Collect Them All!!!
Track list:
As recorded live at Nassau Coliseum, June 24, 1973 8.30 PM
01. 2001 Theme
02. See See Rider
03. I Got A Woman/Amen
04. Love Me Tender
05. Steamroller Blues
06. You Gave Me A Mountain
07. Love Me
08. Blue Suede Shoes
09. Rock Medley
10. I’m Leaving
11. How Great Thou Art
12. Hound Dog
13. Fever
14. What Now My Love
15. Suspicious Minds
16. Band Introduction
17. I’ll Remember You
18. I Can’t Stop Loving You
19. An American Trilogy
20. A Big Hunk O’ Love
21. Can’t Help Falling In Love
time 55,00 min.
Update June 6, 2015
Elvis Still Has It - Out Now!
Recorded live in Las Vegas NE, on August 09, 1972 Midnight show
The new release from the "SR" label titled "Elvis Still Has It " that features the unreleased show from Las Vegas August 09, 1972 MS. is out now.
As everybody knows SR concentrates it's work on early 70's live period of Elvis' activity, trying to produce always unreleased shows with Elvis at the top of his possibilities. With the new release, we are proud to present the complete show from August 9th midnight show, a great show from one of the best Las Vegas season,... Elvis' love and joy in the singing is clear in this tape and we are glad to give you the opportunity to listen to it.
After an incredible June tour with the four historical New York performances…Elvis is back in Las Vegas for the classic Summer Season…. The seventh season presents maybe for the last time Elvis at his best. Elvis still able to deliver a show in continue development with a very large range of musical tastes delivered at the best of the man possibilities. The show here presented consist is a collection of songs of quality which was the very best Elvis had ever performed on stage.
This recording come from an early generation copy of the master tape, the sound quality is excellent considering the early Vegas Season. It sounds incredible to get such audio quality from a tape of 43 years ago, so we proud of to be able to give the chance to you listen the show like you were one of the lucky people who attended the real show. The sound was restored in matter to remove the background noise and preserving Elvis’ voice and trying to achieve best possible results.
In the previous release the SR printed to celebrate the 10 years of activities a special large packing with inside a six pages booklet & poster +bonus card. We talk of special deluxe edition of 50 copies sealed individually.
Due the extreme success of the initiative we decide to give you more!! For this new CD all the 500 copies is printed in this special package of 17x17 cm size with inside six pages of booklet & poster +bonus card..
each one sealed individually.
Tracks:
01. 2001 Theme 02.See See Rider 03.Proud Mary 04.Until It’s Time For You To Go
05.You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me 06.You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling 07.Polk Salad Annie 08.What Now My Love 09.Fever 10.Love Me 11.Blue Suede Shoes 12.One Night
13.Little Sister/Get Back 14.Heartbreak Hotel 15.Hound Dog 16.For The Good Times 17.Suspicious Minds 18.Introductions 19.My Way 20.A Big Hunk O’ Love 21.An American Trilogy 22.Can’t Help Falling In Love 23. Closing Vamp
Time 58.00 min
Update May 22, 2015
"827 Thomas Street"
"827 THOMAS STREET"
very limited...............full of rare and hard to find takes, mixes and live versions. The perfect set to accompany your FTD '69 releases! As a bonus there is a newly remastered version of "THE MEMPHIS RECORD", this great album contained alternate mixes and some of the best versions ever heard. Get it while you can and get back to 1969.
tracklisting:
disc 1
01 after loving you / unedited master take 4
02 in the ghetto / take 5,6,7
03 if I’m a fool (for loving you) / take 4,5
04 if I’m a fool (for loving you) / unedited undubbed master take 9
05 hey jude / take 6 + undubbed master take 7
06 long black limousine / take 1,2
07 I’m movin’ on / fully overdubbed take 2
08 inherit the wind / fully overdubbed vocal overdub #2
09 from a jack to a king / take 4 (incl false starts)
10 long black limousine / take 3,4,5
11 long black limousine / vocal repair master take 9
12 only the strong survive / rehearsal, take 2,3
13 rubberneckin’/ partially overdubbed take 2
14 in the ghetto / take 8,9,10
15 in the ghetto / partially overdubbed master take 22
16 from a jack to a king / undubbed unrepaired master take 5
17 only the strong survive / take 4 (incl false starts)
18 true love travels on a gravel road / take 8,9
19 true love travels on a gravel road / take 3
disc2
01 and the grass won’t pay no mind / take 4
02 and the grass won’t pay no mind / unrepaired undubbed master take 6
03 kentucky rain / take 4, 9 (incl false starts)
04 do you know who I am? / take 2 (incl false starts)
05 any day now / take 3 (incl false starts)
06 gentle on my mind / vocal overdub master take 3
07 any day now / unrepaired undubbed master take 6
08 only the strong survive / take 7,8 (incl false starts)
09 only the strong survive / take 11
10 true love travels on a gravel road / take 5
11 wearin’that loved on look / take 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9
12 wearin’that loved on look / take 11
13 wearin’that loved on look / draft tape mix
14 a little bit of green / unedited unrepaired master take 3
15 this is the story / take 1, partially overdubbed master take 2
16 don’t cry daddy / acetate version
17 inherit the wind / partially overdubbed draft tape composite
18 suspicious minds / partially overdubbed master take 8
19 it’s my way-this time-i can’t stop loving you / jam
disc3
01 do you know who i am? / take 6,7 (unrepaired undubbed master)
02 you’ll think of me / take 14
03 only the strong survive / take 5,6 (incl false starts)
04 my little friend / unedited undubbed master
05 who am I? / undubbed master take 1
06 without love / undubbed master take 5
07 it keeps right on a-hurtin’/ undubbed master take 3 (incl false starts)
08 mama liked the roses / harmony vocal overdub master
09 power of my love / take 4 (incl false starts)
10 power of my love / take 5,6a,6b
11 stranger in my own home town / unedited undubbed master
12 i’ll be there / alt. master #6 with excessive vocal echo
13 the fair’s moving on / vocal overdubbed master take 1
14 gentle on my mind / vocal overdubbed master (organ mix version)
15 suspicious minds / extended master without fade
16 in the ghetto / partially overdubbed master take 22 (unrepaired vocal)
17 poor man’s gold / take 1 with vocal overdub
disc4
01 in the ghetto / live august 21 1969 (ms)
02 suspicious minds / live august 21 1969 (ms)
03 hey jude / live august 24 1969 (ms)
04 inherit the wind / live august 26 1969 (ds)
05 rubberneckin’/ live august 26 1969 (ms)
06 this is the story / live august 26 1969 (ms)
07 true love travels on a gravel road / live january 26 1970
08 kentucky rain / live february 23 1970 (cs)
09 don’t cry daddy / live february 23 1970 (cs)
10 after loving you / home recording february 1966
11 memory revival / instrumental
12 poor man’s gold / instrumental track only
13 come out come out (wherever you are) / complete instrumental jam
disc5
the memphis record
(this album contains alternate mixes and versions)
01 stranger in my own home town
02 power of my love
03 only the strong survive
overdubbed master with backup vocal overdubs
04 any day now
05 suspicious minds
06 long black limousine
07 wearin’that loved on look / vocal replacement overdubbed master
08 i’ll hold you in my heart
09 after loving you
10 rubberneckin’
11 i’m movin’on / overdubbed take 2 with vocal replacement
12 gentle on my mind
13 true love travels on a gravel road
overdubbed master without elvis’ harmony vocal overdub
14 it keeps right on a-hurtin’
15 you’ll think of me
16 mama liked the roses
17 don’t cry daddy
18 in the ghetto
19 the fair’s moving on
20 inherit the wind / fully overdubbed vocal overdub #1
21 kentucky rain
22 without love
23 who am I?
Update May 14, 2015
No More Feedbacks !
No More Feedbacks ! - Fort Worth, TX June 3, 1976
This concert was released nine (9) years ago as a double CD set titled '' The Elvis Presley Show - Holding Down The Fort '' and featured part of the opening acts on the first CD. The original tape had some damages and omissions, and therefore the show was made complete while using the same songs performed a month later at the same venue. It was well edited and runs as a complete show. It isn't most popular period for Elvis' concert but the two shows recorded in Fort Worth, TX turned out to be rather good at the time. The sound engineer Bruce Jackson was on a lucky and bad day altogether, but Elvis' mood turned the situation into a good one for his best sounding man on tour.
This concert has been unavailable for many years now and no doubts some younger fans, or others who missed it would like to have this now into their collection. It will be a very limited edition and here's your chance to get a copy !!!
Tracks :
01 - Introduction Also Sprach Zarathustra 0:47 ; 02 - C.C. Rider 4:40 ; 03 - I Got A Woman / Amen 7:39 ; 04 - Love Me 2:34 ; 05 - If You Love Me (Let Me Know) 3:22 ; 06 - You Gave Me A Mountain 3:24 ; 07 - All Shook Up 1:05 ; 08 - Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel 1:58 ; 09 - Heartbreak Hotel 1:52 ; 10 - Help Me 2:38 ; 11 - Jailhouse Rock 1:36 ; 12 - Fever 3:11 ; 13 - Polk Salad Annie 3:51 ; 14 - Introductions by Elvis of vocalists, band 3:07 ; 15 - Early Morning Rain (John Wilkinson) 102 ; 16 - What I'd Say? (James Burton) 057 ; 17 - Johnny B. Goode (James Burton) 055 ; 18 - Drum solo (Ronnie Tutt) 1:27 ; 19 - Bass solo (Jerry Scheff) 1:36 ; 20 - Piano solo (Tony Brown) 1:17 ; 21 - Electric piano solo (David Briggs) 1:00 ; 22 - Love Letters 2:43 ; 23 - Introductions by Elvis of vocalists, orchestra 0:25 ; 24 - School Day (Joe Guercio Orchestra) 1:18 ; 25 - "Happy Birthday" to Bruce Jackson 0:26 ; 26 - Hurt 1:53 ; 27 - Hurt (full reprise) 1:57 ; 28 - Hound Dog 2:58 ; 29 - Funny How Time Slips Away 4:36 ; 30 - Can't Help Falling In Love 1:42 ; 31 - Closing vamp and announcements
Total time : 70:18 minutes
Tracks 11 and 28-31 recorded at the same venue, on July 3, 1976
Update May 10, 2015
Ol' Snake Hips Is In Town!
From „The Rick Rennie master tapes“ Vol. 5
Friday, August 21st, 1970 Dinner & Midnight Shows, Las Vegas International Hotel, Las Vegas, NV
Label: Straight Arrow Special Products SA/SP 2015-32-02
Coming out soon is the 5th volume of Straight Arrow's „FROM THE RICK RENNIE MASTERTAPES“ series - a double-digipak CD release, called "OL' SNAKE HIPS IS IN TOWN!", featuring the August 21st, 1970 Las Vegas dinner and midnight shows.
Of the six shows that Rick recorded during this engagement, the shows on August 21st, 1970 were his favorite. The shows captured here represent Elvis at his zenith. His enthusiasm for performing live in front of an audience is so obvious, and his powerful charisma shines brighter than ever. Interestingly, he performs 'Tiger Man' as stand-alone versions here, and introduces it as his "second record" in a very matter-of-fact way. He also sings a snatch of the Buck Owens classic 'Crying Time', which really makes you wish that he'd recorded a proper version of it.
The August 21st, 1970 Dinner show was first released in 1998 („FROM VEGAS TO MACON“) and reissued in 2011 („AUGUST RELOADED“). The August 21st, 1970 Midnight show was first released in 2001 („YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVIN' FEELIN'“) and was never re-released - until now.
As with every Straight Arrow’s upgrade, this beautifully designed double-digipak edition is limited to 500 copies. If you enjoyed previous volumes of the „FROM THE RICK RENNIE MASTER TAPES“ series, you cannot go wrong with "OL' SNAKE HIPS IS IN TOWN!". If you're a fan who only wants his finest shows - get it. If you're a fan who's not too well -versed on audience recordings - make sure that this one is your first purchase. If you are a collector who knows Straight Arrow and appreciates what the label stands for - then getting this new release is your # 1 priority. Another true gem from the label that cares.
Tracklist:
CD1 – Friday, August 21, 1970 Dinner Show
01. Opening Vamp - 02. That's All Right - 03. I Got A Woman - 04. Tiger Man - 05. Monologue - 06. Love Me Tender (with false start) - 07. I Just Can't Help Believin' - 08. Sweet Caroline - 09. You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' - 10. Polk Salad Annie - 11. Introductions of singers, musicians, orchestra 12. Johnny B. Goode - 13. Happy Birthday to James Burton - 14. Introductions cont'd - 15. Introduction of Neil Diamond / Holly Holy (excerpt) - 16. Introduction of Elvis' grandmother Minnie Mae - 17. The Wonder Of You - 18. Heartbreak Hotel (with 2 false starts) - 19. One Night - 20. All Shook Up (false start only) / Blue Suede Shoes (with false start) / Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On - 21. Hound Dog - 22. Bridge Over Troubled Water - 23. Suspicious Minds - 24. Can't Help Falling In Love - 25. Closing Vamp.
CD2 – Friday, August 21, 1970 Midnight Show
01. Opening Vamp - 02. That's All Right - 03. I Got A Woman / Ave Maria (excerpt) - 04. Tiger Man - 05. Monologue - 06. Love Me Tender (with false start) - 07. I've Lost You - 08. Cryin' Time (with false start) - 09. I Just Can't Help Believin' - 10. You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' (with false start) - 11. Polk Salad Annie - 12. Introductions of singers, musicians, orchestra - 13. Johnny B. Goode - 14. Introductions cont'd - 15. Introduction of actor Henry Silva, comedian Jack E. Leonard, comedian Rusty Warren - 16. The Wonder Of You - 17. Along Came Jones (excerpt) - 18. Heartbreak Hotel (with 2 false starts) - 19. One Night - 20. All Shook Up (2 false starts only) / Blue Suede Shoes / Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On - 21. Hound Dog - 22. Bridge Over Troubled Water - 23. Suspicious Minds - 24. Can't Help Falling In Love - 25. Closing Vamp.
Update May 9, 2015
(Click on the photo to see it enlarged)
ELVIS STILL HAS IT
Recorded live in Las Vegas NE, on August 09, 1972 Midnight show
The forthcoming release from the "SR" label is titled "Elvis Still Has It " and will feature the unreleased show from Las Vegas August 09, 1972 MS.
As everybody knows SR concentrates it's work on early 70's live period of Elvis' activity, trying to produce always unreleased shows with Elvis at the top of his possibilities. With the new release, we are proud to present the complete show from August 9th midnight show, a great show from one of the best Las Vegas season,... Elvis' love and joy in the singing is clear in this tape and we are glad to give you the opportunity to listen to it.
After an incredible June tour with the four historical New York performances…Elvis is back in Las Vegas for the classic Summer Season…. The seventh season presents maybe for the last time Elvis at his best. Elvis still able to deliver a show in continue development with a very large range of musical tastes delivered at the best of the man possibilities. The show here presented consist is a collection of songs of quality which was the very best Elvis had ever performed on stage.
This recording come from an early generation copy of the master tape, the sound quality is excellent considering the early Vegas Season. It sounds incredible to get such audio quality from a tape of 43 years ago, so we proud of to be able to give the chance to you listen the show like you were one of the lucky people who attended the real show. The sound was restored in matter to remove the background noise and preserving Elvis’ voice and trying to achieve best possible results.
In the previous release the SR printed to celebrate the 10 years of activities a special large packing with inside a six pages booklet & poster +bonus card. We talk of special deluxe edition of 50 copies sealed individually.
Due the extreme success of the initiative we decide to give you more!! For this new CD all the 500 copies will be printed in this special package of 17x17 cm size with inside six pages of booklet & poster +bonus card..
each one sealed individually.
Tracks:
01. 2001 Theme 02.See See Rider 03.Proud Mary 04.Until It’s Time For You To Go
05.You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me 06.You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling 07.Polk Salad Annie 08.What Now My Love 09.Fever 10.Love Me 11.Blue Suede Shoes 12.One Night
13.Little Sister/Get Back 14.Heartbreak Hotel 15.Hound Dog 16.For The Good Times 17.Suspicious Minds 18.Introductions 19.My Way 20.A Big Hunk O’ Love 21.An American Trilogy 22.Can’t Help Falling In Love 23. Closing Vamp
Time 58.00 min
Update May 4, 2015
I Am Going To Have To Play The Piano On This
For the first time ever on full cd: - elvis at the piano - out now !!!
From his earliest recordings, Elvis would sit at the studio piano and get in the mood for a session by singing some of the old and great songs.
Sometimes he would go to the piano between takes or between songs, perhaps to center himself by returning to his roots.
Fans have always greatly enjoyed the survived recordings of Elvis at the piano, although strangely enough a full album of these recordings was never released.
Until now....
Housed in a stunning jewelcase with 8 page full color booklet with great ‘Elvis at the piano’ pics and liner notes, this is a release you simply can’t ignore.
It has a very limited edition of only 300 copies.
1. Introduction by Elvis / After Loving You ( take 2 )
2. Old Shep ( take 5 )
3. ( There’ll Be ) Peace In The Valley ( For Me ) ( take 1 )
4. Playing For Keeps
5. Wear My Ring Around Your Neck ( piano overdub )
6. The Fool ( home recording, 1959 )
7. What Now My Love ( home recording, 1966 )
8. Beyond The Reef ( undubbed master )
9. If I Loved You ( home recording, 1966 )
10. You’ll Never Walk Alone ( take 2 )
11. I’ll Hold You In My Heart ( unedited master )
12. Blueberry Hill / Lawdy Miss Clawdy ( Live, FEB 23 1970 CS )
13. I Will Be True ( unedited master )
14. It’s Still Here ( take 5 )
15. I’ll Take You Home Again, Kathleen ( undubbed master )
16. Rags To Riches ( Live, Pittsburgh, DEC 31, 1976 )
17. Where No One Stands Alone ( Live, February 16, 1977)
17. Unchained Melody ( Live, Rapid City, June 21, 1977 – undubbed )
BONUS - MGM REHEARSAL JULY 15, 1970:
18. How The Web Was Woven / Mona Lisa / My Wish Came True
Update April 30, 2015
Out Now - Uniondale Hysteria ,Second Day
The MxF label released their second volume of a trilogy dedicated to Elvis’ historical performance at Uniondale Nassau Coliseum. This second cd is entitled Uniondale Hysteria,Second Day, featuring the Uniondale, June 23, 1973 8.00 PM Show.
The June Tour represent the second and last tour of the year, Elvis on tour means Elvis at the top of his possibilities. Uniondale is the third step of the tour, in the Nassau coliseum Elvis performs four shows in three days. The show here presented is the third one…The begin of the 1973 presents an Elvis still at the top, no more a rocking singer, He deliveries with enthusiasm the classic repertoire post-72 …...The year was begun with the glorious Hawaii TV satellite Show and after a pale useless Vegas season, Elvis recuperated from the fatigue, started the first tour of the year in a different mood … the second tour is even better with our man very energetic on stage, full of enthusiasm he sings with power delivering a solid and long show, with the classic repertoire of the 1973 including a incredible “Steaming rolling blues” version, together the really dramatic What Now My Love and the classic Bridge Over Troubled Water. In this second day Elvis seems more relaxed and even more focused on the songs….. in spite He skips two more recent tunes like I’m leaving and I’ll Remember You, replacing them with two classic from fifties as Heartbreak hotel and All Shook Up the show sounds better …. On stage is an impressive figure in the Fire jumpsuit, the rocker attitude still intact, the voice great, the atmosphere enormous, the demand terrific, 16.500 lucky people attended at the show.
The show is unreleased and complete, here we present the show directly from a first generation copy of a privately-recorded 60-minute cassette. The sound was restored trying to remove the background noise trying to let intact the feeling of the concert and overall your listening pleasure. The sound quality here is good, considering it was taped from the audience in a big hall. Elvis and overall the band is loud and clear, the sounds is very powerful in very good balanced mix the audience is never too intrusive giving instead the real feeling of the concert.
Like its predecessors, this new release will be presented in a beautiful four panels digipack with a collection of photos taken during show.. As bonus the first 500 copies will come with a 12x12 card, represent a terrific live shot from the show. All the photos come from the Steve Rino & Bob Rush book, Elvis June 1973 tour.
The recording good quality and the superb show give to Uniondale Hysteria, Second Day the status of UNIQUE.
Don’t miss it!!!!
Track list:
As recorded live at Nassau Coliseum, June 23, 1973 8.00 PM
01.2001 Theme
02.See See Rider
03.I Got A Woman /Amen
04.Love Me Tender (+ 1 false start)
05.Steamroller Blues
06.You Gave Me A Mountain
07.Love Me
08.Blue Suede Shoes
09.Rock Medley
10.Heartbreak Hotel
11.Bridge Over Troubled Water
12.Fever
13.Hound Dog
14.What Now My Love
15.Suspicious Minds
16.Band Introductions
17.All Shook Up
18.I Can’t Stop Loving You
19.An American Trilogy
20.A Big Hunk Of Love
21.Can’t Help Falling In Love
22.Closing Vamp/Announcement
time 52,00 min.
Update April 16, 2015
(Click on the photo to see it enlarged)
Uniondale Hysteria ,Second Day
The MxF label will release soon the second volume of a trilogy dedicated to Elvis’ historical performance at Uniondale Nassau Coliseum. This second cd is entitled Uniondale Hysteria,Second Day, featuring the Uniondale, June 23, 1973 8.00 PM Show.
The June Tour represent the second and last tour of the year, Elvis on tour means Elvis at the top of his possibilities. Uniondale is the third step of the tour, in the Nassau coliseum Elvis performs four shows in three days. The show here presented is the third one…The begin of the 1973 presents an Elvis still at the top, no more a rocking singer, He deliveries with enthusiasm the classic repertoire post-72 …...The year was begun with the glorious Hawaii TV satellite Show and after a pale useless Vegas season, Elvis recuperated from the fatigue, started the first tour of the year in a different mood … the second tour is even better with our man very energetic on stage, full of enthusiasm he sings with power delivering a solid and long show, with the classic repertoire of the 1973 including a incredible “Steaming rolling blues” version, together the really dramatic What Now My Love and the classic Bridge Over Troubled Water. In this second day Elvis seems more relaxed and even more focused on the songs….. in spite He skips two more recent tunes like I’m leaving and I’ll Remember You, replacing them with two classic from fifties as Heartbreak hotel and All Shook Up the show sounds better …. On stage is an impressive figure in the Fire jumpsuit, the rocker attitude still intact, the voice great, the atmosphere enormous, the demand terrific, 16.500 lucky people attended at the show.
The show is unreleased and complete, here we present the show directly from a first generation copy of a privately-recorded 60-minute cassette. The sound was restored trying to remove the background noise trying to let intact the feeling of the concert and overall your listening pleasure. The sound quality here is good, considering it was taped from the audience in a big hall. Elvis and overall the band is loud and clear, the sounds is very powerful in very good balanced mix the audience is never too intrusive giving instead the real feeling of the concert.
Like its predecessors, this new release will be presented in a beautiful four panels digipack with a collection of photos taken during show.. As bonus the first 500 copies will come with a 12x12 card, represent a terrific live shot from the show. All the photos come from the Steve Rino & Bob Rush book, Elvis June 1973 tour.
The recording good quality and the superb show give to Uniondale Hysteria, Second Day the status of UNIQUE.
Don’t miss it!!!!
Track list:
As recorded live at Nassau Coliseum, June 23, 1973 8.00 PM
01.2001 Theme
02.See See Rider
03.I Got A Woman /Amen
04.Love Me Tender (+ 1 false start)
05.Steamroller Blues
06.You Gave Me A Mountain
07.Love Me
08.Blue Suede Shoes
09.Rock Medley
10.Heartbreak Hotel
11.Bridge Over Troubled Water
12.Fever
13.Hound Dog
14.What Now My Love
15.Suspicious Minds
16.Band Introductions
17.All Shook Up
18.I Can’t Stop Loving You
19.An American Trilogy
20.A Big Hunk Of Love
21.Can’t Help Falling In Love
22.Closing Vamp/Announcement
time 52,00 min.
Update April 16, 2015
Elvis Opening Night 1975
AudiRec proudly presents: ELVIS – OPENING NIGHT 1975 – a brandnew CD Set which will be released shortly. It includes an audience recording of the complete performance from March 18, 1975 – well known as the “Opening Night” for Elvis´ March/April Las Vegas 75 Season.
Elvis hadn´t worked in five months when he came back to Las Vegas in March 1975 and although he carried a lot of uncomfortable weight inside his stage clothing, his spirits were higher than they´d been at the start of a Las Vegas engagement in years. If you take a close look to the setlist(s) of this engagement, it shows that Elvis put in really lots of contemporary songs instead of his own “Oldies”. For instance, Opening Night delivered just two songs from the '50s (“Love Me” and “I Got A Woman”). Compared to setlists from the years before this new one was full of good choices. For us listeners of today it is even more: It's GREAT to hear Elvis doing so many well-performed songs!
