With the 2CD FTD “Raised On Rock”, Ernst Jorgenson may have delivered the very best classic FTD release ever. The Stax session have always been special to many fans, and with this double CD, the collector’s label is really spoiling us. Listen to Elvis as he works on the numbers until he’s satisfied (or not), hear him give instructions, hear him laugh, curse, comment… Even “It’s Different Now”, earlier released on the 5 CD set The Seventies Masters sounds different here, with Elvis talking over the instrumental part of the song. Other tracks of interest are the instrumental versions of “The Wonders You Perform”, “Color My Rainbow” and “Good Bad But Beautiful”. Sadly, Elvis left the Stax studio in a fit of anger when he discovered that his microphone was stolen. With Elvis back at Graceland, the musicians killed the time by recording these tracks, hoping for Elvis to return – which he didn’t. We’ll never hear Elvis’s version, but to give you at least an idea of the vocals, click the link below to hear Ronnie Hilton’s version of “Good Bad But Beautiful”

Good Bad But Beautiful - Ronnie Hilton

Posted:  12th. July 2007