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30.10.2025

Le label Follow That Dream, en collaboration avec le fan club norvégien Flaming Star, a annoncé la sortie en décembre 2025 du coffret Deluxe « The Making of G.I. Blues » de David English et Pål Granlund. Une édition audio FTD sera disponible courant 2026.

Livre 1 - Le Film : « The Making Of G.I. Blues - Le Film » est un beau livre relié de 384 pages, contenant de nombreuses photos inédites, des détails sur les scènes coupées, des extraits du scénario, le planning de tournage, des notes de service, des contrats, ainsi que des témoignages de l'équipe du film.

Livre 2 – La Musique : un livre de 84 pages contenant des photos, des documents et des informations détaillées sur les sessions d’enregistrement.

Ce coffret comprend également 5 CD présentant, pour la première fois, l’intégralité des sessions d’enregistrement de la bande originale d’Elvis Presley, des bandes originales 3 pistes à la version stéréo, dans l’ordre chronologique.

Un double EP 33 tours collector, compact et compact, avec pochette illustrée, est également inclus. Le tout est présenté dans un coffret de luxe numéroté individuellement (par autocollant).

CD 1: G.I. Blues - The Masters:

Tonight Is So Right For Love - What’s She Really Like - Frankfort Special - Wooden Heart - G. I. Blues - Pocketful Of Rainbows - Shoppin’ Around - Big Boots - Didja’ Ever - Blue Suede Shoes - Doin’ The Best I Can - Tonight’s All Right For Love

April 27, 1960 - Sunset & Vine, Hollywood:

Shoppin’ Around (Instrumental, AO Take 1 - 2) - Shoppin’ Around (Instrumental, AO Take 3 / Master - From Acetate) - Shoppin’ Around (Instrumental, AO Take 4) - Shoppin’ Around (First version, BO Take 1) - Shoppin’ Around (First Version, BO Take 2 - 4) - Shoppin’ Around (First Version, BO Take 5) - Shoppin’ Around (First Version, BO Take 6 - 10) - Shoppin’ Around (First Version, BO Take 11) - Shoppin’ Around (First Version, BO Take 14 / Master - From Acetate)

CD 2: G.I. Blues - April 27, 1960 - Sunset and Vine, Hollywood:

Didja’ Ever (CO Take 1) - Didja’ Ever (CO Take 2 / Original Master) - Didja’ Ever (Splice Of CO Take 1 & 2 / Substituted Album Master) - Doin’ The Best I Can (DO Take 1 - 3) - Doin’ The Best I Can (DO Take 4 - 7) - Doin’ The Best I Can (DO Take 8 - 9) - Doin’ The Best I Can (DO Take 10 - 12) - Doin’ The Best I Can (DO Take 13 / Master) - G. I. Blues (EO Take 1) - G. I. Blues (EO Take 2 - 4) - G. I. Blues (EO Take 5) - G. I. Blues (EO Take 6) - G. I. Blues (EO Take 7) - G. I. Blues (EO Take 8 - 10, Insert) - G. I. Blues (Splice Of EO Take 7 & 10 / Master) - Tonight Is So Right For Love (FO Take 1 - 2) - Tonight Is So Right For Love (FO Take 3) - Tonight Is So Right For Love (FO Take 4) - Tonight Is So Right For Love (FO Take 5 - 7) - What’s She Really Like (GO Take 1 - 3) - What’s She Really Like (GO Take 4 - 5)

* Take 2 used on first pressing of soundtrack.
Also on exported album master (UK, Germany etc.).

CD 3: G.I. Blues - April 27, 1960 - Sunset and Vine, Hollywood:

Frankfort Special (Fast Version, HO Take 1 - 2) - Frankfort Special (Fast Version, HO Take 3 - 5) - Frankfort Special (Fast Version, HO Take 6 - 7) - Frankfort Special (Fast Version, HO Take 8) - Frankfort Special (Fast Version, HO Take 9 - 13) - Tonight Is So Right For Love (FO Take 8) - Tonight Is So Right For Love (FO Take 9) - . Tonight Is So Right For Love (FO Take 10 - 11 / Master)

April 28, 1960 - Sunset & Vine, Hollywood:

Whistling Blues (Instrumental, JO Take 2 / Master) - Tonight Is So Right For Love (Instrumental, KO Take 1 - 4 / Master) - Wooden Heart (Gramafunken Version, Instrumental, LO Take 1 - 2 / Master) - Big Boots (Fast Version, M1O Take 1 - 2) - Big Boots (Fast Version, M1O Take 3) - Big Boots (Fast Version, M1O Take 4) - Big Boots (Fast Version, M1O Take 5) - Big Boots (Fast Version, M1O Take 6 - 7 / Master) - Big Boots (Slow Version, MO Take 1) - Big Boots (Slow Version, MO Take 2 - 3) - Big Boots (Slow Version, MO Take 4) - What’s She Really Like (GO Take 6 - 7) - What’s She Really Like (GO Take 8 - 11) - What’s She Really Like (GO Take 12 - 13) - What’s She Really Like (GO Take 14 - 16)

