I prossimi FTD di ottobre !
La label danese indirizzata ai collezionisti, ha appena annunciato le sue pubblicazioni del mese di ottobre 2023.
Una di esse sarà (come si sa da qualche mese) il doppio vinile, stavolta nero, “From Elvis Presley Boulevard, Memphis, Tennessee”.
Il contenuto non cambia, ovviamente, dall’emissione blu di qualche mese fa la quale è già schizzata alle stelle grazie al solito manipolo di avidi speculatori.
LATO A:
Hurt (Take 6, 5) – Love Coming Down (Take 4) – For The Heart (Take 5A) – Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain (Take 4) – I’ll Never Fall In Love Again (Take 1, 3).
LATO B:
Never Again (Master) – Bitter They Are, Harder They Fall (Take 6) – Moody Blue (Take 5) – The Last Farewell (Composite Of Take 3 & 2) – For The Heart (Take 3B, 4B, 5B).
LATO C:
I’ll Never Fall In Love Again (Take 4, 5) – Hurt (Take 1, 2) – Danny Boy (Master) – Way Down (Master) – Solitaire (Take 5, 7).
LATO D: The Last Farewell (Master) – Love Coming Down (Master) – I’ll Never Fall In Love Again (Master Rough Mix) – For The Heart (Master) – Hurt (Take 3) – Bitter They Are, Harder They Fall (Master)
“Summer of ’76” sarà un triplo CD, dal formato di 5″, contenente tre registrazioni soundboards:
Charleston, West Virginia, pomeriggio del 24 luglio 1976;
Springfield, Massachusetts, sera del 29 luglio 1976;
Hampton Roads, Virginia, pomeriggio dell’1 agosto 1976.
L’esibizione pomeridiana del 24 luglio a Charleston risulta inedita; ad oggi circola solo in una registrazione amatoriale sul CD-r “Thunderbolt In Charleston“.
Lo spettacolo serale di Springfield del 29 luglio è stato pubblicato in un CD pirata (registrazione amatoriale) intitolato “You Aint Aint Aint Nothing But A Hounddog” nel dicembre 2007, da un’etichetta sconosciuta. Circolava già un CD.r dallo stesso titolo.
L’esibizione di Hampton Roads, invece, vide la luce fin dal 1995, grazie al CD soundboard della “Fort Baxter” intitolato “The Bicentennial Elvis experience“. Nel corso degli anni sarebbe poi stato riproposto da altri bootleggers in “Touring in the 70’s, volume 2” (cofanetto di 17 CD del 2009), “Hot Summer nights 1976” (cofanetto di 4 CD del 2010), “Star-Spangled Spectacular Bicentennial ’76” (doppio CD del 2012), “Return to Sender – The Summer of ’76” (2019).
Beh, direi che siamo di fronte a tre esibizioni nelle quali Elvis non dà il meglio di se stesso a causa dei noti problemi di salute.
La sola cosa rilevante è una rara versione dal vivo di “Return to sender” ad Hampton Raods ma quella, noi “vecchi”, ce l’avevamo fin da quando eravamo più giovani…
CD 1 – Charleston, West Virginia. 24/7/1976. Pomeriggio.
01) Also Sprach Zarathustra
02) See See Rider
03) I Got A Woman/Amen
04) Love Me
05) If You Love Me (Let Me Know)
06) You Gave Me A Mountain
07) All Shook Up / (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear / Don’t Be Cruel
08) And I Love You So
09) Jailhouse Rock
10) Fever
11) America The Beautiful
12) Introductions
13) Early Morning Rain
14) What’d I Say
15) Johnny B. Goode
16) Introductions continued
17) Love Letters
18) School Day
19) Hurt
20) Funny How Time Slips Away
21) Can’ Help Falling In Love
22) Closing Vamp
CD 2 – Springfield, Massachusetts. 29/7/1976. Sera.
01) Also Sprach Zarathustra
02) See See Rider
03) I Got A Woman/Amen
04) Love Me
05) If You Love Me (Let Me Know)
06) You Gave Me A Mountain
07) Help Me
08) All Shook Up / (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear / Don’t Be Cruel
09) And I Love You So
10) Jailhouse Rock
11) America The Beautiful
12) Polk Salad Annie
13) Introductions)
14) Early Morning Rain
15) What’d I Say
16) Johnny B. Goode
17) Introductions Continued
18) Love Letters
19) School Day
20) Hurt
21) Hound Dog
22) Funny How Time Slips Away
23) Can’ Help Falling In Love
24) Closing Vamp
CD 3 – Hampton Roads, Virginia. 1/8/1976. Pomeriggio.
01) Also Sprach Zarathustra
02) See See Rider
03) I Got A Woman/Amen
04) Love Me
05) If You Love Me (Let Me Know)
06) You Gave Me A Mountain
07) All Shook Up / (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear / Don’t Be Cruel
08) And I Love You So
09) Jailhouse Rock
10) Fever
11) America The Beautiful
12) Return To Sender
13) Introductions
14) Early Morning Rain
15) What’d I Say
16) Johnny B. Goode
17) Indtroductions continued
18) Love Letters
19) School Day
20) Hurt
21) Hound Dog
22) Funny How Time Slips Away
23) Can’ Help Falling In Love
24) Closing Vamp
“Memphis Music Today-827 Thomas Street”
E’ appena stato pubblicato un set di 3 doppi LP colorati intitolato “Memphis Music Today-827 Thomas Street“.
