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Release Date: 2023-12Labels: RCA, RCA Victor, Sony Music, Follow That Dream Records
Special collector's edition box set with two hardcover books in a slipcase including 4 CDs and a a special collector's 7" EP with picture sleeve.RCA Victor logo appears on the CD labels and the labels of the 7" EP, with the catalog number EPA-1972 appearing on the latter.
The box set came with an additional copy of CD 2 in a plain white paper sleeve. This replacement disc features a different matrix number and a mould SID code as opposed to the initial pressing of this disc included in the box set. What differences in content there may be, is not stated, but when you play the original CD 2, it becomes clear that the majority of its tracks are blank. From track 6, "See See Rider," at the 1:59 mark onward, there is no audio to be heard on the remaining 18 tracks, even though they play through from beginning to end. This error is fixed on the replacement disc.
Book #1: "From Las Vegas to Buffalo" by David English and Pål Granlund
Hardcover, 120 pages, full color, contains the 7" EP in the inside of the front cover and the four CDs in the inside of the back cover.
Book #2: "The April Tour" by David English and Pål Granlund
Hardcover, 384 pages, full color
Contents of CD 1 recorded live at the Hilton Hotel International, Las Vegas, NV (16-track recordings mastered to stereo, newly mixed by Matt Ross-Spang)
Track 20: February 14, 1972 DS
Tracks 10, 14, 21: February 14, 1972 MS
Tracks 18-19: February 15, 1972 DS
Tracks 01-03, 07-09, 11, 16-17: February 15, 1972 MS
Tracks 04-06, 13, 15: February 16, 1972 MS
Track 12: February 17, 1972 DS
Tracks 18-25 [sic]: Previously unreleased*
* A 25th track does not exist on this disc, even though "CD 1 - Track 25: Audience recording" is mentioned on the back cover of Book #1.
Contents of CD 2 recorded on March 30, 1972 at RCA Recording Studio C, Hollywood, CA (Tracks 01-04) and on March 31, 1972 at RCA Recording Studio A, Hollywood, CA (Tracks 05-24). All tracks are 16-track recordings mastered to stereo, mixed by Matt Ross-Spang.
The contents of this CD were first released on the Sony / RCA Legacy release "Elvis Presley - Burning Love (The RCA Rehearsals)" (2023) and are available exclusively on CD with this set.
Contents of CD 3 recorded live on tour (16-track recordings mastered to stereo, mixed by Matt Ross-Spang)
Tracks 01-07, 28-30: Hampton Roads, VA, April 9, 1972 ES**
Tracks 08-16: Richmond, VA, April 10, 1972
Tracks 17-24: Greensboro, NC, April 14, 1972
Tracks 25-27: San Antonio, TX: April 18, 1972
** On track 3, Elvis' vocal mic is missing at the start.
The contents of this CD were first released on the Sony / RCA Legacy release "Elvis Presley - Elvis Live 1972" (2023) and are available exclusively on CD with this set.
Contents of CD 4 recorded on April 5, 1972 - Wednesday pm at the Statler Hilton Hotel, Buffalo, NY
Tracks 01-18 previously unreleased
This rehearsal recording is released officially for the first time exclusively with this set. Priority has been given to historical significance. The audio is in poor quality with distortion and various noises.
The 7" EP features the master takes of four songs recorded on March 27 (Tracks B1, B2), March 28 (Track A1), and March 29, 1972 (Track A2) at RCA Recording Studio C, Hollywood, CA.
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Made in the EU.