What new albums would you like to see released by SONY/RCA

[vivaelvis_72]

If you could request a special concept album from Sony/RCA, what would it be? It can't be a reissue or remastered album already available. It must be a new album of original songs. It can be more than one project. Be creative and specific. What would your track listing be? I'm curious to see your creative minds go to work.

[midnightx]

You first.

[Good Time Charlie]

I've had a litle project in the back of my mind these past few months, it's kind of a Hip-Hop/Dance/House music mash-up featuring material from Elvis' worst 1960s Hollywood movie soundtracks to play on your car stereo when there just ain't no room to rhumba in a sports car with Petunia, the gardener's daughter, at the Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce.

[midnightx]

I've had a litle project in the back of my mind these past few months, it's kind of a Hip-Hop/Dance/House music mash-up featuring material from Elvis' worst 1960s Hollywood movie soundtracks to play on your car stereo when there just ain't no room to rhumba in a sports car with Petunia, the gardener's daughter, at the Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce.

Details, please!

[Good Time Charlie]

I've had a litle project in the back of my mind these past few months, it's kind of a Hip-Hop/Dance/House music mash-up featuring material from Elvis' worst 1960s Hollywood movie soundtracks to play on your car stereo when there just ain't no room to rhumba in a sports car with Petunia, the gardener's daughter, at the Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce.

Details, please!

At these early stages of developments it would ne naive of me to disclose further any plans about this sure-fire Number 1 Global smash. What I will say is I'm just trying to think of a way to work "My Boy" into the 1960s Hollywood concept.

[jbnva58]

What element of Elvis' recording career HASNT been covered by compilations?
We have the Sun comps, Christmas,Country,Rock,Live,Love songs,Movie,several box sets,I mean the market has been flooded with compilations.
Not taking a swipe here,but it might be a good idea to give the "comps" idea a rest for a while.
Rather than a new comp,I would much rather see the first album get a true Legacy release.

[midnightx]

We saw it the first time. Thanks for posting it once again.

[jbnva58]

Its a nice set,R&B,but I dont think it would fly in the general marketplace,which means Sony,which is not a non profit organization,wouldnt consider it.

[TCB-FAN]

We saw it the first time. Thanks for posting it once again.

[vivaelvis_72]

If you could request a special concept album from Sony/RCA, what would it be? It can't be a reissue or remastered album already available. It must be a new album of original songs. It can be more than one project. Be creative and specific. What would your track listing be? I'm curious to see your creative minds go to work.

Combining Elvis Presley's "r&b, blues, and blue ballad" recordings!

CD 1 (1954 - 1958)
01. That's All Right - 1:55 July 5, 1954
02. That's All Right (excerpt) - live (radio broadcast) - 1:12 October 16, 1954 - Fade in at middle of song
for final 54 seconds. Plus, a short 18-second on stage interview by the emcee of the Louisiana Hayride radio show questioning Elvis about his "rhythm & blues style" with Elvis saying, "Well, sir, to be honest with ya' we just stumbled upon it ".
The emcee comments, "Stumbled upon it, well, you're mighty lucky you know". Elvis says, "Thank you",
and then the emcee adds, "They've been looking for something new in the folk music field for a long time and I think you've got it ".
Elvis finishes with, "We hope so".
03. Good Rockin' Tonight - 2:11 September 1954
04. I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone (slow version) - 2:39 Nov. or Dec. 1954
(slow version a.k.a. "My Baby's Gone")
05. Milkcow Blues Boogie - 2:34 Nov. or Dec. 1954
06. Baby Let's Play House - 2:15 February 1955
07. Mystery Train - 2:27 July 11, 1955
08. I Got A Woman - 2:23 January 10, 1956
09. Heartbreak Hotel - 2:08 January 10, 1956
10. Money Honey - 2:34 January 10, 1956
11. Shake, Rattle and Roll / Flip, Flop and Fly (including introduction of Elvis by Bill Randle) -
live television broadcast (Elvis' TV debut) - 2:42 January 28, 1956
12. My Baby Left Me - 2:11 January 30, 1956
13. So Glad You're Mine - 2:21 January 30, 1956
14. Lawdy, Miss Clawdy (take #12) - 2:07 February 3, 1956
15. Shake, Rattle and Roll (take #8) - 2:25 February 3, 1956
16. Hound Dog (including short introduction of Elvis by Milton Berle) -
live television broadcast - 2:42 June 5, 1956
17. Love Me - 2:43 September 1, 1956
18. How's The World Treating You? - 2:24 September 1, 1956
19. Anyplace Is Paradise - 2:24 September 2, 1956
20. Don't Be Cruel - live television broadcast ("The Ed Sullivan Show") -
(fade out on audience applause from 2:04 to 2:09) - 2:09 January 6, 1957
21. Tell Me Why - 2:06 January 12, 1957
22. That's When Your Heartaches Begin - 3:21 January 13, 1957
23. Mean Woman Blues - 2:15 January 13, 1957
24. One Night - 2:29 February 23, 1957 (released 1958)
25. One Night Of Sin - 2:35 January 18, 1957 (released 1983)
26. I Need You So - 2:37 February 23, 1957
27. When It Rains, It Really Pours - 1:47 February 24, 1957
28. I Want To Be Free (record version) - 2:12 May 3, 1957
29. Don't Leave Me Now (second version, 2017 - take #18) - 1:54 May 3, 1957
30. Santa Claus Is Back In Town - 2:22 September 7, 1957
31. New Orleans - 1:58 January 15, 1958
32. Trouble - 2:17 January 15, 1958
33. Danny - 1:51 February 11, 1958
34. Ain't That Loving You, Baby - 2:22 June 10, 1958

