❤ Really! I SAID THE SAME!!!! Well - it is not good - this is all about ;-) - what they want to IMPROVE all the time new? The should go further on the latest 1969 - 1970 - 1971 session takes plus the undubbed masters - now it is 1972 to bring out - why they are doing these songs for the multiple time? We have this soooo many times before IN BETTER FINE SOUND :-) for excample - THE 1974 LIVE MEMPHIS CONCERT(S) in sooooo many variations - and in better sound - event with ELVIS (THS SINGER - THE STAR) better in the forground sound ... HAPPY-HEALTHINESS! ELVIS PRESLEY - THE MASTER OF THE UNIVERSE!
What about the digital clip, near the end when Elvis sings, “Any Day Now”, you can clearly hear, “Day Now” … This whole set is just a joke. Been waiting Forever for this release and it’s so disappointing.
@@FrankieLovesElvis I listened to this set's version of "Any Day Now" and I hear, too, the splice right after the words "and you won't be around" towards the end of the song. Then, I played the released version from 'From Elvis in Memphis'. At the same moment (listening on fairly cheap in-ear headphones), behind the strings and backing vocals, I can barely make out the same spliced edit as a far off echo. I can't be for sure it's the exact same splice edit, but perhaps when Chips Moman and company were putting it altogether originally, they knew they could cover this spliced audio with post-editing overdubs. Now that the overdubs are removed Matt Ross-Spang decided to leave the original 'veneer,' if you will, intact, maybe setting out only to improve the mix, and not fix? If you catch my meaning. Only a theory.
@@dchampe66 And a theory it is. If you listen back to the true undubbed versions found on the great FTD American Sound sessions, you will not hear that same digital click. it’s not even present on the original overdubbed version. And the whole gag line gimmick of “as Elvis heard it in the studio” is completely false, as there are overdubs all over the set, sans the SUN material, which used inferior sources to begin with. Hope this helps.
♥ Well :-) English is not my native language - I am Elvis fan since 1974 - born in 1963 - collecting seriously from 1980 (so you know already the import LPs and stuff) STRAIGHT FIRST HERE: The ELVIS MEMPHIS is a big mistake! 1) Many mixing "taste" mistakes 2) Elvis is too often too behind of the music 3) Strange emphases out of a sudden nearly on each song (especially on the 1969 songs!) 4) DON´T CRY DADDY is sooo terrible! So un-natural! The whole Elvis & Band feeling is gone! The guitar is to loud! The guitar is not making the pause - which makes the Elvis mood before starting the lyrics again totally ruinined! The "second vocie" (????) Who is that really????? Don´t Cry Daddy got a super duet already: LISA MARIE with her father from the live presentation back then in Memphis!!!! this "new" Don´t Cry Daddy - it hurts, sorry! 5) LONG BLACK LIMOUSINE - in the original a masterpiece of everybody, who was there back then in early Winter 1969! BUT HERE: WHAT IS THIS AT 0:46 min ????? What???? And Elvis is tooo much in the back - too much behind the music!!! Also here - the special magic of that song (Super Elvis & Super Band!) is gone! What did the producers with this Elvis pearl, no Diamond???? 6) ANY DA NOW: At 02:26 !!!!! What is this??????? Elvis voice cut! And Elvis voice during the song once loud - then not loud - also here - the magic between Elvis & The Band in this SENSATIONAL SONG is destroyed! And the failure at 02:26 is not wearth to let this boy set went trough a control by the label of the GREATEST ARTIST OF ALL TIME: ELVIS PRESLEY! 7) SUSPICIOUS MINDS: It is stressy from the first moment on to listen! Totally out of beat and super feeling of maybe the MOST IMPORTANT AND KNOW ELVIS SONG OF THEM ALL! So ... alone THESE FAILURES should activate to delete the 1969 CD and do it again with the style of the AMERICAN SOUND 1969 makers - same nice made as the 1970 ELVIS IN NASHVILLE and 1971 ELVIS BACK IN NASHVILLE ... this all are facts & figures not TASTE - whereby THE TASTE OF THE ELVIS FANS & ELVIS EXPERTS is not something to legnect, my dear Elvis people! ELVIS PRESLEY - THE MASTER OF THE UNIVERSE! (The thing is ... I never ever had such a bad mood to listen to more songs of this box set - WITH A SUPER SUPER SUPER COVER PHOTO OF OUR MAN!
Hey Ed, thank you for these great videos about the Elvis Memphis vinyl and CD box set! I was like you, I had to give the vinyl "another listen" before I made up my mind. And in the comments, what people said about "Don't Cry Daddy" being a mistake and how could they put that out without realizing their mistake...I thought I was bamboozled too and thought about returning it. However you probably already know this since you are one of the first people to put out any new Elvis information, but there is a RUclips video, MEMPHIS Listening Session (an hour and 25 minutes long) recorded at the Quest house by Graceland by Tom Brown and the producers, and they explain the whole recording....it's like a different version or different track, if you will. Like you have said, when you are used to hearing Elvis songs for 45+ years sounding a certain way, it's difficult to hear the stripped down versions. "Don't Cry Daddy" I thought was almost unlistenable, with the "echo"...but the producers said Elvis is singing harmony with himself. If you have time, watch the Graceland video MEMPHIS Listening Session....very informative and it gives a different light onto this version. I might actually keep it...haha...and I am happy I discovered it thank you to you, Ed!
They only recorded the backing track for Don;t Cry Daddy on the 15th Jan. Then Elvis did his vocal overdub to that track a week later (January 22) and then his two harmony vocal overdubs (January 24). In The Ghetto was recorded on 20th Jan and back up vocals were done 5 days later. Elvis did replacement vocals in February and strings were overdubbed in middle of March. You can hear the strings on this version so clearly this is not an undubbed version.
Hey Ed Very Cool Review Thanks for your Honest Review 🎼🎵🎶Hey it is what it is oh well Better luck next Time i Guess they will get it right but i appreciate your thoughts 💢💥💫i was looking forward to this too but hey it is what it is ill still like to hear it 🎼🎵🎶🎹take care Rock on ✌👍
Your review is right on point. I streamed it yesterday. I felt that a lot of the later songs sounded very thin and heavily compressed, just lifeless. I just don't know what's going on with these new remixes. I'm glad I didn't spend the money on this set.
I've listened to a lot of the new album and I think it is fantastic. Now you can listen to Elvis Presley without interruptions of horns and high-singing choral groups and the instruments brought up when required with the clear vocal. It's not perfect, but it is much better sound. You wanted new tracks. You got them Elvis fans.
@@djreid- think about this - the originals with the overdubs are what Elvis actually approved and signed off on so there are no interruptions on those originals as you put it. These are not new tracks per se either - they are the same tracks undubbed or dubbed or remixed or whatever terminology you wish to use.
Haven’t played my vinyl yet but interested in your thoughts. Going through the CD set now and my highlight is the Jungle Room tracks. Awesome! Thanks Ed and hear your review of the CD’s soon.
... and it is super to notice, Ed ... that you got the same reaction as me :-) ... same "no words" on some songs :-) Really - I love these some Elvis experts here on youtube - telling the same as you do - as I do :-) I love Elvis soooo much! I got 14.000 audio files in my computer - nearly 700 books in english - listening to each available concert ... FOUND THE SECOND SUNG VERSE ON HOUND DOG LIVE 1970 :-) so far we all know Elvis doing after 1968 HOUND DOG LIVE only just singing the 1st verse :-) and already on the TTWII-SE 3 CD box I realized the reprise on YLTLF in the super quality (many Elvis fans did not believe me - because they did not hear the whole song to the end :-) ) ED - YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN!
Thanks for your review Ed. I'm ignorant about sound details and mixes but sometimes I have the impression these LPs or box sets are realized more for the masses than for true Elvis connoisseurs. Who has in his collection a lot of previous material, can make comparisons and sometimes discovers old stuff sounds better than new one. I'm buying the box CD set but mostly for a collection purpose than to listen to something really "original" 😂
Some very interesting comments on here ....and different observations of the new mixing of this set ! I have the CD set on order ..... And have yet to experience the sound myself .... Very mixed opinions it would appear! Very good and honest review Ed 👏 Cheers 🎶🎙🥂
Hi Ed I’ve got the digital version… started working my way through it today… your right about the Sun recordings, very odd Im looking forward to hitting the 70s stuff Great review as always Cheers Paul 👍
The cover picture for the 5-CD box set is the same as the picture that can be found on page 4 of the box set Elvis at Stax (2013). ''Coincidently'' the essay for Evis at Stax is from Robert Gordon as is this box set (Elvis Memphis). Ed, since you have the set, I'd be curious if you can compare notes between both box sets.
Elvis At Stax is a much much better listen than any of on this terrible boxed set. Of course, the original “Elvis At Stax” outtakes were remixed 💯 % better than this train wreck.
Good Review Ed. I stream it I have to tell you i didn’t care for some of the mixes especially the one you pointed out in don’t cry, daddy it seems like they put two different takes and had him harmonize with myself. It’s a wonderful concept. But they did it right on the FTD album series on cd. In that they striped all of the overdubs on them too. But they were outtakes. Well I will pass on buying this. Have a good one Ed!
I listened to the first cd via Amazon music and I really enjoyed it I then listened to Suspicious Minds wow you are correct. I also enjoyed the undubed version of Hay Jude
Take Good Care of Her is another mystery. Originally recorded in July ‘73 along with vocal backing, strings were added two months later which can clearly be heard so no idea how they can say this is a pure form without overdubs.
This album has already been uploaded to RUclips. With my software I will download it and burn it to disc. The complaints about this album show what happens when you try to gild the lilly. How can you improve improve on perfection?
