FTD Sessions serien

Alle udgivelser i ‘Sessions’ serien i den rækkefølge musikken blev indspillet

The 'Elvis Is Back' Sessions

2019 • Komplette sessions fra marts og april 1960

 For første gang udgives alle eksisterende outtakes af sangene i den rækkefølge de blev indspillet.

CD 1
Det originale album

Make Me Know It – Fever – The Girl Of My Best Friend – I Will Be Home Again – Dirty, Dirty Feeling – Thrill Of Your Love – Soldier Boy – Such A Night – It Feels So Right – Girl Next Door Went A’Walking – Like A Baby – Reconsider Baby
De originale single udgivelser

Stuck On You – Fame And Fortune – It’s Now Or Never – A Mess Of Blues – Are You Lonesome Tonight? – I Gotta Know

CD 2
Marts 1960 sessions

Make Me Know It (takes 1-19/M) – Soldier Boy (takes 1-15/M) – Stuck On You (takes 1-3/M) – Fame And Fortune (takes 1-8)

CD 3
Marts 1960 sessions (fortsat)

Fame And Fortune (takes 9-15 & splice of takes 15 & 14/M) – A Mess Of Blues (takes 1-5/M) – It Feels So Right (takes 1-5/M)
April 1960 sessions

Fever (takes 1-4M) – Like A Baby (takes 1-6/M) – It’s Now Or Never (takes 1-4)

CD 4
April 1960 sessions (fortsat)

It’s Now Or Never (splice of takes 4 & 2/undubbed master) – The Girl Of My Best Friend (takes 1-10/M) – Dirty, Dirty Feeling (takes 1-4 & splice of take 4 and guitar solo from take 1/M) – Thrill Of Your Love (takes 1-3/M) – I Gotta Know (takes 1 & 2/M)  – Such A Night (takes 1-5/M) – Are You Lonesome Tonight? (takes 1-5) – Are You Lonesome Tonight? (workpart take 1-2 & splice of take 5 & workpart take 2) – Girl Next Door Went A’ Walking (takes 1-4/M) – I Will Be Home Again (take 4/M) – Reconsider Baby (take 2/M)

The 'His Hand In Mine' Sessions

2021 • Komplette sessions fra oktober 1960

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CD 1
Det originale album:

His Hand In Mine – I’m Gonna Walk Dem Golden Stairs – In My Father’s House – Milky White Way – Known Only To Him – I Believe In The Man In The Sky – Joshua Fit The Battle – He Knows Just What I Need – Swing Down Sweet Chariot – Mansion Over The Hilltop – If We Never Meet Again – Working On The Building
Originale single udgivelser:
Crying In The Chapel – Surrender

CD 2
Oktober 1960 sessions:

Milky White Way (takes 1-7/M) – His Hand In Mine (takes 1-5) – His Hand In Mine (splice of takes 5 and 4/M) – I Believe In The Man In The Sky (takes 1-4/M) – He Knows Just What I Need (takes 1-10/M) – Surrender (takes 1-4/M & 5-9) – Surrender (work part for take 4, takes 1-7)

CD 3
Oktober 1960 sessions (fortsat):

Mansion Over The Hilltop (takes 1-3/M) – In My Father’s House (takes 1-8) – In My Father’s House (workpart, take 1) – In My Father’s House (splice of take 8 and work part take 1/M) – Joshua Fit The Battle (takes 1-4/M) – Swing Down Sweet Chariot (takes 1-4/M) – I’m Gonna Walk Dem Golden Stairs (take 1/M & 2-5) – If We Never Meet Again (take 1/M) – Known Only To Him (takes 1-5/M) – Crying In The Chapel (takes 1-3/M) – Working On The Building (takes 1-5/M)

The 'Something For Everybody' Sessions

2020 • Komplette sessions fra november 1960 (‘Wild In The Country’ sessions) og marts 1961 (‘Something For Everybody’ sessions)

Endnu et fantastisk udspil i ‘Sessions’ serien. Vi får de komplette outtakes fra indspilningerne til ‘Something For Everybody’ albummet fra 1961 – igen i den rækkefølge de blev indspillet. Som en slags bonus, indeholder denne udgivelse også de komplette ‘Wild In The Country’ sessions.

