

THE ESSENTIAL 60's MASTERS I

RCA 74321 15430 1
Track Listing:
Record One:
Side 1:
1. Make Me Know It
2. Soldier Boy
3. Stuck On You
4. Fame And Fortune
5. A Mess Of Blues
6. It Feels So Right
7. Fever
8. Like A Baby
9. It's Now Or Never
10. The Girl Of My Best Friend
11. Dirty, Dirty Feeling
Record One:
Side 2:
1. Thrill Of Your Love
2. I Gotta Know
3. Such A Night
4. Are You Lonesome Tonight?
5. Girl Next Door Went A' Walking
6. I Will Be Home Again
7. Reconsider Baby
8. Surrender
9. I'm Coming Home
10. Gently
11. In Your Arms
Released: September 1993:
Sound Format: stereo
UK Album No: (319)
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BMG released the follow up to the 6 LP box set "The King Of Rock 'n' Roll" "Fifties Masters" Set. This box concentrated on the majority (not all) of Elvis' studio masters recorded during the sixties. It omitted gospel and soundtrack recordings, but offered unreleased outtakes and live performances. It also came with a 48 page booklet, and a sheet of stamps with images taken from the sleeves of Elvis recordings for RCA.
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Side 1: PL 90689(6)-1-A Side 2: PL 90689(6)-1-B Side 1: PL 90689(6)-2-A Side 2: PL 90689(6)-2-B Side 1: PL 90689(6)-3-A Side 2: PL 90689(6)-3-B
Side 1: PL 90689(6)-4-A Side 2: PL 90689(6)-4-B Side 1: PL 90689(6)-5-A Side 2: PL 90689(6)-5-B Side 1: PL 90689(6)-6-A Side 2: PL 90689(6)-6-B
Record Two:
Side 1:
1. Give Me The Right
2. I Feel So Bad
3. It's A Sin
4. I Want You With Me
5. There's Always Me
6. Starting Today
7. Sentimental Me
8. Judy
9. Put The Blame On Me
10. Kiss Me Quick
11. That's Someone You Never Forget
12. I'm Yours
Record Two:
Side 2:
1. (Marie's the name) His Latest Flame
2. Little Sister
3. For The Millionth And The Last Time
4. Good Luck Charm
5. Anything That's Part Of You
6. I Met Her Today
7. Night Rider
8. Something Blue
9. Gonna Get Back Home Somehow
10. (Such an) Easy Question
11. Fountain Of Love
12. Just For Old Time Sake
Record Three:
Side 1:
1. You'll Be Gone
2. I Feel That I've Known You Forever
3. Just Tell Her jim Said Hello
4. Suspicion
5. She's Not You
6. Echoes Of Love
7. Please Don't Drag That String Around
8. (You're the) Devil In Disguise
9. Never Ending
10. What Now, What Next, Where To
11. Witchcraft
12. Finders Keepers, Losers Weepers
13. Love Me Tonight
14. (It's a) Long Lonely Highway
Record Three:
Side 2:
1. Western Union
2. Slowly But Surely
3. Blue River (Take 2)
4. Memphis, Tennessee
5. Ask Me
6. It Hurts Me
7. Down In The Alley
8. Tomorrow Is A Long Time
9. Love Letters
10. Beyond the Reef (undubbed)
11. Come What May (Take 7)
Record Four:
Side 1:
1. Fools Fall In Love
2. Indescribably Blue
3. I'll Remember You (unedited master)
4. If Every Day Was Like Christmas
5. Suppose (overdubbed home recording)
6. Guitar man/What'd I Say (unedited master)
7. Big Boss Man
8. Mine
9. Just Call Me Lonesome
10. Hi-Heel Sneakers
Record Four:
Side 2:
1. You Don't Know Me (spliced take)
2. Singing Tree
3. Too Much Monkey Business
4. U.S. Male
5. Long Black Limousine
6. This Is The Story
7. Wearin' That Loved On Look
8. You'll Think Of Me
9. A Little Bit Of Green
10. Gentle On My Mind
Record Five:
Side 1:
1. I'm Movin' On
2. Don't Cry Daddy
3. Inherit The Wind
4. Mama Liked The Roses
5. My Little Friend
6. In The Ghetto
7. Rubberneckin'
8. From A jack To A King
9. Hey Jude
10. Without Love (there is nothing)
Record Five:
Side 2:
1. I'll Hold You In My Heart (till I can hold you in my arms)
2. I'll Be There (if ever you want me)
3. Suspicious Minds
4. True Love Travels On A Gravel Road
5. Stranger In My Own Hometown
6. And The Grass Won't Pay No Mind
7. Power Of My Love
8. After Loving You
Record Six:
Side 1:
1. Do You Know Who I Am
2. Kentucky Rain
3. Only The Strong Survive
4. It keeps Right On A-Hurtin'
5. Any Day Now
6. If I'm A Fool (for loving you)
7. The Fair Is Moving On
8. Who Am I?
9. This Time/I Can't Stop Loving You
10. In The Ghetto (take 4)
Record Six:
Side 2:
1. Suspicious Minds (take 6)
2. Kentucky Rain (take 9)
3. Big Boss Man (take 2)
4. Down In The Alley (take 1)
5. Memphis, Tennessee (take 1 - '1963 session')
6. I'm Yours (take 1 - undubbed version)
7. (Marie's the name) His Latest Flame (take 4)
8. That's Someone You Never Forget (take 1)
9. Surrender (take 1)
10. It's Now Or Never (original undubbed master)
11. Love Me Tender/Witchcraft (live duet with Frank Sinatra)
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Gloss Box
(Publicity Image of Elvis 1960)
SPECIAL LIMITED EDITION VINYL EDITION Sticker
A SIX LP SET - 130 TRACKS!
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Bar Code (Top Right)
Tracklisting
â„— 1993 BMG Music.
Distributed by BMG.
A Bertelsmann Music Group Company.
RCA is a registered trademark of General Electric Company USA
Printed in Germany.
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BMG/Retro RCA Small Silver Dot Logo (Centre Left)
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Recording Information:
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Make Me Know It
(March 20/21, 1960: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)
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Soldier Boy
(March 20/21, 1960: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)
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Stuck On You
(March 20/21, 1960: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)
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Fame and Fortune
(March 20/21, 1960: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)
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A Mess of Blues
(March 20/21, 1960: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)
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It Feels So Right
(March 20/21, 1960: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)
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Fever
(April 3/4, 1960: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)
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Like A Baby
(April 3/4, 1960: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)
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It's Now Or Never
(April 3/4, 1960: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)
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The Girl of My Best Friend
(April 3/4, 1960: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)
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Dirty, Dirty Feeling
(April 3/4, 1960: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)
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Thrill of Your Love
(April 3/4, 1960: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)
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I Gotta Know
(April 3/4, 1960: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)
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Such A Night
