Elvis: Close Up [Original recording remastered]

Elvis: Close Up [Original recording remastered]

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Critics compared the 2002 four-disc Today, Tomorrow & Forever to the Beatles Anthology series of evolving outtakes. That formula is repeated with less success this time around. Little here is preferable to the original Elvis-approved releases, bearing in mind that this was someone who recorded dozens of takes live in the studio until he got it right. Interestingly, the movie and Nashville discs actually trump the '50s disc of unreleased stereo masters from '57. "G.I. Blues," (a better version), "Flaming Star," stuff from Wild In the Country, and even selections from Blue Hawaii sound darn good all these years later, including a version of "Can't Help Falling in Love" that bridges the hit and film renditions. The Nashville disc starts with Elvis Is Back! outtakes, all at least listenable; "Soldier Boy" may be better than the official release. The gospel "Working on the Building" is a killer. "U.S. Male" pales mightily next to the single. And so on. Rounded out with a pretty standard 1972 live show, this provides some interesting tidbits for Elvis fanatics. Novices will be much better served elsewhere. --Bill Holdship

Product Description
Close up & real personal, 4-CD set-consisting of 89 tracks, all of 'em previously unreleased - zeroes in on several critical periods in The King's life & career. The first CD is pure gold, an unbelievable 19 unreleased stereo masters from Elvis' rise to fame in the '50s, including takes of 'Jailhouse Rock', 'Loving You', That's When Your Heartaches Begin', 'Treat Me Nice', 'Young & Beautiful', 'Don't Leave Me Now', 'Baby I Don't Care', 'Blueberry Hill', & more. CD two, meanwhile, examines the period when he took Hollywood by storm, featuring 25 unreleased alternate takes from the first four movies of his career, G.I. Blues, Blue Hawaii, Flaming Star & Wild in the Country. CD three takes us to the famous '60s Nashville sessions at Studio B, with outtakes from virtually every session, beginning with his first post-Army song, 'Make Me Know It', & ending with the last song recorded with the infamous Nashville A-Team, U.S.

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