Legacy Recordings and RCA Records will release Elvis Presley: The Searcher (The Original Soundtrack) in April.
This is a ‘musical companion’ to a three-hour, two-part documentary of the same name (by Thom Zimny) which focuses on Elvis’ development, from his early blues and country roots and influences, his contributions to popular culture and to his 1976 recording sessions at the Jungle Room in Graceland.
Formats include a CD and 2LP vinyl (both feature 18 tracks) and an expanded three-CD box set that delivers a further 37 Elvis songs and a bonus ‘various artists’ CD which features selections from Mike McCready’s original score for Elvis Presley: The Searcher; Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers performing Wooden Heart and some of the music that inspired Elvis. In terms of the Presley audio, the label describes the tracks on the single disc as “essential Elvis Presley hits, powerful performances, and rare alternative versions”.
The triple disc deluxe set (pictured above) also includes a 40-page book featuring the usual rare photos, and liner notes by Warren Zanes.
The documentary will premiere in the US via HBO on 14 April. This audio companion is released a little earlier, on 6 April 2018.
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Elvis Presley: The Searcher (The Original Soundtrack) – CD
- Trouble / Guitar Man
- My Baby Left Me
- That’s All Right
- Baby Let’s Play House
- Heartbreak Hotel
- Lawdy, Miss Clawdy
- Hound Dog
- Crawfish
- Mona Lisa
- Milky White Way
- Like A Baby
- Are You Lonesome Tonight?
- It’s Now Or Never
- Tomorrow Is A Long Time
- Suspicious Minds (take 6)
- Separate Ways (rehearsal version)
- Hurt (take 5)
- If I Can Dream
Elvis Presley: The Searcher (The Original Soundtrack) – 3CD Deluxe Box Set
Disc 1
- Trouble / Guitar Man
- My Baby Left Me
- Baby, What You Want Me To Do
- Old Shep
- That’s When Your Heartaches Begin
- That’s All Right
- Blue Moon Of Kentucky
- Fool, Fool, Fool
- Tweedlee Dee
- Baby Let’s Play House
- Good Rockin’ Tonight
- Trying To Get To You
- Blue Moon
- When It Rains It Pours
- Blue Christmas
- Heartbreak Hotel
- Lawdy, Miss Clawdy
- Money Honey
- Hound Dog
- (There’ll Be) Peace In The Valley (For Me)
- Crawfish
- Trouble
- Farther Along
- Mona Lisa
- Hide Thou Me
- Loving You (end title take 16)
- Lonely Man (solo version)
- Power Of My Love
Disc 2
- Milky White Way
- A Mess Of Blues
- Fame And Fortune
- Love Me Tender / Witchcraft (duet with Frank Sinatra)
- Like A Baby
- Are You Lonesome Tonight?
- It’s Now Or Never
- Wooden Heart
- Swing Down Sweet Chariot
- Reconsider Baby
- Bossa Nova Baby
- C’mon Everybody
- Tomorrow Is A Long Time
- Take My Hand, Precious Lord
- Run On
- Baby What You Want Me To Do
- Suspicious Minds (take 6)
- Baby Let’s Play House (rehearsal)
- Words (rehearsal)
- That’s All Right
- Never Been To Spain
- An American Trilogy
- You Gave Me A Mountain
- Burning Love (rehearsal version)
- Separate Ways (rehearsal version)
- Hurt (take 5)
- If I Can Dream
Disc 3
- Dissolution 2 – Mike McCready
- Satisfied – The Blackwood Brothers
- That’s All Right – Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup
- She May Be Yours But She Comes To See Me Sometimes – Joe Hill Louis
- Mystery Train – Little Junior’s Blue Flames
- Smokestack Lightning – Howlin’ Wolf
- Rock-A-My Soul – The Blackwood Brothers
- Just Walkin‘ In The Rain – The Prisonaires
- Rocket 88 – Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats
- Write Me A Letter – The Ravens
- Blue Moon Of Kentucky – Bill Monroe
- Ain’t That Right – Eddie Snow
- Just Walkin‘ In The Rain – Johnnie Ray
- Lawdy Miss Clawdy – Lloyd Price
- Home Sweet Home – Gladys Presley
- Blowin’ In The Wind – Odetta
- Tomorrow Is A Long Time – Odetta
- The Weight – The Staple Singers
- Heartbreak Hotel – The Orlons
- Wooden Heart – Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
- Rebound – Mike McCready
Elvis Presley: The Searcher (The Original Soundtrack) – 2LP Vinyl
Side A
- Trouble / Guitar Man
- My Baby Left Me
- That’s All Right
- Baby Let’s Play House
- Heartbreak Hotel
Side B
- Lawdy, Miss Clawdy
- Hound Dog
- Crawfish
- Mona Lisa
- Milky White Way
Side C
- Like A Baby
- Are You Lonesome Tonight?
- It’s Now Or Never
- Tomorrow Is A Long Time
Side D
- Suspicious Minds (take 6)
- Separate Ways (rehearsal version)
- Hurt (take 5)
- If I Can Dream
Soundtrack Producers: Ernst Mikael Jørgensen, Thom Zimny and Jon Landau
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Just pre-ordered the deluxe edition from Amazon UK at only £25.99! Very much looking forward to this and I have to disagree with the negative comments about the cover image – I personally think it is stunning and very striking! Can’t wait for this to arrive now!
His eyes look bloodshot…not a good cover pic, continuing the recent trend with the awful covers for the Philharmonic albums…uggghhh!
Interesting cross career selection incl. over 10 live tracks (not listed as such) mostly from the 69 Comeback Special, quite a lot of his gospel material and 2 (poor quality) home recordings from 1959.
Needless to say though these have been released millions of times already by the Priscilla money machine. I always advice people to buy the Complete Masters 5cd sets (50s, 60s & 70s). £18 each. With those you’ve everything worth listening to.
18 tracks across 4 LP sides seems a bit empty to me. Unless they’re mastered at 45 RPM…
That must be one of the ugliest covers RCA ever released of Elvis.
I agree, terrible cover !
I agree. Ugly isn’t quite the word I’d use, but it would make me think what is inside would be depressing. He looks sullen, depressed, and indifferent.
Def vinyl purchase for me…the cover is worth the price alone…so beautiful…plus almost the track list i’d pick if i was making an Elvis best of
Hi Paul.
Is this a 7″ boxset, like Elvis At Stax?
looks like it, to me.