Expect a fine, decent CD Set containing a great show and be sure to get your copy at your local dealer! Accompanied by a 16-page booklet with lots of information and pictures from the first couple of shows of the season this new CD release is - just like the first release on AudiRec (the already sold-out 2 CD Set “Elvis At The Hilton) - also limited to only 300 copies.
Tracklisting:
Las Vegas 18.03.1975 Opening Show
01. Also Sprach Zarathustra
02. See See Rider
03. I Got A Woman / Amen
04. And I Love You So
05. Let Me Be There [with reprise]
06. It's Midnight
07. Big Boss Man
08. Green Green Grass Of Home [1st live version]
09. Burning Love
10. Love Me
11. Fairytale [1st live version]
12. Band Introductions
13. Lead Guitar Solo [James Burton]
14. Drum Solo [Ronnie Tutt]
15. Bass Solo [Duke Bardwell]
16. Piano Solo [Glen D. Hardin]
17. Electric Piano Solo [David Briggs]
18. Orchestra Solo (Joe Guercio Orchestra)
19. My Boy
20. I'll Remember You
21. Promised Land
22. Your Love's Been A Long Time Coming
[instrumental excerpt]
23. Until It's Time For You To Go
24. Introduction Of Glen Campbell
25. When It's My Time
[J.D. Sumner & The Stamps Quartet]
26. If You Love Me (Let Me Know)
27. Can't Help Falling In Love
28. Closing Vamp
Update April 10, 2015
From Elvis In Murfreesboro
With a little help from our friends at “Audionics” we are able to present another fine CD release by TNT Records – this time it´s the show in Murfreesboro/Tennessee from May 7th 1975. Here we go with a concert (recorded from the soundboard) that has coincidently its 10th year anniversary related to its first release on – you guessed it – Audionics. For this new release the guys from “Audionics” have remastered their 2005 Version and out comes a significantly better sound – you will like it! The concert is COMPLETE and this is rare (if not unique!) for an SB recording from April/May 75.
When Elvis was ready for his April/May 1975 tour it was already clear that it would be another big success in his career. By now the “King” was such an iconic performer that it virtually was a matter of unimportance to his many fans if he sang his usual setlist or just read the names of the local phonebook. No, not really of course. But in some way it was simply astounding how fans – maybe mostly female fans – reacted when Elvis came to town. Already on the second station of the tour Jacksonville Journal Staff Writer Sandy Strickland wrote in her article titled “Elvis Presley (Sigh) Is Here!” that “One woman threatened suicide. Another is fasting in some mystical hope that it will bring the desired results. Secretaries have threatened to put all phones on hold or close down the entire switchboard while they try to catch a glimpse of him” and explained this behavior very simple with “Elvis is in town”.
Take your time and read the full article within the 16 page booklet that accompanies the release. It also has many photos from the concert and the whole tour.
Enjoy Elvis in his last concert from the above mentioned tour. The “Closing Show” can easily be called a fine performance from a seemingly relaxed entertainer. The year of ´75 didn´t look that promising at the very beginning, but with two more soon to follow extremely successful tours all through the country Elvis headed for more fun, as being on stage in front of thousands of fans was more than likely what he just loved. As Joe Esposito, his Road Manager, said once in one of his many interviews: “Elvis Presley loved to be Elvis Presley!”
tracklist:
01. Also Sprach Zarathustra
02. See See Rider
03. I Got A Woman / Amen [medley]
04. Love Me
05. If You Love Me (Let Me Know)
06. Love Me Tender
07. All Shook Up
08. Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel [medley]
09. The Wonder Of You
10. Burning Love
11. Band Introductions
12. Johnny B. Goode
13. Drum Solo [Ronnie Tutt]
14. Bass Solo [Jerry Scheff]
15. Piano Solo [Glen D. Hardin]
16. School Day
17. Bridge Over Troubled Water
18. T-R-O-U-B-L-E
19. I'll Remember You
20. Let Me Be There
21. An American Trilogy
22. Funny How Time Slips Away
23. Hound Dog
24. Little Darlin'
25. Can't Help Falling In Love
26. Closing Vamp
Update April 10, 2015
Bicentennial Superstar Elvis Volume 2
Welcome to TNT Records´ brandnew CD release. Again with a little help from our friends at “Audionics” – most likely THE premium and still active label when it comes to rare recordings in best possible sound - we decided to release Volume 2 of our very well received series “Bicentennial Superstar”. It is going to be presented in our usual high quality standard. The recording is taken straight from the soundboard and there is a 16-page booklet containing all the information you need to know regarding the concert and the whole tour.
As we are aware from all the information we do have access to these days it was more than clear and also visible that Elvis actually should have cared a lot more for himself than for his fans. Although the “King” at least tried to get back in shape and although he got rid of quite some weight since the last tour in early September ended it was a much too short “Recovery” and Elvis stepped on stage looking not too good, showing a pale face and a not so well fitting haircut (of course we´d be more than happy if it was just for the haircut but it wasn´t). Still the fans were loyal and came in masses. The Colonel also was happy to receive another share of “big money” from touring all through the country. After all Elvis seemed to be an all-time-winner in terms of making money with performing that often in a year. Whatever it really was that kept Elvis doing show after show we still can only guess.
Nevertheless, the shows in October of 76 had their moments. Elvis changed his setlist from the months before slightly and for example put back a more than welcome “Steamroller Blues” into it. He did at least what he had to do: Making his many fans happy. That didn´t necessarily include all the reporters from the local newspapers who sometimes wrote some true words the fans did not want to read. But of course there still weren´t that many really negative reviews of Elvis shows in the press. It was just a matter of time though….
The show we are presenting on this release took place on Oct. 20, so Elvis was right in the middle of the tour. The 12.000 fans in the sold-out Notre Dame University Stadium in South Bend saw Elvis wearing the brightly coloured Flame Suit for the first time on stage. Fortunately this show was recorded from the soundboard in its entirety which is rather rare – there are too many SB´s out there on the fan market that lack from starting with “Love Me” or similar, many also do not have the last song(s) originally recorded. Sit back and enjoy experiencing Elvis in autumn of 76 singing some very good versions of songs like “Steamroller Blues”, “Help Me” and a still strong “America The Beautiful”!
Tracklist:
01. Also Sprach Zarathustra
02. See See Rider
03. I Got A Woman / Amen [medley]
04. Love Me
05. If You Love Me (Let Me Know)
06. You Gave Me A Mountain
07. Jailhouse Rock
08. Help Me
09. All Shook Up
10. Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel [medley]
11. And I Love You So
12. Fever
13. Steamroller Blues
14. Band Introductions
15. Early Morning Rain
16. What'd I Say
17. Johnny B. Goode
18. Drum Solo [Ronnie Tutt]
19. Bass Solo [Jerry Scheff]
20. Piano Solo [Tony Brown]
21. Love Letters
22. School Day
23. Hurt [with reprise]
24. Hound Dog
25. Funny How Time Slips Away
26. Little Darlin'
27. Can't Help Falling In Love
28. Closing Vamp & Announcements
Update April 10, 2015
ELVIS: CITY OF ANGELS
Out now: Audionics had release something special. Called „ELVIS: CITY OF ANGELS“ (Audionics 2015-01-2), this release consists of a 170-page hardback book & two CDs, featuring both shows which Elvis performed on May 11th, 1974 at The Forum (Inglewood) in Los Angeles, CA. Audionics is aware that these shows were released before (by the Graceland Records label, 2007 and official Sony/FTD label, 2007). To bring out the ultimate sound quality, Audionics worked with direct transfers of the original mastertapes.
Compared with its previous release, the evening show is vastly superior in sound. It was not taken from the same compact cassette source you have heard on the FTD soundboard release 'Live In L. A.', but comes from an original reel-to-reel soundboard tape transfer! The sound difference is like night & day. The afternoon show has much improved sound too, coming from the original audience recorded mastertape. The sound (although not excellent) is clearer than before and most of disturbing distortion is gone.
In recent years, some younger fans claimed that Elvis' performances in LA were mediocre. Nevertheless, fans who were present always mentioned these were "kick-ass performances". It's worth mentioning that these shows were attended by a few members of the hard-rock band 'Led Zeppelin' as well as by Bill Wyman, the Rolling Stones bass player.
The 170-page book is filled with many brand new photos of great quality (both b/w and colour) and what’s most important, more than 200 images have never before been published anywhere! This special audiovisual set will mark the ultimate release of Elvis Presley's live appearances at the Los Angeles in May ’74. Every second was digitally restored to achieve the best possible result. This is the first-ever Audionics real audio-visual presentation. It’s a special set which deserves a place in any serious Elvis collection!
CD1 - 11.05.1974 2:30 PM:
01. Introduction: Also Sprach Zarathustra - 02. C. C. Rider - 03. I Got A Woman / Amen - 04. Love Me - 05. Tryin' To Get To You - 06. All Shook Up - 07. (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel - 08. Love Me Tender - 09. You Can Have Her - 10. Steamroller Blues - 11. Hound Dog - 12. Fever - 13. Polk Salad Annie - 14. Why Me Lord - 15. Suspicious Minds - 16. Introductions of singers, musicians, orchestra - 17. I Can't Stop Loving You - 18. Help Me - 19. An American Trilogy - 20. Let Me Be There (with reprise) - 21. Funny How Time Slips Away - 22. Big Boss Man - 23. Can't Help Falling In Love - 24. Closing Vamp / Announcements.
CD2 - 11.05.1974 8:30 PM:
01. Introduction: Also Sprach Zarathustra - 02. C. C. Rider - 03. I Got A Woman / Amen - 04. Love Me (with reprise) - 05. Trying To Get To You - 06. All Shook Up - 07. (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel - 08. Love Me Tender - 09. Steamroller Blues - 10. Hound Dog - 11. Fever - 12. Polk Salad Annie - 13. Why Me Lord - 14. Suspicious Minds - 15. Introductions of singers, musicians, orchestra - 16. I Can't Stop Loving You - 17. Help Me - 18. An American Trilogy - 19. Let Me Be There (with reprise) - 20. Funny How Time Slips Away - 21. Big Boss Man - 22. Can‘t Help Falling In Love - 23. Closing Vamp / Announcements.
Tracks 21-23 were recorded on May 10th, 1974 in Swing Auditorium, San Bernardino, CA, 8:30 PM
Bonus:
24. Robert Plant talks about meeting Elvis - 25. Big Boss Man - 26. Can‘t Help Falling In Love - 27. Closing Vamp / Announcements.
Update April 8, 2015
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Out Now - Shaking Them Up
The new release from the "SR" label titled "Shaking Them Up " is out now, and features an unreleased show from Jacksonville April 16, 1972 as.
As everybody knows SR concentrates it's work on early 70's live period of Elvis' activity, trying to produce always unreleased shows with Elvis at the top of his possibilities. With the new release, we are proud to present the complete show from April 16th afternoon show, a rare show from a the first tour of the 1972, known well from the Elvis on Tour documentary... Elvis' love of singing is clear in this tape and we are glad to give you the opportunity to listen to it.
After the emotionally breakdown of Vegas winter season where personal problems have blended with music and subsequent depression, Elvis starts the first of the three tours of the year with the will to give his best. The April tour 19 concerts in 15 days will be filmed from the MGM documentary Elvis in Tour and still present Elvis’ at the top of his possibility, the repertoire of the tour is an extension of the Vegas February season with the only inclusion of For The good times and Burning in love coming for his recording March sessions . The man looks pale in front the cameras and no in his best looking although in terrific shape, however in no way is possible to compare him with previous November 1971 tour.
Talking about the show , the show is solid and rough no too long considering a tour concert, we have 53 minutes only, but Elvis worked hard performing 18 songs, including his new single “An American Trilogy.” together his classic best repertoire of Vegas.. Talking of highlight of the show, we can agree with the Florida-Times review, the physical performance of Suspicious minds is surely the best moment of the show…...
This recording come from an early generation copy of the master tape, the sound quality is very good considering the early Tour. The sound was restored in matter to remove the background noise and preserving Elvis’ voice and trying to achieve best possible results. We have spent hours in the studio over the digital restoration of the sound, to give you the chance to hear it with pleasure.
This new CD comes with the classic of deluxe Digipack four panels, containing a collection of live photographs from the actual show .
Tracks:
01. 2001 Theme 02.See See Rider 03.Proud Mary 04.Never Been To Spain 05.You Gave Me A Mountain 06.Until It’s Time For You To Go 07.Polk Salad Annie 08.Love Me 09.All Shook Up 10.Teddy Bear /Don’t Be Cruel 11.Heartbreak Hotel 12.Hound Dog 13.How Great Thou Art 14.I Can’t Stop Loving You 15.Suspicious Minds 16.Band Introductions 17.For The Good Times 18.An American Trilogy 19.Funny How Time Slips Away 20.Can’t Help Falling In Love21.Closing Vamp
Time 53.00 min
Update March 23, 2015
Elvis Spring ’77 – The Soundboard Recordings Vol. 2
A New Double CD release
The Elvis Concert Fan label presents his 7th cd release.
After “Elvis 1975 On Tour – The Soundboard Recordings Vol.1” the label presents “Elvis Spring ’77 – The Soundboard Recordings Vol.2”.
On this brand new cd release you’ll find the soundboard recordings from Toledo, OH. April 23, 1977 – Ann Arbor, MI. April 24, 1977 – Kalamazoo, MI. April 26, 1977 and Alexandria, LA. March 30, 1977. Also including 2 bonus tracks!
The Toledo, OH. April 23, 1977 recording was first released on the cd “Goodbye Memphis” from the Fort Baxter label (1997). Now released for the second time in a remastered sound.
The Kalamazoo, MI. April 26, 1977 show was first released on the cd “Memories From Kalamazoo” by the Vavoom label. Later is was re-released on the cd “Shakin’ Up The Great Lakes” from the Fort Baxter label. On both cd’s this show was edited. On this cd you’ll find for the first time ever the most complete version from soundboard!!
Also the other 2 soundboard recordings were released before but now you have all these together in 1 package, in the most complete form and newly remastered!
Together with “Elvis 1977 – The Final Curtain” this is the only cd (except for official releases) you need to make your Spring 1977 soundboard recordings complete.
Including a 16 pages booklet.
CD 1
TOLEDO, OH. APRIL 23, 1977
01. O Solo Mio / It’s Now Or Never 3:46
02. Little Sister 2:23
03. Teddy Bear / Don’t Be Cruel 2:14
04. And I Love You So 3:28
05. Fever 3:02
06. Polk Salad Annie 4:18
07. My Way 4:12
08. Band Introductons (edited) 0:39
09. School Days 0:58
10. Hurt 2:08
11. Hound Dog 2:01
12. Can’t Help Falling In Love 1:57
13. Closing Vamp 0:35
TOLEDO, OH. APRIL 23, 1977 - STEREO TRACK
14. My Way 4:10
ANN ARBOR, MI. APRIL 24, 1977
15. Love Me 1:36
16. If You Love Me (Let Me Know) 2:54
17. You Gave Me A Mountain 3:36
18. Trying To Get To You 2:26
19. O Solo Mio / It’s Now Or Never 3:39
20. Blue Hawaii (excerpt) 0:30
21. Little Sister 1:52
22. Teddy Bear / Don’t Be Cruel 2:11
23. Help Me 2:43
24. My Way 4:03
25. Polk Salad Annie 4:08
26. Hurt (with reprise) 2:50
27. Hound Dog 2:02
28. Unchained Melody 2:36
29. Little Darlin’ 1:53
30. Can’t Help Falling In Love 1:38
31. Closing Vamp 0:21
CD 2
KALAMAZOO, MI. APRIL 26, 1977
01. Love Me 2:43
02. Fairytale (excerpt) 0:33
03. If You Love Me (Let Me Know) 2:56
04. You Gave Me A Mountain 4:15
05. Jailhouse Rock 2:08
06. O Solo Mio / It’s Now Or Never 3:37
07. Big Boss Man 3:06
08. Heartbreak Hotel 1:50
09. Blue Suede Shoes 1:13
10. And I Love You So (false start / mike problems) 1:13
11. And I Love You So 3:19
12. My Way 4:17
13. Hound Dog 1:54
14. Can’t Help Falling In Love 2:19
ALEXANDRIA, LA. MARCH 30, 1977
15. Love Me 2:35
16. If You Love Me (Let Me Know) 2:59
17. You Gave Me A Mountain 3:43
18. Jailhouse Rock 1:33
19. O Solo Mio / It’s Now Or Never 3:56
20. Little Sister 2:01
21. Teddy Bear / Don’t Be Cruel 3:01
22. And I Love You So 3:22
23. Fever 3:03
24. Love Me Tender 2:40
25. Hurt 2:07
26. Hound Dog 1:53
27. Danny Boy (by Sherrill “Shaun” Nielsen) 2:33
28. Walk With Me (by Sherrill “Shaun” Nielsen) 2:13
29. Blue Suede Shoes 1:10
30. Can’t Help Falling In Love 1:42
31. Closing Vamp 0:39
NORMAN, OK. MARCH 26, 1977
32. Love Me Tender 2:26
Update March 17, 2015
Hawaiian Beach Boy - The Expanded Blue Hawaii Album I (STEREOPHONIC SOUND EDITION)
This is number 15 from the very popular THE BOOTLEG SERIES!
A 2 cd-set – 56 tracks, including masters and outtakes from the movie Blue Hawaii in stereo. Also the movie versions (never before released in this form on cd), the original orchestral music made for the movie (also previously unreleased), 2 songs from The Surfers (recorded for the movie) and 5 bonus tracks!
Also including is a 20 pages booklet.
DISC 1
THE ORIGINAL STEREO ALBUM
01. Blue Hawaii
02. Almost Always True
03. Aloha Oe
04. No More
05. Can’t Help Falling In Love
06. Rock-A-Hula Baby
07. Moonlight Swim
08. Ku-U-I-Po
09. Ito Eats
10. Slicin’ Sand
11. Hawaiian Sunset
12. Beach Boy Blues
13. Island Of Love
14. Hawaiian Wedding Song
BONUS TRACK
15. Steppin’ Out Of Line
STEREO OUTTAKES
16. Aloha Oe (take 2, 3 & 4)
17. Aloha Oe (take 5 & 7)
18. Aloha Oe (master of section 2)
19. No More (take 9)
20. Can’t Help Falling In Love (take 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5)
21. Can’t Help Falling In Love (take 6, 7 & 8)
22. Can’t Help Falling In Love (take 9)
23. Can’t Help Falling In Love (take 10, 11 & 12)
24. Can’t Help Falling In Love (take 18, 27 & 28)
25. Moonlight Swim (undubbed master with studio banter)
26. Slicin’ Sand (take 10)
MOVIE MASTER
27. Can’t Help Falling In Love (take 23 with studio banter)
DISC 2
THE MOVIE VERSIONS
01. Blue Hawaii (opening)
02. Almost Always True (sung to Joan Blackman in a car)
03. Aloha Oe (sung in a canoe)
04. No More (sung on the beach with Hawaiian friends)
05. Can’t Help Falling In Love (a special music box)
06. Rock-A-Hula Baby (sung at a party)
07. Moonlight Swim (sung in a car)
08. Ku-U-I-Po (sung at a luau)
09. Ito Eats (sung at a luau)
10. Slicin’ Sand (sung at a luau)
11. Hawaiian Sunset (sung at the Island In)
12. Beach Boy Blues (sung while in jail)
13. Island Of Love (sung during a guided tour)
14. Hawaiian Wedding Song (end title)
ORCHESTRAL MUSIC FOR THE MOVIE
15. Ecstatic romance (score)
16. Lovely you and blue Hawaii (score #1)
17. Lovely you and blue Hawaii (score #2)
18. Lovely you and blue Hawaii (score #3)
19. Hawaiian Sunset (score)
20. All about Ellie Corbett (score)
21. Moonlight Swim (score)
THE SURFERS
22. Aloha Oe (master of section 1)
23. Hawaiian Shave & A Hair Cut Guide (movie master #1)
24. Hawaiian Shave & A Hair Cut Guide (movie master #2)
BONUS TRACKS
25. Tom Moffet on the set of Blue Hawaii (interview with Elvis)
26. Special promo for German cinema’s (released in 1962)
27. Angela Lansbury talks about the movie
28. No More (demo by Don Robertson)
29. Blue Hawaii (original version by Bing Crosby - 1954)
Update March 17, 2015
Hawaiian Beach Boy - The Expanded Blue Hawaii Album II (MONOPHONIC SOUND EDITION)
Elvis One proudly presents
HAWAIIAN BEACH BOY – THE EXPANDED BLUE HAWAII ALBUM II (MONOPHONIC SOUND EDITION)
This is number 16 from the very popular THE BOOTLEG SERIES!
32 tracks, including masters and outtakes from the movie Blue Hawaii in mono, including the original mono album masters.
Also including is a 12 pages booklet.
THE ORIGINAL MONO ALBUM
01. Blue Hawaii
02. Almost Always True
03. Aloha Oe
04. No More
05. Can’t Help Falling In Love
06. Rock-A-Hula Baby
07. Moonlight Swim
08. Ku-U-I-Po
09. Ito Eats
10. Slicin’ Sand
11. Hawaiian Sunset
12. Beach Boy Blues
13. Island Of Love
14. Hawaiian Wedding Song
BONUS TRACK
15. Steppin’ Out Of Line
MONO MASTERS & OUTTAKES
16. Blue Hawaii (take 1 & master)
17. Almost Always True (take 1 & master)
18. No More (take 1 & 3)
19. Can’t Help Falling In Love (master with studio banter)
20. Rock-A-Hula Baby (take 1 & 4)
21. Rock-A-Hula Baby (master with studio banter)
22. Ku-U-I-Po (take 8 & master)
23. Ito Eats (take 3, 6, 7, 8 & master)
24. Slicin’ Sand (take 15, 16 & 17)
25. Slicin’ Sand (take 18 & master)
26. Beach Boy Blues (take 1 & master)
27. Island Of Love (take 3, 5, 7, 10, 11 & 12)
28. Hawaiian Wedding Song (master with studio banter)
29. Steppin’ Out Of Line (take 1, 2, 3, 6 & 9)
30. Steppin’ Out Of Line (take 12, 13, 14 & master)
MOVIE MASTERS
31. Beach Boy Blues (take 3 with studio banter)
32. Ito Eats (tag for movie - take 1 - not used)
Update March 17, 2015
Elvis '70: Hot To Trot! & Almost Done, Folks!
Elvis '70: Hot To Trot!
From „The Rick Rennie master tapes“ Vol. 4
Coming out soon is the 4th volume of Straight Arrow's „FROM THE RICK RENNIE MASTERTAPES“ series - a double-digipak CD release, called "ELVIS ’70: HOT TO TROT!", featuring the August 20th, 1970 Las Vegas dinner and midnight shows.
These recordings, last released in January 2004 by Memory records, have not been reissued since then. To achieve the best possible results, Straight Arrow worked from a direct digital transfer of the original 120 minute cassette.
Roughly a week after MGM had left town, Elvis Presley had finally settled on a format for his show that he felt comfortable with and that resonated with his Vegas audiences. He had tried out many different songs during the first two weeks of his engagement: some worked, others didn't.
The shows that are included here capture a confident Elvis who at this stage clearly loved performing in Las Vegas. His powerful voice, warm stage personality & cool sense of humor really shine on these recordings, and give the listener a true sense of what it was like to see the man on stage in his prime. Elvis is clearly in his element, singing a well-balanced set that features both the cream of his recent recordings as well as solid versions of his classics. He even jams with the band on brief versions of 'Memphis Tennessee' and 'More'.
As with every Straight Arrow’s upgrade, this beautifully designed double-digipack edition is limited to 500 copies. If you enjoyed our previous volumes of the „FROM THE RICK RENNIE MASTER TAPES“ series, you cannot go wrong with " ELVIS ’70: HOT TO TROT!" Ask your local dealer for samples. Newly remastered from the best possible source, these recordings are a real delight for the true Elvis aficionado!
Tracklist:
CD1 – Thursday, August 20, 1970 Dinner Show
01. Opening Vamp - 02. That's All Right - 03. I Got A Woman / Ave Maria (excerpt) - 04. Tiger Man - 05. Monologue - 06. Love Me Tender (with false start) - 07. I've Lost You - 08. I Just Can't Help Believin' - 09. You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' - 10. Polk Salad Annie - 11. Introductions of singers, musicians, orchestra - 12. Johnny B. Goode - 13. Introductions cont'd - 14. Introduction Of Ruth Bowen and The Rinky-Dinks - 15. The Wonder Of You - 16. Heartbreak Hotel - 17. Memphis Tennessee (one verse) - 18. One Night - 19. Blue Suede Shoes - 20. Hound Dog - 21. Bridge Over Troubled Water - 22. Suspicious Minds - 23. Can't Help Falling In Love - 24. Closing Vamp / Announcements.