CD 2 (1960 - 1968)
01. A Mess Of Blues - 2:39 March 21, 1960
02. It Feels So Right - 2:08 March 21, 1960
03. Fever - 3:31 April 3, 1960
04. Such A Night - 2:58 April 4, 1960
05. Like A Baby - 2:38 April 3, 1960
06. Reconsider Baby - 3:39 April 4, 1960
07. Are You Lonesome Tonight? (take #2) 3:08 April 4, 1960
08. Give Me The Right - 2:32 March 12, 1961
09. I Feel So Bad - 2:53 March 12, 1961
10. Gonna' Get Back Home Somehow (take #1) - 2:33 March 18, 1962
11. (It's A) Long Lonely Highway (take #1- single master) - 2:24 May 27, 1963
12. Witchcraft - 2:22 May 26, 1963
13. If You Think I Don't Need You - 2:04 July 9, 1963
14. I Need Somebody To Lean On - 3:01 July 10, 1963
15. What'd I Say - 3:02 August 30, 1963
16. Memphis, Tennessee - 2:08 January 12, 1964
17. Hard Luck - 2:50 May 19, 1965
18. Down In The Alley - 2:49 May 26, 1966
19. I've Been Blue (private, informal home recording, fade out at 0:54) - 0:54 1966
20. Indescribably Blue - 2:47 June 12, 1966
21. How Can You Lose What You Never Had - 2:25 February 21, 1967
22. Big Boss Man - 2:50 September 10, 1967
23. Hi-Heel Sneakers (extended, unedited master take) - 4:46 September 11, 1967
24. All I Needed Was The Rain - 1:48 October 1, 1967
25. Nothingville (fade out ending) - 1:01 June 20, 1968
26. (fade in beginning) Baby What You Want Me To Do (1st version) - live 2:12 June 27, 1968 8pm show
27. That's All Right (including edited, precise introduction of song by Elvis) - live 3:26 June 27, 1968 6pm show
Elvis - "The first thing that we recorded, the very first thing, uhh, was an old rhythm & blues type song
called That's All Right, Little Mama and we only had two or three instruments at the time.
We had a guitar, a bass, and uh... another guitar, and it went like this ........"
28. One Night - live 2:58 June 27, 1968 8pm show
29. Blue Christmas - live 3:52 June 27, 1968 8pm show

