Elvis Presley: Memphis (Box Set)

[Christopher Brown]

Two of my very favourite Memphis '68 session songs are missing, A LITTLE BIT OF GREEN and AND THE GRASS WON'T PAY NO MIND. I almost always hit repeat when these come on. Yet, they give us HEY JUDE, FROM A JACK TO A KING and IT KEEPS RIGHT ON A-HURTIN'. Perhaps the 100th anniversary will get it right?

[Tornado]

I have really enjoyed the Nashville 70 and 71 box sets containing the undubbed masters (and outtakes) and will probably pick this set up too, even though I would much preferred it without the omissions. However, given the amount of money the 1969 to 76 studio catalogue, must have made RCA/Sony in the ensuing years, I do find it amazing that the majority of these masters have never received a proper remix. The last major mixing work (on some of the masters) seems to have been done in 87 for the Memphis record and the mid 1990s for the 70’s box set!

Surely most casual listeners are going to want to hear the originally released versions and these can definitely be made to sound better!

And I think about the 3 decade boxsets. Especially the 60’s boxset but this time with the masters that were found after it’s release. Down In The Alley as an example. As for the 70’s boxset, I always wished they had sticked to the studio material and release on another set the live material. One can only dream

[minkahed]

Two of my very favourite Memphis '68 session songs are missing, A LITTLE BIT OF GREEN and AND THE GRASS WON'T PAY NO MIND. I almost always hit repeat when these come on. Yet, they give us HEY JUDE, FROM A JACK TO A KING and IT KEEPS RIGHT ON A-HURTIN'. Perhaps the 100th anniversary will get it right?

Completely agree.

I think A Little Bit Of Green is a gorgeous performance, (Just as good as anything on From Elvis In Memphis, and I’d add, Inherit The Wind and This Is The Story to the set.

[Robert]

Two of my very favourite Memphis '68 session songs are missing, A LITTLE BIT OF GREEN and AND THE GRASS WON'T PAY NO MIND. I almost always hit repeat when these come on. Yet, they give us HEY JUDE, FROM A JACK TO A KING and IT KEEPS RIGHT ON A-HURTIN'. Perhaps the 100th anniversary will get it right?

Completely agree.

I think A Little Bit Of Green is a gorgeous performance, (Just as good as anything on From Elvis In Memphis, and I’d add, Inherit The Wind and This Is The Story to the set.

Poor creative decision, who came up with this BS?
Same for the few STAX edits while the waste of recording tape track "Take good care of her" is still included.


(Just pre ordered)

[dsiciliano]

Did you hear the clip of “Danny Boy”… that mix with piano almost upfront is off the chain superb! I reserve the right to pass judgment AFTER we hear the set….

[skabillyrebels]

Can someone please make a full list of all the songs that they have lift of this release please.

[Lee Wood]

Can someone please make a full list of all the songs that they have lift of this release please.

Scroll back to the 13th June, MysteryTrain has posted a list.

[skabillyrebels]

Can someone please make a full list of all the songs that they have lift of this release please.

Scroll back to the 13th June, MysteryTrain has posted a list.

Cheers for that info but i'm not sure if that's all of them.?

[LSP-4445]

Two of my very favourite Memphis '69 session songs are missing, A LITTLE BIT OF GREEN and AND THE GRASS WON'T PAY NO MIND. I almost always hit repeat when these come on. Yet, they give us HEY JUDE, FROM A JACK TO A KING and IT KEEPS RIGHT ON A-HURTIN'. Perhaps the 100th anniversary will get it right?

Agree 110%
Regarding Stax I really miss Thinking About You yet instead they
include Three Corn Patches and Take Good Care Of Her
The rest of the Memphis/Stax tracks that is left out is ok by me.

[MysteryTrain]

Can someone please make a full list of all the songs that they have lift of this release please.

Scroll back to the 13th June, MysteryTrain has posted a list.

Cheers for that info but i'm not sure if that's all of them.?

These tracks are missing from the American Sound Sessions:

This Is The Story
A Little Bit of Green
My Little Friend
Inherit The Wind
I'll Be There
And The Grass Won't Pay No Mind
If I'm A Fool For Loving You
Rubberneckin'
Who Am I?

From Stax these tracks are missing:

Girl of Mine
Mr. Songman
Thinking About You
Love Song of the Year

MT

[sweetangeline]

Can someone please make a full list of all the songs that they have lift of this release please.

Scroll back to the 13th June, MysteryTrain has posted a list.

Cheers for that info but i'm not sure if that's all of them.?

These tracks are missing from the American Sound Sessions:

This Is The Story
A Little Bit of Green
My Little Friend
Inherit The Wind
I'll Be There
And The Grass Won't Pay No Mind
If I'm A Fool For Loving You
Rubberneckin'
Who Am I?