CD2 – Thursday, August 20, 1970 Midnight Show
01. Orchestra Intro (ending only)/Opening Vamp - 02. That's All Right - 03. I Got A Woman / Ave Maria (excerpt) - 04. Tiger Man - 05. Playing with laughing box/Monologue - 06. Love Me Tender (with false start) - 07. I've Lost You - 08. Sweet Caroline - 09. You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' - 10. Polk Salad Annie - 11. Introductions of singers, musicians, orchestra - 12. Sweet Inspiration - 13. Introductions of singers, musicians, orchestra continues- 14. Johnny B. Goode - 15. Introductions cont'd - 16. The Wonder Of You - 17. Heartbreak Hotel - 18. Blue Suede Shoes - 19. Hound Dog - 20. More (part only) - 21. Bridge Over Troubled Water - 22. Suspicious Minds (laughing version) - 23. Can't Help Falling In Love - 24. Closing Vamp.
Almost Done, Folks!
Following the remarkable success of our earlier August/September 1973 Las Vegas season releases, Straight Arrow is pleased to announce this new 2CD set, featuring two more previously unreleased shows in topnotch audience recorded quality.
It was the final weekend of Elvis' 1973 Summer Festival, which meant that there was an extra buzz of excitement in and around the Las Vegas Hilton on Saturday 1st September.
Elvis pleased his audience with strong renditions of „Steamroller Blues“, „You Gave Me A Mountain“ and „Trouble“. "Bridge Over Troubled Water“ was given the respect it deserved - especially during the Midnight show, when Elvis wasn't satisfied with his rendition and repeated most of the song. He said that when he did something, he liked to get the sound right.
Elvis treated fans to his emotive new song, „My Boy“ - a song which was not recorded in studio until December '73. Since Presley Senior was in the audience, Elvis sang one of his father's favourite songs, „The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face“. The grand finale of both concerts was powerhouse „How Great Thou Art“ - with reprised ending.
The September 1, 1973 D/S and M/S are previously unreleased. Both shows are taken from 1st generation copies of original audience recorded cassettes, made back in the 70s by English super-fan and collector Rex Martin. Every second was digitally restored, every click manually removed, every drop-out fixed to achieve optimal listening pleasure. Ask your local dealer for samples to judge for yourself! Double digipak is filled with (some previously unpublished!) August 1973 photographs and an eye-witness text written by an English fan, who was there!
Tracklist:
CD1 - Saturday, September 1, 1973 Dinner Show
01. Introduction: Also Sprach Zarathustra - 02. C. C. Rider - 03. I Got A Woman / Amen - 04. Love Me - 05. Steamroller Blues - 06. You Gave Me A Mountain - 07. Trouble - 08. Medley: Long Tall Sally / Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On / Your Mama Don't Dance / Flip Flop And Fly / Hound Dog - 09. Love Me Tender - 10. Fever - 11. Bridge Over Troubled Water - 12. Suspicious Minds - 13. Introductions of singers, musicians, orchestra - 14. My Boy - 15. I Can’t Stop Loving You - 16. An American Trilogy - 17. Introduction of Vernon Presley - 18. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face - 19. How Great Thou Art (with reprise) - 20. Can’t Help Falling In Love - 21. Closing Vamp / Announcements.
CD2 - Saturday, September 1, 1973 Midnight Show
01. Introduction: Also Sprach Zarathustra - 02. C. C. Rider - 03. Love Me - 04. I Got A Woman / Amen - 05. Steamroller Blues - 06. You Gave Me A Mountain - 07. Trouble - 08. Medley: Long Tall Sally / Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On / Your Mama Don't Dance / Flip Flop And Fly / Hound Dog - 09. Love Me Tender - 10. Fever - 11. Bridge Over Troubled Water (with reprise) - 12. Suspicious Minds - 13. Introductions of singers, musicians, orchestra - 14. Name-check of group of English fans in audience - 15. Release Me - 16. An American Trilogy - 17. Introduction of Linda Thompson and Vernon Presley - 18. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face - 19. How Great Thou Art (with reprise) - 20. Can’t Help Falling In Love - 21. Closing Vamp / Announcements.
Updated March 9, 2015
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Shaking Them Up
The forthcoming release from the "SR" label is titled "Shaking Them Up " and will feature the unreleased show from Jacksonville April 16, 1972 as.
As everybody knows SR concentrates it's work on early 70's live period of Elvis' activity, trying to produce always unreleased shows with Elvis at the top of his possibilities. With the new release, we are proud to present the complete show from April 16th afternoon show, a rare show from a the first tour of the 1972, known well from the Elvis on Tour documentary... Elvis' love of singing is clear in this tape and we are glad to give you the opportunity to listen to it.
After the emotionally breakdown of Vegas winter season where personal problems have blended with music and subsequent depression, Elvis starts the first of the three tours of the year with the will to give his best. The April tour 19 concerts in 15 days will be filmed from the MGM documentary Elvis in Tour and still present Elvis’ at the top of his possibility, the repertoire of the tour is an extension of the Vegas February season with the only inclusion of For The good times and Burning in love coming for his recording March sessions . The man looks pale in front the cameras and no in his best looking although in terrific shape, however in no way is possible to compare him with previous November 1971 tour.
Talking about the show , the show is solid and rough no too long considering a tour concert, we have 53 minutes only, but Elvis worked hard performing 18 songs, including his new single “An American Trilogy.” together his classic best repertoire of Vegas.. Talking of highlight of the show, we can agree with the Florida-Times review, the physical performance of Suspicious minds is surely the best moment of the show…...
This recording come from an early generation copy of the master tape, the sound quality is very good considering the early Tour. The sound was restored in matter to remove the background noise and preserving Elvis’ voice and trying to achieve best possible results. We have spent hours in the studio over the digital restoration of the sound, to give you the chance to hear it with pleasure.
This new CD will come with the classic of deluxe Digipack four panels, containing a collection of live photographs from the actual show .
Tracks:
01. 2001 Theme 02.See See Rider 03.Proud Mary 04.Never Been To Spain 05.You Gave Me A Mountain 06.Until It’s Time For You To Go 07.Polk Salad Annie 08.Love Me 09.All Shook Up 10.Teddy Bear /Don’t Be Cruel 11.Heartbreak Hotel 12.Hound Dog 13.How Great Thou Art 14.I Can’t Stop Loving You 15.Suspicious Minds 16.Band Introductions 17.For The Good Times 18.An American Trilogy 19.Funny How Time Slips Away 20.Can’t Help Falling In Love21.Closing Vamp
Time 53.00 min
Update February 22, 2015
The Essential Undubbed Masters & Good 'n' Country
For the first time the most essential undubbed recordings.
All edited to full versions, without the studio banter of false starts. All tracks are unreleased in this form. The pure highclass Elvis sound !
The Essential Undubbed Masters
SUSPICIOUS MINDS
DON’T CRY DADDY
IT KEEP RIGHT ON A HURTIN’
IN THE GHETTO
I REALLY DON’T WANT TO KNOW
WHEN I’M OVER YOU
I WASHED MY HANDS IN MUDDY WATER
THE FOOL
I’LL TAKE YOU HOME AGAIN KATHLEEN
FOR THE GOOD TIMES
SEPARATE WAYS
BURNING LOVE
ALWAYS ON MY MIND
FIND OUT WHAT’S HAPPENING
LOVING ARMS
GOOD TIME CHARLIE’S GOT THE BLUES
IF YOU TALK IN YOUR SLEEP
PROMISED LAND
WAY DOWN
MOODY BLUE
Good 'n' Country
A sublime late 60’s and 70’s country album, full of rare versions, live recordings and outtakes. All tracks are unreleased in this form.
If you ever decide to buy an Elvis country compilation album, this the one for you !!
I WAS BORN ABOUT 10.000 YEARS AGO ( unedited master )
IT AIN’T NO BIG THING ( take 6 )
FADED LOVE ( brass and strings overdub master )
MAKE THE WORLD GO AWAY ( take 3 )
SNOWBIRD ( harmony vocal overdub )
PIECES OF MY LIFE ( alternate mix )
THE FOOL ( undubbed master )
WELCOME TO MY WORLD ( recorded live, differend mix )
UNTIL IT’S TIME FOR YOU TO GO ( take 6 )
EARLY MORNING RAIN ( take 11 )
LITTLE CABIN ON THE HILL ( unedited master )
GREEN GREEN GRASS OF HOME ( take 3 )
THERE’S A HONKY TONK ANGEL ( take 1 )
SUSAN WHEN SHE TRIED ( take 2 )
IF I’M A FOOL FOR LOVING YOU ( take 3 )
IF YOU LOVE ME LET ME KNOW ( rough undubbed live master )
TALK ABOUT THE GOOD TIMES ( take 3 )
I’LL BE THERE ( take 6, improved sound )
IT’S A MATTER OF TIME ( brass and strings overdub master )
FOR THE GOOD TIMES ( undubbed alternate master )
DIGIPACK CD RELEASES, WITH RARE FULL COLOR PICTURES !!
Update February 14, 2015
Uniondale Hysteria
Out now is on the MxF label the first volume of a trilogy dedicated to Elvis’ historical performance at Uniondale Nassau Coliseum. This first cd is entitled UNIONDALE HYSTERIA, featuring the Uniondale, June 22, 1973 8.00 PM Show.
The June Tour represent the second and last tour of the year, Elvis on tour means Elvis at the top of his possibilities. Uniondale is the third step of the tour, in the Nassau coliseum Elvis performs four shows in three days. The show here presented is the first one…The begin of the 1973 presents an Elvis still at the top, no more a rocking singer, He deliveries with enthusiasm the classic repertoire post-72 …...The year was begun with the glorious Hawaii TV satellite Show and after a pale useless Vegas season, Elvis recuperated from the fatigue, started the first tour of the year in a different mood … the second tour is even better with our man very energetic on stage, full of enthusiasm he sings with power delivering a solid and long show, with the classic repertoire of the 1973 including a incredible “Steaming rolling blues” version, together a sensitive I’ll Remember you and nice super pop I’m Leaving….. together the three classic Bridge Over Troubled Water, Suspicious Minds and American Trilogy. On stage is an impressive figure in the Pharoo jumpsuit, the rocker attitude still intact, the voice great, the atmosphere enormous, the demand terrific, 16.500 lucky people attended at the show.
The show is unreleased and complete, here we present the show directly from a first generation copy of a privately-recorded 60-minute cassette. The sound was restored trying to remove the background noise trying to let intact the feeling of the concert and overall your listening pleasure. The sound quality here is good, considering it was taped from the audience in a big hall. Elvis and overall the band is loud and clear, the sounds is very powerful in very good balanced mix the audience is never too intrusive giving instead the real feeling of the concert.
Like its predecessors, this new release will be presented in a beautiful four panels digipack with a collection of photos taken during show. As bonus the first 100 copies will come with a 12x12 card, represent a memorabilia flyer of the Uniondale. All the photos & memorabilia & newspaper clips come from the Steve Rino & Bob Rush book, Elvis June 1973 tour.
The recording is in good quality and the superb show give to Uniondale Hysteria the status of UNIQUE.
Don’t miss it!!!!
Track list:
As recorded live at Nassau Coliseum, June 22, 1973 8.00 PM
01. 2001 Theme
02. See See Rider
03. I Got A Woman/Amen
04. Love Me Tender
05. Steamroller Blues
06. You Gave Me A Mountain
07. Love Me
08. Blue Suede Shoes
09. Rock Medley
10. I’m Leavin
11. Bridge Over Troubled Water
12. Fever
13. What Now My Love
14. Suspicious Minds
15. Band Introductions
16. I’ll Remember You
17. I Can’t Stop Loving You
18. An American Trilogy
19. A Big Hunk Of Love
20. Can’t Help Falling In Love
21. Closing Vamp
CD time about 55.00 min
Update February 3, 2015
Moving Forward Out Now
Out now is the release from the "SR" label is titled "Moving Forward" and features the unreleased show from Las Vegas February 22, 1970 ds.
As everybody knows SR concentrates it's work on early 70's live period of Elvis' activity, trying to produce always unreleased shows with Elvis at the top of his possibilities. With the new release, we are proud to present the complete show from February 22th dinner show,a rare show from a Vegas winter season always poor of official and unofficial releases.. Elvis' love of singing is clear in this tape and we are glad to give you the opportunity to listen to it.
The Vegas second season allows Elvis, after paying his debt to the golden past in the ’69 season, to demonstrate his true abilities. We see the best of Elvis in songs that will become the fulcrum of the Elvis show until 1972.The midnight show from February 22th, represents very well the shows of the season, the absence of mostly of the classic repertoire from the golden era, as newspaper noted make to think that Elvis is moving toward a more contemporary repertoire… …The combination of all his latest four singles with the new songs although covers, give to listener something unique that unfortunately will be no repeated in the future.. at least with this intensity.. yes we are talking about covers but Elvis still has the ability to take a song and turn it in HIS song…Polk Salad Annie or See See Rider are the perfect example.
Talking about the show , the show is solid and rough no too long the classic 60 minutes of pure energy , Elvis worked hard performing 14 songs, including his new single “Kentucky Rain.” together the best repertoire of the season. Talking about best songs is always hard overall in this kind of show where all the songs are very well performed, however surely we appreciated the incredible Walk a Mile in My Shoes/In the Ghetto medley.
This recording come from an early generation copy of the master tape, the sound quality is good considering the early season. The sound was restored in a studio to achieve best possible results. We have spent hours in the studio over the digital restoration of the sound, to achieve the best possible results and to give you the chance to hear it with pleasure.
This new CD will come with the classic of deluxe Digipack four panels, containing a collection of live photographs from the Season + newspaper clip .
Tracks:
01. All Shook Up. 02. I Got A Woman. 03.Long Tall Sally. 04. Don’t Cry Daddy. 05. Hound Dog. 06. Love Me Tender (+ 1 false start). 07. Kentucky Rain. 08. Let It Be Me (+ 1 false start). 09. I Can’t Stop Loving You. 10. Walk A Mile In My Shoes / In The Ghetto. 11. Sweet Caroline. 12. Polk Salad Annie. 13 Band Introductions. 14. Suspicious Minds. 15. Can’t Help Falling In Love.
Time 57.00 min
Update January 31, 2015
(Click on the photo to enlarge)
Uniondale Hysteria
The MxF label will release soon the first volume of a trilogy dedicated to Elvis’ historical performance at Uniondale Nassau Coliseum. This first cd is entitled UNIONDALE HYSTERIA, featuring the Uniondale, June 22, 1973 8.00 PM Show.
The June Tour represent the second and last tour of the year, Elvis on tour means Elvis at the top of his possibilities. Uniondale is the third step of the tour, in the Nassau coliseum Elvis performs four shows in three days. The show here presented is the first one…The begin of the 1973 presents an Elvis still at the top, no more a rocking singer, He deliveries with enthusiasm the classic repertoire post-72 …...The year was begun with the glorious Hawaii TV satellite Show and after a pale useless Vegas season, Elvis recuperated from the fatigue, started the first tour of the year in a different mood … the second tour is even better with our man very energetic on stage, full of enthusiasm he sings with power delivering a solid and long show, with the classic repertoire of the 1973 including a incredible “Steaming rolling blues” version, together a sensitive I’ll Remember you and nice super pop I’m Leaving….. together the three classic Bridge Over Troubled Water, Suspicious Minds and American Trilogy. On stage is an impressive figure in the Pharoo jumpsuit, the rocker attitude still intact, the voice great, the atmosphere enormous, the demand terrific, 16.500 lucky people attended at the show.
The show is unreleased and complete, here we present the show directly from a first generation copy of a privately-recorded 60-minute cassette. The sound was restored trying to remove the background noise trying to let intact the feeling of the concert and overall your listening pleasure. The sound quality here is good, considering it was taped from the audience in a big hall. Elvis and overall the band is loud and clear, the sounds is very powerful in very good balanced mix the audience is never too intrusive giving instead the real feeling of the concert.
Like its predecessors, this new release will be presented in a beautiful four panels digipack with a collection of photos taken during show. As bonus the first 100 copies will come with a 12x12 card, represent a memorabilia flyer of the Uniondale. All the photos & memorabilia & newspaper clips come from the Steve Rino & Bob Rush book, Elvis June 1973 tour.
The recording is in good quality and the superb show give to Uniondale Hysteria the status of UNIQUE.
Don’t miss it!!!!
Track list:
As recorded live at Nassau Coliseum, June 22, 1973 8.00 PM
01. 2001 Theme
02. See See Rider
03. I Got A Woman/Amen
04. Love Me Tender
05. Steamroller Blues
06. You Gave Me A Mountain
07. Love Me
08. Blue Suede Shoes
09. Rock Medley
10. I’m Leavin
11. Bridge Over Troubled Water
12. Fever
13. What Now My Love
14. Suspicious Minds
15. Band Introductions
16. I’ll Remember You
17. I Can’t Stop Loving You
18. An American Trilogy
19. A Big Hunk Of Love
20. Can’t Help Falling In Love
21. Closing Vamp
CD time about 55.00 min
Update January 17, 2015
The Last farewell
5 cd’s in a pewter box set. + book of 80 pages (28 by 28 cm) with unseen photo’s, never published before.
The complete masters and outtakes from the last Graceland sessions.
Superb Sound Quality, better than ever was thought possible. The best there is!
Limited to 1000 copies.
Release date end of February.
Update January 17, 2015
Doin’ The Best I Can
Coming out soon on Straight Arrow is the 2CD set „DOIN‘ THE BEST I CAN”, featuring two shows recorded on February 16. Most Elvis experts agree that the „post Aloha“ winter engagement was his weakest up to that point. Perhaps his inner turmoils played a role, but a rather severe throat infection most definitely did. It was so serious that midnight shows on Feb. 13, 14 and 15 ended up getting cancelled and dinner shows were performed against doctors advice. At some of the shows it was clear that the infection seriously hampered his ability to sing. Still, being the professional that he was, he tried to do the best he could. This is also what you will hear on the previously unreleased concerts from this engagement on this new Straight Arrow release. Presented in truly excellent audience-recorded audio, they give us interesting insights of Elvis at work under trying circumstances. His voice is not at its best here, his condition prevents him from firing on all cylinders, but still he’s giving solid and professional shows. And that’s one element that certainly deserves to be acknowledged more than it is today.
The February 16, 1973 concerts are taken directly from original „booth recorded tapes.“ The Feb. 16, 1973 D/S was previously released („A DINNER AT THE HILTON“, 2007 and „I'M A STEAMROLLER BABY“, 2008) from an inferior audience recorded source. These CD have nothing to do with Straight Arrow’s excellent „booth tape“ version! The Feb. 16 1973 M/S is a completely new show, even for die-hard Elvis fans. It has never been in circulation - in any form!
These tapes were rediscovered recently and we believe that you will agree with us that this is another great find. A real must - not just for the hardcore collector. Another quality Straight Arrow release!
Tracklist:
CD1 - Friday, February 16, 1973 Dinner Show
01. Introduction: Also Sprach Zarathustra - 02. C. C. Rider - 03. I Got A Woman / Amen - 04. Love Me Tender - 05. You Don't Have To Say You Love Me - 06. Steamroller Blues - 07. You Gave Me A Mountain - 08. Fever - 09. Love Me - 10. Blue Suede Shoes - 11. Hound Dog - 12. Johnny B. Goode - 13. What Now My Love - 14. Suspicious Minds - 15. Introductions of singers, musicians, orchestra - 16. Introduction of Johnny Tillotson - 17. I Can’t Stop Loving You - 18. An American Trilogy - 19. Can't Help Falling In Love - 20. Closing Vamp / Announcements.
CD2 - Friday, February 16, 1973 Midnight Show
01. Introduction: Also Sprach Zarathustra - 02. C. C. Rider - 03. I Got A Woman / Amen - 04. Love Me Tender (with false start) - 05. You Don't Have To Say You Love Me - 06. Steamroller Blues - 07. You Gave Me A Mountain - 08. Fever - 09. Love Me - 10. Blue Suede Shoes - 11. Johnny B. Goode - 12. Hound Dog - 13. What Now My Love - 14. Suspicious Minds - 15. Introductions of singers, musicians, orchestra - 16. Introduction of Paul Anka - 17. I Can’t Stop Loving You - 18. An American Trilogy - 19. Can't Help Falling In Love - 20. Closing Vamp / Announcements.
Update January 17, 2015
Loose As A Goose!
Coming out soon is the new Straight Arrow's double-digipak CD release, called "LOOSE AS A GOOSE!", featuring the August 19th, 1970 Las Vegas dinner and midnight shows. These recordings were first released in 1998 („DOUBLE DYNAMITE“ set) and were never re-released - until now.
17 years have passed, and it is the right time for the ultimate release of these special recordings.
To call this new Straight Arrow release „a nice upgrade“ would be like calling the Mona Lisa an „okay“ painting! The label was able to retrieve the first generation Rick Rennie cassettes from the August 19, 1970 dinner & midnight shows (the originals are lost) and then carefully enhanced every second on the tapes. As it turns out, that earlier release of these two show was edited, so this new SA release presents Rick's 1st generations tapes in their complete form for the very first time. To give you an example, the dinner show on „DOUBLE DYNAMITE“ was about 45 mins; now it‘s 56 mins!
Still, one edit remains in the DS recording, the one made by the late Rick Rennie originally. Rick told us about 10 years ago that ‘Love Me Tender’ just went on and on, with Elvis being mostly preoccupied with entertaining a few lucky ladies in the front rows. This went on for almost 15 minutes, and all around him Rick could hear people starting to "boo" Elvis. He felt embarrassed about this moment and edited it from the tape. Interestingly, the label on the tape reads: "Elvis - the booed show. Edited." Even though Elvis’ performance on this night was quite strong overall, you can hear in parts that Rick’s account rings true. Elvis’ off-color jokes receive only polite applause, if even that, and during ‘Polk Salad Annie’, he accidentally falls flat on his face!
But make no mistake about it, even these moments cannot distract from the pure dynamite of Elvis’ vocals & showmanship at the time. Especially on the newer stuff he sings at full throttle. The midnight show is even better: it’s 70 action-packed minutes of Presley at his mightiest, rockinest, lovinest… It’s „Elvis 1970“, and that really says it all for the true fan & connoisseur. Even moreso than the TTWII recordings, these tapes give us a unique insight into Elvis performing live in his element & at the peak of his considerable powers. At the same time, these recordings are significant because they give us the first glimpses of what was to come…
As with every Straight Arrow’s „upgrade“, this beautifully designed double-digipack edition is limited to 500 copies. If you enjoyed „A NEW DECADE, A NEW SOUND“ and „LIGHTNING STRIKES TWICE IN PORTLAND“, you will definitely not be disappointed by "LOOSE AS A GOOSE!". These shows never sounded better! Elvis never sounded better!
Tracklist:
CD1
01. Orchestra Intro - 02. Opening Vamp - 03. Tiger Man - 04. I Got A Woman (with false start)/Ave Maria (excerpt) - 05. Monologue - 06. Love Me Tender (false start only) - 07. I've Lost You - 08. You Don't Have To Say You Love Me - 09. You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' - 10. Polk Salad Annie - 11. Introductions of singers, musicians, orchestra - 12. The Wonder Of You - 13. Heartbreak Hotel (with 4 false starts) - 14. One Night - 15. Blue Suede Shoes - 16. Along Came Jones (excerpt) - 17. Hound Dog - 18. Bridge Over Troubled Water - 19. Suspicious Minds - 20. Can't Help Falling In Love.
CD2
01. Orchestra Intro - 02. Opening Vamp - 03. That's All Right - 04. I Got A Woman - 05. Tiger Man - 06. I Walk The Line (excerpt) / Monologue - 07. Love Me Tender - 08. Instrumental intermezzo #1 - 09. I've Lost You - 10. I Just Can't Help Believin' - 11. You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' - 12. Polk Salad Annie - 13. Instrumental intermezzo #2 - 14. Introductions of singers, musicians, orchestra - 15. Johnny B. Goode - 16. Introductions of singers, musicians, orchestra continues - 17. The Wonder Of You - 18. Heartbreak Hotel - 19. One Night - 20. All Shook Up - 21. Blue Suede Shoes - 22. Hound Dog - 23. Bridge Over Troubled Water - 24. Suspicious Minds - 25. Can't Help Falling In Love - 26. Closing Vamp.
Update January 14, 2015
Moving Forward
The forthcoming release from the "SR" label is titled "Moving Forward" and will feature the unreleased show from Las Vegas February 22, 1970 ds.
As everybody knows SR concentrates it's work on early 70's live period of Elvis' activity, trying to produce always unreleased shows with Elvis at the top of his possibilities. With the new release, we are proud to present the complete show from February 22th dinner show,a rare show from a Vegas winter season always poor of official and unofficial releases.. Elvis' love of singing is clear in this tape and we are glad to give you the opportunity to listen to it.
