I don't recall if she quit or was forced into retirement. Once Geller took control over the management of the Presley catalogue, Joan had no role at RCA.
All four (4) Elvis Presley singles released in 1960 were available as Mono AND Stereo and the last first single of 1961, "Surrender" was the last up until the 1969, "Charro" B-side.
A few websites claim she retired from RCA in 1987, but her last credits were in 1984: sides 5, 6, 7, 10 and 11 of A Golden Celebration, the promo-only single "Baby Let's Play House"/"Hound Dog" from the 9/26/1956 Tupelo concert, and a promo 12" The Elvis Presley Interview Record - An Audio Self Portrait.
Has it ever been determined which other shows Deary intended to use for her 1976 amalgam? I would assume Tucson (Tuscon?) 6/1/76 or Odessa 5/30/76 would be one, as those are the only two soundboards from that year with "Help Me Make It Through The Night". The rest are up in the air, as those songs were performed regularly.
It's been a strange day. I've been in a reflective sort of mood, and there are all sorts of reasons for it. This morning after the posts I felt the need to listen to If I Can Dream.... this led me to look at some "reaction" videos, because I saw them there, and was interested in what some of these, generally younger, mainly black folks thought of the song and the performance and all that kind of stuff. The results were overwhelmingly positive. I know a lot of the "reaction" videos are a little dubious, but there were obviously a lot of folks sincerely moved by the song, and most were surprised by the performance. I watched way more than I intended to, probably 15 or 20 lol, but it was almost hypnotizing... virtually none of them even stopped the track, and the most common reactions were "I don't even know what to say", "I didn't know he could sing like that", "just give me a minute to get my thoughts together" .... The overwhelming response was "this song is just so relevant "..... Anyway, I don't know why I'm sharing this, but it was some kind of weird therapy or something.... and strangely enough, very unlike me, after listening to the song a ridiculous amount of times in a row, it was still effecting me, it was still engaging me, and I almost want to put it on again "riiighhht noooow"... anyway ...
I went through the exact same process as you, Mark. It filled me with some hope and optimism amongst a very dark time in our country. I know it's just music, but it is still amazing how universal our love of great music can be and how healing it can be as well.
Same reaction from me - I ended up watching quite a few of these and really enjoyed hearing the viewer's thoughts. It's fairly easy to weed out the 'fake'ones. It made me glad to see so many people connecting emotionally to these songs (If I Can Dream, In The Ghetto, Bridge Over Torubled Water) and - of course being an Elvis fan - seeing the overwhelmingly positive comments. Love that he can still connect with modern audiences through the message in his songs.
I love seeing young black folks taking the initiative to find out for themselves what Elvis was about, instead of relying on debunked mythology of him being a racist or stealing the "black man's music". If we all just think for ourselves instead of following groupthink and see ourselves and others as unique individuals we can live in a better world. Except for Chuck D. I fart in his general direction.
