I was 18 when I wrote this article back in 1993 for The Elvis Beat #5, my official Elvis Presley Fan Club newsletter.

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ELVIS: From Nashville To Memphis – The Essential 60s Masters I, a new 5-CD boxed set, will appear in record stores on September 28. The collection is the follow-up to the highly successful 1992 release ELVIS: The King Of Rock ‘n’ Roll – The Complete 50s Masters, which earned platinum status and three Grammy nominations.

The Essential 60s Masters I follows the same format established by The Complete 50s Masters. Along with the five CDs will be a new 94-page booklet that will contain recording session data, a 1960s discography, and liner notes by Peter Guralnick. Also included will be a page of stamps depicting Elvis’ 1960s record covers.

According to promotional material, the CDs will feature “Elvis Presley’s finest 60’s performances from Nashville plus the complete 1969 Memphis Sessions.” In addition, the set will contain 19 previously unreleased/alternate performances for a total of 130 digitally remastered tracks.

The unreleased/alternate songs will include:

• “I’ll Remember You”
• “Guitar Man/What’d I Say”
• “This Time/I Can’t Stop Loving You”
• “In The Ghetto”
• “Suspicious Minds”
• “Kentucky Rain”
• “It’s Now Or Never”
• “Love Me Tender/Witchcraft” (duet with Frank Sinatra)

The collection brings the world a little closer to achieving RCA’s goal of having every Elvis song available on compact disc. Future releases are to include The Essential 60s Masters II and the long-awaited 70s boxed set.