Published 2025-06-23 06:00
Set for release on August 1st, 2025, is "Sunset Boulevard", a 5 CD collection of material from Elvis Presley spanning recording sessions 'The King' had at RCA’s recording studios in Los Angeles in the 1970's. A press release notes that among the 89 rarities included in the set, more than half of them were previously unreleased in the United States.
The collection’s first 2 discs, which will also be released on their own, as a special 2 LP highlights set, feature new and never heard mixes from 4 time Grammy winner Matt Ross-Spang, stripping all overdubs and delivering fresh insights in the process. Opening with 17 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”, a 1972 b side, 1st released in 1995, Paul Williams’ “Where Do I Go From Here”, from 1973’s "Elvis", Billy Swan’s “I Can Help”, from 1975’s "Today" and Don McLean’s “And I Love You So”, also from "Today", among them. Ross-Spang’s stripped-down mixes equally bolster the 17 studio outtakes that comprise the set’s 2nd piece.