The box-set can be ordered from the >>> ElvisMatters webshop.
Publicity stated: FTD books is pleased to announce the release of ‘The Making Of G.I. Blues’ this 65th Anniversary Commemorative Edition is packaged in an individually numbered Deluxe collector's slipcase.
Book 1 - The Movie The Making Of G.I. Blues - The Movie: a 384-page hardback coffee table style Deluxe book, containing many newly discovered photographs, details on deleted scenes, pages from the script, the shooting schedule, memos, contracts, as well as memories from the cast and crew.
Book 2 – The Music: a 84-page book of photos, documents and detailed session information.
Additionally the set contains 5 CDs featuring for the first time, the complete Elvis Presley soundtrack recording sessions, from the original 3-track tapes to stereo, sequenced in recording order.
Also included is Special Collector’s vinyl 33 RPM, compact double EP with a picture sleeve. All housed in a Deluxe, individually (sticker) numbered slipcase.
CD 1: G.I. Blues - The Masters:
Tonight Is So Right For Love - What’s She Really Like - Frankfort Special - Wooden Heart - G. I. Blues - Pocketful Of Rainbows - Shoppin’ Around - Big Boots - Didja’ Ever - Blue Suede Shoes - Doin’ The Best I Can - Tonight’s All Right For Love
April 27, 1960 - Sunset & Vine, Hollywood:
Shoppin’ Around (Instrumental, AO Take 1 - 2) - Shoppin’ Around (Instrumental, AO Take 3 / Master - From Acetate) - Shoppin’ Around (Instrumental, AO Take 4) - Shoppin’ Around (First version, BO Take 1) - Shoppin’ Around (First Version, BO Take 2 - 4) - Shoppin’ Around (First Version, BO Take 5) - Shoppin’ Around (First Version, BO Take 6 - 10) - Shoppin’ Around (First Version, BO Take 11) - Shoppin’ Around (First Version, BO Take 14 / Master - From Acetate)
CD 2: G.I. Blues - April 27, 1960 - Sunset and Vine, Hollywood:
Didja’ Ever (CO Take 1) - Didja’ Ever (CO Take 2 / Original Master) - Didja’ Ever (Splice Of CO Take 1 & 2 / Substituted Album Master) - Doin’ The Best I Can (DO Take 1 - 3) - Doin’ The Best I Can (DO Take 4 - 7) - Doin’ The Best I Can (DO Take 8 - 9) - Doin’ The Best I Can (DO Take 10 - 12) - Doin’ The Best I Can (DO Take 13 / Master) - G. I. Blues (EO Take 1) - G. I. Blues (EO Take 2 - 4) - G. I. Blues (EO Take 5) - G. I. Blues (EO Take 6) - G. I. Blues (EO Take 7) - G. I. Blues (EO Take 8 - 10, Insert) - G. I. Blues (Splice Of EO Take 7 & 10 / Master) - Tonight Is So Right For Love (FO Take 1 - 2) - Tonight Is So Right For Love (FO Take 3) - Tonight Is So Right For Love (FO Take 4) - Tonight Is So Right For Love (FO Take 5 - 7) - What’s She Really Like (GO Take 1 - 3) - What’s She Really Like (GO Take 4 - 5)
* Take 2 used on first pressing of soundtrack.
Also on exported album master (UK, Germany etc.).
