“ELVIS: GUITAR MAN – the ‘67/’68 SESSIONS” (5-CD)

 As part of its ongoing SESSIONS series, FTD is pleased to announce the release of ELVIS PRESLEY – GUITAR MAN – THE ‘67/’68 SESSIONS Released as a 5-CD SET, It features the RCA label sessions at RCA Studio B in Nashville. September 1967 highlights include the title track along with “Hi Heel Sneakers”, “Big Boss Man” and “You Don’t Know Me”. January 1968 spawned “Too Much Monkey Business” and “U.S. Male”.  The 24-page booklet features rare photos, session data, memorabilia and global chart  and release information.

Elvis Presley – Guitar Man – The 67/68 Sessions.

Disc 1
01)   Big Boss Man
02)   You Don’t Know Me
03)   Guitar Man
04)   Singing Tree
05)   Just Call Me Lonesome
06)   Hi-Heel Sneakers
07)   U.S. Male
08)   Stay Away
09)   You’ll Never Walk Alone
10)   We Call On Him
11)   Mine
12)   Going Home
13)   Too Much Monkey Business
Bonus song

14)   Suppose
September 10, 1967 Sessions

15)   Guitar Man – takes 1-5
16)   Guitar Man – takes 6-9
17)   Guitar Man – take 10
18)   Guitar Man – takes 11-12 undubbed master
19)   Guitar Man – overdub of take 12 – unedited
20)   Big Boss Man – takes 1-2
21)   Big Boss Man – takes 3-9
22)   Big Boss Man – takes 10-11 master Disc 2
September 10, 1967 Sessions continued

01)   Mine – takes 1-4
02)   Mine – takes 5-7
03)   Mine – takes 8-9
04)   Mine – takes 10-13
05)   Mine – takes 14-16
06)   Mine – takes 17-18
07)   Mine – takes 19-21
08)   Mine – take 21 with vocal replacement – master
09)   Singing Tree – take 1
10)   Singing Tree – takes 2-4
11)   Singing Tree – takes 5-7
12)   Singing Tree – take 8
13)   Singing Tree – takes 9-12 )
14)   Singing Tree – take 13 alternate master
15)   Just Call Me Lonesome – take 1 master
16)   Just Call Me Lonesome – takes 2-4
17)   Just Call Me Lonesome – takes 5-6 alternate master

Disc 3

September 11, 1967 Sessions

01)   Hi-Heel Sneakers – takes 1-5
02)   Hi-Heel Sneakers – takes 6-7 unedited master
03)   Hi-Heel Sneakers – Splice of take 7 & first line of take 5 – edited master
04)   You Don’t Know Me – take 1
05)   You Don’t Know Me – take 2
06)   You Don’t Know Me – splice of take 1 and last chord of take 2 – master
07)   We Call On Him -takes 1-2
08)   We Call On Him – take 3
09)   We Call On Him – takes 4-5
10)   We Call On Him – takes 6-7
11)   We Call On Him – take 8
12)   We Call On Him – take 9 master
13)   You’ll Never Walk Alone – take 1
14)   You’ll Never Walk Alone – take 2
15)   You’ll Never Walk Alone – takes 3-8
16)   You’ll Never Walk Alone – splice of takes 8 & 1 – master
17)   Singing Tree (remake) – takes 1-3
18)   Singing Tree (remake) – take 4-5 undubbed master
19)   Singing Tree (remake) - - overdub of take 5 master
Disc 4

The January 15, 1968 Sessions

01)   Too Much Monkey Business -takes 1-3
02)   Too Much Monkey Business – takes 4-9
03)   Too Much Monkey Business – take 10
04)   Too Much Monkey Business – takes 11-13
05)   Too Much Monkey Business – take 14 undubbed master
06)   Too Much Monkey Business – overdub of take 14, take 1
07)   Too Much Monkey Business – overdub of take 14. Takes 2-5 master
08)   Goin’ Home – takes 1-5
09)   Goin’ Home – takes 6-15
10)   Goin’ Home – takes 16-21
11)   Goin’ Home – takes 22-23
12)   Goin’ Home – takes 24-29
13)   Goin’ Home – take 30 master

Disc 5
The January 16, 1968 Sessions
01)   Stay Away – takes 1-2
02)   Stay Away – takes 3-6
03)   Stay Away – takes 7-9
04)   Stay Away – takes 10-13
05)   Stay Away – take 14
06)   Stay Away – take 15 undubbed master
07)   Stay Away – overdub of take 15, take 1
08)   Stay Away – overdub of take 15, take 2
09)   Stay Away –(overdub of take 15, take 3 master
10)   U.S. Male – takes 1-4
11)   U.S. Male – take 5
12)   U.S. Male – takes 6-
13)   U.S.Male – takes 8-10
14)   U.S. Male – take 11
15)   U.S. Male – take 12
Overdub Session, March 20, 1967
16)   Suppose – Elvis at the piano, 1966 recording
17)   Suppose – overdubbed master
18)   Suppose – (instrumental)

ELVIS: CELLULOID SELL-OUT! VOL. 2

FTD Books is pleased to announce the release of “ELVIS: CELLULOID SELL-OUT!  VOL. 2”.
Following on from the highly successful Vol. 1, this edition features 438 pages with over 2000 images. It’s packed with movie posters, lobby cards, press books, and much more.  Also includes extensive information on memorabilia and how the movies from 1960 and 1961 were promoted around the world.  Two CD’s feature alternate soundtrack recordings from G.I. Blues, Flaming Star, Blue Hawaii and Wild In The Country.
CELLULOID SELL-OUT! Vol. 2 1960-1961.                            
DISC 1   G.I. Blues/Flaming Star 

01) Tonight Is So Right For Love – take 2
02)What’s She Really Like – take 5
03) Frankfort Special -version 1 take 13
04) Wooden Heart – take 1
05) G.I. Blues  - take 1
06) Pocketful Of Rainbows – version 1 – take 12
07) Shoppin Around – version 1 master, take 11                      
08) Big Boots – fast Version – master, take 7 
09) Didja Ever – take 1
10) Blue Suede Shoes – album master take 1 
11) Doin The Best I Can – take 3
12) Tonight’s All Right For Love – take 1
13) Flaming Star – take 1
14) Summer Kisses, Winter Tears – take 2
15) A Cane And A High Starched Collar – master – splice from take 6 and insert 1, take 6
16) Britches – master – vocal overdub spliced from takes 5 and 7 and insert 1 take 1
17) Flaming Star – end title version, master – spliced from take 5 and ending of take 4
18) Black Star – master – take 14

DISC 2   Wild In The Country/Blue Hawaii

01) Lonely Man – solo version – master – take 4
02) Wild In The Country – take 11
03) In My Way – take 1
04) Forget Me Never – take 1
05) Lonely Man . record version  - take 1
06) I Slipped, I Stumbled, I Fell – alternate master – take 18
07) Husky Dusky Day
08) Blue Hawaii – take 3
09) Almost Always True – take 3
10) Aloha Oe – take 6
11) No More – take 8                      
12) Can’t Help Falling In Love - movie version – take 23
13) Rock-A-Hula Baby – take 3 (1.52)
14) Moonlight Swim – take 2 (3:38)
15) Ku-U-I-Po – take 5                    
16) Ito Eats – take 5
17) Slicin’ Sand – take 4
18) Hawaiian Sunset – take 2
19) Beach Boy Blues - movie version - take 3
20) Island Of Love – take 8
21) Hawaiian Wedding Song – take 1
22) Steppin’ Out Of Line – unedited movie version – spliced from takes 8 and 19


Update May 24, 2024

 

  1.  “ELVIS: THE BLUE HAWAII SESSIONS” (4-CD)

 

 

As part of its ongoing SESSIONS series, FTD is pleased to announce the release of ELVIS PRESLEY - THE BLUE HAWAII SESSIONS. Released as a 4-CD SET, It features the complete soundtrack sessions newly-mixed from the original 3-track session tapes. The 24-page booklet features informative flashbacks from musicians and songwriters.  session data, memorabilia and global chart information.

The original album spent 20 weeks at #1 on Billboard’s TOP POP LPs chart. Nominated for a Grammy Award in 1961, it became the 2nd most successful soundtrack album of the 60s only losing out to West Side Story!

Footnote: Audio previously released in the FTD book “The Making of Blue Hawaii”

THE BLUE HAWAII SESSIONS CD 1        

THE MASTERS

Side 1

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)

Side 2

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 15-17

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)

 

  1. “ELVIS: STATELINE SAHARA 1974”    (3-CD)

 

As part of its ongoing live on tour series, FTD is pleased to announce the release of ELVIS: STATELINE SAHARA 1974. Released as a 3-CD 5” digi-pak, this set features three great show from Lake Tahoe, Nevada:  May 19 (evening show), May 20 (midnight show) and May 25 (Midnight show). Recorded in mono.
Disc 1
May 19, 1974 Dinner Show
01 See See Rider 2:37
02 I Got A Woman / Amen 5:26
03 Love Me 1:52 
04 Trying To Get To You 2:39
05 All Shook Up 1:04 
06 Love Me Tender 1:42
07 Steamroller Blues 2:49
08 Hound Dog 1:21
09 Fever 3:40
10 Polk Salad Annie 4:36 
11 Why Me Lord 3:52
12 Suspicious Minds 3:41
13 Introductions ­2:46 
14 I Can’t Stop Loving You 2:42
15 Help Me 3:01
16 Spanish Eyes 3:24
17 How Great Thou Art 2:55
18 Let Me Be There 3:05
19 Big Boss Man 2:51 
20 Can’t Help Falling In Love 1:37 
21 Closing Vamp 0:38

Disc 2
May 20, 1974 Midnight Show
 01 See See Rider 2:45
02 I Got A Woman / Amen 5:13
03 Love Me 1:36 
04 Trying To Get To You 2:08
05 All Shook Up 1:00 
06 Love Me Tender 1:40
07 You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me 1:56
08 Hound Dog 1:28
09 Fever 3:11
10 Polk Salad Annie 5:05 
11 Why Me Lord 3:42
12 Suspicious Minds 3:41
13 Introductions ­2:55
14 I Can’t Stop Loving You 2:37
15 Help Me 2:31
16 Bridge Over Troubled Water 4:09
17 Let Me Be There 2:47
18 The Wonder Of You 2:03
19 Big Boss Man 2:37 
20 Funny How Time Slips Away 2:45
21 Can’t Help Falling In Love 1:35 
22 Closing Vamp 0:37

Disc 3
May 25, 1974 Midnight Show
01 See See Rider 2:57
02 I Got A Woman / Amen 5:22
03 Love Me 1:46 
04 Trying To Get To You 2:14
05 All Shook Up 1:04 
06 Love Me Tender 1:57
07 You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me 1:57
08 Johnny B. Goode 1:41
09 Hound Dog 1:20
10 Fever 2:59
11 Polk Salad Annie 4:33 
12 Why Me Lord 2:45
13 You Gave Me A Mountain 3:13
14 Suspicious Minds 3:43
15 Introductions 2:14
16 I Can’t Stop Loving You 2:22
17 I’m Leavin’ 3:20
18 Bridge Over Troubled Water 4:18 
19 Let Me Be There 2:45
20 The Wonder Of You 2:07
21 Big Boss Man 2:46 
22 Funny How Time Slips Away 1:59

Tape runs out before the closing song 
“Can’t Help Falling In Love”

Update February 3, 2024

3 new FTD releases

The How Great Thou Art Sessions

5xCD collection of masters and outtakes, presented in an 8”x8”
slipcase with a 28-page booklet featuring notes, photos, session data
and memorabilia.

DISC 1 The Masters
How Great Thou Art
In The Garden
Somebody Bigger Than You And I
Farther Along
Stand By Me
Without Him
So High
Where Could I Go But To The Lord
By And By
If The Lord Wasn’t Walking By My Side
Run On
Where No One Stands Alone
Love Letters
Come What May
Tomorrow Is A Long Time
Down In The Alley
I’ll Remember You
If Every Day Was Like Christmas
Indescribably Blue
Fools Fall In Love
Beyond The Reef (original overdubbed master)

DISC 2
Run On (Takes 1 & 2)
Run On (Takes 3 – 6)
How Great Thou Art (Takes 1 & 2)
Stand By Me (Takes 1 & 2)
Stand By Me (Takes 3 – 7)
Stand By Me (Takes 8 – 10)
Stand By Me (Take 11/M)
Where No One Stands Alone (Take 1)
Where No One Stands Alone (Takes 2 & 3)
Where No One Stands Alone (Take 4)
Where No One Stands Alone (work parts 1 – 4)
Where No One Stands Alone (work part 5)
Where No One Stands Alone (work part 6)
Where No One Stands Alone (splice of takes 4 & 1/M)

DISC 3
Down In The Alley (Take 1)
Down In The Alley (Takes 2 – 6)
Down In The Alley (Takes 7 – 9/M)
Tomorrow Is A Long Time (Takes 1 & 2)
Tomorrow Is A Long Time (Take 3/M)
Love Letters (Takes 1 & 2)
Love Letters (Takes 3 – 7)
Love Letters (Take 8 )
Love Letters (Take 9/M)
So High (Take 1)
So High (Takes 2 & 3)
So High (Take 4/M)
Farther Along (Takes 1 & 2)
Farther Along (splice of Take 3 and one line from Take 2/M)
By And By (Takes 1 – 4)
By And By (Takes 5 – 9)
By And By (Take 10/M)

DISC 4
In The Garden (Takes 1 – 3/M)
Beyond The Reef (Takes 1 & 2/M – undubbed master)
Somebody Bigger Than You And I (Takes 1 – 8 )
Somebody Bigger Than You And I (Takes 9 – 11)
Somebody Bigger Than You And I (Take 12)
Somebody Bigger Than You And I (Takes 13 – 15)
Somebody Bigger Than You And I (Take 16)
Somebody Bigger Than You And I (work parts 1 – 4)
Somebody Bigger Than You And I (work part 5)
Somebody Bigger Than You And I (work part 6)
Somebody Bigger Than You And I (splice of Take 16 and work part 6/M)
Without Him (Take 1)
Without Him (Takes 2 – 8 )
Without Him (Takes 9 – 14)
Without Him (Take 15/M)
If The Lord Wasn’t Walking By My Side (Take 1)
If The Lord Wasn’t Walking By My Side (Takes 2 – 4)
If The Lord Wasn’t Walking By My Side (Take 5/M)
If The Lord Wasn’t Walking By My Side (Take 6)
Where Could I Go But To The Lord (Takes 1 & 2/M)

DISC 5
Come What May (Takes 1 & 2)
Come What May (Takes 3 & 4)
Come What May (Takes 5 & 6)
Come What May (Take 7)
Come What May (Take 8/M)
Fools Fall In Love (Takes 1 – 4)
Fools Fall In Love (Take 5/M)
Indescribably Blue (instrumental track Take 7 and work parts 1 & 2)
I’ll Remember You (instrumental track Takes 17 – 19/M)
If Everyday Was Like Christmas (instrumental track Takes 8 – 9/M)
Indescribably Blue (vocal overdub Take 1 to instrumental track 7 and
work part 1)
Indescribably Blue (vocal overdub Take 2 to instrumental track 7 and
work part 1/M)
I’ll Remember You (vocal overdub Take 1 to instrumental track 19)
I’ll Remember You (vocal overdub Take 2 to instrumental track 19)
I’ll Remember You (splice of vocal overdub Takes 1 & 3 to instrumental
track 19)
I’ll Remember You (splice of vocal overdub Takes 1 & 3 to instrumental
track 19 / unedited d/M)
If Every Day Was Like Christmas (vocal overdub Takes 1 & 2/M to
instrumental track 9 / undubbed/M

HOUSTON, FORT WORTH, BATON ROUGE 1974
3xCD 5” digipak featuring three soundboard-recorded concerts from 1974

DISC ONE – Astrodome, Houston, Texas (evening show), March 3rd 1974
See See Rider
I Got A Woman – Amen
Love Me
Trying To Get To You
All Shook Up
Love Me Tender
Johnny B. Goode
Hound Dog
Fever
Polk Salad Annie
Why Me, Lord
Suspicious Minds
Introductions
I Can’t Stop Loving You
Help Me
How Great Thou Art
Let Me Be There
Funny How Time Slips Away
Can’t Help Falling In Love
Closing Vamp

DISC TWO – Tarrant County Convention Center, Fort Worth, Texas
(evening show), June 15th 1974
See See Rider
I Got A Woman – Amen
Love Me
Trying To Get To You
All Shook Up
Love Me Tender
Hound Dog
Fever
Polk Salad Annie
Why Me, Lord
Suspicious Minds
Introductions
I Can’t Stop Loving You
Heartbreak Hotel
Help Me
An American Trilogy
Let Me Be There
Funny How Time Slips Away
Big Boss Man
Can’t Help Falling In Love
Closing Vamp

DISC THREE – Louisiana State University Assembly Center, Baton Rouge,
Louisiana, June 17th 1974
See See Rider
I Got A Woman – Amen
Love Me
Trying To Get To You
All Shook Up
Love Me Tender
Hound Dog
Fever
Polk Salad Annie
Why Me, Lord
Suspicious Minds
Introductions
I Can’t Stop Loving You
Help Me
An American Trilogy
Let Me Be There
Funny How Time Slips Away
Big Boss Man
Can’t Help Falling In Love
Closing Vamp

FUN IN ACAPULCO
180 gram 2xLP vinyl set. Masters and outtakes.

Side One
Bossa Nova Baby (Take 10/M)
The Bullfighter Was A Lady (Takes 4 – 6)
You Can’t Say No In Acapulco (Take 4)
Mexico (Takes 1 & 2)
El Toro (Take 1)
Vino, Dinero Y Amor (Take 1)
Marguerita (Take 1)
Side Two
Fun In Acapulco (Take 1/M)
Bossa Nova Baby (Takes 1 & 2)
I Think I’m Gonna Like It Here (Take 1)
(There’s) No Room To Rhumba In A Sports Car (Take 1/M)
Mexico (Take 6)
The Bullfighter Was A Lady (Takes 11 – 14 Movie version)
Guadalajara – vocal overdub takes 3 & 4)
Side Three
You Can’t Say No In Acapulco (Take 5/M)
Vino, Dinero Y Amor (The Amigos – Café version -Take 1)
I Think I’m Gonna Like It Here (Takes 8 & 9)
Marguerita (Takes 5 & 6)
Bossa Nova Baby (Take 3)
Bossa Nova Baby (Takes 4 & 5)
Bossa Nova Baby (Take 6)
Side Four
Mexico (Take 7)
The Bullfighter Was A Lady (Take 17/M Movie version)
Vino, Dinero Y Amor (Takes 2 & 3)
I Think I’m Gonna Like It Here – Spliced takes 18 & 19 Master – Movie Version)
Bossa Nova Baby (Takes 7 & 8 )
Bonus Songs:
Witchcraft (Take 3/M)
Love Me Tonight (Takes 6 – 8/M)
Slowly But Surely (Take 5/M)
Update May 26, 2023

ELVIS AS RECORDED AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN” (3-CD)

Having just concluded an immensely successful sell-out tour in April, that was filmed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for the 1972 documentary Elvis On Tour, confidence in Elvis’ camp was high as all four shows at New York’s Madison Square Garden were sold out along with the rest of the June tour. Any reticence that Elvis may still have had about performing in the Big Apple were soon allayed as the noise from the MSG audiences was deafening. Summing up the triumph, The  New York Times ‘Arts and Leisure’ headline read  “Like A Prince From Another Planet”.

Elvis As Recorded at Madison Square Garden featuring the evening show on June 10 was rush-released later in the month, and sold a million copies in the U.S. in a matter of weeks. Total U.S. sales to date are now in excess of 3 million thereby achieving triple-platinum status. The afternoon show was eventually issued by RCA in 1997, 20-years after Elvis’ passing, as An Afternoon In The Garden.

This belated 50th Anniversary FTD edition celebrates these legendary shows with newly mixed versions of both shows by Memphian recording engineer Matt-Ross Spang. Disc 3 features the original press conference recorded at the New York Hilton, June 9.

Packaged in our ‘sessions’ style 8” x 8” slipcase, this deluxe 3-CD contains a 20-page color booklet, great photos, memorabilia, press conference transcript and recollections by the late Phil Gelormine.

 

Disc 1
EVENING SHOW
01 Also Sprach Zarathustra
02 That’s All Right
03 Proud Mary
04 Never Been To Spain
05 You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me
06 You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’
07 Polk Salad Annie
08 Love Me
09 All Shook Up
10 Heartbreak Hotel
11 (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear/
Don’t Be Cruel
12 Love Me Tender
13 The Impossible Dream (The Quest)
14 Introductions
15 Hound Dog
16 Suspicious Minds
17 For The Good Times
18 An American Trilogy
19 Funny How Time Slips Away
20 I Can’t Stop Loving You
21 Can’t Help Falling In Love
22 Closing Vamp

Disc 2
AFTERNOON SHOW
01 Also Sprach Zarathustra
02 That’s All Right
03 Proud Mary
04 Never Been To Spain
05 You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me
06 Until It’s Time For You To Go
07 You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’
08 Polk Salad Annie
09 Love Me
10 All Shook Up
11 Heartbreak Hotel
12 (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear/
Don’t Be Cruel
13 Love Me Tender
14 Blue Suede Shoes
15 Reconsider Baby
16 Hound Dog
17 I’ll Remember You
18 Suspicious Minds
19 Introductions
20 For The Good Times
21 An American Trilogy
22 Funny How Time Slips Away
23 I Can’t Stop Loving You
24 Can’t Help Falling In Love
25 Closing Vamp

Recorded live June 10, 1972 
at Madison Square Garden, New York

Disc 3
June 9 Press Conference (20:31)
Recorded by Pål Granlund

THE MAKING OF BLUE HAWAII

Following on from the success of ‘The Making of Jailhouse Rock”, FTD Books announces the release of “The Making of Blue Hawaii”. The deluxe movie book contains 387 pages of rare photos and extensive memorabilia from the film including shooting schedules and memories from cast and crew. The music book includes 85 pages of photos and detailed recording documents.
*4 compact discs feature the soundtrack recording sessions which are newly mixed from the original 3-track tapes. Featuring 50 unreleased takes, the songs are sequenced in recording order for the first time. A 33rpm vinyl EP is also included.
* The recording sessions audio will be issued later this year as an FTD audio only release.
Update March 31, 2023

FTD is pleased to announce the release of 'Elvis: Let Me Be There'. This first new releases for 2023 has an estimated release date of March 6. eleased as a 3-CD 5" digi-pak, this set features three 1974 concerts recorded at The Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas on January 28, 29, February 1, 1974.

Tracklist

Disc 1 - January 28, 1974 Dinner Show

01 Also Sprach Zarathustra
02 See See Rider
03 I Got A Woman / Amen
04 Love Me
05 My Baby Left Me
06 You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'
07 Sweet Caroline
08 Love Me Tender
09 Trying To Get To You
10 Medley: Long Tall Sally / Whole Lot-ta Shakin' Goin' On / Your Mama Don't Dance / Flip, Flop And Fly / Jailhouse Rock / Hound
11 Fever
12 Polk Salad Annie
13 Killing Me Softly With His Song (Performed by Voice)
14 Spanish Eyes
15 Why Me Lord (Performed by J.D. Sumner & the Stamps)
16 Suspicious Minds
17 Introductions
18 I Can't Stop Loving You
19 Help Me
20 An American Trilogy (incomplete)
21 Let Me Be There (incomplete)
22 Can't Help Falling In Love
23 Closing Vamp

Disc 2 - January 29, 1974 Midnight Show

01 See See Rider (late start)
02 I Got A Woman / Amen
03 Love Me
04 My Baby Left Me
05 Trying To Get To You
06 You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'
07 Love Me Tender
08 Medley: Long Tall Sally / Whole Lot-ta Shakin' Goin' On / Your Mama Don't Dance / Flip, Flop And Fly / Jailhouse Rock / Hound Dog
09 Fever
10 Polk Salad Annie
11 Killing Me Softly With His Song (Performed by Voice)
12 Spanish Eyes (incomplete)
13 Why Me Lord (incomplete) (Performed by J.D. Sumner & the Stamps)
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 Can't Help Falling In Love
21 Closing Vamp

Disc 3 - February 1, 1974 Midnight Show

01 See See Rider (late start)
02 I Got A Woman / Amen
03 Love Me
04 Trying To Get To You
05 Sweet Caroline
06 Love Me Tender
07 Medley: Long Tall Sally / Whole Lot-ta Shakin' Goin' On / Your Mama Don't Dance / Flip, Flop And Fly / Jailhouse Rock / Hound Dog
08 Fever
09 Polk Salad Annie
10 Killing Me Softly With His Song (Performed by Voice)
11 Spanish Eyes
12 Why Me Lord (Performed by J.D. Sumner & the Stamps)
13 Suspicious Minds
14 Introductions
15 I Can't Stop Loving You
16 Help Me
17 An American Trilogy
18 Let Me Be There
19 The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
20 Can't Help Falling In Love

Recorded at The Las Vegas Hilton Showroom. All recordings are from original soundboard source.

Update February 9, 2023

FTD Vinyl is pleased to announce the release of a special blue vinyl edition of From Elvis Presley Boulevard. Each double album is individually numbered and 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 and The Last Farewell. 
Available only while stock of 3500 lasts!

LP 1

Side A

1) Hurt - takes 6, 5
2) Love Coming Down - take 4
3) For The Heart - take 5A
4) Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain - take 4
5) I'll Never Fall In Love Again - takes 1, 3

Side B

1) Never Again - master
2) Bitter They Are, Harder They Fall - take 6
3) Moody Blue - take 5
4) The Last Farewell - composite of takes 3 & 2
5) For The Heart - takes 3B, 4B, 5B

LP 2

Side C

1) I'll Never Fall In Love Again - takes 4, 5
2) Hurt - takes 1, 2
3) Danny Boy - master
4) Way Down - master
5) Solitaire - takes 5, 7

Side D

1) The Last Farewell - master
2) Love Coming Down - master
3) I'll Never Fall In Love Again - master rough mix
4) For The Heart - master
5) Hurt - take 3
6) Bitter They Are, Harder They Fall - master

Update February 9, 2023

ELVIS: FROM LOUISIANA AND MEMPHIS (4-CD)

As part of its ongoing live on tour series, FTD is pleased to announce the release of ELVIS: FROM LOUISIANA AND MEMPHIS. Released as a 4-CD 5” digi-pak, this set features three 1976 concerts recorded at *Hirsch Coliseum, Shreveport, Louisiana July 1, 1976, *Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana July 2, 1976 and *Mid-South Coliseum, Memphis, Tennessee July 5, 1976.  

Disc 1

1 Also Sprach Zarathustra 0:52
2 See See Rider 4:34
3 I Got A Woman / Amen 5:17
4 Love Me 2:46
5 If You Love Me (Let Me Know) 2:57
6 You Gave Me A Mountain 3:20
7 All Shook Up 1:01
8 (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear / Don’t Be Cruel 2:07
09 And I Love You So 3:22
10 Jailhouse Rock 1:44
11 Fever 3:34
12 America 2:37 
13 Polk Salad Annie 4:05
14 Introductions/Early Mornin’ Rain 2:54
15 Introductions / What’d I Say / Johnny B. Goode 7:12  
16 Love Letters 3:11
17 School Days 0:58
18 Hurt 3:49
19 Hound Dog 1:59
21 Funny How Time Slips Away 3:03
22 Happy Birthday 0:25
23 It’s Now Or Never 3:00
24 Can’t Help Falling In Love 1:38
25 Closing Vamp 1:23

Recorded live at Hirsch Coliseum, 
Shreveport, Louisiana July 1, 1976 

DISC 2 • Baton Rouge
1 Also Sprach Zarathustra 1:05
2 See See Rider 3:34
3 I Got A Woman / Amen 7:44
4 Love Me 2:26
 5 Fairytale 3:13
6 You Gave Me A Mountain 3:28
7 All Shook Up 1:24
8 (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear / Don’t Be Cruel 2:08
09 And I Love You So 3:23
10 Jailhouse Rock 1:30
11 Fever 2:59
12 America 2:22 
13 Polk Salad Annie 4:09
14 Introductions/Early Mornin’ Rain 3:51
15 Introductions / What’d I Say / Johnny B. Goode 5:06  
16 Love Letters 3:15
17 School Days 0:55
18 Hurt 3:12
19 Funny How Time Slips Away 2:25
20 Can’t Help Falling In Love 1:39
21 Closing Vamp 0:50

Recorded live at Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana July 2, 1976 

DISC 3 • Memphis

1 Also Sprach Zarathustra 1:08
2 See See Rider 4:44
3 I Got A Woman / Amen 7:16
4 Love Me 2:29
 5 Fairytale 2:40
6 You Gave Me A Mountain 3:19
7 All Shook Up 1:03
8 (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear / Don’t Be Cruel 2:05
09 And I Love You So 3:26
10 Jailhouse Rock 1:35
11 Fever 3:19
12 America 2:48 
13 One Night 2:37
14 That’s All Right 1:47
15 Blue Christmas 1:42

DISC 4 • MEMPHIS (continued)

1 Introductions/Early Mornin’ Rain 4:54
2 Introductions / What’d I Say / Johnny B. Goode 6:48  
3 Love Letters 3:25
4 School Days 1:01
5 Hurt 3:53
6 Hound Dog 2:24
7 Funny How Time Slips Away 3:56
8 Help Me 2:49
9 How Great Thou Art 3:24
10 Softly As I Leave You 4:31
11 Polk Salad Annie 4:11
12 Jambalaya 0:20
13 It’s Now Or Never 2:18
14 Can’t Help Falling In Love 1:36
25 Closing Vamp 1:50

Recorded live at Mid-South Coliseum, Memphis, Tennessee July 5, 1976

ELVIS: LAS VEGAS ’71 (3-CD)

As part of its ongoing live on tour series, FTD is pleased to announce the release of ELVIS: LIVE IN VEGAS ‘71. Released as a 3-CD 5” digi-pak, this set features three 1971concerts recorded at the  International Hotel on January 27 / 28 (Midnight shows) and January 29 (Dinner show). Recorded by Bill Porter, The tapes unfortunately have imperfections, but we have prioritized the historic importance and rarity of these recordings.

DISC 1 - January 27, 1971 - Midnight show

1)    Also Sprach Zarathustra
2)    That's All Right
3)        You Don't Have To Say You Love Me
4)    Love Me Tender
5)       There Goes My Everything
6)    Sweet Caroline
7)       You've Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’
8)    Polk Salad Annie
9)       Only Believe
10) How Great Thou Art
11)  Introductions
12)  Johnny B.Goode   
13)  The Wonder Of You
14)  Something
15)     Make The World Go Away
16)  Love Me
17)  One Night
18)  Blue Suede Shoes
19)  Hound Dog
(The original recording tape ran out at this spot in the show).

DISC 2 - January 28, 1971 – Midnight Show

1)    Also Sprach Zarathustra
2)    That's All Right
3)        I Got A Woman
4)    Love Me Tender
5)        You Don't Have To Say You Love Me
6)     Sweet Caroline
7)       You've Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’
8)    Polk Salad Annie
9)    Introductions
10)  Johnny B. Goode  
11)     Introductions
12)  Something
13)      Introductions
14)  The Wonder Of You
15)     Heartbreak Hotel
16) Blue Suede Shoes 
17)  Hound Dog 
18)  One Night
19)     (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear
20)     Suspicious Minds
21)     The Impossible Dream
22)      Closing Vamp

DISC 3 - January 29, 1971 - Dinner Show

1)    Also Sprach Zarathustra
2)    That's All Right
3)        I Got A Woman
4)    Love Me Tender
5)        You Don't Have To Say You Love Me
6)    Sweet Caroline
7)       You've Lost That Loving Feelin’
8)    Polk Salad Annie  
9)    Introductions
10)  Johnny B.Goode   
11)     Introductions
12)  Something
13)     Heartbreak Hotel
14)     Blue Suede Shoes          
15)     (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear
16).    Hound Dog 
17)     Snowbird
18)      The Impossible Dream
19)      Closing Vamp

Update November 27, 2022

IT HAPPENED AT THE WORLD’S FAIR (LIMITED VINYL EDITION)

FTD is pleased to announce the release of IT HAPPENED AT THE WORLD’S FAIR  2-LP LIMITED EDITION. Taking inspiration from RCA Victor’s originally planned but subsequently aborted deluxe soundtrack release (LOC/LSO 1080), this 180 GRAM double vinyl soundtrack companion features original soundtrack masters and excellent alternative outtakes.

 

Disc 1 - Side 1

  1. One Broken Heart For Sale (master)
  2. They Remind Me Too Much Of You (master)
  3. Take Me To The Fair (master)
  4. I’m Falling In Love Tonight- takes 2-4
  5. Beyond The Bend – take 1, 2
  6. How Would You Like To Be – take 1

 

Side 2

  1. A World Of Our Own (master)
  2. Relax (master)
  3. Cotton Candy Land-takes 1,2,4 
  4. They Remind Me Too Much Of You – take 4
  5. One Broken Heart For Sale – takes 2,3,1

I’m Falling In Love Tonight (master)

  1. Happy Ending take 9

 Disc 2 Side 3

  1. Beyond The Bend (master)
  2. How Would You Like To Be – take 2
  3. Take Me To The Fair – takes 4-7
  4. I’m Falling In Love Tonight – take  5
  5. Happy Ending 2:11
  6. They Remind Me Too Much Of You – take 1

 

Side 4

  1. Relax – take 5,6,7
  2. Cotton Candy Land (master)
  3. Beyond The Bend – take 3
  4. They Remind Me Too Much Of You – takes 6,7
  5. How Would You Like To Be (master)
  6. I’m Falling In Love Tonight – takes  6, 7
  7. Happy Ending 4,5,6
Update October 7, 2022

Elvis On Tour 6 CD + 1 Blu-ray [CD]

Set contains previously unreleased live and studio material

RCA/Legacy Recordings has announced the release of Elvis On Tour, a newly-compiled 50th anniversary 6 CD/1 Blu-ray box set of Presley’s monumental 1972 concert trek that includes 145 tracks, including 91 previously unreleased live and studio material. The set will be available December 2nd and includes six CDs with previously unreleased Elvis concert performances and studio rehearsals and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment’s Blu-ray edition of the MGM Film, Elvis On Tour, Presley’s last feature film during his lifetime.

The labels have shared “Burning Love (Rehearsal 2),” which was recorded live at RCA Recording Studios in Hollywood in March 1972 as the first taste of the unreleased material.

The Elvis On Tour box set is produced by Ernst Mikael Jørgensen and mixed by Grammy Award-winning Memphis-based producer Matt Ross-Spang. The original recordings were made by Felton Jarvis and Al Pachucki.

Disc one was recorded live on April 9, 1972, at Hampton Roads Coliseum, Hampton, Virginia, and contains all previously unreleased material.

Disc two was recorded live on April 10, 1972, at Richmond Coliseum, Richmond, Virginia, and contains all previously unreleased material.

Disc three was recorded live on April 14, 1972, at Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina, and contains all previously unreleased material.

Disc four was recorded live on April 18, 1972, at Convention Center Arena, San Antonio, Texas, and includes previously released material from 2003’s Elvis: Close-Up box set, remixed for this release.

Disc five features the tour rehearsals, recorded live at RCA Recording Studios in Hollywood, California, on March 30-31, 1972. The disc is comprised primarily of previously unreleased tracks in addition to performances previously available on the official Elvis Presley collector’s releases Elvis On Tour – The Rehearsals from the 2004 Follow That Dream CD, and 6363 Sunset Boulevard 2001 Follow That Dream CD as well as The Great Performances released in 1990.

Disc six completes Elvis’ rehearsals with his band at RCA Recordings Studios with performances recorded March 31, 1972. The disc includes previously unreleased takes on Kris Kristofferson’s “For The Good Times” as well as performances previously available only on 6363 Sunset Boulevard, Elvis On Tour – The Rehearsals and Amazing Grace.

As Elvis Presley’s national tour played to sold out secondary markets across the country in 1972, Elvis was enjoying himself on-stage and finding electrifying new ways of connecting to audiences at every show. Working with a band and set lists of his choosing, Elvis was channeling the music he loved most–from pop and gospel and traditional country to blues and rock and contemporary hits–while transforming his own greatest hits with fresh arrangements, turning nostalgia into an unforgettable concert experience packed with immediacy.

