Publicity stated: Memphis is a comprehensive collection that takes listeners through the many recordings Elvis had done while in Memphis - from his songs at SUN Records, to his American Studio and Stax sessions, through to his 1974 hometown show and finally, his last recordings in Graceland.
Over 111 tracks, ‘Memphis’ captures Presley from his earliest sessions at Sun Studio - which occurred 70 years ago this Summer - to his final recordings in Graceland’s Jungle Room. Along the way, the Bluff City serves as both home and muse to Presley, playing a pivotal role in the dramatic arc of his artistry as he finds creative rebirth at American Sound in 1969, overcomes personal struggles at Stax in 1973, and brings his most extravagant and spellbinding live show to the Mid-South Coliseum in 1974. Produced by noted Elvis authority Ernst Jørgensen, with rare archival material and new liner notes by Grammy-winning music historian Robert Gordon, ‘Memphis’ will be released in 5-CD, 2-LP and digital configurations, giving fresh insight into the bond between Elvis and his eternal home.
With the exception of the Sun recordings, all tracks on ‘Memphis’ were newly mixed by four-time Gramma-winner Matt Ross-Spang at Southern Grooves in Memphis, with overdubs stripped away - leaving the listener with only what Elvis heard live in the studio. With this intimacy, new revelations abound - from Elvis’ intuitive chemistry with “The Memphis Boys” at American, to the subtle way he builds his vocal phrasing around his backing singers in the Stax sessions, or the palpable joy he brings to his final sessions in the Jungle Room. Through it all, the listener is standing next to Elvis - hearing exactly what he is hearing.
This 5-CD collection of Elvis’ songs over the years features 111 tracks, 88 of which are newly mixed versions of the select recordings, pure and without overdubs. More information on this 111-track set when available.
The set is available on CD from >>> Amazon.
The set is available on LP from >>> Amazon.
(Associate links).
CD 1: That's All Right - 2 Blue Moon Of Kentucky - I Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine - Good Rockin' Tonight - Milkcow Blues Boogie - You're A Heartbreaker - Baby, Let's Play House - I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone - I Forgot To Remember To Forge - Mystery Train - I Love You Because - Just Because - Trying To Get To You - I'll Never Let You Go (Little Darlin') - Blue Moon (Take 9/M) - Harbor Lights - I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone (Slow Version) - When It Rains, It Really Pours - Tomorrow Night - My Happiness - That's When Your Heartaches Begin - I'll Never Stand In Your Way - It Wouldn't Be The Same Without You.
CD 2: In The Ghetto - Suspicious Minds - Don't Cry Daddy - Kentucky Rain - Mama Liked The Roses - Do You Know Who I Am - You'll Think of Me - True Love Travels On A Gravel Road - Long Black Limousine - After Loving You - I'll Hold You In My Heart (Till I Can Hold You In My Arms) - From A Jack To A King - Without Love (There Is Nothing) - Medley: It's My Way / This Time / I Can't Stop Loving You - It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin' - I'm Movin' On - Power Of My Love - Stranger In My Own Home Town - Wearin' That Loved On Look - Any Day Now - Only The Strong Survive - Gentle On My Mind - The Fair's Moving On - Hey Jude.
CD 3: Promised Land - Raised On Rock - I've Got A Thing About You Baby - If You Talk In Your Sleep - My Boy - Spanish Eyes - Help Me - I Got A Feelin' In My Body - It's Midnight - Find Out What's Happening - If You Don't Come Back - For Ol' Times Sake - Just A Little Bit - Talk About The Good Times - Loving Arms - You Asked Me To - Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues - Your Love's Been A Long Time Coming - There's A Honky Tonk Angel (Who Will Take Me Back In) - Take Good Care Of Her - She Wears My Ring - If That Isn't Love - Three Corn Patches.
CD 5: Hurt - Never Again - Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain - Danny Boy - The Last Farewell - For The Heart - Bitter They Are, Harder They Fall - Solitaire - Love Coming Down - I'll Never Fall In Love Again - Moody Blue - She Thinks I Still Care - Way Down - He'll Have To Go - Pledging My Love.
In the 'Behind The Box' video Matt Ross-Spang, Robert Gordon and Ernst Jørgensen discuss ‘Memphis’ and its significance.
New Script, Same Stage
The Millbranch Music import record label announced the release of the CD 'New Script, Same Stage' focusing on Elvis' music from the first 3 months of 1972.
With this CD, we want to pay tribute to that turbulent time of the recording sessions where Elvis presented his new show in Las Vegas in January and February with a lot of new songs in his setlist and turned his feelings into music at Hollywood´s RCA Studio C, given the fact that his marriage was falling apart at the time. The result was a very emotional output of music as only Elvis was able to create because he had put his whole heart and feelings into the recordings, probably even meant as a public apology to his lost love. At least, the songs were kind of a statement – done coincidentally or not.
