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| Disc: 1 | |||
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| 1. Make Me Know It | |||
| 2. Fever | |||
| 3. The Girl Of My Best Friend | |||
| 4. I Will Be Home Again | |||
| 5. Dirty, Dirty Feeling | |||
| 6. The Thrill Of You Love | |||
| 7. Soldier Boy | |||
| 8. Such A Night | |||
| 9. It Feels So Right | |||
| 10. Girl Next Door Went A’Walking | |||
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| Disc: 2 | |||
| 1. Make Me Know It (Take 3) | |||
| 2. Make Me Know It (Takes 9,10,11) | |||
| 3. Make Me Know It (Takes 17,18) | |||
| 4. Soldier Boy (Takes 2,3,7) | |||
| 5. Soldier Boy (Takes 9,10) | |||
| 6. Stuck On You (Takes 1-FS, 2) | |||
| 7. Fame And Fortune (Takes 4,5) | |||
| 8. A Mess Of Blues (Take 1) | |||
| 9. A Mess Of Blues (Takes 2,3) | |||
| 10. It Feels So Right (Take 2) | |||
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27 of 27 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
*** THIS REVIEW IS FOR THE 2011 'LEGACY' REISSUE ***
Conscripted into the American Army in March 1958 and discharged two years later, Sergeant Presley was a mere 18 days back in the USA when RCA practically frogmarched him into their Nashville Studios to cut some new material for a highly-expectant public. So it's perhaps strange now in hindsight to think that 1960's "Elvis Is Back!" - his most beloved of studio albums - only went to Number 2 on release. But I can assure you that there is nothing second-place about this 50th Anniversary reissue. It's a gem. Here are the details...
Released 8 March 2011 in the USA (28 February in the UK) - RCA/Legacy 88697 85300 2 contains 2 whole albums and 12 x 7" single-sides (5 of which reached Number 1). Its 36 STEREO tracks break down as follows:
Disc 1 (50:43 minutes):
Tracks 1 to 12 are the US LP "Elvis Is Back!" - released 8 April 1960 on RCA Victor LPM-2231 [Mono] and LPS-2231 [Stereo]
Tracks 13 and 14 are "Stuck On You" and "Fame And Fortune" - the A&B-sides of RCA Victor 47-7740 - released 23 March 1960
Tracks 15 and 16 are "It's Now Or Never" and "A Mess Of Blues" - the A&B sides of RCA Victor 47-7777 - released 5 July 1960
Tracks 17 and 18 are "Are You Lonesome Tonight?... Read more ›
Conscripted into the American Army in March 1958 and discharged two years later, Sergeant Presley was a mere 18 days back in the USA when RCA practically frogmarched him into their Nashville Studios to cut some new material for a highly-expectant public. So it's perhaps strange now in hindsight to think that 1960's "Elvis Is Back!" - his most beloved of studio albums - only went to Number 2 on release. But I can assure you that there is nothing second-place about this 50th Anniversary reissue. It's a gem. Here are the details...
Released 8 March 2011 in the USA (28 February in the UK) - RCA/Legacy 88697 85300 2 contains 2 whole albums and 12 x 7" single-sides (5 of which reached Number 1). Its 36 STEREO tracks break down as follows:
Disc 1 (50:43 minutes):
Tracks 1 to 12 are the US LP "Elvis Is Back!" - released 8 April 1960 on RCA Victor LPM-2231 [Mono] and LPS-2231 [Stereo]
Tracks 13 and 14 are "Stuck On You" and "Fame And Fortune" - the A&B-sides of RCA Victor 47-7740 - released 23 March 1960
Tracks 15 and 16 are "It's Now Or Never" and "A Mess Of Blues" - the A&B sides of RCA Victor 47-7777 - released 5 July 1960
Tracks 17 and 18 are "Are You Lonesome Tonight?... Read more ›
17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
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To follow the recent Legacy Editions of FROM ELVIS IN MEMPHIS and ON STAGE comes this fulfilling coupling of the triumphant ELVIS IS BACK! from 1960 partnered with 1961's less well-acclaimed SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODY, both albums being fleshed out with related singles, including 'It's Now Or Never' and that stonking double-sided hit 'His Latest Flame'/'Little Sister'.