Award-winning filmmakers Pierre Adidge and Robert Abel (Mad Dogs & Englishmen) went on the road with Elvis Presley and his band with all-access passes, cameras and crew to chronicle the King of Rock & Roll at his on-stage peak in MGM’s Elvis On Tour documentary film. The film captures Elvis, the human being driving the myth, behind-the-scenes backstage with his eyes open and his defenses down. According to MGM’s original press release, the Elvis On Tour film “offers the first intimate look at the enigmatic country boy who became the world’s most celebrated musician.” Both documentary and concert film, Elvis On Tour features montage sequences supervised by Martin Scorsese. The film was released on November 1, 1972.

The Elvis On Tour box set includes fascinating behind-the-scenes liner notes by Jerry Schilling, a longtime personal friend and member of Elvis’ inner circle.

The set also features an illuminating essay by rock historian/musician Warren Zanes, founding member of The Del Fuegos and Professor at New York University.

A definitive portrait of the artist in 1972, the Elvis On Tour box set arrives in the wake of the release of Warner Bros. Pictures’ epic big-screen drama, Elvis, from filmmaker Baz Luhrmann, starring Austin Butler in the title role and Tom Hanks as Colonel Tom Parker, Elvis’ longtime manager and technical advisor.

6 CD/1 Blu-ray

CD 1 – April 9, 1972 – Hampton Roads

1. Introduction: Also Sprach Zarathustra (Theme From 2001: A Space Odyssey) 1:20
2. See See Rider 3:12
3. I Got A Woman / Amen 2:59
4. Never Been To Spain 3:34
5. You Gave Me A Mountain 3:14
6. Until It’s Time For You To Go 2:30
7. Polk Salad Annie 3:03
8. Love Me 1:38
9. All Shook Up 1:06
10. (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear / Don’t Be Cruel 2:11
11. Are You Lonesome Tonight? 2:42
12. I Can’t Stop Loving You 2:26
13. Hound Dog 1:29
14. Bridge Over Troubled Water 4:08
15. Suspicious Minds 5:19
16. For The Good Times 3:08
17. Introductions 1:29
18. American Trilogy 4:54
19. Love Me Tender 2:41
20. A Big Hunk O’ Love 2:05
21. How Great Thou Art 2:54
22. Sweet, Sweet Spirit 2:46
23. Lawdy, Miss Clawdy 2:11
24. Can’t Help Falling In Love 1:42
25. Closing Vamp 1:46

CD 2: April 10, 1972 – Richmond

1. Introduction: Also Sprach Zarathustra (Theme from 2001: A Space Odyssey) 1:17
2. See See Rider 3:00
3. Proud Mary 2:44
4. Never Been To Spain 3:37
5. You Gave Me A Mountain 3:14
6. Until It’s Time For You To Go 2:32
7. Polk Salad Annie 2:51
8. Love Me 2:00
9. All Shook Up 1:01
10. (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear / Don’t Be Cruel 1:49
11. Heartbreak Hotel 2:05
12. Hound Dog 1:21
13. Bridge Over Troubled Water 4:12
14. Love Me Tender 1:43
15. It’s Over 2:18
16. Suspicious Minds 4:47
17. Introductions 1:59
18. For The Good Times 3:06
19. I Can’t Stop Loving You 2:24
20. American Trilogy 4:17
21. Lawdy, Miss Clawdy 2:41
22. Funny How Time Slips Away 2:41
23. Can’t Help Falling In Love 1:41
24. Closing Vamp 1:50

CD 3: April 14, 1972 – Greensboro

1. Introduction: Also Sprach Zarathustra (Theme from 2001: A Space Odyssey) 1:14
2. See See Rider 3:09
3. Proud Mary 2:44
4. Never Been To Spain 3:37
5. You Gave Me A Mountain 3:15
6. Until It’s Time For You To Go 2:37
7. Polk Salad Annie 3:15
8. Love Me 1:36
9. All Shook Up 1:01
10. (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear / Don’t Be Cruel 2:27
11. Hound Dog 1:31
12. Heartbreak Hotel 1:50
13. A Big Hunk O’ Love 2:00
14. Bridge Over Troubled Water 4:14
15. Suspicious Minds 4:46
16. Love Me Tender 1:38
17. Introductions 1:23
18. For The Good Times 3:05
19. American Trilogy 4:45
20. Burning Love 2:46
21. Release Me (And Let Me Love Again) 3:04
22. Funny How Time Slips Away 2:50
23. Can’t Help Falling In Love 1:40
24. Closing Vamp 1:49

CD 4: April 18, 1972 – San Antonio

1. Introduction: Also Sprach Zarathustra (Theme from 2001: A Space Odyssey) 1:20
2. See See Rider 2:52
3. Proud Mary 2:32
4. Never Been To Spain 3:36
5. You Gave Me A Mountain 3:13
6. Until It’s Time For You To Go 2:29
7. Polk Salad Annie 3:05
8. Love Me 1:38
9. All Shook Up 1:01
10. (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear / Don’t Be Cruel 1:46
11. Heartbreak Hotel 1:45
12. Hound Dog 1:25
13. How Great Thou Art 2:54
14. I Can’t Stop Loving You 2:28
15. Love Me Tender 1:39
16. Suspicious Minds 4:21
17. Introductions 1:17
18. For The Good Times 3:23
19. Burning Love 2:02
20. American Trilogy 4:44
21. Funny How Time Slips Away 3:09
22. Can’t Help Falling In Love 1:46
23. Closing Vamp 1:22

CD 5: March 30 & 31, 1972. Rehearsals at RCA’s studio

1. Burning Love (incomplete) 2:14
2. Burning Love 3:34
3. Burning Love 3:36
4. For The Good Times (incomplete) 1:12
5. For The Good Times (incomplete) 3:00
6. For The Good Times 4:39
7. For The Good Times 4:03
8. For The Good Times 4:34
9. El Paso (fragment) 0:52
10. For The Good Times (incomplete) 3:04
11. For The Good Times 3:29
12. Johnny B. Goode 4:56
13. Always On My Mind (incomplete) 1:46
14. Always On My Mind (incomplete) 2:15
15. Always On My Mind 4:25
16. Separate Ways 3:26
17. Separate Ways 4:34
18. Proud Mary 2:52
19. Never Been To Spain 3:57
20. You Gave Me A Mountain (incomplete) 1:21
21. Until It’s Time For Me To Go 3:59
22. Polk Salad Annie 2:51
23. Love Me 2:37

CD 6: March 31, 1972. Rehearsals at RCA’s studio

1. All Shook Up 1:12
2. Heartbreak Hotel 2:13
3. (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear / Don’t Be Cruel 1:57
4. Hound Dog 1:26
5. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face 5:27
6. A Big Hunk O’Love 2:09
7. A Big Hunk O’Love 2:30
8. See See Rider 3:03
9. For The Good Times 3:22
10. For The Good Times (incomplete) 1:30
11. For The Good Times 3:37
12. Funny How Time Slips Away 3:41
13. Burning Love 6:11
14. Help Me Make It Through The Night 2:57
15. Can’t Help Falling In Love 2:08
16. Young And Beautiful 3:16
17. Lawdy, Miss Clawdy 2:28
18. Release Me (And Let Me Love Again) 2:38
19. See See Rider 2:31
20. Proud Mary 2:45
21. Never Been To Spain 3:46
22. I, John 2:22
23. Bosom Of Abraham 0:53
24. You Better Run 2:06
25. Lead Me, Guide Me 2:39
26. Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus/Nearer My God To Thee 3:59

Source:MusicUniverse - Update August 14, 2022

New June FTD Releases

DEVIL IN DISGUISE – the ‘Lost Album’ SESSIONS” (3-CD)

As part of its acclaimed ‘Sessions series, FTD is pleased to announce the release of ELVIS PRESLEY: DEVIL IN DISGUISE – the ‘LOST ALBUM’ SESSIONS. Released as a 3-CD 8”
digi-pak. Recorded, for the most part, over two days in July 1963, these varied and excellent performances ended up being scattered over several RCA Victor releases between 1963 and 1968. It would not be until 1990 that the songs finally appeared as originally intended on a proper RCA vinyl album.  Almost 60-years later, FTD presents all of the masters and outtakes available from the session(s).

DISC 1

JUNE 18, 1963 SINGLE

01  (Youíre The) Devil In Disguise                                                     
02  Please Don’t Drag That String Around                                             

OCTOBER 1, 1963 SINGLE B-SIDE TO "BOSSA NOVA BABY"

03  Witchcraft   

NOVEMBER 15, 1963 ALBUM TRACKS: FUN IN ACAPULCO

04  Love Me Tonight                                                                                      
05  Slowly But Surely                                                                            

FEBRUARY 10, 1964 SINGLE B-SIDE TO "KISSIN’ COUSINS"                                        

06  It Hurts Me                                                                              

APRIL 1964 ALBUM TRACKS: KISSIN’ COUSINS                                        

07  Echoes Of Love                                                                           
08  (It’s A) Long Lonely Highway                                                      

JULY 14, 1964 SINGLE B-SIDE TO "SUCH A NIGHT"                                       

09  Never Ending                                                                      

SEPTEMBER 22, 1964 SINGLE A-SIDE TO "AIN’T THAT LOVING YOU BABY"                                        

10  Ask Me                                                                                                          

JULY 19, 1965 ALBUM TRACKS: ELVIS FOR EVERYONE                                    

11  Finders Keepers, Losers Weepers                                                         
12  Memphis, Tennessee                                                                    

DECEMBER 14, 1965 SINGLE B-SIDE TO "TELL ME WHY"                                     

13  Blue River                                                                           

JUNE 1967 ALBUM TRACK: DOUBLE TROUBLE                                 

14  What Now, What Next, Where To                                             

MAY 20, 1968 ALBUM TRACK: SPEEDWAY

15  Western Union                                                                      

DISC 2

THE MAY 26,1963 SESSIONS

01  Echoes Of Love (take 1)                                                                
02  Echoes Of Love (takes 2-3)                                                        
03  Echoes Of Love (takes 4-7)                                                            
04  Echoes Of Love (take 8)                                                           
05  Echoes Of Love (takes 9-10/M)                                                  
06  Please Donít Drag That String Around (take 1)     
07  Please Donít Drag That String Around (take 2)                                                                                   
08  Please Donít Drag That String Around (takes 3-5)                                                                                          
09  Please Donít Drag That String Around (take 6/M)                                                                                           
10  (Youíre The) Devil In Disguise (takes 1-3)                                     
11  (Youíre The) Devil In Disguise (takes 4-6/M)                                       
12  Never Ending (take 1)                   
13  Never Ending (takes 2-3/M)                                                   
14  What Now, What Next, Where To (take 1/M)                                                                                    
15  Witchcraft (take 1)                                                                    
16  Witchcraft (take 2)                                                                     
17  Witchcraft (take 3/M)                                                                 
18  Finders Keepers, Losers Weepers (take 1)                                        
19  Finders Keepers, Losers Weepers (take 2)                                     
20  Finders Keepers, Losers Weepers (take 3/M)                                                                                      
21  Love Me Tonight (take 1)                                   
22  Love Me Tonight (takes 2-4)                                                       
23  Love Me Tonight (take 5)                                                             
24  Love Me Tonight (takes 6-8/M)

DISC 3

THE MAY 27,1963 SESSIONS

01  Memphis, Tennessee (take 1)                                                       
02  Memphis, Tennessee (take 2/M)                                                  
03  (It’s A) Long Lonely Highway (take 1) (single master, B-side to I’m Yours)                                                    
04  (It’s A) Long Lonely Highway (take 2/M)                                                                                
05  Ask Me (take 1)                                
06  Ask Me (take 2) (alternate master)                                                     
07  Western Union (take 1)
08  Western Union (takes 2-3)                                                      
09  Western Union (take 4/M)                                                           
10  Slowly But Surely (take 1)                                                         
11  Slowly But Surely (takes 2-4)                                                      
12  Slowly But Surely (take 5/M)                                                         
13  Blue River (takes 1-2)                                                                  
14  Ask Me (takes 3-4)      
15  Ask Me (takes 5-6/M) 

THE JANUARY 12,1964 SESSIONS

16  Memphis, Tennessee (take 1)                                                       
17  Memphis, Tennessee (takes 2,3,5)                                             
18  Memphis, Tennessee (take 6/M)                                                 
19  Ask Me (takes 1-2)                                                              
20  Ask Me (take 3)                                                                        
21  Ask Me (takes 4-7)                                                                    
22  Ask Me (takes 8-9) 
23  Ask Me (takes 10-11/M)                                                            
24  It Hurts Me (take 1)
25  It Hurts Me (takes 2-5/M)

 

ELVIS: FROM VEGAS TO TAHOE (3-CD)

As part of its ongoing live on tour series, FTD is pleased to announce the release of ELVIS: FROM VEGAS TO TAHOE. Released as a 3-CD 5” digi-pak, this set features three 1973 midnight shows recorded on January 27 / February 21 (Las Vegas Hilton) and May 12 (High Sierra Theatre, Sahara Hotel, Lake Tahoe)

Disc 1
Recorded at the midnight show on January 27, 1973 Las Vegas Hilton, Hilton Showroom – 
Las Vegas, Nevada

01 See See Rider 
02 I Got A Woman / Amen 
03 Until It’s Time For You To Go 
04 You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me 
05 Steamroller Blues 
06 You Gave Me A Mountain 

07 Fever 
08 Love Me 
9 Blue Suede Shoes 

10 Love Me Tender 
11 Johnny B. Goode ­12 Hound Dog 
13 What Now My Love 
14 Suspicious Minds 
15 Introductions by Elvis 
16 I’ll Remember You 

17 I Can’t Stop Loving You 
18 American Trilogy 
19 Burning Love 
20 Can’t Help Falling In Love 

 

Disc 2
Recorded at the midnight show on February 21, 1973 Las Vegas Hilton, Hilton Showroom –
Las Vegas, Nevada

01 Also Sprach Zarathustra 
02 See See Rider 
03 I Got A Woman / Amen 
04 Love Me Tender 
05 You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me 
06 Steamroller Blues 
07 You Gave Me A Mountain 
08 Fever
09 Love Me
10 Blue Suede Shoes 
11 I’m Leavin’ 
12 Hound Dog
13 What Now My Love 
14 Suspicious Minds 
15 Introductions by Elvis 
16 I’ll Remember You 
17 I Can’t Stop Loving You 
18 American Trilogy 
19 Can’t Help Falling In Love 

 

Disc 3
Recorded at the midnight show on May 12, 1973  Sahara Tahoe, High Sierra Theatre – 
Lake Tahoe, Nevada

01 Also Sprach Zarathustra 
02 See See Rider 
03 I Got A Woman / Amen 
04 Help Me Make It Through The Night 
05 Steamroller Blues 
06 You Gave Me A Mountain 
07 Love Me
08 Blue Suede Shoes 
09 Long Tall Sally/Whole Lot-ta Shakin' Goin' On/Mama Don't Dance/
Shake, Rattle And Roll 
10 I’m Leavin’ 
11 Hound Dog
12 What Now My Love 
13 Suspicious Minds 
14 Introductions by Elvis 
15 I’ll Remember You 

16 I Can’t Stop Loving You 
17 Bridge Over Troubled Water 
18 Big Hunk O’ Love 
19 Can’t Help Falling In Love 
20 Closing Vamp

Update June 5, 2022

New April FTD Releases

 “ELVIS: MADISON TO PINE BLUFF  ‘76 (2-CD)

As part of its ongoing live on tour series, FTD is pleased to announce the release of ELVIS: PINE BLUFF to MADISON ‘76. Released as a 2-CD 5” digi-pak, this set features two shows: Dane County Coliseum, Madison, Wisconsin October 19, 1976 -  8:30 p.m. / Pine Bluff Convention Center, Pine Bluff, Arkansas, September 8, 1976 - 8:30 p.m.
Disc 1
Madison, Wisconsin October 19, 1976
01 Also Sprach Zarathustra 0:57 
02 See See Rider 3:36
03 I Got A Woman / Amen 6:30 
04 Love Me 2:31 
05 If You Love Me (Let Me Know) 3:11
06 Hawaiian Wedding Song 2:27 
07 Jailhouse Rock 1:35
08 All Shook Up 1:03 
09 (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear / Don’t Be Cruel 2:13
10 And I Love You So 3:29
11 Fever 3:05 
12 Steamroller Blues 3:22
13 America 2:09
14 Introductions 2:18
15 Early Mornin’ Rain 0:59
16 What’d I Say/ Johnny B. Goode 7:26
17 Love Letters 0:50
18 School Days 0:57
19 Love Me Tender 0:50
20 Blue Suede Shoes 1:13
21 Hurt 2:00
22 Hound Dog 1:22
23 Blue Christmas 2:46
24 Funny How Time Slips Away 2:53
25 Can’t Help Falling In Love 1:47
26 Closing Vamp 2:23 

Disc 2
Pine Bluff, Arkansas September 8, 1976
01 Amen 4:49
02 Love Me 2:30
03 Fairytale 2:45
04 All Shook Up 1:09
05 (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear/ Don’t Be Cruel 2:11
06 And I Love You So 3:20 
07 Jailhouse Rock 1:43 
08 One Night 1:32
09 You Gave Me A Mountain 3:19
10 Fever 5:19
11 America 4:41 
12 Polk Salad Annie 2:32
13 Introductions (incomplete) 1:28
14 Early Mornin’ Rain ­1:09 
15 What’d I Say/Johnny B. Goode 8:07
16 Love Letters 3:13
17 School Days 1:05
18 Hurt 3:49
19 Hound Dog 2:07
20 Funny How Time Slips Away 2:36
21 Why Me Lord 3:34 
22 That’s All Right 3:18
23 My Heavenly Father-sung by Kathy Westmoreland 3:35 
24 Mystery Train/Tiger Man 2:45


“KID GALAHAD” (2-LP LIMITED EDITION)

FTD is pleased to announce the release of the first official KID GALAHAD vinyl soundtrack album. It is hard to believe that it was 60 years ago that this movie first made its debut. “King Of The Whole Wide World” sounds as fresh today as it did then. This 180 GRAM 2-LP limited edition contains all the original soundtrack masters and many excellent alternative outtakes.

Disc 1

SIDE 1
01  King Of The Whole Wide World                          
02  This Is Living                        
03  Riding The Rainbow             
04  Home Is Where The Heart Is
05  I Got Lucky                                               
06  A Whistling Tune 2:41                                                              
07  King Of The Whole Wide World (takes 2-6)                                   

SIDE 2
01  This Is Living (take 2) 
02  King Of The Whole Wide World (take 8)    
03  Riding The Rainbow (take 1)
04  I Got Lucky (take 1)                                                       
05  King Of The Whole Wide World (take 11)                      
6  Home Is Where The Heart Is (take 10)
07  This Is Living (takes 4-8)                                                                     

Disc 2

SIDE 3
01  A Whistling Tune (take 2)
02  King Of The Whole Wide World (takes 16-19)                                   
03  Home Is Where The Heart Is (take 13,14)                                                       
04  I Got Lucky (take 6)                                                       
05  Riding The Rainbow (takes 2-4)      
06  King Of The Whole Wide World (takes 30, 31)                                   

SIDE 4
01  I Got Lucky (remake) (take 1)                                                            
02  I Got Lucky (remake) (take 2/unedited master)                                   
03  King Of The Whole Wide World (remake) (takes 1-3)                        
04  Home Is Where The Heart Is (take 21/unedited master)                               
05  Riding The Rainbow (remake) (takes 2-6)
06  King Of The Whole Wide World (remake) (take 4/unedited master)


“ELVIS – CELLULOID SELL-OUT!”

FTD Books presents ”CELLULOID SELL-OUT!  448 pages of Worldwide Elvis Presley movie memorabilia from 1956-1958. It’s packed with movie posters, lobby cards, pressbooks, publicity stills, programs, standees, heralds and much more!  Plus 2 bonus CDs featuring the soundtracks from LOVE ME TENDER, LOVING YOU, JAILHOUSE ROCK and KING CREOLE.

Update March 17, 2022

ELVIS: ALOHA FROM HAWAII DELUXE EDITION (3-CD)

When seeking key career highpoints, Elvis’ multi-faceted musical legacy certainly divides opinion amongst fans and critics alike. However, if one goes by the sales and the audience viewing numbers too, there is only one answer. Aloha From Hawaii Via Satellite. RCA’s double album of the show was released throughout the world in February and shot to the #1 spot in many countries including the U.S. The album went to #1 on the Billboard album chart and reigned supreme from late February until late October, re-entering in late December for another two months. Today in the U.S. the album stands at 5.5 million sales and is certified 5x Platinum by the RIAA.
To acknowledge this achievement, FTD is proud to present an upgraded re-release of Aloha From Hawaii Via Satellite utilizing the talents of successful Memphian recording engineer Matt-Ross Spang who has newly remixed the original broadcasted show and the after-concert 3:00 AM crowd-less masters including rehearsal performances for the first time. Also included is the Sony Legacy 2013 remix of the rehearsal show form January 12.
Packaged in our ‘sessions’ style 8” x 8” slipcase, this deluxe 3-CD contains a 28-page color booklet, great photos, memorabilia and insightful essay.

Disc 1
1. Introduction: Also Sprach 
Zarathustra (Theme From 
2001: A Space Odyssey) 1:09
2. See See Rider 3:00
3. Burning Love 3:11
4. Something 3:32 
5. You Gave Me A Mountain 3:18 
6. Steamroller Blues 3:12 
7. My Way 4:20
8. Love Me 1:36 
9. Johnny B. Goode 1:43 
10. It’s Over 2:09 
11. Blue Suede Shoes 1:23 
12. I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry 2:10 
13. I Can’t Stop Loving You 2:27
14. Hound Dog 1:06 
15. What Now My Love 3:16 
16. Fever 2:48 
17. Welcome To My World 1:54 
18. Suspicious Minds 4:31 
19. Introductions by Elvis 2:41 
20. I’ll Remember You 2:32 
21. Medley 2:04 
Long Tall Sally 1:02
Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On 1:02
22. An American Trilogy 4:42 
23. A Big Hunk O’ Love 2:22 
24. Can’t Help Falling In Love 1:42 
25. Closing Vamp 2:23
Recorded live at the Honolulu International 
Center Arena, January 14, 1973.

Disc 2
1. Introduction: Also Sprach 
Zarathustra (Theme From 
2001: A Space Odyssey) 1:08
2. See See Rider 3:01
3. Burning Love 3:03
4. Something 2:25
5. You Gave Me A Mountain 3:18
6. Steamroller Blues 3:15
7. My Way 4:13
8. Love Me 1:43
9. It’s Over 2:12
10. Blue Suede Shoes 1:23
11. I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry 2:08
12. Hound Dog 0:59
13. What Now My Love 3:18
14. Fever 2:35
15. Welcome To My World 1:58
16. Suspicious Minds 4:00
17. Introductions by Elvis 2:24
18. I’ll Remember You 2:37
19. An American Trilogy 4:26
20. A Big Hunk O’ Love 2:44
21. Can’t Help Falling In Love 1:41
22. Closing Vamp 1:56
Recorded live at the Honolulu International 
Center Arena, January 12, 1973.
Disc 3
BONUS SONGS

1. Blue Hawaii – rehearsal, takes 1-2 5:31
2. Ku-U-I-Po – rehearsal 2:32
3. Ku-U-I-Po – take 1 2:02
4. Ku-U-I-Po – take 2 (incomplete) 2:12
5. Ku-U-I-Po – take 3 (incomplete) 2:02
6. Ku-U-I-Po – take 4 2:24
7. No More – take 1 (incomplete) 3:10 
8. No More – take 2 (rehearsal) 5:06
9. No More – take 3 2:40
10. No More – take 4 3:04
11. Hawaiian Wedding Song – take 1 2:03
12. Hawaiian Wedding Song – rehearsal 4:01
13. Hawaiian Wedding Song – take 2 2:03
14. Hawaiian Wedding Song – take 3 2:06
15. Early Morning Rain – take 1 4:16
16. Early Morning Rain – take 2 3:10

Recorded live without an audience at the Honolulu 
International Center Arena, January 14, 1973.

Update January 12, 2022

November FTD Releases

ELVIS: THE POT LUCK SESSIONS (5-CD)

FTD’s acclaimed series continues with one of the most commercially successful recording sessions of Elvis’ career THE POT LUCK SESSIONS. It is without doubt the ultimate triumph for Hill & Range’s song plugger Freddy Bienstock. Superbly crafted hits like “Little Sister”, (Marie’s The Name) His Latest Flame”, “Good Luck Charm” and She’s Not You” dominated pop charts throughout the world in the early ‘60s and Elvis’ flawless performances accompanied by Nashville’s finest musicians still resonate today some 60 years later.

If “Easy Question”, “Suspicion” “I’m Yours” and “Kiss Me Quick” had been released as 45 rpm singles during this fertile period, and not years after, undoubtably each could have matched the chartbusting success of the others.

This remastered 5-CD boxed set includes a 28-page booklet featuring an insightful essay, rare photographs, memorabila, and recording data. 

DISC 1

AUGUST 1961 SINGLE
01 (Marie’s The Name) His Latest Flame 
02 Little Sister

FEBRUARY 1962 SINGLE                                                                                    
03 Good Luck Charm  
04 Anything That’s Part Of You 

JUNE 1962 ALBUM MASTERS                                                                                
05 Kiss Me Quick  
06 Just For Old Time Sake 
07 Gonna Get Back Home Somehow 
08 (Such An) Easy Question   
09 I’m Yours 
10 Something Blue 
11 Suspicion 
12 I Feel That I’ve Known You Forever 
13 Night Rider 
14 Fountain Of Love 
15 That’s Someone You Never Forget 

JULY 1962 SINGLE

16 She’s Not You 
17 Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello 

BONUS TRACKS RELEASED 1965
18 You’ll Be Gone 
19 For The Millionth And The Last Time                               
20 I Met Her Today                                                                  

THE JUNE 25,1961 SESSIONS 
21 Kiss Me Quick (take 1)  
22 Kiss Me Quick (take 2)  
23 Kiss Me Quick (take 3)  
24 Kiss Me Quick (take 4)  
25 Kiss Me Quick (takes 5-6)                  
26 Kiss Me Quick (take 7)  
27 Kiss Me Quick (takes 8-9) 

DISC 2

THE JUNE 25,1961 SESSIONS (Continued)
01 Kiss Me Quick (take 10)                                                           
02 Kiss Me Quick (take 11)                                                              
03 Kiss Me Quick (take 12/M)                                                           
04 That’s Someone You Never Forget (take 1)  
05 That’s Someone You Never Forget (takes 2-5)                                     
06 That’s Someone You Never Forget (takes 6-7)                                   
07 That’s Someone You Never Forget (take 8/M)                                   
08 I’m Yours (take 1)  
09 I’m Yours (take 2)                                                                          
10 I’m Yours (takes 3-4)  
11 I’m Yours (take 5)                                                                     
12 I’m Yours (take 6) 
13 I’m Yours (workpart takes 1-2) 
14 I’m Yours (splice of take 6 & workpart take 2 [undubbed master])                                                                                                        
15 I’m Yours (harmony vocal overdub take 1)                                       
16 I’m Yours (harmony vocal overdub takes 2-3)                                   
17 I’m Yours (harmony vocal overdub take 4)                                        
18 I’m Yours (harmony vocal overdub take 5)                               
19 I’m Yours (harmony vocal overdub take 6)                                   
20 (Marie’s The Name) His Latest Flame (take 1 + try out)                                                                      
21 (Marie’s The Name) His Latest Flame (take 2)                       
22 (Marie’s The Name) His Latest Flame (take 3)                           
23 (Marie’s The Name) His Latest Flame (take 4)  
24 (Marie’s The Name) His Latest Flame (takes 5-6)                              
25 (Marie’s The Name) His Latest Flame (takes 7-8/M)                                                                                       
26 (Marie’s The Name) His Latest Flame (takes 9-12)  

DISC 3

THE JUNE 25,1961 SESSIONS (Continued)
01 Little Sister (takes 1-3)                                                                  
02 Little Sister (takes 4-6)                                                                 
03 Little Sister (takes 7-9)                                                                
04 Little Sister (take 10)                                                                 
05 Little Sister (take 11)                                                                  
06 Little Sister (take 12/M)  

THE OCTOBER 15,1961 SESSIONS
07 For The Millionth And The Last Time (take 1)                                   
08 For The Millionth And The Last Time (take 2)  
09 For The Millionth And The Last Time (takes 3-4)                                                                                         
10 For The Millionth And The Last Time (take 5)                                 
11 For The Millionth And The Last Time (take 6)                                 
12 For The Millionth And The Last Time (take 7) 
13 For The Millionth And The Last Time (take 8)  
14 For The Millionth And The Last Time (takes 9-11) 
15 For The Millionth And The Last Time (take 12/M) 
16 Good Luck Charm (take 1)                                                           
17 Good Luck Charm (takes 2-3) 
18 Good Luck Charm (take 4/M)                                                     
19 Anything That’s Part Of You (take 1) 
20 Anything That’s Part Of You (take 2)                                             
21 Anything That’s Part Of You (take 3)  
22 Anything That’s Part Of You (takes 4-5)                                       
23 Anything That’s Part Of You (takes 6-8) 
24 Anything That’s Part Of You (take 9)                                            
25 Anything That’s Part Of You (take 10/M) 
26 I Met Her Today (take 1)                                                               
27 I Met Her Today (takes 2-4)                                                         
28 I Met Her Today (takes 5-6)                                                        
29 I Met Her Today (take 7)  

DISC 4

THE OCTOBER 15,1961 SESSIONS (Continued)
01 I Met Her Today (takes 8-9)                                                         
02 I Met Her Today (takes 10-13) 
03 I Met Her Today (take 14)                                                          
04 I Met Her Today (takes 15-16)  
05 I Met Her Today (takes 17-18/M)                                                  
06 I Met Her Today (takes 19-20)                                            
07 Night Rider (take 1)                                                                 
08 Night Rider (take 2)                                                              
09 Night Rider (take 3/M)  

THE MARCH 18,1962 SESSIONS
10 Something Blue (take 1)                                                             
11 Something Blue (take 2)                                                              
12 Something Blue (takes 3-4)                                                         
13 Something Blue (takes 5-6) 
14 Something Blue (take 7/M)                                                          
15 Gonna Get Back Home Somehow (take 1)  
16 Gonna Get Back Home Somehow (take 2)                                        
17 Gonna Get Back Home Somehow (takes 3-4/alternate master)                                                             
18 Gonna Get Back Home Somehow (take 5)                                                                                                   
19 Gonna Get Back Home Somehow (take 6)                                       
20 Gonna Get Back Home Somehow (take 7/M)  
21 (Such An) Easy Question (takes 1-2)                                            
22 (Such An) Easy Question (take 3)                                             
23 (Such An) Easy Question (takes 4-5/M)                                            
24 Fountain Of Love (takes 1-2)                                                         
25 Fountain Of Love (takes 3-6)  

DISC 5

THE MARCH 18,1962 SESSIONS (Continued)
01 Fountain Of Love (takes 7-9)                                                          
02 Fountain Of Love (take 10/M) 
03 Just For Old Time Sake (take 1)                                                   
04 Just For Old Time Sake (takes 2-4) 
05 Just For Old Time Sake (take 5/M)                                              
06 Night Rider (takes 1-3)  
07 Night Rider (takes 4-5)                                                                
08 You’ll Be Gone (take 1) 
09 You’ll Be Gone (take 2)                                                                
10 You’ll Be Gone (take 3/M) 
11 You’ll Be Gone (take 4/alternate master)                                      

THE MARCH 19,1962 SESSIONS                                                       
12 I Feel That I’ve Known You Forever (take 1)                                   
13 I Feel That I’ve Known You Forever (take 2)                       
14 I Feel That I’ve Known You Forever (take 3)                                     
15 I Feel That I’ve Known You Forever (takes 4-5/M)  
16 Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello (take 1)                                           
17 Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello (take 2)  
18 Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello (take 3)                                              
19 Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello (take 4)  
20 Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello (rehearsal & take 5)                               
21 Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello (take 6/M)                                           
22 Suspicion (take 1)                                                                   
23 Suspicion (take 2)                                                                     
24 Suspicion (takes 3-4)                                                                 
25 Suspicion (take 5/M)                                                                   
26 She’s Not You (take 1)                                                                 
27 She’s Not You (take 2)                                                                 
28 She’s Not You (take 3/M)                                                              
29 She’s Not You (work parts takes 1-4) 


ELVIS: SOUTH BOUND (2-CD)

As part of its ongoing live on tour series, FTD is pleased to announce the release of ELVIS: SOUTH BOUND Tampa/ Atlanta ‘75. Released as a 2-CD 5” digi-pak, this set features Elvis from two shows: Curtis Hixon Convention Center, Tampa, April 26, 1975 (2:30 PM) and Omni Coliseum, Atlanta, May 2, 1975 (8:30 PM)

Disc 1
THE TAMPA SHOW

01 Love Me
02 If You Love Me (Let Me Know)
03 Love Me Tender
04 (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear/ 
Don’t Be Cruel
05 It’s Midnight
06 Burning Love
07 introductions
08 What’d I Say & Solo
09 School Days
10 My Boy
11 T-R-O-U-B-L-E
12 I’ll Remember You
13 Let Me Be There
14 American Trilogy
15 Funny How Time Slips Away
16 That’s All Right
17 Heartbreak Hotel
18 Can’t Help Falling In Love
19 Closing Vamp


Disc 2
THE ATLANTA SHOW

01 Talk
02 Love Me
03 If You Love Me (Let Me Know)
04 Love Me Tender
05 All Shook Up
06 (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear/ 
Don’t Be Cruel
07 The Wonder Of You
08 Burning Love
09 introductions
10 Solos
11 School Days  
12 STeamroller Blues
13 My Boy
14 T-R-O-U-B-L-E ­ 
15 I’ll Remember You
16 The Mickey Mouse Song
17 Let Me Be There
18 American Trilogy
19 Funny How Times Slips Away
20 Can’t Help Falling In Love
21 Closing Vamp

ELVIS: RAISED ON ROCK (2-LP) I’ve Got Rhythm In My Soul

Following on from the recent success of Girls! Girls! Girls! Release, FTD VINYL is pleased to announce the release of “RAISED ON ROCK” – 180 Gram LIMITED VINYL EDITION”.
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The album contains masters, rough mixes and alternative versions of great songs recorded at Stax Studio in 1973 such as “Find Out What’s Happening”, “Just A Little Bit”, “For Ol’ Times Sake” and “If You Don’t Come Back”.  Also included are the instrumental tracks for “The Wonders You Perform”, “Sweet Angeline”,  “Color My Rainbow”, “Good, Bad But Beautiful, and the rehearsal take of “It’s Diff’rent Now”.

 

DISC 1

SIDE A

1) Find Out What's Happening (rough mix)
2) For Ol' Times Sake (rough mix)
3) Raised On Rock (rough mix)
4) I Miss You (take 1)                                                                       
5) If You Don't Come Back (rough mix)                                             
6) Are You Sincere (master)
7) The Wonders You Perform (backing track)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  

SIDE B

1) Just A Little Bit (rough mix)
2) Three Corn Patches (rough mix)
3) Girl Of Mine (takes 3,4,5,6)
4) Find Out What's Happening (takes 2,4,5) 
5) Sweet Angeline (backing track)

DISC 2

SIDE A

1) Are You Sincere (take 1)                                                              
2) If You Don't Come Back (take 5)
3) For Ol' Times Sake (take 4)                                                          
4) Three Corn Patches (takes 5,6)
5) Find Out What's Happening (take 8
6) Color My Rainbow (backing track)

SIDE B

1) Sweet Angeline (master)
2) Just A Little Bit (master)                                                               
3) I Miss You (take 5)
4) Raised On Rock (master)
5) Girl Of Mine (take 9)
6) It's Diff'rent Now (rehearsal)
7) Good, Bad But Beautiful (backing track)           
Update October 10, 2021


Elvis Back In Nashville

Here we have the tracklisting for the upcoming 4 CD set and 2 LP set "Elvis Back In Nashville"

What turned out to be Elvis Presley’s final Nashville session brought music that was originally overlooked. The original recordings found their way on the holiday themed Elvis Sings the Wonderful World of Christmas (1971), the gospel He Touched Me (1972), Elvis Now (1972) and Elvis (1973). Yet, to hear this music, a half century after it was recorded – now wiped of overdubs – reveals some of the most compelling singing of Presley’s career. There may not be a better set of tracks in his catalogue that benefits more from un-dubbing the masters. No longer weighted down, Elvis shines.

