Elvis Forever 96 hits of The King Vinyl Boxset Listening Notes

[LesterB]

I picked this up for very little money at a record fair a few weeks back.

Its a mixed bag but if you can find one cheap enough then its a good buy. Sound quality ranges from superb to the truly horrible Electronically reprocessed stereo!

Below are my first impression notes on sound quality

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Elvis Forever 96 hits of The King

A1 Electronically reprocessed stereo
My Baby Left Me 2:10
A2 Electronically reprocessed stereo Heartbreak Hotel 2:06
A3 Electronically reprocessed stereo Blue Suede Shoes
1:58
A4 Electronically reprocessed stereo Hound Dog
2:17
A5 Electronically reprocessed stereo Love Me Tender
2:40
A6 Electronically reprocessed stereo Got A Lot O' Livin' To Do! 2:34
A7 Electronically reprocessed stereo (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear 1:43
A8 Electronically reprocessed stereo I'm All Shook Up 1:58
B1 Electronically reprocessed stereo Don't 2:48
B2 Electronically reprocessed stereo Hard Headed Woman 1:52
B3 Electronically reprocessed stereo King Creole 2:09
B4 Electronically reprocessed stereo Jailhouse Rock 2:30
B5 Electronically reprocessed stereo A Big Hunk O' Love 2:12
B6 Electronically reprocessed stereo I Got Stung 1:50
B7 Electronically reprocessed stereo One Night 2:32
B8 Stuck On You
2:17
C1 Nice low bass and crisp finger clicks Fever 3:32
C2 Excellent top end and piano - lots of detail. Great midrange It' Now Or Never
3:12
C3 Lovely detail - sounds great Are You Lonesome Tonight? 3:07
C4 Sounds average but these recordings are not that great in the first place Wooden Heart
* 1:58
C5 Amazingly clear and detailed - a really dynamic cut Surrender 1:51
C6 Sounds really nice without tons of reverb BUT sounds better on the American Trilogy boxset cut by Boppin’ Bob Jones Wild In The Country
1:50
C7 One of the best cuts that ive heard of this - can really here the maracas going with Elvis’ voice up front. The drums sound better than you normally hear on complications Rock-A-Hula Baby
1:58
C8 Clear and crisp with a lovely midrange - very detailed. Can't Help Falling In Love 2:59
D1 EXCELLENT sound Good Luck Charm 2:23
D2 Excellent but sounds somewhat digital compared to the Boppin’ Bob Jones superb GIRLS! GIRLS! GIRLS! Soundtrack Return To Sender
2:05
D3 Great bass guitar string and drums - clear and fast sound. You're The Devil In Disguise 2:18
D4 Lots of detail, clear and crisp sound albeit just a tad thin in the midrange - Crying In The Chapel 2:22
D5 Very good but ive heard better on the RCA International Clambake not to mention the American Trilogy boxset by BBJones Guitar Man 2:20
D6 Excellent albeit very so slightly thin mid range. In The Ghetto 2:44
D7 Excellent - superb details on the drums - very lively and detailed cut Suspicious Minds
4:22
D8 As above !!! There Goes My Everything 2:55
E1 Mono VG - good bass response Don't Be Cruel (To A Heart That's True) 2:02
E2 Mono - Very good - full sounding which is unusual for this track I Want You, I Need You, I Love You
2:37
E3 Mono - very good Too Much 2:30
E4 Mono Very good - need to crank the volume up - Loving You 2:15
E5 Mono very good great bass response Treat Me Nice 2:11
E6 Mono very good I Beg Of You 1:52
E7 Mono very good+ Ain't That Loving You Baby 2:20
E8 Mono very good although sounds a little 2 dimensional Wear My Ring Around Your Neck 2:15
F1 Excellent sound - clear and lively. Such A Night 2:57
F2 Superb sound - who would have thought sound quality like this on such a boxset. Can really hear the cymbals A Mess Of Blues
2:38
F3 Excellent sound I Gotta Know 2:13
F4 Excellent sound Kiss Me Quick 2:46
F5 Clear crisp sound but lacks the 3D feel and low bass of the Indianapolis pressings. Little Sister
2:30
F6 Nice clear sound but lacks some detail of the Indianapolis 76 press. Very nice though. No More (La Paloma)
2:22
F7 Sounds digital and doesn’t have the lovely detailed mid range of the Gold Records 3 ist Indianapolis press. I Feel So Bad
2:54
F8 Mono King Of The Whole Wide World 2:07
