The Best of the '68 Comeback Special
Label:
Sony Legacy [19075 90550 2]
Format:
CD
Number of tracks:
19
Running time:
49:00
Linked to:
Official discography; Elvis All Star Tribute, 2019
Year:
2019
Recording date:
March 7, 1968 - January 2019
Release:
February 15, 2019
Singles:
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The CD with the show's soundtrack went into stores on February 15, 2019 under the title "The Best of the '68 Comeback Special". However, only one of the album's 19 tracks features the artists from the television show singing with Elvis. Of the other 18, fifteen are renditions made during the shows for the 1968 special, already well-known to the public, with only minor edits and remixes. The remaining three are take 2 of "A Little Less Conversation", from 1968's "Live a Little, Love a Little" soundtrack, and the "Suspicious Minds" and "Burning Love" Masters with minor remixes.
Date:
March 7, 1968 - January 2019
The Best of the '68 Comeback Special is Elvis' 464th audiophonic work (including LPs, CDs, singles and EPs). It contains 15 tracks recorded for the '68 Comeback Special, three seventies singles and a 2019 re-recording of "If I Can Dream". The CD served as a promo for the TV special "Elvis All Star Tribute", which aired on NBC-TV on February 17, 2019.
By mid-2018, Elvis fans around the world were already celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of the '68 Comeback Special and expected grand tributes to the feat, which is remembered to this day for its cultural significance, the changes it has wrought in entertainment since then, and, thanks to Elvis, the invention of acoustic performances.
There were numerous bootlegs of the performances from 1978 to 1999, when FTD took on the responsibility of officially bringing such content, previously released with poor audio or extracted from damaged sources, to the public. However, it would never bring all the available content, including rehearsals, into a single release. This, incredibly, was only done by RCA/Sony/BMG for the show's 50th anniversary, in a box set with 5 CDs and 2 DVDs sold on November 30, 2018.
The box set would certainly have been a sales success—and it was—among fans, but it still needed to bring Elvis to the public's attention. With this in mind, NBC-TV executives came up with the idea of recreating the 1968 show's setting and bringing together some of today's most famous artists to perform the songs that made Elvis the King of Rock.
Recorded in October 2018, the show featured excerpts from the original '68 Comeback Special, with Elvis singing his classics amid modernized vocal performances by the show's featured artists. Although not part of the 1968 broadcast, some later hits were also reinterpreted.
The CD with the show's soundtrack went into stores on February 15, 2019 under the title "The Best of the '68 Comeback Special". However, only one of the album's 19 tracks features the artists from the television show singing with Elvis. Of the other 18, fifteen are renditions made during the shows for the 1968 special, already well-known to the public, with only minor edits and remixes. The remaining three are take 2 of "A Little Less Conversation", from 1968's "Live a Little, Love a Little" soundtrack, and the "Suspicious Minds" and "Burning Love" Masters with minor remixes.
