Elvis Presley | The Making of G.I. Blues 2 x Hardback Books with 5 CDs from FTD

FTD Books is pleased to announce the release of 'The Making of G.I. Blues' a 65th anniversary commemorative edition packaged in an individually numbered deluxe collector's slipcase including two hardback books and 5 CDs. The Hardback coffee table style deluxe books, contains 384 pages with many newly discovered photographs, details on deleted scenes, pages from the script, the shooting schedule, memos, contracts, as well as memories from the cast and crew.

The Making of G.I. Blues | FTD 233 (506020 975202) Bar Code (506020-975202 0)

Book 1 | The Movie

THE MAKING OF G.I. BLUES - THE MOVIE
Hardback coffee table style deluxe book, containing 384 pages with many newly discovered photographs, details on deleted scenes, pages from the script, the shooting schedule, memos, contracts, as well as memories from the cast and crew.

DELUXE COLLECTOR'S SLIPCASE
Limited individually numbered edition with sticker.

Book 2 | The Music

THE MAKING OF G.I. BLUES THE MUSIC
Containing 84 pages of photos, documents and detailed session information.

5 x COMPACT DISCS
Featuring for the first time, the complete Elvis Presley soundtrack recording sessions,
from the original 3-track tapes to stereo, sequenced in recording order.

VINYL
A special collector's vinyl 33rpm, compact double EP with picture sleeve.

G.I. Blues CD 1

The Masters
01. Tonight Is So Right For Love
(Sid Wayne / Abner Silver)

02. What's She Really Like
(Sid Wayne / Abner Silver)

03. Frankfort Special
(Sid Wayne / Sherman Edwards)

04. Wooden Heart
(Fred Wise / Ben Weisman / Kay Twomey / Bert Kaempfert)

05. G.I. Blues
(Sid Tepper / Roy C. Bennett)

06. Pocketful of Rainbows
(Fred Wise / Ben Weisman)

07. Shoppin' Around
(Sid Tepper / Roy C. Bennett / Aaron Schroeder)

08. Big Boots
(Sid Wayne / Sherman Edwards)

09. Didja' Ever
(Sid Wayne / Sherman Edwards)

10. Blue Suede Shoes
(Carl Perkins)

11. Doin' The Best I Can
(Doc Pomus / Mort Shuman)

12. Tonight's All Right For Love
(Sid Wayne / Abner Silver / Joseph Lilley)

Tracks 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12 with The Jordanaires

April 27, 1960 - Sunset & Vine, Hollywood

13. Shoppin' Around
(Instrumental, AO takes 1-2)

14. Shoppin' Around
(Instrumental, AO take 3 / master - from acetate)

15. Shoppin' Around
(Instrumental, AO take 4)

16. Shoppin' Around
(first version, BO take 1)

17. Shoppin' Around
(first version, BO takes 2-4)

18. Shoppin' Around
(first version, BO take 5)

19. Shoppin' Around
(first version, BO takes 6-10)

20. Shoppin' Around
(first version, BO take 11)

21. Shoppin' Around
(first version, BO take 14 / master - from acetate)

G.I. Blues CD 2

April 27, 1960 - Sunset & Vine, Hollywood

01. Didja' Ever
(CO take 1)

02. Didja' Ever *
(CO take 2 / original master)

03. Didja' Ever
(splice of CO takes 1 & 2 / substituted album master)

04. Doin' The Best I Can
(DO takes 1-3)

05. Doin' The Best I Can
(DO takes 4-7)

06. Doin' The Best I Can
(DO takes 8-9)

07. Doin' The Best I Can
(DO takes 10-12)

08. Doin' The Best I Can
(DO take 13 / master)

09. G.I. Blues
(EO take 1)

10. G.I. Blues
(EO takes 2-4)

11. G.I. Blues
(EO take 5)

12. G.I. Blues
(EO take 6)

13. G.I. Blues
(EO take 7)

14. G.I. Blues
(EO takes 8-10, insert)

15. G.I. Blues
(splice of EO takes 7 & 10 / master)

16. Tonight Is So Right for Love
(FO takes 1-2)

17. Tonight Is So Right for Love
(FO take 3)

18. Tonight Is So Right for Love
(FO take 4)

19. Tonight Is So Right for Love
(FO takes 5-7)

20. What's She Really Like
(GO takes 1-3)

21. What's She Really Like
(GO takes 4-5)

* Take 2 used on first pressing of soundtrack.
Also on exported album master (UK, Germany etc.)

