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As recorded live from the mixing desk of the Hilton hotel showroom in Las Vegas, Nevada, January 26th, 1972 (Opening night).

Here is the covert art of the forthcoming release "THE TALK OF THE TOWN" from the Audionics & 2001 labels. It is their second release of this special partnership and this CD will feature the Las Vegas, January 26, 1972 Opening show as taken directly from first generation DAT copy of original mono soundboard tape.

This classic concert includes first ever live performances of "Never Been To Spain", "You Gave Me A Mountain", "Until It's Time For You To Go", "A Big Hunk O' Love", "An American Trilogy" and "I'll Remember You".

For this reissue, we worked directly from the first generation DAT, and we were able to make significant audio improvements, compared to original 1997 release. "Audionics / 2001" hope that this special joint-production will satisfy all those fans who have been asking for a reissue of this essential concert. This CD is scheduled for late October .

"Mid January 1972. Richard Nixon was in the Whitehouse, the anthemic "American Pie" topped the singles charts and NASA were working hard on Apollo 16, the penultimate manned Moon mission. Ali was still the Champ, and at cinemas all over the world people thrilled to the latest James Bond adventure, as Sean Connery battled the evil mastermind Ernst Stavro Blofeld in "Diamonds Are Forever". In Las Vegas, America's entertainment and gambling capital, Elvis was about to hit town for his sixth Vegas season at the Hilton Hotel and to paraphrase a snippet from a certain 1964 platter, "the whole town was talking".

Elvis arrived in Vegas on the eighteenth of January and rehearsals began the following day. Rumoured song try-outs included Joe Cocker's "Delta Lady" and the Walker Brothers classic "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore". Neil Diamond's "Holly Holly" is also rumoured to have been given a test drive.

New songs that did make it into the live set included Marty Robbin's "You Gave Me A Mountain", as well as "It's Over" and "It's Impossible". Thankfully an updated arrangement of the fifties classic "Big Hunk Of Love" also made it to the stage. Along with "Lawdy Miss Clawdy", many fans site 'Hunk' as the most successful 50s studio to live 70s transition.

Elvis hit the stage running on the 26th January and presented one of the finest setlists of his career. Luckily, we have the complete show available on this fantastic CD in remastered sound, and what a treat it is! 'The 37 year old legend is back, Vegas wakes and smiles' gushed Billboard magazine. Make no mistake, Elvis was flying high in January 1972, and earning the best reviews of his career."

01. C. C. Rider - 02. Proud Mary - 03. Never Been To Spain - 04. You Gave Me A Mountain - 05. Until It's Time For You To Go - 06. Polk Salad Annie - 07. Love Me - 08. Little Sister / Get Back (medley) - 09. All Shook Up - 10. (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel (medley) - 11. One Night - 12. Hound Dog (slow & fast) - 13. A Big Hunk O'Love - 14. Bridge Over Troubled Water - 15. Lawdy Miss Clawdy - 16. An American Trilogy - 17. Band Introductions - 18. I'll Remember You - 19. Suspicious Minds - 20. Can't Help Falling In Love - 21. Closing Vamp.

The "Straight Arrow" label 10th release, entitled "TRYING TO GET TO YOU" (SA 2008-10-02), is out now.

"Straight Arrow" is planning another CD release for early November, with an unreleased Las Vegas December 9^th, 1975 (10 P.M.) show. Once again "Straight Arrow" team managed to obtain an ORIGINAL AUDIENCE-RECORDED TAPE (different and much better sounding than the recording in circulation). More details later.

Soon to be released is the latest production from the “Rainbow Records” label. With their 5th release they fulfill a request that some fans wrote down in a well-known messageboard. The upcoming 2 CD set will contain a never before released show from the Sahara Tahoe – Engagement ’76 – it is the Midnight Show of May 7, 1976. There were several reasons why this show was chosen for a release. First of all – it had to be unreleased. Of course, the show should contain some interesting, unusual material, maybe a short version of a seldom performed song? Another important aspect was to find a tape that has a listenable, decent sound quality for a release. And here we go:

During our research we learned that many people did not expect Elvis to do a show with more than 60 minutes. Well, bad luck for those who tried to tape the show on a 60 minutes tape, because Elvis was on stage more longer than that. This means, those who recorded on 60 minutes tapes have only incomplete shows, ending during the song “My Way”. The smart fans decided to record the show on a 90 minutes tape. Bad luck for them because the recording ends in the middle of “It’s Now Or Never” and Elvis was still not through with his show…. A pity, that to our knowledge and research we didn’t find a single fan who recorded the complete show with the use of a 2nd cassette tape. But the eyewitnesses told us, that Elvis was on stage for only five additional minutes performing “Can’t Help Falling In Love” and waving good-bye during the “Closing Vamp”. So what did the “Rainbow Records” label do for you ? We restored the Midnight Show performance and added the missing part of “It’s Now Or Never” and “Can’t Help Falling In Love” from the Dinner Show from the same date. You will be surprised about the sound because both sources are very similar. What did we do with the rest of the free space on our 2nd disc? We decided to give you more Elvis, of course! While the rest of the Dinner Show was used to complete the Midnight Show we thought you might want to hear the other performances from that day as well. We had to exclude the band introductions because of limited capacity on the disc, but we managed to keep in all songs sung by Elvis.

The 1972 New York Experience

The all new label Phoenix XP Production proudly presents their very first release:
The 1972 New York Experience

featuring: The complete saturday afternoon show for the first time on DVD

The complete press conference in single or multiple screen

Slide show with many rare and unseen pictures

And so much more...
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It is a factory pressed DVD and will be out on September the 16th.
source: e-mail - September 3, 2008

September Nights Out Now

The CD "September Nights" is out now, featuring the two unreleased shows from Las Vegas September 04, 1970 Dinner Show (part only) + the complete show from September 07, 1970 Closing Night.
Tracks:
01. Opening Vamp 0.38 / 02. That's All Right Mama 1.37 / 03. I Got A Woman 2.31 / 04. I Walk The Line (exc) 0.11 / 05. Monologue/Love Me Tender 6.53 / 06. Ive Lost You 2.29 / 07. Youve Lost Than Loving Feelin 4.09 / 08. Polk Salad Annie 4.12 / 09. Band Intro 2.34 / 10. Hound Dog (exc) 0.05 / 11. Johnny B.Goode 1.37 / 12. Band Intro 1.49 / 13. The Wonder Of You 3.07 / 14. One Night 1.37
TIME 33.32
15. Opening Vamp 0.31 / 16. That's All Right Mama 2.20 / 17. I Got A Woman 2.36 / 18. I Walk The Line (exc)1.54 / 19. Monologue 3.07 / 20. Ive Lost You 2.33 / 21. I Just Cant Help Believin 4.37 / 22. Youve Lost Than Loving Feelin 4.44 / 23. Polk Salad Annie 4.46 / 24. Introductions 8.05 / 25. Blue Suede Shoes 1.50 / 26. All Shook Up (inc.) 1.21 / 27. Hound Dog 2.01 / 28. Bridge Over Troubled Water 4.59 / 29. Can't Help Falling In Love 1.55 / 30. Closing Vamp. (inc.) 0.14
TIME 45.46
Approximate Total running time: 79.30
Source: e-mail - August 30th 2008

As recorded live in Rochester, New York, Community War Memorial, May 25th, 1977.

The "Straight Arrow" label will release its 10th CD, entitled "TRYING TO GET TO YOU" (SA 2008-10-02), in September 2008.

Elvis' May '77 tour was very uneven, compared to all his earlier ones. He performed 14 shows in all, and at the beginning of tour, he was lethargic and looking really unwell. There were alarming moments, like when Elvis left the stage in Baltimore, MD, for 20 minutes or when he did very lackluster shows in Philadelphia on May 28^th or in Baton Rouge on June 1^st. However, as the tour progressed, on some evenings Elvis showed that he could still deliver. Recorded evidence shows that the best concerts are May 24-27, May 30 and June 2^nd. The Rochester, May 25^th, 1977 concert as presented on this CD was the 6^th stop of the tour, and his 1^st concert in New York State in '77.

Even in '77 there were moments of brilliance in some of Elvis concerts. In Rochester, Elvis appeared to be in a good mood and in strong voice, giving solid performances of "You Gave Me A Mountain", "One Night", "My Way" and "Hurt" among others. One song that deserves special mention is the title song. For some reason, "Trying To Get To You" was probably the only classic 50s track that Elvis always treated with respect - even in his last months.

The audio-quality of the recording is quite good. As you've come to expect from us, Straight Arrow managed to obtain the ORIGINAL TAPE as recorded by the same person that taped the Richfield '76 concert, which we released earlier this year. The recording was completely restored and the sound was upgraded for the best possible listening pleasure.

It's almost unnecessary to add that Straight Arrow will present this CD with a full-colour, 16-page booklet with approximately 40 photos from the actual concert, incl. some never-before seen ones.

The producers note that this concert was previously released from a substandard source, with the rather silly title "JAILHOUSE ROCK MAN IN CONCERT" (Great Dane label, 1993). The sound of this CD which also had a couple of glitches and mastering errors is not to be compared with the rich and atmospheric audience sound on our new release. Why settle for a Lada when you can have a brand new, shiny Cadillac? Do yourself a favour and get this little beauty today. Rock with the King, '77 style we assure you, even the cynics among you will be pleasantly surprised!

01. Also Sprach Zarathustra (Theme from "2001 A Space Odyssey") - 02. Opening Vamp / C. C. Rider - 03. I Got A Woman / Amen (medley) - 04. Love Me - 05. If You Love Me (Let Me Know) - 06. You Gave Me A Mountain - 07. Jailhouse Rock (with reprise) - 08. O Sole Mio (by Sherrill Nielsen) / It's Now Or Never (medley) - 09. Little Sister - 10. (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel (medley) - 11. Tryin' To Get To You - 12. Danny Boy (by Sherrill Nielsen) - 13. Walk With Me (by Sherrill Nielsen) - 14. One Night (by request) - 15. My Way - 16. Band Introductions - 17. Early Mornin' Rain - 18. What'd I Say - 19. Johnny B. Goode - 20. Drum Solo (by Ronnie Tutt) - 21. Bass Solo (Blues - by Jerry Scheff) - 22. Piano Solo (by Tony Brown) - 23. Electric Piano Solo (by Bobby Ogdin) - 24. School Day - 25. Hurt - 26. Hound Dog - 27. Can't Help Falling In Love - 28. Closing Vamp & Announcements.

Approximate running time: 68:00

The next Madison label release will be Red-Hot In Richmond - Standing Room Only Tapes, Vol. 2.

This fiery performance, captured in Richmond, Virginia by a battery of MGM documentary cameras on Monday, April 10, 1972, has been issued once before -- but this time it's far more complete, and in GREAT SOUND QUALITY. For the very first time, hear the show mixed down from MGM's multi-track tapes into superb STEREO!

Snippets of this evening made the final cut of MGM's "Elvis On Tour," although with hindsight, it seems this was a major mistake. Ripping tracks like "Proud Mary," "It's Over," "Hound Dog," "For The Good Times" "Polk Salad Annie" and "An American Trilogy" were top shelf. And Elvis was in very, very good humour the entire night -- oh, yes, you're in for a real treat.

Track listing :

01. Introduction: Also Sprach Zarathustra 1:17 ; 02. C.C. Rider 2:59 ; 03. Proud Mary 2:43 ; 04. Never Been To Spain 3:36 ; 05. You Gave Me A Mountain 3:13 ; 06. Until It's Time For You To Go 2:31 ; 07. Polk Salad Annie 3:14 ; 08. Love Me 1:37 ; 09. All Shook Up 0:58 ; 10. Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel 1:49 ; 11. Heartbreak Hotel 2:04 ; 12. Hound Dog 1:21 ; 13. Bridge Over Troubled Water 4:11 ; 14. Love Me Tender 1:43 ; 15. It's Over 2:15 ; 16. Suspicious Minds 4:52 ; 17. Introduction of Vocalists, Musicians, Orchestra 1:50 ; 18. For The Good Times 3:07 ; 19. I Can't Stop Loving You 2:21 ; 20. An American Trilogy 4:15 ; 21. Lawdy Miss Clawdy (incomplete)* 2:40 ; 22. Funny How Time Slips Away 2:49 ; 23. Can't Help Falling In Love / Closing Vamp 2:02

* Unfortunately, the kickoff to "Lawdy Miss Clawdy" is missing.

Total Time = 59:03

source: e-mail - August 24, 2008

Here we have the artwork of the forthcoming CD "The Joan Deary tapes" by the suprise records.
Source: e-mail - August 4, 2008

A new CD release coming out soon is "I'm A Steamroller Baby" on the Steam label.
It will feature the February 16, 1973 Dinner Show (8:15 p.m.) at the Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada.
Tracklist:
2001 Theme / See See Rider / I Got A Woman/Amen / Love Me Tender / You Dont Have To Say You Love Me / Steamroller Blues / You Gave Me A Mountain / Fever / Love Me / Blue Suede Shoes / Johnny B. Goode / Hound Dog / What Now My Love / Suspicious Minds / Band Introductions / Elvis Introduces Johnny Tillotson / I Cant Stop Loving You / American Trilogy / Cant Help Falling In Love/ Closing Vamp/ Announcement
Source: E-mail - August 4, 2008

As recorded live in Rochester, New York, Community War Memorial, May 25th, 1977.

The "Straight Arrow" label will release its 10th CD, entitled "TRYING TO GET TO YOU" (SA 2008-10-02), in late August 2008.

Approximate running time: 68:00

The forthcoming release from the "SR" label scheduled for the beginning of September is titled "September Nights" and will feature two unreleased shows from Las Vegas September 04, 1970 Dinner Show (part only) + the complete show from September 07, 1970 Closing Night. As everybody knows SR concentrates on the early 70's live period of Elvis' activity, trying to provide unreleased shows with Elvis at the top of his ability. In this our ninth release, we are proud to present two very rare shows, one complete and part of the second to give you a more complete view of the last part of Elvis August 1970 season. Despite being the end of the season, Elvis' love of singing is clear in these tapes and we are glad to give you the opportunity to listen to them. The Dinner show from September 4th, as presented on this CD is almost complete, missing the last two tracks only. If we look closely at the late Vegas act of September 1970 we can see that Elvis although tired is still able to concentrate on the music to produce great shows. Elvis sings straight to the audience with pauses and jokes, but the performance is still solid and rough; the basic track listing is presented superbly. Songs like I got a Woman, Youve Lost that Loving Feeling or Polk Salad Annie sound great; he presents the best of his repertoire from the season. The best song from this dinner show is without doubt the oldie One Night here performed in a very rough and concentrated way surely the best version of the season.

The Closing Show of a memorable season maybe the best one, although shorter with respect to the early shows and not of comparable intensity but still valuable. Elvis performs the show in essence as his greatest hits of the season and he performs it as only he can at that moment. Songs like I Just Cant Help Believing, Youve Lost Than Loving Feeling and Polk Salad Annie sound solid and well performed overall with feeling, the same feeling the we find at the end with Bridge Over Troubled Water, the best song of the show.

These recordings come from an early generation copy of the master tape; the sound quality is very good considering the early season. The sound was restored in a studio to achieve the best possible results. We have spent hours in the studio over the digital restoration of the sound, to achieve the best possible results and to give you the chance to listen with pleasure.
For the Third time from this label, this new CD will come in a deluxe DIGIPACK, containing a collection of live unreleased photographs of the August season, with a wide spectrum of jumpsuits included.

