What new albums would you like to see released by SONY/RCA

[vivaelvis]

If you could request a special concept album from Sony/RCA, what would it be? It can't be a reissue or remastered album already available. It must be a new album of original songs. It can be more than one project. Be creative and specific. What would your track listing be? I'm curious to see your creative minds go to work.

[Raised on Rock]

Well, I would like to see the Elvis Legacy double re-releases to keep going. The "From Elvis in Memphis/Back in Memphis", "On Stage/In Person", "Elvis is Back/Something For Everybody" hava all been great delivers, and all have been very welcome both by crtitics and the fans, and its important to keep Elvis original catalogue available and in decent shape.

With those releases in mind, my next in line would be later on during the fall this year, the two '56 albums: "Elvis Presley/Elvis" with all the '56 singles as bonus songs. (I'm pretty sure this iactually will be the next move)

Also for 2011, "Elvis Country/He Touched Me" could be a good pairing, presenting Elvis '71 as his comback to roots music, to the music in which he was raised. Bonus for Elvis Country could be the "Rags To Riches/Where did They Go Lord" single, "Got My Mojo Workin'", "Cindy Cindy" and "Its no Big Thing But Its Growing" from the lousy album Love Letters, and the complete "I Was Born About Ten Thousand Years Ago". Bonus for "He Touch Me" could be "Only Believe", "Life", "Put Your Hand in The Hand", "Miracles of The Rosary" the studio outtake of "The Lord's Prayer", and maybe the alternate version of "Amazing Grace" (the one with the wild dobro sound on it)

Then in 2012, the most expected "As recorded at the MSG" original album has to make its comback to the catalogue, backed with the "An Afternoon in the Garden" concert as CD two. Bonus track could be some of the '72 singles as "Burning Love", "I'ts a Matter of Time" "Always on My Mind", "Separate Ways", "We Ca Make The Morning", "Until Its Time for You To Go". Plus concert adds, and the lost original album radio promo. And if they want to get pretty, a bonus DVD with the MSG conference and a mini documental of those gigs using remastered footage.

[Albert]

I'm still waiting for an album where Elvis songs get a big band / orchestra treatment. One album could have ballads with an orchestra (strings, etc), while another album would be more swinging with a big band (horns, trompets, etc.)

[Jimmy1966]

Legacy Edition of 'PROMISED LAND'

[Brian Quinn]

'Elvis Duets' with major establised recording stars. This is due out in 2012. If done properly should be a great album. Sony have already promised that there will be no 'X Factor' or 'American Idol' contestants on the album.

Brian

[Trelane P]

The Best Of Elvis at Stax.

Just one CD minus the sub-standard tracks. The way that material should have been released originally. It would be a killer album, probably his best one of the 70's.

[hounddog]

I think i'd like an album of first versions, when he first sang a song live. Jordan's Elvis world has some of these up. I really like his first live version of Steamroller Blues.

[Raised on Rock]

Elvis Presley's Memphis

A 3 Cd Box Set with the best of his recordings at the legendary sites of his home city.

With CD1 leaning toward Rock/R&B/Blue eyed Soul and CD2 leaning towards C&W/Honky Tonk/ Countrish "Adult contemporary". Cd 3 Would be about the music making: alternate takes and rarities (Let studio talking to feel in the studio, don't edit Elvis swearing lol)

Using the new Masters from "The complete E.P. masters", and the direct FTD sources for the alternates. Get Guralnik to write the linner notes about Elvis and the city of Memphi, and this box set is a winner. Plus the typical CD of "Best from the box set".

