Publicity stated: Now available is the fourth release on the Popcorn label. This amazing double album is completely dedicated to the ‘Jailhouse Rock’ sessions. These sessions took place in April and May of 1957, at Studio B at the Radio Recorders Studio in Hollywood California. Some overdubs and scoring sessions took place at the MGM soundstage. The sessions resulted in 6 master recordings beside some alternate movie versions.
The movie premiered October 17th 1957 at the Loews Theatre In Memphis Tennessee. The title song ‘Jailhouse Rock’ was released on 45RPM (with ‘Treat Me Nice’ on side B) and topped the charts for 7 weeks. It reached the gold status but the R.I.A.A did not started their award program until 1958. According to the Billboard magazine the later released ‘Extended Play’ was the bestselling EP of 1958.
Now you can enjoy highlights from these recording sessions on this deluxe double album. All of the takes are fully remastered and sound better then ever. The movie versions are speed corrected and are presented in their original mono sound.
All the tracks are also available on the 2 Bonus CDs (housed in cardboard sleeves) that are added to this package. For the first time the two CDs are also available separate (in an ultra limited quantity) as a Deluxe digipack.
LP 1 - side A: Jailhouse Rock (2001 - Take 6) - Jailhouse Rock (2002 - Pickup / Take 1 & 2) - Treat Me Nice (2003 - Take 17 - 19) - Young And Beautiful (2004 - Record Version / Take 3) - (You’re So Square) Baby I Don’t Care (2015 - 1st Vocal Overdub / Take 1) - Don’t Leave Me Now (2016 - 1st Version - Piano / Take 1) - I Want To Be Free (H2WB 6781 - Record Version Composite) - Young And Beautiful (2005 - Solo Jailversion / Take 1 & 2 - No Echo)
Side B: Young And Beautiful (2006 - Take 3 & 4) - Treat Me Nice (2008 - Second Movie Version / Take 3, 4 & 5) - I Want To Be Free (2009 - Prison TV Version / Take 7 - 11) - Don’t Leave Me Now (2017 - 2nd Version - Hit Record Version - Take 7 & 8) - I Want To Be Free (2010 - Record Version / Take 7, 8 & 9) - Treat Me Nice (H2WB 6778 - RCA Movie Version Composite) - Young And Beautiful (MGM Composite Master - Movie End Version) - (You’re So Square) Baby I Don’t Care (2021 - 2nd Vocal Overdub / Take 6 - Isolated Vocals)
LP 2 - side C: I Want To Be Free (2011 - Pickup 1st Ending / Take 1 & 2) - I Want To Be Free (2012 - Pickup 2nd Ending / Take 1 - 5) - (You’re So Square) Baby I Don’t Care (2412 - MGM Movie Edit) - Treat Me Nice (2405 - MGM Composite Master) - I Want To Be Free (WPA5 2508 - MGM Composite Master) - Don’t Leave Me Now (2022 - 2nd Movie Version / Take 12) - Don’t Leave Me Now (2023 - 1st Movie Version / Take 2) - Jailhouse Rock (2024 - Take 6 / Alternate Movie Version With Male Overdubs) - Treat Me Nice (2526 - Overdubbed MGM Movie Version) - Jailhouse Rock (2533 - Overdubbed MGM Movie Version)
Side D: The Soundtrack Versions In Original Mono:
Jailhouse Rock - Young And Beautiful (Version 1) - Young And Beautiful (Version 2) - Don’t Leave Me Now (Version 1) - Don’t Leave Me Now (Version 2) - I Want To Be Free - Treat Me Nice - Young Ynd Beautiful (Version 3) - (You´re So Square) Baby I Don’t Care
Bonus Songs: Jailhouse Rock (Unedited RCA Record Master) - One More Day (1st Movie Version) - Dont Leave Me Now (Movie Set Version) - (You’re So Square( Baby I Don’t Care (2013 - “Track” Take 8 & 9)
