MRS will also release a few weeks after the CD release, a 2LP 180 Gram Vinyl version titled ‘Memphis Recording Service: Masters And Sessions 1953 – 1955’ with a bonus 4 page photo insert on the 16th December 2016.
Details Memphis Recording Service: The Complete Works 1953 – 1955:
The 100-page book chronicles Elvis’ short recording career there, from its humble beginnings (his personal acetate recordings from July 1953 and January 1954) through to the final Sun sessions in 1955. The full and comprehensive text is complemented by rare photographs and unseen pieces of documentation.
The 2CD’s contain the complete archival studio recordings from 1953- 1955: Elvis’ personal acetates, the Sun masters, along with rare session outtakes. The tracks have been painstakingly remastered and restored.
There are many highlights on this new release. All of the newly remastered tracks now sound much clearer and crisper. For instance, ‘That’s All Right’ has been taken from the ‘Mother’ master of the original Sun 45rpm. Also, for the first time on CD, ‘I Forgot to Remember to Forget’ appears without the false bass RCA added to it in the 1980s when tampering with the master tapes.
The remastering of Elvis’ first acetate recordings – ‘My Happiness’ and ‘That’s When Your Heartaches Begin’ (from July 1953) – has also well exceeded the sound quality ever achieved before on these primitive recordings. Furthermore, on the outtakes of ‘Blue Moon’, the painstaking audio restoration has removed the overload and studio hum present on previous issues, and made them sound much better than ever before. Indeed, all previous erroneous mastering faults and miscalculations have been rectified on this release, making it the best collection of these seminal recordings thus far.
CD 1:
My Happiness (Acetate - Personal Recording) - That’s When Your Heartaches Begin (Acetate - Personal Recording) - Ill’ Never Stand In Your Way (Acetate - Personal Recording) - It Wouldn’t Be The Same Without You (Acetate - Personal Recording) - Harbor Lights (Take 3M) - I Love You Because - That’s All Right (Sun 45rpm Master) - Blue Moon Of Kentucky - Blue Moon (Take 9M) - Tomorrow Night - I’ll Never Let You Go - I Don’t Care if the Sun Don’t Shine (Take 2FS, Take 3M) - Just Because - Good Rockin’ Tonight - Milkcow Blues Boogie - You’re A Heartbreaker - I’m Left You’re Right She’s Gone (Take 5M Slow Version) - Baby Lets Play House - I’m Left You’re Right She’s Gone - I Forgot To Remember To Forget - Mystery Train - Trying to Get To You - When It Rains It Really Pours Bonus Songs:
Shake Rattle and Roll (Acetate - 06.01.1955 Radio Station KDVA Lubbock, TX) - Fool, Fool, Fool (Acetate 06.01.1955 Radio Station KDVA Lubbock, TX) - Shake Rattle And Roll (Acetate - 19.01.1955 Radio Station WJOI Florence, AL) - Mystery Train (HMV 78RPM)
CD 2 - Outtakes & Sessions
Harbor Lights (Take 1 False Start & 2 False Start & 4) - Harbor Lights (Take 5 False Start & 6 False Start & 7 & 8END) - I Love You Because (Take 1 False Start & 2) - I Love You Because (Take 3) - I Love You Because (Take 4 False Start & 5) - That’s All Right (Take 1 - 3) - Blue Moon Of Kentucky (Outtake Part - Slow Tempo Version) - Blue Moon (Take 1 False Start & 2 False Start & 3 False Start & 4) - Blue Moon (Take 5) - Blue Moon (Take 6 False Start & 7 False Start & 8) - I’ll Never Let You Go (Alternate Incomplete