Early Morning Rain
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Early Morning Rain
hi, i think this song is great and is a so easy going song,
i was wondering, could anyone tell me the longest version of this song performed live please??
also do you know how many times it was performed live and when was it first performed(LIVE)??
thank you
i was wondering, could anyone tell me the longest version of this song performed live please??
also do you know how many times it was performed live and when was it first performed(LIVE)??
thank you
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Re: Early Morning Rain
Elvis did a few other complete versions: in Las Vegas 1975 (Dec 2 OS and Dec 7), in 1976 (Memphis, July 5) and, IIRC, most of the last tour of the year, Dec 28-31. There's one from May 3, 1977 in Saginaw, too. They all should run about the same length.
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What do you reckon he was doing on the 27th?drjohncarpenter wrote:most of the last tour of the year, Dec 28-31.
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Re: Early Morning Rain
Seems like standard operating procedure with EMR was for Elvis to do a quick vocal over John Wilkinson's guitar feature. On a few nights, Elvis was inspired to take it further.
"Don't tell me to play it. I will when I get ready. Do you understand me?"
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Re: Early Morning Rain
and of course we have the live recording made in January 73....live without public though
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Re: Early Morning Rain
Yes, I think all the important people rate it highly !!!Rob wrote:Underrated by whom? You, me and Mike like it. Isn't that what counts?
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If I rate it highly, will I become important?BIGREDG wrote:Yes, I think all the important people rate it highly !!!
Anyhow, I thought "import release" was short for "important release".
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Then you are definitely in with in "in" crowd !!!kuenzer wrote:If I rate it highly, will I become important?BIGREDG wrote:Yes, I think all the important people rate it highly !!!
Anyhow, I thought "import release" was short for "important release".
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Re: Early Morning Rain
For me..1975 is one of the best years of our man regarding live shows. And Las Vegas December is included...
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...oh yes along with 1970 and 1973...
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...oh yes along with 1970 and 1973...
Thanks to Ernst Joergensen, Roger Semon and Erik Rasmussen for the great work. Keep the spirit alive !
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AGREED - 1975 SHOWS ARE NEARLY ALL GOOD - VERY GOOD WITH A FEW EXCEPTIONAL ONES THROWN IN TOO.Ciscoking wrote:For me..1975 is one of the best years of our man regarding live shows. And Las Vegas December is included...
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...oh yes along with 1970 and 1973...
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thank you i have these two versions and the one on the import: The Las Vegas Years Vol 2 - Early Morning Rain is a great version and one of the best i heard live.Mike S wrote:the first documented live performance of this song was on the 29th August 1974 in Las Vegas (Dinner show).
the longest live performance, The Las Vegas Years Vol 2--Early Morning Rain.
i have the Memphis concert but haven't listened in a while, i will give it a listen. the December tour is one of the best and i have all the shows from that tour but the 27th show you cant tell if its Elvis singing or Homer Simpson and the 30th is incomplete, i wish there was a complete version.1976 (Memphis, July 5) and most of the last tour of the year, Dec 28-31(27th Dec-1st Jan DOC ).
is that the show where he starts with That's All Right and sings a bit of Trouble?? a great concerts.May 3, 1977 in Saginaw
i always thought Elvis sounded like he'd just woke up when he performed the songs that were inserted into the American Aloha, it fits the mood of EMR though i think.and of course we have the live recording made in January 73.
i think '75 was one of the greatest live years for EP as well, apart from the April tour i love the shows(don't know why i aren't too interested in the April tour, I'm also not that interested in the June tour) i love the July tour(its my favorite tour) and the August Vegas season.For me..1975 is one of the best years of our man regarding live shows. And Las Vegas December is included...
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Re: Early Morning Rain
That July tour is something else - great.
Seems that Elvis burned himself out though as the August Vegas stint is cut woefully short, and Elvis does nothing until December !!
Seems that Elvis burned himself out though as the August Vegas stint is cut woefully short, and Elvis does nothing until December !!
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Re: Early Morning Rain
My favourite of this is the version on "Burning in Birmingham" (29th December) when he says "one more verse" you can just tell he's completely into it and enjoying the experience of singing the song and he confirms that with a gentle "yeah" at the end of it.
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Re: Early Morning Rain
I know exactly what Elvis was doing on Monday, December 27, 1976, but without a tape of the show in Wichita, I cannot verify whether the version of "Early Morning Rain" is complete -- thus my only mentioning Dec 28-31.Rob wrote:What do you reckon he was doing on the 27th?drjohncarpenter wrote:most of the last tour of the year, Dec 28-31.
If you have a copy, why don't you let us all know?
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Re: Early Morning Rain
It is as complete as it is during the rest of the shows on the tour.
The quality of the tape is terrible though.
The quality of the tape is terrible though.
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Re: Early Morning Rain
Elvis did perform Early Morning Rain during the 27th December 1976 show and it is the complete version that lasts 3:11 but the sound is really bad on this CD-R but you can tell what song it is straight away with the guitar the clearest part of the song(Elvis just sounds drunk)