This legendary Camden classic was first released in England in 1975. It became one of the best selling low budget Elvis albums in Europe. With its attractive cover, excellent tracklist (which was a rarity with Camden albums) and low price, it also was the first Elvis Presley introduction for many Elvis fans.
'THE U.S. MALE' was released on CD in the 1990's by the Australian Rainbow label. But it was a mess.... the sound was bad, the front cover was completely differend and some tracks missed the first second! But finally, after 35 years, 'Oldies But Goodies' presents their 2nd classic album release (after 'A Portrait In Music') the way it should be.
'The U.S. Male' contains the 12 original tracks in breathtaking sound quality (all taken from the latest Franklin Mint set masters), the original front cover, a 4 page full color booklet and...... 8 rare bonus songs (who have the same 'feel' as the original album tracks) including 5 unreleased tracks! So finally you can own this Camden release on CD, in all it's glory and including many extras! But remember this is a limited edition of ONLY 500 COPIES!
Just reading this story brought back long forgotten memories from thirty five years ago. At the time,it was a great way of picking up long deleted songs, many of which were new to me.
Finally, now I can rest..
Unreleased takes ? No, folks: SPLICED takes... Fakes !
now this is a must have i collect every elvis cd that has been original realesed on lp untill 1977 so for me it's a cool thing too get my hands on
hi everybody, i am new here, and / but watched the GREAT-elvis-news-side for years! for me it was one of my "second" records .... and "I am a u.s. male...", nooo, I am german but in 77 it was cool for me to hear that song for the first time! how it´s called in english: goose bumbs ??!! will see what this cd will bring.
Come on! The record company has spent a fortune over the last twenty years professionalising Elvis's back-catalogue. What on Earth is the point in spending one's money on this atavistic tack? Retail therapy for incorrigible nostalgists.
Jamie, guess you won't be one of the 500 who buy this?..............
Each to their own, some will love this CD. As much as I have fondness for the original album, I don't have any real desire to track down a copy of this. If it were released officially by Sony as have some of the earlier budget albums, I would add that to my collection.
Hello Dr John, well it's unlikely, my friend.