The Vegas second season allows Elvis, after paying his debt to the golden past in the ’69 season, to demonstrate his true abilities. We see the best of Elvis in songs that will become the fulcrum of the Elvis show until 1972.The midnight show from February 22th, represents very well the shows of the season, the absence of mostly of the classic repertoire from the golden era, as newspaper noted make to think that Elvis is moving toward a more contemporary repertoire… …The combination of all his latest four singles with the new songs although covers, give to listener something unique that unfortunately will be no repeated in the future.. at least with this intensity.. yes we are talking about covers but Elvis still has the ability to take a song and turn it in HIS song…Polk Salad Annie or See See Rider are the perfect example.
Talking about the show , the show is solid and rough no too long the classic 60 minutes of pure energy , Elvis worked hard performing 14 songs, including his new single “Kentucky Rain.” together the best repertoire of the season. Talking about best songs is always hard overall in this kind of show where all the songs are very well performed, however surely we appreciated the incredible Walk a Mile in My Shoes/In the Ghetto medley.
This recording come from an early generation copy of the master tape, the sound quality is good considering the early season. The sound was restored in a studio to achieve best possible results. We have spent hours in the studio over the digital restoration of the sound, to achieve the best possible results and to give you the chance to hear it with pleasure.
This new CD will come with the classic of deluxe Digipack four panels, containing a collection of live photographs from the Season + newspaper clip .
Tracks:
01. All Shook Up. 02. I Got A Woman. 03.Long Tall Sally. 04. Don’t Cry Daddy. 05. Hound Dog. 06. Love Me Tender (+ 1 false start). 07. Kentucky Rain. 08. Let It Be Me (+ 1 false start). 09. I Can’t Stop Loving You. 10. Walk A Mile In My Shoes / In The Ghetto. 11. Sweet Caroline. 12. Polk Salad Annie. 13 Band Introductions. 14. Suspicious Minds. 15. Can’t Help Falling In Love.
Time 57.00 min
Update January 10, 2015
Elvis: City of Angels
In January 2015, Audionics will release something special. Called „ELVIS: CITY OF ANGELS“ (Audionics 2015-01-2), this release consists of a 120-page hardback book & two CDs, featuring both shows which Elvis performed on May 11th, 1974 at The Forum (Inglewood) in Los Angeles, CA. Audionics is aware that these shows were released before (by the Graceland Records label, 2007 and official Sony/FTD label, 2007). To bring out the ultimate sound quality, Audionics worked with direct transfers of the original mastertapes.
Compared with its previous release, the evening show is vastly superior in sound. It was not taken from the same compact cassette source you have heard on the FTD soundboard release 'Live In L. A.', but comes from an original reel-to-reel soundboard tape transfer! The sound difference is like night & day. The afternoon show has much improved sound too, coming from the original audience recorded mastertape. The sound (although not excellent) is clearer than before and most of the (disturbing) distortion is gone. In recent years, some younger fans claimed that Elvis' performances in LA were mediocre. Nevertheless, fans who were present always mentioned these were "kick-ass performances". It's worth mentioning that these shows were attended by a few members of the hard-rock band 'Led Zeppelin' as well as by Bill Wyman, bass player from The Rolling Stones.
The 120-page book is filled with many brand new photos of great quality (both b/w and colour) and what’s most important, more than 120 images have never before been published anywhere!This special audiovisual set will mark the ultimate release of Elvis Presley's live appearances at the Los Angeles in May ’74. Every second was digitally restored to achieve the best possible result. This is the first-ever Audionics real audio-visual presentation. It’s a special set which deserves a place in any serious Elvis collection!
CD1 - 11.05.1974 2:30 PM:
01. Introduction: Also Sprach Zarathustra - 02. C. C. Rider - 03. I Got A Woman / Amen - 04. Love Me - 05. Tryin' To Get To You - 06. All Shook Up - 07. (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel - 08. Love Me Tender - 09. You Can Have Her - 10. Steamroller Blues - 11. Hound Dog - 12. Fever - 13. Polk Salad Annie - 14. Why Me Lord - 15. Suspicious Minds - 16. Introductions of singers, musicians, orchestra - 17. I Can't Stop Loving You - 18. Help Me - 19. An American Trilogy - 20. Let Me Be There (with reprise) - 21. Funny How Time Slips Away - 22. Big Boss Man - 23. Can't Help Falling In Love - 24. Closing Vamp / Announcements
CD2 - 11.05.1974 8:30 PM:
01. Introduction: Also Sprach Zarathustra - 02. C. C. Rider - 03. I Got A Woman / Amen - 04. Love Me (with reprise) - 05. Trying To Get To You - 06. All Shook Up - 07. (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel - 08. Love Me Tender - 09. Steamroller Blues - 10. Hound Dog - 11. Fever - 12. Polk Salad Annie - 13. Why Me Lord - 14. Suspicious Minds - 15. Introductions of singers, musicians, orchestra - 16. I Can't Stop Loving You - 17. Help Me - 18. An American Trilogy - 19. Let Me Be There (with reprise) - 20. Funny How Time Slips Away - 21. Big Boss Man - 22. Can‘t Help Falling In Love - 23. Closing Vamp / Announcements
Tracks 21-23 were recorded on May 10th, 1974 in Swing auditorium, San Bernardino, CA, 8:30 PM
Bonus:
23. Robert Plant talks about meeting Elvis - 24. Big Boss Man - 25. Can‘t Help Falling In Love - 26. Closing Vamp / Announcements
Tracks 24-26 were recorded from audience on May 11th, 1974 E/S and they are used for historical reason.
Update December 17, 2014
Hard Knocks
Venus Productions is proud to present a new CD with more than 70 minutes of Elvis in the ‘60s!
As a follow-up to our respected “Unedited Masters Series” we’re offering you 14 unreleased takes in the well known Venus sound quality on these ‘60s movie songs.
This will be a great addition to your Elvis collection.
ENJOY!
Tracks :
1 Easy Come, Easy Go,Take 10 - 2 I'll take Love, Takes 1-2A and take 3 * - 3 Sing You Children, Takes 18-20 * (take 20 take call only) - 4 She's A Machine, Take 14 * - 5 She's A Machine, Take 15 (master - record version) – 6 The Love Machine, Take 13 - 7 The Love Machine , Take 14 (master - movie version) – 8 Yoga Is As Yoga Does, Take 1 * - 9 Yoga Is As Yoga Does, Take 2 * - 10 Yoga Is As Yoga Does, Take 3 * - 11 Yoga Is As Yoga Does, Take 4 * - 12 Hard Knocks, Take 11 Master – 13 Little Egypt , Take 21 (Master - movie version) – 14 It's A Wonderful World, Take 17 * Track only - 15 Mexico, Takes 1-2 – 16 Marguerita, Takes 7*, 6 - 17 The Bullfighter Was A Lady, Take 10 (remake) - 18 Wisdom Of The Ages, Take 4 * - 19 Wisdom Of The Ages, Take 5 (Master) - 20 Kismet,
Takes 1-2 - 21 Kismet, Takes 3*, 4*, 5 (Master) - 22 Hey Little Girl, Takes 1-2 - 23 Shake That Tambourine, Takes 14 * - 24 Shake That Tambourine, Takes
15*, 17,18,19, 20, 16 – 25 What I'd Say, Takes 1,2 – 26 What I'd Say, Take 3 * - 27 What I'd Say, Take 4 (Master)
* unreleased
You always thought that all movie soundtracks sounded bad?
Taken from the original tapes, these recordings will prove you wrong!
Update December 16, 2014
MEET ME…AT DEL WEBB'S
SAHARA TAHOE!
Coming out before holiday season is the final Straight Arrow's single-digipack release of 2014 - "MEET ME… AT DEL WEBB’S SAHARA TAHOE!", featuring May 26th, 1974 Midnight show.
While Elvis was alive, many fans dreamt of a chance to meet the man. The best chance that people had to meet him was at the Sahara in Lake Tahoe, where the intimacy of the showroom gave Elvis the possibility to interact with his fans ‘upclose and personal’. Those that were lucky enough to witness the star during one of his shows there in May ’74, witnessed a charismatic performer in full control of his art and his audience.
Originally, the May 26th Midnight was supposed to be closing show of the season, but due to the huge demand, special 3am show on May 27th was added. The show on this release is a real audience pleaser, as he flirts with the girls on the frontrow and sings all the 1974 show favorites with verve. This is a rather good audience recording that gives you a frontrow perspective of this delightful performance. Ask your local dealer for samples!
The May 26th, 1974 M/S is a completely new concert even for die-hard Elvis fans. It has never been in circulation - in any form. The so called „May 26th, 1974 M/S“ audience recording available on tape/CDR is wrongly dated!
"MEET ME… AT DEL WEBB’S SAHARA TAHOE!" is taken from a first generation copy of an original audience recorded cassette, obtained from a collector in the US and the date was verified through several very credible sources. Every second was digitally restored to achieve optimal listening pleasure.
Straight Arrow is taking the opportunity to thank Elvis Presley fans all over the World for their loyalty and continual support. We are doing the best to deliver you interesting collectors releases in good sound and eye catching packaging. We are always looking for previously unknown concert recordings or superior sounding versions, compared to what is available on tapes/CDRs/old CDs. The year 2015 is a special anniversary for us - it marks 10 years since our initial CD release titled „PIECES OF MY LIFE“. We promise you several surprising releases for 2015 – so stay tuned! The Straight Arrow team would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas and prosperous, Happy New Year!
Tracklist:
01. Introduction: Also Sprach Zarathustra - 02. C. C. Rider - 03. I Got A Woman / Amen - 04. Love Me - 05. Tryin' To Get To You - 06. All Shook Up - 07. Hound Dog - 08. Fever - 09. Polk Salad Annie - 10. Why Me Lord (with reprise) - 11. Suspicious Minds - 12. Introductions of singers, musicians, orchestra - 13. I Can’t Stop Loving You (with false start) - 14. Help Me - 15. Bridge Over Troubled Water - 16. Let Me Be There - 17. Big Boss Man - 18. The Wonder Of You - 19. Can’t Help Falling In Love - 21. Closing Vamp / Announcements.
Update December 4, 2014
Still Crazy After All These Years!
The touchdown label has chosen the July 22nd 1975 show from Asheville for their next release.
Many fans know, that the tour with which Elvis stopped for 3 days also in Asheville just made the best tours Elvis in his career. It is also the tour where he for the last time gave still really energetic shows, then he never again approached completely these great concerts. The Asheville shows fascinate by some rare songs and were always to the favored shows among the fans. The show from July 22, 1975 had not appeared up to now on Silver Disc and has been preserved up to now like also the other concerts of this tour, unfortunately, only than Audience admission. Rare songs are outstanding in this show like "Memphis Tennessee", or "Shake A Hand", both completely, and the only known live version from "Why Me Lord" with which Elvis also takes over the part of J.D.Sumner and joins in the singing not as usual only the refrain. The whole show is stamped by a fantastic set list. The Fans, who also have Audience admissions of the King with pleasure have in the collection, will be inspired.
CD 1
1. Also Sprach Zarathustra - 0,55 2. See See Rider – 3,33 3. I Got A Woman / Amen – 9,28 4. Monologue – 0,52 5. Big Boss Man – 3,16 6. Monologue – 0,21 7. Why Me Lord – 2,44 8. Havin´ Fun With The Band – 2,47 9. Love Me – 3,25 10. If You love Me (Let Me Know) – 2,49 11. Elvis About His Album `Today´ - 0,36 12. Looking For The `C´Cord – 0,42 13. Shake A Hand – 3,12 14. All Shook Up – 1,03 15. Teddy Bear/Don´t Be Cruel – 2,16 16. Hound Dog – 2,06 17. The Wonder Of You – 1,37 18. Elvis Jokes About The `Creepin Crud´ - 3,32 19. Memphis Tennessee – 2,07
CD 2
1. Funny How Time Slips Away – 3,16 2. Polk Salad Annie (sl.incompl.) – 3,26 3. Introductions Pt.1 by J.D.Sumner – 1,14 4. Johnny B. Goode by James Burton – 0,37 5. Drum Solo by Ronnie Tutt – 1,30 6. Bass Solo by Jerry Scheff – 1,29 7. Piano Solo by Glen D. Hardin – 1,01 8. Introductions Pt.2 by J.D. Sumner – 1,24 9. School Days – 0,52 10. T-R-O-U-B-L-E – 3,51 11. Bathroom Explanation – 0,43 12. It´s Now Or Never – 2,29 13. You Don´t Have To Say You Love Me – 2,04 14. How Great Thou Art (with reprise) – 4,40 15. Burning Love – 2,34 16. Audience Talk – 0,50 17. Let Me Be There – 2,34 18. Heartbreak Hotel – 1,46 19. Little Darlin´- 1,58 20. Mystery Train/Tiger Man – 2,29 21. Present To J.D.Sumner – 1,48 22. Can´t Help Falling In Love – 1,55
Update December 2, 2014
Magnetic As Ever
The MxF label will release soon the second volume of “Wild Tiger in Concert'' entitled MAGNETIC AS EVER, featuring the Spokane, April 28, 1973 8.00 PM Show.
The April Tour represent the first tour of the year, Elvis on tour means Elvis at the top of his possibilities. The 1973 is still a rocking Elvis, but without doubt is the year when all the demons come to the surface, maybe everything has to change to remain the same…...The year was begun with the glorious Hawaii TV satellite Show and after a pale useless Vegas season, Elvis recuperated from the fatigue, started the first tour of the year in a different mood … very energetic on stage, full of enthusiasm he sings with power delivering a solid and long show, with the classic repertoire of the 1973 including a incredible “Steaming rolling blues” version, together a sensitive I’ll Remember you and nice super pop I’m Leaving….. On stage is an impressive figure in Fire jumpsuit, the rocker attitude still intact, the voice great, the atmosphere enormous, the demand terrific, 13.000 lucky people attended at the two shows of Spokane.
The show is unreleased almost complete, Johnny B.Goode is missing for the half.. Here we present the show directly from a first generation copy of a privately-recorded 60-minute cassette. The sound was painstakingly restored for your listening pleasure. The sound quality here is incredible good, considering it was taped from the audience. Elvis and overall the band is loud and clear, the sounds is very powerful in very good balanced mix with some great James Burton’ guitar solos, the audience is never too intrusive giving instead the real feeling of the concert.
Like its predecessors, this new release will be presented in a beautiful four panels digipack with a collection of photos taken during the afternoon show. As bonus the first 500 copies will come with a Christmas Card 12x12 cm.
The recording excellent quality and the superb show give to Magnetic As Ever the status of UNIQUE.
Don’t miss it!!!!
Track list:
As recorded live at Spokane Coliseum, April 28, 1973 8.00 PM
01. 2001 Theme
02. See See Rider
03. I Got A Woman / Amen
04. Love Me Tender
05. You Gave Me A Mountain
06. Steamroller Blues
07. You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me
08. Love Me
09. Blue Suede Shoes
10. Heartbreak Hotel
11. Teddy Bear / Don’t Be Cruel
12. Long Tall Sally / Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On
13. I’m Leaving
14. Johnny B .Goode ( incomplete )
15. Hound Dog
16. Fever
17. What Now My Love
18. Suspicious Minds
19. Band Introductions
20. I’ll Remember You
21. I Can’t Stop Loving You
22. An American Trilogy
23. A Big Hunk Of Love
24. Can’t Help Falling In Love/ Closing Vamp
CD time about 60.00 min
Update November 26, 2014
Out Now - 14000 Fans Can’t Be Wrong!
Out now on the VV label is their sixth release entitled "14000 fans Can’t be wrong!" featuring the UNRELEASED complete live audience recording on September 13th 1970 8.30 PM show From Tampa, Florida.. The vinyl will be accompanied from a deluxe digipack cd including the Show plus the almost previous day show from Miami + a bonus glossy PHOTO .
After the success of our previous releases We decided: to give you more.….. so we decided to not only bring you an UNRELEASED show with best audio possible , but also an expanded cd in deluxe digipack with practically two shows!!!
“14000 fans can’t be wrong!!!” wants to give you a unique perspective of the man and his music during his first tour in 1970.. This will be the first STEP of a wider project, in fact the producers’ intention is to accompanied this first volume with other unreleased show from Elvis’ 1970 first tour…
Elvis ‘ first tour comes almost immediately after the third Las Vegas season, maybe too soon to give Elvis time to recuperate…from a long and we suspect boring month of concerts in Vegas.
The tour was a 8 concerts in 6 different cities. It was a modest tour considering Elvis’ popularity , in fact all the date were an immediately sold out with a wild reaction from the audience.
Elvis looked great at the top of his possibility, performing a solid and maybe too short show with the best of the repertoire of the previous month in Vegas with no new songs added.
About the Show, Elvis’ sang the two best singles from the 1969 sessions + plus his last one from the 1970 sessions…I’ve Lost You maybe for the moderate success only, won’t be performed anymore after this tour..In the Ghetto will follow the same destiny …. Talking about of the best song, all the songs a very well performed although sometime no too seriously, overall in the case of a serious one like In The Ghetto…however in “The new song” I’ve Lost You and You’ve Lost the Loving Feeling we find Elvis at his best…
In the cd we include together the Tampa show also 30 minutes of Miami Evening show, giving to the listen a wider spectrum about Elvis’ first tour. The Miami show was already released but we
have in our hands a straight copy from the original tape, so we decide to add the highlights of the show to complete the bonus cd in the matter to delivery 80 MINUTES OF music.
Both the recording come from an early generation copy of the master tape, the sound quality is very good considering the early tour. We have on our hands the original mono tape of extremely good quality enabling us to carry out simple re-mastering work, concentrating on the reduction of noise trying to achieve a more clear sound of Elvis, keeping his vocal power up in the central mix and at the same time trying to give a great definition to the background music.
The LP 140 VINYL GRAM, IT BRINGS TO THE BEST QUALITY TO DATE!!!!is a LIMITED HAND NUMBERED 500 COPIES. It comes with an CLASSIC SLEEVE AS OUR FIRST RELEASE, WITH A FEW BEAUTIFUL SHOTS FORM THE CONCERT giving an unique view. The bonus cd comes with expanded tracklist with a deluxe digipack . A bonus glossy heavy paper A/4 format comes to complete this beautiful package.
We hope you can enjoy this SIXTH product in the way to give life to the next volume soon as possible.
You can place your order at your favorite dealer from now on.
LP September 13, 1970 8.30 PM
Live Audience recording
Unreleased Show
RUNNING TIME 49,00 MIN
SIDE A 24.20 MIN
01 Opening Theme
02 That’s All Right
03 I Got A Woman/Amen
04 I Walk The Line (excerpt)
05 Love Me Tender
06 In The Ghetto
07 I’ve Lost You
08 You’ve Lost Than Loving Feeling
09 Polk Salad Annie
10 Intro Band
11 Johnny B.Goode
SIDE B 24.20 MIN
12 Intro Band
13 The Wonder Of You
14 Heartbreak Hotel
15 Blue Suede Shoes/Whole Lotta Shakin’ Going On
16 Hound Dog
17 Bridge Over Troubled Water
18 Suspicious Minds
19 Funny How Time Slips Away
20 Can’t Help Falling In Love
BONUS CD
Tampa September 13, 1970 es
APPROX TIME 49,00 MIN.
01 Opening Theme
02 That’s All Right
03 I Got A Woman/Amen
04 I Walk The Line (excerpt)
05 Love Me Tender
06 In The Ghetto
07 I’ve Lost You
08 You’ve Lost Than Loving Feeling
09 Polk Salad Annie
10 Intro Band
11 Johnny B.Goode
12 Intro Band
13 The Wonder Of You
14 Heartbreak Hotel
15 Blue Suede Shoes/Whole Lotta Shakin’ Going On
16 Hound Dog
17 Bridge Over Troubled Water
18 Suspicious Minds
19 Funny How Time Slips Away
20 Can’t Help Falling In Love
Miami September 12, 1970 ES
APPROX TIME 30 MIN.
21. I Walk The Line (except)*
22. I’ve Lost You*
23. You’ve Lost Than Loving Feeling*
24. Polk Salad Annie*
25. Johnny B. Goode*
26. The Wonder Of You*
27. Bridge Over Troubled Water*
28. Suspicious Minds*
29. Funny How Time Slips Away*
30. Can’t Help Falling Love
TOTAL TIME 79,00 MIN
*Tracks previously released audience recording
Update November 21, 2014
Two New Straight Arrow Announcements
Lightning Strikes Twice In Portland!
From „The Rick Rennie master tapes“ Vol. 2
Wednesday, November 11th, 1970 & Friday, April 27th, 1973, Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR
Coming out soon is the new Straight Arrow's double-digipak CD release, called "LIGHTNING STRIKES TWICE IN PORTLAND!", featuring the November 11th, 1970 and April 27th, 1973 Portland shows.
These shows may well represent some of best of Elvis Presley live in the 70s. The Nov. 11th, 1970 recording really captures the raw excitement and electricity of those early tours. Elvis delivers a high octane performance that drives the audience in a frenzy. In parts he sounds a bit unfocused, but overall both Elvis and his audience are having such a ball that any criticisms of his performance are nothing more than nitpicking.
The April 27, 1973 concert in the same city may well be his best show of the year, and is a serious contender for "Elvis' best concert performance in the 70's". Compared to the '70 show, his performance here is tighter, more focused and far more varied. Elvis is vocally strong and he delivers the goods in a knock-out performance.
Both shows were first released by the Live Archives label (1991) using slightly incomplete and inferior sounding copies of original Rick Rennie tapes. Memory Records issued those shows in 2004 („ON THE ROAD AGAIN“ and „SHINING IN PORTLAND“ CDs). Those Memory Records releases were engineered and mastered using now obsolete hardware and software.
10 years have passed, and it is right time for the ultimate re-release of these special recordings - in a new, crisp, dynamic sound. Straight Arrow’s release of the November 11th, 1970 show appears - for the first time - totally complete. The Opening Vamp and the famous "Elvis has left the building" announcement at the end of show were restored. The 1970 show is taken directly from the original stereo master tape. The 1973 show is taken from better of two existing 1st generation copies made back in 70s (the master tape got lost thru the years). Original tape transfers made in March 2004 have been used. Every second was digitally restored from scratch to achieve optimal listening pleasure. Ask your local dealer for samples.
As with every Straight Arrow’s release, this beautifully designed double-digipack edition is limited to 500 copies. If you enjoyed „A NEW DECADE, A NEW SOUND“, you will enjoy "LIGHTNING STRIKES TWICE IN PORTLAND!" too. These shows never sounded better!
Tracklist:
CD1
01. Opening Vamp - 02. That's All Right - 03. I Got A Woman / Amen - 04. Monologue (incl. „I Walk The Line” and „Tiger Man” excerpts) - 05. Love Me Tender (with false start) - 06. You Don't Have To Say You Love Me - 07. Sweet Caroline (short version) - 08. You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' - 09. Polk Salad Annie (short version, with impersonations) - 10. Instrumental Intermezzo - 11. Introductions of singers, musicians, orchestra - 12. Johnny B. Goode - 13. Introductions of singers, musicians, orchestra continues (incl. „Blueberry Hill” excerpt) - 14. How Great Thou Art - 15. The Wonder Of You (short version) - 16. Heartbreak Hotel (with 2 false starts, and „How Great Thou Art” fragment) - 17. Blue Suede Shoes - 18. Hound Dog - 19. Bridge Over Troubled Water (with 4 false starts) - 20. Suspicious Minds - 21. Funny How Times Slip Away - 22. Can't Help Falling In Love - 23. Closing Vamp / Announcements - 24. Rick Rennie & friends „after” show chat.
CD2
01. Introduction: Also Sprach Zarathustra - 02. C. C. Rider - 03. I Got A Woman / Amen - 04. Love Me Tender - 05. You Gave Me A Mountain - 06. Steamroller Blues - 07. You Don't Have To Say You Love Me - 08. Love Me - 09. Blue Suede Shoes - 10. Heartbreak Hotel - 11. Little Sister / Get Back - 12. Help Me Make It Through The Night - 13. Long Tall Sally / Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On - 14. I'm Leavin' - 15. Hound Dog - 16. Fever - 17. What Now My Love - 18. Suspicious Minds - 19. Introductions of singers, musicians, orchestra - 20. I'll Remember You - 21. I Can't Stop Loving You - 22. An American Trilogy - 23. A Big Hunk O' Love - 24. Can't Help Falling In Love - 25. Closing Vamp / Announcements.
The King Holds Court
Tuesday, August 28, 1973 Dinner Show & Wednesday, August 29, Dinner & Midnight Shows, Las Vegas Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas, NV
Following the remarkable success of our earlier 3CD set "On A Winning Streak", Straight Arrow is pleased to announce another 3CD collection featuring three more unreleased shows from the Summer 1973 engagement in excellent quality audience recorded audio.
