Well one thing that tells me, is that the the reasons I was cautious about buying it were valid, because it certainly wouldn't have any sort of real 5.1 mix..... There were just too many of those fake 5.1's when the format first appeared, that joined with the stupidity of Song and Warner sunk the format for the larger audience from the start.,
Apologies for my error there guys. I have too much going on to remember that grey thing.... If someone wants to get a gort to delete that feel free.... January 2006 Southern Nights - FTD - 82876 76961 2 recorded live On Tour 1975, soundboard Label: Follow That Dream Records – 8287676961-2, RCA – 8287676961-2, Sony BMG Music Entertainment – 8287676961-2 Format: CD, Compilation Country: Europe Released: 2006 Genre: Rock, Blues, Pop, Stage & Screen Style: Pop Rock 1 That's All Right Written-By – Arthur Crudup* 2:24 2 It's Now Or Never Written-By – Schroeder*, Gold* 2:41 3 Help Me Written-By – Larry Gatlin 2:40 4 Steamroller Blues Written-By – James Taylor (2) 3:29 5 Heartbreak Hotel Written-By – Presley*, Axton*, Durden* 2:14 6 Please Release Me Written-By – Williams*, Miller*, Yount* 2:25 7 Polk Salad Annie Written-By – Tony Joe White 4:13 8 I'll Remember You Written-By – K. Lee* 2:36 9 Little Darlin' Written-By – Maurice Williams 2:57 10 Bridge Over Troubled Water Written-By – Paul Simon 4:11 11 Trying To Get To You Written-By – Charles Singleton, Rose Marie McCoy 2:39 12 You Gave Me A Mountain Written-By – Marty Robbins 3:17 13 Help Me Make It Through The Night Written-By – Kris Kristofferson 1:55 14 Fairytale Written-By – Anita Pointer, Bonnie Pointer 3:03 15 Jambalaya Written-By – Hank Williams 0:36 16 Big Boss Man Written-By – Smith*, Dixon* 2:50 17 It's Midnight Written-By – Billy Ed Wheeler*, Jerry Chesnut 3:05 18 Promised Land Written-By – Chuck Berry 2:47 19 Trouble Written-By – Leiber / Stoller* 1:05 20 T- R - O - U - B - L - E Written-By – Jerry Chesnut 3:31 21 Hawaiian Wedding Song Written-By – Hoffman*, King*, Manning* 2:35 22 Blue Suede Shoes Written-By – Carl Perkins 1:15 23 For The Good Times Written-By – Kris Kristofferson 3:18 24 I Can't Stop Loving You Written-By – Don Gibson 2:24 25 I'm Leavin' Written-By – Michael Jarrett (2) 3:29 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This appears to be a compile from just looking at it. It is a good collection of tracks, and again with the soundboard recording, the instrument balance isn't the best. I am not against that at all, often it can actually give you a different perspective on the shows. I don't have this one either, and for the most part it sounds ok. I like the two Trouble's back to back. I like the selection of songs, but I am not sure that this one would tweak my interest enough to purchase.
