drjohncarpenter wrote:Your thoughts on what the list represented?
Perhaps this was a shortlist of songs to be rehearsed for inclusion in his upcoming November 1971 tour.
"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" was heard at two shows: Baltimore (November 9) and Dallas (November 13).
He was obviously giving Elvis Is Back! a few spins at that time:
Like A Baby - cut in Apr '60
Such A Night - cut in Apr '60
Reconsider Baby - cut in Apr '60
Fever - cut in Apr '60
Going on the assumption that the date on the note is accurate (sometimes people misremember the dates, even years), it is likely that EP was brainstorming for improvements / additions to his show. In fact, given the circumstances of 1971 - EP was on a post-Jaycees high and had just negotiated a salary increase for his Tahoe shows - I think that both the year and the circumstances fit very well.
Definitely a rare glimpse into EP's mind and one that is counter to much of established lore.
I think the critical question to be explored here is
why EP trashed it. Insecurities, cold-feet, too much trouble, nixed by The "Col.", etc. . . . . . ? EP very
rarely sat down and set pen to paper, so something lit a fire in EP . . . . . but what put it out?
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Just to add some additional thoughts on a different subject . . .
Re: The Gladys Note on this thread.
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I'm not so sure that this was written by Gladys, because she had very bad penmanship (almost like she never learned how to write). Rather I tend to think it was written
for Gladys (ie: her words), by somebody else, on her behalf.
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