Tracks:
01. Opening Vamp 0.38 / 02. That's All Right Mama 1.37 / 03. I Got A Woman 2.31 / 04. I Walk The Line (exc) 0.11 / 05. Monologue/Love Me Tender 6.53 / 06. Ive Lost You 2.29 / 07. Youve Lost Than Loving Feelin 4.09 / 08. Polk Salad Annie 4.12 / 09. Band Intro 2.34 / 10. Hound Dog (exc) 0.05 / 11. Johnny B.Goode 1.37 / 12. Band Intro 1.49 / 13. The Wonder Of You 3.07 / 14. One Night 1.37
TIME 33.32
15. Opening Vamp 0.31 / 16. That's All Right Mama 2.20 / 17. I Got A Woman 2.36 / 18. I Walk The Line (exc)1.54 / 19. Monologue 3.07 / 20. Ive Lost You 2.33 / 21. I Just Cant Help Believin 4.37 / 22. Youve Lost Than Loving Feelin 4.44 / 23. Polk Salad Annie 4.46 / 24. Introductions 8.05 / 25. Blue Suede Shoes 1.50 / 26. All Shook Up (inc.) 1.21 / 27. Hound Dog 2.01 / 28. Bridge Over Troubled Water 4.59 / 29. Can't Help Falling In Love 1.55 / 30. Closing Vamp. (inc.) 0.14
TIME 45.46
Approximate Total running time: 79.30
Source: e-mail - July 30, 2008

A new CD release from the Label "Las Vegas Archives" will release a show from the August 5, 1972 Dinner Show, Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada.
Songs:
2001 Theme / See See Rider / Proud Mary / Never Been To Spain / Youve Lost That Loving Feeling / Polk Salad Annie / What Now My Love / Fever / Carry Me Back To Old Virginia (excerpt) /Love Me / Little Sister/Get Back / A Big Hunk Of Love / The Wonder Of You / Hound Dog / Blue Suede Shoes / My Way / Suspicious Minds / Band Introductions / American Trilogy / Cant Help Falling In Love/Closing Vamp Bonus songs:
(August 5, 1972 Midnight Show Hilton Hotel Las Vegas, Nevada)
Proud Mary / Never Been To Spain / The Wonder Of You / For The Good Times / My Way / Johnny B. Good
Source: e-mail - July 30, 2008

Coming late August or early September. Surprise Records proudly presents ...
a new CD full with great Elvis songs taken directly from the Joan Deary Tapes! 24 great Elvis tracks with a total playing time over 77 minutes - in stunning never-before heard sound quality. The late Joan Deary (Elvis' RCA record producer) worked on these tracks for a possible future release on the "Greatest Hits" series, but after Volume 1 was released back then in 1981 (?) a Volume 2 never followed. So these professionally remixed tapes were put into the archives. For years a CD-R was circulating with these great tracks, but now for the first time they will be made available on a professional silver pressed disc! This CD comes along with a beautiful full color booklet containing all necessary information about every track along with great pictures of Elvis. Also the lyrics to each song will be included - exactly transcribed word for word as Elvis did sing them!
Tracklist: 01. Hey Jude 02. Help Me Make It Through The Night 03. Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear To Trade) 04. Ill Take You Home Again, Kathleen 05. When Im Over You 06. Always On My Mind 07. It Aint No Big Thing (But Its Growing) 08. Im Leavin 09. Where Do I Go From Here 10. Until Its Time For You To Go 11. If I Were You 12. Got My Mojo Working / Keep Your Hands Off Of It 13. Fool 14. This Is Our Dance 15. Cindy, Cindy 16. Separate Ways 17. (Thats What You Get) For Lovin Me 18. Life 19. Love Letters 20. Ill Never Know 21. We Can Make The Morning 22. Early Morning Rain 23. Sylvia 24. The Sound Of Your Cry
Surprise Records will also include a special bonus feature Look out for this great release that will be the first in a series of great future releases
Source: e-mail - July 30, 2008

A Greensboro Revolution !

Standing Room Only Tapes Volume One

Here's the covert art of next Madison release A Greensboro Revolution! - Standing Room Only Tapes, Volume One. It will be released soon and Volume Two should follow 3-4 weeks after.

This sparkling performance, recorded in Greensboro, NC on Friday, April 14, 1972, in the presence of MGM's documentary cameras, has been issued many times in the past, but never in such GREAT SOUND QUALITY. For the very first time, hear the show mixed down from MGM multi-track tapes into superb STEREO.

The April 1972 tour was Presley's first of the year. And he was ready. Three outstanding performances from this gig made the final cut of "Elvis On Tour" -- "Bridge Over Troubled Water," "An American Trilogy" and "Funny How Time Slips Away." In 1992, "The Lost Performances" gave fans a fourth visual, with the inclusion of "Release Me." All are here, and the entire evening is a delight.

01. Introduction: Also Sprach Zarathustra 1:04 ; 02. C.C. Rider 3:09 ; 03. Proud Mary 2:43 ; 04. Never Been To Spain 3:36 ; 05. You Gave Me A Mountain 3:13 ; 06. Until It's Time For You To Go 2:36 ; 07. Polk Salad Annie 3:14 ; 08. Love Me 1:35 ; 09. All Shook Up 1:00 ; 10. Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel 2:26 ; 11. Hound Dog 1:30 ; 12. Heartbreak Hotel 1:49 ; 13. A Big Hunk O' Love 2:00 ; 14. Bridge Over Troubled Water 4:13 ; 15. Suspicious Minds 4:48 ; 16. Love Me Tender 1:34 ; 17. Introduction of Vocalists, Musicians, Orchestra 1:21 ; 18. For The Good Times 3:08 ; 19. An American Trilogy 4:42 ; 20. Burning Love 2:44 ; 21. Release Me 3:03 ; 22. Funny How Time Slips Away 2:49 ; 23. Can't Help Falling In Love / Closing Vamp 2:15

Bonus Tracks: 24. Backstage, Saturday, April 15, 1972, Macon, GA 0:59 ; 25. Bridge Over Troubled Water (unrepaired) 3:43

Raised On Vegas

The forthcoming "Memory Records" label CD release is entitled "RAISED ON VEGAS". Between July 21-24, 1973 Elvis recorded 10 tracks at the legendary Stax Studios in Memphis, Tennessee - but only one of these made it into his live act: "Raised On Rock". Just a few weeks after these sessions, on August 6^th, Elvis opened another "Las Vegas Summer Festival" with the rather unique concert presented on this CD.

During this unusual show, Elvis performed "Trouble" from "King Creole" (1958) and segued straight into the recent "Raised On Rock". This is the only known live performance of the latter song. Later in the show Elvis surprised his audience with another live rarity: "Memphis Tennessee". Elvis also introduced a contemporary favorite of his, "My Boy", a rather hesitantly performed version that predates his studio-version by four months.

This recording was taken from an early generation copy of the original master tape as recorded by a member of the audience. The tape source is independent and of much better quality, than the first 1^st release of this show ("FIRE IN VEGAS" - 1993). All tracks were digitally restored for your best possible listening pleasure, and the speed was corrected. All accompanying photographs were taken between April and August 1973.

01. Also Sprach Zarathustra - 02. C. C. Rider - 03. Trouble (1st live version) - 04. Raised On Rock (only live version) - - 05. Love Me - 06. Steamroller Blues - 07. What Now My Love - 08. Blue Suede Shoes - 09. Memphis Tennessee - 10. Long Tall Sally/Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On/Mama Can't Dance/Flip, Flop And Fly/Jailhouse Rock/Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On (medley) - 11. Love Me Tender - 12. Hound Dog - 13. Fever - 14. My Boy (1st live version) - 15. Suspicious Minds - 16. Band Introductions - 17. Celebrity Introductions (Petula Clark, Guy March, Phillis McGuire, Liza Minelli) - 18. I Can't Stop Loving You - 19. An American Trilogy - 20. Bridge Over Troubled Water - 21. How Great Thou Art - 22. A Big Hunk O' Love - 23. Help Me Make It Through The Night - 24. Can't Help Falling In Love - 25. Closing Vamp.

You Know, It Don't Have To Be Strictly Country-Volume I

(A few of the first general reactions during a playback session of the master with various Elvis fans)

These are the first 22 amazing tracks collected from private collections of which many for the first time in this shape on CD. These are the acetates which Elvis took home to play-back and agreed to be released!

These acetates often sounded better & different than what we know and made it to the final release!

Some tracks which appear to be known, are now for the first time in their more complete form. This includes studio talk, count in, left & right channels, longer fade outs or even different lyrics or simply differently sung. Most are in stereo. As happened in the past, some releases only used one channel (This was an easy way to reduce the distortion, but so much got lost!) .The audio difference between tracks is purely the source and the transfer. Some have been transferred on to DAT, others on to regular cassette tapes in the past. Keep in mind that the original acetates are various in playability. Original acetates can only be played a few times (after that the quality gets less.)

We chose for maximum sound quality per track instead of making them similar to each other! In this way you always get the best sound out of very recording.

The basic synopsis for this release: The first masters without dubbing, repairs in their complete form. Unfortunately we don't have every master on acetate of the June and September sessions. So we added some first takes to cover all songs. Also a few tracks of work in progress, a rare chance to hear, a song still being built up to a complete dubbed master. Guide-strings, -horns, -backing vocals, the talking, it's all there!

Something which will strike everybody is, that Elvis's voice remains impressive on each track.

It's a public known fact that Elvis regularly disagreed with the released version of the songs.Unluckily, he hardly made his point towards the ones responsible, knowing there were times he was wrong and the song became a hit (In the ghetto, Suspicious minds, Burning love & others)

This cd contains the versions how Elvis liked it! All together a really new kind of release which will make many Elvis fan's happy to hear these rare acetates available in their best possible form. The purist will be happy since no effects have been used to enhance the sound. There are no further copies of acetates available in better sound, only a very few copies were made of each song and most are gone or badly damaged. The acetate lacquer wears out very fast, so every track is really unique.

Note: None of the used versions are included on the recent FTD release of "That's the way it is" or the forthcoming "Love letters from Elvis". Only parts of the acetates, which you can enjoy in full version on this cd are used in the documentary; Elvis "That's way it is".

The cd contains 22 songs with a 20 pages full color booklet having extensive liner notes to guide you through the songs, background info about Elvis' 1970 and explains in detail what an acetate really is. Also why and how it's made.

This is a limited release so we will be able to continue to release in chronologic order, containing the original acetates in best possible condition. 1970 will be a Volume 1 & 2 which will be release a little later this year.

"YOU KNOW, IT DONT HAVE TO BE STRICTLY COUNTRY " VOLUME 1 is set for release this month ! Don't miss your opportunity to get the Ultimate acetate collection.

01. Twenty days and twenty nights (Take 9 Master , undubbed unedited) Acetate 02. I've lost you (Take 7 Master , undubbed unedited) Acetate 03. I was born about 10.000 years ago (Take 1 Master , undubbed unedited) 04. The sound of your cry (Take 11 Master , undubbed unedited) Acetate 05. The fool (Take 1 try out) 06. Little cabin on the hill (Take 2) Master, undubbed 07. Cindy ,Cindy (take 1) unedited 08. Bridge over troubled water (Take 8 Master , undubbed - unedited, unrepaired) 09. Got my mojo working /Keep your hands off it (Take 1 Master , dubbed brass & horns unedited) 10. How the web was woven (take 3 Master, back-up vocals, no additional overdubbing ) (previous unreleased) 11. It's your baby, you rock it (Take 5 Master , undubbed unedited) Acetate 12. Stranger in the crowd (take 9 - Master, Guide strings & backing vocals ) (previously unreleased) 13. I'll never know (Take 7 Master, undubbed unedited) Acetate 14. Mary in the morning (Take 5 Master, undubbed, unedited) Acetate 15. Ain't no big thing (Take 9) (dubbed strings) (previously unreleased) 16. You don't have to say you love me (take 3 Alternate Master, dubbed strings no backing vocals) (previously unreleased) 17. Just pretend (Take 3 Master , undubbed unedited) Acetate 18. This is our dance (Take 11 Master , undubbed unedited) Acetate 19. Life (Take 20 Master , undubbed unedited) Acetate 20. Heart of Rome (Take 3 Used for composite Master , undubbed unedited) Stereo (previously unreleased) 21. Bridge over troubled water - V.O July 2 3 (Acetate) stereo (previously unreleased) 22. There goes my everything (Take 3 Master , undubbed unedited) Acetate. Total running time over 76+ minutes

OUT NOW! Rainbow Records has just released a 2 CD-Set entitledThe Final Farewell, containing the complete 76,30 minute-long performance of Elvis Presleys very last concert on June 26th, 1977 at the Market Square Arena in Indianapolis, Indiana. There have already been a few CD- (and Vinyl) releases on this topic in the past. We believe that the one called ADIOS has been THE standard for the release of the Indianapolis show for the last 15 years.

Disc One
01 - Great Good Morning 02 - Street Corner Preacher 03 - Gone At Last 04 - Operator 05 - Swing Low, Sweet Chariot 06 - Black Sunday 07 - If You Leave Me Now 08 - Get Away 09 - Introductions

Disc Two
01 - Also Sprach Zarathustra 02 - See See Rider 03 - I Got A Woman / Amen 04 - Love Me 05 - Fairytale 06 - You Gave Me A Mountain 07 - Jailhouse Rock 08 - O Sole Mio / It's Now Or Never 09 - Little Sister 10 - Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel 11 - Release Me 12 - I Can't Stop Loving You 13 - Bridge Over Troubled Water 14 - Band Introductions 15 - Early Mornin' Rain 16 - What'd I Say 17 - Johnny B. Goode 18 - Larry Londin Drum Solo 19 - Jerry Scheff Bass Solo 20 - Tony Brown Piano Solo 21 - I Really Don't Want To Know 22 - Bobby Ogdin Electric Clavinet Solo 23 - Joe Guercio Orchestra 24 - Hurt 25 - Hound Dog 26 - Introductions 27 - Can't Help Falling In Love 28 - Closing Vamp

Elvis Back With A Bang !

Here's the covert art of the forthcoming release ELVIS BACK WITH A BANG! from the Audionics/Fort Baxter label. This CD will feature the Las Vegas, March 22, 1975 Midnight show as taken directly from 1st generation DAT copy of original mono soundboard tape.

This classic concert includes ultimate performances of "Fairytale", "Green Green Grass Of Home", "And I Love You So", "Promised Land" and the rare "You're The Reason I'm Living".

As you've come to expect from Audionics team, the sound was restored in a renowned studio to achieve the best possible results. And as usually, this new CD will come in a deluxe package with a 16-page booklet, containing a collection of live photographs from March and April, 1975 and informative liner notes. This CD is set for release in late June. Don't miss your opportunity to get an ultimate release of legendary March 22, 1975 Midnight show!

01. Also Sprach Zarathustra - 02. C. C. Rider - 03. I Got A Woman / Amen (medley) - 04. Love Me - 05. If You Love Me (Let Me Know) - 06. And I Love You So - 07. Big Boss Man - 08. It's Midnight - 09. Promised Land - 10. Green Green Grass Of Home - 11. Fairytale - 12. Band Introductions - 13. What'd I Say - 14. Drum Solo (by Ronnie Tutt) - 15. Bass Solo (by Duke Bardwell) - 16. Piano Solo (by Glen D. Hardin) - 17. Electric Piano Solo (by David Briggs) - 18. Orchestra Solo - 19. My Boy - 20. I'll Remember You - 21. Let Me Be There (with reprise) - 22. (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel (medley) - 23. Hound Dog (with reprise) - 24. I'll Be There (excerpt) / You're The Reason I'm Living (only live version) - 25. Can't Help Falling In Love - 26. Closing Vamp.

Tracks 01.-03. recorded in Las Vegas, March 20, 1975, Dinner show. Tracks 04. - 26. recorded live in Las Vegas, March 22, 1975, Midnight show.

Royal Gambit In Richfield Released

The "Straight Arrow" label released his last CD entitled "ROYAL GAMBIT IN RICHFIELD."

The audio-quality of the recording is really stunning, especially considering the fact that it was taped from the audience in a large stadium. Producers were able to obtain an ORIGINAL TAPE recorded by the same person that taped the Johnson City and Orlando 1977 concerts released by STRAIGHT ARROW in 2006 as "TENNESSEE STARLIGHT" and "GOING BACK IN TIME", respectively.