CD 4: G.I. Blues - April 28, 1960 - Sunset and Vine, Hollywood:

What’s She Really Like (GO Take 17 - 19) - What’s She Really Like (insert, GO Take 20 - 22) - What’s She Really Like (Splice Of GO Take 19 & 22 Insert / Master) - Pocketful of Rainbows (Version 1, NO Take 1 - 2) - Pocketful Of Rainbows (Version 1, NO Take 3) - Pocketful Of Rainbows (Version 1, NO Take 4 - 7) - Pocketful Of Rainbows (Version 1, NO Take 8) - Pocketful Of Rainbows (Version 1, NO Take 9) - Pocketful Of Rainbows (Version 1, NO Take 10) - Pocketful Of Rainbows (Version 1, NO Take 11 - 12) - Pocketful Of Rainbows (Version 1, NO Take 13 - 14) - Pocketful Of Rainbows (Version 1, NO Take 15 - 16) - Blue Suede Shoes (PO Take 1 / Master) - Wooden Heart (QO Take 1) - Wooden Heart (QO Take 2 - 4 / Master) - Pocketful Of Rainbows (Version 1, NO Take 17) - Pocketful Of Rainbows (Version 1, NO Take 18 - 20) - Pocketful Of Rainbows (Version 1, NO Take 21 - 25) - Pocketful Of Rainbows (Version 1, NO Take 26 - 28)

CD 5: G.I. Blues - May 6, 1960 - Radio Recorders, Hollywood:

Big Boots (Fast Version, Remake, M1O-X Take 1) - Big Boots (Fast Version, Remake, M1O-X Take 2) - Shoppin’ Around (Remake, BO-X Take 1 - 2) - Shoppin’ Around (Remake, BO-X Take 3 - 5) - Shoppin’ Around (Remake, BO-X Take 6 - 7 / Master) - Pocketful Of Rainbows (Remake, NO-X Take 1 - 2 / Master) - Pocketful Of Rainbows (Remake, NO-X Take 3) - Frankfort Special (Remake, HO-X Take 1 - 5) - Frankfort Special (Remake, HO-X Take 6 - 8) - Frankfort Special (Remake, HO-X Take 9 - 10 / Master) - Tonight’s All Right For Love (R1O Take 1) - Tonight’s All Right For Love (R1O Take 2 - 5) - Tonight’s All Right For Love (R1O Take 6) - Tonight’s All Right For Love (R1O Take 7 - 8) - Tonight’s All Right For Love (R1O Take 9 - 10) - Tonight’s All Right For Love (R1O Take 11 - 12) - Tonight’s All Right For Love (R1O Take 14 - 15) - Tonight’s All Right For Love (R1O Take 16 - 17) - Tonight’s All Right For Love (Insert, R2O Take 1 - 2) - Tonight’s All Right For Love (Composite Of R1O Take 10 & R2O Take 2 / Master) - Big Boots (Slow Version, Remake, MO-X Take 1 - 6) - Big Boots (Slow Version, Insert, M2O-X Take 1 - 4) - Tonight’s All Right For Love (“Tales From The Vienna Woods”, Instrumental, RO Take 1 - 4) - Tonight’s All Right For Love (“Tales From The Vienna Woods”, Instrumental, RO Take 5 / Master) - Big Boots (SO Take 3, Composite Of MO Take 4 & M2O-X Take 4 / Master)

Mastered by Sebastian Jeansson, mixed from 3-track to stereo by Vic Anesini with Sebastian Jeansson. Original engineers: Thorne Nogar and Al Schmitt. Produced by Ernst Mikael Jørgensen.

Note: There are no new Out-takes in this release, only new instrumental versions:

April 27, 1960 - Sunset and Vine, Hollywood:

- Shoppin' Around - Instrumental, AO Take 1 (FS), 2 (FS)

- Shoppin' Around - Instrumental, AO Take 3 / Master (Acetate)

April 28, 1960 - Sunset and Vine, Hollywood:

- Tonight Is So Right For Love - Instrumental, KO Take 1 (FS), 2 (FS), 3 (FS)

- Wooden Heart - Gramafunken Version, Instrumental, LO Take 1 (FS)

May 6, 1960 - Radio Recorders, Hollywood:

- Tonight’s All Right For Love ('Tales From The Vienna Woods') -Instrumental, RO Take 1 (FS), 2 (FS), 3 (FS), 4 (complete)