Just bought my very first audience recording...

[Ciscoking]

yes..there are better ones..

What are your Top 10 audience shows, of those issued on glass-mastered CD?

And I mean for both sound quality AND performance.

A cross section especially for you, Doc:

Have Some Fun Tonight 5.2.70 DS
The Man In White Vol.3 14.8.70 MS
A Dinner Bell In Vegas 20.8.70 DS
A Bright Midnight With Elvis 20.8.70 MS
There Goes MY Everything 19.2.71 MS
A Thunder In The Night 1.8.71 MS
No Fooling Around 4.8.72 OS
Red Hot In Vegas 24.8.72 DS
Long Beach , CA 14.11.72 ES
At The Top Of The Game 22.4.73 3 PM
Shining In Portland 27.4.73 ES
High Sierra Fever 7.5.73 MS
Born to Give Us Fever 23.6.73 AS
The Alternative Memphis 17.3.74 AS
Big Boss MAn In Lake Tahoe 24.5.74 DS
It`s Midnight In Vegas 31.8.74 MS
Actec King 27.3.75 MS
Live at The Omni 2.5.75 ES
America`s Own 19.7.75 ES
Pieces Of MY Life 24.7.75 ES
The Request Box (19.8.75 DS/20.8.75 DS)
The King Of Entertainement 15.12.75 CS
Rock Back The Clock 31.12.75 ES
Royal GAmbit In Richfield 23.10.76 ES
Vegas VAriety Vol.2 11.12.76 MS
Auld Lang Syne 31.12.76 ES
Hot Time In Miami 12.2.77 ES
Elvis slips Into Austin 28.3.77 ES
The Final Farewell 26.6.77

Since I have about 200 or so more..It was a hard job I did for you..

[deadringer]

yes..there are better ones..

What are your Top 10 audience shows, of those issued on glass-mastered CD?

And I mean for both sound quality AND performance.

A cross section especially for you, Doc:

Have Some Fun Tonight 5.2.70 DS
The Man In White Vol.3 14.8.70 MS
A Dinner Bell In Vegas 20.8.70 DS
A Bright Midnight With Elvis 20.8.70 MS
There Goes MY Everything 19.2.71 MS
A Thunder In The Night 1.8.71 MS
No Fooling Around 4.8.72 OS
Red Hot In Vegas 24.8.72 DS
Long Beach , CA 14.11.72 ES
At The Top Of The Game 22.4.73 3 PM
Shining In Portland 27.4.73 ES
High Sierra Fever 7.5.73 MS
Born to Give Us Fever 23.6.73 AS
The Alternative Memphis 17.3.74 AS
Big Boss MAn In Lake Tahoe 24.5.74 DS
It`s Midnight In Vegas 31.8.74 MS
Actec King 27.3.75 MS
Live at The Omni 2.5.75 ES
America`s Own 19.7.75 ES
Pieces Of MY Life 24.7.75 ES
The Request Box (19.8.75 DS/20.8.75 DS)
The King Of Entertainement 15.12.75 CS
Rock Back The Clock 31.12.75 ES
Royal GAmbit In Richfield 23.10.76 ES
Vegas VAriety Vol.2 11.12.76 MS
Auld Lang Syne 31.12.76 ES
Hot Time In Miami 12.2.77 ES
Elvis slips Into Austin 28.3.77 ES
The Final Farewell 26.6.77

Since I have about 200 or so more..It was a hard job I did for you..

I will definiyely exclude There Goes MY Everything 19.2.71 MS as thisn is just horrible sound and awful cheap "antidesign".

[Ciscoking]

I will definiyely exclude There Goes MY Everything 19.2.71 MS as thisn is just horrible sound and awful cheap "antidesign".

I had to include it because of the setlist and the show itself...I was only judging by this..not regarding cover or sound....the show is essential IMO..pity that no other label brought it out..

[deadringer]

I will definiyely exclude There Goes MY Everything 19.2.71 MS as thisn is just horrible sound and awful cheap "antidesign".

I had to include it because of the setlist and the show itself...I was only judging by this..not regarding cover or sound....the show is essential IMO..pity that no other label brought it out..