Volume 1 : blue or mixed (red/blue) colored vinyl.
Volume 2 : blue or mixed (red/blue) colored vinyl.
Volume 3 : red or blue colored vinyl.
VOLUME 1:
LATO A:
After Loving You (Unedited Master Take 4) – In The Ghetto (Take 5, 6, 7) – If I’m A Fool (For Loving You) (Take 4, 5) – If I’m A Fool (For Loving You) (Unedited Undubbed Master Take 9) – Hey Jude (Take 6 + Undubbed Master Take 7) – Long Black Limousine (Take 1, 2)
LATO B:
I’m Movin’ 0n (Fully Overdubbed Take 2) – Inherit The Wind (Fully Overdubbed Vocal Overdub #2) – From A Jack To A King (Take 4 – Inclusive False Starts) – Long Black Limousine (Take 3, 4 , 5) – Long Black Limousine (Vocal Repair Master Take 9) – Only The Strong Survive (Rehearsal, Take 2, 3)
LATO C:
Rubberneckin’ (Partially Overdubbed Take 2) – In The Ghetto (Take 8, 9, 10) – In The Ghetto (Partially Overdubbed Master Take 22) – From A Jack To A King (Undubbed Unrepaired Master Take 5) – Only The Strong Survive (Take 4 – Inclusive False Starts) – True Love Travels On A Gravel Road (Take 8, 9) – True Love Travels On A Gravel Road (Take 3)
LATO D:
And The Grass Won’t Pay No Mind (Take 4) – And The Grass Won’t Pay No Mind (Unrepaired Undubbed Master Take 6) – Kentucky Rain (Take 4, 9 – Inclusive False Starts) – Do You Know Who I Am? (Take 2 – Inclusive False Starts) – Any Day Now (Take 3 – Inclusive False Starts) – Gentle On My Mind (Vocal Overdub Master Take 3)
VOLUME 2:
LATO A:
Any Day Now (Unrepaired Undubbed Master Take 6) – Only The Strong Survive (Take 7, 8 – inclusive False Starts) – Only The Strong Survive (Take 11) – True Love Travels On A Gravel Road (Take 5) – Wearin’ that Loved On Look (Take 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9) – Wearin’ that Loved On Look (Take 11) – Wearin’ That Loved On Look (Draft Tape Mix)
LATO B:
A Little Bit Of Green (Unedited Unrepaired Master Take 3) – This Is The Story (Take 1, Partially Overdubbed Master Take 2) – Don’t Cry Daddy (Acetate Version) – Inherit The Wind (Partially Overdubbed Draft Tape Composite) – Suspicious Minds (Partially Overdubbed Master Take 8) – It’s My Way / This Time / I Can’t Stop Loving You (Jam)
LATO C:
Do You Know Who I Am? (Take 6, 7 – Unrepaired Undubbed Master) – You’ll Think Of Me (Take 14) – Only The Strong Survive (Take 5, 6 – inclusive False Starts) – My Little Friend (Unedited Undubbed Master)
LATO D:
Who Am I? (Undubbed Master Take 1) – Without Love (Undubbed Master Take 5) – It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin’ (Undubbed Master Take 3 – inclusive False Starts) – Mama Liked The Roses (Harmony Vocal Overdub Master) – Power Of My Love (Take 4 – inclusive False Starts)
VOLUME 3:
LATO A:
Power Of My Love (Take 5, 6a, 6b) – Stranger In My Own Home Town (Unedited Undubbed Master) – I’ll Be There (Alternate Master #6 With Excessive Vocal Echo) – The Fair’s Moving 0n (Vocal Overdubbed Master Take 1)
LATO B:
Gentle On My Mind (Vocal Overdubbed Master – Organ Mix Version) – Suspicious Minds (Extended Master Without Fade) – In The Ghetto (Partially Overdubbed Master Take 22 – Unrepaired Vocal) – Poor Man’s Gold (Take 1 With Vocal Overdub) – In The Ghetto (21.08.1969 MS)
LATO C:
Suspicious Minds (21.08.1969 MS) – Hey Jude (24.08.1969 MS) – Inherit The Wind (26.08.1969 DS) – Rubberneckin’ (26.08.1969 MS) – This Is The Story (26.08.1969 MS)
LATO D:
True Love Travels On A Gravel Road (26.01.1970) – Kentucky Rain (23.02.1970 CS) – Don’t Cry Daddy (23.02.1970 CS) – After Loving You (Home Recording February 1966) – Memory Revival (Instrumental) – Poor Man’s Gold (Instrumental Track)
Chitarra all’asta
Una chitarra acustica Gibson di proprietà di Elvise utilizzata nei film “Blue Hawaii” e “G.I. Blues“, è stata venduta per 82.000 dollari dopo 16 offerte. La stima era di 200.000 – 500.000 dollari.
Secondo la lettera di Charlie Hodge, potrebbe averla usata anche in “King Creole“, poiché anche quella era una produzione Paramount.
La chitarra reca all’interno il timbro “Property of Paramount Prop Department” e il nome di Elvis.
Secondo Charlie Hodge, Elvis era solito portare a casa le chitarre usate nei film e suonava questa chitarra nella sua casa di Los Angeles e a Graceland.
La chitarra è proveniente dalla collezione di Charlie Hodge.