Neues Interview mit Ernst Jörgensen

Ask Ernst Part 4
We'd like to thank everyone who sent us questions. Unfortunately it was impossible to use them all, and have to take into considerations that Mr. Jorgensen is a very busy person too. It was very nice of him to this for our readers. We do keep the questions though as we might use them in the future.

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1- Firstly thanks so -much Ernst for releasing the 1970's Elvis concerts. I enjoy them all and know you plan (at some stage) to try and release a show from each tour and Hotel Season that Elvis did.Later 1974 is quite well represented so far, are their plans to represent shows from the first half of the year as well on FTD? Also if available would you like to represent places such as Lake Tahoe in 1971,1974 and 1976? ( Geoffrey McDonnell from Australia ) ( There were many questions about FTD releasing show(s) from the January/February 1974 Vegas Season )

+++ Unfortunately we have very few LAKE TAHOE soundboards, and the tapes from Las Vegas Feb 1974 are mainly audience recordings. There are some soundboards but they all need to be corrected for various technical problems.

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2- The " The Way It Was " book/CD was a very interesting project from the FTD label. ? "Elvis On Tour" for example would certainly be perfect for getting the same treatment. Is there any plans in the near future for a similar project related or not to "Elvis On Tour"?

+++ AN ELVIS ON TOUR project will probably not happen until TURNER decides to do a re-release of the movie.

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3- We have received several questions related to the possibility for the FTD label to produce DVDs. This subject has been often a matter of discussion on the FECC Forum as well. Is there some kind of chance that the FTD label will be producing DVDs in the future or the costs involved for producing those makes it nearly impossible ? ( note : T.T.W.I.I., On Tour and the June 1977 materials are the ones often mentioned. )

+++ It's not very likely for two reasons. Film is very expensive to work with. But even more important is the often outrageous amounts asked by the music publishers for using their songs - an example of this is the sad decision we had to make when we cut ARE YOU LONESOME from TTWII - it's MUCH too expensive.

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4- Will we ever see a CD box- set issued on FTD in the future?

+++ Yes

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5- Ernst, are you sure the " Take Me To The Fair " August master as recently released on the FTD soundtrack CD is actually an alternate master? It sounds like the same take only with ukulele overdubbed onto it? ( Tony Dobb from England )

+++ Unfortunately I don't know, since no tapes of the early version exist. Tony may be correct, I just haven't had the time to check this.

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6- Was the On Tour Show on " Close-Up " is something like a starting signal for more to come in the very future just like you did on the three TTWII-Shows ? ( Markus from Germany )

+++ There are no current plans, but as most people know we have 3 other concerts and some rehearsals.

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7- With 80 minutes available per CD disc.. Why couldn't we get more music on the new Elvis-Close up Box set ? The previous.. 50's and 60's and 70's box sets gave us much more value for the dollar. By the way, those boxes were the best ones followed by the " Platinum " collection.Keep the good music coming !! ( George K. from New-York )

+++ Just because you can squeeze 80 minutes on a CD, it doesn't mean you have to. We don't want to be cheap, but at the same time I find it unreasonable to complain when you get about 20 songs a CD.

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8- First, let me thank you for continuing to bring new and exciting Elvis material to us true fans. Does FTD have any plans to release the rehearsal material of Elvis singing " Portrait of My Love ", I think it's from 1972 or 1973? Also, I saw Elvis many times in Las Vegas, and for a few times in February 1971, he closed his shows with "The Impossible Dream ". It was absolutely wonderful! Does FTD have any of these shows to release? ( Jeanne Pellicani from New-York ) ( Note: Questions related to 1971 or earlier soundboards were very frequent along with rehearsal materials )

+++ We will eventually release a show from every Vegas or Tahoe season, and most tours - of course limited by the fact that there's a lot that we don't have on soundboard. We are always looking for new tapes.

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9- If you give " Follow that Dream " and " Kid Galahad " the FTD soundtrack treatment, would they be released separately or together, given the limited number of songs in each soundtrack ?

+++ No decision made yet.

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10- Is there sufficient new material for releasing an FTD based around the Stax sessions ? ( Graham Horder from England ) ( Note : There were several similar questions in regards to 1970s materials on the FTD label such as : Jungle Room Sessions volume 2, He Touched Me sessions,etc.. )

+++ Unfortunately not, but we may combine the material with something else, since we still have several nice unreleased outtakes.

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11- Ernst, having read all the criticism that is always being levelled at the FTD releases, ( from certain quarters ) be it either regarding cover design or content.Does it ever get you down, and do you think why do I bother? ( There were numerous negative remarks about the cover design of Dragonheart ) ( Mike Clark from England )

++ It certainly gets me down, but that goes with the job. I love making records, so I don't ever think of giving up. Thanks for the concern.

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12-There is yet to be a complete 50s only FTD release. You have hinted in the past that this is due to little material available. With the release of ' Close Up ' containing a whole 50s disc, will there now be a FTD disc strictly for 50s material in whatever form that may take ? ( ie. an over the years 50s overview, or a particular year focus etc ) ( Matthew Worsley from England )

+++ We are certainly getting closer to the bottom with 50'es material, but always optimistic that one day we will find more.

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13- I know when FTD was launched you said you would not be releasing complete sessions works, has your view changed on this ? These other weaker takes would otherwise remain unreleased but as part of a complete session it may find a place at showing what Elvis went through to get to the end result. ( Mike G. from England )

+++ Good point. I think we can/should do this with some selected songs.

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14- Many questions were related to the release on FTD of the Viva Las Vegas soundtrack. Our readers would like to know if the songs with Ann Margret will be included ? Can we expect some kind of surprises such as out-takes of What'd I Say ?

+++ No Ann Margret songs, sorry. But an outtake of WHAT'D I SAY we could included indeed.

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15- Another matter that has been discussed frequently on our Forum. It appears that our readers would be pretty much interested with projects similar to Spring Tours with soundboard material. Do you consider this possibility in the future with soundboard recordings from a particular tour or Vegas season ?

++ Certainly

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16- Regarding the master of "Jailhouse Rock" take 6. In reading the booklet which accompanies "Close Up" it states as fact that a "work part" to complete the master take was recorded and that the master is actually a spliced composite. Now having the binaural safety tape performance to compare, the performance seems exactly the same as the mono master take we have had for years, other than the intro dialogue and ending without the fade out. It seems to me the master take is one complete take. If it isn't, the binaural performance would have to be spliced from the binaural master part and binaural workpart source tapes. In short, is the original mono master version and this fantastic binaural version a spliced composite or one complete take? ( Ernie Boyes from the USA )

+++ Spliced

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Ask Ernst Part 4
We'd like to thank everyone who sent us questions. Unfortunately it was impossible to use them all, and have to take into considerations that Mr. Jorgensen is a very busy person too. It was very nice of him to this for our readers. We do keep the questions though as we might use them in the future.

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1- Firstly thanks so -much Ernst for releasing the 1970's Elvis concerts. I enjoy them all and know you plan (at some stage) to try and release a show from each tour and Hotel Season that Elvis did.Later 1974 is quite well represented so far, are their plans to represent shows from the first half of the year as well on FTD? Also if available would you like to represent places such as Lake Tahoe in 1971,1974 and 1976? ( Geoffrey McDonnell from Australia ) ( There were many questions about FTD releasing show(s) from the January/February 1974 Vegas Season )

+++ Unfortunately we have very few LAKE TAHOE soundboards, and the tapes from Las Vegas Feb 1974 are mainly audience recordings. There are some soundboards but they all need to be corrected for various technical problems.

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<span style='color:red'>Selbst "very few" hört sich in bezug auf Tahoe noch recht gut an. Ich befürchtete immer, es gibt nur den einen von Juli'71 und den hat BMG wahrscheinlich noch nicht einmal. Dieses "a few" bedeutet normalerweise: Mehr als einen. Und das wäre schon mal ein Anfang. Der zweite Teil der Nachricht ist nicht so prall, denn viele haben sich speziell vom Februar 1974 mehr versprochen. Man glaubte doch gemeinhein, dass da 'ne Menge existiert. Die Audience Recordings sind schliesslich ohnehin bekannt. Ausserdem ist es keine so gute Nachricht, dass die Sachen "need to be corrected", denn FTD scheint derzeit gar nicht in der Lage zu sein, grossen Aufwand bei der Restaurierung zu betreiben und für ein BMG Release ist ein 74er Vegas-Release wahrscheinlich nicht interessant genug.</span>

2- The " The Way It Was " book/CD was a very interesting project from the FTD label. ? "Elvis On Tour" for example would certainly be perfect for getting the same treatment. Is there any plans in the near future for a similar project related or not to "Elvis On Tour"?

+++ AN ELVIS ON TOUR project will probably not happen until TURNER decides to do a re-release of the movie.

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<span style='color:red'>Das kann noch lange dauern. Schade! Damit wird es auch sehr wahrscheinlich keine weiteren ON TOUR Konzerte geben, denn man wird jetzt nicht alles rausschleudern, wenn man es sich lieber für einen Zeitpunkt aufhebt, wo man im Zuge eines etwaigen neuen ON TOUR Releases einen besseren Werbeeffekt erzielt.</span>

3- We have received several questions related to the possibility for the FTD label to produce DVDs. This subject has been often a matter of discussion on the FECC Forum as well. Is there some kind of chance that the FTD label will be producing DVDs in the future or the costs involved for producing those makes it nearly impossible ? ( note : T.T.W.I.I., On Tour and the June 1977 materials are the ones often mentioned. )

+++ It's not very likely for two reasons. Film is very expensive to work with. But even more important is the often outrageous amounts asked by the music publishers for using their songs - an example of this is the sad decision we had to make when we cut ARE YOU LONESOME from TTWII - it's MUCH too expensive.

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<span style='color:red'>Ich denke, das war zur Zeit ohnehin allen klar. Ganz ausschliessen tut Ernst es aber nicht. Wie immer eine Frage der Koten.</span>

4- Will we ever see a CD box- set issued on FTD in the future?

+++ Yes

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<span style='color:red'>Vielen dank Ernst, für diese Ausführlichkeit!</span>

5- Ernst, are you sure the " Take Me To The Fair " August master as recently released on the FTD soundtrack CD is actually an alternate master? It sounds like the same take only with ukulele overdubbed onto it? ( Tony Dobb from England )

+++ Unfortunately I don't know, since no tapes of the early version exist. Tony may be correct, I just haven't had the time to check this.

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<span style='color:red'>Ein bisschen zu wenig im Vorfeld des Releases recherchiert und wenn die Fans nachfragen wird's weiter auf die lange Bank geschoben. Ernst war auch schon mal sorgfältiger. Trotzdem ist die Antwort ziemlich eindeutig.</span>

6- Was the On Tour Show on " Close-Up " is something like a starting signal for more to come in the very future just like you did on the three TTWII-Shows ? ( Markus from Germany )

+++ There are no current plans, but as most people know we have 3 other concerts and some rehearsals.

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<span style='color:red'>Wurde weiter oben eigentlich schon beantwortet. Was mich enttäuscht ist die Tatsache, dass Ernst nur von "3 weiteren Konzerten" spricht. Das Gerücht, dass zumindest eine Jacksonville Show mitgeschnitten wurde, hält sich eigentlich immer noch recht hartnäckig.</span>

7- With 80 minutes available per CD disc.. Why couldn't we get more music on the new Elvis-Close up Box set ? The previous.. 50's and 60's and 70's box sets gave us much more value for the dollar. By the way, those boxes were the best ones followed by the " Platinum " collection.Keep the good music coming !! ( George K. from New-York )

+++ Just because you can squeeze 80 minutes on a CD, it doesn't mean you have to. We don't want to be cheap, but at the same time I find it unreasonable to complain when you get about 20 songs a CD.

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<span style='color:red'>Verschenkte Frage! Schade!</span>

8- First, let me thank you for continuing to bring new and exciting Elvis material to us true fans. Does FTD have any plans to release the rehearsal material of Elvis singing " Portrait of My Love ", I think it's from 1972 or 1973? Also, I saw Elvis many times in Las Vegas, and for a few times in February 1971, he closed his shows with "The Impossible Dream ". It was absolutely wonderful! Does FTD have any of these shows to release? ( Jeanne Pellicani from New-York ) ( Note: Questions related to 1971 or earlier soundboards were very frequent along with rehearsal materials )

+++ We will eventually release a show from every Vegas or Tahoe season, and most tours - of course limited by the fact that there's a lot that we don't have on soundboard. We are always looking for new tapes.

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<span style='color:red'>Selbst wenn Ernst nur von "a few tapes" spricht, die man besitzt, so sind hier zwei gute Nachrichten enthalten. Erstens erklärt er es für durchaus möglich, dass man von JEDEM Engagement in Las Vegas und Tahoe und von den meisten Tours etas veröffentlicht. Das deutet schon irgendwie darauf hin, dass man das Material auch besitzt. Zweitens geht Ernst nicht nur davon aus, dass noch (viel) weiteres Material ausserhalb von BMG existiert, sondern er zeigt sich auch bereit, das zu kaufen. Gut!</span>

9- If you give " Follow that Dream " and " Kid Galahad " the FTD soundtrack treatment, would they be released separately or together, given the limited number of songs in each soundtrack ?