Track Listing:

DISC 1:
THE COUNTRY/FOLK SIDES: THE PIANO RECORDINGS:
1.The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face – takes 11-12 8.It's Still Here
2.Amazing Grace 9.I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen
3.Early Mornin' Rain 10.I Will Be True
4.(That's What You Get) For Lovin' Me
5.Help Me Make It Through The Night
6.Until It's Time For You To Go
7.Don't Think Twice, It's All Right – (unedited version)

THE POP SIDES:
11.Padre
12. Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear To Tread)
13.My Way takes 2-3 (Master)
14.I'm Leavin'
15.It's Only Love
16.We Can Make The Morning
17.Love Me, Love The Life I Lead
18.Until It's Time For You To Go – Remake

DISC 2:
THE RELIGIOUS SIDES:
1.He Touched Me 7.Lead Me, Guide Me 13.Miracle Of The Rosary
2.I've Got Confidence 8.There Is No God But God
3.Seeing Is Believing 9.A Thing Called Love
4.He Is My Everything 10.I, John
5.Bosom Of Abraham 11.Reach Out To Jesus.
6.An Evening Prayer 12. Put Your Hand In The Hand.

THE CHRISTMAS SIDES:
14.O Come, All Ye Faithful 20.I'll Be Home On Christmas Day
15.The First Noel 21.If I Get Home On Christmas Day
16.On A Snowy Christmas Night 22.Holly Leaves And Christmas Trees
17.Winter Wonderland 23.Merry Christmas Baby (unedited)
18.The Wonderful World Of Christmas 24.Silver Bells
19.It Won't Seem Like Christmas (Without You) 25.I'll Be Home On Christmas Day (remake)

DISC 3:
1.It's Only Love – takes 8 & 9
2.Love Me, Love The Life I Lead – takes 5 & 6
3.We Can Make The Morning master with backing vocals
4.I'm Leavin' – take 1
5.Johnny B. Goode – impromptu performance
6.Padre – takes 1 & 11
7.Lady Madonna – impromptu performance
8.Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear To Tread) - take 6
9.Are You Lonesome Tonight (fragment-impromptu performance)
10.I Will Be True – takes 1 & 2
11.It's Still Here - takes 1 & 3
12.Help Me Make It Through The Night – takes 1-3
13.(That's What You Get) For Lovin' Me - take 1
14.Until It's Time For You To Go – take 5
15.Early Mornin' Rain – takes 1 &11
16.I Shall Be Released – impromptu performance
17.Don't Think Twice, (It's All Right) – remake
18.Put Your Hand In The Hand – rehearsal and take 1
19.Amazing Grace – takes 1-2

DISC 4:
THE RELIGIOUS OUTTAKES:
1.Miracle Of The Rosary – take 1 7.A Thing Called Love – take 3
2.The Lord's Prayer (impromptu performance) 8.Reach Out To Jesus – takes 1,2 & 9
3.He Touched Me – takes 1-2 9.He Is My Everything
4.I've Got Confidence - take 1 10.There Is No God But God – takes 1-2
5.An Evening Prayer – takes 1-2 11.Bosom Of Abraham – takes 2-3
6.Seeing Is Believing – takes 1,2 & 4

THE CHRISTMAS OUTTAKES:
12.I'll Be Home On Christmas Day – take 3
13.It Won't Seem Like Christmas (Without You) – takes 1 & 6
14.If I Get Home On Christmas Day – take 3
15.Holly Leaves And Christmas Trees – take 4
16.Silver Bells – take 1
17.I'll Be Home On Christmas Day – take 4
18.Winter Wonderland – take 7
19.O Come, All Ye Faithful – take 2
20. I'll Be Home On Christmas Day (remake) takes 1,4,5 &10



Tracklisting from the 2 LP Set:

2LP:
SIDE A – POP:
1.I'm Leavin' – take 1
2.It's Only Love – take 9
3.We Can Make The Morning – master with backing vocals
4.Love Me, Love The Life I Lead – takes 5 & 6
5.My Way – take 3 (Master)

SIDE B – COUNTRY/FOLK:
1.Help Me Make It Through The Night – take 3
2.Early Mornin' Rain – take 11
3.Until It's Time For You To Go – remake
4.Lady Madonna – impromptu performance
5.(That's What You Get) For Lovin' Me - take 1
6. I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen

SIDE C: GOSPEL:
1.Seeing Is Believing
2.An Evening Prayer – take 2
3.I've Got Confidence - take 1
4.Put Your Hand In The Hand
5.He Touched Me – takes 1-2
6.Bosom Of Abraham – takes 2

SIDE D: CHRISTMAS:
1.If I Get Home On Christmas Day – take 3
2.I'll Be Home On Christmas Day – take 4
3.Holly Leaves And Christmas Trees – take 4
4.Merry Christmas Baby – unedited
Update August 13, 2021

Elvis Forth Worth Texas 74

FTD is pleased to announce the release of “ELVIS: FORT WORTH, TEXAS ‘74”. Released as a 5” digipack, and taken from the original soundboard source, this 2-CD set features Elvis in excellent form from the summer tour of 1974. Elvis was in great form at the two shows on Father’s Day! Songs include “Big Boss Man”, “Funny How Time Slips Away”, “How Great Thou Art” and “Help Me”
Disc 1
1) See See Rider
2) I Got A Woman/Amen
3) Love Me
4) Trying To Get To You
5) All Shook Up
6) Love Me Tender
7) Hound Dog
8 ) Fever
9) Polk Salad Annie
10) Why Me Lord
11) Suspicious Minds
12) Introductions:
13) I Can’t Stop Loving You
14) Heartbreak Hotel
15) Help Me
16) American Trilogy
17) Let Me Be There
18) Funny How Time Slips Away
19) Big Boss Man
20) Can’t Help Falling In Love
21) Closing Vamp
Disc 2
1) See See Rider
2) I Got A Woman/Amen
3) Love Me
4) Trying To Get To You
5) All Shook Up
6) Love Me Tender
7) Hound Dog
8 ) Fever
9) Polk Salad Annie
10) Why Me Lord
11) Suspicious Minds
12) Introductions:
13) I Can’t Stop Loving You
14) Help Me
15) American Trilogy
16) Let Me Be There
17) Funny How Time Slips Away
18) Big Boss Man
19) How Great Thou Art
20) Can’t Help Falling In Love
21) Closing Vamp
Disc 1 recorded at Tarrant County Convention Center, Forth Worth, Texas, 3:00 pm 1974.
Disc 2 recorded at Tarrant County Convention Center, Forth Worth, Texas, 8:30.pm 1974

Update July 1, 2021

Girls! Girls! Girls! – Limited Vinyl Edition

FTD VINYL is please to announce the release of “GIRLS! GIRLS! GIRLS! – 180 Gram LIMITED VINYL EDITION”. The design is inspired by the original European RCA Victor ‘60s release. . The album contains masters and alternative versions of several songs from the soundtrack sessions. “Plantation Rock” and “Dainty Little Moonbeams”/ ”Girls! Girls! Girls!” End Title are here in their rightful place at last!
DISC 1 - SIDE 1

1. Return To Sender
2. Because Of Love
3. I Don’t Wanna Be Tied
(movie version-take 8 & take 10 intro)
4. Where Do You Come From
(take 13)
5. Mama
6. We’ll Be Together
7. A Boy Like Me, A Girl Like You
(takes 1, 2)
8. Mama (instrumental)
(Charles O’Curran/Dudley Brooks)
SIDE 2
1. Girls! Girls! Girls!
2. The Walls Have Ears
3. Earth Boy
(movie version-splice of take 2 & 4)
4. Thanks To The Rolling Sea
(take 3)
5. Where Do You Come From
6. Song Of The Shrimp
7. We’re Coming In Loaded
8. Mama
(1970 Let’s Be Friends album version)
SIDE 3
1. A Boy Like Me, A Girl Like You
2. I Don’t Wanna Be Tied
3. Earth Boy
4. Plantation Rock
5. Thanks To The Rolling Sea
(take 10)
6. Mama (takes 1, 2, 3, 4)
7. I Don’t Want To
8. We’ll Be Together
(takes 8,10)
SIDE 4
1.Thanks To The Rolling Sea
2. Mama (The Amigos)
3. A Boy Like Me, A Girl Like You
(takes 3.4)
4.. Plantation Rock (take 17 & insert)
5. Mama (takes 5-8)
6. Mama (take 9)
7. End Title: Dainty Little Moonbeams /
Girls! Girls! Girls!

Recorded March 26-28, 1962 at Radio Recorders, Hollywood.
Update July 1, 2021

FTD May Releases

ELVIS: LAS VEGAS ‘73

As part of its ongoing live on tour series, FTD is pleased to announce the release of ELVIS: LAS VEGAS ‘73. Released as a 2-CD 5” digi-pak, this set features Elvis from two shows at the Las Vegas Hilton; August 20 (midnight) and September 2nd (3AM).

DISC 1 – August 20, 1973 (midnight show)

01 Introduction: Also Sprach Zarathustra (Theme from 2001: A Space Odyssey)
02 See See Rider
03 I Got A Woman / Amen
04 Love Me
05 Steamroller Blues
06 You Gave Me A Mountain
07  Trouble
08 Blue Suede Shoes
09 Medley: Long Tall Sally / Whole Lot-ta Shakin’ Goin’ On / Mama Don’t Dance / Flip, Flop And Fly / Jailhouse Rock / Hound Dog
10 Love me Tender
11 Fever
12 What Now My Love
13 Suspicious Minds
14 Introductions by Elvis
15 My Boy
16 Release Me (And Let Me Love Again)
17 American Trilogy
18 Mystery Train / Tiger Man
19 Help Me Make It Through The Night
20 How Great Thou Art
21 Can’t Help Falling In Love

DISC 2 – September 2, 1973 (3AM show)

01 Introduction: Also Sprach Zarathustra (Theme from 2001: A Space Odyssey)
02 See See Rider
03 I Got A Woman / Amen
04 Love Me
05 Steamroller Blues
06 You Gave Me A Mountain
07  Trouble
08 Medley: Long Tall Sally / Whole Lot-ta Shakin’ Goin’ On / Mama Don’t Dance / Flip, Flop And Fly / Jailhouse Rock / Hound Dog
09 Love me Tender
10 Fever
11 What Now My Love
12 Suspicious Minds
13 Introductions by Elvis
14 Release Me (And Let Me Love Again)
15 American Trilogy
16 Mystery Train / Tiger Man
17 The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
18 How Great Thou Art
19 Can’t Help Falling In Love


LOVE ME TENDER – Through The Lens Of Robert Vose

FTD Books is pleased to present “Love Me Tender – Through The Lens of Robert Vose”. Pål Granlund and David English visited the 20th Century-Fox Studios archive several years ago which proved to be an amazing experience. These stunning photographs captured by Robert Vose – the majority of them unseen and unpublished since September 1956 – reveal life on the movie set with Director Robert D. Webb, his cast and crew. Accompanying the book are two CD’s: Disc 1: The original EP, Outtakes, Stereo Masters and The Truth About Me interview. Disc 2: The 13 recordings made at Radio Recorders between September 1-3, 1956.
Update April 19, 2021

 

FTD His Hand In Mine

FTD is pleased to announce the release of “THE HIS HAND IN MINE SESSIONS”. This 8” deluxe 3-CD package features a 28-page booklet with an insightful essay, recording data, memorabilia and rare photos.

THE ORIGINAL ALBUM

SIDE 1

01 His Hand In Mine
02 I’m Gonna Walk Dem Golden Stairs
03 In My Father’s House (Are Many Mansions)
04 Milky White Way
05 Known Only To Him
06 I Believe In The Man In The Sky

SIDE 2

07 Joshua Fit The Battle
08 He Knows Just What I Need
09 Swing Down Sweet Chariot
10 Mansion Over The Hilltop
11 If We Never Meet Again
12 Working On The Building

THE ORIGINAL SINGLES SIDES

13 Crying In The Chapel
14 Surrender

DISC 2

THE OCTOBER 1960 SESSIONS

01 Milky White Way (takes 1-3)
02 Milky White Way (takes 4-5)
03 Milky White Way (takes 6-7/M)
04 His Hand In Mine (take 1)
05 His Hand In Mine (takes 2-4)
06 His Hand In Mine (take 5)
07 His Hand In Mine (splice of takes 5 and 4/M)
08 I Believe In The Man In The Sky (take 1)
09 I Believe In The Man In The Sky (takes 2-3)
10 I Believe In The Man In The Sky (take 4/M)
11 He Knows Just What I Need (take 1)
12 He Knows Just What I Need (takes 2-4)
13 He Knows Just What I Need (takes 5-7)
14 He Knows Just What I Need (take 8)
15 He Knows Just What I Need (take 9)
16 He Knows Just What I Need (take 10/M)
17 Surrender (take 1)
18 Surrender (take 2)
19 Surrender (takes 3-4/M)
20 Surrender (takes 5-6)
21 Surrender (take 7)
22 Surrender (takes 8-9)
23 Surrender (work part for take 4, takes 1-7)

DISC 3

THE OCTOBER 1960 SESSIONS (Continued)

01 Mansion Over The Hilltop (take 1)
02 Mansion Over The Hilltop (takes 2-3/M)
03 In My Father’s House (Are Many Mansions) (takes 1-6)
04 In My Father’s House (Are Many Mansions)  ) (take 7)
05 In My Father’s House (Are Many Mansions)  (take 8)
06 In My Father’s House (Are Many Mansions)  (work part, take 1)
07 In My Father’s House (Are Many Mansions)  (splice of take 8 and work part take 1/M)
08 Joshua Fit The Battle (take 1)
09 Joshua Fit The Battle (take 2)
10 Joshua Fit The Battle (take 3)
11 Joshua Fit The Battle (take 4/M)
12 Swing Down Sweet Chariot (take 1)
13 Swing Down Sweet Chariot (takes 2-3)
14 Swing Down Sweet Chariot (take 4/M)
15 I’m Gonna Walk Dem Golden Stairs (take 1/M)
16 I’m Gonna Walk Dem Golden Stairs (takes 2-3)
17 I’m Gonna Walk Dem Golden Stairs (take 4)
18 I’m Gonna Walk Dem Golden Stairs (take 5)
19 If We Never Meet Again (take 1/M)
20 Known Only To Him (takes 1-2)
21 Known Only To Him (takes 3-4)
22 Known Only To Him (take 5/M)
23 Crying In The Chapel (take 1)
24 Crying In The Chapel (takes 2-3/M)
25 Working On The Building (take 1)
26 Working On The Building (take 2)
27 Working On The Building (takes 3-4)
28 Working On The Building (take 5/M)


Update January 30, 2021

Bruce Jackson On The Road With Elvis

The new FTD book with 3 CD's is out now. The book was previously released before, so a lot of hardcore fans already bought it. And now we have to buy it again, due to that the cd's is only available with the book.

Gary Jackson’s 2018 book on his brother’s adventures on the road as Elvis’ sound engineer between 1971 and 1977, complete with three new compact discs.

CD 1: An audio documentary on Elvis in 1976 hosted by Jack Mullins.
CD 2: Previously unreleased soundboard recording of Elvis’ concert in Sioux Falls, October 18th 1976.
CD 3: Previously unreleased soundboard recording of Elvis’ concert in Atlanta, December 30th 1976.

Sioux Falls, South Dakota, October 18th 1976 Also Sprach Zarathustra / See See Rider / I Got A Woman – Amen / Love Me / Fairytale / Jailhouse Rock / You Gave Me A Mountain / All Shook Up / (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear – Don’t Be Cruel / And I Love You So / Fever / Steamroller Blues / America The Beautiful / Band Intros / Early Morning Rain / What’d I Say / Hurt / Hound Dog / Blue Christmas / My Heavenly Father (sung by Kathy Westmoreland) / Can’t Help Falling In Love / Closing Vamp

Atlanta, Georgia, December 30th 1976
See See rider / I Got A Woman – Amen / Big Boss Man / Love Me / Fairytale / Happy Birthday / You Gave Me A Mountain / O Sole Mio (sung by Sherrill Nielsen) / It’s Now Or Never / Jailhouse Rock / Such A Night / Reconsider Baby / Are You Lonesome Tonight? / That’s All Right / My Way / Polk Salad Annie / Band Intros / Early Morning Rain / What’d I Say / Johnny B. Goode / Love Letters / School Day / Hurt / Hound Dog / Unchained Melody / Can’t Help Falling In Love / Closing Vamp

Update January 11, 2021

FTD is pleased to announce the release of  THE SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODY SESSIONS including THE WILD IN THE COUNTRY SESSIONS. It includes REMIXED and REMASTERED UNRLELEASED STUDIO OUTTAKES. This 8” deluxe 4-CD package features a 28-page booklet with an insightful essay, record and movie data, memorabilia and rare photos.

DISC 1

01 I Feel So Bad (single A-Side)                                                             
(Chuck Willis)

SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODY - THE ALBUM

SIDE 1 THE BALLAD SIDE

02 There’s Always Me                                                                      
03 Give Me The Right                                                                      
04 It’s A Sin                                                                           
05 Sentimental Me                                                                             
06 Starting Today                                                                               
07 Gently                                                                                           

SIDE 2 - THE RHYTHM SIDE

08 I’m Comin. Home                                                                        
09 In Your Arms                                                                               
10 Put The Blame On Me                                                                         )                                         
11 Judy                                                                                  
12 I Want You With Me                                                          
13 I Slipped, I Stumbled, I Fell                                                          

WILD IN THE COUNTRY - THE MASTERS          
(December 1960 stereo mixes)

14 Lonely Man (single B-Side)                                                            )                                                                
15 Wild In The Country (single B-Side)                                                                                                  
16 In My Way                                                                        
17 Forget Me Never                                                              
18 I Slipped, I Stumbled, I Fell                                        

THE MARCH 1961 SESSIONS

19 I’m Comin’ Home (takes 1-2)                                                          
20 I’m Comin’ Home (take 3)                                                           
21 I’m Comin’ Home (take 4)  
22 I’m Comin’ Home (take 5)                                                               
23 I’m Comin’ Home (takes 6-7M)                                                  
24 Gently (takes 1-2)                                                                        
25 Gently (take 3)                                                                            
26 Gently (take 4)                                                                              
27 Gently (take 5/M)                                                                         
28 In Your Arms (take 1)                                                                      
29 In Your Arms (take 2/M)                                                                  
30 Give Me The Right (take 1)                                                                
31 Give Me The Right (take 2)                                                             
32 Give Me The Right (takes 3-4/M)    

 

DISC 2

THE MARCH 1961 SESSIONS (Continued)

01 I Feel So Bad (take 1)                                                             
02 I Feel So Bad (take 2/M)                                                         
03 It’s A Sin (takes 1-2)                                                          
04 It’s A Sin (takes 3-4/M)                                                                 
05 I Want You With Me (rehearsal)                                              
06 I Want You With Me (take 1)                                                
07 I Want You With Me (take 2/M)                                               
08 There’s Always Me (take 1)                                                    
09 There’s Always Me (take 2)                                                      
10 There’s Always Me (takes 3-4)                                                  
11 There’s Always Me (takes 5-9)                                                
12 There’s Always Me (take 10/M)                                                   
13 Starting Today (take 1)                                                            
14 Starting Today (take 2)                                                            
15 Starting Today (take 3/M)                                                       
16 Sentimental Me (take 1)                                                            
17 Sentimental Me (take 2/M)                                                        
18 Judy (take 1)                                                                            
19 Judy (takes 2-3)                                                                          
20 Judy (take 4)                                                                           
21 Judy (takes 5-7)                                                                        
22 Judy (take 8/M)                                                                          
23 Put The Blame On Me (takes 1-2)                                                
24 Put The Blame On Me (takes 3-4)                                            
25 Put The Blame On Me (take 5/M)

DISC 3

THE WILD IN THE COUNTRY SESSIONS

01 Lonely Man (take 1)                                                                  
02 Lonely Man (takes 2-3)                                                           
03 Lonely Man (take 4)                                                              
04 Lonely Man (takes 5-8)    
05 Lonely Man (take 9)                                                                     
06 Lonely Man (takes 10-12)                                                                   
07 Lonely Man (take 13/M)                                                          
08 Lonely Man (solo, take 1)                                                          
09 Lonely Man (solo, takes 2-3)                                                       
10 Lonely Man (solo, take 4/M)                                                        
11 In My Way (take 1)                                                                    
12 In My Way (take 2)                                                                  
13 In My Way (takes 3-7)                                                               
14 In My Way (take 8/M)    

 

DISC 4

THE WILD IN THE COUNTRY SESSIONS (Continued)

01 Wild In The Country (take 1)                                                        
02 Wild In The Country (takes 2-8)                                                       
03 Wild In The Country (takes 9-11)                                                      
04 Wild In The Country (takes 12-13)                                            
05 Wild In The Country (take 14)                                                
06 Wild In The Country (takes 15-16)                                            
07 Wild In The Country (takes 17-18)                                              
08 Wild In The Country (take 19/M)                                                    
09 Forget Me Never (take 1)                                                        
10 Forget Me Never (take 2)                                                              
11 Forget Me Never (take 3/M)                                                         
12 I Slipped, I Stumbled, I Fell (takes 1-3)                                         
13 I Slipped, I Stumbled, I Fell (takes 4-6)                              
14I Slipped, I Stumbled, I Fell (takes 7-9)                                          
15 I Slipped, I Stumbled, I Fell (take 10)                                          
16 I Slipped, I Stumbled, I Fell (take 11)                                         
17 I Slipped, I Stumbled, I Fell (takes 12-13/M)                                    
18 I Slipped, I Stumbled, I Fell (lower key, takes 14-16)                       
19 I Slipped, I Stumbled, I Fell (lower key, takes 17-18/M)

Update September 29, 2020

FTD Vinyl is pleased to announce the first official RCA Victor EASY COME, EASY GO 2-LP edition. As there was no official publicity portrait session for the movie, the original EP featured a cover shot from GIRL HAPPY. Around the same time as the ECEG EP release, SEE ELVIS THE USA WAY EP (based on the ECEG EP art design) was released exclusively in Australia and New Zealand. For this 2-LP limited edition, we have mirrored this rare design that included a publicity portrait from SPINOUT.

 

SIDE 1
01  Easy Come, Easy Go  2:13                                                   
02  The Love Machine  2:50
03  I’ll Take Love  2:13
04  You Gotta Stop  2:19
05  Sing You Children  2:10
06  Yoga Is As Yoga Does  2:11
07  She’s a Machine*  1:37

SIDE 2
SPECIAL BONUS SONGS
01  Come What May  2:02
02  Fools Fall in Love  2:08

OUTTAKES
03  The Love Machine (takes 1, 2 & 3)  4:14
04  She’s a Machine (takes 5, 6 & 7)  4:15
05  You Gotta Stop (instrumental, take 1)  3:04

SIDE 3
OUTTAKES
01  Easy Come, Easy Go (take 10)  2:32
02  I’ll Take Love (takes 1 & 2 [a])  3:03

03  Leave My Woman Alone* (instrumental, take 5)  2:46
04  The Love Machine (takes 4, 5 & 11)  4:44
05  Sing You Children (take 1)  2:54
06  She’s a Machine (take 10)  1:52

SIDE 4
OUTTAKES
01  The Love Machine (takes 13 & 14 [movie master])  4:24
02  I’ll Take Love (take 2 [b])  2:31
03  She’s a Machine (take 13 [movie master])  1:58
04  Yoga Is As Yoga Does (takes 5 & 6)  2:49
05  Sing You Children (takes 18 & 19)  3:51

* Recorded for the film, but not used

Update September 29, 2020

 

From Elvis In Nashville

For Elvis' first recordings of the 1970s, Elvis revisited the blueprint that made his 1969 American Sound sessions so successful—he cut loose live in the studio with a band in sync with his sensibility. Freed from obligations to music publishers, Elvis was able to pick and record songs that were contemporary, relevant and meaningful to him, from covers—including his transcendent interpretation of "Bridge Over Trouble Water"—to the epic material then powering his Las Vegas residencies and return to live performing. (In 1970 alone, Elvis performed two-month-long engagements at the International, playing two shows a night.)

Recorded live in RCA's Studio B in Nashville over the course of an epic five day/night run in June 1970 (with an additional session on September 22), Elvis' performances from those sessions formed the core of three of his most successful studio album releases from the 1970s: Elvis: That's the Way It Is, Elvis Country (I'm 10,000 Years Old) and Love Letters from Elvis.

Now, for the first time, the master recordings from the 1970 Studio B sessions may be enjoyed together as a single official Elvis album! On From Elvis In Nashville, Presley's studio tracks from the 1970 marathon sessions are presented in pristine audio, newly mixed by acclaimed engineer Matt Ross-Spring (John Prine, Jason Isbell) without the added overdubs or orchestration appearing on earlier releases.

Update August 13, 2020

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Elvis: That's The Way It Is

David English and Pal Granlund bring the complete background story into the making of the MGM documentary 'Elvis: That's The Way It Is'. Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the movie's 1970 release, this ultimate collector's edition includes two hardback books, eight compact discs - housed in a gatefold sleeve - with over 450 minutes of music, including newly discovered unreleased performances.

CD 1
JULY 14, 1970

01. Words **
02. You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me *
03. Polk Salad Annie *
04. Bridge Over Troubled Water *
05. You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me *
06. The Next Step Is Love *
07. I’ve Lost You *
08. The Next Step Is Love

JULY 15, 1970

09. Stagger Lee *
10. Got My Mojo Working *
11. I’ve Lost You *
12. Stranger In The Crowd *
13. The Next Step Is Love *
14. You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me *
15. Sweet Caroline *
16. Yesterday
17. Hey Jude *
18. I Can’t Stop Loving You
19. It’s Your Baby, You Rock It *
20. Cryin’ Time *

CD 2
JULY 15, 1970

01. Ghost Riders In The Sky
02. Runaway *
03. It’s Now Or Never *
04. Peter Gunn Theme
05. Love Me
06. One Night *
07. Alla En El Rancho Grande
08. That’s All Right *
09. Twenty Days And Twenty Nights *
10. That’s All Right
11. Twenty Days And Twenty Nights *
12. Instrumental *
13. Patch It Up *
14. Cotton Fields
15. Sylvia *
16. Stranger In The Crowd *
17. How The Web Was Woven *
18. I’ll Take You Home Again Kathleen *

 

CD 3
JULY 24, 1970

01. That’s All Right
02. I Got A Woman
03. The Wonder Of You
04. I’ve Lost You
05. The Next Step Is Love *
06. Stranger In The Crowd *
07. You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’ *
08. Something *
09. Don’t Cry Daddy *
10. Don’t Cry Daddy (faster version) *
11. You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me *
12. Polk Salad Annie *
13. Bridge Over Troubled Water *
14. I Can’t Stop Loving You
15. Just Pretend
16. Sweet Caroline *
17. Words *
18. Suspicious Minds *

 

CD 4
JULY 24, 1970

01. I Just Can’t Help Believin’ *
02. Tomorrow Never Comes *
03. Mary In The Morning
04. Twenty Days And Twenty Nights *
05. You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’ *
06. I Just Can’t Help Believin’ *
07. Heart of Rome *
08. Memories *
09. Johnny B. Goode
10. Make The World Go Away *
11. Stranger In My Own Hometown
12. I Washed My Hands In Muddy Water

 

CD 5
JULY 29, 1970

01. Elvis Talking
02. Something *
03. Words
04. I Just Can’t Help Believin’
05. Little Sister/Get Back **
06. Get Back (ending) *
07. I Washed My Hands In Muddy Water
08. I Was The One
09. Cattle Call
10. Baby Let’s Play House
11. Don’t
12. Money Honey
13. A Fool Such As I
14. Froggy Went A-Courtin’
15. Such A Night
16. It’s Now Or Never
17. What’d I Say
18. The Lords Prayer *
19. My Country ‘Tis Of Thee *
20. Hava Nagila *
21. My Baby Left Me *
22. You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me *
23. Stranger In The Crowd *
24. Ending talk *

 

CD 6
AUGUST 4, 1970

01. Talk *
02. I’ve Lost You *
03. The Next Is Love *
04. Words
05. Cattle Call / Yodel
06. Twenty Days and Twenty Nights
07. Farther Along
08. Something
09. Santa Claus Is Back In Town
10. Don’t Cry Daddy *
11. In The Ghetto *
12. You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me
13. Bridge Over Troubled Water **

CD 7
AUGUST 7, 1970

01. You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’ *
02. You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me *
03. The Next Step Is Love *
04. Twenty Days And Twenty Nights *
05. Polk Salad Annie
06. Oh Happy Day
07. I’ve Lost You *
08. Mary In The Morning **
09. Sweet Caroline *
10. Words *
11. Patch It Up *

CD 8
AUGUST 10, 1970

01.You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me (version 1)
02. I Just Can’t Help Believin’
03. Something
04. Sweet Caroline
05. Polk Salad Annie
06. You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’ (version 1)
07. I’ve Lost You
08. Bridge Over Troubled Water
09. Patch It Up
10. Can’t Help Falling In Love
11. You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me (version 2)
12. You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’ (version 2)

* Unreleased
** Previously released Partially

Update July 15, 2020

The Kid Galahad Sessions

FTD is pleased to announce the release of  THE KID GALAHAD SESSIONS. It includes many REMIXED and REMASTERED UNRELEASED STUDIO OUTTAKES. This 7” deluxe 2-CD package features a 28-page booklet with an insightful essay, record and movie data, memorabilia and rare photos.

DISC 1
ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK MASTERS
01  King Of The Whole Wide World 2:11                             
02  This Is Living 1:47                                                                     
03  Riding The Rainbow 1:41                                                         
04  Home Is Where The Heart Is 1:54                                                        
05  I Got Lucky 1:58                                                            
06  A Whistling Tune 2:46                                                                           

OUTTAKES
07  King Of The Whole Wide World (take 1) 3:06                                      
08  King Of The Whole Wide World (takes 2-6) 7:31                                  
09  King Of The Whole Wide World (takes 7-8) 3:40                          
10  King Of The Whole Wide World (takes 9-10) 3:55                             
11  King Of The Whole Wide World (take 11) 3:18                                 
12  King Of The Whole Wide World (takes 12-13) 3:23                         
13  King Of The Whole Wide World (takes 14-15) 1:45                          
14  King Of The Whole Wide World (takes 16-19) 5:19                         
15  King Of The Whole Wide World (takes 20-25) 7:12                         
16  King Of The Whole Wide World (takes 26-29) 5:17                     
17  King Of The Whole Wide World (takes 30-31/alternate master) 3:29                                                                                           
18  A Whistling Tune (takes 1-2) 4:42                                                    
19  A Whistling Tune (takes 3-8) 6:21                                                                 
20  A Whistling Tune (splice of take 1 and take 8/unedited master) 3:23                     
21  Home Is Where The Heart Is (takes 1-6) 4:19

DISC 2
OUTTAKES
01  Home Is Where The Heart Is (take 7) 3:09                                         
02  Home Is Where The Heart Is (takes 8-10) 5:01                                      
03  Home Is Where The Heart Is (takes 11-12) 3:41                                 
04  Home Is Where The Heart Is (takes 13-14) 3:47                                   
05  Home Is Where The Heart Is (takes 15-20) 6:06                                      
06  Home Is Where The Heart Is (take 21/unedited master) 2:57                
07  Riding The Rainbow (take 1) 2:08                                                         
08  Riding The Rainbow (takes 2-4) 3:56                                                          
09  Riding The Rainbow (takes 5-6) 2:39                                                       
10  Riding The Rainbow (take 7) 2:07                                                      
11  Riding The Rainbow (take 8) 2:13                                                                 
12  Riding The Rainbow (splice of take 9 and take 8/alternate master) 1:54                     
13  Riding The Rainbow (remake) (takes 1-6) 6:27                                    
14  Riding The Rainbow (remake) (take 7) 1:56                                                      
15  I Got Lucky (take 1) 1:50                                                           
16  I Got Lucky (takes 2-5) 2:41                                                                      
17  I Got Lucky (take 6) 1:46                                                            
18  I Got Lucky (remake) (take 1) 1:35                                                             
19  I Got Lucky (remake) (take 2/unedited master) 2:24                             
20  This Is Living (takes 1-2) 2:01                                                           
21  This Is Living (take 3) 2:07                                                                   
22  This Is Living (takes 4-8) 5:14                                                             
23  This Is Living (takes 9/10 master) 2:55                                                  
24  King Of The Whole Wide World (remake) (takes 1-3) 4:28                        
25  King Of The Whole Wide World (remake) (take 4/unedited master) 3:05

St. Louis / Spokane

As part of its ongoing live on tour series, FTD is pleased to announce the release of ELVIS: ST. LOUIS / SPOKANE. Released as a 2-CD 5” digi-pak, this set features Elvis at the Kiel Auditorium on March 22 and The Coliseum on April 1976..

 

Disc 1
March 22, 1976
Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis. 8:30 p.m.

01 Introduction: Also Sprach Zarathustra 
(Theme from 2001: A Space Odyssey) 0:55    
02 See See Rider 3:01       
03 I Got A Woman/Amen 4:38
04 Love Me 2:27
05 Let Me  Be There 2:47
06 You Gave Me A Mountain 3:37 
07 Steamroller Blues 3:02 
08 All Shook Up 1:01
09 (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear/Don’t Be Cruel 2:02
10 Hearbreak Hotel 1:38
11 Love Me Tender1:48 
12 Polk Salad Annie 3:35 
13 introductions (incomplete) 5:19
14 And I Love You So 3:36
15 HURT 2:07
16 Hound Dog 1:25 
17 America 2:59
18 Funny How Time Slips Away 3:02
19 Can’t Help Falling In Love 1:51
20 Closing Vamp 1:40

Disc 2
April 27, 1976
The Coliseum, Spokane, Washington. 8:30 p.m.

01 Introduction: Also Sprach Zarathustra 
   (Theme from 2001: A Space Odyssey) 1:00    
02 See See Rider 5:00    
03 I Got A Woman/Amen 7:04 
04 Love Me 4:11
05 If You Love Me (Let Me Know) 3:22
06 You Gave Me A Mountain 3:22 
07 All Shook Up 1:05
08 (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear/Don’t Be Cruel 2:49 
09 Trying To Get To You 2:18 
10 America 2:25
11 Polk Salad Annie 3:58 
12 introductions 11:30
13 My Way 4:04 
14 Burning Love Linde)
15 HURT 3:41
16 Funny How Time Slips Away 3:57
16 How Great Thou Art 3:18
16 Hound Dog 1:58 
21 Can’t Help Falling In Love 1:45 
20 Closing Vamp 1:47

Update March 10, 2020

 

Elvis In California

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. The shows, taken from the original soundboard tapes, feature concerts from Selland Arena, Fresno (May 12) and Swing Auditorium, San Bernadino (May 10 & 13).
.
DISC 1

  1. SEE SEE RIDER (incomplete/late recording start)
  2. I GOT A WOMAN / AMEN
  3. LOVE ME
  4. TRYING TO GET TO YOU
  5. ALL SHOOK UP
  6. (Let Me Be Your) TEDDY BEAR / DON’T BE CRUEL
  7. LOVE ME TENDER
  8. STEAMROLLER BLUES
  9. HOUND DOG
  10. FEVER
  11. POLK SALAD ANNIE
  12. WHY ME LORD
  13. SUSPICIOUS MINDS
  14. INTRODUCTIONS
  15. I CAN’T STOP LOVING YOU
  16. HELP ME
  17. AMERICAN TRILOGY
  18. LET ME BE THERE
  19. FUNNY HOW TIME SLIPS AWAY
  20. BIG BOSS MA
  21. CAN’T HELP FALLING IN LOVE

Tracks 1-17 recorded May 12th, 1974, 3:00 PM at Selland Arena, Fresno, CA. Tracks 18-21 recorded May 10th, 1974, 8:30 PM at swing Auditorium, san Bernardino, CA. This is a soundboard recording.
Please Note: Disc One. The two shows have been combined as that the last songs on the Fresno tape are damaged, and only the second half of the San Bernardino show was recorded.
Disc 2

  1. SEE SEE RIDER (incomplete/late recording start)
  2. I GOT A WOMAN / AMEN
  3. LOVE ME
  4. TRYING TO GET TO YOU
  5. ALL SHOOK UP
  6. (Let Me Be Your) TEDDY BEAR / DON’T BE CRUEL
  7. LOVE ME TENDER
  8. STEAMROLLER BLUES
  9. HOUND DOG
  10. FEVE
  11. POLK SALAD ANNIE
  12. WHY ME LORD
  13. SUSPICIOUS MINDS
  14. INTRODUCTIONS
  15. I CAN’T STOP LOVING YOU
  16. HELP ME
  17. AMERICAN TRILOGY
  18. LET ME BE THERE
  19. FUNNY HOW TIME SLIPS AWAY
  20. BIG BOSS MAN
  21. CAN’T HELP FALLING IN LOVE (incomplete)

Recorded May 13th, 1974, 8:30 PM at Swing Auditorium, San Bernadino, CA.
This is a soundboard recording.

