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The Cafe Europa Sessions

February 07, 2011 | Music

MRS will release The Cafe Europa Sessions, a 4 CD deluxe set in March.
The set will include a 100 page book, and be the same size as the Sony Close Up CD Set. Close Up had 48 pages, the MRS set will have 100, so it will actually be a bit thicker with the same width and hight.

Tracklisting

Disc 1
01. Shoppin' Around
02. Didja Ever
03. Doin' The Best I Can
04. G. I. Blues
05. Frankfort Special
06. Tonight Is So Right For Love
07. Big Boots
08. What's She Really Like
09. Blue Suede Shoes
10. Wooden Heart
11. Pocketful Of Rainbows
12. Shoppin' Around (Instrumental Takes 1,2)
13. Shoppin' Around (Instrumental Take 4)
14. Shoppin' Around (Version 1, Takes 2,4,6-9)
15. Shoppin' Around (Version 1, Take 10)
16. Shoppin' Around (Version 1, Take 11)
17. Doin' The Best I Can (Takes 1,2,4,5-8)
18. Doin' The Best I Can (Take 13)
19. G. I. Blues (Takes 2,3,4)
20. G. I. Blues (Take 7)
21. G. I. Blues (Takes 8-10 Pickup)
22. Tonight Is So Right For Love (Take 4)
23. Tonight Is So Right For Love (Takes 5,6)
24. Tonight Is So Right For Love (Take 7)


Disc 2
01. What's She Really Like (Takes 1-4)
02. What's She Really Like (Take 5)
03. Frankfort Special (Takes 1,3-7)
04. Frankfort Special (Take 8)
05. Frankfort Special (Takes 9-12)
06. Frankfort Special (Take 13)
07. Tonight Is So Right For Love (Take 8)
08. Tonight Is So Right For Love (Take 9)
09. Tonight Is So Right For Love (Take 10)
10. Tonight Is So Right For Love (Take 11)
11. Whistling Blues (Take 1)
12. Tonight Is So Right For Love (Music & Chorus) (Takes 1-3)
13. Tonight Is So Right For Love (Music & Chorus) (Take 4)
14. Big Boots (Fast Version) (Take 2)
15. Big Boots (Fast Version) (Take 3)
16. Big Boots (Fast Version) (Take 4)
17. Big Boots (Fast Version) (Take 5)
18. Big Boots (Fast Version) (Take 6)
19. Big Boots (Fast Version) (Take 7)
20. Big Boots (Slow 1st Version) (Take 1)
21. Big Boots (Slow 1st Version) (Take 2)
22. Big Boots (Slow 1st Version) (Take 3)
23. Big Boots (Slow 1st Version) (Take 4)
24. What's She Really Like (Takes 6-10)
25. What's She Really Like (Take 11)
26. What's She Really Like (Takes 12)
27. What's She Really Like (Take 13)
28. What's She Really Like (Takes 14-18)
29. What's She Really Like (Take 19)


Disc 3

01. What's She Really Like (Insert) (Take 20)
02. What's She Really Like (Insert) (Take 21)
03. What's She Really Like (Insert) (Take 22)
04. Pocketful Of Rainbows (Take 1)
05. Blue Suede Shoes (Take 1)
06. Wooden Heart (Take 4)
07. Pocketful Of Rainbows (Take 3)
08. Pocketful Of Rainbows (Takes 4-6)
09. Pocketful Of Rainbows (Take 7)
10. Pocketful Of Rainbows (Take 8)
11. Pocketful Of Rainbows (Take 9)
12. Pocketful Of Rainbows (Take 10)
13. Pocketful Of Rainbows (Takes 11,12)
14. Pocketful Of Rainbows (Takes 13,14)
15. Pocketful Of Rainbows (Take 17)
16. Pocketful Of Rainbows (Takes 18,19)
17. Pocketful Of Rainbows (Take 20)
18. Pocketful Of Rainbows (Takes 21,23,24)
19. Pocketful Of Rainbows (Takes 25,26)
20. Pocketful Of Rainbows (Take 28)
21. Big Boots (Mid Tempo) (Take 2)
22. Shoppin' Around (Version 2) (Takes 1-3,6)
23. Shoppin' Around (Version 2) (Take 7)
24. Pocketful Of Rainbows (Take 1)
25. Pocketful Of Rainbows (Take 2)


