I was 18 when I wrote this review back in 1993 for The Elvis Beat #6, my official Elvis Presley Fan Club newsletter.

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ELVIS: From Nashville To Memphis – The Essential 60s Masters I, has managed to exceed the quality of its excellent predecessor, ELVIS: The King Of Rock ‘n’ Roll – The Complete 50s Masters.

The outstanding 5-CD boxed set contains all of Elvis’ 1960s studio recordings, excluding the movie soundtracks, which are being released in the Elvis Double Features series, the gospel albums, and the ELVIS (’68 Comeback) special recordings, which are to be released in future sets, in addition to the 1970s material.

All of the CDs contain wonderful songs, including some that have not been available for a long time. By far, the best discs are four and five, which contain the complete 1969 Memphis recordings, assembled together for the first time, as well as outtakes from those and other 1960s sessions. Most notably among the new tracks are a studio jam version of “I Can’t Stop Loving You” and alternate versions of “In The Ghetto” and “Kentucky Rain.”

Rating: 10 out of 10