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This 4-CD box set contains a 48-page book and consists mostly of previously-unreleased alternate takes of Presley's hits. Recorded between 1954 and 1970. Includes liner notes by Colin Escott. You probably think you've heard all ... Full Descriptionthere is to hear from The King, what with countless Elvis retrospectives, anthologies and reissues flooding the market. While PLATINUM is far from the first Elvis box, it's unique in that it's composed largely of previously unreleased material. Four discs cover every phase of Presley's career, from young Memphis hip-shaker to middle-aged Vegas hip-shaker, adding a fresh perspective to each period.
It's both an education and a kick to hear alternate versions of songs as ingrained in the public consciousness as "That's All Right," and others from Elvis' legendary Sun sessions. Obscure delights like 1969's "Power Of My Love" update one of rock & roll's most stellar legacies. Off-the-cuff recordings and live TV performances contribute further to this set, which proves that even the most zealous Elvis fan hasn't heard the whole story yet.
4 CD's;100+Tracks,70 Unrelease *** Avail.Through 12/97 Only *
Personnel includes: Elvis Presley, Scotty Moore, Bill Black, D.J. Fontana, Chet Atkins, Floyd Kramer, Shorty Long, Marvin Hughes, Hilmer "Tiny" Timbrell, Dudley Brooks, Bob Moore, Hank Garland, Buddy Harman, Boots Randolph, Ray Siegel, Al Casey, Hal Blaine, Jerry Reed, Charlie Hodge, Tommy Tedesco, Reggie Young, Bobby Emmons, Mike Leech, James Burton, John Wilkinson, Jerry Carrigan, Glen Spreen, Emory Gordy, Tommy Hensley, Johnny Christopher, Bobby Ogdin, The Bobby Morris Orchestra, The Joe Guercio Orchestra, Ben & Brock Speer, The Jordanaires, The Imperials Quartet, June Page, Dolores Edgin, The Blossoms, The Sweet Inspirations, Ginger Holladay, Temple Riser, Kathy Westmoreland, J.D. Summer and The Stamps, Myrna Smith.
Compilation producers: Ernst Mikael Jorgensen, Roger Semon.
Engineers include: Sam Phillips, Thorne Nogar, Bill Porter.Rolling Stone (8/21/97, p.108) - 4 Stars (out of 5) - "...an amazing and revelatory journey encompassing explosive rock & roll, hard-edged country, slow-boiling R&B, sentimental pop, soul-baring spirituals, a haunting stab at folk...and a single tenderhearted Christmas entry..."
Entertainment Weekly (7/18/97, pp.81-82) - "...PLATINUM is full of blues shouts, gospel meditations, rockabilly shuffles--all of which fry with a kind of fatback jubilation that Elvis never got to explore in his movie ditties..." - Rating: B
NME (Magazine) (8/2/97, p.38) - "...His legend may be sullied and omnipresent, his music distorted and overly familiar and his life parodied and documented to a suffocating degree, but this compilation at least reminds you why he was the King and why his music meant so much..." Hide Description Platinum: A Life In Music Music
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| | | | Platinum: A Life In Music CD DISC 1: |
  | 1. | I'll Never Stand in Your Way - (1954 demo)  |
| 2. | That's All Right - (alternate take) |
| 3. | Blue Moon - (alternate take) |
| 4. | Good Rockin' Tonight |
| 5. | Mystery Train |
| 6. | I Got a Woman - (alternate take) |
| 7. | Heartbreak Hotel - (alternate take) |
| 8. | I'm Counting on You - (alternate take) |
| 9. | Shake, Rattle And Roll / Flip, Flop And Fly |
| 10. | Lawdy, Miss Clawdy - (alternate take) |
| 11. | I Want You, I Need You, I Love You - (alternate take) |
| 12. | Hound Dog |
| 13. | Don't Be Cruel |
| 14. | Rip It Up - (alternate take) |
| 15. | Love Me Tender |
| 16. | When the Saints Go Marching In - (private recording) |
| 17. | All Shook Up |
| 18. | Peace in the Valley (For Me), (There'll Be) - (alternate take) |
| 19. | Bluebery Hill - (rare acetate) |
| 20. | Teddy Bear, (Let Me Be Your) |
| 21. | Jailhouse Rock |
| 22. | New Orleans |
| 23. | I Need Your Love Tonight - (alternate take) |
| 24. | Big Hunk O' Love, A - (alternate take) |
| 25. | Bad Nauheim Medley: I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen / I Will Be True / It's Been So Long Darlin... |
| | Platinum: A Life In Music Songs DISC 2: |
| 1. | Stuck on You |
| 2. | Fame and Fortune |
| 3. | It's Now or Never |
| 4. | It Feels So Right - (alternate take) |
| 5. | Mess of Blues, A - (alternate take) |
| 6. | Are You Lonesome Tonight? |
| 7. | Reconsider Baby |
| 8. | Tonight Is So Right For Love - (alternate take) |
| 9. | His Hand in Mine - (alternate take) |
| 10. | Milky White Way - (alternate take) |
| 11. | I'm Comin' Home - (alternate take) |
| 12. | I Feel So Bad - (alternate take) |
| 13. | Can't Help Falling in Love |
| 14. | Something Blue - (alternate take) |
| 15. | Return to Sender |
| 16. | Bossa Nova Baby - (alternate take) |
| 17. | How Great Thou Art - (alternate take) |
| 18. | Guitar Man - (alternate take) |
| 19. | You'll Never Walk Alone - (alternate take) |
| 20. | Oh How I Love Jesus |
| 21. | Tennessee Waltz |
| 22. | Blowin' in the Wind |
| 23. | I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love With You) |
| 24. | I'm Beginning to Forget You |
| 25. | After Loving You |
| | Platinum: A Life In Music Album DISC 3: |
| 1. | I Got a Woman - (rehearsal) |
| 2. | Tiger Man - (rehearsal) |
| 3. | When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again - (previously unreleased) |
| 4. | Trying to Get to You - (previously unreleased) |
| 5. | If I Can Dream - (alternate take) |
| 6. | In the Ghetto - (alternate take) |
| 7. | Suspicious Minds - (alternate take) |
| 8. | Power of My Love - (alternate take) |
| 9. | Baby What You Want Me to Do |
| 10. | Words |
| 11. | Johnny B. Goode |
| 12. | Release Me |
| 13. | See See Rider |
| 14. | Wonder of You, The |
| 15. | Sound of Your Cry, The - (alternate take) |
| 16. | You Don't Have to Say You Love Me |
| 17. | Funny How Time Slips Away |
| 18. | I Washed My Hands in Muddy Water |
| 19. | I Was the One |
| 20. | Cattle Call |
| 21. | Baby, Let's Play House |
| 22. | Don't |
| 23. | Money Honey |
| 24. | What'd I Say |
| 25. | Bridge Over Troubled Water |
| | Platinum: A Life In Music CD DISC 4: |
| 1. | Miracle of the Rosary - (alternate take) |
| 2. | He Touched Me - (alternate take) |
| 3. | Bosom of Abraham - (alternate take) |
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