Monday, April 18, 2016

April 18 - Follow Those Releases

The Follow That Dream collectors label announced three new titles. A double CD edition of the classic "ELVIS - The Original Soundtrack From His NBC-TV Special", a double CD set entitled "Las Vegas 1975" containing the March 22 and April 1,1975 Midnight show and bonus songs from the March 30, and March 31, 1975 Midnight shows and finally a clear vinyl album "King Creole - The Monitor Mono Mixes" as a limited edition of 3000 copies.

Tracks disc 1: “ELVIS - The Original Soundtrack From His NBC-TV Special”:
Original Album: 01 Trouble / Guitar Man (3:28) June 22 & 30, 1968 02 Lawdy, Miss Clawdy (14:45) - June 27, 1968. 8 PM show Baby, What You Want Me To Do - June 27, 1968. 6 PM show Dialogue; Medley: Heartbreak Hotel / Hound Dog / All Shook Up - June 29, 1968. 6 PM show Can’t Help Falling In Love - June 29, 1968. 6 PM show Jailhouse Rock - June 29, 1968. 8 PM show Dialogue; Love Me Tender - June 29, 1968. 8 PM show 03 Dialogue; Where Could I Go But To The Lord / Up Above My Head / Saved (7:35) - June 21 & 22, 1968 04 Dialogue; Blue Christmas (5:34) - June 27, 1968. 8 PM show Dialogue; One Night - June 27, 1968. 6 PM show 05 Memories (3:20) - June 23, 1968 06 Medley: Nothingville / Dialogue; Big Boss Man / Guitar Man / Little Egypt / Trouble / Guitar Man (6:44) - June 20, 21 & 30, 1968 07 If I Can Dream (3:26) - June 23, 1968 

Bonus Cuts:  08 It Hurts Me (splice/edit of part 1 – take 7, part 2 – take 7 & part 1 – take 6) (2:33) - June 20 & 21, 1968 09 Let Yourself Go (splice/edit of part 1 – take 1 & part 2 – take 2) (2:38) - June 20, 1968 10 Memories (stereo master) (3:09) - June 23, 1968 11 If I Can Dream (stereo master) (3:13) - June 23, 1968 12 That’s All Right (3:10) - June 27, 1968. 8 PM show 13 Love Me (2:38) - June 27, 1968. 8 PM show 14 Baby, What You Want Me To Do (1:48) - June 27, 1968. 6 PM show 15 Are You Lonesome Tonight? (3:38) - June 27, 1968. 8 PM show 16 Blue Suede Shoes (1:45) - June 27, 1968. 8 PM show 17 Trying To Get To You (3:00) - June 27, 1968. 8 PM show 18 Tiger Man (2:44) - June 27, 1968. 8 PM show 19 Let Yourself Go (closing instrumental) (1:09) - June 23, 1968 

Disc 2: The Wrecking Crew Sessions Road medley Outtakes - June 20-21, 1968: 
01 Nothingville (Guitar Man's Evil #1) - take 1* (1:16) 02 Nothingville (Guitar Man's Evil #1) - takes 5 & 6 (2:15) 03 Guitar Man (Guitar Man's Evil #1) - take 10/M (1:02) 04 Let Yourself Go, part 1 (Guitar Man's Evil #2) - takes 5 & 6 (2:40) 05 Let Yourself Go, part 1 (Guitar Man's Evil #2) - take 7/M (2:17) 06 Let Yourself Go, part 2 (Guitar Man's Evil #3) - take 6 (1:32) 07 Let Yourself Go, part 2 (Guitar Man's Evil #3) - take 7/M (1:35) 08 Guitar Man (Escape #1, fast) - takes 1, 2 & 5 (2:48) 09 Guitar Man (Escape #1, remake) - takes 6 & 7/M (1:27) 10 Big Boss Man (Escape #3) - take 1* (1:17) 11 Big Boss Man (Escape #3) - take 2 (1:40) 12 It Hurts Me, part 1 (Escape #4) - take 1* (1:48) 13 It Hurts Me, part 1 (Escape #4) - take 5 (1:58) 14 It Hurts Me, part 2 (After Karate #1) - take 3 (1:08) 15 Guitar Man (After Karate #2) - take 1 (0:51) 16 Little Egypt (After Karate #2) - take 6* (1:25) 17 Little Egypt (After Karate #2) - take 8 (1:28) 18 Trouble / Guitar Man (After Karate #3) - take 2 (3:02) 

