Elvis new Official CD Releases in 2024

FTD 'California Holiday' LP - More Delays: The FTD special double-vinyl of Elvis’ 1966 soundtrack to 'California Holiday' aka 'Spinout', was supposed to be released back in September 2024. After months of delays it is now apparently delayed yet again for a later December release.
In October 1966 an MGM UK representative announced that California Holiday would have its world premiere in London, and that the original US title, Spinout, was changed because it was felt that would have more appeal to British and overseas audiences.
Spinout was only used in the US and Canada.
This unique FTD limited edition is based on the original UK release and features the red dot RCA Victor label.
The double album includes the original soundtrack masters, studio outtakes and bonus tracks.

See BELOW - (back in august) for details and tracklist

(News, Source;FTD/EIN)

'The Girl Happy Sessions'
continuues the FTD series of "complete sessions".
A 3-CD set this contains all the masters and available session outtakes. Highlights include unedited masters and the rare vocal re-record of 'I Feel That I’ve Known You Forever' especially made for the motion picture 'Tickle Me'.
Mixed by Vic Anesini and mastered by Jan Eliasson.

This set includes previously unreleased takes of 'Puppet On A String', 'The Meanest Girl In Town', 'Girl Happy' (multiple long 'False starts'), 'Cross My Heart And Hope to Die'  (multiple long 'False starts'), 16 new outtakes of 'Spring Fever' - and all 36 takes of 'Do Not Disturb' (only 6 outtakes have been released so far!).
There is a lot of previously unreleased studio session in this release.

DISC 1 - Original Album – Side 1
01 Girl Happy
02 Spring Fever
03 Fort Lauderdale Chamber Of Commerce
04 Startin’ Tonight
05 Wolf Call
06 Do Not Disturb
Side 2
07 Cross My Heart And Hope To Die
08 The Meanest Girl In Town
09 Do The Clam
10 Puppet On A String
11 I’ve Got To Find My Baby
LACQUERS OF UNEDITED MASTERS
12 Wolf Call (2:29)
13 Startin’ Tonight (2:04)
14 I’ve Got To Find My Baby (2:17)
15 Do The Clam (2:43)
16 The Meanest Girl In Town (2:14)
17 Wolf Call (with the Jordanaires) (2:26)

From the Allied Artists motion picture Tickle Me
18 I Feel That I’ve Known You Forever (movie version)
INSTRUMENTAL OUTTAKES
19 I’ve Got To Find My Baby (take 1)
20 Fort Lauderdale Chamber Of Commerce (take 4)
21 Startin’ Tonight (take 1)
22 Do The Clam (take 3)

DISC 2
01 Puppet On A String (takes 3 [late start]-7)
02 Puppet On A String (takes 8-10)
03 Puppet On A String (take 11/M)
04 The Meanest Girl In Town (takes 1-2)
05 The Meanest Girl In Town (takes 3-5)
06 The Meanest Girl In Town (take 6)
07 The Meanest Girl In Town (takes 7-9)
08 The Meanest Girl In Town (takes 10-11)
09 The Meanest Girl In Town (takes 12-13/M)

DISC 1 - NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, MARCH 25, 1977
1 You Gave Me A Mountain 3:16
2 Love Me 2:39
3 Jailhouse Rock 2:16
4 O Sole Mio / It’s Now Or Never 3:35
5 Little Sister 2:01
6 Teddy Bear / Don’t Be Cruel 2:18
7 My Way 4:05
8 Fever 3:02
9 Hurt 2:13
10 Hound Dog 1:54
11 Can’t Help Falling In Love 1:39

NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, MARCH 26, 1977
12 Love Me 2:41
13 Help Me 2:46
14 If You Love Me (Let Me Know) 3:00
15 You Gave Me A Mountain 3:18
16 Love Me Tender 2:51
17 Blue Suede Shoes 1:13
18 O Sole Mio / It’s Now Or Never 3:54
19 Fever 4:47
20 That’s All Right 2:34
21 Are You Lonesome Tonight? 3:03
22 Blue Christmas 1:40
23 My Way 2:39

