Elvis Recorded With The Platters?

[Brian Quinn]

I don't know what to make of this news story!!

Brian :hmm:

SOURCE: ValCom, Inc.

May 24, 2011 11:05 ET

Big Quarterly Profit Seen From ValCom

CLEARWATER, FL--(Marketwire - May 24, 2011) - ValCom, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: VLCO) reported a big gain in quarterly earnings when the media and entertainment company disclosed the financial results for the 2nd quarter of its financial year.

A key statistic in the 2nd quarter 2011 financial data is the company's total assets which grew over 200% from September 2010 to over $24 million. The increase is primarily due to the company's audio and film library and growth within its My Family TV television network (www.myfamilytv.tv).

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The 2nd quarter financial results showed a $.33 earnings per share, meaning that ValCom's earnings per share are 15-times where the stock is currently trading.

ValCom expects a great surge in revenues from its content library. The company has over 6,000 video and audio titles in the library. In 1st quarter 2011, an appraisal was conducted by DOS Broadcast and Appraisal Services to determine an accurate value of the content owned by the company. DOS has estimated that the value of the library exceeds $128 million. The library contains rare and unique video and audio content including 13 master recordings of Elvis Presley with The Platters; masters from Ike & Tina Turner before they were stars; and a very rare 3 Stooges film. The library also contains films starring the top names in Hollywood like Denzel Washington, Anthony Hopkins, Robert DiNiro, Jodi Foster, Russell Crowe and Mel Gibson.

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[Raised on Rock]

Hmmm... what do I know, but to me, most likely not true at all.

[vivaelvis]

It's possible. After all, Elvis did in fact record some Platter songs during the Jungle room sessions in '76. They just never got released. Maybe this is what was meant and not as a duet form. Time will tell.

[Tigerman1975]

It would interesting to hear though.

[KPM]

IF this is true-it has been kept very secret by practically everyone-the Platters, Elvis, and those associated with them.

[KPM]

It's possible. After all, Elvis did in fact record some Platter songs during the Jungle room sessions in '76. They just never got released. Maybe this is what was meant and not as a duet form. Time will tell.
How would Valcom have Master Recordings from the Jungleroom Sessions-which are owned by RCA/BMG/Sony?
Curious as to what songs by the Platters did he record? I have never heard of Ernst speaking of any Platters covers by Elvis still unreleased?
If true this would be real news.

[KPM]

Here is Ernst answering a question on this subject of Platters songs and the Jungleroom Sessions:
Question: It's also been said that other songs were tried out or at least improvised, like for instance a couple of Platters songs.

Ernst: That all comes from David Briggs. He's got a taperecording of quite a lot of the sessions. Very poor cassette - really poor. And I've heard a lot of it. It's basically the same outtakes that exist on mastertape, but he has bits and pieces that are not on the mastertapes, because his was rolling all the time, and the mastertape wasn't. But he never played me any of the Platters songs, although he keeps talking about them. At one stage we even went through two hours of those tapes - it's almost like those cassettes that you have in answering machines on the phone - and they sounded quite terrible. So we spent like two hours going through some of that stuff, but didn't find any of the Platters songs.....

[Brian Quinn]

Would be great if these recordings did exist!

Brian (y)

The following is taken from www.keithflynn.com

February 7 / 8 1976

(+ means you need both ~ means same material °° means stereo ° means mono)

The Jungle Room - Graceland, Memphis, Tennessee

A&R / Producer : Felton Jarvis
Engineers : Brian Christian / Ron Olsen / Tom Brown

(12.00am - 3.00am / 4.00am - 7.00am)

Musicians: Backup Vocalists:

Guitar : Billy Sanford JD Sumner & The Stamps : Bill Baize; Ed Enoch; Ed Hill; Larry Strickland
Guitar : Charlie Hodge Myrna Smith; Kathy Westmoreland
Guitar : John Wilkinson
Drums : Ronnie Tutt
Electric Piano : Bobby Emmons
Electric Piano / Piano : David Briggs
Bass : Norbert Putnam

Feelings February 7 / 8
Rehearsal (Erased ?)

