Saturday, September 18, 2021

September 18 - 1968 TV Special and 1970 Rehearsal Recordings

The new Alhecode Records import label announced the release of ‘Elvis: The 1968 Tv Special Recordings I & II’ and ‘Elvis: July/August 1970 - The Rehearsals I & II‘. Both sets are fan only releases, include a booklet with photos and recording information and are produced in limited quantities. 

Publicity statedAlhecode Records presents ‘Elvis: The 1968 TV Special Recordings Volume 1 and 2’, a great collection of alternate recordings from the legendary TV special.

None of these recordings are included on official CDs (like on the official 1968 Comeback boxset), so these are a great addition to make your collection complete. All recordings are presented in the best possible sound! For the first time together on 2 great albums;, outtakes, instrumental versions and radio spots. 

Volume 1

Trouble (Opening Section #1 / Vocal Overdub, Take 1 & 2) - Intro / Heartbreak Hotel / Hound Dog / One Night (6:00pm Show) - Trouble / Guitar Man (Take 1 & 2 - 8:00pm Show) - Trouble (Supper Club / Vocal Overdub - Take 1) - Guitar Man (Road 2 / Vocal Overdub - Take 1 & 2) - Let Yourself Go (“Guitar Man’s Evil” Section 2 - Take 2 & 3) - Let Yourself Go (“Guitar Man’s Evil” Section 2 - Take 4) - It Hurts Me (“Escape” Section 4 - Take 2, 3, 4 & 6) - Guitar Man (“Escape” Section 1 - Take 3 & 4) - Guitar Man (“Escape” Section 1 - Take 6, 7 & 8) - Let Yourself Go (Closing Instrumental) - Calliope Carnival (“Escape” Section 1- Take 1) - Calliope Carnival (“Escape” Section 1 - Take 2) - It Hurts Me (“After Karate” Section 1 - Take 1, 2, 4 & 5) - Saved (Take 6) - Trouble / Guitar Man (“Guitar Man” Opening - Take 2 & 3) - It Hurts Me (“Amusement Pier” / Vocal Overdub - Take 1 & 2) - Electronic Karate (Instrumental - Take 17) - The Scratch (Instrumental) - If I Can Dream 06/23 (Dubdown / Instrumental) - A Little Less Conversation (Dubdown / Instrumental) - Dialogue (Informal Recording)

 

Volume 2

Little Egypt / Trouble (Nightclub / Vocal Overdub - Take 1) - Little Egypt / Trouble (Nightclub / Vocal Overdub - Take 2) - Trouble (Discotheque / Vocal Overdub - Take 1 & 2) - Guitar Man (Road #3 / Vocal Overdub - Take 1, 2 & 3) - Guitar Man (Road #3 / Vocal Overdub - Take 4, 5 & 6) - It Hurts Me (“Amusement Pier” / Vocal Overdub - Take 3) - It Hurts Me (“Amusement Pier” / Vocal Overdub - Take 4) - Uh, Uh, Uh (Not Used) - Trouble (Supper Club / Vocal Overdub - Take 2 & 3) - Little Egypt / Trouble (Nightclub / Vocal Overdub - Take 3) - It Hurts Me (“Amusement Pier” / Vocal Overdub - Take 5) - It Hurts Me 06/27 (“Amusement Pier” / Vocal Overdub - Take 6, 7, 8, 9 & 10) - Trouble (Opening Section #1 / Vocal Overdub - Take 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7) - Guitar Man (Alley / Vocal Overdub - Take 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6) - If I Can Dream (TV Soundtrack Version - Take 1 & 2) - Musicians Warming Up - Singer Presents Elvis (#1 - Commercial) - Singer Presents Elvis (#2 - Commercial)

 

 

Elvis: July / August 1970 - The Rehearsals I & II

 

Two other great releases from Alhecode Records! On these 2 releases you'll find unedited rehearsals from July and August 1970. Many edits were done for official release so we've included all these recordings in their unedited form on 2 volumes. 

 

Volume 1 includes all available recordings from the August 7 rehearsal (even some parts for the first time on CD) plus two recordings from July 14, 1970. Volume 2 includes rehearsals from July 14th, 15th and August 4th and 10th 1970. And on both CDs an original TTWII radio spot.

 

Volume 1

You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’ (#1 - Intro / Elvis Entering The Showroom) - You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’ (#2) - You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me - The Next Step Is Love - Twenty Days And Twenty Nights - Polk Salad Annie - Oh Happy Day - I’ve Lost You - Mary In The Morning (#1) - Mary In The Morning (#2) - Sweet Caroline - Words - Patch It Up - Dialogue / Oh Happy Day - Talks (14.07.1970) - Elvis Talking And Eating / Mary In The Morning (One Line) - 14.07.1970) - ‘That’s The Way It Is’ Radio Spot

 

 

Volume 2
That’s All Right (15.07.1970) - Something (04.08.1970) - Elvis Talks With The Sweet Inspirations (04.08.1970) - Words (14.07.1970) - Love Me (15.07.1970) - I Got My Mojo Working (15.07.1970) - I’ve Lost You(15.07.1970) - I’ve Lost You (Reprise - 15.07.1970) - Talks / Bridge Over Troubled Water(14.07.1970) - Sweet Caroline / Words(14.07.1970) - It’s Your Baby, You Rock It (Few Lines - 15.07.1970) - Crying Time(15.07.1970) - Ghost Riders In The Sky / Surrender (One Line - 15.07.1970) - Runaway(15.07.1970) - It’s Now Or Never(15.07.1970) - Peter Gunn (Instrumental - 15.07.1970) - Instrumentals: Roll Out The Barrel / That’s All Folks (Warner Bros Theme) / I Could Have Danced All Night / Danny Boy(15.07.1970) - Polk Salad Annie (#1 - 10.08.1970) - Polk Salad Annie (#2 - 10.07.1970) - I’ve Lost You (10.07.1970) - ‘That’s The Way It Is’ Radio Spot


(Source: FECC)