February 2017 Speedway-Remixed Soundtrack Masters - 2lp - 506020 975106 Label: RCA Victor – LSP-3989-2, Follow That Dream Records – 506020-975106 Format: 2 × Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Special Edition, Stereo, Mono Country: Europe Released: 2017 Genre: Rock, Pop, Stage & Screen Style: Soundtrack A1 –Elvis* With The Jordanaires Let Yourself GoWritten-By – Joy Byers 3:04 A2 –Elvis* With The Jordanaires Your Time Hasn't Come Yet, BabyWritten-By – Al Kasha, Joel Hirschhorn 1:56 A3 –Elvis* And Nancy Sinatra With The Jordanaires There Ain't Nothing Like A SongWritten-By – Bob Johnston, Joy Byers 2:19 A4 –Elvis* With The Jordanaires Who Are You (Who Am I?)Written-By – Ben Weisman (2), Sid Wayne 2:52 A5 –Elvis* With The Jordanaires SpeedwayWritten-By – Mel Glazer, Stephen Schlaks 2:43 A6 –Elvis* With The Jordanaires He's Your Uncle Not Your DadWritten-By – Ben Weisman (2), Sid Wayne 2:32 A7 –Elvis* SupposeWritten-By – George Goehring, Sylvia Dee 2:03 B1 –Elvis* With The Jordanaires Five Sleepy HeadsWritten-By – Sid Tepper - Roy C. Bennett* 1:41 B2 –Elvis* With The Jordanaires Goin' Home (Takes 24, 21)Written-By – Joy Byers 3:01 B3 –Elvis* With The Jordanaires Mine (Takes 1, 2, 3, 4)Written-By – Sid Tepper - Roy C. Bennett* 5:36 B4 –Elvis* With The Jordanaires Western Union (Take 1)Written-By – Sid Tepper /Roy C. Bennett* 2:05 B5 –Elvis* With The Jordanaires Suppose (Nashville Master)Written-By – George Goehring, Sylvia Dee 3:03 B6 –Elvis* With The Jordanaires Let Yourself Go (Take 5)Written-By – Joy Byers 3:05 C1 –Nancy Sinatra Your Groovy Self (Master)Written-By – Hazlewood* 2:55 C2 –Elvis* With The Jordanaires Your Time Hasn't Come Yet, Baby (Movie Version)Written-By – Al Kasha, Joel Hirschhorn 2:02 C3 –Elvis* With The Jordanaires Goin' Home (Takes 16, 23)Written-By – Joy Byers 3:57 C4 –Elvis* With The Jordanaires Mine Takes 8, 9)Written-By – Sid Tepper - Roy C. Bennett* 3:25 C5 –Elvis* With The Jordanaires Western Union (Takes 2, 3)Written-By – Sid Tepper - Roy C. Bennett* 3:22 C6 –Elvis* With The Jordanaires Let Yourself Go (Take 6)Written-By – Joy Byers 3:15 The Mono Soundtrack Masters D1 –Elvis* With The Jordanaires SpeedwayWritten-By – Mel Glazer, Stephen Schlaks 2:12 D2 –Elvis* And Nancy Sinatra With The Jordanaires There Ain't Nothing Like A SongWritten-By – Bob Johnston, Joy Byers 2:10 D3 –Elvis* With The Jordanaires Your Time Hasn't Come Yet, BabyWritten-By – Al Kasha, Joel Hirschhorn 1:51 D4 –Elvis* With The Jordanaires Who Are You (Who Am I?)Written-By – Ben Weisman (2), Sid Wayne 2:34 D5 –Elvis* With The Jordanaires He's Your Uncle Not Your DadWritten-By – Ben Weisman (2), Sid Wayne 2:28 D6 –Elvis* With The Jordanaires Let Yourself GoWritten-By – Joy Byers 3:00 D7 –Nancy Sinatra Your Groovy SelfWritten-By – Hazlewood* 2:55 D8 –Elvis* With The Jordanaires Five Sleepy HeadsWritten-By – Sid Tepper - Roy C. Bennett* 1:31 D9 –Elvis* With The Jordanaires SupposeWritten-By – George Goehring, Sylvia Dee 2:03 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- It is interesting to me that it seems like initially the records were replications of the cd's that were released, and please correct me if I'm wrong, but then they seemed to move into releasing them as something slightly different. For example here, the title of this suggests that it was remixed specifically for this release..... was it? I don't know, but it seems it gave them a new avenue to walk down in their release program.