+++ No decision made yet.

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<span style='color:red'>Die Frage hätte man sich auch schenken können, oder Ernst sich zumindest deren Beantwortung.</span>

10- Is there sufficient new material for releasing an FTD based around the Stax sessions ? ( Graham Horder from England ) ( Note : There were several similar questions in regards to 1970s materials on the FTD label such as : Jungle Room Sessions volume 2, He Touched Me sessions,etc.. )

+++ Unfortunately not, but we may combine the material with something else, since we still have several nice unreleased outtakes.

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<span style='color:red'>Ernst ist jemand der Wert auf die Qualität des Konzeptes eines Albums legt und somit wird man von ihm nicht erwarten dürfen, dass er alles, was er von so einer Session hat zusammenklatscht, um eine CD zu füllen. Das heißt also nicht, dass er nichts mehr hat, nur um eben so eine CD abwechslungsreich zu gestalten, bedarf es wohl mehr. Ausserdem scheint man schon irgendwelche Ideen/Pläne für eine derartige Veröffentlichung zu haben. Sehr gut! </span>

11- Ernst, having read all the criticism that is always being levelled at the FTD releases, ( from certain quarters ) be it either regarding cover design or content.Does it ever get you down, and do you think why do I bother? ( There were numerous negative remarks about the cover design of Dragonheart ) ( Mike Clark from England )

++ It certainly gets me down, but that goes with the job. I love making records, so I don't ever think of giving up. Thanks for the concern.

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<span style='color:red'>A little less conversation, a little more action please!</span>

12-There is yet to be a complete 50s only FTD release. You have hinted in the past that this is due to little material available. With the release of ' Close Up ' containing a whole 50s disc, will there now be a FTD disc strictly for 50s material in whatever form that may take ? ( ie. an over the years 50s overview, or a particular year focus etc ) ( Matthew Worsley from England )

+++ We are certainly getting closer to the bottom with 50'es material, but always optimistic that one day we will find more.

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<span style='color:red'>Dieses "getting closer to the bottom" haben wir nun schon oft gehört. Wenn ernst noch echte Knaller aus den 50s hätte, dann hätte er bestimmt schon etwas veröffentlicht. So kann man nur hoffen, dass die grossen "private collectors" irgendwann mal die eine oder andere Sensation heraus rücken ... wenn es die denn überhaupt gibt. Aber die Hoffnung (auf Sachen wie "Only You") stirbt bekanntlich zuletzt. </span>

13- I know when FTD was launched you said you would not be releasing complete sessions works, has your view changed on this ? These other weaker takes would otherwise remain unreleased but as part of a complete session it may find a place at showing what Elvis went through to get to the end result. ( Mike G. from England )

+++ Good point. I think we can/should do this with some selected songs.

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<span style='color:red'>Ja, so kennt man Ernst. Ist aber eine Message, die Sinn macht.</span>

14- Many questions were related to the release on FTD of the Viva Las Vegas soundtrack. Our readers would like to know if the songs with Ann Margret will be included ? Can we expect some kind of surprises such as out-takes of What'd I Say ?

+++ No Ann Margret songs, sorry. But an outtake of WHAT'D I SAY we could included indeed.

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<span style='color:red'>Selbst wenn die Ann Margret Fans jetzt enttäuscht sind, aber diese Nachricht klingt gut. Wenn schon von "What'd I Say" die Rede ist, so wird es auch von anderen Sachen noch Outtakes geben.</span>

15- Another matter that has been discussed frequently on our Forum. It appears that our readers would be pretty much interested with projects similar to Spring Tours with soundboard material. Do you consider this possibility in the future with soundboard recordings from a particular tour or Vegas season ?

++ Certainly

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<span style='color:red'>Keine erschöpfende Antwort, aber dafür keine schlechte. SPRING TOURS war schliesslich eine tolle CD.</span>

16- Regarding the master of "Jailhouse Rock" take 6. In reading the booklet which accompanies "Close Up" it states as fact that a "work part" to complete the master take was recorded and that the master is actually a spliced composite. Now having the binaural safety tape performance to compare, the performance seems exactly the same as the mono master take we have had for years, other than the intro dialogue and ending without the fade out. It seems to me the master take is one complete take. If it isn't, the binaural performance would have to be spliced from the binaural master part and binaural workpart source tapes. In short, is the original mono master version and this fantastic binaural version a spliced composite or one complete take? ( Ernie Boyes from the USA )

+++ Spliced

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<span style='color:red'>Oops!</span>



Schade, dass nicht fragen nach den 71er Sessions auftauchten und nach dem gerade erst diskutiertem Dylan-Sachen, aber Ernst kann derartige Fragen ja auch bewußt "geskipped" haben. Hoffen darf man doch.

