Bootlegs with offically unreleased STUDIO outtakes

[Bilbobaggins]

Surely we are all eagerly awaiting the mighty fine recording sessions for Easy Come, Easy Go to be released in it's complete gorgeousness... one of the highlights in Elvis' recording career!

Bilbo... are you sure you are fine? Any fever...dizzyness...? I seriously think you are hallucionating

Haha... Yes I feel great, I was joking of course This soundtrack doesn't make it to my speakers or headphones very often!

[JohnnyByeBye]

Haha... Yes I feel great, I was joking of course This soundtrack doesn't make it to my speakers or headphones very often!

Thank goodness you are fine! I was worried there for a while!

[AndrewJ]

Can you guys stop all this chatter about Hard Knocks - I'm going to have to get it out and play it now!

[AfoolSuchAsI.]

Can you guys stop all this chatter about Hard Knocks - I'm going to have to get it out and play it now!

If you it better for me its Hard Knock s

[Mike C]

Can you guys stop all this chatter about Hard Knocks - I'm going to have to get it out and play it now!

Play it loud and proud!!

[JohnnyByeBye]

Can you guys stop all this chatter about Hard Knocks - I'm going to have to get it out and play it now!

Play it loud and proud!!

Make sure you have your yoga mattress ready because you will be knocked hard to the floor by the sheer quality of the material

[Jomies]

The next series, Welcome To The Jungle, was released by Venus in 2010 and 2011. The artwork and booklet are top notch! And there are quite a few unreleased takes on these five volumes...


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Officially unreleased:


Bitter they are, harder they fall #2 fs Welcome to the jungle - The last farewell

She thinks I still care #11 fs Welcome to the jungle - The last farewell
She thinks I still care #12a fs+lfs Welcome to the jungle - The last farewell
She thinks I still care #12b fs Welcome to the jungle - The last farewell
She thinks I still care #13 fs Welcome to the jungle - The last farewell
She thinks I still care #14 cpl Welcome to the jungle - The last farewell

Solitaire #1 lfs Welcome to the jungle - Solitaire
Solitaire #2 lfs Welcome to the jungle - Solitaire
Solitaire #8 cpl Welcome to the jungle - Solitaire
Solitaire #9 fs Welcome to the jungle - Solitaire
Solitaire #10 inc Welcome to the jungle - Solitaire

I'll never fall in love again #2 cpl Welcome to the jungle - hurt

Moody blue #3 cpl Welcome to the jungle - Solitaire
Moody blue #4 cpl Welcome to the jungle - Solitaire

Hurt ('X') reh cpl Welcome to the jungle - hurt

Danny boy #5 fs+lfs Welcome to the jungle - Never again

Never again #4 cpl Welcome to the jungle - Never again
Never again #5 cpl Welcome to the jungle - Never again
Never again #6 reh+lfs Welcome to the jungle - Never again
Never again #7 lfs Welcome to the jungle - Never again
Never again #8 fs Welcome to the jungle - Never again
Never again #10 lfs Welcome to the jungle - Never again
Never again #12 fs Welcome to the jungle - Never again

Love coming down #1 fs Welcome to the jungle - Never again
Love coming down #2 cpl Welcome to the jungle - Never again
(beginning only)

Way down #1 inc Welcome to the jungle - Way down
Way down #2 2xfs Welcome to the jungle - Way down

Also see: https://www.keithflynn.uk/recording-ses ... ex.html#87

Venus was a perfect label with some truly new material!
It's a shame they're not doing anything anymore.
I miss them every day.

[LSP-4445]

Venus was a perfect label with some truly new material!
It's a shame they're not doing anything anymore.
I miss them every day.

There have been many great bootleg labels over the last three decades, and Venus is probably my favorite
because of all the unreleased 1970s studio outtake releases.

[dougkapp]

For me, the Venus label was one of the most important in Elvis' entire imported discography. It brought us true rarities, exclusive and unique mixes. They probably have more material stored away... it would be interesting to see a new release from them. The Unedited Masters series is simply fantastic.

[Bilbobaggins]

For me, the Venus label was one of the most important in Elvis' entire imported discography. It brought us true rarities, exclusive and unique mixes. They probably have more material stored away... it would be interesting to see a new release from them. The Unedited Masters series is simply fantastic.