FTD LP Love Letters From Elvis

FTD Vinyl’s next release upgrades LOVE LETTERS FROM ELVIS. 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 features a FESTIVAL of outtakes and masters.

DISC ONE

Side A
01 It Ain’t No Big Thing 
   (But It’s Growing) (master) 2:48
02 Heart Of Rome – takes 2, 3  
    (undubbed master) 7:57
03 When I’m Over You (master) 2:27
04 Got My Mojo Working / 
   Keep Your Hands Off Of It   
    (master) 4:36  

Side B
01 Life – takes 1,2  4:57  
02 Cindy, Cindy – takes 2, 3 
    (undubbed master) 4:22
03 Rags To Riches – take 3  1:54
04 Love Letters – takes 3,1 3:59
05 It Ain’t No Big Thing 
   (But It’s Growing) – takes 1,2  3:32

DISC TWO
Side C
01 I’ll Never Know (master) 2:24
02 Something (master) 3:33
03 This Is Our Dance – takes 6, 7, 9,11
    (undubbed master) 6:45
04 Only Believe – takes 3. 4 
    (undubbed master) 5:35

Side D
01 The Sound Of Your Cry 
    (master) 3:14
02 It Ain’t No Big Thing 
   (But It’s Growing) – takes 3-6 4:10
03 Love Letters (master) 2:50)
04 If I Were You – takes 2-5  6:23
05 Life – take 10  3:04

Update January 15, 2020

The Elvis Is Back Sessions

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.
Disc 1

THE ORIGINAL ALBUM

SIDE 1                                                                                          
01 Make Me Know It 2:02                                                    
02 Fever 3:35                                                                                  )                                    
03 The Girl Of My Best Friend 2:25                                                
04 I Will Be Home Again 2:37                                                         
05 Dirty, Dirty Feeling 1:36                                                                           
06 Thrill Of Your Love 3:05                                                             

SIDE 2                                                                                         
07 Soldier Boy 3:07                                                                        
08 Such A Night 3:02                                                          
09 It Feels So Right 2:12                                                                
10 Girl Next Door Went AíWalking 2:16                                          
11 Like A Baby 2:39                                                                        
12 Reconsider Baby 3:44                                                               

THE ORIGINAL SINGLES SIDES

13 Stuck On You 2:22                                                        
14 Fame And Fortune 2:33                                                                               
15 It’s Now Or Never 3:18                                                              
16 A Mess Of Blues 2:42                                                                                 
17 Are You Lonesome Tonight? 3:09                                              
18 I Gotta Know 2:18                                                                      

Disc 2
THE MARCH SESSIONS

01 Make Me Know It (take 1) 2:37                                                        
02 Make Me Know It (take 2) 1:59                                                         
03 Make Me Know It (take 3) 2:19                                                        
04 Make Me Know It (takes 4-8) 4:02                                                   
05 Make Me Know It (takes 9-11) 2:55                                                
06 Make Me Know It (takes 12 & 14) 3:33                                         
07 Make Me Know It (takes 15-16) 3:01                                              
08 Make Me Know It (takes 17-18) 2:56                                               
09 Make Me Know It (take 19/M) 2:10                                                
10 Soldier Boy (take 1) 3:09                                                               
11 Soldier Boy (takes 2-7) 8:52             
12 Soldier Boy (takes 8-10) 4:15                                                       
13 Soldier Boy (take 11) 3:07                                                            
14 Soldier Boy (takes 12, 14 & 15/M) 4:43                                           
15 Stuck On You (take 1) 2:35                                                           
16 Stuck On You (take 2) 2:25                                                            
17 Stuck On You (take 3/M) 2:30                                                       
18 Fame And Fortune (take 1) 3:32                                                  
19 Fame And Fortune (take 2) 2:37             
20 Fame And Fortune (takes 3-5) 5:40                                               
21 Fame And Fortune (takes 6-7) 3:39                                                 
22 Fame And Fortune (take 8) 2:52
DISC 3

THE MARCH SESSIONS (Continued)
01 Fame And Fortune (take 9)          2:54                                                       
02 Fame And Fortune (takes 10-11) 4:10                                            
03 Fame And Fortune (takes 12 & 14) 4:09                                          
04 Fame And Fortune (take 15) 2:42                                                    
05 Fame And Fortune (splice of takes 15 & 14/M) 2:33                    
06 A Mess Of Blues (take 1) 3:05                                                        
07 A Mess Of Blues (takes 2-3) 3:00                                               
08 A Mess Of Blues (take 4) 2:13                                                          
09 A Mess Of Blues (take 5/M)  2:49                                                     
10 It Feels So Right (take 1) 2:08                                                         
11 It Feels So Right (take 2) 2:10                                                         
12 It Feels So Right (take 3) 3:18                                                       
13 It Feels So Right (takes 4 & 5/M) 3:03

THE APRIL SESSIONS
14 Fever (take 1) 3:53                                                                          
15 Fever (takes 2-3) 4:08                                                                     
16 Fever (take 4/M)    3:56                                                                      
17 Like A Baby (takes 1-2) 5:03                                                                             
18 Like A Baby (takes 3-4) 3:53                                                         
19 Like A Baby (takes 5 & 6/M) 3:18             
20 It’s Now Or Never (take 1) 3:29                                                     
21 It’s Now Or Never (take 2) 3:24                                                       
22 It’s Now Or Never (takes 3-4) 3:59

DISC 4                                                                   
THE APRIL SESSIONS (Continued)
01 It’s Now Or Never (splice of takes 4 & 2/undubbed master) 3:18
02 The Girl Of My Best Friend (takes 1-3) 5:10                                            
03 The Girl Of My Best Friend (takes 4-6) 3:51                                 
04 The Girl Of My Best Friend (takes 7-9) 4:36                              
05 The Girl Of My Best Friend (take 10/M) 2:34                                
06 Dirty, Dirty Feeling (take 1) 2:25
07 Dirty, Dirty Feeling (takes 2-3) 1:42                                             
08 Dirty, Dirty Feeling (take 4) 1:43                                                       
09 Dirty, Dirty Feeling (splice of take 4 and guitar solo from take 1/M)            1:37                                                                              
10 Thrill Of Your Love (take 1)           3:41             
11 Thrill Of Your Love (takes 2 & 3/M) 3:46                                  
12 I Gotta Know (takes 1 & 2/M) 3:05                                                 
13 Such A Night (take 1) 3:15                                                         
14 Such A Night (takes 2-4) 2:27                                                      
15 Such A Night (take 5/M) 3:13                              
16 Are You Lonesome Tonight? (takes 1-2) 3:49                           
17 Are You Lonesome Tonight? (takes 3-4) 2:11                          
18 Are You Lonesome Tonight? (take 5)       3:12                                  
19 Are You Lonesome Tonight? (workpart take 1) 0:58                             
20 Are You Lonesome Tonight? (workpart take 2) 1:18                           
21 Are You Lonesome Tonight? (splice of take 5 & workpart take 2) 3:09                                                                                
22 Girl Next Door Went A’ Walking (takes 1-3) 4:06                              
23 Girl Next Door Went A’ Walking (take 4/M) 2:24                               
24 I Will Be Home Again (take 4/M) 2:47                                            
25 Reconsider Baby (take 2/M) 3:53

Update October 25, 2019

The Making Of Viva Las Vegas

David English and Pal Granlund being the ultimate background story into how the fabulous musical starring Elvis Presley and Ann-Margret was created. This hard back 400-page book gives a fascinating insight from script to screen.
Update October 25, 2019

FTD From Georgia To Florida

FTD is pleased to announce the release of “ELVIS: FROM GEORGIA TO FLORIDA”.  Released as a 5” digipack, this 2-CD 5” set set features Elvis in great form from his shows at the Coliseum in Macon on April 24, 1975 and Lakeland (afternoon show) on April 27, 1975.

 

01 Talk 1:05
02 Love Me 2:45 
03 If You Love Me (Let Me Know) 2:56 
04 You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me  2:05
05 Big Boss Man 2:52 
06 It’s Midnight  3:09 
07 Promised Land 2:52 
08 Fairytale 3:23 
09 Burning Love  3:11
10 Introductions including: 7:06
(a) What’d I say
 (b) School Days
11 My Boy 4:18
12 T-R-O-U-B-L-E 3:40
13 I’ll Remember You 2:32
14 Let Me Be There 3:28
15 American Trilogy 4:28
16 Can’t Help Falling In Love 1:42
17 Closing Vamp 1:39

Disc 1 recorded at Coliseum, Macon, Georgia 
April 24, 1975

Disc 2

01 Talk 0:42
02 Love Me 2:20 
03 If You Love Me (Let Me Know) 2:58 
04 Love Me Tender 1:55
05 (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear / Don’t Be Cruel 2:40 
06 Help Me 2:36 
07 Burning Love  3:11
08 Introductions including: 9:18
(a) Johnny B. Goode
 (b) School Days
09 My Boy 4:12
10 T-R-O-U-B-L-E 3:50
11 Why Me Lord 3:02
12 Let Me Be There 4:19
13 Hawaiian Wedding Song 2:33 
14 Hound Dog 1:46
15 American Trilogy 4:42
16 Can’t Help Falling In Love 1:42
17 Closing Vamp 1:31

Disc 2 recorded at Civic Center Arena, Lakeland, Florida 
Afternoon show, April 27, 1975. 

Update April 15, 2019

Live at the International Hotel, Las Vegas, NV August 23, 1969

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.
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
Update March 1, 2019


FTD Ultimate Fun In Acapulco

 

This is the ultimate FUN INACAPULCO 3-CD set: 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.

DISC 1

THE ORIGINAL ALBUM - SIDE 1                                                                                          
01 Fun In Acapulco                                                                    
02 Vino, Dinero Y Amor                                                              
03 Mexico                                                                                  
04 El Toro                                                                                   
05 Marguerita                                                                                            
06 The Bullfighter Was A Lady                                                   
07 (There’s) No Room To Rhumba In A Sports Car                                  
THE ORIIGNAL ALBUM SIDE 2  
08 I Think I’m Gonna Like It Here                               
09 Bossa Nova, Baby                                                                  
10 You Can’t Say No In Acapulco                                              
11 Guadalajara                                                                            
12 Love Me Tonight (bonus song)                                             
13 Slowly But Surely (bonus song)                                           

OUTTAKES
14 Bossa Nova, Baby (takes 1-2)                                                   
15 Bossa Nova, Baby (take 3)                                                  
16 Bossa Nova, Baby (takes 4-5)                                                  
17 Bossa Nova, Baby (take 6)                                                
18 Bossa Nova, Baby (takes 7-8)                                              
19 Bossa Nova, Baby (take 9)                                               
20 Bossa Nova, Baby (takes 10 & 11/M)                                     
21 I Think I’m Gonna Like It Here (take 1)                                   
22 I Think I’m Gonna Like It Here (takes 2-5)                                
23 I Think I’m Gonna Like It Here (takes 6-7)                                     
24 I Think I’m Gonna Like It Here (takes 8-9)                                    
25 I Think I’m Gonna Like It Here (splice of take 10 and one line from take 7/M, record version)
26 Mexico (takes 1-2)                                                                  
27 Mexico (takes 3-4)                                                           
28 Mexico (take 5/M)

DISC 2

OUTTAKES
01 Mexico (take 6)                                                                                
02 Mexico (take 7/alternate M)                                                                   
03 Mexico (instrumental takes 1-2 & 3/M)                                                    
04 The Bullfighter Was A Lady (takes 1-3)                                             
05 The Bullfighter Was A Lady (takes 4-6)                                               
06 The Bullfighter Was A Lady (take 7)                                                   
07 The Bullfighter Was A Lady (takes 8-9)                                                 
08 The Bullfighter Was A Lady (splice of takes 9 & 7/M, record version)                                         
09 Marguerita (take 1)                                                                          
10 Marguerita (takes 2-6)                                                                  
11 Marguerita (takes 7 & 8/M)                                                                    
12 Vino, Dinero Y Amor (take 1)                                                                
13 Vino, Dinero Y Amor (takes 2-3)                                                 
14 Vino, Dinero Y Amor (take 4)                                                         
15 Vino, Dinero Y Amor (take 5/M)                                                         
16 Vino, Dinero Y Amor (The Amigos, cafe version take 1)                            
17 Vino, Dinero Y Amor (The Amigos, cafe version take 2)                        
18 Vino, Dinero Y Amor (The Amigos, cafe version take 3)                               
19 Vino, Dinero Y Amor (The Amigos, cafe version take 4/M)                        
20 Vino, Dinero Y Amor (The Amigos, boat version takes 1-2 & 3/M)       
21 (There’s) No Room To Rhumba In A Sports Car (take 1/M)                    
22 Fun In Acapulco (take 1/M)                                                            
23 El Toro (take 1)                                                                                
24 El Toro (take 2)                                                                               
25 El Toro (splice of takes 2 & 1/M)                                                                  
26 I Think I’m Gonna Like It Here (takes 11-13)                                             
27 I Think I’m Gonna Like It Here (takes 14-15)                                            
28 I Think I’m Gonna Like It Here (takes 16-18)                                        
29 I Think I’m Gonna Like It Here (take 19)

 

DISC 3
OUTTAKES 

01 I Think I’m Gonna Like It Here (splice of takes 19 & 18/M, movie version                                     
02 The Bullfighter Was A Lady (take 10)                                               
03 The Bullfighter Was A Lady (takes 11-14)                                        
04 The Bullfighter Was A Lady (takes 15-16)                                       
05 The Bullfighter Was A Lady (take 17/M, movie version)                   
06 Malaguena (track, take 1)                                                                    
07 Malaguena (track, takes 2-10)                                                      
08 Malaguena (track, splice of takes 6 & 10/M)   
09 You Can’t Say No In Acapulco (takes 1-4)                                             
10 You Can’t Say No In Acapulco (take 5/M)                                         
11 Guadalajara (track, takes 1-2)                                                       
12 Guadalajara (track, takes 3-4)                                                     
13 Guadalajara (track, take 5)                                                            
14 Guadalajara (track, takes 6-7)                                                        
15 Guadalajara (track, splice of takes 1, 5 & 7/M)                               
16 Guadalajara (v.o. takes 1-2)                                                        
17 Guadalajara (v.o. takes 3-4)                                                            
18 Guadalajara (v.o. takes 5-6)                                                             
19 Guadalajara (v.o. takes 7-10)                                                       
20 Guadalajara (v.o. splice of takes 6 & 2/M)                                
Update February 20, 2019


FTD January releases

FTD is pleased to announce the release of “ELVIS: ST. PAUL to WITCHITA - 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 was in great form and using a variety of repertoire.

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) (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear/Don’t Be Cruel 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. Good 21) You Gave Me A Mountain
(Rest of show is missing on the source tape)

Disc 2
1) See See Rider (late start) 2) I Got A Woman/Amen 3) Love Me 4) Blue Suede Shoes 5) The Wonder Of You 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) (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear/Don’t Be Cruel 14) Why Me Lord 15) Let Me Be There 16) When It’s My Time – performed by The Stamps 17) Johnny B. Goode 18) Heartbreak Hotel 19) Hawaiian Wedding Song 20) Polk Salad Annie 21) Can’t Help Falling In Love - 22) Closing Vamp
Bonus songs
23) It’s Midnight 24) Steamroller Blues 25) Funny How Time Slips Away

Disc 1 recorded at Civic Center, St. Paul, Minnesota. October 2, 1974.
Disc 2 recorded at Henry Levitt Arena, Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas. October 7, 1974.
Bonus songs recorded at Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan. October 4, 1974.

FTD VINYL is please to announce the release of “KISSIN’ COUSINS – LIMITED VINYL EDITION” limited edition. The album contains great alternative versions of songs from the film soundtrack sessions and related tracks. Mastered at Abbey Road Studios, the album is released in 180 gram format.

DISC 1 - SIDE 1

01 Kissin’ Cousins (Number 2) (unedited master) 02 Smokey Mountain Boy (track, take 1-intro & take 4/M) 03 Catchin’ On Fast (unedited master) 04 There’s Gold In The Mountains (track, takes 1-2) 05 Kissin’ Cousins (track, take 1) 07 One Boy Two Little Girls (master) 08 Pappy Won’t You Please Come Home (Dolores Edgin vocal, take 6/M)

SIDE 2

01 Kissin’ Cousins (hillbilly vocal) 02 Anyone (Could Fall in Love with You) (v.o. take 2/alternate master) 03 Barefoot Ballad (instrumental) 04 There’s Gold In The Mountains (instrumental) 05 Smokey Mountain Boy (master) 06 Once Is Enough (master) 07 Tender Feeling (track, take 1) 08 Catchin’ On Fast (track, take 1 & ending take 2)

DISC 2 - SIDE 3

01 (It’s a) Long Lonely Highway (take 1) 02 Echoes Of Love (takes 9,8 alternate master) 03 Kissin’ Cousins (regular vocal) 04 It Hurts Me (take 1) 05 There’s Gold In The Mountains 06 Anyone (Could Fall in Love with You) (track, take 4) 07 Kissin’ Cousins (Number 2) (track, take 1)

SIDE 4

01 It Hurts Me (master) 02 Kissin’ Cousins (master) 03 One Boy Two Little Girls (track, take 2) 04 Tender Feeling (master) 05 Once Is Enough (track, take 1) 06 Anyone (Could Fall in Love with You) (master) 07 Barefoot Ballad (track, take 2)

“THROUGH THE LENS OF PHILLIP HARRINGTON (FTD \ FLAMING STAR BOOKS)
FTD 221 (506020-975134), BAR CODE: 506020 975134 4

Following up from the excellent REBEL WITH A CAUSE and “THE WILD ONE” in 2018, “THROUGH THE LENS OF PHILLIP HARRINGTON” includes more than 350 photos. 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.
Update January 10, 2019


3 NEW FTD RELEASES

FTD is pleased to announce the release of “ELVIS: ST. PAUL to WITCHITA - 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 was in great form and using a variety of repertoire.

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) (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear/Don’t Be Cruel 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. Good 21) You Gave Me A Mountain
(Rest of show is missing on the source tape)

Disc 2

1) See See Rider (late start) 2) I Got A Woman/Amen 3) Love Me 4) Blue Suede Shoes 5) The Wonder Of You 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) (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear/Don’t Be Cruel 14) Why Me Lord 15) Let Me Be There 16) When It’s My Time – performed by The Stamps 17) Johnny B. Goode 18) Heartbreak Hotel 19) Hawaiian Wedding Song 20) Polk Salad Annie 21) Can’t Help Falling In Love - 22) Closing Vamp
Bonus songs
23) It’s Midnight 24) Steamroller Blues 25) Funny How Time Slips Away
Disc 1 recorded at Civic Center, St. Paul, Minnesota. October 2, 1974.
Disc 2 recorded at Henry Levitt Arena, Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas. October 7, 1974.
Bonus songs recorded at Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan. October 4, 1974.

4 NEW FTD RELEASES FOR November 26, 2018

At last! FOR LP FANS ONLY finally gets the full FTD Classic Album upgrade! 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
THE ORIGINAL ALBUM Side 1
01 THAT’S ALL RIGHT 2:00 02 LAWDY, MISS CLAWDY 2:10 03 MYSTERY TRAIN 2:30 04 PLAYING FOR KEEPS 2:55 05 POOR BOY 2:16 Side 2
06 MY BABY LEFT ME 2:15 07 I WAS THE ONE 2:35 08 SHAKE, RATTLE AND ROLL 2:30 09 I’M LEFT, YOU’RE RIGHT, SHE’S GONE 2:39 10 YOU’RE A HEARTBREAKER 2:15
BONUS TRACKS
11 THAT’S ALL RIGHT (takes 1-3) 2:17 12 HARBOR LIGHTS (take 7) 2:25 13 I’M LEFT, YOU’RE RIGHT, SHE’S GONE (Slow version takes 4 & 5/M) 2:53 14 WHEN IT RAINS, IT REALLY POURS 2:06

FOR RADIO FANS ONLY
Live Performances 1954-1955
15 THAT’S ALL RIGHT 2:52 October 16, 1954, The Louisiana Hayride, Municipal Auditorium, Shreveport 16 BLUE MOON OF KENTUCKY 2:23 October 16, 1954, The Louisiana Hayride, Municipal Auditorium, Shreveport 17 FOOL, FOOL, FOOL 1:58 January 6, 1955, radio station KDAV, Lubbock, TX 18 HEARTS OF STONE 2:05 January 15, 1955, The Louisiana Hayride, Municipal Auditorium, Shreveport 19 SHAKE, RATTLE AND ROLL 2:23 January 19, 1955, radio station WJOI, Florence, AL 20 MONEY HONEY 2:45 January 22, 1955, The Louisiana Hayride, Municipal Auditorium, Shreveport 21 I DON’T CARE IF THE SUN DON’T SHINE 2:33 January 22, 1955, The Louisiana Hayride, Municipal Auditorium, Shreveport 22 LITTLE MAMA 2:02 Likely March 5, 1955, The Louisiana Hayride, Municipal Auditorium, Shreveport 23 YOU’RE A HEARTBREAKER 2:06 likely March 5, 1955, The Louisiana Hayride, Municipal Auditorium, Shreveport 24 GOOD ROCKIN’ TONIGHT 2:18 Likely March 19, 1955, Eagles Hall, Houston, TX 25 I GOT A WOMAN 2:59 Likely March 19, 1955, Eagles Hall, Houston, TX 26 TWEEDLEE DEE 2:47 April 30, 1955, The Louisiana Hayride (remote), Gladewater High School, Gladewater 27 I’M LEFT, YOU’RE RIGHT, SHE’S GONE 3:16 July 2, 1955, The Louisiana Hayride, Municipal Auditorium, Shreveport 28 BABY LET’S PLAY HOUSE 2:38 August 20, 1955, The Louisiana Hayride, Municipal Auditorium, Shreveport 29 MAYBELLENE 2:07 August 20, 1955, The Louisiana Hayride, Municipal Auditorium, Shreveport 30 I FORGOT TO REMEMBER TO FORGET 3:30 October 29, 1955, The Louisiana Hayride, Municipal Auditorium, Shreveport

DISC 2
FOR TV FANS ONLY
Live Performances 1956
Stage Show (CBS) (a.k.a. ìThe Dorsey Brothers Show)
01 SHAKE, RATTLE AND ROLL/FLIP, FLOP AND FLY 2:45 January 28, 1956, CBS Studio 50, New York 02 I GOT A WOMAN 3:10 January 28, 1956, CBS Studio 50, New York 03 BABY LETíS PLAY HOUSE 2:41 February 4, 1956, CBS Studio 50, New York 04 TUTTI FRUTTI 2:23 ( February 4, 1956, CBS Studio 50, New York 05 BLUE SUEDE SHOES 2:20 February 11, 1956, CBS Studio 50, New York 06 HEARTBREAK HOTEL 2:52 February 11, 1956, CBS Studio 50, New Yor 07 TUTTI FRUTTI 2:38 February 18, 1956, CBS Studio 50, New York 08 I WAS THE ONE 2:49 February 18, 1956, CBS Studio 50, New York 09 BLUE SUEDE SHOES 2:47 March 17, 1956, CBS Studio 50, New York 10 HEARTBREAK HOTEL 2:11 March 17, 1956, CBS Studio 50, New York 11 MONEY HONEY 2:56 March 24, 1956, CBS Studio 50, New York 12 HEARTBREAK HOTEL 1:43 March 24, 1956, CBS Studio 50, New York
The Milton Berle Show (NBC-TV)

13 SHAKE, RATTLE AND ROLL 1:01 April 3, 1956, The U.S.S. Hancock, Naval Station, San Diego 14 HEARTBREAK HOTEL 2:01 April 3, 1956, The U.S.S. Hancock, Naval Station, San Diego 15 BLUE SUEDE SHOES 2:10 April 3, 1956, The U.S.S. Hancock, Naval Station, San Diego 16 HOUND DOG 2:37 June 5, 1956, NBC Color City Studios, Burbank 17 I WANT YOU, I NEED YOU, I LOVE YOU 3:30 June 5, 1956, NBC Color City Studios, Burbank
The Steve Allen Show (NBC-TV)
18 I WANT YOU, I NEED YOU, I LOVE YOU 2:47 July 1, 1956, The Hudson Theatre, New York 19 HOUND DOG 1:42 July 1, 1956, The Hudson Theatre, New York
GERMAN HOME RECORDINGS
Bad Nauheim, Germany
20 HE KNOWS JUST WHAT I NEED 2:49 21 COOL WATER (fragments) 2:59 22 LIKE A BABY (1 verse) 0:37 23 RETURN TO ME (fragments) 0:43 24 HER HAND IN MINE 1:33 25 HIS HAND IN MINE 1:46 26 HER HAND IN MINE 1:33 27 IF I DIDN’T CARE 0:27 28 ARE YOU SINCERE 0:28 29 ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT? 3:01 30 STAND BY ME (fragments) 2:54

Holiday Season In Vegas

FTD is pleased to announce the release of “ELVIS: “HOLIDAY SEASON IN VEGAS (Hilton Hotel ’75)”. Released as a 5” digipack, this 2-CD set features Elvis in great form from the Hilton Holiday Season shows in December 1975 Las Vegas.
The shows are ‘soundboard quality’ and the AUDIO has sonic imperfections. It is on the original source tape.
Disc 1
MIDNIGHT SHOW – DECEMBER 13
01 C.C. Rider 4:21 02 I Got A Woman/Amen 7:01 03 Love Me 3:13 04 Trying To Get To You 2:08 05 And I Love You So 3:31 06 All Shook Up 0:59 07 (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear/Don’t Be Cruel 3:01 08 You Gave Me A Mountain 3:27 09 Help Me Make It Through The Night 2:37 10 Polk Salad Annie 4:38 11 Introductions 10:35 12 Just Pretend 3:51 13 How Great Thou Art 4:44 14 Burning Love 3:28 15 Hound Dog 1:58 16 Softly, As I Leave You 3:02 17 America 2:25 18 It’s Now Or Never 2:28 (Aaron Schroeder/Wally Gold) 19 O Solo Mio 1:04 20 Little Darlin’ 2:02 21 Little Sister 2:48 22 Can’t Help Falling In Love 1:56
Disc 2
DECEMBER 6
01 C.C. Rider 3:16 02 I Got A Woman/Amen 5:29 03 Love Me 3:25 04 Fairytale 3:32 05 Instrumental 0:30 06 And I Love You So 4:29 07 Trying To Get To You 2:02 08 All Shook Up 1:00 09 (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear/Don’t Be Cruel 2:37 10 One Night 2:05 11 Polk Salad Annie 4:16 12 Introductions 9:12 13 Just Pretend 3:50 14 How Great Thou Art 4:34 15 Burning Love 3:30 16 Softly, As I Leave You 1:46 17 America 2:25 18 Can’t Help Falling In Love 1:20 (last bars missing)

Elvis: “Cafe Europa Limited Edition Vinyl

FTD VINYL is please to announce the release of “ELVIS – “CAFÉ EUROPA – G.I. BLUES VOL. 2” limited edition. The album contains more great outtakes from the G.I Blues soundtrack sessions. Mastered at Abbey Road Studios, the album is released in 180 gram format.

DISC 1
Side 1
01 G.I.Blues (take 6) 02 Tonight Is So Right For Love (take 8) 03 What’s She Really Like (takes 14-16) 04 Frankfort Special (remake, takes 9-10/M) 05 Pocketful Of Rainbows (version 1, take 17) 06 Tonight’s All Right For Love (take 6) 07 Wooden Heart (‘Gramafunken version’- instr.)
Side 2
01 Doin’ The Best I Can (takes 10-12) 02 Shoppin’ Around (takes 1,2) 03 Whistling Blues (instrumental) 04 Pocketful Of Rainbows (version 1, takes 26-28) 05 Tonight’s All Right For Love (takes 7-8) 06 Big Boots (fast version, takes 6,5)

DISC 2:
Side 3
01 What’s She Really Like (takes 17-19/M + insert takes 20-22/M) 02 G.I.Blues (takes 2-4) 03 Tonight Is So Right For Love (take 9) 04 G.I.Blues (take 7/M + pick up takes 8-10/M)
Side 4
01 Shoppin’ Around (takes 3-5) 02 Big Boots (medium tempo, take 1) 03 Tonight’s All Right For Love (Tales From Vienna Woods, instr.) 04 Frankfort Special (remake, takes 6-8) 05 Tonight’s All Right For Love (takes 14-15) 06 Tonight’s All Right For Love (takes 16-17) 07 Shoppin’ Around (finale version, take 14/M, from acetate)

The Wild One '56

Following up from the excellent REBEL WITH A CAUSE earlier this year, THE WILD ONE ’56 by David English and Pål Granlund 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.
Update November 7, 2018

September FTD Releases

FTD is pleased to announce the release of “ELVIS: `WHAT NOW MY LOVE”. Released as a 5” digipack, this 2-CD set features Elvis in great form from his legendary Vegas shows in August 1972 at the Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas. WHAT NOW MY LOVE consist of the midnight shows on August 11 and 12. 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. The opening lines of “What Now My Love” will send thrills down your spine! The shows are in above average ‘soundboard quality’ but unfortunately the ending is missing from the second show.

August 11- 1972 – Midnight Show
Disc 1
01) Also Sprach Zarathustra 02) See See Rider 03) I Got A Woman –/ Amen 04) Proud Mary 05) Until It’s Time For You To Go 06) You've Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’ 07) Polk Salad Annie 08) What Now My Love 09) Fever 10) Love Me 11) All Shook Up 12) (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear/ Don't Be Cruel 13) Heartbreak Hotel 14) Blue Suede Shoes 15) Little Sister/ Get Back 16) Hound Dog 17) It’s Over 18) Suspicious Minds 19) Introductions 20) My Way 21) A Big Hunk O’ Love 22) American Trilogy 23) Can't Help Falling In Love 24) (Closing Vamp August 12- 1972 – Midnight Show

Disc 2
1) Also Sprach Zarathustra 2) See See Rider 3) I Got A Woman –/ Amen 4) Proud Mary 5) Never Been To Spain 6) Until It’s Time For You To Go 7) You've Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’ 8) Polk Salad Annie 9) What Now My Love 10) Fever) 11) Love Me 12) Blue Suede Shoes 13) One Night 14) All Shook Up 15) (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear/ Don't Be Cruel 16) Heartbreak Hotel 17) Hound Dog 18) For The Good Times 19) Suspicious Minds 20) Introductions 21) My Way 22) American Trilogy 23) A Big Hunk O’ Love 24) Tiger Man (start only)

ELVIS: JAILHOUSE ROCK VOL.2”
(2-LP LIMITED EDITION)
FTD VINYL is please to announce the release of “ELVIS – “JAILHOUSE ROCK VOL.2” limited edition. The album contains excellent BINAURAL outtakes of “Jailhouse Rock”, “Treat Me Nice”, Baby I Don’t Care” and others. Mastered at Abbey Road Studios, the album is released in 180 gram format.

DISC 1 – SIDE 1
01. Jailhouse Rock (2001) take 6 (3:03) 02. Treat Me Nice (2003) (first movie version) takes 1-3 (3:51) 03. Don’t Leave Me Now (2017) (second version) takes 1-6 (4:40) 04. I Want To Be Free (2010) (record version) takes 1-8 (5:21) 05. I Want To Be Free (2011) (first ending) takes1,2 (1:08) 06. Treat Me Nice (2003) (first movie version) takes 4,5 (2:47)

Side 2
01. (You’re So Square) Baby I Don’t Care (2015) take 1 (2:12) 02. (You’re So Square) Baby I Don’t Care (2015) takes 2-4 (2:12) 03. Don’t Leave Me Now (2017) (second version) takes 9,10 (2:20) 04. Young And Beautiful (2006) (Florita club version) take 1 (1:17) 05. Young And Beautiful (2006) (Florita club version) take 2 (1:29) 06. Treat Me Nice (2003) (first movie version) takes 6-7 (2.44) 07. Young And Beautiful (2006) (jail version) take 1 (2.09) 08. Young And Beautiful (2006) (jail version) take 3 (1.40) 09. Treat Me Nice (2003) (first movie version) takes 8,9 (2.55)

DISC 2 - SIDE 3
01. Treat Me Nice (2003) (first movie version) takes 14,15 (2.57) 02. Jailhouse Rock (2001) takes 1-4 (3:03) 03. Don’t Leave Me Now (2016) (first version) take 2 (1:54)\ 04. Young And Beautiful (2006) (Florita club version) takes 5,6 (1:58) 05. Treat Me Nice (2003) (first movie version) takes 10-13 (3.29) 06. Don’t Leave Me Now (2017) (second version) takes 11-13 (3:29)

SIDE 4
01. Treat Me Nice (2003) (first movie version) takes 16,19 (7:32) 02. . I Want To Be Free (2010) (record version) takes 10,11 (2:49) 03. I Want To Be Free (2010) (second ending) takes1-5 (3:29) 04. Jailhouse Rock (2001) takes 7,8 (3:09) 05. Jailhouse Rock (2001) (ending) takes 1,2 (3:09) 06. Young And Beautiful (2006) (Florita club version) take 7 (1:11)
Update September 7, 2018


FTD The Viva Las Vegas Sessions

FTD is pleased to announce the release of “Elvis: The Viva Las Vegas Sessions”. This is the ultimate "Viva Las Vegas" 3 CD-set: 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 an original Session Reel box. The 28-page booklet includes rare photographs, memorabilia, session data, Movie Trivia, Ann-Margret bio by the late Stuart Colman and Movie overview by Alan Hanson. The 3 CDs are housed in a CD carrier adorned by original tape box documentation. This release is a strictly limited edition. Due to manufacturing costs, there will be no reprint. 

Tracklisting

Disc one: Soundtrack: 
1. Viva Las Vegas 2:27 
2. Yellow Rose Of Texas/ The Eyes Of Texas 2:57 
3. The Lady Loves Me 3:46 
4. C’mon Everybody 2:21 
5. Today, Tomorrow And Forever 3:28 
6. The Climb (planned record version - take 3) 2:44 
7. What’d I Say 3:06 
8. Santa Lucia 1:15 
9. If You Think I Don’t Need You 2:07 
10. I Need Somebody To Lean On 3:05 BONUS SONGS 
11. Night Life 1:52 
12. Do The Vega 2:25 
13. You’re The Boss 2:49 

First Takes: 
14. Viva Las Vegas (take 1) 1:48 
15. Yellow Rose Of Texas/ The Eyes Of Texas (take 7) 2:59 16. The Lady Loves Me (takes 1-2) 4:14 
17. C’mon Everybody (take 3) 2:48 
18. Today, Tomorrow And Forever (takes 1-3, 5 & 4) 5:46 
19. What’d I Say (takes 1-2) 4:00 
20. Santa Lucia (v.o. take 1) 1:23 
21. If You Think I Don’t Need You (takes 1-2) 3:16 
22. I Need Somebody To Lean On (takes 1-2) 3:30 
23. Night Life (take 2) 2:08 
24. Do The Vega (take 1) 2:48 
25. You’re The Boss (takes 1-3) 3:34 
26. Today, Tomorrow And Forever (2012 takes 1-2, duet) 5:45 

Disc Two: Outtakes: 
1. Night Life (takes 1 & 3) 4:09 
2. Night Life (takes 4-8) 3:11 
3. C’mon Everybody (takes 1-2 & 4-5/M) 4:36 
4. If You Think I Don’t Need You (takes 3-7) 5:09 
5. I Need Somebody To Lean On (takes 3-5) 3:58 
6. I Need Somebody To Lean On (takes 6-8) 4:42 
7. Do The Vega (take 2) 2:41 
8. Santa Lucia (track, takes 1-2) 1:55 
9. Viva Las Vegas (take 2) 2:50 
10. The Climb (takes 1-2 & 4-7) 6:43 
11. Yellow Rose Of Texas/ The Eyes Of Texas (takes 1-4) 3:58 12. Yellow Rose Of Texas/ The Eyes Of Texas (takes 5-6 & 8-9/M) 5:33 
13. The Lady Loves Me (takes 3-6) 4:51 
14. You’re The Boss (takes 4-8) 4:42 
15. You’re The Boss (takes 9-10) 4:32 
16. Today, Tomorrow And Forever (2012 take 6, instrumental) 3:34 1
7. Santa Lucia (vocal overdub, take 2) 1:20 
18. Santa Lucia (vocal overdub, take 3) 1:20 
19. Today, Tomorrow And Forever (movie version, vocal overdub 2016 take  8) 2:38 
20. What’d I Say (takes 3-4/M) 5:47

Disc  Three: Movie Tracks: 
1. C’mon Everybody (movie version, take 7 with overdubs) 2:30 
2. Today, Tomorrow And Forever (movie version, v.o. take 10, edited) 1:25 
3. The Climb (movie version - take 9, edited) 1:38 
4. Santa Lucia (v.o. take 6/M, movie version) 1:14 
5. Appreciation (Ann-Margret, take 3 & pickup take 2) 4:37 
6. My Rival (Ann-Margret) 2:11 

Outtakes: 
7. Night Life (takes 9-10) 2:56 
8. Night Life (take 11) 2:10 
9. Night Life (takes 12-13) 2:46 
10. If You Think I Don’t Need You (takes 8-10) 4:22 
11. If You Think I Don’t Need You (takes 11-13/M) 4:15 
12. I Need Somebody To Lean On (takes 9-15) 7:16 
13. I Need Somebody To Lean On (takes 16-19) 5:12 
14. Do The Vega (takes 3-7/M) 4:25 1
5. Viva Las Vegas (takes 3-7/M) 5:06 
16. The Climb (take 8) 2:53 
17. The Climb (take 9) 2:53 
18. C’mon Everybody (takes 6-7/M, movie version) 2:34 
19. The Lady Loves Me (takes 7-9) 6:37 
20. You’re The Boss (takes 11-12) 3:23 
21. You’re The Boss (takes 13, 15 & 14) 4:09 
22. Santa Lucia (vocal overdub, take 5) 1:26 
23. Today, Tomorrow And Forever (movie version, 2016 vocal overdub take 10/M) 2:46

Update July 7, 2018

FTD May releases

Here you have the latest announcement for the FTD scheduled for release at the end of this month.

