The CD set contains more than 3 hours of all the recordings Elvis made while off duty in Germany as a soldier in the US army during 1958 -1960 and includes tracks from a recently discovered tape of over an hour of unheard personal recordings. The original tapes were damaged and with noise, hiss and distortion, have now all been painstakingly cleaned, repaired and restored using the most sophisticated technology. These home recordings contained, include early renditions of songs he would go on to record formally years later. These truly historical recordings are now a making for a complete and enjoyable listening experience.

The book included contains rare unpublished photographs and documents, with a comprehensive text discussing each of Elvis’ RCA studio (non-film) recording sessions held during 1957-58, before focusing on the private recordings he made in Germany. A BONUS CD included features restored and remastered tracks of those essential RCA studio masters from the 1957- ‘58 period.

TRACKLIST

CD 1
1. Press Interview (Brooklyn Army Terminal)
2. Elvis Presley Newsreel Interview (1958)
3. Pat Hernon Interviews Elvis In the U.S.S. Randall
4. I'm Beginning to Forget You
5. I Can’t Help It (End Only)/Mona Lisa
6. I Can’t Help It/Guitar
7. Danny Boy/Danny Boy (Incomplete)
8. Loving You
9. Guitar/ I'm Beginning to Forget You
10. Dialogue/ I'm Beginning to Forget You
11. Dialogue /Santa Claus Is Back in Town/ Dialogue /Loving You/Dialogue
12. Dialogue /Loving You (One Line)/Dialogue
13. I'm Beginning to Forget You (Reprise)
14. I'm Beginning to Forget You (Elvis Reprise)


CD 2
1. He Knows Just What I Am need/Working on The Building
2. He Knows Just What I Need (LFS x 2)
3. He Knows Just What I Need (complete 1)
4. He Knows Just What I Need (complete 2)
5. He Knows Just What I Need (rehearsing/LFS x2)
6. He Knows Just What I Need (complete3)
7. He Knows Just What I Need (LFS/Rehearsal)
8. He Knows Just What I Need (FS/Complete)
9. Cool Water
10. Like A Baby
11. His Hand in Mine (complete/ending)
12. Young Love (Red West singing)
13. Her Hand in Mine
14. Return to Me/Her Hand in Mine (rehearsing ending)
15. Her Hand in Mine (complete 2)
16. Her Hand in Mine (complete 3/cut)
17. Just A Closer Walk with Thee/If I Didn't Care/Are You Sincere
18. Are You Lonesome Tonight? / Once Upon A Time
19. Stand by Me (Damaged Sections)
20. Just A Closer Walk with Thee/Take My Hand, Precious Lord
21. Oh Lonesome Me


CD 3
1. I Asked the Lord
2. Apron Strings
3. Soldier Boy/Such A Night (One Line)/ Soldier Boy
4 I Asked the Lord (Reprise)
5. Piano/Earth Angel
6. I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen (Fast)
7. Que Sera/Hound Dog/Piano/At the Hop
8. I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen (Slow)
9. Apron Strings (Reprise)
10. It’s Been So Long Darling
11. Earth Angel (Intro)/I Will Be True
12. There’s No Tomorrow
13 I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen (Slow 2)/Que Sera/Hound Dog
14. I Asked the Lord (Reprise 2)
15. I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen (Fast Reprise)
16. Apron Strings (Reprise 2)
17. The Titles Will Tell
18. At the Hop/Give Me My Oil Lamp/Que Sera/Hound Dog/Piano
19. Send Me Some Lovin'
20. The Fool (Take 1)
21. The Fool (Take 2FS, 3FS, 4)


CD4 – BONUS DISC
THE ESSENTIAL RCA STUDIO MASTERS 1957
1. All Shook Up (with Studio Chat & Count in)
2. (There'll Be) Peace in The Valley (For Me)
3. That's When Your Heartaches Begin
4. I Believe
5. Take My Hand Precious Lord
6. It Is No Secret (What God Can Do)
7. Blueberry Hill
8. Have I Told You Lately That I Love You
9. Is It So Strange
10. Don't Leave Me Now (with Studio Chat & Count in)
11. I Beg of You
12. One Night (With You)
13. True Love
14. I Need You So
15. Blue Christmas
16. My Wish Came True
17. White Christmas (with Studio Chat & Count in)
18. Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane)
19. Silent Night
20. Don’t’
21. Oh Little Town of Bethlehem
22. Santa Bring My Baby Back (To Me)
23. Santa Claus Is Back in Town
24. I'll Be Home for Christmas
THE ESSENTIAL RCA STUDIO MASTERS 1958
25. Doncha' Think It's Time [Single master]
26. Wear My Ring Around Your Neck
27. I Need Your Love Tonight
28. A Big Hunk O' Love
29. (Now and Then There’s) A Fool Such As I
30. I Got Stung
31. Doncha' Think It's Time [LP master]
32. Wear My Ring Around Your Neck (Undubbed Version)