From the press-release:
We all remember the "good old days" when FTD released their first releases like "The Jungle Room Sessions", "Fame and Fortune" and "Out in Hollywood". Those CDs were in our players for weeks, due to all the unreleased stuff, great sound quality and last but not least the fact there were a lot of complete outtakes never heard before.
After a while, although the releases were still fantastic, we got more and more CDs with lots of outtakes from the same songs, great for collecting, but listening pleasure was a bit less fun. Time for some action! The new label "MTP" is proud to present their first release: "Out In Hollywood - Volume 2" a release with some very rare and hard to find "complete" outtakes! The artwork matches the original first release and has the same "feel", this looks to be a real winner!
Tracks "Out In Hollywood - Volume 2":
Roustabout (Take 13) - Bossa Nova Baby (Take 11) - Let Yourself Go (Reversed Master) - Your Time Hasn't Come Yet, Baby (Take 1) - If You Think I Don't Need You (Take 2) - A Boy Like Me, A Girl Like You (Take 2) - Flaming Star (Take 5) - Wonderful World (Take 3) - Catchin' On Fast (Take 4 - Unedited) - Do The Vega (Take 2) - Yoga is As Yoga Does (Take 4) - My Desert Serenade (Take 10) - Sand Castles (KO Take 8) - I Need Somebody To Lean On (Take 5) - It's Carnival Time (Take 12) - Stay Away, Joe (Take 9) - Edge Of Reality (Take 2) - Charro! (Rough Mix) - Almost (Take 25) - I Think I'm Gonna Like It Here (Take 5) - Kissin' Cousins (Regular Overdub - Take 2) - Let Me (Take 3)
Duets and Harmonies
From the press-release:
Over the years there were many duets released with Elvis, during his life, but even more after his death. Many "stars" wanted to do a song with "The King". The CMT label is proud to present this incredible release, which has original duets, rare "harmony" versions and some newly made duets not released on any CD!
Duets include: Lisa Marie Presley, Connie Francis, Ray Charles, Cliff Richard, Anita Wood, Dale Watson, Kitty White, Charlie Hodge, Michael Buble, Nancy Sinatra, Ann Margret, J.D. Sumner, Barbara Streisand, Dolly Parton, Helene Fischer, Jerry Reed, Celine Dion, Shaun Nielsen, The Gatlin Brothers and Glen Cambell!
Just listen to the beautiful duet between Elvis and Dolly Parton, this version of "In the Ghetto" is very different from the original, and stands on it's own, it could have been a great release for a record, and without a doubt would have topped the charts!
Ray Charles provides a great "orchestrated" version of "I'll Never Stand In Your Way" where a very young Elvis joins him as if he was singing along with the record at home, the same goes for "My Happiness" with Connie Francis.
Ike and Tina Turner start of "easy" and Elvis takes over with a very "rough" rockin' version of "Proud Mary"
The 1958 duet "Crawfish" featuring Kitty White and Elvis has been re-edited now this really is a duet version which works very well!
Another highlight is the included version of "Softly, As I Leave You", Michael Buble sings the song, where Elvis recites the words in the end Shaun Nielsen joins in to make a breathtaking ending which leaves you with goosebumps!
JD Sumner takes the lead, where The Imperials blend in to do the first part of "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" , then Elvis and The Jordanaires bring the song home!
Some harmony versions included in this set are also not to be missed! "Fever" has Elvis singing multiple verses at once which sounds very rare and unusual.
"Kissin' Cousins" combines both the "Hillbilly" overdub and the "Regular" overdub, this is the only release where "Josh and Jody" sing the whole song together! "Baby, I Don't Care" has two very different sounding takes of Elvis, and does now sound like a nice duet!
Combine all these tracks with some great duets from earlier hard to find releases and you will have a very unusual new album including 28 tracks. The artwork fits the release very well, inside all the stars have "signed" their autograph, giving it an authentic touch since it is made just like a record album with fold out sleeve.
Tracklisting "Duets and Harmonies":
I Love You Because (With Lisa Marie Presley) - My Happiness (With Connie Francis) - Blue Suede Shoes (With Cliff Richard) - I Can’t Help It (With Anita Wood) - I’ll Never Stand In Your Way (With Ray Charles) - Baby, I Don’t Care (Harmony Version) - Tomorrow Night (With Dale Watson) - Crawfish (With Kitty White) - Have I Told You Lately That I Love You (With Michael Buble) - Santa Lucia (Harmony Version) - I Will Be Home Again (With Charlie Hodge) - Fever (Harmony Version) - Kissin’ Cousins (Harmony Version) - There Ain’t Nothing Like A Song (With Nancy Sinatra) - Today, Tomorrow And Forever (With Ann Margret) - Let Me (Harmony Version) - Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (With J. D. Sumner - Featuring "The Imperials" And "The Jordanaires") - Love Me Tender (With Barbara Streisand) - Just Pretend (With Helene Fischer) - In The Ghetto (With Dolly Parton) - Proud Mary (Featuring Ike & Tina Turner) - Guitar Man (With Jerry Reed) - If I Can Dream (With Celine Dion) - Softly, As I Leave You (With Michael Buble - Featuring Sherril Nielsen) - Bringing it Back (With Sherril Nielsen) - Help Me (With The Gatlin Brothers) - We Call On Him (With Glen Campbell) - Where No One Stands Alone (With Lisa Marie Presley).
(Source: FECC)