Upcoming Release: Moody Blue ‘Gold Sparkle’ Vinyl

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Follow That Dream (FTD) has recently announced the release of Elvis’ last studio album Moody Blue in a LIMITED EDITION GOLD SPARKLE 180-Gram vinyl.

This individually numbered gold collectible is limited to 4000 Worldwide. Apart from outtakes of “Way Down” and “Moody Blue”, this 2-LP deluxe edition includes “If You Love Me (Let Me Know)”, “Pledging My Love”, He’ll Have To Go” plus two undubbed versions of his now legendary emotional interpretation of “Unchained Melody”.

Originally released in 2015 in a limited clear vinyl the new gold release contains the same 21 tracks from the previous release. The vinyl is scheduled for release on May 15, 2024

TRACK LISTING:

DISC 1

Side A

1. Unchained Melody — undubbed version, Rushmore Civic Center, Rapid City (3.19)

2. If You Love Me (Let Me Know) — Wings Stadium, Kalamazoo (2:53)

3. Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain — unedited rough mix (3:43)

4. He’ll Have To Go — rough mix (4:33)

5. Bitter They Are, Harder They Fall — rough mix (3:18)

Side B

1. She Thinks I Still Care — take 10 (4.19)

2. Moody Blue — take 1 (3.27)

3. Pledging My Love — takes 1, 2 (2:33)

4. It’s Easy For You — undubbed master (3:37)

5. Softly As I Leave You  * — Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas (3:02) 

DISC 2

Side C

1. Way Down — rough mix of master (2.39)

2. She Thinks I Still Care — take 2b (4.39)

3. Moody Blue — master (2.48)

4. Pledging My Love —master (2:51)

5. Let Me Be There — Mid-South Coliseum, Memphis (3:24)

6. America — composite of soundboard recording single master and — the surviving ending of the erased studio version (2:17)

Side D

1. Unchained Melody — undubbed version, Crisler Arena, Ann Arbor (3.14)

2. Little Darlin’ Crisler Arena, Ann Arbor (1.59)

3. She Thinks I Still Care — take 15 (4.14)

4. Moody Blue — unedited rough mix of master (3.55)

5. My Way (live) — Civic Center, Saginaw (4:03)