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Elvis Presley: Past Masters CD

April 11, 2017 | Music

'Elvis Presley: Past Masters' is a collection of 22 songs from Elvis' catalogue that were not available on his original albums.
The majority of Past Masters consists of A- and B-sides from Elvis' singles and Extended Play's (EP's), including versions of songs that appeared in a different form on his Long Play (LP) albums. Also included are the full contents of the Elvis Sails EP, masters without any overdubs and 'Kiss Me Quick' without backing vocals as released on the 1964 Spanish EP Viva Las Vegas. On this album you can also hear six songs that Elvis recorded at Sun Records in 1954 and 1955, including 'Mystery Train' from the original HMV 78rpm. This is a special edition from the Elvis One label.

Tracklist

01. Doncha' Think It's Time (RCA single version B-side) 1:59
02. Blue Moon Of Kentucky (Sun single version B-side) 2:07
03. Wear My Ring Around Your Neck (undubbed master) 2:14 
04. Kiss Me Quick (Viva Las Vegas Spanish RCA EP version B-side) *** 2:49
05. Dixieland Rock (King Creole Vol.2 RCA EP version B-side) *** 1:36
06. Tomorrow Night (original master) 2:59
07. Suspicion (Italian RCA single version A-side) *** 2:37
08. I'm Yours (RCA single version A-side) 2:22
09. It's Now Or Never (undubbed master) 3:14
10. Mystery Train (HMV 78rpm version A-side) 2:28
11. Tonight's All Right For Love (German RCA single version B-side) *** 2:10
12. Is It So Strange (undubbed master) 2:29
13. You're A Heartbreaker (Sun 78rpm version B-side) 2:13
14. Milkcow Blues Boogie (Sun 78rpm version A-side) 2:39
15. Summer Kisses, Winter Tears (undubbed master) 1:15
16. Lover Doll (King Creole Vol.1 RCA EP version - B-side) 2:15
17. Shake, Rattle And Roll (undubbed master) * 2:29
18. Steadfast, Loyal And True (undubbed master) 1:15
19. We're Gonna Move (undubbed master) * 2:29
20. That's All Right (Sun 45rpm version A-side) ** 1:58
21. Moonlight Swim (undubbed master) 2:21
22. Big Boots (undubbed movie master) * 1:36

23. Press Interview With Elvis Presley (Extra - Elvis Sails RCA EP A-side) 5:28
24. Elvis Presley's Newsreel Interview (Extra - Elvis Sails RCA EP B-side) 2:23
25. Pat Hernon Interviews Elvis In The Library Of The U.S.S. Randall At Sailing (Extra - Elvis Sails RCA EP B-side) 2:16

* Previously unreleased by Elvis' record company.
** As released in it's original 'dry' form.
*** Previously unreleased by Elvis' record company on CD.

Source:Elvis Australia
Gorse wrote on April 12, 2017
I find this at least a bit more interesting than other releases of recent times trying to grab a quick buck. More thought than most appears to have gone into this project and I thought I might see my long lost 'It Hurts Me' Italian release, but alas no.