RCA Records and Legacy Recordings have announced Sunset Boulevard, a definitive 5-CD collection chronicling Elvis Presley’s recording sessions and rehearsals at RCA’s legendary Los Angeles studios, will be released on August 1st.
Spanning 89 rarities – over half of which have never been released in the United States – Sunset Boulevard delivers illuminating perspective onto Elvis’ 1970s recording output. This includes rare alternate studio versions of late-period gems like “Separate Ways,” “T-R-O-U-B-L-E” and “Burning Love.”
The collection’s first two discs (which will also be released on their own, as a special 2 LP “highlights” set) feature new and never-heard mixes from Matt Ross-Spang – stripping all overdubs and delivering fresh insights in the process.
Opening with seventeen classics from throughout Elvis’ time in RCA Studio C, these mixes provide an intimate glimpse into the ways his riveting voice interacts with material from the era’s greatest songwriters: Kris Kristofferson’s “For The Good Times,” Paul Williams’ “Where Do I Go From Here,” Billy Swan’s “I Can Help” and Don McLean’s “And I Love You So” among them.