DESCRIPTION
Platinum : A Life In Music chronicles the outstanding career of Elvis Presley (1954 to 1977) from a unique perspective. It features 100 performances, 77 of which are previously unreleased. This historic overview traces his development as an artist, and emphasizes how Elvis' music always returned to its unshakable core values. This 4-CD box set contains a 48-page book and consists mostly of previously-unreleased alternate takes of Elvis Presley's hits.

You probably think you've heard all there is to hear from The King, what with countless Elvis retrospectives, anthologies and reissues flooding the market. While PLATINUM is far from the first Elvis box, it's unique in that it's composed largely of previously unreleased material. Four discs cover every phase of Presley's career, from young Memphis hip-shaker to middle-aged Vegas hip-shaker, adding a fresh perspective to each period.

It's both an education and a kick to hear alternate versions of songs as ingrained in the public consciousness as 'That's All Right', and others from Elvis' legendary Sun sessions. Obscure delights like 1969's 'Power Of My Love' update one of rock & roll's most stellar legacies. Off-the-cuff recordings and live TV performances contribute further to this set, which proves that.

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CONDITION
Media: VG++
Cover: VG++

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RELEASE DETAILS
Format: 4 x CD, Compilation, Remastered
Pressing Year: 1997
Pressing Country: USA

TRACK LISTING

1-1 I'll Never Stand In Your Way 2:00
1-2 That's All Right (Alternate Take) 2:03
1-3 Blue Moon (Alternate Take) 3:12
1-4 Good Rockin' Tonight 2:12
1-5 Mystery Train 2:25
1-6 I Got A Woman (Alternate Take) 2:25
1-7 Heartbreak Hotel (Alternate Take 6) 2:15
1-8 I'm Counting On You (Alternate Take 13) 2:29
1-9 Shake, Rattle And Roll / Flip, Flop And Fly 2:09
1-10 Lawdy, Miss Clawdy (Alternate Take 1) 2:21
1-11 I Want You, I Need You, I Love You (Alternate Take 4) 2:47
1-12 Hound Dog 2:35
1-13 Don't Be Cruel 2:02
1-14 Rip It Up (Alternate Take 15) 2:10
1-15 Love Me Tender 3:17
1-16 When The Saints Go Marching In 1:22
1-17 All Shook Up 1:57
1-18 (There'll Be) Peace In The Valley (For Me) (Alternate Take 3) 3:22
1-19 Blueberry Hill 3:20
1-20 (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear 1:46
1-21 Jailhouse Rock 2:27
1-22 New Orleans 1:59
1-23 I Need Your Love Tonight (Alternate Take 7) 2:01
1-24 A Big Hunk O' Love (Alternate Take 4) 2:12
1-25 Bad Nauheim Medley 4:06
1-25a I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen
1-25b I Will Be True
1-25c It's Been So Long Darling
1-25d Apron Strings
1-25e There's No Tomorrow
2-1 Stuck On You 2:24
2-2 Fame And Fortune 2:24
2-3 It's Now Or Never 3:13
2-4 It Feels So Right (Alternate Take 3) 2:09
2-5 A Mess Of Blues (Alternate Take 1) 2:44
2-6 Are You Lonesome Tonight? 3:06
2-7 Reconsider Baby 3:39
2-8 Tonight Is So Right For Love (Alternate Take 3) 2:15
2-9 His Hand In Mine (Alternate Take 2) 3:15
2-10 Milky White Way (Alternate Take 3) 2:30
2-11 I'm Comin' Home (Alternate Take 3) 2:24
2-12 I Feel So Bad (Alternate Take 1) 2:56
2-13 Can't Help Falling In Love 2:58
2-14 Something Blue (Alternate Take) 3:04
2-15 Return To Sender 2:05
2-16 Bossa Nova Baby (Alternate Take 2) 2:13
2-17 How Great Thou Art (Alternate Take 4) 2:54
2-18 Guitar Man (Alternate Take 4) 2:25
2-19 You'll Never Walk Alone (Alternate Take 2) 3:40
2-20 Oh How I Love Jesus 1:36
2-21 Tennessee Waltz 1:19
2-22 Blowin' In The Wind 2:04
2-23 I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You) 1:52
2-24 I'm Beginning To Forget You 0:53
2-25 After Loving You 2:25
3-1 I Got A Woman 1:40
3-2 Tiger Man 2:45
3-3 When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again 0:35
3-4 Trying To Get To You 2:56
3-5 If I Can Dream (Alternate Take 1) 3:08
3-6 In The Ghetto (Alternate Take 3) 2:39
3-7 Suspicious Minds (Alternate Take 7) 3:17
3-8 Power Of My Love (Alternate Take 3) 3:02
3-9 Baby What You Want Me To Do 2:18
3-10 Words 2:33
3-11 Johnny B. Goode 2:03
3-12 Release Me 1:47
3-13 See See Rider 2:48
3-14 The Wonder Of You 2:36
3-15 The Sound Of Your Cry (Alternate Take 3) 3:30
3-16 You Don't Have To Say You Love Me 2:29
3-17 Funny How Time Slips Away 4:18
3-18 I Washed My Hands In Muddy Water 4:15
3-19 I Was The One 1:02
3-20 Cattle Call 0:25
3-21 Baby, Let's Play House 1:10
3-22 Don't 1:55
3-23 Money Honey 1:24
3-24 What'd I Say 4:46
3-25 Bridge Over Troubled Water 4:12
4-1 Miracle Of The Rosary (Alternate Take 1) 3:51
4-2 He Touched Me (Alternate Take 2) 2:36
4-3 Bossom Of Abraham (Alternate Take 3) 1:37
4-4 I'll Be Home On Christmas Day (Alternate Take 4) 3:48
4-5 For The Good Times (Alternate Take 3) 3:13
4-6 Burning Love (Alternate Take) 3:04
4-7 Seperate Ways (Alternate Take 25) 2:37
4-8 Always On My Mind (Alternate Take 2) 3:32
4-9 An American Trilogy 4:16
4-10 Take Good Care Of Her (Alternate Take 4) 2:53
4-11 I've Got A Thing About You Baby 2:20
4-12 Are You Sincere (Alternate Take 2) 2:01
4-13 It's Midnight (Alternate Take 10) 3:21
4-14 Promised Land (Alternate Take 5) 3:21
4-15 Steamroller Blues 2:50
4-16 And I Love You So (Alternate Take 2) 3:39
4-17 T-R-O-U-B-L-E 3:02
4-18 Danny Boy (Alternate Take 9) 3:53
4-19 Moody Blue 2:49
4-20 Hurt (Alternate Take 2) 2:09
4-21 For The Heart (Alternate Take 1) 3:47
4-22 Pledging My Love (Alternate Take 3) 4:52
4-23 Way Down (Alternate Take 2) 3:04
4-24 My Way 3:49
4-25 (Excerpt From) The Jaycees Speech 0:20