Audience Recordings - My Picks

White Herring In Vegas - Las Vegas 8/26/69 MS (CD-R) - Probably the best sounding audience fom 1969. Excellent show.

Tender Touching Moment - Las Vegas 8/27/69 DS (CD-R) - Incomplete 1969

Chicago 6/17/72 ES (CD-R) - Unusual setlist including the only 1972 version of Something

White Herring.... we now have complete on FTD All Shook Up...on the AR the last 4 songs were taken from 25.8.69 MS without being mentioned....superfluous..

Tender Touching Moment...just 5 songs..all incomplete and the date is more than questionable..

Chicago... is the AS...just for the records..there is a cassette dated AS..

Perhaps in the future on your list "International Earthquake" (Memory Records, 2002)) and both "On The Road Again" (2004) and "Shining In Portland" (2004, Memory Records) can substitute for "Sheik of The Desert" (2001) and "Storm Over Portland" 2cd (1991) respectively, because the later Memory Records releases feature the better sound for these Rick Rennie recordings.

From the sleeve notes:

International Earthquake = from original master tape and with consent and sleeve notes by the late Rick Rennie, also includes his pre-show comments
On the Road Again = from the original 120-minute stereo cassette tape mastertape, also includes after-show comments and AR bonus tracks from other shows of the time
Shining in Portland = 1st generation stereo cassette copy as the original master is supposedly lost, also includes AR bonus tracks from other shows of the time

You have those audience Live shows, but do you listen to them ?......

Those listed are just a small portion of my collection.

I've listened to them all.......at least one time.

I appreciate your contribution, and look forward to part 2, but I agree better not in this thread, but you can always make a seperate one ?

you have to add

On The Road Again - Portland 11/11/70 (MR 2038-2) (Released 2004) - Great sound and from the second tour from which we have no soundboards. Essential.

Better Than Ever - Miami 9/12/70 ES (MR 2050-2) (Released 2006) - Great show, OK sound and from the first tour from which we have no soundboards. Essesntial

Houston Astrodome - Houston 2/28/70 ES (CD-R) - Great show, distand sound. Features Kentucky Rain and Long Tall Sally Instead of Blue Suede Shoes and One Night which is played on the other houston shows. Again, no soundboards available from this tour. First Non-Vegas shows. Essential

White Herring In Vegas - Las Vegas 8/26/69 MS (CD-R) - Probably the best sounding audience fom 1969. Excellent show.

Tender Touching Moment - Las Vegas 8/27/69 DS (CD-R) - Incomplete 1969 show but a very odd songlist. It's Now Or Never, Loving You, One Night, Love Me, Baby What You Want Me To Do (incomplete), Runaway (incomplete)

All Up To Elvis - Las Vegas 2/10/72 MS (CD-R) - Excellent show featuring two rare songs I'm Leaving it Up To You and Help Me Make It Through The Night

Who Shot Me - Chicago 6/17/72 ES (CD-R) - Unusual setlist including the only 1972 version of Something

The Concert Years Vol 27 - Las Vegas 8/7/72 MS (CD-R) - Good show featuring the first known version of Steamroller Blues and the only one before the Aloha show

Elvis Does It Again - Las Vegas 8/18/72 DS (CD-R) - Great show featuring the only How Great Thou Art of the 1972 August Season

Explosion In Vegas - Las Vegas 8/17/72 MS (Sabam TM Boum 001) - Excellent show

Las Vegas Swirling - Las Vegas 9/1/72 DS (CD-R) - Very good Sound

King Of The Neon Jungle - Las Vegas 9/3/72 3AM (MR 2030 2) (Released 2003) - Very good sound

-to be continued...-

Could i go one step further and ask for your opinions on the top audience recordings where you can actually hear what Elvis is saying i.e Love letters from Nevada ect

Thanks

Kelv

No Fooling Around - Las Vegas 8/4/72 O.S. (Ampex CD 001) (Released 2003)


Too bad it is not complete as Another Opening Night, though complete, is sonically inferior - no doubt about that. Just my two cents.

