Elvis Presley
Stereo ’57
(Essential Elvis Volume 2)
A couple of years before the advent of the stereo LP in mid-1958, major record companies were experimenting with stereophonic recordings, often refered to then as “binaural”. Studios were using the new Ampex 2-track tape recorders for other purposes, such as for recording session back-ups. But few Elvis fans know how close history came to permanently losing these precious audio glimpses of a young Elvis engrossed in the creative process.
If it hadn’t been for (later noted) producer Bones Howe, who had worked for Elvis’ sound engineer (responsible for ALL recordings between 1955 and 1961!) Thorne Nogar as a tape operator at Radio Recorders, these 2-track backup (binaural, pre-stereo) would have ended up in a trash can. He put them away safely in a bank vault….until now!
Tracklist:
| 1 | I Beg of You (Take 1) | 2:09 |
| 2 | Is It So Strange (Take 1) | 2:35 |
| 3 | Have I Told You Lately That I Love You (Take 2) | 1:57 |
| 4 | It Is No Secret (What God Can Do) (Takes 1,2,3) | 6:14 |
| 5 | Blueberry Hill (Take 2) | 3:04 |
| 6 | Mean Woman Blues (Take 14) | 2:19 |
| 7 | (There’ll Be) Peace in the Valley (For Me) (Takes 2,3) | 3:58 |
| 8 | Have I Told You Lately That I Love You (Take 6) | 1:54 |
| 9 | Blueberry Hill (Take 7) | 2:42 |
| 10 | That’s When Your Heartaches Begin (Take 4,5,6) | 4:09 |
| 11 | Is It So Strange (Takes 7,11) | 4:12 |
| 12 | I Beg Of You (Take 6,8) | 2:47 |
| 13 | Peace In The Valley (Take 7) | 3:40 |
| 14 | Have I Told You Lately That I Love You (Takes 12,13) | 3:30 |
| 15 | I Beg Of You (Take 12) | 2:00 |
| 16 | I Believe (Take 4) | 2:04 |
| 17 | Tell Me Why (Take 5) | 2:09 |
| 18 | Got a Lot o’ Livin’ to Do! (Take 9) | 2:31 |
| 19 | All Shook Up (Take 10) | 1:56 |
| 20 | Take My Hand, Precious Lord (Take 14) | 3:18 |