Among the Richfield highlights are powerful performances of "And I Love You So", "America", "Hurt", "Heartbreak Hotel" and especially "How Great Thou Art,'' performed with absolute show-stopping brilliance. It is followed by an always-welcome, return-to-the roots medley of "Mystery Train / Tiger Man."

Straight Arrow has seen fit to include a deluxe, full-colour, 16-page booklet with approximately 30 photos from the actual show, taken by four different photographers. Once again, we are pleased to announce that the sleeve notes were written by a fan who was happy to be there and is finally sharing his precious memories of the occasion with us.

The producers note that this concert was previously released from a substandard source, entitled "FAIRY TALES" (Chips label, 1994). The sound of the old CD was markedly inferior and also incomplete, running for just 74 minutes. To the show's credit, it has long ranked on the "Top 40" import chart as voted on by fans. Now a superior version can rightly take its place.

In closing, "Straight Arrow" team would like to thank all of you for the success of our label's previous release, "ROCK BACK THE CLOCK" 2-CD set. As a result of this surge of interest, four new Elvis concert CDs are planned for 2008. We hope that you will enjoy the first of them - our springtime release: "ROYAL GAMBIT IN RICHFIELD."

01. Also Sprach Zarathustra (Theme from "2001 A Space Odyssey") - 02. Opening Vamp / C. C. Rider - 03. I Got A Woman / Amen (medley) - 04. Love Me - 05. Fairytale - 06. You Gave Me A Mountain - 07. Jailhouse Rock - 08. All Shook Up - 09. (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel (medley) - 10. And I Love You So - 11. Little Darlin' (excerpt / intro only) - 12. Fever - 13. America The Beautiful - 14. Polk Salad Annie - 15. Band Introductions - 16. Early Mornin' Rain - 17. What'd I Say - 18. Johnny B. Goode - 19. Drum Solo (by Ronnie Tutt) - 20. Bass Solo (Blues - by Jerry Scheff) - 21. Piano Solo (by Tony Brown) - 22. Electric Piano Solo (by David Briggs) - 23. Love Letters - 24. School Day - 25. Hurt (with last part reprise) - 26. Hound Dog - 27. Danny Boy (by Sherrill Nielsen) - 28. Walk With Me (by Sherrill Nielsen) - 29. Heartbreak Hotel - 30. How Great Thou Art - 31. Mystery Train / Tiger Man (medley) - 32. Can't Help Falling In Love - 33. Closing Vamp & Announcements.

A Greensboro Revolution !- Standing Room Only Tapes, Vol.1

The next Madison label release will be A Greensboro Revolution! - Standing Room Only Tapes, Vol. 1.

Bonus Tracks: 24. Backstage, Saturday, April 15, 1972, Macon, GA 0:59 ; 25. Bridge Over Troubled Water (unrepaired) 3:43

Where No One Stands Alone

There are only a few more days before the new ''REELTRAX ''label will come up with their second cd titled '' Where No One Stands Alone ''.

REELTRAX is again - able to present a great variety of HGTA-Outtakes on its brandnew 79:58 minutes of listening pleasure-release in very good sound and better than you have heard it before.

And if this would not be enough reason to get the cd while you can: You won't believe your ears when you hear the stunning sound on the 1966 private recording 'Oh How I Love Jesus! The other two bonus tracks are also presented with noticeably better sound than heard before. The tracklist is rounded off by a statement from Felton Jarvis who talks about HIS story how it came to work with Elvis.

'' Where No One Stands Alone'' contains a 20 (!!) page-booklet with all necessary information regarding Elvis' legendary HGTA-Sessions.

Here is the tracklist: 01 - Where No One Stands Alone (Take 3+4) ; 02 - So High (Take 1) ; 03 - Somebody Bigger Than You And I (Take 1+2) ; 04 - We Call On Him (Take 4,5,8) ; 05 - How Great Thou Art (Take 1,2,3 + Count-in Take 4) ; 06 - Somebody Bigger Than You And I (Take 11,12,13,14,15,16) ; 07 - If The Lord Wasn't Walking By My Side (Takes 1,2 + count-in Take 3) ; 08 - Somebody Bigger Than You And I - workpart (Take 1,2,3,4,5,6) ; 09 - Without Him (Take 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14) ; 10 - Where Could I Go But To The Lord (Take 1 + count-in Take 2) ; 11 - In The Garden (Take 1) ; 12 - Stand By Me (Take 1,2,3,4,5,6,7) ; 13 - Oh How I Love Jesus (private recording) ; 14 - How Great Thou Art incl. reprise - live June 10, 1975 ; 15 - Where No One Stands Alone - live February 16, 1977 ; 16 - Statement by Elvis' producer Felton Jarvis - December 16, 1980

Opening Night - January 1970 Released

Madison's last release titled Opening Night - January 1970 is out now. The soundboard recording of the January 26, 1970 opening show was overall of poor quality because of severe microphone overload. It ain't perfect but NOW, and for the FIRST TIME you will be able to enjoy this GREAT concert in its entirety. This excellent new source has been greatly improved into a surprisingly fuller, dynamic and warmer sound, and without any doubts the best-ever sound fidelity attained on this amazing opening show of January 1970.

This limited edition of Opening Show - January 1970 will come with a professionally designed 16-page booklet, liner notes, memorabilia and photographs from Elvis' second Las Vegas season. Don't miss out soon a remarkable concert and Closing Night - February 1970's perfect companion, Opening Night - January 1970.

Track list :

1- Opening /All Shook Up 2:22 ; 2- That's All Right 2:51 ; 3- Proud Mary 2:55 ; 4- Don't Cry Daddy 3:00 ; 5- Medley :Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel 2:24 ; 6- Long Tall Sally 1:50 ; 7- Let It Be Me 3:53 ; 8- I Can't Stop Loving You 2:50 ; 9- Medley : Walk A Mile In My Shoes 2:56 / ; 10- In The Ghetto 3:23 ; 11- True Love Travels On A Gravel Road ( with false start ) 3:44 ; 12- Sweet Caroline 4:02 ; 13- Polk Salad Annie 5:27 ; 14- Introduction of vocalists, band, orchestra 2:16 ; 15- Kentucky Rain 3:18 ; 16- Suspicious Minds 6:27 ; 17- Can't Help Falling In Love 2:02

Track 17 is previously unreleased in full.

source: FECC Forum - May 16, 2008

High Spirit In Vegas & Getting Down To Business

For the first time these two concerts will be available under their original titles, but not on CD-R and at the correct speed. High Spirit In Vegas and Getting Down To Business were recorded from the audience but quality was above average for this type of material. Both should be released soon on the Vegas Strip label.

1- Introduction: Also Sprach Zarathustra 1:02 ; 2- C.C. Rider 3:21 ; 3- I Got A Woman / Amen 4:26 ; 4- Love Me 1:40 ; 5- Steamroller Blues 2:48 ; 6- You Gave Me A Mountain 3:11 ; 7- Trouble 2:02 ; 8- Rock Medley : Long Tall Sally/Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On/Mama Don't Dance/Flip Flop And Fly/Hound Dog 2:37 ; 9- Love Me Tender 1:32 ; 10- Fever 2:37 ; 11- Bridge Over Troubled Water ( with reprise ) 5:24 ; 12- Suspicious Minds 4:05 ; 13- Introductions of the band and celebrities : Hugh O' Brian, Marty Allen and Vernon Presley 3:45 ; 14- My Boy 3:24 ; 15- I Can't Stop Loving You 2:18 ; 16- An American Trilogy 4:25 ; 17- The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face 3:16 ; 18- Mystery Train / Tiger Man 3:12 ; 19- How Great Thou Art 3:38 ; 20- A Big Hunk O' Love 2:08 ; 21- Release Me 2:12 ; 22- What Now My Love 3:08 ; 23- Can't Help Falling In Love / Closing vamp 1:58

1- Introduction: Also Sprach Zarathustra 1:09 ; 2- C.C. Rider 3:21 ; 3- I Got A Woman / Amen 4:20 ; 4- Love Me 1:32 ; 5- Steamroller Blues 2:46 ; 6- You Gave Me A Mountain 3:09 ; 7- Trouble 2:04 ; 8- Rock Medley : Long Tall Sally/Whole Lotta Shakin Goin' On/Mama Dont Dance/Flip Flop And Fly/Hound Dog 2:35 ; 9- Love Me Tender 1:40 ; 10- Fever 3:31 ; 11- Bridge Over Troubled Water 3:57 ; 12- Suspicious Minds 3:52 ; 13- Introductions of band and celebrity : Charlton Heston 2:41 ; 14- My Boy 3:19 ; 15- I Can't Stop Loving You 2:15 ; 16- An American Trilogy 4:01 ; 17- A Big Hunk O' Love 2:30 ; 18- The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face ( beginning only ) 0:58 ; 19- How Great Thou Art ( reprise only ) 1:32 ; 20- Can't Help Falling In Love / Closing vamp 2:01

American Glory

The MxF label will soon release its Forth CD titled ''American Glory!'' featuring the complete show from Las Vegas, Hilton Hotel December 06, 1975 MS and part of the opening night of the same Season. The concert is previously unreleased, here you have the opportunity to listen to a slice of the December '75 season without doubt one of the best moments of Elvis in 1975, the use of two great tapes make the rest. We are not talking of original tapes but due to the very good quality we are talking of two tapes came from an early generation copy of the master tapes. The audio-quality of the recording is really good, well balanced with not too heavy an audience intrusion and with the right feeling of an Elvis concert.

Elvis' performance in both the shows is superb; Elvis in spite of being overweight is still at the top of his musical ability, very intense and active on the stage. We are talking about one of his best seasons and very successful in terms of audience numbers considering that Las Vegas in December is a dead city, but not for Elvis. Both shows do not really have any low points as Elvis sings with intensity and delivers a solid repertoire, not too much space for the classic oldies but a more mature repertoire for the original rock singer with pop songs performed for the majority.

Among the highlights are powerful performances of "Polk Salad Annie", "America The Beautiful", "Burning Love", "Just Pretend" , while on Opening Night we have "It's Midnight,performed with absolute show-stopping brilliance and the rare version of You've Lost the Love Feelingand My Boy.

The packaging will come with a 12 page booklet professionally edited, picture disc, relevant liner notes, original memorabilia and more than 15 photographs covering practically all of the seasons jumpsuits. These are two great shows... the package, the 79,52 minutes of superb music give us definitely something unique We Hope The Definitive one in reference to Elvis' December 1975 Vegas Season. Don't miss it!!!!

01.2001 Theme; 1:08 02.C. C Rider; 3:25 03.I Got A Woman/Amen; 7:02 04. Love Me; 3:45 05. Fairytale; 4:41 06. And I Love You So; 4:09 07.All Shook Up; 1:00 08. Teddy Bear/Don't Be Cruel; 2:15 09. Hound Dog; 2:07 10. Happy Birthday; 0:37 11.Polk Salad Annie; 4:44 12. Introductions; 1:08 13.Johnny B. Good; 0:56 14.Drums Solo; 1:27 15.Bass Solo; 1:14 16. Piano Solo; 1:41 17. Hail, Hail Rock 'n' Roll; 1:02 18. Just Pretend; 3:57 19.How Great Thou Art; 3:02 20. Burning Love; 2:44 21.Softly As I Leave You; 2:44 22. America the Beautiful; 2:26 23. It's Now or Never; 3:07 24.Can't Help Falling in Love; 1:57

25. Big Boss Man; 2:52 26.It's Midnight; 3:23 27. Early Morning Rain; 2:52 28.You've Lost the Loving Feeling; 4:17 29: My Boy; 3:56

The first release from a brand new label Venus Productions is titled "Black Angels in Vegas". This 2 CD-set will contain the August 30, 1974 Midnight show, professionally remastered from a newly discovered first generation soundboard tape. The sound quality is stunning! The set will come to you in a beautiful full color, hardcover book with many rare and unpublished pictures plus extensive liner notes, spread over 60 pages.

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Tracks: 2001 Theme / See See Rider / Dialogue / I Got A Woman - Amen / Love Me / If You Love Me / It's Midnight / Big Boss Man / Fever / All Shook Up / Softly As I Leave You / Hound Dog / American Trilogy / Elvis introduces Dean Nichopoulos / Suspicious Minds / Band Introductions / Karate Monologue / If You Talk In Your Sleep / Elvis introduces Kang Rhee / Karate Dialogue / Help Me / Let Me Be There (+ reprise) / How Great Thou Art (+ reprise) / Hawaiian Wedding Song / You Gave Me A Mountain / Can't Help Falling In Love / Closing Vamp
Source: e-mail - May 27, 2009

A Change Of Mind

As recorded at the Hilton Hotel showroom in Las Vegas, Nevada, September 3^rd, 1973, Dinner show.

The next release from Straight Arrow (SA 2009-13-02), scheduled for early June, will be previously unreleased Las Vegas September 3^rd, 1973 Dinner show. It is very strong concert, containing the only known 1973 version of "It's Now Or Never", rare "Polk Salad Annie" performed only twice in 1973, part of "Jailhouse Rock" and for 'rare live excerpts' fans there are bits of "Guadalajara", "Miracle Of The Rosary" and "Farther Along".

This show was taped by the same person as Dec. 02^nd, 1976 concert released as "LAST VEGAS OPENING NIGHT" and once again for this CD release, an original mastertape will be used. The sound quality is excellent - regarding the off-line source.

As a bonus, 4 tracks from the closing show are also included. They originate from the B-side of the same master tape cassette. All prior releases of these songs from the closing show derive from a substandard source.

Note: to prevent any speculations, we would like to make clear that the CD "Top Acts In Vegas Vol. 4" from 1995 is containing September 2^nd, 1973 Dinner show, NOT September 3^rd, 1973 Dinner show as stated in the CD design. The date is wrong.

Excerpts from the sleeve notes:

"Elvis was coming to the end of his 1973 summer season at the Las Vegas Hilton, one most notable for much banter with his musicians and frequent lyric changes. The Labor Day dinner show, Monday, September 3, was just such a performance. At 8:45 pm, the star, in his glittering "Blue Superman" jumpsuit, appeared to warm applause. He seemed a little sleepy, but would soon be his energetic self. After "C. C. Rider", as he was welcoming the crowd, the microphone came off the top of its stand in three pieces, which he then tossed to Red West, commenting about how it needed to be taped up.

"Fever" was peppered with ad-libs, and at one point a female yelled out, "Room Three-Forty Five!" to much audience laughter. "Now you've listened to HER story", sang Elvis, and there was a lot of leg action as he concluded the song out on the ramp the Hilton had added to the main showroom.

Introductions were interspersed with humour, especially when Elvis recalled how he'd thrown water on piano player Glen Hardin the night before. "He came [after the show] in with all of the arrangements, all of his wardrobe, and quit, you know. Made a big deal out of it! ... I'm gonna do it again tonight!" Glen nimbly sprang out of the way as Elvis aimed a glass of water at him. Intros over, Elvis sang a few bars of "Farther Along", Glen echoing him on piano. He stopped, and instead began "Release Me".

"That's about it, folks", Elvis reluctantly announced, adding that the hotel didn't like them to stay on stage too long. But then someone called out for "Polk Salad Annie". Turning to Glen, he quietly said "For The Good Times", and Hardin began to play the introduction. Yet again Elvis instantly changed his mind, and attacked the request for "Polk Salad Annie" instead. Over more requests, he began "Can't Help Falling In Love". Before he disappeared behind the showroom's descending gold curtain, someone gave him a lei of red flowers, which he sweetly put around his neck".