Gospel Medley Outtakes – June 21-22, 1968: 19 Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child / Where Could I Go But To The Lord (Gospel #1) - rehearsal & take 1 (5:24) 20 Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child / Where Could I Go But To The Lord (Gospel #1) - take 4 (3:25) 21 Up Above My Head / I Found That Light / Saved (Gospel #2) - takes 4* & 7 (3:39) 22 Saved (Gospel #3) - take 1 (4:26) 23 Saved (Gospel #3) - takes 2* & 4 (4:34) 24 Saved - splice of takes 6 & 5/M (rough mix) (4:22) OUTTAKES – June 23, 1968: 25 Trouble / Guitar Man (Opening) - take 1 (3:54) 26 Trouble / Guitar Man (Opening) - takes 6 & 7 (5:31) 27 If I Can Dream - take 1 (3:14) 28 If I Can Dream - takes 2*, 3 & 4 (4:24) 29 Memories - takes 3* & 4/v.o. #1 (3:46) 30 Let Yourself Go (closing instrumental) - take 1* (1:13) *Previously unreleased.

Tracks Las Vegas 1975: 
Disc 1: March 22, Midnight show 01 Also Sprach Zarathustra 1:10 02 See See Rider 3:41 03 I Got A Woman / Amen 5:39 04 Love Me 2:17 05 If You Love Me (Let Me Know) 2:56 06 And I Love You So 3:30 07 Big Boss Man 2:33 08 It’s Midnight 3:02 09 Promised Land 2:52 10 Green, Green Grass Of Home 3:40 11 Fairytale 3:28 12 Introductions 8:19 13 My Boy 3:47 14 I'll Remember You 2:29 15 Let Me Be There 3:30 16 (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear / Don’t Be Cruel 2:03 17 Hound Dog 1:56 18 You’re The Reason I’m Living 2:38 19 Can’t Help Falling In Love 1:40 20 Closing Vamp 0:55 BONUS SONGS 21 Sweet Caroline (March 30, Midnight show) 2:47 22 Funny How Time Slips Away (March 30, Midnight show) 2:35 23 Fairytale (March 31, Midnight show) 3:20 24 Burning Love (March 31, Midnight show) 2:58

Disc 2: April 1, Dinner show 01 Also Sprach Zarathustra 1:06 02 See See Rider 3:39 03 Love Me 2:16 04 If You Love Me (Let Me Know) 2:55 05 And I Love You So 3:28 06 Big Boss Man 2:37 07 The Wonder Of You 1:52 08 Burning Love 3:25 09 Introductions 7:53 10 My Boy 4:01 11 I'll Remember You 2:30 12 Let Me Be There 3:15 13 How Great Thou Art 3:05 14 Hound Dog 1:32 15 Fairytale 3:30 16 Can’t Help Falling In Love 1:40 17 Closing Vamp 0:34 “I Got A Woman / Amen” is missing on the original source tape Recorded at the Las Vegas Hilton showroom, Las Vegas, Nevada.

Tracks King Creole - The Monitor Mono Mixes:
Side 1 01: King Creole (main title - instrumental – take 8 - master) (1:47) 02: Don’t Ask Me Why (take 12 - master) (2:14) 03: Hard Headed Woman (take 10 - master) (2:02) 04: As Long As I Have You (take - 10 master) (2:00) 05: King Creole (revised version - take 13 - master) (2:17) 06: Lover Doll (take 7 - unedited / undubbed master) (2:23) 07: Dixieland Rock (take 14 - master) (1:59) 08: Muskrat Ramble (instrumental) (1:27) 09: Steadfast, Loyal And True (first version - take 6) (1:42) Bonus Song 10: Danny (1:52) 

Side 2 01: New Orleans (take 5 - master) (2:08) 02: Young Dreams (take 8 - master) (2:30) 03: King Creole (first version - take 3) (2.11) 04: As Long As I Have You (long version - take 8) (1:32) 05: Trouble (take 5 - master) (2:30) 06: Crawfish (take 7 - unedited master) (2.53) 07: King Creole (first version - take 18) (2:23) 08: Steadfast, Loyal And True (undubbed record master) (1:15) 09: Lover Doll (master/Jordanaires overdub) (2:12).

(Source: The Elvis Shop London)