Elvis Presley FTD CD reissues

Is there a page somewhere that has an absolute, complete listing of all of the FTD titles, in-print and otherwise? I've picked up quite a few of these over the past year or so, but I'd like to be able to keep track of what I have, versus what I still need (or want) to get. The ShopElvis.com page only seems to list the current ones they have in-print. I've seen a few other listings, but they don't seem to be updated very often, and don't have the more recent titles.

Also, where are people picking up Love Letters and Memphis, Tennessee? ShopElvis doesn't even have those listed...

 

go to http://www.elvis-collectors.com/ and click on FTD World

 

Here you will find reviews of FTD s which may be helpful

http://www.elvisinfonet.com/ftdreview_kidgalahad.html

 

I got mine from ShopElvis during the sale a few weeks back. I have a feeling they sold out due the the sale so I'm sure they will have them back in stick in the next week or so.

 

Here is the track listings for the upcoming releases:

Elvis Country

This 2 disc set from the FTD Records classic album series is a re-release of Elvis' January, 1971 album. Recorded at RCA Studio B in Nashville in 1970. This set is packaged in a 7" digipack featuring the original album art.

Track Listing:

Disc 1
The Original Album
1. Snowbird
2. Tomorrow Never Comes
3. Little Cabin On The Hill
4. Whole Lot-ta Shakin’ Goin’ On
5. Funny How Time Slips Away
6. I Really Don’t Want To Know
7. There Goes My Everything
8. It’s Your Baby, You Rock It
9. The Fool
10. Faded Love
11. I Washed My Hands In Muddy Water
12. Make The World Go Away

Bonus Songs
13. I Was Born About Ten Thousand Years Ago
14. Where Did They Go, Lord

The Country Jam
15. Faded Love (Country Version)
16. The Fool – take 1
17. A Hundred Years From Now – takes 1 & 2
18. Little Cabin On The Hill – take 1

Alternate Masters
19. It’s Your Baby, You Rock It – take 3
20. Faded Love – take 3

First Takes
21. Tomorrow Never Comes - take 1
22. Tomorrow Never Comes - take 2
23. Snowbird – rehearsal & take 1
24. Where Did They Go, Lord – takes1

Disc 2
The Undubbed June 7 Masters
1. I Really Don’t Want To Know*
2. Faded Love - takes 2 & 3*
3. Tomorrow Never Comes - takes 12 & 13*
4. Make The World Go Away – takes 1 & 3*
5. Funny How Time Slips Away*
6. I Washed My Hands In Muddy Water*

June Outtakes
7. I Didn’t Make It On Playing Guitar
8. Tomorrow Never Comes – takes 3 & 11
9. There Goes My Everything - take 1

September Outtakes
10. September Warm Up (instrumental)
11. Snowbird – takes 4,5 & 2
12. Where Did They Go, Lord takes 2 & 3
13. Whole Lot-ta Shakin’ Goin On – rough mix with horns

Bonus Cuts - Undubbed Rough Mixes
14. When I’m Over You*
15. The Next Step Is Love*
16. Love Letters*

* June 7 recordings. Rough mixes made by Felton Jarvis immediately after the sessions, before any overdubs were recorded.

Album produced and art directed by Ernst Mikael Jørgensen & Roger Semon
Mastered by Lene Reidel and Vic Anesini
Original A&R: Felton Jarvis Original Engineer: Al Pachucki
Thanks Claude Braün and Erik Rasmussen

Recorded June 4-8 and September 22, 1970 at RCA’s Studio B, Nashville.
Musicians:
Guitar: James Burton (June sessions), Eddie Hinton (September sessions), Chip Young, Elvis Presley
Bass: Norbert Putnam
Drums: Jerry Carrigan
Piano: David Briggs
Organ & Harmonica: Charlie McCoy