Tracks:

01. Opening Vamp / C. C. Rider - 02. I Got A Woman / Amen - 03. Love Me - 04. Steamroller Blues - 05. You Gave Me A Mountain / Guadalajara (partial) - 06. Trouble - 07. Long Tall Sally / Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On / Mama Don't Dance / Flip Flop & Fly / Hound Dog - 08. Love Me Tender - 09. Fever - 10. Bridge Over Troubled Water - 11. Suspicious Minds - 12. Introductions by Elvis of Singers, Musicians - 13. Farther Along (partial) / Release Me - 14. An American Trilogy - 15. Mystery Train / Tiger Man - 16. Jailhouse Rock (partial) - 17. (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel - 18. It's Now Or Never - 19. How Great Thou Art - 20. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face / Miracle Of The Rosary (partial) - 21. Polk Salad Annie - 22. Can't Help Falling In Love - 23. Closing Vamp / Announcements.

Bonus (September 3, 1973 Closing Show):

24. C. C. Rider - 25. Love Me - 26. Steamroller Blues - 27. You Gave Me A Mountain - 28. Trouble

Approximate running time: 79:41

source : e-mail - May 26, 2009

Stranger In The Crowd

Audionics will release another version of the August 13, 1970 Dinner show, this time in stereo. The title will be Stranger in the Crowd, and the disc will contain the full show. Only Sweet Caroline is spliced with the Aug. 11 D.S. version, but the full version of this show is included as bonus in mono.

Tracks:

01. Opening Theme (Joe Guercio Orchestra) - 02. Opening Vamp / That's All Right, Mama - 03. I Got A Woman - 04. Hound Dog - 05. Monologue - 06. Love Me Tender (with false start) - 07. Don't Cry Daddy - 08. In The Ghetto - 09. I Just Can't Help Believin' - 10. Stranger In The Crowd - 11. Make The World Go Away - 12. Sweet Caroline (with false start) * - 13. You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' - 14. Polk Salad Annie - 15. Band Introductions / Instrumental break - 16. Band Introductions / Introduction of Art Carney - 17. The Wonder Of You - 18. Heartbreak Hotel - 19. Blue Suede Shoes - 20. One Night - 21. All Shook Up - 22. Bridge Over Troubled Water - 23. Suspicious Minds - 24. Can't Help Falling In Love
* spliced with August 11^th, 1970 Dinner show version

Bonus track:

25. Sweet Caroline (with false start) - complete August 13th, 1970 Dinner show mono version

source: e-mail - May 26, 2009

Exceeding All Expectations Out Now

Out NOW is the latest production from the “Rainbow Records” label. With their newest release they fulfill several requests from fans who wrote down their thoughts in many well-known messageboards all over Europe. This 2 CD set contains the complete performance of Elvis´ last show he ever did within his legendary Sahara Tahoe – Engagements – it is the Closing Show of May 9, 1976. Way back in 1993 the “MAC” label released this show using a stunning long-box format. Because this set sold out within a few months - being a real collectors item since then - we decided to give the very interesting content of the show another chance to be listened by as many fans as possible. And to make one thing clear: this show is a real must to listen to. Hear Elvis in a very relaxed mood, not caring at all that the hotel´s management is (still) desperately wanting to force him to do much shorter performances. In fact Elvis gives the crowd more than they probably expected, being on stage for the longest performance he ever did (a stunning two-hours set), singing, laughing and talking as if he would be together with a couple of friends right at his living room at Graceland!

While the first release of this show sixteen years ago suffered from being incomplete (on both editions) we have been able to find new – and different – sources of recordings. These tapes have a listenable, decent sound quality for a fine release. We mixed the tapes using the best of more than one source. Also the new Rainbow Records release will run at the original speed which is different to the MAC release from ´93. The result is – so far - the most definite release of Elvis´ final Lake Tahoe concert.

A few words regarding the content: Of course, you will find the tracklist at the end of this announcement, but we want to point out some real beauties of this set. A rare and unrehearsed version of “Return To Sender” must be mentioned as well as another rarity: “Young And Beautiful”. “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face”, dedicated to Linda Thompson and sung with passion. Elvis tells a very funny story about the “Boat Scene” in the movie “Blue Hawaii” and even sings a few lines of his “Sun” classic “Blue Moon of Kentucky”. So all in all there is a lot to discover while listening to Elvis´ not only longest, but also very unusual show! As a bonus we have included David Briggs´ instrumental version of the song “Lady Madonna” which at the time was not only used for the band introductions but also appeared as one of the leading tracks on his solo album titled “Keyboard Sculpture”.
Don’t miss this release. You are getting another classy 2 CD set from Rainbow Records. By the way: Needless to say that its booklet features great liner notes on 20 pages in full colour!

TRACKLIST:

CD 1:
01 - Also Sprach Zarathustra (Richard Strauss) 02 - See See Rider (traditional) 03 - I Got A Woman / Amen (Ray Charles) / (traditional= 04 - Love Me (Leiber / Stoller) 05 - When The Saints Go Marching In (traditional) 06 - If You Love Me (Let Me Know) (Rostill) 07 - You Gave Me A Mountain (Marty Robbins) 08 - All Shook Up (Blackwell / Presley) 09 - Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel (Mann / Low) / (Blackwell / Presley) 10 - Blue Suede Shoes (Carl Perkins) 11 - Return To Sender (Otis Blackwell / Winfield Scott) 12 - Heartbreak Hotel (Mae Axton / Tommy Durden) 13 - Story about the Boat scene (talking monologue) 14 - The Hawaiian Wedding Song (King - Hoffman - Manning) 15 - America, The Beautiful (traditional) 16 - Polk Salad Annie (Tony Joe White)

CD 2:
01 - Band Introductions (talking only) 02 - Early Morning Rain (Gordon Lightfoot) 03 - What'd I Say (Ray Charles) 04 - Johnny B. Goode (Chuck Berry) 05 - Drum Solo (instrumental) 06 - Bass Solo (instrumental) 07 - Tony Brown Piano Solo (instrumental) 08 - David Briggs Solo (instrumental) 09 - Love Letters (Heyman - Young) 10 - School Days (Chuck Berry) 11 - Wooden Heart (Wise - Weisman - Twomey - Kaemfert) 12 - Young And Beautiful (Aaron Schroeder / Abner Silver) 13 - That's All Right (Arthur Crudup) 14 - Blue Christmas (Billy Hayes / Jay Johnson) 15 - Hurt #1 (Crane / Jacobs) 16 - Hurt #2 (Crane / Jacobs) 17 - Hound Dog (Leiber / Stoller) 18 - Mickey Mouse Club March (Jimmie Dodd) 19 - Happy Birthday to y'all (traditional) 20 - My Heavenly Father (Martin / Gabriel) 21 - Guadalajara (Pepe Guizar) 22 - Love Me Tender (Matson / Presley) 23 - Danny Boy by Sherril Nielsen (traditional) 24 - Funny How Time Slips Away by Sherril Nielsen (Willie Nelson) 25 - Charity Announcement (talking only) 26 - Burning Love (Dennis Linde) 27 - Help Me (Larry Gatlin) 28 - The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (Ewan MacColl) 29 - Jailhouse Rock (Leiber / Stoller) 30 - One Night (Bartholomew / King) 31 - How Great Thou Art (Stuart Hine) 32 - Can't Help Falling In Love (Weiss / Peretti / Creatore) 33 – Closing Vamp (instrumental)

Bonus track (David Briggs): 34 - Lady Madonna (Lennon / McCartney)
Source: e-mail - May 2, 2009

The Last Vegas Opening Night Out Now

Straight Arrow's 12^th release (SA 2009-12A/B-02) is out now. This 2CD set of the famous December 2^nd, 1976 Opening Night was delayed, because Straight Arrow is here to give you the best possible quality. We originally intended to use a 1978 first generation copy for this release, simply because we figured that the original tape was no longer around or could no longer be traced. But then, as the project was almost near completion, our search for the original tape finally paid off, and we got in touch with the person who recorded the concert and owns the original 120-minute master tape. The sound fidelity and overall quality of this tape is FAR superior to any copy in circulation, and unlike these copies is also 100% complete!

The negotiations took some time, but we can assure you that you will be impressed when you hear this; one of the King’s finest ’76 concerts in a remarkably clear and dynamic sound. The person who recorded the show also wrote the liner notes, a unique eye-witness perspective from a person who was THERE and describes the show in fascinating detail.

As you can notice, we decided to change the front cover design too. We believe that new front cover is cool. Originally selected front cover photo of Elvis with Charlie Hodge is used inside the booklet.

Tracks:

CD1: 01. Also Sprach Zarathustra - 02. C. C. Rider - 03. I Got A Woman / Amen - 04. Love Me - 05. If You Love Me (Let Me Know) - 06. You Gave Me A Mountain - 07. Jailhouse Rock - 08. It's Now Or Never / Are You Sincere (excerpt) - 09. All Shook Up - 10. (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel - 11. Dialogue / Don't Be Cruel (excerpt) - 12. And I Love You So - 13. I Just Can't Help Believin' (by request / last live version) - 14. Fever - 15. Softly As I Leave You - 16. Polk Salad Annie.

CD2: 01. Band Introductions - 02. Early Mornin' Rain - 03. What'd I Say - 04. Johnny B. Goode - 05. Drum Solo (Ronnie Tutt) - 06. Bass Solo (Blues - Jerry Scheff) - 07. Piano Solo (Tony Brown) - 08. Electric Piano & Clavinet Solo (David Briggs) - 09. Love Letters - 10. School Day - 11. Celebrity Introductions (Vikki Carr, Glen Campbell) - 12. Hurt #1 - 13. Hurt #2 - 14. Hound Dog (with false start) - 15. Hawaiian Wedding Song (with false start) - 16. Dialogue - 17. Blue Christmas - 18. That's All Right, Mama - 19. Bridge Over Troubled Water - 20. Introduction of Vernon Presley - 21. Can't Help Falling In Love - 22. Closing Vamp.

Approx. runing time: 101 minutes

Special information:

The next release from Straight Arrow, scheduled for early May, will be previously unreleased Las Vegas September 3^rd, 1973 Dinner show. It is very strong concert, containing the only known 1973 version of "It's Now Or Never", rare "Polk Salad Annie" performed only twice in 1973, part of "Jailhouse Rock" and for 'rare live excerpts' fans there are bits of "Guadalajara", "Miracle Of The Rosary" and "Farther Along".

This show was recorded by the same person as Dec. 02^nd, 1976 concert and once again for our CD release, an original master tape will be used. The sound quality is excellent - regarding the off-line source.

Note: to prevent any speculations, we would like to make clear that the CD "Top Acts In Vegas Vol. 4" from 1995 is containing September 2^nd, 1973 Dinner show, NOT September 3^rd, 1973 Dinner show as stated in the CD design. The date is wrong.

source : e-mail - April 21, 2009

Setting The Day

The forthcoming release from the "SR" label scheduled for the begin of May, is titled "Setting The Day" and will feature the unreleased show from Las Vegas August 30, 1971 part Dinner Show + complete of the Midnight Show.

As everybody knows SR concentrates its work on the early 70's live period of Elvis' activity, trying to always produce unreleased shows with Elvis at the top of his ability. In this our eleventh release, we are proud to present two very rare shows, the first part only, to give you a more complete view of the day the second complete and unreleased. The first songs from August 30th dinner have been already edited although no in this audio-quality here you have the possibility to listen the highlights of the show and instead the midnight show complete concert is here for the first time giving you the possibility to live the whole day and the feeling the of Elvis' love of singing that result clear in these tapes and we are glad to give you the opportunity to listen to them.

The Dinner/Midnight shows from August 30th, as presented on this CD, represents just two of the best shows of the season. If we look closely at the early Vegas act of August 1971 we can see that Elvis concentrates on the music to produce great shows. Elvis singing straight to the audience without pauses or jokes, the performance is solid and rough; the basic track listing is presented superbly. Songs like Proud Mary, Sweet Caroline or Polk Salad Annie never sounded better; Elvis is still dynamic on stage especially in songs like Suspicious Minds. He presents the best of his repertoire from the last two years. The only new song is the single I’m Leaving, heavily promoted during all of 1971 and sang until 1974.

The man looks, sings and moves in a great way. Elvis is still performing at the height of his ability despite the presence of the golden cage of Vegas and the mediocre management, Elvis is still into his music. His focus, the attitude and his relationship with the music are still evident which enables him to deliver a great show. This level remains throughout the season.

In spite of the limitation of the audience tapes, we believe that overall in the early seventy recording they represent the best to listen the Vegas shows.

These recordings come from an early generation copy of the master tape; the sound quality is good considering the early season. The sound was restored in a studio to achieve best possible results. We have spent hours in the studio over the digital restoration of the sound, to achieve the best possible results and to give you the chance to listen with pleasure.

As usually from this label, this new CD will come in a deluxe DIGIPACK, containing a collection of live photographs of the August season.

Tracks:

01. Also Sprach Zarathustra 1.17

02. That's All Right, Mama 2.18

03. I Got A Woman 2.45

04. Proud Mary 2.40

05. Sweet Caroline 2.26

06. Polk Salad Annie 4.02

07. It's Impossible 2.47

08. Heartbreak Hotel 1.40

09. Hound Dog 1.29

10. I'm Leaving 3.09

11. Can't Help Falling in Love 1.32

TIME 25.24

Bonus tracks:

12. Also Sprach Zarathustra 1.16

13. That All Right Mama 2.22

14. I Got A Woman 2.37

15. Proud Mary 2.44

16. Sweet Caroline 2.20

17. Polk Salad Annie 4.19

18. Intro 0.53

19. Johnny B. Goode 1.44

20. It's Impossible 2.48

21: Love Me 1.32

22: Blue Suede Shoes/Whola Lotta.. 1.36

23: Heartbreak Hotel 1.33

24: Teddy Bear/Don't Be Cruel 2.15

25. It's Over 2.09

26. Hound Dog (fs) 1.30

27: Hound Dog 1.28

28: Suspicious Minds 5.32

29: Band Intro 3.25

30: I'm Leaving 3.15

31: Bridge Over Troubled Water 5.50

32: Can't Help Falling Love 2.09

TIME 54.26

Approximate Total running time: 79.40

Source: E-mail - April 15, 2009

New Artwork for The Last Vegas Opening Night

We just received a new artwork for the upcoming CD "The Last Vegas Opening Night".
Source: E-mail - April 1, 2009

The Last Vegas Opening Night

Straight Arrow label announced its 12^th release near the end of December; a double CD with the famous December 2^nd, 1976 Opening Night. Some fans are asking, “Why is this release delayed and will it ever see the daylight?”. The answer is very simple: Straight Arrow is here to give you the best possible quality. We originally intended to use a 1978 first generation copy for this release, simply because we figured that the original tape was no longer around or could no longer be traced. But then, as the project was almost near completion, our search for the original tape finally paid off, and we got in touch with the person who recorded the concert and owns the original 120-minute master tape. The sound fidelity and overall quality of this tape is FAR superior to any copy in circulation, and unlike these copies is also 100% complete!

The negotiations took some time, but we came to an agreement, and the Straight Arrow team is now working its magic on the original tape. We can assure you that you will be impressed when you hear this; one of the King’s finest ’76 concerts in a remarkably clear and dynamic sound. The person who recorded the show also wrote the liner notes, a unique eye-witness perspective from a person who was THERE and describes the show in fascinating detail.

Tracks:

CD1: 01. Also Sprach Zarathustra - 02. C. C. Rider - 03. I Got A Woman / Amen - 04. Love Me - 05. If You Love Me (Let Me Know) - 06. You Gave Me A Mountain - 07. Jailhouse Rock - 08. It's Now Or Never / Are You Sincere (excerpt) - 09. All Shook Up - 10. (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel - 11. Dialogue / Don't Be Cruel (excerpt) - 12. And I Love You So - 13. I Just Can't Help Believin' (by request / last live version) - 14. Fever - 15. Softly As I Leave You - 16. Polk Salad Annie.

