Elvis Presley - Today, Tomorrow and Forever

Em agosto de 2002 eu escrevi um pequeno texto sobre esse CD. Dizia assim: "O CD Today, Tomorrow and Forever é o principal lançamento do ano, não só por seu valor histórico mas também por ser um ótimo material que reúne muita coisa nunca antes lançada de Elvis. São cem versões inéditas, que farão parte de uma coleção para comemorar o 25º aniversário da morte de Elvis. Os 4 CDs serão acompanhados de um book de 44 páginas com fotos inéditas. Pequenas preciosidades raras. Imperdível. Data de lançamento: 25 de junho." Pois é gente, embora bem enxuto, o pequeno trecho já resumia tudo o que era importante saber sobre ess lançamento.

Durante décadas os fãs de Elvis só tiveram acesso a relançamentos e mais relançamentos dos títulos originais de Elvis. Material inédito era bem raro. Com o surgimento do CD as coisas mudaram e o que estava represado de repente surgiu quase tudo de uma só vez. Foram tantos takes, versões, etc, que até hoje descubro algo de novo. E esse capa, que maravilha. Um jovem Elvis gravando nos estúdios da RCA Victor em Nova Iorque, prestes a se tornar o maior cantor do mundo. Haja nostalgia boa! 

Elvis Presley - Today, Tomorrow and Forever (2002)
Disc 1 - 1. Harbor Lights. alt. take 3 07/6-7/54 / 2. I Got A Woman, alt. take 01/10/56 / 3. Shake, Rattle And Roll, alt. take 2 02/03/56 / 4. I Want You, I Need You, I Love You, alt. take 13 04/14/56 / 5. Heartbreak Hotel 05/16/56 / 6. Long Tall Sally 05/16/56 / 7. I Was The One 05/16/56 / 8. Money Honey 05/16/569. I Got A Woman 05/16/56 / 10. Blue Suede Shoes 05/16/56 / 11. Hound Dog 05/16/5612. Rip It Up, alt. take 14 09/03/56 / 13. Don’t Forbid Me/You Belong To My Heart 12/04/56 / 14. I Beg Of You, alt. take 5 01/13/57 / 15. (There’ll Be)Peace In The Valley(For Me), alt. take 1 01/13/57 / 16. Is It So Strange, alt.take 10 01/19/57 / 17. Got A Lot O’ Livin’ To Do, movie master take 17 01/15-18/57 / 18. Loving You, alt. take 6 (movie farm scene version) 02/14/57 / 19. Treat Me Nice, alt. take 6 05/03/57 / 20. Young And Beautiful, alt. take 4&5 04/30/57 / 21. I Want To Be Free, alt take 3&4 05/03/57 / 22. Steadfast, Loyal And True, undubbed master 02/11/58 / 23. Doncha’ Think It’s Time, alt. take 48 02/01/58 / 24. I Need Your Love Tonight, alt. take 4 06/10/58 / 25. I Got Stung, alt. take 16 06/11/58 / 26. The Fool, alt take 1. 11/14/59

Disc 2- 1. Make Me Know It, alt takes 17 & 18 03/20/60 / 2. Are You Lonesome Tonight?, alt takes 1&2 04/03/60 / 3. G.I. Blues, alt. take 5 04/27/60 / 4. Pocketful Of Rainbows, alt. take 3 05/06/60 / 5. Flaming Star, alt takes 4&1 ,(“Main” and “End” title versions from movie) 10/7/60 / 6. Swing Down Sweet Chariot, alt. takes 2&3 10/31/60 / 7. Lonely Man, alt. take 1 11/07/60 / 8. There’s Always Me, alt take 2 03/12/61 / 9. Can't Help Falling In Love, alt. take 26 03/22/61 / 10. I'm Yours, alt. take 5 06/25/61 / 11. Follow That Dream, alt. take 3 07/02/61 / 12. Anything That’s Part Of You, alt. take 8 10/15/61 / 13. King Of The Whole Wide World, alt. take 3 10/26/61 / 14. Gonna Get Back Home Somehow, alt. take 2 03/18/62 / 15. A Boy Like Me, A Girl Like You, alt. take 4 03/27/62 / 16. They Remind Me Too Much Of You, alt. take 4 09/22/62 / 17. Mexico, alt take 2 01/22/63 / 18. Witchcraft, alt take 3 05/26/63 / 19. Today, Tomorrow And Forever, alt. take 2 (duet with Ann-Margret) 07/11/63 / 20. Ask Me, alt. take 2 01/12/64 / 21. Roustabout, alt. take 8 04/29 & 05/14, 1964 / 22. Puppet On A String, alt. take 10 06/10/64 / 23. My Desert Serenade, alt. take 7 02/25/65 / 24. Please Don’t Stop Loving Me, alt. take 10 05/13/65 / 25. This Is My Heaven, alt. take 7 08/02/65 / 26. Never Say Yes, alt. take 1&2 02/17/66 / 27. Hide Thou Me ?/?/66