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CD 1
I Feel So Bad (single A-Side)
‘Something For Everybody’ – Det originale album:
There’s Always Me – Give Me The Right – It’s A Sin – Sentimental Me – Starting Today – Gently – I’m Comin’ Home – In Your Arms – Put The Blame On Me – Judy – I Want You With Me – I Slipped, I Stumbled, I Fell
Wild In The Country – Masters (December 1960 stereo mixes):
Lonely Man (single B-Side) – Wild In The Country (single B-Side) – In My Way – Forget Me Never – I Slipped, I Stumbled, I Fell
Marts 1961 Sessions:
I’m Comin’ Home (takes 1-7/M) – Gently (takes 1-5/M) – In Your Arms (takes 1 & 2/M) – Give Me The Right (takes 1-4/M)

CD 2
Marts 1961 Sessions (fortsat):

I Feel So Bad (takes 1-2/M) – It’s A Sin (takes 1-4/M) – I Want You With Me (rehearsal & takes 1-2/M) – There’s Always Me (takes 1-10/M) – Starting Today (takes 1-3/M) – Sentimental Me (takes 1-2/M) – Judy (takes 1-8/M) – Put The Blame On Me (takes 1-5/M)

CD 3
‘Wild In The Country’ sessions:

Lonely Man (takes 1-13/M) – Lonely Man (solo, takes 1-4/M) – In My Way (takes 1-8/M)

CD 4
‘Wild In The Country’ Sessions (fortsat):

Wild In The Country (takes 1-19/M) – Forget Me Never (takes 1-3/M) – I Slipped, I Stumbled, I Fell (takes 1-13/M) – I Slipped, I Stumbled, I Fell (lower key, takes 14-18/M)

The 'Kid Galahad' Sessions

2020 • Komplette sessions fra oktober 1961

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CD 1
Originale soundtrack masters:

King Of The Whole Wide World – This Is Living – Riding The Rainbow – Home Is Where The Heart Is – I Got Lucky – A Whistling Tune
Outtakes:
King Of The Whole Wide World (takes 1-31/alternate master) – A Whistling Tune (takes 1-8) – A Whistling Tune (splice of take 1 and take 8/unedited master) – Home Is Where The Heart Is (takes 1-6)

CD 2 – Outtakes:
Home Is Where The Heart Is (takes 7-21/unedited master) – Riding The Rainbow (takes 1-8) – Riding The Rainbow (splice of take 9 and take 8/alternate master) – Riding The Rainbow (remake – takes 1-7) – I Got Lucky (takes 1-6) – I Got Lucky (remake – takes 1 & 2/unedited master) – This Is Living (takes 1-10/master) – King Of The Whole Wide World (remake – takes 1-4/unedited master)

The 'Pot Luck' Sessions

2021 • Komplette sessions fra juni og oktober 1961 og marts 1962

CD 1
August 1961 Single:
(Marie’s The Name) His Latest Flame – Little Sister
Februar 1962 Single:
Good Luck Charm – Anything That’s Part Of You
Juni 1962 Album Masters:
Kiss Me Quick – Just For Old Time Sake – Gonna Get Back Home Somehow – (Such An) Easy Question – I’m Yours – Something Blue – Suspicion – I Feel That I’ve Known You Forever – Night Rider – Fountain Of Love – That’s Someone You Never Forget
Juli 1962 Single:
She’s Not You – Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello
Bonus Songs – Released 1965:
You’ll Be Gone – For The Millionth And The Last Time – I Met Her Today
25. juni 1961 sessions:
Kiss Me Quick (Takes 1-9)

CD 2
25. juni 1961 sessions (fortsat):

