February FTD releases

[my boy]

1. WHITE NIGHT IN VEGAS - FTD 97
(506020-975021)-Release date: February 15.

WHITE NIGHT IN VEGAS (title and artwork TBC) features a great complete concert from Elvis’ opening Vegas season in 1969. Elvis received critical acclaim for these shows and now this official release of the AUGUST 26, DINNER SHOW makes it available for fans around the world.

Ann Moses was a correspondent for the infamous NME and TIGER BEAT publications during this magic time and she had the good fortune to meet Elvis and report on the shows. Her unique photos from this season are featured in the package, some published for the first time. The booklet also includes a unique essay written by Ann.

WHITE NIGHT IN VEGAS will be issued as a 5” digipack featuring a 12- page booklet and
Is mastered by VIC ANESINI from the original multi track tapes.

TRACK LISTING

01 Blue Suede Shoes 3:06
(Carl Perkins)
02 I Got A Wo¬man 2:44
(Ray Charles)
03 All Shook Up 3:50
(Otis Blackwell/Elvis Presley)
04 Love Me Tender 3:04
(Vera Matson/Elvis Presley)
05 Jailhouse Rock / Don't Be Cruel 2:23
(Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller) / (Otis Blackwell/Elvis Presley)
06 Heartbreak Hotel 4:56
(Mae Boren Axton/Tommy Durden/Elvis Presley)
07 Hound Dog 1:35
(Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller)
08 Memories 2:42
(Billy Strange/Mac Davis)
09 My Babe 4:23
(Willie Dixon)
10 Mystery Train / Tiger Man 3:39
(Junior Parker/Sam Phillips) / (Joe Hill Louis/Sam Burns)
11 Monologue 8:39
12 Baby, What You Want Me To Do 3:29
(Jimmy Reed)
13 Runaway 2:58
(Max Crook/Del Shannon)
14 Inherit The Wind 3:06
(Eddie Rabbitt)
15 Yesterday / Hey Jude 4:35
(John Lennon/Paul McCartney)
16 Introductions 4:35
17 In The Ghetto 3:04
(Scott “Mac” Davis)
18 Suspicious Minds 7:48
(Mark James)
19 Can’t Help Falling In Love 2:10
(Hugo Peretti/Luigi Creatore/George Weiss)


Recorded live on stage at The International Hotel, Las Vegas August 26, 1969. Dinner show.
Guitar: James Burton, John Wilkinson, Elvis Presley, Charlie Hodge
Bass: Jerry Scheff
Drums: Ronnie Tutt
Piano & Organ: Larry Muhoberac
Vocals: The Sweet Inspirations, The Imperials.
Bobby Morris and his Orchestra
Compilation produced and art directed by Ernst Mikael Jørgensen & Roger Semon
Mixed and mastered by Vic Anesini



2. HOW GREAT THOU ART - LIMITED EDITION 2-LP 180 VINYL – FTD 91-33
(506020-97500216)-Release date: February 15.


Following on from the great success of FTD’s previous vinyl editions, we are pleased to announce the release of HOW GREAT THOU ART as a limited edition 180 gram 2-LP set. The vinyl edition features all the original masters plus many outtakes. Also included is BEYOND THE REEF that was recorded informally at these sessions. This is the overdubbed version.

TRACK LISTING

Side 1
01. How Great Thou Art (3:02)
(Stuart K. Hine)
02. In The Garden (3:11)
(Charles A. Miles)
03. Somebody Bigger Than You And I (2:27)
(John Lange/Hy Heath/Sonny Burke)
04. Farther Along (4:06)
(Arranged by Elvis Presley)
05. Stand By Me (2:29)
(Arranged by Elvis Presley)
06. Without Him (2:30)
(Mylon LeFevre)
07. How Great Thou Art – takes 1 & 2 (3:30)
(Stuart K. Hine)
Side 2
01. So High (1:59)
(Arranged by Elvis Presley)
02. Where Could I Go But To The Lord (3:38)
(James B. Coats)
03. By And By (1:52)
(Arranged by Elvis Presley)
04. If The Lord Wasn’t Walking By My Side (1:38)
(Henry Slaughter)
05. Run On (2:23)
(Arranged by Elvis Presley)
06. Where No One Stands Alone (2:44)
(Mosie Lister)
07. Crying In The Chapel (2:28)
(Artie Glenn)
08. Somebody Bigger Than You And I
- takes 14 (fs), 15 & wp 5 (4:39)
(John Lange/Hy Heath/Sonny Burke)

Side 3
01. Run On – takes 1 & 2 (4:52)
(Arranged by Elvis Presley)
02. Stand By Me – takes 9 & 10 (4:20)
(Arranged by Elvis Presley)
03. So High – take 1 (2:15)
(Arranged by Elvis Presley)
04. By And By – takes 1, 2, 3, 4 (fs), 5 & 7 (4:28)
(Arranged by Elvis Presley)