FTD VINYL 2 LP Set
Tracklist

Side 1
01 A Little Less Conversation (takes 11, 12, 16 [single master]) (5:27)
02 Wonderful World (takes 16, 17 [master]) (3:18)
03 Edge of Reality (take 8 [master]) (3:59)
04 Almost in Love (track 2006 take 4 and vocal overdubs 2012 takes 2, 3 [master]) (5:52)

Side 2
01 A Little Less Conversation (takes 1, 2) (2:40)
02 Wonderful World (takes 2, 3) (2:54)
03 Edge of Reality (take 3) (3:52)
04 Wonderful World (take 7 [movie master]) (2:35)
05 A Little Less Conversation (take 10 [album master]) (2:28)
06 Edge of Reality (takes 5, 6 [alternate master]) (4:38)

Side 3
01 Charro (2:47)
02 Letís Forget About the Stars (rough mix) (2:56)
03 Clean Up Your Own Back Yard (3:12)
04 Swing Down Sweet Chariot (female vocals and brass overdub) (2:30)
05 Almost (1:52)
06 Signs of the Zodiac (duet with Marlyn Mason) (2:30)
07 College Songs Medley (Far Above Cayuga’s Waters / Boola Boola / Dartmouth’s In Town Again / The Eyes Of Texas / On, Wisconsin / The Whiffenpoof Song / Fair Harvard / Notre Dame / Violet) (3:15)
Side 4
01 Change of Habit (3:21)
02 Let’s Be Friends (2:45)
03 Have a Happy (2:23)
04 Let Us Pray (alternate vocal overdub) (3:09)
05 Rubberneckin’ (2:15)
06 Almost (take 29) (1:50) 07 Charro (rough mix) (3:07)


FTD 7"  ELVIS: Off – On Stage.

Tracklist
01 I Got A Woman* February 16, 1970. Midnight show
02 Long Tall Sally* February 16, 1970. Midnight show
03 Let It Be Me (Je t’appartiens) * February 16, 1970. Midnight show
04 Don’t Cry Daddy* February 17, 1970. Dinner show
05 I Can’t Stop Loving You* February 17, 1970. Dinner show
06 Walk A Mile In My Shoes (2:59)* February 17, 1970. Dinner show
07 Sweet Caroline (2:43)* February 17, 1970. Dinner show
08 Kentucky Rain (3:17)* February 19, 1970. Dinner show
09 Polk Salad Annie (5:33)* February 17, 1970. Dinner show
10 Proud Mary (2:48) February 19, 1970. Dinner show Previously released in a different mix on Polk Salad Annie
11 Release Me (And Let Me Love Again) (3:12) February 19, 1970. Dinner show Previously released in a different mix on Polk Salad Annie
12 See See Rider (3:06) February 19, 1970. Dinner show Previously released in a different mix on Elvis: Today Tomorrow and Forever
13 The Wonder Of You (2:35) February 18, 1970. Midnight show Previously released in a different mix on ELVIS 30 # 1 HITS

Bonus songs

14 Don’t Cry Daddy* February 16, 1970. Midnight show
Update May 16, 2018

ELVIS: OMAHA NEBRASKA

FTD is pleased to announce the release of “ELVIS: OMAHA NEBRASKA‘74”.  Released as a 5” digipack, this 2-CD set features both the Afternoon and Evening Show at the Omaha Civic Auditorium, June 30, 1974.

Disc 1- June 30, 1974, Afternoon show 2:30PM

01 See See Rider 4:09
02 I Got A Woman/Amen 4:15
03 Love Me 2:28
04 Trying To Get To You 2:03
05 All Shook Up 1:18
06 Love Me Tender 1:41
07 Hound Dog 1:17
08 Fever 3:07
09 Polk Salad Annie 4:17
10 Why Me Lord 2:41
11 Suspicious Minds 3:44
12 Introductions 1:35
13 I Can’t Stop Loving You 2:29
14 Help Me 2:41
15 American Trilogy 3:51
16 Let Me Be There 4:26
17 Funny How Time Slips Away 3:57
18 Big Boss Man 2:44
19 Steamroller Blues 3:05
20 Can’t Help Falling In Love 1:52
21 Closing Vamp 1:52

Disc 2 - June 30, 1974, Evening show 8:30PM

01 See See Rider 4:03
02 I Got A Woman/Amen 4:21
03 Love Me 2:01
04 Trying To Get To You 2:02
05 All Shook Up 2:01
06 Love Me Tender 1:43
07 How Great Thou Art 2:52
08 Hound Dog 1:13

 09 Fever 3:08
10 Polk Salad Annie 4:13
11 Why Me Lord 3:08
12 Suspicious Minds 3:52
13 Introductions 3:16
14 I Can’t Stop Loving You 2:46
15 Help Me 2:46
16 Bridge Over Troubled Water 4:05
17 Let Me Be There 4:05
18 Happy Birthday 0:26
19 Funny How Time Slips Away 3:39
20 Big Boss Man 2:4
21 My Way 0:30
22 Steamroller Blues (incomplete) 2:16

Update April 15, 2018

3 NEW FTD RELEASES FOR FEBRUARY 2018

FTD is pleased to announce the release of “ELVIS: MURFREESBORO ‘74”.  Released as a 5” digipack, this 2-CD set features Elvis in great form from two shows on March 14th and 19th at the Murfreesboro Middle State Tennessee University. The sound quality and performances from Elvis and the band are really powerful. “Steamroller Blues” will knock your socks off!.

Disc 1 - March 14, 1974
01 Also Sprach Zarathustra 02 See See Rider 3:36 03 I Got A Woman / Amen 4:13 04 Love Me 1:41 05 Trying To Get To You 2:09 06 All Shook Up 1:01 07 Steamroller Blues 3:01 08 (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear / Don’t Be Cruel 2:06 09 Love Me Tender 1:53 10 Johnny B. Goode 1:40 11 Hound Dog 1:11 12 Fever 3:06 13 Polk Salad Annie 3:38 14 Why Me Lord 3:58 15 Suspicious Minds 3:55 16 Introductions 1:58 17 I Can’t Stop Loving You 2:41 18 Help Me 2:44 19 American Trilogy 4:04 20 Let Me Be There 3:59 21 Funny How Time Slips Away 2:42 22 Can’t Help Falling In Love 1:41) 23 Closing Vamp 1:00

Disc 2 - March 19, 1974
01 Also Sprach Zarathustra (Theme From 2001: A Space Odyssey) 1:15 02 See See Rider 3:37 03 I Got A Woman / Amen 5:56 04 Love Me 1:46 05 Trying To Get To You 2:12 06 All Shook Up 1:02 07 Steamroller Blues 2:56 08 (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear / Don’t Be Cruel 1:58 09 Love Me Tender 1:55 10 Medley: Long Tall Sally / Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On/Mama Don’t Dance / Flip, Flop and Fly / Jailhouse Rock / Hound Dog 3:37 11 Fever 3:08 12 Polk Salad Annie 3:39 13 Why Me Lord 4:00 14 Suspicious Minds 3:51 15 Introductions 2:37 16 I Can’t Stop Loving You 2:32 17 Help Me 3:11 18 American Trilogy 4:00 19 Let Me Be There 4:15 20 Funny How Time Slips Away 2:32 21 Mystery Train 0:45 (incomplete)

A great new book from FS/FTD! REBEL WITH A CAUSE follows Elvis between August 16 and September 30, 1956 from his arrival in Hollywood to his return to Memphis. Produced by David English and Pål Granlund, it includes many rare unpublished photos taken from the original negatives. The bonus CD features ELVIS PRESLEY: ROCK ‘N’ROLL NO.2 – an album originally released by HMV in the UK. It also features all 4 songs from Elvis’ first appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show on September 9, 1956 and a recording off the afternoon performance of September 26 in Tupelo Mississippi.


FTD VINYL is pleased to announce the release of “ELVIS – THE FOOL ALBUM”. Originally released in July 1973, this album’s track listing changed dramatically from RCA’s internal documents circulated just one month before.  Here for the first time, DISC 1 features the LP sequenced as ORIGINALLY PLANNED. The LP artwork also replicates the original draft layout before it was amended. DISC 2 includes

outtakes from the sessions that contributed to the album. Highlights include the rare fully orchestrated version of ‘FOOL” and the 11-minute plus version of “DON’T THINK TWICE IT’S ALRIGHT.”

DISC 1
THE ORIGINAL PLANNED VERSION OF THE ALBUM
Side A
01 Fool (2:49) 02 Where Do I Go From Here (2:41) 03 Blue Hawaii* (2:38) 04 Early Mornin’ Rain* (3:03) 05 It’s Impossible* (2:55)
Side B
01 Reconsider Baby (Blues Jam)* (2:45) 02 Hawaiian Wedding Song* (2:01) 03 Ku-U-I-Po* (2:14) 04 I’ll Take You Home Again Kathleen (2:27) 05 No More* (2:38) (Don Robertson/Hal Blair)
*Recorded live

DISC 2
THE OUTTAKES AND ALTERNATES
Side C
01 FOOL (with full strings overdub) (2:49) 02 Steamroller Blues* (single mix) (3:05) 03 Until It’s Time For You To Go (takes 1 & 2) (5:47) 04 (That’s What You Get) For Lovin’ Me (takes 9 & 10) (4:09) 05 I Will Be True (takes 1 & 2) (4:24)
Side D
01 Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right + (take 2, informal recording) (11:20) 02 Love Me, Love The Life I Lead (alternate mix) (3:07) 03 It’s Still Here (takes 4 & 5) (2.05)
Update February 6, 2018


3 NEW FTD RELEASES FOR November 27, 2017

As part of its CLASSIC ALBUM series, FTD is pleased to announce the release of the original soundtrack album for “KISSIN’ COUSINS.” It features unreleased outtakes, rarities and an informative illustrated 16-page booklet with rare memorabilia, movie trivia and photos. Due to the small amount of existing outtakes (as Elvis didn’t record with the band) it includes instrumental masters recorded at the RCA Studio in Nashville that show the great musicianship of the players.

`KISSIN’ COUSINS’
THE ORIGINAL ALBUM
SIDE 1
01 Kissin’ Cousins (Number 2) 02 Smokey Mountain Boy 03 There’s Gold In The Mountains 04 One Boy Two Little Girls 05 Catchin’ On Fast 06 Tender Feeling
SIDE 2
07 Anyone (Could Fall in Love with You) 08 Barefoot Ballad 09 Once Is Enough 10 Kissin’ Cousins 11 Echoes Of Love 12 (It’s a) Long Lonely Highway

OUTTAKES, UNEDITED MASTERS, TRACKS & INSTRUMENTALS
13 Kissin’ Cousins (Number 2) (unedited master)* 14 Catchin’ On Fast (unedited master)* 15 Anyone (Could Fall in Love with You) (v.o. take 2/alternate master)* 16 Kissin’ Cousins (hillbilly vocal)* 17 Kissin’ Cousins (regular vocal)* 18 Barefoot Ballad (vocal overdub, take 2 & pickup take 4 - partial)* 19 Barefoot Ballad (instrumental)* 20 There’s Gold In The Mountains (instrumental)* 21 Pappy Won’t You Please Come Home (Dolores Edgin vocal, take 6/M)* 22 There’s Gold In The Mountains (track, takes 1-2)* 23 One Boy Two Little Girls (track, take 2)* 24 Once Is Enough (track, take 1)* 25 Tender Feeling (track, take 1)* 26 Kissin’ Cousins (Number 2) (track, take 1)* 27 Smokey Mountain Boy (track, take 1-intro & take 4/M)* 28 Catchin’ On Fast (track, take 1 & ending take 2)* 29 Barefoot Ballad (track, take 2)* 3:06 30 Anyone (Could Fall in Love with You) (track, take 4)* 31 Kissin’ Cousins (track, take 1)* 1:49 32 Tender Feeling (vocal only, take 1/M)* 2:39
* previously unreleased

FTD is pleased to announce the release of the legendary BICENTENNIAL SHOW. This a 2-CD 5” digipack release.

ELVIS – THE BICENTENNIAL SHOW
Disc 1
DISC 1: Recorded live at Mabee Center, Oral Roberts University, Tulsa, Oklahoma July 4, 1976 at 2:30 PM
01 Also Sprach Zarathustra 02 See See 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 America 08 All Shook Up 09 (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear / Don’t Be Cruel 10 And I Love You So 11 Jailhouse Rock 12 Fever 13 An American Trilogy 14 Introductions / Early Mornin’ Rain 15 What’d I Say (incomplete) 16 Love Letters 17 School Days 18 Hurt 19 Help Me 20 Hound Dog 21 Funny How Time Slips Away 22 How Great Thou Art 23 Little Darlin’ 24 Can’t Help Falling In Love 25 Closing Vamp

Disc 2 Tracks 1-23 Recorded live at Duluth Arena, Duluth, Minnesota October 16, 1976 at 8:30 PM
Tracks 24-28 Recorded live at Dane County Coliseum, Madison, Wisconsin October 19, 1976 at 8:30 PM

01 Also Sprach Zarathustra 02 See See 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 Jailhouse Rock 08 All Shook Up 09 (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear / Don’t Be Cruel 10 And I Love You So 11 Fever 12 Steamroller Blues 13 Introductions /Early Mornin’ Rain 14 What’d I Say / Johnny B. Goode 15 Love Letters 16 School Days (incomplete) 17 Hurt 18 Hound Do 19 It’s Now Or Never 20 How Great Thou Art 21 Blue Christmas 22 Can’t Help Falling In Love 23 Closing Vamp

BONUS SONGS
24 Hawaiian Wedding Song 25 Steamroller Blues 26 America 27 Love Me Tender 28 Blue Suede Shoes

Pre-release sales of FTD’s recent “ROUSTABOUT” Classic Album exceeded all expectations reflecting the appeal of the original #1 album. The release of this LIMITED EDITION 2-LP set will be no exception. It contains STEREO REMIXES of the Soundtrack, outtakes and MONO masters. Mastered at Abbey Road, London, the180 Gram discs feature reproductions of the original RARE RCA ‘Hollywood’ pressing plant LP labels.

SIDE 1
01 Roustabout — NOV take 9 (movie version) (2:14) 02 Little Egypt — AO take 15/M (record version) (2:33) 03 Poison Ivy League — BO take 7/M (2:19) 04 Hard Knocks — CO take 11/M (record version) (1:53) 05 It’s A Wonderful World — DO take 13/M (2:07) 06 Big Love Big Heartache — EO take 17/M (2:17) 07 Roustabout — NOV takes 14-16 (2:58) 08 Roustabout — NOV take 17/M (record version) (2:15)

SIDE 2
01 One Track Heart — FO take 5/M (2:25) 02 It’s Carnival Time — HO take 2/HOV take 9/M (record version) (1:50) 03 Carny Town — JO take 9/M (1:29) 04 There’s A Brand New Day On The Horizon — KO take 5/M (2:13) 05 Wheels On My Heels — LO take 7/M (1:28) 06 Roustabout — NOV takes 1-5, 6 (7:21) 07 It’s A Wonderful World — DO take 17 (instrumental) (2:02)

SIDE 3
01 I’m A Roustabout (2:13) 02 Hard Knocks — COV take 4 (movie version) (1:55) 03 Roustabout — NOV takes 7, 8 (3:00) 04 Little Egypt — revised, AO take 21 (part used for movie version) (2:52) 05 It’s Carnival Time — (HO take 2/HOV take 12, movie version) (1:50) 06 Roustabout — NOV takes 10-12 (4:47) 07 Roustabout — NOV take 13 (2:10)

SIDE 4 - The Mono Soundtrack Album
01 Roustabout (2:01) 02 Little Egypt (2:21) 03 Poison Ivy League (2:05) 04 Hard Knocks (1:45) 05 It’s A Wonderful World (1:51) 06 Big Love Big Heartache (2:03) 07 One Track Heart (2:18) 08 It’s Carnival Time (1:35) 09 Carny Town (1:13) 10 There’s A Brand New Day On The Horizon (2:03) 11 Wheels On My Heels (1:25)
Update November 11, 2017


FTD October releases

FTD is pleased to announce the release of ELVIS: “THE LAST MOVIES.”
Finally, Elvis’ last soundtrack recordings are brought together in a cohesive release that works as a companion set for the FTD 7” Classic Album series. “The Last Movies” t contains outtakes and an informative illustrated 16-page booklet with rare memorabilia and photos.
THE LAST MOVIES

01 Change Of Habit (3:21) 02 Rubberneckin’ (2:15) 03 Let’s Be Friends (2:45 04 Have A Happy (2:23) 05 Let Us Pray (3:02 06 Clean Up Your Own Back Yard (3:11) 07 Almost (1:52) 08 Charro (2:47) 09 Let’s Forget About The Stars (2:29) 10 Let’s Forget About The Stars (rough mix)* (2:27) 11 Charro (rough mix)* (3:07) 12 Clean Up Your Own Back Yard (undubbed master) (3:17) 13 Almost (undubbed master) (1:55) 14 Swing Down Sweet Chariot (movie version) (2:30 15 Swing Down Sweet Chariot (female vocals and brass overdub) (2:16) 16 Signs Of The Zodiac (duet with Marlyn Mason) (2:30) 17 College Songs Medley (3:15) (Far Above Cayuga’s Waters* / Boola Boola* / Dartmouth’s In Town Again* / The Eyes Of Texas* / On, Wisconsin* / The Whiffenpoof Song / Fair Harvard* / Notre Dame* / Violet) 18 Almost (takes 1-3*) (3:01) 19 Almost (takes 4* & 6) (3:33) 20 Almost (takes 10*-11) (2:11) 21 Almost (take 13*) (1:58) 22 Almost (takes 14-16*) (4:17) 23 Almost (takes 22-25*) (4:31) 24 Almost (takes 27-28*) (2:21) 25 Almost (take 29*) (1:50) 26 Let Us Pray (alternate vocal overdub) (3:09) 27 Let Us Pray (M/vocal only) (3:07)
* Previously unreleased

“ELVIS: LAKE TAHOE ‘74”

Following on from the recent (”Las Vegas ’74” and ”Elvis In Atlanta”, releases, FTD’s ”LAKE TAHOE ’74” features shows from May 25 and May 26. This a 2-CD 5” digipack release.

ELVIS - LAKE TAHOE 74

Disc 1
May 25, 1974 – Dinner show
02 I Got A Woman / Amen 6:20 03 Love Me 1:35 04 Trying To Get To You 2:13 05 All Shook Up 1:17 06 Love Me Tender 1:44 07 You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me 2:208 Johnny B. Goode 1:42 09 Hound Dog 1:46 10 Fever 3:06 11 Polk Salad Annie 4:27 12 Why Me Lord 2:51 13 Suspicious Minds 3:48 14 Introductions 1:47 15 I Can’t Stop Loving You 2:21 16 Help Me 2:47 17 An American Trilogy 3:58 18 Let Me Be There 3:06 19 I’ll Remember You 2:30 20 Big Boss Man 3:18 21 Heartbreak Hotel 1:47 22 Can’t Help Falling In Love 1:38 23 Closing Vamp 0:46

Disc 2
May 26, 1974 Dinner show
01 See See Rider 1:51 (starts late) 02 I Got A Woman / Amen 5:59 03 Love Me 2:08 04 Trying To Get To You 2:06 05 All Shook Up 1:05 06 Love Me Tender 2:11 07 You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me 2:04 08 Hound Dog 1:20 09 Fever 3:07 10 Polk Salad Annie 5:31 11 Why Me Lord 2:53 12 You Gave Me A Mountain 3:17 13 Suspicious Minds 3:50 14 Introductions 2:32 15 I Can’t Stop Loving You 2:48 16 Help Me Make It Through The Night 2:33 17 Bridge Over Troubled Water 4:20 18 Let Me Be There 3:35 19 Big Boss Man 3:59 20 Can’t Help Falling In Love 1:40 21 Closing Vamp 0:54
All tracks recorded live at the High Sierra Room at the Sahara Tahoe Hotel, Stateline, Nevada

“ROUSTABOUT” (2-LP LIMITED EDITION)
Pre-release sales of FTD’s recent “ROUSTABOUT” Classic Album exceeded all expectations reflecting the appeal of the original #1 album. The release of this LIMITED EDITION 2-LP set will be no exception. It contains STEREO REMIXES of the Soundtrack, outtakes and MONO masters. Mastered at Abbey Road, London, the180 Gram discs feature reproductions of the original RARE RCA ‘Hollywood’ pressing plant LP labels.

SIDE 1
01 Roustabout — NOV take 9 (movie version) (2:14) 02 Little Egypt — AO take 15/M (record version) (2:33) 03 Poison Ivy League — BO take 7/M (2:19) 04 Hard Knocks — CO take 11/M (record version) (1:53) 05 It’s A Wonderful World — DO take 13/M (2:07) 06 Big Love Big Heartache — EO take 17/M (2:17) 07 Roustabout — NOV takes 14-16 (2:58) 08 Roustabout — NOV take 17/M (record version) (2:15)
SIDE 2
01 One Track Heart — FO take 5/M (2:25) 02 It’s Carnival Time — HO take 2/HOV take 9/M (record version) (1:50) 03 Carny Town — JO take 9/M (1:29) 04 There’s A Brand New Day On The Horizon — KO take 5/M (2:13) 05 Wheels On My Heels — LO take 7/M (1:28) 06 Roustabout — NOV takes 1-5, 6 (7:21) 07 It’s A Wonderful World — DO take 17 (instrumental) (2:02)
SIDE 3
01 I’m A Roustabout (2:13) 02 Hard Knocks — COV take 4 (movie version) (1:55) 03 Roustabout — NOV takes 7, 8 (3:00) 04 Little Egypt — revised, AO take 21 (part used for movie version) (2:52) 05 It’s Carnival Time — (HO take 2/HOV take 12, movie version) (1:50) 06 Roustabout — NOV takes 10-12 (4:47) 07 Roustabout — NOV take 13 (2:10)
SIDE 4 - The Mono Soundtrack Album
01 Roustabout (2:01) 02 Little Egypt (2:21) 03 Poison Ivy League (2:05) 04 Hard Knocks (1:45) 05 It’s A Wonderful World (1:51) 06 Big Love Big Heartache (2:03) 07 One Track Heart (2:18) 08 It’s Carnival Time (1:35) 09 Carny Town (1:13) 10 There’s A Brand New Day On The Horizon (2:03) 11 Wheels On My Heels (1:25)
Update September 20, 2017


FTD June Releases

  

ROUSTABOUT (1-CD)

  ALBUM SALES TIPS FROM RCA VICTOR  
(Special album release for November 1964)  

We’ve had original soundtrack recordings by Elvis in the past and we needn’t dwell on their great success, but the new “ROUSTABOUT” album is undoubtedly on of the finest we’ve had!  “It’s A Wonderful World” and “Big Love Big Heartache” are delivered smoothly to a smooth Latin-flavored accompaniment. Moist of the tunes however, are the hard-rocker variety, especially “Hard Knocks and “There’s A Brand New Day On The Horizon.” For a special gas, check out the lyrics on “Little Egypt” and “Poison Ivy League.”  We’ve got great music, a great cover, the movie tie-in, advertising and promotion support.  

53 years later, FTD is pleased to announce the long awaited “Classic Album” version of “ROUSTABOUT”. Reaching #1 on Billboard in February 1965, it would Elvis’ last chart topping album until “ALOHA FROM ELVIS VIA SATELLITE” in 1973. Packaged in 7” format with a full color 16-page memorabilia booklet, it contains previously unreleased material and the recently discovered “I’m A Roustabout” track.    

THE ORIGINAL ALBUM
SIDE 1

01  Roustabout  2:01
02  Little Egypt  2:21
03  Poison Ivy League  2:05
04  Hard Knocks  1:45  
05  it’s A Wonderful World  1:51
06  Big Love Big Heartache  2:03  

THE ORIGINAL ALBUM
SIDE 2

07  One Track Heart  2:18
08  It’s Carnival Time  1:36
09  Carny Town  1:13
10  There’s A Brand New Day On The Horizon  2:03
11  Wheels On My Heels  1:25  

BONUS TRACK
12  I’m A Roustabout  (take 10/M)  2:13  
OUTTAKES AND REMIXED MASTERS

13  Little Egypt  (AO take 15/M, record version) 2:33
14  Little Egypt  (revised, AO take 21, part used for movie version) 2:52
15  Poison Ivy League  (BO take 7/M) 2:19
16  Hard Knocks  (CO take 11/M, record version) 1:53
17  Hard Knocks  (COV take 4, movie version)* 1:55
18  Its A Wonderful World  (DO take 13/M)  2:07
19  Its A Wonderful World  (DO take 17, instrumental)* 2:02
20  Big Love Big Heartache  (EO take 17/M) 2:17
21  One Track Heart  (FO take 5/M) 2:26
22  It’s Carnival Time  (HO take 2/HOV take 9/M, record version) 1:50
23  It’s Carnival Time  (HO take 2/HOV take 12, movie version)* 1:45
24  Carny Town  (JO take 9/M) 1:29
25  There’s A Brand New Day On The Horizon  (KO take 5/M) 2:13
26  Wheels On My Heels  (LO take 7/M) 1:28
27  Roustabout  (NOV takes 1-5*, 6) 7:21
28  Roustabout  (NOV takes 7*, 8) 3:00
29  Roustabout  (NOV take 9, movie version)* 2:14
30  Roustabout  (NOV takes 10-12)* 4:47
31  Roustabout  (NOV take 13)* 2:10
32  Roustabout  (NOV takes 14-16)* 2:58
33  Roustabout  (NOV take 17/M, record version) 2:15  
* previously unreleased

“START SPREADING THE NEWS”             ELVIS at MADISON SQUARE GARDEN (BOOK and CD)  

The Ultimate book about Elvis’ appearances in the Big Apple, June 1972. Contains CD of the concert on June 9.    

  ELVIS AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN
NY CITY JUNE 9 1972  

1) Also Sprach Zarathustra 0:47 2) That's All Right 2:15 3) Proud Mary 2:39 4) Never Been To Spain 3:43 5) Until It's Time For You To Go 2:36 6) You Don't Have To Say You Love Me 2:02 7) You've Lost That Loving Feeling 4:16 8) Polk Salad Annie 3:05 9) Love Me1:37 10) All Shook Up 1:08 11) Heartbreak Hotel 1:42 12) Teddy Bear/Don't Be Cruel 1:56 13) Love Me Tender 1:46 14) Blue Suede Shoes 1:29 15) Hound Dog 2:05 16) Bridge Over Troubled Water 4:10 17) Suspicious Minds 4:50 18) Introductions by Elvis 1:19 19) For The Good Times 3:08 20) American Trilogy 4:45 21) Funny How Times Slips Away2:49 22) Can't Help Falling In Love 1:40 23) Closing Vamp 1:23  
An audience recording


TOO MUCH MONKEY BUSINESS” (2-LP LIMITED EDITION)

Based on the original 1981 “GUITAR MAN” album, FTD Vinyl’s new release contains all the tracks featured on the FTD CD release from 2000.  The 2-LP features full overdub session data insert. Pressed on 180 Gram heavyweight vinyl, it’s availability is strictly limited as all previous releases.    

 SIDE 1  

01) If You Talk In Your Sleep 2:32 02) Just Call Me Lonesome 2:04 03) I’ll Be There 3:04 04) Too Much Monkey Business 2:50  05) After Loving You 3:20 06) You Asked Me To 2:58  

SIDE 2
01) Faded Love 2:52 02) Clean Up Your Own Backyard 3:08 03) Lovin’ Arms 2:53 04) Guitar Man 2:50 05) Kentucky Rain 3:19 08) In The Ghetto 2:48  

SIDE 3
01) Burning Love 2:57 02) I’ll Hold You In My Heart 3:39 03) Only The Strong Survive 3:12 04) She Thinks I Still Care 3:36 05) Long Black Limousine 3:45  

SIDE 4
01) I’m Movin On 2:47 02) Hey Jude 4:06 03) Blue Suede Shoes 3:07  

BONUS SONGS  
04) Paralyzed* 2:24 05) The Elvis Medley+ 3:59      Jailhouse Rock - (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear)      Hound Dog - Don’t Be Cruel      Burning Love - Suspicious Minds 06) Wear My Ring Around Your Neck* 2:16  
*Taken from the album “I Was The One,” 1983. + Taken from the album “The Elvis Medley, “ 1982  
 Update June 12, 2017


ELVIS IN ATLANTA” (2-CD)

“ELVIS IN ATLANTA” contains two legendary shows from the Omni Coliseum in 1975 on April 30th and May 1 retrospectively.

This soundboard release is another in the 5” 2-CD digipack range. The digipac features great photos taken by Keith Alverson.
The CDs are mastered by Jan Eliasson

 

Disc 1 - April 30, 1975

01) Love Me 3:03
02) If You Love Me (Let Me Know) 2:55
03) Love Me Tender 2:40
04) All Shook Up 1:05
05) Teddy Bear / Don’t Be Cruel 2:06
06) I’ll Remember You 2:41
07) Help Me 2:41
08) How Great Thou Art 3:09
09) Introductions 6:59
10) My Boy 3:46
11) T-R-O-U-B-L-E 3:56
12) It’s Now Or Never 2:41
13) Let Me Be There 3:26
14) An American Trilogy 4:04
15) Burning Love 4:21
16) Funny How Time Slips Away 3:17
17) That’s All Right 2:28
18) Can’t Help Falling In Love 1:39
19) Closing Theme 1:29

Disc 2 – May 1, 1975

01) Love Me 3:32
02) If You Love Me (Let Me Know) 2:54
03) Love Me Tender 2:29
04) All Shook Up 1:29
05) Teddy Bear / Don’t Be Cruel 2:41
06) Help Me 2:22
07) Why Me Lord 2:45
08) Burning Love 3:19
09) Introductions 7:58
10) My Boy 4:36

 

11) T-R-O-U-B-L-E 4:19
12) I’ll Remember You 2:32
13) Let Me Be There 3:24
14) An American Trilogy 4:44
15) Help Me Make It Through The Night 2:45
16) That’s All Right 2:33
17) Can’t Help Falling In Love 1:36
18) Closing Theme 1:21

The opening numbers of “2001 Theme”, “See See Rider” and “I Got A Woman / Amen” were not recorded at either shows.
Recorded at the Omni Coliseum (a.k.a. The Omni), Atlanta, Georgia.

These recordings are so-called “soundboard” recordings, done with semiprofessional equipment. There are several flaws on the original source tapes.

Musicians:
Lead guitar: James Burton
Rhythm guitar: John Wilkinson
Bass: Jerry Scheff
Drums: Ronnie Tutt
Piano: Glen D. Hardin
Acoustic guitar and vocals: Charlie Hodge
Backing vocals: Kathy Westmoreland
Backing vocals: The Sweet Inspirations
Backing vocals: J.D. Sumner & The Stamps
The Joe Guercio Orchestra

Album produced and art directed by Ernst Mikael Jørgensen & Roger Semon
Mastered by Jan Eliasson
Photos courtesy of Keith Alverson

Update May 11, 2017

"ELVIS” LAS VEGAS ‘74

“ELVIS” LAS VEGAS ‘74” contains two legendary shows from the Hilton Hotel on August  20,1974.  
This release is another in the 5” 2-CD digipack range. Mastered by Jan Eliasson
   Disc 1
AUGUST 20, 1974 – Dinner Show 
01) See See Rider 02) I Got A Woman/Amen  03) Love Me  04) If You Love Me (Let Me Know) 05) It’s Midnight  06) Big Boss Man  07) Fever  08) Trying To Get To You  09) Love Me Tender  10) All Shook Up   11) I’m Leavin’ 12) Softly As I Leave You  13) Hound Dog  14) You Gave Me A Mountain 15) Polk Salad Annie 16) Introductions (part missing)  17) If You Talk In Your Sleep  18) Why Me Lord 19) (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear/Don’t Be Cruel 20) Heartbreak Hotel  21) Bridge Over Troubled Water 22) Hawaiian Wedding Song 23) Let Me Be There 24) Can’t Help Falling In Love
Bonus Song (Recorded September 2, Midnight Show)
25) It’s Now Or Never (second version)

Disc 2
AUGUST 20, 1974 – Midnight Show
01) See See Rider 02) I Got A Woman/Amen 03) Love Me 04) If You Love Me (Let Me Know) 05) It’s Midnight 06) Proud Mary 07) Trying To Get To You 08) Big Boss Man 09) Fever 10) Promised Land  11) Love Me Tender   12) All Shook Up  13) I’m Leavin’  14) Softly As I Leave You  15) Hound Dog  16) You Gave Me A Mountain  17) Polk Salad Annie 18) Introductions  19) If You Talk In Your Sleep  20) Why Me Lord  21) (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear/Don’t Be Cruel (incomplete) 22) Hawaiian Wedding Song (incomplete)  23) Let Me Be There   24) Can’t Help Falling In Love 
Bonus Songs (Recorded August 28, Dinner Show)
25) Help Me  26) My Boy  27) How Great Thou Art   
Update March 17, 2017


HIS SONGS OF PRAISE VOl.2” (BOOK and CD)  

As the second volume of Elvis: His Songs Of Praise, this book completes the story chronicling a further 51 sacred, spiritual and inspirational gospel songs to add to the 55 songs featured in volume 1. Once again, the story of each song is told with extensively researched detail. Also observe the high quality and subtle differences on the front cover and many other photographs of Elvis featured throughout the 350 pages.

 

In addition, the 32-track CD that runs for over 79 minutes features many rare and officially unreleased tracks.

 

1.   Elvis Introduction / Only Believe - (With unused horns overdub: June 8 1970) – 2:55

 

Pure Elvis – Undubbed Sacred Songs

2.   I, John – (Take 2 Undubbed master: June 10 1971) 2:15

3.   Life - (Take 20 Undubbed master: June 6 1970) – 3:07

4.   Reach Out To Jesus – (Take 9 Undubbed: June 9 1971) 3:08

5.   He Is My Everything – (Undubbed master: June 9 1971) - 2:39

6.   He Knows Just What I Need – (Take 9 Undubbed: Oct 30 1960) - 2:10

7.   Swing Down, Sweet Chariot - (Undubbed movie version: Oct 23 1968) – 2:15

8.   We Call On Him - (Take 3 Undubbed: Sept 11 1967) – 2:33

9.   Padre - (Undubbed spliced master: May 16 1971) – 2:29

10. Elvis Introduction / You’ll Never Walk Alone - (Extended master: Sept 11 1967) – 3:52

 

1956 – 1977: Elvis impromptu, ‘Live’ and Rare

11.  On The Jericho Road - (Sun Studio: Dec 4 1956) - 0:50

12.  (There'll Be) Peace In The Valley (For Me) - (Ed Sullivan: Jan 6 1957) - 1:39

13.  Down By The Riverside / When The Saints Go Marchin' In - (May 1965) - 1:45 *

14.  The Lord’s Prayer - (Edit: May 16 1971) – 2:03

15.  Elvis Introduction / Must Jesus Bear The Cross Alone / Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus / Nearer My God To Thee - (March/April 1972) – 3:11

16.  Bosom Of Abraham / You Better Run - (March/April 1972) – 2:34

17.  The Impossible Dream - (MSG, New York: June 10 1972: Introduction by Elvis) – 3:18

18.  Where No One Stands Alone - (Montgomery, AL: Feb 16 1977) - 2:23

 

Seasons Greetings from Elvis: The Christmas Radio Special from Dec 3rd 1967

 

19. Announcer: Here Comes Santa Claus - 2:37

20. Announcer: Blue Christmas - 2:11

21. Announcer: O Little Town Of Bethlehem - 2:47

22. Dale Robertson – Christmas Seal Charity Appeal - 1:23

23. Announcer: Silent Night - 2:34

24. I'll Be Home For Christmas - 1:54

25. Announcer: I Believe - 2:23

26. Announcer: If Every Day Was Like Christmas - 3:04

27. Announcer: How Great Thou Art - 3:46

28. His Hand In Mine - 3:00

29. Announcer: Promotion of Elvis’ albums - 1:00

30. Elvis' Special Message / I'll Be Home For Christmas – 2:08

 

More Pure Elvis – Undubbed Christmas Carols

31. The First Noel – (Undubbed master: May 21 1971) - 2:13

32. O Come, All Ye Faithful - (Take 1 Undubbed master: May 21 1971) – 2:58

 

 

Total Running Time 79:13 minutes

CD Compilation by Trevor Simpson

CD Mastered by Jan Eliasson

 


Update March 17, 2017

2 NEW FTD Releases For February

A DATE WITH ELVIS, released in July 1959, was the second of three compilation albums released by RCA while Elvis was serving in the U.S. Army. The aim of all three albums, apart from keeping Elvis’ name in the public eye, was to collect recordings that had only been out on 45 rpm records in order to take advantage of the fast growing Long Playing album market. This 7” digipack 2-CD set also features stereo masters and ‘fly-on-the-wall’ persona; recordings made during his Army time in Germany.

