FTD 523: Moody Blue (Gold Sparkle 2-LP Vinyl Edition)

FTD Vinyl is pleased to announce the release of Elvis’ last studio album in LIMITED
EDITION GOLD SPARKLE 180-Gram vinyl. This individually numbered gold
collectible is limited to 4000 Worldwide. Apart from outtakes of “Way Down” and
“Moody Blue”, this 2-LP deluxe edition includes “If You Love Me (Let Me Know)”,
“Pledging My Love”, He’ll Have To Go” plus two undubbed versions of his now
legendary emotional interpretation of “Unchained Melody”.

DISC 1 

Side A
01 Unchained Melody
undubbed version, Rushmore Civic Center, Rapid City (3.19)
02 If You Love Me (Let Me Know)
Wings Stadium, Kalamazoo (2:53)
03 Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain
unedited rough mix (3:43)
04 He’ll Have To Go
rough mix (4:33)
05 Bitter They Are, Harder They Fall
rough mix (3:18)

Side B
01 She Thinks I Still Care
take 10 (4.19)
02 Moody Blue
take 1 (3.27)
03 Pledging My Love
takes 1, 2 (2:33)
04 It’s Easy For You
undubbed master (3:37)
05 Softly As I Leave You*
Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas (3:02)

* Soundboard recording

DISC 2 

Side C
01 Way Down
rough mix of master (2.39)
02 She Thinks I Still Care
take 2b (4.39)
03 Moody Blue
master (2.48)
04 Pledging My Love
master (2:51)
05 Let Me Be There
Mid-South Coliseum, Memphis (3:24)
06 America
composite of soundboard recording single master and
the surviving ending of the erased studio version (2:17)

Side D
01 Unchained Melody
undubbed version, Crisler Arena, Ann Arbor (3.14)
02 Little Darlin’ Crisler Arena, Ann Arbor (1.59)
03 She Thinks I Still Care
take 15 (4.14)
04 Moody Blue
unedited rough mix of master (3.55)
05 My Way (live)
Civic Center, Saginaw (4:03)