CD 3 (1968 - 1971)
01. Trying To Get To You - live 2:54 June 27, 1968 8pm show
02. Tiger Man - live 2:39 June 27, 1968 8pm show
03. Clean Up Your Own Back Yard (undubbed master take) - 3:07 October 23, 1968
04. Wearin' That Loved On Look - 2:44 January 13, 1969
05. I'll Hold You In My Heart (Till I Can Hold You In My Arms) - 4:31 January 22, 1969
06. Stranger In My Own Home Town (unedited, undubbed) - 4:54 February 17, 1969
07. Power Of My Love (take #6) - 3:00 February 18, 1969
08. After Loving You - 3:06 February 18, 1969
09. Only The Strong Survive - 2:40 February 19, 1969
10. What'd I Say - live 4:06 August 21, 1969 (midnight show)
11. Reconsider Baby - live 3:17 August 23, 1969 (midnight show)
12. My Babe - live 2:04 August 25, 1969 (midnight show)
13. I Got A Woman - live (0:28 - fade out at 2:48) 2:20 August 26, 1969 (m.s.)
14. Got My Mojo Working (undubbed, fade in at 0:05 / fade out at 5:05) - 5:00 June 5, 1970
15. I Really Don't Want To Know (undubbed master) - 2:46 June 7, 1970
16. That's All Right - studio jam 2:22 July 15, 1970
17. Cotton Fields - studio jam 1:16 July 15, 1970
18. Stranger In My Own Home Town - studio jam 4:37 July 24, 1970
(version from 1995 box set: The Essential 70's Masters)
19. Baby Let's Play House - studio jam 1:04 July 29, 1970
20. Such A Night - studio jam 1:32 July 29, 1970
21. What'd I Say - studio jam 4:45 July 29, 1970
22. Heartbreak Hotel - live 1:46 August 12, 1970 (midnight show)
23. One Night - live 1:46 August 12, 1970 (midnight show)
24. Love Me - live 2:03 August 12, 1970 (midnight show)
25. I'll Be Home On Christmas Day (take #4) - 3:47 May 16, 1971
26. Merry Christmas Baby - (fade out at 4:08) - 4:08 May 15, 1971
(mix from 1982 album: Elvis - Memories Of Christmas)

CD 4 (1971 - 1977)
01. Don't Think Twice, It's All Right - 4:00 May 16, 1971
(special edited version from 1995 box set: The Essential 70's Masters)
02. Lawdy, Miss Clawdy - rehearsal 2:06 March 31, 1972
03. Heartbreak Hotel / Hound Dog - live 3:08 April 18, 1972
04. Reconsider Baby - live 2:40 June 10, 1972 (afternoon show)
05. Steamroller Blues - live (single record mix) 3:02 January 14, 1973
06. If You Don't Come Back (extended, original rough mix of master, fade out at 2:44) - 2:44 July 21, 1973
07. Three Corn Patches (extended, original rough mix of master) - 3:35 July 21, 1973
08. Find Out What's Happening (extended, original rough mix of master) - 2:38 July 22, 1973
09. Just A Little Bit - 2:30 July 22, 1973
10. Trouble - live 2:03 September 3, 1973 (dinner show)
11. If You Talk In Your Sleep - 2:34 December 11, 1973
12. Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues - 3:08 December 13, 1973
13. Trying To Get To You - live 2:05 March 20, 1974
14. Steamroller Blues - live 2:54 March 20, 1974
15. My Baby Left Me - live 2:21 March 20, 1974
16. Lawdy, Miss Clawdy - live 2:00 March 20, 1974
17. Down In The Alley - live 1:58 August 19, 1974
18. Fairytale (extended, undubbed master take, fade out at 3:00) - 3:00 March 10, 1975
19. Shake A Hand (extended, undubbed master take, fade out at 3:55) - 3:55 March 12, 1975
20. Tiger Man - studio jam 3:05 March 12, 1975
21. Big Boss Man - live 2:31 March 30, 1975
22. She Thinks I Still Care (alternate take #2B) - 3:26 February 2, 1976
23. For The Heart (extended, undubbed master take) - 3:27 February 5, 1976
24. Pledging My Love (extended, undubbed master, 0:03 - fade out 5:11) - 5:08 October 29, 1976
25. That's All Right (including introduction of song by Elvis) - live 2:36 June 21, 1977
26. Trying To Get To You - live 2:08 June 21, 1977
27. I Really Don't Want To Know - live 1:32 June 21, 1977
28. Elvis - "I'd like to sing a song that's probably the saddest song I've ever heard.... goes like this ...... "
- I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry - live 2:20 January 14, 1973

