The new Silver Screen Legacy record label released the the LP 'Blue Hawaii - 65th Anniversary Edition' on splattered vinyl as a Bennies Fifties Exclusive.This LP is available for pre-order from >>> Bennies Fifties. Today the price is still the 32,99 Euro pre-order price, tomorrow the price will be the normal price of 39,99 Euro.
Description: Celebrating 65 years of the legendary 1961 Blue Hawaii sessions, The Fifties Store announces a brand new deluxe collector’s edition dedicated to one of Elvis Presley’s most beloved soundtrack recordings.
This exclusive release features a carefully selected collection of outstanding outtakes and alternate takes from the original Radio Recorders Studio B sessions, capturing Elvis at the height of his early sixties recording career.
Special care has been taken with both sound and presentation. The recordings for this release were carefully mastered by Petrushka for the best possible listening experience. They are not copied from previously released CDs, but sourced from collector material and prepared with warmth, clarity and depth in mind. The result is a sound quality that stands proudly alongside respected earlier releases.
Pressed on spectacular splatter vinyl and limited to only 200 copies worldwide, this edition was created especially for serious Elvis collectors and lovers of high quality vinyl productions.
The deluxe presentation includes beautifully designed full colour printed inner sleeves featuring rare photographs made from original negatives, together with extensive liner notes exploring the cultural phenomenon of Hawaii in America during the late fifties and early sixties, the legendary recording sessions themselves and Elvis’ unique connection with the islands.
Inspired by the classic RCA Living Stereo era, the artwork combines vintage atmosphere with modern collector quality, making this release feel like a lost premium Presley album from the golden age of vinyl.
Features:
• Strictly limited to 200 copies
• Exclusive splatter vinyl pressing
• Deluxe printed inner sleeves
• Rare photographs from original negatives
• Extensive liner notes
• Carefully selected outtakes and alternate takes
• Newly mastered audio prepared from collector sources
Tracklisting side A: Steppin’ Out Of Line (Unedited Movie Version, Spliced Takes 8 and 19) / Almost Always True (Take 5) / Beach Boy Blues (Take 3, Movie Version) / No More (Take 11) / Hawaiian Sunset (Take 7) / Ku-U-I-Po (Take 1) / Island Of Love (Take 8).
Side B: Rock A Hula Baby (Take 3) / Ito Eats (Take 5) / Moonlight Swim (Take 2) / Can’t Help Falling In Love (Take 16, Movie Version) / Hawaiian Wedding Song (Take 1) / Aloha Oe (Section 2, Take 3).
More Vinyl
Three new LPs were announced: ‘From a Jack to a King’ on the Petticoat import record label, ‘For The Asking - The Alternate Lost Album’ and ‘The European Side of Elvis - The Alternate Album’ on the Victory import record label. All albums come on colored vinyl with either a bonus CD or photo.
Known for presenting rare, alternate and previously overlooked Elvis recordings on high-quality vinyl, Petticoat Records has built a distinctive reputation among collectors for combining fascinating archival material with beautifully produced, limited-edition vinyl releases. Previous Petticoat editions have explored everything from studio outtakes and alternate mixes to live performances and recordings that made their vinyl debut.
This latest release continues that tradition with 14 outstanding rare and alternate country recordings, offering a fascinating opportunity to hear Elvis in a different light. Carefully selected for their rarity and collector appeal, these performances provide an essential addition to any serious Elvis Presley collection.
The album is presented as a deluxe LP plus bonus CD edition, allowing collectors to enjoy the material in both classic vinyl format and on CD. As with previous Petticoat releases, the album is housed in a stunning full-colour sleeve, beautifully presented and suitable for framing.
Deluxe Collector’s Edition:
• 14 rare and alternate country recordings
• Bonus CD included
• 180-gram virgin vinyl
• Available on YELLOW or CLEAR vinyl
• Stunning full-colour collector's sleeve
• Limited edition
Petticoat Records has always been about giving collectors something beyond the ordinary, and this release is no exception. Don't miss this latest Petticoat Records edition. Add it to your collection and keep your Petticoat Records series complete!
Tracklisting Side A: Green, Green Grass Of Home (Take 1) / Kentucky Rain (Take 3) / Snowbird (Take 2) / Release Me (Recorded Live, February 18, 1977) / Pieces Of My Life (Take 1) / Your Cheatin’ Heart (Take 9, Alternate Master) / He’ll Have To Go (Undubbed Master).
