May 28 - Elvis 1956, 1961, 1969, 1970 and 1972

Hot on the heels of the 'Portraits' book Erik Lorenzen announced the release of the book trilogy 'Elvis On Tour 1972 - 2022' celebrating the 50th anniversary of the 1972 concert movie. 

Erik Lorentzen - in collaboration with Jerry Luckenbach ('Elvis Summer Festival That's The Way It Is' Volumes 1 - 5) has been able to get his bands on hundreds of unseen and unpublished photos from the 1972 April, June and November tours. And according to the press release, 1,000 photographs are previously unreleased. 

The books, due summer 2021, come housed in a slipcase and should contain 1,200 pages with photos, paperwork, recording information (live / studio / masters / dubs and  overdubs) and memorabilia covering the concert-tours from April, June and November 1972.

 

- 3 Large 3kg (6.61 lbs) Hardcover Books

- In spilcase, 31cm x 26cm x 14cm (12.2" x 12.2" x 5.5")

- 1000 Copies only Limited Edition

- 1200 Pages (3 x 400)

- Bonus | a bag with 9 pristine quality photos for framing

- Release Expected July 2021

New (bootleg) CDs

Five new CDs were announced by the Paradise Road and Elvis One Record labels. On the first label ‘Elvis In Person September 1970’, Elvis In Person November 1970’ and ‘'Elvis sings Suspicious Minds' and on the latter label ‘'The Complete '56 Radio Recorders Sessions' and 'Summer '61'. 

All titles are limited to 500 copies each. From the press release:

Elvis In Person - Sept. 1970

This new CD from Paradise Road Records presents 'Elvis In Person - Sept. 1970'. Elvis live on tour in September 1970. This was Elvis’ first real tour in the seventies. After a day off from his third engagement in Las Vegas, Elvis began a series of eight concerts in five days. On this album you'll hear recordings from the shows in Phoenix (AZ), Miami (FL), Tampa (FL) and Mobile (AL). 

No professional recordings are known so we've used the best audience recordings. Elvis is at his best! Explosive! Pure stage power! Including songs like 'Heartbreak Hotel', 'In The Ghetto', 'Johnny B. Goode' and one-liners 'I Walk The Line' and 'By The Time I Get To Phoenix'. Contains the complete Miami, FL show from September 12, 1970 (8.30 PM). 

On this album you'll hear all the highlights from these great September tour shows! Comes with a nice booklet with photos and info.

12.09.1970 8:30pm Miami FL:

Opening Vamp - That’s All Right -  I Got A Woman / Amen - I Walk The Line (Excerpt) - Love Me Tender - I’ve Lost You - You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’ - Polk Salad Annie - Band Introductions - Johnny B. Goode - Band Introductions - The Wonder Of You - Heartbreak Hotel - Blue Suede Shoes / Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On / All Shook Up / Blue Suede Shoes / Don’t Be Cruel / Blue Suede Shoes - Elvis Talks - Hound Dog - Bridge Over Troubled Water - Suspicious Minds - Funny How Time Slips Away - Elvis Talks - Can’t Help Falling In Love - Closing Vamp

13.09.1970 8:30pm Tampa FL: Heartbreak Hotel

09.09.1970 8:30pm Phoenix AZ: By The Time I Get To Phoenix (Excerpt) - Sweet Caroline (Intro Only) - You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’

13.09.1970 8:30pm Tampa FL: In The Ghetto 2:55

14.09.1970 8:30pm Mobiel AL: I Walk The Line (Excerpt) - Johnny B. Goode 

 

Elvis In Person - Nov. 1970

Paradise Road Records presents 'Elvis In Person - Sept. 1970', a follow up to the September 1970 album.

Elvis live on tour in November 1970. After great reviews of the shows from the previous tour, Elvis and the Colonel set up another 8-show tour in 8 locations that weren’t part of the last tour. 

