Thursday, January 10, 2019

January 10 - January Follow That Dream Releases

The Follow That Dream collectors label announced their January 2019 releases; the double CD set "Elvis: St. Paul to Witchita - October 1974", a limited edition vinyl release of the “Kissin' Cousins" soundtrack and the book / CD set "Through The Lens Of Philip Harrington" containing a bonus CD featuring Elvis live at Robinson Memorial Auditorium, Little Rock, Arkansas, May 16, 1956. 

From the press-release:
The "Elvis: St. Paul to Witchita - October 1974" release is a five inch digipack containing two concert recordings taken from the original soundboard source. 

Disc 1 was recorded at Civic Center, St. Paul, Minnesota. October 2, 1974. Disc 2 was recorded at Henry Levitt Arena, Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas. October 7, 1974. The bonus songs recorded at Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan. October 4, 1974. This 2-CD set features Elvis in excellent form from the fall tour of 1974. Elvis was in great form and using a variety of repertoire.

Disc 1: 1) See See Rider 2) I Got A Woman/Amen 3) Love Me 4) Blue Suede Shoes 5) Until It’s Time For You To Go 6) Big Boss Man 7) Fever 8) If You Love Me (Let Me Know) 9) Love Me Tender 10) Hound Dog 11) Introductions including: Lawdy, Miss Clawdy 12) All Shook Up 13) (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear/Don’t Be Cruel 14) The Wonder Of You 15) Why Me Lord 16) Heartbreak Hotel 17) Let Me Be There 18) Hawaiian Wedding Song 19) American Trilogy 20) Johnny B. Good 21) You Gave Me A Mountain
(Rest of show is missing on the source tape)

Disc 2: 1) See See Rider (late start) 2) I Got A Woman/Amen 3) Love Me 4) Blue Suede Shoes 5) The Wonder Of You 6) Big Boss Man 7) Fever 8) If You Love Me (Let Me Know) 9) Love Me Tender 10) Hound Dog 11) Introductions including: Lawdy, Miss Clawdy 12) All Shook Up 13) (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear/Don’t Be Cruel 14) Why Me Lord 15) Let Me Be There 16) When It’s My Time – performed by The Stamps 17) Johnny B. Goode 18) Heartbreak Hotel 19) Hawaiian Wedding Song 20) Polk Salad Annie 21) Can’t Help Falling In Love - 22) Closing Vamp
Bonus songs: 23) It’s Midnight 24) Steamroller Blues 25) Funny How Time Slips Away 


The FTD Vinyl sublabel is pleased to announce the release of a limited edition vinyl release of the “Kissin' Cousins" soundtrack. The album contains great alternative versions of songs from the film soundtrack sessions and related tracks. Mastered at Abbey Road Studios, the album is released in 180 gram format.

Side 1: 01 Kissin’ Cousins (Number 2) (unedited master) 02 Smokey Mountain Boy (track, take 1-intro & take 4/M) 03 Catchin’ On Fast (unedited master) 04 There’s Gold In The Mountains (track, takes 1-2) 05 Kissin’ Cousins (track, take 1) 07 One Boy Two Little Girls (master) 08 Pappy Won’t You Please Come Home (Dolores Edgin vocal, take 6/M)

Side 2: 01 Kissin’ Cousins (hillbilly vocal) 02 Anyone (Could Fall in Love with You) (v.o. take 2/alternate master) 03 Barefoot Ballad (instrumental) 04 There’s Gold In The Mountains (instrumental) 05 Smokey Mountain Boy (master) 06 Once Is Enough (master) 07 Tender Feeling (track, take 1) 08 Catchin’ On Fast (track, take 1 & ending take 2)

Side 3: 01 (It’s a) Long Lonely Highway (take 1) 02 Echoes Of Love (takes 9,8 alternate master) 03 Kissin’ Cousins (regular vocal) 04 It Hurts Me (take 1) 05 There’s Gold In The Mountains 06 Anyone (Could Fall in Love with You) (track, take 4) 07 Kissin’ Cousins (Number 2) (track, take 1)

Side 4: 01 It Hurts Me (master) 02 Kissin’ Cousins (master) 03 One Boy Two Little Girls (track, take 2) 04 Tender Feeling (master) 05 Once Is Enough (track, take 1) 06 Anyone (Could Fall in Love with You) (master) 07 Barefoot Ballad (track, take 2)

Following up from the excellent "Rebel with a Cause" and "The Wild One" is "Through The Lens Of Philip Harrington". It includes more than 350 photos. Over 150 unpublished from the original negatives of Phillip Harrington. The bonus CD features Elvis live at Robinson Memorial Auditorium, Little Rock, Arkansas, May 16, 1956. 

(Source: FTD / FECC)