Kiss Me Quick (Takes 10-12/M) – That’s Someone You Never Forget (Take 1-8/M) – I’m Yours (Takes 1-6) – I’m Yours (Workpart Takes 1 & 2) – I’m Yours (Splice Of Take 6 & Workpart Take 2 – Undubbed Master) – I’m Yours (Harmony Vocal Overdub Takes 1-6) – (Marie’s The Name) His Latest Flame (Take 1 + Try Out + takes 2-8/M + Takes 9-12)

CD 3
25. juni 1961 sessions (fortsat):
Little Sister (Takes 1 – 12/M)
15. oktober 1961 sessions:
For The Millionth And The Last Time (Takes 1-12/M) – Good Luck Charm (Takes 1-4/M) – Anything That’s Part Of You (Takes 1-10/M) – I Met Her Today (Takes 1-7)

CD 4
15. oktober 1961 sessios (fortsat):

I Met Her Today (Takes 8-18/M + Takes 19-20) – Night Rider (Takes 1-3/M)
18. marts 1962 sessions:
Something Blue (Takes 1-7/M) – Gonna Get Back Home Somehow (Takes 1-7/M) – (Such An) Easy Question (Takes 1-5/M) – Fountain Of Love (Takes 1-6)

CD 5
18. marts 1962 sessions (fortsat):
Fountain Of Love (Takes 7-10/M) – Just For Old Time Sake (Takes 1-5/M) – Night Rider (remake takes 1-5) – You’ll Be Gone (Takes 1-3/M + take 4/alt. master)
19. marts 1962 sessions:
I Feel That I’ve Known You Forever (Takes 1-5/M) – Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello (Takes 1-4 + rehearsal + takes 5-6/M) – Suspicion (Takes 1-5/M) – She’s Not You (Takes 1-3/M) – She’s Not You (Work parts takes 1-4)

Elvis Presley: Devil In Disguise – The 'Lost Album' Sessions

2022 • Komplette sessions fra maj 1963 og januar 1964

Albummet der aldrig udkom, “The Lost Album”. En række fremragende sange primært indspillet over to dage i maj 1963. Det var først i 1990, at disse sange blev samlet og udgivet på ét samlet album. Med denne udgivelse får vi alle masters og outtakes fra disse indspilninger

 

CD 1: The singles
Bossa Nova, Baby (takes 1-11/M) – I Think I’m Gonna Like It Here (takes 1-9) – I Think I’m Gonna Like It Here (splice of take 1

JUNE 18, 1963 SINGLE

01 (Youíre The) Devil In Disguise – 02 Please Don’t Drag That String Around 

OCTOBER 1, 1963 SINGLE B-SIDE TO ‘BOSSA NOVA BABY’

03 Witchcraft 

NOVEMBER 15, 1963 ALBUM TRACKS: FUN IN ACAPULCO

04 Love Me Tonight, 05 Slowly But Surely 

FEBRUARY 10, 1964 SINGLE B-SIDE TO ‘KISSIN’ COUSINS’ 

06 It Hurts Me 

APRIL 1964 ALBUM TRACKS: KISSIN’ COUSINS 

07 Echoes Of Love – 08 (It’s A) Long Lonely Highway 

JULY 14, 1964 SINGLE B-SIDE TO ‘SUCH A NIGHT’ 

09 Never Ending 

SEPTEMBER 22, 1964 SINGLE A-SIDE TO ‘AIN’T THAT LOVING YOU BABY’ 

10 Ask Me 

JULY 19, 1965 ALBUM TRACKS: ELVIS FOR EVERYONE 

11 Finders Keepers, Losers Weepers – 12 Memphis, Tennessee 

DECEMBER 14, 1965 SINGLE B-SIDE TO ‘TELL ME WHY’ 

