What a collection! I've always liked early Camden albums, I have a few, and a Jerry Reed one. Although intended as cheap and cheerful, they are a beautiful collection in there own right. I like The Separate Ways cover, same as US the UK issue was similar.
Yes, the Camdens are enjoyable on the whole. I think I prefer the US Separate Ways cover to the UK one. At least it has a fork in the road, suggesting separate ways. Thanks for watching!
The versions on the albums I have seem to be the same take, but the version on Sings Hits seems heavier with more echo. I can't detect any differences in the performance itself after listening to two different Japanese versions of Sings Hits and UK and Japanese versions of Almost in Love. I don't have US pressings of either. If you have more info, please let me know. Thanks a lot.
Another entertaining and informative video, my friend. You had me wondering if Elvis was really aware of the catalogue dumps that typified these releases. Ironically, the same amount of thought put into the covers of these bargain lp's mirrors the effort (read: zip) of proper Elvis albums of the period. Of all the Camden budget albums, I think ALMOST IN LOVE probably comes off best; "Rubberneckin'" probably could have been a decent hit if anyone at RCA thought to give it some exposure, and the title track was actually a pretty impressive ballad highlighted by some pleasing Spanish Guitar work. I thought I'd mention that the North American re-issue of the ALMOST IN LOVE album replaced the odorous "Stay Away, Joe" with the more enjoyable "Greensleeves" ripoff, "Stay Away." Was this also the case for the Japanese re-issue? As for the logic behind the contents of ELVIS SINGS BURNING LOVE and HITS FROM HIS MOVIES, Vol 2 -- if there indeed WAS any -- it may have been that most of the movie songs on the record had a tropical feeling and someone had the idea that, taken together, may have made for a cohesive listening experience. Just a guess. And man, I'd sure love to get a listen to that seven-and-a-half minute version of "The Love Machine!"
Yes, I agree Almost in Love is the best one. I originally did this as a ranking video but it felt like I was putting too much stuff in so I redid it without the rankings. I had Almost in Love at the top. Believe it or not, that was a hard album to locate in the UK when I was trying to get it in the late 70s / early 80s. I finally found a Pickwick copy with that awful flowery design on the front but I didn't care too much about the cover. It was just great to find the LP. In Japan, they delayed the releases of Let's Be Friends and Almost in Love and eventually released them on the same day as You'll Never Walk Alone. As a result, they managed to avoid the mix-up with Stay Away, Joe. I did think about creating a 7:47 version of The Love Machine on the PC but I don't think YT would let me get away with uploading it. I see what you're saying about Burning Love. So perhaps the idea was some vague "tropical" theme for the supporting tracks, irrespective of the themes of the single tracks. Whatever the reasoning, we've probably put more thought into it during this brief exchange of messages than RCA did back in 1972.
@@ElvisPresleyInJapan Lol, yes, I think we have! I had a cassette of ALMOST IN LOVE with the flowery design -- just awful! Again, I wonder just how much Elvis knew about how his albums were being packaged (including those horrid blacked-out label and slice and dice lp covers you showed in a previous video).
Hi David ;) How are you ? hope youre doin good, great video as always ;) , some great early memories for me those Camden albums ( some i got first on cassettes ) , best memories : Flaming star, Lets be friends, Almost in love, Cmon everybody and I Got Lucky , the weakest was Burning Love ( not the 2 single hit songs) but all the songs there are not HITS , never understand that.....but some great songs like Tender Feeling, Am i ready...Thanks for showing all , i miss only 1 from those Japanese ;) , Cheers, your friend: Lior
Hi Lior. Yes, all good here, thanks. I hope you're well. I know what you mean about Burning Love. They were really stretching the definition of the word "hit" on that one. What's the one title you're missing? Did you get any of the 1978 reissues with the picture labels?
@@ElvisPresleyInJapan Hi David, great hearing from you buddy, the 1978 series i dont have any of them, the one that im missing from all those Camdens is: Youll never walk alone ( of course with the OBI )
I like the Camden albums, and every cover of these albums had a picture of him in those damn jumpsuits. I liked when he wore the two piece suits like in the cover of the live 1969 international, No footage of him in a black suit. I mean I did like a couple jumpsuits but not all. Anyway I love your channel you do such a good job putting out info on Elvis I can listen to you all day great relaxing voice I wish your videos were longer also very surprised you don't have more subs. They are missing out. Thanks
Thanks, Glenn. That's very kind. I know what you mean about the jumpsuit covers. Not much thought went into the '70s covers. That was his image during that period, I suppose. It may also have had something to do with the fact that his live albums sold better than his studio albums. Thanks again!
