Saturday, April 15, 2023

April 15 - More Unedited Legal Trouble In Paradise? (Updated)

According to CNN there’s a new development in the battle over Lisa Marie Presley’s estate. 
Michael Lockwood, the father of Lisa Marie Presley’s two youngest children, has petitioned to represent them in court after Lisa Marie’s mother, Priscilla Presley, filed a petition contesting the will.


Lockwood has been appointed legal guardian of their twin daughters, amid insider concern that this is the last thing the tragic star wanted


Lisa Marie Presley died in January after an apparent cardiac arrest at her Los Angeles home. Lockwood is challenging a 2016 amendment that removes Priscilla Presley as a co-trustee and replaces her with Lisa Marie’s two oldest children, Riley and Benjamin Keough.


Benjamin Keough died in 2020, leaving Riley Keough as the primary beneficiary.

The petition alleges that the amendment was not witnessed or notarized, thereby questioning the authenticity of Lisa Marie Presley’s signature. Attorneys for Priscilla Presley and Riley Keough have not contested Lockwood’s petition, but a formal ruling has not been announced.


Unedited Masters

The Venus Productions import record label released the CD 'Unedited Masters Volume 1'. 


Publicity stated: Venus Productions is proud to present a new CD with unreleased, unedited, overdubbed or differently mixed tracks! It’s been a while since our last release and we’re looking forward to bring you unreleased tracks in top sound again. We’ll kick off with a paper sleeve CD that we almost forgot about and has been ready for 3 years.


Tracks: The Fool (Take 1 - Different Mix) - Faded Love (Brass & String Overdubbed Master) - How The Web Was Woven (Rehearsal + Takes 1, 2)* - Mary In The Morning (Unedited Overdubbed Master) - Cindy, Cindy (Unedited Overdubbed Master) - Put Your Hand In The Hand (Unedited Master) - Sylvia (Takes 5,6,7,8,9) - That's What You Get For Lovin' Me (Unknown Take) - Fools Rush In (Unedited Master) - Until It's Time For You To Go (Unedited Master) - Burning Love (Takes 5, 6 - Unedited) - Always On My Mind (Unedited - Strings & Brass Overdub) - It's A Matter Of Time (Unedited - Strings & Brass Overdub) - Bosom Of Abraham* (Unedited Master - Different Mix) - Amazing Grace (Take 2 - No Backing Vocals Overdub) - Early Morning Rain (Take 1 - 1973 Version) - No More (Take 1 - 1973 Version) - Promised Land (Unedited Master with Harmony Overdub) - Talk About The Good Times (Unedited Overdubbed Master) - Lead Me, Guide Me* (Unedited Master - Different Mix).


* Previously unreleased by Venus in the 'Unedited Series'.


NoteThe rehearsal and Take 1 of 'How The Web Was Woven' have been officially released, Take 2 appears to be new. So are the previously unreleased takes 5 an 6 of 'Silvia' (real takes or just false starts?) are also set for release on the Millbranch Music CD 'Rags To Riches – The Original Mono Mixes' announced yesterday.


An unedited version of 'Lead Me, Guide Me' can be found on Venus "Keep Rollin On". An unedited version of 'Bosom Of Abraham' can be found on Flashback "Pure Diamonds Vol.3".




Blue Hawaii Resort To Be Rebuild


The Coco Palms Resort, best known as the location where the Elvis Presley's and Joan Blackman's characters in the 1961 movie 'Blue Hawaii' married, will be rebuild after being heavily damaged by a hurricane three decades ago. It’s also the site of other key scenes in the movie, including the last where Presley sings the 'Hawaiian Wedding Song' and holds Blackman’s hand while they board a raft to cross a lagoon.


The Coco Palms Resort on the island of Kauai will be torn down for a new 350-room hotel, the reported. The US$250 million project will take three years to complete.


(Source: CNN / FECC / Pascal Matteo / Honolulu Star-Advertiser / Elvis Club berlin)