CD 3: G.I. Blues - April 27, 1960 - Sunset and Vine, Hollywood:
Frankfort Special (Fast Version, HO Take 1 - 2) - Frankfort Special (Fast Version, HO Take 3 - 5) - Frankfort Special (Fast Version, HO Take 6 - 7) - Frankfort Special (Fast Version, HO Take 8) - Frankfort Special (Fast Version, HO Take 9 - 13) - Tonight Is So Right For Love (FO Take 8) - Tonight Is So Right For Love (FO Take 9) - . Tonight Is So Right For Love (FO Take 10 - 11 / Master)
April 28, 1960 - Sunset & Vine, Hollywood:Whistling Blues (Instrumental, JO Take 2 / Master) - Tonight Is So Right For Love (Instrumental, KO Take 1 - 4 / Master) - Wooden Heart (Gramafunken Version, Instrumental, LO Take 1 - 2 / Master) - Big Boots (Fast Version, M1O Take 1 - 2) - Big Boots (Fast Version, M1O Take 3) - Big Boots (Fast Version, M1O Take 4) - Big Boots (Fast Version, M1O Take 5) - Big Boots (Fast Version, M1O Take 6 - 7 / Master) - Big Boots (Slow Version, MO Take 1) - Big Boots (Slow Version, MO Take 2 - 3) - Big Boots (Slow Version, MO Take 4) - What’s She Really Like (GO Take 6 - 7) - What’s She Really Like (GO Take 8 - 11) - What’s She Really Like (GO Take 12 - 13) - What’s She Really Like (GO Take 14 - 16)
CD 4: G.I. Blues - April 28, 1960 - Sunset and Vine, Hollywood:
What’s She Really Like (GO Take 17 - 19) - What’s She Really Like (insert, GO Take 20 - 22) - What’s She Really Like (Splice Of GO Take 19 & 22 Insert / Master) - Pocketful of Rainbows (Version 1, NO Take 1 - 2) - Pocketful Of Rainbows (Version 1, NO Take 3) - Pocketful Of Rainbows (Version 1, NO Take 4 - 7) - Pocketful Of Rainbows (Version 1, NO Take 8) - Pocketful Of Rainbows (Version 1, NO Take 9) - Pocketful Of Rainbows (Version 1, NO Take 10) - Pocketful Of Rainbows (Version 1, NO Take 11 - 12) - Pocketful Of Rainbows (Version 1, NO Take 13 - 14) - Pocketful Of Rainbows (Version 1, NO Take 15 - 16) - Blue Suede Shoes (PO Take 1 / Master) - Wooden Heart (QO Take 1) - Wooden Heart (QO Take 2 - 4 / Master) - Pocketful Of Rainbows (Version 1, NO Take 17) - Pocketful Of Rainbows (Version 1, NO Take 18 - 20) - Pocketful Of Rainbows (Version 1, NO Take 21 - 25) - Pocketful Of Rainbows (Version 1, NO Take 26 - 28)
Big Boots (Fast Version, Remake, M1O-X Take 1) - Big Boots (Fast Version, Remake, M1O-X Take 2) - Shoppin’ Around (Remake, BO-X Take 1 - 2) - Shoppin’ Around (Remake, BO-X Take 3 - 5) - Shoppin’ Around (Remake, BO-X Take 6 - 7 / Master) - Pocketful Of Rainbows (Remake, NO-X Take 1 - 2 / Master) - Pocketful Of Rainbows (Remake, NO-X Take 3) - Frankfort Special (Remake, HO-X Take 1 - 5) - Frankfort Special (Remake, HO-X Take 6 - 8) - Frankfort Special (Remake, HO-X Take 9 - 10 / Master) - Tonight’s All Right For Love (R1O Take 1) - Tonight’s All Right For Love (R1O Take 2 - 5) - Tonight’s All Right For Love (R1O Take 6) - Tonight’s All Right For Love (R1O Take 7 - 8) - Tonight’s All Right For Love (R1O Take 9 - 10) - Tonight’s All Right For Love (R1O Take 11 - 12) - Tonight’s All Right For Love (R1O Take 14 - 15) - Tonight’s All Right For Love (R1O Take 16 - 17) - Tonight’s All Right For Love (Insert, R2O Take 1 - 2) - Tonight’s All Right For Love (Composite Of R1O Take 10 & R2O Take 2 / Master) - Big Boots (Slow Version, Remake, MO-X Take 1 - 6) - Big Boots (Slow Version, Insert, M2O-X Take 1 - 4) - Tonight’s All Right For Love (“Tales From The Vienna Woods”, Instrumental, RO Take 1 - 4) - Tonight’s All Right For Love (“Tales From The Vienna Woods”, Instrumental, RO Take 5 / Master) - Big Boots (SO Take 3, Composite Of MO Take 4 & M2O-X Take 4 / Master)
Mastered by Sebastian Jeansson, mixed from 3-track to stereo by Vic Anesini with Sebastian Jeansson. Original engineers: Thorne Nogar and Al Schmitt. Produced by Ernst Mikael Jørgensen.
Note: There are no new Out-takes in this release, only new instrumental versions:
April 27, 1960 - Sunset and Vine, Hollywood:
- Shoppin' Around - Instrumental, AO Take 1 (FS), 2 (FS)
- Shoppin' Around - Instrumental, AO Take 3 / Master (Acetate)
April 28, 1960 - Sunset and Vine, Hollywood:
- Tonight Is So Right For Love - Instrumental, KO Take 1 (FS), 2 (FS), 3 (FS)
- Wooden Heart - Gramafunken Version, Instrumental, LO Take 1 (FS)
May 6, 1960 - Radio Recorders, Hollywood:
- Tonight’s All Right For Love ('Tales From The Vienna Woods') -Instrumental, RO Take 1 (FS), 2 (FS), 3 (FS), 4 (complete)
Publicity stated: The 'Good Times - The Outtakes' is a special ‘numbered’ Limited 2-LP Edition of 3,500 copies on Ocean Blue colored vinyl.
