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The Making Of G.I. Blues

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The Making Of G.I.Blues - Elvis Presley CD Info FTD Label

 
Title: The Making Of G.I Blues - 65th Anniversary Collector's Edition
Label: Follow That Dream (FTD Books) / Flaming Star
Catalog number: 506020-975202, Sony Music Entertainment
GTIN:: 5060209752020
Release date: 12/2025
Recording type: Studio recordings and outtakes
Location:: RCA Studios Hollywood
Date:  April 27 / 28 and, May 6, 1960
   
Track listing:  CD 1:

The Making Of G.I.Blues - Elvis Presley CD Info FTD Label

Matrix: d: 506020-975202CD1    A0103543267-0101  23  A00  IFPI L552 IFPI 94K2



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 		   The Masters

Tonight Is So Right For Love
What's She Really Like
Frankfort Special
Wooden Heart
G.I. Blues
Pocketful of Rainbows
Shoppin' Around
Big Boots
Didja' Ever
Blue Suede Shoes
Doin' The Best I Can
Tonight's All Right For Love

April 27, 1960 - Sunset & Vine, Hollywood

Shoppin' Around (Instrumental, AO takes 1-2)
Shoppin' Around (Instrumental, AO take 3 / master - from acetate)
Shoppin' Around (Instrumental, AO take 4)
Shoppin' Around (first version, BO take 1)
Shoppin' Around (first version, BO takes 2-4)
Shoppin' Around (first version, BO take 5)
Shoppin' Around (first version, BO takes 6-10)
Shoppin' Around (first version, BO take 11)
Shoppin' Around (first version, BO take 14 / master - from acetate)		  

02:15
02:19
02:57
02:04
02:41
02:36
02:24
01:32
02:38
02:08
03:16
01:25



00:58
01:47
02:00
02:37
03:52
02:33
05:27
02:40
02:14
 


CD 2:

The Making Of G.I. Blues - Elvis Presley CD Info FTD Label

Matrix:  d: 506020-975202CD2    A0103547917-0101  15  A00  IFPI L557 IFPI 94K2



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 		   April 27, 1960 - Sunset & Vine, Hollywood

Didja' Ever (CO take 1)
Didja' Ever * (CO take 2 / original master)
Didja' Ever (splice of CO takes 1 & 2 / substituted album master)
Doin' The Best I Can (DO takes 1-3)
Doin' The Best I Can (DO takes 4-7)
Doin' The Best I Can (DO takes 8-9)
Doin' The Best I Can (DO takes 10-12)
Doin' The Best I Can (DO take 13 / master)
G.I. Blues (EO take 1)
G.I. Blues (EO takes 2-4)
G.I. Blues (EO take 5)
G.I. Blues (EO take 6)
G.I. Blues (EO take 7)
G.I. Blues (EO takes 8-10, insert)
G.I. Blues (splice of EO takes 7 & 10 / master)
Tonight Is So Right for Love (FO takes 1-2)
Tonight Is So Right for Love (FO take 3)
Tonight Is So Right for Love (FO take 4)
Tonight Is So Right for Love (FO takes 5-7)
What's She Really Like (GO takes 1-3)
What's She Really Like (GO takes 4-5)
 		  

02:59
03:06
02:38
05:15
02:38
03:47
04:42
03:34
03:00
04:07
02:46
02:56
03:10
02:00
02:38
03:10
02:33
02:46
06:17
03:24
03:21

 

CD 3:

The Making Of G.I. Blues - Elvis Presley CD Info FTD Label

Matrix:  d: 506020-975202CD3    A0103543269-0101  15  A00  IFPI L557 IFPI 94K2



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23		   April 27, 1960 - Sunset & Vine, Hollywood

Frankfort Special (fast version, HO takes 1-2)
Frankfort Special (fast version, HO takes 3-5)
Frankfort Special (fast version, HO takes 6-7)
Frankfort Special (fast version, HO take 8)
Frankfort Special (fast version, HO takes 9-13)
Tonight Is So Right for Love (FO take 8)
Tonight Is So Right for Love (FO take 9)
Tonight Is So Right for Love (FO takes 10-11 / master)

April 28, 1960 - Sunset & Vine, Hollywood

Whistling Blues (Instrumental, JO take 2 / master)
Tonight Is So Right for Love (Instrumental, KO takes 1-4 / master)
Wooden Heart (Gramafunken version, Instrumental, LO takes 1-2 / master)
Big Boots (fast version, M1O takes 1-2)
Big Boots (fast version, M1O take 3)
Big Boots (fast version, M1O take 4)
Big Boots (fast version, M1O take 5)
Big Boots (fast version, M1O takes 6-7 / master)
Big Boots (slow version, MO take 1)
Big Boots (slow version, MO takes 2-3)
Big Boots (slow version, MO take 4)
What's She Really Like (GO takes 6-7)
What's She Really Like (GO takes 8-11)
What's She Really Like (GO takes 12-13)
What's She Really Like (GO takes 14-16)		  