America February 7 / 8
Take 1 0:12+ (Erased) Welcome To The Jungle - Way Down°° (Beginning only)
Take 2 M 0:20+ (Erased) The Jungle Room Sessions (FTD)°° (Ending only, Not listed - End of Track 17)+Welcome To The Jungle - Way Down°°

Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain FWA5 0676 February 7 / 8
Take 1 LFS 1:11 Welcome To The Jungle - Way Down°
Take 2 Complete 4:04 Welcome To The Jungle - Way Down°~The Jungle Room Sessions (FTD)°°
Take 3
Take 4
Take 5 (M) 4:31 (Master is without overdubs) The Complete Elvis Presley Masters 27 (Sony)°°~The Graceland Sessions (Franklin Mint Complete
Masters Collection 35)°°Welcome To The Jungle - Way Down°~Country (2006 - DSD)°° (3:44) ~From Elvis Presley Blvd (20 Bit)°° (3:44)+Elvis Among Friends°

Notes:

Unfortunately, the tape containing America was erased and recorded over with the session for Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain. The beginning and ending of America can be heard on the bootleg "Welcome To The Jungle - Way Down" and the ending can also be heard on 'The Jungle Room Sessions' although it isn't listed on the cover.

Elvis would sing some of The Platters songs such as Only You, Twilight Time and My Prayer, between takes, while recording in The Jungle Room. Cassette recordings of some of these performances are rumoured to exist.

In March of 2007 SONY decided to go through all of Elvis' masters and they retransferred everything, remastered all tracks including repairing as many clicks, pops, bad edits and dropouts as they could. They have used these newly mastered recordings on their new releases including budget soundtracks, 'Legacy' releases, the 30 disc 'Complete Elvis Presley Masters' collection and the Franklin Mint package.

Sheet Music for Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain

Session Log.

[KPM]

Would be great if these recordings did exist!

Brian (y)

The following is taken from www.keithflynn.com

February 7 / 8 1976

(+ means you need both ~ means same material °° means stereo ° means mono)

The Jungle Room - Graceland, Memphis, Tennessee

A&R / Producer : Felton Jarvis
Engineers : Brian Christian / Ron Olsen / Tom Brown

(12.00am - 3.00am / 4.00am - 7.00am)

Musicians: Backup Vocalists:

Guitar : Billy Sanford JD Sumner & The Stamps : Bill Baize; Ed Enoch; Ed Hill; Larry Strickland
Guitar : Charlie Hodge Myrna Smith; Kathy Westmoreland
Guitar : John Wilkinson
Drums : Ronnie Tutt
Electric Piano : Bobby Emmons
Electric Piano / Piano : David Briggs
Bass : Norbert Putnam

Feelings February 7 / 8
Rehearsal (Erased ?)

America February 7 / 8
Take 1 0:12+ (Erased) Welcome To The Jungle - Way Down°° (Beginning only)
Take 2 M 0:20+ (Erased) The Jungle Room Sessions (FTD)°° (Ending only, Not listed - End of Track 17)+Welcome To The Jungle - Way Down°°

Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain FWA5 0676 February 7 / 8
Take 1 LFS 1:11 Welcome To The Jungle - Way Down°
Take 2 Complete 4:04 Welcome To The Jungle - Way Down°~The Jungle Room Sessions (FTD)°°
Take 3
Take 4
Take 5 (M) 4:31 (Master is without overdubs) The Complete Elvis Presley Masters 27 (Sony)°°~The Graceland Sessions (Franklin Mint Complete
Masters Collection 35)°°Welcome To The Jungle - Way Down°~Country (2006 - DSD)°° (3:44) ~From Elvis Presley Blvd (20 Bit)°° (3:44)+Elvis Among Friends°

Notes:

Unfortunately, the tape containing America was erased and recorded over with the session for Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain. The beginning and ending of America can be heard on the bootleg "Welcome To The Jungle - Way Down" and the ending can also be heard on 'The Jungle Room Sessions' although it isn't listed on the cover.

