Elvis Presley – Rare Elvis: The Ultimate Collection – Limited Edition 7 CD Box Set – PRE ORDER

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RARE ELVIS – THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION

A fantastic 7-CD limited edition Elvis Presley collection, bringing together a huge selection of rare recordings, alternate takes, live performances, interviews, rough mixes, undubbed masters, outtakes and other fascinating material.

Limited Edition – only 200 copies.

The collection is divided across seven themed volumes and covers material from throughout Elvis’ career, making this an especially interesting set for collectors looking for recordings and versions outside the standard catalogue.

DISC 1 – VOLUME 1
Includes early and live recordings alongside interviews and rarities, including Early Mornin’ Rain and Hawaiian Wedding Song from the January 14, 1973 Aloha after-show, Ku-U-I-Po, No More, It’s Only Love, Come What May, I’m Yours, Patch It Up, Don’t Cry Daddy, High Heel Sneakers, Lover Doll, Doncha’ Think It’s Time, The Sound Of Your Cry and Elvis interview material from 1958.

DISC 2 – VOLUME 2
Features rare live and alternate material including Shake, Rattle & Roll / Flip, Flop & Fly from the January 28, 1956 Dorsey Brothers Stage Show, recordings from the New Frontier Hotel in Las Vegas, Hound Dog from the Milton Berle Show, alternate takes of Tonight’s All Right For Love, Can’t Help Falling In Love, Datin’, Shoppin’ Around, I’m Falling In Love Tonight, Beyond The Reef, Sweet Caroline and Are You Lonesome Tonight.

DISC 3 – VOLUME 3
A substantial selection of alternate takes and rare versions including Little Sister, Judy, His Latest Flame, Good Luck Charm, What She’s Really Like, G.I. Blues, Doin’ The Best I Can, Pocketful Of Rainbows, Your Cheatin’ Heart, Viva Las Vegas, What’d I Say, A Dog’s Life, You’ll Be Gone, It’s A Long Lonely Highway, 500 Miles, A Little Less Conversation, You’ll Think Of Me and Almost In Love.

DISC 4 – VOLUME 4
Includes Ready Teddy, Brown Eyed Handsome Man, Don’t, Ain’t That Loving You Baby, Frankfort Special, Tonight Is All Right For Love, Bossa Nova Baby, Please Don’t Stop Loving Me, Just Call Me Lonesome, Stay Away Joe, Blue Suede Shoes, Let’s Forget About The Stars, Swing Down Sweet Chariot, Stranger In My Own Home Town, Sound Of Your Cry, Havana Nadie, Something, The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face, I’ve Got A Thing About You Baby, Let Me Be The One, Mr. Songman, Promised Land, You Gave Me A Mountain, Wooden Heart and Solitaire.

DISC 5 – VOLUME 5
Another superb selection including Love Me Tender, We’re Gonna Move, Treat Me Nice, What’s She Really Like, Pocketful Of Rainbows, Britches, King Of The Whole Wide World, Home Is Where The Heart Is, This Is Living, Viva Las Vegas, There’s Gold In The Mountains, Kissin’ Cousins, Roustabout, I’ve Got To Find My Baby, Shake That Tambourine, Wisdom Of The Ages, Sand Castles and Am I Ready.

DISC 6 – THE ROUGH STUDIO MIXES / THE ROUGH LIVE MASTERS / BONUS TRACKS
A particularly interesting disc for collectors, featuring rough studio mixes of tracks including Twenty Days And Twenty Nights, Stranger In The Crowd, When I’m Over You, I Really Don’t Want To Know, The Next Step Is Love, Funny How Time Slips Away, Love Letters and If You Don’t Come Back.

The rough live masters section includes Never Again, He’ll Have To Go, The Wonder Of You, Let Me Be There, Softly As I Leave You, America, The Beautiful, If You Love Me (Let Me Know), Unchained Melody, Little Darlin’ and Steamroller Blues.

Bonus tracks include I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry and alternate mixes of I Got A Thing About You Baby.

DISC 7 – THE COMPLETE UNEDITED MASTERS / THE UNDUBBED MASTERS / THE OUTTAKES
Includes Girls! Girls! Girls!, Thanks To The Rolling Sea, Return To Sender, Song Of The Shrimp, Speedway, Suppose, Let Yourself Go, Your Time Hasn’t Come Yet Baby, Five Sleepy Heads, Who Are You, He’s Your Uncle Not Your Dad, the Nothingville / Big Boss Man / Guitar Man / Little Egypt / Trouble / Guitar Man medley, If I Can Dream, Suppose, Let’s Forget About The Stars, Baby If You’ll Give Me All Your Love, Clean Up Your Own Backyard and Almost.

The set concludes with outtakes of A Dog’s Life, Am I Ready, It Hurts Me, I’m Falling In Love Tonight, Spring Fever, Please Don’t Stop Loving Me and Saved.

COLLECTOR’S EDITION

With seven CDs of rare and unusual Elvis material and a stated limitation of just 200 copies, Rare Elvis – The Ultimate Collection is a substantial collector’s set covering everything from the 1950s through Elvis’ later recording and live years.

LIMITED EDITION – ONLY 200 COPIES.

A great addition to any serious Elvis collection and particularly suited to collectors of alternate takes, undubbed recordings, rough mixes and rare live material.