Cat. No. 1967: ELVIS PRESLEY ~ THE COMPLETE LOUISIANA HAYRIDE ARCHIVES 1954-1956. MEMPHIS RECORDING SERVICE MRS 30001256. (IMPORT).

IT NEVER SEEMS TO AMAZE ME AS TO THE AMOUNT OF PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED MATERIAL THERE IS BY ELVIS PRESLEY. ONE CAN ONLY WONDER HOW MUCH MORE MATERIAL REMAINS UNISSUED. HERE WE HAVE WITH THE RELEASE OF THIS CD OF YET MORE RECENTLY DISCOVERED PERFORMANCES BY THE KING. 

THIS CD, FOR THE FIRST TIME, CONTAINS THE COMPLETE ARCHIVAL RECORDINGS OF THE LOUISIANA HAYRIDE BY ELVIS PRESLEY FROM 1954-1956. ALL OF THE 25 TRACKS HEREIN ARE RE-MASTERED USING THE MOST SOPHISTICATED TECHNOLOGY AND INCLUDE RESTORED AND MORE COMPLETE VERSIONS OF, “MONEY HONEY” AND “I’M LEFT, YOU’RE RIGHT, SHE’S GONE”, THAN BEFORE. OTHER TRACKS ALSO INCLUDE, “THAT’S ALL RIGHT”, “BLUE MOON OF KENTUCKY”, “HEARTS OF STONE”, “I DON’T CARE IF THE SUN DON’T SHINE” AND “BABY LETS PLAY HOUSE”. ALSO INCLUDED, IS A SPECIAL REMIX BONUS TRACK OF “MAYBELLENE”.

THE CD ALSO CONTAINS THE RECENT DISCOVERY OF ELVIS’ LAST PERFORMANCE ON THE LOUISIANA HAYRIDE IN DECEMBER 1956. WITH TRACKS SUCH AS “HEARTBREAK HOTEL”, “LONG TALL SALLY” AND “DON’T BE CRUEL”. IT ALSO INCLUDES THE SUPER RARE, “PARALYZED” AND “WHEN MY BLUE MOON TURNS TO GOLD AGAIN”. THIS SHOW HAS ALSO BEEN RESTORED AND FOR THE FIRST TIME, SPEED CORRECTED.

THE BONUS, 100 PAGE BOOK, HAS MANY RARE AND UNRELEASED PHOTOGRAPHS. IT CONTAINS EXTENSIVE LINER NOTES, WITH INFORMATIVE AND HISTORICAL FACTS ON ELVIS’S TIME WITH THE LOUISIANA HAYRIDE DURING 1954-1956. THE CD IS SUPERBLY PACKAGED AS A HARD BOUND BOOK WITH THE CD INSERTED IN THE BACK COVER. AN ABSOLUTE MUST FOR ELVIS COLLECTORS.

TRACK LISTING: 16th October, 1954 – Hayride Begins Jingle / Introduction / That’s All Right / Blue Moon Of Kentucky. January 15th, 1955 – Hearts Of Stone / That’s All Right / Tweedle Dee. January 22nd, 1955 – Money Honey / Blue Moon Of Kentucky / I Don’t Care If The Sun Don’t Shine / That’ All Right. April 30th, 1955 – Tweedle Dee. July 16th, 1955 – I’m Left, You’re Right, She’s Gone. August 20th, 1955 – Baby Let’s Play House / Maybellene / That’s All Right. 16th December, 1956 – Heartbreak Hotel / Long Tall Sally / I Was The One / Love Me Tender / Don’t Be Cruel / Love Me / I Got A Woman / When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again / Paralyzed / Hound Dog / Elvis Has Left The Building / Hayride End Jingle. BONUS TRACKS: June Carter Talks About Elvis On The Hayride / Maybellene (Tunzi Remix).

CD & HARDBOUND BOOK