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Source: Elvis Presley FTD Collectors Label Group on Facebook

New book for November/December

FTD BOOKS IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE RELEASE OF “THE MAKING OF G.I. BLUES”

THIS 65TH ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATIVE EDITION IS PACKAGED IN A
INDIVIDUALLY NUMBERED DELUXE COLLECTOR’S SLIPCASE


BOOK 1 - THE MOVIE

THE MAKING OF G.I. BLUES - THE MOVIE
Hardback coffee table style deluxe book, containing 384 pages with many newly discovered photographs, details on deleted scenes, pages from the script, the shooting schedule, memos, contracts, as well as memories from the cast and crew.

DELUXE COLLECTOR’S SLIPCASE
Limited individually numbered edition with sticker.

BOOKK 2 - THE MUSIC

THE MAKING OF G.I. BLUES THE MUSIC
Containing 84 pages of photos, documents and detailed session information.

5 x COMPACT DISCS
Featuring for the first time, the complete Elvis Presley soundtrack recording sessions,
from the original 3-track tapes to stereo, sequenced in recording order.

VINYL
A special collector’s vinyl 33rpm, compact double EP with picture sleeve

Thank you @londonflash

It looks good again!

I guess there will not be much, if any, new audio on it. But for me, the book is what this release is all about. Not looking forward to the price though...

Update: the price will be €220,-

https://www.ueps.be/Webshop2.php?Tc=NL

https://www.ueps.be/Webshop2.php?Det=1& ... &KId=&BNr=

Yawn… 5 CDs and only a few new instrumental takes.
And yet another book I don’t care for at all.
Thanks, but no thanks

Andreas wrote: October 29th, 2025, 12:32 pm For several years now, I've been disappointed with FTD.

The reason is that they keep packaging some unknown takes into deluxe sets. Fans with
little money, who can barely afford their hobby, are left out. I can't afford these box sets
and therefore have to do without new audio material.

It would be great if FTD offered the outtakes individually as downloads, or a special CD
just with these recordings, which are otherwise hard to find.

I'm happy for the collectors and understand their approach from a business perspective.
But there are also fans who don't have much money and need it for family, housing, and
so on.

Those were the good old days when CDs were filled only with new material. You can still
get pictures one way or another. But I'm probably missing out on the new outtakes.

I think you make a valid point.

These sets are expensive and it would be good if they release these CD's also separate from the book (like they did with A Boy From Tupelo and The Blue Hawaii sessions). That way people that don't want to, or can't, spend a lot of money can still get these recordings.

I'll be sticking with the classic albums FTD sets and the From Memphis To Hollywood book.

With the two volumes on the classic album series...is more than enough....
I had the hope of getting a march 74 box....

londonflash wrote: October 29th, 2025, 11:10 am Source: Elvis Presley FTD Collectors Label Group on Facebook

New book for November/December

FTD BOOKS IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE RELEASE OF “THE MAKING OF G.I. BLUES”

THIS 65TH ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATIVE EDITION IS PACKAGED IN A
INDIVIDUALLY NUMBERED DELUXE COLLECTOR’S SLIPCASE


BOOK 1 - THE MOVIE

THE MAKING OF G.I. BLUES - THE MOVIE
Hardback coffee table style deluxe book, containing 384 pages with many newly discovered photographs, details on deleted scenes, pages from the script, the shooting schedule, memos, contracts, as well as memories from the cast and crew.

DELUXE COLLECTOR’S SLIPCASE
Limited individually numbered edition with sticker.

BOOKK 2 - THE MUSIC

THE MAKING OF G.I. BLUES THE MUSIC
Containing 84 pages of photos, documents and detailed session information.

5 x COMPACT DISCS
Featuring for the first time, the complete Elvis Presley soundtrack recording sessions,
from the original 3-track tapes to stereo, sequenced in recording order.

VINYL
A special collector’s vinyl 33rpm, compact double EP with picture sleeve

.
I really enjoyed the King Creole and Blue Hawaii book sets so I'm going to have to bite the bullet and get this one.

Here’s the track listing for the CDs

CD 1

The Masters
01. Tonight Is So Right For Love
02. What’s She Really Like
03. Frankfort Special
04. Wooden Heart
05. G.I. Blues
06. Pocketful of Rainbows
07. Shoppin’ Around
08. Big Boots
09. Didja’ Ever
10. Blue Suede Shoes
11. Doin’ The Best I Can
12. Tonight’s All Right For Love

April 27, 1960 - Sunset & Vine, Hollywood
13. Shoppin’ Around (Instrumental, AO takes 1-2)
14. Shoppin’ Around(Instrumental, AO take 3 / master - from acetate)
15. Shoppin’ Around (Instrumental, AO take 4)
16. Shoppin’ Around (first version, BO take 1)
17. Shoppin’ Around (first version, BO takes 2-4)
18. Shoppin’ Around (first version, BO take 5)
19. Shoppin’ Around (first version, BO takes 6-10)
20. Shoppin’ Around (first version, BO take 11)
21. Shoppin’ Around (first version, BO take 14 / master - from acetate)

