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Here is the official announcement from MRS about its latest project (release date 12 November 2007) which features the New York RCA Studio 1 Complete Sessions on CD, book and DVD Audio:

CD/DVD-A/BOOK

This next installment from UK ‘Memphis Recording Service’ is released 12th November. This Audio Visual CD release is remastered in high quality sound by Real Bouwman and is by far the best versions ever released. This production is in full cooperation with special thanks to Alfred Wertheimer for rare and some newly discovered photographs for the accompaniment.

• CD contains 39 newly restored and remastered classic recordings including: Blue Suede Shoes, Hound Dog, My Baby Left Me, Session recordings, Interview, Previously Unreleased Material and 3 Bonus tracks.

• Bonus Disc: DVD-AUDIO 5.1/Dolby Digital

The DVD-A version is remastered in high quality 24 bit 96 kHz sound. Experience these recordings in high quality sound for the first time ever. All tracks are accompanied by rare photographs.

• Bonus Book contains full written notes on the all the NY sessions and is accompanied by many photographs including a stunning collection of rare and unpublished shots by Alfred Wertheimer.

MASTER TRACKS

01. BLUE SUEDE SHOES

02. MY BABY LEFT ME

03. ONE SIDED LOVE AFFAIR

04. SO GLAD YOU’RE MINE

05. I’M GONNA SIT RIGHT DOWN AND CRY (OVER YOU

06. TUTTI FRUTTI

07. LAWDY, MISS CLAWDY

08. SHAKE RATTLE AND ROLL

09. HOUND DOG

10. DON'T BE CRUEL

11. ANYWAY YOU WANT ME ( THAT 'S HOW I WILL BE)

12. DON DAVIS INTERVIEWS ELVIS

SESSION TRACKS LAWDY MISS CLAWDY 13. take 1 & incomplete take 2 2.40 14. take 3 2.19 15. take 4 2.18 16. take 5 2.20

18. take 7 1.51

19. take 8 0.59

20. take 9 2.15

21. take 10 2.29

22. take 11 0.12

23. take 12 2.20

SHAKE RATTLE AND ROLL

24. take 1 0.37

25. take 2 2.35

26. take 3 0.19

27. take 5 0.47 (take 4, not called)

28. take 6 0.34

29. take 7 2.38

30. take 8 2.36

31. take 9 0.21

32. take 10 0.11

33. take 11 0.14

34. take 12 1.41

35. take 12 2.34 (Unedited Undubbed Master)

36. take 12 2.26 (Edit Undubbed Master) * Previously Unreleased

BONUS TRACKS (ON CD ONLY) Previous Artist Versions. 37. MY BABY LEFT ME - Performed by Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup 38. HOUND DOG - Performed by Freddie Bell and the Bell Boys 39. SO GLAD YOU’RE MINE - Performed by Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup