Sunday, September 24, 2023

September 24 - 827 Thomas Street (Updated)

Now available from the Memphis Music Today record label are the 3 gatefold double LP’s ‘827 Thomas Street’ stretching Elvis' 1969 Memphis sessions and live in-concert versions over twelve sides of bootleg vinyl.

Publicity stated: Now available are these 3 gorgeous gatefold double LPs ‘Memphis Music Today 827 Thomas Street’.

Includes multiple outtakes plus undubbed masters and live versions. Rarities such as, Gentle On My Mind - Overdubbed Master Organ Mix Version, Suspicious Minds - Extended Master Without Fade, In The Ghetto - Partially Overdubbed Master Unrepaired Vocal, Poor Man’s Gold and  Inherit The Wind - Partially Overdubbed Draft Composite.

These limited editions are available in various but limited quantities on red, blue or mixed color editions vinyl.

This set is only available as a set of 3 double LPs:

Volume 1 : blue or mixed (red/blue) colored vinyl.
Volume 2 : blue or mixed (red/blue) colored vinyl.
Volume 3 : red or blue colored vinyl.

What wasn't announced was that there were 10 to 15 copies made in different colors: 
Volume 1: red colored vinyl.
Volume 2 : red colored vinyl.
Volume 3 : mixed (red/blue) vinyl.

Volume 1: 

Side A: After Loving You (Unedited Master Take 4) - In The Ghetto (Take 5, 6, 7) - If I’m A Fool (For Loving You) (Take 4, 5) - If I’m A Fool (For Loving You) (Unedited Undubbed Master Take 9) - Hey Jude (Take 6 + Undubbed Master Take 7) - Long Black Limousine (Take 1, 2)

Side B: I’m Movin’ On (Fully Overdubbed Take 2) - Inherit The Wind (Fully Overdubbed Vocal Overdub #2) - From A Jack To A King (Take 4 - Inclusive False Starts) - Long Black Limousine (Take 3, 4 , 5) - Long Black Limousine (Vocal Repair Master Take 9) - Only The Strong Survive (Rehearsal, Take 2, 3)

Side C: Rubberneckin’ (Partially Overdubbed Take 2) - In The Ghetto (Take 8, 9, 10) - In The Ghetto (Partially Overdubbed Master Take 22) - From A Jack To A King (Undubbed Unrepaired Master Take 5) - Only The Strong Survive (Take 4 - Inclusive False Starts) - True Love Travels On A Gravel Road (Take 8, 9) - True Love Travels On A Gravel Road (Take 3)

Side D: And The Grass Won’t Pay No Mind (Take 4) - And The Grass Won’t Pay No Mind (Unrepaired Undubbed Master Take 6) - Kentucky Rain (Take 4, 9 - Inclusive False Starts) - Do You Know Who I Am? (Take 2 - Inclusive False Starts) - Any Day Now (Take 3 - Inclusive False Starts) - Gentle On My Mind (Vocal Overdub Master Take 3)

Volume 2

Side A: Any Day Now (Unrepaired Undubbed Master Take 6) - Only The Strong Survive (Take 7, 8 - inclusive False Starts) - Only The Strong Survive (Take 11) - True Love Travels On A Gravel Road (Take 5) - Wearin’ that Loved On Look (Take 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9) - Wearin’ that Loved On Look (Take 11) - Wearin’ That Loved On Look (Draft Tape Mix)

Side B: A Little Bit Of Green (Unedited Unrepaired Master Take 3) - This Is The Story (Take 1, Partially Overdubbed Master Take 2) - Don’t Cry Daddy (Acetate Version) - Inherit The Wind (Partially Overdubbed Draft Tape Composite) - Suspicious Minds (Partially Overdubbed Master Take 8) - It’s My Way / This Time / I Can’t Stop Loving You (Jam)

Side C: Do You Know Who I Am? (Take 6, 7 - Unrepaired Undubbed Master) - You’ll Think Of Me (Take 14) - Only The Strong Survive (Take 5, 6 - inclusive False Starts) - My Little Friend (Unedited Undubbed Master)

Side D: Who Am I? (Undubbed Master Take 1) - Without Love (Undubbed Master Take 5) - It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin’ (Undubbed Master Take 3 - inclusive False Starts) - Mama Liked The Roses (Harmony Vocal Overdub Master) - Power Of My Love (Take 4 - inclusive False Starts)

