ELVIS IN VEGAS 1972 (JANUARY 26TH - FEBRUARY 23RD)

This time we starts out with the beginning of the year and Elvis' first Vegas engagement of 1972. We got 15 shows + some multi-track recordings from different shows available here. Some new songs were on the setlist, and two of them became very powerful showtoppers, An American Trilogy and You Gave Me A Mountain. See See Rider is the opening song for the very first time.

January 26th 1972 Opening Show - Soundboard Recording

Elvis is starting the circus with a See See Rider in full drive, follow by a new song for the season, Never Been To Spain. He welcomes the audience and introducing himself as Howard Hughes. You Gave Me A Mountain is beautifully treated when he does it in the front of an audience for the first time and Elvis' new record Until It's Time For You To Go is following right after. Polk Salad Annie is done without the talking intro this time.
It's a very lighthearted Elvis who sings the ol' ones here, Love Me, Little Sister/Get Back, All Shook Up, Teddy Bear/Don't Be Cruel, Hound Dog (Elvis sings the words "Oh, God have Mercy........" in the start of Hound Dog), A Big Hunk Of Love and a great Lawdy Miss Clawdy. After Lawdy Miss Clawdy we hear performs An American Trilogy for the first time ever.
Elvis introduces Sammy Davis Jr. and Comedian Red Skelton during Can't Help Falling In love.
The recording of this show starts a few seconds into See See Rider, so the 2001 Theme, Opening Riff and the first seconds of See See Rider is missing.

01 OPENING RIFF* (MIXED) 0:33
02 SEE SEE RIDER** 2:08
03 PROUD MARY 2:47
04 NEVER BEEN TO SPAIN 3:19
05 ELVIS WELCOMES THE AUDIENCE 0:22
06 YOU GAVE ME A MOUNTAIN 3:30
07 UNTIL IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO GO 3:49
08 POLK SALAD ANNIE 3:03
09 ELVIS TALKS 0:10
10 LOVE ME 2:44
11 LITTLE SISTER/GET BACK 2:15
12 ALL SHOOK UP 1:05
13 TEDDY BEAR/DON'T BE CRUEL 1:48
14 ONE NIGHT 1:27
15 HOUND DOG 2:25
16 A BIG HUNK OF LOVE 2:13
17 BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER 4:15
18 LAWDY MISS CLAWDY 2:13
19 AN AMERICAN TRILOGY 4:56
20 INTRODUCTION OF THE BAND 1:31
21 ELVIS TALKS 0:15
22 I'LL REMEMBER YOU 2:32
23 SUSPICIOUS MINDS 5:25
24 NEVER BEEN TO SPAIN (INSTRUMENTAL) 0:09
25 CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE 1:44
26 CLOSING RIFF 0:42

* OPENING RIFF (MIXED FROM CLOSING RIFF)
**FIRST PART OF SEE SEE RIDER WAS NOT RECORDED

TOTAL RUNNING TIME 57:35

Link for Sammy Davis Jr. : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sammy_Davis_Jr
Link for Red Skelton : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Skelton

Last edited by AHM1977 on Thu Feb 09, 2012 12:14 am, edited 3 times in total.

January 29th 1972 Midnight Show - Audience Recording with bad+ sound

The setlist is standard for this season, and during this show Elvis does Don't Be Cruel without the usual medley with Teddy Bear. Elvis talks very little, but he shows that he is in great mood when you hear the performance and the fun on stage before Little Sister/Get Back. Special highlights for the old hits is One Night, Don't Be Cruel and Lawdy Miss Clawdy. The Strauss opening and the Closing Riff is incomplete on this recording.