Another Opening Night is incomplete too and sonically inferior..setlist..

No Fooling Around - Las Vegas 8/4/72 O.S. (Ampex CD 001) (Released 2003)


Too bad it is not complete as Another Opening Night, though complete, is sonically inferior - no doubt about that. Just my two cents.

Another Opening Night is incomplete too and sonically inferior..setlist..

What's missing on AON, Cisco?

On both CD`s No Fooling Around and AON..The wonder Of You, the band intros and Trilogy is missing..meaning they used the same source..however NFA has the better sound..
A complete CD-R in inferior sound does exist..we made a mistake over Elvisoncd.com which will be amended..re the track listing of AON..perhaps you got the wrong info from there..

On both CD`s No Fooling Around and AON..The wonder Of You, the band intros and Trilogy is missing..meaning they used the same source..however NFA has the better sound..
A complete CD-R in inferior sound does exist..we made a mistake over Elvisoncd.com which will be amended..re the track listing of AON..perhaps you got the wrong info from there..

I did, but thanks for clearing things up now.

Ciscoking's Corner RULES !

I visit it almost daily.

On both CD`s No Fooling Around and AON..The wonder Of You, the band intros and Trilogy is missing..meaning they used the same source..however NFA has the better sound..
A complete CD-R in inferior sound does exist..we made a mistake over Elvisoncd.com which will be amended..re the track listing of AON..perhaps you got the wrong info from there..

Ciscoking's Corner RULES !

YEY..!!

Don't forget the Lake Tahoe release title called "Spring Fever" that was a pretty decent show released in 2005!

I've added a couple more CD's to the list since then and edited my first post accordingly. If you have those in your collection, you have the essentials.

Last edited by Rob on Sat Jul 24, 2010 3:19 am, edited 1 time in total.

I've added a couple more CD's to the list since then. Here is my updated choices for the best audience recordings. If you have these in your collection, you have the essentials.

1970 (8)
Shiek Of The Desert - Las Vegas 2/5/70 D.S. (Krystal Records 050270) (Released 2001)
Let It Be Me - Las Vegas 2/21/70 M.S. (Audiophile Records) (Released 2006)
Double Dynamite - Las Vegas 8/19/70 D.S. & M.S. (Rock Legends 1009) (Released 1998)
A Dinner Bell In Vegas - Las Vegas 8/20/70 D.S. (Memory Records MR 2038-2) (Released 2004)
A Bright Midnight With Elvis - Las Vegas 8/20/70 M.S. (Memory Records MR 2037-2) (Released 2004)
From Vegas To Macon - Las Vegas 8/21/70 D.S. (Rock Legends CD 1008) (Released 1998)
You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’- Las Vegas 8/21/70 M.S. (Audionics 2001-01) (Released 2001)
On The Road Again - Portland, OR 11/11/70 ((MR 2038-2) (Released 2004)


1971 (2)
A Thunder In The Night - Lake Tahoe 8/1/71 M.S. (SR Records SR 3505-2) (Released 2006)
Trying To Get To Memphis - Las Vegas 8/11/71 D.S. (SR Records SR 3502-2) (Released 2005)


1972 (7)
No Fooling Around - Las Vegas 8/4/72 O.S. (Ampex CD 001) (Released 2003)
The Spirit Of Sin City - Las Vegas 8/13/72 M.S. (Memory Records MR 2054-2) (Released 2007)
Red Hot In Vegas - Las Vegas 8/23/72 M.S. (Straight Arrow SA 2006-5-02) (Released 2006)
Not Too Sweet - Las Vegas 9/1/72 M.S. (SR Records CD SR 3503-2) (Released 2005)
Walk That Lonesome Road - Las Vegas 9/4/72 C.S. (P.O. 220 Records) (Released 2006)
A New Live Experience - Long Beach, CA 11/15/72 (MAC 24.158) (Released 1993)
Swing & Swirl Your Hips Again - San Bernardino, CA 11/13/72 (S&S 11372) (Released 2006)