03:57
04:20
02:57
02:46
04:43
02:38
02:31
04:29



03:35
03:33
01:50
01:51
01:44
01:48
01:33
01:56
01:40
02:30
01:49
03:37
06:41
03:12
04:31

 

CD 4:

The Making Of G.I. Blues - Elvis Presley CD Info FTD Label

Matrix:  d: 506020-975202CD4    A0103543270-0101  13  A00  IFPI L552 IFPI 94K2



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What's She Really Like (GO takes 17-19)
What's She Really Like (insert, GO takes 20-22)
What's She Really Like (splice of GO takes 19 & 22 insert / master)
Pocketful of Rainbows (version 1, NO takes 1-2)
Pocketful of Rainbows (version 1, NO take 3)
Pocketful of Rainbows (version 1, NO takes 4-7)
Pocketful of Rainbows (version 1, NO take 8)
Pocketful of Rainbows (version 1, NO take 9)
Pocketful of Rainbows (version 1, NO take 10)
Pocketful of Rainbows (version 1, NO takes 11-12)
Pocketful of Rainbows (version 1, NO takes 13-14)
Pocketful of Rainbows (version 1, NO takes 15-16)
Blue Suede Shoes (PO take 1 / master)
Wooden Heart (QO take 1)
Wooden Heart (QO takes 2-4 / master)
Pocketful of Rainbows (version 1, NO take 17)
Pocketful of Rainbows (version 1, NO takes 18-20)
Pocketful of Rainbows (version 1, NO takes 21-25)
Pocketful of Rainbows (version 1, NO takes 26-28)		  

04:56
04:09
02:20
04:59
02:53
05:56
02:53
02:54
02:58
03:02
03:11
03:43
02:18
02:12
03:57
02:47
06:33
05:21
05:04

 

CD 5:

The Making Of G.I. Blues - Elvis Presley CD Info FTD Label

Matrix:  d: 506020-975202CD5    A0103543271-0101  25  A00  IFPI L552 IFPI 94K2



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25		   May 6, 1960 - Radio Recorders, Hollywood

Big Boots (fast version, remake, M1O-X take 1)
Big Boots (fast version, remake, M1O-X take 2)
Shoppin' Around (remake, BO-X takes 1-2)
Shoppin' Around (remake, BO-X takes 3-5)
Shoppin' Around (remake, BO-X takes 6-7 / master)
Pocketful of Rainbows (remake, NO-X takes 1-2 / master)
Pocketful of Rainbows (remake, NO-X take 3)
Frankfort Special (remake, HO-X takes 1-5)
Frankfort Special (remake, HO-X takes 6-8)
Frankfort Special (remake, HO-X takes 9-10 / master)
Tonight's All Right For Love (R1O take 1)
Tonight's All Right For Love (R1O takes 2-5)
Tonight's All Right For Love (R1O take 6)
Tonight's All Right For Love (R1O takes 7-8)
Tonight's All Right For Love (R1O takes 9-10)
Tonight's All Right For Love (R1O takes 11-12)
Tonight's All Right For Love (R1O takes 14-15)
Tonight's All Right For Love (R1O takes 16-17)
Tonight's All Right For Love (insert, R2O takes 1-2)
Tonight's All Right For Love (composite of R1O take 10 & R2O take 2 / master)
Big Boots (slow version, remake, MO-X takes 1-6)
Big Boots (slow version, insert, M2O-X takes 1-4)
Tonight's All Right For Love ("Tales from the Vienna Woods", instrumental, RO takes 1-4)
Tonight's All Right For Love ("Tales from the Vienna Woods", instrumental, RO take 5 / master)
Big Boots (SO take 3, composite of MO take 4 & M2O-X take 4 / master)
 		  

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01:14
02:52
03:34
03:08
04:08
03:08
07:35
05:49
04:34
01:31
04:28
01:33
02:05
03:10
01:42
01:54
02:23
01:50
01:24
04:06
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03:43
02:34
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Notes:  

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BOOK 1 - 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.
 

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BOOK 2 - THE MAKING OF G.I. BLUES THE MUSIC
Containing 84 pages of photos, documents and detailed session information plus 5 CDs
 

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A special collector's vinyl 33rpm, compact double EP with picture sleeve.
Under instruction from executive William Bullock the "Elvis in G.I. Blues" EP - LPC 108 was cancelled. The EP in the Box has been recreated with the intendend original mono track listing.
 

Annoncement:
 

FTD books is pleased to announce the release of "The Making Of G.I. Blues" this 65th Anniversary Commemorative Edition is packaged in an individually numbered Deluxe collector's slipcase

  • Book 1 - The Movie The Making Of G.I. Blues - The Movie: a 384-page hardback coffee table style Deluxe book, containing 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 Music: a 84-page book of photos, documents and detailed session information.

Additionally the set contains 5 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.
Also included is Special Collector's vinyl 33 RPM, compact double EP with a picture sleeve.
All housed in a Deluxe, individually (sticker) numbered slipcase.
 

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