January 2006 Heartbreak Hotel Maxi-single - 82876 74302 2 Label: RCA – 82876-74302-2, Sony BMG Music Entertainment Strategic Marketing Group – 82876-74302-2 Format: CD, Single Country: US Released: 2005 Genre: Rock Style: Rock & Roll Heartbreak Hotel I Was The One Heartbreak Hotel take 6 It's a classic, not much more to say Heartbreak Hotel take 6
January 2006 Elvis #1 Singles - 20cd singles box set - DSD remastered - 82876 75447 2 Label: Sony BMG Music Entertainment – 82876 75447 24 Format: 20 × CD, Remastered Box Set, Compilation, Limited Edition, Numbered Country: US Released: 2005 Genre: Rock Style: Blues Rock, Rock & Roll Heartbreak Hotel (754472MJ1) 1-1 Heartbreak Hotel 2:07 1-2 I Was The One 2:32 I Want You, I Need You, I Love You (754472MJ2) 2-1 I Want You, I Need You, I Love You 2:39 2-2 My Baby Left Me 2:12 Don't Be Cruel/Hound Dog (Double A-Side) (754472MJ3) 3-1 Don't Be Cruel 2:02 3-2 Hound Dog 2:15 Love Me Tender (754472MJ4) 4-1 Love Me Tender 2:42 4-2 Any Way You Want Me (That's How I Will Be) 2:13 Too Much (754472MJ5) 5-1 Too Much 2:33 5-2 Playing For Keeps 2:52 All Shook Up (754472MJ6) 6-1 All Shook Up 1:57 6-2 That's When Your Heartaches Begin 3:23 (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear (754472MJ7) 7-1 (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear 1:47 7-2 Loving You 2:13 Jailhouse Rock (754472MJ8) 8-1 Jailhouse Rock 2:34 8-2 Treat Me Nice 2:11 Don't (754472MJ9) 9-1 Don'tBacking Vocals – The Jordanaires 2:49 9-2 I Beg Of You 1:53 Hard Headed Woman (754472MJ10) 10-1 Hard Headed Woman 1:54 10-2 Don't Ask Me Why 2:06 A Big Hunk O' Love (754472MJ11) 11-1 A Big Hunk O' Love 2:13 11-2 My Wish Came True 2:35 Stuck On You (754472MJ12) 12-1 Stuck On You 2:18 12-2 Fame And Fortune 2:30 It's Now Or Never (754472MJ13) 13-1 It's Now Or NeverBacking Vocals – The Jordanaires 3:14 13-2 A Mess Of Blues 2:40 Are You Lonesome Tonight? (754472MJ14) 14-1 Are You Lonesome Tonight?Backing Vocals – The Jordanaires 3:07 14-2 I Gotta Know 2:14 Surrender (754472MJ15) 15-1 Surrender 1:53 15-2 Lonely Man 2:46 Good Luck Charm (754472MJ16) 16-1 Good Luck Charm 2:25 16-2 Anything That's A Part Of YouBacking Vocals – The Jordanaires 2:04 Return To Sender (754472MJ17) 17-1 Return To SenderBacking Vocals – The Jordanaires 2:06 17-2 Where Do You Come From 2:08 In The Ghetto (754472MJ18) 18-1 In The Ghetto 2:46 18-2 Any Day Now 2:59 Suspicious Minds (754472MJ19) 19-1 Suspicious Minds 4:31 19-2 You'll Think Of Me 4:00 Burning Love (754472MJ20) 20-1 Burning Love 2:50 20-2 It's A Matter Of Time 3:03 -------------------------------------------------- If these are all the original mono versions, I assume that they would certainly appeal to many folks. For me have to change discs every four minutes would be annoying, but these kind of sets seem to have done well for quite a few people. Obviously the songs are wonderful, but this isn't a set up that would suit my listening style. Anyway, please give us your input in regards to this set, and whether it delivered. Cheers Mark
No need to apologise @mark winstanley! You're doing a great job keeping this thread going mate plus those MRS releases, despite often nicking their material from official titles, are still legal offerings in many parts of town.
Southern Nights is an interesting one that was released as a sort of companion to Dixieland Rocks. Back then, Ernst was on record as saying FTD probably wouldn't revisit Elvis' spring 1975 tours again so it was a good idea to collect rarities and somewhat interesting / unusual performances from those two road trips. There's not too much duplication between Southern Nights and Dixieland Rocks and I'd argue that these two CDs are the best of Elvis' live show during this period. Officially or otherwise, there's a ton of CDs available! Unfortunately for me, Southern Nights reads better than it plays. Every track, save the snatch of Jambalaya arguably, is available elsewhere in a superior live version. The two spring tours of 1975 tend to be overrated, or at least that's how I feel. Elvis was quite disinterested on stage and wasn't in the best voice as can be heard on a lot of the tracks here. His good humour doesn't mask the deficiencies in his vocal presentation. He was better weeks earlier in Vegas. Perhaps being in larger auditoriums, surrounded by screaming fans made him feel he could take his foot off the gas compared to the more intimate environment of the Hilton, where there was less space to hide. Plus, he wasn't in great shape so really shouldn't have been on stage. What is good with Southern Nights is because it's drawn from several shows, you're not faced with the usual See See Rider, I Got A Woman / Amen, divebombs, Love Me, If You Love Me......lame oldies plus maybe Burning Love........ long intros....few songs.....Can't Help Falling In Love format.