Funny it don't bother me now, I think they could have put more racks on so it was complete and also maybe a home recording. I do think I They are missing a trick with these. But I'm grateful and they are nice and good value
Promised Land was recorded in Dec ‘73 and An organ was overdubbed on in January, but prior to release, it was then removed. So not sure if we now have the overdubbed version here or whether what we can hear is not an organ but a Clavinet which it seems is something that was used exclusively on Promised Land
I should have my vinyl by the middle of next week from Graceland. Very pricey, imho. I decided to skip the 5 cd until prices drop. Tyvm Ed for a great review ⚡️⚡️⚡️
I didn’t buy the record because I thought it was coming out on red LP ? Thank goodness of ED’s review saves us money why get it when ED doesn’t like it.
Hi Ed, I hate to disagree with you about Suspicious Minds. I don't think the sweetening has been done with the violins and such to cover up the slightly out of sync guitar of Reggie Young. I think it's a mixing mistake on behalf of Matt Ross-Spang. I just checked the unfinished Master of the song on the FTD Back in Memphis, and it sounds perfect in sync. I don't think Chips Moman or Elvis would have accepted it, when Reggie was out of sync. He was a fabulous proffesional session player. I think when Matt Ross-Spang tried to put the track of Elvis and the track where Reggie his guitar was put together in the remixing process a mistake was made by him that caused the out of sync effect
I won’t be buying this. How many times can they keep banging out the same material with a slightly different mix?! in the end you could have infinite mixes just by turning a couple of knobs up and down, lowering the bass, slightly adjusting the guitar and so on. I would rather spend that money on a proper vintage collectible pre-1977..
Yeah good on. You. Don’t buy it. Nobody by Elvis members the original nobody buy it. They’ve altered his recordings. They have no right to do that suspicious minds and Kentucky Rain have been completely altered. His backup singers. Voices are gone.
Sadly young people do not know who Elvis was. He is not played on the radio or in public places. It is a pity. The Beatles are surprisingly still popular though. But it is cool to see your collection, very nice!
Funny you should say that about the horns on If You Talk In Your Sleep: for me that’s what makes the soul/funk song. Without them it is just another basic recording in a studio.
I agree those are very “Stax”-like horns. If you ever get a chance, check out Little Milton’s soul cover version from around the same time also recorded at Stax. I have ordered this new set, and I am concerned about the complaints but still intrigued enough that I will be enjoying parts of it at the very least.
The horns used for the master of If You Talk In Your Sleep is essential to the overall sound, ofc, but it’s nice to have the true undubbed version found on the FTD of the “Promised Land” album. 😊
You miss the whole point of the album. It's stripped down to hear Elvis Presley's amazing vocals. Everybody's doing it now. Taylor Swift to Beatles to Drake to Elvis. These new mixes are amazing because it is now "high quality" originals like Elvis would have heard and more. The dual vocals on "Don't Cry Daddy" is brilliant. For the first time, I hear Elvis' songs whether Live or Studio so clear and controlled. Promised Land was tricky because Elvis lost his breath half way through the Chuck Berry Classic. This new mix brings the guitars up to match Elvis' pace so well and the awkward piano glisss has disappeared,thankfully, which ruined the Rock Classic. This Producer did some fantastic work to Elvis' "weary" vocals and gives them so much more "life".
@@djreid The new set is not stripped down like the tagline gimmick of as “Elvis heard it in the studio” bull crap. There are overdubs all over the set, sans the SUN material. Elvis didn’t hear “Don’t Cry Daddy” this way. It’s horrendous. If you like “gimmicks”, hey, more power to ya, but if I want the true “undubbed” versions of these amazing sessions, I’ll listen to the real deal found on “American Sound”. Oh, Elvis lost his breath on “Promised Land”? Really? Where do you hear this? Did you know that the organ heard on this set is overdubbed, right?
Hi Ed, thank you for such a great video. I always respect your judgment on and reviews. From what you said, I will totally avoid it! The other thing is, I am thinking that Elvis must have wanted them released the way they were originally released and I don’t think I would be happy hearing the songs sound different to what I am use to. Elvis intended his music to be heard the way these songs were originally released so why are we being brainwashed into buying songs we already have and love AGAIN and not in the way Elvis wanted them to sound. Also, how do we really know that those recordings in that substandard new album are indeed actually as as Elvis would have heard in the studio, before they got, what I would call, the professional treatment that Elvis would have wanted… we are just being told that this is the way it was before there was some kind of uncool treatment done - I think this is just another way to get our money. Just my thought. What do you think Ed?? May I add something different Ed?… I just found a perfect original USA first pressing vinyl LP of, Elvis Today, in my local record shop, still with the original shrink and hype sticker “featuring the hit single TROUBLE”. It sounds amazing, and to me, even better than the RCA Legacy CD (which sounded great anyway) except the CD does have the extra disc which is excellent. It only cost me (Australian dollars) $14 (about USA$9). So happy! It’s made my day! Oh and I wanted to let you know that I am slowly catching up with the Friday Music releases that you recommended, they DO sound amazing!It would be nice to hear what think of my comments above regarding Elvis Memphis. All the best to you mate, Vak (in Australia).
HI ED 1st off great review i was just thinking do you think they might have re uesed the same masters frfom the other box sets like the boy from tupleo and other ftd cds kind of like cut copy and paste i hope you can understand what i am saying lol cause what i hear they have remaster these tapes many years ago so they dont have to use the master tapes over and over again..
I have to say with "If you talk in your sleep" and "Suspicious Minds" between the original releases and the live versions, I think the overdubs were needed because they just added a little something to them in my opinion. Especially "Suspicious Minds", with the brass and the high parts from the women in the second half of the recording. It just makes the song that much more powerful.
I have to admit, when I first heard about this project , I was very excited because it sounded like a great concept. But after seeing your review, and Stephen Schnee‘s review, I’m out! A shame because I had high hopes. I’m leaning towards NOT getting the CD set either. Oh well. Thanks Ed for your honest insights. 😎🙏😊❤️👍🍻
This is the main question here! Well - it is not good - this is all about ;-) - what they want to IMPROVE all the time new? The should go further on the latest 1969 - 1970 - 1971 session takes plus the undubbed masters - now it is 1972 to bring out - why they are doing these songs for the multiple time? We have this soooo many times before IN BETTER FINE SOUND :-) for excample - THE 1974 LIVE MEMPHIS CONCERT(S) in sooooo many variations - and in better sound - event with ELVIS (THS SINGER - THE STAR) better in the forground sound ... HAPPY-HEALTHINESS! ELVIS PRESLEY - THE MASTER OF THE UNIVERSE!
it's not a secret that Ernst has lost the plot years ago. He just can't do things correctly. Mistakes and just plain poor judgement calls. We need new blood in there.
Now I'm really anxious to gives these a good detailed listen. At his point in the game just to get something a bit different is always of interest. There really isn't much left that we might consider "new". Sure they can release more soundboards but the setlists don't vary enough to keep that very interesting. Studio recordings...what don't we already have, in at least 2 or more remastered versions? I freely admit, as a collector, that as far as the music goes, I have much more than I "need", so in a sense I submit to being bamboozled with every new release happily...because I collect. The Memphis Recording Service & Memphis Mansion, which I like, are filled with different tweaks of recordings I already have and have been happy with. I don't know what BMG can put out to gain new fans for Elvis. He's been gone almost 50 years and any kind of massive resurgence in popularity just ain't gonna happen. It's a tall order for BMG to resell the same music that's been out there for 50 to 70 years to the casual listener and general public over and over again. They repackage and see what sticks. The hardcore among us are likely to buy regardless. I see an immediate future of "Anniversary" releases at every 5 or 10 year milestone and 2 big ones that will come to pass in my lifetime (God Willing)...the 50th Anniversary of his death '27 and his 100th birthday in '35. That's my rant, now I'll go back my collecting 😃
I don’t agree. The original guitar track was completely on point in the original recordings. It’s clearly a modern mixing error that has knocked it out of alignment.
I just got my “limited edition” copy from Graceland. Never did this before but I may leave this sealed and sell it if people start paying ridiculous prices for copies of this “limited edition” red vinyl release. I’ve listened to most of the material and I don’t hate it but it reminds me of some of the alternate mixes that would show up on bootlegs.
Ed, I listened to the album on Apple Music with some headphones on, and there were some tracks that definitely stood out. But they were also some tracks that didn’t stand at all. In my opinion, I think the vinyl release could’ve gone without the early 50s tunes because we’ve had plenty of releases with that and the boy from Tupelo like you mentioned. I really want the box set for my collection but I just might pass on this one. The Nashville releases were solid.
I haven’t bought this set, would loved to have had the acetate recordings on vinyl rather than just the same old tracks. It should have been a much better vinyl set to celebrate the Memphis recordings.
Great vid, your thoughts on Suspicious Minds are the same as my initial comments, covered by the strings, I kind of like the rawness of it, and how Elvis flawlessly sang through the drag, very cool. Sorry the LP didn’t impress but I am happy with the CD. You have to play it loud with the stereo towers front and back going, and your choice of beverage. Great stuff, weird splice and Elvis Daddy Duet (acronym EDD lol) and all. Fresh, some weirdness but overall the CD set is a great set IMO - enjoy the weekend everyone.
It's not the performance; Ross-Spang skrewed up the guitar track within the mix. Here's the undubbed master, from the superior American Sound 1969 release (skip to 0:30 for the start of the song). ruclips.net/video/PSzljd-yfeI/видео.html
@@rictor133 It's not the original tape, it's the lining up of that piece of the digital track in the computer workstation. The software allows the user the drag things around, including out of sync. I do not think this was an intentional choice, I think it is a timing error on that element of the song when Spang mixed it. Crazy that it got through quality control.