DISC 2 - ABILENE, TEXAS, MARCH 27, 1977
1 You Gave Me A Mountain (late start) 2:57
2 Jailhouse Rock 1:55
3 O Sole Mio / It’s Now Or Never 3:54
4 Trying To Get To You 2:34
5 That’s All Right 2:56
6 Are You Lonesome Tonight? 2:47
7 My Way 4:06
8 Fever 3:12
9 How Great Thou Art 3:12
10 Introductions
11 Early Morning Rain 1:47
12 What’d I Say 0:47
13 Johnny B. Goode 1:21
14 School Day 0:54
15 Hurt 2:01
16 Hound Dog 1:26

- 'California Holiday': FTD Vinyl is pleased to announce the release of a special double-vinyl of Elvis’ 1966 soundtrack to 'California Holiday' aka 'Spinout'.
In October 1966 an MGM UK representative announced that California Holiday would have its world premiere in London, and that the original US title, Spinout, was changed because it was felt that would have more appeal to British and overseas audiences.
Spinout was only used in the US and Canada.
This unique FTD limited edition is based on the original UK release and features the red dot RCA Victor label.
The double album includes the original soundtrack masters, studio outtakes and bonus tracks.

Out next month

(News, Source;FTD/EIN)

SIDE 1
01 I’ll Be Back (Master)
02 Smorgasboard (Master)
03 Am I Ready (Take 1)
04 Beach Shack (Takes 1-3)
05 Adam And Evil (Takes 1, 14 And 16)
06 I’ll Remember You* (Master)

SIDE 2
01 Down In The Alley* (Master)
02 All That I Am (Master)
03 Stop, Look And Listen (Takes 1-3)
04 Spinout (Master)
05 Never Say Yes (Master)
06 Tomorrow Is A Long Time* (Master)

* Bonus songs not featured in the MGM motion picture

'MEMPHIS' Elvis Week Listening Q&A: In celebration of Elvis new release fans today attended an Elvis Week highlight the "MEMPHIS Q&A and Listening Party".

Together with Tom Brown were producer Ernst Jørgensen, author Robert Gordon plus recording engineer Matt Ross-Spang.

You can now watch this interesting discussion on YouTube HERE - where they give backgrounds on the newly mixed tracks - and discuss the story behind the new box set.
Starts at 15 minutes in. Runs 70 minutes

(News, Source;EPE/ElvisInfoNet)

'ELVIS Memphis' Mini Review: What better place to start with an insight into the new Elvis box-set than the 'Memphis Flyer' the weekly alternative newspaper serving the greater Memphis, Tennessee, area.
In the article, arts reporter Alex Greene discovers Elvis' Memphis soul.
The review's key points include..
'The King’s Hometown Cuts' - New mixes from four eras of Elvis Presley recording in Memphis.
Having incorporated elements of Sun Studio, Phillips Recording Service, and Ardent Studios into the design of his own Southern Grooves studio, Matt Ross-Spang has an ear for history, so it’s no wonder that he’s become the go-to guy for mixing Elvis Presley.
Following a brief similar to that of the From Elvis In Nashville album, Ross-Spang has outdone himself on the new box set dropping for Elvis Week, a set of five CDs and/or two LPs produced by Ernst Jørgensen, collecting everything Presley recorded in his adopted hometown. (<EIN Note, this is not actually true since some material has been omitted.)

Working from digital copies of the original multitrack tapes offered him a glimpse into the recording techniques of a bygone age. “I was really excited to work on the Stax and American stuff simply because I’m a Memphis history nut, and to get to hear those multitracks was really exciting. Working with Chips Moman at American, Elvis had a new band, a new producer, a new studio - everything was new. And yet Chips didn’t have nice technologies like RCA [in Nashville]. He committed all that music to four tracks, typically. And oftentimes he recorded the reverb chamber right onto the track. Or put the bass and the acoustic guitar on the same track. So it was really cool for me to open that up and see how much commitment he had, the vision he had from the beginning.”

