GOLDEN COINS

[lucio]

This is among my least played lps but I do enjoy it every so often. Golden Coins has a decent melody.

Nice post Chris.

[Christopher Brown]

Too bad about SAND CASTLES. It would have been one of the few things good in that movie. Terrible movie. Terrible looking Elvis. Bad songs.

[colonel snow]

Sand castles is cut from the movie PHS because there was too much singing with Donna Butterworth in the movie. She can be heard on: Queenie wahine’s papaya – Datin’ – Bill Bailey won’t you please come home in the movie.



colonel snow

[jurasic1968]

Too bad.

[FRENCHGUY]

Perhaps some of you may be interested in this fan’s feelings when he received and listened to the album as it came out back then. My general feeling was at first a feeling of surprise and disappointment.
Surprise, because I wasn’t accustomed to this drop of quality in Elvis’ music, although the beginning of this move can already be noted in the Girl Happy soundtrack.
Diasappointment, because the things that made the greatness of Elvis till then were suddenly in question : the sound quality (too dry…what has become of the glorious sound of studio B ?), too much substandard songs, and the surprising and new fact that the once flawless vocals of Elvis seem to be less precise and concentrated and aren’t quite able to allow us to forget the above-mentioned deficiences. Elvis’ usual perfectionism seemed to have vanished and I didn’t know then that it would become worse for a while.
Having said this and in spite of all this, I would like to point out that there are a couple of songs that I have pleasure to listen to from time to time : Hey Litlle Girl (thanks to Floyd Cramer’s piano and Grady Martin’s sharp guitar licks and although there is no musical bridge and some somewhat overplayed drum parts by Kenneth Buttrey), Wisdom of the Ages, Kismet, Golden Coins, So close yet so far and to a slightly lesser extent Harem Holiday. Even Animal Instinct or Shake that Tambourine are potentially subject to receive a listening time when I’m in the mood. That’s probably what they call the Elvis magic.

[Ciscoking]

To be very honest..I dont care about this type of music..its too boring...sorry ...but to each his own...of course.

[colonel snow]

Harem holiday was a good movie-deal for the money.
It costs the producer $ 1.400.000 salary and costs

This amount is spliced into: $ 1.000.000 salary and $ 400.000 costs and promotion payable in a weekly salary during shooting.
A quarter of the salary was to be paid to Elvis at $1000 a week over five years.

Paid:
10% = $ 100.000 to William Morris Agency;
25% = $ 250.000 to Colonel Parker;

The costs were split into 50/50 = $ 200.000 for Elvis / $ 200.000 for All Star shows (Colonel Parker).
Outside the movie contract Colonel Parker was paid $ 25.000 as technical advisor.


colonel snow

[minkahed]

one of the greatest scenes...ever.

Boy, that guy was strong.

[Christopher Brown]

In reality, a highway is what Elvis is looking at on Oahu in the bottom photo.

[colonel snow]

Later on selected:

spot # 7 – Golden coins
or
Kismet
or
To be in love with you (not used)
or
Please don’t stop lovin’ me

see acetate with # 7 track 2480-1




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[colonel snow]

Golden coins
Previously selected for song spot 5 – track 2408-1 (3 march 1965).



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[colonel snow]

Song spot # 7 – page 51
Mentioned in a previous post: Please don’t stop lovin’ me (Byers). The song was recorded later on for the movie Frankie & Johnny.



colonel snow

[thermoking]

To be very honest..I dont care about this type of music..its too boring...sorry ...but to each his own...of course.

Has someone asked for your opinion on whether you like the song? That's not what this topic is about. Or do they genuinely desire to be in the spotlight at all times?

[Paul Allen]

one of the greatest scenes...ever.

Boy, that guy was strong.

And fast too!

[sweetangeline]

one of the greatest scenes...ever.

Boy, that guy was strong.

And fast too!

no question Oscar worthy performance right there.

[colonel snow]

Harem holiday – final script 11 february 1965
(on the pages the working title “In my harem“ is mentioned).


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[MikeTCB]

I have always liked the song "Golden Coins". A few others i liked from the album are "Mirage", "Kismet", "So Close Yet So Far" and "Wisdom Of The Ages".

[promiseland]

Taking the talking camel out of the movie ruined it for me.

[rickeap]

one of the greatest scenes...ever.

This is indeed a great scene, if done in an intentionally humourous way, but the rest of the movie is awful. So Close, Yet So Far is the only decent song and it suffers from poor recording. I don't mind Animal Instinct but overall the soundtrack matches the movie - awful.