Hi David I suppose you had to be around in the 1970s to appreciate the Camden albums (they were 99p when I was buying them) and my favourites by far were "Lets Be Friends" and "Almost In Love" thanks for the video.
They're certainly among my favourites too. The ones I remember seeing everywhere when growing up were Separate Ways, the Christmas Album and I Got Lucky. I was always put off them as they were sold in racks in supermarkets but when you listen to them you realise there's a lot of good music on them.
Yes you are 100-percent right about that hits with the movies when I was a kid that was the reason I bought it because of that cover that covers stood out to me that cover said by me and that was it my pocket money was gone
I feel these albums were really good until ‘hits from his movies.’ They rounded up a lot of deleted or not previously available content from the first phase of the Presley legend. I have never been happy with marrying the ‘modern’ Vegas image of Elvis to the 60s EP tracks, though. RCA UK did a much better job of packaging C’mon Everybody and Almost in Love with 60s images on the covers. The most extreme budget album must be the Pickwick redo of Frankie and Johnny with less tracks. They had the option to leave off ‘Petunia’ - and didn’t. PS. RCA launched the Camden budget album series as early as 1957. I had no idea of this for many years. Now I have quite a few of them. 😀
Most of them were bargains but the last two Camdens offered little of interest to fans who owned all the original albums. The Pickwick Frankie and Johnny makes sense, in that the soundtrack was deleted at the time, but they could have used pictures from the film or even the right period. Mahalo wasn't a bad album but the choice of photo was poor.
@@ElvisPresleyInJapan True, Mahalo had something to offer with four new tracks, still the presentation was of the lowest order. The earlier budget LPs still resembled regular records. This shouldn’t be surprising perhaps, as toward the end of the 60s, many record covers got a simpler and cheaper look, dominated by questionable photography in uninspired layouts- just boring, in other words.
two thumbs up for this video....i remember when the camden/pickwick' albums came out and, even though i had all the previous albums, i just thought there was something very cool about these....and as you said, the songs are all great...but i did always wonder why they wasted 'burning love', a huge song for elvis, on a compilation album rather than trying to get a few more new songs cut at that time...i had a ton of songs that i wrote which i would have easily given him for free....oh well...good time charlie's got the blues...peace always my friend...rocky
Yes, many fans feel that RCA wasted a great song on a budget album. But that album made them a lot of money, so much so that they did it again with Separate Ways. There must have been many great songs Elvis missed out on over the years because of the Colonel and his insistence on keeping the publishing "in house". Thanks for your support.
Long Legged Girl was on almost in love and hits from his movies.... stay away joe on let's be friends is a different take to the version on the early version of almost in love lp
Exactly. I recorded and edited the video and then remembered Stay Away, Joe had reappeared in error and I had to add the subtitle to the video. In Japan, they released Almost in Love, Let's Be Friends and You'll Never Walk Alone on the same day (!) so they were able to avoid the mix-up. Thanks a lot.
They were a good idea, as you say Camden albums were bargain albums more affordable for kids like me at the time than the RCA . I bought all of them in the early 70s.
Yes, good point. As a kid, I usually bought singles, because I was familiar with the songs. It was only later that I bought the Camden albums with their less well-known songs. Thanks for watching!
Good video. I still enjoy I Got Lucky and C'mon Everybody as Follow that Dream and Kid Galahad are my favorite movies. Overall I do enjoy all except the pink one as they are mainly weak songs with two bonus songs that don't belong. The Christmas album is my favorite Christmas album.
I saw Follow That Dream last year and really enjoyed it but I haven't seen KG in over forty years. I quite like the "pink" album but I can live without Confidence and Old Macdonald. Thanks for watching!