Those American recordings yielded hits like “In the Ghetto” and “Suspicious Minds” but the familiar versions, exploding with those distinctive string arrangements, are only hinted at here. The MEMPHIS tracks reveal what preceded those orchestral flourishes: The sure-footed, house band Moman had assembled, aka The Memphis Boys, both soulful and rocking, playing their hearts out while the voice of Elvis rang out in the room. As Robert Gordon writes in the extensive liner notes, the new mixes put us “standing next to Elvis inside the recording studio, us and the basic band, hearing what he’s hearing.”

Moreover, it’s a master class in minimalist songcraft, as one hears guitarist Reggie Young weave his lines in with those of keyboardists Bobby Woods and Bobby Emmons, the latter’s organ parts suggesting an orchestra, yet molded out of rawer sounds. Here and there are occasional overdubs, as in the remarkable “Don’t Cry, Daddy” where Presley harmonizes with himself. As Ross-Spang explains, “We left in some of the overdubs that they did on the spot there, but we didn’t use things that they went back to Nashville to do.”

Ross-Spang didn’t have to mix these tracks entirely on his own. “It was really fun to get to work with Robert Gordon on this. I was sending him mixes and he was sending me notes back. And then producer Rob Santos and Ernst. Sometimes I can treat a mix too technically and not emotionally, but Ernst would give me very nontypical, emotional mix notes.” As the singer’s raw emotion explodes from the speakers, MEMPHIS reveals Elvis to be one of the premier soul artists of his time.
- - - - Go here to Memphis Flyer for the full review
(News, Source;MS/ElvisInfoNet)

With the exception of the Sun recordings, all tracks on ‘MEMPHIS’ were newly mixed by GRAMMY-winner Matt Ross-Spang at Southern Grooves Memphis, with overdubs stripped away - to reveal only what Elvis heard live in the studio.

With this intimacy, new revelations abound, through it all, the listener is standing next to Elvis - hearing exactly what he is hearing.

In 1960 when asked what he missed about his hometown on his way back from the army, a 25-year-old Elvis answered: “Everything. I mean that - everything.”
See 'Elvis FTD /SONY News 2024 for details - out worldwide this friday August 9.
(News, Source;SONY/ElvisInfoNet)

'Celluloid Sell-Out 1960-61' New FTD book OUT NOW: FTD has also delivered this new deluxe book by Bob Pakes to your local Elvis dealer.
This time a follow up to his earlier FTD book 'Celluloid Sell-Out 1956-1958'.

448 pages containing over 2000 images - featuring worldwide Elvis Presley movie memorabilia from 1960-1961. Packed with movie posters, lobby cards and more.

Also includes two cds of movie soundtrack outtakes (all previously released)

See 'Elvis FTD / SONY CD News' for more details and tracklist

These stripped recordings strike an emotional chord as he interacts beautifully with his backing vocalists on “Danny Boy” or finds a deep pocket on the swinging “For The Heart.”

In 1960 when asked what he missed about his hometown on his way back from the army, a 25-year-old Elvis answered: “Everything. I mean that - everything.”

OUT August 9. You can now pre-order at Amazon for $71.
(News, Source;SONY/ElvisInfoNet)

Polk Salad Annie: As part of the MEMPHIS set Matt Ross-Spang has remixed the audio for Elvis' live 1974 Memphis performance.

Super-fan Johnny-2523 has posted a fabulous video using footage from both TTWII and 'On Tour' to showcase the newly remixed audio by Matt-Ross Spang.

Well-worth watching..

(News, Source;ELVISDINNERSHOW2020)

Features "Highlights of Elvis' recordings throughout his years in Memphis. Features newly remixed tracks in their pure form without overdubs by  Grammy Award winning producer Matt Ross-Spang. Includes his 1974 hometown show at the Mid-South Colosseum."

