3 New FTD releases (late june 2023)

[LSP-4445]

THE HOW GREAT THOU ART SESSIONS (5xCD SET)
HOUSTON, FORT WORTH, BATON ROUGE 1974 (3xCD SET)
FUN IN ACAPULCO 180 gram 2xLP vinyl set.

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)


source:
https://www.nowdigthismagazine.co.uk

[JimmyCool]

Fantastic news! Thank you so much.
I can't wait to experience the masters of the "How Great Thou Art" album with the same exceptional sound quality as the outtakes.

[Elvis2000]

Both look pretty good. About time we got the Houston show through FTD, but this release now pretty much confirms that only one Houston show was recorded right? If not wouldn't have made more sense to release three Texas shows in one set?

[elvisalisellers]

Fantastic news! Thank you so much.
I can't wait to experience the masters of the "How Great Thou Art" album with the same exceptional sound quality as the outtakes.

According to the tracklisting, the masters of "How Great Thou Art" [plus take 3] and "Run On" are not included as part of the sessions.

Good decision [finally] not to pair any of the '67 material, though.

[RickGreekElvis]

My wallet says hey, bossa nova baby keep on workin' for this ain't no time to quit!

[Rob]

Yes.
Yes.
No.

[Greystoke]

Yes.
Yes.
No.

Blocked
Blocked
Reported

[Rob]

Stop blocking and reporting me!

[drjohncarpenter]

Both look pretty good. About time we got the Houston show through FTD, but this release now pretty much confirms that only one Houston show was recorded right? If not wouldn't have made more sense to release three Texas shows in one set?

No, it only underscores that the Houston '74 recording we know is a completely releasable tape.

Will be nice to hear "Arvis Paisley" in context.

[elvis-fan]

Will someone tell me how the hell I'm going to get at least two of these suckers past my wife? I just bought that Blue Hawaii book for crap sakes!!!
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[Elvis2000]

Both look pretty good. About time we got the Houston show through FTD, but this release now pretty much confirms that only one Houston show was recorded right? If not wouldn't have made more sense to release three Texas shows in one set?

No, it only underscores that the Houston '74 recording we know is a completely releasable tape.

So the other show was recorded but only exists in poor quality?

[drjohncarpenter]

No, it only underscores that the Houston '74 recording we know is a completely releasable tape.

So the other show was recorded but only exists in poor quality?

Don't know about that.

[londonflash]

Who needs money? Not me.

100% getting the HGTA set and will see how much of an improvement there is with the Houston audio before deciding on that one.

[pmp]

Both look pretty good. About time we got the Houston show through FTD, but this release now pretty much confirms that only one Houston show was recorded right? If not wouldn't have made more sense to release three Texas shows in one set?

No, it only underscores that the Houston '74 recording we know is a completely releasable tape.

So the other show was recorded but only exists in poor quality?

Well, this is supposedly the evening show (although the track listing is the same as the afternoon show), and the afternoon show has been on bootleg as a soundboard for years. So, at least two exist.

[Elvis2000]

Both look pretty good. About time we got the Houston show through FTD, but this release now pretty much confirms that only one Houston show was recorded right? If not wouldn't have made more sense to release three Texas shows in one set?

No, it only underscores that the Houston '74 recording we know is a completely releasable tape.

So the other show was recorded but only exists in poor quality?

Well, this is supposedly the evening show (although the track listing is the same as the afternoon show), and the afternoon show has been on bootleg as a soundboard for years. So, at least two exist.

Were the boots not wrongly labeled as the afternoon performance? I guess we'll find out when the FTD comes out.

[minkahed]

Damn, that How Great Thou Art FTD set looks amazing. Def purchase for me.

[jam62]

Both look pretty good. About time we got the Houston show through FTD, but this release now pretty much confirms that only one Houston show was recorded right? If not wouldn't have made more sense to release three Texas shows in one set?

No, it only underscores that the Houston '74 recording we know is a completely releasable tape.

So the other show was recorded but only exists in poor quality?