I understand but in presented form it is unlistenable crap. If there will be better tape with the same show, then such release can be nice to have....

[Ciscoking]

I understand but in presented form it is unlistenable crap. If there will be better tape with the same show, then such release can be nice to have....

It doesn`t fulfill the standards the Doc wanted..

What are your Top 10 audience shows, of those issued on glass-mastered CD?
And I mean for both sound quality AND performance.

...so you are right...(good show anyway..)


For your statistics friends..we have:

269 shows released on import
359 shows floating around and availible as CDR
30 shows from BMG and FTD


I do not count incomplete shows or samplers.

If you have a look at the CDR compared to the imports you see that at least this well won`t dry out the next hundred years..lol..

[drjohncarpenter]

What are your Top 10 audience shows, of those issued on glass-mastered CD?

And I mean for both sound quality AND performance.

Cisco, thanks for that list, but ... how about ten, based on the above?

[elvis1977br]

DS: Dinner Show
ES: Evening Show
MS: Midnight Show
OS: Opening Show
AS: Afternoon Show
CS : Closing Show

[Ciscoking]

What are your Top 10 audience shows, of those issued on glass-mastered CD?

And I mean for both sound quality AND performance.

Cisco, thanks for that list, but ... how about ten, based on the above?

It`s so hard, Doc....but here you go..


A Dinner Bell In Vegas 20.8.70 DS
A Bright Midnight With Elvis 20.8.70 MS
Long Beach , CA 14.11.72 ES
It`s Midnight In Vegas 31.8.74 MS
Pieces Of MY Life 24.7.75 ES
The Request Box (19.8.75 DS/20.8.75 DS)
Rock Back The Clock 31.12.75 ES
Royal GAmbit In Richfield 23.10.76 ES
Auld Lang Syne 31.12.76 ES
The Final Farewell 26.6.77

I had to keep the first two,...no matter what..one of the best shows ever..

[Joern]

I know that list isn't for me, but I may say that I find your list somewhat disappointing and lame.

01 - A Dinner Bell In Vegas 20.8.70 DS - No complaints here. Personally I would have chosen the "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling"-release from Audionics as I think it has the better performance. Soundwise they're playing in the same league.
02 - A Bright Midnight With Elvis 20.8.70 MS - agreed

03 - A New Experience - Long Beach , CA 14.11.72 ES - agreed
04 - It`s Midnight In Vegas 31.8.74 MS - replaced- On The Road Again - 11.11.1970 - one hell of a show in very good sound for an AR. This would be my choice and would replace the mediocre dialogue show "It's Midnight In Vegas".

05 - Pieces Of MY Life 24.7.75 ES - agreed
06 - The Request Box (19.8.75 DS/20.8.75 DS) - replaced - Soundwise this is a mighty fine release, but if you're going for a good performance you might skip this one. I'd rather go for the AR from Shreveport 07.06.1975 which delivers a more than decent show, instead of unrehearsed and (at best) mediocre versions of some rarities.

07 - Rock Back The Clock 31.12.75 ES - replaced - I think this one is of the most boring & uninspired shows from Elvis in history. The sound is quite good, but the performance lacks substance imo. He didn't get me. I'd rather go for the afternoon show from Inglewood on May 11th, 1974 released as "Elvis At The Forum" which included the best sounding version of "You can have her". The CD overall sounds very good for an AR and the show itself is an entertaining one.

08 - Royal Gambit In Richfield 23.10.76 ES - No complaints here. This is a decent show, but I would have chosen "Phoenix Over Tennessee" instead of the latest Straight Arrow escape.
09 - Auld Lang Syne 31.12.76 ES - agreed
10 - The Final Farewell 26.6.77 - I think the show is much overrated and avershadowed by the fact that it represents Elvis last show. The fact that he sang a few rare songs doesn't do it for me. If you listen closely to the songs and the dialogues than you'll can easily hear that there's nothing at the right place. If it has to be one AR from '77 than I would chose "Second Night In Birmingham" every day. So it should be said that the latest escape from Rainbow Rec. is a very good release in every aspect.

Joern