Randy Starr Presley Style - Lost Elvis Songwriter Demos Vol. 1 (CD)

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Randy Starr: Presley Style - Lost Elvis Songwriter Demos Vol. 1 (CD)

1-CD (Digipak) with 36 -page booklet, 35 tracks. Total playing time approx. 70 min.

Following the great success of P.J. Proby's CD album of demo recordings, Bear Family Records® releases more elaborately produced demos recorded exclusively for Elvis.
Between 1963 and 1968, Randy Starr wrote and produced around 70 songs in New York City, 35 can be found on this CD, six of which Elvis selected and recorded for the soundtracks of his feature films!
A sensational number of 34 tracks released for the first time ever, mastered from copies of the original tapes.
Randy Starr sings 14 songs, 13 are by Kenny Karen, the singers of the remaining tracks are Malcolm Dodds and Jerry Keller.
The illustrated and extensive booklet contains detailed liner notes by British Elvis expert and collector Trevor Simpson, based on interviews he recently conducted with Randy Starr.

Randy Starr, born in 1930, successfully completed his dental studies at Columbia College in 1954. Around the same time, he wrote songs that were recorded by Jackie Wilson, Connie Francis, the Kingston Trio and Kay Starr, among others. In 1957 he appeared on the American Bandstand for the first time with his hit After School, and in 1959 he entered the Billboard charts with The Enchanted Sea as the singer of The Islanders, reaching number 15.

His greatest successes as a songwriter, however, came with a total of 12 compositions personally selected by Elvis Presley, which became part of the soundtracks of Elvis movies. To give Elvis an accurate picture of the songs, Randy Starr produced highly professional recordings in top studios in New York with hand-picked musicians and often himself as the singer.

Bear Family is releasing around 70 of these recordings on two CD albums, 12 of which were recorded by Elvis. This first of two CDs contains 35 songs, six can be heard in Elvis' version in feature films: Kissin' Cousins ('Kissin' Cousins'), The Yellow Rose Of Texas ('Viva Las Vegas'), Look Out, Broadway ('Frankie And Johnny'), Datin' ('Paradise, Hawaiian Style'), Adam And Evil ('Spinout'), and The Girl I Never Loved ('Clambake'). Only one of these demo recordings has been released, 34 of these songs appear here for the first time on vinyl or CD!

In order to achieve the high sound quality Bear Family Records® is known for, we commissioned an experienced sound engineer to master the original sources. The result sounds brilliant!

Randy Starr sang 14 of the 35 demo songs recorded between 1963 and 1968, 13 were performed by Kenny Karen, while the remaining recordings were done by either Malcom Dodds or Jerry Keller, the same Jerry Keller who made it to number 14 in the Billboard charts in 1959 with the legendary Here Comes Summer.

The British Elvis collector and expert Trevor Simpson was in close contact with Randy Starr for many years. We owe him the extremely competent liner notes, which are based on many interviews conducted with Randy Starr.

Unfortunately, Trevor passed away in January 2024 and did not live to see the release of these albums. We dedicate the Randy Starr CDs to this extraordinary man and expert.

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Interpret: Randy Starr
Album titlle: Presley Style - Lost Elvis Songwriter Demos Vol. 1 (CD)
Genre Rock'n'Roll
Label Bear Family Records
Preiscode AR
Edition 2 Deluxe Edition
Artikelart CD
EAN: 4000127177032
weight in Kg 0.115

Starr, Randy - Presley Style - Lost Elvis Songwriter Demos Vol. 1 (CD) CD 1
01	Kissin Cousins	Malcolm Dodds
02	Viva Las Vegas	Malcolm Dodds
03	The Yellow Rose Of Texas	Randy Starr
04	Lady Luck Is A Gypsy	Malcolm Dodds
05	Look Out, Broadway	Malcolm Dodds
06	Kissing In The Rain	Kenny Karen
07	Three Wishes	Randy Starr
08	Bring On The Dancing Girls	Randy Starr
09	A Thousand And One Night	Malcolm Dodds
10	Polynesian Paradise	Jerry Keller
11	Datin'	Jerry Keller
12	Adam And Evil	Kenny Karen
13	Never Say Forever	Kenny Karen
14	Easy Come, Easy Go	Kenny Karen
15	Wheel Of Love	Kenny Karen
16	I'll Take Love	Randy Starr
17	Love On The Rocks	Kenny Karen
18	Clambake	Randy Starr
19	The Girl I Never Loved	Kenny Karen
20	Let Her Go	Randy Starr
21	You Can Do It	Randy Starr
22	Handle With Care	Randy Starr
23	Better And Better	Randy Starr
24	From Riches To Rags	Kenny Karen
25	Little Girl	Kenny Karen
26	Big Bright, Beautiful World	Randy Starr
27	Head For The Hills	Randy Starr
28	Strange Vibrations	Randy Starr
29	Come Hell, Come Sundown	Kenny Karen
30	Charro!	Randy Starr
31	The Chautauqua	Kenny Karen
32	We Can See Him Everywhere	Kenny Karen and Mimi Roman
33	Don't Stand Under The Mistletoe	Randy Starr
34	My Christmas Won't Be Merry This Year	Kenny Karen and Mimi Roman
35	Let's Have A Christmas Party	Kenny Karen and Mimi Roman

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From: Boris On: 1 Jun 2024

Toller Sound / Schatzkiste Filmsongs

Interessant zu hören was für Songs Elvis alternativ vorgelegt wurden . Z. B. Zu Viva Las Vegas, oder auch Charro… wer die Filmsongs nicht abgeneigt ist kommt hier auf seine Kosten. Freue mich schon auf die Fortsetzung. Weiter so Bear Family

From: Lambert On: 14 Apr 2024

Great compilation!

The interaction between country and rhythm & blues produced many beautiful versions of well-known and lesser-known country songs.

From: Heinz-Josef On: 23 Mar 2024

From: TCB Anthony On: 29 Feb 2024

Recommendable!

Like the P.J. Proby (BCD17678) this again tells us a lot how 'The King Of Rock & Roll' came to his recordings! Some of the were used and others weren't! These to releases are a must for every Elvis collector as the include all the stories behind the songs in generally and the songs Elvis has recorded in these versions! TCB

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