Post Description

Elvis Presley - Are You Lonesome Tonight-The Uncut Bad Nauheim Tapes (3 CD-set)

Label: VIK CD 1958-2018 (Released: 2018)

Tracklisting:

CD 1 - "Guitar Tape" - Bad Nauheim, Hotel Grunewald, December 1958

01 - Conversation
02 - I'm Beginning To Forget You #1
03 - I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You) (end)
04 - Mona Lisa
05 - I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You) **
06 - Guitar jam
07 - Danny Boy #1
08 - Danny Boy #2 *
09 - Loving You *
10 - Unknown jam
11 - I'm Beginning To Forget You (Cliff Gleaves)
12 - Clowning around / WHBQ advertisement
13 - Chubby “Lamar” Fike take the mike
14 - I'm Beginning To Forget You
15 - Elvis does a MGM commercial
16 - Talking / I'm Beginning To Forget You
17 - Santa Claus Is Back In Town / funny talk
18 - Loving You (Elisabeth Stefaniak)
19 - Clowning around
20 - Loving You (not Elvis)
21 - Clowning around
22 - Lamar Fike - reading the news for WHBQ
23 - I'm Beginning To Forget You (few seconds only)
24 - Lamar Fike - reading the news for WHBQ
25 - I'm Beginning to Forget You (Cliff Gleaves)
26 - I'm Beginning To Forget You (Cliff Gleaves)
27 - I'm Beginning To Forget You (few attemps + complete)
28 - I'm Beginning To Forget You (few attempts till tape runs out)

CD 2 - "Piano Tape" - Bad Nauheim, Hotel Grunewald, December 1958

01 - I Asked The Lord #1 *
02 - I Asked The Lord #2 *
03 - Apron Strings #1
04 - Soldier Boy #1
05 - Such A Night (few lines)
06 - Soldier Boy #2
07 - I Asked The Lord #3 (incomplete)
08 - I Asked The Lord #4
09 - I Asked The Lord (rehearsal of the ending)
10 - I Asked The Lord #5
11 - I Asked The Lord (rehearsal of the ending)
12 - Piano Solo – Jingle Bells
13 - Earth Angel #1
14 - Earth Angel (rehearsal of the ending)
15 - I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen #1 (fast)
16 - Que Sera Sera / Hound Dog *
17 - At The Hop *
18 - I'll Take You Home Kathleen #2 (slow)
19 - Apron Strings #2 *
20 - It's Been So Long Darling *
21 - Earth Angel (intro) / I Will Be True
22 - There's No Tomorrow
23 - I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen (slow #2)
24 - Que Sera Sera / Hound Dog *
25 - I Asked The Lord #6 (+ ending reprise)
26 - I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen (fast #2)
27 - Apron Strings # 3
28 - The Titles Will Tell
29 - At The Hop / Give Me My Oil Lamp
30 - Que Sera Sera / Hound Dog / Piano Solo
31 - Send Me Some Lovin' *
32 - Send Me Some Lovin' #2 *

CD 3 - "Guitar Tape" - Bad Nauheim, Goethestr. 14, April 1959

01 - Dialogue
02 - He Knows Just What I Need #1 / Working On The Building
03 - He Knows Just What I Need #2
04 - He Knows Just What I Need #3
05 - He Knows Just What I Need #4
06 - He Knows Just What I Need #5
07 - He Knows Just What I Need #6
08 - He Knows Just What I Need #7
09 - Funny news reading
10 - He Knows Just What I Need #8 **
11 - He Knows Just What I Need #9
12 - He Knows Just What I Need #10
13 - Cool Water
14 - Like A Baby *
15 - His Hand In Mine
16 - Young Love (Red West)
17 - His Hand In Mine (few attempts)
18 - Return To Me
19 - His Hand In Mine (few attempts +  complete)
20 - His Hand In Mine
21 - His Hand In Mine (ending taped over) **
22 - Bits & Pieces
23 - Just A Closer Walk With Thee (part)
24 - If I Didn't Care For You (part)
25 - Are You Sincere (part)
26 - Are You Lonesome Tonight? / We Had A Rendezvous (one line)
27 - Stand By Me #1 (& rehearsal of ending)
28 - Stand By Me #2 * / **
29 - Stand By Me #3
30 - Just A Closer Walk With Thee *
31 - Take My Hand, Precious Lord * / **
32 - Oh Lonesome Me

Bonus tracks

33 - The Fool (takes 1-4)
34 - Are You Lonesome Tonight? (repaired)

* sound distorted / ** tape damage

Incl. covers