05. By And By – takes 8 & 9 (2:34)
(Arranged by Elvis Presley)
06. Beyond The Reef (3.11)
(J. Pitman)
Side 4

01. If The Lord Wasn’t Walking By My Side
- take 1 (1:53)
(Henry Slaughter)
02. Without Him – take 1 (3:04)
(Mylon LeFevre)
03. Somebody Bigger Than You And I
- take 12 (2:42)
(John Lange/Hy Heath/Sonny Burke)
04. In The Garden – takes 1-3 (5:02)
(Charles A. Miles)
05. Run On – takes 3-6 (5:02)
(Arranged by Elvis Presley)
06. Where No One Stands Alone
- takes 2, 3 & wp 5 (3.45)
(Mosie Lister)


3. ELVIS – THE FOOL ALBUM

All copies of the FOOL 2-CD set that ship from now on WILL feature the corrected CD.
So we will not be sending the disc separately.

4. FTD BOOKS
WRITING FOR THE KING and LIVE IN L.A. will be deleted when stocks are gone.

5. FTD VINYL
Please be advised that Blue Hawaii and Standing Room Only are sold out. Jailhouse Rock is low on stock.

[Jungleroom76]

Well at least it's not another '76 show being released so closely to all the other recently released ones...

Still...there are tours from '73, '74 and '77 that have yet to be covered by an FTD release. Perhaps something from those tours could have been chosen instead of another show from the '69 opening season.

Can't wait to hear it nonetheless!! Thanks for posting the info. my boy!!

TCB!
Mike

[Unchained Melody]

The 1969 cover looks rocking. I like !

[peter]

Front cover looks fantastic... Its nice to have 69 Vegas covered by recordings, BUT we have a lot of tours uncovered... I´d love new 72 On Tour show released in full, June 73 Tour shows, Houston 74 or first Memphis 74 show (something like combo first/last Memphis show would be great), July 75 Tour, Silverdome, June 77... Please direct more on Tour shows, not Vegas....

[peter]

White Knight In Vegas renamed to "Live In Vegas".... Why? I liked original title.

[vivaelvis]

FTD releases used to be exciting but now they're like a stale joke that's gotten real old. Ernst must be running out of material or ideas for releases. When it first started back in 98, the FTD label had great potential. especially being funded by a major recording company. But they never tried to take it to the next level and now it's uninteresting and on it's last leg.

[my boy]

FTD releases used to be exciting but now they're like a stale joke that's gotten real old. Ernst must be running out of material or ideas for releases. When it first started back in 98, the FTD label had great potential. especially being funded by a major recording company. But they never tried to take it to the next level and now it's uninteresting and on it's last leg.

Are you really an Elvis fan?

[U.S. Male]

Looking forward to getting this one....have always enjoyed hearing the 69 shows

[my boy]

If you stand back for a minute a look at the treasure trove of material released by FTD, it's jaw-dropping!

And long may they continue...

The latest batch of releases will do very nicely indeed.

[vivaelvis]

If you stand back for a minute a look at the treasure trove of material released by FTD, it's jaw-dropping!

And long may they continue...

The latest batch of releases will do very nicely indeed.

Well enjoy them because I don't think they will be lasting too much longer. Especially with the cd market dying fast. Ernst apparently abandoned his plan to release a show from each tour. Instead he picks mediocre shows from the same tours or overflows the label with the same sounding 69 shows. Blows my mind at the stuff he does and how the fans accept it.

[my boy]

Well enjoy them because I don't think they will be lasting too much longer. Especially with the cd market dying fast. Ernst apparently abandoned his plan to release a show from each tour. Instead he picks mediocre shows from the same tours or overflows the label with the same sounding 69 shows. Blows my mind at the stuff he does and how the fans accept it.

Here's to another 10 years of FTD vinyl releases!

[nabelt24]

I don't really care what 'tour' it's from or what year it was recorded. I'm an Elvis fan and I'm thrilled to have ANY unreleased material!!! : )

[Jungleroom76]

I don't really care what 'tour' it's from or what year it was recorded. I'm an Elvis fan and I'm thrilled to have ANY unreleased material!!! : )

AMEN TO THAT NATHAN!!!

TCB!
Mike

[Albert]

The problem that I have with 169 shows is that they are almost all the same. The setlist, the energy, the talking, the vibe.... Don't get me wrong, the songs are sung perfectly, but the shows vary very little from eachother

[Tigerman1975]

I look forward to getting this. Elvis live is always good to me.

[debtdbruno]

I'm looking forward to it...............

[Albert]

I don't really care what 'tour' it's from or what year it was recorded. I'm an Elvis fan and I'm thrilled to have ANY unreleased material!!! : )

I want to have it, just to complete my collection. But I'm not thrilled about it. These 1969 shows were ALL extremely good and therefor not unique.

CD's like "Fly T-R-O-U-B-L-E" (featuring an extremely comical 1975 show where Elvis performs in a building full of flies) stand out. Not because Elvis gives a perfect show, but it's a different show, standing out from all the others. And with a show like that, I don't even care that much that the sound is not perfect. From all 1969 show that I have, I only listen to those with the best audio quality.