From Elvis' Crates --> His Vinyl Is No Mystery!

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Nice post. Dylan is but one artist on a very long list, and it's been cool to pull out some of the artist and songs that were revelatory or surprising. I wish more would comment on the ones that I researched, like that 1962 Dr. Feelgood single!

Thanks about the post. (Dylan may have been "but one," but the song is piercing! Not just the "how does it feeeeeeeeel?" taunt, and what-all else I mentioned, but the protagonist who fell once rode a "chrome horse" (motorcycle) with a "diplomat" who "took from you everything he could STEALLLLLL!!!!" And a "Mystery Tramp" who is really the devil, and the protagonist "stare(s) into the vacuum of his eyes," and, to the Mystery Tramp "say: do you want to make a DEALLLLLL???????" Oh, Lordy!)

As for the group called "Dr. Feelgood" and that rather amazing and prescient record . . .

Well, he didn't cover that one, Boots Randolph or no Boots Randolph! He did keep it around, which is intriguing. Wonder when he gave it its last spin? (I guess it wasn't very breakable, and vinyl is toxic when burned, and it wouldn't make a good gift, so he kept it. )

rjm
P.S. -- "Napolean In Rags." Elvis had a very short, very dependent person around 'till the very end. "Go to him now, he calls ya, ya can't refuse, you're invisible, you got no secrets to CONCEALLLLLLLL!!!!!!" That was for a random '77 listen in a car. )

Did Presley continuing purchasing records up until 1977? If not, is there a year he quit buying (or having someone elvis buy for him)? What are the most recently published recordings in his collection? For example, the Tom Jones in Vegas album is circa 1969.

Did Presley continuing purchasing records up until 1977? If not, is there a year he quit buying (or having someone elvis buy for him)? What are the most recently published recordings in his collection? For example, the Tom Jones in Vegas album is circa 1969.

Good question, don't know the answer. The record found on his turntable in August 1977 was a promo of the latest Stamps LP. That was probably given to him by J.D. or Donnie.

I'm still dizzy from watching Darlene Love in that blonde wig, belting out "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' on that "Playboy After Dark" TV appearance in December 1969. Wow-wee!

Here's another record from the Elvis collection, for all good members of FECC interested in the man and his music. Below find more first-hand research into the artist, record, and getting dates right, and including -- yet again -- an image upload of the original single label.

This magnificent country-soul ballad was released in June 1969 on Shelby Singleton's Nashville-based SSS International Records label, and made the charts shortly after.

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Johnny Adams, "Reconsider Me" (SSS International 770, June 7, 1969)
Billboard US Pop #28 and R&B #8 on August 2, 1969
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Adams


Read more:
the "A" side: Johnny Adams - Reconsider Me (SSS International 770)
http://redkelly2.blogspot.com/2009/10/johnny-adams-reconsider-me-sss.html

Note: it appears Elvis may have picked up a 1973 Sun single reissue which coupled Johnny's biggest hit on SSS International with his previous one, "Release Me" (the EPE lists shows "Original Release Date: 1976"):

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Billboard - August 11, 1973

Enjoy!

Thanks for posting the Johnny Adams track - that's a fine performance. I love discovering songs that most radio stations don't play or don't know about. That was a great listen.

Thanks for posting the Johnny Adams track - that's a fine performance. I love discovering songs that most radio stations don't play or don't know about. That was a great listen.

You're welcome.

I am hoping that this topic might just become one of those where we share and explore the music that Elvis loved, and in so doing learn more about Presley's artistic inclinations and influences.

A lot of guessing going on here.


What inspiration did Teddy Bears Picnic give Elvis . it's on the list.

A lot of guessing going on here.


What inspiration did Teddy Bears Picnic give Elvis . it's on the list.

A lot of guesswork? Not really, and there's no guesswork involved below, just knowledge of popular music and Elvis' personal history.

"Teddy Bear's Picnic" is something Elvis probably got a lot of inspiration from after February 1, 1968.

Teddy Bears' Picnic
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teddy_Bears%27_Picnic#Recording_history

"Teddy Bear's Picnic" has been adored by children for years. Crosby's delightful recording has been reissued many times since its first release in 1950.

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Bing Crosby with Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires and Victor Young and his Orchestra
"The Teddy Bear's Picnic" (Decca Children's Series 88050, September 2, 1950)
Recorded on June 22, 1950 in Los Angeles, CA, flip-side was "Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer," cut the same day
http://www.45cat.com/record/988050
http://www.jazzdiscography.com/Artists/Crosby/crosby1bDecca.html
"The Teddy Bear's Picnic" by Crosby is also included in the Various Artists, 5 LP set Playtime in Story and Song, MCA Special Products DL 734642, 1970
http://www.discogs.com/Various-Playtime-In-Story-And-Song/release/3060398


Wonder if Lisa remembers "Teddy Bears' Picnic"?

