A Question about the 1980 Re-recording sessions (Too much monkey business FTD)

[ThreeCornPatches]

How come only a handful of songs are released on there when there lots more songs recording here full details from Keith Flynns website


Recording Sessions 1980's

Young 'un Sound - Nashville, Tennessee
January 15 1980
Guitar Man (Re-Recording) KWA5 8235

Young 'un Sound - Nashville, Tennessee
January 24 1980
Blue Suede Shoes (Re-Recording) KWA5 8242
In The Ghetto (Re-Recording) KWA5 8243
And I Love You So (Re-Recording) KWA5 8244
Only The Strong Survive (Re-Recording) KWA5 8240

Young 'un Sound - Nashville, Tennessee
January 25 1980
(That's What You Get) For Loving Me (Re-Recording) KWA5 8250
Funny How Time Slips Away (Re-Recording) KWA5 8251
Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain (Re-Recording) KWA5 8252
Bitter They Are, Harder They Fall (Re-Recording) KWA5 8253
I'm Movin' On (Re-Recording) KWA5 8246
Loving Arms (Re-Recording) KWA5 8247
Shake A Hand (Re-Recording) KWA5 8248
You Asked Me To (Re-Recording) KWA5 8249

Young 'un Sound - Nashville, Tennessee
January 28 1980
Too Much Monkey Business (Re-Recording) KWA5 8236
For Ol' Times Sake (Re-Recording) KWA5 8238
Susan When She Tried (Re-Recording) KWA5 8245
Help Me (Re-Recording) KWA5 8239
Hey Jude (Re-Recording) KWA5 8237

Young 'un Sound - Nashville, Tennessee
February 1 1980
Only The Strong Survive (Re-Recording) KWA5 8240
She Thinks I Still Care (Re-Recording) KWA5 8259
Guitar Man (Overdub) KWA5 8235
In The Ghetto (Overdub) KWA5 8243
Blue Suede Shoes (Overdub) KWA5 8242

Young 'un Sound - Nashville, Tennessee
February 5 1980
Blue Suede Shoes (Overdub) KWA5 8242

Young 'un Sound - Nashville, Tennessee
February 14 1980
Blue Suede Shoes (Overdub) KWA5 8242
For Ol' Times Sake (Re-Recording) KWA5 8238

Young 'un Sound - Nashville, Tennessee
October 14 1980
Just Call Me Lonesome (Re-Recording) KWA5 8553
I'll Hold You In My Heart ('Till I Can Hold You In My Arms) (Re-Recording) KWA5 8554
Help Me (Re-Recording) KWA5 8555
Too Much Monkey Business (Re-Recording) KWA5 8556
I'm Movin' On (Re-Recording) KWA5 8557
You Asked Me To (Re-Recording) KWA5 8558

Young 'un Sound - Nashville, Tennessee
October 15 1980
I'll Be There (Re-Recording) KWA5 8559
The Fool (Re-Recording) KWA5 8560
Susan When She Tried (Re-Recording) KWA5 8561
Faded Love (Re-Recording) KWA5 8562
Burning Love (Re-Recording) KWA5 8563
She Thinks I Still Care (Re-Recording) KWA5 8564

Young 'un Sound - Nashville, Tennessee
October 16 1980
If You Talk In Your Sleep (Re-Recording) KWA5 8565
Guitar Man (Re-Recording) KWA5 8566
Kentucky Rain (Re-Recording) KWA5 8567
You Don't Know Me (Re-Recording) KWA5 8568
I Really Don't Want To Know (Re-Recording) KWA5 8569
Help Me Make It Through The Night (Re-Recording) KWA5 8570

Young 'un Sound - Nashville, Tennessee
October 17 1980
After Loving You (Re-Recording) KWA5 8571
Clean Up Your Own Back Yard (Re-Recording) KWA5 8572
Long Black Limousine (Re-Recording) KWA5 8573

Young 'un Sound - Nashville, Tennessee
October 20 1980
Faded Love (Overdub) KWA5 8562
Clean Up Your Own Back Yard (Overdub) KWA5 8572
You Asked Me To (Overdub) KWA5 8558
I'm Movin' On (Overdub) KWA5 8557
If You Talk In Your Sleep (Overdub) KWA5 8565
I'll Be There (Overdub) KWA5 8559
Just Call Me Lonesome (Overdub) KWA5 8553

Young 'un Sound - Nashville, Tennessee
November 10 1980
Guitar Man (Overdub) KWA5 8566
Long Black Limousine (Overdub) KWA5 8573
After Loving You (Overdub) KWA5 8571
She Thinks I Still Care (Overdub) KWA5 8564

Young 'un Sound - Nashville, Tennessee
November 11 1980
I'll Hold You In My Heart ('Till I Can Hold You In My Arms) (Overdub) KWA5 8554
The Fool (Overdub) KWA5 8560
Shake A Hand (Re-Recording) KWA5 8590
Loving Arms (Re-Recording) KWA5 8591
I'll Be There (Overdub) KWA5 8559

[dennyelvis]

I agree, an updated volume two is surely due, some great songs that are left out too ........

[ThreeCornPatches]

Yeah possible title & Tracklist could be

Elvis in The 80's

And I Love You So (Re-Recording)
Funny How Time Slips Away (Re-Recording)
(That's What You Get) For Loving Me (Re-Recording)
Shake A Hand (Re-Recording)
Susan When She Tried (Re-Recording)
Help Me (Re-Recording)
The Fool (Re-Recording)
I Really Don't Want To Know (Re-Recording)
Help Me Make It Through The Night (Re-Recording)
You Don't Know Me (Re-Recording)

[Albert]

I agree, an updated volume two is surely due, some great songs that are left out too ........

Yeah, but what if the re-recordings of these great songs weren't great?

[rocknroll]

Yeah, but what if the re-recordings of these great songs weren't great?

Bingo. I would argue that none were great. Certainly none were anywhere near the originals. Why release substandard stuff?