"I took two weeks rewriting the script and only ten days of the book," he said.

The initial takes are taken at a much faster tempo than the earlier recorded ‘Black Star’, but now the words "flaming star" fit the melody far better. A publicity still from the film was used by Andy Warhol to create several silkscreens, among them numerous versions of "Single Elvis", "Double Elvis" and "Elvis I and I" and "Eight Elvises", as well as at least four "Triple Elvis" paintings and "Elvis Times Eleven", which is currently housed at the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh. Take 1 is so close to perfect that one cannot understand why more takes were needed. In several Europe countries the film was given an 'adults only' certification and this prevented even more young Elvis fans from watching it.".

- Of course other tracks previously available on bootlegs sound far better here. Overall Verdict: While this FTD soundtrack release has very little to work with basically only five songs, in the end it includes enough unreleased outtakes - providing a really good feel of the overall session - and ‘Behind The Scenes’ information to make it a worthy addition for any Elvis soundtrack collector.

One idea is an Indian Party where hometown newspapers should plant suggestions that kids hold ‘Indian Costume Birthday Parties’ and take all their friends to the theatre to see Flaming Star. 4: Summer Kisses, Winter Tears At the end of Take 7 Elvis notes, “Bullshit”. The song would rightly not be released until after Elvis’ death on ‘A Legendary Performer Vol.3’ in 1978. "[22], Harrison's Reports graded it "Very good," calling Presley "believable" and John McIntire "a powerful figure. According to an Associated Press report from Johannesburg dated May 31, 1961, South Africans were initially not permitted to see the film. "[26], Johnson eventually saw the film and said he "liked it very much."

'Elvis In Florida April 1975' FTD In-Depth Review: ‘Final Countdown To Midnight' jewel-case Versions. 'Flaming Star' - FTD January 2015 release #506020-975082. By now the guitar line had been dropped being replaced by Dudley Brook’s delightful lead piano.

I think they felt it wasn't quite commercial enough to release.

Following the similar arrangement as the familiar ‘Flaming Star’, this was taken at a slower pace and with more of a "western" sound.

Author Revises Story So Presley Can Sing

They should have used a campaign saying that Elvis emerged as an actor in the film. The film was directed by Don Siegel and had a working title of Black Star.[4]. How & where do I sell my Elvis collection? Right at the end of Take 23 he would break up, delightful laughing through the final lyrics.

[30], Effect on some African countries and territories. He has, of course, rather a distance yet to go to dramatic power and polish. Even the passable ‘Summer Kisses, Winter Tears’ was edited out from the final cut of the film. If Colonel Parker hadn’t known it already, the G.I. Critics agreed that Presley gave one of his best acting performances as the mixed-blood "Pacer Burton", a dramatic role. The film was directed by Don Siegel and had a working title of Black Star. Jimmie Haskell on accordion helps create a country-camp-fire ambience.