Presentazione:
"Elvis Retrospective '69 - Selected Recordings" ritorna in un magnifico cofanetto da 4 CD, arricchito da una veste grafica completamente rinnovata e da numerosi contenuti extra!
Questa edizione è a tiratura strettamente limitata.
I 4 CD includono svariate registrazioni non presenti nelle pubblicazioni della serie FTD; inoltre, i brani che compaiono anche nelle uscite FTD sono qui proposti in versioni più complete.
Il cofanetto contiene, in esclusiva, le sessioni di registrazione della colonna sonora del film "Change of Habit", materiale introvabile in qualsiasi altra pubblicazione.
Si tratta di una raccolta unica e alternativa dedicata al lavoro di Elvis nel 1969. Grazie ad una qualità sonora eccellente, questo set rappresenta un vero pezzo da collezione; è, di fatto, l'unica raccolta di cui avrete bisogno - ad integrazione delle pubblicazioni ufficiali dell'etichetta - per completare la vostra collezione di Elvis relativa al 1969.
Il cofanetto include inoltre:
Un libretto di 12 pagine
Una cartolina promozionale di Las Vegas 1969
Un adesivo con la scritta "ELVIS" e una cartolina dedicata a "Change of Habit".
Edizione limitata a sole 150 copie!
Le canzoni:
CD 1:
Unfinished Masters From The Draft Mix Tape:
This Is The Story (Backup Vocals Overdub) - Wearin’ That Loved On Look (Unused Composite) - In The Ghetto (Backup Vocals Overdub / Unrepaired Vocals) - Rubberneckin’ (Backup Vocals Overdub / Partial Backing Vocals) - Inherit The Wind (Unused Composite) - Mama Liked The Roses (Harmony Vocal Overdub By Elvis - Unused) - Don’t Cry Daddy (Harmony Vocal Overdub By Elvis) - From A Jack To A King (Backup Vocals Overdub) - Suspicious Minds (Harmony Vocal Overdub By Elvis - Unused) - Gentle On My Mind (Track Replacement / Vocal Repair) - Come Out, Come Out (Wherever You Are) (Instrumental - Take 2) - Poor Man’s Gold (Instrumental Take)
Vocal Overdub:
Don’t Cry Daddy (Vocal Only / Including Harmony Vocal Overdub)
Come Out, Come Out (Wherever You Are):
Rehearsal Instrumental - Slow Tempo Rehearsal "Number One" Instrumental - Slow Tempo Rehearsal "Number Two" Instrumental - Medium Tempo Rehearsal "Number One" Instrumental - Medium Tempo Rehearsal "Number Two" Instrumental - Rehearsal (1) - Rehearsal (2 - 4) - Rehearsal (5) - Rehearsal (6) - Rehearsal (7 - Instrumental) - Rehearsal (8 - 10 - Instrumental) - Rehearsal (11 - 12) - Rehearsal (13 - Instrumental) - Love Is Strange (Instrumental / Dan Penn - Guide Vocal) - A Blues Jam (Instrumental) - Rehearsal Before (Take 1 - Instrumental - Part Only)
Poor Man's Gold:
Instrumental (Take 12) - Vocal Overdub (Take 1 - Part Only) / Abandoned) - Instrumental (Take 12 With Abandoned Vocal Overdub)
A Private Phonecall:
Arlene Cogan Calls Elvis In Memphis (Telephone Call From Chicago, Illinois / Exact Date Unknown)
CD 2:
Outtakes:
True Love Travels On A Gravel Road (Take 3) - Power Of My Love (Rehearsal + Take 2) - Kentucky Rain (Take 1) - Do You Know Who I Am? (Take 7) - If I’m A Fool (For Loving You) (Takes 4 & 5) - After Loving You (Take 1) - Any Day Now (Take 1) - Any Day Now (Take 2) - And The Grass Won’t Pay No Mind (Rehearsal) - And The Grass Won’t Pay No Mind (Take 1 & Take 3) - And The Grass Won’t Pay No Mind (Take 4) - True Love Travels On A Gravel Road (Take 5) - True Love Travels On A Gravel Road (Take 8) - True Love Travels On A Gravel Road (Takes 9 & 10 - Guitar And Tambourine Overdub) - Power Of My Love (Take 4) - Power Of My Love (Take 5) - Power Of My Love (Take 6a) - Only The Strong Survive (Rehearsal) - Only The Strong Survive (Take 2) - Only The Strong Survive (Take 3) - Only The Strong Survive (Take 4) - Only The Strong Survive (Take 5) - Only The Strong Survive (Take 6) - Only The Strong Survive (Take 7)
Track Recording:
Memory Revival Instrumental Track
Acetate Recordings:
Power Of My Love (Harmony Vocal Overdub / Incomplete) - True Love Travels On A Gravel Road (Harmony Vocal Overdub) - Do You Know Who I Am? (Harmony Vocal Overdubbed After Vocal Repair) - Memory Revival (Instrumental Track)
CD 3:
Overdub Sessions:
Stranger In My Own Home Town (Brass Overdubbed, After String Overdubs) - Power Of My Love (Backup Vocals Overdub / Unedited Master) - Only The Strong Survive (String Overdubs) - I’m Movin’ On (Band And Brass Overdubs / Unrepaired Vocals) - Suspicious Minds (String Overdubs) - Inherit The Wind (String Overdubs - V. O. 1) - Inherit The Wind (String Overdubs - V. O. 2)
Acetate Recording:
Mama Liked The Roses (Strings Overdubbed, After Brass Overdubs)
February Outtakes:
Any Day Now (Take 3) - Any Day Now (Take 4) - Kentucky Rain (Take 1) - Kentucky Rain (Take 2) - Kentucky Rain (Take 4) - Do You Know Who I Am? (Take 2) - Do You Know Who I Am? (Take 3) - Do You Know Who I Am? (Take 4) - Do You Know Who I Am? (Take 5) - Do You Know Who I Am? (Take 6)
Track Recordings:
My Little Friend (Instrumental Track) - Mama Liked The Roses (Instrumental Track)
CD 4:
January Outakes:
In The Ghetto (Take 1) - In The Ghetto (Takes 2 & 3) - In The Ghetto (Take 12) - Wearin’ That Loved On Look (Take 4) - Wearin’ That Loved On Look (Take 6) - Wearin’ That Loved On Look (Takes 7, 8 & 9) - Wearin’ That Loved On Look (Take 11) - Long Black Limousine (Take 4) - From A Jack To A King (Take 4) - Rubberneckin’ (Take 1)
Vocal Overdub:
In The Ghetto Vocal Only (Part)
"Change Of Habit" Soundtrack Sessions:
Change Of Habit (Movie Version / Bass By Carol Kaye) - Have A Happy (Movie Version) - Let Us Pray (Backup Vocal Overdub On March 26 / Not Used) - Have A Happy (Instrumental Track)
"Change Of Habit" Scoring Sessions:
Universal Emblem - Emty Street - Have A Happy - Bags Of Paint - Chi Ki / Chi Ki - Elvis Leads Barbara Away - Girls Enter Church - Have A Happy - Irene At Desk - Michelle Undressing - Neighborhood Heckling - Have A Happy (#3) - Instrumental Not Used - End Title
From The Movie "Change Of Habit":
Lawdy Miss Clawdy (Jam Session) - Let Us Pray (Movie Version) - Rubberneckin’ (Movie Version)
For The Movie "Change Of Habit":
Radio Spot - Interview At Universal City With Mary Tyler Moore
Unrepaired Live Master:
Runaway (August 25, 1969 - Dinner Show) - Johnny B. Goode (August 24, 1969 - Midnight Show)