Elvis would sing some of The Platters songs such as Only You, Twilight Time and My Prayer, between takes, while recording in The Jungle Room. Cassette recordings of some of these performances are rumoured to exist.In March of 2007 SONY decided to go through all of Elvis' masters and they retransferred everything, remastered all tracks including repairing as many clicks, pops, bad edits and dropouts as they could. They have used these newly mastered recordings on their new releases including budget soundtracks, 'Legacy' releases, the 30 disc 'Complete Elvis Presley Masters' collection and the Franklin Mint package.

Sheet Music for Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain

Session Log.
Since Ernst has said he's heard most of the tapes Briggs has... I would not hold my breath, but I agree it would be great to hear them if they exist. The tapes RCA made in the Jungleroom for sure do not have any Platters attempts

[vivaelvis]

Since Ernst has said he's heard most of the tapes Briggs has... I would not hold my breath, but I agree it would be great to hear them if they exist. The tapes RCA made in the Jungleroom for sure do not have any Platters attempts

Don't believe everything that Ernst or RCA says. In fact, the way he worded it made him sound envy of David Briggs for having a tape of unreleased material that he cannot get a hold of.

[KPM]

Don't believe everything that Ernst or RCA says. In fact, the way he worded it made him sound envy of David Briggs for having a tape of unreleased material that he cannot get a hold of.
I got a completely different read of his wording......I think he sounded like he was upset that he had listened thru a couple of hours of cassette tapes which were.... "very poor cassettes, really poor...."and nothing of consequence showed up. The purpose of him sitting thru the tapes was to perhaps buy anything which was new on them...he found nothing. In the same article he mentions many people who claim to have "lost or new recordings of Elvis" that he has tried to track down and acquire-and he states that they always end up leading to nowhere.
The last song totally new he found was the original "Roustabout" that was on Second to None.
They are constantly looking-but nothing is forthcoming.
I really think this is one of those "red herrings" which people grasp onto-and it leads no where.
But if they exist I would want to hear them.

[vivaelvis]

I got a completely different read of his wording......I think he sounded like he was upset that he had listened thru a couple of hours of cassette tapes which were.... "very poor cassettes, really poor...."and nothing of consequence showed up. The purpose of him sitting thru the tapes was to perhaps buy anything which was new on them...he found nothing. In the same article he mentions many people who claim to have "lost or new recordings of Elvis" that he has tried to track down and acquire-and he states that they always end up leading to nowhere.
The last song totally new he found was the original "Roustabout" that was on Second to None.
They are constantly looking-but nothing is forthcoming.
I really think this is one of those "red herrings" which people grasp onto-and it leads no where.
But if they exist I would want to hear them.

Translation: Ernst wanted the tapes for the company's interest and the owners said for a high price, so he told them no deal and then acted as if they weren't of any interest. I see it all the time when people get their pride hurt and act out on it by acting like they never wanted it to begin with. Ernst seems like one of those kind, to me.

Also, the I'm A Roustabout tape wasn't "found" by Ernst. it was already well known by the company to exist and that it was in the hands of Ottis Blackwell's granddaughter who made a royalty rights deal with the company.

[KPM]

Translation: Ernst wanted the tapes for the company's interest and the owners said for a high price, so he told them no deal and then acted as if they weren't of any interest. I see it all the time when people get their pride hurt and act out on it by acting like they never wanted it to begin with. Ernst seems like one of those kind, to me.Also, the I'm A Roustabout tape wasn't "found" by Ernst. it was already well known by the company to exist and that it was in the hands of Ottis Blackwell's granddaughter who made a royalty rights deal with the company.
That is your take on it-but the truth is that Ernst is on record as saying he found nothing and I would think that his words should be given some creedance..... until someone actually hears some tape which does have Platters covers.

As far as story around "I'm A Roustabout" there is a little different take on it:
"New York, NY (August 16, 2003) - Nearly 26 years after the death of Elvis Presley, his longtime musical home, BMG/RCA, has unearthed a never-before-heard, entirely new song - "I'm A Roustabout." This unprecedented discovery will be added to BMG/RCA's upcoming release "ELVIS 2ND TO NONE" due out on October 6th.

