GOLDEN RECORDS THE ALTERNATE ALBUM COLLECTION

Gli album Golden Records coprono un periodo di 26 anni, i primi due volumi sono incentrati sull’inizio della carriera del Re mentre il volume 3 e il volume 4 principalmente sugli anni ’60. Il quinto volume invece va dalla fine degli anni ’60 alla fine degli anni ’70. Essendo una raccolta di successi di 45 giri, questa serie conteneva le versioni master mentre questo cofanetto di 5 CD contiene solo rare versioni alternative e difficili da trovare. Il box include un opuscolo di 20 pagine.

La stessa formazione ma un’esperienza di ascolto molto diversa.

Tracklisting:

VOLUME 1

01 Hound Dog*
02 Loving You – Fast Movie Version Take 9 & 10 Stereo / Kx
03 All Shook Up – Master / Count In & Dialogue 
04 Heartbreak Hotel – Take 5
05 Jailhouse Rock – Take 3 & Take 4
06 Love Me – October 28, 1956 Ed Sullivan Show
07 Too Much – January 6, 1957 Ed Sullivan Show 
08 Don’t Be Cruel*
09 That’s When Your Heartaches Begin – Take 1 
10 Teddy Bear –  Electronic Stereo Version
11 Love Me Tender –  Stereo Master
12 Treat Me Nice –  First Movie Version Take 8 & 9 / 2003
13 Anyway You Want Me – Master Less Reverb
14 I Want You, I Need You, I Love You – Take 17
15 Heartbreak Hotel – Take 6  
16 Jailhouse Rock –  Composite Master (2001-6 & 2002-02)
17 Loving You – Slow Movie Version Take 5 / Hz
18 That’s When Your Heartaches Begin –  Take 6
19 Treat Me Nice – Second Movie Version 2008  – Take 7
20 I Want You, I Need You, I Love You –  Take 16
*1981 Overdub Version For This Is Elvis

VOLUME 2

01 I Need Your Love Tonight – Take 3 & 4
02 Don’t – Take 7 / Count In
03 Wear My Ring Around Your Neck – Undubbed Master
04 My Wish Came True – Master / Count In
05 I Got Stung – Take 20
06 One Night Of Sin 
07 A Big Hunk O’ Love – Take 1
08 I Beg Of You – Take 1
09 A Fool Such As I – Take 2 & 3
10 Doncha’ Think It’s Time – Take 40
11 I Need Your Love Tonight – Take 14
12 Wear My Ring Around Your Neck*
13 Don’t*
14 I Got Stung – Take 11
15 A Big Hunk O’ Love – Take 2  
16 I Beg Of You – Take 6
17 A Fool Such As I – Take 5 
18 Doncha’ Think It’s Time – Take 47
19 One Night – June 27, 1968 6.00 Pm Sitdown Show

*1981 Overdub Version For The I Was The One Album

VOLUME 3

01 It’s Now Or Never – Take 1
02 Stuck On You – Take 1
03 Fame And Fortune – Take 2
04 I Gotta Know – Take 1 & 2
05 Surrender – Take 2
06 I Feel So Bad – Take 1
07 Are You Lonesome Tonight? – Take 5
08 His Latest Flame – Take 4
09 Little Sister – Take 6
10 Good Luck Charm – Take 1
11 Anything That’s Part Of You – Take 1
12 She’s Not You – Take 1
13 It’s Now Or Never – Take 4
14 Stuck On You – Take 2
15 Fame And Fortune – Take 15
16 I Gotta Know – No Backing Vocals
17 Surrender – Take 6 
18 His Latest Flame – Take 6
19 Little Sister – Take 9
20 Anything That’s Part Of You – Take 5
21 She’s Not You – Take 2
22 Are You Lonesome Tonight? – Home Recording

VOLUME 4

01 Love Letters – 1966 / Take 7
02 Witchcraft – Take 1
03 It Hurts Me – Take 1
04 What’d I Say – Take 1 & 2
05 Please Don’t Drag That String Around – Take 5
06 Indescribably Blue – Vocal Overdub Take 1
07 Devil In Disguise – Take 5 & 6
08 Lonely Man –  Take 9 / Record Version
09 A Mess Of Blues – Take 1
10 Ask Me – Take 6
11 Ain’t That Loving You Baby – Take 1 – Medium Tempo
12 Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello – Take 5
13 Love Letters – 1966 / Take 8
14 Witchcraft – Take 2
15 It Hurts Me – Mono Master / No Backing Vocals
16 Devil In Disguise – Take 3
17 Ask Me – Take 4 
18 Ain’t That Loving You Baby – Take 11 / Fast Version
19 Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello – Take 1 / Slow Version

VOLUME 5

01 Suspicious Minds – Undubbed Master
02 Kentucky Rain – Take 9
03 In The Ghetto – Take 1
04 Clean Up Your Own Back Yard – Undubbed Movie Master
05 If I Can Dream – Vocal Overdub Take 1 & 2
06 Burning Love – Take 4
07 If You Talk In Your Sleep – Early Dubbed Master
08 For The Heart – Undubbed Master
09 Moody Blue – Take 3
10 Way Down – Take 2 A
11 Suspicious Minds – Live August 21, 1969 Ms.
12 Kentucky Rain – Live February 23, 1970
13 Burning Love – Live April 14, 1972 / Stereo
14 Moody Blue – Live February 21, 1977
15 In The Ghetto – 1980 Overdub Version / No Backup
16 If You Talk In Your Sleep  – 1980 Overdub Version / Early Mix
17 For The Heart – Take 5 B
18 Way Down – Take 2 C
19 If I Can Dream – Vocal Overdub Take 3