@@subrosablues good catch, I have several versions of that song, 69 anthology, from Elvis in Memphis, world wide hits, but not the prior stripped down version you linked. Even with the few awkward tracks it is a nice set, especially at the reduced price through Amazon. Agree not sure how they didn’t catch this, it is not as if they were under a tight timeline.
On DCD . He recut a 2nd vocal and sang the verses as he did on his original take . Then he sang harmony on the chorus .he needed to hear his original vocal track so he could sing harmony with himself . And u realize Matt did not remix the Sun sides
Ofc not, you can’t remix mono, but that’s not the point. They used inferior sources with most of the SUN material and it’s not even close to the magnificent remaster that Kevan Budd did with “Elvis At Sun” and ofc, “A Boy From Tupelo”.
The guitar/piano track (same track) on Suspicious Minds is screwed up in the mix here. This was mixed from the digital multitrack transfers and for some reason that one part has been time shifted over a split second, I have to imagine by mistake. Every other version of this master the guitar/piano track is in sync with the rest of the band, and lands right on the beat where it's meant to. Compare this to the undubbed master as is available on American Sound 1969 (from 2019) along with the Back In Memphis 2CD FTD. Ross-Spang screwed this one up big time. It's not a mistake in the original performance.
is the other vocal on don`t cry daddy is it not Ronnie Milsap i know he did record a duet/backing on a take also played piano on kentuky rain wondering if that`s why this version is on memphis but i may be wrong tbh
The group made a backing track mid January because Elvis did not attend and then a week later, Elvis put down his vocal. Two days later he added a double tracked vocal too.
We've had other versions of Suspicious Minds without overdubs and the guitar sounds as good as you'd want it to be,seems like this is an error on this set.How this was allowed to go out is beyond me surely someone would have noticed on the test pressing.I'm still on the fence about getting the CD set as I have so much of this material on other sets that sound great. I agree the first Nashville set was superb but since then I've not been impressed with the sound quality of the Matt Ross Spang releases.That Elvis Live LP was awful sound wise,no punch,cut far too quiet just so flat I've not listened to it after the first couple of spins.
They're trying to keep the stripped down theme running. But this time it's kind of a hodge-podge, part Memphis based, part overdubs removed. Not much to do with the live set or the 50s set. For me, the only necessary parts of this are the 73 sessions and the 76 sessions. And there's a few songs missing. And I don't think the sound is as good as the last two sets.
I’m listening on Apple Music, it’s only 16 bit. Haven’t made it all the way through but I wondered who they are marketing this to. I didn’t get the concept at first. I like the idea of the stripped down versions. Some of the choices of the mixes seemed odd. Don’t cry daddy is wonky.
I thought that Don't Cry Daddy and Mama Liked The Roses were two interesting stripped down versions. Don't Cry Daddy is a completely different song without the strings. The strings in the original song simply defines the sound and the mood of Don't Cry Daddy.
Hi Ed, Your review is absolutely spot on I've listened to the tracks you pointed out on You Tube a few minutes ago and If You Talk In Your Sleep sounds a bit slowed down to me and the horns which have been wiped out ruins this track for me. I think the Return To Nashville CD which I purchased a while back is way better in sound quality and I actually feel like I'm in the studio . I do wonder what's the point of re issuing Elvis songs and remixing them a hundred times slightly differently each time.?? Elvis fans deserve better than this. Daddy Don't Cry on the Elvis /Memphis collection is absolutely ruined and wrecked Elvis duetting with himself why? The original recording is WAY BETTER!! more depth and soulful . Take Care
It's really sad how the "powers that be" have handled the last few Elvis releases. Elvis Memphis feels like a "Just get it out there and be done with it" release. The 50th anniversary releases started off great, giving us an opportunity to re-examine the 1970's material in a year-by-year way that satisfied the hard-core Elvis collector and vinyl lover. Having them all mixed by the same person helped to focus on the music with a sense of continuity. Then with Aloha, they have Ross-Sprang mix both nights for the CD, but decide to use an older Vic Anesini mix for the vinyl. Why? And now, instead of getting a great 2 disc vinyl set of Stax recordings for their 50th, we get this Frankenstein type release that doesn't please anyone. Is this vinyl release going to attract any new fans? Why have the Sun material on it? It just doesn't make any sense.
In "Suspicious Minds," the guitar and piano are delayed by 44ms, which might seem like a short time but is significant in a musical performance, making it completely UNLISTENABLE. Mistakes happen; it's not something to blame Matt Ross-Spang for, as many other ears must have heard it and should have flagged the issue to fix it, including Vic Anesini, who mastered it, for example. Anyway... it's a shame. As for the rest of the songs, whether you like the new mixes or not, they are of excellent quality; it’s just a matter of taste.
Do we really have to buy new mixes of the same songs that were perfect the first time around? I mean, the quality is off on just about everything nowadays. I am happy with what we had from years past. At this point, it is just throwing away good money. I already have thousands of CD's, vinyl albums, extended plays, 45rpm singles and more.
Agree with you Ed, I prefer the Legacy Edition of the Memphis show. It's not without its own issues but it at least has better defintion and clarity. His vocal is far too low on the latest mix [as are the background singers] and the whole thing sounds like one mushy lo-fi compressed mess. And why are they YET AGAIN closing the final side [of the LP set] with a live "How Great Thou Art" as they did with the "Burning Love: The RCA Rehearsals" vinyl!!!! Bizarre and zero originality. Elvis deserves far better than this.
Awesome set what's not to like and I have to disagree ed I think promised land sounds better I think mat Ross as done good job all round on this one . PS my opinion though. TCB
SUPER ED! ♥ Well :-) English is not my native language - I am Elvis fan since 1974 - born in 1963 - collecting seriously from 1980 (so you know already the import LPs and stuff) STRAIGHT FIRST HERE: The ELVIS MEMPHIS is a big mistake! 1) Many mixing "taste" mistakes 2) Elvis is too often too behind of the music 3) Strange emphases out of a sudden nearly on each song (especially on the 1969 songs!) 4) DON´T CRY DADDY is sooo terrible! So un-natural! The whole Elvis & Band feeling is gone! The guitar is to loud! The guitar is not making the pause - which makes the Elvis mood before starting the lyrics again totally ruinined! The "second vocie" (????) Who is that really????? Don´t Cry Daddy got a super duet already: LISA MARIE with her father from the live presentation back then in Memphis!!!! this "new" Don´t Cry Daddy - it hurts, sorry! 5) LONG BLACK LIMOUSINE - in the original a masterpiece of everybody, who was there back then in early Winter 1969! BUT HERE: WHAT IS THIS AT 0:46 min ????? What???? And Elvis is tooo much in the back - too much behind the music!!! Also here - the special magic of that song (Super Elvis & Super Band!) is gone! What did the producers with this Elvis pearl, no Diamond???? 6) ANY DA NOW: At 02:26 !!!!! What is this??????? Elvis voice cut! And Elvis voice during the song once loud - then not loud - also here - the magic between Elvis & The Band in this SENSATIONAL SONG is destroyed! And the failure at 02:26 is not wearth to let this boy set went trough a control by the label of the GREATEST ARTIST OF ALL TIME: ELVIS PRESLEY! 7) SUSPICIOUS MINDS: It is stressy from the first moment on to listen! Totally out of beat and super feeling of maybe the MOST IMPORTANT AND KNOW ELVIS SONG OF THEM ALL! So ... alone THESE FAILURES should activate to delete the 1969 CD and do it again with the style of the AMERICAN SOUND 1969 makers - same nice made as the 1970 ELVIS IN NASHVILLE and 1971 ELVIS BACK IN NASHVILLE ... this all are facts & figures not TASTE - whereby THE TASTE OF THE ELVIS FANS & ELVIS EXPERTS is not something to legnect, my dear Elvis people! ELVIS PRESLEY - THE MASTER OF THE UNIVERSE! (The thing is ... I never ever had such a bad mood to listen to more songs of this box set - WITH A SUPER SUPER SUPER COVER PHOTO OF OUR MAN! ♥
Thanks Ed ! No interest in this . I still think Memphis Record/ Elvis Legacy are all you need. This is like rehash . They have done the same thing with The Beach Boys a few years ago. Just my opinion.
I don't have the album or the cd's Ed, but I have listened to a lot of the tracks on RUclips. I agree with what your saying, and honestly, I'm glad I never bought them. Elvis always sounds great, but the songs and the mix do not, just my opinion.
Pass. Nothing new. RCA repackaging, cashing in. The Colonel sold his music up to around '72. For the newbies buy originals avoid the repackaging the same songs over and over. God bless and enjoy Elvis.
Hi, I’m sorry, but I have to disagree with your take on "Suspicious Minds." You're comparing this mix to the dubbed release with horns, backing vocals, and strings, but have you ever listened to the undubbed version from other sources? It seems like you're implying that the studio session musicians were mediocre, and that's not quite fair. The American Sound Studio musicians were incredibly tight, leaving little room for mistakes. I do agree with you that the guitar and even the hi-hat sound a bit off in this mix. However, this issue likely stems from the way it was edited for this project. For example, the guitar track could be slightly misaligned by a few milliseconds, which would affect the entire mix. These problems could have been avoided if all tracks had been properly sound-tested before being released on LP or CD. Budget constraints, time pressures, and possibly some laziness also contributed to the final result. By the way, "Suspicious Minds"is not the only mistake in the 1969 sessions. Such a shame.....