The three shows are all strong shows, with Elvis vocally strong (much more than in February '73) and delivering a very varied selection of songs at each of the shows. It's clear that he is in his element here, as his entertaining interaction with the audience and his knock-out vocal performances amply demonstrate. The presence of his daughter Lisa Marie inspires Elvis to give his best. These shows are a delight, and especially in this clear vibrant audience recorded audio that gives you a true "you are there" feel, they make for captivating listening. The August 28, 1973 D/S and August 29, 1973 D/S and M/S are previously unreleased. A few highlights from the (previously released) August 28, 1973 M/S were added. All 3 shows are taken from 1st generation copies of original audience recorded cassettes, made back in the 70s by English super-fan Rex Martin. Every second was digitally restored, every click manually removed, every drop-out fixed to achieve optimal listening pleasure. Ask your local dealer for samples to judge for yourself! If you enjoyed the "On A Winning Streak" set, then you will definitely not be disappointed by its sequel, "The King Holds Court"!
Tracklist:
CD1 - Tuesday, August 28, 1973 Dinner Show
01. Introduction: Also Sprach Zarathustra - 02. C. C. Rider - 03. I Got A Woman / Amen - 04. Love Me - 05. Love Me Tender - 06. You Gave Me A Mountain - 07. Blue Suede Shoes - 08. Medley: Long Tall Sally / Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On / Your Mama Don't Dance / Flip, Flop And Fly / Jailhouse Rock / Hound Dog - 09. Fever - 10. What Now My Love - 11. Suspicious Minds - 12. Introductions of singers, musicians, orchestra - 13. Release Me (incomplete) - 14. Johnny B. Goode (incomplete) - 15. Introduction of Lisa Marie Presley - 16. My Boy - 17. I Can’t Stop Loving You (with false start) - 18. An American Trilogy - 19. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face - 20. Heartbreak Hotel (with false start) - 21. (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear / Don‘t Be Cruel - 22. How Great Thou Art - 23. Can’t Help Falling In Love - 24. Closing Vamp / Announcements.
Bonus tracks (August 28, 1973 Midnight Show):
25. Steamroller Blues - 26. Trouble - 27. My Boy (false start) / What A Friend We Have In Jesus (excerpt) / My Boy (false start) / Release Me / My Boy - 28. Mystery Train / Tiger Man.
CD2 - Wednesday, August 29, 1973 Dinner Show
01. Introduction: Also Sprach Zarathustra - 02. C. C. Rider - 03. I Got A Woman / Amen - 04. Love Me - 05. Steamroller Blues - 06. You Gave Me A Mountain - 07. Blue Suede Shoes - 08. Medley: Long Tall Sally / Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On / Your Mama Don't Dance / Flip Flop And Fly / Jailhouse Rock / Hound Dog - 09. Love Me Tender - 10. Fever - 11. What Now My Love (with false start) - 12. Suspicious Minds - 13. Introductions of singers, musicians, orchestra - 14. My Boy - 15. I Can’t Stop Loving You - 16. An American Trilogy - 17. A Big Hunk O‘ Love - 18. Introduction of Lisa Marie Presley - 19. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (with false start) - 20. Can’t Help Falling In Love - 21. Closing Vamp / Announcements.
CD3 - Wednesday, August 29, 1973 Midnight Show
01. C. C. Rider - 02. I Got A Woman / Amen - 03. Love Me - 04. Steamroller Blues - 05. You Gave Me A Mountain - 06. Trouble - 07. Blue Suede Shoes - 08. Medley: Long Tall Sally / Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On / Your Mama Don't Dance / Flip Flop And Fly / Hound Dog - 09. Love Me Tender - 10. Fever - 11. Bridge Over Troubled Water - 12. Bridge Over Troubled Water (reprised from 2nd verse) - 13. Suspicious Minds - 14. Introductions of singers, musicians, orchestra - 15. My Boy - 16. I Can’t Stop Loving You - 17. An American Trilogy - 18. Introduction of Lisa Marie Presley, Vernon Presley and Felton Jarvis - 19. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face - 20. How Great Thou Art - 21. Can’t Help Falling In Love - 22. Closing Vamp / Announcements.
Update November 17, 2014
Two new releases from Gravel Road
Here the press release:
“ELVIS, LOVE AMERICAN STYLE”
Directly from SOUNDBOARD recordings Series no.1
June 28, 1974 Milwaukee at the Milwaukee Arena
Coming out soon is Gravelroad Music BRANDNEW -Deluxe 100+ pages book with Soundboard CD “ELVIS, LOVE AMERICAN STYLE” featuring the 28th June, 1974 concert.
“On April 25, 1974, A Thursday, The journal ran a four paragraph story on page 15 of the first section under the headline, “Elvis To Be Here In June 28” A one head column shot of Elvis..”
This was the only announcement, No Printed ads, No TV commercials.
IT WAS SOLD OUT!!! 2 months in advance 11,800 seats !!!
EVEN TODAY FANS WHO HEARD THE CONCERT, SAY: “IT ONE OF THE BEST SHOWS EVER OF 1974”
All reviews on this show were raving, but it took almost 13 years to redo this hard to find and rare show justice and made available again to the fans. The concert is now included with a beautiful deluxe hardcover book featuring amazing shots and stunning artwork!
It is time for the ultimate re-release of this special concert!
This is “ELVIS - LOVE AMERICAN STYLE” a deluxe hardcover book with 100+ pages and many (80+) amazing beautiful page size photos of the show with the light blue “Phoenix” pattern jumpsuit, essential liner notes, background information and news reviews AND the concert is fully re-mastered audio. In crisp dynamic sound! The audio is taken directly from the original soundboard tape transfers made in 2004. Every second was digitally restored from scratch to achieve optimal listening pleasure.
Gravelroad Music’ “ELVIS, LOVE AMERICAN STYLE” is Limited to 550 copies worldwide, in the best possible artwork & audio!
TRACKLIST
.01. SEE SEE RIDER.02. I GOT A WOMAN-AMEN.03. TURN AROUND LOOK AT ME (excerpt).04. LOVE ME.05. TRYIN’TO GET TO YOU.06. ALL SHOOP UP.07. LOVE ME TENDER.08. HOUND DOG.09. FEVER. 10. POLK SALAD ANNIE. 11. WHY ME LORD.12. SUSPICIOUS MINDS.13. BAND INTRODUCTIONS.14. I CAN’T STOP LOVING YOU.15. HELP ME.16. BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER.17. LET ME BE THERE.18. FUNNY HOW TIME SLIPS AWAY with reprise.19. BIG BOSS MAN. 20. STEAMROLLER BLUES.21. CAN’T HELP FALLING IN LOVE.
“ELVIS, VEGAS RHYTHM” REVISITED
Directly from SOUNDBOARD recordings Series no.2
February 3rd, 1973 Las Vegas
Coming out soon is the second release from our new soundboard recordings series. Gravelroad Music BRANDNEW Deluxe 110+ pages book with Soundboard CD “ELVIS, VEGAS RHYTHM REVISITED” featuring the February 3rd, 1973 Dinner show.
Plus on Multi Media DVD in full format 2 extra shows February 2nd, Midnight Show and February 3rd, 1973 Midnight Show and 45 Minutes 8 mm footage of the January/ February Vegas Season.
“We received many request to reprint of this fantastic CD, we never did… At the time not to many were printed.
Why did we do it now? Because we could seriously upgrade it! “
A DELUXE FULL COLOR HARDCOVER BOOK with 45+ minutes 8 mm Footage of January/ February 1973 and 3 SOUNDBOARDS fully re-mastered in amazing sound! And over 85+ amazing and rare photos many page size. Extended liner notes, a lot of background information about the CD in one package!!
It is time for the ultimate re-release of this special concert!
This is “ELVIS – VEGAS RHYTHM REVISITED” a deluxe hardcover book with 110+ pages and many (85+) amazing beautiful page size photos of the show, essential liner notes, background information and news
All in crisp dynamic sound!
The being there feel is present with all 3 soundboards Fully re-mastered in the way it should have been! Some fans will revisited their option to about these other shows, The Elvis show sounds simply fantastic!
The audio is taken directly from original soundboard tape transfers and it shows…. Every second is digitally restored from scratch to achieve optimal listening pleasure. Ask your dealers for samples!
If you liked VEGAS RHYTHM before, you going to LOVE the VEGAS RHYTHM REVISITED !
Gravelroad Music’ “ELVIS, VEGAS RHYTHM REVISITED” is Limited to 550 copies worldwide, in the best possible artwork & audio!
TRACKLIST:
Las Vegas Hilton February 2, 1973 Midnight Show.
01. Also Sprach Zarathustra 02. See See Rider 03. I Got A Woman – Amen 04. Until It’s Time To Go 05. Sweet Caroline 06. Steamroller Blues 07. You Gave Me A Mountain 08. Fever 09. Love Me 10. Blue Suede Shoes 11. Love Me Tender 12. Johnny B. Goode 13. Hound Dog 14. What Now My Love 15. Suspicious Minds 16. Band Introductions 17. I Can’t Stop Loving You 18. American Trilogy 19. Can’t Stop Falling In Love - Closing Vamp
Las Vegas Hilton February 3, 1973 Dinner Show.
01. Also Sprach Zarathustra 02. See See Rider 03. I Got A Woman – Amen 04. Until It’s Time To Go 05. You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me 06. Steamroller Blues 07. You Gave Me A Mountain 08. Fever 09. Love Me 10. Blue Suede Shoes 11. Love Me Tender 12. Johnny B. Goode 13. Hound Dog 14. What Now My Love 15. Suspicious Minds 16. Band Introductions 17. I’ll Remember You 18. I Can’t Stop Loving You 19. American Trilogy 20. Can’t Stop Falling In Love - Closing Vamp
Las Vegas Hilton February 3, 1973 Midnight Show.
01. See See Rider 02. I Got A Woman – Amen 03. Until It’s Time To Go 04. You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me 05. Steamroller Blues 06. You Gave Me A Mountain 07. Fever 08. Love Me 09. Blue Suede Shoes 10. Love Me Tender 11. Johnny B. Goode 12. Hound Dog 13. What Now My Love 14. Suspicious Minds 15. Band Introductions 16. I Can’t Stop Loving You 17. American Trilogy 18. Can’t Stop Falling In Love - Closing Vamp
IN SHORT :
A DELUXE FULL COLOR HARD COVER BOOK 110+ pages.
Over 85+ Full color photos of January – February incl. rare ones.
Extensive liner notes, with a lot of background information about the legendary VEGAS RHYTHM February 3rd Dinner show.
3 SOUNDBOARDS fully re-mastered in amazing sound!
45min 8mm footage of this 8th Las Vegas season combined to one complete show.
Update November 2, 2014
Bicentennial Superstar
Welcome to TNT Records´ fourth CD release. Again with a little help from our friends at “Audionics” - probably THE premium and still active label when it comes to rare recordings in best possible sound - we decided to take a closer look to the extremely busy Elvis in the Summer of 1976. As we all know it was a time when Elvis actually should have cared a lot more for himself than for his fans. Money might also have been some kind of reason to continue restless touring and the quality of his performances were in many cases merely a shadow of the past. Still Elvis´ popularity was tremendous and it seemed so easy to sell out every single show. And so he did on the two nights featured in this 2 CD set.
Show #1 took place on June 30th, and the 16000 fans at the Coliseum in Greensboro absolutely loved Elvis´ show although they experienced that “the pelvis didn´t move quite the way it used to” and that “Elvis Presley is in his forties now” and “has put on some weight in the midsection”. While the fans on the one hand didn´t bother that much regarding Elvis´ weight the press did. Anyhow the reviews were still okay and the reporters finally had to admit that the “Elvis magic” still turns ém on! Thankfully the concert has been recorded from the soundboard and for this kind of recordings it has fantastic sound! Plus it reveals that Elvis delivers at least a decent and entertaining show.
Show #2 is from August 31, and by this time Elvis´ health problems were visual even for his most dedicated fans. On this late August/early September tour The “King” had a very bad start with terrible performances in San Antonio, Houston, Mobile and Tuscaloosa. Collectors most likely do own the released CDs with the shows from August 28 and 30 so they can judge for themselves. Elvis “Super-Fan” Brenda Dymock was a witness on every show of the tour and she wrote in a 1976 article which she sent to UK´s Rex Martin: “Well I don´t know what happened with Elvis between Tuscaloosa and Macon but Boy! What a difference. He was in a great mood and really put on a great show.”
Well, whatever Brenda has experienced: Just listen yourself on yet another great sounding soundboard recording!
CD1 - Greensboro 30.6.76:
01. Also Sprach Zarathustra
02. C. C. Rider
03. I Got A Woman / Amen
04. Love Me
05. If You Love Me (Let Me Know)
06. You Gave Me A Mountain
07. All Shook Up
08. Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel
09. And I Love You So
10. Blue Suede Shoes
11. Fever
12. America (The Beautiful)
13. Band Introductions
14. Early Mornin' Rain
15. What'd I Say
16. Johnny B. Goode
17. Drums Solo (Ronnie Tutt)
18. Bass Solo 1 (Jerry Scheff)
19. Bass Solo 2 (Blues, Jerry Scheff)
20. Piano Solo (Tony Brown)
21. Electric Piano Solo (David Briggs)
22. Love Letters
23. School Day
24. Love Me Tender
25. Hurt (1)
26. Hurt (2)
27. Funny How Time Slips Away
28. Hound Dog
29. Can't Help Falling In Love
30. Closing Vamp / Announcements
CD2 - Macon 31.8.76:
01. Also Sprach Zarathustra
02. C. C. Rider
03. I Got A Woman / Amen
04. Love Me
05. If You Love Me (Let Me Know)
06. You Gave Me A Mountain
07. All Shook Up
08. Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel
09. And I Love You So
10. Jailhouse Rock
11. Fever
12. America (The Beautiful) (with reprise)
13. Band Introductions
14. Early Mornin' Rain
15. What'd I Say
16. Johnny B. Goode
17. Drum Solo (Ronnie Tutt)
18. Bass Solo (Jerry Scheff, incomplete)
19. Electric Piano Solo (David Briggs, incomplete)
20. Love Letters
21. School Day
22. Hurt
23. Hound Dog
24. That’s All Right
25. Blue Christmas
26. Mystery Train / Tiger Man
27. Can't Help Falling In Love
28. Closing Vamp
Updated October 29, 2014
A New Decade, A New Sound
A New Decade, A New Sound from „Rick Rennie master tapes“ Vol. 1
Tuesday, February 3rd & Thursday, February 5th, 1970 Dinner Shows, Las Vegas International Hotel, Las Vegas, NV
Straight Arrow Special Products SA/SP 2014-25-02
Coming out soon is the new Straight Arrow's double-digipak CD release "A NEW DECADE, A NEW SOUND", featuring the February 3rd and 5th, 1970 Dinner shows.
Looking back at Elvis' final decade of live shows, there are two Las Vegas engagements that stand out: the August '69 one obviously, but certainly also the one in February '70. Whereas the '69 comeback shows were a natural extension of the NBC '68 special with a strong focus on his classic hits, the second engagement From the way he performed these songs, you could tell that he really loved them and genuinely enjoyed the new direction his career was now taking. Most of the oldies were gone from the setlist. It was a very bold move, especially for an artist whose career in the sixties had been marked by boredom and predictability.
Released from the chains of the past, Elvis looked and sounded like a man in full control of his career, and he clearly relished the artistic freedom that was now his.
The fact that the music sounded better than before was due in no small part thanks to the two newcomers to the core band; Glen D. Hardin on piano and Bob Lanning on drums.
Hailing from Lubbock, Texas, Hardin grew up with Elvis' music, seemed to know all the songs, and was able to contribute with a lot of ideas. Just as importantly, he wrote fresh arrangements for several of the new songs in the show. Elvis loved these arrangements, and Hardin quickly became a highly valued member of the band. Lanning was & is a true no-nonsense rock & roll drummer, who cites Earl Palmer as a main influence. No surprise therefore that he refused to be speeded up by Elvis (or by anyone else, for that matter), and instead focused on laying down a solid groove. In retrospect, this goes a long way in explaining why the February 1970 recordings are musically more solid than other live recordings from the 70s.
With that in mind, we would like to dedicate this special collectors' release to messrs. Hardin and Lanning. It’s worth mentioning that Bob Lanning was “found” quite recently after a 45-year absence, and he will be part of a special Elvis show that will be touring Europe in May 2015! And no doubt it'll be a sensation to hear his tight & fearless drumming again after all these years!
The February 3rd, 1970 D/S was previously released by the Memory Records label („HAVE SOME FUN TONIGHT“, 2002). The February 5th, 1970 D/S was released twice from an inferior source and finally by Memory Records („INTERNATIONAL EARTHQUAKE“, 2002). Those Memory Records releases were engineered and mastered using obsolete hardware and software and for some mysterious reason, both shows were even slightly edited.
12 years have passed, and now it‘s time for the ultimate re-release of these special recordings - in a new, crisp, dynamic sound, and with no edits. Straight Arrow’s release of February 3rd and 5th, 1970 Dinner Shows is taken directly from the original tape transfers made in 2001. Every second was digitally restored from scratch to achieve optimal listening pleasure. Ask your local dealer for samples.
As every Straight Arrow’s re-release, this beautifully designed double-digipack edition is limited to 500 copies.
Tracklist:
CD1
01. Excerpt of Sammy Shore speech - 02. Introduction: Orchestra Instrumental - 03. Opening Vamp - 04. All Shook Up - 05. I Got A Woman - 06. Proud Mary - 07. Don't Cry Daddy - 08. (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel - 09. Long Tall Sally - 10. Let It Be Me - 11. I Can't Stop Loving You - 12. Walk A Mile In My Shoes / In The Ghetto - 13. Kentucky Rain - 14. Sweet Caroline - 15. Polk Salad Annie - 16. Introductions of singers, musicians, orchestra - 17. Suspicious Minds - 18. Can't Help Falling In Love.
CD2
01. Rick Rennie comments recorded prior the show - 02. Introduction: Orchestra Instrumental - 03. Opening Vamp - 04. All Shook Up - 05. I Got A Woman - 06. Proud Mary - 07. Don't Cry Daddy - 08. (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel - 09. Love Me - 10. C. C. Rider - 11. Let It Be Me - 12. I Can't Stop Loving You - 13. Love Me Tender - 14. Chat with audience - 15. In The Ghetto - 16. Sweet Caroline - 17. Polk Salad Annie - 18. Introductions of singers, musicians, orchestra - 19. Suspicious Minds - 20. Can't Help Falling In Love / Announcement.
Update October 21, 2014
New Cover Elvis At The Hilton
AudiRec proudly presents: ELVIS AT THE HILTON – a brandnew double-CD Set which will be released shortly. CD 1 includes the complete “3 A.M.” Show while CD 2 includes the complete Dinner Show – both dated September 2, 1973.
It was the summer of 1973 - “Labor Day Weekend” brought thousands of visitors to Las Vegas, the “Entertainment Capital City of the World” and Elvis – again – was the most requested performer people wanted to see in Concert. No wonder the Colonel agreed when being asked to schedule a special “3 A.M. Show” on Sunday morning (Sept. 2) to fulfill the many requests for tickets. Elvis was so popular in Vegas, it is hard to compare with any of today´s artists. So it is never a fault to say that Elvis was indeed the “King Of Vegas”. For our first release and with all the technical help we could get from our friends from the “Straight Arrow” Label we were able to obtain two rare shows, both from September 2, 1973. We were given the opportunity to work with the original tapes, recorded at the showroom of the Las Vegas Hilton Hotel by a very well-known and a hundred percent devoted Elvis-Fan. Both shows have been recorded with a tape-recorder brought in secretly and have to be called “typical audience recordings”, though clearly ones which are of real good quality for that type of recordings.
Did you know, that Elvis rode on the back of “Memphis Mafia-Member” Lamar Fike when entering the stage at this early morning show of September 2? He was clearly in a playful and funny mode in the morning hours of this Sunday and it was showing in many parts of this concert. We all know the photos from the Closing Show of this engagement (just one day later) where Elvis did the same (riding on Lamar´s back but this time with a toy monkey on HIS shoulders) – but that was not the first time Elvis did such a “special” start of the show. Anyhow, this is just a small piece of information we collected for the 16-page booklet which accompanies the release. You will read many details regarding those two shows, written down by witnesses just barely one hour after the shows ended – up at their hotel room at the Las Vegas Hilton Hotel!
Expect a fine, decent double CD Set and be sure to get your copy at your local dealer!
Tracklistings:
CD1 - Las Vegas 02.09.1973 3 AM Show
01. Also Sprach Zarathustra
02. See See Rider
03. I Got A Woman / Amen
04. Love Me
05. Steamroller Blues
06. You Gave Me A Mountain
07. Trouble
08. Long Tall Sally / Whole Lotta Shakin´ Goin´ On / Mama Don’t Dance / Flip Flop & Fly / Hound Dog
09. Love Me Tender
10. Fever (including excerpt of Polk Salad Annie)
11. What Now My Love (funny version)
12. Suspicious Minds
13. Band Introduction
14. Release Me
15. An American Trilogy
16. Mystery Train / Tiger Man
17. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
18. How Great Thou Art (with reprise)
19. Can’t Help Falling In Love
20. Closing Vamp
CD2 - Las Vegas 02.09.1973 Dinner Show
01. Also Sprach Zarathustra
02. See See Rider
03. I Got A Woman / Amen
04. Love Me
05. Steamroller Blues
06. You Gave Me A Mountain (funny version)
07. Trouble
08. Long Tall Sally / Whole Lotta Shakin´ Goin´ On / Mama Don’t Dance / Flip Flop & Fly / Hound Dog
09. Love Me Tender
10. Fever
11. Bridge Over Troubled Water (with reprise)
12. Suspicious Minds
13. Band Introduction
14. Introduction of Gloria Loring
15. My Boy
16. I Can’t Stop Loving You (with false start)
17. (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear / Don’t Be Cruel
18. An American Trilogy
19. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
20. How Great Thou Art (with reprise)
21. Can’t Help Falling In Love
22. Closing Vamp
Update October 20, 2014
Tryin' To Get To Tahoe
Expected soon is new CD entitled ”TRYIN’ TO GET TO TAHOE” (label E.P. Collector, EPC 2014-02) recorded at the Lake Tahoe, NV, May 16, 1974 Opening show.
Elvis' spring '74 shows were consistently strong, and the May concerts in Lake Tahoe were no exception. Elvis' shows there were solid and entertaining, and he was in particularly good voice. The set lists offered a wide variety of music, and Elvis' commitment and enthusiasm made these intimate shows very memorable for those who were lucky enough to attend them. The show on this CD has never been released in any form, and this very decent, digitally restored audience recording gives you a unique perspective of what it was like to experience him in person in Lake Tahoe during this engagement.
The CD is packaged in a nicely designed digipack with rare Lake Tahoe, May ’74 cover shot and collection of ”Peacock” images taken in Cleveland show on June 21st, 1974.
Tracks:
01. Opening Vamp / C. C. Rider - 02. medley: I Got A Woman / Amen - 03. Love Me - 04. Tryin' To Get To You - 05. All Shook Up - 06. medley: Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel - 07. Love Me Tender - 08. Steamroller Blues - 09. Hound Dog - 10. Fever - 11. Polk Salad Annie - 12. Why Me Lord? (with reprise) - 13. Suspicious Minds - 14. Band Introductions - 15. I Can't Stop Loving You - 16. Help Me - 17. An American Trilogy - 18. Let Me Be There (with reprise) - 19. The Wonder Of You - 20. Big Boss Man - 21. Funny How Time Slips Away - 22. Can't Help Falling In Love - 23. Closing Vamp / Announcement.
Running time: 60:29
Update October 16, 2014
Elvis At The Hilton
AudiRec proudly presents: ELVIS AT THE HILTON – a brandnew double-CD Set which will be released shortly. CD 1 includes the complete “3 A.M.” Show while CD 2 includes the complete Dinner Show – both dated September 2, 1973.
It was the summer of 1973 - “Labor Day Weekend” brought thousands of visitors to Las Vegas, the “Entertainment Capital City of the World” and Elvis – again – was the most requested performer people wanted to see in Concert. No wonder the Colonel agreed when being asked to schedule a special “3 A.M. Show” on Sunday morning (Sept. 2) to fulfill the many requests for tickets. Elvis was so popular in Vegas, it is hard to compare with any of today´s artists. So it is never a fault to say that Elvis was indeed the “King Of Vegas”. For our first release and with all the technical help we could get from our friends from the “Straight Arrow” Label we were able to obtain two rare shows, both from September 2, 1973. We were given the opportunity to work with the original tapes, recorded at the showroom of the Las Vegas Hilton Hotel by a very well-known and a hundred percent devoted Elvis-Fan. Both shows have been recorded with a tape-recorder brought in secretly and have to be called “typical audience recordings”, though clearly ones which are of real good quality for that type of recordings.