13 Blue River 

JUNE 1967 ALBUM TRACK: DOUBLE TROUBLE

14 What Now, What Next, Where To 

MAY 20, 1968 ALBUM TRACK: SPEEDWAY

15 Western Union 

CD 2: Outtakes and masters

THE MAY 26,1963 SESSIONS

01 Echoes Of Love (take 1) – 02 Echoes Of Love (takes 2-3)  – 03 Echoes Of Love (takes 4-7) – 04 Echoes Of Love (take 8), 
05 Echoes Of Love (takes 9-10/M) – 06 Please Donít Drag That String Around (take 1) – 07 Please Don’t Drag That String Around (take 2) – 08 Please Don’t Drag That String Around (takes 3-5) – 09 Please Don’t Drag That String Around (take 6/M) – 
10 (You’re The) Devil In Disguise (takes 1-3) – 11 (Youíre The) Devil In Disguise (takes 4-6/M) – 12 Never Ending (take 1) 
13 Never Ending (takes 2-3/M) – 14 What Now, What Next, Where To (take 1/M) – 15 Witchcraft (take 1) – 16 Witchcraft (take 2) 17 Witchcraft (take 3/M), 18 Finders Keepers, Losers Weepers (take 1), 19 Finders Keepers, Losers Weepers (take 2) 
20 Finders Keepers – Losers Weepers (take 3/M) – 21 Love Me Tonight (take 1) – 22 Love Me Tonight (takes 2-4) 
23 Love Me Tonight (take 5) – 24 Love Me Tonight (takes 6-8/M)

CD 3: Outtakes and masters

THE MAY 27,1963 SESSIONS

01 Memphis, Tennessee (take 1) – 02 Memphis, Tennessee (take 2/M) – 03 (It’s A) Long Lonely Highway (take 1) (single master, B-side to I’m Yours) – 04 (It’s A) Long Lonely Highway (take 2/M) – 05 Ask Me (take 1) – 06 Ask Me (take 2) (alternate master) – 07 Western Union (take 1) – 08 Western Union (takes 2-3) – 09 Western Union (take 4/M) – 10 Slowly But Surely (take 1) – 11 Slowly But Surely (takes 2-4) – 12 Slowly But Surely (take 5/M) – 13 Blue River (takes 1-2) – 14 Ask Me (takes 3-4)  – 15 Ask Me (takes 5-6/M) 

THE JANUARY 12, 1964 SESSIONS

16 Memphis, Tennessee (take 1) – 17 Memphis, Tennessee (takes 2,3,5) – 18 Memphis, Tennessee (take 6/M) –
19 Ask Me (takes 1-2) – 20 Ask Me (take 3) – 21 Ask Me (takes 4-7) – 22 Ask Me (takes 8-9) – 23 Ask Me (takes 10-11/M) – 24 It Hurts Me (take 1) – 25 It Hurts Me (takes 2-5/M)

The 'Fun In Acapulco' Sessions

2019 • Komplette sessions fra januar og februar 1963

Andet udspil i FTD’s ‘Sessions’ serie. Her får du alle masters og outtakes fra indspilningerne til ‘Fun In Acapulco’, i den rækkefølge de blev indspillet.

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CD 1
Det originale album:

Fun In Acapulco – Vino, Dinero Y Amor – Mexico – El Toro – Marguerita – The Bullfighter Was A Lady – (There’s) No Room To Rhumba In A Sports Car – I Think I’m Gonna Like It Here – Bossa Nova, Baby – You Can’t Say No In Acapulco – Guadalajara – Love Me Tonight (bonus song) – Slowly But Surely (bonus song)

Outtakes:
Bossa Nova, Baby (takes 1-11/M) – I Think I’m Gonna Like It Here (takes 1-9) – I Think I’m Gonna Like It Here (splice of take 10 and one line from take 7/M, record version) – Mexico (takes 1-5/M)

