Tuesday, November 06, 2018

November 06 - For Elvis Holiday Fans Only (Updated)

The follow That Dream collector’s label announced the release of the classic “For Elvis Fans Only” album in an expanded ediution and “Elvis: Holiday Season In Vegas (Hilton Hotel ’75)”, a double CD set featuring Elvis in great form from the Hilton Holiday Season shows in December 1975 Las Vegas.

Following up from the excellent "Rebel With A Cause" earlier this year, "The Wild One ’56" by David English and Pål Granlund consists of 228 pages and features great photographs, including 60 recently discovered shots taken from the original negatives. A bonus CD is included that features The 2nd ED Sullivan Show and The evening Tupelo Fair performance.

At last! The classic “For Elvis Fans Only” album Finally gets the full FTD Classic Album upgrade! This legendary album released in 1959 while Elvis was serving his time for the US Army in Germany, now features bonus tracks including RADIO and TV performances from the ‘50s and the quality highlights from the recently discovered Bad Nauheim German home recordings. Great performances from the Milton Berle Show, Stage Show and the Steve Allen Show are complemented by intimate recordings of Are You Lonesome Tonight, His Hand In Mine and He Knows What I Need. Released in 7 inch gatefold format it also contains a 16-page booklet. FOR LP FANS ONLY was nominated for best album art of 1959

Disc 1 The Original Album 
Side 1 : 01 That’s All Right 2:00 02 Lawdy, Miss Clawdy 2:10 03 Mystery Train 2:30 04 Playing For Keeps 2:55 05 Poor Boy 2:16 
Side 2: 06 My Baby Left Me 2:15 07 I Was The One 2:35 08 Shake, Rattle And Roll 2:30 09 I’m Left, You’re Right, She’s Gone 2:39 10 You’re A Heartbreaker 2:15 

Bonus Tracks 

11 That’s All Right (Takes 1-3) 2:17 12 Harbor Lights (Take 7) 2:25 13 I’m Left, You’re Right, She’s Gone (Slow Version Takes 4 & 5/M) 2:53 14 When It Rains, It Really Pours 2:06 

For Radio Fans Only Live Performances 1954-1955 

15 That’s All Right 2:52 October 16, 1954, The Louisiana Hayride, Municipal Auditorium, Shreveport 16 Blue Moon Of Kentucky 2:23 October 16, 1954, The Louisiana Hayride, Municipal Auditorium, Shreveport 17 Fool, Fool, Fool 1:58 January 6, 1955, Radio Station KDAV, Lubbock, Tx 18 Hearts Of Stone 2:05 January 15, 1955, The Louisiana Hayride, Municipal Auditorium, Shreveport 19 Shake, Rattle And Roll 2:23 January 19, 1955, Radio Station WJOI, Florence, Al 20 Money Honey 2:45 January 22, 1955, The Louisiana Hayride, Municipal Auditorium, Shreveport 21 I Don’t Care If The Sun Don’t Shine 2:33 January 22, 1955, The Louisiana Hayride, Municipal Auditorium, Shreveport 22 Little Mama 2:02 Likely March 5, 1955, The Louisiana Hayride, Municipal Auditorium, Shreveport 23 You’re A Heartbreaker 2:06 Likely March 5, 1955, The Louisiana Hayride, Municipal Auditorium, Shreveport 24 Good Rockin’ Tonight 2:18 Likely March 19, 1955, Eagles Hall, Houston, Tx 25 I Got A Woman 2:59 Likely March 19, 1955, Eagles Hall, Houston, Tx 26 Tweedlee Dee 2:47 April 30, 1955, The Louisiana Hayride (Remote), Gladewater High School, Gladewater 27 I’m Left, You’re Right, She’s Gone 3:16 July 2, 1955, The Louisiana Hayride, Municipal Auditorium, Shreveport 28 Baby Let’s Play House 2:38 August 20, 1955, The Louisiana Hayride, Municipal Auditorium, Shreveport 29 Maybellene 2:07 August 20, 1955, The Louisiana Hayride, Municipal Auditorium, Shreveport 30 I Forgot To Remember To Forget 3:30 October 29, 1955, The Louisiana Hayride, Municipal Auditorium, Shreveport 