Overdubbed later:
Guitar: James Burton, Harold Bradley (“Snowbird” only)
Percussion: Jerry Carrigan
Percussion & Vibes: Farrell Morris
Organ: David Briggs
Steel guitar: Weldon Myrick
Banjo: Bobby Thompson (“Little Cabin On The Hill” only)
Fiddle: Buddy Spicher (“Little Cabin On The Hill” only)
Trumpet: Charlie McCoy, George Tidwell, Don Sheffield, Glenn Baxter
Sax: Wayne Butler, Norman Ray
Trombone: Gene Mullins
Flue and Trombone: William Puett
Flute, Sax And Clarinet: Skip Lane
Vocals: The Imperials, The Jordanaires, Millie Kirkham, Mary (Jeannie) Greene, Mary Holladay, Ginger Holladay, Temple Riser, June Page, Sonja Montgomery, Dolores Edgin


Nevada Nights

This 2 CD FTD Records live release from August of 1974 will come in a 5" digipack.

Track Listing:

August 19, 1974 - Opening Night Show
1. Big Boss Man
2. Proud Mary
3. Down In The Alley
4. Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues
5. Never Been To Spain
6. It's Midnight
7. If You Talk In Your Sleep
8. I'm Leavin'
9. Let Me Be There
10. Softly As I Leave You
11. If You Love Me (Let Me Know)
12. Love Me Tender
13. Polk Salad Annie
14. Introductions
15. Promised Land
16. My Baby Left Me
17. Bridge Over Troubled Water
18. Fever
19. Hound Dog
20. Can't Help Falling In Love (incomplete)

August 21, 1974 - Midnight Show
1. See See Rider
2. I Got A Woman /Amen
3. Love Me
4. If You Love Me (Let Me Know)
5. It's Midnight
6. Big Boss Man
7. Fever
8. Love Me Tender
9. All Shook Up
10. Dialogue
11. I'm Leavin'
12. Softly As I Leave You
13. Hound Dog
14. You Gave Me A Mountain
15. Polk Salad Annie
16. Introductions
17. If You Talk In Your Sleep
18. Why Me Lord
19. (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel
20. Hawaiian Wedding Song
21. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (incomplete version)
22. Let Me Be There
23. Can't Help Falling In Love
24. Closing Vamp

Compilation produced and art directed by Ernst Mikael Jørgensen & Roger Semon
Mastered by Lene Reidel
Thanks to Claude Braün and Lars Gjeding

Musicians:
Guitars: James Burton, John Wilkinson; Guitar and Vocals: Charlie Hodge; Bass: Duke Bardwell; Drums: Ronnie Tutt; Piano: Glen D. Hardin; Vocals: The Sweet Inspirations, J. D. Sumner & The Stamps, Kathy Westmoreland, Voice.
Joe Guercio and his Orchestra.
Recorded live at The Las Vegas Hilton

Release date: November 14, 2008.

Source: ShopElvis

 

I'm normally not too excited about live FTD releases, but IMO that August 19, 1974 show is a must-have. Getting ELVIS COUNTRY is a no-brainer.

 

I'll get them both for sure.

I was hoping they would include the original Country album without the "I Was Born About Ten Thousand Years Ago" bit between every song. Oh well...

 

That will be very welcome, but, boy, the Sun box'n'book seems to have fallen completely off the radar.

 

Anyone know what the quality of the recordings is likely to be on the Nevada Nights shows?

 

It's been speculated that BMG is waiting for the EU copyright laws to go into effect protecting the 50's era recordings before they release a product that could be scavenged for illegit releases.

 

Sounds logical, especially since that exact thing happened with the FTD release of ELVIS PRESLEY. Quicker than you could blink, someone came along and re-released the exact same material (this happened in Europe, where due to the copyright laws, this was presumably legal).

 

How long before the EU copyright laws go into effect ?

 

The EU is working on extending copyright protection from 50 to 95 years. The 50 year limit is what enabled such releases as the "Memphis Recording Service vol 1 & vol 2" to borrow tracks from BMG and other sources. I'm not sure when the new regulations go into effect.