F9 Excellent (Such An) Easy Question 2:19
G1 Excellent sound albeit a little thin sounding overall and somewhat digital. Bossa Nova Baby
1:58
G2 Nice detail but Elvis voice sounds a little far back in the mix - perhaps it does anyway as this is not a track I play much. The 76 Indianapolis soundtrack press for this and above sounds better Mexico
1:59
G3 Very nice detailed sound but lacks the midrange of the Indianapolis Gold Records press. Witchcraft
2:21
G4 Stereo but very digital sounding and thin midrange What'd I Say 3:02
G5 Pretty good sound for a badly recorded session track - digital sounding - the Indianapolis tan label sounds better Kissin' Cousins
2:12
G6 Mono but very lively and detailed - lacking midrange. Viva Las Vegas 2:17
G7 Lovely clear and detailed sound - lacking some bass unfortunately although the upper midrange is very nice. Ask Me
2:06
G8 Lively and detailed sound although a little digital sounding and lacking bass. It Hurts Me
2:27
H1 very good plus sound, detailed, albeit a tad thin sounding with Elvis voice upfront - live version I've Lost You
3:30
H2 No gap clapping from previous track into this- same comments I Just Can't Help Believin'
4:25
H3 70s version - bright and breezy sounding but lacks the weight of the Indianapolis tan label pressing. Love Letters
2:48
H4 As above You Don't Have To Say You Love Me
2:29
H5 Very good with a nice bass The Wonder Of You 2:37
H6 Lack lustre Burning Love 2:48
H7 My Way
3:50
I1 Electronically reprocessed stereo Blue Moon 2:39
I2 Electronically reprocessed stereo Money Honey 2:32
I3 Electronically reprocessed stereo I Got A Woman 2:22
I4 Electronically reprocessed stereo Tutti Frutti 1:57
I5 Electronically reprocessed stereo Long Tall Sally
1:51
I6 Electronically reprocessed stereo Blueberry Hill 2:38
I7 Electronically reprocessed stereo Mean Woman Blues 2:15
I8 Electronically reprocessed stereo Your Cheatin' Heart 2:24
J1 Electronically reprocessed stereo Dixieland Rock 1:47
J2 Electronically reprocessed stereo (Now And Then There's) A Fool Such As I 2:36
J3 Electronically reprocessed stereo Lover Doll 2:11
J4 Electronically reprocessed stereo Doncha' Think It's Time 1:57
J5 Very good Make Me Know It 2:00
J6 Very good Fame And Fortune 2:29
J7 Very good The Girl Of My Best Friend 2:20
J8 Stereo and very good sound Lonely Man 2:44
K1 Very good+ bright and detailed Blue Hawaii 2:35
K2 Good drums and fast bass but midrange laid back (Marie's The Name) HisLatest Flame 2:06
K3 Excellent - really good detailed up front sound Aloha - Oe 1:54
K4 Excellent - slightly digital sound but really good Anything That's Part Of You 2:03
K5 Excellent - punchy, detailed and up front sound - sounds better than the Indianapolis Pot Luck 1976/ 77 press, albeit with a slightly thinner mid-range. Night Rider
2:07
K6 Excellent, crisp and detailed sound. Suspicion 2:35
K7 Excellent minus detailed sound She's Not You 2:07
K8 Stereo, crisp and detailed. Santa Lucia 1:11
L1 Punchy and dynamic (It's A) Long Lonely Highway 2:18
L2 Very Good although could be punchier Please Don't Drag That String Around 1:53
L3 Very punchy echoey but really good Memphis, Tennessee 2:11
L4 Very good but sounds like an early digital vinyl - good saxophone in left channel - detailed Little Egypt
2:17
L5 Very good + detailed sound Do The Clam 3:18
L6 Very good+ lots of details on the strings Indescribably Blue 2:47
L7 Excellent sound, loads of detail and somewhat punchy but lacks the bass prominence of the 1969 Indianapolis- doesn’t sound analogue which is not a criticism. Gentle On My Mind
3:20
L8 As above. Any Day Now 2:55

[Swedish]

Oh, the same

[draig goch]

Still have this set , not played for years.

[Markus K.]

It is a straight copy of the first three volumes of the "Elvis forever" series just with different labels and in a box.

[LesterB]

It is a straight copy of the first three volumes of the "Elvis forever" series just with different labels and in a box.

Yes. My Dad bought me volume 1 in the 70s when he was on tour in Germany.

The first and second record has an abridged track listing taken from Elvis’ 40 Greatest.