CD 5 (Alternates, Outtakes & Extras)
01. Blue Moon (fade out from 2:36 to 2:41 due to tape hiss) - 2:41
recorded August 18 or 19, 1954 or September 1954
02. Tomorrow Night - 2:58 September 1954
03. Fool, Fool, Fool (demo recording) - 1:51 January 6, 1955
04. When It Rains, It Really Pours - 2:00 November 1955
05. Blueberry Hill (take 3) - 2:56 January 19, 1957
06. Like A Baby (take #2) - 2:36 April 3, 1960
07. G.I. Blues (take #5) - 2:37 April 27, 1960
08. Lonely Man (solo version - take #3, guitar intro edited out) - 1:55 November 7, 1960
09. I Feel So Bad (take #1) - 2:56 March 12, 1961
10. I Want You With Me - 2:13 March 12, 1961
11. Beach Boy Blues (movie version) - 1:56 March 23, 1961
12. Reconsider Baby - live (including introduction of song by Elvis and dialog from Elvis after song,
"I'm about to hot-to-death up here ") - 3:42 March 25, 1961
13. Something Blue (take #4, fade out from 2:52 to 2:57) - 2:57 March 18, 1962
14. Blue River - 1:31 May 28, 1963
15. Down In The Alley (take #6) - 2:47 May 26, 1966
16. There Is So Much World To See (take #10) - 2:21 June 28, 1966
17. Big Boss Man (take #2, no studio chatter included before song) - 3:25 September 10, 1967
18. Hi-Heel Sneakers (take #5, fade out at 4:50) - 4:50 September 11, 1967
19. Too Much Monkey Business (take #9, no studio chatter before song) - 2:41 January 15, 1968
20. When It Rains, It Really Pours (informal dressing room rehearsal, fade out at 1:37) - 1:37 June 24, 1968
21. Baby What You Want Me To Do (2nd version) - live 2:34 June 27, 1968 8pm show
22. Lawdy, Miss Clawdy - live 1:52 June 27, 1968 8pm show
23. Wearin' That Loved On Look (take #10) - 3:01 January 13, 1969
24. Long Black Limousine (take #6 - faded out at 3:55) - 3:55 January 13, 1969
25. Stranger In My Own Home Town (undubbed, alternate mix from 1985 album: Reconsider Baby) - 3:49
February 17, 1969
26. What'd I Say - live 5:48 August 23, 1969 (midnight show)
27. I'll Be Home On Christmas Day (remake) - 3:44 June 10, 1971
28. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry - with alternate verse,
(private, informal recording, 0:09 - fade out from 1:39 to 1:42) - 1:33 November 1973

Total Times
CD 1 = 78:32
CD 2 = 78:18
CD 3 = 78:14
CD 4 = 78:34
CD 5 = 78:46




R&B player

Fantastic and well thought out! I would buy that in a heartbeat. I feel THIS is the type of needed addition to the Elvis Presley catalog instead of the best-of series. There is an audience for R&B/Bluesy Elvis that has yet to be tapped into commercially. Well done!

[midnightx]

R&B player's tracklisting is a nice collection of songs and quality performances, but it has no chance of being produced in the 2011 era of retail music, particularly for Elvis Presley's mainstream catalogue.

[vivaelvis_72]

One of my dream projects that I would love to see come to realization would be a definitive live 4 disc set featuring some of Elvis' historical and previously released concert material on the road from 1972-77. I created this and posted it originally on TCB-World and it got a nice response. I call it Standing Room Only - The Definitive Live Collection.



