Elvis Presley - Sunset Boulevard

[FanFrom'61]

I very much agree. I still think that, despite the very nice first two CD's, this set is way too unbalanced for a mainstream release. 3 CD's full of rehearsels, varying in quality, is too much. Even if the soundquality of these rehearsels was top notch... the nature of the recordings is collector's material. So for mainstream, one CD with the highlights of the rehearsels would have been fine imo. Having said that... As I said earlier, I do enjoy the Spang remixes very much.

IMO they could have treated this set like they did the Elvis At Stax release... but remixed the finished masters and included alternate takes from both sessions on only 2CD's... would have made more sense to me.

But that would not have met the remit of putting out another and final release in the series of ‘undubbed" masters.

[elvis-fan]

I very much agree. I still think that, despite the very nice first two CD's, this set is way too unbalanced for a mainstream release. 3 CD's full of rehearsels, varying in quality, is too much. Even if the soundquality of these rehearsels was top notch... the nature of the recordings is collector's material. So for mainstream, one CD with the highlights of the rehearsels would have been fine imo. Having said that... As I said earlier, I do enjoy the Spang remixes very much.

IMO they could have treated this set like they did the Elvis At Stax release... but remixed the finished masters and included alternate takes from both sessions on only 2CD's... would have made more sense to me.

But that would not have met the remit of putting out another and final release in the series of ‘undubbed" masters.

Agreed... and yet something we could have done without...

[ElvisAliSellers]

As promised, a remodelled stereo mix of the July 24, 1970 rehearsal.

Disc 3 only for the time being [same configuration/track markers but not a 1:1 copy of the Sunset Boulevard/Anesini edit].

The remaining discs will follow eventually but unlikely to be in the immediate future.

The '74 tape in particular requires a substantial amount of restoration work to make it even half presentable.

Link lasts for one week only.

https://www.filemail.com/d/jzbipnvshznbtgr

[skabillyrebels]

Excellent work as usual.

[Bilbobaggins]

As promised, a remodelled stereo mix of the July 24, 1970 rehearsal.

Disc 3 only for the time being [same configuration/track markers but not a 1:1 copy of the Sunset Boulevard/Anesini edit].

The remaining discs will follow eventually but unlikely to be in the immediate future.

The '74 tape in particular requires a substantial amount of restoration work to make it even half presentable.

Link lasts for one week only.

https://www.filemail.com/d/jzbipnvshznbtgr

I enjoyed this very much! Thanks a lot!

[Delano]

Terrific!

[KingElvis]

Some good tracks/mixes on disc 1 and 2, but I haven’t bothered with the rest of the set.
I have played the 1970 rehearsal so much over the years, and after hearing that, it sounds worse
than the FTD recordings—so why bother, right?
The 1974 material sounds too rough for my taste, always has. The distortion being the main problem.

[KingElvis]

As promised, a remodelled stereo mix of the July 24, 1970 rehearsal.

Disc 3 only for the time being [same configuration/track markers but not a 1:1 copy of the Sunset Boulevard/Anesini edit].
The remaining discs will follow eventually but unlikely to be in the immediate future.
The '74 tape in particular requires a substantial amount of restoration work to make it even half presentable.
Link lasts for one week only.
https://www.filemail.com/d/jzbipnvshznbtgr

Thanks for sharing
My favorite part of this rehearsal is the tracks on disc 4 so I really hope you will share that one as well soon.

[Burton71]

Is there any chance of a re-upload? I missed it the first time around.

[ElvisAliSellers]

Disc 3 again:
https://www.filemail.com/d/pvfvpvvawmsidos

[Iwillbetrue]

Disc 3 again:
https://www.filemail.com/d/pvfvpvvawmsidos

Thanks a lot.

[Burton71]

Disc 3 again:
https://www.filemail.com/d/pvfvpvvawmsidos

Thank you very much! Can't wait to listen to this. I'm always very impressed with your work!

[Iwillbetrue]

Disc 3 again:
https://www.filemail.com/d/pvfvpvvawmsidos

Thank you very much! Can't wait to listen to this. I'm always very impressed with your work!

I just listened to a couple of tracks, that too on my phone. But they sound marvelous.

[elvis4life]

[LSP-4445]

As promised, a remodelled stereo mix of the July 24, 1970 rehearsal.
Disc 3 only for the time being [same configuration/track markers but not a 1:1 copy of the Sunset Boulevard/Anesini edit].
The remaining discs will follow eventually but unlikely to be in the immediate future.
The '74 tape in particular requires a substantial amount of restoration work to make it even half presentable.
Link lasts for one week only.

https://www.filemail.com/d/jzbipnvshznbtgr

Great work! Hopefully, you will share the rest of the July 24 rehearsal as well.
I feel that the ’74 rehearsal is a lost cause (i.e., not possible to make good)
due to microphone distortion.

[ElvisAliSellers]

A repaired version of "Burning Love" [take 2 - listed as takes 3 & 4 on Sunset Boulevard] that reinstates a previously missing 21 second section of Emory Gordy's bass line during the tail end of the track. The EQ/FX are unaltered.

https://www.filemail.com/d/evhkvklnoguafbd

[KingElvis]

A repaired version of "Burning Love" [take 2 - listed as takes 3 & 4 on Sunset Boulevard] that reinstates a previously missing 21 second section of Emory Gordy's bass line during the tail end of the track. The EQ/FX are unaltered.

https://www.filemail.com/d/evhkvklnoguafbd

Thanks….but im not so sure I will notice any difference.
I didnt know the original track was faulty :/

[ElvisAliSellers]

I feel that the ’74 rehearsal is a lost cause (i.e., not possible to make good)
due to microphone distortion.

Certainly, even with the most advanced software and restroration skills, there will always be limitations when working with a substandard source.
Hopefully, you will hear a modicum of improvement on the before [raw] and after [restored] draft mix sample of "Down in the Alley" below.

https://www.filemail.com/d/izlkgukaoilpffn

[ElvisAliSellers]

I feel that the ’74 rehearsal is a lost cause (i.e., not possible to make good)
due to microphone distortion.

Certainly, even with the most advanced software and restroration skills, there will always be limitations when working with a substandard source.
Hopefully, you will hear a modicum of improvement on the before [raw] and after [restored] draft mix sample of "Down in the Alley" below.

https://www.filemail.com/d/izlkgukaoilpffn

That is a definite improvement, but the backing voices seem too low.

Yeah, it's just a preliminary mix; nothing is locked in yet.
The backing vocalists, though, are quite overpowering on the raw mix and do need toning down a little.
You may also note that there is some separation of the individual background singers [centre-left, centre-right] which helps - to some extent - to project a comparatively broader sound picture.

[ElvisAliSellers]

A repaired version of "Burning Love" [take 2 - listed as takes 3 & 4 on Sunset Boulevard] that reinstates a previously missing 21 second section of Emory Gordy's bass line during the tail end of the track. The EQ/FX are unaltered.

https://www.filemail.com/d/evhkvklnoguafbd

Thanks….but im not so sure I will notice any difference.
I didnt know the original track was faulty :/

The bass drops out at around 2:05-2:26 on the original mix [first heard on the 6363 Sunset FTD that came out in 2001].