The Follow That Dream Collectors label posted the details of the new FTD releases on the official Elvis Presley website. Two new CD releases, "G. I. Blues Vol.2" and "On Stage Season" and one vinyl re-issue of "From Elvis In Memphis". The CDs are due in October, the vinyl in November.
Also expected in November of 2013 "Moody Blue" and "Elvis At American Sound", the third volume from the 1969 Memphis Sessions. Both are 2 CD -sets.
The "Cafe Europe" 2-disc 7” set follows on from the successful Volume 1 release earlier this year. The 16-page booklet features great photographs and contains the In and Outtakes section for both releases. Sounding better than anything before, the original masters including studio banter have been newly remixed from the original multi tracks.
The On Stage Season 2-CD release features the two shows from January 26, 1970 and February 23, 1970. It comes with a 16-page 4-color booklet, featuring great photographs from the season and a insightful essay by Ann Moses Marino. These historic soundboard recordings were made by Elvis’ sound engineer Bill Porter at the request of Tom Diskin.
"From Elvis in Memphis" is the latest in the classic vinyl series which dives into the 1969 sessions at American Sound Studio in Memphis. Fans can enjoy the recorded sessions of January and February of 1969. This 2-disc collector's edition features the original album, outtakes and rehearsals. "From Elvis in Memphis" is the product of the same 1969 American Sound Studio sessions under producer Chips Moman that yielded the recent "Back in Memphis" FTD.
- Vinyl cutting by Abbey Rod Studios
- DMM Copper Mastering
- 180 Grams heavyweight vinyl
- Strictly limited pressing
- Currently available on CD as FTD
Disc 1 recorded at the opening night show January 26, 1970 at the International Hotel, Las Vegas.
That's All Right - Proud Mary - Don't Cry Daddy - Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel - Long Tall Sally -Let It Be Me - I Can't Stop Loving You - Walk A Mile In My Shoes - In The Ghetto - True Love Travels On A Gravel Road - Sweet Caroline - Polk Salad Annie - Introductions - Kentucky Rain - Suspicious Minds - Can't Help Falling In Love
Disc 2 recorded at the closing night show on February 23, 1970 at the International Hotel, Las Vegas.
All Shook Up - I Got A Woman - Long Tall Sally - Don't Cry Daddy - Hound Dog - Love Me Tender - Kentucky Rain - Let It Be Me - I Can't Stop Loving You - See See Rider - Sweet Caroline - Polk Salad Annie - Introductions - Lawdy Miss Clawdy - Heartbreak Hotel - One Night - It's Now Or Never - Suspicious Minds - Can't Help Falling In Love
Details G.I. Blues Vol 2:
FTD just announced two updates about yesterdays news. The vinyl 'From Elvis in Memphis' will be released in November and not in October as first mentioned. The setlist for GI Blues Vol 2 will be as follows:
Disc 1 - Master Takes Remixed)
01 Didja' Ever (take 2 CO-sp replaced master) (2:54)
02 Doin' The Best I Can (take 13/M) (3:32)
03 G. I. Blues (take 7/M + insert ending takes 8-10/M) (4:36)
04 Tonight Is So Right For Love (takes 10-11/M) (4:16)
05 What's She Really Like (takes 17-19/M + insert takes 20-22/M) (8:11)
06 Blue Suede Shoes (take 1/M) (2:14)
07 Wooden Heart (take 4/M) (2:09)
08 Shoppin' Around (remake, takes 6-7/M) (2:57)
09 Pocketful Of Rainbows (remake, take 2/M) (2:36)
10 Frankfort Special (remake, takes 9-10/M) (4:29)
11 Tonight's All Right For Love (take 10/M + insert takes 1-2/M) (3:22)
12 Big Boots (slow version, take 4/M) (1:40)
13 Big Boots (slow version, remake, insert takes 2-4/M) (1:55)
Out-takes
14 Shoppin' Around (version 1, takes 6-10) (4:59)
15 Doin' The Best I Can (takes 10-12) (4:38)
16 G.I. Blues (take 6) (2:47)
17 Tonight Is So Right For Love (take 8) (2:30)
18 Tonight Is So Right For Love (take 9) (2:29)
19 Big Boots (fast version, takes 6-5) (1:40)
20 What¹s She Really Like (takes 14-16) (4:13)
21 Pocketful Of Rainbows (version 1, takes 11,13-14) (3:19)
22 Pocketful Of Rainbows (version 1, takes 15-16) (3:31)
23 Pocketful Of Rainbows (version 1, take 17) (2:50)
Disc 2
01 Pocketful Of Rainbows (version 1, takes 18-20) (6:18)
02 Pocketful Of Rainbows (version 1, takes 21-25) (5:04)
03 Pocketful Of Rainbows (version 1, takes 26-28) (4:45)
04 Big Boots (medium tempo version, take 1) (1:10)
05 Shoppin¹ Around (remake, takes 1-2) (2:47)
06 Shoppin¹ Around (remake, takes 3-5) (3:24)
07 Pocketful Of Rainbows (remake, takes 1-3) (4:11)
08 Frankfort Special (fast version, takes 9-12/fs + remake takes 1-5) (9:11)
09 Frankfort Special (remake, takes 6-8) (5:38)
10 Tonight's All Right For Love (takes 2-5) (4:05)
11 Tonight's All Right For Love (take 6) (1:27)
12 Tonight's All Right For Love (takes 7-8) (2:02)
13 Tonight's All Right For Love (takes 9,11,12) (2:46)
14 Tonight's All Right For Love (takes 14-15) (2:03)
15 Tonight's All Right For Love (takes 16-17) (2:15)
16 Big Boots (slow version, remake takes 1-6 + insert take 1) (4:50)
Bonus tracks
17 Tonight's All Right For Love (Tales From The Vienna Woods, instrumental) 2:26
18 Wooden Heart (Grammafunken Version, instrumental) (1:19)
19 Whistling Blues (Instrumental) (3:26)
Side A: Wearin' That Loved On Look (Take 3, 10) - Only The Strong Survive (Take 1) - Long Black Limousine (Take 6) - It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin' (Take 1, 2) - I'm Movin' On (Take 1, 2)
Side B: Power Of My Love (Take 1) - Gentle On My Mind (Undubbed Master With Track Replacement Overdubs) - After Loving You (Take 2) - True Love Travels On A Gravel Road (Take 2) - Any Day Now (Take 1, 2) - In The Ghetto (Take 1)
Side C: I'm Movin' On (Take 1, 2 With Vocal Replacement And Steel Guitar Overdub) - True Love Travels On A Gravel Road - Long Black Limousine (Take 6, 8, 9M) - Only The Strong Survive (Take 17, 20, 21) - In The Ghetto (Take 20)
Side D: Wearin' That Loved On Look (Take 12, 13, 14) - After Loving You (Take 3) - Power Of My Love (Take 6) - In The Ghetto (Take 2, 3) - Any Day Now (Take 3, 4)
Best Iconic American Attractions
After four weeks of voting in 10Best.com's Readers' Choice contest, your votes helped identify the "Best Iconic American Attractions." The winners are:
1. Graceland - Memphis
2. Mount Rushmore - Keystone, S.D.
3. National Civil Rights Museum - Memphis
4. Grand Canyon - Arizona
5. Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island - New York City
6. Las Vegas Strip - Las Vegas
7. 9/11 Memorial - New York City
8. Golden Gate Bridge - San Francisco
9. The Alamo - San Antonio
10. Cable Cars - San Francisco
10Best and USA TODAY extend their congratulations to all the winners. The category's original nominees were carefully chosen by a panel of experts, and then voted on by the public.
Elvis Presley forever captured the world's attention and adoration, so perhaps it's no surprise that his beloved Memphis home – Graceland – took top honors this week in the 10Best Readers' Choice contest for Best Iconic American Attraction. The public had four weeks to vote on 20 nominees – renowned attractions including the Grand Canyon, the Statue of Liberty, Mount Rushmore and the White House. But Graceland loyalists amassed nearly half of all votes for the entire category; many of them likely Elvis fans.
But despite its status as a great American landmark, Graceland was and is a home. "It was my childhood home," says Lisa Marie Presley, Elvis' only daughter and the owner of Graceland and its contents. "I was born in Memphis and it was my home," says Lisa Marie. When told on Monday that Graceland was just voted the most iconic American attraction among a heady list of other highly recognizable American landmarks and attractions, she said, "Wow. That's really incredible. I'm very humbled and flattered to hear that. It's incredible . . . it's just incredible."
Elvis Presley died at Graceland in 1977, at the age of 42, when Lisa Marie, now 45, was nine years old. But his tragic early death failed to diminish the impact he'd already had (and would continue to have) on the music industry and pop culture worldwide. Graceland - today a museum estate which the public can visit - presents those who enter with a moment in American history perfectly frozen in time.
"It's got a very special energy there, when you go," says Lisa Marie. "It's like a time capsule: nothing's been changed or moved since 1977. It's like a time warp and the energy is still very much there. You can feel it," she says, emphatically. "It's from the essence of that time period. It's a very special place."
Elvis and Graceland
Elvis Presley, an enigmatic and talented singer, first gained wide popularity 1954, with Memphis' Sun Records label. In 1955, RCA acquired his recording contract and less than a year later, the handsome Memphis crooner with the gyrating hips also became a movie star. In 1957, just before a two-year stint in the U.S. Army put his performing career on hold, Elvis took the proceeds from his first hit – Heartbreak Hotel – and purchased Graceland, a 10,000 square foot Southern-style Colonial mansion.
His parents moved into Elvis' dream home with him – a far cry from the tiny first home they had all shared in Tupelo, Miss. The years following Elvis' 1960 return from the Army were filled with hit records, films and concerts. Girlfriend Priscilla Beaulieu moved to Graceland and lived with "The King" while he became a legend beyond the scope of anything the world had seen before. They eventually wed in Las Vegas, in 1967, and held a wedding reception for family members a few weeks later in the trophy room at Graceland. In 1968, the estate gained a new resident when Priscilla and Elvis brought home their infant daughter Lisa Marie.
Elvis made some conversions to the mansion's second floor – originally four bedrooms and three baths – to accommodate his changing lifestyle. He adapted one of the bedrooms so that his new baby had a nursery. The heralded Memphis estate fascinated the world, but to Lisa Marie, Graceland was simply home.
Elvis accommodated his ever-expanding wardrobe in a second upstairs bedroom, and turned the remaining bedroom into an office. His father Vernon maintained a separate office in an out-building on the property, where - with the assistance of a cadre of secretaries - he managed family business and piles of fan mail. Gold records began to accumulate in the basement TV room.
Weekend Charts
- The "Heart & Soul" compilation re-entered the Billboard Album Top 200 at #187 this week.
- The "The Real Elvis" re-entered the Irish Album chart at #79 after dropping off the chart last week.
- The "Elvis At Stax" compilation climbed from #115 to #98 on the Belgian Album chart.
- On the Dutch Mid-price chart "ELV1S 30 #1 Hits" is a new entry at #20.