Elvis Presley Box 1 The Unsurpassed Masters

Label: Cool Romeo

Label Number: CR 008

Release Date: 2001

Recording Type: Studio Outtakes

Location: Various

Date: Various

Sound: Excellent!

Condition: Complete pre owned showing signs of storage and discoloration, Discs and inserts excellent -PLEASE SEE IMAGES FOR DETAILS

Disc 1

Track Listing: Love You Because (July 5 & 6 - '54) - I Love You Because (July 5 & 6 - '54) - I Love You Because (July 5 & 6 - '54) - I Love You Because (July 5 & 6 - '54) - That's All Right Mama (take 8 , July 5 & 6 - '54) - One Sided Love Affair (January 30 - '56) - Lawdy Miss Clawdy (takes 1 & 2 , February 3 - '56) - Lawdy Miss Clawdy (take 3 , February 3 - '56) - Lawdy Miss Clawdy (take 4 , February 3 - '56) - Lawdy Miss Clawdy (take 5 , February 3 - '56) - Lawdy Miss Clawdy (take 6 , February 3 - '56) - I Need Your love Tonight (takes 1 - 4 , June 10 - '58) - I Need Your love Tonight (take 5 , June 10 - '58) - I Need Your love Tonight (take 6 , June 10 - '58) - I Need Your love Tonight (take 7 , June 10 - '58) - I Need Your love Tonight (takes 8 & 9 , June 10 - '58) - I Need Your love Tonight (take 10 , June 10 - '58) - I Need Your love Tonight (takes 10 - 13 , June 10 - '58) - I Need Your love Tonight (take 14 , June 10 - '58) - I Need Your love Tonight (take 15 , June 10 - '58) - I Need Your love Tonight (takes 16 -18 , June 10 - '58).

Disc 2

Track Listing: A Big Hunk Of Love (take 1 , June 10 - '58) - A Big Hunk Of Love (take 2 , June 10 - '58) - A Big Hunk O' Love (take 3 , June 10 - '58) - A Big Hunk Of Love (take 4 , June 10 - '58) - Ain't That Lovin'You baby (take 1 , June 10 - '58) - Ain't That Lovin'You baby (takes 2 - 4 , June 10 - '58) - Ain't That Lovin'You baby (takes 5 - 8 , June 10 - '58) - Ain't That Lovin'You baby (takes 9 - 11 , June 10 - '58) - A Fool Such As I (takes 1 - 3 , June 10 - '58) - A Fool Such As I (takes 4 - 5 , June 10 - '58) - A Fool Such As I (takes 6 - 8 , June 10 - '58) - Fool Such As I (take 9 , June 10 - '58) - I Got Stung (takes 1 - 3 , June 10 - '58) - I Got Stung (takes 4 - 8 , June 10 - '58) - I Got Stung (takes 9 - 10 , June 10 - '58) - I Got Stung (take 11 , June 10 - '58) - I Got Stung (take 12 , June 10 - '58) - I Got Stung (takes 13 - 14 , June 10 - '58) - I Got Stung (takes 15 - 16 , June 10 - '58) - I Got Stung (takes 17 - 18 , June 10 - '58) - I Got Stung (take 20 , June 10 - '58) - I Got Stung (takes 21 - 22 , June 10 - '58) - I Got Stung (take 23 , June 10 - '58

Disc 3

Track Listing: Milky White Way (takes 1 - 3 , October 30 - '60) - Milky White Way (takes 4 & 5 , October 30 - '60) - Milky White Way (takes 6 - 8 , October 30 - '60) - His Hand In Mine (take 1 , October 30 - '60) - His Hand In Mine (takes 2 & 3 , October 30 - '60) - His Hand In Mine (take 4 , October 30 - '60) - His Hand In Mine (take 5 , October 30 - '60) - I Believe In The Man In the Sky (take 1 , October 30 - '60) - I Believe In The Man In the Sky (takes 2 - 4 , October 30 - '60) - He Knows Just What I Need (take 1 , October 30 - '60) - He Knows Just What I Need (takes 2 - 4 , October 30 - '60) - He Knows Just What I Need (takes 5 - 7 , October 30 - '60) - He Knows Just What I Need (take 8 , October 30 - '60) - He Knows Just What I Need (take 9 , October 30 - '60) - He Knows Just What I Need (take 10 , October 30 - '60) - Surrender (take 1 , October 30 - '60) - Surrender (take 2 , October 30 - '60) - Surrender (takes 3 & 4 , October 30 - '60).

Disc 4

Track Listing: Surrender (takes 5 & 6 , October 30 - '60) - Surrender (take 7 , October 30 - '60) - Mansion Over The Hilltop (takes 3 & 4 , October 30 - '60) - In My Fathers House (take 8 , October 31 - '60) - Joshua Fit The Battle (take 4 , October 31 - '60) - Swing Down Sweet Chariot (take 4 , October 31 - '60) - I Gonna Walk Dem Golden Stairs (take 1 , October 31 - '60) - If We Never Meet Again (take 1 , October 31 - '60) - Known Only To Him (take 2 , October 31 - '60) - Known Only To Him (takes 5 & 6 , October 31 - '60) - Crying In The Chapel (takes 1 - 3 , October 31 - '60) - Working On The Building (take 1 , October 31 - '60) - Working On The Building (take 2 , October 31 - '60) - Working On The Building (take 5 , October 31 - '60)

Bonus tracks: Fame And Fortune (take 5 , March 21- '60) - Fame And Fortue (takes 3 & 9 , March 21 - '60) - Fame And Fortune (takes 10 - 12 , March 21 - '60) - That's Someone You Never Forget (take 7 , June 25 - '61) - I'm Yours (take 5 , June 26 - '61).

The first of a series of four wonderful boxsets in an outstanding sound quality. Including a full color , 12 page booklet with pictures and recording session details.

Most tracks are previously released on other imports , but for someone who wasn't able to get a hold of these cd's , this is a very welcome set.

Besides it's a limited edition , only 1000 editions were manufactured !