G.I. Blues CD 3

April 27, 1960 - Sunset & Vine, Hollywood

01. Frankfort Special
(fast version, HO takes 1-2)

02. Frankfort Special
(fast version, HO takes 3-5)

03. Frankfort Special
(fast version, HO takes 6-7)

04. Frankfort Special
(fast version, HO take 8)

05. Frankfort Special
(fast version, HO takes 9-13)

06. Tonight Is So Right for Love
(FO take 8)

07. Tonight Is So Right for Love
(FO take 9)

08. Tonight Is So Right for Love
(FO takes 10-11 / master)

April 28, 1960 - Sunset & Vine, Hollywood

09. Whistling Blues
(Instrumental, JO take 2 / master)

10. Tonight Is So Right for Love
(Instrumental, KO takes 1-4 / master)

11. Wooden Heart
(Gramafunken version, Instrumental,
LO takes 1-2 / master)

12. Big Boots
(fast version, M1O takes 1-2)

13. Big Boots
(fast version, M1O take 3)

14. Big Boots
(fast version, M1O take 4)

15. Big Boots
(fast version, M1O take 5)

16. Big Boots
(fast version, M1O takes 6-7 / master)

17. Big Boots
(slow version, MO take 1)

18. Big Boots
(slow version, MO takes 2-3)

19. Big Boots
(slow version, MO take 4)

20. What's She Really Like
(GO takes 6-7)

21. What's She Really Like
(GO takes 8-11)

22. What's She Really Like
(GO takes 12-13)

23. What's She Really Like
(GO takes 14-16)

G.I. Blues CD 4

April 28, 1960 - Sunset & Vine, Hollywood

01. What's She Really Like
(GO takes 17-19)

02. What's She Really Like
(insert, GO takes 20-22)

03. What's She Really Like
(splice of GO takes 19 & 22 insert / master)

04. Pocketful of Rainbows
(version 1, NO takes 1-2)

05. Pocketful of Rainbows
(version 1, NO take 3)

06. Pocketful of Rainbows
(version 1, NO takes 4-7)

07. Pocketful of Rainbows
(version 1, NO take 8)

08. Pocketful of Rainbows
(version 1, NO take 9)

09. Pocketful of Rainbows
(version 1, NO take 10)

10. Pocketful of Rainbows
(version 1, NO takes 11-12)

11. Pocketful of Rainbows
(version 1, NO takes 13-14)

12. Pocketful of Rainbows
(version 1, NO takes 15-16)

13. Blue Suede Shoes
(PO take 1 / master)

14. Wooden Heart
(QO take 1)

15. Wooden Heart
(QO takes 2-4 / master)

16. Pocketful of Rainbows
(version 1, NO take 17)

17. Pocketful of Rainbows
(version 1, NO takes 18-20)

18. Pocketful of Rainbows
(version 1, NO takes 21-25)

19. Pocketful of Rainbows
(version 1, NO takes 26-28)

G.I. Blues CD 5

May 6, 1960 - Radio Recorders, Hollywood

01. Big Boots
(fast version, remake, M1O-X take 1)

02. Big Boots
(fast version, remake, M1O-X take 2)

03. Shoppin' Around
(remake, BO-X takes 1-2)

04. Shoppin' Around
(remake, BO-X takes 3-5)

05. Shoppin' Around
(remake, BO-X takes 6-7 / master)

06. Pocketful of Rainbows
(remake, NO-X takes 1-2 / master)

07. Pocketful of Rainbows
(remake, NO-X take 3)

08. Frankfort Special
(remake, HO-X takes 1-5)

09. Frankfort Special
(remake, HO-X takes 6-8)

10. Frankfort Special
(remake, HO-X takes 9-10 / master)

11. Tonight's All Right For Love
(R1O take 1)

12. Tonight's All Right For Love
(R1O takes 2-5)

13. Tonight's All Right For Love
(R1O take 6)

14. Tonight's All Right For Love
(R1O takes 7-8)

15. Tonight's All Right For Love
(R1O takes 9-10)

16. Tonight's All Right For Love
(R1O takes 11-12)

17. Tonight's All Right For Love
(R1O takes 14-15)

18. Tonight's All Right For Love
(R1O takes 16-17)

19. Tonight's All Right For Love
(insert, R2O takes 1-2)

20. Tonight's All Right For Love
(composite of R1O take 10 & R2O take 2 / master)

21. Big Boots
(slow version, remake, MO-X takes 1-6)

22. Big Boots
(slow version, insert, M2O-X takes 1-4)

23. Tonight's All Right For Love
('Tales from the Vienna Woods', instrumental, RO takes 1-4)

24. Tonight's All Right For Love
('Tales from the Vienna Woods', instrumental, RO take 5 / master)

25. Big Boots
SO take 3, composite of MO take 4 & M2O-X take 4 / master.

Mastered by Sebastian Jeansson
Mixed from 3-track to stereo by Vic Anesini with Sebastian Jeansson
Original engineers: Thorne Nogar & Al Schmitt
Produced by Ernst Mikael Jørgensen

Please note: An audio only FTD edition will be released during 2026.