Admittedly, if you've already bought the single CDs of these two albums, you may not really want to invest in this, as apart from a brand new booklet, there is nothing in the way of session outtakes or unreleased masters included. However, what this set does deliver is a compact snapshot of Elvis Presley at the top of his game, which might also encourage you to take a closer appreciation of the SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODY album, which I personally have overlooked in the past.
ELVIS IS BACK!, Presley's first album released after his army discharge, is a recognised classic, within which he tackled a bewildering array of material with disarming ease. From the upbeat 'Make Me Know It'; through to the slinky, sultry 'Fever'; and on to the suggestive 'Such A Night'; before closing out with the bluesy 'Reconsider Baby', Presley covered all the bases. Even the single B-sides 'Fame And Fortune', 'A Mess Of Blues' and the jaunty 'I Gotta Know' were far from throwaways, providing beautifully contrasting accompaniments to 'Stuck On You', 'It's Now Or Never' and 'Are You Lonesome Tonight?' respectively. Arguably, perhaps not until the Memphis sessions in early 1969, would Presley ever have quite such a productive and thoroughly rewarding time in the studio.... Read more ›
Admittedly, if you've already bought the single CDs of these two albums, you may not really want to invest in this, as apart from a brand new booklet, there is nothing in the way of session outtakes or unreleased masters included. However, what this set does deliver is a compact snapshot of Elvis Presley at the top of his game, which might also encourage you to take a closer appreciation of the SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODY album, which I personally have overlooked in the past.
ELVIS IS BACK!, Presley's first album released after his army discharge, is a recognised classic, within which he tackled a bewildering array of material with disarming ease. From the upbeat 'Make Me Know It'; through to the slinky, sultry 'Fever'; and on to the suggestive 'Such A Night'; before closing out with the bluesy 'Reconsider Baby', Presley covered all the bases. Even the single B-sides 'Fame And Fortune', 'A Mess Of Blues' and the jaunty 'I Gotta Know' were far from throwaways, providing beautifully contrasting accompaniments to 'Stuck On You', 'It's Now Or Never' and 'Are You Lonesome Tonight?' respectively. Arguably, perhaps not until the Memphis sessions in early 1969, would Presley ever have quite such a productive and thoroughly rewarding time in the studio.... Read more ›
31 of 34 people found the following review helpful
By Sixties Fan
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
'Elvis is Back' along with 'Elvis in Memphis' is the holy grail of the Elvis catalogue the two CD special edition on the FTD collectors label is on the stunning 7" sleeve format with all the original artwork from 1960, Elvis never sounded better than on this album which was his first post army recording session and he had a lot to prove after being away from the public for two years this really was a make and break situation and he really came up with the results listen to 'Reconsider Baby' 'Like a Baby' and 'Dirty Dirty Feeling' to understand how determined he was, also included on this wonderful package are the singles recorded at these sessions like 'It's Now or Never' 'Are You Lonesome Tonight' and 'The Girl Of My Best Friend' also included are outakes false starts and breakdowns as well as alternate takes, never before have we had the complete 'Elvis is Back' sessions Fans have been waiting for this for years, go out and support this release so FTD can release the other early sixties albums like 'Something For Everybody' 'His Hand in Mine' and 'Pot Luck' The 'Elvis is Back' sessions returned Elvis to the top of his game and came back greater than ever.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By Dangerous Dave
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Format:Audio CD
There are many who'd say that this is Presley's best album. If not that it must at least be amongst his best though it could be said that albums weren't really the man's forte - he's more remembered for his singles. It was the first album to emerge after his stint in the US Army - hence the title - and, alongside a whole host of other tracks many of which were to be released as singles plus the tracks that went to form the follow up album "Something for Everybody", it was the result of just a few days recording with the Nashville session team including Scotty Moore and drummer DJ Fontana.