Various websites have it priced at £34 / Euro43 /  US$80

The informative Mike Sander (Elvis Club Berlin) has kindly listed the new session takes available on this FTD set. Of course some have been bootlegged in the past and some in very poor quality. These look very interesting..
March 20, 1967:
Suppose (Instrumental)

Sept 10-12 1967:
Guitar Man - Takes 3 (FS), 4 (2x FS), 6 (FS), 8 (LFS)
Big Boss Man - Takes 8 (FS), 10 (FS)
Mine - Takes 5 (FS), 6 (FS), 7, 10-12 (FS), 14-15 (FS), 16, 17 (FS), 18, 19-20 (FS), 21
Singing Tree - Take 3 (FS), 5-6 (FS), 7, 9+11 (FS), 12
Just Call Me Lonesome - Take 2 (FS)
Hi-Heel Sneakers - Takes 2-4 (FS)
We Call On Him - Take 6 (FS)
You'll Never Walk Alone - Take 7 (2x FS)
Singing Tree (Remake) - Takes 4 (FS), 5

Jan. 15 -17, 1968:
Too Much Monkey Business - Takes 2+5+7+8+11 (all FS), 13, 14
Too Much Monkey Business (Guitar Overdub) Takes 1-4
Goin' Home - Takes 1-4(FS), 5, 6-8(FS), 9-11(FS), 14(FS), 20(FS), 25(FS)
Stay Away - Takes 7-8(FS), 9, 15
Stay Away (Guitar Overdub) Takes 1-2
US Male - Takes 1(LFS), 3(FS+LFS), 8(LFS)

Also check here via the fabulous Keith Flynn Recording Sessions site.
(News, Source;FTD/Berlin/KF/ElvisinfoNet)

'Celluloid Sell-Out 1960-61' New FTD book: FTD also announces a new deluxe book by Bob Pakes for July.
This time a follow up to his earlier FTD book 'Celluloid Sell-Out 1956-1958'.

448 pages containing over 2000 images - featuring worldwide Elvis Presley movie memorabilia from 1960-1961. Packed with movie posters, lobby cards and more.

Also includes two cds of movie soundtrack outtakes (all previously released)

'Elvis: Stateline SAHARA '74' FTD In-Depth Review: 'ELVIS: Stateline Sahara 1974 Lake Tahoe' released as a 3-CD 5” digi-pak features three previously unreleased performances from Elvis' third Lake Tahoe season - May 19 (Evening show), May 20 (Midnight show) and May 25 (Midnight show).
Just two weeks before this Lake Tahoe season Elvis had been playing to audiences of over 18 thousand at the Los Angeles Forum, so it is understandable if Elvis sounds a little more on ‘cruise-control’ but being less O-T-T is also a positive in that they sound more intimate.

FTD have already released three concerts from this Tahoe season plus five of the best tracks from this set.
Go here as Elvis soundboard super-collector Geoffrey McDonnell & EIN's Piers Beagley investigate what fans may discover in these previously unheard performances

(FTD Reviews, Source:GM/ElvisInfoNet)

FTD 'Moody Blue' Sparkly Gold Vinyl: There must be still "gold in the mountain" as FTD announce a reprint of their 2015 'Moody Blue' double-album this time in Gold Sparkle!  
... FTD Vinyl is pleased to announce the release of Elvis’ last studio album in Limited Edition Gold Sparkle 180-Gram vinyl.
This individually numbered gold collectible is limited to 4000 Worldwide.

Apart from outtakes of “Way Down” and “Moody Blue”, this 2-LP deluxe edition includes “If You Love Me (Let Me Know)”, “Pledging My Love”, He’ll Have To Go” plus two undubbed versions of his now legendary emotional interpretation of “Unchained Melody”..

EIN was disappointed first time around (see FTD 2015 releases here) that it did not include the full-length version of 'Pledging My Love'. Sadly it still doesn't.