I agree, and to add on, I don't think the sequencing does it any favours. The song selection feels completely random. It's pretty dull on a sonic level as well. Generally speaking, I quite enjoy the 1975 shows, but I could do without Southern Nights.
January 2006 Loving You - Ftd 7" extended - 82876 77057 2 Label: Follow That Dream Records – 82876 77057-2, RCA – 82876 77057-2, Sony BMG Music Entertainment – 82876 77057-2 Format: 2 × CD, Compilation, Reissue Country: Europe Released: 2006 Genre: Rock, Pop, Stage & Screen Style: Soundtrack 1-1 Mean Woman Blues 2:19 1-2 Teddy Bear 1:49 1-3 Loving You 2:15 1-4 Got A Lot O' Livin' To Do 2:32 1-5 Lonesome Cowboy 3:06 1-6 Hot Dog 1:16 1-7 Part 1:32 1-8 Blueberry Hill 2:40 1-9 True Love 2:07 1-10 Don't Leave Me Now 2:00 1-11 Have I Told You Lately That I Love You 2:32 1-12 I Need You So 2:39 1-13 One Night 2:32 1-14 I Beg Of You 1:53 1-15 All Shook Up 2:02 1-16 That's When Your Heartaches Begin 3:24 1-17 Tell Me Why 2:08 1-18 Is It So Strange 2:29 1-19 When It Rains It Really Pours 1:50 1-20 One Night Of Sin 2:36 1-21 I Beg Of You (Alt Master) 1:52 1-22 Loving You (end Version J-16) 2:18 1-23 Party (Alt. Master A-7) 1:22 1-24 Loving You (Main Title K-03) 2:16 1-25 Loving You (Farm Version 2, Hx-14) 2:06 1-26 Got A Lot O' Livin' To Do (Finale R-13) 1:31 1-27 Mean Woman Blues (Version 2, Bx-7) 2:34 1-28 Loving You (Main Title 2, Kx-21) 1:33 1-29 Loving You (Farm Version 3, Hz-12) 2:05 1-30 Blueberry Hill 3:12 1-31 Got A Lot O' Livin' To Do (Main Version, D-17) 1:55 2-1 Loving You (Hz Farm Version Take 1, Mono) 2:03 2-2 Loving You (Hz Farm Version Take 2, Mono) 0:25 2-3 Loving You (Hz Farm Version Take 3, Mono) 1:56 2-4 Loving You (Hz Farm Version Take 4, Mono) 1:07 2-5 Loving You (Hz Farm Version Take 5, Mono) 2:15 2-6 Loving You (Hz Farm Version Take 6, Mono) 2:06 2-7 Loving You (Hz Farm Version Take 7, Mono) 0:19 2-8 Loving You (Hz Farm Version Take 8, Mono) 1:03 2-9 Loving You (Hz Farm Version Take 9, Mono) 1:20 2-10 Loving You (Hz Farm Version Take 10, Mono) 2:03 2-11 Loving You (Hz Farm Version Take 11, Mono) 0:53 2-12 Loving You (Hz Farm Version Take 12, Mono) 2:05 2-13 Loving You (Kx Main Version Take 1, Mono) 1:48 2-14 Loving You (Kx Main Version Take 2, Mono) 0:17 2-15 Loving You (Kx Main Version Take 3, Mono) 1:45 2-16 Loving You (Kx Main Version Take 4, Mono) 0:18 2-17 Loving You (Kx Main Version Take 5, Mono) 1:41 2-18 Loving You (KX main version take 6, mono) 1:44 2-19 Loving You (Kx Main Version Take 7, Mono) 1:41 2-20 Loving You (Kx Main Version Take 8, Mono) 1:38 2-21 Loving You (Kx Main Version Take 9, Mono) 0:16 2-22 Loving You (Kx Main Version Take 10, Mono) 1:35 2-23 Loving You (Kx Main Version Take 11, Mono) 1:45 2-24 Loving You (Kx Main Version Take 12, Mono) 1:37 2-25 Loving You (Kx Main Version Take 13, Mono) 1:41 2-26 Loving You (Kx Main Version Take 14, Mono) 1:38 2-27 Loving You (Kx Main Version Take 15, Mono) 1:41 2-28 Loving You (Kx