Something like more or less like this;

CD1

Sun Studios:
1 That's All Right
2 Good Rockin' Tonight
3 Milkcow Blues Boogie
4 Baby Let's Play House
5 Mystery Train

American Sound:
6 Stranger in My Own Home Town
7 Power Of My Love
8 Wearin' That Loved On Look
9 Suspicious Minds
10 Only The Strong Survive
11 You'll Think Of Me
12 Any Day Now
13 In the Ghetto
14 Without Love

Stax Studios:
15 Find Out What's Happening
16 Just A Little Bit
17 If You Don't Come Back
18 I've Got a Thing About You Baby
19 For Old Times Sake
20 Promised Land
21 If You Talk in Your Sleep
22 I Got A Feeling In My Body

Graceland
23 Moody Blue
24 For the Heart
25 Hurt
26 Pledging My Love
27 Way Down

Cd 2

Sun Records:
1 Blue Moon of Kentucky
2 You're a Heartbreaker
3 I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gonne
4 I Forgot To Remember To For Get Her
5 Just Because
6 Blue Moon
7 Trying To Get To You

Amercian Sound:
8 Long Black Limousine
9 I'll Hold You In My Heart (Till I Can Hold You In My Arms)
10 After Loving You
11 Gentle On My Mind
12 I'm Movin' On
13 Don't Cry Daddy
14 Kentucky Rain
15 The Fair Is Moving On

Stax Studios
16 Honky Tonk Angel
17 Loving Arms
18 Talk About The Good Times
19 Good Times Charlie Got The Blues
20 You Asked Me To
21 Thinkin About You
22 Help Me
23 If That Isn't Love

Live At The Mid South Coliseum
24 How Great Thou Art

Graceland
25 Bitter They Are Harder The Fall
26 She Thinks I Still Care
27 Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain
28 He'll Have To Go


CD 3

1. That's all Right (False Starts and Take 1)
2 Blue Moon of Kentucky (Slow version)
3 Tomorrow Night
4 My Baby's Gonne
5 When it Rain it Really Pours (Includes dialogue between Elvis and Sam Philips)
6 Stranger in My Own Home Town (Unedited undubbed Jam)
7 Power of My Love (Alt take)
8 Susipicious Minds (Alt Take 1 incluiding warm up)
9 In the Ghetto (Alt Take 1)
10 Only The Stong survive( Alt Take FTD Memphis Sessions)
11 Any Day Now (Alt Take FTd Memphis Sessions)
12 Kentucky Rain (Alt Take 1)
13 Without Love (Undubbed)
14 Promised Land (Alt Take from Rythm and Country)
15 Honky Tonk Angel (Alt Take Rythm and Country)
16 Loving Arms (Alt Take Rythn and Country)
17 You Asked Me To (Atl Take rythm and Country)
18 If That Isn't Love (Alt Take Rythm and Country)
19 Steamroller Blues (FTD's Live at the Mid South Coliseum)
20 Amecian Trylogy (Ftd's live at the Mid South Coliseum)
21 For the Heart (Alt Take PLatinum)
22 Hurt (Alt Take Today Tommorrow and Forever)
23 She Thinks I Still Care (Up Tempo)
24 Pledging my Love (Alt Take Platinium)
25 Way Down (Alt Take PLatinium)
26 Radio Interview with Elvis, Scotty and Bill. Memphis '55.

P.S. Or Make it a 4 cd box set an add the full Memphis '74 concert at the Mid South Coliseum.

[vivaelvis]

Read the original text. NO NEW MUSIC ADDED. NO DUETS. ONLY ORIGINAL RECORDINGS.

Here's one of my dream concept album projects that I came up with featuring tracks from the Nashville sessions from June 1970.




Track listing:

1.I Washed My Hands In Muddy Water
2.Patch It Up
3.Mary In The Morning
4.The Nest Step Is Love
5.You Don't Have To Say You Love Me
6.I've Lost You
7.Cindy, Cindy
8.Just Pretend
9.Stranger In The Crowd
10.Bridge Over Troubled Water
11.Faded Love
12.Twenty Days And Twenty Nights
13.Sylvia
14.Heart Of Rome
15.I Really Don't Want To Know
16.I Got My Mojo Workin'/Hands Off Of Her
17.The Sound Of Your Cry
18.How The Web Was Woven
19.Whole Lot-ta Shakin' Goin' On
20.Tomorrow Never Comes

All tracks would be digitally remixed (like with the Promised Land album in 1999) using the first generation master recordings for superior optimum sound quality.