Hi dave ,really enjoyed this ,lovely pressing of the Camden albums with the gatefolds really nice ,a could never find any copies of the japanese Camden at record fairs av attended they must be difficult to locate am guessing ,on ya point about the burning love album ,a remember buying the UK pressing at woolworths in bout 1973/4 can't remember the exact date ,it was the UK sleeve but the US vinyl ,an all UK copy ,sleeve n vinyl is difficult to locate ,a have had a copy in the past ,it's a good album tho ,could they have released it to promote the single burning love which did really well on release just missing the US no1 spot by a whisker ,it did seem the odd one out of all the Camden, or were RCA,or Camden or both trying to capitalise of the success of the single, as it cracked the top 10 in the UK ,a think it git to 8,or,9 ,a wished EL had recorded more songs like burning love at that time of his career ,but anyway that's my take ,a could be totally wrong but just a thort ,great piece dave ,take care ,tony 👍
Hi Tony. Yes, I think the main point of the Burning Love album was to capitalize on the success of the single but it's the thinking behind the other eight tracks that puzzles me. Of all the Camden albums, its track selection seems the most random. With Separate Ways - also released to push the single - there seems to have been some thought put into the selection of the other songs. I have the UK Burning Love album with the UK record. As you say, it's a tough one to find. The sleeve is also fully laminated, not just on the front. Ironically, I bought it from a chap in the US. Cheers, Tony.
Hello, one question, could Pure Gold be considered in this series of budget albums? I imagine not because of the year of release, but maybe because of the type of material. I loved the video, thanks for doing such a good job.
Hei, Dave! I'm not sure if you happen to remember when I mentioned a few videos ago that my Mum brought a cheap Elvis compilation from England back in 1979. It happened to be "a CAMDEN". Here are its details: "THE ELVIS PRESLEY COLLECTION" 2 record set Camden PDA 009 The HMV shop price £2,95 😎👍 Those Japanese CAMDEN albums may be cheap and cheaply made but still with OBIs they look lovely. It's almost December, 🥶 Jarkko/MyVinylBar
December, yes. We're starting to feel the cold in north-west Japan so you must be feeling it where you are. I'm familiar with the Collection LP. I think they eventually released 3 different volumes. They're basically mash-ups of previously-released Camden albums, the ones that appear in this video. They had some decent covers, if I remember correctly. Keep warm over there!
The budget releases were the first ELVIS albums I bought starting with SEPARATE WAYS , just because I could afford them as a kid. I just wonder if that was the reason behind their releases to get new younger people buying ELVIS records .
Yes, that may have been part of the thinking, to get kids to part with their money. To me, at the time, singles were more appealing because I knew the songs. Later, I realized the Camden albums have some very good music on them. Thanks a lot!
I enjoy the Camden albums for the most part but their timing was less than helpful to Elvis. By 1971 That's The Way It Is was still high in the charts, followed by Elvis Country, Love Letters and Wonderful World Of Christmas. Then add 3 Camden releases, here in the US that was 7 albums in 12 months. Insane strategy on RCAs part (and Parker's). They had full LPs with new material competing with budget albums. If I had to listen to one on repeat it would likely be Almost In Love, a enjoyable listen. Great video :)
Very good point, Andrew. And weren't those two 4-LP box sets released around that time? Talk about flooding the market! I don't think any other artist (or, more accurately, record company) would have gotten away with that number of releases in such a short period of time. Thanks very much!
@@ElvisPresleyInJapan yep I forget all about the Worldwide Hits and The Other Sides boxes. Wow... surprised the US and other countries didn't run out of vinyl LOL
While we're making comparisons between the RCA album art and those on the Camden budget label, this release proves they needn't be mutually exclusive: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_Dynamite_(album) Was this thing of beauty ever available in Japan?
No, they stayed clear of the Pickwick titles in Japan, but I quite like the back cover of that album. They should have put that picture on the front. Don't know about stuffing two LPs in one sleeve though. I have a copy of Double Dynamite ("Double Dynamite" 😞). It came sealed along with another bunch of records I bought. Sure enough, when I opened it, the records were a bit warped.
