Soldier Boy

Soldier Boy - Elvis Presley CD Info FTD Label
Numbered cardboard box 31x31cm

Soldier Boy - Elvis Presley CD Info FTD Label

Title:

Soldier Boy 53 310 761

Label:

Follow That Dream (FTD Books) / Flaming Star

Catalog number:

506020-975207, Sony Music Entertainment

GTIN:

5060209752075

Release date:

8/2026

Recording type:

Studio- and home recordings

Location::

RCA Studio B Nashville & Germany

Date:

June 1958 / October 1 - December 31, 1958

Track listing:

CD 1:

Soldier Boy - Elvis Presley CD Info FTD Label

Matrix: OT 506020-975207CD1 A0103566205-0101 14 A00 IFPI L551 IFPI 946P

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I Need Your Love Tonight
A Big Hunk O' Love (splice of (akes 3 & 4)
Ain't That Loving You Baby
(Now And Then There's) A Fool Such As I
I Got Stung
I Need Your Love Tonight (takes 1-4)
I Need Your Love Tonight (take 5)
I Need Your Love Tonight (takes 6-7)
I Need Your Love Tonight (takes 8-9)
I Need Your Love Tonight (take 10a)
I Need Your Love Tonight (takes 10b-13)
I Need You Love Tonight (take 14)
I Need Your Love Tonight (take 15)
I Need Your Love Tonight (takes 16-18/M)
A Big Hunk O' Love (take 1)
A Big Hunk O' Love (take 2)
A Big Hunk O' Love (take 3)
A Big Hunk O' Love (take 4)
Ain't That Loving You Baby (take 1)
Ain't That Loving You Baby (takes 2-4/M)
Aint' That Loving You Baby (takes 5-7)
Ain't That Loving You Baby (takes 8-10)
Ain't That Loving You Baby (take 11)

02:06
02:15
02:25
02:38
01:51
04:20
02:07
03:52
02:45
02:10
03:20
02:12
02:15
03:18
02:28
02:26
02:23
02:22
02:34
03:36
01:48
03:45
01:59

CD 2:

Soldier Boy - Elvis Presley CD Info FTD Label

Matrix: OT 506020-975207CD2 A0103566207-0101 15 A00 IFPI L557 IFPI 946P

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(Now And Then There's) A Fool Such As I (takes 1-3)
(Now And Then There's) A Fool Such As I (takes 4-5)
(Now And Then There's) A Fool Such As I (takes 6-8)
(Now And Then There's) A Fool Such As I (take 9/M)
I Got Stung (takes 1-2)
I Got Stung (takes 3-8)
I Got Stung (takes 9-10)
I Got Stung (take 11)
I Got Stung (take 12)
I Got Stung (takes 13-14)
I Got Stung (takes 15-16)
I Got Stung (takes 17-20)
I Got Stung (takes 21-22)
I Got Stung (takes 23-24/M)
Army Swearing In (Memphis / Tennessee - March 24, 1958)
Jim Kell Interview (Fort Chaffee Barracks, Arkansas - March 24, 1958)
Elvis Sails - Press Interview
Elvis Sails - Newsreel Interview
Elvis Sails - Pat Hernon Interview

03:14
03:02
03:29
02:50
02:08
04:58
02:40
01:58
02:04
02:11
02:50
04:19
02:33
03:08
01:24
00:44
05:26
02:23
02:18

CD 3 - German Home Recordings / Guitar Reel:

Soldier Boy - Elvis Presley CD Info FTD Label

Matrix: OT 506020-975207CD3 A0103566209-0101 15 A00 IFPI L557 IFPI 946P

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Intro
He Knows Just What I Need
Working On The Building
He Knows Just What I Need (2 LFS + complete)
He Knows Just What I Need (complete)
He Knows Just What I Need (rehearsing / 2 LFS)
He Knows Just What I Need (complete)
He Knows Just What I Need (LFS / rehearsal / FS)
He Knows Just What I Need (complete)
Cool Water
Like A Baby (Elvis Presley)
Like A Baby (Red West)
His Hand In Mine (complete / ending)
Young Love (Red West)
Her Hand In Mine (complete)
Return To Me / Her Hand In Mine (rehearsing ending)
Her Hand In Mine (complete)
Her Hand In Mine (complete)
Her Hand In Mine (end cut)
Just A Closer Walk With Thee / If I Didn't Care / Are You Sincere
Are You Lonesome Tonight / Once Upon A Time (one line)
Stand By Me
Oh Lonesome Me
I'm Beginning To Forget You
I Can't Help It (end) / Mona Lisa
I Can't Help It (complete + guitar strumming)
Danny Boy (complete)
Danny Boy (cut)
Loving You
I'm Beginning To Forget You
Santa Claus Is Back In Town/Loving You
I'm Beginning To Forget You
I'm Beginning To Forget You (FS + cut + complete)