01 ALSO SPRACH ZARATHUSTRA 0:41
02 OPENING RIFF 0:20
03 SEE SEE RIDER 2:18
04 PROUD MARY 2:37
05 NEVER BEEN TO SPAIN 3:17
06 YOU GAVE ME A MOUNTAIN 3:16
07 UNTIL IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO GO 3:31
08 POLK SALAD ANNIE 3:04
09 LOVE ME 2:13
10 ELVIS TALKS 0:29
11 LITTLE SISTER/GET BACK 2:00
12 ALL SHOOK UP 1:08
13 ONE NIGHT 1:28
14 DON'T BE CRUEL 1:17
15 HOUND DOG 1:48
16 A BIG HUNK OF LOVE 1:53
17 BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER 4:04
18 LAWDY MISS CLAWDY 2:02
19 AN AMERICAN TRILOGY 4:27
20 INTRODUCTION OF THE BAND 1:17
21 SUSPICIOUS MINDS 5:31
22 CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE 1:47
23 CLOSING RIFF 0:26

TOTAL RUNNING TIME 51:07

February 6th 1972 Dinner Show - Audience Recording with fair++ sound

The sound on this recording is distant, but quite good. It also sounds like the tape is running a little bit fast, but it's not annoying. Elvis introduces singer and actor Jim Nabors after the Introduction Of The Band.
Charlie Hodge is introduced as "my water boy...".

01 OPENING RIFF 0:24
02 SEE SEE RIDER 2:16
03 PROUD MARY 2:31
04 NEVER BEEN TO SPAIN 3:23
05 YOU GAVE ME A MOUNTAIN 3:09
06 UNTIL IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO GO 3:30
07 POLK SALAD ANNIE 2:52
08 LOVE ME 1:31
09 LITTLE SISTER/GET BACK 1:49
10 ALL SHOOK UP 0:57
11 TEDDY BEAR/DON'T BE CRUEL 1:38
12 ONE NIGHT 1:20
13 HOUND DOG 1:23
14 A BIG HUNK OF LOVE 1:55
15 BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER 4:00
16 SUSPICIOUS MINDS 4:42
17 INTRODUCTION OF THE BAND 1:11
18 INTRODUCTION OF JIM NABORS 0:28
19 AN AMERICAN TRILOGY 4:25
20 CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE 1:36
21 CLOSING RIFF 0:29

TOTAL RUNNING TIME 45:40

Link for Jim Nabors: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Nabors

February 6th 1972 Midnight Show - Audience Recording with bad sound

The recording of this show is a little bit false, with very sharp sound (not a pleasant listening). Elvis sings some lines of I John during Polk Salad Annie. Hound Dog is incomplete on this recording.


01 ALSO SPRACH ZARATHUSTRA 1:00
02 OPENING RIFF 0:30
03 SEE SEE RIDER 2:15
04 PROUD MARY 2:34
05 NEVER BEEN TO SPAIN 3:34
06 YOU GAVE ME A MOUNTAIN 3:20
07 UNTIL IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO GO 3:40
08 POLK SALAD ANNIE/I JOHN 3:00
09 LOVE ME 1:58
10 LITTLE SISTER/GET BACK 1:58
11 ALL SHOOK UP 1:01
12 TEDDY BEAR/DON'T BE CRUEL 1:47
13 ONE NIGHT 1:29
14 HOUND DOG 0:58
15 A BIG HUNK OF LOVE 2:05
16 BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER 4:20
17 SUSPICIOUS MINDS 4:49
18 ELVIS TALKS 0:19
19 INTRODUCTION OF THE BAND 1:29
20 AN AMERICAN TRILOGY 4:52
21 CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE 1:41
22 CLOSING RIFF 0:37

TOTAL RUNNING TIME 49:09

Being in hospital..we should now have a little break till I am back home..I cannot catch up otherwise...if you don`t mind..my friend...I will tell you when we can continue..

although having my records with me..we cant go on here at the moment..
i need my ARs for the definite audio proof....

although having my records with me..we cant go on here at the moment..
i need my ARs for the definite audio proof....

Just take the time you need, my friend. We'll be back.

TOP...!!!!.....my friend.....

February 6th 1972 Dinner Show - Audience Recording with fair++ sound

01 OPENING RIFF 0:24

The 2001 Theme is missing on this one. Just to point it out.

February 6th 1972 Midnight Show - Audience Recording with bad sound

Hound Dog is incomplete on this recording.

This was new to me,..thank you..

I am back.

February 10th 1972 Midnight Show - Audience Recording with fair sound

The sound of this recording is a little dull and distant, but it's have the rare live recording of I'm Leavin' It Up To You. Little Sister/Get Back has a very cool ending. The announcement in the end of the recording is incomplete.


01 ALSO SPRACH ZARATHUSTRA 0:53
02 OPENING RIFF 0:36
03 SEE SEE RIDER 2:19
04 PROUD MARY 2:34
05 NEVER BEEN TO SPAIN 3:27
06 YOU GAVE ME A MOUNTAIN 3:12
07 UNTIL IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO GO 3:29
08 POLK SALAD ANNIE 2:44
09 LOVE ME 1:34
10 LITTLE SISTER/GET BACK 1:58
11 ALL SHOOK UP 0:55
12 TEDDY BEAR/DON'T BE CRUEL 1:43
13 HOUND DOG 1:07
14 A BIG HUNK OF LOVE 2:02
15 HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT 2:27
16 I'M LEAVIN' IT UP TO YOU 1:23
17 BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER 3:54
18 SUSPICIOUS MINDS 4:32
19 INTRODUCTION OF THE BAND 1:36
20 AN AMERICAN TRILOGY 4:32
21 INSTRUMENTAL INTERMEZZO 0:05
22 CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE 1:37
23 CLOSING RIFF 0:37
24 ANNOUNCEMENT 0:08

TOTAL RUNNING TIME 49:39

February 11th 1972 Midnight Show - Audience Recording with fair- sound

The sound of this recording is a little dull and distant. The show is incomplete with the first part of the 2001 theme is missing and the recording ends during An American Trilogy.
Elvis sings parts of I John during Polk Salad Annie. Little Sister/Get Back has the same cool ending as the night before.

01 ALSO SPRACH ZARATHUSTRA 0:17
02 OPENING RIFF 0:38
03 SEE SEE RIDER 2:21
04 PROUD MARY 2:43
05 NEVER BEEN TO SPAIN 3:42
06 YOU GAVE ME A MOUNTAIN 3:23
07 UNTIL IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO GO 3:43
08 POLK SALAD ANNIE/I JOHN 3:05
09 LOVE ME 1:41
10 LITTLE SISTER/GET BACK 2:03
11 ALL SHOOK UP 1:01
12 TEDDY BEAR/DON'T BE CRUEL 1:53
13 HOUND DOG 1:29
14 A BIG HUNK OF LOVE 2:01
15 HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT 2:28
16 BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER 4:12
17 SUSPICIOUS MINDS 4:57
18 INTRODUCTION OF THE BAND 1:18
19 AN AMERICAN TRILOGY (INCOMPLETE) 2:50

TOTAL RUNNING TIME 45:56

February 10th 1972 Midnight Show - Audience Recording with fair sound

The sound of this recording is a little dull and distant, but it's have the rare live recording of I'm Leavin' It Up To You. Little Sister/Get Back has a very cool ending. The announcement in the end of the recording is incomplete.


01 ALSO SPRACH ZARATHUSTRA 0:53
02 OPENING RIFF 0:36
03 SEE SEE RIDER 2:19
04 PROUD MARY 2:34
05 NEVER BEEN TO SPAIN 3:27
06 YOU GAVE ME A MOUNTAIN 3:12
07 UNTIL IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO GO 3:29
08 POLK SALAD ANNIE 2:44
09 LOVE ME 1:34
10 LITTLE SISTER/GET BACK 1:58
11 ALL SHOOK UP 0:55
12 TEDDY BEAR/DON'T BE CRUEL 1:43
13 HOUND DOG 1:07
14 A BIG HUNK OF LOVE 2:02
15 HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT 2:27
16 I'M LEAVIN' IT UP TO YOU 1:23
17 BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER 3:54
18 SUSPICIOUS MINDS 4:32
19 INTRODUCTION OF THE BAND 1:36
20 AN AMERICAN TRILOGY 4:32
21 INSTRUMENTAL INTERMEZZO 0:05
22 CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE 1:37
23 CLOSING RIFF 0:37
24 ANNOUNCEMENT 0:08

TOTAL RUNNING TIME 49:39

The 2001 Theme is incomplete, too.