HAPPY-HEALTHINESS! ELVIS PRESLEY - THE MASTER OF THE UNIVERSE does not deserve it - THAT "THEY" MADE THE UNIQUE ART OF ELVIS & HIS MUSICIANS so bad on most of the CD box! Sorry - people who it may concern - stop defending this accident project - MAYBE THEY HAVE A MONEY-SUCCESS - but it is reall bad tasted made! It is not Elvis & the people back then in the studio! Event the live-songs are not in a good taste made! Elvis is not loud enough! ♥
DON´T CRY DADDY is undescribeable TERRIBLE here on this box set - I LOVE THE SONG SO MUCH! And all versions before - bring that super Early Winter Memphis new (different) band - different studio - SUPER-ELVIS! Super mooded Elvis (little cold, but super voice!) WHAT STRANGE "DUETT" IS IT??????? And the tooo much guitar in the front?????????? Listen to the 1969 undubbed takes - WE LOVE IT! Tell "them" to stop hire-ing these "AWARDED PODUCERS" - please!
@@HenkNuwolt Well - it is not good - this is all about ;-) - what they want to IMPROVE all the time new? The should go further on the latest 1969 - 1970 - 1971 session takes plus the undubbed masters - now it is 1972 to bring out - why they are doing these songs for the multiple time? We have this soooo many times before IN BETTER FINE SOUND :-) for excample - THE 1974 LIVE MEMPHIS CONCERT(S) in sooooo many variations - and in better sound - event with ELVIS (THS SINGER - THE STAR) better in the forground sound ... HAPPY-HEALTHINESS! ELVIS PRESLEY - THE MASTER OF THE UNIVERSE!
@@CowboyManMusic Give it up, i am not interested what you have to say, i made that clear to you many times, we will never agree with each other not today , not tommorrow ,not ever, nor will i read what yo sent to me. you are wasting your time.
Well - it is not good - this is all about ;-) - what they want to IMPROVE all the time new? The should go further on the latest 1969 - 1970 - 1971 session takes plus the undubbed masters - now it is 1972 to bring out - why they are doing these songs for the multiple time? We have this soooo many times before IN BETTER FINE SOUND :-) for excample - THE 1974 LIVE MEMPHIS CONCERT(S) in sooooo many variations - and in better sound - event with ELVIS (THS SINGER - THE STAR) better in the foreground sound ... HAPPY-HEALTHINESS! ELVIS PRESLEY - THE MASTER OF THE UNIVERSE!
Hi Ed. This is my take. Elvis fans in general should pleased, in fact, elated with these new mixes taken from Original sound that Elvis heard. The producer should be Applauded. Don't Cry Daddy is so clear now with the "brilliant" dual voice and it is stunning. More than interesting, it's brilliant. On the original, I lost Elvis' voice after the words "coffee cup". Now you can hear every word so clearly and the brilliant guitar never sounded better. You nailed it on Suspicious Minds, which is a tricky take, because it originally had a few mistakes in the slowing down, the pause and the restart and most of the song is a Beatle style tape loop. The heavy orchestra with high singers is again, a Producers lucky day. It got Elvis his top song, # 1. The stripped down reveals the powerful song it is even Today. Love the Producer's ability to bring up instruments so nicely now, thanks to AI self technology and gives music fans thrills and chills. Elvis would be laughing hilariously at the new Producer, saying, "Way to go, that's a take !" Now here's an album Elvis fans can play over and over and over again, and not get bored with lawdy-dah strings and just Elvis Rockin' !!!
I so totally agree with you, I really do like your review on this release, you hit the nail on the head about what you say about this release, I love it!
But that is not how Moman envisaged his recordings at American Studios. There are set places within the songs where he knew would get filled in with overdubs because that’s what he wanted and what Elvis signed off on so there was no "lucky day" as you suggest. Moman knew what would make a record a commercial success. You don’t need AI technology to bring up or bring down sounds on different tape tracks - they were working on 8 or 16 track tapes. And Sony would not have gone to the expense of using AI technology especially the kind that Jackson used - far too expensive for an Elvis release. And why would fans get bored with the original versions as you suggest. The original FEIM `and BIM album were played over and over again when fans first got them - the recordings on those new albums back in 1969 blew fans away after much of the soundtrack crap that he had released. Please stop trying to oversell this new release by putting the originals down implying they are boring.
I’ve checked and the guitar timing is fine in the original release, as you would expect with top level musicians. This is more likely to be a modern mixing / mastering error, with it somehow being knocked out of alignment. This is a crazy error and makes the band sound ‘sloppy’, which couldn’t have been further from the truth.
American Sound is the only true Undubbed music here.... "Undubbed" was the selling point for this material. It's clear....Matt Ross raised Elvis' Vocals some and lowered the backup vocals some on all of the remaining tracks here.... Yes, it let's us hear Elvis Clearer on the Stax & Jungle Room tracks. That's great....But, bottom line is, the same exact concept used in the 2 previous Nashville Box Sets should have been used here plus removing backup vocals. This was a failure and letdown for avid fans.
All i can say is that i really love this boxset and i am glad i got it! also as far as the sound quality is concerned it is AWESOME, and the mixes too ! .The sun recordings were not remixed by MATT ROSS SPANG as indicated on this release, next to that i hear no hiss or a compressed sound in these sun recordings either like you mention , they sound very good to these ears. I appreciate your opinion you have every right to Ed, but as far as the sound quality is concerned i have to disagree with you, it really stands out, also when listening to this boxset ? , i sometimes had to pause the music, because i was impressed from what i was hearing, it is that good !....Matt Ross Spang did it again ! All i hear and read are rave reviews about this release all over the internet, Also in Suspicious MInds the guitar is not off, it falls on the first beat of each bar, the 7th bar is a bit of a mess, you just couldn’t hear it in the layered mix with the bass guitar way up in the mix and the added strings track covered it up. Very nice sounds & awesome set. You have a great one Ed Take care 😉
Where does it state on this release that the Sun stuff was remixed by Matt Ross-Spang . And on what UK chart is it #1 already. Certainly not the Official UK chart as it would have had to shift around 19k copies to reach the top spot and I doubt it has shifted a thousand at close of business on Friday when the charts were compiled. I’d be surprised if it has sold 2k by next Friday when the new chart arrives.
@@mikem957 Why do i have to work for RCA because of what i said , i just do know a lot of music, and a lot family members are working in the music bussiness, runs in the family i would say.
I did not say that MATT ROSS SPANG remixed the Sun recordings, i said he did not ,it is stated on the cover of the boxset that MATT ROSS SPANG remixed 88 tracks on this set not including the SUN tracks. I read it was on the UK charts, but i will check it too , thnx for telling.
That’s why I don’t buy these new vinyl records or cds Of any artist from the 50s -81 I go on eBay marketplace or record stores I by original 45s. 33 78 . Or 8 Tracks the only reason I have cds is either family or friends bought them for my birthday. Or Christmas. Or Christmas. When I go to a department store and see all of these new vinyl albums this is me 😂🤣🖕🏻 LOL
This is a totally unnecessary release. We fans al ready have A Boy From Tupelo, FTD releases from the 69 sessions and 5 CD Box American Sound, the 3 CD Box Elvis At Stax. The 74 Memphis we al ready have in perfect sound several times. The 76 sessions has fantastic releases from the FTD label and Way Down In The Jungleroom is just perfect. The sound on this one is really nothing special. As a matter of fact those mixes sound thin, lifeless. Not good. So, I will never would buy the vinyl or the CD Box of this one. Not even for the package or whatever. This is a crap release in my opinion. Friends, the Elvis "bucket" is empty. I have everything I like from Elvis and I can tell you, that is a lot because I am a collector for over 40 years now.
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the best part of these re releases is the picture of Elvis on the cover,lol
I just collect period. If it’s USA or FTD Vinyl it’s in cabinet till forever
❤ Really! I SAID THE SAME!!!! Well - it is not good - this is all about ;-) - what they want to IMPROVE all the time new? The should go further on the latest 1969 - 1970 - 1971 session takes plus the undubbed masters - now it is 1972 to bring out - why they are doing these songs for the multiple time? We have this soooo many times before IN BETTER FINE SOUND :-) for excample - THE 1974 LIVE MEMPHIS CONCERT(S) in sooooo many variations - and in better sound - event with ELVIS (THS SINGER - THE STAR) better in the forground sound ... HAPPY-HEALTHINESS! ELVIS PRESLEY - THE MASTER OF THE UNIVERSE!
"Any Day Now" has a woefully inept splice. Staggering this got through quality control.
What about the digital clip, near the end when Elvis sings, “Any Day Now”, you can clearly hear, “Day Now” …
This whole set is just a joke. Been waiting Forever for this release and it’s so disappointing.
@@FrankieLovesElvis I listened to this set's version of "Any Day Now" and I hear, too, the splice right after the words "and you won't be around" towards the end of the song. Then, I played the released version from 'From Elvis in Memphis'. At the same moment (listening on fairly cheap in-ear headphones), behind the strings and backing vocals, I can barely make out the same spliced edit as a far off echo. I can't be for sure it's the exact same splice edit, but perhaps when Chips Moman and company were putting it altogether originally, they knew they could cover this spliced audio with post-editing overdubs. Now that the overdubs are removed Matt Ross-Spang decided to leave the original 'veneer,' if you will, intact, maybe setting out only to improve the mix, and not fix? If you catch my meaning. Only a theory.
@@dchampe66 And a theory it is.
If you listen back to the true undubbed versions found on the great FTD American Sound sessions, you will not hear that same digital click. it’s not even present on the original overdubbed version.
And the whole gag line gimmick of “as Elvis heard it in the studio” is completely false, as there are overdubs all over the set, sans the SUN material,
which used inferior sources to begin with. Hope this helps.
