Blue Suede Shoes Collection [Box set]

Elvis Presley | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 10, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 30
• Format: Box set
• Note on Boxed Sets: During shipping, discs in boxed sets occasionally become dislodged without damage. Please examine and play these discs. If you are not completely satisfied, we'll refund or replace your purchase.
• Label: RCA
• ASIN: B00005LN73
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #707,258 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Reconsider, Baby, August 5, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Blue Suede Shoes Collection (Audio CD)

The 2 mammoth 30CD box sets released by RCA ('The Collection' aka 'The Red Suede Collection', and 'The Blue Suede Shoes Collection') have been harshly criticized by some Elvis fans as unnecessary and just another in a very long line of "cashing in" projects by his record label. And while that is probably true - repackaging old material for a quick profit is something that has never been beneath RCA (or the Colonel, or Elvis, for that matter) - let's not throw out the baby with the bathwater. First of all, RCA should get a little credit for the many worthy Elvis projects and box sets released in the past few years. Sure, they were money makers but most of them were put together in a first class manner - unlike much of the stuff released during Elvis's lifetime.

Neither 30CD box contains anything new other than the 2 interview CDs (w/Elvis, M/M Presley, & The Colonel) both of which are interesting and somewhat rare (there are also a couple of keepsakes: a nice poster, a first-day issue Elvis envelope & stamp, and the suede boxes themselves). The CDs included in each box, however, are some of his best, including several that are now either out-of-print or very hard-to-find. For the red box that means the expanded versions of the first six movies (when his soundtracks actually kicked), the expanded 'Elvis Is Back!' (always one of his best, now remarkably improved with the addition of the 6 tracks from the 3 singles recorded at the same time as the album), 'Back In Memphis' (part 2 of the excellent American Studios sessions), the single disc version of 'That's The Way It Is', and 'Today' (one of his best studio efforts in the 70's). For the blue box, the main draws after the interview CD are the hard-to-find 'A Hundred Years From Now' and 'Such A Night', volumes 4 and 6, respectively, in the great 'Essential Elvis' series of alternate takes and unreleased recordings. Volume 6 is the best in the series so far.

So, both of the 30CD box sets have more to offer than is apparent at first glance, although the price tag is pretty hefty. But unless RCA decides to reissue some of these titles in the future, this may be the only place to find them.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not Not-Worthy!, March 31, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Blue Suede Shoes Collection (Audio CD)

... these big box sets are not for the casual fan. The price tags are pretty steep but you get a big hunka Elvis for the money. And it's true that some of these CDs are hard to find for some reason, especially the interview and essential series CDs. Also, I like the big poster (in the red box) and the suede cases themselves, but I'm a die-hard fan and collector of all-things (well, a-lot-of-things) Elvis.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Box Set Titles, August 10, 2007

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D.C. Hanoy (Athens, Georgia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Blue Suede Shoes Collection (Audio CD)

Since Amazon did not list the CD titles, here is what the blue box set contains:

A HUNDRED YEARS FROM NOW
BEST OF ARTIST OF THE CENTURY
AN AFTERNOON IN THE GARDEN
AMAZING GRACE (2CDs)
BURNING LOVE
CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE
THE COMPLETE 50'S MASTERS (5CDs)
FROM ELVIS IN MEMPHIS
IF EVERY DAY WAS LIKE CHRISTMAS
LOVE SONGS
MEMORIES (2CDs)
THE MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET
ON STAGE
POT LUCK
PROMISED LAND
RHYTHM & COUNTRY
SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODY
SUCH A NIGHT
THAT'S THE WAY IT IS (3CDs)
TIGER MAN
TOMORROW IS A LONG TIME

Most of the CDs are the extended versions with extra tracks, and several are multiple-CD sets. The BEST OF is taken from the 3-disc ARTIST OF THE CENTURY. Also included is a previously unreleased interview disc ELVIS SPEAKS! and a first-day-issue limited edition Elvis stamp and envelope. The collection is housed in a blue suede (velvet) box.