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This Months Song is "I've Got a Thing About You Baby".

is a song by Tony Joe White, released in 1972 as a single from his album The Train I'm On. It was notably covered by Elvis Presley. Elvis Presley covered this song in 1974 and released it as the B-side to the single of "Take Good Care of Her" and later was released on the album Good Times. His version reached number 33 in the UK.

 

 

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You may have heard about our "Elvis Presley Omnipedia" project thats been in the making since 1999.
I have created a section dedicated to telling you all about it, with screenshots, and what we would like to do next.

You can see the project HERE.

This site has been left for a couple of months unfortunately, due to building two other big sites. One site is
"Elvis CD and Vinyl" at The Vaping Friar which list a lot of Vinyl LPs, EPs, 45s, 78s with great artwork.
It also lists 45 sleeves started by Erling Mehl who passed away a few years go. Plus
interesting info on rare vinyl and worldwide labels. Please take a look.

The second site is "The Flying Deuces" which is a tribute to the great double acts of
Abbott and Costello & Laurel and Hardy. It lists filmography, movie bios, leading ladies, two watchable
movies, and newsletters. Please take a look at these two sites and let me know what you think.

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'Loving You' soundtrack LP Mono II Stereo: From the Memphis Mansion label out in early 2026 the 'Loving You' soundtrack
with brand new Mono-II-Stereo remixes by Anthony Stuchbury offering a "fresh, modern sound without compromising the
original 1957 atmosphere". The Limited Edition LP comes in blue vinyl & housed in a gatefold cover with retro artwork.

Visit Here To Pre Order

Side A:
1: Mean Woman Blues
2: Teddy Bear
3: Loving You
4: Got A Lot Of Livin’ To Do
5: Lonesome Cowboy
6: Hot Dog
7: Party

Side B:
1: Loving You – Orchestral Version (Bonus Track)
2: Blueberry Hill
3: True Love
4: Don’t Leave Me Now
5: Have I Told You Lately That I Love You
6: I Need You So
7: Party – Alternate Master (Bonus Track)

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The Making of G.I. Blues' New FTD Deluxe set: FTD has announced its up-coming release 'The Making of G.I. Blues' a '65th anniversary' commemorative edition packaged in an individually numbered deluxe collector's slipcase including two hardback books and 5 CDs.
As always it is collaboration by David English and Pål Granlund.
Hopefully released this December, in time for Christmas.

This deluxe set contains.
Book 1 - The Making Of G.I. Blues - The Movie
A 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.
Book 2 - The Making Of G.I. Blues - The Music
Containing 84 pages of photos, documents and detailed session information.
Plus 5 x CDs - featuring for the first time, the complete Elvis Presley soundtrack recording sessions, from the original 3-track tapes to stereo, sequenced in recording order.
Mixed & Mastered by Vic Anesini / Sebastian Jeansson.
Vinyl EP
A special collector's vinyl 33rpm, compact double EP with picture sleeve.
All in a Deluxe Slipcase Limited individually numbered.

Priced at around €220 / US$260

If fans own the original two FTD G.I. Blues releases there are no new outtakes in this deluxe set, only some extra instrumentals. So hopefully this set will include extra Elvis studio banter and interaction.

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 vs, Instrum, 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

Produced by Ernst Mikael Jørgensen

Original RCA engineers: Thorne Nogar & Al Schmitt

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ELVIS - "The Greatest Musician of All Time": Microsoft 'msn-entertainment' this week published their list of 'The Greatest Musicians of All-Time and what made them icons' - and ELVIS came in at Number 1!

The Beatles came in at second place.

1. Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley is often hailed as the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll, a title he earned through his unique ability to blend various musical genres, including blues, country, and gospel. His electrifying stage presence and signature dance moves captivated audiences worldwide, making him a cultural icon. Songs like "Hound Dog" and "Jailhouse Rock" not only topped charts but also defined an era in music history. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) lists Elvis as one of the best-selling solo artists of all time, with over 146.5 million certified units sold in the US alone. His influence on music and pop culture is undeniable, paving the way for future rock artists and remaining a symbol of the genre.
Elvis' charisma and groundbreaking approach to music continue to resonate with fans and artists alike.

2. The Beatles
The Beatles revolutionized the music industry with their innovative songwriting and studio recording techniques. Albums such as "Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band" are considered landmarks in music history, demonstrating their ability to push creative boundaries. Their cultural influence during the 1960s was profound, as they became symbols of the counterculture movement and social change.
The Beatles' timeless appeal and artistic innovations have made them one of the most iconic bands in history.

3. Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson, known as the King of Pop, transformed the music industry with his groundbreaking album "Thriller" which remains the best-selling album of all time, with over 66 million copies sold worldwide. His innovative music videos like "Billie Jean" and "Smooth Criminal" set new standards for visual storytelling in music.

Following up were.. 4. Whitney Houston, 5. Freddie Mercury, 6. Bob Dylan, 7. Aretha Franklin, 8. Prince, 9. Beyoncé and 10. Johnny Cash.

 

Our sister site lists the LP's. EP's, 45's and 78's of Elvis with matrix numbers, details and artwork,
CD Stats and Session details. Plus a section for worldwide record company sleeve history for
Australia, Norway, Germany, UK and USA.

After 24 years plus we have finally created an Omnipedia on Elvis Presley. Sony CD releases from 1984,
FTD CD releases from 1999, boxsets, bootlegs, plus much more information. Approx 12,300 plus pages,
runs from a browser with a webpage front end. Over 10 Gigs in size. Designed to run from a data stick.

 

Our new "Flying Deuces" website is up-and-running at https://theflyingdeuces.co.uk/
For anyone who is interested in the double acts of "Laurel and Hardy" and "Abbott and Costello",
To find out more or to join, then please email me at info@elvis-online.co.uk