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RECORDING SESSIONS
March 7, 1968 - January 2019
Studio:
Western Recorders Sudio 1
NBC-TV Studio 4
American Sound Studio
RCA Studio C
Universal Studios
Western Recorders Sudio 1
NBC-TV Studio 4
American Sound Studio
RCA Studio C
Universal Studios
Location:
Hollywood, California
Burbank, California
Memphis, Tennessee
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THE BEST OF THE '68 COMEBACK SPECIAL (CD, SONY LEGACY)
Hollywood, California
Burbank, California
Memphis, Tennessee
March 7, 1968
Voice: Elvis Presley
Electric guitar: Charles Britz, Neil Levang, Joseph Gibbons, Al Casey
Bass: Charles Berghofer, Larry Knechtal
Drums: Hal Blaine
Piano: Don Randi
Percussion: Gary Coleman
Trombone: Lew McCreary, Thomas Shepard, Richard Leith, Dick Hyde
Trumpet: Roy Caton, Oliver Mitchell
Saxophone: James Horn
Violin: Lou Raderman, Sidney Sharp, Leonard Malarsky, Ralph Schaeffer, William Kurasch, Tibor Zelig, Jerome Reisler, James Getzoff, Harry Bluestone, Arnold Belnick, Bernard Kundell, Stanley Plummer
Viola: Harry Hyams, Joe DiFiore, Leonard Selic, Louis Kievman, David Burke, Gareth Nuttycombe
Cello: Jesse Ehrlich, Armand Kaproff, Joseph DiTullio, Victor Sazer, Frederick Seykora, H.G. Bemko
Backing Vocals: B.J. Baker, Sally Stevens, Bob Tebow, John Bahler
Sound Engineer / Recording Engineer: Billy Strange, Charles Britz
June 22–29, 1968
Voice: Elvis Presley
Acoustic guitar: Elvis Presley, Scotty Moore, Charlie Hodge
Electric guitar: Tommy Tedesco, Al Casey, Michael Deasy, Scotty Moore, Elvis Presley
Bass: Larry Knechtal, Charles Berghofer
Drums: Hal Blaine
Percussion: John Cyr, Elliott Franks, D. J Fontana, Alan Fortas
Piano: Don Randi
Keyboards: Bob Alberti, Tommy Wolfe, Larry Knechtal
Harmonica: Tommy Morgan
Bongos: Frank DeVito
Tambourine: Lance Legault
Backing Vocals: The Blossoms, Julie Rinker, B.J. Baker, Frank Howren, Bill Lee, Gene Merlino, Thurl Ravenscroft, Bill Brown, Joe Eich, Elaine Black, Dean Parker, Jack Gruberman, Sally Stevens, Jackie Ward, Ronald Hicklin, Tom Bahler, Mitch Gordon
Orchestra: NBC Orchestra
Conductor: Billy Goldenberg
Arrangers: Billy Goldenberg, Jack Elliott
Violin: Leonard Atkins, Leonard Malarsky, Sidney Sharp, Thelma Beach, Marvin Limonick, Joseph Stepansky, Alexander Murray, Ambrose Russo
Cello: Eleanor Saltkin, Paul Bergstrom, Christine Walevska, Emmett Sargeant, Richard Noel, Frank Rosolino, Ernest Tack
Trombone: Francis Howard
Trumpet: Oliver Mitchell, John Audino, Manny Stevens, Anthony Terran
Saxophone: Anthony Ortega, Peter Christlies, John Kelso, Gene Cipriano
Horns: Dick Perrisi, William Hinshaw
Sound Engineer / Recording Engineer: Bones Howe, Steve Binder
January 23, 1969
Voice: Elvis Presley
Acoustic guitar: Elvis Presley
Electric guitar: Reggie Young
Rhythm guitar: John Wilkinson
Bass: Tommy Cogbill, Mike Leech
Organ: Bobby Emmons
Drums: Gene Chrisman
Piano: Bobby Wood, Elvis Presley
Conductor: Joe Guercio
Backing Vocals: Elvis Presley (Suspicious Minds)
Sound Engineer / Recording Engineer: Felton Jarvis, Chips Moman, Roy Shockley