Disc 1
Original Album Side 1
01 Blue Moon Of Kentucky 02 Young And Beautiful 2:06 03 (You’re So Square) Baby I Don’t Care 04 Milkcow Blues Boogie Baby Let’s Play House

Side 2
Good Rockin’ Tonight 07 Is It So Strange 08 We’re Gonna Move 09 I Want To Be Free I Forgot To Remember To Forget
Bonus Songs
I Don’t Care If The Sun Don’t Shine 12 Let Me
Stereo and Binaural
Young And Beautiful (You’re So Square) Baby I Don’t Care 15 We’re Gonna Move 16 I Want To Be Free (movie version, Splice of takes 10, 12 & 13) (binaural master not released as such before) 17 I Want To Be Free (record version, Splice of takes 11 & final ending take 5) (binaural master not released as such before) Is It So Strange (take 1) Is It So Strange (takes 2-9) 20 Is It So Strange (take 10) 21 Is It So Strange (take 11) 22 Is It So Strange (take 12) (original master take) Disc 2 Private Recordings from Germany 01 I’m Beginning To Forget You 02 I Can’t Help It (If I’m Still In Love With You) (ending only) 03 Mona Lisa 04 I Can’t Help It (If I’m Still In Love With You) 05 Guitar Piece Danny Boy – (1) Danny Boy – (2) Loving You (incomplete) Talk/I’m Beginning To Forget You – (2) 10 Christmas 11 I’m Beginning To Forget You – (3) 12 I’m Beginning To Forget You – (4) 13 I Asked The Lord (1 incomplete) 14 I Asked The Lord – (2 incomplete) 15 Apron Strings – (1) 16 Soldier Boy 1:53 17 I Asked The Lord – (3 incomplete) 18 I Asked The Lord – (4) 19 I Asked The Lord – (5) 20 Earth Angel I Will Be True There’s No Tomorrow I’ll Take You Home Again Kathleen – (slow 2) 24 Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)/ Hound Dog I Asked The Lord – (6) I’ll Take You Home Again Kathleen – (fast 2) 27 Apron Strings – (3) The Titles Will Tell Send Me Some Lovin’ 30 The Fool – (1) The Fool – (2 incomplete) The Fool – (3) The Fool – (4) Badly Distorted Audio I’ll Take You Home Again Kathleen – (fast 1) 35 I’ll Take You Home Again Kathleen – (slow 1) 36 Apron Strings – (2) 37 It’s Been So Long Darling


“SPEEDWAY – The Remixed Soundtrack Masters” (2-LP LIMTED EDITION VINYL)

SIDE 1

Let Yourself Go Your Time Hasn’t Come Yet, Baby There Ain’t Nothing Like A Song Elvis and Nancy Sinatra Who Are You? (Who Am I?) Speedway He’s Your Uncle Not Your Dad Suppose

SIDE 2
Five Sleepy Heads Goin’ Home – takes 24, 21 Mine – takes 1, 2, 3, 4 Western Union – take 1 Suppose (Nashville master) Let Yourself Go – take 5

SIDE 3
Your Groovy Self (master) Nancy Sinatra Your Time Hasn’t Come Yet, Baby (movie version) Goin’ Home – takes 16, 23 Mine – takes 8, 9 Western Union – take 2, 3 Let Yourself Go – take 6

SIDE 4
THE MONO SOUNDTRACK MASTERS
Speedway There Ain’t Nothing Like A Song Elvis and Nancy Sinatra Your Time Hasn’t Come Yet, Baby Who Are You? (Who Am I?) He’s Your Uncle Not Your Dad Let Yourself Go Your Groovy Self Nancy Sinatra Five Sleepy Heads* Suppose*
* Not used in the final print
Following on from the recent “TODAY - the Original Session Mixes”, FTD Vinyl is pleased to announce the release of “SPEEDWAY – The Remixed Soundtrack Masters”. The LP also features the original MONO mixes.
Update February 3, 2017


SPIRIT OF JACKSON –MS

On May 5th 1975, Elvis performed a concert in aid of the McComb tornado victims at the State Fair Coliseum, Jackson, Mississippi. Elvis raised $108, 860 to help residents who were affected by the devastation. The audio for this show is damaged beyond repair. However, Sprit Of Jackson, MS includes two other shows from the State Fair Coliseum. Just over a month after the charity show, Elvis performed in Jackson again and this show is featured on Disc 2. Disc 1 stays at the same venue for a concert given in September 1976. Sprit Of Jackson, MS is a 2-CD digipack.

Disc 1
01) Also Sprach Zarathustra 1:26 02) See See Rider 3:33 03) I Got A Woman / Amen 5:05 04) Love Me 1:43 05) Fairytale 2:42 06) You Gave Me A Mountain 3:04 07) All Shook Up 1:05 08) (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear / Don’t Be Cruel 2:27 09) And I Love You So 3:15 10) Jailhouse Rock 1:31 11) Fever 3:49 12) America The Beautiful 2:50 13) Introductions 9:52 a) Early Mornin’ Rain b) What’d I Say c) Johnny B. Goode 14) Love Letters 2:57 15) Hurt 2:33 16) Hound Dog 1:30 17) Danny Boy – sung by Sherrill Nielsen 3:32 18) That’s All Right 2:17 19) Blue Christmas 1:43 20) How Great Thou Art 3:28 20) Can’t Help Falling In Love 1:43 21) Closing Vamp 1:49
The last part of the introductions including the chorus of Chuck Berry’s “School Day” is missing
Recorded live at the State Fair Coliseum, Jackson, Mississippi September 5, 1976

Disc 2
01) Love Me 4:13 02) If You Love Me (Let Me Know) 2:56 03) All Shook Up 1:06 04) (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear/Don’t Be Cruel 2:00 05) Hound Dog 1:19 06) The Wonder Of You 2:13 07) Polk Salad Annie 3:21 08) Introductions/Johnny B. Goode 7:16 09) Introductions/School Day 0:55 10) T-R-O-U-B-L-E 3:38 11) Why Me Lord 2:38 12) Let Me Be There 2:42 13) An American Trilogy 5:00 14) Funny How Time Slips Away 2:48 15) Mystery Train/Tiger Man 2:32 16) Help Me Make It Through The Night 1:58 17) Can’t Help Falling In Love 1:48
Bonus Songs
18) Little Darlin’ 2:01 19) How Great Thou Art 2:50 Recorded live at the State Fair Coliseum, Jackson, Mississippi June 9, 1975. Tracks 18 & 19 recorded June 8, 1975/evening show at the same venue. The first three numbers of the show were not recorded: Also Sprach Zarathustra, See See Rider, I Got A Woman/Amen
Update November 21, 2016


FTD Releases October

ELVIS GOLD RECORDS VOL. 4” (2-CD)

It was 10 years after the release of Elvis’ Golden Records in 1958, that RCA Victor released Elvis’ Gold Records Volume 4. It contained seven ‘B’ sides and only five ‘A’ sides. Whether at the behest of Colonel Tom Parker, or RCA, the philosophy of not including tracks that already featured on existing albums weakened what could have been a more powerful and hit-laden compilation. Although omitted from Volume 3 for the same reason, the addition of “Can’t Help Falling In Love”, “Return To Sender” would surely have enhanced it’s sales potential and the inclusion of “Crying In The Chapel” (albeit included on How Great Thou Art in 1967) should have provided the icing on the cake. However, for dedicated Elvis fans, it was still rewarding to get these songs on a long- playing album for the first time such as “Love Letters”, “It Hurts Me” and “A Mess Of Blues”. Other hits that could have featured are added to Disc 1 as bonus tracks and Disc 2 features the entire original album in glorious mono!

Disc 1 – The Original Stereo Album
Side 1
1 Love Letters 2 Witchcraft 3 It Hurts Me 4 What'd I Say 5 Please Don't Drag That String Around 6 Indescribably Blue Side 2 7 Devil in Disguise 8 Lonely Man 9 A Mess of Blues 10 Ask Me 11 Ain't That Loving You Baby 12 Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello Bonus Songs 13 Wild in the Country 14 Viva Las Vegas 15 I'm Yours (single version) 16 Come What May 17 Fools Fall in Love Outtakes
18 Lonely Man – take 3* 19 A Mess of Blues – splice of take 4* & 3 20 Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello – take 3 21 Kiss Me Quick – takes 8* & 9* 22 Suspicion – splice of takes 4 & 5* 23 Gonna Get Back Home Somehow take 4* 24 What'd I Say – splice of takes 3* & 4/M

Disc 2 – The Original Mono Album
Side 1
1 Love Letters 2 Witchcraft 3 It Hurts Me 4 What'd I Say 5 Please Don't Drag That String Around 6 Indescribably Blue Side 2 7 Devil in Disguise 8 Lonely Man 9 A Mess of Blues 10 Ask Me 11 Ain't That Loving You Baby 12 Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello

“TODAY – The Original Session Mixes” (2-LP Set)

THE ORIGINAL SESSION MIXES
Side A
1) Susan When She Tried 2) Woman Without Love 3) Shake A Hand 4) Fairytale 5) Green, Green Grass Of Home
Side B
!) Bringin’ It Back 2) )T-R-O-U-B-L-E 3) Pieces Of My Life 4) I Can Help 5) And I Love You So
THE OUTTAKES
Side C
1) T-R-O-U-B-L-E - take 1 2) Fairytale - takes 1,2 4:33 3) Susan When She Tried – takes 1,2 4) Shake A Hand - take 1 3:49 5) Tiger Man – informal jam
Side D
1) Green, Green Grass Of Home – take 1 2) Bringin’ It Back - take 1 3) I Can Help – master 4) Shake A Hand - take 2 5) Susan When She Tried – take 3
Update October 4, 2016


The HomeTown Shows

“THE HOMETOWN SHOWS” contains the legendary shows from the Mid-South Coliseum, Memphis, Tennessee on March 17,1974 (evening show) and June 9, 1975 (afternoon show).
This release is another in the 5” 2-CD digipack range. Mastered by Jan Eliasson (Disc 1) and Vic Anesini (Disc 2)
Disc 1

01 Also Sprach Zarathustra (Theme From 2001: A Space Odyssey) 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 Johnny B. Goode 11 Hound Dog 12 Fever 13 Polk Salad Annie 14 Why Me Lord 15 Suspicious Minds 16. Introductions 17 I Can’t Stop Loving You 18 Help Me 19 An American Trilogy 20. Let Me Be There 21. Funny How Time Slips Away 22 That’s All Right 23. Can’t Help Falling In Love 25. Closing Vamp
Recorded live March 17, 1974 at Mid-South Coliseum, Memphis, Tennessee March 17, 1974 (evening show)
Musicians:
Guitars: James Burton, John Wilkinson; Guitar and Vocals: Charlie Hodge; Bass: Duke Bardwell; Drums: Ronnie Tutt; Piano: Glen D. Hardin; Vocals: The Sweet Inspirations, J. D. Sumner & The Stamps, Kathy Westmoreland, Voice. Joe Guercio and his Orchestra.

Disc 2

01 Also Sprach Zarathustra 02 See See Rider 03 I Got A Woman/Amen 04 Love Me 05 If You Love Me (Let Me Know) 06 Love Me Tender 07 All Shook Up 08 (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear/Don’t Be Cruel 09 Hound Dog 10 Fairytale 11 Burning Love 12 Introductions/Johnny B. Goode 13 Introductions/School Day 14 T-R-O-U-B-L-E 15 Why Me Lord 16 How Great Thou Art 17 Let Me Be There 18 Funny How Time Slips Away 19 Little Darlin’ 2:05 20 An American Trilogy 4:53 21 Mystery Train/Tiger Man 2:46 22 Can’t Help Falling In Love 1:51
Recorded live at Mid-South Coliseum, Memphis, Tennessee, June 10.
Tracks 20-22 recorded live at State Fair Coliseum, Jackson, Mississippi, June 6, 1975
Musicians:
Guitars: James Burton, John Wilkinson; Drums: Ronnie Tutt; Bass: Jerry Scheff; Piano: Glen Hardin; Guitar and vocals: Charlie Hodge; Vocals: J.D. Sumner and The Stamps, Voice, The Sweet Inspirations, Kathy Westmoreland .
Mastered by Jan Eliasson (disc 1) and Vic Anesini (disc 2)
Update August 28, 2016


June FTD's

In our classic album series we now present the soundtrack album “SPEEDWAY” (2-CD 7” digpack)
DISC 1
ORIGINAL ALBUM
01 Speedway (2:13) 02 There Ain’t Nothing Like A Song (2:11) Elvis and Nancy Sinatra 03 Your Time Hasn’t Come Yet, Baby (1:54) 04 Who Are You? (Who Am I?) (2:35) 05 He’s Your Uncle Not Your Dad (2:31) 06 Let Yourself Go (3:01) 07 Your Groovy Self (2:57) Nancy Sinatra 08 Five Sleepy Heads (1:33) 09 Western Union (2:13) 10 Mine (2:39) 11 Goin’ Home (2:24) 12 Suppose (2:09)
REMIXED SOUNDTRACK MASTERS
13 There Ain’t Nothing Like A Song (2:22) 14 Your Time Hasn’t Come Yet, Baby (2:04) 15 Five Sleepy Heads (1:44) 16 Who Are You? (Who Am I?) (2:55) 17 Speedway (2:49) 18 Suppose (2:13) 19 Let Yourself Go (3:08) 20 He’s Your Uncle Not Your Dad (2:41)
OUTTAKES
21 Suppose (long Version) (3:22) 22 Let Yourself Go - take 5* (3:14) 23 Let Yourself Go - take 6* (3:17) 24 Your Time Hasn’t Come Yet, Baby (movie version)* (2:04) 25 Goin’ Home - takes 16* & 23* (4:00) 26 Mine – takes 1*, 2*, 3* & 4 (5:38) 27 Mine – takes 8* & 9 (3:34) 28 Mine – take 13* (2:48) 29 Suppose (Nashville master) (3:06)
*Previously unreleased
DISC 2
THE ORIGINAL MONO LP MASTER
01 Speedway (2:13) 02 There Ain’t Nothing Like A Song (2:12) Elvis and Nancy Sinatra 03 Your Time Hasn’t Come Yet, Baby (1:53) 04 Who Are You? (Who Am I?) (2:35) 05 He’s Your Uncle Not Your Dad (2:31) 06 Let Yourself Go (3:01) 07 Your Groovy Self (2:57) Nancy Sinatra 08 Five Sleepy Heads (1:33) 09 Western Union (2:13) 10 Mine (2:39) 11 Goin’ Home (2:24) 12 Suppose (2:03) 13 Suppose (long version) (3:00)


(Click on the photo to see it enlarged) “TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS – IN A FLASH” (BOOK + CD)

The newest release from Flaming Star/FTD is “Taking Care Of Business – In A Flash”

• Hardcover, large-format book with 450 pages that offer detailed coverage of Elvis’ life and career between the autumn of 1970 and the first weeks of 1971
• Features several hundred photographs, many of them candid and previously unpublished
• Contains rare documents, reports from the time, and new and exclusive interviews
• Comes with a bonus CD that offers unreleased versions of studio-tracks from June 1970 and a remastered recording of Elvis’ concert in Portland, Oregon on November 11, 1970
Update May 30, 2016

3 NEW FTD RELEASES FOR MAY 2016

“ELVIS - The Original Soundtrack From His NBC-TV Special” (2-CD)  

 

DISC 1
ORIGINAL ALBUM
01 Trouble / Guitar Man (3:28)
June 22 & 30, 1968
02 Lawdy, Miss Clawdy (14:45) - June 27, 1968. 8 PM show
Baby, What You Want Me To Do - June 27, 1968. 6 PM show
Dialogue; Medley: Heartbreak Hotel / Hound Dog / All Shook Up - June 29, 1968. 6 PM show
Can’t Help Falling In Love - June 29, 1968. 6 PM show
Jailhouse Rock - June 29, 1968. 8 PM show
Dialogue; Love Me Tender - June 29, 1968. 8 PM show
03 Dialogue; Where Could I Go But To The Lord / Up Above My Head / Saved (7:35) - June 21 & 22, 1968
04 Dialogue; Blue Christmas (5:34) - June 27, 1968. 8 PM show
Dialogue; One Night - June 27, 1968. 6 PM show
05 Memories (3:20) - June 23, 1968
06 Medley: Nothingville / Dialogue; Big Boss Man / Guitar Man / Little Egypt / Trouble / Guitar Man (6:44) - June 20, 21 & 30, 1968
07 If I Can Dream (3:26) - June 23, 1968
BONUS CUTS
08 It Hurts Me (splice/edit of part 1 – take 7, part 2 – take 7 & part 1 – take 6) (2:33) - June 20 & 21, 1968
09 Let Yourself Go (splice/edit of part 1 – take 1 & part 2 – take 2) (2:38) - June 20, 1968
10 Memories (stereo master) (3:09) - June 23, 1968
11 If I Can Dream (stereo master) (3:13) - June 23, 1968
12 That’s All Right (3:10) - June 27, 1968. 8 PM show
13 Love Me (2:38) - June 27, 1968. 8 PM show
14 Baby, What You Want Me To Do (1:48) - June 27, 1968. 6 PM show
15 Are You Lonesome Tonight? (3:38) - June 27, 1968. 8 PM show
16 Blue Suede Shoes (1:45) - June 27, 1968. 8 PM show
17 Trying To Get To You (3:00) - June 27, 1968. 8 PM show
18 Tiger Man (2:44) - June 27, 1968. 8 PM show
19 Let Yourself Go (closing instrumental) (1:09) - June 23, 1968

“ELVIS - The Original Soundtrack From His NBC-TV Special” (2-CD)  

DISC 2
THE WRECKING CREW SESSIONS
ROAD MEDLEY OUTTAKES – June 20-21, 1968:
01 Nothingville (Guitar Man's Evil #1) - take 1* (1:16)
02 Nothingville (Guitar Man's Evil #1) - takes 5 & 6 (2:15)
03 Guitar Man (Guitar Man's Evil #1) - take 10/M (1:02)
04 Let Yourself Go, part 1 (Guitar Man's Evil #2) - takes 5 & 6 (2:40)
05 Let Yourself Go, part 1 (Guitar Man's Evil #2) - take 7/M (2:17)
06 Let Yourself Go, part 2 (Guitar Man's Evil #3) - take 6 (1:32)
07 Let Yourself Go, part 2 (Guitar Man's Evil #3) - take 7/M (1:35)
08 Guitar Man (Escape #1, fast) - takes 1, 2 & 5 (2:48)
09 Guitar Man (Escape #1, remake) - takes 6 & 7/M (1:27)
10 Big Boss Man (Escape #3) - take 1* (1:17)
11 Big Boss Man (Escape #3) - take 2 (1:40)
12 It Hurts Me, part 1 (Escape #4) - take 1* (1:48)
13 It Hurts Me, part 1 (Escape #4) - take 5 (1:58)
14 It Hurts Me, part 2 (After Karate #1) - take 3 (1:08)
15 Guitar Man (After Karate #2) - take 1 (0:51)
16 Little Egypt (After Karate #2) - take 6* (1:25)
17 Little Egypt (After Karate #2) - take 8 (1:28)
18 Trouble / Guitar Man (After Karate #3) - take 2 (3:02)
GOSPEL MEDLEY OUTTAKES – June 21-22, 1968:
19 Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child / Where Could I Go But To The Lord (Gospel #1) -  rehearsal & take 1 (5:24)
20 Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child / Where Could I Go But To The Lord (Gospel #1) - take 4 (3:25)
21 Up Above My Head / I Found That Light / Saved (Gospel #2) - takes 4* & 7 (3:39)
22 Saved (Gospel #3) - take 1 (4:26)
23 Saved (Gospel #3) - takes 2* & 4 (4:34)
24 Saved - splice of takes 6 & 5/M (rough mix) (4:22)
OUTTAKES – June 23, 1968:
25 Trouble / Guitar Man (Opening) - take 1 (3:54)
26 Trouble / Guitar Man (Opening) - takes 6 & 7 (5:31)
27 If I Can Dream - take 1 (3:14)
28 If I Can Dream - takes 2*, 3 & 4 (4:24)
29 Memories - takes 3* & 4/v.o. #1 (3:46)
30 Let Yourself Go (closing instrumental) - take 1* (1:13)

*Previously unreleased

“LAS VEGAS 1975” (2CD)
DISC 1
March 22, Midnight show
01 Also Sprach Zarathustra 1:10
02 See See Rider 3:41
03 I Got A Woman / Amen 5:39
04 Love Me 2:17
05 If You Love Me (Let Me Know) 2:56
06 And I Love You So 3:30
07 Big Boss Man 2:33
08 It’s Midnight 3:02
09 Promised Land 2:52
10 Green, Green Grass Of Home 3:40
11 Fairytale 3:28
12 Introductions 8:19
13 My Boy 3:47
14 I'll Remember You 2:29
15 Let Me Be There 3:30
16 (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear / Don’t Be Cruel 2:03
17 Hound Dog 1:56
18 You’re The Reason I’m Living 2:38
19 Can’t Help Falling In Love 1:40
20 Closing Vamp 0:55
BONUS SONGS
21 Sweet Caroline (March 30, Midnight show) 2:47
22 Funny How Time Slips Away (March 30, Midnight show) 2:35
23 Fairytale (March 31, Midnight show) 3:20
24 Burning Love (March 31, Midnight show) 2:58

DISC 2
April 1, Dinner show
01 Also Sprach Zarathustra 1:06
02 See See Rider 3:39
03 Love Me 2:16
04 If You Love Me (Let Me Know) 2:55
05 And I Love You So 3:28
06 Big Boss Man 2:37
07 The Wonder Of You 1:52
08 Burning Love 3:25
09 Introductions 7:53
10 My Boy 4:01
11 I'll Remember You 2:30
12 Let Me Be There 3:15
13 How Great Thou Art 3:05
14 Hound Dog 1:32
15 Fairytale 3:30
16 Can’t Help Falling In Love 1:40
17 Closing Vamp 0:34

“I Got A Woman / Amen” is missing on the original source tape
Recorded at the Las Vegas Hilton showroom, Las Vegas, Nevada

  1. “KING CREOLE –THE MONO MONITOR MIXES”

                  ( 1x LP 180 gram Clear Vinyl)

             Hand Numbered Limited Edition of 3000 Worldwide

Side 1
01: King Creole  
     (main title - instrumental – take 8 - master) (1:47)
02: Don’t Ask Me Why
     (take 12 - master) (2:14)
03: Hard Headed Woman
     (take 10 - master) (2:02)
04: As Long As I Have You
     (take - 10 master) (2:00)

 

05: King Creole
     (revised version - take 13 - master) (2:17)
06: Lover Doll
     (take 7 - unedited/undubbed master) (2:23)
07: Dixieland Rock
     (take 14 - master) (1:59)
08: Muskrat Ramble      
     (instrumental) (1:27)
09: Steadfast, Loyal And True
     (first version - take 6) (1:42)
Bonus Song
10: Danny (1:52)  
Side 2
01: New Orleans
     (take 5 - master) (2:08)
02: Young Dreams
     (take 8 - master) (2:30)
03: King Creole
     (first version - take 3) (2.11)
04: As Long As I Have You
     (long version - take 8) (1:32)
05: Trouble
     (take 5 - master) (2:30)
06: Crawfish
     (take 7 - unedited master) (2.53)
07: King Creole
     (first version - take 18) (2:23)
08: Steadfast, Loyal And True
     (undubbed record master) (1:15)
09: Lover Doll
     (master/Jordanaires overdub) (2:12)

Update April 19, 2016


3 NEW FTD RELEASES FOR FEBRUARY 2016

The 2-CD 5” digpack “THE WEST COAST TOUR ‘76 contains shows from San Francisco and Anaheim in November 1976.

Disc 1 - San Francisco – November 29, 1976
01 Introduction: Also Sprach Zarathustra ( Theme from 2001: A Space Odyssey) (1:06) 02 See See Rider 2:49 03 I Got A Woman / Amen 8:17 04 Love Me 2:45 05 If You Love Me (Let Me Know) (3:01) 06 You Gave Me A Mountain 3:04 07 Blue Suede Shoes (TBC) 08 It’s Now Or Never (TBC) 09 All Shook Up 1:08 (TBC) 10 (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear / Don’t Be Cruel 2:08 11 And I Love You So 3:20 12 Fever 4:02 13) Bridge Over Troubled Water (TBC) 14) Introductions 8:42 a) Early Mornin’ Rain b) What’d I Say c) Johnny B. Goode 15) Love Letters 2:47 16 School Day 1:41 17 Hurt 1:59 18 Hound Dog 2:30 19 Funny How Time Slips Away 3:40
The last part of the concert was not recorded.

Disc 2

Anaheim – November 30, 1976
01 Introduction: Also Sprach Zarathustra (Theme from 2001: A Space Odyssey) (1:06) 02 See See Rider 4:39 03 I Got A Woman / Amen 7:19 04 Love Me 2:00 05 If You Love Me (Let Me Know) (3:01) 06 You Gave Me A Mountain 3:05 07 Jailhouse Rock 1:35 08 It’s Now Or Never 09 All Shook Up 1:06 10 (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear / Don’t Be Cruel 2:02 11 And I Love You So 3:19 12 Fever 4:02 13 Bridge Over Troubled Water 14 Polk Salad Annie 15 Introductions: 10:43 a) Early Mornin’ Rain b) What’d I Say c) Johnny B. Goode 16 Love Letters 2:49 17 School Day 1:23 18 Hurt 2:42 19 Hound Dog 1:28 20 Hawaiian Wedding Song 2:50 21 Blue Christmas 2:23 22) That’s All Right 2:08 23) Can’t Help Falling In Love 1:39 24) Closing Vamp 1:44

“HE TOUCHED ME”

(2-LP LIMITED EDITION)

To coincide with Easter 2016, FTD Vinyl is pleased to announce the the release of its 2x LP, 180-Gram, ”He Touched Me – The Recording Sessions”. This Grammy award winning album completes on vinyl the trio of Elvis’ religious albums.

DISC 1
Side 1

01. He Touched Me - take 2 (2:51) 02. I've Got Confidence – take 1 (3.09) 03. Amazing Grace – takes 1,2 (5.14) 04. Seeing Is Believing – take 7 (3.55) 05. An Evening Prayer – take 3 (2,50)

Side 2
01. He Is My Everything – take 1 (3.58) 02. Bosom Of Abraham - take 4 (1.45) 03. An Evening Prayer - take 2 (1:58) 04. Lead Me, Guide Me – master (2:39) 05. There Is No God But God – takes 1,3,4,2 (4.29) 06. A Thing Called Love – take 1 (2:42)

Side 3
01. I John – take 1 (incomplete) (2.04) 02. .Reach Out To Jesus – takes 1-7,9 (6.40) 03. A Thing Called Love – take takes 4-7 (incomplete) (8.10) 04. An Evening Prayer - take 7 (1:59)

Side 4
01. Bosom Of Abraham - takes 5-7 (2.21) 02. He Touched Me - take 3 (incomplete) (3.29) 03. Seeing Is Believing – takes 11,12 (4.36) 04. An Evening Prayer - take 8 (2.15) 05. A Thing Called Love – rehearsal (5.35)

“HOW RCA BROUGHT ELVIS TO EUROPE”
(FTD BOOKS)

This beautifully designed book contains unseen pictures and follows Elvis ascent from hottest act in The South via US stardom to becoming RCA Victor's spearhead as the company launched the RCA label worldwide in 1956. It goes on to show how Europe was completely won over by the early 1960's.

The earliest international Elvis records are listed, and there is a guide to identify Elvis records from all European countries, including a summary of the earliest releases from each country. There are complete illustrated discographies (including variants) for all Nordic countries: Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland and Iceland. There is also a guide to first pressings of the 47 Elvis EP's released in Germany for sale in Northern Europe.

Elvis' reception in the Nordic countries is covered by a wealth of press cuttings, local film flyers and posters, ads, premiere dates, pictures and stories from handovers of Swedish and Norwegian record awards, and much previously unknown record company history. Among many revelations, the most surprising is perhaps how the Swedish company Electra engineered most of the Elvis activity taking place in Northern Europe.

Spliced in between are many amusing short stories, like when three Nordic Royal Princesses sought out Elvis on the set of G.I. Blues, or how the man behind RCA in Belgium started out smuggling records in the wings of his WW2 Royal Air Force Spitfire. Or the time Norway's bestselling crooner met Elvis in RCA Studios on the day Hound Dog was recorded.

The story behind German Teldec's earliest Elvis releases is completely rewritten along the way, and for record collectors there are many new discoveries – like why do records from some countries come with push-out centers while others have large center holes. Or how can it be that up to three different label variants may occur within the same print run. Or why were Europe's earliest 45-singles sold in Sweden only and why did Denmark and Norway, each with tiny populations, issue respectively 46 and 56 different Elvis records?

And did Elvis really pose a threat to communist Eastern Europe when he served as a US Soldier in West Germany? Boy, he sure did. All these topics and plenty more are covered in How RCA Brought Elvis to Europe. And not to be forgotten: free with the book's first edition comes an UNRELEASED 1956 VINYL EP.

The book is written by Norwegians Sigbjørn Stabursvik and Hans Otto Engvold, supported by a network of experts from fourteen countries. Stabursvik knows things about records that most people don't, while Engvold is a hound for detail in all things Elvis. Together they bring new insights on practically every page of this excellent book.
Update January 7, 2016


2 NEW FTD RELEASES FOR DECEMBER 2015

The 2-CD 5” digpack “ELVIS IN ALABAMA” contains the afternoon and evening show in Huntsville on September 6, 1976. Includes America The Beautiful, Love Letters, School Day, Hurt, Danny Boy and Blue Christmas.

Last Double Date
Huntsville Alabama, September 6 1976

Disc 1
The Afternoon Show
01 See See Rider 2:49 02 I Got A Woman / Amen 8:17 03 Love Me 2:45 04 Fairytale 3:09 05 You Gave Me A Mountain 3:04 06 All Shook Up 1:08 07 (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear / Don’t Be Cruel 2:08 08 And I Love You So 3:20 09 Jailhouse Rock 2:46 10 America The Beautiful 4:51 11 One Night 2:35 12 Polk Salad Annie 4:22 13) Introductions 8:42 a) Early Mornin’ Rain b) What’d I Say c) Johnny B. Goode 14) Love Letters 2:47 15) School Day 1:41 16) Hurt 1:59 17) Hound Dog 2:30 18) Funny How Time Slips Away 3:40 19) That’s All Right 2:08 20) Can’t Help Falling In Love 1:39 21) Closing Vamp 2:03

Disc 2
The Evening Show
01 See See Rider 4:39 02 I Got A Woman / Amen 7:19 03 Love Me 2:00 04 Fairytale 4:24 05 You Gave Me A Mountain 3:05 06 All Shook Up 1:06 07 (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear / Don’t Be Cruel 2:02) 08 And I Love You So 3:19 09 Jailhouse Rock 1:35 10 Fever 4:02 11 America The Beautiful 2:54 12) Introductions: 10:43 a) Early Mornin’ Rain b) What’d I Say c) Johnny B. Goode 13) Love Letters 2:49 14) School Day 1:23 15) Hurt 2:42 16) Hound Dog 1:28 17) Danny Boy 3:44 Performed by Sherrill Nielsen 18) That’s All Right 2:08 19) Blue Christmas 2:23 20 Mystery Train 3:39 21) Funny How Time Slips Away 2:43 22) Can’t Help Falling In Love 1:39 23) Closing Vamp 1:44

“ELVIS GOLDEN RECORDS VOL. 3” (2-CD)

“ELVIS GOLDEN RECORDS VOL. 3” is a new 2-CD release in our classic album series. It features a 7” digipack with 12-page booklet. By the time Elvis' Golden Records Vol. 3 was released in August 1963, no one in rock ‘n’ roll up to that point, other than Elvis, had ever legitimately earned a second ‘greatest hits’ volume, much less a third. It also embodied the best commercial examples of Presley’s new post-Army maturity, as both vocalist and musician, and the songs featured on this album achieved an unparalleled level of global chart success by any artist between 1960 and 1963.

ELVIS’ GOLDEN RECORDS VOLUME 3
Disc 1
The Album
01 It’s Now Or Never 3:18 02 Stuck On You 2:23 03 Fame And Fortune 2:34 04 I Gotta Know 2:18 05 Surrender 1:57 06 I Feel So Bad 2:57 07 Are You Lonesome Tonight? 3:09 08 (Marie’s The Name) His Latest Flame 2:10 09 Little Sister 2:34 10 Good Luck Charm 2:28 11 Anything That’s Part Of You 2:07 12 She’s Not You 2:09
The Alternate Album
13 It’s Now Or Never – take 1 3:13 14 Stuck On You - take 1 2:20 15 Fame And Fortune - take 1 3:03 16 Surrender – take 9 & workpart take 1 2:000 17 I Feel So Bad – take 1 3:01 18 Are You Lonesome Tonight? – takes 1 & 2 3:43 19 (Marie’s The Name) His Latest Flame – take 6 2:14 20 Little Sister – take 6 2:38 21 Good Luck Charm – take 1 2:49 22 Anything That’s Part Of You – take 9 2:17 23 She’s Not You – take 2 & work part take 1 2:16

Disc 2
The Outtakes
1) Stuck On You – take 2 2:26 2) Fame And Fortune – takes 2, 3 & 7 4:46 3) Make Me Know It – take 14 2:10 4) Soldier Boy – take 11 3:06 5) It’s Now Or Never – undubbed master/splice of takes 4 & 2 3:23 6) Surrender – splice of take 7 & work part take 7 2:03 7) He Knows Just What I Need – take 9 2:18 8) (Marie’s The Name) His Latest Flame – take 3 2:23 9) Little Sister – takes 10, 11 & 9 4:38 10) Kiss Me Quick – take 2 2:56 11) Anything That’s Part Of You – takes 6, 7 & 3 3:11 12) For The Millionth And The Last Time – takes 3 & 4 2:51 13) I Met Her Today – takes 3 & 6 3:27
14) She’s Not You – take 1 & work part take 2 2:32 15) Make Me Know It - takes 2 & 8 3:50 16) Make Me Know It – take 16 2:09 17) Fame And Fortune – take 8 2:42 18) Fame And Fortune – take 9 2:40 19) Fame And Fortune – takes 10 & 11 4:03 20) (Marie’s The Name) His Latest Flame – takes 7, 9 & 12 3:33 21) Kiss Me Quick – take 3 2:59 22) Kiss Me Quick – takes 5 & 6 4:27 23) For The Millionth And The Last Time – take 5 2:14 24) For The Millionth And The Last Time – takes 11 & 8 2:41 25) I Met Her Today – takes 12 & 13 3:00 26) I Met Her Today – take 14 2:52
Update November 22, 2015


Track Lsting for LIVE A LITTLE, LOVE A LITTLE

Here below the latest info from FTD:
Find included the track listing for LIVE A LITTLE, LOVE A LITTLE
As speculation on the various boards have suggested, we did manage to find the session tapes for this movie, and we believe we have a very attractive release here.
The search also revealed that what the “clever people” thought, and that will definitely include me (Ernst), was wrong. The vocal for A LITTLE LESS CONVERSATION on the version used for the re-mix single, was not recorded for the TV special – it’s actually take 2 of the song with the ending repaired. You can always learn something new!!!