CD 2 – Outtakes:
Mexico (takes 6-7/alternate master) – Mexico (instrumental takes 1-2 & 3/M) – The Bullfighter Was A Lady (takes 1-9) – The Bullfighter Was A Lady (splice of takes 9 & 7/M, record version) – Marguerita (takes 1-8/M) – Vino, Dinero Y Amor (takes 1-5/M) – Vino, Dinero Y Amor (The Amigos, cafe version takes 1-4/M) – Vino, Dinero Y Amor (The Amigos, boat version takes 1-2 & 3/M) – (There’s) No Room To Rhumba In A Sports Car (take 1/M) – Fun In Acapulco (take 1/M) – El Toro (takes 1 & 3) – El Toro (splice of takes 2 & 1/M) – I Think I’m Gonna Like It Here (takes 11-19)

CD 3 – Outtakes:
I Think I’m Gonna Like It Here (splice of takes 19 & 18/M, movie version) – The Bullfighter Was A Lady (takes 10-17M, movie version) – Malaguena (track, takes 1-10) – Malaguena (track, splice of takes 6 & 10/M) – You Can’t Say No In Acapulco (takes 1-5/M) – Guadalajara (track, takes 1-7) – Guadalajara (track, splice of takes 1, 5 & 7/M) – Guadalajara (v.o. takes 1-10) – Guadalajara (v.o. splice of takes 6 & 2/M)

The 'Viva Las Vegas' Sessions

2018 • Komplette sessions fra juli og august 1963

FTD starter med denne udgivelse en helt ny serie, der indeholder de komplette outtakes, udgivet på 3 CD’er. Coveret er affotograferinger af de originale ‘tape boxes’. Det medfølgene 28 siders hæfte indeholder sjældne fotografier, memorabilia, sessionsdata, film trivia, Ann-Margret-biografi af Stuart Colman og filmoversigt af Alan Hanson.

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CD 1:
Soundtracket:

Viva Las Vegas – Yellow Rose Of Texas/The Eyes Of Texas – The Lady Loves Me – C’mon Everybody – Today, Tomorrow And Forever – The Climb (planned record version – take 3) – What’d I Say – Santa Lucia – If You Think I Don’t Need You – I Need Somebody To Lean On

Bonus sange:
Night Life – Do The Vega – You’re The Boss

First takes:
Viva Las Vegas (take 1) – Yellow Rose Of Texas/The Eyes Of Texas (take 7) – The Lady Loves Me (takes 1-2) – C’mon Everybody (take 3) – Today, Tomorrow And Forever (takes 1-3, 5 & 4) – What’d I Say (takes 1-2) – Santa Lucia (vo take 1) – If You Think I Don’t Need You (takes 1-2) – I Need Somebody To Lean On (takes 1-2) – Night Life (take 2) – Do The Vega (take 1) – You’re The Boss (takes 1-3) – Today, Tomorrow And Forever (2012 takes 1-2, duet)

CD 2:
Outtakes:

Night Life (takes 1 & 3-8) – C’mon Everybody (takes 1-2 & 4-5/M) – If You Think I Don’t Need You (takes 3-7) – I Need Somebody To Lean On (takes 3-8) – Do The Vega (take 2) – Santa Lucia (track, takes 1-2) – Viva Las Vegas (take 2) – The Climb (takes 1-2 & 4 -7) – Yellow Rose Of Texas/The Eyes Of Texas (takes 1-6 & 8-9/M) – The Lady Loves Me (takes 3-6) – You’re The Boss (takes 4-10) – Today, Tomorrow And Forever (2012 take 6, instrumental) – Santa Lucia (vocal overdub, takes 2-3) – Today, Tomorrow And Forever (movie version, vocal overdub 2016 take 8) – What’d I Say (takes 3-4/M)

CD 3:
Film numre:

C’mon Everybody (movie version, take 7 with overdubs ) – Today, Tomorrow And Forever (movie version, vo take 10, edited) – The Climb (movie version – take 9, edited) – Santa Lucia (vo take 6 / M, movie version) – Appreciation (Ann-Margret, take 3 & pickup take 2) – My Rival (Ann-Margret)

