giovedì 30 ottobre 2025

SET LIBRO + CD + VINILE FTD - ELVIS: THE MAKING OF G.I. BLUES

L'etichetta Follow That Dream ha presentato il nuovo set formato deluxe, composto da 2 libri + 5 CD + 1 vinile extended play, dal titolo "The Making Of G.I. Blues", che verrà pubblicato tra la fine di Novembre e inizio Dicembre 2025.
Presentazione:
FTD è felice di annunciare la pubblicazione di "The Making Of G.I. Blues". Questa edizione commemorativa del 65° anniversario è realizzata custodita in un box deluxe da collezione numerato singolarmente.
Nel dettaglio:
LIBRO 1: "The Movie":
un  libro di 384 pagine con copertina rigida, in cui sono raccolte numerose fotografie scoperte recentemente, informazioni dettagliate relative a sequenze non inserite nel film, pagine della sceneggiatura, il programma delle riprese, promemoria, contratti e ricordi del cast e della troupe.
LIBRO 2: "The Music": un libro di 84 pagine con fotografie, documenti e dettagli della session di registrazione.
A questi si aggiungono:
5 CD
in cui si ascoltano per la prima volta le sessions complete di registrazione provenienti dai nastri originali a 3 vie stereo, in ordine di incisione.
1 extended play su vinile 33 giri da collezione con copertina illustrata.
Tutto contenuto in una custodia deluxe numerata singolarmente (con adesivo).
Le canzoni:
CD 1 - G. I. Blues: The Masters:

1. Tonight Is So Right For Love - 2. What’s She Really Like - Frankfort Special - 3. Wooden Heart- 4. G. I. Blues - 5. Pocketful Of Rainbows - 6. Shoppin’ Around - 7. Big Boots - 8. Didja’ Ever - 9. Blue Suede Shoes - 10. Doin’ The Best I Can - 11. Tonight’s All Right For Love

April 27, 1960 - Sunset & Vine, Hollywood:
12. Shoppin’ Around (Instrumental, AO Take 1 - 2)
13. Shoppin’ Around (Instrumental, AO Take 3 / Master - From Acetate)
14. Shoppin’ Around (Instrumental, AO Take 4)
15. Shoppin’ Around (First version, BO Take 1)
16. Shoppin’ Around (First Version, BO Take 2 - 4)
17. Shoppin’ Around (First Version, BO Take 5)
18. Shoppin’ Around (First Version, BO Take 6 - 10)
19. Shoppin’ Around (First Version, BO Take 11)
20. Shoppin’ Around (First Version, BO Take 14 / Master - From Acetate)

CD 2 - G. I. Blues: April 27, 1960 - Sunset & Vine, Hollywood:
1. Didja’ Ever (CO Take 1)
2. Didja’ Ever (CO Take 2 / Original Master)
3. Didja’ Ever (Splice Of CO Take 1 & 2 / Substituted Album Master)
4. Doin’ The Best I Can (DO Take 1 - 3)
5. Doin’ The Best I Can (DO Take 4 - 7)
6. Doin’ The Best I Can (DO Take 8 - 9)
7. Doin’ The Best I Can (DO Take 10 - 12)
8. Doin’ The Best I Can (DO Take 13 / Master)
9. G. I. Blues (EO Take 1)
10. G. I. Blues (EO Take 2 - 4)
11. G. I. Blues (EO Take 5)
12. G. I. Blues (EO Take 6)
13. G. I. Blues (EO Take 7)
14. G. I. Blues (EO Take 8 - 10, Insert)
15. G. I. Blues (Splice Of EO Take 7 & 10 / Master)
16. Tonight Is So Right For Love (FO Take 1 - 2)
17. Tonight Is So Right For Love (FO Take 3)
18. Tonight Is So Right For Love (FO Take 4)
19. Tonight Is So Right For Love (FO Take 5 - 7)
20. What’s She Really Like (GO Take 1 - 3)
21. What’s She Really Like (GO Take 4 - 5)

CD 3 - G. I. Blues: April 27, 1960 - Sunset & Vine, Hollywood:
1. Frankfort Special (Fast Version, HO Take 1 - 2)
2. Frankfort Special (Fast Version, HO Take 3 - 5)
3. Frankfort Special (Fast Version, HO Take 6 - 7)
4. Frankfort Special (Fast Version, HO Take 8)
5. Frankfort Special (Fast Version, HO Take 9 - 13)
6. Tonight Is So Right For Love (FO Take 8)
7. Tonight Is So Right For Love (FO Take 9) -
8. Tonight Is So Right For Love (FO Take 10 - 11 / Master)