From Stax these tracks are missing:

Girl of Mine
Mr. Songman
Thinking About You
Love Song of the Year

MT

Correct me if wrong, but I am thinking Matt still would have worked with these songs as well so who knows if they may appear at a later date. Is the running times on the CD`s pushed to the max 75 - 80 min.??

[TINML]

Thinking About You
Love Song of the Year

Two of my favorites from Stax :/

[skabillyrebels]

Can someone please make a full list of all the songs that they have lift of this release please.

Scroll back to the 13th June, MysteryTrain has posted a list.

Cheers for that info but i'm not sure if that's all of them.?

These tracks are missing from the American Sound Sessions:

This Is The Story
A Little Bit of Green
My Little Friend
Inherit The Wind
I'll Be There
And The Grass Won't Pay No Mind
If I'm A Fool For Loving You
Rubberneckin'
Who Am I?

From Stax these tracks are missing:

Girl of Mine
Mr. Songman
Thinking About You
Love Song of the Year

MT

All are on this box-set
Elvis: 1969 - 1976 - The Pure Sound Of Elvis
https://elvisoncd.com/frame.htm?https://www.elvisoncd.com/EIGENECD_a-z/import/T/thepuresound.htm

[Lee Wood]

Can someone please make a full list of all the songs that they have lift of this release please.

Scroll back to the 13th June, MysteryTrain has posted a list.

Cheers for that info but i'm not sure if that's all of them.?

These tracks are missing from the American Sound Sessions:

This Is The Story
A Little Bit of Green
My Little Friend
Inherit The Wind
I'll Be There
And The Grass Won't Pay No Mind
If I'm A Fool For Loving You
Rubberneckin'
Who Am I?

From Stax these tracks are missing:

Girl of Mine
Mr. Songman
Thinking About You
Love Song of the Year

MT

All are on this box-set
Elvis: 1969 - 1976 - The Pure Sound Of Elvis
https://elvisoncd.com/frame.htm?https://www.elvisoncd.com/EIGENECD_a-z/import/T/thepuresound.htm

I wasn't aware of that one, but it'a an import anyway.

[sweetangeline]

...and CD4 has the same cover

[fodders]

A fun video i made to promote the set

That’s my first listen. OMG!

[Keith]

A fun video i made to promote the set

That is fantastic - thank you

Keith

[LSP-4445]

Can someone please make a full list of all the songs that they have lift of this release please.

Scroll back to the 13th June, MysteryTrain has posted a list.

Cheers for that info but i'm not sure if that's all of them.?

These tracks are missing from the American Sound Sessions:

This Is The Story
A Little Bit of Green
My Little Friend
Inherit The Wind
I'll Be There
And The Grass Won't Pay No Mind
If I'm A Fool For Loving You
Rubberneckin'
Who Am I?

From Stax these tracks are missing:

Girl of Mine
Mr. Songman
Thinking About You
Love Song of the Year

MT

All are on this box-set
Elvis: 1969 - 1976 - The Pure Sound Of Elvis
https://elvisoncd.com/frame.htm?https://www.elvisoncd.com/EIGENECD_a-z/import/T/thepuresound.htm

That box was a huge disappointment to me.
And the sound on some tracks is not the best ( in some cases even poor)

[Scoobie]

i am buying this set just for the re-mix of the concert, everything else is just a bonus to me. The missing songs from the Memphis and Stax sessions will not bother me. Unless the re-mix (if they are re-mixed?) is so good it makes me want the rest this way.

[Johnny2523]

A fun video i made to promote the set

That is fantastic - thank you

Keith

Thanks Keith, hope you're doing well my friend.

[Keith Richards, Jr.]

I have reconsidered, I may need this boxset after all…

Looking forward to reading the reviews.

Hopefully the photos and liner notes in the booklet are the same quality as the completely awesome cover!

[elvis65]

So can some one tell me if this set will be pressed in the USA or will it all come from Germany to the USA markets
THANKS

[dougkapp]

Unfortunately Ernst doesn't talk to the fans or has very bad advisors.
If he did talk to the fans, they would surely tell him to leave out the 1974 show, but keep all the American and Stax recordings.

[Fish]

Unfortunately Ernst doesn't talk to the fans or has very bad advisors.
If he did talk to the fans, they would surely tell him to leave out the 1974 show, but keep all the American and Stax recordings.

Although the 69 and 73 masters can be included regardless.

I cannot understand why some 69 and 73 are being left out, it is ridiculous. Moreover, the 69 undubbed masters lack soul. Any Day Now undubbed sounds like a demo. Aimed at the general public, all Memphis masters should have been included, the 69 ones with overdubs.
It is a very unprofessional way of handling things. I will not buy this set.

[Christopher Brown]

Not one photo in the set shown above we haven't seen before.