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| October 11, 2005 | | Studio:
| Bmg / Elvis | | Number Of Discs:
| 3 | | Format:
| Original recording remastered | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 17 reviews |
| | | Track Listing: | | | Disc: 1 | | | 1. | Heartbreak Hotel | | 2. | Don't Be Cruel | | 3. | Hound Dog | | 4. | Love Me Tender | | 5. | Too Much | | 6. | All Shook Up | | 7. | (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear | | 8. | Jailhouse Rock | | 9. | Don't | | 10. | Hard Headed Woman | | 11. | One Night | | 12. | (Now and Then There's) A Fool Such as I | | 13. | A Big Hunk o' Love | | 14. | Stuck on You | | 15. | It's Now or Never | | 16. | Are You Lonesome Tonight? | | 17. | Wooden Heart | | 18. | Surrender | | 19. | (Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame | | 20. | Can't Help Falling in Love | | 21. | Good Luck Charm | | 22. | She's Not You | | 23. | Return to Sender | | 24. | (You're The) Devil in Disguise | | 25. | Crying in the Chapel | | 26. | In the Ghetto | | 27. | Suspicious Minds | | 28. | The Wonder of You | | 29. | Burning Love | | 30. | Way Down | | 31. | A Little Less Conversation [JXL Radio Edit Remix][Edit] | | | Disc: 2 | | | 1. | That's All Right | | 2. | I Forgot to Remember to Forget | | 3. | Blue Suede Shoes | | 4. | I Want You, I Need You, I Love You | | 5. | Love Me | | 6. | Mean Woman Blues | | 7. | Loving You | | 8. | Treat Me Nice | | 9. | Wear My Ring Around Your Neck | | 10. | King Creole | | 11. | Trouble | | 12. | I Got Stung | | 13. | I Need Your Love Tonight | | 14. | A Mess of Blues | | 15. | I Feel So Bad | | 16. | Little Sister | | 17. | Rock-A-Hula Baby | | 18. | Bossa Nova Baby | | 19. | Viva Las Vegas | | 20. | If I Can Dream | | 21. | Memories | | 22. | Don't Cry Daddy | | 23. | Kentucky Rain | | 24. | You Don't Have to Say You Love Me | | 25. | An American Trilogy | | 26. | Always on My Mind | | 27. | Promised Land | | 28. | Moody Blue | | 29. | I'm a Roustabout | | 30. | Rubberneckin' [Paul Oakenfold Remix -- Radio Edit][Edit] | | | Disc: 3 | | | 1. | I Beg of You | | 2. | My Wish Came True | | 3. | Ain't That Loving You Baby | | 4. | Fame and Fortune | | 5. | I Gotta Know | | 6. | Flaming Star | | 7. | Follow That Dream | | 8. | One Broken Heart for Sale | | 9. | Kissin' Cousins | | 10. | Such a Night | | 11. | Ask Me | | 12. | (Such An) Easy Question | | 13. | I'm Yours | | 14. | Puppet on a String | | 15. | Love Letters | | 16. | Separate Ways | | 17. | Steamroller Blues | | 18. | If You Talk in Your Sleep | | 19. | My Boy | |
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39 of 42 found the following review helpful:
 Close to perfect . . .Jul 28, 2006
By T.M. Reader
I purchased this collection mainly to consolidate my hodge-podge of Elvis vinyl, audio cassette, and a couple of CD's. I was looking for a single source that contained all of his most popular works. This one delivered what I was looking for quite satisfactorily, and ----
I was pleasantly surprised in discovering that the collection also contained some of his work that was new to me, but quite good. These tunes were unknown to me either because they were a bit less popular than the #1 stuff, or were simply a little older than my memory is (for example Fame and Fortune, Flaming Star, or Puppet on a String).
I note that some of the other reviewers are critical that CD #3 in the set, "The Story Continues", only contains 19 songs. I believe that answer is simply that the other 2 CD's, "30 #1 Hits" and "Second to None" were pre-existing stand alone album releases. Putting the three CD's into a single package yields a total of 81 songs. As these selections are biased towards "chart toppers" anyway, that is A LOT of high-end Elvis music. They didn't overlook much. There are a few little movie tunes that I would like to have seen included, but I'm happy with this collection.
I do have a criticism regarding the audio quality of some of the music. It is a mystery to me that a re-mixed 1959 song can sound crisp and pure, but one recorded in 1973 sounds like it is muffled through 12 inches of kleenex. Did different mastering technologies hold up over time better? Or is it just sloppy re-mixing?
Overall, the collection is close to perfect. The audio values on some of the songs are not quite as good, but I'm satisfied with the product.
Recommended as an excellent foundation for an Elvis collection.