Main Version Take 16, Mono) 1:41 2-29 Loving You (Kx Main Version Take 17, Mono) 0:35 2-30 Loving You (Kx Main Version Take 18, Mono) 1:33 2-31 Loving You (Kx Main Version Take 19, Mono) 1:32 2-32 Loving You (Kx Main Version Take 20, Mono) 0:36 2-33 Loving You (Kx Main Version Take 21, Mono) 1:33 2-34 Loving You (Kx Main Version Take 22, Mono) 1:48 2-35 Loving You (Kx Main Version Take 1, Binaural) 0:13 2-36 Loving You (Kx Main Version Take 2, Binaural) 1:45 2-37 Loving You (Kx Main Version Take 3, Binaural) 0:17 2-38 Loving You (Kx Main Version Take 4, Binaural) 1:40 2-39 Loving You (Kx Main Version Take 5, Binaural) 1:38 2-40 Loving You (Kx Main Version Take 6, Binaural) 1:37 2-41 Loving You (Kx Main Version Take 7, Binaural) 1:35 2-42 Loving You (Kx Main Version Take 8, Binaural) 0:15 2-43 Loving You (Kx Main Version Take 9, Binaural) 1:36 2-44 Loving You (Kx Main Version Take 10, Binaural) 1:38 2-45 Loving You (Kx Main Version Take 11, Binaural) 1:40 2-46 Loving You (Kx Main Version Take 12, Binaural) 1:39 2-47 Loving You (Kx Main Version Take 13, Binaural) 1:38 2-48 Loving You (Kx Main Version Take 14, Binaural) 1:40 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Here we have another of the extended album selections, and it is the Loving You movie. In some ways this is a bizarre disc 1 is marvelous with the great original album and some outtakes, which fortunately RCA didn't throw out.... disc 2 is somewhat OTT with 48 takes of Loving You the song in mono and binaural. We also get some extra tracks from singles etc. I am not altogether sure many folks are going to sit and listen to Loving You 48 times, but it is there for us nonetheless. At least it isn't like the first couple of albums and the Sun recordings where a lot of the takes were thrown away. Please give us the low down on this one, and if you have listened to the 48 takes of Loving You, please give us your input about that whole scenario Cheers Mark
Man, do I love that first disc. The second one is a lorra lorra Loving You and I don't think I've ever played it through, although I quite enjoy the swing of the fast versions I've heard over the years. That CD is a precursor to the sessions sets of today. I prefer this to a 1976 soundboard. As far as I'm concerned, the alt master of I Beg Of You IS the master.
I don't own this one, but I always chuckle when I see the tracklisting for Disc 2. At least it looks like all of the takes are indexed onto separate tracks, which is what they should have done for all of the FTDs (not to mention the Complete Sessions set).
Loving You FTD reminds us that FTD is a collector's label. No casual fan in their right mind would want 48 takes of Loving You. But the goal was to beat the boots here. If you were a casual fan who only wanted disc one you then could buy the bargain-priced 2005 DSD expanded remaster of Loving You, which featured the exact-same Kevan Budd remastering and most of the same tracks.