What it isn't is a rock'n'roll album. The most out and out rocker on it, "Dirty, Dirty Feeling" is good but lightweight. The track that actually rocks the most in the set is "Such a Night" originally recorded by the Clyde McPhatter version of the Drifters. Elvis takes this song and pretty well wrings its neck with a scorching latin version that doesn't take prisoners. Elsewhere we have the opener, "Make me Know It", which is reminiscent of some of the Sun Carl Mann tracks - pop more than rock but oodles of charm - plus "The Girl Next Door Went A'Walking" which is also poppy with a hint of rock.
No, it's abundantly clear that the powers that be, and whether that was Colonel Parker or the RCA bigwigs we may never know, had decided that the route forward was via mainstream pop. That said there were some delightful exceptions to this approach in the shape of two slow and very deliberate blues, Jesse Stone's "Like a Baby" and Lowell Fulson's classic, "Reconsider Baby" plus a third track, "It Feels So Right" which was also imbued with a hefty blues feel slightly softened by the presence of the Jordanaires.... Read more ›
What it isn't is a rock'n'roll album. The most out and out rocker on it, "Dirty, Dirty Feeling" is good but lightweight. The track that actually rocks the most in the set is "Such a Night" originally recorded by the Clyde McPhatter version of the Drifters. Elvis takes this song and pretty well wrings its neck with a scorching latin version that doesn't take prisoners. Elsewhere we have the opener, "Make me Know It", which is reminiscent of some of the Sun Carl Mann tracks - pop more than rock but oodles of charm - plus "The Girl Next Door Went A'Walking" which is also poppy with a hint of rock.
No, it's abundantly clear that the powers that be, and whether that was Colonel Parker or the RCA bigwigs we may never know, had decided that the route forward was via mainstream pop. That said there were some delightful exceptions to this approach in the shape of two slow and very deliberate blues, Jesse Stone's "Like a Baby" and Lowell Fulson's classic, "Reconsider Baby" plus a third track, "It Feels So Right" which was also imbued with a hefty blues feel slightly softened by the presence of the Jordanaires.... Read more ›
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Elvis is Back
When asked if he knew that Elvis had died, John Lennon replied 'Elvis died the day he went in the army,' and it is true that Elvis' voice as a raw and uninitiated novice, in my... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Dennis Smith
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Just classic
One thing to note about this album (in it's original form), is that it goes back to a time when record companies treated albums in the main as being seperate entities from singles. Read more
Published 2 months ago by JKM
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Wonderful just as good as we remember it. Elvis at his best. Have the vinyl but very scratched so was very pleased with this.
Published 3 months ago by Sandie23
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i love this cd have not stopped playing it since it arrived i thought i had every Elvis song until i heard this cd well worth the money
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Get this now!
You know for a while now I've been starting to think that the CD format is dying out and being replaced with mp3's. Read more
Published 7 months ago by D Wymbs
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GETS BETTER WITH AGE
It is difficult to review this unique album without sounding like a biased or typical hardcore fan. Recorded soon after Elvis' discharge from the US army in 1960, it is completely... Read more
Published 10 months ago by tommyboo
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Fantastic!
I was first given this as a vinyl album in my early teens and was never able to update it until now. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Sandy
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Awsome, and then some!
If you have even a passing interest in Elvis I think you will like this 2 cd set, if you dance , it has some fantastic jivers on it and some great strollers, if you just like to... Read more
Published 15 months ago by zepconzod2
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The King Is Back !
This was the first album when Elvis came out the US Army
- originally released in 1960.
A departure in musical style from the raw rock'n'roll of the late... Read more
- originally released in 1960.
A departure in musical style from the raw rock'n'roll of the late... Read more
Published 18 months ago by Hound Dog 2
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Well worth buying
As with purchasing previous Elvis Legacy Editions tittles this a duplicate in my collection but at such a good price and such great sound quality these are very welcome additions. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Dave
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