Monday, April 11, 2016

April 11 - The 25th Movie Album




The One label released the CD "The Elvis Movie Album: Volume 1 - Original Movie Masters" in their "Bootleg Series". It contains 34 masters from Elvis Presley as original released in mono on his albums, EP’s and singles from 1956 to 1962. Many of the later released versions on CD are different to the versions as original released, like the master of “I Want To Break Free” (as appeared on the “Jailhouse Rock” EP), “Dixieland Rock” (as appeared on the “King Creole” EP), the extended master of “Tonight’s All Right For Love” (released on a German vinyl single), the album master of “Didja’ Ever”, and the original mono masters of “A Whistling Tune”, “Home Is Where The Heart Is”, “I Got Lucky” and “King Of The Whole Wide World” (as appeared on the “Kid Galahad” EP). All these songs as original released, including all Elvis’ movie songs released on singles from 1956 to 1962 now for the first time together on one great new CD.

Tracks: Love Me Tender (Single Master) - (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear (Single Master) - Loving You (Single Master) - Jailhouse Rock (Single Master) - Treat Me Nice (Single Master) - I Want To Be Free (EP Master) - Lover Doll (EP Master) - Dixieland Rock (EP Master) - Hard Headed Woman (Single Master) - G. I. Blues (Album Master) - Wooden Heart (German Single Master) - Tonight's All Right For Love (German Single Master) - Didja' Ever (Album Master) - Flaming Star (EP Master) - Summer Kisses, Winter Tears (EP Master) - Wild In The Country (Single Master) - Lonely Man (Single Master) - Can't Help Falling In Love (Single Master) - Rock-A-Hula Baby (Single Master) - Follow That Dream (EP Master) - Angel (EP Master) - What A Wonderful Life (EP Master)  - I'm Not The Marrying Kind (EP Master) - King Of The Whole Wide World (EP Master) - This Is Living (EP Master) - Riding The Rainbow (EP Master) - Home Is Where The Heart Is (EP Master) - I Got Lucky (EP Master) - A Whistling Tune (EP Master) - Return To Sender (Single Master) - Where Do You Come From? (Single Master)

Bonus Songs: Didja' Ever (Replaced Album Master) - Tonight's All Right For Love (Original Length Master) - Lover Doll (Album Master)

Elvis 25

A new title in the "Bootleg Series" from the One label is the CD "Elvis 25" which comes both as a single and double CD edition.  The Deluxe Edition contains all masters from March 20-21 and April 3-5 1960 in original mono and stereo sound. As well as outtakes and alternate versions from these legendary studio sessions plus Elvis at “The Frank Sinatra – Timex Show” March 26, 1960, including Elvis’ duet with Frank Sinatra “Witchcraft / Love Me Tender” (unedited – with reprise.) Also including is a 16 pages booklet with photos and recording information.

Tracks: CD 1 - The Stereo Masters: Make Me Know It - Soldier Boy - Stuck On You - Fame And Fortune - A Mess Of Blues - It Feels So Right - Fever - Like A Baby - It's Now Or Never - The Girl Of My Best Friend - Dirty, Dirty Feeling - Thrill Of Your Love - I Gotta Know - Such A Night - Are You Lonesome Tonight? - Girl Next Door Went A' Walking - I Will Be Home Again - Reconsider Baby

The Outtakes: Soldier Boy (Take 11) - It's Now Or Never (Undubbed Master) - Fame And Fortune (Take 1) - Fame And Fortune (Take 3 - Including False Start - Fame And Fortune (Take 6) - Fame And Fortune (Take 7 - Including False Start - Fame And Fortune (Take 8) - Fame And Fortune (Take 9) - Fame And Fortune (Take 10 - Unfaded) - Fame And Fortune (Take 11) - Fame And Fortune (Take 12) - Fame And Fortune (Take 14)

CD 2 - The Mono Masters: Make Me Know It - Soldier Boy - Stuck On You - Fame And Fortune - A Mess Of Blues - It Feels So Right - Fever - Like A Baby - It's Now Or Never - The Girl Of My Best Friend - Dirty, Dirty Feeling - Thrill Of Your Love - I Gotta Know - Such A Night - Are You Lonesome Tonight? - Girl Next Door Went A' Walking - I Will Be Home Again - Reconsider Baby

The Outtakes: Like A Baby (Take 5) - Make Me Know It (Take 2) - Make Me Know It (Take 8) - Make Me Know It (Take 14) - Make Me Know It (Take 16)

Bonus Songs: Dirty, Dirty Feeling ('Tickle Me' Movie Version) - I Gotta Know (Without Backing Vocals As Released By Mistake On 'Elvis Forever II' 1st Press.) - Such A Night (Without Backing Vocals As Released By Mistake On 'Elvis Forever II' 1st Press.)

ABC's "The Frank Sinatra - Timex Show": Introduction - It's Very Nice To Go Trav'ling - Frank Sinatra Speaks - Fame And Fortune - Stuck On You - Frank Sinatra Speaks - Witchcraft / Love Me Tender (including reprise).

Tracks single CD edition:
The Stereo Masters: Make Me Know It - Soldier Boy - Stuck On You - Fame And Fortune - A Mess Of Blues - It Feels So Right - Fever - Like A Baby - It's Now Or Never - The Girl Of My Best Friend - Dirty, Dirty Feeling - Thrill Of Your Love - I Gotta Know - Such A Night - Are You Lonesome Tonight? - Girl Next Door Went A' Walking - I Will Be Home Again - Reconsider Baby


The Mono Singles: Stuck On You - Fame And Fortune - A Mess Of Blues - The Girl Of My Best Friend - It's Now Or Never - Make Me Know It - Are You Lonesome Tonight? - I Gotta Know
ABC's "The Frank Sinatra - Timex Show": Witchcraft / Love Me Tender (including reprise).

Elvis and Priscilla on cover Closer Weekly

In the magazine are the "so-called" details about the life of Elvis and Priscilla when they lived together at Graceland were revealed. Some of her closest friends would have told the details of the marriage and life on Graceland as parents, and how the fairytale ended up. And as an extra in the magazine 'Their Final Conversation' was published.

(Source: FECC / Elvis Aktuell / Elvis Club Berlin / Elvis Matters)