(April 3/4, 1960: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)
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Are You Lonesome Tonight?
(April 3/4, 1960: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)
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Girl Next Door Went A' Walking
(April 3/4, 1960: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)
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I Will Be Home Again
(April 3/4, 1960: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)
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Reconsider Baby
(April 3/4, 1960: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)
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Surrender
(October 30/31, 1960: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)
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I'm Comin' Home
(March 12/13, 1961: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)
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Gently
(March 12/13, 1961: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)
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In Your Arms
(March 12/13, 1961: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)
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Give Me the Right
(March 12/13, 1961: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)
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I Feel So Bad
(March 12/13, 1961: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)
It's A Sin
(March 12/13, 1961: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)
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I Want You With Me
(March 12/13, 1961: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)
There's Always Me
(March 12/13, 1961: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)
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Starting Today
(March 12/13, 1961: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)
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Sentimental Me
(March 12/13, 1961: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)
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Judy
(March 12/13, 1961: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)
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Put the Blame On Me
(March 12/13, 1961: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)
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Kiss Me Quick
(June 25, 1961: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)
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That's Someone You Never Forget
(June 25, 1961: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)
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I'm Yours
(June 26, 1961: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)
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His Latest Flame
(June 26, 1961: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)
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Little Sister
(June 26, 1961: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)
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For the Millionth and the Last Time
(October 15, 1961: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)
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Good Luck Charm
(October 15, 1961: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)
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Anything That's Part of You
(October 15, 1961: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)
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I Met Her Today
(October 16, 1961: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)
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Night Rider
(October 15, 1961: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)
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Something Blue
(March 18/19, 1962: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)
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Gonna Get Back Home Somehow
(March 18/19, 1962: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)
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Easy Question
(March 18/19, 1962: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)
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Fountain of Love
(March 18/19, 1962: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)
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Just For Old Time Sake
(March 18/19, 1962: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)
You'll Be Gone
(March 18/19, 1962: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)
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I Feel That I've Known You Forever
(March 19/20, 1962: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)
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Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello
(March 19/20, 1962: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)
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Suspicion
(March 19/20, 1962: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)
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She's Not You
(March 19/20, 1962: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)
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Echoes of Love
(May 26, 1963: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)
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Please Don't Drag That String Around
(May 26, 1963: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)
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Devil in Disguise
(May 26, 1963: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)
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Never Ending
(May 26, 1963: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)
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What Now, What Next, Where To
(May 27, 1963: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)
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Witchcraft
(May 27, 1963: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)
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Finders Keepers, Losers Weepers
(May 27, 1963: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)
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Love Me Tonight
(May 27, 1963: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)
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(It's A) Long Lonely Highway
(May 27, 1963: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)
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Western Union
(May 27, 1963: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)
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Slowly But Surely
(May 28, 1963: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)
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Blue River
