Elvis "My Way"

Brian,

Is it "Easy Listening Hits of the 60's & 70's"? That's where I have it. Agree, sound just ok.

Unfortunately, I've found that the vast majority of Presley's recordings have average to below average sound quality on CD. In my opinion, the best sounding Elvis discs by far are 30 #1 Hits (RCA 68079) and Elvis 2nd to None (RCA/BMG 55895).

In case anyone out there is still seeking the 45 version
of this live hit (like I was):

I’m not a big Elvis fan. However, I’ve been looking to
get the 45 version of “My Way” for quite a while (even
though it was on a couple of Reader’s Digest sets I never
got any of them). So I picked up this fairly new 2 CD
release by FTD (short for Follow That Dream Records).
The RCA logo is on it plus it says it’s issued under
license from Sony Music. Apparently they are Sony’s
official custom label for material not commonly available
elsewhere (so kind of an official Elvis reissue label for
collectors).

The title of the double CD set (released in Oct. 2012) is
Hits Of The 70s, which was originally released in
the UK in 1974. This newly expanded edition offers all
of the original dozen songs plus another 37 single
versions (for a total of 24 A & B sides plus the bonus
track “My Way”). The single’s b-side (which was
“America, The Beautiful”) is not included in this set so
it’s just a total of 49 tracks. It also comes with a 12-
page booklet with release and chart info plus picture
sleeves. Per the liner notes they used the stereo
masters for the entire set and it was mastered for CD by
Vic Aneseni. Even though it was just a few months ago
since it was released it may already be hard to find.
The official site for these FTD releases is shopelvis dot
com, however it may no longer be available there.

All stereo Brian. I've also had time to check some of
the
other tracks on this set and there are some that are
identical to previous releases where they did not use the
correct 45 version (for example: "I've Lost You" is the
same incorrect version where all they do is fade the LP
version early). They did however get "Rags To Riches"
right where the piano intro is not cut short.

Back To "My Way" for a second. On this set they did just
like some of the Reader's Digest releases did and fade
the
song as soon as the applause starts so you never hear
Elvis
say "thank you very much" or " may God bless you, adios."
Another missed opportunity.

Edited by Santi Paradoa

Jim:
The version of "My Way" on this set is not the
correct 45 version (since it is faded early). There are
several other tracks as well where they do not match the 45
exactly ("I've Lost You," "Steamroller Blues," "Mama Liked
The Roses" plus "I Really Don't Want To Know" is missing
the final drumbeat once again). Turns out this is another
singles set where they get several of them incorrect
(what else is new). It's when you compare them closely
to the 45 that you realize they are close but "no cigar."

Edited by Santi Paradoa