February 10th 1972 Midnight Show - Audience Recording with fair sound

The sound of this recording is a little dull and distant, but it's have the rare live recording of I'm Leavin' It Up To You. Little Sister/Get Back has a very cool ending. The announcement in the end of the recording is incomplete.


The 2001 Theme is incomplete, too.

Absolutely right, new shows coming up today

We are a good team, aren`t we..?...

We are a good team, aren`t we..?...

For sure, my friend. I've been takin' some time to go over the multi-track recordings we've got from this season to get them into this topic. So they follows now.

These recordings is what we have from February 14th 1972 so far.

February 14th 1972 Dinner Show - Multi Track Recording
01 HOUND DOG 1:07

February 14th 1972 Midnight Show - Multi Track Recording
02 NEVER BEEN TO SPAIN 3:27
03 LOVE ME 1:38
04 ELVIS TALKS 0:16
05 LITTLE SISTER/GET BACK 1:53
06 TEDDY BEAR/DON'T BE CRUEL 1:52
07 A BIG HUNK OF LOVE 2:07
08 AN AMERICAN TRILOGY 4:33

INCOMPLETE SHOWS. THE REST OF THE SHOWS
REMAINS NOT RELEASED OR NOT RECORDED.

These recordings is what we have from February 15th 1972 so far.

February 15th 1972 Dinner Show - Multi Track Recording
01 ALL SHOOK UP 1:02
02 TEDDY BEAR/DON'T BE CRUEL 1:47
03 HOUND DOG 2:11

February 15th 1972 Midnight Show - Multi Track Recording
04 ALSO SPRACH ZARATHUSTRA 1:14
05 OPENING RIFF 0:34
06 SEE SEE RIDER 2:12
07 PROUD MARY 2:34
08 NEVER BEEN TO SPAIN 3:29
09 YOU GAVE ME A MOUNTAIN 3:09
10 LOVE ME 1:44
11 ALL SHOOK UP 1:01
12 TEDDY BEAR/DON'T BE CRUEL 1:49
13 ELVIS TALKS 0:07
14 HOUND DOG 1:57
15 AN AMERICAN TRILOGY 4:34
16 CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE 1:40
17 CLOSING RIFF 0:25

INCOMPLETE SHOWS. THE REST OF THE SHOWS
REMAINS NOT RELEASED OR NOT RECORDED.

These recordings is what we have from February 16th 1972 so far.

February 16th 1972 Dinner Show - Multi Track Recording
01 NEVER BEEN TO SPAIN 3:41

February 16th 1972 Midnight Show - Multi Track Recording
02 NEVER BEEN TO SPAIN 3:27
03 YOU GAVE ME A MOUNTAIN 3:13
04 A BIG HUNK OF LOVE 2:01
05 IT'S IMPOSSIBLE 2:52
06 THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM 2:34
07 AN AMERICAN TRILOGY 4:28

INCOMPLETE SHOWS. THE REST OF THE SHOWS
REMAINS NOT RELEASED OR NOT RECORDED.

These recordings is what we have from February 17th 1972 Dinner Show so far.

February 17th 1972 Dinner Show - Multi Track Recording
01 IT'S OVER 2:22
02 A BIG HUNK OF LOVE 2:03

INCOMPLETE SHOW. THE REST OF THE SHOW
REMAINS NOT RELEASED OR NOT RECORDED.

Hey, THIS is interesting..

I think it's very interesting too. It gives us a good clue what's left in the valuts from this season, so maybe someday Ernst & Co gives us a new FTD from the Standing Room Only project. I've collected these tracks into my own concert cdr collection to make the series more complete.