Disc 3 - 1.Love Letters, alt. take 2 05/26/66 / 2. If The Lord Wasn't Walking By My Side, alt. take 4 05/27/66 / 3. Come What May, alt. take 3&4 05/28/664. Indescribably Blue, alt. take 1 06/10/66 & 06/12/66 / 5. Long Legged Girl, alt. master 06/28/66 / 6. The Love Machine, alt. take 3 09/29/66 / 7. You Don’t Know Me, movie version take 3 02/21/67 / 8. Big Boss Man, alt. take 9 09/10/67 / 9. We Call On Him, alt. take 8 09/11/67 / 10. Stay Away, alt. take 14 01/16/68 / 11. U.S. Male, alt. take 7 01/16/68 / 12. Wonderful World, alt. take 15 03/07/68 / 13. Guitar Man, alt. take 1 (Opening version – ‘68 TV Special) 06/22/68 / 14. Where Could I Go But To The Lord, alt take 4 06/21/68 / 15. Memories (stereo master) 06/23-24/68 / 16. Almost, alt. take 6 10/23/68 / 17. In The Ghetto, alt take 20 01/20/69 / 18. True Love Travels On A Gravel Road, alt. take 2 02/17/1969 / 19. Let Us Pray, alternate master 03/05 & 06/69 / 20. Baby What You Want Me To Do 08/22/69 Midnight Show / 21. Funny How Time Slips Away 08/22/69 Midnight Show / 22. Runaway 08/22/69 Midnight Show / 23. My Babe 08/22/69 Midnight Show / 24. What’d I Say 08/22/69 Midnight Show

Disc 4 - 1. See See Rider 02/19/70 Dinner Show / 2. Polk Salad Annie 02/17/70 Midnight Show / 3. Walk A Mile In My Shoes 02/17/70 Midnight Show / 4. The Next Step Is Love, alt. take 6 06/07/70 / 5. Life, alt. take 2 06/06/70 / 6. Snowbird, alt. take 2 09/22/70 / 7. (That’s What You Get) For Lovin’ Me, alt take 9&10 03/15/71 / 8. Until It’s Time For You To Go, alt. take 5 05/17/71 / 9. Fools Rush In, alt. take 9 05/18/71 / 10. A Thing Called Love – rehearsal 05/19/71 / 11. I'll Be Home On Christmas Day, alt take 9 05/16/71 / 12. Where Do I Go From Here, alt. take 5 03/27/72 / 13. No More, alt. take 1 01/14/73 / 14. Take Good Care Of Her, alt. take 3 (Ed Warren/Arthur Kent) 07/21/73 / 15. I Miss You, alt. take 1 09/23/73 / 16. I Got A Feeling In My Body, alt. take 4 12/10/73 / 17. If You Talk In Your Sleep, alt. take 5 12/11/73 / 18. Promised Land, alt. take 2 12/15/73 / 19. Your Love's Been A Long Time Coming, alt take 10 12/15/73 / 20. Pieces of My Life, alt. take 1 3/12/75 / 21. For The Heart, alt. take 4 02/05/76 / 22. She Thinks I Still Care, alt. take 10 (Dickey Lee) 02/02-03/76 / 23. Hurt, alt. take 5 02/05/76

Pablo Aluísio.