I've braved disc 2. It was a challenge, no denying it and I love those 50's outtakes. One day, I may even do it again! Disc 1 is a good all rounder for the Loving You soundtrack, I was really surprised by the alternate 'Mean Woman Blues' as I initially assumed from the opening it was going to be lifted directly from the soundtrack but no, it was an alternate take - the usual master is the better take, no doubt about it but it's still good to have...
I bought this and was very disappointed in the sound quality. The so-called from the Sun Mother Master That’s All Right vinyl in particular sounds abysmal, and it was the main reason I bought this set. It sounds more like someone tried to artificially take out the added reverb via a computer, at least to my ears.
After learning it was a boot, I was pretty certain that would be the case. 5.1 would be my only interested in it, and bootleg 5.1 has no choice but to be rubbish.
Interestingly enough, in the early years, Ernst had said FTD was not intended to be a "sessions" vehicle; however, when it came to certain sessions/albums, clearly exceptions were made. I am not sure if the idea here was to beat the boots (although that certainly was a byproduct at the very least), rather I think Ernst admired the artistry of Elvis' 1950's work and felt presenting a session of this magnitude was worthy of release. Budd's work on the entire FTD release was first-rate. This is definitely one of the premier classic album series releases ever issued by FTD.
Agreed. This release always looked better on paper because the actual quality of the recorded performances leaves a lot to be desired. The bottom line is Elvis' mid-1975 live work was unremarkable, and even with a sequencing of unique and interesting song titles, Elvis isn't really able to deliver. That said, I thought this format would have been ideal for a number of 1976 tours -- cut out the concert bloat and issue a disc of highlights and rarities.
February 2006 Elvis Rock - DSD remastered - 82876 77432 2 Genre: Rock, Pop Style: Rock & Roll Year: 2006 Don't Be Cruel Hound Dog Blue Suede Shoes Tutti Frutti Heartbreak Hotel Jailhouse Rock I Got Stung A Big Hunk O' Love Wear My Ring Around Your Neck I Got A Woman King Creole I Need Your Love Tonight Too Much All Shook Up Long Tall Sally Rip It Up Got A Lot O' Livin To Do Party Mean Woman Blues Dixieland Rock ------------------------------------------------- A great collection of tracks, but I am not sure what the point of another of these type of issues was.
Feb 2006 Elvis Country - DSD remastered - 82876 77433 2 Label: Sony BMG Music Entertainment – 82876 77433 2, RCA – 82876 77433 2 Format: CD, Compilation Country: USA & Canada Released: 2006 Genre: Funk / Soul, Folk, World, & Country Style: Country, Gospel, Folk 1 For The Good Times 3:13 2 Take Good Care Of Her 2:52 3 She Wears My Ring 3:22 4 Always On My Mind 3:38 5 Snowbird 2:06 6 Green, Green Grass Of Home 3:37 7 Tomorrow Never Comes 3:56 8 A Hundred Years From Now 1:42 9 Kentucky Rain 3:16 10 Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues 3:11 11 It Ain't No Big Thing (But It's Growing) 2:49 12 Are You Sincere 2:01 13 Release Me 3:13 14 Funny How Time Slips Away 4:20 15 I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry 2:10 16 There's A Honky Tonk Angel 3:03 17 If I'm A Fool (For Loving You) 2:45 18 Pieces Of My Life 4:05 19 Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain 3:41 20 I Can't Stop Loving You 2:34 -------------------------------------------------- Another good set of songs, and I guess perhaps the DSD remastering is worth the difference ... they should probably have been sacd's though
Feb 2006 Elvis Inspirational - DSD remastered - 82876 77434 2 Label: RCA – 82876 77434 2, Sony BMG Music Entertainment Strategic Marketing Group – 82876 77434 2 Format: CD, Compilation Country: US Released: 2006 Genre: Pop 1 If I Can Dream 2 Crying In The Chapel 3 Amazing Grace 4 Danny Boy 5 In The Ghetto 6 Mama Liked The Roses 7 An Evening Prayer 8 Put Your Hand In The Hand 9 You'll Never Walk Alone 10 How Great Thou Art 11 I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen 12 He Is My Everything 13 A Thing Called Love 14 And The Grass Won't Pay No Mind 15 If That Isn't Love 16 Help Me 17 Only Believe 18 Wonderful World 19 Bridge Over Troubled Water 20 The Impossible Dream -------------------------------------------------------- To some degree, this album is a little bit different to the others. It isn't really a gospel album, and thematically it ends up having an interesting selection of tracks, that just wouldn't generally be grouped together. So on that level it is a fairly interesting collection. It still wouldn't be likely to grab my attention, but I can see that it may be a disc to grab the attention of the Elvis fan, who just picks up the odd album here and there.
