ELVIS PRESLEY
Elvis Presley – Sunset Boulevard [2025] (5 x CDs)
Sunset Boulevard was released by Sony Legacy in partnership with RCA Records. It isn’t just another Elvis box, it’s the one fans didn’t know they were waiting for. Focused entirely on Presley’s under-documented sessions at RCA’s Studio C in Hollywood, this 5CD set pulls back the curtain on a period often overshadowed by Vegas glitz and televised spectacle. What emerges is a portrait of Elvis as a working artist, vulnerable, soulful, and still chasing magic.
CD1 opens with newly remixed masters from albums like Elvis (The Fool Album) and Today, stripped of overdubs and studio polish. Tracks like Pieces of My Life, Separate Ways, and Always On My Mind land with raw emotional force. These aren’t the swaggering hits of the '50s, they’re reflective, genre-blurring gems that reveal a man wrestling with fame, heartbreak, and the passage of time.
But the real gold lies in CDs Two through Five: nearly three hours of rehearsals, outtakes, and studio banter from 1970 and 1974. Many of these recordings have never been released in full, and they’re a revelation. Elvis works through Polk Salad Annie, Bridge Over Troubled Water, and Stranger in My Own Home Town with the TCB Band, cracking jokes, adjusting arrangements, and occasionally slipping into songs he never officially recorded, like The Twelfth of Never and Softly As I Leave You. These moments feel intimate, alive, and deeply human.
The packaging is equally thoughtful, rare photos, detailed liner notes by Colin Escott, and a heartfelt introduction from Jerry Schilling. It’s not just a retrospective, it’s a reintroduction.
For longtime collectors, this is essential. For newer fans, it’s a chance to hear Elvis without the myth, just the voice, the soul, and the search. Sunset Boulevard doesn’t just fill in the gaps. It rewrites the narrative. (B)
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Track lists
CD1
01 Elvis Presley - Burning Love 3:02
02 Elvis Presley - Always on My Mind 3:39
03 Elvis Presley - Where Do I Go from Here 2:45
04 Elvis Presley - Separate Ways 2:53
05 Elvis Presley - For the Good Times 3:12
06 Elvis Presley - It's A Matter of Time 3:05
07 Elvis Presley - Fool 3:38
08 Elvis Presley - T-R-O-U-B-L-E 3:02
09 Elvis Presley - And I Love You So 3:40
10 Elvis Presley - Susan When She Tried 2:47
11 Elvis Presley - Woman Without Love 3:35
12 Elvis Presley - Shake a Hand 3:52
13 Elvis Presley - Pieces of My Life 3:50
14 Elvis Presley - Fairytale 3:27
15 Elvis Presley - I Can Help 4:03
16 Elvis Presley - Bringin' it Back 3:01
17 Elvis Presley - Green, Green Grass of Home 3:37
CD2
01 Elvis Presley - Separate Ways (Take 25) 2:51
02 Elvis Presley - For the Good Times (Take 3) 3:12
03 Elvis Presley - Where Do I Go From Here (Take 2) 2:37
04 Elvis Presley - Burning Love (Take 2) 2:55
05 Elvis Presley - Fool (Take 1) 3:56
06 Elvis Presley - Always on My Mind (Take 2) 3:51
07 Elvis Presley - It's A Matter of Time (Takes 1-3) 2:57
08 Elvis Presley - It's A Matter of Time (Take 4) 3:04
09 Elvis Presley - Fairytale (Take 2) 3:32
10 Elvis Presley - Green, Green Grass of Home (Takes 2 and 3) 4:07
11 Elvis Presley - And I Love You So (Take 2) 3:43
12 Elvis Presley - Susan When She Tried (Takes 1 and 2) 3:54
13 Elvis Presley - T-R-O-U-B-L-E (Take 1) 3:04
14 Elvis Presley - Tiger Man 3:12
15 Elvis Presley - Shake a Hand (Take 2) 3:34
16 Elvis Presley - Bringin' it Back (Takes 2 and 3) 3:27
17 Elvis Presley - Pieces of My Life (Takes 2 and 3) 4:20
CD3
01 Elvis Presley - That's All Right (Rehearsal) 2:34
02 Elvis Presley - I Got A Woman (Rehearsal) 2:22
03 Elvis Presley - I Got A Woman (Rehearsal 2) 1:11
04 Elvis Presley - The Wonder of You (Rehearsal) 5:16
05 Elvis Presley - I've Lost You (Rehearsal) 3:54
06 Elvis Presley - The Next Step is Love (Rehearsal) 3:19
07 Elvis Presley - Stranger in The Crowd (Rehearsal) 3:47
08 Elvis Presley - You've Lost That Loving Feeling (Rehearsal) 4:03