00:23
01:33
00:15
04:29
01:54
04:43
02:08
02:21
01:30
04:55
00:43
01:36
02:35
01:05
01:24
02:34
01:40
01:39
01:37
02:01
03:25
02:51
01:52
03:06
03:02
03:21
03:38
03:24
01:32
01:37
01:13
03:03
03:55

LFS = long false start / FS = false start

CD 4 - German Home Recordings / Piano Reel:

Soldier Boy - Elvis Presley CD Info FTD Label

Matrix: OT 506020-975207CD3 A0103566209-0101 15 A00 IFPI L552 IFPI 946P

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I Asked The Lord
Apron Strings
Soldier Boy / Such A Night
Soldier Boy
I Asked The Lord (reprise)
I Asked The Lord (end + rehearsal)
I Asked The Lord
Piano / Earth Angel
I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen (fast)
Que Sera, Sera / Hound Dog / At The Hop
I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen (slow)
Apron Strings
It's Been So Long Darling
Earth Angel (Intro Only) / I Will Be True
There's No Tomorrow
I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen (slow) / Que Sera, Sera / Hound Dog
I Asked The Lord
I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen (fast)
Apron Strings
The Titles Will Tell
At The Hop / Give Me Oil In My Lamp / Que Sera, Sera / Hound Dog / Piano
Send Me Some Lovin'
Send Me Some Lovin'
The Fool
Jingle Bells / The Fool (false starts & dialogue)
The Fool

05:13
01:46
01:53
01:54
03:58
02:59
04:54
04:40
01:20
01:21
02:23
01:29
02:10
03:52
02:45
03:24
03:21
01:39
01:18
02:44
02:32
03:46
02:18
02:01
03:21
03:15

Notes:

CD 1 & CD 2 features the complete Elvis Presley recording session from Studio B, Nashville in June 1958, released in the original recording order for the first time.
CD 3 & CD 4 contains the private Elvis Presley home recordings from Germany in 1958 and 1959. The audio has been newly restored exclusively for this release.

Elvis Presley FTD CD Book
BOOK 1 - MEMPHIS TO BROOKLYN
Hardback coffee table style deluxe book, illustrated throughout with many rare and newly discovered photographs and documents.
The book chronicles Elvis Presley's army career from his induction in March, basic and advanced training in Texas, and his departure from Brooklyn to Germany in September 1958.
Also included is a detailed analysis of Elvis Presley's Nashville recording session at Studio B in June 1958.

Elvis Presley FTD CD Book
BOOK 2 - GERMANY
Hardback coffee table style deluxe book of photos, documents and memories of fellow soldiers, friends and family providing the most detailed comprehensive record of Elvis Presley's first three months in Germany from October 1 until December 31, 1958. This book also contains details, photos and information covering Elvis German home made recordings.

Announcement:

With Soldier Boy 53 310 761, Elvis Presley's military years are presented in a truly impressive deluxe format.
The set captures one of the most fascinating chapters in the life of the King of Rock 'n' Roll, showing the global superstar during a period of discipline, transition and personal history.

The first hardcover volume, Book 1 - Memphis to Brooklyn, chronicles Elvis Presley's army career from his induction in March 1958 through basic and advanced training in Texas, concluding with his departure from Brooklyn to Germany in September 1958. The book also includes a detailed analysis of Elvis Presley's Nashville recording session at Studio B in June 1958.

The second hardcover volume, Book 2 - Germany, focuses on Elvis Presley's first three months in Germany, from October 1 to December 31, 1958. Filled with photos, documents and memories from fellow soldiers, friends and family, it offers a detailed and personal record of Elvis Presley's early time in Germany. The book also includes information and imagery connected to Elvis' German home recordings.

The entire edition is housed in a stylish Deluxe Collector's Slipcase, combining the two books and four CDs into a premium presentation.
As a limited, individually numbered edition with sticker, this set is a standout release for demanding Elvis collectors and anyone passionate about high-quality music-history editions.

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