In 2006 Follow That Dream Records released a collector's edition of "Something For Everybody". On two compact discs the label presented the tracks of the original album, bonus songs and outtakes. The sound carriers were packaged in a 7" digipak and accompanied by a well designed, informative booklet. The recordings were transferred from the original tapes by Andreas Meyer, the mastering and (in case of the outtakes) mixing was done by Sebastian Jeansson. The masters were later re-worked by Vic Anesini for the boxed sets "The Complete Elvis Presley Masters" (2010) and "The RCA Album Collection" (2016), but these older versions need not to hide behind the later editions. Everything sounds crystal clear. As usual FTD does without a digital release and sticks to the good ole' compact disc and vinyl formats.

In this review I will only deal with the tracks, that are neither available on the original album, nor on original singles. For a review of the classic "Something For Everybody" longplayer tap HERE.

Floyd Cramer goofs up the intro, but Steve Sholes doesn't regard that a separate take. Of course the attempt lacks the perfection of the master, but for a first walkthrough the result is astonishing.

The arrangement differs to the released version regarding the saxophone, the drums and the sophrano. In general "Give Me The Right" doesn't appear to be a challenge to anyone.

After a minute or so Elvis and his crew loose their step and cancel the take. The second attempt is already close to the master.

Elvis doesn't sound at ease and sings somewhat shaky in places. But that shouldn't surprise anyone during the first walkthrough.

Once again the king delivers a performance that surpasses the releases of many other artists.

After Elvis has sung the first word the guitar player makes a mistake and the performance is canceled. This time the producer regards it a separate take. The second attempt is almost perfect.

There is some studio talk, the guitar player rehearses the intro. The harmony vocals and the guitar solo differ to the master, Elvis sounds a bit restrained.

The group coordinates themselves before the official recording is started. Elvis sings in somewhat reluctant style and sounds a bit insecure.

The first try is canceled after Elvis' voice cracked on the word "arms". On the second attempt this part doesn't work all that well, too, but the performance is continued. But as the king's voice fails again the take is burried. These first walkthroughs had been regarded as take number 1, the third attempt is take 2. It's also anything but perfect, but now the group obviously wants to play the whole song and continues nevertheless.

The band is playing the intro, the guitarist rehearses his part. In general the performance works well, even though Elvis doesn't sound as enthusiastic as during later takes.

The biggest difference to the master is the arrangement of the piano. Elvis also sounds a tad subdued.

Elvis and his group have problems to find into the song. The performance is anything but on the spot, the drums are played too soft and the guitarist hasn't found the right licks yet.

The song is played faster and the rhythm is emphasized stronger. In general the performance lacks the flow of later versions.

Elvis sings with less feeling than on the released version, because he has to focus on the song. Once again it's a very strong performance, considering the fact, that this is the first walkthrough.

The first take doesn't sound bad at all, but then Elvis gets lost in the lyrics and says "Hold it". Because the second take was presented earlier on this compilation, we now get to hear the third one. It sounds better than take 2, by now everyone knows what to do. Unfortunately Elvis gets lost in the lyrics again, so another try is unavoidable.

FTD has switched the order of the takes to present a false start followed by a complete performance. After two minutes Elvis sings "It's so very just sittin'" and has to laugh about his mistake. The previously recorded take number 4 works well.

We hear laughter and the announcement of the take. Compared to the master Elvis sings in a lower key.

The 4th attempt doesn't differ much to the previous one.

The 3rd take is canceled after Elvis sang the word "give" because of a distortion. The previously recorded take 2 is a complete performance, but the king still has some trouble with the timing.

The first walkthrough doesn't sound as smooth as the released version, but it works well. Elvis is quite enthusiastic and even cheers Homer Randolph on during his saxophone solo.

The group has to start again, because Elvis had to laugh after the intro. The following performance is not perfect yet, the king still has problems with the timing and sounds a little insecure here and there.

The harmony singers rehearse their parts, Elvis imitates Duffy Duck and says "Yes sir, this is my song". By now everything works fine, there are just a few details to be ironed out.

Elvis sings in a lower key compared to the master.

The second take is canceled by the producer after a few seconds. The third take is played at a slower tempo and Elvis still doesn't sound as enthusiastic as in later versions. I guess one of the reasons is, that he played rhythm guitar himself and couldn't focus properly on both things. At the end the king has to laugh.

The song is performed with a little more zest. Slowly but surely everyone gets used to the tune.

The first take sounds more like a rehearsal than like a serious attempt to record the song. It has a simple Bo Diddley-rhythm, after a while Elvis says "Just play that much back". The second try is a complete performance, but it sounds quite rocky.

Take 3 is nothing more than the intro and studio talk. Compared to the previous attempt the fourth take sounds more coordinated, but still very choppily. There's a lot of work in front of Elvis and his crew.

The 5th take is a bunch of false starts. Take number 6 finally works out. The arrangement has been altered, the song has a better flow and sounds more smooth.

Someone says "We've got a classic in here". The first takes are nothing but false starts, attempt number 5 is canceled in the middle of the song.

Take 6 is the second complete performance of "Little Sister". The first is take 3, which was presented on the first disc of the set. Just like "His Latest Flame", this earlier take still lacks the flow of the master.

The announcement of the take is answered with the question "What did you say?". Elvis obviously wants to do a complete performance of "Good Luck Charm" and states "If we goof up, just keep going". Even though the king has to harmonize with The Jordanaires a lot, the first walkthrough works astonishingly well.

First there is a false start, the next attempt is canceled by Elvis because the tempo is too high. Take number 3 still is taken at a faster tempo than the master. It's not a complete performance, because at one point the harmonies don't work out and Ray Walker comments "You'll be sorry".

For a second try this is a fine performance, but the timing isn't right yet.

The piano intro sounds somewhat reluctant, Elvis cancels the take after a few words because he has a lump in his throat. The 5th attempt is complete, the king also sings with more feeling.

The take is canceled during the intro, but the producer doesn't regard this false start as a separate take. By now Elvis is 100% sure of his performance, there are just some minor details to be ironed out.

We hear studio talk, Millie Kirkham rehearses her part. Elvis sings "When the evening shadows fall" and the take is aborted. The next attempt is interrupted by a member of the Memphis Mafia. The king asks "Hey, Gene! What are you doing? We're in the middle of a take!". The group tries once again, this time the producer cancels the take and says "One more!". But this take also doesn't last long, because the piano player makes a mistake. Finally the 9th attempt works out, just the line "Some day you want me, dear" causes Elvis a problem.

The king fools around a bit, then the official recording is started. But he soon gets lost in the lyrics and has to start over again. Now Elvis has to laugh, which causes the take to end. The singer can be heared saying "I've never had so much trouble over a song". The following take is complete. Floyd Cramer makes a mistake at the intro, Elvis misses his cue and comes in too late. In general one might think, this is a complete performance. In fact FTD once again riged the sequence up. The real take breaks down after 1:52 minutes and Elvis says "Oh no, man!". But Ernst Jorgensen simply repeates the part between 1:10 and 1:24 and adds the part between 1:16 and 1:24. The final words are taken from take 8. Technically it's executed nicely, but I expect of a collector's label to present the actual recordings and not some piece of handicraft work.

After the word "today" Elvis pauses too long, after 40 seconds the take collapses. The next try doesn't last longer, then the intro doesn't work out. Take 12 is a complete performance and already close to the master.

During the 7th take the shift to the second verse fails, the next three attempts are also canceled. The first two of them are labeled as "take 7", the third one is allocated to the 8th walktrough. This one is complete and also quite close to the master.

The compilation ends with a take of "Anything That's Part Of You", that easily could have been released, too.