'Elvis: Summer of '76' FTD In-depth Review: This new FTD set features three 1976 concerts, Charleston A/S July 24, Springfield E/S July 29 and Hampton Roads A/S August 1.
Things started going terribly wrong for Elvis in 1976. The beauty and on-stage power that he still exuded the previous year was fast fading away. Elvis' third tour of 1976 was one of his worst. Starting just 10 days after Elvis fired Red, Sonny West and Dave Hebler he was not in a good way.
Despite already releasing 27 concerts from this rather sad year, FTD have released yet another three 1976 performances and they are not good.
Collectors of course will appreciate that FTD have included two previously unknown soundboards here and they do help us explore what state our hero was in for his 1976 summer. However Elvis was obviously not in a good way which makes them rather sad....
Elvis soundboard super-collector Geoffrey McDonnell along with EIN's Piers Beagley explore this new FTD 1976 triple- pack to see whether fans could learn anything new...
(FTD Reviews, Source;GM/ElvisInformationNetwork)

CD 1 The Masters:
01. Blue Hawaii (2:34) (Lee Robin/Ralph Rainger) 02. Almost Always True (2:22) (Fred Wise/Ben Weisman) 03. Aloha Oe (1:53) (Arranged and adapted by Elvis Presley) 04. No More (2:20) (Don Robertson/Hal Blair) 05. Can’t Help Falling In Love (3:01) (Hugo Peretti/Luigi Creatore/George Weiss) 06. Rock-A-Hula Baby (1:56) (Fred Wise/Ben Weisman/Dolores Fuller) 07. Moonlight Swim (2:18) (Sylvia Dee/Ben Weisman) 08. Ku-U-I-Po (2:21) (Hugo Peretti/Luigi Creatore/George Weiss) 09. Ito Eats (1:23) (Sid Tepper/Roy C. Bennett) 10. Slicin’ Sand (1:35) (Sid Tepper/Roy C. Bennett) 11. Hawaiian Sunset (2:33) (Sid Tepper/Roy C. Bennett) 12. Beach Boy Blues (2:03) (Sid Tepper/Roy C. Bennett) 13. Island Of Love (2:38) (Sid Tepper/Roy C. Bennett) 14. Hawaiian Wedding Song (2:49) (Charles King/Al Hoffman/Dick Manning) 15. Steppin’ Out of Line (1:52) (Fred Wise/Ben Weisman/Dolores Fuller)
March 21, 1961 - Radio Recorders, Hollywood:
16. Hawaiian Sunset (AO) take 1 17. Hawaiian Sunset (AO) take 2 18. Hawaiian Sunset (AO) take 3 19. Hawaiian Sunset (AO) take 4 (used for master) 20. Hawaiian Sunset (AO) takes 5-6, 7 (used for master) 21. Hawaiian Sunset (AO) (final master) (splice of take 4 & 7)

CD 2 March 21, 1961 - Radio Recorders, Hollywood:
01. Aloha Oe (BO section 2) take 1 02. Aloha Oe (BO section 2) take 2 03. Aloha Oe (BO section 2) take 3 04. Aloha Oe (BO section 2) takes 4, 5 (used for master) 05. Aloha Oe (BO section 2) take 6 06. Aloha Oe (BO section 2) take 7 (used for master) 07. Aloha Oe (BO 1 - master) (take 4) & (BO 2 - master) (splice of take 7 & 5) 08. Ku-U-I-Po (CO) take 1 09. Ku-U-I-Po (CO) takes 2,4,5 10. Ku-U-I-Po (CO) takes 6-7 11. Ku-U-I-Po (CO) takes 8, 9 (master) 12. No More (DO) takes 1-2 13. No More (DO) takes 4, 5, 7 14. No More (DO) take 8 15. No More (DO) take 9 16. No More (DO) takes 10-11 17. No More (DO) takes 12,13 (used for master) 18. No More (DO-1) (insert ending) takes 14-16 19. No More (DO & DO-1) (master) (splice of take 13 & ending take 16) 20. Slicin’ Sand (EO) takes 1-3 21. Slicin’ Sand (EO) take 4 22. Slicin’ Sand (EO) takes 5-7 23. Slicin’ Sand (EO) takes 8-9 24. Slicin’ Sand (EO) take 10 25. Slicin’ Sand (EO) takes 11-12 26. Slicin’ Sand (EO) takes 13-14 27. Slicin’ Sand (EO) takes 15-18 28. Slicin’ Sand (EO) take 19 (master)

