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Legendary Performer Volume 6 Finally Out

September 06, 2005 | Music
The new pressing of the Madison release "Elvis-A Legendary Performer Volume 6" is finally out. The first pressing had troubles playing the tracks correctly.

Track listing :

01- Lawdy, Miss Clawdy (tk. 9) Feb. 3, 1956 2:09 / 02- Shake, Rattle And Roll (tk. 13 - master take without backing vocal overdub) Feb. 3, 1956 2:22 / Blueberry Hill (Binaural tk. 8) Jan. 19, 1957 2:35 / 04- Loving You (farm version 3) (Tk. 6) Feb. 14, 1957 2:01 / 05- Elvis Shakes His Pelvis In Canada (previously unreleased radio broadcast) April 2, 1957 2:07 / 06- Riding The Rainbow (Tk. 6 , second version) 148 / 07- Fountain Of Love (Tk. 8, 6) March 18, 1962 2:42 / 08- Kissin' Cousins (Number 2) (Take 4, previously unreleased master without backing vocal overdub) Oct. 10, 1963 1:14 / 09- Smokey Mountain Boy (Tk. 3, previously unreleased master without banjo overdub) Oct. 10, 1963 2:34 / 10- Tender Feeling (Tk. 1, previously unreleased master without backing vocals) Oct. 10, 1963 2:30 / 11- So Close Yet So Far (From Paradise) (Tk. 2*, 3) (* previously unreleased) Feb. 25, 1965 3:17 / 12- The Love Machine (Tk. 12, master) Sept. 29, 1966 2:53 / 13- Stay Away (Tk. 5, 10, guitar overdub Tk. 1) (previously unreleased) Jan. 17, 1968 2:59 / 14- If I'm A Fool (For Loving You) (Tk. 5,4) (previously unreleased) Feb. 21, 1969 1:23 / 15- Wearin' That Loved On Look (Tk. 1*, 9*, 11) (* previously unreleased) Jan. 13, 1969 3:38 / 16- What I'd Say ? (Las Vegas, NV. August 21, 1969 midnight show) 3:57 / 17- True Love Travels On A Gravel Road (Las Vegas, NV January 26, 1970 opening night) 2:51 / 18- Kentucky Rain (Las Vegas, NV January 26, 1970 opening night) 3:12 / 19- Heartbreak Hotel (Las Vegas, NV February 23, 1970 closing night) 1:35 / 20- One Night (Elvis on electric guitar) (Las Vegas, NV February 23, 1970 closing night) 2:33 / 21- You Don't Have To Say You Love Me (with reprise) July 29, 1970 rehearsal 3:29 / 22- Don't Cry Daddy (August 4, 1970 rehearsal) (previously unreleased) 2:31 / 23- Bridge Over Troubled Water (Richmond, VA April 10, 1972) 4:00 / 24- Gold Record Award presentation to Elvis (Las Vegas, NV. August 1972) (previously unreleased) 0:35 / 25- Steamroller Blues (Las Vegas, NV Jan. 29, 1973 dinner show) 2:47 / 26- It's Midnight (Las Vegas, NV August 30, 1974 midnight show) 3:13 / 27- Burning Love (Charlotte, NC March 20, 1976 evening show) (previously unreleased binaural) 2:46 / 28- Hurt (Charlotte, NC March 20, 1976 evening show) (previously unreleased binaural) 2:13 / 29- Love Letters (Birmingham, AL Dec. 29, 1976) (previously unreleased binaural) 2:44 / 30- Radio Ad for Elvis Aron Presley LP box-set (1980) (previously unreleased) 1:03.

The playing time is 75:57.
Source:Various
CD King wrote on September 06, 2005
This Volume 6 is a superb album. The 16 pages color booklet alone is worth the price of this brilliant CD. The late Joan Deary (RCA) who started this series The Legendary Performer Volume 1-4 will be most flattered and happy that someone is continuing what she had begun. I hope those Importers (God bless them whoever they are) will bring out Volume 7 soon.
Cruiser621 wrote on September 09, 2005
Shake, Rattle and Roll-Take 13 alone would be worth the purchase of this CD. How do I get one via the internet??? Or do you think BMG or FTD will put this out somewhere along the line? Thanks!
Marko wrote on September 10, 2005
Cruiser 621, I believe this version of "Shake Rattle And Roll" has been available on Imports like "I Beg Of You" and "There's Always Him" for ages (it's listed as take 12 on those, but actually is unedited master take 13 without Backing Vocal overdubs)
Tigerman-GB wrote on September 18, 2005
I don't think that Joan Deary would have been too happy with this release, not because of the content or the quality, but because she workrd for RCA & as it's a bootleg neither she or the company would be making any money off it.