April 2017 Las Vegas 1974 - Ftd 2cd - 506020 275110 Label: Follow That Dream Records – 506020-975110, RCA – 506020-975110, Sony Music – 506020-975110 Format: 2 × CD, Album Country: Europe Released: 2017 Genre: Rock, Pop Style: Pop Rock Las Vegas Hilton - soundboard August 20, 1974 - Dinner Show 1-1 See See Rider 4:36 1-2a I Got A Woman 4:42 1-2b Amen 1-3 Love Me 1:31 1-4 If You Love Me (Let Me Know) 2:54 1-5 It's Midnight 2:50 1-6 Big Boss Man 2:37 1-7 Fever 3:53 1-8 Trying To Get To You 2:04 1-9 Love Me Tender 1:44 1-10 All Shook Up 1:02 1-11 I'm Leavin' 3:06 1-12 Softly As I Leave You 2:44 1-13 Hound Dog 1:35 1-14 You Gave Me A Mountain 3:12 1-15 Polk Salad Annie 3:57 1-16 Introductions (Part Missing) 4:41 1-17 If You Talk In Your Sleep 3:02 1-18 Why Me Lord 2:45 1-19a (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear 1:52 1-19b Don't Be Cruel 1-20 Heartbreak Hotel 1:33 1-21 Bridge Over Troubled Water 4:14 1-22 Hawaiian Wedding Song 2:09 1-23 Let Me Be There 3:33 1-24 Can't Help Falling In Love 2:18 Bonus Song (Recorded September 2, Midnight Show) 1-25 It's Now Or Never (Second Version) 2:31 August 20, 1974 - Midnight Show 2-1 See See Rider 3:51 2-2a I Got A Woman 3:46 2-2b Amen 2-3 Love Me 1:33 2-4 If You Love Me (Let Me Know) 3:17 2-5 It's Midnight 3:00 2-6 Proud Mary 4:20 2-7 Trying To Get To You 1:55 2-8 Big Boss Man (Late Start) 2:37 2-9 Fever 3:07 2-10 Promised Land 2:57 2-11 Love Me Tender 1:38 2-12 All Shook Up 1:04 2-13 I'm Leavin' 3:06 2-14 Softly As I Leave You 2:48 2-15 Hound Dog 1:34 2-16 You Gave Me A Mountain 3:13 2-17 Polk Salad Annie 4:45 2-18 Introductions 4:05 2-19 If You Talk In Your Sleep 2:59 2-20 Why Me Lord 2:43 2-21a (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear 1:43 2-21b Don't Be Cruel (Incomplete) 2-22 Hawaiian Wedding Song (Incomplete) 1:22 2-23 Let Me Be There 2:53 2-24 Can't Help Falling In Love 2:18 Bonus Songs (Recorded August 28, Dinner Show) 2-25 Help Me 2:50 2-26 My Boy 3:26 2-27 How Great Thou Art 2:49 ------------------------------------------------- When this one starts off we get that slightly strained vocal on See See Rider, and a slight hint at one of those possible comedic shows with a chuckle in the vocal quite early. We get the usual showmanship at the end of the song with the lead in to I Got A Woman. The sound here seems to be very good. We have a really nice selection of tracks covering a lot of ground, with the usual openers, then we move into It's Midnight which over the course of this thread has been a song I didn't know to one of those songs that I love. We get some sixties with Big Boss Man, Fever and It's Now Or Never as a bonus track. We get a new song If You Talk In Your Sleep, and then a batch of songs that frequently make the live playlist. From what I can tell so far, this seems like a pretty6 good show. Elvis seems to be somewhat on the cusp of the focused singer giving it a good go, and the distracted comedian, and again from the quick sample I have had of it here, it seems like an entertaining show. As always I look forward to reading the input from our more enlightened Elvis fans that are much more familiar with this release than I. Cheers Mark
Disc 2 The setlist here is quite similar, with some order adjustments, the addition of Promised Land, and the addition of My Boy, Help Me and How Great Thou Art as bonus tracks. The sound quality seems pretty even with disc 1. The psychological tilt of the show seems to be in line with disc one too. I think Elvis's vocal may be a little more relaxed.
Since my response pertained to the post that claimed Gold Standard singles had the original Sun sound, are you saying the original RCA singles DIFFER from the Gold Standard reissues? It would be my expectation that the original RCA issues of the Sun sides and the Gold Standard reissues would be the same regardless if they have the original Sun sound or not.
RE Gold Records V4: Ain't That Loving You Baby is a 1958 recording, but it is not a soundtrack recording.
What a lucid, intelligent and heartfelt post POB !!! Unfortunately, I never bought "A Date with Elvis" on FTD, but I am familiar with the recordings. However, I do own "For LP Fans Only" and own different variations of both titles. These are, arguably, two (2) of the best Elvis Presley albums in the catalogue and I have such an infinity for both. Elvis was surely in development mode during the Army stint and the " Elvis Is Back" LP undoubtedly proves this. Great thread.
