Retrospective Elvis ’68 – Selected Recordings – Volume 1-4

RETROSPECTIVE ELVIS’68 – SELECTED RECORDINGS contains all known alternate recordings from the soundtrack recordings for “Live A Little, Love A Little”, “Charro” and “The Trouble With Girls” spread over four CD’s, but also contains other recordings from 1968.

Including hard to find tracks, some for the first time available on cd and some previously unreleased!

Alternate takes, Mono single masters, Movie versions, Acetate recordings, Score sessions for the movies, Radio spots and more! All in the best – remastered – sound! Many tracks (*) not released on cd by Elvis’ record company! This is an unique collection for Elvis fans and collectors worldwide and a great addition to the official releases in your collection.

UNFINISHED & UNEDITED MASTERS 

 01 Clean Up Your Own Backyard Backup (vocal overdubs before brass overdubs)*

 02 Too Much Monkey Business (Undubbed master / take 14)

03 Let’s Forget About The Stars (Vocal overdub / master take 5 / rough mix)

04 Edge Of Reality (Unedited master / take 8)

05 Wonderful World (Unedited master / take 17 / alternate mix)*

06 A Little Less Conversation (Unedited single master / take 16 / alternate mix)* 

07 Swing Down Sweet Chariot (Female backup vocal overdubs before brass overdubs)* 

 08 Charro (Unedited undubbed master) 

 09 Stay Away (Undubbed master / take 15)

 10 Almost (Undubbed master / take 31)

 11 It Hurts Me (Take 10 / used for soundtrack road medley)*

 12 Guitar Man Alley (Take 6 / used for soundtrack road medley)*

 ALMOST IN LOVE SESSIONS 

 13 High key – test track Take 2 (Instrumental)

 14 Take 1

 15 Take 4

 16 Take 5

 17 Take 6

 18 Low key – track Take 4 (Instrumental / no backing vocal)*

 19 High key – track Take 2 (Instrumental)*

 20 High key – vocal overdub Take 4

 21 Low key – vocal overdub Take 2 (vocal only)

 22 Low key – vocal overdub Take 3 (vocal only)

 LIVE A LITTLE, LOVE A LITTLE 

SCORING SESSIONS 

 23 Edge Of Reality (Movie version / master with musical score and overdubs)*

 24 Score ‘don’t let him get away, Albert!’ (Instrumental)*

 25 Score ‘back to the beach’ (Instrumental)*

 26 Score ‘A Little Less Conversation’ (Instrumental)*

 27 Score ‘double duty’ (Instrumental)*

 28 Score ‘End theme’ (Instrumental)*

 LIVE A LITTLE, LOVE A LITTLE RADIO SPOTS 

 29 Radio Spot 1*

 30 Radio Spot 2*

 31 Radio Spot 3*

 32 Radio Spot 4*

RETROSPECTIVE ELVIS’68 – SELECTED RECORDINGS – VOLUME 2

JANUARY 17 STUDIO JAM

01  Wings Of An Angel / The Prisoner’s Song (unedited)*

MONO SINGLE MASTERS

02  U.S. Male*

03  Stay Away*

04  A Little Less Conversation*

05  Almost In Love*

06  If I Can Dream*

07  Edge Of Reality*

08  Memories*

09  Clean Up Your Own Backyard*

ALBUM MASTER

10  Almost In Love*

MARCH 7 STUDIO SESSIONS

11  Wonderful World (Take 1)

12  Wonderful World (Take 2)

13  Wonderful World (Take 3)

14  Wonderful World (Take 7)

15  Wonderful World (Take 14)

16  Wonderful World (Take 15)

17  Wonderful World (Take 16)

18  Wonderful World (Take 17)

19  Edge Of Reality (Take 1)

20  Edge Of Reality (Take 2)

21  Edge Of Reality (Take 3)

22  Edge Of Reality (Take 5)

23  Edge Of Reality (Take 6)

CHARRO SCORING SESSIONS

24  Charro (Movie version / master with musical score)*

25  Charro (end theme)*

26  Musical score ‘Charro’ (1)*