(May 28, 1963: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)
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Memphis, Tennessee
(January 12, 1964: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)
Ask Me
(January 12, 1964: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)
It Hurts Me
(January 12, 1964: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)
Down in the Alley
(May 26, 1966: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)
Tomorrow is a Long Time
(May 26, 1966: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)
Love Letters
(May 26, 1966: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)
Beyond the Reef
(May 27, 1966: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)
Come What May
(May 28, 1966: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)
Fools Fall in Love
(May 28, 1966: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)
Indescribably Blue
(June 12, 1966: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)
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I'll Remember You
(June 12, 1966: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)
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If Every Day Was Like Christmas
(June 12, 1966: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)
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Suppose
(March 20, 1967: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)
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Guitar Man
(September 10, 1967: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)
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Big Boss Man
(September 10, 1967: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)
Mine
(September 11, 1967: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)
Just Call Me Lonesome
(September 11, 1967: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)
Hi-Heel Sneakers
(September 11, 1967: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)
You Don't Know Me
(September 11, 1967: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)
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Singing Tree
(September 12, 1967: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)
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Too Much Monkey Business
(January 15, 1968: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)
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U.S. Male
(January 17, 1968: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)
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Long Black Limousine
(January 13, 1969: American Sound Studio, Memphis, Tennessee)
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This is the Story
(January 13, 1969: American Sound Studio, Memphis, Tennessee)
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Wearin' That Loved on Look
(January 14, 1969: American Sound Studio, Memphis, Tennessee)
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You'll Think of Me
(January 14, 1969: American Sound Studio, Memphis, Tennessee)
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A Little Bit of Green
(January 15, 1969: American Sound Studio, Memphis, Tennessee)
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Gentle On My Mind
(January 15, 1969: American Sound Studio, Memphis, Tennessee)
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I'm Movin' On
(January 14, 1969: American Sound Studio, Memphis, Tennessee)
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Don't Cry Daddy
(January 22, 1969: American Sound Studio, Memphis, Tennessee)
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Inherit the Wind
(January 21, 1969: American Sound Studio, Memphis, Tennessee)
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Mama Liked the Roses
(January 21, 1969: American Sound Studio, Memphis, Tennessee)
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My Little Friend
(January 21, 1969: American Sound Studio, Memphis, Tennessee)
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In the Ghetto
(January 20, 1969: American Sound Studio, Memphis, Tennessee)
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Rubberneckin'
(January 21, 1969: American Sound Studio, Memphis, Tennessee)
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From A Jack To A King
(January 22, 1969: American Sound Studio, Memphis, Tennessee)
Hey Jude
(January 21, 1969: American Sound Studio, Memphis, Tennessee)
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Without Love
(January 23, 1969: American Sound Studio, Memphis, Tennessee)
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I'll Hold You in My Heart
(January 23, 1969: American Sound Studio, Memphis, Tennessee)
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I'll Be There
(January 22/23, 1969: American Sound Studio, Memphis, Tennessee)
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Suspicious Minds
(January 23, 1969: American Sound Studio, Memphis, Tennessee)
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True Love Travels On A Gravel Road
(February 17, 1969: American Sound Studio, Memphis, Tennessee)
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Stranger in My Own Hometown
(February 17, 1969: American Sound Studio, Memphis, Tennessee)
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And the Grass Won't Pay No Mind
(February 18, 1969: American Sound Studio, Memphis, Tennessee)
Power of My Love
(February 18, 1969: American Sound Studio, Memphis, Tennessee)
After Loving You
(February 18, 1969: American Sound Studio, Memphis, Tennessee)
Do You Know Who I Am?
(February 19, 1969: American Sound Studio, Memphis, Tennessee)
Kentucky Rain
(February 19, 1969: American Sound Studio, Memphis, Tennessee)
Only the Strong Survive
(February 20, 1969: American Sound Studio, Memphis, Tennessee)
It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin'
(February 20, 1969: American Sound Studio, Memphis, Tennessee)
Any Day Now
(February 21, 1969: American Sound Studio, Memphis, Tennessee)
If I'm A Fool
(February 21, 1969: American Sound Studio, Memphis, Tennessee)
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The Fair's Moving on
(February 21, 1969: American Sound Studio, Memphis, Tennessee)
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Who Am I?
(February 22, 1969: American Sound Studio, Memphis, Tennessee)
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This Time/I Can't Stop Loving You
(February 17, 1969: American Sound Studio, Memphis, Tennessee)
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Memphis, Tennessee
(May 27, 1963: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)
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Love Me Tender/Witchcraft
(March 26, 1960: Fountainebleau Hotel, Miami, Florida)
48 Page Booklet

1960's RCA Record Covers Collectible Stamp Sheet

BMG Certificate

"King Of Rock 'n' Roll Promo Sheet

"Elvis In Hollywood" VHS Promo Sheet