09 Elvis Presley - Something (Rehearsal) 2:52
10 Elvis Presley - Don't Cry Daddy (Rehearsal) 3:07
11 Elvis Presley - Don't Cry Daddy (Rehearsal 2) 2:48
12 Elvis Presley - You Don't Have to Say You Love Me (Rehearsal) 2:45
13 Elvis Presley - Polk Salad Annie (Rehearsal) 4:25
14 Elvis Presley - Bridge Over Troubled Water (Rehearsal) 4:30
15 Elvis Presley - I Can't Stop Loving You (Rehearsal) 2:13
16 Elvis Presley - Just Pretend (Rehearsal) 4:13
17 Elvis Presley - Sweet Caroline (Rehearsal) 3:47
18 Elvis Presley - Love Me Tender (Rehearsal) 0:16
19 Elvis Presley - Words (Rehearsal) 2:59
20 Elvis Presley - Suspicious Minds (Rehearsal) 5:29
21 Elvis Presley - I Just Can't Help Believin' (Rehearsal) 4:13
22 Elvis Presley - I Just Can't Help Believin' (Rehearsal 2) 6:38
CD4
01 Elvis Presley - Tomorrow Never Comes (Rehearsal) 5:13
02 Elvis Presley - Mary in The Morning (Rehearsal) 4:12
03 Elvis Presley - Twenty Days and Twenty Nights (Rehearsal) 4:47
04 Elvis Presley - You've Lost That Loving Feeling (Rehearsal 2) 3:50
05 Elvis Presley - I Just Can't Help Believin' (Rehearsal 3) 4:46
06 Elvis Presley - Heart of Rome (Rehearsal) 3:07
07 Elvis Presley - Heart of Rome (Rehearsal 2) 1:03
08 Elvis Presley - Memories (Rehearsal) 3:52
09 Elvis Presley - Johnny B. Goode (Rehearsal) 2:29
10 Elvis Presley - Make The World Go Away (Rehearsal) 5:26
11 Elvis Presley - Stranger in My Own Home Town (Rehearsal) 5:22
12 Elvis Presley - I Washed My Hands in Muddy Water (Rehearsal) 4:47
13 Elvis Presley - If You Love Me (Let Me Know) (Rehearsal) 2:43
14 Elvis Presley - If You Love Me (Let Me Know) (Rehearsal 2) 3:01
15 Elvis Presley - Promised Land (Rehearsal) 3:13
16 Elvis Presley - Promised Land (Rehearsal 2) 3:38
17 Elvis Presley - Down in The Alley (Rehearsal) 2:56
18 Elvis Presley - Down in The Alley (Rehearsal 2) 3:14
CD5
01 Elvis Presley - It's Midnight (Rehearsal) 4:14
02 Elvis Presley - It's Midnight (Rehearsal 2) 3:42
03 Elvis Presley - Your Love's Been a Long Time Coming (Rehearsal) 4:10
04 Elvis Presley - Good Time Charlie's Got the Blues (Rehearsal) 3:24
05 Elvis Presley - Softly as I Leave You (Rehearsal) 2:27
06 Elvis Presley - Softly as I Leave You (Rehearsal 2) 5:08
07 Elvis Presley - I'm Leavin' (Rehearsal) 5:10
08 Elvis Presley - The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (Rehearsal) 5:22
09 Elvis Presley - Proud Mary (Rehearsal) 3:13
10 Elvis Presley - If You Talk in Your Sleep (Rehearsal) 4:35
11 Elvis Presley - If You Love Me (Let Me Know) (Rehearsal 3) 7:08
12 Elvis Presley - If You Love Me (Let Me Know) (Rehearsal 4) 8:27
13 Elvis Presley - The Twelfth of Never (Rehearsal) 2:53
14 Elvis Presley - Faded Love (Rehearsal) 3:28
15 Elvis Presley - Just Pretend (Rehearsal) 5:18
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Music weaves itself into the fabric of our emotions, dances through the corridors of memory, and whispers to the soul of who we are. Sharing these stories deepens the connection, turning the experience into something timeless and profound.
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Thank you Butterboy.
ReplyDeleteHi Done4it.
DeleteMy pleasure, to share the music of a phenomenal talent.
Cheers.
Thanks BB. I don't think Elvis realized how good he was. He wasted his talent doing what the Colonel told him to do. He and Sam created the music that we follow today. A wonderful voice that was squandered after he got out of the army. He could sing like no one else could. We are lucky to have his music.
ReplyDeleteHi lemonflag.
DeleteBeautifully said.
The tension between raw talent and commercial machinery is laid bare in this set, especially in those Studio C rehearsals. He sounds unguarded, playful, and deeply present. It’s a reminder of what could’ve been, and what still shines through despite it all. We really are lucky to have these moments preserved.
Cheers.
Thanks a lot BB!
ReplyDeleteThank you for the Elvis post. Love it.
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