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 @ClausH 's Elvis album thread from 2007 + Part II + Revisited ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jan 2000 In a Private Moment The album Feb 2000 Such A Night - Essential Elvis vol 6 April 2000 The Jungle Room Sessions The album April 2000 Artist of the Century June 2000 Elvis Chante Mort SHuman and Doc Pomus July 2000 Long Lonely Highway July 2000 That's The Way It Is - special edition 3cd exclusive rehearsals to this set I Can't Stop Loving You Johnny B Goode Peter Gunne Theme That's All Right Mary In The Morning The Wonder Of You July 2000 Elvis Ultimate Collection releases July 2000 From Memphis to Canada special 3 track fan conference release September 2000 Peace In The Valley - complete gospel recordings September 2000 White Christmas October 2000 Tucson '76 - with the album included November 2000 50 Greatest Hits December 2000 Too Much Monkey Business (Guitar Man album plus other redone tracks) - includes album. January 2001 Paper Sleeve Collection Vol 2 (Japan 10cd) January 2001 One Night In Vegas - most tracks off album following bonus rehearsal tracks March 2001 Greatest Hits Live March 2001 6363 Sunset - the album April 2001 Easter Special June 2001 Elvis Chante Sid Tepper and Roy C Bennett July 2001 Dixieland Rocks July 2001 Live In Las Vegas (4cd set) July 2001 The Way It Was (cd/book) August 2001 The Best Of Elvis Presley September 2001 50 Greatest Love Songs October 2001 Ultimate Collection series continues October 2001 America The Beautiful single October 2001 Memphis Sessions November 2001 The Country Side Of Elvis November 2001 Silver Screen Stereo December 2001 Elvis Patriot single Jan 2002 It's Midnight April 2002 Fame And Fortune May 2002 Spring Tours '77 June 2002 A Little Less Conversation JXL remix June 2002 Today Tomorrow and Forever (4cd) Polk Salad Annie Walk A Mile In My Shoes No More Aug 2002 Nashville Marathon Sept 2002 Burning Love (single) Sept 2002 Elv1s 30 #1 Hits Nov 2002 Dinner At Eight Dec 2002 Elvis At The International Dec 2002 Elv1s 30 #1 hits DVD-Audio Jan 2003 DSD remasters March 2003 New Years Eve April 2003 Studio B Nashvilles Outtakes 61-64 April 2003 Fun In Acapulco 7" extended April 2003 Girl Happy 7" extended April 2003 It Happened At The World's Fair 7" extended July 2003 Close Up (4cd box) Jailhouse Rock - spliced Master July 2003 Dragonheart September 2003 Rubberneckin' Oakenfield mix October 2003 2nd To None I'm a Roustabout -- alt. , better? version October 2003 Takin' Tahoe Tonight November 2003 Christmas Peace November 2003 Elv1s 30 #1 hits - special edition 2cd November 2003 Harum Scarum 7" extended November 2003 Frankie And Johnny 7" extended November 2003 Viva Las Vegas 7" extended December 2003 So High - 66-68 Nashville sessions pt 2 Mar 2004 Ultimate Gospel Apr 2004 Impossible Dream Apr 2004 Elvis Recorded Live On Stage In Memphis 7" extended the extra tracks May 2004 Spinout 7" extended May 2004 Flashback cd/book June 2004 The Only Elvis Presley Album You'll Ever Need June 2004 That's All Right cd single June 2004 Elvis At Sun July 2004 Polk Salad Annie July 2004 Elvis Chantes Leiber And Stoller July 2004 Paradise Hawaiian