FTD 135 – Elvis’ Golden Records (2-CD)

With US sales of more than six million, and an even higher figure for the rest of the world, ‘Elvis’ Golden Records’ Elvis is the best selling album, with the exception of the Christmas Album from 1970. For this special release, FTD has labeled four extra songs added: ‘Blue Suede Shoes’, ‘My Baby Left Me’, ‘I Was The One’ and ‘Playing for Keeps’, as well as some stereo versions. The bonus disc contains all the outtakes of the four songs recorded in January 1957.

Tracklist:

Disc 1

1. Hound Dog

2. Loving You

3. All Shook Up

4. Heartbreak Hotel

5. Jailhouse Rock

6. Love Me

7. Too Much

8. Do not Be Cruel

9. That’s When Your Heartaches Begin

10. (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear

11. Love Me Tender

12. Treat Me Nice

13. Any Way You Want Me (That’s How I Will Be)

14. I Want You, I Need You, I Love You

Bonus Songs

15. My Baby Left Me

16. Playing for Keeps

17. Blue Suede Shoes

18. I Was The One

The Stereo and Binaural Hits

19. Jailhouse Rock

20. Love Me Tender

21. Treat Me Nice – undubbed movie master

Previously unreleassed in binaural

22. Loving You – KX take 8

23. That’s When Your Heartaches Begin splice or takes 7 / M & 6 (Previously unreleased edit)

Disc 2:

The Binaural Session Tapes

1. Mean Woman Blues – take 14 / M

2. Blueberry Hill – takes 1-2

3. Blueberry Hill – take 3

4. Blueberry Hill – takes 4-7

5. Blueberry Hill – take 8

6. Blueberry Hill – take 9 / M

7. That’s When Your Heartaches Begin – take 1

8. That’s When Your Heartaches Begin – take 2

9. That’s When Your Heartaches Begin – takes 3-6

10. That’s When Your Heartaches Begin – takes 7-13

11. Have I Told You Lately That I Love You? – Takes 1-2

12. Have I Told You Lately That I Love You? – Takes 3-7

13. Have I Told You Lately That I Love You? – Takes 8-13

14. Have I Told You Lately That I Love You? – Take 14

15. Have I Told You Lately That I Love You? – Take 15 / M

16. I Beg Of You – take 1

17. I Beg Of You – takes 2-5

18. I Beg Of You – take 6

19. I Beg Of You – takes 7-11

20. I Beg Of You – take 12 / M

Personnel includes:

Elvis Presley (vocals, guitar); The Jordanaires (background vocals).

Compilation producers: Ernst Mikael Jorgensen, Roger Semon.

Includes liner notes by Colin Escott and Anne Fulchino.

All tracks have been digitally remastered