♥ Well :-) English is not my native language - I am Elvis fan since 1974 - born in 1963 - collecting seriously from 1980 (so you know already the import LPs and stuff) STRAIGHT FIRST HERE: The ELVIS MEMPHIS is a big mistake! 1) Many mixing "taste" mistakes 2) Elvis is too often too behind of the music 3) Strange emphases out of a sudden nearly on each song (especially on the 1969 songs!) 4) DON´T CRY DADDY is sooo terrible! So un-natural! The whole Elvis & Band feeling is gone! The guitar is to loud! The guitar is not making the pause - which makes the Elvis mood before starting the lyrics again totally ruinined! The "second vocie" (????) Who is that really????? Don´t Cry Daddy got a super duet already: LISA MARIE with her father from the live presentation back then in Memphis!!!! this "new" Don´t Cry Daddy - it hurts, sorry! 5) LONG BLACK LIMOUSINE - in the original a masterpiece of everybody, who was there back then in early Winter 1969! BUT HERE: WHAT IS THIS AT 0:46 min ????? What???? And Elvis is tooo much in the back - too much behind the music!!! Also here - the special magic of that song (Super Elvis & Super Band!) is gone! What did the producers with this Elvis pearl, no Diamond???? 6) ANY DA NOW: At 02:26 !!!!! What is this??????? Elvis voice cut! And Elvis voice during the song once loud - then not loud - also here - the magic between Elvis & The Band in this SENSATIONAL SONG is destroyed! And the failure at 02:26 is not wearth to let this boy set went trough a control by the label of the GREATEST ARTIST OF ALL TIME: ELVIS PRESLEY! 7) SUSPICIOUS MINDS: It is stressy from the first moment on to listen! Totally out of beat and super feeling of maybe the MOST IMPORTANT AND KNOW ELVIS SONG OF THEM ALL! So ... alone THESE FAILURES should activate to delete the 1969 CD and do it again with the style of the AMERICAN SOUND 1969 makers - same nice made as the 1970 ELVIS IN NASHVILLE and 1971 ELVIS BACK IN NASHVILLE ... this all are facts & figures not TASTE - whereby THE TASTE OF THE ELVIS FANS & ELVIS EXPERTS is not something to legnect, my dear Elvis people! ELVIS PRESLEY - THE MASTER OF THE UNIVERSE! (The thing is ... I never ever had such a bad mood to listen to more songs of this box set - WITH A SUPER SUPER SUPER COVER PHOTO OF OUR MAN!
Hey Ed, thank you for these great videos about the Elvis Memphis vinyl and CD box set! I was like you, I had to give the vinyl "another listen" before I made up my mind. And in the comments, what people said about "Don't Cry Daddy" being a mistake and how could they put that out without realizing their mistake...I thought I was bamboozled too and thought about returning it. However you probably already know this since you are one of the first people to put out any new Elvis information, but there is a RUclips video, MEMPHIS Listening Session (an hour and 25 minutes long) recorded at the Quest house by Graceland by Tom Brown and the producers, and they explain the whole recording....it's like a different version or different track, if you will. Like you have said, when you are used to hearing Elvis songs for 45+ years sounding a certain way, it's difficult to hear the stripped down versions. "Don't Cry Daddy" I thought was almost unlistenable, with the "echo"...but the producers said Elvis is singing harmony with himself. If you have time, watch the Graceland video MEMPHIS Listening Session....very informative and it gives a different light onto this version. I might actually keep it...haha...and I am happy I discovered it thank you to you, Ed!
They only recorded the backing track for Don;t Cry Daddy on the 15th Jan. Then Elvis did his vocal overdub to that track a week later (January 22) and then his two harmony vocal overdubs (January 24).
In The Ghetto was recorded on 20th Jan and back up vocals were done 5 days later. Elvis did replacement vocals in February and strings were overdubbed in middle of March. You can hear the strings on this version so clearly this is not an undubbed version.
Thank you truly Ed on your thoughts and review on the release. I have heard few same thoughts as well like yours on the mixes.
TCB ⚡️⚡️😎👍🏻
Hey Ed Very Cool Review Thanks for your Honest Review 🎼🎵🎶Hey it is what it is oh well Better luck next Time i Guess they will get it right but i appreciate your thoughts 💢💥💫i was looking forward to this too but hey it is what it is ill still like to hear it 🎼🎵🎶🎹take care Rock on ✌👍
Your review is right on point. I streamed it yesterday. I felt that a lot of the later songs sounded very thin and heavily compressed, just lifeless. I just don't know what's going on with these new remixes. I'm glad I didn't spend the money on this set.
I've listened to a lot of the new album and I think it is fantastic. Now you can listen to Elvis Presley without interruptions of horns and high-singing choral groups and the instruments brought up when required with the clear vocal. It's not perfect, but it is much better sound. You wanted new tracks. You got them Elvis fans.
@@djreid- think about this - the originals with the overdubs are what Elvis actually approved and signed off on so there are no interruptions on those originals as you put it. These are not new tracks per se either - they are the same tracks undubbed or dubbed or remixed or whatever terminology you wish to use.
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Haven’t played my vinyl yet but interested in your thoughts. Going through the CD set now and my highlight is the Jungle Room tracks. Awesome! Thanks Ed and hear your review of the CD’s soon.
What’s up my man Ed,
Thank you sir
I appreciate you and your video.
Thank you so much
TCB
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Blessings brother
... and it is super to notice, Ed ... that you got the same reaction as me :-) ... same "no words" on some songs :-) Really - I love these some Elvis experts here on youtube - telling the same as you do - as I do :-) I love Elvis soooo much! I got 14.000 audio files in my computer - nearly 700 books in english - listening to each available concert ... FOUND THE SECOND SUNG VERSE ON HOUND DOG LIVE 1970 :-) so far we all know Elvis doing after 1968 HOUND DOG LIVE only just singing the 1st verse :-) and already on the TTWII-SE 3 CD box I realized the reprise on YLTLF in the super quality (many Elvis fans did not believe me - because they did not hear the whole song to the end :-) ) ED - YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN!
Thanks for your review Ed. I'm ignorant about sound details and mixes but sometimes I have the impression these LPs or box sets are realized more for the masses than for true Elvis connoisseurs. Who has in his collection a lot of previous material, can make comparisons and sometimes discovers old stuff sounds better than new one. I'm buying the box CD set but mostly for a collection purpose than to listen to something really "original" 😂
Oh my, Elvis fans are so spoiled! We have so many releases that it makes my head spin. Be happy with what we have and cherish the memories.
I have the lp coming but passed on the CDs. I’ve heard a few people echo your thoughts Ed. Thanks for the review Ed!
Some very interesting comments on here ....and different observations of the new mixing of this set !
I have the CD set on order .....
And have yet to experience the sound myself ....
Very mixed opinions it would appear!
Very good and honest review Ed 👏
Cheers 🎶🎙🥂
Thank you for the review Ed, I can agree with you on some of the issues you have found with this release.
Hi Ed
I’ve got the digital version…
started working my way through it today… your right about the Sun recordings, very odd
Im looking forward to hitting the 70s stuff
Great review as always
Cheers
Paul 👍
The cover picture for the 5-CD box set is the same as the picture that can be found on page 4 of the box set Elvis at Stax (2013). ''Coincidently'' the essay for Evis at Stax is from Robert Gordon as is this box set (Elvis Memphis). Ed, since you have the set, I'd be curious if you can compare notes between both box sets.
Elvis At Stax is a much much better listen than any of on this terrible boxed set.
Of course, the original “Elvis At Stax” outtakes were remixed 💯 % better than this train wreck.
Good Review Ed. I stream it I have to tell you i didn’t care for some of the mixes especially the one you pointed out in don’t cry, daddy it seems like they put two different takes and had him harmonize with myself. It’s a wonderful concept. But they did it right on the FTD album series on cd. In that they striped all of the overdubs on them too. But they were outtakes. Well I will pass on buying this. Have a good one Ed!
I listened to the first cd via Amazon music and I really enjoyed it I then listened to Suspicious Minds wow you are correct. I also enjoyed the undubed version of Hay Jude
Take Good Care of Her is another mystery. Originally recorded in July ‘73 along with vocal backing, strings were added two months later which can clearly be heard so no idea how they can say this is a pure form without overdubs.
This album has already been uploaded to RUclips.
With my software I will download it and burn it to disc.
The complaints about this album show what happens when you try to gild the lilly.
How can you improve improve on perfection?
Funny it don't bother me now, I think they could have put more racks on so it was complete and also maybe a home recording. I do think I They are missing a trick with these. But I'm grateful and they are nice and good value
It's a ripoff. 👎👎
Promised Land was recorded in Dec ‘73 and An organ was overdubbed on in January, but prior to release, it was then removed. So not sure if we now have the overdubbed version here or whether what we can hear is not an organ but a Clavinet which it seems is something that was used exclusively on Promised Land
I thought that Ronnie Milsap sang harmony with Elvis on Don’t Cry Daddy ???
I should have my vinyl by the middle of next week from Graceland. Very pricey, imho. I decided to skip the 5 cd until prices drop. Tyvm Ed for a great review ⚡️⚡️⚡️
71 plus free shipping from Amazon. I paid 1.00 I had a lot of points on their card. Normal spending habits
I didn’t buy the record because I thought it was coming out on red LP ? Thank goodness of ED’s review saves us money why get it when ED doesn’t like it.
Just because I don’t like it doesn’t necessarily mean you or others won’t…this is only my opinion. Others do LOVE it. TCB⚡️
Graceland had an exclusive red version of the vinyl release that looks to have sold out.
@@subrosablues that’s what I assumed & wondered why Ed bought black instead I should ask him…. I’ll look for the red thank you….😊
@@timothylee7837The red vinyl sold out, I don’t see any available online unfortunately.
Hi Ed, I hate to disagree with you about Suspicious Minds. I don't think the sweetening has been done with the violins and such to cover up the slightly out of sync guitar of Reggie Young. I think it's a mixing mistake on behalf of Matt Ross-Spang. I just checked the unfinished Master of the song on the FTD Back in Memphis, and it sounds perfect in sync. I don't think Chips Moman or Elvis would have accepted it, when Reggie was out of sync. He was a fabulous proffesional session player. I think when Matt Ross-Spang tried to put the track of Elvis and the track where Reggie his guitar was put together in the remixing process a mistake was made by him that caused the out of sync effect
Reggie is the greatest guitarist ever.