Although there never really was an Elvis Presley album from 1972 that had an impact as if recorded from the same mould, Elvis albums were indeed released that year. “Elvis Now” came out in January 1972, containing more folk-oriented songs such as Kris Kristofferson’s “Help Me Make It Through the Night,” featuring the big hit “Put Your Hand in the Hand” by Gene MacLellan from a group called “Ocean”. Elvis had previously sung MacLellan’s “Snowbird,” which was a big hit for Anne Murray, who also had “Put Your Hand in the Hand” on her album. Additionally, “Elvis Now” included Gordon Lightfoot’s “Early Morning Rain.”
In January, Elvis also released a single from the LP “Until It’s Time for You to Go” by Buffy Sainte-Marie and “We Can Make the Morning” by Jay Ramsey. In April 1972, the gospel LP “He Touched Me” was released along with the single “Bosom of Abraham.” The album won a Grammy Award in 1973 in the “Best Gospel Album” category. In June, the LP “As Recorded at Madison Square Garden” was released in a rush, making it to the stores within a week and earning Elvis a gold record by August 1972.
Although the music for the albums, aside from “Madison Square Garden”, were all recorded in 1971, there were indeed recording sessions planned for 1972. RCA had made significant investments to record during the winter season in Las Vegas, where Elvis presented his completely new show - a no-nonsense show with more drama, more music, and less interaction with the audience.
In March, at RCA Studio C in Hollywood, new songs were to be recorded. These songs became some of the most iconic Elvis Presley songs, including “Burning Love,” “Always on My Mind,” and “Fool” by James Last. Unfortunately, the songs mostly came out on budget LPs from RCA Camden and in 1973 on the album “Elvis,” which the public called “The Elvis Fool Album.” This record was mainly filled with various leftover songs from the archive.
It is unfortunate that the songs and the concept of the songs from early 1972 were never released as a full album because when you hear all the songs in an order, they do indeed fit together. We strongly believe that the songs on his new CD fit together very well! Hear Elvis at his best at the early stage of 1972!
Tracklist CD: The Impossible Dream (16.02.1972 MS) - Until It's Time For You To Go (26.01.1972 OS) - Polk Salad Annie (26.01.1972 OS) - Love Me (14.02.1972 MS) - Never Been To Spain (14.02.14, 1972 MS) - It's Over (17.02.1972 MS) - Hound Dog (14.02.1972 MS) - Bridge Over Troubled Water (26.01.1972 OS) - Lawdy, Miss Clawdy (26.01.1972 OS) - You Gave Me A Mountain (15.02.1972 MS) - It's Impossible (16.02.1972 MS) - Little Sister / Get Back (14.02.1972 MS) - Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel (14.02.1972 MS) - Burning Love (Take 2) - Where Do I Go From Here (Take 6) - A Big Hunk O Love (17.02.1972 DS) - All Shook Up (14.02.1972 MS) - For The Good Times (Orchestral Overdub) - Fool - One Night (26.01.1972, OS) - An American Trilogy (15.02.1972, MS) - Separate Ways (Orchestral Overdub) - It's A Matter Of Time (Orchestral Overdub) - Always On My Mind (Orchestral Overdub) - Can't Help Falling In Love (26.01.1972, OS) - I'll Remember You (26.01.1972, OS).
The CD is available from >>> Bennies Fifties.
Golden Boy Elvis
The editors jumped to the seventies, 1974 to be precise, and listened meticulously to the latest 3-CD-set from the Follow That Dream record label. A top-class review of the shows at the Stateline Sahara Hotel in Lake Tahoe that leaves no question of detail unanswered. Besides Elvis, songwriter Randy Starr's 'Lost Elvis Songwriter Demos Vol. 1’ gets a review too.
The magazines popular series ‘Songs from A-Z’, ‘In Memoriam’ and the ‘Rillen Revue Remake’ and various other articles and of the course a look-back on the important Elvis news complete the magazine.
For more information visit the magazine's website at >>> Golden Boy Elvis or contact the editor at service@golden-boy-elvis.de.
Volume 97 of the Polish Twój Blues magazine ("Your Blues") features an extensive feature on the early career of Elvis Presley and the behind-the-scenes recording of the landmark song 'That's All Right (Mama)', and in addition a review of the Elvis related CD 'Randy Starr - Presley Style'. Both aricles written by Elvis author Mariusz Ogiegło.
(Source: Golden Boy Elvis / Mariusz Ogiegło / QOBuzz)