Side B: Fairytale (Take 2) / I Really Don’t Want To Know (Take 2) / From A Jack To A King (Undubbed Master) / Gentle On My Mind (Vocal Repair Version) / Just Call Me Lonesome (Take 6) / Help Me Make It Through The Night (Take 10) / Faded Love (Take 3, Alternate Master).
The CD has the same content.
Over two days, Elvis recorded a remarkable collection of songs, including ‘Devil In Disguise’, ‘Please Don’t Drag That String Around’, ‘Long Lonely Highway,’ ‘Witchcraft’, ‘Echoes Of Love’, ‘Finders Keepers, Losers Weepers’ and ‘Never Ending’. ‘Devil In Disguise’ was the hit single from the 14 masters that were created during the sessions. But then something extraordinary happened. the planned album was shelved.
As Elvis’s movie career accelerated, the demands for soundtrack albums began to dominate RCA’s release schedule. Instead of issuing a brand-new Elvis studio album, the company increasingly relied on movie soundtracks, greatest-hits collections and singles. The recordings from the Nashville sessions were gradually broken up, with individual songs appearing as single B-sides or as bonus selections on soundtrack albums.
The result was an album that existed in the recording vaults, but never appeared as an official Elvis album during his lifetime. For Elvis fans, this makes ‘For The Asking’ something truly special: a glimpse of the studio album that might have been.
At last, decades after the original recordings were made, the collection was assembled and released in 1990 in Europe, under the title ‘For The Asking - The Lost Album’, with the American release following in 1991 as ‘The Lost Album’. Featuring Elvis in the Nashville studio during one of the most intriguing periods of his 1960s career, For The Asking brings together a collection of recordings that were never given the opportunity to stand together as an album when they were new.
The European version of this album came out in 1990 and has one of the nicest album covers in the Elvis catalogue. This album is highly sought after by collectors and is becoming increasingly difficult to find. Victory Records proudly presents an alternate album edition featuring 15 rare and hard-to-find recordings, offering collectors a unique opportunity to discover an album that, in our opinion, should have been available many decades ago.
Carefully selected for their rarity and quality, these recordings make this a truly fascinating release for every serious collector. Available as a strictly limited edition on Red or Blue vinyl, this special release also includes a bonus CD
Tracks side A: Long Lonely Highway (Take 1 / Single Master) / Western Union (Take 3) /
Witchcraft (Take 2) / Love Me Tonight (Take 5) / What Now, What Next, Where To (Original 2- Track Stereo Mix) / Please Don’t Drag That String Around (Take 5) / Blue River (Takes 1 And 2) / Never Ending (Take 1).
Side B: (You’re The) Devil In Disguise (Take 3) / Finders Keepers Losers Weepers (Take 1) / Echoes Of Love (Takes 2 And 3) / Slowly But Surely (Take 1) / It Hurts Me (Take 1) / Memphis Tennessee (Take 5) / Ask Me (Take 7).
The CD holds the same tracks.
Together, these songs tell a fascinating story of the relationship between Elvis Presley and European music and culture, a connection that can be heard not only in the melodies, but in the words, the writers and the origins behind the songs. From rock ’n’ roll to romance, from Italy to the wider European continent, The European Side of Elvis uncovers the international influences hidden within the music of The King. Different songs, different stories, one unmistakable voice.
This ‘Alternate Album’ version is limited to only 100 copies per color. Each album contains a bonus CD or bonus photo, and is Available in Red or Orange vinyl.
Side A: It’s Now Or Never (Undubbed Master) / Surrender (Spliced Take 7) / You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me (Take 2) / Ask Me (Rejected 1963 Master) / Santa Lucia (Vocal Overdub Take 3) / Tonight’s All Right For Love (Take 1) / My Way (Live 04-05-77) / What Now My Love (Live 01-14-73) / I Love Only One Girl (Take 1) / Almost Always True (Take 6).
Side B: Wooden Heart (Take 4) / Tonight Is So Right For Love (Take 7).
Side B Bonus Songs: Yesterday (Live, February 1970) / It’s Easy For You (Take 1) / My Boy (Take 2) / Wonderful World (Take 15) / The Last Farewell (Take 2) / Heart Of Rome (Different Mix).
The CD holds the same tracks.
(Source: Bennies Fifties / Various)