Keep Rollin' On CD From Venus

Venus Productions have released the CD, Keep Rollin' On another quality product with unreleased recordings and an 'out of space' sound. This time they take us back to January/February 1969 to the American Sound Studios in Memphis, TN. As a special bonus, also included are four goodies from 1971 & 1973. Sit back and feel the thrill of listening to unreleased versions of songs that Elvis recorded at the height of his career. Be again prepared for a great sound quality. This Special Products, Extended Play release contains the following songs:

01) I'm Movin' On Take 2 3:03 Jan. 15, 1969 : Brass & Backup O.V.
02) In The Ghetto Master 2:55 Jan. 21, 1969 : Backup O.V./unrepaired vocal
03) I'll Be There Take 6 2:27 Jan. 23, 1969 : Alternate Master
04) Inherit The Wind Alternate vocal 3:29 Jan. 21, 1969 : Strings & 1st Backup O.V. - V.O.
05) After Loving You Master 3:16 Feb. 18, 1969 : Unedited
06) Any Day Now Master 3:08 Feb. 21, 1969 : Unedited & unrepaired vocal
07) Mama Liked The Roses Alternate vocal 2:26 Jan. 21, 1969 : Undubbed - V.O.
08) It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin' Master 2:40 Feb. 20, 1969 : Undubbed
09) You'll Think Of Me Take 14 4:16 Jan. 14, 1969 : Unedited - No fade out
10) Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues Take 8 3:22 Dec. 13, 1973 : Unedited - No fade out
11) Lead Me Guide Me Master 2:44 May 17, 1971 : Unedited
12) I've Got Confidence Take 2 3:09 May 18, 1971 : Unedited
13) Are You Sincere Take 3 2:13 Sept. 23, 1973 : Previously unreleased - no B.V.

O.V. = overdub
V.O. = vocal overdub

Keep Rollin' On : An Overview

01) 'I'm Movin' on'. On this version the brass are added and the backup overdubs are already done, but the vocals aren't replaced. That means that this one is from January 19, 1969 instead of January 15. That would have been the unrepaired master which was released on FTDs 'Memphis Sessions', but that one hadn't the brass and backup overdubs. So this version is unreleased.

02) Track two is Elvis first biggest hit after his artistic resurrection: 'In The Ghetto'. This release offers the master take with overdubbed backup, unrepaired vocals and the count-in. Higher skills in engineering and a much better sounding source let this one sound truly fantastic!

03) The third track on the CD is take 6 of 'I'll Be There'. A few years ago the take was released on the fifth volume of 'The American Way' in mono sound. Now we have the sound in stereo and it sounds so much better that it almost sounds like a new song. For the ones who aren't too familiar with alternate takes it should be said, that this take was overdubbed with some vocal echo. In glorious stereo the song sounds almost too good to be released by a bootleg label. What a treat!

04) Track four is 'Inherit The Wind' with alternate vocals. Elvis is somewhat messing around with the lyrics at the start of the song. The overdubs with strings and the backup are already done, but the vocals aren't replaced. That means this one is unreleased. The sound quality is superb.

05) Track five is the unedited master of 'After Loving You' with the count-in. The officially released master was done without overdubs and is a few seconds shorter.

06) The sixth track is the unedited master of 'Any Day Now' with unrepaired vocals. In comparison to the master take you simply have to be stunned. The mix does sound very different and the sound quality is nothing but brilliant. A gem.

07) Track seven is the undubbed master take of 'Mama Liked The Roses' with the overdubbed vocals. The version offers alternate lyrics. As there aren't any different takes of this song available in any form, makes this one also unreleased.

08) The eight track offers the undubbed master of 'It Keeps Right On A Hurtin'. It was previously released on the third volume in the 'The American Way' series. Now we have it in much better sound quality with Venus' version. Watch out for the brilliant guitar playing from Reggie Young on this one.

09) Track nine offers take 14 of 'You'll Think Of Me'. The take was released before on FTDs 'Memphis Sessions', but here we get the unedited take with no fade-out.

The last four tracks are bonus tracks from the seventies. All four of them are unreleased in this form.

10) The tenth track is take 8 of 'Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues'. It was previously released on FTDs 'Good Times', but Venus have left out the rehearsal part where Elvis comments on Charlie Hodge - 'Good time Charlie's lost his mind'. Otherwise the song is unedited and has no fade-out.

11) Track eleven is the master of 'Lead Me, Guide Me' which sounds superior to my ears in comparison to the master. A beautiful gospel tune in truly fantastic sound quality.

12) The twelfth track isn't 'I've Got Confidence' as was said in the announcement. Instead of it, it's the unedited master of 'Seeing Is Believing' without a fade-out. The title of the song fits the sound quality - 'hearing is believing'. This one sounds mighty fine!

13) The last track is the previously unreleased take 3 from 'Are You Sincere'. What this version makes so good, is the incredible sound quality. It sounds as Elvis sits next to you and is singing to you.

This CD sounds so incredibly good that it will take a few days to get the grin from my face if I'll die today. Recommended to the Elvis-infected hardcore collectors.

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