I have always been intrigued by this FTD. I never listen to the album, but are these tracks really "Re-mixed" ? What are the opinions of this FTD on this forum ? In my opinion, I have the LP in my collection and thought it sounded just fine, and the Double Features version sounded even better, but to double dip again and the contents are surely a different story altogether.
It is really interesting to me too. I have no idea to what extent the album was remixed, or if it was a case of remixed for something else, and now available on record.
Most serious Elvis fans are familiar with his August 19, 1974 opening night performance where he significantly deviated from his standard concert setlist, a formula that had been in place since 1970, to launch his summer 1974 Las Vegas casino engagement. One of the interesting aspects of Las Vegas 1974 is that it contains the two concerts from the very next night on August 20 where Elvis aborts his attempts at presenting his revised show, and reverts back to his tired, yet safe and comfortable formula. It is unclear what Elvis' motivations were; some biographers have suggested Elvis was not content with the audience reaction from August 19, yet the aural evidence from the soundboard does not suggest the response was lukewarm compared to normal. Additionally, Elvis received his best reviews in years. It may very well have been a scenario where Elvis' anxieties and depression, coupled with his paranoia from his drug abuse, influenced his decision to return to a perceived safer formula (one of his biggest documented fears was losing his audience). Either way, it was unfortunate to see Elvis abruptly cease his first attempts at a creative and artistic endeavor since 1970 after just one concert. Nevertheless, a number of songs from his opening night set-list remained in the show and were interspersed with his usual concert standards. And while the newer material enhances the otherwise tired formula, these are still two mid-1970's concert recordings and in no way represent Elvis at his best. This particular casino engagement tends to be somewhat popular amongst 1970's era fans, yet I rarely hear much praise about Las Vegas 1974, which is a bit surprising because these are two of the better concerts from the engagement. While a lot of Elvis' vocal work from the August/September period is generally hindered by impaired, labored and uneven vocals courtesy of his pharmaceutical abuse and emotional state (and soundboard sources do not help the sonic presentation), during August 20, Elvis' vocal work is mostly free of any notable or troubling deficiencies, so in that respect, it is a release worth checking out for those fans interested in the late summer shows. That said, I think Nevada Nights is still the go-to release from this casino engagement because it contains the aforementioned opening night concert, plus an additional standard show from August 21.
A Mess of Blues was recorded during the Elvis is Back sessions (as was It's Now or Never), no wonder it's sublime
The Speedway soundtrack masters were indeed remixed (you haven’t lived until you’ve heard the remixed He’s Your Uncle Not Your Dad... not!) but the good news is these exact same remixes that are on the FTD LP are also on the FTD Speedway CD which I believe is still in print. The four track masters of the soundtrack songs exist so they were able to do the remixing. I’m going to guess they did this out of necessity to add content to the Speedway FTD CD due to most of the alternate takes not being in the vaults. A decent review of this FTD release from EIN appears in the link below: 'SPEEDWAY'- FTD Soundtrack Album CD. EIN review
