"Such a Night: Essential Elvis Volume 6" is a stellar compilation of alternate takes from Elvis Presley's Nashville sessions during 1960-64. The best of these studio recordings show remarkable versatility and style, particularly "Give Me the Right," "Fever" and "I'm Comin' Home." It's also great to hear alternate versions of Elvis classics such as "Little Sister" and "It Hurts Me." With the exception of Presley's Memphis sessions in 1969, these Nashville tracks represent his best studio work during the 1960s. "Such a Night" once again proves that Elvis made his finest music after his return from military service.

There was nothing wrong with Elvis Presley after he came out of the army as this excellent selection of 20 Nashville studio cuts from 1960-64 amply proves. Yet the fact remains that his voice had changed and that the material he recorded was quite different from the regular pre-army stuff. The raw rock `n' roll was replaced by milder rock and pop, as illustrated by "Such A Night", "Stuck On You", "Night Rider", "Little Sister", and "Suspicion". In ballads like "Fever", "I Met Her Today", and "It Hurts Me" Elvis had never sounded better, attaining a kind of vocal perfection that is quite awesome. If there is anything that links these songs then it must be the quest for perfection by Elvis and his band. That these are "only" outtakes, some of them sounding at least as good as the masters, makes it even more amazing. The sound quality of this CD is outstanding. Highly recommended.

You'll either love this CD or think it's unnecessary (I love it). It would be great to hear the complete 'Elvis is Back!' sessions, alternate takes & all, just to see how the songs progressed (Note: That's Chet Atkins complimenting Elvis after the botched take of 'Stuck On You'). The reissued 18-track CD of 'Elvis is Back!' combined with this CD make a formidable case for those who claim that Elvis was at his peak vocally right after his discharge from the Army. His voice was still strong enough that he did not have to rely as heavily on his vibrato, which he tended to do -- sometimes annoyingly so -- during the late 60s & 70s. Also, song selection was generally good, sometimes great (it got a lot worse before it got better), and the studio band was awesome -- probably the best of that era, and not equaled until the Motown gang and L.A.'s Wrecking Crew hit their stride a few years later. Hats off to the original sound engineers/producers as well as those responsible for the remastering/reissue. You won't find many forty-year-old recordings that sound this good.

There have been numerous attempts to repackage the Kings work over the years. While other releases have met the challenge, this cd by far outshines them all! Elvis never sounded better than this period. If I had to offer one disc to a person who never heard Elvis before, this would be the one. From the soulful "Fever" to the classic "Girl Of My Best Friend", it's easy to see why he's called the King!

i never really listened to Elvis before and now I dont kno why. I like it alot