style 7" extended July 2002 That's All Right single, tv mag Sept 2004 Artists Collection Oct 2004 Closing Night the rest of the show Oct 2004 Double Trouble 7" extended Baby, If You'll Give me All Your Love take 2,3,4 City By Night alt take It Won't Be Long take 1,2 Double Trouble take 1 Could I Fall In Love take 6 Nov 2004 Follow That Dream 7" extended Angel take 1,2 Follow That Dream take 1,2 I'm Not The Marrying Kind take 2,3,4,6 On Top Of Old Smokey Nov 2004 Kid Galahad 7" extended King Of The Whole Wide World take 14,15,16,17, 20, 21, 25 King Of The Whole Wide World take 1,2 King Of The Whole Wide World take 1,2,3, 2nd version Home Is Where The Heart Is take 13, 14 I Got Lucky Dec 2004 Elvis On Tour The Rehearsals Jan 2005 18 Uk #1 singles collection (with Box) Jan 2005 Love, Elvis Jan/Mar/Apr 2005 18 UK #1's singles collection Apr 2005 Rockin Across Texas Apr 2005 Elvis Is Back 7" extended Apr 2005 Big Boss Man May 2005 Elvis By The Presleys Doco trailer May 2005 Elvis Live From Las Vegas May 2005 Young And Beautiful Jul 2005 Today 7" extended Trouble original session mix Fairytale I Can Help Susan When She Tried Jul 2005 Tickle Me 7" extended Dirty Dirty Feeling take 1 Slowly But Surely take 1 Put The Blame On Me take 1,2 July 2005 All Shook Up - live Ftd 69 concert 4 show excerpts October 2005 Hitstory October 2005 Summer Festival January 2006 Southern Nights January 2005 Heartbreak Hotel maxi-single January 2006 Elvis #1 Singles - singles box set January 2006 Loving You 7" extended I Beg Of You alt take Feb 2006 Elvis Rock Feb 2006 Elvis Country Feb 2006 Elvis Inspirational
I actually really love the Elvis Rock and Elvis Country comps (I don't have the Inspirational title). They sound great, and the track selection/sequencing is fantastic. Elvis Country is much better than Great Country Songs, imo. Snowbird and Tomorrow Never Comes are presented without the crossfades; I think they're the original mixes, but I'm not positive.
Chiming in a bit late here. I do own this release, and here are my thoughts: 1. The main reason to have gotten this set is the 45, which has the A side of Sun 209. It sounds like it's indeed made from Sun parts. There's no chamber echo, and it sounds like a Sun 45 ought to sound (for better and worse). There's some noise, presumably because of stamper damage. I don't find that distracting -- unlike the surface noise on Vol. 2's "Mystery Train," which is just horrible. In the end, I'm glad I own the set for the 45 alone. 2. I would *guess* that the source for the 10 Sun sides on the DVD-A (including "That's All Right") are mint Sun 78s, except for "I Don't Care If the Sun Don't Shine," which appears to be sourced from a truncated version of the tape that's on the Bop Cat 101 bootleg LP, "Good Rockin' Tonight." I find that exception negatively to affect the set's integrity, because it would have been nice to have transfers of all 10 Sun 78 sides in one place, which doesn't elsewhere exist so far as I know in the Elvis catalog. I don't listen to the Sun sides as an alternative to the most recent BMG releases of the same versions, but I do find it nice from time to time to imagine I'm listening to transfers of the Sun 78s.
