NB. This Tape also captured thirty minutes of Elvis shooting pool and watching TV, seemingly unaware the tape recorder was still running, also on this tape Elvis has a go at Pat Boone's "I'll Be Home"
NB In spite of notations in the booklet "Platinum, A Life In Music" new information proves these recordings are not from 1961.
NB. As Of yet only the track listing for this tape has surfaced? It is uncertain if this tape is lost?
NB All tracks released on Bootleg CD "Greetings From Germany"
NB. Recorded sometime around the making of "Flaming Star" all tracks now all released.
February 1966 - Early 1967. Rocca Place, Hollywood.
Except for the last 5 tracks in this section which were found on acetate, and released in part in the 1980's the rest were discovered at Graceland in 1996. They are reported as being recorded by Red West. As far as can be determined they were recorded around 1966. Although Red West can remember that they were recorded over a longer time span.
The above feature Elvis, Charlie Hodge & Red West, on several tracks other friend join in, on several performances Elvis sings Bass and Charlie sings lead.
The above section remains unreleased.
This tape runs for almost 1 hour, there is lots of laughter and is mainly Elvis on Guitar, and Red West & Charlie Hodge, backing Elvis. This tape seems to have slipped through the fingers of BMG. Hopefully will turn up again.
NB Elvis is accompanied by the group "Voice"
Baby What You Want Me To Do.
Someone who worked for the Louisiana Hayride in the mid 50's and his job was to Film most if not ALL the Hayride shows. Apparently for legal reasons. One tape is Marked Elvis Presley, is in Colour by Silent filmed straight on. Apparently the owner had hundreds of these films mostly they had sound too. But no other Elvis one could be located in the few they looked at?? Amazing to say the least..
Sound is better than "Heart Of Stone" but not as good as Tupelo Concerts"
One of the group has the entire audio tape of a show they did in Paris 1959, where Elvis was in the audience and joined them on stage, this tape was given to Rick Whitesell(the editor of GOLDMINE magazine). Unfortunately he has died and the tapes can't be found but again supposed to be in perfect quality.
NB latest on "Golden Gate Quartet.
I met Clyde Wright last year when "The Golden Gate" was on tour in France he is one of former member of "Golden Gate Quartet", we talked about their meeting with Elvis, it was not in 1959 but in january the 17th of 1960.
There is many newspaper reports about this meeting.
Elvis didn't get up on stage to sing with them but after the show, he meet them in the Line Renaud dressing room at midnight. There were 10 people in the dressing room, the Golden Gate Quartet, Elvis, Line Renaud, Loulou Gaste (Line's Husband), Line's hairdresser, Line's dresser & Casino de Paris doorkeeper.
According Line Renaud who were at this time the Leader of the show named "Plaisirs" , they spend all the night singing Godspel songs they give up the dressing room at 6AM.
very important Line Renaud says in the dressing room they didn't have tape recorder so no recording were made.
Elvis Presley improvise a jam session at Line's Renaud Dressing room at Casino de Paris.
Elvis Presley the most famous Rock n roll singer in USA, who is in the army in Germany, came Sunday evening applause Line Renaud in the revue at Casino de Paris.
When she learn that, Line asked to his husband Loulou Gast� , to invite him to take a drink with them in her dressing room after the show.
Loulou get some difficult to see him, in a showroom full of people. The singer was between all americans uniforms deploy in the audience. He finally discover him at the second rank of the balcony behins a commando of US marines.
Elvis Presley delighted to know Line Renaud, didn't need much persuasing.
He just asked than the four black singers of the Casino came also at the meeting.
This one started at midnight.And, at 4am we could see two enthusiast spectators: Line Renaud and Loulou Gast�.
They applause frantically an unchained Elvis Presley. Arrived in a clothe of Infantery corporal, he was unrecognisable. He took the guitar of loulou Gast� and he was in one's shirtsleeves, withou tie, hairs uncombed, he was sang with the "Golden Gate" all the music repertory of New Orleans.
I tried to be the most exact in the translation of this news paper report.