Well, this is supposedly the evening show (although the track listing is the same as the afternoon show), and the afternoon show has been on bootleg as a soundboard for years. So, at least two exist.

Were the boots not wrongly labeled as the afternoon performance? I guess we'll find out when the FTD comes out.

[pmp]

Both look pretty good. About time we got the Houston show through FTD, but this release now pretty much confirms that only one Houston show was recorded right? If not wouldn't have made more sense to release three Texas shows in one set?

No, it only underscores that the Houston '74 recording we know is a completely releasable tape.

So the other show was recorded but only exists in poor quality?

Well, this is supposedly the evening show (although the track listing is the same as the afternoon show), and the afternoon show has been on bootleg as a soundboard for years. So, at least two exist.

Were the boots not wrongly labeled as the afternoon performance? I guess we'll find out when the FTD comes out.

Yes, someone else told me that, too. I didn't realise that.

[Edwin]

Both look pretty good. About time we got the Houston show through FTD, but this release now pretty much confirms that only one Houston show was recorded right? If not wouldn't have made more sense to release three Texas shows in one set?

No, it only underscores that the Houston '74 recording we know is a completely releasable tape.

So the other show was recorded but only exists in poor quality?

Well, this is supposedly the evening show (although the track listing is the same as the afternoon show), and the afternoon show has been on bootleg as a soundboard for years. So, at least two exist.

I think you mean the June 15 ES.
The June 15 AS has been released before.
The March 3 Houston AS is unreleased.

[paulsweeney]

Yes.
Yes.
No.

Same here my American brother.

[elvis-fan]

Yes.
Yes.
No.

Yes.
No.
Yes.

[Johnny2523]

Both look pretty good. About time we got the Houston show through FTD, but this release now pretty much confirms that only one Houston show was recorded right? If not wouldn't have made more sense to release three Texas shows in one set?

No, it only underscores that the Houston '74 recording we know is a completely releasable tape.

So the other show was recorded but only exists in poor quality?

Well, this is supposedly the evening show (although the track listing is the same as the afternoon show), and the afternoon show has been on bootleg as a soundboard for years. So, at least two exist.

Were the boots not wrongly labeled as the afternoon performance? I guess we'll find out when the FTD comes out.

The March 3rd show has been wrongly labeled, a couple years ago there was a discussion about it on this forum, the soundboard which was supposedly the afternoon show, did not match up with the afternoon show footage we have including the colonel riding by on a donkey during Fever, i also pointed out that in the footage we see Elvis do his usual arm swings to Sweet Caroline (which was not sung during this show, but WAS sung during the actual afternoon show)

[DakotaKid]

How Great Thou Art Sessions, Yes. Remaining June releases, No.

[carloselvis]

I'll definitely go for How Great Thou Art Sessions, and the 74 soundboards!
Great releases!

[Johnny2523]

all the officially unreleased tracks on the new HGTA set.. mostly just bits and pieces, and a majority released before on bootleg albeit in mono. However great to have it all in one place in great sound now even with the few ommisions mentioned earlier by Elvisalisellers

Where No One Stands Alone (work parts 4 & 6)
Down In The Alley (Takes 5, No Take, 7 LFS, & 8 Long False Start)
Love Letters (Take 1 - FS)
By And By (Take 6 - FS)
Somebody Bigger Than You And I (Takes 2 LFS, Take 4 Tryout, Take 5 Tryout & Fs, Take 6 FS, Take 7 FS, Take 8 LFS, Take 9 FS, Take 10, FS

Somebody Bigger Than You and I Work Parts (Takes 1-4 and Take 6)
Without Him (Take 2 FS, Take 3 FS, Take 5 FS, Take 6 FS, Take 7 FS, Take 9 FS, Take 10 FS)
Where Could I Go But To The Lord (Take 1)
Come What May (Take 1 FS & LFS)
Fools Fall In Love (Takes 2 FS, Take 3 FS)
I’ll Remember You (vocal overdub Take 1 to instrumental track 19)