[Steve]

Volume 1 of the Gravel Road Music import label release "You Know It Don't Have To Be Strictly Country" has been released. This CD contains 22 tracks collected from private collections and many are released on CD for the first time according to the press-release, "These are the acetates which Elvis took home to play-back and agreed to be released!". Tracklisting:

01. Twenty days and twenty nights (Take 9 – Master , undubbed –unedited) Acetate
02. I've lost you (Take 7 – Master , undubbed –unedited) Acetate
03. I was born about 10.000 years ago (Take 1 – Master , undubbed –unedited)
04. The sound of your cry (Take 11 – Master , undubbed –unedited) Acetate
05. The fool (Take 1 – try out)
06. Little cabin on the hill (Take 2) – Master, undubbed
07. Cindy ,Cindy (take 1) unedited
08. Bridge over troubled water (Take 8 – Master , undubbed - unedited, unrepaired)
09. Got my mojo working /Keep your hands off it (Take 1 – Master , dubbed brass & horns –unedited)
10. How the web was woven (take 3 – Master, back-up vocals, no additional overdubbing ) (previous unreleased)
11. It's your baby, you rock it (Take 5 – Master , undubbed –unedited) Acetate
12. Stranger in the crowd (take 9 - Master, Guide strings & backing vocals ) (previously unreleased)
13. I'll never know (Take 7 – Master, undubbed –unedited) Acetate
14. Mary in the morning (Take 5 – Master, undubbed, unedited) Acetate
15. Ain't no big thing (Take 9) (dubbed strings) (previously unreleased)
16. You don't have to say you love me (take 3– Alternate Master, dubbed strings – no backing vocals) (previously unreleased)
17. Just pretend (Take 3 – Master , undubbed –unedited) Acetate
18. This is our dance (Take 11 – Master , undubbed –unedited) Acetate
19. Life (Take 20 – Master , undubbed –unedited) Acetate
20. Heart of Rome (Take 3 – Used for composite Master , undubbed –unedited) Stereo (previously unreleased)
21. Bridge over troubled water - V.O July 2 3 (Acetate) stereo (previously unreleased)
22. There goes my everything (Take 3 – Master , undubbed –unedited) Acetate

[Bazza]

Sounds like a promising release.......Look foward to seeing some reviews.

[King]

Volume 1 of the Gravel Road Music import label release "You Know It Don't Have To Be Strictly Country" has been released. This CD contains 22 tracks collected from private collections and many are released on CD for the first time according to the press-release, "These are the acetates which Elvis took home to play-back and agreed to be released!". Tracklisting:

01. Twenty days and twenty nights (Take 9 – Master , undubbed –unedited) Acetate
02. I've lost you (Take 7 – Master , undubbed –unedited) Acetate
03. I was born about 10.000 years ago (Take 1 – Master , undubbed –unedited)
04. The sound of your cry (Take 11 – Master , undubbed –unedited) Acetate
05. The fool (Take 1 – try out)
06. Little cabin on the hill (Take 2) – Master, undubbed
07. Cindy ,Cindy (take 1) unedited
08. Bridge over troubled water (Take 8 – Master , undubbed - unedited, unrepaired)
09. Got my mojo working /Keep your hands off it (Take 1 – Master , dubbed brass & horns –unedited)
10. How the web was woven (take 3 – Master, back-up vocals, no additional overdubbing ) (previous unreleased)
11. It's your baby, you rock it (Take 5 – Master , undubbed –unedited) Acetate
12. Stranger in the crowd (take 9 - Master, Guide strings & backing vocals ) (previously unreleased)
13. I'll never know (Take 7 – Master, undubbed –unedited) Acetate
14. Mary in the morning (Take 5 – Master, undubbed, unedited) Acetate
15. Ain't no big thing (Take 9) (dubbed strings) (previously unreleased)
16. You don't have to say you love me (take 3– Alternate Master, dubbed strings – no backing vocals) (previously unreleased)
17. Just pretend (Take 3 – Master , undubbed –unedited) Acetate
18. This is our dance (Take 11 – Master , undubbed –unedited) Acetate
19. Life (Take 20 – Master , undubbed –unedited) Acetate
20. Heart of Rome (Take 3 – Used for composite Master , undubbed –unedited) Stereo (previously unreleased)
21. Bridge over troubled water - V.O July 2 3 (Acetate) stereo (previously unreleased)
22. There goes my everything (Take 3 – Master , undubbed –unedited) Acetate

Really looking forward to this one.......will probably be my first boot buy in 3 years (IMG:http://elvis-tkc.com/forum2/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[colonel snow]

most tracks can be found on Pure diamonds - Rough cut diamonds etc. but what's called unreleased was not available on other releases in the past.
certainly to be recommended.

colonel snow

[Gordon]

i am not usually interested much in such releases....but this one seems to be a bit different

[Guest_footagecollector_*]

I just played it for the first time today, sounds excellent. My favorite material!

[KEV]

Most reviews i have read are not good.

I bought this the other day,so may get it later on today,and i will let you know my view.

[Guest_curtis simpkins_*]

I think i stay with my ftd cds.

[Steve]

I have it and play't it the takes are great but the sound qualitie is really very very poor....

some takes we have on other Cd's in a better qualitie.. so the really dittent give a dame for for some exelent sound.

The cover art is good.

[KEV]

Steve,i"m hearing from fan"s who have this cd,that it sounds??? like some one on a pc has done things to the songs ie,like taking out a chanel (stereo),to make it sound different etc.

That"s money i could have use to go towards the GREENSBORO disc,which is out and is getting good reviews etc!.


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[Kenny]

I think i stay with my ftd cds.

You better get a steddy job befor you start buying bootleg recors Curtis (IMG:http://elvis-tkc.com/forum2/style_emoticons/default/whistling.gif)

[colonel snow]

I'm not disapointed about the CD but I had expected more. The producers of the CD combined a few unreleased tracks with tracks from Pure Diamonds vol. 4 - Rough cut diamonds etc. The reversed channels on the CD Pure Diamonds vol. 4 can be find here too.
However to be honest the unreleased tracks were not available on previous releases.

colonel snow

[Guest_footagecollector_*]

However to be honest the unreleased tracks were not available on previous releases.

colonel snow

Thats the main thing here...the unreleased tracks make this cd worth getting alone imo as they are not available anywhere else...

[thekingstillrock...]

I've been playing this cd many times now and , the quality is much better than whats been released before.. I'm surprised don't know what you guys have to compare but its better.
Also some of the previously released tracks are running longer on this cd. They explianed the difference between tracks as being the reason they didn't want to enhance the sound but keeping the original sound of the recording. so I don't see the need to compaire with an FTD since these tracks are differently.

I love this one did made my day !
Lets see when Volume 2 comes out ! (IMG:http://elvis-tkc.com/forum2/style_emoticons/default/notworthy.gif)

[spanish eyes]

Most reviews i have read are not good.

I bought this the other day,so may get it later on today,and i will let you know my view.

Where did you order it from Kev and if you don't mind me asking how much was it?

[JohanD]

Reviewed this one in the import section,you can find it under "Y".

I really like this cd,it's from EP's most loved period!! (IMG:http://elvis-tkc.com/forum2/style_emoticons/default/notworthy.gif)

[TCBEP]

I just received my copy yesterday and i like it. If you collect cd's then you will have to have this, not essential but still worth getting.