On this album you'll hear recordings from the shows in Portland (OR), Seattle (WA), Los Angeles (CA) and Oklahoma City (OK). No professional recordings are known so we've used the best audience recordings. Including songs like 'How Great Thou Art', 'Trying To Get To You', 'Blue Christmas' and one-liners 'I Walk The Line' and 'Blueberry Hill'. Also the super rare closing from the Los Angeles show with 'Can't Help Falling In Love / Closing Vamp / Polk Salad Annie / Can't Help Falling In Love / Closing Vamp'.

This CD contains the complete Portland, OR. show from November 11th 1970 (8.30 PM) in superb quality! On this album you'll hear all the highlights from these great November tour shows! Comes with a nice booklet with photos and info.

Opening Vamp - That’s All Right - I Got A Woman / Amen - Monologue / I Walk The Line (Excerpt) / Tiger Man (Excerpt) - Love Me Tender - You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me - Sweet Caroline - You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’ - Polk Salad Annie - Instrumental Intermezzo - Band Introductions - Johnny B. Goode - Band Introductions - How Great Thou Art - The Wonder Of You - Heartbreak Hotel (With 2 False Starts And ‘How Great Thou Art’ Excerpt) - Blue Suede Shoes - Hound Dog - Bridge Over Troubled Water - Suspicious Minds - Funny How Time Slips Away - Can’t Help Falling In Love

14.11.1970 8:30pm Los Angeles CA: Closing Vamp - One Night - Love Me - Trying To Get To You - I Was The One (Excerpt)

12.11.1970 8:30pm Seattle WA: How Great Thou Art (With Reprise) 3:04

16.11.1970 8:30pm Oklahoma City OK: I Walk The Line (Excerpt) - Monologue /  Blueberry Hill (Excerpt) / Bridge Over Troubled Water (Intro) - Blue Christmas - Bridge Over Troubled Water 

14.11.1970 8:30pm Los Angeles CA: Can’t Help Falling In Love / Closing  Vamp / Polk Salad Annie / Can’t Help Falling In Love / Closing Vamp

Elvis sings Suspicious Minds

Paradise Road Records presents Elvis live in 1969. 'Elvis sings Suspicious Minds' brings you back to the International Hotel in August 1969. Many shows were officially released (August 3, August 21 to August 26). Recordings from all other shows are officially unreleased. Thanks to some fan recordings we can hear more from this Vegas season. 

You can hear Elvis sing rarities (for this season) like ‘Loving You’, ‘Love Me’, song excerpts of ‘Blue Hawaii’ and ‘Such A Night’, and highlights like great versions from ‘In The Ghetto’, ‘Suspicious Minds’ and ‘What’d I Say’. Elvis even splits his pants during the August 12, midnight show. 

All Shook Up (12.08.1969 DS) - I Got A Woman (08.08.1969 MS) - Runaway (06.08.1969 DS) - Hound Dog (12.08.1969 DS) - Elvis Splits His Pants (12.08.1969 DS) - Memories (12.08.1969 DS) - Blue Hawaii (Excerpt) / Baby What You Want Me To Do (06.08.1969 DS) - Are You Lonesome Tonight? (12.08.1969 DS) - Heartbreak Hotel (16.08.1969 MS) - It’s Now Or Never (28.08.1969 DS) - Loving You (28.08.1969 DS) - One Night (28.08.1969 DS) - Love Me (28.08.1969 DS) - Such A Night (Excerpt) / Jailhouse Rock / Don’t Be Cruel (16.08.1969 MS) - Love Me Tender (12.08.1969 DS) - Suspicious Minds (08.08.1969 MS) - Mystery Train / Tiger Man (12.08.1969 DS) - In The Ghetto (12.08.1969 DS) - My Babe (16.08.1969 MS) - Yesterday / Hey Jude (08.08.1969 MS) - What´d I Say (12.08.1969 DS)

The Complete '56 Radio Recorders Sessions

Elvis One presents 'The Complete '56 Radio Recorders Sessions' on CD. A lot of these sessions are lost. For this release we wanted a different approach. The first 13 tracks are the original single and album masters with the original fade-outs. 

