Tuesday, February 19, 2019

February 19 - Fun with Follow That Dream

The Follow That Dream collectors label announced the release of the "Fun in Acapulco" 3 CD set. Together with this set the previously announced book "Through the Lens of Phillip Harrington", a cooperation with Flaming Star Books, wille be released. This book 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 Over 150 unpublished from the original negatives of Phillip Harrington.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. 

From the press-release:
CD This is the ultimate "Fun In Acapulco" 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 inch 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.

CD 1 - The Original Album:
Fun In Acapulco - Vino, Dinero Y Amor - Mexico - El Toro - Marguerita - The Bullfighter Was A Lady - (There’s) No Room To Rhumba In A Sports Car - I Think I’m Gonna Like It Here - Bossa Nova, Baby - You Can’t Say No In Acapulco - Guadalajara
Bonus Songs: Love Me Tonight - Slowly But Surely

Outtakes:
Bossa Nova, Baby (Take 1 - 2) - Bossa Nova, Baby (Take 3) - Bossa Nova, Baby (Take 4 - 5) - Bossa Nova, Baby (Take 6) - Bossa Nova, Baby (Take 7 - 8) - Bossa Nova, Baby (Take 9) - Bossa Nova, Baby (Take 10 & 11/M) - I Think I’m Gonna Like It Here (Take 1) - I Think I’m Gonna Like It Here (Take 2 - 5) - I Think I’m Gonna Like It Here (Take 6 - 7) - I Think I’m Gonna Like It Here (Take 8 - 9) - I Think I’m Gonna Like It Here (Splice Of Take 10 And One Line From Take 7/M - Record Version) - Mexico (Take 1 - 2) - Mexico (Take 3 - 4) - Mexico (Take 5/M)

CD 2 - Outtakes:
Mexico (Take 6) - Mexico (Take 7 / Alternate Master) - Mexico (Instrumental - Take 1 - 2 & 3/M) - The Bullfighter Was A Lady (Take 1 - 3) - The Bullfighter Was A Lady (Take 4 - 6) - The Bullfighter Was A Lady (Take 7) - The Bullfighter Was A Lady (Take 8 - 9) - The Bullfighter Was A Lady (Splice Of Take 9 & 7/M - Record Version) - Marguerita (Take 1) - Marguerita (Take 2 - 6) - Marguerita (Take 7 & 8/M) - Vino, Dinero Y Amor (Take 1) - Vino, Dinero Y Amor (Take 2 - 3) - Vino, Dinero Y Amor (Take 4) - Vino, Dinero Y Amor (Take 5/M) - Vino, Dinero Y Amor (The Amigos - Cafe Version - Take 1) - Vino, Dinero Y Amor (The Amigos - Cafe Version - Take 2) - Vino, Dinero Y Amor (The Amigos - Cafe Version - Take 3) - Vino, Dinero Y Amor (The Amigos - Cafe Version - Take 4/M) - Vino, Dinero Y Amor (The Amigos - Boat Version - Take 1 - 2 & 3/M) - (There’s) No Room To Rhumba In A Sports Car (Take 1/M) - Fun In Acapulco (Take 1/M) - El Toro (Take 1) - El Toro (Take 2) - El Toro (Splice Of Take 2 & 1/M) - I Think I’m Gonna Like It Here (Take 11 - 13) - I Think I’m Gonna Like It Here (Take 14 - 15) - I Think I’m Gonna Like It Here (Take 16 - 18) - I Think I’m Gonna Like It Here (Take 19)

CD 3 - Outtakes:
I Think I’m Gonna Like It Here (Splice Of Take 19 & 18/M - Movie Version) - The Bullfighter Was A Lady (Take 10) - The Bullfighter Was A Lady (Take 11 - 14) - The Bullfighter Was A Lady (Take 15 - 16) - The Bullfighter Was A Lady (Take 17/M - Movie Version) - Malaguena (Track, Take 1) - Malaguena (Track, Take 2 - 10) - Malaguena (Track,  Splice Of Take 6 & 10/M) - You Can’t Say No In Acapulco (Take 1 - 4) - You Can’t Say No In Acapulco (Take 5/M) - Guadalajara (Track, Take 1 - 2) - Guadalajara (Track, Take 3 - 4) - Guadalajara (Track, Take 5) - Guadalajara (Track, Take 6 - 7) - Guadalajara (Track, Splice Of Take 1, 5 & 7/M) - Guadalajara (V.O. Take 1 - 2) - Guadalajara (V.O. Take 3 - 4) - Guadalajara (V.O. Take 5 - 6) - Guadalajara (V.O. Take 7 - 10) - Guadalajara (V.O. Splice Of Take 6 & 2/M)

Graphic designer Jimmy Carpenter posted on his Facebook page
I am very happy to announce my design work for the upcoming Sony Music/FTD deluxe boxed set of Elvis' "The Fun In Acapulco Sessions." My design and layout work consists of the outer slipcase box, tri-fold disc portfolio, 28-page booklet and the CD disc faces/labels. 

I restored an early "first proof" version of the original album sleeve for the front of the booklet with the album's title in a light magenta (changed at the request of Colonel Parker's office at the time), along with an alternate sleeve design for the "Bossa Nova Baby" single for the back, as well as the two original RCA record store window album and single streamers that are featured inside the booklet. 

My CD faces/labels replicate an original RCA Victor LP label for Disc 1, the Argentinian "Al Rojo Vivo" single label for Disc 2 (used for that country's "Slowly But Surely/Mexico" 45), and the Brazilian label for their original pressing of the album on Disc 3. A highlight of the set will be the inclusion of the instrumental backing track for "Malaguena" (Elvis did not record a vocal).

Deleted titles

The FTD label also announced it deleted the titles: "Flashback (book), "An American Trilogy", "Sold Out", "Stay Away Joe" and "Hits Of The 70's". 

The '68 Comeback Special DVD

Released today is "The '68 Comeback Special" DVD. This re-issue is a newly remastered companion DVD to the NBC Elvis All-Star Tribute" that aired February 17, 2019 celebrating The King of Rock 'N' Roll's unforgettable 1968 television special.

New Elvis Vinyl

The French VPI record label announced the release of the vinyl LP “Elvis in Paris: 60th Anniversary” with March 13, 2019 (Record Store Day) as the release-date. The label also announced the release of the LP "Elvis Presley - I Sing All Kinds”.

(Source: FECC / The Elvis Shop London / Facebook / Elvis Club Berlin)