'68 COMEBACK SPECIAL

TV TREASURES, 5 CD BOX, LP RECORDS BOX

With 5 individual jewelcases, packed in lp sized box including oversized booklet this set will bring you back to the old days of cd/vinyl packaging. Something deluxe!

This exclusive 5 cd box set contains approx 5 hours of rare and unreleased material from the legendary 1968 NBC TV SPECIAL. Many for the first time available on cd.

Listen to how the musical content for the special develops and how this became a turning point in Elvis’ career, as well as one of the most iconic music specials in TV history. We take you back to 1968!

DISC 1:

THE ORIGINAL MONO ALBUM

01 TROUBLE / GUITAR MAN

02 LAWDY MISS CLAWDY / BABY WHAT YOU WANT ME TO DO / HEARTBREAK HOTEL / HOUND DOG / ALL SHOOK UP / CAN’T HELP FALLING IN LOVE

JAILHOUSE ROCK / LOVE ME TENDER

03 WHERE COULD I GO BUT TO THE LORD / UP ABOVE MY HEAD / SAVED

04 BLUE CHRISTMAS / ONE NIGHT

05 MEMORIES

06 NOTHINGVILLE / BIG BOSS MAN / GUITAR MAN / LITTLE EGYPT / TROUBLE / GUITAR MAN

07 IF I CAN DREAM

THE OUTTAKES / JUNE 20 1968

NOTHINGVILLE / GUITAR MAN (PART 1)

GUITAR MAN’S EVIL SECTION 1

08 WARMING UP

09 TAKE 1

10 TAKE 5 & 6

LET YOURSELF GO (PART 1)

GUITAR MAN’S EVIL SECTION 2

11 TAKE 1

12 TAKE 2-5

13 TAKE 6

14 TAKE 7 (MASTER)

GUITAR MAN (PART 2) / ESCAPE SECTION 1 (FAST)

15 TAKE 1-3

16 TAKE 4-5

17 TAKE 6-8

CALLIOPE CARNIVAL / ESCAPE SECTION 2

18 TAKE 1

BIG BOSS MAN / ESCAPE SECTION 3

19 TAKE 1-2

IT HURTS ME (PART 1) / ESCAPE SECTION 4

20 TAKE 1

21 TAKE 2-4

22 TAKE 5

23 TAKE 6-7 (MASTER TAKE CALL ONLY)

DISC 2:

IT HURTS ME (PART 2) / AFTER KARATE SECTION 1 / JUNE 21

01 TAKE 1

02 TAKE 2-3

03 TAKE 4-5 (TAPE CUT)

SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE A MOTHERLESS CHILD / WHERE COULD I

GO BUT TO THE LORD / YES, YES, YES / UP ABOVE MY HEAD

(INTRO) / GOSPEL SECTION 1 / JUNE 21

04 REHEARSAL & TAKE 1

UP ABOVE MY HEAD / I FOUND THAT LIGHT / SAVED (INTRO)

GOSPEL SECTION 2 / JUNE 21

05 TAKE 4 & 7

TROUBLE / GUITAR MAN / GUITAR MAN OPENING / JUNE 22

06 TAKE 1

07 TAKE 2-3

IF I CAN DREAM - RECORD VERSION / JUNE 23

08 TAKE 1

09 TAKE 2-4

10 TAKE 5 (MASTER)

MEMORIES - VOCAL OVERDUB / JUNE 24

11 TRACK ONLY TAKE 3 & 4 WITH V.O TAKE 1

IT HURTS ME - VOCAL OVERDUB & PLAYBACK

AMUSEMENT PIER PART 2 / JUNE 27

12 TAKE 1-3

13 PREPARATION FOR NEXT TAKE

14 TAKE 4

15 TAKE 5

16 TAKE 6-8

17 TAKE 9-10 (MASTER)

TROUBLE / GUITAR MAN - VOCAL OVERDUB OF

AFTER KARATE SECTION 3 TRACK / JUNE 29 6.00 PM SHOW

18 TROUBLE / GUITAR MAN

TROUBLE / GUITAR MAN - VOCAL OVERDUB OF AFTER KARATE

SECTION 3 TRACK / GUITAR MAN WITH ROAD / JUNE 29 8.00 PM

19 TAKE 1-3

20 TAKE 4

21 PREPARATION FOR NEXT TAKE

22 TIPTOE THROUGH THE TULIPS / MACARTHUR PARK

23 TAKE 5

GUITAR MAN - VOCAL OVERDUB ROAD #2 / JUNE 30

24 TAKE 1

25 TAKE 2 (MASTER)

GUITAR MAN - VOCAL OVERDUB ROAD #3 / JUNE 30

26 TAKE 1

27 TAKE 2

28 TAKE 3

29 TAKE 4

30 TAKE 5

31 TAKE 6 (MASTER)

32 IF I CAN DREAM - DUBDOWN OF JUNE 23 MASTER

DISC 3:

