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[Matthew]

[Along with Padre to name just two that were not deemed "essential" enough for the 70's box-set

but hey, let sleeping dog's lie.

In the case of Padre its should be lets put that dog down!

[Cryogenic]

Hey...

"Padre" is a fantastic cut sung with real passion.

It's one of several bizarre exclusions from "The Essential 70's Masters".

[JerryNodak]

I've always liked "Padre" though I don't deem it essential. I can understand its exclusion from the '70s box. The exclusion of "Early Morning Rain" however, is inexcusable.

[jeanno]

Swingin-Little-Guitar-Man
I love your little compilation. Great concept! Nice to gather 1966-1968 tracks. The best were very good indeed. It would have been a great idea back in 1968 instead of "Singer presents Elvis" and others.

JerryNodak

The exclusion of "Early Morning Rain" however, is inexcusable.

I agree!

[Swingin-Little-Guitar-Man]

Yeah, the 66-67-68 studio material sits well with the sit down show tracks!

For a different experience, how about this lounge music collection?

Fever
Relax
City By Night
Mirage
A House That Has Everything
You Can't Say No In Acapulco
Let's Forget About the Stars
A Boy like Me, A Girl like You
I Need Somebody To Lean On
Beginners Luck
Who Are You?
Memories
All That I Am
Go East Young Man
Big Love, Big Heartache
Love Letters
Almost
I Don't Want To
Tender feeling
Almost in Love
Let's Be Friends
You Don't Know Me
Am I ready
Could I Fall In Love?
Today, Tomorrow And Forever
This Is Our Dance
I Just Can't Help Believing
Something
It's Impossible

[heathbarclay]

The following live selection was desperately hard to choose. I restricted myself to one disc's worth. I took into consideration the best sounding performances and in some cases plumped for a shorter rendition, e.g. PSA, which was not my favourite. Sequencing was quite hard, because of the applause/in between banter. On the whole, I think the tracks flow together quite well. As you can see, they're all from 69/70, which is my favourite period. I may do a second disc of performances from 72/73.

That's All Right (TTWII disc 2)
Mystery Train/Tiger Man (TTWII disc 2)
All Shook Up (Elvis at the International)
Words (TTWII disc 2)
Walk A Mile In My Shoes (TTWII disc 2)
Sweet Caroline (TTWII disc 2)
My Babe (Elvis in Person)
I Just Can't Help Believin' (TTWII disc 1)
Make The World Go Away (TTWII disc 3)
See See Rider (WAMIMS disc 5)
Release Me (LILV disc 3)
Don't Cry Daddy (LILV disc 3)
Kentucky Rain (LILV disc 3)
Polk Salad Annie (WAMIMS disc 5)
Proud Mary (WAMIMS disc 5)
Hound Dog (Elvis at the International)
Johnny B Goode (LILV disc 1)
There Goes My Everything (LILV disc 2)
Just Pretend (LILV disc 2)
I Can't Stop Loving You (TTWII disc 3)
Stranger In The Crowd (TTWII disc 3)
Suspicious Minds (TTWII disc 2)
Can't Help Falling In Love (TTWII disc 2)

For those of you who are interested, I've also just done a compilation of Johnny Cash tracks, which will be posted in the Off-Topic section.

[Matthew]

Hey...

"Padre" is a fantastic cut sung with real passion.

It's one of several bizarre exclusions from "The Essential 70's Masters".

Seriously? Hey, each to their own of course. I think this track qualifies as one of the worst commited to tape in the 70s and was rightfully left off the boxset.