"I'm A Roustabout" was originally commissioned and written for the film "Roustabout" (1964) by longtime Presley collaborators Winfield Scott and Otis Blackwell, but was never used. Rather, a completely different song written by the team Giant/Baum/Kaye was recorded for the film and eventually became the title song for both the movie and the # 1 album.

An off hand remark from songwriter Winfield Scott to a journalist in New Jersey in 2003 started the ball rolling on discovering this lost track. When the same journalist interviewed BMG/RCA's producer/researcher Ernst Mikael Jørgensen he mentioned that he'd talked to a songwriter who had an unreleased Elvis song. As soon as the journalist mentioned Winfield's name, Jørgensen instantly recognized he was referring to the long lost "Roustabout," originally rejected by movie producer Hal Wallis. Winfield Scott had found the original acetate in the basement of his New Jersey home, and was quite happy to play it over the phone to Jørgensen and subsequently grant BMG/RCA access to the recording......

[KPM]

Another example of Ernst following leads that are nothing more than rumor:
Question-There's a persistent rumour about a tape existing of a jam-session between Elvis and the Golden Gate Quartet in Paris in 1959. Collector Paul Dowling says he's heard 'I John The Revelator' and 'Joshua Fit The Battle'.

Ernst-The first time he talked about it he had 'Swing Down Sweet Chariot' in there as well. I've talked to Anders Wilson, who was the leader of the Golden Gate Quartet at the time. He confirms that Elvis came backstage, and that they sung together. But if anybody taped it, he didn't spot that it was. And nobody has ever told me that he taped it. But the person that Dowling is referring to is a guy who ran an Elvis-magazine many years ago, and died. And it was at his house that both Dowling and a girlfriend that this guy had at the time heard it. His mother, who's still alive, remembers him listening to this piece of tape where you couldn't hear anything for noises and this and that, but there were some people singing in the background. So it's very likely that this tape existed, but it's the same Paul Dowling who met a lady who had footage of Elvis at the Hayride, and her father had tapes of the same stuff. But they disappeared into thin air. It's also the same Paul Dowling who heard a bunch of 50's concerts, including Elvis singing 'Fools Hall Of Fame', 'Only You' and 'Don't', and this guy disappeared as well. He's also called me on some home-recordings that include 'Do The Clam', 'I Almost Lost My Mind' and 'Puppy Love'. This may be true, but as long as I haven't heard it I'm not going to believe it. You can only spend so much time, and if people disappear on you all the time then there's something wrong with the story. A good example is the story about this lady, Evelyn Cramer from Pine Bluff, Ark. He told me that he'd gone down there, rented a projector, and seen the footage of Elvis at the Hayride. When I went there a year later and had her address, she didn't exist, never lived there, and there were no records of an Evelyn Cramer ever living in Pine Bluff. We wrote to over 200 Evelyn Cramers living in America. The only response we got were a few angry letters, but nothing from THE Evelyn Cramer. And why would she be shy about it if we offered her a lot of money? So some of these stories are either imagined or just very bad luck. You know, when you have a homepage you need to write something interesting from time to time.

[KPM]

Ernst in a 2009 interview:
Question-Are you still finding Elvis rarities?

Ernst-'If we were to find anything today it may be a private recording of Elvis. I'm dreaming here, but if somebody said they had tape for two or three of Elvis' Louisiana Hayride performances back in '55, that'd be wonderful. In principal that could happen. From the RCA standpoints there are no sessions where we don't have the tapes or the masters. I can't see we'd ever find anything on that level. Ten or 15 years ago if you found rare recordings by an artist like Elvis or the Beatles it would be a sensation in the media when it came out. Today if we would find two Elvis songs people haven't heard before it wouldn't be'.

[KPM]

Another statement by Ernst:
Question: Okay. Is the discovery process an ongoing thing, or has pretty much everything been discovered by this point?
Ernst: That's a very good question because it's on the level of "how can you ever prove that something doesn't exist?" We are always on the lookout for new
recordings. To find a song that Elvis sang, that nobody ever heard is going to be difficult,.......

[vivaelvis]

Like I said, don't believe everyting that comes out of Ernst's mouth. He has both a job to do and a reputation as the guru of Elvis to maintain. His ego is pretty big as well.