The track list on Burning Love And Hits From His Movies is more interesting than it appears. Besides the inclusion of Elvis’ 1972 hit single A1 Burning Love and B1 It’s A Matter Of Time, the rest of the tracks are rare international covers/remakes. A2 Tender Feeling ("Shenandoah" trad. folk song, early 1800s) A3 Am I Ready ("To A Wild Rose” by Edward MacDowell, 1896) A4 Tonight Is So Right For Love (“Belle Nuit, ô Nuit D’amour" by Jacques Offenbach, 1881) A5 Guadalajara ("Guadalajara" by Pepe Guízar, 1937) B2 No More ("La Paloma” by Sebastián Iradier, about 1860) B3 Santa Lucia ("Santa Lucia” trad. Neapolitan song, before 1849) B4 We’ll Be Together ("Carmen, Carmela" Mexican folk song) B5 I Love Only One Girl ("Aupres De Ma Blonde" french chanson from the 1600s) The movie-hits-album suddenly became more interesting, right?
Fascinating. It's hard to believe RCA would have put that amount of thought into it. Perhaps it's a coincidence as other Elvis songs in the movies may have been based on trad songs. Very well spotted, though, and you may be right. Thanks for pointing this out.
@@CSollerman Just thought you might like to know I made a video on the Burning Love album, following the message you sent me. Thanks again. th-cam.com/video/3qOT5gfqIiU/w-d-xo.html
Can you tell me why "Flaming Star", "Let's Be Friends", "Almost in Love', "I Got Lucky", and "C'mon Everybody" are included in the 60 CD box set, and none of the other Camden releases?"
I think nearly all the songs from those other Camden albums originally appeared on other albums, so there was no need to include them in the 60-CD box.
Regarding your Never Walk Alone the American release I don't know if it's the same as the Japanese release it'ommittedswing down Sweet Chariot which the British version did have swing down sweet chariot as the last track on side to but as the album was a mixture of ep songs from the 50s let us pray from change of habit who am I unreleased 69 American sound studio recording I think somewhere along the way they made a mistake and was supposed to release the trouble with girls version of Swing down sweet chariot but released the 50s one by accident as RCA now and again as We Know
JP version is indeed the same as the US album with no Swing Down Sweet Chariot. I've always assumed RCA in America released it with 9 songs just because they could get away with it. There was enough playing time for an album, and with only 9 songs they could get away with paying less money in royalties.
Burning love and hits from the movies exactly like the meaning of life we will never know in fact it should have had the Elvis track I'll never know on it
The Camden/Pickwicks seem to be made of many short songs from Elvis films that weren't adequate to make either singles or higher priced RCA Victor albums with. If you didn't see the films then the songs might not be interesting.
And at the same time they used photos of Elvis in jumpsuits on the covers. At least they didn't use a live shot for the Christmas Album. Imagine if they'd used a live photo with a snowy backdrop. What a horror that would have been. Thanks for watching!
Apparently all of the movie tracks on the Burning Love album were all based on classical or folk songs, according to Shane Brown, author of Elvis Presley: A Listener’s Guide. Doesn’t make the album any more exciting… Burning Love should have been on a proper RCA Victor album.
Have you noticed that all the songs are pre-1973 when the Colonel sold the rights to RCA and they preceded to milk them for all their worth obviously trying to recoup their losses.
All these albums were released before that deal. But I take your point. They certainly continued releasing the budget albums in the US and elsewhere after 1974. In Japan, the same ten albums reappeared in 1977-78 to cash in on Elvis' death but there were almost no more budget albums in JP after that. Thanks for watching!
Concisely put old boy..a great selection of LPs that I have a tremendous amount of affection for..Thankyou David😊
Cheers, young man. There was one other Japan-only budget album released but I'll get that one out another town. Cheers, Scott.
What a collection! I've always liked early Camden albums, I have a few, and a Jerry Reed one. Although intended as cheap and cheerful, they are a beautiful collection in there own right. I like The Separate Ways cover, same as US the UK issue was similar.
Yes, the Camdens are enjoyable on the whole. I think I prefer the US Separate Ways cover to the UK one. At least it has a fork in the road, suggesting separate ways. Thanks for watching!
Daniel thanks you so much ❤.
You're welcome 😊
"Long Legged Girl" on Almost In Love is a different version. Check it out. Thanks for your videos.
The versions on the albums I have seem to be the same take, but the version on Sings Hits seems heavier with more echo. I can't detect any differences in the performance itself after listening to two different Japanese versions of Sings Hits and UK and Japanese versions of Almost in Love. I don't have US pressings of either. If you have more info, please let me know. Thanks a lot.
