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Way Down In The Jungle Room

June 14, 2016 | Music

According to several sites Sony Legacy will release a 2CD and 2LP set with recordings from the Jungle Room.

This is what Sony says about it:

The most complete and comprehensive collection of Presley's final studio recordings ever
assembled in one anthology, Way Down In The Jungle Room is an essential and welcome
addition for every fan's library. In the mid-1970s, Elvis, the King of Rock 'n' Roll, became
another kind of pioneer as one of the world's first major recording artists to create fully-
realized professional level records in the intimacy of his own home studio.

With original recordings executive-produced by Elvis Presley with producer Felton Jarvis
(who'd helmed most of Elvis' records from 1966-1977), Way Down In The Jungle Room brings
together, for the first time in one collection, master recordings and rare outtakes laid down
during two mythic sessions (February 2-8, 1976 and October 28-30, 1976) in Graceland's den--
known as the "Jungle Room"--which was converted into a professional caliber recording studio
for the purpose of capturing these indelible performances.

The outtakes have been newly mixed by Grammy Award-winning engineer Matt Ross-Spang at
Sam Phillips Recording in Memphis, Tennessee.

For these sessions, Elvis was backed by many members of his longtime touring band including:
James Burton (guitar), Ronnie Tutt (drums), David Briggs (keyboards), Glenn D. Hardin
(keyboards), Jerry Scheff (bass), Norbert Putnam (bass) and J.D. Sumner & the Stamps (vocals).

"Elvis: Way Down In The Jungle Room" (2-CD) 
Release Date; August, 2016

CD Tracklisting:

CD 1: The Masters
Way Down
She Thinks I Still Care
Bitter They Are, Harder They Fall
Pledging My Love
For The Heart
Love Coming Down
He'll Have To Go
Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain
Hurt
Never Again
Danny Boy
Solitaire
Moody Blue
It's Easy For You
I'll Never Fall In Love Again
The Last Farewell

CD 2: The Outtakes
Bitter They Are, Harder They Fall (Take 1)
She Thinks I Still Care (Take 10)
The Last Farewell (Take 2)
Solitaire (Take 7)
I'll Never Fall In Love Again (Take 5)
Moody Blue (Take 1)
For The Heart (Take 1)
Hurt (Take 3)
Danny Boy (Take 9)
Never Again (Take 9)
Love Coming Down (Take 3)
Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain (Take 4)
She Thinks I Still Care (Take 2)
It's Easy For You (Take 1)
Way Down (Take 2)
Pledging My Love (Take 3)
For The Heart (Take 4)

"Elvis: Way Down In The Jungle Room" (2-LP) 
Release Date; August, 2016

LP Tracklisting:

Disc 1, Side 1
Bitter They Are, Harder They Fall (take 1)
She Thinks I Still Care (take 10)
The Last Farewell (take 2)
Solitaire (take 7)

Disc 1, Side 2
I'll Never Fall In Love Again (take 5)
Moody Blue (take 1)
For The Heart (take 1)
Hurt (take 3)
Danny Boy (take 9)

Disc 2, Side 1
Never Again (take 9)
Love Coming Down (take 3)
Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain (take 4)
She Thinks I Still Care (alternate version, take 2)

Disc 2, Side 2
It's Easy For You (take 1)
Way Down (take 2)
Pledging My Love (take 3)
For The Heart (take 4)

Source:Various
JerryNodak wrote on June 15, 2016
I've already got the FTD CDs covering these songs. I see no reason to buy this release.
TheMemphisFan wrote on June 23, 2016
JerryNodak, all of the outtake tracks on CD-2 have recently been newly remixed/remastered at Phillips Recording Studio in Memphis. Is that enough for you to reconsider?
JerryNodak wrote on June 25, 2016
Remix is a dirty word is my vocabulary. I'm fine with what I've got.
TheMemphisFan wrote on June 25, 2016
I hope "remixed" means that they remixed the original outtake tapes without adding new instrumentation and/or new back-up vocals. Clarification from Sony Legacy on this would be much appreciated.
I am Buffalo-Horn! wrote on June 25, 2016
Be interesting to hear how this differs from the undubbed versions on "Our Memories of Elvis"