I agree that the Venus was great and important. However, I think that the most groundbreaking and important labels were the old Bilko label (for, mostly, unreleased studio outtakes) and the Fort Baxter label (mostly soundboards)... Their releases, in the day, were simply jawdropping!

[dougkapp]

I agree with you that Bilko and Fort Baxter were very important. These two labels took import or boot releases to a new level, rivaling the label's own releases. I remember, in the 90s, every CD released by these two labels amazed us with its sound quality and rarity. Just Pretend, There's Always Me, and many others were true milestones for fans. And Bilko, Fort Baxter, and even Diamond were responsible for the existence of FTD.
The difference between these labels and Venus is that Venus managed to bring something interesting and new to fans, even after so many years of releases by FTD.
I always wonder how this material got out of the RCA/BMG/Sony archives... I've read many interesting stories...

[Colin.Bee]

Don’t forget the Golden Archive label, what they were releasing was truly mind blowing at the time. It maybe run of the mill stuff now but back then most of it was brand new to our ears. Plus those covers were just stunning, far better than what RCA were doing at the time. Who could forget that Loving You gatefold photo on the first Rockin’ Rebel? Was Gerr involved with them? I know one of his posters was included in From The Waist Up.

[Bilbobaggins]

Don’t forget the Golden Archive label, what they were releasing was truly mind blowing at the time. It maybe run of the mill stuff now but back then most of it was brand new to our ears. Plus those covers were just stunning, far better than what RCA were doing at the time. Who could forget that Loving You gatefold photo on the first Rockin’ Rebel? Was Gerr involved with them? I know one of his posters was included in From The Waist Up.

I don't know if Ger was involved. I will look it up in the bootleg book. Maybe it is mentioned there.

[Bilbobaggins]

@Colin.Bee : I took a quick look, but in the 'bootleg Elvis' book there is no mention that Ger Rijff was involved. But that doesn't mean he wasn't of course. At least, as you mentioned, there was a bonus poster bij Tallhair...

It should be this one... correct?

[JohanD]

@Colin.Bee : I took a quick look, but in the 'bootleg Elvis' book there is no mention that Ger Rijff was involved. But that doesn't mean he wasn't of course. At least, as you mentioned, there was a bonus poster bij Tallhair...

It should be this one... correct?

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Yep, it was included with this one
PS. Pic from ebay

[Jomies]

Venus was a perfect label with some truly new material!
It's a shame they're not doing anything anymore.
I miss them every day.

There have been many great bootleg labels over the last three decades, and Venus is probably my favorite
because of all the unreleased 1970s studio outtake releases.

I totally agree with you!

[Colin.Bee]

@Colin.Bee : I took a quick look, but in the 'bootleg Elvis' book there is no mention that Ger Rijff was involved. But that doesn't mean he wasn't of course. At least, as you mentioned, there was a bonus poster bij Tallhair...

It should be this one... correct?

Rijff Elvis Sullivan.JPG

That’s the one. It was not included with my copy but later a friend gave me a slightly worn copy.

[Sweet-Angeline]

Another Bootleg that has unreleased outtakes is the 1996 'Famous Groove' release 'The Complete Frankie & Johnny Sessions'. They are not really complete because some of the tapes are lost or not found yet...

These tracks are not exactly Elvis' opus magnum... but still... here it is.


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These takes are officially unreleased

Everybody come aboard #3 fs
Everybody come aboard #4 cpl
Everybody come aboard #5 lfs
Everybody come aboard #7 lfs
Everybody come aboard #8 lfs
Everybody come aboard #11 lfs
Everybody come aboard #12 fs
Everybody come aboard #13 cpl
Everybody come aboard #14 lfs
Everybody come aboard #16 cpl

Please don't stop loving me #4 fs
Please don't stop loving me #5 lfs
Please don't stop loving me #6 lfs
Please don't stop loving me #8 lfs
Please don't stop loving me #9 cpl
Please don't stop loving me #11 fs
Please don't stop loving me #12 fs
Please don't stop loving me #13 fs
Please don't stop loving me #14 lfs
Please don't stop loving me #15 fs
Please don't stop loving me #16 cpl
Please don't stop loving me #17 cpl
Please don't stop loving me #18 cpl