Nice collection, I always liked the Camden releases, thanks for sharing, and stay safe!
Thanks, Mal. You too!
Another entertaining and informative video, my friend. You had me wondering if Elvis was really aware of the catalogue dumps that typified these releases. Ironically, the same amount of thought put into the covers of these bargain lp's mirrors the effort (read: zip) of proper Elvis albums of the period. Of all the Camden budget albums, I think ALMOST IN LOVE probably comes off best; "Rubberneckin'" probably could have been a decent hit if anyone at RCA thought to give it some exposure, and the title track was actually a pretty impressive ballad highlighted by some pleasing Spanish Guitar work. I thought I'd mention that the North American re-issue of the ALMOST IN LOVE album replaced the odorous "Stay Away, Joe" with the more enjoyable "Greensleeves" ripoff, "Stay Away." Was this also the case for the Japanese re-issue? As for the logic behind the contents of ELVIS SINGS BURNING LOVE and HITS FROM HIS MOVIES, Vol 2 -- if there indeed WAS any -- it may have been that most of the movie songs on the record had a tropical feeling and someone had the idea that, taken together, may have made for a cohesive listening experience. Just a guess. And man, I'd sure love to get a listen to that seven-and-a-half minute version of "The Love Machine!"
Yes, I agree Almost in Love is the best one. I originally did this as a ranking video but it felt like I was putting too much stuff in so I redid it without the rankings. I had Almost in Love at the top. Believe it or not, that was a hard album to locate in the UK when I was trying to get it in the late 70s / early 80s. I finally found a Pickwick copy with that awful flowery design on the front but I didn't care too much about the cover. It was just great to find the LP. In Japan, they delayed the releases of Let's Be Friends and Almost in Love and eventually released them on the same day as You'll Never Walk Alone. As a result, they managed to avoid the mix-up with Stay Away, Joe. I did think about creating a 7:47 version of The Love Machine on the PC but I don't think YT would let me get away with uploading it. I see what you're saying about Burning Love. So perhaps the idea was some vague "tropical" theme for the supporting tracks, irrespective of the themes of the single tracks. Whatever the reasoning, we've probably put more thought into it during this brief exchange of messages than RCA did back in 1972.
@@ElvisPresleyInJapan Lol, yes, I think we have! I had a cassette of ALMOST IN LOVE with the flowery design -- just awful! Again, I wonder just how much Elvis knew about how his albums were being packaged (including those horrid blacked-out label and slice and dice lp covers you showed in a previous video).
have brilliant fond memories of the Camden albums with my childhood and where my pocket money went
Any money I had usually went on singles. I didn't get any of the Camdens until later on.
Hi David ;) How are you ? hope youre doin good, great video as always ;) , some great early memories for me those Camden albums ( some i got first on cassettes ) , best memories : Flaming star, Lets be friends, Almost in love, Cmon everybody and I Got Lucky , the weakest was Burning Love ( not the 2 single hit songs) but all the songs there are not HITS , never understand that.....but some great songs like Tender Feeling, Am i ready...Thanks for showing all , i miss only 1 from those Japanese ;) , Cheers, your friend: Lior
Hi Lior. Yes, all good here, thanks. I hope you're well. I know what you mean about Burning Love. They were really stretching the definition of the word "hit" on that one. What's the one title you're missing? Did you get any of the 1978 reissues with the picture labels?
@@ElvisPresleyInJapan Hi David, great hearing from you buddy, the 1978 series i dont have any of them, the one that im missing from all those Camdens is: Youll never walk alone ( of course with the OBI )
Are we turning into a double act? Great to see the Japanese versions, they have evaded me so far.
I think we should try it some time. It'd be fun.
I like the Camden albums, and every cover of these albums had a picture of him in those damn jumpsuits. I liked when he wore the two piece suits like in the cover of the live 1969 international, No footage of him in a black suit. I mean I did like a couple jumpsuits but not all. Anyway I love your channel you do such a good job putting out info on Elvis I can listen to you all day great relaxing voice I wish your videos were longer also very surprised you don't have more subs. They are missing out. Thanks
Thanks, Glenn. That's very kind. I know what you mean about the jumpsuit covers. Not much thought went into the '70s covers. That was his image during that period, I suppose. It may also have had something to do with the fact that his live albums sold better than his studio albums. Thanks again!
