THE MAKING OF KING CREOLE” FTD BOOK

 “ELVIS: THE MAKING OF KING CREOLE” FTD BOOK
 FTD 231 (506020-975192) Bar Code (506020-975192 4)

A brand new hardback coffee style deluxe book contains 380-pages with many newly
discovered photographs, details on deleted scenes, pages from the script, the
shooting schedule, memos, contracts, as well as memories from the cast and crew.
Also includes:
Six film frames taken from the original 35mm reels of the movie King Creole.
Exclusive to this set – a special collector's 10” vinyl with picture sleeve, recreating the
original Japanese King Creole album.
Digipak with gatefold sleeve –
CD 1: King Creole movie soundtrack recordings, including a newly discovered acetate
recording of the opening sequence from the movie.
CD 2: February 1958 RCA studio recordings, demos and radio spots.

 

DISC 1

King Creole – The Soundtrack

01. Turtles, Berries And Gumbo

(2:18) Al Wood / Kay Twomey

(Full version * Blanche Thomas on ‘Turtles’)

02 King Creole

(0:41) Jerry Leiber / Mike Stoller

(Main title – instrumental with orchestra *)

03 Crawfish

(2:41) Fred Wise / Ben Weisman

(Elvis and Kitty White –

full version without fadeout / alternative mix *)

04 Steadfast, Loyal And True

(0:41) Jerry Leiber / Mike Stoller

(movie version)

05 Lover Doll

(2:15) Sid Wayne / Abner Silver

(undubbed – EP master)

06. Trouble

(2:19) Jerry Leiber / Mike Stoller

07. Banana

(1:32) Sid Tepper / Roy C. Bennett

(Liliane Montevecchi) (take 4 – short version *)

08. Dixieland Rock

(1:51) Aaron Schroeder / Rachel Frank

09. Young Dreams

(2:25) Martin Kalmanoff / Aaron Schroeder

10. New Orleans

(2:04) Sid Tepper / Roy C. Bennett

11 Hard Headed Woman

(1:56) Claude DeMetrius

12. King Creole

(2:11) Jerry Leiber / Mike Stoller

13. Don’t Ask Me Why

(2:10) Fred Wise / Ben Weisman

14. As Long As I Have You

(1:52) Fred Wise / Ben Weisman

Thorne Nogar Live Mono Mixes

15. Hard Headed Woman

(2:03) (slate / take 10 – master)

16. Trouble

(2:31) (slate / take 5 – master)

17. New Orleans

(2:08) (slate / take 5 – master)

18. King Creole

(2:11) (slate / take 3 – first version)

19. King Creole

(2:23) (slate / take 18 – first version)

20. Crawfish

(3:00) (slate / take 7 – unedited master)

21 Dixieland Rock

(2:05) (slate / take 14 – master)

22 Lover Doll

(2:28) (slate / take 7 – undubbed / unedited master)

23. Don’t Ask Me Why

(2:14) (slate / take 12 – master)

24 As Long As I Have You

(2:02) (slate / take 10 – master)

25. Muskrat Ramble

(1:27) Kid Ory / traditional

(slate / take 1 – master – Instrumental)

26. Steadfast, Loyal And True

(1.41) (slate / first version – take 6)

27. As Long As I Have You

(1:10) (slate / take 4 – short version)8

28. As Long As I Have You

(1:33) (slate / take 8 – long version)

29. King Creole

(2:19)  (slate / take 13 – revised version)

30. Young Dreams

(2:38) (slate / take 8 – master)

31. King Creole

(1:50) (slate / take 8 – master)

(Main title – instrumental)

Bonus Songs

32. Steadfast, Loyal And True

(1:18) (undubbed record master)

33. Steadfast, Loyal And True

(1:18) (dubbed record master)

34 Danny

(1:55) Fred Wise / Ben Weisman

35. Lover Doll

(2:11) (dubbed record master)

36. Turtles, Berries And Gumbo

(2:29) (slates – Blanche Thomas vocals on ‘Turtles’)

37. Crawfish

(1:52) (record master)

DISC 2

RCA Recordings

01. Doncha’ Think It’s Time

(1:59) (slate / take 39) Clyde Otis / Luther Dixon

02. Doncha’ Think It’s Time

(2:04) (slate / take 40)

03. Doncha’ Think It’s Time

(2:06) (slate / take 47)

04. Doncha’ Think It’s Time

(2:00) (slate / take 48)

05. Your Cheatin’ Heart

(2:40) (slate / take 9) Hank Williams

06. Your Cheatin’ Heart

(2:24) (slate / take 10 – master)

07. Wear My Ring Around Your Neck

(2:14) (take 22 – undubbed master) Bert Carroll / Russell Moody

08. Wear My Ring Around Your Neck

(2:14) (master with overdubs)

09. Doncha’ Think It’s Time

(1:58) (single master from takes 47, 40 & 48)

10. Doncha’ Think It’s Time

(1:58) (LP master from takes 40 & 39)

Demos

11. King Creole (2:13)

12. Trouble (2:06)

13. Dirty, Dirty Feeling (1:37)

14. New Orleans (2:32)

15. Hard Headed Woman (2:02)

16. Dixieland Rock (1:56)

17. Crawfish (2:20)

18. As Long As I Have You (2:20)

19. Danny (2:21)

20. Don’t Ask Me Why (2:04)

21. Lover Doll (2:26)

22. Young Dreams (2:53)

23. Steadfast, Loyal And True (1:54)

24. Banana (2:21)

25. Wear My Ring Around Your Neck (2:12)

Radio Spots, Film Trailer & Interview

26. King Creole film trailer

(2:33)

27. Regular spot

(1:00)

28. Regular spot

(0:30)

29. Regular spot

(0:20)

30. Teenage spot

(0:60)

31. Star dramatic spot

(0:90)

32. Elvis meets the press en route to Hollywood

(1:08) (January 11, 1958, Fort Worth, Texas)