The Making Of King Creole

Set of 2 CDs, a 10-inch vinyl and bonus CD which came with the book "The Making Of King Creole" by David English and Pål Granlund (FTD Records, 2024).



Double-sided box set insert which contains the 2 CDs, a 10-inch vinyl with picture sleeve recreating the original Japanese King Creole album and the six film frames taken from the original 5mm reels of the movie.

CD 1
Track Title Time
1 Turtles, Berries And Gumbo - King Creole - Crawfish 06:33
2 Steadfast, Loyal And True (movie version) 00:40
3 Lover Doll (undubbed EP master) 02:15
4 Trouble 02:17
5 Banana (by Liliane Montevecchi, take 4, short version) 01:32
6 Dixieland Rock 01:49
7 Young Dreams 02:24
8 New Orleans 02:00
9 Hard Headed Woman 01:55
10 King Creole 02:09
11 Don't Ask Me Why 02:08
12 As Long As I Have You 01:52
13 Hard Headed Woman (slate/take 10 - master) 02:02
14 Trouble (slate/take 5 - master) 02:31
15 New Orleans (slate/take 5 - master) 02:08
16 King Creole (slate/take 3 - first version) 02:12
17 King Creole (slate/take 18 - first version) 02:24
18 Crawfish (slate/take 7 - unedited master) 02:59
19 Dixieland Rock (slate/take 14 - master) 02:06
20 Lover Doll (slate/take 7 - undubbed/unedited master) 02:29
21 Don't Ask Me Why (slate/take 12 - master) 02:15
22 As Long As I Have You (slate/take 10 - master) 02:01
23 Muskrat Ramble (slate/take 1 - master, instrumental) 01:27
24 Steadfast, Loyal And True (slate/first version - take 6) 01:43
25 As Long As I Have You (slate/take 4 - short version) 01:11
26 As Long As I Have You (slate/take 8 - long version) 01:34
27 King Creole (slate/take 13 - revised version) 02:18
28 Young Dreams (slate/take 8 - master) 02:41
29 King Creole (slate/take 8 - master, main title instrumental) 01:46
30 Steadfast, Loyal And True (undubbed record master) 01:17
31 Steadfast, Loyal And True (dubbed record master) 01:17
32 Danny 01:54
33 Lover Doll (dubbed record master) 02:10
34 Turtles, Berries And Gumbo (slates - Blanche Thomas vocals on 'Turtles') 02:28
35 Crawfish (record master) 01:50

Tracks 1-12 The Soundtrack
Tracks 13-29 Thorne Nogar Live Mono Mixes
Tracks 30-35 Bonus Songs

Total playing time 01:14:17

CD 2
Track Title Time
1 Doncha' Think It's Time (slate/take 39) 01:58
2 Doncha' Think It's Time (slate/take 40) 02:04
3 Doncha' Think It's Time (slate/take 47) 02:05
4 Doncha' Think It's Time (slate/take 48) 01:59
5 Your Cheatin' Heart (slate/take 9) 02:52
6 Your Cheatin' Heart (slate/take 10 - master) 02:26
7 Wear My Ring Around Your Neck (take 22 - undubbed master) 02:23
8 Wear My Ring Around Your Neck (master with overdubs) 02:16
9 Doncha' Think It's Time (single master from takes 47, 40 and 48) 01:58
10 Doncha' Think It's Time (LP master from takes 40 and 39) 01:58
11 King Creole 02:13
12 Trouble 02:06
13 Dirty, Dirty feeling 01:37
14 New Orleans 02:33
15 Hard Headed Woman 02:02
16 Dixieland Rock 01:55
17 Crawfish 02:19
18 As Long As I Have You 02:18
19 Danny 02:20
20 Don't Ask Me Why 02:04
21 Lover Doll 02:27
22 Young Dreams 02:53
23 Steadfast, Loyal And True 01:55
24 Banana 02:13
25 Wear My Ring Around Your Neck 02:11
26 King Creole Film Trailer 02:32
27 Regular Spot 00:55
28 Regular Spot 00:29
29 Regular Spot 00:18
30 Teenage Spot 00:56
31 Star Dramatic Spot 01:28
32 Elvis Meets The Press En Route To Hollywood (January 11, 1958, Forth Worth, Texas) 01:05

Tracks 1-10 RCA Recordings
Tracks 11-25 Demos
Tracks 26-32 Radio Spots, Film Trailer & Interview

Total playing time 01:02:48

10-inch vinyl
Picture sleeve of the 10-inch vinyl recreating the original Japanese King Creole album LS-5086. The back side shows the lyrics of the songs.

Side 1
Track Title
1 King Creole 02:08
2 As Long As I Have You 01:51
3 Heard Headed Woman 01:52
4 Trouble 02:17
5 Dixieland Rock 01:46
Side 2
Track Title
6 Don't Ask Me Why 02:07
7 Lover Doll 02:10
8 Crawfish 01:49
9 Young Dreams 02:22
10 Steadfast, Loyal And True 01:15
11 New Orleans 01:59

Total playing time 00:21:36

Bonus CD King Creole
Cardboard sleeve of the bonus CD with electronically reproduced stereo versions as released in February 1962 / LSP 1884(e). The CD was included by some dealers as an exclusive addition to the deluxe box set)

Track Title Time
1 King Creole 02:10
2 As Long As I Have You 01:52
3 Hard Headed Woman 01:56
4 Trouble 02:19
5 Dixieland Rock 01:48
6 Don't Ask Me Why 02:09
7 Lover Doll 02:12
8 Crawfish (with Kitty White) 01:51
9 Young Dreams 02:25
10 Steadfast, Loyal and True 01:18
11 New Orleans 02:02

Total playing time 00:22:02

(Source: private collection)


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