Volume 3

Side A: Power Of My Love (Take 5, 6a, 6b) - Stranger In My Own Home Town (Unedited Undubbed Master) - I’ll Be There (Alternate Master #6 With Excessive Vocal Echo) - The Fair’s Moving On (Vocal Overdubbed Master Take 1)

Side B: Gentle On My Mind (Vocal Overdubbed Master - Organ Mix Version) - Suspicious Minds (Extended Master Without Fade) - In The Ghetto (Partially Overdubbed Master Take 22 - Unrepaired Vocal) - Poor Man’s Gold (Take 1 With Vocal Overdub) - In The Ghetto (21.08.1969 MS)

Side C: Suspicious Minds (21.08.1969 MS) - Hey Jude (24.08.1969 MS) - Inherit The Wind (26.08.1969 DS) - Rubberneckin’ (26.08.1969 MS) - This Is The Story (26.08.1969 MS)

Side D: True Love Travels On A Gravel Road (26.01.1970) - Kentucky Rain (23.02.1970 CS) - Don’t Cry Daddy (23.02.1970 CS) - After Loving You (Home Recording February 1966) - Memory Revival (Instrumental) - Poor Man’s Gold (Instrumental Track)


Blue Hawaii Guitar

The Gotta Have Rock and Roll auction featured multiple Elvis pieces up for auction. Several items came via Charlie Hodge and also from the Eddie Hammer Collection.

An Elvis Presley owned and film played Gibson Acoustic Guitar, used in the movie  'Blue Hawaii' and 'G.I. Blues' (photo-matched) was sold for US$82,000 after 16 bids. The estimate was US$200,000 - US$500,000.

Description from the auction website: Elvis Presley's film-used Gibson J-45 acoustic guitar that he also personally owned and used. 

The "Gibson" on the headstock was blacked out. Elvis used this guitar in his Paramount films 'Blue Hawaii' and 'G.I. Blues'. According to the letter from Charlie Hodge, he may have also used the guitar in "King Creole" as that was a Paramount production as well.

The guitar is stamped inside "Property of Paramount Prop Department" and Elvis's name is stamped inside as well.

According to Charlie Hodge, Elvis would usually take home his movie-used guitars, and he played this guitar at his home in Los Angeles and at Graceland.

Provenance: Originally from the collection of Charlie Hodge. Charlie first met Elvis when he was with the band the Foggy Mountain River Boys. They two met again when they served in the U.S. Army in Germany. They quickly became close friends and Hodge lived at Graceland until Elvis passed away in 1977. Charlie was Elvis's stage director and sang harmony on stage with him and handing him his scarves. Charlie also appeared as an extra in many of Elvis's films.

Other items sold were:

Elvis owned and stage worn oversized and heavy 5ct diamond and 14kt gold ring.

Elvis gifted this ring to George Klein his close personal friend who said Elvis wore the ring both on and off stage.

One day when Elvis was trying on some new rings he was purchasing, he took this ring off his finger, and asked George to hold it for him. When he had finished with his purchases, George handed this ring back to him and Elvis said "GK you keep that one." - Estimate: US$10,000 - US$20,000 - Final Bid: US$30,000.

Elvis stage worn, owned, and personally worn Florsheim black patent leather boots.

With side zipper and "Imperial Florsheim" stamped on the bottom of the sole. Elvis gave these boots to his long-time, close friend Charlie Hodge. Size 12, Charlie notes that Elvis's foot size could vary a great deal depending on the boot and whether Elvis had any swelling in his feet.

Condition: Very Good. - Estimate: US$5,000 - US$7,500 - Final Bid: US$2,750.

Elvis "Verschollen en Harem" (Harum Scarum) Vintage Original German Movie Poster.

From the Eddie Hammer Collection, a writer for Goldmine and Discoveries magazines who was an Elvis expert. At one point he had what was believed to be the largest Elvis Presley collection in the world.

Condition: Vintage, sold as is. Estimate: US$200 - US$400 Final Bid:  $60

Elvis Presley "La Mujer Robada" (Love Me Tender) Vintage Original Spanish Movie Poster. Condition: Vintage, sold as is.

Estimate: US$200 - US$400  Final Bid: US$50.

(Source: Pascal Matteo / Gotta Have Rock and Roll / Elvis Club Berlin / Elvis Information Network)