - possibly CD2 of the future Classic Album 'For LP Fans Only' |
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Or perhaps MRS may release them in the future once their audio engineer 'Studio D' has worked his wonders.
For a fan's point of view, the more Bootleg versions that are announced then the less that each of them will make from them. Prices have been noted at US$45 / EuroE40 + postage for the 3cds.
Rather strangely "3DM audio" label (above) announced that their release is a "non-profit base" requested by the donor of the recording Juan Luis Gonzalez Brugal.
This however was a typical bootleg marketing ruse!
Juan Luis has confirmed, "I am not endorsing anyone or any thing. If I sign something, it would be a waiver to Sony/FTD. I am not making money off of this or endorsing anything outside FTD/Sony. I hope that is very clear. Someone here with connections please let all the Elvis news sites know."
The tracklist of the newly discovered "missing tape" is below
(News, Source;ElvisInfoNet) |
| Newly discovered tape Tracklist: 'He Knows Just What I Need' (multiple versions), Reading The News - Lamar Fike, 'Cool Water', 'Like A Baby', 'His Hand In Mine', 'Young Love' - Red West, 'His Hand In Mine', 'Return To Me' , 'Are You Sincere', 'Are You Lonesome Tonight?', 'Stand By Me', 'Just a Closer Walk With Thee', 'Take My Hand, Precious Lord', 'Oh, Lonesome Me'. |
| Tuesday 11 September 2018 |
New Elvis Home Recordings Discovered: EIN is stunned that another tape has been discovered from Elvis' Home Recordings in Bad Nauheim, Germany late 1958.
HUGE THANKS to Juan Luis Gonzalez Brugal who has obtained the tape which features Elvis singing at home with Red West, Rex Mansfield, Charlie Hodge and Lamar Fike.
Previous songs from the same session have been released such as Earth Angel, I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen, There's No Tomorrow, and The Fool.
However this second tape features some fabulous incredible performances of 'He Knows Just What I Need', 'Like A Baby', 'His Hand In Mine', a very different arrangement of 'Stand By Me' even an amazing home-recording of 'Are You Lonesome Tonight?' all being performed at home before Elvis recorded them professionally.
In the soliloquy Elvis sings different lyrics, "The stage is bare, I'm standing there, in the part of a broken heart, And if you won't come back to be they will bring the curtain down"
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The audio quality is (mostly) excellent and this is certainly a far more important find than the recent Gladys Presley singing 'Home Sweet Home'. These unreleased songs would have been GOLD had they been used in 'The Searcher'.
For full tracklist see my good friend Keith Flynn Sessions website here
EIN gives its greatest thanks to Juan Luis Gonzalez Brugal for the discovery. And congratulations from all Elvis fans. Now it is up to Ernst Jørgensen to find a good place for a release. 'For LP Fans Only' Classic Album extra disc perhaps.
Go to the excellent and friendly Elvis PHOENIX FORUM for all the discussion & download them for free
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| JAZZWORLD - Music vs. Elvis Presley. |
| UPDATED - 'American Studios 1969 - A Turning Point In History': |
| Elvis' Personal Record Collection: |
| Linda and Sam Thompson in Australia: |
| Fourteen Key Elvis Singles: |
| Happy Birthday EIN EIN turns 100 – a retrospective!: |
| Elvis Week Through The Years - Sanja Meegin looks back: |
| 'The Wedding' Elvis & Priscilla EIN special Spotlight: |
| John Lennon And Elvis: It was "Thirty Years Ago Today" |
| Elvis at Madison Square Garden 40 Years Ago |
| 'Elvis In Ottawa' Spotlight & Elvis Interview: |
| "Kissed By Elvis" Janet Fulton Interview: |
| '1956, Elvis Presley’s Pivotal Year': |
| 'Elvis In Concert' 1977 TV special; Should it be released officially? |
| Ernst Jorgensen interview about 'The Complete Masters' and more: |
| Dark Side of the Colonel |
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Audio-Visual |
| Best of Elvis on YouTube |
| Graceland cam |
| EPE's Multimedia Elvis Gallery |
| Sirius Elvis Satellite Radio |
| Elvis Radio (ETA's) |
| Elvis Express Radio |
| Ultimate Elvis Radio |
| Elvis Only Radio |
| "Images in Concert" PhotoDatabase |
| Radio Interview: Vernon & Gladys Presley |
| Sanja's Elvis Week 2007 Photo Gallery |
| 'EIN's Best of Elvis on YouTube' |
| The Music of Elvis Presley - Australian Radio Show |
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Reference |
| All about Elvis |
| All about Elvis Tribute Artists |
| All about Graceland |
| All about Lisa Marie Presley |
| Ancestors of Elvis |
| Art Archives |
| Book Releases 2009 |
| Contact List |
| Elvis and Racism |
| Elvis as Religion |
| Elvis CDs in 2007 |
| Elvis DVDs in 2006 |
| Elvis Film Guide |
| '2007 New Releases' |
| Elvis Presley In Concert "downunder" 2006 |
| Elvis Online Virtual Library |
| Elvis Research Forum |
| Elvis Rules on Television |
| Graceland - The National Historic Landmark |
| How & where do I sell my Elvis collection? |
| Is Elvis the best selling artist? |
| Links to Elvis' family & friends |
| Links to other Elvis sites |
| Marty's Musings |
| Online Elvis Symposium |
| Parkes Elvis Festival 2009 (Australia) |
| Presley Law legal archives (Preslaw) |
| Presleys In The Press |
| Sale of EPE (Archives) |
| 6th Annual Elvis Website Survey |
| Spotlight on The King |
| "Wikipedia" Elvis biography |
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