27  Musical score ‘Charro’ (2)*

CHARRO AUDIO FEATURETTE

28  With Barbara Werle, Charles Marquis

      Warren (producer), Ina Balin (Talking track only)*

CHARRO RADIO SPOTS

29  Radio Spot 1*

30  Radio Spot 2*

31  Radio Spot 3*

32  Radio Spot 4*

33  Radio Spot 5*

TRACK RECORDINGS

34  Let’s Forget About The Stars (Track only)*

35  Charro (Track only)*

RETROSPECTIVE ELVIS’68 – SELECTED RECORDINGS – VOLUME 3

MARCH 7 / STUDIO SESSIONS

01  Almost In Love

(Movie version transfer / original movie mix / Mono)*

02  Edge Of Reality

(Take 8 / unedited master / different mix)*

03  Wonderful World

(Take 7 / movie master / different mix)*

04  A Little Less Conversation (Take 1)

05  A Little Less Conversation (Take 2)

06  A Little Less Conversation (Take 4)

07  A Little Less Conversation (Take 5)

08  A Little Less Conversation (Take 6)

09  A Little Less Conversation (Take 7)

10  A Little Less Conversation (Take 9)

11  A Little Less Conversation

(Take 10 / master take used for album version)

12  A Little Less Conversation (Take 11)

13  A Little Less Conversation (Take 12)

14  A Little Less Conversation

(Take 16 / master take used for movie / single version)

ACETATE RECORDINGS

15  A Little Less Conversation

(Dubdown to backing track)*

16  Wonderful World 

(Movie version transfer / Mono)*

17  A Little Less Conversation 

(Movie version transfer / Mono)*

18  Almost In Love 

(Low key – track take 4 with backing vocals)*

JUNE 30 / VOCAL OVERDUB SESSIONS

19  Guitar Man (Alley / Take 1)*

20  Guitar Man (Alley / Take 2)*

21  Guitar Man (Alley / Take 3)*

22  Guitar Man (Alley / Take 4)*

23  Guitar Man (Alley / Take 5)*

AUGUST 9 OVERDUB SESSION

24  Beyond The Reef (Without backing vocals)

25  Beyond The Reef (With backing vocals)

SESSION FOR STAY AWAY, JOE

26  Stay Away (Movie version)*

STAY AWAY, JOE RADIO SPOTS

27  Radio Spot 1*

28  Radio Spot 2*

29  Radio Spot 3*

BONUS TRACK

30  A Little Less Conversation

(Take 16 / master / different mix)*

RETROSPECTIVE ELVIS’68 – SELECTED RECORDINGS – VOLUME 4

OCTOBER 23/24 STUDIO SESSIONS

01  Clean Up Your Own Backyard (Undubbed master)

02  Swing Down Sweet Chariot (Undubbed master with the ‘Mello Men’)

03  Signs Of The Zodiac (Duet – Master take 9)

04  Far Above Cayuga’s Waters (Alternate mix)*

05  The Whiffenpoof Song

06  Violet

07  Clean Up Your Own Backyard (Original movie mix)*

08  Swing Down Sweet Chariot

(Dub / backing vocals ‘Mello Men’ removed)*

09  Hello Susan Brown (Two In The Middle) / no Elvis*

10  Almost (Take 1)

11  Almost (Take 2)

12  Almost (Take 3)

13  Almost (Take 4)

14  Almost (Take 6)

15  Almost (Take 10)

16  Almost (Take 11)

17  Almost (Take 13)

18  Almost (Take 14)

19  Almost (Take 15)

20  Almost (Take 16)

21  Almost (Take 22)

22  Almost (Take 23)

23  Almost (Take 24)

24  Almost (Take 25)

25  Almost (Take 27)

26  Almost (Take 28)

27  Almost (Take 29)

28  Chautauqua 

(March tempo variation of ‘Almost’)*

29  Almost (Original movie mix)*

30  Swing Down Sweet Chariot

(Original movie mix / taken from the movie / incomplete)*

ACETATE RECORDING

31  Almost (Take 31)*

THE TROUBLE WITH GIRLS RADIO SPOTS

32  Radio Spot 1*

33  Radio Spot 2*

DECEMBER OVERDUB SESSION

34  Swing Down Sweet Chariot

(Backing vocals by The Blossoms + strings & brass overdubs)

BONUS TRACK

35  College Song Medley