IF I CAN DREAM - VOCAL OVERDUB / JUNE 30

01 TAKE 1-2

02 TAKE 3

03 TAKE 4 (MASTER)

TROUBLE / GUITAR MAN - VOCAL OVERDUB & PLAYBACK

OPENING SECTION #1 / JUNE 30

04 TAKE 1

05 TAKE 2

06 TAKE 3-5

07 TAKE 6

08 TAKE 7 (MASTER)

GUITAR MAN - VOCAL OVERDUB / ALLEY / JUNE 30

09 TAKE 1

10 TAKE 2

11 TAKE 3-5

12 TAKE 6 (MASTER)

LITTLE EGYPT / TROUBLE - VOCAL OVERDUB / NIGHTCLUB

JUNE 30

13 TAKE 1

14 TAKE 2 (NO TAKE)

15 TAKE 3

16 TAKE 4 (MASTER)

TROUBLE - VOCAL OVERDUB / DISCO / JUNE 30

17 TAKE 1

18 TAKE 2 (MASTER)

TROUBLE - VOCAL OVERDUB / SUPPER CLUB / JUNE 30

19 TAKE 1

20 TAKE 2

21 TAKE 3 (MASTER)

BONUS:

MEMORIES - VOCAL OVERDUB

22 MEMORIES / JUNE 27 6.00PM SITDOWN SHOW

23 MEMORIES / JUNE 27 8.00PM SITDOWN SHOW

SAVED (PART 1) / PREACH FOR THE SKY / SAVED (PART 2)

GOSPEL SECTION 3 / JUNE 22

24 TAKE 6 - INCOMPLETE USED FOR SPLICED MASTER

25 LET YOURSELF GO - ALTERNATE MASTER

26 MEMORIES - MONO MASTER

27 MEMORIES - STEREO MASTER

28 IF I CAN DREAM - RECORD VERSION MONO MASTER

29 LET YOURSELF GO - SPLICED ‘91 VERSION

30 LET YOURSELF GO - CLOSING INSTRUMENTAL DUBDOWN

DISC 4

THE SOUNDTRACK VERSIONS

01 TROUBLE / GUITAR MAN (INCL. SCRATCH)

02 GOSPEL MEDLEY

03 ROAD MEDLEY

ROAD MEDLEY COMPOSITE

04 COMPLETE VERSION

05 ORIGINAL ALBUM VERSION - UNEDITED

GOSPEL MEDLEY COMPOSITE

06 COMPLETE VERSION

07 COMPLETE VERSION - UNEDITED

08 IT HURTS ME - SPLICED MASTER

09 SAVED - SPLICED MASTER WITH EDITED INTRO

10 TROUBLE / GUITAR MAN - STEREO VERSION

11 TAG - UH UH UH / JUNE 30

DISC 5

THE ORIGINAL SINGER COMMERCIALS

01 SINGER INTRODUCES THE NBC TV SPECIAL #1

02 SINGER INTRODUCES THE NBC TV SPECIAL #2

03 SINGER COMMERCIAL #1

04 SINGER COMMERCIAL #2

05 SINGER COMMERCIAL #3

06 SINGER COMMERCIAL #4

07 SINGER COMMERCIAL #5

08 SINGER COMMERCIAL #6

09 THE ‘68 COMEBACK RADIO SPECIAL

One hour radio special wich premiered in August 2008 celebrates the 40th anniversary of Elvis Presley's 1968 Comeback Special. Original program director Steve Binder, guitarist Scotty Moore and others look back on how this became a turning point in Elvis' career als well as one of the most iconic music specials in history.

Hosted by singer-songwriter Laura Cantrell, this interesting special is put together by the same team behind the acclaimed 2007 Elvis specials The Early Years, Viva Las Vegas and He Touched Me. Total running time: 58.05.