March 28/29, 1972
Voice: Elvis Presley
Acoustic guitar: Charlie Hodge, Joe Esposito
Electric guitar: James Burton
Rhytm guitar: John Wilkinson
Bass: Emory Gordy, Jr
Drums: Ronnie Tutt
Piano: Glen Hardin
Backing Vocals: JD Sumner, The Stamps Quartet
Sound Engineer / Recording Engineer: Al Pachucki, Rick Ruggieri
MARCH 7, 1968
Wonderful World (Movie Version)
Wonderful World (Record Version) WPA1 5768-17
Wonderful World (Unused Movie Version)
Edge Of Reality WPA1 5769-08
A Little Less Conversation (Record / Album Version) WPA1 5767-10
A Little Less Conversation (Movie / Single Version) WPA1 5767-16
A Little Less Conversation (Dubdown)
Almost In Love
Almost In Love (Low Key - Track)
Almost In Love (High Key - Track)
JUNE 22, 1968
Up Above My Head / I Found That Light / Saved (Intro) ("Gospel" Section 2 - Cont.) WPA1 8040-13
Saved (Part 1) / Preach For The Sky / Saved (Part 2) ("Gospel" Section 3) WPA1 8041-SP
Gospel Medley (Composite)
Trouble ("Opening") WPA1 8030-21
Guitar Man ("Opening") WPA1 8047-SP
JUNE 23, 1968 (sections in red were used in the 2019 re-recording)
Electronic Karate (Instrumental)
Guitar Scratch, Bridge (Instrumental)
Guitar Scratch, Bridge (Instrumental - Dubdown)
The Scratch (Instrumental)
Road Medley (Composite)
If I Can Dream (Record Version) WPA1 8029-05
If I Can Dream (Dubdown) WPA1 8111-02
Memories (Track)
Memories (Short Track)
Let Yourself Go (Closing Instrumental)
Let Yourself Go (Closing Instrumental - Dubdown) FRA1 8104-04
JUNE 24, 1968
Memories (Vocal Overdub) WPA1 8044-NA2
JUNE 27, 1968 (6 PM)
Introduction
That's All Right CPA5 5180
Heartbreak Hotel CPA5 5173
Love Me CPA5 5174
Baby, What You Want Me To Do (#1) CPA5 5175
Blue Suede Shoes LPA5 5817
Baby, What You Want Me To Do (#2) (KPA5 9564) (OPA1 4835) WPA1 8032
Lawdy, Miss Clawdy CPA5 5176
Are You Lonesome Tonight? CPA5 5177
When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again CPA5 5138
Blue Christmas CPA5 5178
Tryin' To Get To You CPA5 5139
One Night (#1) CPA5 5179
Baby, What You Want Me To Do (#3) (OPA1 4838) WPA1 8120
One Night (#2) (OPA1 4841) WPA1 8043
Memories (Vocal Overdub of June 23 track) CPA5 5188
JUNE 27, 1968 (8 PM)
Heartbreak Hotel CPA5 5140
Baby, What You Want Me To Do (#1) CPA5 5141
Introductions CPA5 5142
That's All Right (OPA1 4832) WPA1 8115
Are You Lonesome Tonight? (OPA1 4837) WPA1 8116
Baby, What You Want Me To Do CPA5 5143
Blue Suede Shoes (OPA1 4833) WPA1 8117
One Night (CPA5 5144) WPA1 8043
Love Me (OPA1 4836) WPA1 8118
Tryin' To Get To You (OPA1 4842) WPA1 8119
Lawdy, Miss Clawdy (KPA5 9564) (OPA1 4834) WPA1 8031
Santa Claus Is Back In Town CPA5 5145
Blue Christmas (OPA1 4840) (CPA5 5178) WPA1 8042
Tiger Man (OPA1 4839) WPA1 8028
When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again CPA5 5146
Memories (Vocal Overdub of June 23 Track) CPA5 5147
JUNE 29, 1968 (6 PM)
Introduction
Heartbreak Hotel / Hound Dog (incomplete)
One Night (incomplete)
Heartbreak Hotel WPA1 8033
Hound Dog WPA1 8034
All Shook Up WPA1 8035
Can't Help Falling In Love WPA1 8036
Jailhouse Rock CPA5 5191
Don't Be Cruel CPA5 5192
