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Legendary Performer Volumes 3 And 4 Released

December 13, 2005 | Music
Released in the import circuit are the volumes 3 and 4 of the original RCA series "A Legendary Performer". Volume 3 contains 19 tracks, volume 4 contains 22 tracks. There's no information available as-of-writing concerning as to what label released them.

Track listing A Legendary Performer Volume 3

Hound Dog (Original master, take 31) / Danny (Recorded for “King Creole”) / Fame And Fortune (Alternate take 2) / Frankfurt Special (recorded for “G.I. Blues”, alternate take HO-2) / Britches (Recorded for “Flaming Star”) / Crying In The Chapel (Original master, take 3) / Surrender (Alternate take 2) / Can’t Help Falling In Love (Alternate takes 1-5 / previously unreleased stereo recording) / Guadalajara) (Alternate take PVX-2) / It Hurts Me (6/68 previously unreleased on CD) / Let Yourself Go (6/68 previously unreleased on CD) / Inherit The Wind (previously unreleased alternate take) / Gentle On My Mind (previously unreleased version) / In The Ghetto (vocal only) / Let It Be Me (Recorded live in Las Vegas, February 15, 1970 Midnight Show) / Memories (Funny version, rehearsal July 24, 1970) / Meet And Greet in Elvis’ Suite (January 30, 1974) / For The Heart (Previously unreleased undubbed version) / Complete Interview with Elvis and the Colonel for TV Guide.

Track listing A Legendary Performer Volume 4

When It Rains, It Really Pours (Alternate takes c, f, e) / Tampa Interview (August 5, 1956) / One Night (Of Sin) / Don’t (Master take 7, with extra studio chat) / I’m Beginning To Forget You (Home recording 1959) / Mona Lisa (Home recording 1959) / Wooden Heart (Alternate takes 3, 4) / Thanks To The Rolling Sea (Group Version) / Plantation Rock (Original Master) / The Lady Loves Me (Duet with Ann Margaret, recorded for “Viva Las Vegas”) / Kissin’ Cousins (Previously unreleased version) / I’m A Roustabout (previously unreleased from first generation master tape) / Swing Down, Sweet Chariot (October 1968, recorded for “The Trouble With Girls”) / That’s All Right (Recorded live on June 27, 1968, 8PM) / My Little Friend (previously unreleased undubbed version) / Are You Lonesome Tonight? (Recorded live in Las Vegas, August 26, 1969 Midnight Show) / Reconsider Baby (recorded live at Madison Square Garden, June 10, 1972 Afternoon Show) / I’ll Remember You (recorded live at Madison Square Garden, June 10, 1972 Afternoon Show) / Girl Of Mine (Previously unreleased undubbed version) / A live Experience: See See Rider, I Got A Woman – Amen (Recorded live on tour, November 28, 1976) / Million Dollar Quartet Radio Spot (Previously unreleased).
Source:Various
Ciscoking wrote on December 25, 2005
At least I would take these with reservations. The Madison label isn´t metioned anywhere and a booklet is also missing. Kissin`Cousins and I Am A Roustabout seem to be taken from another well-known source. In The Ghetto (voc.excerpt only) springs from the special edition of E1. Memories was also taken from another release. Also you got to be careful with "unreleased take" and "undubbed version" regarding the 69 and 70`s stuff. A good package doesn´t necessarily make a good contents.