CD2: 01. Band Introductions - 02. Early Mornin' Rain - 03. What'd I Say - 04. Johnny B. Goode - 05. Drum Solo (Ronnie Tutt) - 06. Bass Solo (Blues - Jerry Scheff) - 07. Piano Solo (Tony Brown) - 08. Electric Piano & Clavinet Solo (David Briggs) - 09. Love Letters - 10. School Day - 11. Celebrity Introductions (Vikki Carr, Glen Campbell) - 12. Hurt #1 - 13. Hurt #2 - 14. Hound Dog (with false start) - 15. Hawaiian Wedding Song (with false start) - 16. Dialogue - 17. Blue Christmas - 18. That's All Right, Mama - 19. Bridge Over Troubled Water - 20. Introduction of Vernon Presley - 21. Can't Help Falling In Love - 22. Closing Vamp.

Approx. runing time: 101 minutes

source : e-mail - March 27, 2009

Rock My Soul Out Now

Rock My Soul, the latest Madison CD is out now. It will be the label's final release. From everyone at Madison, we bid you a fond, affectionate farewell.

source: e-mail - March 21, 2009

Rock My Soul - Standing Room Only Tapes, Vol. 5

Up next from Madison will be "Rock My Soul - Standing Room Only Tapes, Vol. 5," with a fully-illustrated, 16-page booklet.

"Rock My Soul" concludes the chronicling of Elvis in a hot rehearsal at RCA Hollywood. Hear Presley, the TCB band, and the Stamps Quartet run down the upcoming tour with a focus and a sense of fun, with unexpected delights like "Young and Beautiful" and a stunning gospel jam, featuring only Elvis, Charlie Hodge on piano and the Stamps providing backing and sometimes lead vocals. This spirited closing segment is presented as it was recorded then, with piano on one channel and vocals on the other.

Finally, fans can enjoy the unedited second half of this March 31, 1972 rehearsal -- in superb STEREO!

Track listing:

01. Burning Love 4:02 ; 02. Help Me Make It Through The Night 3:24 ; 03. Can't Help Falling In Love 2:19 ; 04. Young And Beautiful 5:17 ; 05. Lawdy Miss Clawdy 2:48 ; 06. Release Me 3:29 ; 07. I'm Leavin' (partial) 0:41 ; 08. Elvis chats with musicians 3:10 ; 09. C. C. Rider 2:46 ; 10. Proud Mary 3:54 ; 11. Never Been To Spain 3:34 ; 12. The Lighthouse 6:10 ; 13. When It's My Time 5:00 ; 14. I, John 2:09 ; 15. Bosom Of Abraham 0:52 ; 16. You Better Run (with false start) 2:10 ; 17. Lead Me, Guide Me 3:45 ; 18. Sweet Sweet Spirit 2:42 ; 19. There's A Room At The Cross (partial) 1:54 ; 20. Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus / Nearer My God To Thee 4:47

Total: 65:06

source : e-mail - March 15, 2009

Las Vegas Attraction Number 1

Here we have the Frontcover from the Showroom Records Release Las Vegas Attraction Number 1. This is the new title for the CD, earlier we mentioned it as A Dinner Show In Bright Light City.
Source: e-mail - March 9, 2009

That’s The Way It Is – The Complete Works

Out now is the superb DVD & CD Box-Set "That's The Way It Is - The Complete Works. The packaging is brilliant, and the editing is wonderful. Only too bad that the sound on the CD's are in MONO, but overall this is a great set. We won't go into details for this box-set, so we added link of a review by our good friends at Elvisnews.
Update March 9, 2009

A Dinner Date In Bright Light City

The Showroom Records label present A Dinner Date In Bright Light City - Elvis Presley recorded live on stage in the Hilton Hotel showroom in Las Vegas, Nevada - December 3rd 1975, 10 p.m.
Elvis again was able to show that he still was the #1 performer, especially in Las Vegas! Don’t forget to remember that this already was his 14th engagement in “BrightLightCity”! Being in a great mood he was having a lot of fun with his audience. The track list of this particular show provides a nice song line-up: 01 | Also Sprach Zarathustra (0:48) 02 | See See Rider (3:45) 03 | I Got A Woman / Amen (5:53) 04 | Love Me (3:22) 05 | Fairytale (3:15) 06 | Big Boss Man (2:45) 07 | And I Love You So (3:37) 08 | Elvis Talks (3:12) 09 | Trying To Get To You (2:08) 10 | All Shook Up (1:03) 11 | Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel (2:41) 12 | Blue Christmas (2:10) 13 | Polk Salad Annie (incomplete) (3:39) 14 | Band Introductions (1:13) 15 | Johnny B. Goode (0:53) 16 | Drum Solo Ronnie Tutt (1:06) 17 | Bass Solo Jerry Scheff 1:38) 18 | Piano Solo Glen D. Hardin (1:06) 19 | Band Introductions (0:24) 20 | School Days (with reprise) (1:34) 21 | My Boy (4:00) 22 | Just Pretend (3:57) 23 | How Great Thou Art (with reprise) (4:45) 24 | Burning Love (2:59) 25 | Softly As I Leave You (2:35) 26 | Mystery Train / Tiger Man (3:39) 27 | America The Beautiful (2:22) 28 | Can't Help Falling In Love (1:47) 29 | Closing Vamp (0:51)
Total playing time is over 73 minutes and the show stopping highlight is a breathtaking version of „How Great Thou Art”.
Source: E-mail - February 24, 2008

I Just Can't Help Believin' / The Last Opening Night

As recorded at the Hilton Hotel showroom in Las Vegas, Nevada, December 2^nd, 1976, Opening show.

Straight Arrow label announced its 12^th release near the end of December; a double CD with the famous December 2^nd, 1976 Opening Night. Some fans are asking, “Why is this release delayed and will it ever see the daylight?”. The answer is very simple: Straight Arrow is here to give you the best possible quality. We originally intended to use a 1978 first generation copy for this release, simply because we figured that the original tape was no longer around or could no longer be traced. But then, as the project was almost near completion, our search for the original tape finally paid off, and we got in touch with the person who recorded the concert and owns the original 120-minute master tape. The sound fidelity and overall quality of this tape is FAR superior to any copy in circulation, and unlike these copies is also 100% complete!

The negotiations took some time, but we came to an agreement, and the Straight Arrow team is now working its magic on the original tape. We can assure you that you will be impressed when you hear this; one of the King’s finest ’76 concerts in a remarkably clear and dynamic sound. The person who recorded the show also wrote the liner notes, a unique eye-witness perspective from a person who was THERE and describes the show in fascinating detail.

Excerpts from the sleeve notes:

"There was a surprise then, as Elvis decided to sing "I Just Can't Help Believin'", creating pure magic and getting well-deserved applause. The mood changed completely: "Fever" was as sexy as ever, as Elvis, did exaggerated leg movements in the red spotlight. Charlie brought out a blue chair, but Elvis refused it, and began to tell the poignant story that led into "Softly As I Leave You". A pulsating intro could only mean one thing - "Polk Salad Annie". Elvis moved to the funky new arrangement and the heavy rock beat, raising excitement levels in the showroom."

"The show - probably the second longest of Elvis's career - was drawing to a close. Elvis treated the audience to a fine "Bridge Over Troubled Water", introduced his father, thanked the crowd "for making this opening night really fantastic", and, ignoring requests for yet more songs, began "Can't Help Falling In Love". The-usual scarf-and-kiss routine drew many fans to the edge of the stage. Two tiny girls in blue dresses were put up onto the stage. Elvis acknowledged the crowd's ovation before disappearing under the descending gold curtain. He'd never be quite as dynamic again during the 12-day season, but it had been an opening night to remember - over 100 Magic Minutes."

Tracks:

CD1: 01. Also Sprach Zarathustra - 02. C. C. Rider - 03. I Got A Woman / Amen - 04. Love Me - 05. If You Love Me (Let Me Know) - 06. You Gave Me A Mountain - 07. Jailhouse Rock - 08. It's Now Or Never / Are You Sincere (excerpt) - 09. All Shook Up - 10. (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel - 11. Dialogue / Don't Be Cruel (excerpt) - 12. And I Love You So - 13. I Just Can't Help Believin' (by request / last live version) - 14. Fever - 15. Softly As I Leave You - 16. Polk Salad Annie.

CD2: 01. Band Introductions - 02. Early Mornin' Rain - 03. What'd I Say - 04. Johnny B. Goode - 05. Drum Solo (Ronnie Tutt) - 06. Bass Solo (Blues - Jerry Scheff) - 07. Piano Solo (Tony Brown) - 08. Electric Piano & Clavinet Solo (David Briggs) - 09. Love Letters - 10. School Day - 11. Celebrity Introductions (Vikki Carr, Glen Campbell) - 12. Hurt #1 - 13. Hurt #2 - 14. Hound Dog (with false start) - 15. Hawaiian Wedding Song (with false start) - 16. Dialogue - 17. Blue Christmas - 18. That's All Right, Mama - 19. Bridge Over Troubled Water - 20. Introduction of Vernon Presley - 21. Can't Help Falling In Love - 22. Closing Vamp.

Approx. runing time: 101 minutes

source : e-mail - February 21, 2009

April Fool's Dinner

The upcoming CD-release by the Southern Comfort / Audionics "team-up" is entitled "APRIL FOOL'S DINNER", and it contains the excellent April 1st, 1975 dinner show. Import collectors first heard this recording via the 1980 vinyl release "Rockin' with Elvis April Fool's Day." This was later dubbed directly from vinyl for its 1992 CD debut, complete with pops and clicks. This new release marks the first time since the original LP that the original audience master tape has been used - and naturally it has received a significant upgrade using topnotch industry equipment. This stellar show is also now complete: "Can't Help Falling In Love" and "Closing Vamp" from this show were actually on the original tape. These were restored to the best of our abilities, and are now included, warts and all. On the original LP and CD, these songs were borrowed from RCA's 1974 "Recorded Live On Stage In Memphis" album. The April Fool’s Day performance shows Elvis at his best – a far cry from the problematic October ’74 shows – he’s in excellent voice, and he performs a solid mix of classic songs and recent additions. Elvis is both entertaining and witty, and actually sounds like a seasoned Vegas pro. April 1^st also marked the final day for bass player Duke Bardwell, who in all did 181 shows with Elvis, despite the fact that their relationship often was a bit strained. Duke had experienced some great highs and some terrible lows with Elvis, but at this stage he was fed up with it all and relieved that it would soon be over.

The first two Midnight Show bonus tracks are from a booth tape and the other 4 tracks (first heard on "Rocking With the King April's Fool Day" Vol. 2.) are from a decent quality audience tape. The prior release of the closing show was de-noised in a rather destructive way, and has been restored to optimal quality for the Elvis connoisseur.

All accompanying photographs were taken in March - May 1975 at the Las Vegas Hilton hotel and on the subsequent concert tour. The CD will be presented in a beautiful 3-panel digipack and is scheduled for late February '09.

Tracks:

01. Opening Vamp / C. C. Rider - 02. I Got A Woman / Amen - 03. Love Me - 04. If You Love Me (Let Me Know) - 05. And I Love You So - 06. Big Boss Man - 07. The Wonder Of You - 08. Burning Love - 09. Band Introductions - 10. What'd I Say - 11. Drum Solo (Ronnie Tutt) - 12. Bass Solo (Duke Bardwell) - 13. Piano Solo (Glen D. Hardin) - 14. Electric Piano Solo (David Briggs) - 15. School Day - 16. Celebrity Introductions: Roy Clark, Conrad Hilton / The Great Pretender (excerpt) - 17. My Boy - 18. I'll Remember You - 19. Let Me Be There - 20. Celebrity Introduction: actor Hugh O'Brian - 21. How Great Thou Art - 22. Hound Dog - 23. Fairytale - 24. Can't Help Falling In Love - 25. Closing Vamp.

Bonus Tracks (highlights from Las Vegas, April 1st, 1975, Midnight show - Closing night):

26. Big Boss Man* - 27. It's Midnight * - 28. You Don't Have To Say You Love Me - 29. An American Trilogy - 30. Help Me Make It Through The Night / Mickey Mouse March - 31. Steamroller Blues

* taken from booth tape

source: e-mail - February 10, 2009

Sunset Rundown & A Hilton Double-Shot !

Happy New Year!

The next Madison releases, coming soon, will be "Sunset Rundown - Standing Room Only Tapes, Vol. 4" and "A Hilton Double-Shot !" The former will be a standard issue, with fully-illustrated, 16-page booklet, while the latter will appear in a limited-edition digipak, with gorgeous color photos!

"Sunset Rundown" details a unique day, filmed for "Elvis On Tour." At the end of March 1972, MGM's documentary cameras captured Elvis Presley at a rollicking Los Angeles rehearsal at RCA Hollywood. Against a stark background -- no audience -- Presley, the TCB band, and the Stamps Quartet ran down the upcoming tour at the Sunset Boulevard studio with vigor and a few surprises, with selections like "Until It's Time For You To Go," "For The Good Times" and "Burning Love."

Now, one may enjoy the unedited first half of this March 31, 1972 rehearsal -- the second half will comprise Volume 5 of the Standing Room Only Tapes series -- in superb STEREO!

Track listing:

01. Proud Mary 2:49 ; 02. Never Been To Spain 4:29 ; 03. You Gave Me A Mountain (2 false starts) 1:40 ; 04. Until It's Time For You To Go 5:46 ; 05. Polk Salad Annie 3:09 ; 06. Love Me 2:39 ; 07. All Shook Up 2:35 ; 08. Heartbreak Hotel 1:59 ; 09. Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel 1:57 ; 10. Hound Dog 2:18 ; 11. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face 5:42 ; 12. A Big Hunk O' Love 2:52 ; 13. A Big Hunk O' Love (reprise) 2:41 ; 14. C. C. Rider 3:30 ; 15. For The Good Times 3:44 ; 16. For The Good Times (2 false starts) 2:28 ; 17. For The Good Times (reprise) 6:34 ; 18. Funny How Time Slips Away 5:27 ; 19. Burning Love 2:46

Total Time = 65:08

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"A Hilton Double-Shot !" offer two dynamic soundboard recordings from the Las Vegas Hilton with IMPROVED sound, for those collectors who may have missed them the first time around.

CD 1 features the Monday, September 4, 1972 DS, the penultimate appearance of his 1972 "summer festival." Elvis offers a gentle, wry performance for his fans, including "about 250" from England. And CD 2 unleashes the Friday, February 2, 1973 MS, a period where Elvis returned to "Sin City" a conqueror of all media.

CD 1 - September 1972

Track listing:

01. Introduction: Also Sprach Zarathustra 1:04 ; 02. C.C. Rider 2:51 ; 03. Johnny B. Goode 1:42 ; 04. Until It's Time For You To Go 2:24 ; 05. You Don't Have To Say You Love Me 2:01 ; 06. Polk Salad Annie 3:25 ; 07. Elvis greets the showroom 1:07 ; 08. What Now My Love 3:06 ; 09. Fever 3:24 ; 10. Love Me 1:31 ; 11. Blue Suede Shoes 1:02 ; 12. Heartbreak Hotel 1:40 ; 13. All Shook Up 1:05 ; 14. Love Me Tender 1:46 ; 15. Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel 1:50 ; 16. Little Sister / Get Back 3:37 ; 17. Hound Dog 1:28 ; 18. I'll Remember You 2:42 ; 19. Walk That Lonesome Road (J.D. Sumner & the Stamps Quartet) 3:04 ; 20. Suspicious Minds 4:28 ; 21. Introduction of vocalists, band, orchestra and British fans 1:44 ; 22. For The Good Times 3:07 ; 23. A Big Hunk O' Love 2:00 ; 24. You Gave Me A Mountain 3:22 ; 25. Can't Help Falling In Love / Closing Vamp 2:18 ; Bonus Track: 26. Can't Help Falling In Love (September 4 DS, incomplete) 1:10

Total Time = 59:13

CD 2 - February 1973

Track listing:

01. Introduction: Also Sprach Zarathustra 1:09 ; 02. C.C. Rider 3:05 ; 03. I Got A Woman / Amen 2:43 ; 04. Until It's Time For You To Go 2:24 ; 05. Sweet Caroline 2:44 ; 06. Steamroller Blues 2:47 ; 07. You Gave Me A Mountain 3:06 ; 08. Fever 2:46 ; 09. Love Me 1:26 ; 10. Blue Suede Shoes 1:11 ; 11. Love Me Tender 1:35 ; 12. Johnny B. Goode 2:11 ; 13. Hound Dog 1:18 ; 14. What Now My Love 3:02 ; 15. Suspicious Minds 4:56 ; 16. Introduction of vocalists, band, orchestra 1:08 ; 17. I Can't Stop Loving You 2:19 ; 18. An American Trilogy 4:35 ; 19. Can't Help Falling In Love / Closing Vamp 2:23

Total Time = 46:58

source : e-mail - January 21, 2009

source : e-mail - January 25, 2009 ( added cover of Sunset Rundown )

Countdown To Christmas Out Now !