Did you know, that Elvis rode on the back of “Memphis Mafia-Member” Lamar Fike when entering the stage at this early morning show of September 2? He was clearly in a playful and funny mode in the morning hours of this Sunday and it was showing in many parts of this concert. We all know the photos from the Closing Show of this engagement (just one day later) where Elvis did the same (riding on Lamar´s back but this time with a toy monkey on HIS shoulders) – but that was not the first time Elvis did such a “special” start of the show. Anyhow, this is just a small piece of information we collected for the 16-page booklet which accompanies the release. You will read many details regarding those two shows, written down by witnesses just barely one hour after the shows ended – up at their hotel room at the Las Vegas Hilton Hotel!
Expect a fine, decent double CD Set and be sure to get your copy at your local dealer!
Tracklistings:
CD1 - Las Vegas 02.09.1973 3 AM Show
01. Also Sprach Zarathustra
02. See See Rider
03. I Got A Woman / Amen
04. Love Me
05. Steamroller Blues
06. You Gave Me A Mountain
07. Trouble
08. Long Tall Sally / Whole Lotta Shakin´ Goin´ On / Mama Don’t Dance / Flip Flop & Fly / Hound Dog
09. Love Me Tender
10. Fever (including excerpt of Polk Salad Annie)
11. What Now My Love (funny version)
12. Suspicious Minds
13. Band Introduction
14. Release Me
15. An American Trilogy
16. Mystery Train / Tiger Man
17. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
18. How Great Thou Art (with reprise)
19. Can’t Help Falling In Love
20. Closing Vamp
CD2 - Las Vegas 02.09.1973 Dinner Show
01. Also Sprach Zarathustra
02. See See Rider
03. I Got A Woman / Amen
04. Love Me
05. Steamroller Blues
06. You Gave Me A Mountain (funny version)
07. Trouble
08. Long Tall Sally / Whole Lotta Shakin´ Goin´ On / Mama Don’t Dance / Flip Flop & Fly / Hound Dog
09. Love Me Tender
10. Fever
11. Bridge Over Troubled Water (with reprise)
12. Suspicious Minds
13. Band Introduction
14. Introduction of Gloria Loring
15. My Boy
16. I Can’t Stop Loving You (with false start)
17. (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear / Don’t Be Cruel
18. An American Trilogy
19. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
20. How Great Thou Art (with reprise)
21. Can’t Help Falling In Love
22. Closing Vamp
Update October 15, 2014
14000 Fans Can’t Be Wrong!
To be released shortly (early November) on the VV label will be their sixth release entitled "14000 fans Can’t be wrong!" featuring the UNRELEASED complete live audience recording on September 13th 1970 8.30 PM show From Tampa, Florida.. The vinyl will be accompanied from a deluxe digipack cd including the Show plus the almost previous day show from Miami + a bonus glossy PHOTO .
After the success of our previous releases We decided: to give you more.….. so we decided to not only bring you an UNRELEASED show with best audio possible , but also an expanded cd in deluxe digipack with practically two shows!!!
“14000 fans can’t be wrong!!!” wants to give you a unique perspective of the man and his music during his first tour in 1970.. This will be the first STEP of a wider project, in fact the producers’ intention is to accompanied this first volume with other unreleased show from Elvis’ 1970 first tour…
Elvis ‘ first tour comes almost immediately after the third Las Vegas season, maybe too soon to give Elvis time to recuperate…from a long and we suspect boring month of concerts in Vegas.
The tour was a 8 concerts in 6 different cities. It was a modest tour considering Elvis’ popularity , in fact all the date were an immediately sold out with a wild reaction from the audience.
Elvis looked great at the top of his possibility, performing a solid and maybe too short show with the best of the repertoire of the previous month in Vegas with no new songs added.
About the Show, Elvis’ sang the two best singles from the 1969 sessions + plus his last one from the 1970 sessions…I’ve Lost You maybe for the moderate success only, won’t be performed anymore after this tour..In the Ghetto will follow the same destiny …. Talking about of the best song, all the songs a very well performed although sometime no too seriously, overall in the case of a serious one like In The Ghetto…however in “The new song” I’ve Lost You and You’ve Lost the Loving Feeling we find Elvis at his best…
In the cd we include together the Tampa show also 30 minutes of Miami Evening show, giving to the listen a wider spectrum about Elvis’ first tour. The Miami show was already released but we
have in our hands a straight copy from the original tape, so we decide to add the highlights of the show to complete the bonus cd in the matter to delivery 80 MINUTES OF music.
Both the recording come from an early generation copy of the master tape, the sound quality is very good considering the early tour. We have on our hands the original mono tape of extremely good quality enabling us to carry out simple re-mastering work, concentrating on the reduction of noise trying to achieve a more clear sound of Elvis, keeping his vocal power up in the central mix and at the same time trying to give a great definition to the background music.
The LP 140 VINYL GRAM, IT BRINGS TO THE BEST QUALITY TO DATE!!!!is a LIMITED HAND NUMBERED 500 COPIES. It comes with an CLASSIC SLEEVE AS OUR FIRST RELEASE, WITH A FEW BEAUTIFUL SHOTS FORM THE CONCERT giving an unique view. The bonus cd comes with expanded tracklist with a deluxe digipack . A bonus glossy heavy paper A/4 format comes to complete this beautiful package.
We hope you can enjoy this SIXTH product in the way to give life to the next volume soon as possible.
You can place your order at your favorite dealer from now on.
LP September 13, 1970 8.30 PM
Live Audience recording
Unreleased Show
RUNNING TIME 49,00 MIN
SIDE A 24.20 MIN
01 Opening Theme
02 That’s All Right
03 I Got A Woman/Amen
04 I Walk The Line (excerpt)
05 Love Me Tender
06 In The Ghetto
07 I’ve Lost You
08 You’ve Lost Than Loving Feeling
09 Polk Salad Annie
10 Intro Band
11 Johnny B.Goode
SIDE B 24.20 MIN
12 Intro Band
13 The Wonder Of You
14 Heartbreak Hotel
15 Blue Suede Shoes/Whole Lotta Shakin’ Going On
16 Hound Dog
17 Bridge Over Troubled Water
18 Suspicious Minds
19 Funny How Time Slips Away
20 Can’t Help Falling In Love
BONUS CD
Tampa September 13, 1970 es
APPROX TIME 49,00 MIN.
01 Opening Theme
02 That’s All Right
03 I Got A Woman/Amen
04 I Walk The Line (excerpt)
05 Love Me Tender
06 In The Ghetto
07 I’ve Lost You
08 You’ve Lost Than Loving Feeling
09 Polk Salad Annie
10 Intro Band
11 Johnny B.Goode
12 Intro Band
13 The Wonder Of You
14 Heartbreak Hotel
15 Blue Suede Shoes/Whole Lotta Shakin’ Going On
16 Hound Dog
17 Bridge Over Troubled Water
18 Suspicious Minds
19 Funny How Time Slips Away
20 Can’t Help Falling In Love
Miami September 12, 1970 ES
APPROX TIME 30 MIN.
21. I Walk The Line (except)*
22. I’ve Lost You*
23. You’ve Lost Than Loving Feeling*
24. Polk Salad Annie*
25. Johnny B. Goode*
26. The Wonder Of You*
27. Bridge Over Troubled Water*
28. Suspicious Minds*
29. Funny How Time Slips Away*
30. Can’t Help Falling Love
TOTAL TIME 79,00 MIN
*Tracks previously released audience recording
In The Heat Of The Desert
In The Heat Of The Desert - including a 16 page Booklet.
The new Touchdown contains the previously unavailable Las Vegas dinner show from August 21, 1974.
This show has not been available on CD or CD-R before and hence is totally new to fans. Taking into consideration that this is an audience recording the sound is reportedly very good. The show is performed on a highly professional level with a dedicated Elvis giving it all.
1. See See Rider [3:16]
2. I Got A Woman/Amen [5:08]
3. Elvis Greets The Audience [0:38]
4. Love Me [1:29]
5. If You Love Me, Let Me Know [2:49]
6. It‘s Midnight [2:55]
7. Big Boss Man [2:39]
8. Fever [3:05]
9. Love Me Tender [1:35]
10. All Shook Up [1:06]
11. I‘m Leavin‘ [3:10]
12. Softly As I Leave You [2:30] (sl. incompl.)
13. Hound Dog [1:32]
14. You Gave Me A Mountain [3:07]
15. Polk Salad Annie [3:51]
16. Band Introduction [3:07]
17. If You Talk In Your Sleep [3:04]
18. Why Me Lord [2:44]
19. Teddy Bear/ Don‘t Be Cruel [1:50]
20. Bridge Over Troubled Water [4:17]
21. Let Me Be There [2:37]
22. Hawaiian Wedding Song [3:07]
23. Can‘t Help Falling In Love [1:37]
24. Closing Vamp [0:57]
Update October 5, 2014
Two New CD's from the Bootleg Series
Two new CD's coming out soon are:
50's Sensation - Studio Masters & Outtakes
34 Tracks - Including:
50's masters including original studio banter + outtakes in great soundquality!
The album/single/ep masters from "Wear My Ring Around Your Neck", "Doncha' Thinks It's Time" and "Lover Doll"
Great movie versions from the movies "Jailhouse Rock" and "King Creole".
Radio spot from Pine Bluff, 02-23-55
and much more!
Some tracks previously unreleased by Elvis' record company, released by mistake or hard to find!
Now for the first time collected on one great 50's cd release! A special edition from The Bootleg Series!
And also a 12 pages booklet with photos and recording information.
1. Shake, Rattle And Roll (master with count-in) 2:34
2. Lawdy Miss Clawdy (master with count-in) 2:27
3. One-Sided Love Affair (master with count-in) 2:25
4. Hound Dog (from the original master tape) 2:16
5. Love Me Tender (master with count-in) 2:52
6. Poor Boy (remake take 1) 0:58
7. Let Me (vocal overdub take 3) 2:28
8. Old Shep (take 5) 4:01
9. Rip It Up (take 17) 2:06
10. Rip It Up (take 18) 1:37
11. Rip It Up (master with count-in) 2:16
12. All Shook Up (master with count-in) 2:03
13. Peace In The Valley (Pearl Harbor memorial version) 3:54
14. Jailhouse Rock (movie production version) 2:58
15. Young And Beautiful (solo version) 1:05
16. Don’t Leave Me Now (Vince Everett demo #1 - Take 1) 1:02
17. Don’t Leave Me Now (Vince Everett demo #2 - Take 1) 1:26
18. I Wanne Be Free (movie live version) 1:15
19. Treat Me Nice (Laurel 101 - Take 1) 2:38
20. Young And Beautiful (movie end version) 2:20
21. One More Day (sung by Mickey Shaughnessy) 1:18
22. White Christmas (master with count-in) 2:44
23. Don’t (master with count-in) 2:56
24. King Creole (master with count-in) 2:16
25. Turtles, Berries And Gumbo / Crawfish
(unedited movie opening medley) 4:10
26. Lover Doll (ep master) 2:15
27. Wear My Ring Around Your Neck (album master) 2:14
28. Doncha’ Think It’s Time (single master) 1:59
29. A Big Hunk O’ Love (album master) 2:15
30. Lover Doll (album master) 2:12
31. Wear My Ring Around Your Neck (single master) 2:16
32. Doncha’ Think It’s Time (album master) 1:59
33. Radio spot for the Million Dollar Quartet album 3:26
34. Radio spot Elvis In Person, Pine Bluff, 02-23-55 1:12
Top Notch Nashville - Elvis At RCA's Studio B - Part 4
24 Tracks - Including:
- 8 outtakes/false starts previously unreleased by Elvis' record company
- "I'm Yours" (Stereo album+single master and Mono album master)
- Most masters newly remastered and with original studio banter
Great sound quality!
12 pages booklet with photos and recording information.
01. Surrender (master) 2:00
02. I’m Yours (Stereo single master) 2:26
03. Little Sister (take 11) 1:06
04. What A Wonderful Life (re-created Stereo) 2:31
05. That’s Someone You Never Forget (master) 2:48
06. For The Millionth And The Last Time (take 5) 2:23
07. Love Me Tonight (take 7) 0:28
08. Kiss Me Quick (master) 2:49
09. The Girl Of My Best Friend (master) 2:26
10. I’m Yours (Stereo album master) 2:25
11. Little Sister (master) 2:35
12. Swing Down, Sweet Chariot (master) 2:45
13. He Knows Just What I Need (take 9) 2:26
14. He Knows Just What I Need (master) 2:20
15. Milky White Way (master, including false start) 2:56
16. I Believe In The Man In The Sky (master) 2:18
17. In My Father’s House (master, including workpart take 1) 2:39
18. Mansion Over The Hiltop (master, including false start) 3:20
19. Working On The Building (master) 2:09
20. If We Never Meet Again (master) 2:09
21. Joshua Fit The Battle (master) 2:55
22. I’m Gonna Walk Dem Golden Stairs (master) 2:05
23. Known Only To Him (master, including false start) 2:52
24. I’m Yours (Mono album master) 2:21
Update October 1 , 2014
Living the Pain Out Now
Out now is a new release from the "SR" label is titled "Living the Pain" and will feature the unreleased show from Las Vegas February 21, 1972.
As everybody knows SR concentrates it's work on early 70's live period of Elvis' activity, trying to produce always unreleased shows with Elvis at the top of his possibilities. With the new release, we are proud to present the complete show from February 21th midnight show,a rare show from a Vegas winter season always poor of official and unofficial releases.. Elvis' love of singing is clear in this tape and we are glad to give you the opportunity to listen to it.
The midnight show from February 21th, as presented on this CD, represents just one of the best shows of the season, If we look closely at the first Vegas act of 1972 we can see that Elvis concentrates on the music to produce great shows. The in-between song chat and banter have gone and each number is delivered promptly without even a pause for applause. The 'NEW' songs introduced do reflect the mood of the man and for sure the rocking days are over but the rendition of the early seventies repertoire is solid and sung with great ability.
Talking of these new additions we see some great songs, representative of his life from this stage on. Naturally we are referring to songs such as 'You Gave Me A Mountain' which has an autobiographical theme of a man who no singing the pain, but LIVING IT and 'An American Trilogy' which demonstrates his personal beliefs and patriotic views. Elvis also worked hard to promote his new single 'Until It's Time For You To Go.' Here are also included rare performance of Help Me Make It Through The Night together the classic Bridge Over Troubled Water..
This recording come from an early generation copy of the master tape, the sound quality is very good considering the early season. The sound was restored in a studio to achieve best possible results. We have spent hours in the studio over the digital restoration of the sound, to achieve the best possible results and to give you the chance to hear it with pleasure.
This new CD will come in a new kind of deluxe long Digipack four panels, containing a collection of live and candid photographs from early 1972 .
Tracks:
01. 2001 Theme 02. See See Rider 03. Proud Mary 04. Never Been To Spain
05. You Gave Me A Mountain 06. Until It’s Time For You To Go 07. Polk Salad Annie 08. Love Me 09. All Shook Up 10. Teddy Bear/ Don’t Be Cruel 11. Hound Dog 12. A Big Hunk Of Love 13. Help Me Make It Through The Night
14. Bridge Over Troubled Water 15. Suspicious Minds 16. Band Introductions
17. An American Trilogy 18. Can’t Help Falling In Love
Time 49,00 min.
Update September 19, 2014
ELVIS 1975 - ON TOUR
A new 2 cd-set from ELVIS CONCERT FAN, including all 3 available soundboard recordings from april 1975, newly remastered,
including the opening show from tour number 12 (since 1969).
Plus as a bonus recordings from 2 shows in Lake Charles (May 4 1975) and the tour closing show (May 7, 1975)
Including 12 pages booklet with photos and recording information.
Tracklisting:
CD 1
TOUR OPENING SHOW (TAPE ONE)
Macon, GA. April 24 1975
01. Elvis Talks
02. Love Me
03. If You Love Me (Let Me Know)
04. You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me
05. Big Boss Man
06. It’s Midnight
07. Promised Land
08. Fairytale
09. Burning Love
10. Band introductions
11. What I’d Say (James Burton)
12. Drum Solo (RonnieTutt
13. Bass Solo (Jerry Scheff)
14. Piano Solo (Glen Hardin)
15. School Days (Joe Guercio Orchestra)
16. My Way
17. T-R-O-U-B-L-E
18. I’ll Remember You (first part only)
LAKELAND, FL. April 28 1975
19. When It’s My Time (J.D. Sumner & The Stamps)
20. Burning Love
21. Band introductions
22. Guitar Solo (James Burton)
23. Drum Solo (RonnieTutt
24. Bass Solo (Jerry Scheff)
25. Piano Solo (Glen Hardin)
26. School Days (Joe Guercio Orchestra)
27. My Boy
28. Help Me Make It Through The Night
29. Let Me Be There
30. An American Trilogy
31. Hawaiian Wedding Song
32. Hound Dog
33. Can’t Help Falling In Love
34. Closing Vamp
CD 2
JACKSONVILLE, FL. April 25 1975
01. Elvis Talks
02. Love Me
03. If You Love Me (Let Me Know)
04. You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me
05. Big Boss Man
06. It’s Midnight
07. Burning Love
08. Band introductions
09. What I’d Say (James Burton)
10. Drum Solo (RonnieTutt)
11. Bass Solo (Jerry Scheff)
12. Piano Solo (Glen Hardin)
13. School Days (Joe Guercio Orchestra)
14. My Way
15. T-R-O-U-B-L-E
16. I’ll Remember You
17. Let Me Be There
18. An American Trilogy
19. Funny How Time Slips Away
TOUR OPENING SHOW (TAPE TWO)
Macon, GA. April 24 1975
20. I’ll Remember You (second part only)
21. Let Me Be There
22. An American Trilogy
23. Can’t Help Falling In Love
24. Closing Vamp
BONUS TRACKS:
LAKE CHARLES, LA, May 4 1975, afternoon show
25. Help Me
LAKE CHARLES, LA, May 4 1975, evening show
26. Steamroller Blues
27. Why Me Lord?
TOUR CLOSING SHOW
MURFREESBORO, TN. May 7 1975
28. The Wonder Of You
29. Elvis Talks
30. Little Darlin’
Update August 29, 2014
Living the Pain
The forthcoming release from the "SR" label is titled "Living the Pain" and will feature the unreleased show from Las Vegas February 21, 1972.
As everybody knows SR concentrates it's work on early 70's live period of Elvis' activity, trying to produce always unreleased shows with Elvis at the top of his possibilities. With the new release, we are proud to present the complete show from February 21th midnight show,a rare show from a Vegas winter season always poor of official and unofficial releases.. Elvis' love of singing is clear in this tape and we are glad to give you the opportunity to listen to it.
The midnight show from February 21th, as presented on this CD, represents just one of the best shows of the season, If we look closely at the first Vegas act of 1972 we can see that Elvis concentrates on the music to produce great shows. The in-between song chat and banter have gone and each number is delivered promptly without even a pause for applause. The 'NEW' songs introduced do reflect the mood of the man and for sure the rocking days are over but the rendition of the early seventies repertoire is solid and sung with great ability.
Talking of these new additions we see some great songs, representative of his life from this stage on. Naturally we are referring to songs such as 'You Gave Me A Mountain' which has an autobiographical theme of a man who no singing the pain, but LIVING IT and 'An American Trilogy' which demonstrates his personal beliefs and patriotic views. Elvis also worked hard to promote his new single 'Until It's Time For You To Go.' Here are also included rare performance of Help Me Make It Through The Night together the classic Bridge Over Troubled Water..
This recording come from an early generation copy of the master tape, the sound quality is very good considering the early season. The sound was restored in a studio to achieve best possible results. We have spent hours in the studio over the digital restoration of the sound, to achieve the best possible results and to give you the chance to hear it with pleasure.
This new CD will come in a new kind of deluxe long Digipack four panels, containing a collection of live and candid photographs from early 1972 .
Tracks:
01. 2001 Theme 02. See See Rider 03. Proud Mary 04. Never Been To Spain
05. You Gave Me A Mountain 06. Until It’s Time For You To Go 07. Polk Salad Annie 08. Love Me 09. All Shook Up 10. Teddy Bear/ Don’t Be Cruel 11. Hound Dog 12. A Big Hunk Of Love 13. Help Me Make It Through The Night
14. Bridge Over Troubled Water 15. Suspicious Minds 16. Band Introductions
17. An American Trilogy 18. Can’t Help Falling In Love
Time 49,00 min.
Update August 23, 2014
Adios Lincoln & Rattling Plates, Aces'n'Eights
Here a press release from Straight Arrow:
Adios Lincoln
Monday, June 20, 1977,8:30 pm, Lincoln, NE, Pershing Municipal Auditorium.
Label: Straight Arrow Special Products SA/SP 2014-23-02
Most of Elvis’ musicians prefer not to talk about Elvis’ final tours, but whenever they do, they usually agree that final tour was one that should have never been undertaken. It was simply one tour too many. At this stage it was impossible to hide the fact that Elvis was in serious problems.
In any case, the Lincoln concert is one of the finest shows from that last tour. Elvis sounds much better than in Omaha the day before. Surprises include a well-sung ‘Help Me’ and arguably the best ever version of ‘Unchained Melody’, which for the first and only time was performed before the band introductions. Interestingly, and completely unknown until now, is that Elvis asks J.D. Sumner and the Stamps to perform 'Walk That Lonesome Road' during the band intros, which is very unusual for the time frame.
The June 20, 1977 show was first issued on CD in 2004 („ELVIS ROCKS LINCOLN“). This sloppy edition was taken from an incomplete source, missing 17 minutes. For the first time Straight Arrow offer this concert complete. Using two independent original audience recored tapes, Straight Arrow's sound engineer was able to restore all 73 minutes of Lincoln concert.
This new CD edition is limited to 500 copies. Do not miss one of the best shows from Elvis Presley final tour!
Tracks:
01. Introduction: Also Sprach Zarathustra - 02. C. C. Rider - 03. I Got A Woman / Amen - 04. Love Me - 05. If You Love Me (Let Me Know) - 06. You Gave Me A Mountain - 07. Jailhouse Rock - 08. O Sole Mio (Sherrill Nielsen) / It's Now Or Never - 09. Love Me Tender - 10. Little Sister - 11. (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel - 12. Help Me - 13. Unchained Melody - 14. Introduction of vocalists, musicians - 15. Walk That Lonesome Road (J. D. Sumner and The Stamps) - 16. Introduction of vocalists, musicians continues - 17. Early Mornin' Rain - 18. What'd I Say - 19. Johnny B. Goode - 20. Drum Solo (Ronnie Tutt) - 21. Bass Solo (Blues, Jerry Scheff) - 22. Piano Solo (Tony Brown) - 23. I Really Don't Want To Know - 24. Electric Piano Solo (Bobby Ogden) - 25. Jazzing In Vegas (Joe Guercio Orchestra) - 26. Hurt - 27. Hound Dog - 28. Can't Help Falling In Love - 29. Closing Vamp / Announcements.
Rattling Plates, Aces'n'Eights (From „booth tapes“ Vol. 5)
Friday, August 24, 1973 Dinner Show, Las Vegas Hilton, Las Vegas, NV
Label: Straight Arrow Special Products SA/SP 2014-24-02
Liner notes:
Imagine being a singer, and really putting your heart into a song. At the same time, your audience is having dinner, and some of them plainly don’t give a fuck about you or your singing. They are talking loudly, making noises with their plates, smoking one cigarette after another… Doesn’t sound very enticing, does it?
By 1973, it was clear that Elvis’ Las Vegas shows had a negative effect on the singer. But even at this stage, he was still impressive as a singer and a performer, and especially on those nights where he really turned on the power, there was nobody like him in Vegas -- or anywhere else, for that matter.
The August 24th, 1973 dinner show is unreleased in any form and was sourced from an original, excellent sounding „booth“ tape. What is perhaps most surprising, is that Elvis was still quite focused three weeks into the engagement. In earlier years, the standard had sometimes slipped a bit in the third week, even as early as August ’70! Now he delivers a strong show, with ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’, ‘The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face’ and ‘Big Hunk O’ Love’ being the show highlights. ‘Heartbreak Hotel’ was not a regular during this season up to this point, but he delights the audience with a snappy version of his first million seller. And who knows, at this stage he may well have concluded that he’d found his own ‘Heartbreak Hotel’…
This show was rediscovered recently and we believe that you will agree with us that this is another great find. A real must - not just for the hardcore collector. Another quality Straight Arrow release!
Tracklist:
01. Introduction: Also Sprach Zarathustra - 02. C. C. Rider - 03. I Got A Woman / Amen - 04. Love Me - 05. Steamroller Blues - 06. You Gave Me A Mountain - 07. Blue Suede Shoes - 08. Medley: Long Tall Sally / Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On / Your Mama Don't Dance / Flip Flop And Fly / Jailhouse Rock / Hound Dog - 09. Love Me Tender - 10. Fever - 11. Bridge Over Troubled Water - 12. Suspicious Minds - 13. Introductions of singers, musicians, orchestra - 14. Release Me - 15. (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel - 16. An American Trilogy - 17. A Big Hunk O'Love - 18. Heartbreak Hotel - 19. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face - 20. Can't Help Falling In Love - 21. Closing Vamp.