G.I. BLUES CD 2
April 27, 1960 - Sunset & Vine, Hollywood
01. Didja’ Ever (CO take 1)
02. Didja’ Ever * (CO take 2 / original master)
03. Didja’ Ever (splice of CO takes 1 & 2 / substituted album master)
04. Doin’ The Best I Can (DO takes 1-3)
05. Doin’ The Best I Can (DO takes 4-7)
06. Doin’ The Best I Can (DO takes 8-9)
07. Doin’ The Best I Can (DO takes 10-12)
08. Doin’ The Best I Can. (DO take 13 / master)
09. G.I. Blues (EO take 1)
10. G.I. Blues (EO takes 2-4)
11. G.I. Blues (EO take 5)
12. G.I. Blues (EO take 6)
13. G.I. Blues (EO take 7)
14. G.I. Blues (EO takes 8-10, insert)
15. G.I. Blues (splice of EO takes 7 & 10 / master)
16. Tonight Is So Right for Love (FO takes 1-2)
17. Tonight Is So Right for Love (FO take 3)
18. Tonight Is So Right for Love (FO take 4)
19. Tonight Is So Right for Love (FO takes 5-7)
20. What’s She Really Like (GO takes 1-3)
21. What’s She Really Like (GO takes 4-5)
* Take 2 used on first pressing of soundtrack. Also on exported album master (UK, Germany etc.)

G.I. BLUES CD 3
April 27, 1960 - Sunset & Vine, Hollywood
01. Frankfort Special (fast version, HO takes 1-2)
02. Frankfort Special (fast version, HO takes 3-5)
03. Frankfort Special. (fast version, HO takes 6-7)
04. Frankfort Special (fast version, HO take 8)
05. Frankfort Special. (fast version, HO takes 9-13)
06. Tonight Is So Right for Love (FO take 8)
07. Tonight Is So Right for Love (FO take 9)
08. Tonight Is So Right for Love (FO takes 10-11 / master)

April 28, 1960 - Sunset & Vine, Hollywood
09. Whistling Blues. (Instrumental, JO take 2 / master)
10. Tonight Is So Right for Love (Instrumental, KO takes 1-4 / master)
11. Wooden Heart (Gramafunken version, Instrumental, LO takes 1-2 / master)
12. Big Boots (fast version, M1O takes 1-2)
13. Big Boots (fast version, M1O take 3)
14. Big Boots (fast version, M1O take 4)
15. Big Boots (fast version, M1O take 5)
16. Big Boots. (fast version, M1O takes 6-7 / master)
17. Big Boots (slow version, MO take 1)
18. Big Boots (slow version, MO takes 2-3)
19. Big Boots (slow version, MO take 4)
20. What’s She Really Like (GO takes 6-7)
21. What’s She Really Like (GO takes 8-11)
22. What’s She Really Like (GO takes 12-13)
23. What’s She Really Like. (GO takes 14-16)

G.I. BLUES CD 4

April 28, 1960 - Sunset & Vine, Hollywood
01. What’s She Really Like (GO takes 17-19)
02. What’s She Really Like (insert, GO takes 20-22)
03. What’s She Really Like (splice of GO takes 19 & 22 insert / master)
04. Pocketful of Rainbows (version 1, NO takes 1-2)
05. Pocketful of Rainbows (version 1, NO take 3)
06. Pocketful of Rainbows (version 1, NO takes 4-7)
07. Pocketful of Rainbows (version 1, NO take
08. Pocketful of Rainbows (version 1, NO take 9)
09. Pocketful of Rainbows (version 1, NO take 10)
10. Pocketful of Rainbows (version 1, NO takes 11-12)
11. Pocketful of Rainbows (version 1, NO takes 13-14)
12. Pocketful of Rainbows (version 1, NO takes 15-16)
13. Blue Suede Shoes (PO take 1 / master)
14. Wooden Heart (QO take 1)
15. Wooden Heart (QO takes 2-4 / master)
16. Pocketful of Rainbows (version 1, NO take 17)
17. Pocketful of Rainbows (version 1, NO takes 18-20)
18. Pocketful of Rainbows (version 1, NO takes 21-25)
19. Pocketful of Rainbows (version 1, NO takes 26-28)