Auf der einen Seite schön, dass sich Herr Jorgensen für solche Interviews überhaupt die Zeit nimmt, auf der anderen Seite weiß er es gut, (vielleicht schon feststehende) News zu verheimlichen!

Ich finde es sehr verständlich, dass Ernst nicht jede Katze aus dem Sack läßt. Oder besser gesagt: Ich finde es beispielhaft! Würde jeder diese Politik verfolgen, gebe es weniger Enttäuschungen und mehr Ruhe.

Seine (Ernst) Überlegungen werden recht simpel sein: Gerade was mehr oder weniger kurzfristig geplante Projekte angeht, ist er gut beraten keine Details raus zu lassen, sondern diese erst zu veröffentlichen, sobald der finale Status erreicht ist. Das hält ihm die Möglichkeit offen, noch kurzfristig zu reagieren, falls schnelle Änderungen notwendig oder beabsichtigt sind. Mit diplomatischen Statements, was die Veröffentlichung zukünftiger Sachen angeht, vermeidet er ebenfalls, die interne BMG-Politik sowie diesbezügliche Diskussionen nach aussen zu tragen.

For The Asking. So, ich wurde jetzt schon ein paarmal per PM gebeten, noch ein wenig detailierter zu überstezen:

1- Firstly thanks so -much Ernst for releasing the 1970's Elvis concerts. I enjoy them all and know you plan (at some stage) to try and release a show from each tour and Hotel Season that Elvis did.Later 1974 is quite well represented so far, are their plans to represent shows from the first half of the year as well on FTD? Also if available would you like to represent places such as Lake Tahoe in 1971,1974 and 1976? ( Geoffrey McDonnell from Australia ) ( There were many questions about FTD releasing show(s) from the January/February 1974 Vegas Season )

+++ Unfortunately we have very few LAKE TAHOE soundboards, and the tapes from Las Vegas Feb 1974 are mainly audience recordings. There are some soundboards but they all need to be corrected for various technical problems.

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Hier wir Ernst Jørgensen (EJ) gefragt, ob es Pläne gibt z.B. repräsentative Konzerte aus dem zeitraum Januar / Februar 1974 oder Lake Tahoe Konzerte aus 1971, 1974 und 1976 zu veröffentlichen. Worauf EJ meint, dass man nur sehr wenig aus Jan./Feb. 1974 habe. Das meiste seien Publikumsmitschnitte und die wenigen Soundboards müssten wegen verschiedener technischer Probleme erst korrigert werden.

2- The " The Way It Was " book/CD was a very interesting project from the FTD label. ? "Elvis On Tour" for example would certainly be perfect for getting the same treatment. Is there any plans in the near future for a similar project related or not to "Elvis On Tour"?

+++ AN ELVIS ON TOUR project will probably not happen until TURNER decides to do a re-release of the movie.

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Hier wir EJ mit dem Verweis auf das Buch / die CD "The Way It Was" gefragt, ob es etwas ähnliches für ON TOUR geben wird. EJ antwortet, dass so ein Projekt sehr wahrscheinlich nicht realisiert werden würde, bevor Turner sich nicht die Neufassung des Filmes ON TOUR machen würde.

3- We have received several questions related to the possibility for the FTD label to produce DVDs. This subject has been often a matter of discussion on the FECC Forum as well. Is there some kind of chance that the FTD label will be producing DVDs in the future or the costs involved for producing those makes it nearly impossible ? ( note : T.T.W.I.I., On Tour and the June 1977 materials are the ones often mentioned. )

+++ It's not very likely for two reasons. Film is very expensive to work with. But even more important is the often outrageous amounts asked by the music publishers for using their songs - an example of this is the sad decision we had to make when we cut ARE YOU LONESOME from TTWII - it's MUCH too expensive.

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Hier geht es um die mögliche zukünftige Veröffentlichung von DVDs über das FTD Label. EJ hält das für unwahrscheinlich, weil die Filmproduktion doch mit erheblich mehr Kosten verbunden ist und weil man sich zusätzlich noch um die Copyrightrechte für bestimmte Lieder herum streiten müsse und verweist dabei auf ARE YOU LONESOME, dass bereits aus der finalen Fassung von TTWII SE wieder entfernt werden mußte.

