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A Dream Come True...
Post August 16th 1977, the market was flooded with bland and speculative recordings of Elvis. Previously released songs were rearranged by using new titles and album covers, where the reuse of old photographs belonged to the common practice. Several releases also suffered severely from the composition of the songs, which completely lacked an eloquent context. I would say that RCA showed a significantly poor judgment when it came to safeguarding Elvis’ legacy. To people who really loved the work of Elvis it seemed that commercial considerations came way ahead of the artistic concerns. In comparison to for instance The Beatles, it is only to acknowledge that Elvis' integrity as an artist was damaged by this hilarious releasestrategy.
Already in 1977, RCA began to combine well-known material of unreleased songs on the release “Welcome To My World”. In this collection they included a live version of “I Can’t Stop Loving You” from the unreleased afternoon show at Madison Square Garden in 1972. Fans then had to buy an album of songs they already got on other records to get access to this one track. This would be a trick RCA did several times after 1977. Many fans wrote articles in various Elvis-magazines and expressed frustration over this cynical policy. I don’t know if RCA took notice of these articles, but the releases seemed to improve as the 80s progressed though.
In 1987 Ernst Jorgensen from Denmark got the job with RCA to protect Elvis' musical legacy. Along with teammate Roger Semon, Jorgensen managed to make the Elvis catalogue the most perfected and best preserved in the market. The 90s gave the fans quality releases such as the three decennium box-sets (50s, 60s and 70s), and a number of other box-sets and collections that provided Elvis fans with fresh material. In addition, more or less the entire Elvis catalogue was re-mastered, which led to a revelation of sonic pleasure.
In 1999 the label “Follow That Dream” was established, named after Elvis’ ninth motion picture. This sub-label of Sony/BMG was launched as a record label for the dedicated Elvis fan. The mandate was to supplement the market with a catalogue that could be considered interesting for collectors of Elvis' music, including material that is not considered to be interesting in the same way to the mainstream listener. The releases from the “Follow That Dream” label is only marketed and sold to fans through the official Elvis fan clubs, selected web-shops anda small number of dealers.
From being an artist that was quite poorly treated by his record label, Elvis’ musical legacy has now become the best-preserved catalogue existing ... an Elvis collector’s dream come true!
FTD 072 - Elvis Sings Memphis, Tennessee-CD 1
Recording: Soundboard
Label: BMG Denmark / Follow That Dream (FTD) 88697-29699-2 (Released: 2008)
01 - Witchcraft
02 - Please Don't Drag That String Around
03 - Love Me Tonight
04 - Slowly But Surely
05 - It Hurts Me
06 - Echoes Of Love
07 - Long Lonely Highway
08 - Devil In Disguise
09 - Never Ending
10 - Ask Me
11 - Memphis, Tennessee
12 - Finders Keepers, Losers Weepers
13 - Western Union
14 - Blue River
15 - What Now, What Next, Where To
16 - Memphis, Tennessee (1963 'Jungle' Version, Rejected Master, Take 2)
17 - Ask Me (1963 Version, Rejected Master, Take 2)
18 - Witchcraft (Take 1)
19 - Please Don't Drag That String Around (Take 1)
20 - Love Me Tonight (Take 1)
21 - Slowly But Surely (Take 1)
22 - It Hurts Me (1964 Version, Take 1)
23 - Echoes Of Love (Take 1)
24 - Long Lonely Highway (Single Version, Take 1)
25 - Devil In Disguise (Take 3)
26 - Never Ending (Take 1)
27 - Ask Me (1964 Version, Takes 1-2)
28 - Memphis, Tennessee (1964 Version, Take 1)
29 - Finders Keepers, Losers Weepers (Take 1)
30 - Western Union (Take 1)
31 - Ask Me (1963 Version, Take 1)
CD 2:
01 - Echoes Of Love (Takes 2, 4-5, 3)
02 - Please Don't Drag That String Around (Take 2)
03 - Please Don´t Drag That String Around (Takes 3-5)
04 - Devil In Disguise (Takes 1-2, 4-5 & Master, Take 6)
05 - Never Ending (Take 2 & Master, Take 3)
06 - Witchcraft (Take 2)
07 - Finders Keepers, Losers Weepers (Take 2 & Master, Take 3)
08 - Love Me Tonight (Takes 2-4)
09 - Love Me Tonight (Takes 6, 5)
10 - Memphis, Tennessee (1963 Version, Take 1)
11 - Western Union (Takes 2-3)
12 - Slowly But Surely (Takes 2-4)
13 - Blue River (Takes 1-2)
