This 5 cd set is something special. With 5 individual jewelcases, packed in lp sized box including oversized booklet this set will bring you back to the old days of cd/vinyl packaging. Something deluxe! This release features mostly alternate versions from all of Elvis movie sessions during 1962-1965. A fantastic release with a lot of surprises, in a fantastic sound and running order. Last but not least is disc 5, featuring (mostly) rejected acetates of songs written for Elvis movies but (mostly) were never used. A very limited edition so get it while you can.
Tracklist
Disc 1
It Happened At The World’s Fair
01 Take Me To The Fair / # 1-3
02 Beyond The Bend / # 2
03 Happy Ending / # 8 ♣
04 Cotton Candy Land / # 1-4
05 Happy Ending / # 6
06 They Remind Me Too Much Of You / # 1
07 A World Of Our Own / Master
08 Take Me To The Fair / # 7
09 Happy Ending / # 9 ♣ Movie Version
10 I’m Falling In Love Tonight / # 7 & 6
11 How Would You Like To Be / # 3 & 2
12 Relax / # 12 & 13 ♣
13 One Broken Heart For Sale / # 1 ♣ Movie Version Fun In Acapulco
14 Fun In Acapulco / Master
15 El Toro / Spliced Master
16 I Think I’m Gonna Like It Here / # 15
17 The Bullfighter Was A Lady / # 10
18 Vino, Dinero Y Amor / # 1
19 Bossa Nova Baby / # 2
20 Guadalajara / V.O # 4
21 You Can’t Say No In Acapulco / # 4
22 Mexico / # 7
23 Bossa Nova Baby / Extended Master
24 Marguerita / # 7 & 6
25 Guadalajara / V.O # 2
26 Vino, Dinero Y Amor / Movie Version
27 No Room To Rhumba / Movie Version
# = Take
♣ = Master Take
V.O = Vocal Overdub
Disc 2
Viva Las Vegas
01 Viva Las Vegas / Demo Arrangement # 1
02 Santa Lucia / Master
03 The Lady Loves Me / # 2
04 Night Life / Unedited # 14 ♣
05 C’mon Everybody / Record Version # 2 & 3
06 If You Think I Don’t Need You / # 2
07 I Need Somebody To Lean On / # 8
08 You’re The Boss / # 3
09 Night Life / # 3
10 Do The Vega / # 7 No Echo ♣
11 Yellow Rose Of Texas / # 9 The Eyes Of Texas
12 Today Tomorrow & Forever / # 3 & 4
13 What’d I Say / # 3
14 I Need Somebody To Lean On / Movie Version
15 Today Tomorrow & Forever / Edited Movie Version
16 Viva Las Vegas / Movie Version Kissin’ Cousins
17 Kissin’ Cousins No2 / Edited Master
18 Once Is Enough / Master
19 Anyone Could Fall In Love With You / Master
20 Catchin’ On Fast / Master
21 One Boy Two Little Girls / Master
22 Tender Feeling / Master
23 Kissin’ Cousins / Hillbilly V.O # 1 ♣
24 Smokey Mountain Boy / Movie Version
25 There’s Gold In The Mountain / Movie Version
26 One Boy Two Little Girls / Movie Version
27 Once Is Enough / Movie Version
28 Barefoot Ballad / Movie Version
29 Kissin’ Cousins / Movie Version
# = Take
♣ = Master Take
V.O = Vocal Overdub
Disc 3
Roustabout
01 Hard Knocks / Movie Version V.O # 4 ♣
02 Roustabout / V.O # 13
03 I’m A Roustabout / # 10 (Stereo Version)
04 Carny Town / Master
05 It’s A Wonderful World / Master
06 Poison Ivy League / Movie Version
07 Little Egypt / # 21 ♣
08 One Track Heart / Master
09 Roustabout / V.O # 6
10 Big Love Big Heartache / Movie Version
11 It’s Carnival Time / Movie Version (#12)
12 Wheels On My Heels / Movie Version
13 There’s A Brand New Day On The Horizon / Overdubbed Movie Edit
14 Roustabout / Movie Version
15 Little Egypt / Movie Version Girl Happy
16 Girl Happy / # 4
17 I’ve Got To Find My Baby / Edited Master
18 Puppet On A String / # 7
19 Do The Clam / Master
20 Wolf Call / Edited Master
21 Do Not Disturb / # 35
22 Spring Fever / # 1-4
23 Puppet On A String / # 10
24 Starting Tonight / Master
25 Cross My Heart And Hope To Die / # 8 & 6
26 The Meanest Girl In Town / # 4-6
27 Puppet On A String / # 11 ♣