CD 3 March 22, 1961 - Radio Recorders, Hollywood:
01. Blue Hawaii (FO) takes 1-3 02. Blue Hawaii (FO) takes 4-6 03. Blue Hawaii (FO) take 7 (master) 04. Ito Eats (GO) takes 1-2 05. Ito Eats (GO) takes 3-5 06. Ito Eats (GO) takes 6-8, 9 (master) 07. Hawaiian Wedding Song (JO) take 1 08. Hawaiian Wedding Song (JO) take 2 (master) 09. Island of Love (KO) takes 1-4 10. Island Of Love (KO) takes 5-7 11. Island Of Love (KO) take 8 12. Island Of Love (KO) take 9-10 13. Island Of Love (KO) takes 11-12 14. Island Of Love (KO) take 13 (master) 15. Steppin’ Out Of Line (LO) (movie version) takes 1-5 16. Steppin’ Out Of Line (LO) (movie version) takes 6-7, 8 (master) 17. Steppin’ Out Of Line (LO) (record version) takes 9-11 18. Steppin’ Out Of Line (LO) (record version) takes 12-15 19. Steppin’ Out Of Line (LO) (record version) takes 16, 17 (master) 20. Steppin’ Out Of Line (LO) (movie version) (tag) takes 18-19 21. Steppin’ Out Of Line (LO) (movie version) (master) 22. Almost Always True (MO) takes 1-3 23. Almost Always True (MO) takes 4-5 24. Almost Always True (MO) takes 6-7 25. Almost Always True (MO) take 8 (master)

CD 4
01. Moonlight Swim (NO) takes 1-2 02. Moonlight Swim (NO) take 3 (master without female vocals overdub) 03. Moonlight Swim (NO) take 4
March 23, 1961 - Radio Recorders, Hollywood
04. Can’t Help Falling In Love (RO) (movie version) takes 1-5 05. Can’t Help Falling In Love (RO) (movie version) takes 6-8 06. Can’t Help Falling In Love (RO) (movie version) take 9 07. Can’t Help Falling In Love (RO) (movie version) takes 10-12 08. Can’t Help Falling In Love (RO) (movie version) take 13 09. Can’t Help Falling In Love (RO) (movie version) takes 14-16 10. Can’t Help Falling In Love (RO) (movie version) takes 17-20 11. Can’t Help Falling In Love (RO) (movie version) takes 21-22, 23 (master) 12. Can’t Help Falling In Love (RO) (movie version) takes 24 13. Can’t Help Falling In Love (RO) (movie version) takes 25-26 14. Can’t Help Falling In Love (RO) (record version) takes 27-29 (master) 15. Beach Boy Blues SO (record version) takes 1, 2 (master) 3 16. Beach Boy Blues SO (movie version) take 4 (master) 17. Rock-A-Hula Baby TO (record version) takes 1-3 18. Rock-A-Hula Baby TO (record version) Takes 4, 5 (master).

Credits: Original musical arranger: Joseph J. Lilley. Original engineer: Thorne Nogar. Original editor: Dave Wiechman.
Mixed from 3-track to 2-track stereo by Vic Anesini at Battery Studios, New York, 2022.
Edited and mastered by Jan Eliasson at Audio Planet, Denmark.
Produced by Ernst Mikael Jørgensen.

'ELVIS: Now In Person 1972': David English and Pal Granlund are proud to present this Special Collector's Edition 'ELVIS Now In Person 1972' Deluxe book/CD set. It offers readers a detailed chronicle of Elvis Presley's career between January and April of 1972.