Disc 2 For Tv Fans Only Live Performances 

1956 Stage Show (CBS) (A.K.A. The Dorsey Brothers Show) 
01 Shake, Rattle And Roll/Flip, Flop And Fly 2:45 January 28, 1956, CBS Studio 50, New York 02 I Got A Woman 3:10 January 28, 1956, CBS Studio 50, New York 03 Baby Let’s Play House 2:41 February 4, 1956, CBS Studio 50, New York 04 Tutti Frutti 2:23 February 4, 1956, CBS Studio 50, New York 05 Blue Suede Shoes 2:20 February 11, 1956, CBS Studio 50, New York 06 Heartbreak Hotel 2:52 February 11, 1956, CBS Studio 50, New York 07 Tutti Frutti 2:38 February 18, 1956, CBS Studio 50, New York 08 I Was The One 2:49 February 18, 1956, CBS Studio 50, New York 09 Blue Suede Shoes 2:47 March 17, 1956, CBS Studio 50, New York 10 Heartbreak Hotel 2:11 March 17, 1956, CBS Studio 50, New York 11 Money Honey 2:56 March 24, 1956, CBS Studio 50, New York 12 Heartbreak Hotel 1:43 March 24, 1956, CBS Studio 50, New York 

The Milton Berle Show (NBC-Tv) 13 Shake, Rattle And Roll 1:01 April 3, 1956, The U.S.S. Hancock, Naval Station, San Diego 14 Heartbreak Hotel 2:01 April 3, 1956, The U.S.S. Hancock, Naval Station, San Diego 15 Blue Suede Shoes 2:10 April 3, 1956, The U.S.S. Hancock, Naval Station, San Diego 16 Hound Dog 2:37 June 5, 1956, NBC Color City Studios, Burbank 17 I Want You, I Need You, I Love You 3:30 June 5, 1956, NBC Color City Studios, Burbank 


The Steve Allen Show (NBC-Tv) 18 I Want You, I Need You, I Love You 2:47 July 1, 1956, The Hudson Theatre, New York 19 Hound Dog 1:42 July 1, 1956, The Hudson Theatre, New York German Home Recordings Bad Nauheim, Germany 20 He Knows Just What I Need 2:49 21 Cool Water (Fragments) 2:59 22 Like A Baby (1 Verse) 0:37 23 Return To Me (Fragments) 0:43 24 Her Hand In Mine 1:33 25 His Hand In Mine 1:46 26 Her Hand In Mine 1:33 27 If I Didn’t Care 0:27 28 Are You Sincere 0:28 29 Are You Lonesome Tonight? 3:01 30 Stand By Me (Fragments) 2:54

Holiday Season In Vegas (Hilton Hotel '75)


The FTD label is pleased to announce the release of “ELVIS: Holiday Season In Vegas (Hilton Hotel ’75)”. Released as a 5 inch digipack, this 2-CD set features Elvis in great form from the Hilton Holiday Season shows in December 1975 Las Vegas. The shows are ‘soundboard quality’ and the audio has sonic imperfections. It is on the original source tape. 