Hi David I suppose you had to be around in the 1970s to appreciate the Camden albums (they were 99p when I was buying them) and my favourites by far were "Lets Be Friends" and "Almost In Love" thanks for the video.
They're certainly among my favourites too. The ones I remember seeing everywhere when growing up were Separate Ways, the Christmas Album and I Got Lucky. I was always put off them as they were sold in racks in supermarkets but when you listen to them you realise there's a lot of good music on them.
Yes you are 100-percent right about that hits with the movies when I was a kid that was the reason I bought it because of that cover that covers stood out to me that cover said by me and that was it my pocket money was gone
You got a good deal. Assuming you didn't own the original soundtrack albums at the time.
The Camden albums were great for me when I was collecting on pocket money and Saturday jobs 👌👌👌👌
Yes, I think many fans were in the same position. Camden albums were an inexpensive gateway to Elvis' music for many people. Thanks for watching!
Same here, Mark. Certainly great for me too.
I feel these albums were really good until ‘hits from his movies.’ They rounded up a lot of deleted or not previously available content from the first phase of the Presley legend. I have never been happy with marrying the ‘modern’ Vegas image of Elvis to the 60s EP tracks, though. RCA UK did a much better job of packaging C’mon Everybody and Almost in Love with 60s images on the covers. The most extreme budget album must be the Pickwick redo of Frankie and Johnny with less tracks. They had the option to leave off ‘Petunia’ - and didn’t.
PS. RCA launched the Camden budget album series as early as 1957. I had no idea of this for many years. Now I have quite a few of them. 😀
Most of them were bargains but the last two Camdens offered little of interest to fans who owned all the original albums. The Pickwick Frankie and Johnny makes sense, in that the soundtrack was deleted at the time, but they could have used pictures from the film or even the right period. Mahalo wasn't a bad album but the choice of photo was poor.
@@ElvisPresleyInJapan True, Mahalo had something to offer with four new tracks, still the presentation was of the lowest order. The earlier budget LPs still resembled regular records. This shouldn’t be surprising perhaps, as toward the end of the 60s, many record covers got a simpler and cheaper look, dominated by questionable photography in uninspired layouts- just boring, in other words.
two thumbs up for this video....i remember when the camden/pickwick' albums came out and, even though i had all the previous albums, i just thought there was something very cool about these....and as you said, the songs are all great...but i did always wonder why they wasted 'burning love', a huge song for elvis, on a compilation album rather than trying to get a few more new songs cut at that time...i had a ton of songs that i wrote which i would have easily given him for free....oh well...good time charlie's got the blues...peace always my friend...rocky
Yes, many fans feel that RCA wasted a great song on a budget album. But that album made them a lot of money, so much so that they did it again with Separate Ways.
There must have been many great songs Elvis missed out on over the years because of the Colonel and his insistence on keeping the publishing "in house".
Thanks for your support.
Long Legged Girl was on almost in love and hits from his movies.... stay away joe on let's be friends is a different take to the version on the early version of almost in love lp
Exactly. I recorded and edited the video and then remembered Stay Away, Joe had reappeared in error and I had to add the subtitle to the video. In Japan, they released Almost in Love, Let's Be Friends and You'll Never Walk Alone on the same day (!) so they were able to avoid the mix-up. Thanks a lot.
They were a good idea, as you say Camden albums were bargain albums more affordable for kids like me at the time than the RCA .
I bought all of them in the early 70s.
Yes, good point. As a kid, I usually bought singles, because I was familiar with the songs. It was only later that I bought the Camden albums with their less well-known songs. Thanks for watching!
Good video. I still enjoy I Got Lucky and C'mon Everybody as Follow that Dream and Kid Galahad are my favorite movies. Overall I do enjoy all except the pink one as they are mainly weak songs with two bonus songs that don't belong. The Christmas album is my favorite Christmas album.
I saw Follow That Dream last year and really enjoyed it but I haven't seen KG in over forty years. I quite like the "pink" album but I can live without Confidence and Old Macdonald. Thanks for watching!
Yes fools fall in love I've always love that even the Clyde mcphatter version that always this version is so underestimated great instrumental break
Never heard big Clyde's version. I'll have to check it out.