The "Straight Arrow" label’s 11th release entitled "COUNTDOWN TO CHRISTMAS" (SA 2008-11-02) is out now.

"Straight Arrow" is planning a special 2CD set for early 2009, with an unreleased Las Vegas December 2nd, 1976 Opening Night show. The "Straight Arrow" team has been looking for good sounding tape for years. Finally, they managed to obtain a 1st generation copy of an original "stereo" audience-recorded tape for this project. Opening Night '76 was a unique event - it was probably the second longest show of Elvis’ career and one of his very best 1976 concerts. Arriving from Anaheim, CA, with young love Ginger Alden by his side, he was ready to conquer Las Vegas once again. During the Opening night, he sang an ultra-rare "I Just Can't Help Believin'", and sang one of greatest-ever versions of "Bridge Over Troubled Water". Elvis was in great mood, joking with fellow performer Glen Campbell thru the show. It was also the last time that Elvis performed two full versions of his 1976 "trademark" song "Hurt".

Tracks:

Also Sprach Zarathustra - C. C. Rider - I Got A Woman / Amen - Love Me - If You Love Me (Let Me Know) - You Gave Me A Mountain - Jailhouse Rock - It's Now Or Never / Are You Sincere (excerpt) - All Shook Up - (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel - Dialogue - Don't Be Cruel (excerpt) - And I Love You So - I Just Can't Help Believin' (last version) - Fever - Softly As I Leave You - Polk Salad Annie - Band Introductions - Early Mornin' Rain - What'd I Say - Johnny B. Goode - Drum Solo (Ronnie Tutt) - Bass Solo (Blues - Jerry Scheff) - Piano Solo (Tony Brown) - Electric Piano Solo (David Briggs) - Love Letters - School Day - Celebrity Introductions (Vikki Carr, Glen Campbell) - Hurt #1 - Hurt #2 - Hound Dog (with false start) - Hawaiian Wedding Song (with false start) - Dialogue - Blue Christmas - That's All Right, Mama - Bridge Over Troubled Water - Introduction of Vernon Presley - Can't Help Falling In Love - Closing Vamp.

Approximate running time: 104 minutes.

More details later.

source: e-mail - December 27, 2008

The Brightest Star On Sunset Boulevard

THE COMPLETE REHEARSAL TAPE OF JULY 24, 1970 at RCA STUDIOS, HOLLYWOOD

After the successful releases of " Vegas Rhythm " and " You Know, It Don't Have To Be Strictly Country –Volume 1 " we are proud to tell that Fort Baxter wanted to join forces with them ,releasing " The Brightest Star Of Sunset Boulevard Volume 1 and 2 ".

We at Gravelroad music, loved the idea and know the high standards Fort Baxter lives up to. It has to be an excellent release, so we said; " Great let's do it , but…. A 2 cd value Digipack and working with the original recording! So everybody will have the change to have it complete this time". Value for money is needed in these times.

The moment we started to work we discovered that the original sound was much clearer and much more spread to left and right. The background instruments where suddenly present. Elvis voice was in the room and were present there at the rehearsal.

We knew it is a justified release, no compressors, limiters, etc.

It's exciting and more … pure Elvis

DISC 1

1.That's All Right ; 2.I Got A Woman ; 3.The Wonder Of You ; 4.I've Lost You ; 5.The Next Step Is Love ; 6.Stranger In The Crowd ; 7.You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling ; 8.Something ; 9.Don't Cry Daddy #1 ; 10.Don't Cry Daddy #2 ; 11.You Don't Have To Say You Love Me ; 12.Polk Salad Annie ; 13.Bridge Over Troubled Water ; 14.I Can't Stop Loving You ; 15.Just Pretend / Don't it makes you wanna go home (few lines) ; 16.Sweet Caroline / Love me tender (few lines) ; 17.Words

DISC 2

1. Suspicious Minds ; 2. I Just Can't Help Believin' #1 ; 3. I Just Can't Help Believin' #2 ; 4. Tomorrow Never Comes / Running Scared (few lines) ; 5. Mary In The Morning ; 6. Twenty Days And Twenty Nights ; 7. You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling ; 8. I Just Can't Help Believin' #3 ; 9. Heart Of Rome (uncensored) & reprise ; 10.Memories ; 11.Johnny B. Goode ; 12.Make The World Go Away / Delilah (few lines) ; 13.Stranger In My Own Home Town (uncensored) ; 14. I Washed My Hand In Muddy Water

" You Know, It Don't Have To Be Strictly Country –Volume 2 " is delayed due to this release. Good things need time. Also various other old Baxter and Bilko titles will be released by us next year from the original tapes and reels.

source: e-mail - December 11, 2008

Countdown To Christmas

As recorded live at the Las Vegas, Nevada, Hilton Hotel showroom, December 09, 1975, 10 P.M.

The "Straight Arrow" label will release its 11th CD, entitled "COUNTDOWN TO CHRISTMAS" (SA 2008-11-02), in December 2008.

December 1975 marked the first time ever that Elvis worked around the winter holidays. Why did Colonel Parker take the risk to play before Christmas when even shows by regular Las Vegas performers suffered from poor attendances? The main reason was Elvis financial situation but The Colonel was keen on fulfilling the August 1975 contract too. The ol’ gambler took the situation as a challenge and booked Elvis at the Hilton from December 2^nd til the 15^th for a total of 16 shows. And once again, he hit the jackpot - all shows were sold out.

Elvis was in great voice throughout the engagement; "My Boy", "How Great Thou Art", "Burning Love", "Just Pretend" and "America The Beautiful" were memorable highlights during these shows. However, Elvis’ physical appearance was somewhat alarming; in December he appeared even heavier than in August, and his face was puffy and bloated. Nevertheless, this season was a huge success, and for the closing show on December 15^th , there were more people at the Hilton showroom alone than in all other Las Vegas showrooms together.

The December 9^th, 10 P.M. show as presented here is fairly typical of this strong engagement. There are no weak moments during the show, but several performances deserve special mention: a robust "Trying To Get To You", a surprisingly wild version of "Polk Salad Annie" and a fast-paced "Burning Love" are ample proof that 'Elvis - The King' could still rock whenever he wanted to. 'Elvis - The Crooner' gave his all on songs like "And I Love You So", "Just Pretend" and "Softly As I Leave You". The unofficial national anthem "America The Beautiful" and the Gospel favorite "How Great Thou Art" are outstanding performances.

This engagement marked the last time that Elvis' concerts were of such a consistently high standard. Later his shows would become increasingly erratic, and whilst were some truly great concerts, many of them varied from average to rather poor, no matter how much Elvis tried. In December '75, Elvis tried too - and for the last time, he managed to pull it off, night after night.

This previously unreleased live recording originates directly from 1^st generation copy of recently surfaced new master tape, as recorded by an audience member. The audio-quality of the recording is very good for an off-line recording. The sound was completely restored in a renowned studio to achieve the best possible quality for your optimal listening pleasure.

It's almost unnecessary to repeat that Straight Arrow will present this CD with a full-colour, 16-page booklet with many photos (incl. some rare ones) taken during December 1975 Las Vegas engagement and huge collection of reproduced Elvis Christmas memorabilia from 1958-1975. The Straight Arrow team thank you for your support and wishes you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2009 and hopes that you will enjoy this special Holiday release!

Tracklist:

01. Also Sprach Zarathustra (Theme from "2001 A Space Odyssey") - 02. Opening Vamp / C. C. Rider - 03. I Got A Woman (with false start) / Amen (medley) - 04. Love Me - 05. Fairytale - 06. And I Love You So - 07. Tryin' To Get To You - 08. All Shook Up - 09. (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel (medley) - 10. Love Me Tender - 11. Polk Salad Annie - 12. Band Introductions - 13. Johnny B. Goode - 14. Drum Solo (by Ronnie Tutt) - 15. Bass Solo (Blues - by Jerry Scheff) - 16. Piano Solo (by Glen D. Hardin) - 17. School Day #1 - 18. School Day #2 - 19. Just Pretend - 20. How Great Thou Art (with reprise) - 21. Burning Love - 22. Softly As I Leave You - 23. America The Beautiful - 24. It's Now Or Never (with reprise) - 25. One Night - 26. Mystery Train / Tiger Man (medley) - 27. Dialogue - 28. Can't Help Falling In Love - 29. Closing Vamp.

source : e-mail - December 3, 2008

Augusta - Once And For All

Soon to be released is the latest production from “Rainbow Records”. This release will feature the complete performance of Elvis Presley in Augusta, Maine - recorded May 24, 1977.

The producers have been able to locate the original audience-recorded tape. Using 24bit audio transfer they achieved an optimum sound of this recording. We think that with our 6th release we can bring you the best sounding disc so far.

Although Elvis was clearly not in the best shape regarding his physical appearance his voice was strong and powerful as always. “Never Been To Spain” which unfortunately was only intoned or the performance of “You Gave Me A Mountain”, “Little Sister” and “My Way” prove that his spirit and feeling for many of his songs was still there.

The funny moment when Felton Jarvis was on stage during “If You Love Me” is pictured in the 20-pages booklet which is loaded with shots from the actual concert (we actually had a total of 150 great photos to choose from). We also included a scan of the ticket stub, a newspaper announcement for the concert and 2 different show reviews. All in all you will get a nearly perfect overview of what Elvis was able to deliver to his audience on May 24^th, 1977.

For Augusta the “Elvis Presley Show” was a once in a lifetime experience. We hope that this CD will be – at least - a proof that “Elvis 77” was still pleasing his audiences.

Tracklisting:

01 - [01:01] - Also Sprach Zarathustra

02 - [03:44] - See See Rider

03 - [00:29] - Never Been To Spain

04 - [08:33] - I Got A Woman / Amen

05 - [01:59] - Love Me

06 - [03:25] - If You Love Me (Let Me Know)

07 - [03:31] - You Gave Me A Mountain

08 - [02:11] - Jailhouse Rock

09 - [03:57] - O Sole Mio / It's Now Or Never

10 - [01:52] - Little Sister

11 - [02:21] - Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel

12 - [04:11] - My Way

13 - [01:44] - Heartbreak Hotel

14 - [02:41] - Band Introductions

15 - [01:45] - Early Morning Rain

16 - [00:51] - What'd I Say

17 - [00:58] - Johnny B. Goode

18 - [02:25] - Drum Solo

19 - [01:38] - Bass Solo

20 - [01:13] – Tony Brown Solo

21 - [01:47] - Bobby Ogdin Solo

22 - [01:01] - School Days

23 - [02:15] - Hurt

24 - [02:19] - Hound Dog

25 - [01:49] - Can't Help Falling In Love

26 - [01:59] - Closing Vamp / Final Announcement

source : e-mail - December 3, 2008

The King Creole Outtakes

Soon to be out is the CD titled "The King Creole Outtakes", we will add further details soon.
Source: e-mail - November 30, 2008

Grand Roulette At The Sahara

As recorded live in Lake Tahoe, Nevada; at the Sahara Tahoe Hotel showroom, May 6th, 1973 - Midnight show. The forthcoming "Memory Records" label CD release is entitled "GRAND ROULETTE AT THE SAHARA". In 1973, Elvis appeared at Del Webb‘s Sahara Tahoe hotel for the second time since July/August 1971, and his concerts were an even bigger succes this time, with all tickets being sold out in advance. This CD features the previously unreleased Midnight show from May 6th, 1973. It’s a rather typical set with no real surprises, but nevertheless Elvis is in fine fettle and gives a strong and entertaining show for an enthusiastic crowd.
The setlist is fairly similar to "Aloha From Hawaii", with flawless performances of "Steamroller Blues", "You Gave Me A Mountain", "What Now My Love" and "I'll Remember You" being particular highlights. Other strong performances include a haunting "I'm Leavin'", a majestic "Bridge Over Troubled Water" and the surprising addition of "It's Over", just before the show’s conclusion. Even if this not the greatest concert ever by 'The King', it is nevertheless much more than just a professional "casino show routine" – it’s the world's greatest entertainer running his grand roulette at the Sahara Tahoe hotel.
This previously unreleased recording was taken from an early generation copy of the original master tape, as recorded by a member of the audience. All tracks were digitally restored for your best possible listening pleasure. All accompanying photographs were taken between February and July 1973.
Tracks:
01. Also Sprach Zarathustra - 02. C. C. Rider - 03. I Got A Woman / Amen (medley) - 04. Love Me Tender - 05. Steamroller Blues - 06. Surrender (excerpt) / You Don't Have To Say You Love Me - 07. You Gave Me A Mountain - 08. Love Me - 09. Blue Suede Shoes - 10. Heartbreak Hotel - 11. Long Tall Sally / Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On (medley) - 12. Hound Dog - 13. I'm Leavin' - 14. Fever - 15. What Now My Love - 16. Suspicious Minds - 17. Band Introductions - 18. I'll Remember You - 19. I Can't Stop Loving You - 20. Bridge Over Troubled Water - 21. A Big Hunk O'Love - 22. It's Over - 23. Can't Help Falling In Love - 24. Closing Vamp.
Approximate running time: 56:54
Source: e-mail - November 23, 2008

Hillcrest Blues - Standing Room Only Tapes, Vol. 3

We just added the cover art to the previous news.

The next Madison release will be Hillcrest Blues - Standing Room Only Tapes, Vol. 3.

One of the changes in 1972, after wife Priscilla left their marriage, was a move back into his empty Hillcrest home in Los Angeles, in early March. Was it any surprise that several of the songs done a few weeks later, at RCA's Studio C in nearby Hollywood, were downcast or bluesy? When MGM's cameras moved in for a one-day "mock" session sequence, Elvis and band rocked it up with "Burning Love" and "Johnny B. Goode," but also showed Presley's true mood with selections like "For The Good Times," "Always On My Mind" and "Separate Ways."

Now, for the very first time, hear the complete, unedited March 30, 1972 "mock" session in superb STEREO!

Track listing:

01. Burning Love - take 1 (incomplete) / Here We Go Again (one liner) 3:10 ; 02. Burning Love - take 2 3:25 ; 03. Burning Love - take 3 / The Lord's Prayer (one liner) 3:19 ; 04. Sweet Sweet Spirit (one liner) 0:19 ; 05. For The Good Times (rehearsal) 2:52 ; 06. For The Good Times - take 1 (incomplete) 3:35 ; 07. For The Good Times (more rehearsal) 2:18 ; 08. For The Good Times - take 2 3:44 ; 09. For The Good Times - take 3 (false start) 0:19 ; 10. For The Good Times - take 4 6:22 ; 11. Anytime ( one liner ) / dialogue 1:47 ; 12. For The Good Times take 5 3:31 ; 13. For The Good Times - take 6 (incomplete) 3:01 ; 14. For The Good Times - take 7 4:10 ; 15. Dialogue / El Paso (one liner) 1:13 ; 16. Johnny B. Goode - take 1 (false start) 1:02 ; 17. Johnny B. Goode - take 2 (false start) 0:46 ; 18. Oh, How I Love Jesus (one liner) 0:56 ; 19. Johnny B. Goode - take 3 / dialogue 3:42 ; 20. A Big Hunk O' Love (incomplete) / dialogue 4:39 ; 21. Always On My Mind (rehearsal) 3:02 ; 22. Always On My Mind - take 1 (incomplete) 2:34 ; 23. Always On My Mind - take 2 5:09 ; 24. Separate Ways - take 1 4:09 ; 25. Separate Ways - take 2 3:40

Total Time = 73:10

source : e-mail - October 26, 2008

Hillcrest Blues - Standing Room Only Tapes, Vol. 3

The next Madison release will be Hillcrest Blues - Standing Room Only Tapes, Vol. 3.