32 of 34 found the following review helpful:
The Best Elvis Greatest Hits Collection!Dec 28, 2005
By A Fan
This is the best Elvis "Greatest Hits" collection available. It contains all of his Billboard Top 20 hits plus several other hits and songs. It packages the previous "30 #1 Hits" and "2nd to None" CD's with a 3rd CD containing 19 songs. So if you do not already have "30 #1 Hits" and "2nd to None" this is the obvious choice!
If you already have "30 #1 Hits" and/or "2nd to None" the choice is not as clear. The problem I have with this collection is that they were rather skimpy with the new 3rd CD. It only contians 19 songs, Elvis' 19 top 20 hits that were left off the first two CDs. This could have been a must-have collection if they had included more songs on the 3rd CD. They should have included another 10 or so top 40 hits to really make this collection more attractive to those of us that already have "30 #1 Hits" and "2nd to None".
On a side note, the version of "I'm Yours" in this collection is 1965 single version and not the original released on the "Pot Luck" album in 1962. On the album version Elvis sings a dubbed "duet" with himself and also includes spoken words during the break in the song. The single version on here Elvis sings "solo" and there is no spoken part. Since this is a greatest hits collection, it is appropriate that they included the hit single instead of the album version.
35 of 41 found the following review helpful:
 Comprehensive, Affordable Collection of Elvis HitsFeb 16, 2006
By matthewslaughter
"matthewslaughter"
By compiling "30 #1 Hits," "2nd to None" and a third, new collection, "The Story Continues" in one collection, most mid-level Elvis Presley fans should have enough Jailhouse Rock to last 'em for a lifetime. Obviously, the die-hard fans already have this stuff.
To recap, "30 #1 Hits" has all the classics--"Heartbreak Hotel," "Jailhouse Rock," "Suspicious Minds" and "Burning Love." Because of its chronological sequencing, it is also marred by embarrassing tracks like "Wooden Heart," "Crying in the Chapel" and the unnecessary "Way Down." "2nd to None," though lacking the firepower of the first collection, is the better disc. Including Sun Sessions classic "That's All Right," his great cover of Carl Perkins' "Blue Suede Shoes," one of his best early singles, "I Want You, I Need You, I Love You," and his gradiose 1968 NBC-TV Special tracks "Memories" and "If I Can Dream," this is a more balanced collection. Also including fun stuff like "Viva Las Vegas" and "I'm a Roustabout," this disc covers his dreadful 60s movie years with respectability.
"The Story Continues" is a bit of a letdown -- leftovers from his career. But it is an interesting selection, focusing on Elvis' more placid songs, like "Ask Me," "Separate Ways" and "If You Talk in Your Sleep." Running only 45 minutes, it presents a listeners dilemma -- Should it have filled a whole 80 minutes? If so, would it just include 35 more minutes of mediocre Elvis tracks? Could they have included any previously unreleased studio outtakes?
Those criticisms aside, this is a comprehensive, affordable and FUN collection of Elvis Presley's music, one that puts aside the silly celebrity-worship and lets his reputation rest solely on his music -- which could be extraordinarily great and terrible.
14 of 15 found the following review helpful:
"The Wonder of you" still not corrected!!!Dec 17, 2005
By Bill Porter
"thenexte"
The U.S. version of Hitstory makes a (long overdue) point of replacing five tracks originally included on E1 (alternative takes or defective mixes) with their correct versions, however while this is a commendable effort it turns out "The Wonder of you" is still not the original single version but is missing the overdubs, as the off-key Sweet Inspirations can now be heard on the original undubbed recording (coincidentally the correct single version of "The Wonder of you" with the overdubs can be found on "Love, Elvis", a compilation that BMG released just months earlier). You really have to wonder if anybody at BMG ever QA's these things before they get released, you would have thought they'd get it right the second time around, especially with a splicase package that is so nicely produced. On the upside the third disc of Hitstory contains material all newly DSD mastered (which sounds brilliant) which is apparently not the case for the overseas import version that features different tracks selected for the European market. For anybody that doesn't already own "30 #1 Hits" or "2nd to None" this set will be a worthwhile addition to your Elvis collection.
8 of 9 found the following review helpful:
Righting a Wrong!!!Oct 15, 2005
By Brian Shaw
"bshaw20"
People might think it is a rehash or a reissue of the two compilations "#1's" and "Second to None." Technically they are, but to quote the Orlando Magic's management, BMG has "righted a wrong." Here are the wrongs that have been righted on this release:
Hound Dog has been fixed (no pop!!!)
Original Master Takes are used instead of Outtakes for these songs: A Fool Such As I, A Big Hunk O'Love, Suspicious Minds, The Wonder of You
Return to Sender has been remastered
The third disc is OK, the last track shouldn't even be there, but oh well, it is included. The UK version has a better song selection on the third disc, but they don't have the corrections on the first two discs.
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