Unfortunately, these tapes were the only ones we found from the MGM movies, and whereas proving something exists, is easy, it’s not easy to do the opposite. At this time we have exhausted our options to find these tapes – they would be in private hands if they survived.
Meanwhile, here’s something to look forward to

LIVE A LITTLE, LOVE A LITTLE

01 Wonderful World (2:15) (Guy Fletcher/Doug Flett)
02 Edge Of Reality (3:19) (Bill Giant/Bernie Baum/Florence Kaye)
03 A Little Less Conversation (2:18) (Billy Strange/Scott “Mac” Davis)
04 Almost In Love (3:08) (Luiz Bonfa/Randy Starr)
05 Wonderful World – take 1 3:02 06 A Little Less Conversation – takes 1, 2 2:40 07 Edge Of Reality – takes 1, 2 4:18 08 Almost In Love (2005) – takes 1, 4-6 5:45 09 Wonderful World – takes 2, 3 2:54 10 Edge Of Reality – take 3 3:52 11 A Little Less Conversation – takes 4-9 5:16 12 A Little Less Conversation – take 10 (album master) 2:28 13 Almost In Love – high key version instrumental track, rehearsal 3:23 14 Wonderful World¬ - take 7 (movie master) 2:35 15 Edge Of Reality – takes 5, 6 4:38 16 Almost In Love high key version – 2007 take and vocal overdub 2011 take 4 3:16 17 Wonderful World – takes 14, 15 3:16 18 A Little Less Conversation – takes 11, 12, 16 (single master) 5:27 19 Edge Of Reality – take 8 (master) 3:59 20 Almost In Love – track 2006 take 4 and vocal overdubs 2012 takes 2, 3 (master) 5:52 21 Wonderful World – takes 16, 17 (master) 3:18

Recorded for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s Live A Little, Love A Little on March 7, 1968 at Western Recorders (Studio 1), Hollywood

Session hours: 7PM-3AM
Elvis’ vocal overdubs possibly recorded March 11, 1968

Arranger/session leader: Billy Strange
Engineer: Chuck Britz

Musicians: Joseph Gibbons, Neil Levang, Charles Britz, Alvin Casey: guitar; Larry Knechtal, Charles Berghofer: bass; Hal Blaine, Gary Coleman: drums; Don Randi: piano; B.J. Baker, Sally Stevens, Bob Tebow, John Bahler: vocals Lou Raderman, Sidney Sharp, Leonard Malarsky, Ralph Schaeffer, William Kurasch, Tibor Zelig, Jerome Reisler, James Getzoff, Harry Bluestone, Arnold Belnick, Bernard Kundell, Stanley Plummer: violin; Harry Hyams, Joseph Di Fiore, Leonard Selic, Louis Kievman, Gareth Nuttycombe, David Burk: viola; Jesse Ehrlich, Armand Kaproff, Joseph Di Tullio, Victor Sazer, Frederick Seykora, Harold Bemko: cello; Lew Mc Creary, Thomas Shepard, Richard Leith, Dick Hyde: trombone; Roy Caton, Oliver Mitchell: trumpet; James Horn: sax

Album produced and art directed by Ernst Mikael Jørgensen & Roger Semon Mastered by Sebastian Jeansson and Vic Anesini
Update September 11, 2015


October FTD Releases

“ELVIS IN WEST TEXAS” contains the evening show in Odessa on May 30, 1976.

A thoroughly great show with repertoire highlights in “Help Me Make It Through The Night” and “It’s Now Or Never”. It is packaged in a digipack 5” format with a 12-page booklet of 1976 photos.

1) See See Rider 5:23 2) I Got Woman / Amen 7:55 3) Love Me 2:30 4) If You Love Me (Let Me Know) 2:58 5) You Gave Me A Mountain 3:22 6) All Shook Up 1:03 7) (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel 1:59 8) Heartbreak Hotel 1:46 9) Jailhouse Rock 1:20 10) Blue Suede Shoes 1:14 11) Fever 3:33 12) Introductions; Medley: 14:44 a) Early Morning Rain b) What'd I Say c) Johnny B. Goode d) Love Letters e) School Day 13) Hurt 3:58 14) Hound Dog 3:09 15) Funny How Time Slips Away 2:39 16) Help Me Make It Through The Night 2:09 17) It’s Now Or Never 2:52 18) Can't Help Falling In Love 3:50

Recorded at County Coliseum, Odessa, Texas on May 30, 1976, at the evening show. “See See Rider” and the talk about Odessa following it, are from the afternoon show the same day. A short piece of the introductions was not recorded.

“LIVE A LITTLE, LOVE A LITTLE” (1 CD)

“LIVE A LITTLE, LOVE A LITTLE” is a new release in our classic album series. It comes in a 7” digipack with booklet. Due to the fact that there are only four songs in the movie, this is a single disc with selected outtakes. (track listing not final yet).

“MOODY BLUE – 2x LP LIMITED EDITION”

Continuing on from the excellent Follow That Dream vinyl editions, FTD is pleased to announce the release of “Moody Blue” in its original discarded art layout for the first time. To create a unique collectible, it is issued in clear vinyl and each Pressing is hand numbered. This is edition is limited to 1500.

SIDE 1

01. Unchained Melody – undubbed version, Rushmore Civic Center (3.19) 02. If You Love Me (Let Me Know) (2.53) 03. Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain – unedited rough mix (3:43) 04. He'll Have To Go - rough mix (4:33) 05. Bitter They Are, Harder They Fall – rough mix (3:18)

SIDE 2

01. She Thinks I Still Care – take 10 (4.19) 02. Moody Blue – take 1 (3.27) 03. Pledging My Love – takes 1, 2 (2:33) 04. It's Easy For You – undubbed master (3:37) 05. Softly As I Leave You (3:02)

SIDE 3

01. Way Down – rough mix of master (2.39) 02. She Thinks I Still Care – take 2b (4.39) 03. Moody Blue – master (2.48) 04. Let Me Be There (3.24) 05. America - composite of single master and the surviving ending of the erased studio version (2:17)

SIDE 4

01. Unchained Melody – undubbed version, Ann Arbor, Crisler Arena (3.14) 02. Little Darlin' (1:59) 03. She Thinks I Still Care – take 15 (4.14) 04. Moody Blue – unedited rough mix of master (3.55) 05. My Way (live) (4:03)
Update September 9, 2015


Elvis: The Best Of British, 1956 - 1960

ELVIS MAGNETISED
AND MESMERISED.
HIS MUSIC MOVED AND
INSPIRED A GENERATION!

This is Elvis and in the concluding volume of the trilogy Elvis: The Best of British, this time the focus is on the RCA recordings of 1959-1960 and, consistent with the previous volumes, contains over 500 pages. Discover exactly how Elvis, on his triumphant return from army service, reinvented his career at the top of the entertainment world when RCA declared ‘Elvis is Back!’ before the movie G.I. Blues changed his life forever.  His story is graphically told through the music with over FIFTY iconic songs, originally released on the British RCA label, having been extensively researched.

Over 1100 rare or previously unpublished photographs, charts and unique memorabilia, create a visually enhanced record of a superstar with unsurpassed acclaim. Read about the management strategy to keep Elvis’ name in the public eye whilst he was away, which not only succeeded in retaining his image of more than just a singer, but as the pulse at the heart of a generation. With its wealth of invaluable information, this book includes: -

° Every known photograph and press cutting of Elvis in Scotland, his only time on British soil!
° Photographs from the pivotal meeting with Hal Wallis in a German restaurant where Elvis’ future movie career was mapped out!
° The New York Elvis songwriter who was thrown into the East River by mobsters and the British composer who appeared on a £10 bank note!

This book includes a 30 track CD featuring many performances officially released for the first time. Hear Elvis personally introduce his British chart toppers during this two year period along with other classic tracks, rare movie versions and audio movie promotions. Add to that, exciting songwriter demos as Elvis first heard them and you will own a unique CD to treasure.

Elvis: The Best Of British, The RCA Years 1959 - 1960 charts the fascinating facts about Private Presley’s RCA UK releases during these two years and Colonel Parker’s plan to engineer Elvis’ move away from rock ‘n’ roll to attract a new generation of fans whilst still retaining his crown as ‘The King’.

 

Elvis: The Best Of British, 1956 - 1960
From a boy to a legend!

Track list

Elvis: The Best Of British, The RCA Years 1959 – 1960
INTRODUCED BY ELVIS

UK CHART TOPPING SINGLES
1.  I Got Stung – 2:39  
2.  One Night – 2:51
3.  (Now And Then There’s) A Fool Such As I – 3:00
4.  I Need Your Love Tonight – 2:17
5.  It’s Now Or Never (O Sole Mio) – 3:34 
6.  Are You Lonesome Tonight?Θ – 3:14

MORE OF ELVIs’ INTRODUCTIONS
7.  My Wish Came True – 2:53
8.  A Big Hunk O’ Love – 2:27
9.  It Feels So Right – 2:43
10. Soldier Boy – 3:49
11.  I Will Be Home Again – 3:13
12.  Like a Baby – 3:24
13.  Such A Night – 3:20
14.  Fame And Fortune – 3:06
15.  Doin’ The Best I Can – 3:42

Magical movie memories
16.  G.I. BLUES – (Short) Movie Trailer – 0:27
17.  Pocketful Of Rainbows (Duet with ‘Juliet Prowse’) – 2:42
18.  What’s She Really Like (Shower song) – 0:20
19.  Tonight’s All Right For Love (German single version) – 2:13
20.  G.I. Blues – UK Radio Advert No 1 – 0:18
21.  Frankfort Special (Train version) – 2:29
22.  G.I. Blues – UK Radio Advert No 2 – 0:19
23.  Wooden Heart (Puppet show version) – 2:08
24.  G.I. Blues – UK Radio Advert No 3 – 0:17
25.  Shoppin’ Around (Live nightclub version) – 1:50
26.  G.I. Blues – UK Radio Advert No 4 – 0:29
27.  Big Boots – (Slow 2nd Version - Take 6) – 1:11
28.  G.I. Blues – (Long) Movie Trailer – 2:43

Songwriter Demo Recordings
29.  Pocketful Of Rainbows – Vocal: Jimmy BreedloveΘΘ – 2:06
30.  I Gotta Know – Vocal: Paul EvansΘΘΘ – 2:14
Total Running Time: 67:42 minutes

Mastered by Jan Eliasson

(Note: Composer credits for the song titles are listed within the book)

Θ This single was recorded in 1960 and made No 1 in January 1961
ΘΘ Courtesy of Ben Weisman
ΘΘΘ Courtesy of Paul Evans


Update July 29, 2015

Elvis’ Golden Records (2 CD) FTD 135

With U.S. sales of more than six million, and an even higher figure for rest of world, ELVIS’ GOLDEN RECORDS is Elvis’ biggest selling album except for his 1970 budget album ELVIS’ CHRISTMAS ALBUM. It was complied from eight #1 A-sides, along with five B-sides and the track “Love Me” from his second LP ELVIS. Collectively they represent more than 20 million singles sold in the USA alone, resulting in 17x platinum certifications. Elvis' best-selling EP ELVIS (EPA 992) sold more than one million copies in the USA and was RIAA certified double platinum. For this FTD release we have added four songs that easily could have been included; “Blue Suede Shoes,” “My Baby Left Me,” “I Was The One” and “Playing For Keeps.” Additionally, stereo versions available in RCA’s vault are added of four songs from the album. Unfortunately, most of the outtakes from the sessions that produced these songs have been lost, so the bonus disc includes all the outtakes of four songs recorded during the period in January 1957.

DISC 1

ORIGINAL ALBUM

SIDE 1
01 Hound Dog 02 Loving You 03 All Shook Up 04 Heartbreak Hotel 05 Jailhouse Rock 06 Love Me 07 Too Much
SIDE 2
08 Don't Be Cruel 09 That's When Your Heartaches Begin 10 (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear 11 Love Me Tender 12 Treat Me Nice 13 Any Way You Want Me (That's How I Will Be) 14 I Want You, I Need You, I Love You

BONUS SONGS
15 My Baby Left Me 16 Playing For Keeps 17 Blue Suede Shoes 18 I Was The One The Stereo and Binaural Hits 19 Jailhouse Rock 20 Love Me Tender 21 Treat Me Nice - undubbed movie master Previously unreleassed in binaural 22 Loving You - KX take 8 23 That's When Your Heartaches Begin splice of takes 7/M & 6 Previously unreleased edit

DISC 2
The Binaural Session Tapes
01 Mean Woman Blues - take 14/M 02 Blueberry Hill - takes 1-2 03 Blueberry Hill - take 3 04 Blueberry Hill - takes 4-7 05 Blueberry Hill - take 8 06 Blueberry Hill - take 9/M 07 That's When Your Heartaches Begin - take 1 08 That's When Your Heartaches Begin - take 2 09 That's When Your Heartaches Begin - takes 3-6 10 That's When Your Heartaches Begin - takes 7-13 11 Have I Told You Lately That I Love You? - takes 1-2 12 Have I Told You Lately That I Love You? - takes 3-7 13 Have I Told You Lately That I Love You? - takes 8-13 14 Have I Told You Lately That I Love You? - take 14 15 Have I Told You Lately That I Love You? - take 15/M 16 I Beg Of You - take 1 17 I Beg Of You - takes 2-5 18 I Beg Of You - take 6 19 I Beg Of You - takes 7-11 20 I Beg Of You - take 12/M
Update June 13, 2015


March FTD Releases

FTD is pleased to announce its new March releases. Product is expected ship week commencing March 1 for delivery by you by w/c March 8. This Is Elvis provides an extended and enhanced soundtrack to the legendary 1981 movie. FTD Books Presents a deluxe hardback book with 288 pages and 100 unpublished photographs. It includes a CD with newly-mastered audio from the show on March 25, 1961. Elvis Now – and Again features an alternative extended version of the original album. On 180gram vinyl and mastered at Abbey Road Studios, it includes mainly outtakes. NOTE: Hey Jude is omitted as it will feature on a forthcoming Elvis at American Sound vinyl release.

THIS IS ELVIS” (2CD)

THIS IS ELVIS

What accounted for his undeniable mystique? The answer is contained in a remarkable biography, written on film instead of the printed page –– This Is Elvis –– a David L. Wolper Production of an Andrew Solt/Malcolm Leo Film for Warner Bros. release. Written, directed and produced by Solt and Leo (best known for their television special Heroes OF Rock and Roll). The film follows innovations first introduced by producer Wolper, whose 650 films include the Emmy-winning Roots and the Oscar winning The Hellstrom Chronicle. With the unprecedented cooperation of those who best new Presley, the film combines rare, never-before-seen footage, privately owned kinescopes from TV’s early years, remarkable outtakes from Presley’s movies and accurate recreations of pivotal moments in his life. (Taken from the original publicity brochure).

DISC 1

ORIGINAL ALBUM

Side A
01: (Marie’s The Name) His Latest Flame (2:06) (Doc Pomus/Mort Shuman) Original record master 02: Moody Blue (2:49) (Mark James) Original record master 03: That’s All Right (1:54) (Arthur Crudup) Original record master 04: Shake, Rattle And Roll / Flip, Flop And Fly (2:42) (Charles Calhoun) / (Charles Calhoun/Lou Willie Turner) January 28, 1956. “Stage Show” hosted by the Dorsey Brothers 05: Heartbreak Hotel (2:02) (Mae Boren Axton/Tommy Durden/Elvis Presley) March 17, 1956. “Stage Show” hosted by the Dorsey Brothers 06: Hound Dog (2:48) (Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller) June 5, 1956. “The Milton Berle Show” 07: Excerpt from “Hy Gardner Calling” Interview (1:57) July 1, 1956 08: My Baby Left Me (2:11) (Arthur Crudup) Original record master

Side B
09: Merry Christmas Baby (2:49) (Lou Baxter/Johnny Moore) Original record master (edited/shortened version) 10: Mean Woman Blues (2:32) (Claude Demetrius) Movie version 11: Don’t Be Cruel (3:30) (Otis Blackwell/Elvis Presley) September 9, 1956. “The Ed Sullivan Show” hosted by Charles Laughton 12: (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear (1:46) (Kal Mann/Bernie Lowe) Original record master 13: Jailhouse Rock (2:25) (Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller) Original record master 14: Excerpt from Army swearing in (0.28) March 24, 1958 15: G.I. Blues (2:36) (Sid Tepper/Roy C. Bennett) Original record master 16: Excerpt from departure for Germany interview (0:51) September 22, 1958 17: Excerpt from home from Germany press conference (1:31) March 7, 1960

Side C
18: Too Much Monkey Business (2:09) (Chuck Berry) Original record master (edited/shortened version) 19: Love Me Tender (2:41) (Vera Matson/Elvis Presley) Original record master 20: I’ve Got A Thing About You Baby (1:35) (Tony Joe White) Original record master (edited/shortened version) 21: I Need Your Love Tonight (2:03) (Sid Wayne/Bix Reichner) Original record master 22: Blue Suede Shoes (2:31) (Carl Perkins) “Elvis” NBC TV Special 23: Viva Las Vegas (2:13) (Doc Pomus/Mort Shuman) Original record master 24: Suspicious Minds (3:12) (Mark James) August 12, 1970 midnight show (edited/shortened version). “That’s The Way It Is” 25: Excerpt from Elvis’ speech at the JC’s Award as one of the 10 most outstanding Young Men Of The Year (0:19) January 16, 1971 26: Promised Land (1:57) (Chuck Berry) Original record master (edited/shortened version)

Side D
27: Excerpt from Madison Square Garden press conference (1:16) June 9, 1972 28: Always On My Mind (3:01) (Wayne Carson/Johnny Christopher/Mark James) March 30, 1972. “Elvis On Tour” 29: Are You Lonesome Tonight? (3:40) (Roy Turk/Lou Handman) June 21, 1977. “Elvis In Concert” 30: My Way (3:44) (Paul Anka/Jacques Revaux/Claude Francois) June 21, 1977. “Elvis In Concert” 31: An American Trilogy (4:31) (Mickey Newbury) April 9, 1972. “Elvis On Tour” 32: Memories (2:18) (Billy Strange/Scott “Mac” Davis) Original record master (edited/shortened version)

DISC 2
EXPANDED HOME VIDEO TRACKS
01: I Was The One (2:58) (Aaron Schroeder/Claude DeMetrius/Hal Blair/Bill Peppers) February 18, 1956. “Stage Show” hosted by the Dorsey Brothers 02: Hound Dog (2:44) (Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller) July 1, 1956 “The Steve Allen Show” 03: Love Me Tender (1:09) (Vera Matson/Elvis Presley) (end title version) 04: Trouble (2:19) (Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller) Original record master 05: Ready Teddy (2:26) (Robert Blackwell/John Marascalco) September 9, 1956. “The Ed Sullivan Show” hosted by Charles Laughton 06: King Creole (2:09) (Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller) Original record master 07: As Long As I Have You (1:52) (Fred Wise/Ben Wiseman) Original record master 08: Frankfort Special (2:56) (Sid Wayne/Sherman Edwards) Original record master 09: Stuck On You (2:27) (Aaron Schroeder/Leslie McFarland) March 26, 1960. “The Frank Sinatra Timex Show” 10: Witchcraft/Love Me Tender (without reprise) (1:43) (Cy Coleman/Carolyn Leigh) / ( Vera Matson/Elvis Presley) March 26, 1960. “The Frank Sinatra Timex Show” (without reprise) 11: Blue Hawaii (2:37) (Leo Robin/Ralph Rainger) Original record master 12: Rock-A-Hula Baby (2:01) (Fred Wise/Ben Weisman/Dolores Fuller) Original record master 13: King Of The Whole Wide World (2:10) (Ruth Batchelor/Bob Roberts) Original record master 14: I Got Stung (1:52) (Aaron Schroeder/David Hill) Original record master 15: Trouble/Guitar Man (opening) (2:19) (Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller) / (Jerry “Hubbard” Reed) Original record master (edited/shortened version) 16: Let Yourself Go (2:37) (Joy Byers) “Elvis” NBC TV Special 17: If I Can Dream (3:10) (W. Earl Brown) Original record master 18: A Big Hunk O’ Love (2:09) (Aaron Schroeder/Sid Wyche) January 14, 1973. “Aloha From Hawaii” 19: Can’t Help Falling In Love (2:46) (Hugo Peretti/Luigi Creatore/George Weiss) January 14, 1973. “Aloha From Hawaii” 20: Love Me (2:36) (Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller) June 19, 1977. “Elvis In Concert”


“ROCK AROUND THE BLOCH”

The Book
A deluxe hardback volume with 288 pages and over 100 unpublished photographs of Elvis
The Audio
A newly-remastered recording of Elvis’ performance at the Bloch Arena, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on March 25, 1961
A newly-discovered recording of the complete press conference and awards ceremony held on March 25, 1961. ROCK AROUND THE BLOCH is BY DAVID ENGLISH & PÅL GRANLUND.


The CD

. 1 — Introduction of Elvis . 2 — Heartbreak Hotel 
(Axton / Durden / Presley) . 3 — All Shook Up (Blackwell / Presley) . 4 — (Now And Then There’s) A Fool Such As I (Bill Trader) . 5 — I Got A Woman (Ray Charles) . 6 — Love Me (Leiber / Stoller) . 7 — Introductions . 8 — Such A Night (Lincoln Chase) . 9 — Reconsider Baby (Lowell Fulson) . 10 — I Need Your Love Tonight (Wayne / Reichner) . 11 — That’s All Right (Arthur Crudup) . 12 — Don’t Be Cruel (Blackwell / Presley) . 13 — One Night (Bartholomew / King) . 14 — Are You Lonesome Tonight? (Turk / Handman) . 15 — It’s Now Or Never (Schroeder / Gold) . 16 — Swing Down Sweet Chariot 
(Trad. / Arr. & Adap. by Elvis Presley) . 17 — Hound Dog (Leiber / Stoller) . 18 — Tom Moffatt interviews Colonel Parker and Elvis during the filming of
 G.I. Blues, June 21, 1960 . 19 — Press conference and awards ceremony, complete and unreleased,
 March 25, 1961 . 20 — Tom Moffatt interviews Elvis on the set of Blue Hawaii, April 1961


“ELVIS NOW … and Again”
(Limited Edition Vinyl 2-Disc Vinyl Set)

DISC 1
Side A
01. Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear To Tread) – take 6 (2:48) 02. Help Me Make It Through The Night – take 3 (3.07) 03. Miracle Of The Rosary – take 1 (1:54) 04. Early Mornin’ Rain – takes 1,2,9 (3:41) 05. Put Your Hand In The Hand – take 1 (3:15) (06. Until It’s Time For You To Go – take 5(4:21)

Side B
01, Sylvia – takes 3,4,9 (7.04) 02. We Can Make The Morning – master (3:55) 03. I Shall Be Released – informal recording (0.48) 04. It’s Only Love – takes 6,7 (3:02) 05. Love Me, Love The Life I Lead - takes 5,6 (3.45)

DISC 2
Side C
01. I’m Leavin’ – take 1 (4.07) 02. It’s Only Love – takes 8.9 (5:31) 03. (That’s What You Get) For Lovin’ Me – takes 9,10 (3.21) 04. Help Me Make It Through The Night – take 15 (2.44) 05. Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear To Tread) – take 10 (3.08)

Side D
01. Early Mornin’ Rain – take 11 (3:37) 02. I’m Leavin’ – takes 2,3 (3.48) 03. Lady Madonna (1:45) 04. Help Me Make It Through The Night – takes 8-10 (4.18) 05. Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear To Tread) – takes 11,12,14 (5:06)
Update February 8, 2015


4 NEW FTD RELEASES FOR OCTOBER and NOVEMBER.

ELVIS IN FLORIDA – APRIL 1975

This 1-disc 7” set features highlights from Elvis’ concerts during April 1975.The performances are taken from Jacksonville (April 25) and Lakeland (April 27/28). The 12-page booklet features great photos by Keith Alverson and memorabilia.

Love Me (Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller) 2) If You Love Me (Let Me Know) (John Rostill) 3) Love Me Tender (Vera Matson/Elvis Presley) 4) Teddy Bear / Don’t Be Cruel (Kal Mann/Bernie Lowe)/(Otis Blackwell/Elvis Presley) 5) Help Me (Larry Gatlin) 6) Burning Love (Dennis Linde) 7) Introductions 8) School Day (Chuck Berry) 9) My Boy (Claude Francois/Jean-Pierre Bourtayre/Bill Martin/Phil Coulter) 10) T-R-O-U-B-L-E (Jerry Chesnut) 11) I’ll Remember You (Kuiokalaani Lee) 12) Let Me Be There (John Rostill) 13) Why Me Lord (Kris Kristofferson) 14) Hound Dog (Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller) 15) An American Trilogy (Mickey Newbury) 16) Can’t Help Falling In Love (Hugo Peretti/Luigi Creatore/George Weiss 17) Closing Vamp
Tracks: 1-17 recorded live at Civic Center Arena, Lakeland, Florida. April 27, 1975, 8:30 PM show.

BONUS TRACKS
18) You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me (Vicky Wickham/Simon Napier-Bell/Pino Donaggio/Vito Pallavicini) 19) Big Boss Man (Al Smith/Luther Dixon) 20) It’s Midnight (Billy Edd Wheeler/Jerry Chesnut) 21) Funny How Time Slips Away (Willie Nelson) 22) That’s All Right (Arthur Crudup) 23) Heartbreak Hotel (Tommy Durden/Mae Boren Axton/Elvis Presley)
Tracks 18-23 recorded live at Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Jacksonville, Florida. April 25, 1975, 8:30 PM show.
24) Hawaiian Wedding Song (Charles King/Al Hoffman/Dick Manning) 25) Help Me Make It Through The Night (Kris Kristofferson)
Tracks 24-25 recorded live at Civic Center Arena, Lakeland, Florida. April 28, 1975, 8:30 PM show.
The opening tracks of “See See Rider” and “I Got A Woman / Amen” were not recorded on any of the Floridian shows during the tour.

THE SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODY SESSIONS - LIMITED EDITION 2-LP VINYL SET

FTD vinyl is pleased to announce the release of “The Something For Everybody Sessions” - A Special Limited Edition 2-disc 180-gram vinyl set.
RELEASE DATE: OCTOBER 27, 2014

Vinyl cutting by ABBEY ROAD STUDIOS
DMM Copper Mastering
180 Grams heavyweight vinyl
Strictly limited pressing

SIDE 1
01. There’s Always Me – take 2 (Don Robertson) 02. Give Me The Right – takes 3, 2 (Wise/Blagman) 03. It’s A Sin – takes 1, 2 (Rose/Turner) 04. Sentimental Me – take 1 (Cassin/Morehead) 05. Starting Today – take 1 (Don Robertson) 06. Anything That’s Part Of You – take 2 (Don Robertson) 07. Gently – takes 1, 2 (Wizell/Lisbona)

SIDE 2
01. I’m Coming Home – take 2 (Charlie Rich) 02. In Your Arms – take 1 (Schroeder/Gold) 03. Judy – take 4 (Teddy Redell) 04. I Want You With Me – take 1 (Woody Harris) 05. I Slipped, I Stumbled, I Fell (low key) (Wise/Weisman) 06. Little Sister – takes 7, 8, 9 (Pomus/Shuman) 07. (Marie’s The Name) His Latest Flame – takes 3, 4 (Pomus/Shuman) 08. I Slipped, I Stumbled, I Fell – take 11 (Wise/Weisman)

SIDE 3
01. I Feel So Bad – take 1 (Chuck Willis) 02. I’m Coming Home – takes 1, 3 (Charlie Rich) 03. Gently – take 3 (Wizell/Lisbona) 04. There’s Always Me – take 4 (Don Robertson) 05. Judy – takes 2, 3 (Teddy Redell) 06. Good Luck Charm – take 1 (Schroeder/Gold) 07. Put The Blame On Me (master) (Twomey/Wise/Blagman)

SIDE 4
01. Little Sister – take 6 (Pomus/Shuman) 02. (Marie’s The Name) His Latest Flame – takes 10, 11, 12 (Pomus/Shuman) 03. Anything That’s Part Of You – takes 4, 5 (Don Robertson) 04. There’s Always Me – takes 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 (Don Robertson) 05. Judy – takes 5, 6, 7 (Teddy Redell) 06. I’m Coming Home – takes 5, 4 (Charlie Rich)

“FLAMING STAR” FTD 131 (1-CD) & “ELVIS CHRISTMAS ALBUM” FTD 132 (1-CD)
Release: November 23, 2014
Further details to follow soon.
Update October 21, 2014


FTD Releases August 2014

“ELVIS FOR EVERYONE” (2CD)
This 2-disc 7” set celebrates 1965’s classic album “ELVIS FOR EVERYONE.”
The original press release posted by RCA in August 1965 says, “This is the first Elvis Presley album since 1962 [POT LUCK] that is not a movie soundtrack album.” In this new album, Presley demonstrates great versatility by singing a wide range of songs, familiar and unfamiliar, slow ballads and hard-driving rock’’n’rollers. Only one of these songs has ever been issued before (“Summer Kisses, Winter Tears”). The lead off-song, “Your Cheatin’ Heart.” Is the title song of the new movie based on the life of Hank Williams., currently playing throughout the country … ..Varied repertoire and Elvis in top form make this really Elvis For Everyone.”

Although it was complied from previously unreleased recordings, it appeared like a breath of fresh air to Elvis fans that had become somewhat tired of the formulaic soundtracks. The LP hit to the top 10 on both sides of the Atlantic.
This 2-CD classic edition features insightful essays, rare memorabilia and great outtakes!
It also features the rare overdubbed version of “Wild in The Country” that featured maracas and additional bass guitar. Although, the source remains a mystery to this day, it was supplied to RCA-UK for its stereo version of the album as a replacement for “Summer Kisses.” This track had been issued two months before on RCA-UK’s unique album, Flaming Star And Summer Kisses.
Apart from OPTIONAL MASTERS that could have been used, DISC 2 contains 23 Previously Unreleased Outtakes from the ‘60s!!!!!!

“ELVIS FOR EVERYONE” (2CD)
DISC 1
THE ORIGINAL ALBUM
SIDE ONE
01 Your Cheatin’ Heart 02 Summer Kisses, Winter Tears 03 Finders Keepers, Losers Weepers 04 In My Way 05 Tomorrow Night 06 Memphis, Tennessee
SIDE TWO
07 For The Millionth And The Last Time 08 Forget Me Never 09 Sound Advice 10 Santa Lucia 11 I Met Her Today 12 When It Rains, It Really Pours
THE OPTIONAL MASTERS
13 Flaming Star 14 Wild In The Country (U.K. stereo LP version) 15 Lonely Man 16 Mama 17 Plantation Rock 18 Night Life 19 Do The Vega 20 Yellow Rose Of Texas/The Eyes Of Texas 21 What Now, What Next, Where To 22 Western Union 23 Blue River 24 Tell Me Why

DISC 2
THE OUTTAKES
01 For The Millionth And The Last Time – take 2 02 Lonely Man – take 9 03 I Slipped, I Stumbled, I Fell – take 10 04 No More – take 9 05 Slicin’ Sand – take 10 06 I’m Not The Marrying Kind – splice of takes 5&6 07 For The Millionth And The Last Time – take 6 08 I Met Her Today – take 7 09 King Of The Whole Wide World – take 6 10 Home Is Where The Heart Is – take 12 11 Riding The Rainbow – take 6 12 This Is Living – take 8 13 Something Blue – takes 5&6 14 Gonna Get Back Home Somehow – take 6 15 I Feel That I’ve KnownYou Forever – take 2 16 Fountain Of Love – take 6 17 Happy Ending – take 9 18 I’m Falling In Love Tonight – take 5 19 How Would You Like To Be – take 1 20 Bossa Nova Baby – takes 4&5 (2:34) 21 I Think I’m Gonna Like It Here – remake take 15 22 Vino, Dinero Y Amor – take 1 23 The Bullfighter Was A Lady – remake take 10

“BEST OF BRITISH – THE RCA YEARS 1957-1959

This is Elvis, with the continuation of the British story now detailing his RCA releases from 1957 - 1958.
As a companion to the critically acclaimed and highly successful ‘Elvis: The Best Of British - The HMV Years’, this book contains the full history of over FIFTY iconic Elvis songs initially released by RCA in Great Britain. Again, each song has been thoroughly researched to the same high standards and is graphically catalogued.

Containing over 1000 illustrations, unpublished photographs and charts, together with rare items of memorabilia, this volume of ‘The RCA Years’ moves the story forward to explicitly reveal previously unknown facts and additional British connections to the songs.
Within these 500 pages and amongst many formerly unknown fascinating facts, you will discover:
The English pub that inspired an Elvis song!
Exactly where and when Elvis learned to play piano!
The real life characters contained within the lyrics of Jailhouse Rock!
The CD included with this book features many first-time officially released Elvis tracks. Here, amongst his classic songs, are the songwriters’ demo recordings as Elvis first heard them, plus the message he recorded on his home answer machine!
‘The RCA Years (1957 - 1958)’ chronicles the meteoric rise in Great Britain of the ‘Sun King’ to the man who would ultimately be crowned ‘Artist Of The 20th Century’.
Elvis innovated, others imitated!

The CD
FIRST RCA SINGLE (RCA-1013): JULY 1957
1. (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear - 1:51 2. Loving You - 2:16
SOUNDTRACK SELECTION OF MAGICAL MOVIE MOMENTS
3. LOVING YOU - Movie Trailer - 1:12 4. Road Medley (Party / Teddy Bear / Got A Lot O' Livin' To Do / Hot Dog) - 2:04 5. Mean Woman Blues (Unedited stereo master) - 2:22 6. Party (Alternate movie lyrics) - 1:16 7. Lonesome Cowboy (Composite) - 3:06 8. JAILHOUSE ROCK - Movie Trailer - 2:05 9. Jailhouse Rock (Movie production version) - 2:59 0. Treat Me Nice (Laurel 101 - Take One) - 2:07 11. Don't Leave Me Now - (Everett demo #2 - Take One) - 1:29 12. Young And Beautiful - (Movie end version) - 2:21 13. KING CREOLE - Movie Trailer - 2:34 14. Turtles, Berries And Gumbo / Crawfish (Unedited movie opening medley) - 4:11 15. Steadfast Loyal And True - (Movie dialogue version) - 0:46 16. Lover Doll (EP version) - 2:15 17. New Orleans (Live nightclub version) - 2:01

THE RCA SINGLES *
18. Doncha' Think It's Time - 2:00 19. Don't - 2:51 20. I Beg Of You - 1:54 21. Wear My Ring Around Your Neck - 2:16

SUN RECORDINGS: FIRST ISSUED ON RCA IN 1958
22. I Love You Because (RCA LP version) - 2:45 23. You're A Heartbreaker - 2:12 24. I'll Never Let You Go (Little Darlin') - 2:26

BONUS TRACKS: SONGWRITER DEMO RECORDINGS
25. Teddy Bear (Vocal: Otis Blackwell**) - 2:01 26. Don't Ask Me Why (Vocal: Jimmy Breedlove***) 2:08 27. Trouble (Singer unknown****) - 2:08 28. Hard Headed Woman (Vocal: Jimmy Breedlove**) - 2:06 29. Wear My Ring Around Your Neck (Vocal: Gus Coletti*****) - 2:12

CHRISTMAS SONGS: ISSUED ON ALL THREE FORMATS (45rpm, EP & LP)
30. Santa Bring My Baby Back (To Me) - 1:54 31. Santa Claus Is Back In Town - 2:25 32. Elvis in Germany (October 1st 1958) and Interview edit - 1:32 33. Elvis' Answer Machine - :16

“HOT AUGUST NIGHT”
(Limited Edition Vinyl 2-Disc Vinyl Set)

DISC 1
Side A
01 Blue Suede Shoes 2:25 (Carl Perkins) 02 I Got A Woman 2:43 (Ray Charles) 03 All Shook Up 1:54 (Otis Blackwell/Elvis Presley) 04 Monologue 1:14 05 Love Me Tender 2:28 (Vera Matson/Elvis Presley) 06 Jailhouse Rock/Don’t Be Cruel 3:05 (Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller)/(Otis Blackwell/Elvis Presley) 07 Heartbreak Hotel 2:22 (Mae Boren Axton/Tommy Durden/Elvis Presley)
Side B
01 Hound Dog 4:48 (Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller) 02 I Can’t Stop Loving You 2:37 (Don Gibson) 03 My Babe 2:28 (Willie Dixon) 04 Mystery Train/Tiger Man 4:18 (Junior Parker/Sam Phillips)/(Joe Hill Louis/Sam Burns) 05 Baby, What You Want Me To Do 2:05 (Jimmy Reed)
DISC 2
Side C
01 Runaway 2:16 (Max Crook/Del Shannon) 02 Are You Lonesome Tonight? 3:04 (Roy Turk/Lou Handman) 03 Words 2:42 (Robin, Barry and Maurice Gibb) 04 Yesterday/Hey Jude 5:58 (John Lennon/Paul McCartney) 05 Introductions 4:35
Side D
01 In The Ghetto 2:48 (Mac Davis) 02 Suspicious Minds 7:20 (Mark James) 03 What’d I Say 3:49( Ray Charles) 04 Can’t Help Falling In Love 2:11 (Hugo Peretti/Luigi Creatore/George Weiss)
Recorded live on stage at The International Hotel, Las Vegas, Midnight Show, August 25, 1969
Update July 31, 2014


Two New FTD's

FTD is pleased to announce its new June 2014 releases. Both “THE RETURN TO VEGAS” and “NASHVILLE TO MEMPHIS ‘61” will be shipped last week of June.