G.I. BLUES CD 5

May 6, 1960 - Radio Recorders, Hollywood

01. Big Boots (fast version, remake, M1O-X take 1)
02. Big Boots (fast version, remake, M1O-X take 2)
03. Shoppin’ Around (remake, BO-X takes 1-2)
04. Shoppin’ Around (remake, BO-X takes 3-5)
05. Shoppin’ Around (remake, BO-X takes 6-7 / master)
06. Pocketful of Rainbows (remake, NO-X takes 1-2 / master)
07. Pocketful of Rainbows (remake, NO-X take 3)
08. Frankfort Special (remake, HO-X takes 1-5)
09. Frankfort Special (remake, HO-X takes 6-8)
10. Frankfort Special (remake, HO-X takes 9-10 / master)
11. Tonight’s All Right For Love (R1O take 1)
12. Tonight’s All Right For Love (R1O takes 2-5)
13. Tonight’s All Right For Love (R1O take 6)
14. Tonight’s All Right For Love (R1O takes 7-8)
15. Tonight’s All Right For Love (R1O takes 9-10)
16. Tonight’s All Right For Love (R1O takes 11-12)
17. Tonight’s All Right For Love (R1O takes 14-15)
18. Tonight’s All Right For Love (R1O takes 16-17)
19. Tonight’s All Right For Love (insert, R2O takes 1-2)
20. Tonight’s All Right For Love (composite of R1O take 10 & R2O take 2 / master)
21. Big Boots (slow version, remake, MO-X takes 1-6)
22. Big Boots (slow version, insert, M2O-X takes 1-4)
23. Tonight’s All Right For Love (“Tales from the Vienna Woods”, instrumental, RO takes 1-4)
24. Tonight’s All Right For Love (“Tales from the Vienna Woods”, instrumental, RO take 5/master)
25. Big Boots (SO take 3, composite of MO take 4 & M2O-X take 4 / master.)

Mastered by Sebastian Jeansson
Mixed from 3-track to stereo by Vic Anesini with Sebastian Jeansson
Original engineers: Thorne Nogar & Al Schmitt
Produced by Ernst Mikael Jørgensen

everything audio ends up on youtube

NinaFromCanadaEh wrote: October 29th, 2025, 11:51 pm everything audio ends up on youtube

Yes in low mp3 bitrate…sounds ok on poor laptop speakers only.
But if no other listening option its better than nothing.

Yes it is better than not at all

Bilbobaggins wrote: October 29th, 2025, 1:02 pm

Andreas wrote: October 29th, 2025, 12:32 pm For several years now, I've been disappointed with FTD.

The reason is that they keep packaging some unknown takes into deluxe sets. Fans with
little money, who can barely afford their hobby, are left out. I can't afford these box sets
and therefore have to do without new audio material.

It would be great if FTD offered the outtakes individually as downloads, or a special CD
just with these recordings, which are otherwise hard to find.

I'm happy for the collectors and understand their approach from a business perspective.
But there are also fans who don't have much money and need it for family, housing, and
so on.

Those were the good old days when CDs were filled only with new material. You can still
get pictures one way or another. But I'm probably missing out on the new outtakes.

I think you make a valid point.

These sets are expensive and it would be good if they release these CD's also separate from the book (like they did with A Boy From Tupelo and The Blue Hawaii sessions). That way people that don't want to, or can't, spend a lot of money can still get these recordings.

The 5CDs will be rereleased seperately later in 2026 as for the BLue Hawaii set

Where does this information come from? Thank you in advance.

FTD could have included demo acetates (see scan); I don't know the demo acetates are in the FTD - archive.

Pocketful of rainbows – demo version sung by Jimmy Breedlove was released in 2006 on FTD CD2 Writing for the king.


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ERa wrote: October 30th, 2025, 3:54 am

Bilbobaggins wrote: October 29th, 2025, 1:02 pm

Andreas wrote: October 29th, 2025, 12:32 pm For several years now, I've been disappointed with FTD.

The reason is that they keep packaging some unknown takes into deluxe sets. Fans with
little money, who can barely afford their hobby, are left out. I can't afford these box sets
and therefore have to do without new audio material.

It would be great if FTD offered the outtakes individually as downloads, or a special CD
just with these recordings, which are otherwise hard to find.

I'm happy for the collectors and understand their approach from a business perspective.
But there are also fans who don't have much money and need it for family, housing, and
so on.

Those were the good old days when CDs were filled only with new material. You can still
get pictures one way or another. But I'm probably missing out on the new outtakes.

I think you make a valid point.

These sets are expensive and it would be good if they release these CD's also separate from the book (like they did with A Boy From Tupelo and The Blue Hawaii sessions). That way people that don't want to, or can't, spend a lot of money can still get these recordings.

The 5CDs will be rereleased seperately later in 2026 as for the BLue Hawaii set

Do you know that is for certain or is that an assumption. Didn’t they say they were going to do that with an earlier book/cd project like On Tour, but never did.

The official announcement states: “An audio only FTD edition will be released during 2026.”

MT

G.I. Blues - scene 51-56


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Big boots - scene 343-348


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