[Raised on Rock]

All tracks would be digitally remixed (like with the Promised Land album in 1999) using the first generation master recordings for superior optimum sound quality.

I think to use the remastering job done for "The Complete Elvis Presley Masters Box Set" would be the best choice for your project.

[vivaelvis]

Everybody keeps talking about these supposed remasters but I have yet to hear them. I am not about to pay a fortune for the overpriced box set. Now if they will use them for new releases or even reissues then that's fine and then we'll all have them individually without going broke in the process.

[Raised on Rock]

Read the original text. NO NEW MUSIC ADDED. NO DUETS. ONLY ORIGINAL RECORDINGS.

Sorry I forgot, here is then my Memphis project revisited, only with the original masters, no alternate recordings then.

Elvis Presley's Memphis

A 2 Cd set with the best of his recordings at the legendary sites of his home city.

With CD1 leaning toward Rock/R&B/Blue eyed Soul and CD2 leaning towards C&W/Honky Tonk/ Countrish "Adult contemporary".

Using the new Masters from "The complete E.P. masters". Get Guralnik to write the linner notes about Elvis and the city of Memphis, and this box set is a winner.

Something like more or less like this (maybe a few tracks had to left behind as a Cd can't be longer than 75min more or less, can't do the timing righ now, I'll put an * to indicate which ones I would consider for drop out if needed).

CD1

Sun Studios:
1 That's All Right
2 Good Rockin' Tonight
3 Milkcow Blues Boogie
4 Baby Let's Play House
5 Mystery Train
6 When It Rains It Really Pours *

American Sound:
7 Stranger in My Own Home Town
8 Power Of My Love
9 Wearin' That Loved On Look
10 Suspicious Minds
11 Only The Strong Survive
12 You'll Think Of Me *
13 Any Day Now
14 In the Ghetto
15 Without Love

Stax Studios:
16 Find Out What's Happening
17 Just A Little Bit
18 I've Got a Thing About You Baby
19 If You Don't Come Back *
20 For Old Times Sake *
21 Promised Land
22 Thinking About You
23 If You Talk in Your Sleep
24 I Got A Feeling In My Body *
25 My Boy *


Graceland
26 Moody Blue
27 For the Heart
28 Hurt
29 Pledging My Love
30 Way Down

Cd 2

Sun Records:
1 Blue Moon of Kentucky
2 You're a Heartbreaker
3 I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gonne
4 I Forgot To Remember To For Get Her
5 Just Because *
6 Blue Moon
7 Trying To Get To You

Amercian Sound:
8 Long Black Limousine
9 I'll Hold You In My Heart (Till I Can Hold You In My Arms)
10 After Loving You
11 Gentle On My Mind
12 I'm Movin' On
13 Don't Cry Daddy
14 Kentucky Rain
15 The Fair Is Moving On *

Stax Studios
16 Honky Tonk Angel
17 Loving Arms
18 Talk About The Good Times
19 Good Times Charlie Got The Blues
20 You Asked Me To
21 Help Me *
22 If That Isn't Love

Live At The Mid South Coliseum
24 How Great Thou Art
25 My Baby Left Me *

Graceland
26 Bitter They Are Harder The Fall
27 She Thinks I Still Care
28 Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain
29 Danny Boy *
30 He'll Have To Go

[Raised on Rock]

Everybody keeps talking about these supposed remasters but I have yet to hear them. I am not about to pay a fortune for the overpriced box set. Now if they will use them for new releases or even reissues then that's fine and then we'll all have them individually without going broke in the process.