Updated August 17, 2014
Such A Night: The Defenitive Live rarities Collection
Coming out soon is the 4 CD set "Such A Night: The Defenitive Live rarities Collection"
Tracklist:
THE SOUNDBOARD RECORDINGS, DISC 1
1. Loving You 23-08-69
2. Memories 23-08-69
3. Baby What You want me to do 24-08-69
4. Runaway 24-08-69
5. Yesterday-Hey Jude 24-08-69
6. My Babe
25-08-69
7. Rubberneckin’ 26-08-69
8. This Is The story 26-08-69
9. True love travels on a gravel road 26-01-70
10. Let it be me 15-02-70
11. Walk a mile in my shoes 19-02-70
12. Don’t cry daddy 23-02-70
13. Kentucky rain 23-02-70
14. Patch it up 10-08-70
15. The next step is love 10-08-70
16. Words 10-08-70
17. Twenty days and twenty nights 12-08-70
18. US Male / I was the one 12-08-70
19. Stranger in the crowd 13-08-70
20. Make the world go away 27-01-71
21. Only believe 27-01-71
22. There goes my everything 27-01-71
23. The impossible dream 29-01-71
24.
Snowbird 29-01-71
25. Something 23-02-71
26. It’s impossible 16-02-72
27. I’m so lonesome I could cry 12-01-73
THE SOUNDBOARD RECORDINGS, DISC 2
01. Welcome to my world 14-01-73
02. Faded love 13-05-73
03. Adios me tender 03-09-73
04. Bridge over suspicious minds 03-09-73
05. Guadalajara / trouble 03-09-73
06. The most beautiful girl in the world 27-01-74
07. My baby left me 28-01-74
08. The first time ever I saw your face 01-02-74
09. Spanish eyes 24-05-74
10. I apologize 27-05-74
11. Turn around, look at me 28-06-74
12. When my blue moon / Blue christmas 29-06-74
13. Down in the alley 19-08-74
14. Good times Charlie’s got the blues 19-08-74
15. If you talk in your sleep 21-08-74
16. Take these chains from my heart 21-08-74
17. Bringing it back 02-09-74
18. Allright ok you win 29-09-74
19. Green green grass of home 22-03-75
20. I’ll be there / You’re the reason I’m living 22-03-75
21. Promised land
30-03-75
22. My boy 25-04-75
23. Happy birthday 04-05-75
24. Jambalaya 04-05-75
25. The eyes of Texas are upon you 04-06-75
26. Wooden heart 13-12-75
27. Just pretend 13-12-75
28. Danny boy 01-06-76
29. Return to sender 01-08-76
30. Blueberry hill 13-02-77
31. Unchained melody
16-02-77
32. Where no one stands alone 16-02-77
33. Moody blue 21-02-77
34. Reconsider baby 21-02-77
35. Bosom of Abraham 29-03-77
36. You better run 29-03-77
37. Trouble 03-05-77
38. I really don’t want to know 21-06-77
THE AUDIENCE RECORDINGS, DISC 3
01. Kentucky rain 03-02-70
02. Folsom prison blues – i walk the line 14-08-70
03. Oh happy day 14-08-70
04. You don’t know me 14-08-70
05. Ave maria 19-08-70
06. Memphis Tennessee 20-08-70
07. More
20-08-70
08. Sweet inspiration 20-08-70
09. When the snow is on the roses 24-08-70
10. San antonio rose 01-09-70
11. I John 01-08-71
12. I ain’t about to sing a song
12-08-71
13. I need your loving everyday 14-08-71
14. Rip it up 14-08-71
15. His latest flame 03-09-71
16. Faded love 15-02-73
17. I’m so lonesome I could cry 15-02-73
18. Memphis Tennessee 06-08-73
19. Trouble – Raised on rock 06-08-73
20. Tiger man (slow version) 11-08-73
21. Crying time 12-08-73
22. Trouble
12-08-73
23. Amazing grace 14-08-73
24. It’s a matter of time 25-08-73
25. What a friend we have in jesus 28-08-73
26. When my blue moon turns to gold again 09-02-74
27. You can have her
11-05-74
28. Roses are red 22-03-75
29. Jingle bells 01-04-75
30. Mickey Mouse march 01-04-75
31. The great pretender 01-04-75
32. You do something to me 01-04-75
33. Ku-u-i-po 07-05-75
34. Bossom of Abrahama you better run 19-07-75
35. You’ll never walk alone 19-07-75
36. Suzie Q 20-07-75
37. Shake a hand
22-07-75
38. Why me lord 22-07-75
39. Turn around look at me 23-07-75
40. Pieces of my life 24-07-75
41. Return to sender 24-07-75
42. Shake a hand
24-07-75
43. Wooden heart 24-07-75
44. Crying in the chapel 19-08-75
45. Loving you 19-08-75
THE AUDIENCE RECORDINGS, DISC 4
01. Young and beautiful 19-08-75
02. That’s all right – CC Rider 20-08-75
03. When my blue moon turns to gold again 10-12-75
04. Wooden heart 13-12-75
05. Wooden heart (part only) 31-12-75
06. Crying in the chapel 06-05-76
07. Loving you 06-05-76
08. Hawaiian Wedding Song 07-05-76
09. Happy birthday 09-05-76
10. Young and beautiful 09-05-76
11. What now my love 04-12-76
12. Such a night 12-12-76
13. Auld lang syne 31-12-76
14. Rags to riches 31-12-76
15. Reconsider baby 31-12-76
16. Rip it up 30-04-77
17. I really don’t want to know 30-05-77
18. I really don’t want to know 26-06-77
THE STAGE REHEARSALS:
19. Any day now
02-08-72
20. Portrait of my love 03-08-72
21. True love travels on a gravel road 03-08-72
22. Faded love 04-08-72
23. True love travels on a gravel road 04-08-72
24. I’m so lonesome I could cry 25-01-73
25. Welcome to my world 25-01-73
26. I’m leavin it up to you 25-01-73
27. Faded love 25-01-73
28. Seperate ways #1 25-01-73
29. Seperate ways #2 25-01-73
THE BONUS SONGS
30. Charlie Pride song 00-00-70
31. When the swallow comes back 00-02-70
32. We three 06-09-70
33. Detroit city 11-09-70
34. Wooden heart 03-09-71
35. Faded love 01-07-73
36. Faded love 07-08-73
37. That’s amore 29-03-75
38. Shake a hand 06-06-75
39. Killing me softly 19-07-75
40. Memphis Tennessee 22-07-75
41. Auld lang syne 31-12-75
Update August 11, 2014
Final Count to Midnight - Part 2
This is a press-release we received from Backdraft:
Due to the enormous success of Backdraft’s Box set ‘Final Count to Midnight’
it appears that not enough copies were pressed which have left Elvis fans having
to go without.
Since we are unable to process more copies of the box set due to logistical reasons,
Backdraft will now release 2 separate products housed in a deluxe super jewel case.
A 2CD version and a separate DVD only release, both with different front covers,
contain a deluxe 24 page booklet inside of each. We would like to point out that
the content of the booklet in both of the releases are entirely different and that,
the photographs and text information are not repeated to each of the releases.
These are again in very limited supplies and dealers will be restricted on quantities.
In the meantime, the production team at Backdraft would like to thank Elvis fans
from around the world for their enormous support on this and our past releases.
We will look forward to the near future when we will release a brand new unreleased
soundboard (never before heard, not even as an audience recording)
from the Las Vegas engagement from the Summer of 1970.
Update August 2, 2014
Some Call it Folk
Elvis’ 1970 Country album was a great idea, so it is a shame that with Elvis’ interest in contemporary folk music he didn’t release a "Folk" themed album.
For the May 1971 session Elvis had even used folk group The Nashville Edition as backing singers and selected some interesting songs to record.
However from a marketing perspective we can hardly see an LP called "Elvis Folk" appealing to his fans in 1971, and let’s face it Elvis wasn’t recording what the general
public would consider Folk. Instead the sound was more of a spontaneous "unplugged acoustic" feel as opposed to the more recent big ballads or soulful stew of the Memphis
sessions. But still….some call it folk.
Now for the very first time....finally an Elvis ‘Folk’ album. Housed in a stunning 3 panel digipack this is a top notch Elvis CD release.
FOOLS RUSH IN (unedited master)
I’M LEAVIN’ (unedited master)
TOMORROW IS A LONG TIME (take 2)
UNTIL IT’S TIME FOR YOU TO GO (take 7)
EARLY MORNING RAIN (take 11)
I WILL BE TRUE (take 2)
PUT YOUR HAND IN THE HAND (unedited master)
THE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE (overdubbed master – differend mix)
SNOWBIRD (take 2)
IT’S STILL HERE ( unedited master)
HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT (take 3)
DON’T THINK TWICE, IT’S ALL RIGHT (take 2 – edited)
IT’S ONLY LOVE (unedited master)
(THAT’S WHAT YOU GET) FOR LOVIN’ ME (take 10)
500 MILES (home recording)
BLOWIN’ IN THE WIND (home recording)
I’M LEAVIN’ (recorded live, 21.08.1974)
EARLY MORNING RAIN (recorded live, 21.06.1977)
Update July 27, 2014
(Click on the photo to see it enlarged)
Wahooo From Omaha
After the immediate sell out of "Las Vegas" the first volume in this series, this second volume will bring you the Omaha, NE July 1, 1974 show.
Be prepared for over 47 minutes in superb quality, perfectly synced with a tremendously improved soundboard recording of the show.
As a bonus we've also included much better footage of Dayton, OH, October 6, 1974, also synced with a SB recording.
To round it off, we also included a bonus CD. We're pleased to present you the Omaha show in soundboard quality, the correct sequence, the right pitch (for the first time)
and a much better sound than you've ever heard before.
To pack the DVD and CD, we designed a 304 page, full color hardcover book with countless rare and unseen pictures.
Update July 14, 2014
Las Vegas - December 07, 1976
Las Vegas - December 07, 1976
The only known available soundboard recording from Elvis’ last Vegas season.
Now newly remastered and for the first time available in the right speed!!!
Please note: This show was first released on the cd "Run On" in 1997. Although this is a soundboard recording, the sound quality is not very good. Whilst the sound quality is disappointing for a soundboard, the unusual circumstances of this show make it worthwhile to listen to. Now you can hear this show for the first time on cd in remastered sound and in the right speed!
Including: "You Better Run" and "Bosom Of Abraham"
Plus 8 great bonus tracks!
Including 8 pages booklet with photos and recording information.
Tracklisting:
01. See See Rider
02. Elvis talks
03. I Got A Woman / Amen
04. Elvis talks
05. Love Me
06. If You Love Me (Let Me Know)
07. You Gave Me A Mountain
08. O Solo Mio / It’s Now Or Never
09. Blue Christmas
10. That’s All Right
11. Are You Lonesome Tonight
12. Softly, As I Leave You
13. Elvis talks
14. Fever
15. Medley: All Shook Up / Teddy Bear /
Don’t Be Cruel
16. Band introductions
17. Early Morning Rain
18. What’d I Say
19. Drum Solo (Ronnie Tutt)
20. Bass Solo (Jerry Scheff)
21. Piano Solo (Tony Brown)
22. Electric Piano Solo (David Briggs)
23. Love Letters
24. School Days
25. Hurt
26. Hound Dog
27. Hawaiian Wedding Song
28. You Better Run
29. Bosom Of Abraham
30. Elvis talks
31. Can’t Help Falling In Love
32. Closing Vamp
33. Christmas Souvenir Announcement
BONUS TRACKS (audience recordings):
34. Such A Night (12-12-76, closing show)
35. Rip It Up (12-11-76, dinner show)
36. One Night (12-03-76, dinner show)
37. Blue Suede Shoes (12-11-76, dinner show)
38. Elvis talks about his birthstone (12-12-76, closing show)
39. Happy Birthday to Charlie Hodge (12-12-76, closing show)
40. Until Then (12-11-76, midnight show)
41. What Now My Love (12-04-76, dinner show)
June 23, 2014
BACKDRAFT – ELVIS PRESLEY - FINAL COUNTDOWN TO MIDNIGHT
THE ULTIMATE PITTSBURGH 1976 NYE EXPERIENCE PACKAGE 2CD/DVD/BOOK
This release, ‘FINAL COUNTDOWN TO MIDNIGHT’, follows from Backdraft’s first offering, ‘Rebooked at the International’. It contains a hardback book with over 100 pages of many rare and unpublished photos, all taken from original slides with detailed information including eyewitness text, facts and more!
Incorporated with the book is a 2CD set offering for the first time ever, THE COMPLETE SHOW of the Pittsburgh 1976 New Years Eve concert re-mastered from a newly acquired source, now running well over 92 mins that is guaranteed to please the listener as Elvis rings in the new year of 1977, his final countdown. The sound will attest to the best near soundboard quality ever!
The DVD premieres to the world, newly discovered footage and has been edited from over 2 hours and 20 mins allowing us to present this near complete show running at 85 mins in multiple-angle format. Some of the footage transferred in High Definition is positively stunning! The rich and vibrant colors will provide a truly stunning viewing experience.
This Pittsburgh experience package has been a mammoth task to complete to finally bring the ultimate experience of what was the greatest show on earth, to the fans.
You can view a quick made trailer here
http://youtu.be/1YSLj6b5Kok
and a sneak preview of the DVD coming soon.
Update June 20, 2014
Out Now - A Man At The Top
Out now on the VV label will be their fifth release entitled "A Man At The Top!" featuring the complete live soundboard recording on August 10th 1970 Las Vegas opening show . The double vinyl will be accompanied from a DVD with the best video possible of the show . After the success of the first four releases We decided: to give you more.….. so we decided to not only bring you the best audio , but also the best video quality possible.
The producers are aware of the fact that the opening night show, as one of the best Elvis Presley concerts ever, has been previously released in different imports. But Here we give you the chance to listen to the show in its entirety FOR THE FIRST TIME in a double high valued collector heavy vinyl set. At the same moment FOR THE FIRST TIME as bonus will be included a DVD OF THE SHOW giving to this release the status of “UNIQUE”.
“A Man At The Top” wants to give you a unique perspective of the man and his music during this August 1970. This will be the first STEP of a wider project, infact the producers’ intention is to accompanied this first volume with other three volumes, in the way to cover all the soundboarding recordings of August 1970.
The Vegas third season allows Elvis, after the June studio session, to demonstrate his true abilities in a wider range. We see the best of Elvis in songs that will become the fulcrum of the Elvis show until 1972, Here you can hear the complete opening night. The audio has been carefully remastered from the original source and is complete from the beginning to the end. The vinyl will make the rest, providing to the listener an unforgettable experience!!
The opening night is surely a great challenge for Elvis, the shooting of a movie and the rehearsal of a large quantity of new stuff gives the possibility to the man to delivery if no the best show something really different and unique to the audience. The opening show presents 8 new songs, including both the sides of his next two singles!!! …. the rest is history……
About the Vegas opening night has been already said a lot a words, so We like spend some words on the DVD here presented…. A lot s of DVD floating in the previous years including footage from the different quality and the missing audio….some time ago the producers acquired a three dvd set with included all the footage shot from the opening night, directly from the same source in a very good quality. All the different camera angles have been edited to create a real professional movie.
All the footage has been digitally restored in matter to achieve the best result of image quality. All the footage includes matching audio from the original concert in the way to get a perfect syinc between audio and image with speed correction of the original footage. Although the show is no complete , the result believe us is very impressive, Elvis as you never seen..THE BEST QUALITY TO DATE!!!!!
The DOUBLE LP SET 180 VINYL GRAM, IT NEVER SOUNDED BETTER!!!!is a LIMITED HAND NUMBERED 500 COPIES. It comes with an three fold 300 gram high quality GLOSSY sleeve both sides printed, giving an unique view. The sleeve will be accompanied Newspapers clips and with many photographs of the opening night., giving to the reader an unique document to read, listen and see, with Elvis at his best ..A MAN AT THE TOP of his possibilities..
VV LAVEL added a DVD cover, as a bonus, so each customer can decide by themselves if they will want to keep the DVD inside the book or inside a proper single DVD case.
We hope you can enjoy this FIFTH product in the way to give life to the next volume soon as possible.
You can place your order at your favorite dealer from now on.
LP August 10, 1970 Opening Night
Live soundboard recording
RUNNING TIME 62,00 MIN
SIDE A* 13.20 MIN
01 Opening Theme
02 That’s All Right
03 Mystery Train/Tiger Man
04 Monologue 1
05 I Can’t Stop Loving You
06 Love Me Tender
SIDE B* 16.20 MIN
07 The Next Step Is Love
08 Words
09 I Just Can’t Help Believin’
10 Something
SIDE C* 16.37 MIN
11 Sweet Caroline
12 You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’
13 You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me
14 Polk Salad Annie
15 Introductions
SIDE D* 16.03 MIN
16 I’ve Lost You
17 Monologue 2
18 Bridge Over Troubled Water
19 Patch It Up
20 Can’t Help Falling In Love/
Closing Vamp
*Tracks previously released soundboard recording
DVD Las Vegas Opening Night August 10, 1970 show
Running time 47 min.
The Show
01.Opening Vamp /That’s All Right
02.Mystery Train/Tiger Man
03.I Can’t Stop Loving You
04.Love Me Tender
05.Next Step Is Love/(part only) Words
(part only) 06.Something (part only)
07.You’ve Lost The Loving Feeling
08.You Don’t Have To Say
09.Polk Salad Annie
10.Patch It Up
11.Can’t Help Falling Love
12.Backstage/After Show Party
Approx running time 36.00 min.
BONUS FEATURES:
01 Dressing Room&Backstage
Approx. Time 11 min.
02 VV Label Back Catologue
Approx. Time 1 min
TOTAL TIME 48 MIN.
Include Previousy Unreleased Material
Full Restored With Meticulously Remastered Sound and Picture
Update June 12, 2014
DVD The Complete Candid & And Home Movies Anthology – Volume 3, The Seventies
Out now is the last volume in the three volumes of the DVD series of Elvis home movies, containing rare & unseen private footage. For the very first time this 3 DVD set focuses on Elvis, The Man, Off Stage through 3 decades. See Elvis through intimates' moments surrounded by family or friends, through events that marked his life. These 3 volumes will help you discover Elvis life via rare & unreleased digitally remastered footage.
Volume 3 - The Seventies: The Concert Years, New Challenges, Karate Footage, rare footage such as Elvis walking out of the shop August 1974, and much more. Also including 19 minutes extra bonus footage.:
Regionfree – NTSC
Runningtime: 2 hours 31 minutes.
Update May 22, 2014
Elvis Let it Rock
Gravelroad Music likes to announce their latest upcoming release
ELVIS – LET IT ROCK! FEBRUARY 23, 1971 CLOSING SHOW.
This is the fourth deluxe digipack CD and last of our highly sought after series LAS VEGAS JAN/FEB 1971 engagement. Just like the previous 3 CDs in limited pressing.
This CD contains the complete closing show of February 23, 1971.
Twenty-two color photos of the same show and a beautiful and rare poster as a centerfold are used to make this a fabulous package Elvis 1971 style!
Audio has been restored to a more balanced sound and the missing rare first live version of “Help me make it through the night” is also included!
We believe, with our four releases to have captured Elvis at his best!
In Vegas 1971
Great sound, Quality photos, Strong in-depth liner notes
About the show, the quality of performing is truly excellent, Elvis is committed to give an excellent show. Less talkative between songs until the last part of the show, where he start to talk and surprises us with his very first known performance of “Help Me Make It Through The Night”, which he will record only a little while later that same year.
Was it a try out? Much more background info you can find in the liner notes…
Definitive highlights of the show are “Polk Salad Annie”, “How Great Thou Art”,“Bridge Over troubled Water”, “Help Me Make It Through The Night” and the powerful “The Impossible Dream”!
What you can expect from us…
Gravelroad Music stands for high quality releases, with very high expectations for both the audio and the packaging and background information.
Tracklist
February 23, 1971 Closing Show (12.00 am). Las Vegas NV. International Hotel
01 Also Spoke Zarathustra 02 That’s All Right 03 I Got A Woman / By The Time I Get To Phoenix (Excerpt) 04 Love Me Tender / Love Me 05 Mystery Train / Tiger Man 06 Sweet Caroline 07 You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling 08 Polk Salad Annie 09 Something 10 Johnny B Goode 11 How Great Thou Art 12 Don’t Be Cruel 13 Heartbreak Hotel 14 Blue Suede Shoes 15 Bridge Over Troubled Water 16 Little Sister/Get Back 17 Hound Dog 18 Suspicious Minds* 19 The Impossible Dream* Extra Tracks: Audience recording: 20 Suspicious Minds 21 Band Introductions 22 Help Me Make It through The Night 23 The Impossible Dream.
Note: * Tracks 18 & 19 are from January 28, 1971 Midnight Show.
Together with the other three releases “Snowbird”, “Only Believe” and “Leaner & Meaner Than Ever” you’ll have 4 fantastic sounding soundboards of 1971 with beautiful Booklets, insightful written liner notes, together almost 100 pages , some 100+ photos, rare or in the best quality ever seen! and time related souvenirs!
A truly great audio and visual collection of the January / February 1971 Las Vegas engagement!
Update May 22, 2014
On A Winning Streak!
On A Winning Streak! - From „booth tapes“ Vol. 4
Coming out soon on Straight Arrow is the 3CD set “On A Winning Streak”, featuring three strong shows as recorded on February 17 (DS + MS) and 18 (DS), 1973… which means that all of it was recorded within a day. This release documents what a strain it was on Elvis’ creativity and general well-being to be performing under such a tight schedule for a whole month, but it also shows how well he actually coped under the circumstances. All three shows are tight, lively and entertaining, and you can really hear that the whole room was buzzing with excitement at his shows. All three shows are well-paced, featuring a solid selection of concert favorites as well as songs from the recent ‘Aloha From Hawaii’ television special. Elvis is clearly enjoying the interaction with his fans, and there is plenty of that here. Interestingly, he momentarily loses his patience with one loud fan, though he later says that he was “just kidding”.
A fascinating release, featuring all three shows in surprisingly good audience recorded sound: in fact, these recordings are amongst the finest audience recorded shows out there. Everything can be heard clearly, including all of Elvis’ comments, and the well-balanced and crisp live sound on these recording will make you feel like you are right there in the showroom enjoying the King in person. These tapes were recently rediscovered, we believe that you will agree with us that this is a great find and a real must, and not just for the hardcore collector. Another quality Straight Arrow release!
Tracklist:
CD1 - Saturday, February 17, 1973 Dinner Show
01. Jackie Kahane comedy sketch (partial) - 02. Introduction: Also Sprach Zarathustra - 03. C. C. Rider - 04. I Got A Woman / Amen - 05. Love Me Tender (with false start) - 06. You Don't Have To Say You Love Me - 07. Steamroller Blues - 08. You Gave Me A Mountain - 09. Fever - 10. Love Me - 11. Blue Suede Shoes - 12. Johnny B. Goode - 13. Hound Dog - 14. What Now My Love - 15. Suspicious Minds - 16. Introductions of singers, musicians, orchestra - 17. I Can’t Stop Loving You - 18. An American Trilogy - 19. Can't Help Falling In Love - 20. Closing Vamp / Announcements.
CD2 - Saturday, February 17, 1973 Midnight Show
01. Instrumental Intro - 02. Introduction: Also Sprach Zarathustra - 03. C. C. Rider - 04. I Got A Woman / Amen - 05. Love Me Tender (with false start) - 06. You Don't Have To Say You Love Me - 07. Steamroller Blues - 08. You Gave Me A Mountain - 09. Fever - 10. Love Me - 11. Blue Suede Shoes - 12. Johnny B. Goode (with false start) - 13. Hound Dog - 14. What Now My Love - 15. Suspicious Minds - 16. Introductions of singers, musicians, orchestra - 17. I Can’t Stop Loving You - 18. An American Trilogy - 19. Can't Help Falling In Love - 20. Closing Vamp / Announcements.
CD3 - Sunday, February 18, 1973 Dinner Show
01. Jackie Kahane comedy sketch (partial) - 02. Introduction: Also Sprach Zarathustra - 03. C. C. Rider - 04. I Got A Woman / Amen - 05. Love Me Tender - 06. You Don't Have To Say You Love Me (with reprise) - 07. Steamroller Blues - 08. You Gave Me A Mountain - 09. Fever - 10. Love Me - 11. Blue Suede Shoes - 12. Johnny B. Goode (with false start) - 13. Hound Dog - 14. (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear / Don’t Be Cruel - 15. All Shook Up - 16. Little Sister / Get Back - 17. What Now My Love - 18. Suspicious Minds - 19. Introductions of singers, musicians, orchestra - 20. I Can’t Stop Loving You - 21. An American Trilogy - 22. Can't Help Falling In Love - 23. Closing Vamp / Announcements.
