Data di pubblicazione
Luglio 2022
N° Catalogo
506020-975168
Cofanetto di tre CD in confezione cartonata della dimensione di 8″ che include tutte le takes della recording session del 26 e 27 maggio 1963 nello Studio B della RCA a Nashville e quelle incise sempre nel medesimo studio, il 12 gennaio 1964.
Tutte queste canzoni furono bistrattate dalla RCA in quanto vennero pubblicate su singolo (per poi essere inserite nella serie “Golden records”) o come bonus songs in album di colonne sonore, facendone perdere la loro omogeneità e la loro bellezza.
Elvis era in grandissima forma vocale ed il materiale risultava ancora validissimo, quindi è un piacere ascoltare questo cofanetto !
I fans ricorderanno che questo cosiddetto “album perduto” fu emesso dalla RCA / BMG nel 1990 in Europa e nel 1991 in U.S.A..
in Europa aveva il titolo “Elvis for the asking” mentre in America era noto come “The lost album” e le loro copertine erano differenti.
CD 1.
JUNE 18, 1963 SINGLE
01 (You’re 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.
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 Don’t 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 (You’re 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.
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)
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)