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Elvis Presley: G.I. Blues The Cafe Europa Sessions 4 CD/Book Deluxe Boxset New
G.I. Blues : The Cafe Europa Sessions 4 CD / Book Deluxe Set
G.I. Blues : The Cafe Europa Sessions
was described as being similar to the BMG 'Close Up' 4 CD Set in size but with
more pages. While this is accurate, we note something very important in terms of
quality. Cafe Europa is genuinely like a hardcover book with proper binding
whereas 'Close Up' and other similar BMG releases, 'Today, Tomorrow And
Forever', 'Elvis Aron Presley' [The Silver Anniversary Box] and 'Platinum' etc
pale by comparison as embarrassingly badly structured with the 'booklet' 'held'
in place by 3 or 4 staples. As it is, the booklet can easily rip through the
staples leaving you with a frustratingly loose booklet. My copy of 'Elvis Aron
Presley' suffered this after simply dropping to the floor from my couch some
years ago, a small drop and a ruined precious set, with the 'booklet' now
falling out when ever opened. And it is not just Elvis that Sony do this with, I
have a Johnny Cash : The Legend Box Set that is the same. So well done MRS for
producing a quality hardcover bound book and 4 CD Box Set.
Putting the book 'aside', the four CDs
contain nearly 4 hours of Elvis' officially UNRELEASED studio takes from the
'Café Europa' sessions, recorded for the movie ultimately titled G.I. Blues.
The audio contained here includes the
master recordings from the original soundtrack album 'G.I. Blues' plus, hours of
alternate takes of all songs, with all the Elvis studio banter intact and,
instilling new insight and live atmosphere into the complete making of this
historic movie soundtrack.
It is not always interesting to listen
to one take after another, however some sessions are really a joy to listen to
and this is one of them. Actually the G.I. Blues soundtrack CD has never been
one that has had much time in my CD player over the years, or going back many
long years, my record player !!! But now I can listen to the whole sessions it
is a different story. Another great session to listen to is Paradise Hawaiian
Style.
For one thing Elvis is in a great mood.
That is important, it is a delight to listen to Elvis laugh, talk to his fellow
musicians or control room staff producing the songs for his upcoming movie. Also
Elvis is in great voice, as with the Elvis Is Back! sessions Elvis is singing
beautifully, being recorded in stereo, 1960 for the first time, and although the
songs are not as good as 'Elvis Is Back! they are not bad either.
And yes !!! The sound is better than
we've had previously on bootlegs. Right from the off, 'Shoppin Around' sounds so
very clear, as do all the masters and outtakes on these newly re-mastered
recordings.
These recordings are transferred and
processed in 24bit 192k stereo. In addition to these rare recordings, the set
includes a 100 page book entertained with pages of unreleased photographs,
memorabilia and goes behind the scenes, with full text and documentation and
includes contributions from Ray Walker of the Jordanaires and a forward by Sid
Tepper who co- wrote the songs 'Shoppin' Around' and 'G.I. Blues'.
Track-listing:
CD 1:
(67:16)
Master
Recordings
01. Shoppin' Around
02. Didja'
Ever
03. Doin' The Best I Can
04. G.I. Blues
05. Frankfort
Special
06. Tonight Is So Right For Love
07. Big Boots
08. What's
She Really Like
09. Blue Suede Shoes
10. Wooden Heart
11. Pocketful
Of Rainbows
Studio
Outtakes
12. Shoppin' Around (Instrumental Takes
1,2)
13. Shoppin' Around (Instrumental Take 4)
14. Shoppin' Around
(Version 1, Takes 2,4,6 - 9)
15. Shoppin' Around (Version 1, Take 10)
16.
Shoppin' Around (Version 1, Take 11)
17. Doin' The Best I Can (Takes 1,2,4,5
- 8)
18. Doin' The Best I Can (Take 13))
19. G.I. Blues (Takes
2,3,4)
20. G.I. Blues (Take 7)
21. G.I. Blues (Takes 8 -10 Pickup)
22.
Tonight Is So Right For Love (Take 4)
23. Tonight Is So Right For Love (Takes
5,6)
24. Tonight Is So Right For Love (Take 7)
CD 2:
(73:51)
01. What's She Really Like (Takes 1 - 4)
02. What's
She Really Like (Take 5)
03. Frankfort Special (Takes 1,3 - 7)
04.
Frankfort Special (Take 8)
05. Frankfort Special (Takes 9 -12)
06.