Update May 22, 2014
Livin' On The Edge (Touchdown)
Out next week is a 2 CD set from the Touchdown label
CD 1: The Rehearsal Recordings - speed corrected, improved soundquality.
1. Something
2. You Gave Me A Mountain
3. Steamroller Blues
4. My Way
5. Love Me
6. It’s Over
7. Blue Suede Shoes
8. I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry
9. Welcome To My World
10. I’ll Remember You
11. Long Tall Sally - Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On
12. An American Trilogy
13. A Big Hunk O’ Love
14. I’m Leavin’ It All Up To You
15. Faded Love
16. I Can’t Stop Loving You
17. Separate Ways (with Band)
18. Separate Ways (with Band & Orchester)
19. Bridge Over Troubled Water
20. Can’t Help Falling In Love
CD 2: Las Vegas, Feb.23,1973 - Dinner Show
1. Also Sprach Zarathustra
2. See See Rider
3. I Got A Woman / Amen
4. Love Me Tender
5. You Don't Have To Say You Love Me
6. Steamroller Blues (with false start)
7. You Gave Me A Mountain
8. Fever
9. Love Me
10. Dialogue
11. Blue Suede Shoes
12. I'm Leavin'
13. Hound Dog
14. What Now My Love
15. Suspicious Minds
16. Band Introductions
17. Introduction of Tom Moffatt & George Hamilton
18. I'll Remember You
19. I Can't Stop Loving You
20. An American Trilogy
21. Can't Help Falling In Love
22. Closing Theme
Update May 22, 2014
Around Midnight
Also out next week on the Verve label is "Around Midnight" in improved sound.
1. See See Rider
2. I Got A Woman / Amen
3. Story about Bobby Jean
4. Love Me
5. If You Love Me (Let Me Know)
6. It's Midnight
7. Big Boss Man
8. Fever
9. Love Me Tender
10. All Shook Up
11. Dialogue
12. I'm Leavin'
13. Softly As I Leave You
14. Hound Dog
15. You Gave Me A Mountain
16. Polk Salad Annie
17. Band Introduction
18. If You Talk In Your Sleep
19. Why Me Lord
20. Havin´Fun On Stage
21. Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel
22. Hawaiian Wedding Song
23. First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
24. Let Me Be There
25. Can't Help Falling In Love
26. Closing Vamp
Update May 22, 2014
Elvis As Recorded Live In lake Tahoe
A great sounding soundboard recording.
This is a re-release of the Lake Tahoe Dinner Show from May 23, 1974.
First released on "...And The King For Dessert" from 1998.
Newly remastered. Now sounding like never before!
Including 8 pages booklet with photos and recording information.
Tracklisting:
C.C.Rider
I Got A Woman / Amen
Love Me
Trying To Get To You
All Shook Up
Love Me Tender
You Don't Have To Say You Love Me
Hound Dog
Fever
Polk Salad Annie
Why Me Lord
Suspicious Minds
Band Introductions
I Can't Stop Loving You
Help Me
An American Trilogy
Let Me Be There (1st part only)
Funny How Time Slips Away (2nd part only)
Big Boss Man
It's Now Or Never
Can't Help Falling In Love
Update May 20, 2014
Elvis On Air - Live from Memphis to Paris
The Bootleg Series presents "Elvis On Air - Live from Memphis to Paris".
A collection of radio broadcasts from 1954 to 1960 to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of Elvis’ first recording "That’s All Right, Mama",
including historic, rare and unreleased recordings.
Including:
- 2 CD'S / 56 tracks!
- News reports from ELVIS in CANADA (1957)
- Elvis in Detroit (1957)
- Elvis in Paris interview (1959)
- Dewey Phillips (the frist disc jockey to play Elvis) live from Memphis!
- 12 pages booklet with photos and recording information.
FREE LIMITED EDITION POSTER WITH EACH CD!
TRACKS CD 1:
WHBQ, Memphis, Tennessee - summer 1954
"Red Hot & Blue"
01. That’s All Right 2:27
KWKH, Shreveport, Louisiana - 10/16/1954
"The Louisiana Hayride"
02. Intro 1:47
03. That’s All Right 2:58
04. Blue Moon Of Kentucky 2:15
KDAV, Lubbock, Texas - 01/06/1955
05. Shake, Rattle And Roll 2:21
06. Fool, Fool, Fool 1:53
WJOI, Florence, Alabama - 01/19/1955
07. Shake, Rattle And Roll 2:20
KWKH, Shreveport, Louisiana - 03/05/1955*
"The Louisiana Hayride"
08. Hearts Of Stone 1:35
09. Little Mama 2:03
Jacksonville, Florida - 07/29/1955
10. Mae Axton Interviews Elvis 3:16
11. Baby Let’s Play House (master) 2:16
KSIJ, Gladewater, Texas - 08/10/1955
12. Radio Commercial 0:16
KWKH, Shreveport, Louisiana - 08/20/1955
"The Louisiana Hayride"
13. Maybelline 2:29
KWKH, Shreveport, Louisiana - 10/01/1955
"The Louisiana Hayride"
14. I Forgot To Remember To Forget 3:34
15. Radio commercial for the Elvis
Presley show, Denver, april 8, 1956 1:09
KLRA, Little Rock, Arkansas - 05/16/1956
16. Ray Green backstage / Hound Dog 0:52
17. Interview with Elvis 6:21
KWKH, Shreveport, Louisiana - 12/15/1956*
"The Louisiana Hayride"
18. Paralyzed 2:24
CBC, Canada - 04/02/1957
19. Elvis Presley comes to Canada
Bill Beatty is all shook up! 2:06
Including a fragment of "Hound Dog" recorded
live in Toronto, April 2, 1957
CBC, Canada - 04/04/1957
"Assignment"
20. Bill McNeil and Maria Berrett talks
about the Elvis show in Toronto 3:59
21. CKOY Radio’s Mac Lipson interviews
Elvis in Ottawa, april 3, 1957 5:42
CBC, Canada - 04/04/1957
"Music Time"
22. Concert report from Toronto, Canada 2:46
Including fragments of "Heartbreak Hotel"
Recorded live in Toronto, April 2, 1957
CKWX, Vancouver, Canada - 08/31/1957
23. Red Robinson at the Empire Stadium,
Vancouver, Canada 3:14
Including fragments of "Heartbreak Hotel", "I Was
The One", "I Got A Woman" and "That’s When
Your Heartaches Begin"
NDR, Germany - 10/01/1958
24. Arriving In Bremer Haven 2:59
BR, Germany - 06/15/1959
25. Hannelore Krab interviews Elvis in hotel
"Bayerischer Hof", Munich, Germany 3:51
AFN (Armed Forces Network) - 03/01/1960
26. A Big Hunk O’ Love (master) 2:01
27. Johnny Paris interviews Elvis in
Frankfurt, Germany 10:54
TRACKS CD 2:
WMPS, Memphis, Tennessee - 08/31/1955
01. Bob Neal interviews Elvis, Scotty and Bill 5:27
WOSFM (Oscar High School radio station),
South Norfolk, Virginia - 02/12/1956
"The Cuzin’ Ray Hoedown"
02. Raymond H. Pulley interviews Elvis at
the Norfolk Municipal Auditorium 3:30
Detroit, Michigan - 03/31/1957
"Men or Menace?"
03. Opening 0:49
04. About the fans 1:47
05. Detroit Police inspector O’Brien 0:56
06. Fans about Elvis 4:09
07. Hugh Jerrett of The Jordanaires a.o. 1:46
08. Back to the Presley fans 0:24
09. All hell breaks loose! (part 1) 3:51
10. All hell breaks loose! (part 2) 9:27
Including fragments of "Heartbreak Hotel", "Long
Tall Sally", "That’s When Your Heartaches Begin"
and "All Shook Up"
11. At the press conference 2:57
12. Elvis Presley Men or Menace? 2:16
WNOE, New Orleans, Louisiana - 07/10/1956
13. Engagement rumors 4:34
WELO, Tupelo, Mississippi - 09/27/1957
14. Newsreport from the Mississippi Fair
and Dairy Show 2:55
15. Interview with Elvis Presley 4:20
16. Interview with Anita Wood 3:00
NBC "Monitor" - 03/1957*
17. Backstage interview 1:53
WJBS, Daytona Beach, Florida - 08/09/1956
18. Ed Ripley interviews Elvis in his
dressing room at Peabody Auditorium 4:55
KPOI, Honolulu, Hawaii - 1959
19. Hello To Hawaii 0:43
KPOI, Honolulu, Hawaii - 1959
Uncle Tom’s Cabin"
20. Tom Moffatt calls Elvis in Germany 5:41
WARL, Arlington, Texas - 07/1959
21. Don Owens calls Elvis in Bad Nauheim, Germany 2:55
22. German reporter interviews Elvis (1959) 3:43
Paris, France - 06/17/1959
23. Mario Delegarde interviews Elvis in Paris
Including a question about Brigitte Bardot 2:03
BONUS TRACKS:
KWKH, Shreveport, Louisiana - 04/05/1958
"The Louisiana Hayride"
24. Telegram from Elvis and The Colonel 1:14
25. Victrola radio ad 1 1956 0:51
26. Victrola radio ad 2 1956 0:50
27. March Of Dimes Radio Spot 01/02/1957 0:26
28. March Of Dimes Original radio transfer
1957 1:46
WHBQ, Memphis, Tennessee
"Red Hot & Blue"
29. Dewey Phillips live from Memphis 0:40
Update May 15, 2014
Alternate Love letters & I Can Help
Out now are two new CD releases "Alternate Love Letters" & "I Can Help 30th anniversary.
The Alternate Love letters From Elvis
Tracklisting:
1 - LOVE LETTERS (undubbed master, rough mix)
2 - WHEN I’M OVER YOU (strings overdub master)
3 - IF I WERE YOU (undubbed master take 9)
4 - GOT MY MOJO WORKING (brass overdub unedited master)
5 - HEART OF ROME (brass & string overdub take 3 & wp take 1)
6 - ONLY BELIEVE (brass & string overdub master featuring horns)
7 - THIS IS OUR DANCE (undubbed master)
8 - CINDY CINDY (backup vocals overdub master)
9 - I’LL NEVER KNOW (undubbed master)
10 - IT AIN’T NO BIG THING (but it’s growing) (strings overdub master)
11 – LIFE (additional string overdub master)
12 - WHEN I’M OVER YOU (undubbed master,rough mix)
13 - GOT MY MOJO WORKING (brass & string overdub master)
14 - CINDY CINDY (brass & string overdub master)
15 - IT AIN’T NO BIG THING (but it’s growing) (brass & string overdub master)
16 - WHEN I’M OVER YOU (backup vocals overdub master)
17 - GOT MY MOJO WORKING (rehearsal July 16, 1970)
18 - HEART OF ROME (rehearsal July 24, 1970)
19 - LOVE LETTERS (live October 20, 1976)
20 - ONLY BELIEVE (live)
21 - I’LL NEVER KNOW (brass & string overdub master w.o backing vocals)
22 - IT AIN’T NO BIG THING (but it’s growing) (undubbed master)
23 - I’LL NEVER KNOW (brass & string overdub master)
24 – LIFE (undubbed master take 20)
Elvis I Can Help – 30th Anniversary Album
This year it’s 30 years ago that the compilation album ‘I CAN HELP AND OTHER GREAT HITS ‘ was released in the UK. It was one of the most succesful Elvis albums of the early 1980’s. It was even released on picture disc and on single ( both ‘I Can Help’ and ‘Green Green Grass Of Home’ housed in a poster bag ) Strangely enough it was never released on CD.
We are proud to present the entire album on CD for the first time, including some very hard to find bonus selections including the unreleased 12” version of I Can Help .
Housed in a stunning 3 panel digipack ( with UNSEEN photo’s of Elvis from the mid 1970’s ) this is a real ‘must have’ for all Elvis CD ànd photo collectors.
As always……limited edition….so order your copy now !!!
1. I Can Help
2. Moody Blue
3. If You Talk In Your Sleep
4. Sweet Angeline
5. Only The Strong Survive
6. Hurt
7. Promised Land
8. My Boy
9. Green Green Grass Of Home
10. Raised On Rock
11. Fool
12. Way Down
13. T.R.O.U.B.L.E.
14. Take Good Care Of Here
15. I Can Help ( 10” version )
16. My Boy ( take 1 )
17. Sweet Angeline ( vocal overdub )
18. Promised land ( harmony version )
19. Way Down ( undubbed )
20. Fool ( alternate mix )
21. Hurt ( take 3 )
Update May 15, 2014
A Man At The Top
To be released shortly (late May) on the VV label will be their fifth release entitled "A Man At The Top!" featuring the complete live soundboard recording on August 10th 1970 Las Vegas opening show . The double vinyl will be accompanied from a DVD with the best video possible of the show . After the success of the first four releases We decided: to give you more.….. so we decided to not only bring you the best audio , but also the best video quality possible.
The producers are aware of the fact that the opening night show, as one of the best Elvis Presley concerts ever, has been previously released in different imports. But Here we give you the chance to listen to the show in its entirety FOR THE FIRST TIME in a double high valued collector heavy vinyl set. At the same moment FOR THE FIRST TIME as bonus will be included a DVD OF THE SHOW giving to this release the status of “UNIQUE”.
“A Man At The Top” wants to give you a unique perspective of the man and his music during this August 1970. This will be the first STEP of a wider project, infact the producers’ intention is to accompanied this first volume with other three volumes, in the way to cover all the soundboarding recordings of August 1970.
The Vegas third season allows Elvis, after the June studio session, to demonstrate his true abilities in a wider range. We see the best of Elvis in songs that will become the fulcrum of the Elvis show until 1972, Here you can hear the complete opening night. The audio has been carefully remastered from the original source and is complete from the beginning to the end. The vinyl will make the rest, providing to the listener an unforgettable experience!!
The opening night is surely a great challenge for Elvis, the shooting of a movie and the rehearsal of a large quantity of new stuff gives the possibility to the man to delivery if no the best show something really different and unique to the audience. The opening show presents 8 new songs, including both the sides of his next two singles!!! …. the rest is history……
About the Vegas opening night has been already said a lot a words, so We like spend some words on the DVD here presented…. A lot s of DVD floating in the previous years including footage from the different quality and the missing audio….some time ago the producers acquired a three dvd set with included all the footage shot from the opening night, directly from the same source in a very good quality. All the different camera angles have been edited to create a real professional movie.
All the footage has been digitally restored in matter to achieve the best result of image quality. All the footage includes matching audio from the original concert in the way to get a perfect syinc between audio and image with speed correction of the original footage. Although the show is no complete , the result believe us is very impressive, Elvis as you never seen..THE BEST QUALITY TO DATE!!!!!
The DOUBLE LP SET 180 VINYL GRAM, IT NEVER SOUNDED BETTER!!!!is a LIMITED HAND NUMBERED 500 COPIES. It comes with an three fold 300 gram high quality GLOSSY sleeve both sides printed, giving an unique view. The sleeve will be accompanied Newspapers clips and with many photographs of the opening night., giving to the reader an unique document to read, listen and see, with Elvis at his best ..A MAN AT THE TOP of his possibilities..
VV LAVEL added a DVD cover, as a bonus, so each customer can decide by themselves if they will want to keep the DVD inside the book or inside a proper single DVD case.
We hope you can enjoy this FIFTH product in the way to give life to the next volume soon as possible.
You can place your order at your favorite dealer from now on.
LP August 10, 1970 Opening Night
Live soundboard recording
RUNNING TIME 62,00 MIN
SIDE A* 13.20 MIN
01 Opening Theme
02 That’s All Right
03 Mystery Train/Tiger Man
04 Monologue 1
05 I Can’t Stop Loving You
06 Love Me Tender
SIDE B* 16.20 MIN
07 The Next Step Is Love
08 Words
09 I Just Can’t Help Believin’
10 Something
SIDE C* 16.37 MIN
11 Sweet Caroline
12 You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’
13 You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me
14 Polk Salad Annie
15 Introductions
SIDE D* 16.03 MIN
16 I’ve Lost You
17 Monologue 2
18 Bridge Over Troubled Water
19 Patch It Up
20 Can’t Help Falling In Love/
Closing Vamp
*Tracks previously released soundboard recording
DVD Las Vegas Opening Night August 10, 1970 show
Running time 47 min.
The Show
01.Opening Vamp /That’s All Right
02.Mystery Train/Tiger Man
03.I Can’t Stop Loving You
04.Love Me Tender
05.Next Step Is Love/(part only) Words
(part only) 06.Something (part only)
07.You’ve Lost The Loving Feeling
08.You Don’t Have To Say
09.Polk Salad Annie
10.Patch It Up
11.Can’t Help Falling Love
12.Backstage/After Show Party
Approx running time 36.00 min.
BONUS FEATURES:
01 Dressing Room&Backstage
Approx. Time 11 min.
02 VV Label Back Catologue
Approx. Time 1 min
TOTAL TIME 48 MIN.
Include Previousy Unreleased Material
Full Restored With Meticulously Remastered Sound and Picture
Update May 10, 2014
look Out Jackson Town
Welcome to the third CD release by TNT Records. Again with a little help from our friends at “Audionics” - probably THE premium and still active label when it comes to rare recordings in best possible sound - we decided once more to pick this time three shows from “Tour Number 14” (May 30 – June 10, 1975). On this brandnew 3 CD set (Release Date: Early May 2014) you are going to hear the three 1975 concerts Elvis did in Jackson, Mississippi (two shows June 8, one show June 9).
Barely over 200 miles or a 3-hour drive from home - on June 8 and 9, 1975 Elvis had Jackson, Mississippi on his tour schedule to play three concerts in two days at the State Fair Coliseum. Tour Number 14 saw its end coming with just another 4 shows in total to do. From all audible and visual experiences listeners of the Jackson-Shows can have it might only be fair to say that Elvis had quite a lot of fun doing what he loved to do: Just being Elvis Presley, singing “his” songs and entertaining the thousands of people who came to see him live in Concert, paying either the regular ticket price or whatever the many ticket scalpers asked for.
The first of the three shows – the afternoon show from June 8 – has been released exactly a decade ago and was titled “Fly T-R-O-U-B-L-E” – it seemed a perfect title for this release because the minute Elvis entered the stage the whole area around him was swarming with flies. On the recording you can hear several jokes and references to those little beasts throughout some parts of the show! The evening performance of this day brings another perfectly motivated Elvis on stage and he delivers another great mixture of “Oldies but Goldies”, Gospels and contemporary titles such as “An American Trilogy” and “The Wonder Of You”. The concert from June 9 (there was only one show this day) can – again – be called “a great performance”. RCA used “Why Me, Lord” from this show on the 1980 “Silver Box” (called “Elvis Aron Presley” – originally released on vinyl as a 8-LP Box). Another nice detail regarding this show: Elvis performed a spontaneous version of “Help Me Make It Through The Night”, the only time he did this song on the whole tour.
If you have missed the show´s first releases from approximately 10 years ago or if you want to owe them in even better sound than before plus exactly the way they were recorded (without the standard “2001 Theme / See See Rider” opening) you should not miss this great new 3 CD set! You can also expect a great 24-pages booklet full of photos and information including newspaper articles and original paperwork. Ask your local dealer for it, he should have it right in time around the scheduled release date for you!
CD1 (8.6.1975 A/S):
01. I Got A Woman / Amen (incomplete)
02. Love Me
03. If You Love Me (Let Me Know)
04. Love Me Tender
05. All Shook Up
06. Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel
07. Hound Dog
08. The Wonder Of You (incomplete)
09. Burning Love
10. Band Introductions
11. Johnny B. Goode
12. Drum solo (Ronnie Tutt)
13. Bass solo (Jerry Scheff)
14. Piano solo (Glen D. Hardin)
15. School Day
16. T-R-O-U-B-L-E
17. Why Me Lord?
18. How Great Thou Art (with 2 reprises)
19. Let Me Be There
20. Funny How Time Slips Away (with reprise)
21. Little Darlin'
22. Mystery Train / Tiger Man
23. Fever (2 false starts only)
24. Can't Help Falling In Love
25. Closing Vamp
CD2 (8.6.1975 E/S):
01. Love Me (incomplete)
02. If You Love Me (Let Me Know)
03. Love Me Tender
04. All Shook Up
05. Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel
06. Hound Dog
07. The Wonder Of You
08. Polk Salad Annie
09. Band Introductions
10. Johnny B. Goode
11. Drum solo (Ronnie Tutt)
12. Bass solo (Jerry Scheff)
13. Piano solo (Glen D. Hardin)
14. School Day
15. T-R-O-U-B-L-E
16. Why Me Lord ?
17. How Great Thou Art
18. Let Me Be There
19. An American Trilogy
20. Little Darlin'
21. Mystery Train / Tiger Man
22. Funny How Time Slips Away
23. Can't Help Falling In Love
24. Closing Vamp
CD3 (9.6.1975 E/S):
01. I Got A Woman / Amen (incomplete)
02. Love Me
03. If You Love Me (Let Me Know)
04. Love Me Tender (false start only) / All Shook Up
05. Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel
06. Hound Dog
07. The Wonder Of You
08. Polk Salad Annie
09. Band Introductions
10. Johnny B. Goode
11. Drum solo (Ronnie Tutt)
12. Bass solo (Jerry Scheff)
13. Piano solo (Glen D. Hardin)
14. School Day
15. T-R-O-U-B-L-E
16. Why Me Lord ?
17. Let Me Be There
18. An American Trilogy
19. Funny How Time Slips Away
20. Mystery Train / Tiger Man
21. Help Me Make lt Through The Night
22. Can't Help Falling In Love
23. Closing Vamp
Update April 22 2014
Walkin' Talkin' Glitz City Blues
Coming out soon is the new Straight Arrow CD release titled "WALKIN‘ TALKIN‘ GLITZ CITY BLUES", featuring the August 23rd, 1972 Dinner show. It is taken from an original mono audience recording in remarkably good sound. Yes, we used the original actual cassette that was used to record this concert in the first place, and we were able to improve the sound-quality noticeably. Ask your local dealer for samples!
It’s unlikely that anyone who saw Elvis Presley on stage during the Summer ’72 engagement came away disappointed. Presley looked fabulous: he had a nice tan, he was slim, and both the jumpsuit and the jacket / pants combinations that he was experimenting with looked rather good on him. His shows that season were tight and highly professional, and truly offered something for everybody. The setlist was largely based on the MSG one, with new additions like ‘What Now My Love’ and ‘My Way’ adding extra spice to the show.
The dinner show from August 23rd, 1972 is a topnotch performance. He’s right in the middle of the engagement, with still about two weeks left, but he delivers the goods and puts his soul especially into the power ballads. It’s not unlikely that he may have wanted to impress journalist Joe Delaney, a reviewer for the Las Vegas Sun and an old friend of the Colonel’s, who was in the audience that night.
It should be noted that the August 23, 1972 Dinner show is completely new, even for die-hard Elvis fans. This concert has never been in circulation in any form. Unfortunately the tape ran out before the finale of „My Way“. The producers decided to use (great sounding) original tapes of the August 22nd, 1972 M/S and the August 23rd, 1972 M/S from their vaults, to fill out the missing part.
This release is presented in Straight Arrow‘s traditional deluxe digipack, designed by one of the best graphic artists in the Elvis world, rare photos from this engagement (he actually wore the blue swirl at this show) as well as intelligent liner-notes that give you the low-down on this show. No need for us to toot our own horn really, since you all know it by now: Straight Arrow delivers.
Tracklist:
01. Introduction: Also Sprach Zarathustra - 02. C. C. Rider - 03. Johnny B. Goode - 04. Until It's Time For You To Go - 05. You Don't Have To Say You Love Me - 06. You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling - 07. Polk Salad Annie - 08. Instrumental Intermezzo / Monologue - 09. What Now My Love - 10. Fever - 11. Love Me - 12. Blue Suede Shoes - 13. Heartbreak Hotel - 14. Little Sister / Get Back - 15. All Shook Up - 16. Love Me Tender - 17. Hound Dog - 18. I'll Remember You - 19. Walk That Lonesome Road (J. D. Sumner and The Stamps) - 20. Suspicious Minds - 21. Introductions of singers, musicians, orchestra - 22. Introduction of journalist / reviewer Joe Delaney - 23. My Way* - 24. A Big Hunk O' Love** - 25. Mystery Train*** / Tiger Man** - 26. Can't Help Falling In Love** - 27. Closing Vamp**
* spliced with August 23, 1972 D/S version
** recorded on August 23, 1972 D/S
*** spliced with August 22, 1972 M/S version
Update April 14, 2014
Elvis One proudly presents "Elvis Presley Anthology