[KPM]

Another statement about lost or missing recordings:
Question- Does much more unknown material exist?

Ernst - Well, footage and photos - there is a lot out there that nobody has ever seen. But as for recordings, I don't know. A few years ago nobody even knew that 'I’m A Roustabout' had survived. So there is certainly room for hope. There's no reason to think that a lot of recordings are going to surface. There's not a lot of recordings missing. But there is an enormous wealth of footage and photos out there. I know some of the collectors and what they have and it’s mind boggling.

Question- Do you have your own personal Holy Grail?

Ernst - Yes. I'd like to find the audio outtakes from Elvis' movies. Roustabout is an example. The most interesting thing to me would be to find recordings from the radio back in '54 and '55 when Elvis played on the (Louisiana) Hayride and he played all these songs he never recorded like The Platters 'Only You', Bill Haley’s 'Rock Around The Clock', 'Sixteen Tons', 'Fool's Hall Of Fame'. They haven't surfaced and they may not exist, but they are very likely attic finds. Somebody taped them back then, didn't think much of it, and put them in a box and they're still there.

[T_J]

I've just published details about the 13 tracks:
http://www.classicpopicons.com/did-elvis-presley-record-with-the-platters/

The 13 tracks in question include Volare, Rock Around the Clock, Mack the Knife and Don't Be Cruel. The senior appraiser of the audio library stands by their statement that Elvis is on the recordings as an "unnamed backing singer."

Not sure what to make of it, but I've published the findings in good faith.

[KPM]

Like I said, don't believe everyting that comes out of Ernst's mouth. He has both a job to do and a reputation as the guru of Elvis to maintain. His ego is pretty big as well.
Well he was given an enormous task-that I think many do not realise the enormity nor want to give credit for.
The tape archives and vaults of RCA were shamelessly unorganized and had no real professionally handled cataloging system.
They were mislabled, mishandled and not given much thought until Elvis had been dead a few years and they wanted material.
He did step in and tackle this task-with much success that seems to be lost in the shuffle in the rush to second guess him at every turn.
I fully believe in credit where credit is due and he does deserve some praise for what he has done and attempts to do.
There is literal nothing new in the vaults by the standards of a totally new song never heard in any form by Elvis-its 99% fact. If you depend on that 1% factor you are going to be disappointed.
Ernst has admitted when things were offered to him that were not of good quality, or the "owners" were asking an arm and a leg for it-Ernst can not offer more than Sony will allow him to pay, and that is the way of the world. Sony will not offer more than they feel it is worth "dollars and cents"
If they have to pay to much-they have to charge more-or they have to sell more at the original cost.
Lost rarities are big news to us....but general public is not going to jump in and buy a poor sounding CD from a horrid source (such as the home recordings) so the market is specialized. Even with us as a built in market for specialized recordings-they need to make a certain profit to make it worth the trouble and cost-thats just the way it is.
Ernst does not decide this, he follows this-big difference.
I recall the state of Elvis recorded legacy before he stepped up, and after he stepped up-there is no comparison-but make no mistake he must make a profit in what he does or he will not be doing it much longer. Thats just the way of the world. Its not personal.

[KPM]

I've just published details about the 13 tracks:
http://www.classicpopicons.com/did-elvis-presley-record-with-the-platters/

The 13 tracks in question include Volare, Rock Around the Clock, Mack the Knife and Don't Be Cruel. The senior appraiser of the audio library stands by their statement that Elvis is on the recordings as as "unnamed backing singer."Not sure what to make of it, but I've published the findings in good faith.
This just keeps getting better and better......I am dumbfounded!