“THE RETURN TO VEGAS” (CD)

This is the official release of the soundboard recording that Joan Deary planned as a double album release back in the late seventies. It’s the earliest known professional recording from Elvis’ 1969 engagement in Las Vegas. The original tape box has “opening night” written on the back, but that’s not the real date. Some experts believe it’s from August 3, but we have no information what so ever to suggest a certain date. However, the arrangements seem to suggest that this show is definitely several days earlier than the shows RCA recorded from August 20 and onwards. Why Joan Deary edited and mastered this for release is another mystery, since she off course had all the shows RCA recorded on 8-track tape with audio in substantially better quality.
This release comes in a 7” digi-pack with a 12-pages booklet, featuring great photos from the collections of Steve Barile & Jim Patino, and a foreword by Ken Sharp

Tracklisting:
01 Blue Suede Shoes 2:20 02 I Got A Woman 3:20 03 All Shook Up 3:07 04 Love Me Tender 2:38 05 Jailhouse Rock / Don't Be Cruel 2:44 06 Heartbreak Hotel 2:22 07 Hound Dog 4:48 3:57 08 Memories 3:12 09 Mystery Train / Tiger Man 5:26 10 Monologue 3:59 11 Baby, What You Want Me To Do 3:04 12 Are You Lonesome Tonight? 3:15 13 Yesterday / Hey Jude 5:11 14 Introductions 4:39 15 In The Ghetto 4:14 16 Suspicious Minds 8:21 17 What’d I Say 4:30 18 Can’t Help Falling In Love 2:30

FTD Books and Flaming Star, in association with EPE, will release a new book – “Memphis To Nashville ’61” – in late June. This will give a comprehensive account of the two Memphis charity shows that Elvis performed at the Ellis Auditorium on a cold day in February 1961.

The book includes accounts of that day and the events leading up to it. It features accounts from Elvis’ musicians, friends and fans, magazine- and newspaper articles from the time, and many rare and newly-discovered photographs. The collection of over 100 unpublished photographs, most of them in black and white, have been collected from many different sources; some are from original negatives whilst others are from original prints. Also included in the book is a section on Elvis’ visit to Nashville on March 8, 1961, less than two weeks after the benefit shows of February 25, to receive an honorary colonelship from the Governor of Tennessee, Buford Ellington. Furthermore, the final part of the volume includes information and details relating to the recording sessions held on March 12 and 13, 1961 that provided most of the tracks for the classic LP, “Something For Everybody”. As an added bonus, the book comes with a CD containing the mono version of “Something For Everybody” plus recordings of Elvis’ press conference, held at the Hotel Claridge in Memphis on February 25, 1961, and of the presentation of honours at the Tennessee State Capitol just 11 days later.

“MEMPHIS TO NASHVILLE ‘61”
Book incl. CD

Tracklisting:
SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODY (mono version)
1) There's Always Me 2) Give Me The Right 3) It's A Sin 4) Sentimental Me 5) Starting Today 6) Gently 7) I'm Comin' Home 8) In Your Arms 9) Put The Blame On Me 10) Judy 11) I Want You With Me 12) I Slipped, I Stumbled, I Fell
BONUS 13) Press Conference (March 25, 1961) 14) Elvis Is Made An Honorary Colonel (March 8 1961)
Update June 3, 2014


May FTD Release

FTD is pleased to announce its new May releases. Both LOVE ME TENDER and STAY AWAY, JOE (limited edition vinyl) will be released on May 11.
This 2-disc 7” set celebrates Elvis’ first motion picture LOVE ME TENDER from 1956. Elvis first performed ‘Love Me Tender’ on the Ed Sullivan Show (September 9) and pre-sales reached over 1 million before its release on September 28. It features a 16-page booklet with great photos, movie trivia, memorabilia and full recording data. Disc 2 features the legendary live show from the Mississippi Alabama State Fair and Dairy Show held in Tupelo on September 26.

“LOVE ME TENDER” (2CD)

THE ORIGINAL EP –SIDE 1
1) Love Me Tender 2:44 (Vera Matson/Elvis Presley) 2) Let Me 2:11 (Vera Matson/Elvis Presley) SIDE 2 3) Poor Boy 2:16 (Vera Matson/Elvis Presley) 4) We're Gonna Move 2:31 (Vera Matson/Elvis Presley) BONUS TRACKS 5) Love Me Tender – end title version 1:09 6) 20) The Truth About Me 2:09
Original spoken word 45 rpm disc included in Teen Parade magazine
THE OUTTAKES
07) We’re Gonna Move –take 4 2:47 08) We’re Gonna Move – take 9 4:39 09) Poor Boy – take 3 original 3 verse master 1:51 10) Poor Boy –remake take 1 1:00 11) Poor Boy – extended verse. Vocal overdub take 6 0:37 12) Let Me – vocal overdub take 3 2:21 13) Let Me – vocal overdub take 4 2:19
STEREO MASTERS
14) Love Me Tender 2:52 15) Let Me 2:11 16) Poor Boy 2:16 17) We’re Gonna Move 2:32
INTERVIEW
18) The Truth About Me Interview 10:04
Recorded August 22 on the set of Love Me Tender, Hollywood, California

All songs recorded for the motion picture LOVE ME TENDER
Recorded August 24, September 4 and 5, and October 1, 1956 at Fox Stage 1, Hollywood.
Producer / A&R: Lionel Newman / Ken Darby
Engineer: Bob Mayer & Ken Runyon
Guitar: Vito Mumolo; Bass: Mike ”Myer” Rubin; Drums: Richard Cornell; Banjo: Luther “Red” Roundtree; Accordion: Carl Fortina, Dominic Frontieri; Vocals: Rad Robinson, Jon Dodson, Charles Prescott

DISC 2 - Mississippi-Alabama State Fair & Dairy Show, Tupelo.
AFTERNOON SHOW
1) Heartbreak Hotel 2:43 (Mae Boren Axton/Tommy Durden/Elvis Presley) 2) Long Tall Sally 2:43 (Richard Penniman/Robert Blackwell/Enotris Johnson) 3) Introductions and presentation 2:36 4) I Was The One 3:19 (Aaron Schroeder/Claude DeMetrius/Hal Blair/Bill Peppers) 5) I Want You, I Need You, I Love You 2:52 (Maurice Mysels/Ira Kosloff) 6) Elvis talks 0:34 7) I Got A Woman 2:53 (Ray Charles) 8) Don’t Be Cruel 2:52 (Otis Blackwell/Elvis Presley) 9) Ready Teddy 2:15 (Robert Blackwell/John Marascalco) 10) Love Me Tender 2:58 (Vera Matson/Elvis Presley) 11) Hound Dog 2:48 (Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller) 12) Vernon and Gladys Predsley 1:44 13) Nick Adams 1:42 14) A fan 2:26 15) Elvis 1:53 16) EVENING SHOW 17) Love Me Tender 1:49 (Vera Matson/Elvis Presley) 18) I Was The One 2:47 (Aaron Schroeder/Claude DeMetrius/Hal Blair/Bill Peppers) 19) I Got A Woman 2:52 (Ray Charles) 20) Announcement 1:45 21) Don’t Be Cruel 2:12 (Otis Blackwell/Elvis Presley) 22) Blue Suede Shoes 2:34 (Carl Perkins) 23) Announcement 1:03 24) Baby Let’s Play House 2:43 (Arthur Gunter) 25) Hound Dog 3:53 (Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller)
Amateur recording made September 26, 1956. Guitar: Scotty Moore. Guitar: Elvis Presley. Bass: Bill Black. Drums: D.J.Fontana. Vocals: The Jordanaires


STAY AWAY, JOE (2 DISC VINYL SET) 180 GRAM LIMITED EDITION

DISC 1
Side 1
01. Stay Away (2:24) 02. Stay Away, Joe (1:38) 03. Dominic (1:50) 04. All I Needed Was The Rain (1:48) 05. Goin’ Home (2:29) 06. Too Much Monkey Business (2:31) 07. U. S. Male (2:43) 08. Stay Away jam, take 2 (3:43)
1-4 From the MGM motion picture Stay Away, Joe
Side 2
01.Too Much Monkey Business takes 1,3,9 (6:59) 02. All I Needed Was The Rain (track take 3 + VO/M) (2:32) 03. Stay Away, Joe takes 10,12,13 (2:57) 04. U.S. Male takes 2,3,5,7 (6:43)

DISC 2
Side 3
01. Goin’ Home takes 12,18,21 (3:20) 02. Stay Away takes 5,6 (2:52) 03. Dominic takes 1,3,2 (2:41) 04. U.S. Male takes 9,10 (5:11) 05. Stay Away, Joe takes 15,16,17 (3:50)
Side 4 01. Too Much Monkey Business takes 12,10 (3:51) 02. Stay Away takes 11,12,14 (4:53) 03. U.S. Male take 11 (3:26) 04. Goin’ Home takes 22,24,26,29 (4:07)

UPDATE
FTD apologises for the mastering fault on Destination USA and is pleased to announce replacement discs will be sent out with this new release. We will duplicate your original quantity ordered. However, if you have received more stock since its release then please advise at your earliest convenience.
This release will ship w/c May 11 and hopefully be with you early the following week.
Be advised that FTD’s version of Elvis Recorded Live In Memphis (FTD 33) is now deleted.
Update April 24, 2014


Elvis

This 2-disc 7” set celebrates Elvis legendary 2nd album that quickly outsold his debut album ELVS PRESLEY. The 16-page booklet features great photographs taken from the photo session held in February 1956. Also featured is an In and Outtakes section. The album includes every know outtake from the Labor-Day sessions. CD 2 features the historic live concert from Hirsch Coliseum - Youth Center,
Louisiana State Fairgrounds, Shreveport, December 15, 1956.

THE ORIGINAL ALBUM SIDE 1
01 Rip It Up (1:56) 02 Love Me (2:46) 03 When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again (2:23) 04 Long Tall Sally (1:56) 05 First In Line (3:24) 06 Paralyzed (2:29)
SIDE 2
07 So Glad You’re Mine (2:23) 08 Old Shep (4:13) 09 Ready Teddy (1:59)
 10 Anyplace Is Paradise (2:28) 11 How’s The World Treating You (2:27) 12 How Do You Think I Feel (2:15)
BONUS SONGS
13 Playing For Keeps (2:56) 14 Too Much (2:37)
 15 Don’t Be Cruel (2:05) 16 Hound Dog (2:18) 17 Any Way You Want Me (That’s How I Will Be) (2:14) 18 Rip It Up
 - takes 10-14 (3.08) 19 Rip It Up
 - take 15 (2.05) 20 Rip It Up
 - take 16 (1.59) 21 Rip It Up
 - take 17 (2.06) 22 Rip It Up
 - take 18-19M (3.53) 23 Old Shep – take 5 (4:01)
OUTTAKES

DISC 2- Recorded live at Hirsch Coliseum - Youth Center,
Louisiana State Fairgrounds, Shreveport, December 15, 1956
01 Heartbreak Hotel (2:46)
 02 Long Tall Sally (2:46)
 03 I Was The One (2:46 04 Love Me Tender (2:46) 05 Don’t Be Cruel (2:46) 06 Love Me (2:46) 07 I Got A Woman (2:46) 08 When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again (2:46) 09 Paralyzed (2:46)
Update February 8, 2014


DESTINATION USA (2-CD)

Re-live the experience when many Elvis fans from around the world saw Elvis for the first time in Las Vegas, September 1972!
The 16-page booklet includes ‘eye-witness’ accounts from fans who actually met Elvis back stage. It features stories from fans who where there in the front-row seats including 200 members of the British Elvis Presley fan club. All of these great personal memories are packed together in this 7-inch 2-CD release with numerous excellent and never-before -seen pictures. DESTINATION USA, not only celebrates the UK fan clubs adventure but that of all Elvis fans’ who traveled to see the King in concert during 1972. This 2-CD 7” set features the Dinner Show concert from September 4th, 1972. It includes some never-before-released songs from the February Las Vegas Season and rehearsals from August 2nd and 3rd 1972.

DISC 1 - Recorded live at The Las Vegas Hilton, September 4, 1972 – Dinner show
1) Also Sprach Zarathustra 1:19 2) See See Rider 3:16 3) Johnny B. Goode 1:44 4) Until It’s Time For You To Go 2:28 5) You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me 2:04 6) Polk Salad Annie 3:30 7) What Now My Love 4:21 8) Fever 3:29 9) Love Me 1:33 10) Blue Suede Shoes 1:05 11) Heartbreak Hotel 1:42 12) All Shook Up 1:04 13) Love Me Tender 1:51 14) Teddy Bear/Don’t Be Cruel 1:51 15) Little Sister/Get Back 2:34 16) Hound Dog 2:37 17) I’ll Remember You 2:32 18) Walk That Lonesome Road - J D Sumner & The Stamps 3:24 19) Suspicious Minds 4:34 20) Introductions: Presentation of: The British fan club 1:44 21) For The Good Times 3:12 22) A Big Hunk O’ Love 2:03 23) You Gave Me A Mountain 3:25 24) Can't Help Falling In Love 2:13 >p> DISC 2
1) A Big Hunk O’ Love (02-15 Dinner) 2:01 2) Never Been To Spain (02-16 Dinner) 3:35 3) You Gave Me A Mountain (02-16 Dinner) 3:15 4) An American Trilogy (02-16 Dinner) 4:45 5) Can’t Help Falling In Love (02-16 Dinner) 2:06

From RCA Live Recordings. February 1972.
6) Something 3:30 7) I’m Leaving 3:21 8) Faded Love 3:47 9) The Wonder Of You 2:25 10) My Way 5:01 11) I’ll Remember You 2:45 12) It’s Over 2:11 (Jimmie Rodgers) 13) Steamroller Blues (James Taylor)
Update February 8, 2014


Two new FTD announcements

AS part of its CLASSIC album series, FTD is pleased to announce the release of Elvis’ last official studio album during his lifetime, MOODY BLUE. Taken from the original session multi-tracks, it features the masters, unreleased outtakes, rough mixes and un-dubbed songs. The 16-page booklet 4-color booklet contains very rare memorabilia and photographs.


“MOODY BLUE” (2CD)

DISC 1 - THE ALBUM
SIDE ONE
01. Unchained Melody 02. If You Love Me (Let me know) 03. Little Darlin¹ 04. He¹ll Have To Go 05. Let Me Be There SIDE 2
06. Way Down 07. Pledging My Love 08. Moody Blue 09. She Thinks I Still Care 10. It¹s Easy For You
THE ALTERNATE ALBUM
11. Unchained Melody - undubbed master 12 .If You Love Me (Let Me Know) - undubbed master 13. Moody Blue - take 6 14. She Thinks I Still Care - take 2B 15. My Way (live) 16. Way Down - undubbed master 17. Little Darlin¹ - undubbed master 18. He¹ll Have To Go - rough mix 19. Pledging My Love - composite of rehearsal and take 3 20. It¹s Easy For You - take 1
BONUS TRACKS
21. She Thinks I Still Care - takes 1, 2A 22. America The Beautiful 23. Softly As I Leave You

DISC 2
THE SESSIONS
01. Way Down - rehearsal, take 1 02. Way Down - take 2A 03. She Thinks I Still Care - takes 3,4 04. Moody Blue - take 1 05. Pledging My Love - takes 1,2 06. Pledging My Love - take 3 07. It¹s Easy For You - takes 3,4 08. It¹s Easy For You - undubbed master 09. She Thinks I Still Care - takes 7,9 10. She Thinks I Still Care - take 10 11. Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain - unedited rough mix of master 12. Moody Blue - takes 7,5 13. Bitter They Are, Harder They Fall - rough mix of master 14. Pledging My Love - takes 4-5 15. Pledging My Love - undubbed, unedited master 16. Way Down - take 2B 17. Way Down - rough mix of master 18. Moody Blue - takes 8,9 19. Moody Blue - master unedited rough mix 20. She Thinks I Still Care - take 15 21. America - composite of single master and the surviving ending of the erased studio version
Compiled by Jean-Marc Juilland
Mastered by Jean-Marc Juilland & Vic Anesini


ELVIS at AMERICAN SOUND STUDIO

Following on from the success of FTD’s CLASSIC album versions of FROM ELVIS IN MEMPHIS and BACK IN MEMPHIS, FTD presents the remaining recordings from his legendary sessions at American Sound in Memphis recorded in1969. Finally, these great tracks are issued as a stand-alone album with unreleased outtakes, un-dubbed versions and instrumentals. ELVIS at AMERICAN SOUND STUDIO completes the 69 Memphis trilogy, and fittingly gets the FTD CLASSIC album treatment to complement the other two releases.

“ELVIS at AMERICAN SOUND STUDIO”

DISC 1
01 Kentucky Rain (3:17) 02 I¹ll Be There (2:26) 03 Mama Liked The Roses (2:41) 04 If I¹m A Fool (For Loving You) (2:46) 05 Don¹t Cry Daddy (2:51) 06 Rubberneckin¹ (2:15) 07 Hey Jude (4:31) 08 My Little Friend (2:53) 09 Who Am I? (3:25) BONUS TRACK
10 Memory Revival - instrumental (4:05)
FIRST TAKES
11 Kentucky Rain - takes 1, 2, 3 (7:15) 12 I¹ll Be There - takes 1, 2, 3/M (4:40) 13 If I¹m A Fool (For Loving You) - takes 1, 2, 3 (5:56) 14 Rubberneckin¹ - takes 1, 2/M (2:51)
JANUARY OUTTAKES
15 Come Out, Come Out (Wherever You Are) - instrumental take 2/M (2:47) 16 You¹ll Think Of Me - take 7 (4:51) 17 Poor Man¹s Gold - take 12/M with abandoned vocal overdub (3:38) 18 Mama Liked The Roses - track with alternate vocal overdub (2:30) 19 In The Ghetto - take 19 (3:08) 20 Hey Jude - take 1 (4:45) 21 I¹ll Be There - takes 4, 5, 6 (3:15)

DISC 2
FEBRUARY OUTTAKES
01 It¹s My Way / This Time / I Can¹t Stop Loving You - jam (3:52) 02 True Love Travels On A Gravel Road - take 5 (3:01) 03 Do You Know Who I Am? - takes 3, 5 (6:59) 04 Kentucky Rain - takes 5, 6, 7 (6:06) 05 Kentucky Rain - take 8 (3:57) 06 Kentucky Rain - take 9 (3:58) 07 Only The Strong Survive - takes 8, 11, 12 (5:55) 08 Any Day Now - takes 5, 6/M (5:46)
UNFINISHED MASTERS
09 Long Black Limousine - take 9/M with vocal repairs (4:42) 10 Don¹t Cry Daddy- take 3/M with vocal overdub (3:04) 11 Mama Liked The Roses - track with vocal overdub (3:22) 12 My Little Friend - track with vocal overdub (3:11) 13 Hey Jude - takes 3, 5, 6, 7/M (6:27) 14 I¹ll Hold You In My Heart (Till I Can Hold You In My Arms) - take 1/M (4:37) 15 Kentucky Rain - take 10/M (4:19) 16 If I¹m A Fool (For Loving You) - takes 6, 7, 8, 9/M (6:47) 17 Who Am I? - undubbed master (3:27)
Mixed and mastered by Sebastain Jeansson and Vic Annesini
Update November 11, 2013


October FTD releases

3 NEW RELEASES:
1. “CAFÉ EUROPA – G.I. BLUES VOL.2” (2CD)
2. “THE ON STAGE SEASON – Opening and Closing Shows” (2CD)
3. “FROM ELVIS IN MEMPHIS” (2-Disc vinyl)
Release: October !4, 2013 (note revised date)

“CAFÉ EUROPA – G.I BLUES VOL.2” (2CD)

This 2-disc 7” set follows on from the successful Volume 1 release earlier this year. The 16-page booklet features great photographs and contains the In and Outttakes section for both releases. Sounding better than ANYTHING that’s’ gone before, the original masters including studio banter have been NEWLY REMIXED from the original multi tracks. Elvis at his best on RCA and Follow That Dream Records.

“CAFÉ EUROPA – G.I BLUES VOL.2” (2CD)
DISC 1
MASTER TAKES
01) Didja' Ever (take 2/M) 2:56 02) Doin' The Best I Can (takes 13/M) 3:35 03) G. I. Blues (Take 7/M + pickup takes 8-10/M) 4:44 04) Tonight Is So Right For Love (takes 10-11/M) 4:26 05) What's She Really Like (takes 17-19/M + insert takes 20-22/M) 8:16 06) Blue Suede Shoes (take 1/M) 2:15 07) Wooden Heart (take 4/M) 2:09 08) Shoppin' Around (remake, takes 6-7/M) 2:59 09) Pocketful Of Rainbows (remake, take 2/M) 2:56 10) Frankfort Special (remake, takes 9-10/M) 4:30 11) Tonight’s All Right For Love (take 10/M + insert takes 1-2/M) 1:03 12) Big Boots (slow version, take 4/M) 1:42 13) Big Boots (slow version, remake, insert takes 1-4/M) 2:50

OUTTAKES
14) Shoppin’ Around (version #1, takes 6-10) 5:03 15) Doin’ The Best I Can (takes 10-12) 4:41 16) G.I. Blues (take 6) 2:49 17) Tonight Is So Right For Love (take 8) 2:31 18) Tonight Is So Right For Love (take 9) 2:31 19) Whistling Blues (Instrumental) 3:26 20) Wooden Heart (Grammafunken Version, instrumental) 1:18 21) Big Boots (fast version, takes 6 & 5) 1:40 22) Pocketful of Rainbows (version #1, takes 11,13 14) 3:24 23) Pocketful of Rainbows (version #1, takes 15-16) 3:42 24) Pocketful of Rainbows (version #1, takes 17) 2:48

DISC 2
01) Pocketful of Rainbows (version 1, takes 18-20) 6:18 02) Pocketful of Rainbows (version 1, takes 21-25) 5:04 03) Pocketful of Rainbows (version 1, takes 26-28) 4:45 04) Big Boots (medium tempo version, take 1) 1:10 05) Shoppin' Around (remake, takes 1-2) 2:47 06) Shoppin' Around (remake, takes 3-5) 3:24 07) Pocketful Of Rainbows (remake, takes 1-3) 4:11 08) Frankfort Special (fast version, takes 9-12/fs + remake takes 1-5) 9:11 09) Frankfort Special (remake, takes 6-8) 5:38 10) Tonight’s All Right For Love (takes 2-5) 4:05 11) Tonight’s All Right For Love (take 6) 1:27 12) Tonight’s All Right For Love (takes 7-8) 2:02 13) Tonight’s All Right For Love (takes 9,11,12) 2:46 14) Tonight’s All Right For Love (takes 14-15) 2:03 15) Tonight’s All Right For Love (takes 16-17) 2:15 16) Big Boots (slow version, remake takes 1-6 + insert take 1) 4:50

BONUS TRACKS
17) Tonight’s All Right For Love (“Tales From The Vienna Woods”, instrumental) 2:26 18) Wooden Heart (Grammafunken Version, instrumental) 1:19 19) Whistling Blues (Instrumental) 3:26

THE ON STAGE SEASON – The Opening and Closing Shows, February 1970

This 2-CD release features the 2 shows from January 26, 1970 and February 23, 1970. It comes with 16-page 4-color booklet featuring great photographs from the season and a insightful essay by Ann Moses Marino. These historic soundboard recordings were made by Elvis’ sound engineer Bill Porter at the request of Tom Diskin.

“ON STAGE SEASON – The Opening and Closing Shows” – 2CD

Disc 1
1) All Shook Up 2) That’s All Right 3) Proud Mary 4) Don’t Cry Daddy 5) (Let Me Be Your)Teddy Bear/Don’t Be Cruel 6) Long Tall Sally 7) Let It Be Me 8) I Can’t Stop Loving You 9) Walk A Mile In My Shoes 10) In The Ghetto 11) True Love Travels On A Gravel Road 12) Sweet Caroline 13) Polk Salad Annie 14) Introductions 15) Kentucky Rain 16) Suspicious Minds 17) Can’t Help Falling In Love

Disc 2
1) All Shook Up 2) I Got A Woman 3) Long Tall Sally 4) Don’t Cry Daddy 5) Hound Dog 6) Love Me Tender 7) Kentucky Rain 8) Let It Be Me 9) I Can’t Stop Loving You 10) See See Rider 11) Sweet Caroline 12) Polk Salad Annie 13) Introductions 14) Lawdy Miss Clawdy 15) Heartbreak Hotel 16) One Night 17) It’s Now Or Never 18) Suspicious Minds 19) Can’t Help Falling In Love

Disc 1 recorded at the opening night show January 26, 1970 at the International Hotel, Las Vegas.
Disc 2 recorded at the closing night show on February 23, 1970 at the International Hotel, Las Vegas

“FROM ELVIS IN MEMPHIS” – SPECIAL LIMITED EDITION
2-DISC VINYL SET- FTD 304

SIDE A
01. Wearin¹ That Loved On Look ­ takes 3,10 (3:45) 02. Only The Strong Survive ­ take 1 (2:27) 03. Long Black Limousine ­ take 6 (4:32) 04. It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin¹ ­ takes 1,2 (4:22) 05. I¹m Movin¹ On ­ takes 1,2 (3:39)

SIDE B
01. Power Of My Love ­ take 1 (3:14) 02. Gentle On My Mind (Undubbed master) (with track replacement overdubs) (3:42) 03. After Loving You ­ take 2 (3:43) (Eddie Miller/John Lantz) 04. True Love Travels On A Gravel Road - take 2 (2:37) 05. Any Day Now ­ takes 1,2 (3:40) 06. In The Ghetto ­ take 1 (2:56)

SIDE C
01. I¹m Movin¹ On ­ takes 1,2 (3:39) (with vocal replacement and steel guitar overdub) 02. True Love Travels On A Gravel Road 03. Long Black Limousine ­ take 6,8,9M (5.02) 04. Only The Strong Survive ­ takes 17,20,21 (4.36) 05. In The Ghetto ­ take 20 (3.04)

SIDE C
01. Wearin¹ That Loved On Look takes 12,13,14 (4:53) 02. After Loving You ­ take 3 (3:42) 03. Power Of My Love ­ take 6 (3:56) 04. In The Ghetto ­ take 2,3 (4.06) 05. Any Day Now ­ takes 3,4 (5.16)

November releases

In mid-November, FTD will issue its last releases for 2013. The titles will be;
MOODY BLUE – 2-CD SET
ELVIS AT AMERICAN SOUND – 2CD SET – 3RD volume from the 1969 Memphis Sessions
Update September 13, 2013


June Released FTD

"ELVIS PRESLEY – SOLD OUT!"

FTD is proud to announce "ELVIS PRESLEY – SOLD OUT!" featuring the March and June concerts of 1974 from Tulsa, AZ and Cleveland,OH. Prepared and researched for FTD by Robert Frieser / Hans Slebos ( 'Forty Eight Hours To Memphis' and '3000 South Paradise Road') this release will be presented in 7" format accompanied by 16-page 4-color booklet and extensive liner notes. Recorded June 21, 1974 at Convention Center Public Hall, Cleveland. Ohio. Track 21 was recorded June 17, 1974, at Louisiana State University Assembly Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

1. Also Sprach Zarathustra 1:19 (Richard Strauss) See See Rider 3:21 (Trad. Arr. E. Presley) I Got A Woman/Amen 3:05 (Ray Charles)(J. Hairston) Love Me 1:38 (J. Leiber/M. Stoller) Trying To Get To You 2:13 (Singleton/McCoy) Sweet Caroline 2:33 (Neil Diamond) Love Me Tender 1:44 (V. Matson/E. Presley) Johnny B. Goode 1:49 (Chuck Berry) Hound Dog 1:10 (Leiber/Stoller) Fever 2:58 (Davenport/Cooley) Polk Salad Annie 3:19 (T.J. White) Why Me Lord? 3:01 (Kris Kristofferson) Suspicious Minds 3:28 (Mark James) Introductions by Elvis 1:28 I Can't Stop Loving You 2:26 (Don Gibson) Help Me 2:41 (Larry Gatlin) American Trilogy 4:00 (Mickey Newbury) Let Me Be There 4:04 (John Rostill) Funny How Time Slips Away 2:42 (Willie Nelson) Can't Help Falling In Love 1:39 (Peretti/Creatore/Weiss) Closing Vamp 0:49 Announcements 0:39

Recorded March 1, 1974 at Mabee Special Events Center, Oral Roberts University, Tulsa Oklahoma.
CD 2
1. See See Rider 3:51 (Arr. by E. Presley) 2. I Got A Woman /Amen 5:33 (R. Charles) / ( J. Hairston) 3. Love Me 2:03 (Leiber/Stoller) 4. Trying To Get To You 2:06 (McCoy/Singleton) 5. All Shook Up 1:11 (Blackwell/Presley) 6. Love Me Tender 1:41 (V. Matson/E. Presley) 7. Hound Dog 1:23 (Leiber/Stoller) 8. Fever 3:13 (Davenport/Cooley) 9. Polk Salad Annie 4:58 (Tony Joe White) 10. Why Me Lord 2:58 (Kris Kristofferson) 11. You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me 2:08 (Wickham/Napier-Bell/Donaggio/Pallavicine) 12. Suspicious Minds 3:52 (Mark James) 13. Introductions 3:17 14. I Can’t Stop Loving You 2:50 (Don Gibson) 15. Help Me 2:50 (Larry Gatlin) 16. Bridge Over troubled Water 4:12 (Paul Simon) 17. Let Me Be There 5:04 (John Rostill) 18. Funny How Time Slips Away 2:50 (Willie Nelson) 19. Big Boss Man 3:21 (Smith/Dixon) 20. Can’t Help Fallling In Love 1:45 (Peretti/Creatore/Weiss) BONUS SONG
21. Turn Around, Look At Me (four lines only) 0:35 (Jerry Capehart)

“HOT AUGUST NIGHT”

FTD’s 2nd must-have release Includes the complete live recording from the midnight show, August 25, 1969! Presented in 7" format with 12-page 4-color booklet.

HOT AUGUST NIGHT

01 Blue Suede Shoes 2:25 (Carl Perkins) 02 I Got A Wo¬man 2:43 (Ray Charles) 03 All Shook Up 1:54 (Otis Blackwell/Elvis Presley) 04 Monologue 1:14 05 Love Me Tender 2:28 (Vera Matson/Elvis Presley) 05 Jailhouse Rock / Don't Be Cruel 3:05 (Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller) / (Otis Blackwell/Elvis Presley) 06 Heartbreak Hotel 2:22 (Mae Boren Axton/Tommy Durden/Elvis Presley) 07 Hound Dog 4:48 (Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller) 08 I Can’t Stop Loving You 2:37 (Don Gibson) 09 My Babe 2:28 (Willie Dixon) 10 Mystery Train / Tiger Man 4:24 (Junior Parker/Sam Phillips) / (Joe Hill Louis/Sam Burns) 11 Life Story 8:39 12 Baby, What You Want Me To Do 2:00 (Jimmy Reed) 13 Runaway 2:19 (Max Crook/Del Shannon 14 Are You Losesome Tonight? 3:04 (Roy Turk/Lou Handman) 15 Words 2:42 (Robin, Barry and Maurice Gibb) 16 Yesterday / Hey Jude 5:58 (John Lennon/Paul McCartney) 17 Introductions 4:39 18 In The Ghetto 2:48 (Scott “Mac” Davis) 19 Suspicious Minds 7:20 (Mark James) 20 What’d I Say 3:49 (Ray Charles 21 Can’t Help Falling In Love 2:11 (Hugo Peretti/Luigi Creatore/George Weiss)

Recorded live on stage at The International Hotel, Las Vegas August 25, 1969. Midnight show.

Compilation produced and art directed by Ernst Mikael Jørgensen & Roger Semon
Mixed and mastered by Vic Anesini at Battery Studios, New York

“ELVIS RECORDED LIVE ON STAGE IN MEMPHIS” 2-LP VINYL LIMITED EDITION
FTD's next vinyl release features, for the first time on this format, the complete concert recorded on March 20,1974 in Memphis Tennessee.

• Vinyl cutting by ABBEY ROAD STUDIOS
• DMM Copper Mastering
• 180 Grams heavyweight vinyl
• Strictly limited pressing
PLEASE NOTE: All future vinyl releases will feature poly-lined plain inner bags instead of printed card. This will provide better lifetime protection.
Update May 18, 2013

The Best of British

A new FLAMING STAR production:
ELVIS: “The Best of British” – The HMV Years 1956-1958
440 pages hardcover book including 2 CD’s

ELVIS - “THE BEST OF BRITISH” – The HMV Years 1956-1958
Written by Trevor Simpson

This is the story of EVERY song by Elvis released on the British HMV label. It is an eclectic mix of graphic illustrations of the labels, the charts and rare memorabilia through 1956 - 1958.
Thorough research of each song and songwriter has taken many years and provides the definitive history of the music that shook the world, sensationally revealing many previously unknown facts and British connections to Elvis and his music.

The book contains over 1000 rare and unpublished photographs, the illustrations connected to the songs, the recordings and the promotion of Elvis by HMV in Britain.

Included, and officially gathered together for the FIRST TIME on two exclusive CDs, is every Elvis track released by HMV. Added to these are bonus songwriter demos and Elvis outtakes to complete the audio story upon which the foundation of the global popular music culture and industry was built.

This is Elvis and the story of the impact of The King of Rock ‘n’ Roll in Great Britain.

ELVIS “THE BEST OF BRITISH” – The HMV Years 1956-1958

CD 1: The HMV Singles (‘A’ and ‘B’ Sides)
1. Heartbreak Hotel 2. I Was The One 3. Blue Suede Shoes 4. Tutti Frutti 5. I Want You, I Need You, I Love You 6. My Baby Left Me 7. Hound Dog 8. Don’t Be Cruel 9. Blue Moon 10. I Don’t Care If The Sun Don’t Shine 11. Love Me Tender 12. Anyway You Want Me (That’s How I Will Be) 13. Mystery Train 14. Love Me 15. Rip It Up 16. Baby Let’s Play House 17. Too Much 18. Playing For Keeps 19. All Shook Up 20. That’s When Your Heartaches Begin 21. Paralyzed 22. When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again 23. Lawdy, Miss Clawdy 24. Tryin’ To Get To You 25. I’m Left, You’re Right, She’s Gone 26. How Do You Think I Feel 27. I Forgot To Remember To Forget (export issue) 28. Heartbreak Hotel (Songwriter Demo*) - Glenn Reeves 29. Paralyzed - (Songwriter Demo) - Otis Blackwell

CD 2: HMV EP & Album Tracks not issued as singles.
1. Let Me 2. Poor Boy 3. We’re Gonna Move 4. Blue Moon Of Kentucky 5. Good Rockin’ Tonight 6. Milk Cow Blues 7. Just Because 8. I Got A Woman 9. I’m Counting On You 10. I’m Gonna Sit Right Down And Cry (Over You) 11. Money Honey 12. One Sided Love Affair 13. Shake, Rattle And Roll 14. That’s All Right 15. Any Place Is Paradise 16. First In Line 17. How’s The World Treating You 18. Long Tall Sally 19. Old Shep 20. Ready Teddy 21. So Glad You’re Mine 22. I'm Counting On You - (Demo*) Vocal: Lou Dinning 23. Love Me Tender (End Title Version) 24. Let Me (Solo) 25. We're Gonna Move (Take 9 - Stereo) 26. Poor Boy (Stereo) 27. Love Me Tender (Stereo) 28. Love Me Tender (Movie Trailer) 29. The Truth About Me 30. Elvis Says Goodbye.