My Elvis Collection

Private recording, Vernon Presley at Graceland, 1973
Private recording, Sam Thompson's house: November 3/4, 1973
Private recording, Elvis' home, Palm Springs: April, 1974

Private recording at Graceland
      1973

1973
Graceland, Memphis, Tennessee
Written and recorded by Vernon in his office at Graceland.

1. Don't Close Your Door (Vernon Presley)

     
      * 1 on 'King Creole - The Alternate Album'
     
King Creole
The Alternate Album

Laurel Records 2902
2009 Netherlands
jewel-case
1 cd, 16 tracks, ? min.

Private recording, Sam Thompson's house
      November 3/4, 1973

1973-11-03/04, Saturday/Sunday
Sam Thompson's house, 1317 Favell Drive, Memphis, Tennessee
Elvis, Linda Thompson, Ricky Stanley, Sam & Louise Thompson, Sanford & Margie Thompson (Sam & Linda's parents).

1. Baby, What You Want Me To Do
2. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
3. The World Is Waiting For the Sunrise
      "Rocky Top" instrumental)
4. Spanish Eyes
5. See See Rider
6. That's All Right
7. When You Love An Alpha Delta
      "Your Life Has Just Begun" lead: Linda Thompson)
8. We Are Alpha Delta Pi
      "Teardrops" lead: Linda Thompson)
9. Ode To A Robin (short poem)

     
      * 1, 4 on 'Goodbye Memphis' disc 2
      * 1-2 on 'Elvis By The Presleys' disc 2
      * 7-8 on various sources on the internet
      * 1-6, 9 on 'Made In Memphis'
      * 1-9 on 'A Date With Elvis' (EPF)
      * 1-9 on 'The Memphis Record - 1973: Year In Review' disc 2
     
Goodbye Memphis

From The Mastertapes Vol. 13
(1976/77)

Fort Baxter 2202
1997 Netherlands
slimline double jewel-case
cd 1, 25 tracks, 62:22 min.
      1976-07-05 afternoon, Memphis, TN.
cd 2, 25 tracks, 64:32 min.
      1976-07-05 afternoon, Memphis, TN.
      1977-07-23, Toledo, OH.

Elvis By The Presleys

BMG 82873-67883-2
2005 EU
slimline double jewel-case
cd 1, 24 tracks, ? min.
cd 2, 8 tracks, ? min.

Made In Memphis

BMG 82876-769652-2
FTD 2006-04 Denmark
digipack
1 cd, 20 tracks, 71:38 min.

A Date With Elvis
"I Was The One"

EPF (EP Fan Records)
2012 EU
cardboard sleeve
1 cd, 37 tracks, ? min.

Home demos, live tracks, radio recordings and the complete "I Was The One" album.

The Memphis Record
1973: Year In Review

ALHECODE Records 2420838
2024 EU
slimline double jewel-case
cd 1, 20 tracks, ? min.
cd 2, 17 tracks, ? min.

Limited to 500 copies.
Stax + home recordings,
in the style of the 1987 RCA's:
      The Memphis Record
      1969: Year In Review

Private recording: Elvis' home, Palm Springs
      April, 1974

1974-04
845 Chino Canyon Road, Palm Springs, California
Elvis, Linda Thompson, Tim Baty, Sherrill Nielsen & Donnie Sumner (piano)

1. Spanish Eyes
2. Young At Heart (incomplete)
3. Let Me Be The One

     
      * 1 on 'The Colonel's Collection'
      * 1-3 on 'Walk A Mile In My Shoes'
      * 1-3 on 'A Date With Elvis' (EPF)
     
The Colonel's Collection

Mac Records RY 24.162
1993-09 Netherlands
Jewel-case
1 cd, 12 tracks, 40:59 min.

Walk A Mile In My Shoes

ELVISONE (Shoppin' Around/EFE)
2012 Netherlands
cardboard slipcasee
1 cd, 14 tracks, ? min.

The CD was included in the 140 pages photo-book "Walk A Mile In my Shoes". (Not in my collection.)

A Date With Elvis
"I Was The One"

EPF (EP Fan Records)
2012 EU
cardboard sleeve
1 cd, 37 tracks, ? min.

Home demos, live tracks, radio recordings and the complete "I Was The One" album.


My Elvis Collection

Private recording, Vernon Presley at Graceland, 1973
Private recording, Sam Thompson's house: November 3/4, 1973
Private recording, Elvis' home, Palm Springs: April, 1974