Wednesday, April 19, 2017

April 19 - Spliced Charts

The spliced takes import series continues. A new 'fifties' album entitled 'Spliced Takes - Blue Moon' will be out soon. The 30 track set comes in a 'deluxe digipack' and is strictly limited to 500 copies.

From the press-release:
Again the STAR team has done all the edits on this album, and they did an even better job , with lots of excellent edits, and surprises. Unlike other “import” labels, they truly were able to produce an album using many incomplete takes , to create beautiful new tracks. Their professional edits will blow you away, and will make you believe these are unreleased takes. Get ready to Shake, Rattle and Roll with this fantastic release, some highlights include:
  • That's All Right: Spliced from 2 outtakes, with added echo to re-create the master version. 
  • Shake Rattle And Roll: Includes ALL verses done by our man, 3 different solos, piano, guitar and drums will blow you away! 
  • Let Me; The “master” of this song was also a splice created from take 3 and 4… here they used the same takes, only the opposite parts, so this is the first complete new outtake of this movie song. 
  • Money Honey: Only a shore part of take 10 was found, used here to make a nice new track, spliced with the master takes. 
  • Baby, I Don't Care: Great version, with spliced takes, and new mix to make it and outstanding new outtake. 
  • Blueberry Hill: five takes used here to make a very fresh new version. 

Elvis fans have been spoiled over the years, and they all know.. “the end is near” almost every complete take available has been released, so this is as close as you can get for a “New” album! 

Tracks: That's All Right - Spliced take 2,3 My Baby's Gone Spliced take 6,7,6 Ill Never Let You Go - Spliced take Jailhouse Rock - Spliced take 7,8,7,6/Pick up take 2 Shake, Ratlle and Roll - Alternate Master (long version) When It Rains It Really Pours - Spliced take 8,5 I Don't Care if the Sun Don't Shine - Spliced take 2,3,1 Money Honey - Spliced take 10,5,6 Paralyzed - Spliced take 12,5 * I'm Counting On You - Spliced take 13,UN,14,13 I Want To Be Free - Spliced take 8,9 Doncha Think It's Time - Spliced take 39,47,40 Playing for Keeps - Spliced take 7 ,18 * Poor Boy - Spliced take 1,3 Lonesome Cowboy - Spliced take 25,20 * Treat Me Nice (1st movie vs) - Spliced take 12,13 I Was the One - Alternate Master Don't Leave Me Now (Record vs) - Spliced take 17,15,18,8 I Love You Because - Spliced take 4,5 Blueberry Hill - Spliced take 6,5,4,7,8 Baby, I Don't Care - Spliced take 4,1 Lover Doll - Spliced EP/LP/EP Version Let Me - Spliced take 3,4,3 (reversed master) Too Much - Spliced take 12/insert take 2 * I Beg of You - Alternate Master Rip It Up - Spliced take 18,17,17 Young and Beautiful (record vs) - Spliced take 1,3 As Long As I Have You (movie vs) - Spliced take 6,7 Harbor Lights - Spliced take 6,7 Blue Moon Spliced take 7,8 

Charts

The Billboard charts for the week ending April 29, 2017. Elvis Presley has no albums on the Billboard Top 200 albums chart. 
  • 'The Wonder Of You' remains at 10 on the Classical Albums Chart
  • 'If I Can Dream' rises from 22 to 21 on the Classical Albums Chart
  • 'Elvis: Ultimate Gospel' drops from 13 to 14 on the Country Catalog Albums Chart; rises from 37 to 29 on the Top Christian Albums Chart and rises from 37 to 29 on the Christian And Gospel Albums Chart
  • 'Heart And Soul' rises from 19 to 13 on the Country Catalog Albums Chart
  • 'The Essential Elvis Presley' is a new entry at 45 on the Top Country Albums Chart and is a re-entry at 21 on the Country Catalog Albums Chart
  • 'He Touched Me' (The Gospel Music Of Elvis Presley) (Vols.1 and 2) is a re-entry at 8 on the Music Video Sales Chart
Australian Charts
  • The DVD 'The King Of Rock’n’Roll' dropped from #29 to #36 on the Australian Music DVD chart. 

(Source: Brian Quinn / FECC)