Disc 1 Midnight Show – December 13 01 C.C. Rider 4:21 02 I Got A Woman/Amen 7:01 03 Love Me 3:13 04 Trying To Get To You 2:08 05 And I Love You So 3:31 06 All Shook Up 0:59 07 (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear/Don’t Be Cruel 3:01 08 You Gave Me A Mountain 3:27 09 Help Me Make It Through The Night 2:37 10 Polk Salad Annie 4:38 11 Introductions 10:35 12 Just Pretend 3:51 13 How Great Thou Art 4:44 14 Burning Love 3:28 15 Hound Dog 1:58 16 Softly, As I Leave You 3:02 17 America 2:25 18 It’s Now Or Never 2:28 (Aaron Schroeder/Wally Gold) 19 O Solo Mio 1:04 20 Little Darlin’ 2:02 21 Little Sister 2:48 22 Can’t Help Falling In Love 1:56 


Disc 2 December 6 01 C.C. Rider 3:16 02 I Got A Woman/Amen 5:29 03 Love Me 3:25 04 Fairytale 3:32 05 Instrumental 0:30 06 And I Love You So 4:29 07 Trying To Get To You 2:02 08 All Shook Up 1:00 09 (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear/Don’t Be Cruel 2:37 10 One Night 2:05 11 Polk Salad Annie 4:16 12 Introductions 9:12 13 Just Pretend 3:50 14 How Great Thou Art 4:34 15 Burning Love 3:30 16 Softly, As I Leave You 1:46 17 America 2:25 18 Can’t Help Falling In Love 1:20 (last bars missing).


Cafe' Europa Sessions - LP Ltd Edition



The FTD Vinyl label is please to announce the release of “Elvis - Cafe' Europa Sessions   - G.I. Blues Vol. 2” as a limited edition LP. The album contains more great outtakes from the G.I Blues soundtrack sessions. Mastered at Abbey Road Studios, the album is released in 180 gram format. 

Side 1 01 G.I.Blues (take 6) 02 Tonight Is So Right For Love (take 8) 03 What’s She Really Like (takes 14-16) 04 Frankfort Special (remake, takes 9-10/M) 05 Pocketful Of Rainbows (version 1, take 17) 06 Tonight’s All Right For Love (take 6) 07 Wooden Heart (‘Gramafunken version’- instr.) 


Side 2 01 Doin’ The Best I Can (takes 10-12) 02 Shoppin’ Around (takes 1,2) 03 Whistling Blues (instrumental) 04 Pocketful Of Rainbows (version 1, takes 26-28) 05 Tonight’s All Right For Love (takes 7-8) 06 Big Boots (fast version, takes 6,5) 


Side 3 01 What’s She Really Like (takes 17-19/M + insert takes 20-22/M) 02 G.I.Blues (takes 2-4) 03 Tonight Is So Right For Love (take 9) 04 G.I.Blues (take 7/M + pick up takes 8-10/M) 


Side 4 01 Shoppin’ Around (takes 3-5) 02 Big Boots (medium tempo, take 1) 03 Tonight’s All Right For Love (Tales From Vienna Woods, instr.) 04 Frankfort Special (remake, takes 6-8) 05 Tonight’s All Right For Love (takes 14-15) 06 Tonight’s All Right For Love (takes 16-17) 07 Shoppin’ Around (finale version, take 14/M, from acetate).


FTD Sources

Elvis Information Network contributor "Ciscoking" Joachim Bernecker has compared audience recordings from the Dec 6, 1975 Diner and Midnight Shows to reveal how FTD have compiled the second disc of their new 'Holiday Season in Las Vegas 1975'
The CD features the two concerts not edited but instead spliced mid-concert, presumably due to only portions of the shows being recorded or due to tape damage.

C.C. Rider, I Got A Woman/Amen, Love Me, Fairytale, Instrumental, And I Love You So, Trying To Get To You, All Shook Up, Teddy Bear/Don’t Be Cruel, One Night, Polk Salad Annie, Introductions, Just Pretend, How Great Thou Art, Burning Love, Softly, As I Leave You, America, Can’t Help Falling In Love (last bars missing) It is half the Dinner Show followed by half the Midnight Show therefore only dated December 6, 1975. Several songs have been previously released on the 'Live In Las Vegas' box-set CD4. 

(Source: Elvis Shop London / FECC / Elvis Information Network)