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Our Memories Of Elvis Volume 1, 2 & 3 (The Pure Elvis Sound) When the first volume of ''Our Memories Of Elvis'' was released in February 1989, it was received with great acclaim from many die-hard Elvis fans. At the time, it was considered by many fans that extensive overdubbing and subsequent 'sweetening'of Elvis' seventies arrangements detracted from the overall clarity of voice and instrumentation. In essence, the intimacy and dynamic of both song and performance were somehow lost in the mix. Therefore when RCA executive Jean Deary, devised the ''Pure Elvis'' concept it was greeted with great enthusiasm. For Deary, it served as an opportunity to rectify what she felt has been wrong with Elvis' seventies productions.A frustration she had taken seriously within RCA by trying to get Elvis' producer Felton Jarvis fired. This was a battle she lost. Ironically, it's doubtful that Elvis himself would have approved of the treatment. The less is more view was certainly in line with Colonel Parker's view (Parker was still acting as Elvis' manager at this point), who as far back as King Creole and the June '58 sessions had complained that Elvis' couldn't be heârd properly over all the instruments. For this reason, he whole-heartedly embraced Joan's new concept ''Our Memories Of Elvis'' that stripped carefully chosen songs back to basics. Both Elvis' father Vernon and the Colonel gave their consent and even endorsed the project by having their photo adorn the cover art. With sales of 200,000 (Volume l) and 150,000 (Volume 2) copies in the U.S. the series certainly made financial sense RCA Despite the healthy sales, the records didn't have true mass appeal and peaked on the Billboard album charts at number 132 and number 137 respectively. Volume 3 had been prepared by Deary but it was shelved as other projects materialised that had more mainstream commercial potential. This extended package includes the original albums, the unreleased Volume 3, and several extra tracks that were mixed but not used for the third volume. Volume 1 Are You Sincere 2:00 It's Midnight 3:19 My Boy 2:54 Girl Of Mine 3:36 Take Good Care Of Her 2:51 I'll Never Fall In Love Again 3:41 Your Love's Been A Long Time Coming 2:48 Spanish Eyes 2:22 Never Again 2:49 She Thinks I Still Care 3:49 Solitaire 4:39 Volume 2 I Got A Feelin' In My Body 3:34 Green, Green Grass Of Home 3:33 For The Heart 3:28 She Wears My Ring 3:21 I Can Help 4:02 Way Down 2:33 There's A Honky Tonk Angel (Who Will Take Me Back In) 3:04 Find Out What's Happening 2:39 Thinking About You 3:27 Don't Think Twice, It's All Right : long version 8:36 Volume 3 : Previously unreleased Woman Without Love 3:33 Moody Blue 3:56 When I'm Over You 3:04 It's A Matter Of Time 3:03 Sweet Angeline 3:01 Hurt 2:06 Shake A Hand 3:47 Promised Land 2:50 Heart Of Rome 2:51 If You Don't Come Back 2:41 Volume 3 Bonus material : Previously unreleased Mr. Songman 2:08 For Ol' Time Sake 3:36 Love Coming Down 3:06 Pledging My Love 5:09 Raised On Rock 2:52 The Last Farewell 4:01 Fool 2:34 Source and more information see: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Condor Recordings is a YouTube channel that features non-commercial music from various genres and artists. The channel claims to use music from its own archive and collections, and to serve educational purposes. You can check out the channel here: The Condor Recordings. The Condor Recordings reserves the right to remove any comments from our site or various social media platforms at any time. Comments featuring hate speech or otherwise threatening or violent content will be deleted. *- Digitally Remastered © - Condor Records - ©