DISC 1 – LIVE IN HAMPTON ROADS
1. Also Sprach Zarathustra (theme from 2001 A Space Odyssey)
2. See See Rider
3. I Got A Woman / Amen
4. Never Been To Spain
5. You Gave Me A Mountain
6. Until It’s Time For You To Go
7. Polk Salad Annie
8. Love Me
9. All Shook Up
10. Teddy Bear / Don’t Be Cruel
11. Are You Lonesome Tonight?
12. I Can’t Stop Loving You
13. Hound Dog
14. Bridge Over Troubled Water
15. Suspicious Minds
16. For The Good Times
17. Band Introductions
18. An American Trilogy
19. Love Me Tender
20. A Big Hunk O Love
21. How Great Thou Art
22. Lawdy Miss Clawdy
23. Can’t Help Falling In Love

DISC 2 – AN EVENING AT THE GARDEN
1. Also Sprach Zarathustra (theme from 2001 A Space Odyssey)
2. That’s All Right
3. Proud Mary
4. Never Been To Spain
5. You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me
6. You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling
7. Polk Salad Annie
8. Love Me
9. All Shook Up
10. Heartbreak Hotel
11. Teddy Bear/Don’t Be Cruel
12. Love Me Tender
13. The Impossible Dream
14. Band Introductions
15. Hound Dog
16. Suspicious Minds
17. For The Good Times
18. An American Trilogy
19. Funny How Time Slips Away
20. I Can’t Stop Loving You
21. Can’t Help Falling In Love

DISC 3 – THE ALTERNATE ALOHA CONCERT
1. Also Sprach Zarathustra (theme from 2001 A Space Odyssey)
2. See See Rider
3. Burning Love
4. Something
5. You Gave Me A Mountain
6. Steamroller Blues
7. My Way
8. Love Me
9. It’s Over
10. Blue Suede Shoes
11. I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry
12. Hound Dog
13. What Now My Love
14. Fever
15. Welcome To My World
16. Suspicious Minds
17. Band Introductions
18. I’ll Remember You
19. An American Trilogy
20. A Big Hunk O’ Love
21. Can’t Help Falling In Love

DISC 4 – ELVIS IN CONCERT ‘77
1. Also Sprach Zarathustra (theme from 2001 A Space Odyssey)
2. See See Rider
3. I Got A Woman/Amen
4. That’s All Right
5. Are You Lonesome Tonight?
6. Love Me
7. If You Love Me (Let Me Know)
8. Fairytale
9. Little Sister
10. And I Love You So
11. You Gave Me A Mountain
12. Jailhouse Rock
13. How Great Thou Art
14. O Sole Mio/It’s Now Or Never
15. Trying To Get To You
16. Hawaiian Wedding Song
17. Teddy Bear/Don’t Be Cruel
18. My Way
19. Early Morning Rain
20. What’d I Say
21. Johnny B. Goode
22. I Really Don’t Want To Know
23. Hurt
24. Hound Dog
25. Unchained Melody
26. Can’t Help Falling In Love

We already have the nice but incomplete Live In Las Vegas box set that focuses on Elvis in Vegas only, but that covers a small portion of his live performances as a whole.. This would save the company money by remastering and mixing the As Recorded At Madison Square Garden and the Elvis In Concert album and putting them into a single project without having to flood the market with a bunch of individual live albums.

We all know that the great energetic Hampton Roads show has yet to be released and is deserving to be, we know the original MSG album has never been updated, we know that the Alternate Aloha dress rehearsal show has also yet to be released, properly anyway, and the June '77 CBS shows have yet to be given the proper remastering treatment.

This set shows that there is a way to package all of these shows and albums into one project that the consumer would be intrigued to hearing. The image of Elvis on stage is based around the Aloha special on dvd and his Vegas shows from TTWII. This set gives a more comprehensive look at the live performer on the road and away from the Vegas stage.

[vivaelvis_72]

I've had a litle project in the back of my mind these past few months, it's kind of a Hip-Hop/Dance/House music mash-up featuring material from Elvis' worst 1960s Hollywood movie soundtracks to play on your car stereo when there just ain't no room to rhumba in a sports car with Petunia, the gardener's daughter, at the Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce.

Only original recordings can be selected. No dance remixes or altering the recordings unless undubbed.

[midnightx]

I've had a litle project in the back of my mind these past few months, it's kind of a Hip-Hop/Dance/House music mash-up featuring material from Elvis' worst 1960s Hollywood movie soundtracks to play on your car stereo when there just ain't no room to rhumba in a sports car with Petunia, the gardener's daughter, at the Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce.

Only original recordings can be selected. No dance remixes or altering the recordings unless undubbed.

He was joking.