One of the changes in 1972, after wife Priscilla left their marriage, was a move back into his empty Hillcrest home in Los Angeles, in early March. Was it any surprise that several of the songs done a few weeks later, at RCA's Studio C in nearby Hollywood, were downcast or bluesy? When MGM's cameras moved in for a one-day "mock" session sequence, Elvis and band rocked it up with "Burning Love" and "Johnny B. Goode," but also showed Presley's true mood with selections like "For The Good Times," "Always On My Mind" and "Separate Ways."

Now, for the very first time, hear the complete, unedited March 30, 1972 "mock" session in superb STEREO!

Track listing:

01. Burning Love - take 1 (incomplete) / Here We Go Again (one liner) 3:10 ; 02. Burning Love - take 2 3:25 ; 03. Burning Love - take 3 / The Lord's Prayer (one liner) 3:19 ; 04. Sweet Sweet Spirit (one liner) 0:19 ; 05. For The Good Times (rehearsal) 2:52 ; 06. For The Good Times - take 1 (incomplete) 3:35 ; 07. For The Good Times (more rehearsal) 2:18 ; 08. For The Good Times - take 2 3:44 ; 09. For The Good Times - take 3 (false start) 0:19 ; 10. For The Good Times - take 4 6:22 ; 11. Anytime ( one liner ) / dialogue 1:47 ; 12. For The Good Times take 5 3:31 ; 13. For The Good Times - take 6 (incomplete) 3:01 ; 14. For The Good Times - take 7 4:10 ; 15. Dialogue / El Paso (one liner) 1:13 ; 16. Johnny B. Goode - take 1 (false start) 1:02 ; 17. Johnny B. Goode - take 2 (false start) 0:46 ; 18. Oh, How I Love Jesus (one liner) 0:56 ; 19. Johnny B. Goode - take 3 / dialogue 3:42 ; 20. A Big Hunk O' Love (incomplete) / dialogue 4:39 ; 21. Always On My Mind (rehearsal) 3:02 ; 22. Always On My Mind - take 1 (incomplete) 2:34 ; 23. Always On My Mind - take 2 5:09 ; 24. Separate Ways - take 1 4:09 ; 25. Separate Ways - take 2 3:40

Total Time = 73:10

source : e-mail - October 21, 2008

December Night

The forthcoming release from the "SR" label scheduled for the middle of November is titled "December Night" and will feature an unreleased complete show from Las Vegas December 04th , 1976 Midnight Show in great audio quality. As everybody knows SR concentrates on the early 70's live period of Elvis' activity; however in the past we pressed The Sound of Vegas vol.1 with focus on August 1973. This time, after fans requests, our tenth release will be a concert from the Vegas December 76 season, we are proud to present a very rare and complete show. Despite 1976 being not a great year, Elvis' love of singing is clear in this tape and we are glad to give you the opportunity to listen to it. The Midnight Show from December 4th, as presented on this CD is a great show, with a great variety of songs, all performed with quality in a very high standard. If we look closely at the last Vegas season, we can see that Elvis although a little tired is still able to concentrate on the music to produce great shows. Elvis sings straight to the audience with pauses and jokes, but the performance is still solid; the variety of the repertoire is presented superbly. Songs like I got a Woman, You Gave Me a Mountain or Polk Salad Annie sound great; he presents some good oldies like Lawdy Miss Clawdy, Trying To Get To You and Jailhouse Rock which are performed well. The vocal power is demonstrated in the last single HURT where Elvis’ voice reaches practically the sky, followed immediately by Hawaiian Wedding Song one of his best ballads. With the exception of some jokes like It’s Now Or Never or Hound Dog the show is PERFECT and is a pleasure to hear over and over thanks also to the fantastic audio quality that gives us the possibility for a hour to go back to the past .The best song from this midnight show is very hard to find, because the repertoire is solid, however we think the middle of You Gave me A Mountain and Polk Salad Annie has the right spirit of the show and the season.

This recording came from an early generation copy of the master tape; the sound quality is Very Very Good considering the limitation of the Audience Tape. The sound is clear with no audience background noise, the mix is great with practically all instrument presented in the original balance without any manipulation, a GREAT Tape For A Great Show a rare combination that we hope you can enjoy. The sound was restored in a studio to achieve the best possible results. We have spent hours in the studio over the digital restoration of the sound, to achieve the best possible results and to give you the chance to listen with pleasure.

For the Fourth time from this label, this new CD will come in a deluxe DIGIPACK, containing a collection of live nice unreleased photographs of the December season, with a wide spectrum of jumpsuits included.
Tracks:
01. 2001 Theme/Opening 02. C.C. Rider 03. I Got A Woman/Amen 04. Love Me 05. Fairytale 06. You Gave Me A Mountain (spoken version) 07. Jailhouse Rock 08. It's Now Or Never 09. Lawdy Miss Clawdy 10. Trying To Get To You 11. Blue Suede Shoes 12. Fever 13. Softly As Leave You 14. Polk Salad Annie 15. Band Introduction 16. Early Morning Rain 17. What'd I Say 18. Drum Solo 19. Bass Solo 20. Piano Solo 21. Keyboard Solo 22. Love Letters 23. Hail Hail Rock 'N' Roll 24. Hail Hail Rock 'N' Roll (featuring Tony on Lead Guitar) 25. Hurt 26. Hawaiin Wedding Song 27. Hound Dog 28. Danny Boy(Sherrill Nielsen) 29. Walk With Me (Sherrill Nielsen) 30. Can't Help Falling In Love/ Closing Vamp
Approximate Total running time: 73.00
Source: e-mail - October 15, 2008

The Talk Of The Town

As recorded live from the mixing desk of the Hilton hotel showroom in Las Vegas, Nevada, January 26th, 1972 (Opening night).

AUDIONICS 2008-03-2 / 2001

For this reissue, we worked directly from the first generation DAT, and we were able to make significant audio improvements, compared to original 1997 release. "Audionics / 2001" hope that this special joint-production will satisfy all those fans who have been asking for a reissue of this essential concert. This CD is scheduled for late October .

Excerpt from the sleeve note:

'The 37 year old legend is back, Vegas wakes and smiles'

Tracklist:

Approximate running time: 56:48

source: e-mail - September 23, 2008

Trying To Get To You Out Now

The "Straight Arrow" label 10th release, entitled "TRYING TO GET TO YOU" (SA 2008-10-02), is out now.

source: e-mail - September 23, 2008

Then Sings My Soul

Soon to be released is the latest production from the “Rainbow Records” label. With their 5th release they fulfill a request that some fans wrote down in a well-known messageboard. The upcoming 2 CD set will contain a never before released show from the Sahara Tahoe – Engagement ’76 – it is the Midnight Show of May 7, 1976. There were several reasons why this show was chosen for a release. First of all – it had to be unreleased. Of course, the show should contain some interesting, unusual material, maybe a short version of a seldom performed song? Another important aspect was to find a tape that has a listenable, decent sound quality for a release. And here we go:

During our research we learned that many people did not expect Elvis to do a show with more than 60 minutes. Well, bad luck for those who tried to tape the show on a 60 minutes tape, because Elvis was on stage more longer than that. This means, those who recorded on 60 minutes tapes have only incomplete shows, ending during the song “My Way”. The smart fans decided to record the show on a 90 minutes tape. Bad luck for them because the recording ends in the middle of “It’s Now Or Never” and Elvis was still not through with his show…. A pity, that to our knowledge and research we didn’t find a single fan who recorded the complete show with the use of a 2nd cassette tape. But the eyewitnesses told us, that Elvis was on stage for only five additional minutes performing “Can’t Help Falling In Love” and waving good-bye during the “Closing Vamp”. So what did the “Rainbow Records” label do for you ? We restored the Midnight Show performance and added the missing part of “It’s Now Or Never” and “Can’t Help Falling In Love” from the Dinner Show from the same date. You will be surprised about the sound because both sources are very similar. What did we do with the rest of the free space on our 2nd disc? We decided to give you more Elvis, of course! While the rest of the Dinner Show was used to complete the Midnight Show we thought you might want to hear the other performances from that day as well. We had to exclude the band introductions because of limited capacity on the disc, but we managed to keep in all songs sung by Elvis.

Content:
Of course, you will find the tracklist at the end of this announcement, but we want to point out some real beauties of this set. The first one is “How Great Thou Art”. Actually, Elvis sang the song twice this day - both versions have this special gospel feeling Elvis was able to create. This inspired us to use an excerpt of the lyrics and name this release “Then Sings My Soul”. Then we have “That’s All Right” which demonstrates like “Are You Lonesome Tonight?” that Elvis was able to play acoustic guitar, of course. He performed a rare version of “The Wonder Of You” (1976!!!) during the Midnight Show and during the Dinner Show he entertained the audience by singing “It’s Midnight”, now known as the last live version ever. The 3rd release by Rainbow Records was called “Vegas Variety – Vol.2” and featured the Midnight Show December 11, 1976. With this release the formerly wrong titled track “When God Calls Me Home” was presented for the very first time in the correct way which is “Until Then”. With the new “Then Sings My Soul” release it happened again that a formerly wrong titled track “Lara’s Theme” is presented with its correct name which is “Theme from Love Story”. We hope you appreciate our efforts to bring you a booklet full of well researched information and complimentary pictures and memorabilia. Don’t miss this release. You will get 100% never before released material on 2 CDs. Each disc has a total running time of more than 79 minutes and the booklet will feature great liner notes on 20 pages in full colour!

Disc One: 01) 00:53 Also Sprach Zarathustra 02) 05:29 See See Rider 03) 08:46 I Got A Woman / Amen 04) 01:58 Love Me 05) 03:04 If You Love Me (Let Me Know) 06) 04:58 You Gave Me A Mountain 07) 01:03 All Shook Up 08) 02:26 Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel 09) 02:19 The Wonder Of You 10) 03:07 Happy Birthday To Sandi 11) 01:53 That's All Right 12) 03:21 Are You Lonesome Tonight? 13) 00:32 Introducing Ed Parker 14) 00:59 I'll Remember You (long false start) 15) 02:00 I'll Remember You 16) 00:28 Ku-u-i-po (excerpt) 17) 02:16 Hawaiian Wedding Song 18) 04:38 Polk Salad Annie 19) 03:45 Band Introductions 20) 01:09 Early Morning Rain 21) 00:56 What'd I Say 22) 01:15 Johnny B. Goode 23) 01:22 Drum Solo 24) 01:06 Bass Solo 25) 01:21 Piano Solo 26) 01:20 Electric Clavinet Solo 27) 03:07 Love Letters 28) 01:02 Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll 29) 04:03 My Way 30) 01:25 Jailhouse Rock 31) 02:44 Love Me Tender 32) 02:09 Hurt (#1) 33) 02:16 Hurt (#2)
Running Time: 79:23 min
Disc Two:
01) 02:36 Heartbreak Hotel 02) 02:59 How Great Thou Art 03) 01:58 Hound Dog 04) 00:42 Theme from "Love Story" (excerpt) 05) 01:43 One Night 06) 02:59 It's Now Or Never 07) 01:40 Can't Help Falling In Love 08) 00:31 Closing Vamp 09) 05:49 See See Rider 10) 07:06 I Got A Woman / Amen 11) 02:33 Riding On The Range (excerpt) 12) 03:35 Fever 13) 03:05 If You Love Me (Let Me Know) 14) 04:55 You Gave Me A Mountain 15) 01:38 All Shook Up 16) 02:38 Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel 17) 03:30 It's Midnight 18) 03:04 Love Me Tender 19) 04:51 Polk Salad Annie 20) 02:54 Love Letters 21) 01:01 Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll 22) 00:14 Introducing Jerry Kennedy, Ron Pietrafeso & Ed Parker 23) 02:41 Hurt (#1) 24) 01:56 Hurt (#2) 25) 02:54 Softly As I Leave You 26) 02:13 Heartbreak Hotel 27) 01:27 Jailhouse Rock 28) 03:19 It's Now Or Never 29) 03:03 How Great Thou Art
Running Time: 79:48 min
Source: E-mail - September 8, 2008

The 1972 New York Experience

The all new label Phoenix XP Production proudly presents their very first release:
The 1972 New York Experience
featuring: The complete saturday afternoon show for the first time on DVD
The complete press conference in single or multiple screen
Slide show with many rare and unseen pictures
And so much more...
See the Garden concerts as you have never seen them before, visit today www.phoenix-xp.co.nr
Here the official newsletter:

It is a factory pressed DVD and will be out on September the 16th.
source: e-mail - September 3, 2008

September Nights Out Now

The CD "September Nights" is out now, featuring the two unreleased shows from Las Vegas September 04, 1970 Dinner Show (part only) + the complete show from September 07, 1970 Closing Night.
Tracks:
01. Opening Vamp 0.38 / 02. That's All Right Mama 1.37 / 03. I Got A Woman 2.31 / 04. I Walk The Line (exc) 0.11 / 05. Monologue/Love Me Tender 6.53 / 06. Ive Lost You 2.29 / 07. Youve Lost Than Loving Feelin 4.09 / 08. Polk Salad Annie 4.12 / 09. Band Intro 2.34 / 10. Hound Dog (exc) 0.05 / 11. Johnny B.Goode 1.37 / 12. Band Intro 1.49 / 13. The Wonder Of You 3.07 / 14. One Night 1.37
TIME 33.32
15. Opening Vamp 0.31 / 16. That's All Right Mama 2.20 / 17. I Got A Woman 2.36 / 18. I Walk The Line (exc)1.54 / 19. Monologue 3.07 / 20. Ive Lost You 2.33 / 21. I Just Cant Help Believin 4.37 / 22. Youve Lost Than Loving Feelin 4.44 / 23. Polk Salad Annie 4.46 / 24. Introductions 8.05 / 25. Blue Suede Shoes 1.50 / 26. All Shook Up (inc.) 1.21 / 27. Hound Dog 2.01 / 28. Bridge Over Troubled Water 4.59 / 29. Can't Help Falling In Love 1.55 / 30. Closing Vamp. (inc.) 0.14
TIME 45.46
Approximate Total running time: 79.30
Source: e-mail - August 30th 2008

Trying To Get To You

As recorded live in Rochester, New York, Community War Memorial, May 25th, 1977.

The "Straight Arrow" label will release its 10th CD, entitled "TRYING TO GET TO YOU" (SA 2008-10-02), in September 2008.

Tracklist:

Approximate running time: 68:00

source: e-mail - August 28, 2008

Red-Hot In Richmond

Standing Room Only Tapes Volume Two

The next Madison label release will be Red-Hot In Richmond - Standing Room Only Tapes, Vol. 2.

Track listing :

* Unfortunately, the kickoff to "Lawdy Miss Clawdy" is missing.