I won’t be buying this. How many times can they keep banging out the same material with a slightly different mix?! in the end you could have infinite mixes just by turning a couple of knobs up and down, lowering the bass, slightly adjusting the guitar and so on. I would rather spend that money on a proper vintage collectible pre-1977..
They’ll keep churning it out until people stop buying it.⚡️
And another one who does not understand the meaning of this release.
Yeah good on. You. Don’t buy it. Nobody by Elvis members the original nobody buy it. They’ve altered his recordings. They have no right to do that suspicious minds and Kentucky Rain have been completely altered. His backup singers. Voices are gone.
@@HenkNuwolt - so please explain the meaning of this release.
@@lorraineroberts3035 i am not buying anything from u that is for damn sure.
You hit the nail on the head
Sadly young people do not know who Elvis was. He is not played on the radio or in public places. It is a pity. The Beatles are surprisingly still popular though. But it is cool to see your collection, very nice!
hello i picked it up too why do they keep doing this i dont know
Funny you should say that about the horns on If You Talk In Your Sleep: for me that’s what makes the soul/funk song.
Without them it is just another basic recording in a studio.
I agree those are very “Stax”-like horns. If you ever get a chance, check out Little Milton’s soul cover version from around the same time also recorded at Stax. I have ordered this new set, and I am concerned about the complaints but still intrigued enough that I will be enjoying parts of it at the very least.
The horns used for the master of If You Talk In Your Sleep is essential to the overall sound, ofc, but it’s nice to have the true undubbed version found on the FTD of the “Promised Land” album. 😊
You miss the whole point of the album. It's stripped down to hear Elvis Presley's amazing vocals. Everybody's doing it now. Taylor Swift to Beatles to Drake to Elvis. These new mixes are amazing because it is now "high quality" originals like Elvis would have heard and more. The dual vocals on "Don't Cry Daddy" is brilliant. For the first time, I hear Elvis' songs whether Live or Studio so clear and controlled. Promised Land was tricky because Elvis lost his breath half way through the Chuck Berry Classic. This new mix brings the guitars up to match Elvis' pace so well and the awkward piano glisss has disappeared,thankfully, which ruined the Rock Classic. This Producer did some fantastic work to Elvis' "weary" vocals and gives them so much more "life".
@@djreid The new set is not stripped down like the tagline gimmick of as “Elvis heard it in the studio” bull crap. There are overdubs all over the set, sans the SUN material.
Elvis didn’t hear “Don’t Cry Daddy” this way. It’s horrendous. If you like “gimmicks”, hey, more power to ya, but if I want the true “undubbed” versions of these amazing sessions, I’ll listen to the real deal found on “American Sound”.
Oh, Elvis lost his breath on “Promised Land”? Really? Where do you hear this?
Did you know that the organ heard on this set is overdubbed, right?
Hi Ed, thank you for such a great video. I always respect your judgment on and reviews. From what you said, I will totally avoid it! The other thing is, I am thinking that Elvis must have wanted them released the way they were originally released and I don’t think I would be happy hearing the songs sound different to what I am use to. Elvis intended his music to be heard the way these songs were originally released so why are we being brainwashed into buying songs we already have and love AGAIN and not in the way Elvis wanted them to sound. Also, how do we really know that those recordings in that substandard new album are indeed actually as as Elvis would have heard in the studio, before they got, what I would call, the professional treatment that Elvis would have wanted… we are just being told that this is the way it was before there was some kind of uncool treatment done - I think this is just another way to get our money. Just my thought. What do you think Ed?? May I add something different Ed?… I just found a perfect original USA first pressing vinyl LP of, Elvis Today, in my local record shop, still with the original shrink and hype sticker “featuring the hit single TROUBLE”. It sounds amazing, and to me, even better than the RCA Legacy CD (which sounded great anyway) except the CD does have the extra disc which is excellent. It only cost me (Australian dollars) $14 (about USA$9). So happy! It’s made my day! Oh and I wanted to let you know that I am slowly catching up with the Friday Music releases that you recommended, they DO sound amazing!It would be nice to hear what think of my comments above regarding Elvis Memphis. All the best to you mate, Vak (in Australia).
HI ED 1st off great review i was just thinking do you think they might have re uesed the same masters frfom the other box sets like the boy from tupleo and other ftd cds kind of like cut copy and paste i hope you can understand what i am saying lol cause what i hear they have remaster these tapes many years ago so they dont have to use the master tapes over and over again..
I have to say with "If you talk in your sleep" and "Suspicious Minds" between the original releases and the live versions, I think the overdubs were needed because they just added a little something to them in my opinion. Especially "Suspicious Minds", with the brass and the high parts from the women in the second half of the recording. It just makes the song that much more powerful.
I have to admit, when I first heard about this project , I was very excited because it sounded like a great concept. But after seeing your review, and Stephen Schnee‘s review, I’m out! A shame because I had high hopes. I’m leaning towards NOT getting the CD set either. Oh well. Thanks Ed for your honest insights. 😎🙏😊❤️👍🍻
Did they (RCA)-BMI music improve the sound at all ??
This is the main question here! Well - it is not good - this is all about ;-) - what they want to IMPROVE all the time new? The should go further on the latest 1969 - 1970 - 1971 session takes plus the undubbed masters - now it is 1972 to bring out - why they are doing these songs for the multiple time? We have this soooo many times before IN BETTER FINE SOUND :-) for excample - THE 1974 LIVE MEMPHIS CONCERT(S) in sooooo many variations - and in better sound - event with ELVIS (THS SINGER - THE STAR) better in the forground sound ... HAPPY-HEALTHINESS! ELVIS PRESLEY - THE MASTER OF THE UNIVERSE!
it's not a secret that Ernst has lost the plot years ago. He just can't do things correctly. Mistakes and just plain poor judgement calls. We need new blood in there.
Now I'm really anxious to gives these a good detailed listen. At his point in the game just to get something a bit different is always of interest. There really isn't much left that we might consider "new". Sure they can release more soundboards but the setlists don't vary enough to keep that very interesting. Studio recordings...what don't we already have, in at least 2 or more remastered versions? I freely admit, as a collector, that as far as the music goes, I have much more than I "need", so in a sense I submit to being bamboozled with every new release happily...because I collect. The Memphis Recording Service & Memphis Mansion, which I like, are filled with different tweaks of recordings I already have and have been happy with. I don't know what BMG can put out to gain new fans for Elvis. He's been gone almost 50 years and any kind of massive resurgence in popularity just ain't gonna happen. It's a tall order for BMG to resell the same music that's been out there for 50 to 70 years to the casual listener and general public over and over again. They repackage and see what sticks. The hardcore among us are likely to buy regardless. I see an immediate future of "Anniversary" releases at every 5 or 10 year milestone and 2 big ones that will come to pass in my lifetime (God Willing)...the 50th Anniversary of his death '27 and his 100th birthday in '35. That's my rant, now I'll go back my collecting 😃
Hi Ed, that's the Col. middle name Bamboozled.😂😂😂😂
The strings and the bass had cover up the lead guitar. Awesome set.
I don’t agree. The original guitar track was completely on point in the original recordings. It’s clearly a modern mixing error that has knocked it out of alignment.
I just got my “limited edition” copy from Graceland. Never did this before but I may leave this sealed and sell it if people start paying ridiculous prices for copies of this “limited edition” red vinyl release. I’ve listened to most of the material and I don’t hate it but it reminds me of some of the alternate mixes that would show up on bootlegs.
In today’s technology Elvis’ music should be absolutely crystal clear .. !
Hey ED just slap a FTD label on it and your love it for sure 😆😅😂
Wish it was that simple Kerry…🤣🤣
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That Is An Outstanding Cover
A Las Vegas shot for a title called "Memphis"? It wouldn't have been my first port of call for a cover.
It's a shame the album ain't outstanding.
Hey Ed
Given the entire set a good old listen to now. Its not that bad once you accept its not very good!
Take it easy.
I think they used the RCA versions of Sun Sessions.
sounds like another cash grab might give this one a miss
Ed, without getting too personal, what type of audio equipment are you using?
Ed, I listened to the album on Apple Music with some headphones on, and there were some tracks that definitely stood out. But they were also some tracks that didn’t stand at all. In my opinion, I think the vinyl release could’ve gone without the early 50s tunes because we’ve had plenty of releases with that and the boy from Tupelo like you mentioned. I really want the box set for my collection but I just might pass on this one. The Nashville releases were solid.
I haven’t bought this set, would loved to have had the acetate recordings on vinyl rather than just the same old tracks. It should have been a much better vinyl set to celebrate the Memphis recordings.
Great vid, your thoughts on Suspicious Minds are the same as my initial comments, covered by the strings, I kind of like the rawness of it, and how Elvis flawlessly sang through the drag, very cool. Sorry the LP didn’t impress but I am happy with the CD. You have to play it loud with the stereo towers front and back going, and your choice of beverage. Great stuff, weird splice and Elvis Daddy Duet (acronym EDD lol) and all. Fresh, some weirdness but overall the CD set is a great set IMO - enjoy the weekend everyone.
It's not the performance; Ross-Spang skrewed up the guitar track within the mix. Here's the undubbed master, from the superior American Sound 1969 release (skip to 0:30 for the start of the song). ruclips.net/video/PSzljd-yfeI/видео.html
Yes, I think you are right, almost like the analog tape may have stretched or not aligned. Weird
@@rictor133 It's not the original tape, it's the lining up of that piece of the digital track in the computer workstation. The software allows the user the drag things around, including out of sync. I do not think this was an intentional choice, I think it is a timing error on that element of the song when Spang mixed it. Crazy that it got through quality control.
