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A Dream Come True...

Post August 16th 1977, the market was flooded with bland and speculative recordings of Elvis. Previously released songs were rearranged by using new titles and album covers, where the reuse of old photographs belonged to the common practice. Several releases also suffered severely from the composition of the songs, which completely lacked an eloquent context. I would say that RCA showed a significantly poor judgment when it came to safeguarding Elvis’ legacy. To people who really loved the work of Elvis it seemed that commercial considerations came way ahead of the artistic concerns. In comparison to for instance The Beatles, it is only to acknowledge that Elvis' integrity as an artist was damaged by this hilarious releasestrategy.
Already in 1977, RCA began to combine well-known material of unreleased songs on the release “Welcome To My World”. In this collection they included a live version of “I Can’t Stop Loving You” from the unreleased afternoon show at Madison Square Garden in 1972. Fans then had to buy an album of songs they already got on other records to get access to this one track. This would be a trick RCA did several times after 1977. Many fans wrote articles in various Elvis-magazines and expressed frustration over this cynical policy. I don’t know if RCA took notice of these articles, but the releases seemed to improve as the 80s progressed though.
In 1987 Ernst Jorgensen from Denmark got the job with RCA to protect Elvis' musical legacy. Along with teammate Roger Semon, Jorgensen managed to make the Elvis catalogue the most perfected and best preserved in the market. The 90s gave the fans quality releases such as the three decennium box-sets (50s, 60s and 70s), and a number of other box-sets and collections that provided Elvis fans with fresh material. In addition, more or less the entire Elvis catalogue was re-mastered, which led to a revelation of sonic pleasure.
In 1999 the label “Follow That Dream” was established, named after Elvis’ ninth motion picture. This sub-label of Sony/BMG was launched as a record label for the dedicated Elvis fan. The mandate was to supplement the market with a catalogue that could be considered interesting for collectors of Elvis' music, including material that is not considered to be interesting in the same way to the mainstream listener. The releases from the “Follow That Dream” label is only marketed and sold to fans through the official Elvis fan clubs, selected web-shops anda small number of dealers.
From being an artist that was quite poorly treated by his record label, Elvis’ musical legacy has now become the best-preserved catalogue existing ... an Elvis collector’s dream come true!

FTD 164 - Flaming Star (FTD)

Label: Sony Music / Follow That Dream (FTD) 506020-975082 (Released: 2014)

Track listing:

01 - Flaming Star
02 - A Cane And A High Starched Collar
03 - Britches
04 - Summer Kisses, Winter Tears
05 - Flaming Star (End Title Version)
06 - Black Star (Take 14)
07 - Black Star (End Title Version)
08 - Flaming Star (Take 1)
09 - Summer Kisses, Winter Tears (Takes 1-2)
10 - Black Star (Take 5)
11 - Black Star (End Title Version, Takes 1-2, 4-5)
12 - Summer Kisses, Winter Tears (Takes 3-4, 7-9)
13 - Summer Kisses, Winter Tears (Takes 10, 12, 14)
14 - A Cane And A High Starched Collar(Takes 1-5)
15 - A Cane And A High Starched Collar (Take 6 & Insert, Takes 1, 5-6)
16 - Summer Kisses, Winter Tears (Movie Version, Take 2)
17 - Flaming Star (Take 2)
18 - Flaming Star (Takes 3-4)
19 - Summer Kisses, Winter Tears (Takes 15-16)
20 - Summer Kisses, Winter Tears (Take 17)
21 - Summer Kisses, Winter Tears (Take 19)
22 - Flaming Star (Take 5)
23 - Flaming Star (End Title Version, Takes 1, 3-4)
24 - Britches (Takes 1-5)
25 - Britches (Take 7 & Insert #1, Take 1)
26 - Summer Kisses, Winter Tears (Take 26)
27 - A Cane And A High Starched Collar (Movie Version)
28 - Summer Kisses, Winter Tears (Movie Version & Movie Version, Take 1)

Incl. covers

"Notes: This is a special collector edition housed in a 7" (17,5 cm) triple-fold-out cover. Includes a 16 pages booklet with listings about the takes, movie synopsis, behind the scenes facts and photos." (Source: Elvisoncd.com)

FTD 166 - Rock Around The Bloch !, 03-25-1961

Label: Sony Music / Follow That Dream (FTD) 506020-975084 (Released: 2015)

Track listing:

01 - Introductions
02 - Heartbreak Hotel
03 - All Shook Up
04 - A Fool Such As I
05 - I Got A Woman
06 - Love Me
07 - Introductions
08 - Such A Night
09 - Reconsider Baby
10 - I Need Your Love Tonight
11 - That's All Right
12 - Don't Be Cruel
13 - One Night
14 - Are You Lonesome Tonight ?
15 - It's Now Or Never
16 - Swing Down Sweet Chariot
17 - Hound Dog
18 - Tom Moffatt Interviews Colonel Parker & Elvis (Interview, 06-21-1960)
19 - Press Conference & Presentation Of Awards To Elvis (Interview, 03-25-1961)
20 - Tom Moffatt Interviews Elvis (Interview, 03 Or 04-1961)

Incl. covers

"Notes: This release from Follow That Dream Records features a 288 page deluxe hardback book with over 100 unpublished photographs of Elvis in addition to an audio CD featuring a newly re-mastered recording of Elvis' performance at the Bloch Arena, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on March 25, 1961 and a newly-discovered recording of the complete press conference and awards ceremony held on March 25, 1961." (Source: Elvisoncd.com)

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