Frankfort Special (Take 13)
07. Tonight Is So Right For Love (Take 8)
08.
Tonight Is So Right For Love (Take 9)
09. Tonight Is So Right For Love (Take
10)
10. Tonight Is So Right For Love (Take 11)
11. Whistling Blues (Take
1)
12. Tonight Is So Right For Love (Music & Chorus) (Takes 1 - 3)
13.
Tonight Is So Right For Love (Music & Chorus) (Take 4)
14. Big Boots
(Fast Version) (Take 2)
15. Big Boots (Fast Version) (Take 3)
16. Big
Boots (Fast Version) (Take 4)
17. Big Boots (Fast Version) (Take 5)
18.
Big Boots (Fast Version) (Take 6,7)
19. Big Boots (Slow 1st Version) (Take
1)
20. Big Boots (Slow 1st Version) (Take 20)
21. Big Boots (Slow 1st
Version) (Take 4)
22. What's She Really Like (Takes 6 -10)
23. What's She
R eally Like (Take 11)
24. What's She Really Like (Takes 12,13)
25. What's
She Really Like (Takes 14 – 16)
26. What's She Really Like (Different
Key&Beat) (Take 17-18)
27. What's She Really Like (Different
Key&Beat) (Take 19)
CD 3
(63:44)
01. What's She Really Like (Different Key&Beat)
(Insert) (Take 20)
02. What's She Really Like (Different Key&Beat)
(Insert) (Take 21)
03. What's She Really Like (Different Key&Beat)
(Insert) (Take 22)
04. Pocketful Of Rainbows (Take 1)
05. Blue Suede Shoes
(Take 1)
06. Wooden Heart (Take 4)
07. Pocketful Of Rainbows (Take 3)
08. Pocketful Of Rainbows (Takes 4 - 6)
09. Pocketful Of Rainbows (Take
7)
10. Pocketful Of Rainbows (Take 8)
11. Pocketful Of Rainbows (Take
9)
12. Pocketful Of Rainbows (Take 10)
13. Pocketful Of Rainbows (Takes
11,12)
14. Pocketful Of Rainbows (Takes 13,14)
15. Pocketful Of Rainbows
(Take 17)
16. Pocketful Of Rainbows (Takes 18,19)
17. Pocketful Of
Rainbows (Take 20)
18. Pocketful Of Rainbows (Takes 1,23,24)
19. Pocketful
Of Rainbows (Takes 25,26)
20. Pocketful Of Rainbows (Take 28)
21. Big
Boots (Mid Tempo) (Take 2)
22. Shoppin' Around (Version 2) (Takes 1 -
3,6)
23. Shoppin' Around (Version 2) (Take 7)
24. Pocketful Of Rainbows
(Take 1)
25. Pocketful Of Rainbows (Take 2)
CD 4
(45:05)
01.Frankfort Special (Medium tempo) (Takes 1 -
3,6,7)
02. Frankfort Special (Medium tempo) (Take 8)
03. Frankfort Special
(Medium tempo) (Take 9)
04. Frankfort Special (Medium tempo) (Take 10)
05.
Tonight's All Right for Love (Take 1
06. Tonight's All Right for Love (Take
5a)
07. Tonight's All Right for Love (Take 5b)
08. Tonight's All Right for
Love (Take 6)
09. Tonight's All Right for Love (Take 8)
10. Tonight's All
Right for Love (Take 9)
11. Tonight's All Right for Love (Takes 10,
11)
12. Tonight's All Right for Love (Takes 12, 16)
13. Tonight's All
Right for Love (Insert) (Takes 1, 2)
14. Big Boots (Slow 2nd Version) (Takes
1 - 5)
15. Big Boots (Slow 2nd Version) (Take 6)
16. Big Boots (Slow 2nd
Version/Insert) (Takes 1 - 4)
17. Tonight's All Right for Love (Instrumental)
(Takes 1 - 3)
18. Tonight's All Right for Love (Instrumental) (Take 4)
19.
Tonight's All Right for Love (Instrumental) (Take 5)
Bonus:
20. Radio Spot 1 (UK)
21. Radio Spot
2(UK)
22. Radio Spot 3 (UK)
23. Radio Spot 4 (UK)
24. Radio Spot 1
(Australia)
25. Radio Spot 2 (Australia)
26. Movie Trailer Soundtrack
1
27. Movie Trailer Soundtrack 2
TOTAL 4 CD RUNNING TIME: 4
hours 9 minutes 47 seconds. New & Sealed!
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