 

Soundboard recordings, not multi tracks

 

Nothing "illegit" about issuing recordings that have fallen out of copyright.

 

Could be, but I've already seen numerous Elvis public domain collections in the store, including a Proper box and a Rev-Ola Sun recordings collection with outtakes.

 

True to a certain extent, but think of all of the work that BMG put into searching the vaults and mastering the tracks only to have someone rip them from a CD and make their own release.

 

Has the new "Elvis Country" been released? I hope it sounds better than the Japan mini-LP or the original mastering and forget about the remaster with bonus tracks. So far all the CDs I've heard of this title could be improved. It is hard to belive that these songs came from the same sessions as those on the "That's The Way It Is" album. Why can't someone get "Elvis Country" to sound more like the MoFi "TTWII"?

 

Early indications are that (by deduction) Vic Anesini will have worked on the master takes (ie. album tracks and bonus masters) and (sigh) Lene Reidl will have done the outtakes.

Sorry - when I first read the mastering credits I was not best impressed (Vic aside). Curious that a lacklustre album like 'Raised on Rock' gets the dedicated treatment but arguably Elvis' best 70s studio album appears to be getting thrown together in a similar fashion that 'Love Letters..' and 'Today' were. It is irritating that the 70s material doesn't get the same dedicated respect the 50s and 60s (non soundtrack) material has been privy to.

 

Hasn't been released yet. I'm really hoping the audio quality on this set is good. And I agree - none of the CD issues I've heard sound all that great and none come close to the audio quality of the first-press US vinyl (this is on the thick RCA vinyl, not the Dynaflex).

 

Here are the details of the upcoming FTD December releases:

I'll Remember You



Soundboard recording from February 3, 1973 in Las Vegas, NV.

Also Sprach Zarathustra
See See Rider
I Got A Woman / Amen
Until It's Time For You To Go
You Don't Have To Say You Love Me
Steamroller Blues
You Gave Me A Mountain
Fever
Love Me
Blue Suede Shoes
Love Me Tender
Johnny B. Goode
Hound Dog
What Now My Love
Suspicious Minds
Introductions By Elvis
I'll Remember You
I Can't Stop Loving You
American Trilogy
Can't Help Falling In Love

Bonus Song :
Sweet Caroline


Elvis In Person



Elvis In Person


Double CD edition of the album Elvis In Person, including bonus songs recorded live in Las Vegas in August 1969 and the complete dinner show from August 22, 1969.

CD 1

Original album

Blue Suede Shoes
Johnny B. Goode
All Shook Up
Are You Lonesome Tonight?
Hound Dog
I Can't Stop Loving You
My Babe
Mystery Train / Tiger Man
Words
In The Ghetto
Suspicious Minds
Can't Help Falling In Love

Bonus songs - originally released on On Stage - February 1970

Runaway
Yesterday

Rare performances

This Is The Story
Inherit The Wind
Rubberneckin'
Reconsider Baby
Funny How Time Slips Away

CD 2

The complete August 22, 1969 Dinner show

Blue Suede Shoes
I Got A Wo¬man
All Shook Up
Love Me Tender
Jailhouse Rock / Don't Be Cruel
Heartbreak Hotel
Hound Dog
Memories
Mystery Train / Tiger Man
Monologue
Baby, What You Want Me To Do
Runaway
Are You Lonesome Tonight?
Yesterday / Hey Jude
Introductions
In The Ghetto
Suspicious Minds
What'd I Say
Can't Help Falling In Love

 

Elvis In Person

Does anyone know who is mastering this CD? Will it receive the same treatment the 2 CD from Vegas received earlier this year? If so, that would be great.

 

I'll certainly be getting the Elvis in Person!

 

Think I"m going to pass on In Person - what's the difference between this and At The International + All Shook Up?

 

I read somewhere that at least Disc 2 of In Person was mixed and mastered by Vic Anesini.