1973 (15)
Faded Love - Las Vegas 2/15/73 D.S. (Straight Arrow SR SP 2010-01-02) (Released 2010)
Kicking And Rolling - Las Vegas 2/18/73 M.S. (Straight Arrow SA 2007-6-02) (Released 2007)
What Now My Love - Las Vegas 2/23/73 C.S. (X-Entertainment) (Released 2005)
At The Top Of The Game - Phoenix, AZ 4/22/73 (Memory Records 2052-2) (Released 2006)
Storm Over Portland - Portland, OR 4/27/73 (Live Archives 1010/1012) (Released 1991)
Grand Roulette At The Sahara - Lake Tahoe 5/6/73 M.S. (MR 2057-2) (Released 2009)
High Sierra Fever - Lake Tahoe 5/7/73 M.S. (Straight Arrow SA 2007-7-02) (Released 2007)
Born To Give Us Fever - Uniondale, NY 6/23/73 (Sundial Productions SP 201) (Released 1995)
Stripped Of My Heart, My Soul - Atlanta, GA 7/3/73 (Rainbow Records RR-19730703-2) (Released 2009)
Raised On Vegas - Las Vegas 8/6/73 O.S. (MR 2057-2) (Released 2008)
A Profile: The King On Stage - Las Vegas 8/20/73 M.S. (Fort Baxter 161095) (Released 1995)
Caught In The Act - Las Vegas 8/26/73 M.S. (Memory Records MR 2027-2) (Released 2002)
Getting Down To Business - Las Vegas 8/31/73 D.S. (Vegas Strip VS 1973-02-2) (Released 2008)
Top Acts In Vegas Vol. 4 - Las Vegas 9/2/73 D.S (Top Acts EP 5013) (Released 1994)
High Spirit In Vegas - Las Vegas 9/2/73 M.S. (Vegas Strip VS 1973-01-2) (Released 2008)


1974 (7)
Something Old, Something New - Las Vegas 1/26/74 O.S. (Memory Records MR 2028-2) (Released 2002)
Let Me Be There - Las Vegas 2/8/74 M.S. (Memory Records MR 2045-2) (Released 2005)
Elvis At The Forum - Los Angeles 5/11/74 Mat. (Graceland Records 7403-2) (Released 2007)
Karate Fever - Las Vegas 8/31/74 D.S. (Straight Arrow SA-2009-13-02) (Released 2010)
Vegas Variety - Las Vegas 9/1/74 D.S. (Rainbow Records 19740901-2) (Released 2007)
Chaos In College Park - College Park, MD 9/27/74 (Straight Arrow SA 2006-4-02) (Released 2006)
October Encore In Lake Tahoe - Lake Tahoe 10/13/74 D.S. (Memory Records MR 2056-2) (Released 2007)