Blue Suede Shoes LPA5 5817
Love Me Tender CPA5 5193
Trouble / Guitar Man (Vocal overdub of "After Karate" section 3 track) (abandoned) CPA5 5150
Baby, What You Want Me To Do CPA5 5194
If I Can Dream (Playback & lip-synch of June 23 Master) WPA1 8029
JUNE 29, 1968 (8 PM)
Introduction
Heartbreak Hotel (false start) FRA1 8100
Heartbreak Hotel FRA1 8100
Hound Dog FRA1 8101
All Shook Up FRA1 8102
Can't Help Falling In Love FRA1 8103
Jailhouse Rock WPA1 8037
Don't Be Cruel WPA1 8114
Blue Suede Shoes (false start)
Blue Suede Shoes CPA5 5149
Love Me Tender WPA1 8038
Trouble / Guitar Man (false start) (Take 1)
Trouble / Guitar Man (false start) (Take 2)
Trouble / Guitar Man (false start) (Take 3)
Trouble / Guitar Man (Used for Soundtrack Medley) (Take 4) WPA1 8049
Trouble / Guitar Man (complete) (Take 5)
If I Can Dream (Playback & lip-synch of June 23 Master) WPA1 8029
JANUARY 23, 1969
Without Love (There is Nothing) XPA5 1159
I'll Hold You in My Heart (Till I Can Hold You in My Arms) XPA5 1160
I'll Be There XPA5 1161
Suspicious Minds XPA5 1227
March 28/29, 1972
Burning Love BPA3 1257-06
Fool BPA3 1258-02
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Voice: Elvis Presley
Electric guitar: Charles Britz, Neil Levang, Joseph Gibbons, Al Casey
Bass: Charles Berghofer, Larry Knechtal
Drums: Hal Blaine
Piano: Don Randi
Percussion: Gary Coleman
Trombone: Lew McCreary, Thomas Shepard, Richard Leith, Dick Hyde
Trumpet: Roy Caton, Oliver Mitchell
Saxophone: James Horn
Violin: Lou Raderman, Sidney Sharp, Leonard Malarsky, Ralph Schaeffer, William Kurasch, Tibor Zelig, Jerome Reisler, James Getzoff, Harry Bluestone, Arnold Belnick, Bernard Kundell, Stanley Plummer
Viola: Harry Hyams, Joe DiFiore, Leonard Selic, Louis Kievman, David Burke, Gareth Nuttycombe
Cello: Jesse Ehrlich, Armand Kaproff, Joseph DiTullio, Victor Sazer, Frederick Seykora, H.G. Bemko
Backing Vocals: B.J. Baker, Sally Stevens, Bob Tebow, John Bahler
Sound Engineer / Recording Engineer: Billy Strange, Charles Britz
June 22–29, 1968
Voice: Elvis Presley
Acoustic guitar: Elvis Presley, Scotty Moore, Charlie Hodge
Electric guitar: Tommy Tedesco, Al Casey, Michael Deasy, Scotty Moore, Elvis Presley
Bass: Larry Knechtal, Charles Berghofer
Drums: Hal Blaine
Percussion: John Cyr, Elliott Franks, D. J Fontana, Alan Fortas
Piano: Don Randi
Keyboards: Bob Alberti, Tommy Wolfe, Larry Knechtal
Harmonica: Tommy Morgan
Bongos: Frank DeVito
Tambourine: Lance Legault
Backing Vocals: The Blossoms, Julie Rinker, B.J. Baker, Frank Howren, Bill Lee, Gene Merlino, Thurl Ravenscroft, Bill Brown, Joe Eich, Elaine Black, Dean Parker, Jack Gruberman, Sally Stevens, Jackie Ward, Ronald Hicklin, Tom Bahler, Mitch Gordon
Orchestra: NBC Orchestra
Conductor: Billy Goldenberg
Arrangers: Billy Goldenberg, Jack Elliott
Violin: Leonard Atkins, Leonard Malarsky, Sidney Sharp, Thelma Beach, Marvin Limonick, Joseph Stepansky, Alexander Murray, Ambrose Russo
Cello: Eleanor Saltkin, Paul Bergstrom, Christine Walevska, Emmett Sargeant, Richard Noel, Frank Rosolino, Ernest Tack
Trombone: Francis Howard
