Elvis Presley - Elvis Is Back (1960) 24-bit/96kHz
Rock 'n' Roll, Rhythm & Blues | 1969 UK stereo repress | RCA SF 5060
The first album by Presley after his military discharge from the army, the first day of its sessions were attended by Presley's manager, Colonel Tom Parker, his assistant Tom Diskin, and representatives from RCA in a show of interest regarding whether or not Elvis still "had it" after two years in uniform. His long-serving guitarist Scotty Moore, pianist Floyd Cramer, and drummer D. J. Fontana had returned, along with his back-up vocal quartet The Jordanaires, but the other musicians had only played on one previous session with Presley. One new face at the sessions whom Presley had befriended while in the service, Charlie Hodge, would become a member of the "Memphis Mafia" and a mainstay in his return to live performance at the end of the decade. Pressure aside, the sessions were successful, the album a highlight of the entire decade and a declared favorite by Presley regarding his own work. He moved beyond his standard rock and roll sound of the 1950s, combining doo-wop, gospel, blues, and even jazzy tones from his version of "Fever" following so close to that of Peggy Lee from 1958. The results yielded a new sound for Presley, with a varied song selection, moving him further toward the pop music he would undertake as the decade progressed. Prior to this, only his second album fully derived from a specific set of sessions undertaken expressly to make a particular album. Wikipedia
Track listing:
01. Make Me Know It
02. Fever
03. The Girl of My Best Friend
04. I Will Be Home Again
05. Dirty, Dirty Feeling
06. Thrills of Your Love
07. Soldier Boy
08. Such a Night
09. It Feels so Right
10. Girl Next Door Went-a-Walking
11. Like a Baby
12. Reconsider Baby
Personnel:
Elvis Presley – vocals, acoustic guitar
Scotty Moore - electric guitar
Hank Garland – electric guitar, electric bass
Floyd Cramer – piano
Bob Moore – double bass
D. J. Fontana – drums
Buddy Harman – drums
The Jordanaires – backing vocals
Boots Randolph – saxophone
Charlie Hodge – backing vocals (on "I Will Be Home Again")
Produced by Steve Sholes & Chet Atkins
Technicals:
Knosti RCM.
Michell GyroDec full version.
Funk Firm FXR II Tonearm.
Audio Technica AT33PTG/II MC Cartridge.
Harman Kardon HK990 Integrated Amplifier.
Gold Interconnects. E-MU 0204 Audio Interface.
Recording, split and manual de-click with Adobe Audition 3.0.1
Click Repair 3.9.1
Vinyl transfer by son-of-albion, December 2013