@@subrosablues good catch, I have several versions of that song, 69 anthology, from Elvis in Memphis, world wide hits, but not the prior stripped down version you linked. Even with the few awkward tracks it is a nice set, especially at the reduced price through Amazon. Agree not sure how they didn’t catch this, it is not as if they were under a tight timeline.
On DCD . He recut a 2nd vocal and sang the verses as he did on his original take . Then he sang harmony on the chorus .he needed to hear his original vocal track so he could sing harmony with himself . And u realize Matt did not remix the Sun sides
Ofc not, you can’t remix mono, but that’s not the point.
They used inferior sources with most of the SUN material and it’s not even close to the magnificent remaster that Kevan Budd did with “Elvis At Sun” and ofc, “A Boy From Tupelo”.
How is Kentucky Rain not included on Side B?
I know, it's pathetic, isn't it. They include the other 3 singles but not this one!
The guitar/piano track (same track) on Suspicious Minds is screwed up in the mix here. This was mixed from the digital multitrack transfers and for some reason that one part has been time shifted over a split second, I have to imagine by mistake. Every other version of this master the guitar/piano track is in sync with the rest of the band, and lands right on the beat where it's meant to. Compare this to the undubbed master as is available on American Sound 1969 (from 2019) along with the Back In Memphis 2CD FTD. Ross-Spang screwed this one up big time. It's not a mistake in the original performance.
That's exactly my point too! Thanks for explaining it so well. The undubbed master on Back in Memphis FTD sounds perfect in sync.
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Don't Cry Daddy .. What's that vocal mix all about? The main vocal would have sufficed. Odd .. very odd. "somehow, it just don't seem right"
Thank you for sounding off Ed TCB ❤
is the other vocal on don`t cry daddy is it not Ronnie Milsap i know he did record a duet/backing on a take also played piano on kentuky rain wondering if that`s why this version is on memphis but i may be wrong tbh
The group made a backing track mid January because Elvis did not attend and then a week later, Elvis put down his vocal. Two days later he added a double tracked vocal too.
We've had other versions of Suspicious Minds without overdubs and the guitar sounds as good as you'd want it to be,seems like this is an error on this set.How this was allowed to go out is beyond me surely someone would have noticed on the test pressing.I'm still on the fence about getting the CD set as I have so much of this material on other sets that sound great.
I agree the first Nashville set was superb but since then I've not been impressed with the sound quality of the Matt Ross Spang releases.That Elvis Live LP was awful sound wise,no punch,cut far too quiet just so flat I've not listened to it after the first couple of spins.
They're trying to keep the stripped down theme running. But this time it's kind of a hodge-podge, part Memphis based, part overdubs removed. Not much to do with the live set or the 50s set. For me, the only necessary parts of this are the 73 sessions and the 76 sessions. And there's a few songs missing. And I don't think the sound is as good as the last two sets.
I’m listening on Apple Music, it’s only 16 bit. Haven’t made it all the way through but I wondered who they are marketing this to. I didn’t get the concept at first. I like the idea of the stripped down versions. Some of the choices of the mixes seemed odd. Don’t cry daddy is wonky.
I just play it in the car, distracted listening as i focus on road etc
So Ed not happy with this ELVIS MEMPHIS 2-LP. look out to get Cd ELVIS MEMPHIS
Original SUN had a Hissss
The Memphis concert mix on this release sounds very muffled
Sad about this new product😔
Everyone hears different ,
I thought that Don't Cry Daddy and Mama Liked The Roses were two interesting stripped down versions. Don't Cry Daddy is a completely different song without the strings. The strings in the original song simply defines the sound and the mood of Don't Cry Daddy.
To be honest these recordings sound better on the 70s 1995 box set....i actually enjoy the overdubs... Elvis wuols have approved them..
Hi Ed, Your review is absolutely spot on I've listened to the tracks you pointed out on You Tube a few minutes ago and If You Talk In Your Sleep sounds a bit slowed down to me and the horns which have been wiped out ruins this track for me. I think the Return To Nashville CD which I purchased a while back is way better in sound quality and I actually feel like I'm in the studio . I do wonder what's the point of re issuing Elvis songs and remixing them a hundred times slightly differently each time.?? Elvis fans deserve better than this.
Daddy Don't Cry on the Elvis /Memphis collection is absolutely ruined and wrecked Elvis duetting with himself why? The original recording is WAY BETTER!! more depth and soulful . Take Care
I have no opinion as I dont have these particular recordings. Just here to help you algorythm.
You don’t have the originals ???
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Oh Yeah buy not these mixes
It's really sad how the "powers that be" have handled the last few Elvis releases. Elvis Memphis feels like a "Just get it out there and be done with it" release. The 50th anniversary releases started off great, giving us an opportunity to re-examine the 1970's material in a year-by-year way that satisfied the hard-core Elvis collector and vinyl lover. Having them all mixed by the same person helped to focus on the music with a sense of continuity. Then with Aloha, they have Ross-Sprang mix both nights for the CD, but decide to use an older Vic Anesini mix for the vinyl. Why? And now, instead of getting a great 2 disc vinyl set of Stax recordings for their 50th, we get this Frankenstein type release that doesn't please anyone. Is this vinyl release going to attract any new fans? Why have the Sun material on it? It just doesn't make any sense.
In "Suspicious Minds," the guitar and piano are delayed by 44ms, which might seem like a short time but is significant in a musical performance, making it completely UNLISTENABLE. Mistakes happen; it's not something to blame Matt Ross-Spang for, as many other ears must have heard it and should have flagged the issue to fix it, including Vic Anesini, who mastered it, for example. Anyway... it's a shame. As for the rest of the songs, whether you like the new mixes or not, they are of excellent quality; it’s just a matter of taste.
Do we really have to buy new mixes of the same songs that were perfect the first time around? I mean, the quality is off on just about everything nowadays. I am happy with what we had from years past. At this point, it is just throwing away good money. I already have thousands of CD's, vinyl albums, extended plays, 45rpm singles and more.
Agree with you Ed, I prefer the Legacy Edition of the Memphis show. It's not without its own issues but it at least has better defintion and clarity. His vocal is far too low on the latest mix [as are the background singers] and the whole thing sounds like one mushy lo-fi compressed mess. And why are they YET AGAIN closing the final side [of the LP set] with a live "How Great Thou Art" as they did with the "Burning Love: The RCA Rehearsals" vinyl!!!! Bizarre and zero originality. Elvis deserves far better than this.
Disagreeing with you a 100 %, i prefer this version on this boxset, and so do a lot of other fans ( majority)
Don’t you mean Back in Nashville after From Elvis in Nashville and not Back in Memphis.
That’s exactly what I meant and I did correct myself eventually I believe but yes
@@TheKingsCourt1972 - that’s good as I thought I’d missed a release somewhere 😉😀
Awesome set what's not to like and I have to disagree ed I think promised land sounds better I think mat Ross as done good job all round on this one . PS my opinion though. TCB
SUPER ED! ♥ Well :-) English is not my native language - I am Elvis fan since 1974 - born in 1963 - collecting seriously from 1980 (so you know already the import LPs and stuff) STRAIGHT FIRST HERE: The ELVIS MEMPHIS is a big mistake! 1) Many mixing "taste" mistakes 2) Elvis is too often too behind of the music 3) Strange emphases out of a sudden nearly on each song (especially on the 1969 songs!) 4) DON´T CRY DADDY is sooo terrible! So un-natural! The whole Elvis & Band feeling is gone! The guitar is to loud! The guitar is not making the pause - which makes the Elvis mood before starting the lyrics again totally ruinined! The "second vocie" (????) Who is that really????? Don´t Cry Daddy got a super duet already: LISA MARIE with her father from the live presentation back then in Memphis!!!! this "new" Don´t Cry Daddy - it hurts, sorry! 5) LONG BLACK LIMOUSINE - in the original a masterpiece of everybody, who was there back then in early Winter 1969! BUT HERE: WHAT IS THIS AT 0:46 min ????? What???? And Elvis is tooo much in the back - too much behind the music!!! Also here - the special magic of that song (Super Elvis & Super Band!) is gone! What did the producers with this Elvis pearl, no Diamond???? 6) ANY DA NOW: At 02:26 !!!!! What is this??????? Elvis voice cut! And Elvis voice during the song once loud - then not loud - also here - the magic between Elvis & The Band in this SENSATIONAL SONG is destroyed! And the failure at 02:26 is not wearth to let this boy set went trough a control by the label of the GREATEST ARTIST OF ALL TIME: ELVIS PRESLEY! 7) SUSPICIOUS MINDS: It is stressy from the first moment on to listen! Totally out of beat and super feeling of maybe the MOST IMPORTANT AND KNOW ELVIS SONG OF THEM ALL! So ... alone THESE FAILURES should activate to delete the 1969 CD and do it again with the style of the AMERICAN SOUND 1969 makers - same nice made as the 1970 ELVIS IN NASHVILLE and 1971 ELVIS BACK IN NASHVILLE ... this all are facts & figures not TASTE - whereby THE TASTE OF THE ELVIS FANS & ELVIS EXPERTS is not something to legnect, my dear Elvis people! ELVIS PRESLEY - THE MASTER OF THE UNIVERSE! (The thing is ... I never ever had such a bad mood to listen to more songs of this box set - WITH A SUPER SUPER SUPER COVER PHOTO OF OUR MAN! ♥
Thanks Ed ! No interest in this . I still think Memphis Record/ Elvis Legacy are all you need. This is like rehash . They have done the same thing with The Beach Boys a few years ago. Just my opinion.