[vivaelvis]

Well he was given an enormous task-that I think many do not realise the enormity nor want to give credit for.
The tape archives and vaults of RCA were shamelessly unorganized and had no real professionally handled cataloging system.
They were mislabled, mishandled and not given much thought until Elvis had been dead a few years and they wanted material.
He did step in and tackle this task-with much success that seems to be lost in the shuffle in the rush to second guess him at every turn.
I fully believe in credit where credit is due and he does deserve some praise for what he has done and attempts to do.
There is literal nothing new in the vaults by the standards of a totally new song never heard in any form by Elvis-its 99% fact. If you depend on that 1% factor you are going to be disappointed.
Ernst has admitted when things were offered to him that were not of good quality, or the "owners" were asking an arm and a leg for it-Ernst can not offer more than Sony will allow him to pay, and that is the way of the world. Sony will not offer more than they feel it is worth "dollars and cents"
If they have to pay to much-they have to charge more-or they have to sell more at the original cost.
Lost rarities are big news to us....but general public is not going to jump in and buy a poor sounding CD from a horrid source (such as the home recordings) so the market is specialized. Even with us as a built in market for specialized recordings-they need to make a certain profit to make it worth the trouble and cost-thats just the way it is.
Ernst does not decide this, he follows this-big difference.
I recall the state of Elvis recorded legacy before he stepped up, and after he stepped up-there is no comparison-but make no mistake he must make a profit in what he does or he will not be doing it much longer. Thats just the way of the world. Its not personal.

I do give him credit for reorganizing the catalog and putting out some nice albums such as An Afternoon In The Garden, reissuing the entire original catalog on cd in the 90's and putting together the fabulous 50's box set and launching the FTD label. Other than that, he has failed in my opinion. For a man in his position, he could have done a better job.

[monk37]

unnamed backup singer?

sounds like the Jerry Lee Duets album

[KPM]

I do give him credit for reorganizing the catalog and putting out some nice albums such as An Afternoon In The Garden, reissuing the entire original catalog on cd in the 90's and putting together the fabulous 50's box set and launching the FTD label. Other than that, he has failed in my opinion. For a man in his position, he could have done a better job.
"If you haven't walked in that mans shoes and seen thru his eyes......." Elvis Presley
What exactly could he have done differently as you see it? Curious. Now when you answer this keep in mind-that he does not own the label, and he must abide by the rules and structure set for him. Also keep in mind there was literally no new material of any consequence. So with all that in mind-what would you do that you feel he has been lax in?

[KPM]

I know we as fans have a very definite take on all things Elvis-including how his music has been handled since he died-and Ernst is either seen as having done great work, a horrid hack job-and a middle of the road job. Heres what Record Collector magazine had to say about him when they interviewed him a few years back-with a little journalist perspective which we fans sometimes do not have:

......From his highly praised work on the loving restoration of Elvis' entire catalog to his studied expertise co-producing the definitive career box sets, The King of Rock 'n' Roll: The Complete 50’s Masters, From Nashville to Memphis: The Essential 60’s Masters, Walk a Mile in My Shoes: The Essential 70’s Masters, Elvis: Live In Las Vegas , Elvis: Close Up , Platinum: A Life in Music, and recent global blockbusters, Elvis: 30 # 1 Hits, and 2nd To None, Jorgensen, along with partner Roger Semon, has been the true keeper of Elvis' musical legacy. Jorgensen, a Grammy-nominated reissue producer, dedicated archivist, seasoned researcher and acclaimed author (Elvis Day By Day, Elvis: A Life in Music) has dedicated his life's work to the careful preservation, graceful restoration and crafty revitalization of Elvis Presley's musical output. Since the 90s, he has meticulously treated Elvis' musical legacy with immense care, respect, scholarly integrity and historical perspective and insight. He's also proven to be a wily detective as well, unearthing treasure trove after treasure trove of released and unreleased Elvis recordings. Elvis couldn't have a better champion in his corner than Ernst. Quite simply he has set the bar for how one should protect, maintain and nurture an artist's catalog. Having recently overseen the Elvis: # 1 Singles box, and continually producing an array of officially sanctioned Elvis projects for SonyBMG, Ernst also runs the celebrated Follow That Dream (FTD) label, which issues a remarkable series of Presley live recordings, outtakes and deluxe album and soundtrack reissues. He is also working on an exciting new endeavor for Presley acolytes - a book chronicling Elvis' seminal Sun Records career. I spoke with Ernst, who offered illuminating insight behind the landmark music of Elvis Presley.........

[Sonny]

If Elvis did any "covers" of Platter songs during the Jungle Room sessions inbetween takes, they probably will be nothing else then one liners.

Those 13 tracks are most likely fiction.