April 28, 1960 - Sunset & Vine, Hollywood:
9. Whistling Blues (Instrumental, JO Take 2 / Master)
10. Tonight Is So Right For Love (Instrumental, KO Take 1 - 4 / Master)
11. Wooden Heart (Gramafunken Version, Instrumental, LO Take 1 - 2 / Master)
12. Big Boots (Fast Version, M1O Take 1 - 2)
13. Big Boots (Fast Version, M1O Take 3)
14. Big Boots (Fast Version, M1O Take 4)
15. Big Boots (Fast Version, M1O Take 5)
16. Big Boots (Fast Version, M1O Take 6 - 7 / Master)
17. Big Boots (Slow Version, MO Take 1)
18. Big Boots (Slow Version, MO Take 2 - 3)
19. Big Boots (Slow Version, MO Take 4)
20. What’s She Really Like (GO Take 6 - 7)
21. What’s She Really Like (GO Take 8 - 11)
22. What’s She Really Like (GO Take 12 - 13)
23. What’s She Really Like (GO Take 14 - 16)

CD 4 - G. I. Blues: April 28, 1960 - Sunset & Vine, Hollywood:
1. What’s She Really Like (GO Take 17 - 19)
2. What’s She Really Like (insert, GO Take 20 - 22)
3. What’s She Really Like (Splice Of GO Take 19 & 22 Insert / Master)
4. Pocketful of Rainbows (Version 1, NO Take 1 - 2)
5. Pocketful Of Rainbows (Version 1, NO Take 3)
6. Pocketful Of Rainbows (Version 1, NO Take 4 - 7)
7. Pocketful Of Rainbows (Version 1, NO Take 8)
8. Pocketful Of Rainbows (Version 1, NO Take 9)
9. Pocketful Of Rainbows (Version 1, NO Take 10)
10. Pocketful Of Rainbows (Version 1, NO Take 11 - 12)
11. Pocketful Of Rainbows (Version 1, NO Take 13 - 14)
12. Pocketful Of Rainbows (Version 1, NO Take 15 - 16)
13. Blue Suede Shoes (PO Take 1 / Master)
14. Wooden Heart (QO Take 1)
15. Wooden Heart (QO Take 2 - 4 / Master)
16. Pocketful Of Rainbows (Version 1, NO Take 17)
17. Pocketful Of Rainbows (Version 1, NO Take 18 - 20)
18. Pocketful Of Rainbows (Version 1, NO Take 21 - 25)
19. Pocketful Of Rainbows (Version 1, NO Take 26 - 28) 

CD 5 - G. I. Blues: May 06, 1960 - Radio Recorders, Hollywood:
1. Big Boots (Fast Version, Remake, M1O-X Take 1)
2. Big Boots (Fast Version, Remake, M1O-X Take 2)
3. Shoppin’ Around (Remake, BO-X Take 1 - 2)
4. Shoppin’ Around (Remake, BO-X Take 3 - 5)
5. Shoppin’ Around (Remake, BO-X Take 6 - 7 / Master)
6. Pocketful Of Rainbows (Remake, NO-X Take 1 - 2 / Master)
7. Pocketful Of Rainbows (Remake, NO-X Take 3)
8. Frankfort Special (Remake, HO-X Take 1 - 5)
9. Frankfort Special (Remake, HO-X Take 6 - 8)
10. Frankfort Special (Remake, HO-X Take 9 - 10 / Master)
11. Tonight’s All Right For Love (R1O Take 1)
12. Tonight’s All Right For Love (R1O Take 2 - 5)
13. Tonight’s All Right For Love (R1O Take 6)
14. onight’s All Right For Love (R1O Take 7 - 8)
15. Tonight’s All Right For Love (R1O Take 9 - 10)
16. Tonight’s All Right For Love (R1O Take 11 - 12)
17. Tonight’s All Right For Love (R1O Take 14 - 15)
18. Tonight’s All Right For Love (R1O Take 16 - 17)
19. Tonight’s All Right For Love (Insert, R2O Take 1 - 2)
20. Tonight’s All Right For Love (Composite Of R1O Take 10 & R2O Take 2 / Master)
21. Big Boots (Slow Version, Remake, MO-X Take 1 - 6)
22. Big Boots (Slow Version, Insert, M2O-X Take 1 - 4)
23. Tonight’s All Right For Love ("Tales From The Vienna Woods", Instrumental, RO Take 1 - 4)
24. Tonight’s All Right For Love ("Tales From The Vienna Woods", Instrumental, RO Take 5 / Master)
25. Big Boots (SO Take 3, Composite Of MO Take 4 & M2O-X Take 4 / Master)

N.B.: Nel 2026 verrà pubblicata una versione solo audio, senza i libri.