Outtakes:
Night Life (takes 9-13) – If You Think I Don’t Need You (takes 8-13/M) – I Need Somebody To Lean On (takes 9-19) – Do The Vega (takes 3-7/M) – Viva Las Vegas (takes 3 -7/M) – The Climb (takes 8 & 9) – C’mon Everybody (takes 6-7 / M, movie version) – The Lady Loves Me (takes 7-9) – You’re The Boss (takes 11-13, 15 & 14) – Santa Lucia (vocal overdub, take 5) – Today, Tomorrow And Forever (movie version, 2016 vocal overdub take 10/M)

American Sound 1969

2019 • Næsten komplette sessions fra januar og februar 1969

Sony udgav i første omgang kun denne udgivelse digitalt via streaming tjenester, for at fejre 50 året for indspilningerne i American Sound Studio.  FTD fik dog lov til at udgive en fysisk version, der fylder hele 5 CD’er. Det medfølgende 28 siders hæfte indeholder spændende tekster, memorabilia og sjældne billeder. Eneste minus er, at disse sessions ikke er komplette, som på de andre udgivelser i ‘Sessions’ serien.

CD 1
Long Black Limousine (takes 1-3 & 5-9/undubbed master with vocal repairs) – This Is The Story (takes 1 & 2/master track & vocal overdub) – Wearin’ That Loved On Look (takes 1-3, 5, 10, 12-15/undubbed master) – You’ll Think Of Me (takes 1-8, 11, 14, 16, 19, 20, 22 & 23/undubbed master)

CD 2
I’m Movin’ On (takes 1-2) – I’m Movin’ On (take 2 – with vocal replacements and steel guitar overdub) – A Little Bit Of Green (rehearsal & takes 1-3/track master with live vocal) – Gentle On My Mind (with track replacement overdubs and master vocal) – Don’t Cry Daddy (take 3/master take with vocal overdub) – Poor Man’s Gold (take 12 – track master with incomplete vocal overdub) – Inherit The Wind (take 1, rehearsal, take 4 with vocal overdub #1) – Mama Liked The Roses (master track with alternate vocal overdub) – Mama Liked The Roses (master track with master vocal overdub) – My Little Friend (master track with master vocal overdub) – In The Ghetto (takes 1-11, 13, 19, 20 & 22/track master with vocal overdub)

CD 3
Rubberneckin’ (takes 1-2/undubbed master) – Hey Jude (takes 1, 3 & 5-7) – From A Jack To A King (takes 1-5/undubbed master) – Without Love (There Is Nothing) (takes 1-5/undubbed master) – I’ll Hold You In My Heart (Till I Can You In My Arms) (take 1/master) – I’ll Be There (takes 1-3/undubbed master) – I’ll Be There (takes 4-6) – Suspicious Minds (takes 1-8/undubbed master)

CD 4
Stranger In My Own Home Town (jam – undubbed) – It’s My Way/This Time/I Can’t Stop Loving You (jam) – True Love Travels On A Gravel Road (takes 2, 4-7 & 11/undubbed master) – And The Grass Won’t Pay No Mind (takes 1, 3, 5 & 6/master track with live vocal) – And The Grass Won’t Pay No Mind (take 6/master track with overdubbed vocal) – Power Of My Love (takes 1-3, 6 & 7/undubbed master) – After Loving You (takes 2-4/undubbed master) – Do You Know Who I Am? (takes 1-5 & 7/master with vocal overdub)

CD 5
Kentucky Rain (takes 1-3 & 5-10/undubbed master) – Only The Strong Survive (takes 1, 8, 11, 12, 17, 21, 22 & 29/undubbed master) – It Keeps Right On A Hurtin’ (takes 1 & 2) – Any Day Now (takes 1-6/undubbed master track and live vocal) – If I’m A Fool (For Loving You) (takes 1-3 &6-9/undubbed master) – The Fair’s Moving On (track master with vocal overdub) – Who Am I ? (undubbed master)