4- Will we ever see a CD box- set issued on FTD in the future?

+++ Yes

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Werden wir jemals die Veröffentlichung eines CD-Box-Sets bei FTD erleben? EJ: Ja!

5- Ernst, are you sure the " Take Me To The Fair " August master as recently released on the FTD soundtrack CD is actually an alternate master? It sounds like the same take only with ukulele overdubbed onto it? ( Tony Dobb from England )

+++ Unfortunately I don't know, since no tapes of the early version exist. Tony may be correct, I just haven't had the time to check this.

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Ernst wird gefragt, ob er sich sicher ist, dass auf den letzten FTD Filsoundtracks tatsächlich der "August Master" (bezieht sich auf August 1962) von "Take Me to The Fair" tatsächlich ein echter alternativer Master ist oder ob es sich wohl um den normalen Master des Songs handelt - nur eben ohne die zusätzliche Ukulele.
Leider weiss EJ das nicht so genau, da keine Bänder von der frühen Session (zu Happened At The World's Fair) mehr existieren. Er gibt aber zu, dass das stimmen könnte und will das mal checken.

6- Was the On Tour Show on " Close-Up " is something like a starting signal for more to come in the very future just like you did on the three TTWII-Shows ? ( Markus from Germany )

+++ There are no current plans, but as most people know we have 3 other concerts and some rehearsals.

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Diese Frage kommt aus Deutschland und jemand fragt, ob die Veröffentlichung das San Antonio Konzerts ein Startschuss für die Veröffentlichung weiterer Konzerte aus der On Tour Zeit sei. EJ antwortet, dass derzeit keine derartigen Pläne bestünden, aber allgemein sei ja bekannt, dass man noch 3 weitere Konzerte plus Proben aus dieser Zeit besitze.

7- With 80 minutes available per CD disc.. Why couldn't we get more music on the new Elvis-Close up Box set ? The previous.. 50's and 60's and 70's box sets gave us much more value for the dollar. By the way, those boxes were the best ones followed by the " Platinum " collection.Keep the good music coming !! ( George K. from New-York )

+++ Just because you can squeeze 80 minutes on a CD, it doesn't mean you have to. We don't want to be cheap, but at the same time I find it unreasonable to complain when you get about 20 songs a CD.

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Hier fragt jemand, warum die CDs der CLOSE UP Box nicht randvoll sind und die 80-Minuten-Marke nicht beinahe erreichen, so wie man das bei vielen Vorgänger Boxen hatte. EJ meint, dass man nur weil auf eine CD 80 Minuten raufpassen, man diese nicht gleich zwangsläufig auch füllen müsse.

8- First, let me thank you for continuing to bring new and exciting Elvis material to us true fans. Does FTD have any plans to release the rehearsal material of Elvis singing " Portrait of My Love ", I think it's from 1972 or 1973? Also, I saw Elvis many times in Las Vegas, and for a few times in February 1971, he closed his shows with "The Impossible Dream ". It was absolutely wonderful! Does FTD have any of these shows to release? ( Jeanne Pellicani from New-York ) ( Note: Questions related to 1971 or earlier soundboards were very frequent along with rehearsal materials )

+++ We will eventually release a show from every Vegas or Tahoe season, and most tours - of course limited by the fact that there's a lot that we don't have on soundboard. We are always looking for new tapes.

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Heir fragt jemand, bezugnehmend auf "Portrait Of My Love, welches aus einer Probe von 1972 oder 1973 stammt, ob FTD beabsichtige solches Material mal zu veröffentlichen. Weiterhin wird gefragt, ob es möglöch ist, dass man bei FTD Shows aus dem Februar 1971 veröffentlichen würde, als Elvis noch viele seiner Shows mit "The Impossible Dream" schloss.
EJ läßt verlauten, dass man schlussendlich vor habe (mindestens) je eine Show aus jedem Vegas und Tahoe Engagement zu veröffentlichen und exemplarisch Shows aus vielen der einzelnen Tours. Diese Absicht sei allerdings dadurch limitiert, ob man auch jeweils Soundboards besitze und er fügt hinzu, dass man von Seiten BMG/FTD ständig nach neuen Tapes Ausschau hält.





So das war's erstmal. Demnächst eventuell mehr.