28 Fort Lauderdale Chamber Of Commerce / Movie Version
29 Spring Fever / Composite Movie Master
30 Girl Happy / Movie Version
31 Wolf Call / Movie Version Tickle Me
32 Dirty, Dirty Feeling / # 1
33 Slowly But Surely / # 1
34 I’m Yours / Composite Master
35 Night Rider / Take 1
36 It Feels So Right / Movie Version
# = Take
♣ = Master Take
V.O = Vocal Overdub
Disc 4
Tickle Me
01 Long Lonely Highway / Movie Version
02 Put The Blame On Me / Movie Version
03 (Such An) Easy Question / Movie Version Harum Scarum
04 Hey Little Girl / # 4 & 5 ♣
05 Shake That Tambourine / # 14-16
06 Wisdom Of The Ages / # 1 & 2
07 Golden Coins / # 1,2 & 4
08 So Close, Yet So Far / # 2 & 3
09 My Desert Serenade / # 1 & 10
10 Wisdom Of The Ages / # 4
11 Animal Instinct / # 3 & 4
12 Kismet / # 1-5 ♣
13 So Close, Yet So Far / # 4
14 Harem Holiday / # 2
15 Mirage / V.O Spliced Master
16 Go East Young Man / V.O Spliced Master Frankie & Johnny
17 Frankie & Johnny / Master
18 What Every Woman Lives For / Master
19 Down By The Riverside When The Saints Go Marchin’ In / Master
20 Beginner’s Luck / Master With Extra Intro
21 Please Don’t Stop Loving Me / # 9
22 Petunia, The Gardener’s Daughter / # 1
23 Look Out Broadway / # 9
24 Everybody Come Aboard / # 4 & 5
25 Shout It Out / # 1
26 Chesay / Take 4
27 Come Along / Movie Version
28 Hard Luck / Movie Version
# = Take
♣ = Master Take
V.O = Vocal Overdub
DISC 5
the demo acetates when a new elvis movie was created, colonel parker used to ask several songwriters to write songs for the movie. Mostly the colonel gave them a title or a description of the scene and the songwriters understood what kind of a song the colonel needed.
This so called ‘demos’ were then recorded (at expenses of the songwriters) on an acetate disc and sent to the colonel for approval. Obviously there was concurrence between the different songwriters, some of the songs were rejected, Some were actually recorded by Elvis.
The actual demos are unique, mostly there were only one or two acetates made and due to the material (wax on a metal plate) they were very fragile and could only be played a few times.
This cd contains newly discovered demo recordings, all of these recordings were recorded & written for the elvis movies.
Some were not used for obvious reasons, simply because they were not good enough, and some u can actually imagine elvis singing them. Fun in Acapulco is almost a copy of the demo, except for some lyrics that were changed during the recording.
Most of these acetates come from the Dolores Fuller collection and were written by her and compose by Ben Weissman, except for Fun in Acapulco (Ben Weisman/Sid Wayne), Night Life (Giant/Baume/Kaye), I Need Somebody To Lean On (Pomus/Shuman) & Love On The Rocks (Tepper/Bennett)
Sit back and enjoy! Some of these songs might turn out to be completely different then you expect.
Fun In Acapulco
01 Fun In The Sun
02 Fun In Acapulco
03 Bottoms Up
04 Make My Marguerita
Viva Las Vegas
05 Night Life
06 I Need Somebody To Lean On
07 Don’t Fool A Fool In Love
08 Sweet Dreams Baby
Kissin’ Cousins
09 Kissin Cousins No3
Roustabout
10 Hard Knocks
11 You Can’t Hate Me For That
Harum Scarum
12 Wisdom Of The Ages
13 A Slave To Your Kiss
Frankie & Johnny
14 Mississippi Sue
15 Better Believe It Baby
16 My Gypsy Heart
17 My Bittersweet
18 You’re For Me
Paradise Hawaiian Style
19 Kamehemea
Spinout
20 Classy Chassy
21 You Can’t Win ‘Em All
22 Messed Up World
Double Trouble
23 Just U Wait And See
24 Please Stay Out Of My Dreams
Easy Come Easy Go
25 Easy Come Easy Go
26 Love On The Rocks
Viva Las Vegas Bonus:
27 This Way To Paradise