[vivaelvis_72]

Here's a dream album that I would really like to see happen one day. It's a compilation of the Nashville sessions from June, 1970. I think these recording represent his finest studio work in the final decade of his life. (Yes, I made those covers myself)





Track listing:

1.I Washed My Hands In Muddy Water
2.Patch It Up
3.Mary In The Morning
4.The Nest Step Is Love
5.You Don't Have To Say You Love Me
6.I've Lost You
7.Cindy, Cindy
8.Just Pretend
9.Stranger In The Crowd
10.Bridge Over Troubled Water
11.Faded Love
12.Twenty Days And Twenty Nights
13.Sylvia
14.Heart Of Rome
15.I Really Don't Want To Know
16.I Got My Mojo Workin'/Hands Off Of Her
17.The Sound Of Your Cry
18.How The Web Was Woven
19.Whole Lot-ta Shakin' Goin' On
20.Tomorrow Never Comes

All tracks would be digitally remixed (like with the Promised Land album in 1999) using the first generation master recordings for superior optimum sound quality.

[Hasil]

I Think R&B Player's compilation is excellent and well thought out. I'd buy it, as this is the side of Elvis I love. Could Sony make enough money on it, especially as a four CD package with liner notes by R&B Player? Without any proof, I really doubt it.

It raises a question that I have thought about. What is the Elvis Presley market demographic now? What can they make money on? Is it just hits packages, Christmas and Gospel packages, which seem to constantly find new buyers, the occasional legacy package and the hard core FTD market (which I still believe are overpriced, if they dropped the price to $12 which the Hendrix people sell their collector cds for, would they make a profit?).

So essentially for Sony, as a business, what actually is the market for Elvis' music now? What can they make a profit on? What will people buy, not us, but the general music buying public? I'd love to see their market research and sales figures, they would be enlightening. What does their demographic research say? What Elvis material are people downloading?

As fans we all think that our favourites music will sell and should be made available to all. The question is does it sell? And is the casual fan interested. I'm a casual fan of Jeff Beck (probably as much an innovator in his field - guitar - as EP was), I really doubt you could get me to buy anything past the hits, maybe an early years compilation, no matter how strongly the hardcore fans want me to buy it. And Beck has some hardcore fans who clamour just as hard as people here for big releases.

So does anyone have thoughts, backed by some evidence, not conjecture, of what the EP market is now? I am really interested to hear what you have. But please I will not respond to rudeness, I want to discuss not argue. I'll do some research too, it would only be fair.

[midnightx]

Here's a dream album that I would really like to see happen one day. It's a compilation of the Nashville sessions from June, 1970. I think these recording represent his finest studio work in the final decade of his life. (Yes, I made those covers myself)





Track listing:

1.I Washed My Hands In Muddy Water
2.Patch It Up
3.Mary In The Morning
4.The Nest Step Is Love
5.You Don't Have To Say You Love Me
6.I've Lost You
7.Cindy, Cindy
8.Just Pretend
9.Stranger In The Crowd
10.Bridge Over Troubled Water
11.Faded Love
12.Twenty Days And Twenty Nights
13.Sylvia
14.Heart Of Rome
15.I Really Don't Want To Know
16.I Got My Mojo Workin'/Hands Off Of Her
17.The Sound Of Your Cry
18.How The Web Was Woven
19.Whole Lot-ta Shakin' Goin' On
20.Tomorrow Never Comes

All tracks would be digitally remixed (like with the Promised Land album in 1999) using the first generation master recordings for superior optimum sound quality.

Why would you want the 1970 Nashville material remixed? Vic Anesini's current remasters are as good as it gets.

[vivaelvis_72]

I Think R&B Player's compilation is excellent and well thought out. I'd buy it, as this is the side of Elvis I love. Could Sony make enough money on it, especially as a four CD package with liner notes by R&B Player? Without any proof, I really doubt it.

It raises a question that I have thought about. What is the Elvis Presley market demographic now? What can they make money on? Is it just hits packages, Christmas and Gospel packages, which seem to constantly find new buyers, the occasional legacy package and the hard core FTD market (which I still believe are overpriced, if they dropped the price to $12 which the Hendrix people sell their collector cds for, would they make a profit?).