Hi dave ,really enjoyed this ,lovely pressing of the Camden albums with the gatefolds really nice ,a could never find any copies of the japanese Camden at record fairs av attended they must be difficult to locate am guessing ,on ya point about the burning love album ,a remember buying the UK pressing at woolworths in bout 1973/4 can't remember the exact date ,it was the UK sleeve but the US vinyl ,an all UK copy ,sleeve n vinyl is difficult to locate ,a have had a copy in the past ,it's a good album tho ,could they have released it to promote the single burning love which did really well on release just missing the US no1 spot by a whisker ,it did seem the odd one out of all the Camden, or were RCA,or Camden or both trying to capitalise of the success of the single, as it cracked the top 10 in the UK ,a think it git to 8,or,9 ,a wished EL had recorded more songs like burning love at that time of his career ,but anyway that's my take ,a could be totally wrong but just a thort ,great piece dave ,take care ,tony 👍
Hi Tony. Yes, I think the main point of the Burning Love album was to capitalize on the success of the single but it's the thinking behind the other eight tracks that puzzles me. Of all the Camden albums, its track selection seems the most random. With Separate Ways - also released to push the single - there seems to have been some thought put into the selection of the other songs.
I have the UK Burning Love album with the UK record. As you say, it's a tough one to find. The sleeve is also fully laminated, not just on the front. Ironically, I bought it from a chap in the US. Cheers, Tony.
Hello, one question, could Pure Gold be considered in this series of budget albums? I imagine not because of the year of release, but maybe because of the type of material. I loved the video, thanks for doing such a good job.
I suppose so, at least in Japan. It was always sold at a budget price here, and in 1978 it appeared on the RCA Camden label. Thanks for watching.
Hei, Dave!
I'm not sure if you happen to remember when I mentioned a few videos ago that my Mum brought a cheap Elvis compilation from England back in 1979. It happened to be "a CAMDEN". Here are its details:
"THE ELVIS PRESLEY COLLECTION"
2 record set
Camden
PDA 009
The HMV shop price £2,95 😎👍
Those Japanese CAMDEN albums may be cheap and cheaply made but still with OBIs they look lovely.
It's almost December,
🥶
Jarkko/MyVinylBar
December, yes. We're starting to feel the cold in north-west Japan so you must be feeling it where you are.
I'm familiar with the Collection LP. I think they eventually released 3 different volumes. They're basically mash-ups of previously-released Camden albums, the ones that appear in this video. They had some decent covers, if I remember correctly.
Keep warm over there!
i wanted to ask about mini bonus photo cd like the ones in the elvis album box set
Sure. What did you want to ask?
The budget releases were the first ELVIS albums I bought starting with SEPARATE WAYS , just because I could afford them as a kid. I just wonder if that was the reason behind their releases to get new younger people buying ELVIS records .
Yes, that may have been part of the thinking, to get kids to part with their money. To me, at the time, singles were more appealing because I knew the songs. Later, I realized the Camden albums have some very good music on them. Thanks a lot!
I enjoy the Camden albums for the most part but their timing was less than helpful to Elvis. By 1971 That's The Way It Is was still high in the charts, followed by Elvis Country, Love Letters and Wonderful World Of Christmas. Then add 3 Camden releases, here in the US that was 7 albums in 12 months. Insane strategy on RCAs part (and Parker's). They had full LPs with new material competing with budget albums. If I had to listen to one on repeat it would likely be Almost In Love, a enjoyable listen. Great video :)
Very good point, Andrew. And weren't those two 4-LP box sets released around that time? Talk about flooding the market! I don't think any other artist (or, more accurately, record company) would have gotten away with that number of releases in such a short period of time. Thanks very much!
@@ElvisPresleyInJapan yep I forget all about the Worldwide Hits and The Other Sides boxes. Wow... surprised the US and other countries didn't run out of vinyl LOL
@@Semper-Media And patience.
While we're making comparisons between the RCA album art and those on the Camden budget label, this release proves they needn't be mutually exclusive: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_Dynamite_(album) Was this thing of beauty ever available in Japan?
No, they stayed clear of the Pickwick titles in Japan, but I quite like the back cover of that album. They should have put that picture on the front. Don't know about stuffing two LPs in one sleeve though. I have a copy of Double Dynamite ("Double Dynamite" 😞). It came sealed along with another bunch of records I bought. Sure enough, when I opened it, the records were a bit warped.