Those same remasters are the ones they are using for all new Elvis product on the Legacy label: "From Elvis in Memphis/Back in Memphis", "On Stage/In Person", the new "Elvis is Back/Something for Everybody", and "Elvis 75".

[vivaelvis]

I wasn't all that impressed with the remastered From Elvis In Memphis album on the Legacy Edition release. To me, it still sounded flat as before.

[Raised on Rock]

I wasn't all that impressed with the remastered From Elvis In Memphis album on the Legacy Edition release. To me, it still sounded flat as before.

The original American Recordings do sound flat. The only way to solve that is to mess with them a step further, like in the '87 The Memphis Record, or the remix they did for Suspicious Minds for the Elv1s #30 No1hits, only to controversial results. The ideal today in remastering, particualry concerning Elvis as Ernst has stated, is to respect the original balance/mix. Aloha From Hawaii will always sucks for that matter, even if its out of this new remasters for "The Complete Elvis Masters Box Set" as the original mix is crap. When they messed with the original tapes, forgeting all about the original mix, and did the new mix for the 5.1 deluxe DVD set in 2003, then WOW!

Anyway this lattest remasters where not done to impress anybody with their sound, there is a limit to that and it has been reached unless you go 5.1. SACD or do a new mix forgeting the original one. The only aim with this last remastering job, is to give a uniform treatment to ALL Elvis masters as before that, there where, the 80's remasters, the early 90's remasters, the late 90's resmasters etc, all with a diffrent sound which was problematic. That's all.

[KPM]

'Elvis Duets' with major establised recording stars. This is due out in 2012. If done properly should be a great album. Sony have already promised that there will be no 'X Factor' or 'American Idol' contestants on the album.

Brian

Sony unfortunately-does not always seem to live up to the expectations they themselves project.
So we'll see how this actually plays out-I would personally love to see Clapton, McCartney, Tom Jones, featured on any Duets album.

[Wendy56]

I want to hear anything that is hidden bye EPE. Just not the same songs like the ones included in the series Elvis #1 hits and later compilations CDs. ¬¬

[KPM]

I'm sure if EPE had anything of consequence-studio quality recordings, they would sell them to Sony. All studio quality recordings are in Sonys hands they own them and all sessions, outtakes, etc. If EPE has anything-I would guess its on the line of what we have seen in the past such as-The Home Recordings cd. They could maybe have some jams, or Elvis around the piano, but its hard to say.
Vernon and the Col were packrats, and there may be some things still in storage waiting to be found-but I would not hold my breath.
To me this is the saddest part of his legacy-nothing new in the vaults of real consequence.

[Jungleroom76]

I will be totally shocked if Sony doesn't release some kind of mainstream CD to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the MSG show next year!! Of course, the most likely release will be a double CD set containing both the original MSG show as well as the AFTERNOON IN THE GARDEN CD.

Naturally, a release celebrating the 40th anniversary of ELVIS ON TOUR would also be nice to see released through the main Sony label, but I suspect this is something that (if it happens) FTD will focus on if/when it happens.

I have to agree with Raised on Rock that a "Legacy Edition" of the ELVIS PRESLEY and ELVIS albums is a given. After that, I really don't know what other albums Sony would consider giving the "Legacy Edition" treatment to. I highly doubt they will give the special treatment to any of Elvis' later 70's albums...not on the main label, anyway. Perhaps a "Legacy Edition" treatment of Elvis' gospel albums is a possibility, as Raised on Rock also eluded to, might be a potential idea.

It will be interesting to see what albums receive the "Legacy Edition" treatment, that's for sure.

TCB!
Mike

[jean francois]

I agree with mike, you have statements, that there are strong RCA compilations, but it is 3 cd that came legacy edition, and I find this genial, as you said the msg double cd, this would be a good idea, and I would see too, aloha from hawaii, with the bonus track of the DVD, another idea as the famous Elvis in concert, Omaha and Rapid City 77, but can be a dream.