CD 1: Jailhouse Rock (2001 - Take 6) - Jailhouse Rock (2002 - Pickup / Take 1 & 2) - Treat Me Nice (2003 - Take 17 - 19) - Young And Beautiful (2004 - Record Version / Take 3) - (You’re So Square) Baby I Don’t Care (2015 - 1st Vocal Overdub / Take 1) - Don’t Leave Me Now (2016 - 1st Version - Piano / Take 1) - I Want To Be Free (H2WB 6781 - Record Version Composite) - Young And Beautiful (2005 - Solo Jailversion / Take 1 & 2 - No Echo) - Young And Beautiful (2006 - Take 3 & 4) - Treat Me Nice (2008 - Second Movie Version / Take 3, 4 & 5) - I Want To Be Free (2009 - Prison TV Version / Take 7 - 11) - Don’t Leave Me Now (2017 - 2nd Version - Hit Record Version - Take 7 & 8) - I Want To Be Free (2010 - Record Version / Take 7, 8 & 9) - Treat Me Nice (H2WB 6778 - RCA Movie Version Composite) - Young And Beautiful (MGM Composite Master - Movie End Version) - (You’re So Square) Baby I Don’t Care (2021 - 2nd Vocal Overdub / Take 6 - Isolated Vocals) - I Want To Be Free (2011 - Pickup 1st Ending / Take 1 & 2) - I Want To Be Free (2012 - Pickup 2nd Ending / Take 1 - 5) - (You’re So Square) Baby I Don’t Care (2412 - MGM Movie Edit) - Treat Me Nice (2405 - MGM Composite Master) - I Want To Be Free (WPA5 2508 - MGM Composite Master) - Don’t Leave Me Now (2022 - 2nd Movie Version / Take 12)
CD 2: Don’t Leave Me Now (2023 - 1st Movie Version / Take 2) - Jailhouse Rock (2024 - Take 6 / Alternate Movie Version With Male Overdubs) - Treat Me Nice (2526 - Overdubbed MGM Movie Version) - Jailhouse Rock (2533 - Overdubbed MGM Movie Version)
The Soundtrack Versions In Original Mono: Jailhouse Rock - Young And Beautiful (Version 1) - Young And Beautiful (Version 2) - Don’t Leave Me Now (Version 1) - Don’t Leave Me Now (Version 2) - I Want To Be Free - Treat Me Nice - Young Ynd Beautiful (Version 3) - (You´re So Square) Baby I Don’t Care
Bonus Songs: Jailhouse Rock (2411 - Long Version With Piano And Drum Intro) - One More Day (1st Movie Version - Mickey Shaughnessy) - Dont Leave Me Now (Movie Set Version) - (You’re So Square( Baby I Don’t Care (2013 - “Track” Take 8 & 9) - Jailhouse Rock (Unedited RCA Record Master)
If I Can Dream
The Petticoat records import label released the LP / CD set ‘If I Can Dream’ on colored vinyl.
This high quality album (including bonus CD) featuring 16 rare and hard to find alternate versions is now available. Most tracks debut on vinyl for the very first time.
Great stuff: from beautiful versions of 'If I Can Dream' and 'It Hurts Me' to powerful renditions of 'Big Boss Man' and 'Little Egypt'. The record ends with 5 powerful highlights of the dressing room rehearsal of June 25 1968.
And as always housed in a stunning full color sleeve suitable for framing! This high quality 180 Gr. virgin vinyl pressing is now available in clear and on red colored vinyl. And of course a bonus CD featuring all tracks is included.
Side A: If I Can Dream (V.O Take 4 - 918 - 30.06.1968) - Nothingville / Guitar Man (“Guitar Man’s Evil” Section 1 Take 2) - Let Yourself Go (“Guitar Man’s Evil” Section 2 Take 7 - M - 20.06.1968) - It Hurts Me ("Escape” Section 4 Take 5 - 20.06.1968) - Big Boss Man (“Escape” Section 3 Take 1 & 2 - 20.06.1968) - Saved / Preach For The Sky / Saved (“Gospel” Section 3 Take 4 - 22.06.1968) - Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child / Where Could I Go But To The Lord? / Yes, Yes, Yes / Up Above My Head (Rehearsal & Take 1 - 21.06.1968)
Side B: Trouble / Guitar Man (“Guitar Man Opening” Take 7 - 22.06.1968) - Nothingville ("Guitar Man’s Evil” Section 1 Take 5 & 6 - 20.06.1968) - Little Egypt / Trouble (V. O “Nightclub” Take 4 - 1010 - 30.06.1968) - If I Can Dream (Record Version Take 2, 3 & 4 - 23.06.1968)
Highlights Dressing Room Rehearsal - 25.06.1968: Tiger Man - Lawdy Miss Clawdy - One Night - When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again - Blue Moon Of Kentucky
v.o. = vocal overdub / all tracks in Stereo except for A01/A08/B03/B05-B09 which are in Mono.
(Source: Elvis Shop London)