The same masters can be heard in the masters and outtakes section but now slightly longer taken from the master tape. When you compare the ending of the original album master of ‘Long Tall Sally’ with the ‘rough ending’ master you will notice the difference. The ending of take 18 of ‘Playing For Keeps’ and insert take 2 of ‘Too Much’ were used for the spliced masters of these songs. We have chosen to release these recordings separately. You can hear all known masters and outtakes from Elvis at Radio Recorders in 1956 on this album.

Original Single & Album Masters:

Playing For Keeps - Love Me - How Do You Think I Feel - How’s The World Treating You - When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again - Long Tall Sally - Old Shep - Paralyzed - Too Much - Anyplace Is Paradise - Ready Teddy - First In Line - Rip It Up

Masters & Outtakes:

Old Shep (Take 5) - Playing For Keeps (Ending Take 18) - Too Much (Insert Take 2) - Too Much (Take 12) - Long Tall Sally (Master Take 4) - How Do You Think I Feel (Master Take 7) - Love Me (Master Take 9) - How’s The World Treating You (Master Take 7) - When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again (Master Take 10) - Paralyzed (Master / Composite Of Take 12 & Insert Take 5) - Anyplace Is Paradise (Master Take 12) - First In Line (Master Take 27) - Ready Teddy (Master Take 12) - Old Shep (Master Take 1) - Rip It Up (Take 10) - Rip It Up (Take 11 - 13) - Rip It Up (Take 14) - Rip It Up (Take 15) - Rip It Up (Take 16) - Rip It Up (Take 17) - Rip It Up (Take 18) - Rip It Up (Master Take 19).

Summer '61

Elvis One presents 'Summer '61'. This album is a celebration of the 60th anniversary of the June and July 1961 sessions at RCA Studio B in Nashville, Tennessee. Including masters and outtakes from the ‘Follow That Dream’ soundtrack, the ‘Pot Luck with Elvis’ album and the double-sided hit single ‘(Marie’s The Name) His Latest Flame’ backed with ‘Little Sister’. 

In only 3 days (June 25th - 26th and July 2nd) Elvis recorded 11 songs with great success in the charts. Besides ‘His Latest Flame’ three more songs were released on single. Including many alternate takes in great sound that are still unreleased by Elvis' record company and 5 Mono single masters!

This is a limited special edition with artwork from the Japanese 'Follow That Dream' movie poster. Enjoy this celebration, enjoy the Summer of '61.

Little Sister - Kiss Me Quick (Take 2) - (Marie’s The Name) His Latest Flame (Take 3) - I’m Yours (Stereo Single Master) - I’m Yours (Take 3 + Work Part 1 - Ending, Take 1 & 2) - Kiss Me Quick (Take 3) - That’s Someone You Never Forget - Little Sister (Take 6) - (Marie’s The Name) His Latest Flame (Take 7 & 9) - (Marie’s The Name) His Latest Flame (Take 6) - A Whistling Tune (Take 1) - Angel (EP Mono Master) - Sound Advice (Take 2 - 5) - I’m Not The Marrying Kind (Take 1 & 5) - Follow That Dream (Take 5) - Follow That Dream (EP Mono Master) - What A Wonderful Life (EP Mono Master) - I’m Not The Marrying Kind (Take 7) - I’m Not The Marrying Kind (EP Mono Master) - Little Sister (Take 10 & 11) - Kiss Me Quick (Take 5 & 6) - Kiss Me Quick (Take 7) - Kiss Me Quick (Take 8 & 9) - Kiss Me Quick (Take 10) - Kiss Me Quick (Take 11) - That’s Someone You Never Forget (Take 2, 3, 4 & 6) - (Marie’s The Name) His Latest Flame (Mono Single Masters) - Little Sister (Mono Single Masters) - Kiss Me Quick (Mono Single Masters) - I’m Yours (Mono Single Masters) - That’s Someone You Never Forget (Mono Single Masters).

Silver Award

Elvis Presley was awarded his 6th U.K. B.P.I. Award this year. The British Phonographic Industry certified the single 'An American Trilogy' 'Silver' for selling over 60,000 copies (streams plus digital downloads plus physical sales) since its (re)release on November 11, 2004. 

(Source: FECC / ElvisMatters)