Trumpet: Oliver Mitchell, John Audino, Manny Stevens, Anthony Terran
Saxophone: Anthony Ortega, Peter Christlies, John Kelso, Gene Cipriano
Horns: Dick Perrisi, William Hinshaw
Sound Engineer / Recording Engineer: Bones Howe, Steve Binder
January 23, 1969
Voice: Elvis Presley
Acoustic guitar: Elvis Presley
Electric guitar: Reggie Young
Rhythm guitar: John Wilkinson
Bass: Tommy Cogbill, Mike Leech
Organ: Bobby Emmons
Drums: Gene Chrisman
Piano: Bobby Wood, Elvis Presley
Conductor: Joe Guercio
Backing Vocals: Elvis Presley (Suspicious Minds)
Sound Engineer / Recording Engineer: Felton Jarvis, Chips Moman, Roy Shockley
March 28/29, 1972
Voice: Elvis Presley
Acoustic guitar: Charlie Hodge, Joe Esposito
Electric guitar: James Burton
Rhytm guitar: John Wilkinson
Bass: Emory Gordy, Jr
Drums: Ronnie Tutt
Piano: Glen Hardin
Backing Vocals: JD Sumner, The Stamps Quartet
Sound Engineer / Recording Engineer: Al Pachucki, Rick Ruggieri
MARCH 7, 1968
Wonderful World (Movie Version)
Wonderful World (Record Version) WPA1 5768-17
Wonderful World (Unused Movie Version)
Edge Of Reality WPA1 5769-08
A Little Less Conversation (Record / Album Version) WPA1 5767-10
A Little Less Conversation (Movie / Single Version) WPA1 5767-16
A Little Less Conversation (Dubdown)
Almost In Love
Almost In Love (Low Key - Track)
Almost In Love (High Key - Track)
JUNE 22, 1968
Up Above My Head / I Found That Light / Saved (Intro) ("Gospel" Section 2 - Cont.) WPA1 8040-13
Saved (Part 1) / Preach For The Sky / Saved (Part 2) ("Gospel" Section 3) WPA1 8041-SP
Gospel Medley (Composite)
Trouble ("Opening") WPA1 8030-21
Guitar Man ("Opening") WPA1 8047-SP
JUNE 23, 1968 (sections in red were used in the 2019 re-recording)
Electronic Karate (Instrumental)
Guitar Scratch, Bridge (Instrumental)
Guitar Scratch, Bridge (Instrumental - Dubdown)
The Scratch (Instrumental)
Road Medley (Composite)
If I Can Dream (Record Version) WPA1 8029-05
If I Can Dream (Dubdown) WPA1 8111-02
Memories (Track)
Memories (Short Track)
Let Yourself Go (Closing Instrumental)
Let Yourself Go (Closing Instrumental - Dubdown) FRA1 8104-04
JUNE 24, 1968
Memories (Vocal Overdub) WPA1 8044-NA2
JUNE 27, 1968 (6 PM)
Introduction
That's All Right CPA5 5180
Heartbreak Hotel CPA5 5173
Love Me CPA5 5174
Baby, What You Want Me To Do (#1) CPA5 5175
Blue Suede Shoes LPA5 5817
Baby, What You Want Me To Do (#2) (KPA5 9564) (OPA1 4835) WPA1 8032
Lawdy, Miss Clawdy CPA5 5176
Are You Lonesome Tonight? CPA5 5177
When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again CPA5 5138
Blue Christmas CPA5 5178
Tryin' To Get To You CPA5 5139
One Night (#1) CPA5 5179
Baby, What You Want Me To Do (#3) (OPA1 4838) WPA1 8120
One Night (#2) (OPA1 4841) WPA1 8043
Memories (Vocal Overdub of June 23 track) CPA5 5188
JUNE 27, 1968 (8 PM)
Heartbreak Hotel CPA5 5140
Baby, What You Want Me To Do (#1) CPA5 5141
Introductions CPA5 5142
That's All Right (OPA1 4832) WPA1 8115
Are You Lonesome Tonight? (OPA1 4837) WPA1 8116
Baby, What You Want Me To Do CPA5 5143
Blue Suede Shoes (OPA1 4833) WPA1 8117
One Night (CPA5 5144) WPA1 8043
Love Me (OPA1 4836) WPA1 8118