14 - Ask Me (1963 Version, Takes 3-4)
15 - Ask Me (1963 Version, Take 5 & Rejected Alternate Master, Take 6)
16 - Echoes Of Love (Takes 6-7)
17 - Echoes Of Love (Take 9 & Alternate Master, Take 8)
18 - Memphis, Tennessee (1964 Version, Takes 2-5)
19 - Ask Me (1964 Version, Take 3)
20 - Ask Me (1964 Version, Takes 4, 6-7)
21 - Ask Me (1964 Version, Takes 8, 10, 9)
22 - It Hurts Me (1964 Version, Takes 2-4 & Master, Take 5)
Incl. covers
"Notes: This is a special collector edition housed in a 7" (17,5 cm) triple-fold-out cover. Includes a 12 pages booklet withphotos, recording lists and an short overview about "The Lost Album"." (Source: Elvisoncd.com)
FTD 073 - Love Letters From Elvis (FTD), CD 1
Recording: Soundboard
Label: BMG Denmark / Follow That Dream (FTD) 88697-29701-2 (Released: 2008)
01 - Love Letters (Remake)
02 - When I'm Over You
03 - If I Were You
04 - Got My Mojo Working / Keep Your Hands Off Of It
05 - Heart Of Rome
06 - Only Believe
07 - This Is Our Dance
08 - Cindy, Cindy
09 - I'll Never Know
10 - It Ain't No Big Thing
11 - Life
12 - The Sound Of Your Cry
13 - Sylvia
14 - Rags To Riches (Master #3)
15 - Something (Live, 08-11-1970)
16 - The Sound Of Your Cry (Takes 1-3)
17 - Cindy, Cindy (Take 1)
18 - I'll Never Know (Take 1)
19 - It Ain't No Big Thing (Takes 1-2)
20 - Life (Takes 1-2)
21 - Heart Of Rome (Take 1)
22- If I Were You (Take 1)
23 - Rags To Riches (Rehearsal & Takes 1-2)
CD 2:
01 - Radio Commercial
02 - The Sound Of Your Cry (Takes 4-6)
03 - Cindy, Cindy (Take 2 & Unedited Undubbed Master, Take 3)
04 - Got My Mojo Working / Keep Your Hands Off Of It (Unedited Undubbed Master, Take 1)
05 - I'll Never Know (Takes 2-3)
06 - It Ain't No Big Thing (Takes 3-6)
07 - This Is Our Dance (Takes 6-10 & Undubbed Master, Take 11)
08 - Life (Take 10)
09 - Heart Of Rome (Takes 2-3 & Work Part, Take 1)
10 - Love Letters (Remake, Takes 3, 1)
11 - If I Were You (Takes 2-5)
12 - Only Believe (Rehearsal & Takes 1-3 & Undubbed Master, Take 4)
13 - Sylvia (Takes 1-4, 9)
14 - Rags To Riches (Take 3, Backup Vocal Overdubbed Version)
Incl. covers
"Notes: This is a special collector edition housed in a 7" (17,5 cm) triple-fold-out cover. Includes a 12 pages booklet with photos, recording lists and "Behind the Scenes" facts." (Source: Elvisoncd.com)
FTD 074 - Blue Hawaii (FTD), CD 1
Recording: Soundboard
Label: Sony Music Entertainment / Follow That Dream (FTD) 88697-29733-2 (Released: 2009)
01 - Blue Hawaii
02 - Almost Always True
03 - Aloha Oe
04 - No More
05 - Can't Help Falling In Love
06 - Rock-A-Hula Baby
07 - Moonlight Swim
08 - Ku-U-I-Po
09 - Ito Eats
10 - Slicin' Sand
11 - Hawaiian Sunset
12 - Beach Boy Blues
13 - Island Of Love
14 - Hawaiian Wedding Song
15 - Steppin' Out Of Line (Movie Version)
16 - Beach Boy Blues (Movie Version)
17 - Can't Help Falling In Love (Movie Version)
18 - Moonlight Swim (Undubbed Master, Take 3)
19 - Steppin' Out Of Line
20 - Blue Hawaii (Takes 1-3)
21 - Almost Always True (Take 3)
22 - Aloha Oe (Section 2, Take 1)
23 - No More (Take 7)
24 - Can't Help Falling In Love (Take 13)
25 - Rock-A-Hula Baby (Takes 1-3)
26 - Moonlight Swim (Take 2)
27 - Ku-U-I-Po (Take 1)
28 - Ito Eats (Takes 1-2)
29 - Slicin' Sand (Takes 1-3)
30 - Hawaiian Sunset (Take 1)
31 - Island Of Love (Take 8)
32 - Hawaiian Wedding Song (Take 1)
CD 2:
01 - Hawaiian Sunset (Take 2)
02 - Hawaiian Sunset (Takes 6, 3)
03 - Aloha Oe (Section 2, Take 6)
04 - Aloha Oe (Section 2, Splice Of Takes 7 & 5)
05 - Ku-U-I-Po (Takes 2-5)
06 - Ku-U-I-Po (Takes 6-7)
07 - No More (Takes 1-2, 4, 8)
08 - No More (Take 11 & Insert Ending, Take 15)
09 - Slicin' Sand (Take 4)
10 - Slicin' Sand (Takes 5-7)
11 - Slicin' Sand (Takes 8, 13, 15-16, 14)
12 - Blue Hawaii (Takes 4-6)
13 - Ito Eats (Takes 4, 6, 5)
14 - Island Of Love (Takes 1-2, 4, 6)
15 - Island Of Love (Takes 7, 9)
16 - Steppin' Out Of Line (Movie Version, Takes 4-5 & Splice Of Takes 7 & 8)
17 - Steppin' Out Of Line (Record version, Takes 10-11, 16, 15)
18 - Steppin' Out Of Line (Tag For Movie, Splice Of Takes 18 & 19)
19 - Almost Always True (Takes 2, 4-5)
20 - Almost Always True (Takes 7, 6)
21 - Moonlight Swim (Takes 1, 4)
22 - Can't Help Falling In Love (Takes 14-16)
23 - Can't Help Falling In Love (Takes 17, 19-22, 24)
24 - Can't Help Falling In Love (Takes 25-26)
Incl. covers
"Notes: This is a special collector edition housed in a 7" (17,5 cm) triple-fold-out cover. Includes
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