From the press-release: David English and Pål Granlund bring you the ultimate backstory on how the MGM movie 'Jailhouse Rock' starring Elvis Presley and Judy Tyler was made.
This ultimate collector's edition includes two hardback books, providing a fascinating and comprehensive insight from script to screen into the making of the film, 3 CDs and a single.
The first book, titles 'The Making of Jailhouse Rock The Movie' is a 365-page deluxe hardback book featuring many newly discovered photographs, details of deleted scenes, pages from the script, shooting schedule, memos, contracts, and cast and crew memories. The second book, titled 'The Making of Jailhouse Rock The Music' is a book filled with 85 pages of photos, documents and detailed session information, including pages from a newly found MGM recording session log.
Also included with this release are 3 CDs containing the entire recording sessions mixed for the first time, from the original binaural tapes to mono sequences in recording order.
And officially released for the first time - the complete instrumental versions of '(You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care', featuring Elvis on Bass Guitar.
The 45rpm vinyl single is a special collectible, with a photo sleeve that recreates the Vince Everett single 'Treat Me Nice' as seen in the movie 'Jailhouse Rock'.
CD 1 - Jailhouse Rock - 30.04.1957 - Radio Recorders, Hollywood:
Jailhouse Rock (Take 1 - 4 / 2001) - Jailhouse Rock (Take 5 / 2001) - Jailhouse Rock (Take 6 / 2001) - Jailhouse Rock (Take 7, 8 / 2001) - Jailhouse Rock (Ending - Take 1, 2 / 2002) - Treat Me Nice (Movie Version - Take 1 - 3 / 2003) - Treat Me Nice (Movie Version - Take 4, 5 / 2003) - Treat Me Nice (Movie Version - Take 6, 7 / 2003) - Treat Me Nice (Movie Version - Take 8, 9 / 2003) - Treat Me Nice (Movie Version - Take 10 - 13 / 2003) - Treat Me Nice (Movie Version - Take 14 - 15 / 2003) - Treat Me Nice (Movie Version - Take 16 - 19 / 2003) - Young And Beautiful (Record - Take 1 - 3 / 2004) - Young And Beautiful (Record - Take 4, 5 / 2004) - Young And Beautiful (Record - Take 6 / 2004) - Young And Beautiful (Record - Take 7, 8 / 2004) - Young And Beautiful (Record - Take 9 - 11 / 2004) - Young And Beautiful (Record - Take 12 / 2004) - Young And Beautiful (Record - Take 13 - 18 / 2004) - Young And Beautiful (Record - Take 19 / 2004) - Young And Beautiful (Record - Take 20 - 22 / 2004) - Young And Beautiful (Solo / Jail version - Take 1 / 2005) - Young And Beautiful (Solo / Jail version - Take 2 / 2005) - Young And Beautiful (Solo / Jail version - Take 3 / 2005).
CD 2 . Jailhouse Rock - 30.04.1957 - Radio Recorders, Hollywood:
Young And Beautiful (Florita Club version - Take 1 / 2006) - Young And Beautiful (Florita Club version - Take 2 / 2006) - Young And Beautiful (Florita Club version - Take 3, 4 / 2006) - Young And Beautiful (Florita Club version - Take 5, 6 / 2006) - Young And Beautiful (Florita Club version - Take 7 / 2006)
03.05.1957 - Radio Recorders, Hollywood:
Treat Me Nice (Second Movie version - Take 1, 2 / 2008) - Treat Me Nice (Second Movie version - Take 3 - 5 / 2008) - Treat Me Nice (Second Movie version - Take 6 / 2008) - Treat Me Nice (Second Movie version - Take 7 / 2008) - Treat Me Nice (Second Movie version - Take 8 / 2008) - Treat Me Nice (Second Movie version - Take 9, 10 / 2008) - Treat Me Nice (Second Movie version - Take 11 / 2008) - Treat Me Nice (Second Movie version - Take 12, 13 / 2008) - I Want To Be Free (Prison TV-Version - Take 1 - 4 / 2009) - I Want To Be Free (Prison TV-Version - Take 5, 6 / 2009) - I Want To Be Free (Prison TV-Version - Take 7 - 9 / 2009) - I Want To Be Free (Prison TV-Version - Take 10 / 2009) - I Want To Be Free (Prison TV-Version - Take 11 / 2009) - I Want To Be Free (Prison TV-Version - Take 12 / 2009) - I Want To Be Free (Prison TV-Version - Take 13 / 2009) - I Want To Be Free (Record version - Take 1 - 8 / 2010) - I Want To Be Free (Record version - Take 9 / 2010) - I Want To Be Free (First Ending - Take 1, 2 / 2011) - I Want To Be Free (Second Ending - Take 1 - 5 / 2012) - I Want To Be Free (Record version - Take 10, 11 / 2010).
CD 3 - Jailhouse Rock - 03.05.1957 - Radio Recorders, Hollywood:
(You’re So Square) Baby I Don’t Care (Rhythm track Only - Take 1, 2 / 2013) - (You’re So Square) Baby I Don’t Care (Rhythm track Only - Take 3 / 2013) - (You’re So Square) Baby I Don’t Care (Rhythm track Only - Take 4 - 7 / 2013) - (You’re So Square) Baby I Don’t Care (Rhythm track Only - Take 8, 9 / 2013) - (You’re So Square) Baby I Don’t Care (Rhythm track Only - Take 10 - 14 / 2013) - (You’re So Square) Baby I Don’t Care (Rhythm track Only - Take 15, 16 / 2013) - (You’re So Square) Baby I Don’t Care (First Vocal Overdub - Take 1 / 2015) - (You’re So Square) Baby I Don’t Care (First Vocal Overdub - Take 2 - 4 / 2015) - Don’t Leave Me Now (First Version - Take 1 / 2016) - Don’t Leave Me Now (First Version - Take 2 / 2016) - Don’t Leave Me Now (Second Version - Take 1 - 6 / 2017) - Don’t Leave Me Now (Second Version - Take 7, 8/ 2017) - Don’t Leave Me Now (Second Version - Take 9, 10/ 2017) - Don’t Leave Me Now (Second Version - Take 11 - 13/ 2017) - Don’t Leave Me Now (Second Version - (Take 14 - 18/ 2017) - Don’t Leave Me Now (Second Version - Take 19 - 21 / 2017)
08.05.1957 - MGM Soundstage:
(You’re So Square) Baby I Don’t Care (Second Vocal Overdub - Take 6 / 2021)
09.05.1957 - MGM Soundstage:
Don’t Leave Me Now - (Second Movie version - Take 12 / 2022)
MGM Movie / RCA Record Version Master:
Don’t Leave Me Now (First Movie version - Take 2 - MGM Movie Version First Master / 2023)
Mono Masters:
Jailhouse Rock - Young And Beautiful - I Want To Be Free - Don’t Leave Me Now - (You’re So Square) Baby I Don’t Care.
(Source: Elvis Club Berlin / Elvis Matters / Follow That Dream)