Tryin' To Get To You (OPA1 4842) WPA1 8119
Lawdy, Miss Clawdy (KPA5 9564) (OPA1 4834) WPA1 8031
Santa Claus Is Back In Town CPA5 5145
Blue Christmas (OPA1 4840) (CPA5 5178) WPA1 8042
Tiger Man (OPA1 4839) WPA1 8028
When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again CPA5 5146
Memories (Vocal Overdub of June 23 Track) CPA5 5147
JUNE 29, 1968 (6 PM)
Introduction
Heartbreak Hotel / Hound Dog (incomplete)
One Night (incomplete)
Heartbreak Hotel WPA1 8033
Hound Dog WPA1 8034
All Shook Up WPA1 8035
Can't Help Falling In Love WPA1 8036
Jailhouse Rock CPA5 5191
Don't Be Cruel CPA5 5192
Blue Suede Shoes LPA5 5817
Love Me Tender CPA5 5193
Trouble / Guitar Man (Vocal overdub of "After Karate" section 3 track) (abandoned) CPA5 5150
Baby, What You Want Me To Do CPA5 5194
If I Can Dream (Playback & lip-synch of June 23 Master) WPA1 8029
JUNE 29, 1968 (8 PM)
Introduction
Heartbreak Hotel (false start) FRA1 8100
Heartbreak Hotel FRA1 8100
Hound Dog FRA1 8101
All Shook Up FRA1 8102
Can't Help Falling In Love FRA1 8103
Jailhouse Rock WPA1 8037
Don't Be Cruel WPA1 8114
Blue Suede Shoes (false start)
Blue Suede Shoes CPA5 5149
Love Me Tender WPA1 8038
Trouble / Guitar Man (false start) (Take 1)
Trouble / Guitar Man (false start) (Take 2)
Trouble / Guitar Man (false start) (Take 3)
Trouble / Guitar Man (Used for Soundtrack Medley) (Take 4) WPA1 8049
Trouble / Guitar Man (complete) (Take 5)
If I Can Dream (Playback & lip-synch of June 23 Master) WPA1 8029
JANUARY 23, 1969
Without Love (There is Nothing) XPA5 1159
I'll Hold You in My Heart (Till I Can Hold You in My Arms) XPA5 1160
I'll Be There XPA5 1161
Suspicious Minds XPA5 1227
March 28/29, 1972
Burning Love BPA3 1257-06
Fool BPA3 1258-02
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SESSION LOGS
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RELATED CD TRACKS (SONY LEGACY, 2019)
February 15, 2019
1. Trouble / Guitar Man (Spliced Master, 22/06/68)
1. Trouble / Guitar Man (Spliced Master, 22/06/68)
2. Heartbreak Hotel (29/06/68, 20h)
3. Hound Dog (29/06/68, 20h)
4. All Shook Up (29/06/68, 20h)
5. Can't Help Falling In Love (29/06/68, 20h)
6. Jailhouse Rock (29/06/68, 20h)
7. Don't Be Cruel (29/06/68, 18h)
8. Blue Suede Shoes 27/06/68, 20h)
9. Baby, What You Want Me To Do (29/06/68, 18h)
10. Are You Lonesome Tonight? (27/06/68, 18h)
11. One Night (27/06/68, 20h)
12. Love Me Tender (29/06/68, 18h)
13. Tryin' To Get To You (27/06/68, 20h)
14. Love Me (27/6/68 8pm) (29/06/68, 20h)
15. Memories (With Applause, 24/06/68)
+ 4 faixas
3. Hound Dog (29/06/68, 20h)
4. All Shook Up (29/06/68, 20h)
5. Can't Help Falling In Love (29/06/68, 20h)
6. Jailhouse Rock (29/06/68, 20h)
7. Don't Be Cruel (29/06/68, 18h)
8. Blue Suede Shoes 27/06/68, 20h)
9. Baby, What You Want Me To Do (29/06/68, 18h)
10. Are You Lonesome Tonight? (27/06/68, 18h)
11. One Night (27/06/68, 20h)
12. Love Me Tender (29/06/68, 18h)
13. Tryin' To Get To You (27/06/68, 20h)
14. Love Me (27/6/68 8pm) (29/06/68, 20h)
15. Memories (With Applause, 24/06/68)
+ 4 faixas
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