I don't have the album or the cd's Ed, but I have listened to a lot of the tracks on RUclips. I agree with what your saying, and honestly, I'm glad I never bought them. Elvis always sounds great, but the songs and the mix do not, just my opinion.
Pass. Nothing new. RCA repackaging, cashing in. The Colonel sold his music up to around '72. For the newbies buy originals avoid the repackaging the same songs over and over. God bless and enjoy Elvis.
Hi, I’m sorry, but I have to disagree with your take on "Suspicious Minds." You're comparing this mix to the dubbed release with horns, backing vocals, and strings, but have you ever listened to the undubbed version from other sources? It seems like you're implying that the studio session musicians were mediocre, and that's not quite fair. The American Sound Studio musicians were incredibly tight, leaving little room for mistakes. I do agree with you that the guitar and even the hi-hat sound a bit off in this mix. However, this issue likely stems from the way it was edited for this project. For example, the guitar track could be slightly misaligned by a few milliseconds, which would affect the entire mix. These problems could have been avoided if all tracks had been properly sound-tested before being released on LP or CD. Budget constraints, time pressures, and possibly some laziness also contributed to the final result. By the way, "Suspicious Minds"is not the only mistake in the 1969 sessions. Such a shame.....
Eu , particularmente, prefiro ouvir como foram gravadas. Não gosto dessas mudanças realizadas posteriormente.
I'm The 1st 😂
HAPPY-HEALTHINESS! ELVIS PRESLEY - THE MASTER OF THE UNIVERSE does not deserve it - THAT "THEY" MADE THE UNIQUE ART OF ELVIS & HIS MUSICIANS so bad on most of the CD box! Sorry - people who it may concern - stop defending this accident project - MAYBE THEY HAVE A MONEY-SUCCESS - but it is reall bad tasted made! It is not Elvis & the people back then in the studio! Event the live-songs are not in a good taste made! Elvis is not loud enough! ♥
DON´T CRY DADDY is undescribeable TERRIBLE here on this box set - I LOVE THE SONG SO MUCH! And all versions before - bring that super Early Winter Memphis new (different) band - different studio - SUPER-ELVIS! Super mooded Elvis (little cold, but super voice!) WHAT STRANGE "DUETT" IS IT??????? And the tooo much guitar in the front?????????? Listen to the 1969 undubbed takes - WE LOVE IT! Tell "them" to stop hire-ing these "AWARDED PODUCERS" - please!
Should a would a could a!
Agree Ed. Disappointed by this set. Promised Land is just a joke, took away from it altogether, very disappointed
You just do no understand this boxset and why it was done.
@@HenkNuwolt Well - it is not good - this is all about ;-) - what they want to IMPROVE all the time new? The should go further on the latest 1969 - 1970 - 1971 session takes plus the undubbed masters - now it is 1972 to bring out - why they are doing these songs for the multiple time? We have this soooo many times before IN BETTER FINE SOUND :-) for excample - THE 1974 LIVE MEMPHIS CONCERT(S) in sooooo many variations - and in better sound - event with ELVIS (THS SINGER - THE STAR) better in the forground sound ... HAPPY-HEALTHINESS! ELVIS PRESLEY - THE MASTER OF THE UNIVERSE!
@@CowboyManMusic Give it up, i am not interested what you have to say, i made that clear to you many times, we will never agree with each other not today , not tommorrow ,not ever, nor will i read what yo sent to me. you are wasting your time.
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Well - it is not good - this is all about ;-) - what they want to IMPROVE all the time new? The should go further on the latest 1969 - 1970 - 1971 session takes plus the undubbed masters - now it is 1972 to bring out - why they are doing these songs for the multiple time? We have this soooo many times before IN BETTER FINE SOUND :-) for excample - THE 1974 LIVE MEMPHIS CONCERT(S) in sooooo many variations - and in better sound - event with ELVIS (THS SINGER - THE STAR) better in the foreground sound ... HAPPY-HEALTHINESS! ELVIS PRESLEY - THE MASTER OF THE UNIVERSE!
Good cds but its just the same thing after again and again the mix mmm not good enough
Hi Ed. This is my take. Elvis fans in general should pleased, in fact, elated with these new mixes taken from Original sound that Elvis heard. The producer should be Applauded. Don't Cry Daddy is so clear now with the "brilliant" dual voice and it is stunning. More than interesting, it's brilliant. On the original, I lost Elvis' voice after the words "coffee cup". Now you can hear every word so clearly and the brilliant guitar never sounded better. You nailed it on Suspicious Minds, which is a tricky take, because it originally had a few mistakes in the slowing down, the pause and the restart and most of the song is a Beatle style tape loop. The heavy orchestra with high singers is again, a Producers lucky day. It got Elvis his top song, # 1. The stripped down reveals the powerful song it is even Today. Love the Producer's ability to bring up instruments so nicely now, thanks to AI self technology and gives music fans thrills and chills. Elvis would be laughing hilariously at the new Producer, saying, "Way to go, that's a take !" Now here's an album Elvis fans can play over and over and over again, and not get bored with lawdy-dah strings and just Elvis Rockin' !!!
I so totally agree with you, I really do like your review on this release, you hit the nail on the head about what you say about this release, I love it!
@@HenkNuwolt Thanks !
@@djreid U r very welcome 👍
But that is not how Moman envisaged his recordings at American Studios. There are set places within the songs where he knew would get filled in with overdubs because that’s what he wanted and what Elvis signed off on so there was no "lucky day" as you suggest. Moman knew what would make a record a commercial success. You don’t need AI technology to bring up or bring down sounds on different tape tracks - they were working on 8 or 16 track tapes. And Sony would not have gone to the expense of using AI technology especially the kind that Jackson used - far too expensive for an Elvis release.
And why would fans get bored with the original versions as you suggest. The original FEIM `and BIM album were played over and over again when fans first got them - the recordings on those new albums back in 1969 blew fans away after much of the soundtrack crap that he had released. Please stop trying to oversell this new release by putting the originals down implying they are boring.
Real Elvis fans do know how different sounds are, but new fans don't
I listened to this set on Spotify and didn’t like the sound. Something just doesn’t sound right. Im skipping this release.
I’ve checked and the guitar timing is fine in the original release, as you would expect with top level musicians. This is more likely to be a modern mixing / mastering error, with it somehow being knocked out of alignment. This is a crazy error and makes the band sound ‘sloppy’, which couldn’t have been further from the truth.
American Sound is the only true Undubbed music here.... "Undubbed" was the selling point for this material. It's clear....Matt Ross raised Elvis' Vocals some and lowered the backup vocals some on all of the remaining tracks here.... Yes, it let's us hear Elvis Clearer on the Stax & Jungle Room tracks. That's great....But, bottom line is, the same exact concept used in the 2 previous Nashville Box Sets should have been used here plus removing backup vocals. This was a failure and letdown for avid fans.
All i can say is that i really love this boxset and i am glad i got it! also as far as the sound quality is concerned it is AWESOME, and the mixes too ! .The sun recordings were not remixed by MATT ROSS SPANG as indicated on this release, next to that i hear no hiss or a compressed sound in these sun recordings either like you mention , they sound very good to these ears. I appreciate your opinion you have every right to Ed, but as far as the sound quality is concerned i have to disagree with you, it really stands out, also when listening to this boxset ? , i sometimes had to pause the music, because i was impressed from what i was hearing, it is that good !....Matt Ross Spang did it again ! All i hear and read are rave reviews about this release all over the internet, Also in Suspicious MInds the guitar is not off, it falls on the first beat of each bar, the 7th bar is a bit of a mess, you just couldn’t hear it in the layered mix with the bass guitar way up in the mix and the added strings track covered it up. Very nice sounds & awesome set. You have a great one Ed Take care 😉
Where does it state on this release that the Sun stuff was remixed by Matt Ross-Spang . And on what UK chart is it #1 already. Certainly not the Official UK chart as it would have had to shift around 19k copies to reach the top spot and I doubt it has shifted a thousand at close of business on Friday when the charts were compiled. I’d be surprised if it has sold 2k by next Friday when the new chart arrives.
@@HenkNuwolt Do you work for RCA? You sound like it.
@@mikem957 Why do i have to work for RCA because of what i said , i just do know a lot of music, and a lot family members are working in the music bussiness, runs in the family i would say.
@@HenkNuwolt The mixes are bad. They're getting worse and worse each release. MRS is ruining Elvis's music.
I did not say that MATT ROSS SPANG remixed the Sun recordings, i said he did not ,it is stated on the cover of the boxset that MATT ROSS SPANG remixed 88 tracks on this set not including the SUN tracks. I read it was on the UK charts, but i will check it too , thnx for telling.
That’s why I don’t buy these new vinyl records or cds Of any artist from the 50s -81 I go on eBay marketplace or record stores I by original 45s. 33 78 . Or 8 Tracks the only reason I have cds is either family or friends bought them for my birthday. Or Christmas. Or Christmas. When I go to a department store and see all of these new vinyl albums this is me 😂🤣🖕🏻 LOL
This is a totally unnecessary release. We fans al ready have A Boy From Tupelo, FTD releases from the 69 sessions and 5 CD Box American Sound, the 3 CD Box Elvis At Stax. The 74 Memphis we al ready have in perfect sound several times. The 76 sessions has fantastic releases from the FTD label and Way Down In The Jungleroom is just perfect. The sound on this one is really nothing special. As a matter of fact those mixes sound thin, lifeless. Not good. So, I will never would buy the vinyl or the CD Box of this one. Not even for the package or whatever. This is a crap release in my opinion. Friends, the Elvis "bucket" is empty. I have everything I like from Elvis and I can tell you, that is a lot because I am a collector for over 40 years now.
How about buying re-released stuff and just listen to the original recordings stop wasting money on re releases that are junk
This has the version of suspicious minds with Scotty Moore on guitar.
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