February 17th 1972 Midnight Show - Audience Recording with fair+ sound

A show with a very standard setlist. Elvis introduces Johnny Tillotson after the band introductions. Typical for this season is that Elvis seems in good mood, but he's talks very little so the times he had some funny comments is very rare. Here he shows it during the start of Hound Dog. Both Hound Dog and A Big Hunk Of Love is worth listening too here.
The Last part of Brigde Over Troubled Water and the beginning of Suspicious Minds is missing on this recording. The recording itself is a little distant, but not too bad.

01 OPENING RIFF 0:27
02 SEE SEE RIDER 2:12
03 PROUD MARY 2:37
04 NEVER BEEN TO SPAIN 3:39
05 YOU GAVE ME A MOUNTAIN 3:18
06 UNTIL IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO GO 3:34
07 POLK SALAD ANNIE 2:53
08 LOVE ME 1:39
09 ALL SHOOK UP 1:01
10 TEDDY BEAR/DON'T BE CRUEL 1:52
11 HOUND DOG 1:37
12 A BIG HUNK OF LOVE 2:01
13 BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER** 2:43
14 SUSPICIOUS MINDS** 4:23
15 INTRODUCTION OF THE BAND 1:26
16 INTRODUCTION OF JOHNNY TILLOTSON 0:26
17 AN AMERICAN TRILOGY 4:39
18 CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE 1:43
19 CLOSING RIFF 0:16

** INCOMPLETE TRACKS BECAUSE OF TAPE SWITCH.

TOTAL RUNNING TIME 42:39

Link for Johnny Tillotson
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Tillotson

February 19th 1972 Dinner Show - Audience Recording with fair- sound

Again a show with a very standard set list. Elvis has some funny comments after Love Me. He also use the "Before I Kick Your A**" line during Don't Be Cruel.
Elvis introduces a DJ named Robert Dubree Morgan after the Introduction Of The Band. I haven't been able to find more about him.

01 ALSO SPRACH ZARATHUSTRA 1:03
02 OPENING RIFF 0:38
03 SEE SEE RIDER 2:17
04 PROUD MARY 2:40
05 NEVER BEEN TO SPAIN 3:42
06 YOU GAVE ME A MOUNTAIN 3:21
07 UNTIL IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO GO 3:39
08 POLK SALAD ANNIE 2:55
09 LOVE ME 1:43
10 ELVIS TALKS 0:32
11 ALL SHOOK UP 0:58
12 TEDDY BEAR/DON'T BE CRUEL 1:49
13 HOUND DOG 1:09
14 A BIG HUNK OF LOVE 2:05
15 BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER 4:12
16 SUSPICIOUS MINDS 5:45
17 INTRODUCTION OF THE BAND 1:04
18 INTRODUCTION OF ROBERT DUBREE MORGAN 0:20
19 AN AMERICAN TRILOGY 4:31
20 CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE 1:41
21 CLOSING RIFF 0:06

TOTAL RUNNING TIME 46:22

February 19th 1972 Midnight Show - Audience Recording with good- sound

A good standard show from this season, it's not much more to say about this show (see tracklist). He uses the "Before I Kick Your A**" line during Don't Be Cruel in this show also. Elvis introduces actress Cher Wills during the show. I haven't been able to find more about her, so I really need some help here.

01 ALSO SPRACH ZARATHUSTRA 1:04
02 OPENING RIFF 0:42
03 SEE SEE RIDER 2:19
04 PROUD MARY 2:43
05 NEVER BEEN TO SPAIN 3:43
06 YOU GAVE ME A MOUNTAIN 3:23
07 UNTIL IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO GO 3:43
08 POLK SALAD ANNIE 2:56
09 LOVE ME 1:37
10 ALL SHOOK UP 1:02
11 TEDDY BEAR/DON'T BE CRUEL 1:54
12 HOUND DOG 1:36
13 A BIG HUNK OF LOVE 2:03
14 BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER 4:22
15 SUSPICIOUS MINDS 5:26
16 INTRODUCTION OF THE BAND 1:14
17 INTRODUCTION OF CHER WILLS 0:13
18 AN AMERICAN TRILOGY 5:07
19 CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE 1:47
20 CLOSING RIFF 0:21

TOTAL RUNNING TIME 47:26