The Fifties Easy Reference guide 1959 - Feb 10 1964 - Reference guide April 1964 - Sept 1967 October 1967 - December 1969 January 1970 - March 1974 May 1974 - October 1977 Feb 1978 - Sept 1997 Oct 1997 - Dec 1999 Jan 2000 - Aug 2008 Aug 2008 - Oct 2013 @ClausH 's Elvis album thread from 2007 + Part II + Revisited -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Oct 2013 - On Stage Season Closing Night Nov 2013 The Nations Favourite Elvis Songs Dec 2013 From Elvis At American Sound Memory Revival Come Out Come Out It's My Way/This Time/ Can't Stop Loving You Dec 2013 Moody Blue Unchained Melody undubbed master She Think I Still Care take 2 Moody Blue take 1 It's Easy For You take 1 Way Down take 2 Jan 2014 Something For The Girls Jan 2014 The Perfect Soundtrack Collection Jan 2014 The Fifties Feb 2014 The Sixties Feb 2014 The Seventies Mar 2014 Recorded Live On Stage In Memphis Help Me Suspicious Minds An American Trilogy Mar 2014 Destination USA disc two Mar 2014 Elvis (56) Rip It Up take 15 Old Shep take 5 Don't Be Cruel live Paralysed May 2014 Love Me Tender 7" extended June 2014 Bossa Nova Baby - Ultimate Elvis Party Album June 2014 Elvis Sings .... June 2014 Return To Vegas June 2014 From Memphis To Nashville '61 August 2014 That's The Way It Is deluxe edition Sept 2014 Elvis For Everyone 7" extended Sept 2014 Best Of British - RCA years 57-58 Nov 2014 Elvis In Florida April 75 Dec 2014 Elvis' Christmas Album 7"extended Peace In The valley take 1 It's No Secret What God Can Do Dec 2014 Flaming Star 7" extended Flaming Star take 2 Black Star Summer Kisses Winter Tears 1,2 Jan 2015 Elvis at the O2 Mar 2014 This Is Elvis 7" extended Mar 2015 Rock Around The Bloch book/cd Pearl Harbour Concert 61 May 2015 King Creole 7"extended King Creole 1st version - 3 Crawfish 7 Lover Doll 7 As Long As I Have You 8 Steadfast Loyal and True undubbed Don't Ask Me Why 12 Trouble 5 June 2015 Change Of Habit book/cd June 2015 Elvis Golden Records vol1 7"extended That's WhenYour Heartaches Begin 1 Blueberry Hill 2 Have I Told You Lately .. 2 I Beg Of You 1 Aug 2015 Today legacy Fairytale undubbed Green Green Grass Of Home undubbed I Can Help undubbed And I Love You So undubbed Susan When She Tried undubbed Aug 2015 Elvis Forever Sept 2015 Best Of British 59/60 Oct 2015 Elvis In West Texas Oct 2015 Live A Little Love a Little 7"extended A Little Less Conversation 6-10 Edge Of Reality 3 Oct 2015 If I Can Dream - Philharmonic Orchestra Burning Love It's Now Or Never Bridge Over Troubled Water If I Can Dream Fever Dec 2015 Elvis Golden Records vol 3 It's Now Or Never 1 - undubbed Fame And Fortune 1 Little Sister 6 Surrender 1 I Feel So Bad 1 His Latest Flame 6 She's Not You 1 Dec 2015 Elvis In Alabama - The Last Double Date Afternoon Show Evening show Mar 2016 RCA Album Collection Mar 2016 How RCA Brought Elvis To Europe Mar 2016 The West Coast Tour 1976 disc 2 May 2016 NBC TV Special Trouble/Guitar Man 6,7 It Hurts Me 4 Let Yourself Go 1 Guitar Man's Evil 5,7 May 2016 Las Vegas 1975 May 2016 King Creole Mono Monitor Mixes May 2016 Speedway 7"extended Let Yourself Go June 2016 Taking Care Of Business In A Flash August 2016 Way Down In The Jungle Room legacy Hurt 3 The Last Farewell 2 She Thinks I Still Care 10 Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain 4 Pledging My Love 2 Sept 2016 Hometown Shows disc 2 Sept 2016 His Songs Of Praise vol1 Oct 2016 The Wonder Of You with the RPO - with bonus track - Box Big Hunk O Love I Got A Thing About You Baby Suspicious Minds Don't The Wonder Of You Oct 2016 Today Original Sessions Mixes LP Nov 2016 Golden Records vol 4 Lonely Man take 3 Mess O Blues 3-5 Just Tell her Jim Said Hello 3 Kiss Me Quick 8,9 Gonna Get Back Home Somehow 4 Dec 2016 The Spirit Of Jackson disc 2 Feb 2017 A Date With Elvis Let Me It Is So Strange I'm Beginning to Forget You Feb 2017 Speedway remixed masters LP April 2017 Las Vegas 1974 disc 2