1975 (14)
Springtime In Nevada - Las Vegas 3/25/75 D.S. (Memory Records MR 2049-2) (Released 2005)
Aztec King - Las Vegas 3/27/75 M.S. (Memory Records MR 2032-2) (Released 2003)
The Vegas Years Vol. 1 - Las Vegas 3/31/75 M.S. (Audiophile Records) (Released 2006)
April Fool's Dinner - Las Vegas 4/1/75 D.S. (Audionics/Southern Comfort CDSEVEN75-2) (Released 2009)
Lightning Storm In Florida - Tampa, FL 4/26/75 Eve. (Memory Records MR 2051-2) (Released 2006)
Live At The Omni - Atlanta, GA 5/2/75 (Wizard Corp. EP 5275) (Released 1997)
America’s Own - Long Island, NY 7/19/75 Mat. (Ampex 11-2003) (Released 2004)
America’s Own Vol. 2 - Long Island, NY 7/19/75 Eve. (Claudia CD 070972) (Released 1991)
Gyrating Asheville - Asheville, NC 7/23/75 (Live Archives EPE 1020) (Released 1997)
Pieces Of My Life - Asheville, NC 7/24/75 (Straight Arrow SA 2005-1-02) (Released 2005)
Cancelled: The Request Box - Las Vegas 8/19/75 & 8/20/75 (Audionics/2001 2008-2) (Released 2008)
The Vegas Years Vol. 2 - Las Vegas 12/7/75 M.S. (Audiophile Records) (Released 2007)
Countdown To Christmas - Las Vegas 12/9/75 (Straight Arrow SA 2008-11-02) (Released 2008)
Rock Back The Clock - Pontiac, MI 12/31/75 (Straight Arrow SA 2007-8A/B - 2) (Released 2007)


1976 (14)
Phoenix Over Tennessee - Johnson City, TN 3/17/76 M.S. (JR 10/93/000189 C) (Released 1993)
Then Sings My Soul - Lake Tahoe 5/7/76 (Rainbow Records - 19760507-2) (Released 2009)
Exceeding All Expectations - Lake Tahoe 5/9/76 C.S. (Rainbow Records - 19760509-2) (Released 2009)
The Bicentennial King - Buffalo, NY 6/25/76 (Millbranch Music MM 7601-2) (Released 2009)
Royal Gambit In Richfield - Cleveland, Ohio 10/23/76 (Straight Arrow SA 2008-9-02) (Released 2008)
Rockin' The Northwest - Eugene, OR 11/27/76 (Memory Records MR 2047-2) (Released 2005)
The Last Vegas Opening Night - Las Vegas 12/2/76 O.S. (Straight Arrow SA 2009-12A/B-02) (Released 2009)
Now - Or Never! - Las Vegas 12/3/76 D.S. (Memory Records MR 2042-2) (Released 2004)
Love Letters From Nevada - Las Vegas 12/4/76 D.S. (Sundial Productions SP 601) (Released 1996)
Presley At The Hilton - Las Vegas 12/5/76 (J.R. 1/94) (Released 1994)
Trouble In Vegas - Las Vegas 12/9/76 (Memory Records MR 2056-2) (Released 2008)
Vegas Variety Vol. 2 - Las Vegas 12/11/76 M.S. (Rainbow Records19761112-2) (Released 2008)
Black Diamond - Las Vegas 12/12/76 C.S. (Generations 5001/5002) (Released 1998)
Auld Lang Syne - Pittsburgh, PA 12/31/76 (Live Archives 1076) (Released 1995)


1977 (15)
Going Back In Time - Orlando, FL 2/15/77 (Straight Arrow SA 2006-3-02) (Released 2006)
Tennessee Starlight - Johnson City, TN 2/19/77 (Straight Arrow SA 2006-2-02) (Released 2006)
Rip It Up - St. Paul, MN 4/30/77 (Memphis Sound MS-002) (Released 2002)
And I Love You So - Milwaukee, WI 4/27/77 (EP 1977) (Released 2005)
I Did It My Way - Green Bay, WI 4/28/77 (Memory Records MR 2044-2) (Released 2005)
When Elvis Comes Marching In - Chicago, IL 5/1/77 (Tennessee Moon 01051977) (Released 2005)
Polk Salad Elvis - Chicago, IL 5/2/77 (Tennessee Moon 02051977) (Released 2005)
Augusta: Once And For All - Augusta, ME 5/24/77 (Rainbow Records 19770524-2) (Released 2008)
Trying To Get To You - Rochester, NY 5/25/77 (Straight Arrow SA 2008-10-02) (Released 2008)
Unchained Elvis - Binghamton, NY 5/26/77 (Krypton CD-M 1) (Released 2000)
Second Night - Binghamton, NY 5/27/77 (Graceland Records 7702-2) (Released 2005)
Last Stop In Mobile - Mobile, AL 6/2/77 (Rainbow Records RR -19770602-02) (Released 2009)
Elvis Rocks Lincoln - Lincoln, NE 6/20/77 (Sanfi 2011) (Released 2004)
Since Cincinnati - Cincinnati, OH 6/25/77 (AJR 080379-2) (Released 2007)
The Final Farewell - Indianapolis, IN 6/26/77 (Rainbow Records - RR 19770626-2) (Released 2008)