The track list on Burning Love And Hits From His Movies is more interesting than it appears. Besides the inclusion of Elvis’ 1972 hit single A1 Burning Love and B1 It’s A Matter Of Time, the rest of the tracks are rare international covers/remakes.
A2 Tender Feeling ("Shenandoah" trad. folk song, early 1800s)
A3 Am I Ready ("To A Wild Rose” by Edward MacDowell, 1896)
A4 Tonight Is So Right For Love (“Belle Nuit, ô Nuit D’amour" by Jacques Offenbach, 1881)
A5 Guadalajara ("Guadalajara" by Pepe Guízar, 1937)
B2 No More ("La Paloma” by Sebastián Iradier, about 1860)
B3 Santa Lucia ("Santa Lucia” trad. Neapolitan song, before 1849)
B4 We’ll Be Together ("Carmen, Carmela" Mexican folk song)
B5 I Love Only One Girl ("Aupres De Ma Blonde" french chanson from the 1600s)
The movie-hits-album suddenly became more interesting, right?
Fascinating. It's hard to believe RCA would have put that amount of thought into it. Perhaps it's a coincidence as other Elvis songs in the movies may have been based on trad songs. Very well spotted, though, and you may be right. Thanks for pointing this out.
I also don’t think it was intentional as they would have mentioned it on the cover somewhere.
@@CSollerman I think it's worth doing a video on your comment. I'll try to do one soon. Thanks again.
@@CSollerman Just thought you might like to know I made a video on the Burning Love album, following the message you sent me. Thanks again. th-cam.com/video/3qOT5gfqIiU/w-d-xo.html
Can you tell me why "Flaming Star", "Let's Be Friends", "Almost in Love', "I Got Lucky", and "C'mon Everybody" are included in the 60 CD box set, and none of the other Camden releases?"
I think nearly all the songs from those other Camden albums originally appeared on other albums, so there was no need to include them in the 60-CD box.
Regarding your Never Walk Alone the American release I don't know if it's the same as the Japanese release it'ommittedswing down Sweet Chariot which the British version did have swing down sweet chariot as the last track on side to but as the album was a mixture of ep songs from the 50s let us pray from change of habit who am I unreleased 69 American sound studio recording I think somewhere along the way they made a mistake and was supposed to release the trouble with girls version of Swing down sweet chariot but released the 50s one by accident as RCA now and again as We Know
JP version is indeed the same as the US album with no Swing Down Sweet Chariot. I've always assumed RCA in America released it with 9 songs just because they could get away with it. There was enough playing time for an album, and with only 9 songs they could get away with paying less money in royalties.
Burning love and hits from the movies exactly like the meaning of life we will never know in fact it should have had the Elvis track I'll never know on it
One of life's mysteries, indeed.
The Camden/Pickwicks seem to be made of many short songs from Elvis films that weren't adequate to make either singles or higher priced RCA Victor albums with. If you didn't see the films then the songs might not be interesting.
And at the same time they used photos of Elvis in jumpsuits on the covers. At least they didn't use a live shot for the Christmas Album. Imagine if they'd used a live photo with a snowy backdrop. What a horror that would have been. Thanks for watching!
I Got a tape cassette that combines both i got lucky/cmon everybody that calls "solid rocks". it was the first thing i ever bought
I know that one. I have an LP from New Zealand that's quite similar: 19 tracks taken from various Camden releases. Thanks for watching!
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Apparently all of the movie tracks on the Burning Love album were all based on classical or folk songs, according to Shane Brown, author of Elvis Presley: A Listener’s Guide. Doesn’t make the album any more exciting… Burning Love should have been on a proper RCA Victor album.
Interesting theory. As you say, doesn't make it any better to listen to. Thanks for watching and commenting.
Have you noticed that all the songs are pre-1973 when the Colonel sold the rights to RCA and they preceded to milk them for all their worth obviously trying to recoup their losses.
All these albums were released before that deal. But I take your point. They certainly continued releasing the budget albums in the US and elsewhere after 1974. In Japan, the same ten albums reappeared in 1977-78 to cash in on Elvis' death but there were almost no more budget albums in JP after that. Thanks for watching!
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That's the one!