Name: Today, Tomorrow and Forever by Elvis Presley
Brand: Elvis Presley
SKU: 078636511528
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A surprising perfectionist, Elvis was known to record dozens of takes for many of his records, often loosening up at the beginning of a session by playing around with different readings of the songs he'd decided to record; and while he got the feel of how he wanted his performances to go, the tape rolled. Commemorating the 25th anniversary of his death, RCA's four-disc Today, Tomorrow, & Forever presented fans with 100 tracks of previously unreleased Presley, a parade of alternate takes -- both very welcome and curiously not so -- and scattered live recordings from throughout his career. (Although not a career record, the version of 1958's "Doncha' Think It's Time" used here was the 48th, and final take.) Among the highlights: seven songs from an incendiary set recorded in Arkansas on May 16, 1956, a 1959 version of "The Fool" recorded with Elvis alone at the piano while serving in Germany, and a few songs each of previously unreleased material from his first two seasons at Las Vegas' International Hotel, in 1969 and 1970. It's not clear, however, why the compilers deemed it necessary to include almost two dozen selections from the notoriously weak material used on Presley's '60s soundtracks, including "The Love Machine" (which the liners admit is "a ghastly song") and "My Desert Serenade" (with the added apology/defense, "he had every reason to sound desperately uncomfortable"). RCA certainly deserves credit for refusing to pad this collection with hits or old material unnecessary for collectors, but that's really the only audience left interested by this exhaustive display. ~ John Bush

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Today, Tomorrow and Forever

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Volume 1

Volume 2

Volume 3

Volume 4

Volume 1

2. I Got A Woman (alt. take)

3. Shake, Rattle And Roll (alt. take 2)

4. I Want You, I Need You, I Love You (alt. take 13)

5. Heartbreak Hotel (previously unreleased live)

6. Long Tall Sally (previously unreleased live)

7. I Was The One (previously unreleased live)

8. Money Honey (previously unreleased live)

10. Blue Suede Shoes (previously unreleased live)

11. Hound Dog (previously unreleased live)

13. Medley (previously unreleased)

14. I Beg Of You (alt. take 5)

16. Is It So Strange (alt. take 10)

17. Got A Lot O' Livin' to Do (Movie Master Take 17)

18. Loving You (fast version/alt. take 6)

20. Young And Beautiful (alt. takes 4 & 5)

21. I Want To Be Free (alt. takes 3 & 4)

23. Doncha' Think It's Time (alt. take 48)

24. I Need Your Love Tonight (alt. take 4)

25. I Got Stung (alt. take 16)

26. The Fool (alt. take 1)

15. There'll Be Peace In The Valley (For Me) (alt. take 1)

1. Harbor Lights (alt. take 3)

12. Rip It Up (alt. take 14)

22. Steadfast, Loyal And True (undubbed master)

9. I Got A Woman (previously unreleased live)

19. Treat Me Nice (alt. take 6)

Volume 2

1. Make Me Know It (alt. takes 17 & 18)

2. Are You Lonesome Tonight? (alt. takes 1 & 2)

5. Flaming Star (alt. takes 4 & 1)

6. Swing Down Sweet Chariot (alt. takes 2 & 3)

7. Lonely Man (Solo/Alt. Take 1)

8. There's Always Me (alt. take 2)

9. Can't Help Falling In Love (alt. take 26)

10. I'm Yours (alt. take 5)

11. Follow That Dream (alt. take 3)

12. Anything That's Part Of You (alt take 8)

14. Gonna Get Back Home Somehow (alt. take 2)

15. A Boy Like Me, A Girl Like You (alt. take 4)

16. They Remind Me Too Much Of You (Take 4)

17. Mexico (alt. take 2)

19. Today, Tomorrow And Forever (Duet version/take 2)

20. Ask Me (alt. take 2)

21. Roustabout (alt. take 8)

22. Puppet On A String (alt. take 10)

23. My Desert Serenade (alt. take 7)

24. Please Don't Stop Loving Me (alt. take 10)

27. Hide Thou Me (home recording)

3. G.I. Blues (alt. take 5)

18. Witchcraft (alt. take 3)

26. Never Say Yes (alt. takes1 & 2)

4. Pocketful Of Rainbows (alt. take 3)

13. King Of The Whole Wide World (alt. take 3)

25. This Is My Heaven (alt. take 7)

Volume 3

1. Love Letters (alt. take 2)

2. If The Lord Wasn't Walking By My Side (alt. take 4)

3. Come What May (alt. takes 3 & 4)

5. Long Legged Girl (alt. master)

6. The Love Machine (alt. take 3)

7. You Don't Know Me (movie version take 3)

8. Big Boss Man (alt. take 9)

10. Stay Away

11. U.S. Male (alt. take 7)

12. Wonderful World (alt. take 15)

13. Guitar Man (alt. take 1)

15. Memories (stereo master)

16. Almost (alt. take 6)

17. In The Ghetto (alt. take 20)

18. True Love Travels On A Gravel Road (alt. take 2)

19. Let Us Pray (alternate master)