Disc 4
01. Frankfort Special (Medium tempo) (Takes 1-3,6,7)
02. Frankfort Special (Medium tempo) (Take 8)
03. Frankfort Special (Medium tempo) (Take 9)
04. Frankfort Special (Medium tempo) (Take 10)
05. Tonights All Right for Love (Take 1)
06. Tonights All Right for Love (Take 5a)
07. Tonights All Right for Love (Take 5b)
08. Tonights All Right for Love (Take 6)
09. Tonights All Right for Love (Take 8)
10. Tonights All Right for Love (Take 9)
11. Tonights All Right for Love (Takes 10, 11)
12. Tonights All Right for Love (Takes 12, 16)
13. Tonights All Right for Love (Insert) (Takes 1, 2)
14. Big Boots (Slow 2nd Version) (Takes 1-5)
15. Big Boots (Slow 2nd Version) (Take 6)
16. Big Boots (Slow 2nd Version/Insert) (Takes 1-4)
17. Tonights All Right for Love (Instrumental) (Takes 1-3)
18. Tonights All Right for Love (Instrumental) (Take 4)
19. Tonights All Right for Love (Instrumental) (Take 5)
20. Radio Spot 1 (UK)
21. Radio Spot 1 (UK)
22. Radio Spot 1 (UK)
23. Radio Spot 1 (UK)

Source:Elvis Australia
Monster wrote on February 07, 2011
Looks good but doesn't seem to be as complete as the Tulsa Records release of the same name. But that came out 15 years ago so it still seems like a worthwhile release.
Herman wrote on February 07, 2011
C'mon MRS, give us an extra 5.1 DVD-audio disc with all the 4 cd's on it !
You Dont Know Me wrote on February 08, 2011
Its NOT as complete which is why i recently bought the Tulsa 5 CD (Dutch made bootleg!) maybe the sound WILL be better on this MRS , but i am a completist and besides the sound on this Tulsa Bootleg is also 'extremely good quality'!~
Rob V wrote on February 08, 2011
Lists the instrumentals of "Tonights All Right For Love". Did we have these on Tulsa boot set?
whetherman wrote on February 08, 2011
Sure did. Last track on CD4. RO Takes 1 - 5
You Dont Know Me wrote on February 08, 2011
Since i found out that ALL the 'outakes' released by BMG in 2003 on their CLOSE UP boxset CD 2 are missing from this release, that means it will be 'Legal' and NOT infringing Copyright.
Harvey Alexander wrote on February 09, 2011
If only people would get their facts straight before posting statements on here. This set is not legal. They are relying on the 50 year European copyright law, but it's not as simple as that. The law states that any recordings made over 50 years ago (whether released at the time or not) are now in the public domain. However, the law chaged in the middle of 1957, so that any recordings from that point on had to be released at the time in order for them to be in the public domain now. Clearly, this means the 'G.I. Blues' outtakes are still in copyright.
Tony C wrote on February 09, 2011
Harvey is correct, only the master takes issued on the original "G.I. Blues" album are out of copyright, something Ernst pointed out quite forcefully a few weeks ago. Because they start the fifty year clock with the release date, the CDs containing the 1958 sessions generally miss out "Danny", "Your Cheatin' Heart" and "Ain't That Lovin' You Baby".
You Dont Know Me wrote on February 10, 2011
Well if you explain it like that Harvey, then i should be more than extremely glad my 5 CD set of the 1996 Cafe Europa sessions arrived today!~~