FTD Vinyl’s first release in August, 2010 arrived long before the great vinyl revival of many years later. Due to the format’s modest sales back then, long-deleted FTD titles are now commanding high prices online and at record fairs.
Previously issued in August 2010, this collectible numbered edition’s new cover design is inspired by the 45 RPM single 'I’ve Got A Thing About You Baby'.
The LP is available from the >>> ElvisMatters webshop.
Side 1: Take Good Care of Her - rehearsal and take 1 / Loving Arms - take 1 and rehearsal / I Got a Feelin' in My Body - take 1 / If That Isn't Love - take 1 / She Wears My Ring - take 8 / I've Got a Thing about You, Baby - take 1 / My Boy - take 1 Elvis Presley
Side 2: Talk about the Good Times - take 3 / Spanish Eyes - takes 1, 2 / Good Time Charlie's Got the Blues - takes 7, 8 / I Got a Feelin' in My Body - take 4 / I've Got a Thing about You, Baby - take 14 / My Boy - take 2 / Take Good Care of Her - take 4.
Side 3: I've Got a Thing about You, Baby - takes 6, 8, 10, 11 / Loving Arms - take 2 / I Got a Feelin' in My Body - take 2 / Good Time Charlie's Got the Blues - takes 1, 4, 6 / Take Good Care of Her - takes 2, 3 / Spanish Eyes - take 4 (undubbed master).
Side 4: Talk about the Good Times - takes 1, 2 / Talk about the Good Times - take 4 (undubbed master) / She Wears My Ring - takes 1 - 7 / I Got a Feelin' in My Body - take 7 / My Boy - take 3 (undubbed master) / Good Time Charlie's Got the Blues - take 9 (unedited undubbed master) / If That Isn't Love - splice of takes 5 (LFS) and 7.
* Previously released in 2009 as 'Good Times – The Outtakes' (506020-975011)
The 'G.I. Blues' box-set can be ordered from the >>> ElvisMatters webshop.
The LP is available from the >>> ElvisMatters webshop.
Golden Boy Elvis No. 4 / 2025
Golden Boy magazine #4/2025 has been published. This last volume for 2025 is currently being shipped and will arrive at readers' homes within the next few days.
This full color A4-sized magazine features articles on 'The Last Tours Vol. 3', the friendship between Elvis and Liberace and how Elvis ultimately came to own his famous gold lamé suit, celebrating The King in Bad Nauheim with Charles Stone, Priscilla Presley's 'Softly As I Leave You', 'Tracing the Past in Florida' on the original filming locations of the movie 'Follow That Dream' and much more to keep you entertained during the Christmas holidays.
The Golden Boy Elvis magazine is available as a single issue or as an annual subscription (the latter includes the digital supplement GBE Mailer as a bonus).
EAP Society Off-line
The Elvis Archival Preservation Society's YouTube Channel was removed and terminated on December 13 for a violation of YouTube's Terms of Service. Jamie Kelley has been actively trying to resolve the issue and bring the channel back, but at this time it is unclear what the concrete reasons are, how long this will take or what the outcome will be.
In the meantime, most of the video content (from late 2022 and 2023 onwards) can still be found on Patreon using the >>> url: https://www.patreon.com/eapsociety and fans around the world are invited to join. However, Patreon is paywalled.
For those who don't know the EAP Society, their goals are ambitious and more paying members means a higher likelihood and quicker route to actual release of relevant new audio content and imagery.
- Finding and acquiring unheard/unseen Elvis recordings and media for preservation (they have info on more than a few now)
- When possible, releasing said media through official channels
- Licensing album/session/etc releases from Sony
- Building easy‑to‑follow tools and databases for new fans
- Creating documentaries on a wide range of Elvis topics, including interviews from people who were there
- Producing research and photo books on a wide range of Elvis topics
- Promoting a greater understanding of Elvis Presley, his art, and the people around him
- Producing more live events that are as affordable as possible for fans, in keeping with what Elvis did with his shows
- Expanding the EAP Society set for larger projects and group‑discussion episodes
- Finding new/creative/refreshing ways to introduce Elvis to more people
(Source: The King's Realm Forum / Facebook / Bear Family / EAP Soiety)