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Moving on from teddy bears ...

To date we've seen focus on eight singles Elvis owned and enjoyed -- and two LPs he might have owned and loved very, very much:

Impressions, "Amen" (ABC-Paramount ABC 10602, November 14, 1964)
Lead vocalist: Curtis Mayfield
Billboard US Pop #7, January 9, 1965, R&B #17 January 30, 1965

Dr. Feelgood and the Interns, "What's Up, Doc" (Okeh 7156, July 7, 1962)
Turned out the B-side, "Right String But The Wrong Yo-Yo," made Billboard US Pop #84 on August 4, 1962
Dr. Feelgood was a stage name for Piano Red, sax man Boots Randolph was a group member!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piano_Red
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boots_Randolph

The Blossoms, "You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin'" (Bell 750, April 1969)
Produced by Bill Medley, they provided the backing vocals on the Righteous Brothers 1965 hit.
Clip is from "Playboy After Dark," Hugh Hefner's second syndicated TV series, December 17, 1969.

Pat Boone, "I Almost Lost My Mind" (Dot 15472, May 12, 1956)
Billboard US Pop #1, July 28, 1956
The recording is a faithful cover of the 1950 R&B #1 by Hunter; are those the Jordanaires on backing vocals?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Almost_Lost_My_Mind
Allegedly, a 1960s home demo exists of Elvis giving this a try, would love to hear it.

Dane Stinit, "Don't Knock What You Don't Understand" (Sun 402, May 1966)
Dane issued two mid-sixties singles on Sun, then disappeared:
Sun 402 - Don't Knock What You Don't Understand / Always On The Go (May 1966)
Sun 405 - Sweet Country Girl / That Muddy Ole River (February 1967)

Johnny Adams, "Reconsider Me" (SSS International 770, June 7, 1969)
Billboard US Pop #28 and R&B #8 on August 2, 1969
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Adams

Cliff Gleaves, "Long Black Hearse" (Liberty 55263, July 5, 1960)
His debut single, a Billboard spotlight pick the same week as "It's Now or Never" (see below)

Bing Crosby with Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires and Victor Young and his Orchestra
"The Teddy Bear's Picnic" (Decca Children's Series 88050, September 2, 1950)
Recorded on June 22, 1950 in Los Angeles, CA, flip-side was "Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer," cut the same day
http://www.45cat.com/record/988050
http://www.jazzdiscography.com/Artists/Crosby/crosby1bDecca.html
"The Teddy Bear's Picnic" by Crosby is also included in the Various Artists, 5 LP set Playtime in Story and Song, MCA Special Products DL 734642, 1970
http://www.discogs.com/Various-Playtime-In-Story-And-Song/release/3060398




Bob Dylan, Bringing It All Back Home (Columbia, CL 2328, April 17, 1965)
Billboard US Pop #6, October 9, 1965
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bringing_It_All_Back_Home

Bob Dylan, Highway 61 Revisited (Columbia CS 2389, August 14, 1965)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highway_61_Revisited

Any thoughts? I was not too thrilled by Pat Boone's cover, but was most impressed by the Blossoms single. Of course, I adore Darlene Love. This is a cool topic -- I will dig out some more soon.


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Johnny Adams cooks on Reconsider Me. Great recording.

I have a gut feeling that the Bing Crosby song might have been in the collection because of Gladys.

I don't know TJ. Elvis certainly recorded a good deal of songs associated with Crosby- "Beyond the Reef," "True Love," "Blue Hawaii" etc. He might have been a fan.

I'm sure that Elvis did enjoy Bing, but I could just imagine that particular recording ringing Gladys' bell more (a bit mumsy), particularly if it was picked up when first released. If a later release, the Lisa Marie tie-in is of course likely.

This item on the list had left me baffled and bewildered. I thought it was an error, something. Well, it IS on YouTube! I can't contemplate why he owned it, or anybody did . . . what?

rjm

We know Elvis liked Boone's ballad voice. Maybe he was intrigued to hear what Pat would do with a song he'd nailed so well himself.

Boone is very much covering the Wynonie Harris original though. There's no real trace of Elvis' classic rockabilly cut.

Just curious. Has a picture of Elvis' copy of Odetta Sings Dylan ever been published? I think it would make an important musical artifact. Apart from the fact that Elvis apparently loved it, it lead to Elvis' sublime version of "Tomorrow Is A Long Time".