Petunia the gardener's daughter #1 cpl
Petunia the gardener's daughter #3 cpl
Petunia the gardener's daughter #4 lfs
Petunia the gardener's daughter insert 1 fs
Petunia the gardener's daughter insert 2 fs

Look out Broadway #1 lfs
Look out Broadway #2 lfs
Look out Broadway #9 cpl
Look out Broadway #10 fs
Look out Broadway #11 lfs

Chesay #2 fs
Chesay #4 cpl
Chesay #5 lfs

Frankie and Johnny #2 fs
Frankie and Johnny #5 lfs

Shout it out #1 lfs
Shout it out #2 fs
Shout it out #3 lfs
Shout it out #4 lfs
Shout it out #5 lfs
Shout it out #6 lfs


Don't forget to check: https://www.keithflynn.uk/recording-ses ... 02.html#26

Many of these outtakes are also in the very limited Celluloid Rock (Volume 1) released by the Cool Romeo label.

Thanks @Mike C. I know, but I limit it to the most complete releases I have in my own collection. Indeed, these takes are released on several boots. The Celluloid boxes were very nice at the time!

When collectors discuss essential Elvis audio releases, the spotlight often falls on the Follow That Dream (FTD) releases. Yet one label from the late 1990s and early 2000s continues to stand out as unexpectedly significant: Cool Romeo and its Celluloid Rock & Unsurpassed Masters series.

Released between 1998 and 2002, these sets appeared during a time when high-quality archival Elvis material was still rare and scattered across uneven bootlegs. Cool Romeo entered the scene with a different approach: carefully curated, alternate takes, session reels, and studio chatter presented in structured, well-thought-out volumes. Unlike many informal fan-made releases of the era, these weren’t rough tape transfers — they were professionally prepared collections with shockingly good sound quality.

To this day, there is no definitive answer. Some believe private collectors had safety copies. Others theorize industry insiders leaked tapes during RCA’s transitional corporate years. Whatever the truth, Cool Romeo’s output demonstrated one thing clearly: these releases were not sourced from fan-dubbed cassettes, they came from high-quality tape lineage.


And in many cases, the results rival — or even surpass — official releases.

A striking example is “Power of My Love” (Take 1). On Cool Romeo’s Unsurpassed Masters series, the take is noticeably more complete compared to the version later issued on FTD’s American Sound 1969 session box. Cool Romeo preserved additional studio chatter and musical lead-in material that gives listeners a fuller sense of the recording environment, something serious collectors value highly.

Even today, decades later, many collectors still regard these sets as reference-level listening. While FTD ultimately expanded the archive with more complete material, alternate takes, and historical context, Cool Romeo’s releases remain:
- historically significant,
- sonically impressive,
- and crucial stepping stones in the evolution of serious Elvis archival collecting.

In hindsight, Cool Romeo’s Unsurpassed Masters & Celluloid Rock weren’t just another bootleg series, they were part of the shift that proved there was demand for complete, well-presented studio sessions rather than random compilations. That pressure arguably helped shape the direction of later official archival releases.

I completed my collection on the above releases today based on comments from JoeyCoco on page 3 so have all these box sets now!!

Please post some more Bilbobaggins as this is an awesome thread thanks to you and others.

[Bilbobaggins]

@Sweet-Angeline : I will, but first I have to check my 70's part of my sessions-file. I think I covered about 95% of the officially unreleased outtakes that are on boots. I know there are some unreleased takes on a couple of Venus releases.

I don't include alternate mixes, edits etc. Only outtakes. Also are the outtakes I mentioned so far also released on other bootlegs, but I only mention one source that I have in my own collection (the source I consider being the best quality).

So... I will look into this sooner or later!

[Bilbobaggins]

Just noticed... I wasn't finished with officially unreleased 60's outtakes...

Just like on this one:

Stay away Joe (with band) #1 fs
Stay away Joe (with band) #2 cpl
Stay away Joe (with band) #5 lfs
Stay away Joe (with band) #6 fs
Stay away Joe (with band) #8 cpl
Stay away Joe (with band) #9 cpl

A dog's life #1 cpl