Take) - I Don’t Care if the Sun Don’t Shine (Mack David) - I’m Left You’re Right She’s Gone (Take 1) - I’m Left You’re Right She’s Gone (Take 2) - I’m Left You’re Right She’s Gone (Take 3 & 4 False Start) - I’m Left You’re Right She’s Gone (Take 6 & 7END) - When It Rains It Really Pours (Take 1END & 2REH) - When It Rains It Really Pours (Take 3 False Start & 4 False Start) - When It Rains It Really Pours (Take 6 False Start, 7 False Start & 8L False Start) - How Do You Think I Feel (Guitar Tape Slap-back Rehearsal’s)
Tracks Memphis Recording Service: Masters And Sessions 1953 – 1955:Side A - Sun Single Masters:
That’s All Right (Sun 45rpm Master) - Blue Moon Of Kentucky - Good Rockin’ Tonight - I Don’t Care If The Sun Don’t Shine - Milkcow Blues Boogie - You’re A Heartbreaker - Baby, Let’s Play House - I’m Left, You’re Right, She’s Gone - Mystery Train - I Forgot To Remember To Forget
Side B - Sun Masters:
Harbor Lights - I Love You Because - Blue Moon - Tomorrow Night - I’ll Never Let You Go - Just Because - I’m Left You’re Right She’s Gone (Slow Version) - Tryin’ To Get to You - When It Rains It Really Pours
Side C - Personal Recording Acetates:
My Happiness (August 1953) - That’s When Your Heartaches Begin (August 1953) - Ill’ Never Stand In Your Way (06.01.1954) - It Wouldn’t Be The Same Without You (06.01.1954)
Sun Trail Sessions:
Harbor Lights (Take 1 False Start & 2 False Start & 4) - I Love You Because (Takes 1 False Start & 2) - That’s All Right (Take 1 - 3)
Bonus Songs - Radio Station Acetates:
Shake Rattle and Roll (06.01.1955 - Radio Station KDVA Lubbock, TX - Fool, Fool, Fool (06.01.1955 - Radio Station KDVA Lubbock, TX)
Side D - Sun Outtakes And Sessions:
Blue Moon Of Kentucky (Outake Part - Slow Tempo Version) - Blue Moon (Take 1 False Start & 2 False Start & 3 False Start & 4) - Blue Moon (Take 5) - Blue Moon (Take 6 False Start & 7 False Start & 8) - I’m Left You’re Right She’s Gone (Take 3 & 4 False Start) - I’m Left You’re Right She’s Gone (Take 6 & 7END) - When It Rains It Really Pours (Take 3 False Start & 4 False Start) - When It Rains It Really Pours (Take 6 False Start, 7 False Start & 8 False Start)
Made In The USA - The Complete SUN Masters
CD 1 - The Original Sun Singles:
That’s All Right - Blue Moon Of Kentucky - Good Rockin’ Tonight -I Don’t Care If The Sun Don’t Shine - Milkcow Blues Boogie - You’re A Heartbreaker - Baby Let’s Play House - I’m Left, You’re Right, She’s Gone - I Forgot To Remember To Forget - Mystery Train More Sun Recordings: I Love You Because - Blue Moon - I’ll Never Let You Go (Little Darlin’) - Just Because - Trying To Get To You - Harbor Lights - Tomorrow Night - I’m Left, You’re Right, She’s Gone (Slow Version) - When It Rains It Really Pours The Demo Recordings - Repaired: My Happiness - That’s When Your Heartaches Begin - I’ll Never Stand In Your Way - It Wouldn’t Be The Same Without You Other Songs From The Sun Years: Fool, Fool, Fool (KDAV Radio, Lubbock, TX) - Little Mama (The Louisiana Hayride) - I Got A Woman (Eagles Hall, Houston, TX) - Shake, Rattle And Roll (KDAV Radio, Lubbock, TX) - Maybellene (The Louisiana Hayride) - Money Honey (The Louisiana Hayride) - Tweedle Dee (Gladewater, TX) - Hearts Of Stone (The Louisiana Hayride)
CD 2 - The RCA Versions:
Blue Moon Of Kentucky (Single Master) - That’s All Right (Single Master) - I Love You Because (Album Master) - Milkcow Blues Boogie (Album Master) - Harbor Lights (Album Master) - I Don’t Care If The Sun Don’t Shine (Album Master) - You’re A Heartbreaker (Album Master) Digital Transfer Of Sun 78 rpm: Good Rockin’ Tonight - I Don’t Care If The Sun Don’t Shine - I’m Left, You’re Right, She’s Gone - I Forgot To Remember To Forget - Mystery Train The Demo Recordings - Unrepaired: My Happiness - That’s When Your Heartaches Begin - I’ll Never Stand In Your Way - It Wouldn’t Be The Same Without You Bonus Songs: How Do You Think I Feel (Guitar Slapback Tape, Rehearsal & Take 1) - How Do You Think I Feel (Guitar Slapback Tape, Rehearsals) - Elvis Radio Promo (23.02.1955) - Louisiana Hayride Intro - I Forgot, To Remember To Forget (Live) - I”m Left, You’re Right, She’s Gone (Live, Damaged Acetate, Unrepaired) - I Don’t Care If The Sun Don’t Shine (Live, Damaged, Acetate, Unrepaired) - Louisiana Hayride Outro - Scotty Moore Interview
The Elvis Presley Movie Album - Volume 2
The Elvis One label announced the release of "The Elvis Presley Movie Album - Volume 2 - Elvis in Stereo And Binaural". Volume 2 of “The Elvis Presley Movie Album” contains 29 movie songs in stereo & binaural, recorded between 1956 - 1963. Including 3 alternate takes, the German extended album master of “Tonight’s All Right For Love” (from the master tape), and also the complete “King Creole” album in reprocessed stereo as originally released in 1962 (LSP-1884) (4 binaural masters are previously unreleased by Elvis’ record company.) All in the best possible sound quality!Bossa Nova Baby (Alternate Take 5) - Return To Sender (Binaural Master) - Where Do You Come From? (Binaural Master) - Can’t Help Falling In Love - Rock-A-Hula Baby - Lonely Man (Alternate Take 9) - Flaming Star (Binaural Master) - Summer Kisses, Winter Tears (Binaural Master) - G. I. Blues (Original Spliced Album Master) - Wooden Heart - Tonight’s All Right For Love (Original German Album Master, Extended Version) - Didja’ Ever (Original Album Master, Take 2) - Hard Headed Woman (Reprocessed Stereo) - Don’t Ask Me Why (Reprocessed Stereo) - Lover Doll (Reprocessed Stereo) - Dixieland Rock (Reprocessed Stereo) - Crawfish (Reprocessed Stereo) - King Creole (Reprocessed Stereo) - New Orleans (Reprocessed Stereo) - Steadfast, Loyal And True (Reprocessed Stereo) - Trouble (Reprocessed Stereo) - Young Dreams (Reprocessed Stereo) - As Long As I Have You (Reprocessed Stereo) - Let Me (Stereo Master) - Poor Boy (Stereo Master) - We’re Gonna Move (Stereo Master) Bonus Songs: Didja’ Ever (Replaced Album Master, Spliced) - Tonight’s All Right For Love (Original Length Master) - Black Star (Alternate Take 5)
On Stage
Arista (Sony Music Switzerland) reissued the classic "On Stage" album. This version comes as a 2 CD vinyl replica of the classic album with bonus material, packaged in a gatefold digi-pack with black polycarbonate discs (to mimic vinyl look) and accompanying booklet.
Vinyl
The French VPI lable released the vinyl / CD EP "Gospel" in their "Signature Collection" on silver vinyl. It contains the tracks I Believe In The Man In The Sky - Joshua Fit The Battle - Swing Down Sweet Chariot - Working On The Building.
The PanAm label released the vinyl album "Number One U.S. Singles 1956-62 + 1 bonus" on 180 Gr. vinyl.
(Memphis Recording Service / Amazon / Piers EIN on FECC)