So essentially for Sony, as a business, what actually is the market for Elvis' music now? What can they make a profit on? What will people buy, not us, but the general music buying public? I'd love to see their market research and sales figures, they would be enlightening. What does their demographic research say? What Elvis material are people downloading?

As fans we all think that our favourites music will sell and should be made available to all. The question is does it sell? And is the casual fan interested. I'm a casual fan of Jeff Beck (probably as much an innovator in his field - guitar - as EP was), I really doubt you could get me to buy anything past the hits, maybe an early years compilation, no matter how strongly the hardcore fans want me to buy it. And Beck has some hardcore fans who clamour just as hard as people here for big releases.

So does anyone have thoughts, backed by some evidence, not conjecture, of what the EP market is now? I am really interested to hear what you have. But please I will not respond to rudeness, I want to discuss not argue. I'll do some research too, it would only be fair.

Good points but remember that each demographic market varies from each country. For instance, something that might sell in the UK may not in the US, vice versa.

[vivaelvis_72]

Here's a dream album that I would really like to see happen one day. It's a compilation of the Nashville sessions from June, 1970. I think these recording represent his finest studio work in the final decade of his life. (Yes, I made those covers myself)





Track listing:

1.I Washed My Hands In Muddy Water
2.Patch It Up
3.Mary In The Morning
4.The Nest Step Is Love
5.You Don't Have To Say You Love Me
6.I've Lost You
7.Cindy, Cindy
8.Just Pretend
9.Stranger In The Crowd
10.Bridge Over Troubled Water
11.Faded Love
12.Twenty Days And Twenty Nights
13.Sylvia
14.Heart Of Rome
15.I Really Don't Want To Know
16.I Got My Mojo Workin'/Hands Off Of Her
17.The Sound Of Your Cry
18.How The Web Was Woven
19.Whole Lot-ta Shakin' Goin' On
20.Tomorrow Never Comes

All tracks would be digitally remixed (like with the Promised Land album in 1999) using the first generation master recordings for superior optimum sound quality.

Why would you want the 1970 Nashville material remixed? Vic Anesini's current remasters are as good as it gets.

Those recordings suffer from poor mixing by the producers. An upgraded version like that of Promised Land could do wonders for them. Besides, I haven't heard the new masters since they are only available on that overpriced box set that's been going around.

[Walter Hale 4]

Elvis wise - Madison Square Garden (evening show) would be a killer if it were mastered by Vic.

Non Elvis wise-

The Complete Elton John 28/11/74 MSG show featuring John Lennon. To date only 13 tracks is available from the concert Never heard an atmosphere quite like it. But that's New York !!!!!!!

[vivaelvis_72]

The MSG show is already on record. I said no albums already available. Just new projects only. But I do agree.

[midnightx]

Elvis wise - Madison Square Garden (evening show) would be a killer if it were mastered by Vic.

It has been mastered by Vic.

[Matthew]

Elvis wise - Madison Square Garden (evening show) would be a killer if it were mastered by Vic.

It has been mastered by Vic.

Yip - and it sounds great!

[vivaelvis_72]

Elvis wise - Madison Square Garden (evening show) would be a killer if it were mastered by Vic.

It has been mastered by Vic.

Sorry, but remastering that album/show won't do it any wonders. The original album is poorly mixed to begin with and needs to be completely newly mixed a la the Aloha From Hawaii remix in 1998 which is far superior to the quadradisc mix from 1973.

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Elvis wise - Madison Square Garden (evening show) would be a killer if it were mastered by Vic.

It has been mastered by Vic.

Sorry, but remastering that album/show won't do it any wonders. The original album is poorly mixed to begin with and needs to be completely newly mixed...

I agree in part. Vic's mastering is well done and the performances sound great, so a remix isn't a necessity. That being said, I would love to hear what Vic could do with a remix.

...a la the Aloha From Hawaii remix in 1998 which is far superior to the quadradisc mix from 1973.

The 1998 Ferrante remix of Aloha is horrid. One of Ferrante's worst efforts. It is dull, lifeless, and muddy. He really couldn't have done much worse. Again, if you think about how stellar Vic's mixing has been with the 1969/1970 multi-track live tapes, just imagine what he could do with Aloha. As with MSG, Vic's current mastering is the final word for now.