This eventful period started with a successful stint at the Hilton Hotel International in Las Vegas spanning January and February, followed by the RCA recording sessions in Hollywood in March and ending with his 1972 April Tour, segments of which were filmed for the MGM movie-documentary Elvis On Tour.

Features 2 Books / 4 CDs and special vinyl EP.

'From Las Vegas To Buffalo'
Contains 120-pages, featuring Elvis' Las Vegas shows from January 26 - February 23, a comprehensive record of all the recording sessions and rehearsals from March 27 until the final stage rehearsal at the Statler Hotel, Buffalo on April 5.
Filming logs from the MGM movie Elvis On Tour are also documented.
'The April Tour'
Contains 384-pages, illustrated throughout with several hundred photographs, many of which are previously unpublished.
Newspaper articles and filming documentation are also included to form a comprehensive record of Elvis' 1972 April Tour and the making of the documentary Elvis On Tour.

AUDIO
CD.1 'Live In Las Vegas' February 1972 Las Vegas multi-track recordings. Includes 8 unreleased tracks.
The main section of the CD is the 2007 FTD 'An American Trilogy' remixed by Matt Ross-Spang
CD.2 'Studio Rehearsals'. CD version of the vinyl 'Burning Love - The RCA Rehearsals'. All previously released in 'On Tour' Rehearsals'.

CD.3 'The April Tour'. CD version of the vinyl 'Live 1972'. Everything previously released in the recent 'Elvis On Tour' box-set

CD.4 'The Stage Rehearsal'. Elvis' April 5, 1972 Statler Hilton, Buffalo rehearsal. Officially previously unreleased but was featured on the stunning 'Elvis On Tour' Amiga 2018 bootleg set.

VINYL - A collectors' 'Compact 33rpm' EP
Burning Love
It’s A Matter Of Time
For The Good Times
Where Do I Go From Here

Priced at £190 /€220/ $230/ AU$365 PLUS POSTAGE!
For overseas countries please check the postage which will be expensive.

NOTE: FTD has announced that there will be separate 4CD release for those that need the audio and cannot afford these Deluxe books.

(News, Source;FTD/ElvisInfoNet)

New FTD October Releases: The official FTD announcement is for these two new releases for October.
1. 'Elvis: Summer Of '76': As part of its ongoing live on tour series, FTD is pleased to announce the release of Elvis: Summer Of '76. Released as a 3-CD 5" digi-pak, this set features three 1976 concerts:
CD1 - Charleston, West Virginia, Afternoon Show, July 24
CD2 - Springfield, Massachusetts, Evening Show, July 29
CD3 - Hampton Roads, Afternoon Show, August 1.
EIN Note: FTD released another 1976 triple-pack back in early January and this third tour of 1976 was one of Elvis' worst. Starting just 10 days after Elvis fired Red, Sonny West and Dave Hebler he was not in a good way.
The Hampton Roads August 1 show has been out previously on bootleg (Fort Baxter’s ‘Bicentennial Elvis Experience') and Elvis sounds exhausted. Fans consider it one of his worst performances - what an odd choice for FTD to release. The only song of interest is a rough version of 'Return To Sender' but it's already released by FTD.   
.. Priced at around US$62.

2. 'From Elvis Presley Boulevard' VINYL - regular black-vinyl edition.
With the same tracklist as the 'Blue vinyl' version released back in March 2023, each double album features great outtakes and masters recorded in the legendary Jungle Room.
Songs include Hurt, For The Heart, Love Coming Down, I'll Never Fall In Love Again, Danny Boy, Solitaire and The Last Farewell.

3.'Elvis: The His Hand In Mine Sessions' FTD's 3-CD "complete" 'His Hand In Mine' sessions is being reprinted.
This is an amazing success story as the "complete" sessions version only featured a few more minutes than FTD's original HHIM 'Classic Album' release from 2007.
See 'SONY/ FTD releases January 2021' for tracklisting and full details

(News, Source;FTD/ElvisInfoNet)