rockinrebel wrote:Richard wrote:rockinrebel wrote:We are now getting more than we ever dreamed possible when alternate takes started to appear via the Legendary Performer series or the early bootlegs, but let's not forget that Elvis didn't attend these sessions in the knowledge that every note of music and every line of dialogue would be released one day.
Personally, I'm happy to repect that...
But you didn't respect it when you were buying bootlegs. If anything, you were being even less respectful by buying bootlegs.
If the person concerned is dead and hasn't given their explicit permission, then there's no difference between releasing an outtake where somebody makes an error, and releasing one where they swear.
With regards to the bootlegs; yes, I knew that they were boots, but I was still at the fanatical stage where I wanted to own anything and everything. At that time, I also thought that RCA would never release this stuff, so I would be lying if I didn't own up to snapping things up whilst the opportunity was there.
We know that Elvis rarely challenged RCA over what was released, but the situation then was entirely different, and whilst history tells us that a number of recordings that he wasn't happy with made it on to albums, the floodgates hadn't opened in terms of session out takes before he passed away.
After that point RCA had a decision to make, and the demand from the fans for new material made the release of out takes inevitable. In fact, the continued demand has brought us to where we are today - with fans being prepared to buy these sets even though (in some cases) they are only getting a few minutes worth of unreleased material.
Whether opening the vaults up was the right decision is subjective. We know Scotty wasn't happy with it for example, but I think the decision over what to censor often comes down to the context. Something that gets overlooked due to the fans desire to own everything.
However, unlike the bootleggers, RCA and later Sony, are the keeper of the keys so to speak in terms of presenting and preserving Elvis' legacy, and that's why I support their decision here.
I don't know what point you're making, sorry. What I'm reading is "It was ok for these things to be made available when I was a new fan and I wanted them, but now that I've already got them and I'm no longer interested I think they shouldn't be released".
Honestly, that's what it sounds like.