Taking a second look after all this time, it remains a nice list.

If you don't mind, I made it more readable separated by year, with a tally for each.

I have questions.

You note just two from 1971 -- not too many in good quality?
There are 15 titles from 1973 -- for the live versions of "My Boy"?
We see an equal number for 1977 -- for the dive bombs or band solos?

Just curious.

Rob made it clear that even though he was including some shows because of their content, priority was given to sound quality.

Taking a second look after all this time, it remains a nice list.

If you don't mind, I made it more readable separated by year, with a tally for each.

I have questions.

You note just two from 1971 -- not too many in good quality?
There are 15 titles from 1973 -- for the live versions of "My Boy"?
We see an equal number for 1977 -- for the dive bombs or band solos?

Just curious.

I don't mind at all. For whatever reason, there's just not too many good sounding audience recorded shows from 1971. I probably could have added a couple more, but it would have been reaching.

1973 and 1977?

Stop it.

1973 and 1977?

Stop it.

I'm right, aren't I?

Rob, International Earthquake comes in better sound than Sheik of the Desert (same show). However, Have Some Fun Tonight! is slightly better than them both. I have told you this before, and I think you should correct this error in your list. Same goes for Shining in Portland; it sounds better than Storm over Portland (same show).

Let Me Be There and …I Did It My Way and a few others shouldn’t be on that list. The sound is far from impressive, and the shows aren’t that good either.

A show, unfortunately, only released as a CDR (incomplete) from Eugene, OR on November 25, 1976 is a rarity... Elvis sounds great with absolutely no signs of being under the influence of anything. While the setlist holds little in the way of surprises, it would be fantastic to hear this audience recording in its entirety. There are so few recordings from 1976 where Elvis sounds as clear and confident. If anyone has come across it, it would be great to know.

Let Me Be There and …I Did It My Way and a few others shouldn’t be on that list. The sound is far from impressive, and the shows aren’t that good either.

Don't analyze the list too much, Ken. These are my choices and they stay.

Don't make me come out there.

Nice thread, Rob. I love me some AR's.

Is there no end to this God-forsaken expensive hobby?

I hope not, Greg. I do love a good sounding audience recording.

As you can tell by the number of edits, my list is updated each time I receive a show worthy of addition.

I hope not, Greg. I do love a good sounding audience recording.

As you can tell by the number of edits, my list is updated each time I receive a show worthy of addition.

Keep 'em coming Rob, much appreciated.

Rob,
I would respectively like to nominate Rainbow Records' "Never Endng Demand" vol.s 1 & 2 into the upper echelon.
What say you?

Nikki

-Concerning "Tonight 8:30 pm", won't you reconsider, baby? Give yourself a little time.

Rob,
I would respectively like to nominate Rainbow Records' "Never Endng Demand" vol.s 1 & 2 into the upper echelon.
What say you?

Nikki

-Concerning "Tonight 8:30 pm", won't you reconsider, baby? Give yourself a little time.

I passed on "Never Ending Demand." I already had a soundboard show from Montgomery and a pretty good sounding audience recording from Savannah. Thus the reason for not making my list. I have a personal rule that says I have to have these CD's in my collection before I can put them on my list.

Take "Tonight 8:30 pm" off my list?

Let the world call me a fool. But if things are right with me and you, that's all that matters and I'll do anything you ask me to.

Except that.