Total Time = 59:03

source: e-mail - August 24, 2008

The Joan Deary Tapes

Here we have the artwork of the forthcoming CD "The Joan Deary tapes" by the suprise records.
Source: e-mail - August 4, 2008

I'm a steamroller baby

A new CD release coming out soon is "I'm A Steamroller Baby" on the Steam label.
It will feature the February 16, 1973 Dinner Show (8:15 p.m.) at the Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada.
Tracklist:
2001 Theme / See See Rider / I Got A Woman/Amen / Love Me Tender / You Dont Have To Say You Love Me / Steamroller Blues / You Gave Me A Mountain / Fever / Love Me / Blue Suede Shoes / Johnny B. Goode / Hound Dog / What Now My Love / Suspicious Minds / Band Introductions / Elvis Introduces Johnny Tillotson / I Cant Stop Loving You / American Trilogy / Cant Help Falling In Love/ Closing Vamp/ Announcement
Source: E-mail - August 4, 2008

Trying To Get To You

As recorded live in Rochester, New York, Community War Memorial, May 25th, 1977.

The "Straight Arrow" label will release its 10th CD, entitled "TRYING TO GET TO YOU" (SA 2008-10-02), in late August 2008.

Tracklist:

Approximate running time: 68:00

source: e-mail - August 2, 2008

SEPTEMBER NIGHTS

The forthcoming release from the "SR" label scheduled for the beginning of September is titled "September Nights" and will feature two unreleased shows from Las Vegas September 04, 1970 Dinner Show (part only) + the complete show from September 07, 1970 Closing Night. As everybody knows SR concentrates on the early 70's live period of Elvis' activity, trying to provide unreleased shows with Elvis at the top of his ability. In this our ninth release, we are proud to present two very rare shows, one complete and part of the second to give you a more complete view of the last part of Elvis August 1970 season. Despite being the end of the season, Elvis' love of singing is clear in these tapes and we are glad to give you the opportunity to listen to them. The Dinner show from September 4th, as presented on this CD is almost complete, missing the last two tracks only. If we look closely at the late Vegas act of September 1970 we can see that Elvis although tired is still able to concentrate on the music to produce great shows. Elvis sings straight to the audience with pauses and jokes, but the performance is still solid and rough; the basic track listing is presented superbly. Songs like I got a Woman, Youve Lost that Loving Feeling or Polk Salad Annie sound great; he presents the best of his repertoire from the season. The best song from this dinner show is without doubt the oldie One Night here performed in a very rough and concentrated way surely the best version of the season.

The Closing Show of a memorable season maybe the best one, although shorter with respect to the early shows and not of comparable intensity but still valuable. Elvis performs the show in essence as his greatest hits of the season and he performs it as only he can at that moment. Songs like I Just Cant Help Believing, Youve Lost Than Loving Feeling and Polk Salad Annie sound solid and well performed overall with feeling, the same feeling the we find at the end with Bridge Over Troubled Water, the best song of the show.

These recordings come from an early generation copy of the master tape; the sound quality is very good considering the early season. The sound was restored in a studio to achieve the best possible results. We have spent hours in the studio over the digital restoration of the sound, to achieve the best possible results and to give you the chance to listen with pleasure.
For the Third time from this label, this new CD will come in a deluxe DIGIPACK, containing a collection of live unreleased photographs of the August season, with a wide spectrum of jumpsuits included.

Tracks:
01. Opening Vamp 0.38 / 02. That's All Right Mama 1.37 / 03. I Got A Woman 2.31 / 04. I Walk The Line (exc) 0.11 / 05. Monologue/Love Me Tender 6.53 / 06. Ive Lost You 2.29 / 07. Youve Lost Than Loving Feelin 4.09 / 08. Polk Salad Annie 4.12 / 09. Band Intro 2.34 / 10. Hound Dog (exc) 0.05 / 11. Johnny B.Goode 1.37 / 12. Band Intro 1.49 / 13. The Wonder Of You 3.07 / 14. One Night 1.37
TIME 33.32
15. Opening Vamp 0.31 / 16. That's All Right Mama 2.20 / 17. I Got A Woman 2.36 / 18. I Walk The Line (exc)1.54 / 19. Monologue 3.07 / 20. Ive Lost You 2.33 / 21. I Just Cant Help Believin 4.37 / 22. Youve Lost Than Loving Feelin 4.44 / 23. Polk Salad Annie 4.46 / 24. Introductions 8.05 / 25. Blue Suede Shoes 1.50 / 26. All Shook Up (inc.) 1.21 / 27. Hound Dog 2.01 / 28. Bridge Over Troubled Water 4.59 / 29. Can't Help Falling In Love 1.55 / 30. Closing Vamp. (inc.) 0.14
TIME 45.46
Approximate Total running time: 79.30
Source: e-mail - July 30, 2008

Directly From The 1972 Elvis Summer Festival

A new CD release from the Label "Las Vegas Archives" will release a show from the August 5, 1972 Dinner Show, Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada.
Songs:
2001 Theme / See See Rider / Proud Mary / Never Been To Spain / Youve Lost That Loving Feeling / Polk Salad Annie / What Now My Love / Fever / Carry Me Back To Old Virginia (excerpt) /Love Me / Little Sister/Get Back / A Big Hunk Of Love / The Wonder Of You / Hound Dog / Blue Suede Shoes / My Way / Suspicious Minds / Band Introductions / American Trilogy / Cant Help Falling In Love/Closing Vamp Bonus songs:
(August 5, 1972 Midnight Show Hilton Hotel Las Vegas, Nevada)
Proud Mary / Never Been To Spain / The Wonder Of You / For The Good Times / My Way / Johnny B. Good
Source: e-mail - July 30, 2008

New Import CD Label SURPRISE RECORDS

Coming late August or early September. Surprise Records proudly presents ...
a new CD full with great Elvis songs taken directly from the Joan Deary Tapes! 24 great Elvis tracks with a total playing time over 77 minutes - in stunning never-before heard sound quality. The late Joan Deary (Elvis' RCA record producer) worked on these tracks for a possible future release on the "Greatest Hits" series, but after Volume 1 was released back then in 1981 (?) a Volume 2 never followed. So these professionally remixed tapes were put into the archives. For years a CD-R was circulating with these great tracks, but now for the first time they will be made available on a professional silver pressed disc! This CD comes along with a beautiful full color booklet containing all necessary information about every track along with great pictures of Elvis. Also the lyrics to each song will be included - exactly transcribed word for word as Elvis did sing them!
Tracklist: 01. Hey Jude 02. Help Me Make It Through The Night 03. Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear To Trade) 04. Ill Take You Home Again, Kathleen 05. When Im Over You 06. Always On My Mind 07. It Aint No Big Thing (But Its Growing) 08. Im Leavin 09. Where Do I Go From Here 10. Until Its Time For You To Go 11. If I Were You 12. Got My Mojo Working / Keep Your Hands Off Of It 13. Fool 14. This Is Our Dance 15. Cindy, Cindy 16. Separate Ways 17. (Thats What You Get) For Lovin Me 18. Life 19. Love Letters 20. Ill Never Know 21. We Can Make The Morning 22. Early Morning Rain 23. Sylvia 24. The Sound Of Your Cry
Surprise Records will also include a special bonus feature Look out for this great release that will be the first in a series of great future releases
Source: e-mail - July 30, 2008

A Greensboro Revolution !

Standing Room Only Tapes Volume One

Here's the covert art of next Madison release A Greensboro Revolution! - Standing Room Only Tapes, Volume One. It will be released soon and Volume Two should follow 3-4 weeks after.

Track listing :

Bonus Tracks: 24. Backstage, Saturday, April 15, 1972, Macon, GA 0:59 ; 25. Bridge Over Troubled Water (unrepaired) 3:43

Total Time = 65:39

source: e-mail - July 23, 2008

Raised On Vegas

Recorded live in Las Vegas, Hilton Hotel, August 08, 1973, Opening night.

1973 was a very busy year for Elvis. The triumph of the "Aloha" show was followed by two Las Vegas seasons, two long tours, July, September and December recording sessions, hospitalization for detoxification as well as the October divorce. Elvis was truly caught in a trap, both professionally and personally. By now, he was just as fed up with the glitter and artificiality of Vegas as hed been of the Travelogue movies just a few years earlier. Nevertheless, his opening and closing concerts in Vegas were always special events and this one is no exception!

Tracks:

Approximate running time: 63:12

source: e-mail - July 23, 2008

You Know, It Don't Have To Be Strictly Country-Volume I

After 38 years, Elvis's voice remains impressive on each track!

-It easily could have been recorded yesterday.

-You'll discover more and more after playing it back.

-The songs I know, sound better and more complete on this cd.

(A few of the first general reactions during a playback session of the master with various Elvis fans)

All tracks have been digitally restored and re-mastered.

These acetates often sounded better & different than what we know and made it to the final release!

We chose for maximum sound quality per track instead of making them similar to each other! In this way you always get the best sound out of very recording.

Something which will strike everybody is, that Elvis's voice remains impressive on each track.

Background information;

"YOU KNOW, IT DONT HAVE TO BE STRICTLY COUNTRY " VOLUME 1 is set for release this month ! Don't miss your opportunity to get the Ultimate acetate collection.

TRACKLIST :

source: e-mail - July 14, 2008

The Final Farewell Out Now

OUT NOW! Rainbow Records has just released a 2 CD-Set entitledThe Final Farewell, containing the complete 76,30 minute-long performance of Elvis Presleys very last concert on June 26th, 1977 at the Market Square Arena in Indianapolis, Indiana. There have already been a few CD- (and Vinyl) releases on this topic in the past. We believe that the one called ADIOS has been THE standard for the release of the Indianapolis show for the last 15 years.

NOW Rainbow Records goes a little further with a new concept for a release of this particular show. We are now able to present this historical event in its entirety, including the opening act which was an undeniable part of the "Elvis Presley Show" all through the 1970s. Disc 1 includes the opening act while Disc 2 covers the actual show. The sound is brighter and clearer than ever before and it gives you the perfect impression of what it must have felt like to be in that large concert hall, together with thousands of fans, celebrating the "King's" final concert of his June 77 tour. Sadly enough, nobody in the crowd had any idea of what was going to happen only six weeks after.
This brandnew Rainbow Records release is rounded off by a great 20-page booklet containing lots of photos plus all necessary information regarding the show. As a special bonus, the first 250 copies of the 2 CD-set will include a DIN A3 poster showing Elvis holding both hands up to bid the fans an affectionate - and final farewell.

Disc One
01 - Great Good Morning 02 - Street Corner Preacher 03 - Gone At Last 04 - Operator 05 - Swing Low, Sweet Chariot 06 - Black Sunday 07 - If You Leave Me Now 08 - Get Away 09 - Introductions

Source: e-mail - June 17, 2008

Elvis Back With A Bang !

This classic concert includes ultimate performances of "Fairytale", "Green Green Grass Of Home", "And I Love You So", "Promised Land" and the rare "You're The Reason I'm Living".

Tracklist:

Tracks 01.-03. recorded in Las Vegas, March 20, 1975, Dinner show. Tracks 04. - 26. recorded live in Las Vegas, March 22, 1975, Midnight show.

Running time: 62:43 Running time: 62:43 Running time: 62:43

source: e-mail - June 10, 2008

Royal Gambit In Richfield Released

The "Straight Arrow" label released his last CD entitled "ROYAL GAMBIT IN RICHFIELD."

Tracks:

Approximate running time: 79:50

source: FECC Forum - May 30, 2008

A Greensboro Revolution !- Standing Room Only Tapes, Vol.1

The next Madison label release will be A Greensboro Revolution! - Standing Room Only Tapes, Vol. 1.

Track listing :

Bonus Tracks: 24. Backstage, Saturday, April 15, 1972, Macon, GA 0:59 ; 25. Bridge Over Troubled Water (unrepaired) 3:43

Total Time = 65:39

source: e-mail - May 24, 2008

Where No One Stands Alone

( REELTRAX LSP 3758-2 )

There are only a few more days before the new ''REELTRAX ''label will come up with their second cd titled '' Where No One Stands Alone ''.

REELTRAX is again - able to present a great variety of HGTA-Outtakes on its brandnew 79:58 minutes of listening pleasure-release in very good sound and better than you have heard it before.

'' Where No One Stands Alone'' contains a 20 (!!) page-booklet with all necessary information regarding Elvis' legendary HGTA-Sessions.

We hope you like our new release on REELTRAX!

source: e-mail - May 20, 2008

Opening Night - January 1970 Released

Hillcrest Blues - Standing Room Only Tapes, Vol. 3

The next Madison release will be Hillcrest Blues - Standing Room Only Tapes, Vol. 3.

One of the changes in 1972, after wife Priscilla left their marriage, was a move back into his empty Hillcrest home in Los Angeles, in early March. Was it any surprise that several of the songs done a few weeks later, at RCA's Studio C in nearby Hollywood, were downcast or bluesy? When MGM's cameras moved in for a one-day "mock" session sequence, Elvis and band rocked it up with "Burning Love" and "Johnny B. Goode," but also showed Presley's true mood with selections like "For The Good Times," "Always On My Mind" and "Separate Ways."

The Talk Of The Town

Trying To Get To You Out Now

Then Sings My Soul

The 1972 New York Experience

September Nights Out Now

Trying To Get To You

Red-Hot In Richmond

Standing Room Only Tapes Volume Two

The Joan Deary Tapes

Here we have the artwork of the forthcoming CD "The Joan Deary tapes" by the suprise records. Source: e-mail - August 4, 2008

I'm a steamroller baby

Trying To Get To You

SEPTEMBER NIGHTS

Directly From The 1972 Elvis Summer Festival

New Import CD Label SURPRISE RECORDS

A Greensboro Revolution !

Standing Room Only Tapes Volume One

Raised On Vegas

You Know, It Don't Have To Be Strictly Country-Volume I

The Final Farewell Out Now

Elvis Back With A Bang !

Royal Gambit In Richfield Released

A Greensboro Revolution !- Standing Room Only Tapes, Vol.1

Where No One Stands Alone

Opening Night - January 1970 Released

High Spirit In Vegas & Getting Down To Business

American Glory

Black Angels in Vegas

A Change Of Mind

This show was taped by the same person as Dec. 02nd, 1976 concert released as "LAST VEGAS OPENING NIGHT" and once again for this CD release, an original mastertape will be used. The sound quality is excellent - regarding the off-line source.

As a bonus, 4 tracks from the closing show are also included. They originate from the B-side of the same master tape cassette. All prior releases of these songs from the closing show derive from a substandard source.

Note: to prevent any speculations, we would like to make clear that the CD "Top Acts In Vegas Vol. 4" from 1995 is containing September 2nd, 1973 Dinner show, NOT September 3rd, 1973 Dinner show as stated in the CD design. The date is wrong.

Excerpts from the sleeve notes:

"Fever" was peppered with ad-libs, and at one point a female yelled out, "Room Three-Forty Five!" to much audience laughter. "Now you've listened to HER story", sang Elvis, and there was a lot of leg action as he concluded the song out on the ramp the Hilton had added to the main showroom.

Tracks:

Bonus (September 3, 1973 Closing Show):

24. C. C. Rider - 25. Love Me - 26. Steamroller Blues - 27. You Gave Me A Mountain - 28. Trouble

Approximate running time: 79:41

source : e-mail - May 26, 2009

Stranger In The Crowd

source: e-mail - May 26, 2009

Exceeding All Expectations Out Now

The Last Vegas Opening Night Out Now

As you can notice, we decided to change the front cover design too. We believe that new front cover is cool. Originally selected front cover photo of Elvis with Charlie Hodge is used inside the booklet.

Special information:

This show was recorded by the same person as Dec. 02nd, 1976 concert and once again for our CD release, an original master tape will be used. The sound quality is excellent - regarding the off-line source.

Note: to prevent any speculations, we would like to make clear that the CD "Top Acts In Vegas Vol. 4" from 1995 is containing September 2nd, 1973 Dinner show, NOT September 3rd, 1973 Dinner show as stated in the CD design. The date is wrong.

source : e-mail - April 21, 2009

Setting The Day

The forthcoming release from the "SR" label scheduled for the begin of May, is titled "Setting The Day" and will feature the unreleased show from Las Vegas August 30, 1971 part Dinner Show + complete of the Midnight Show.

In spite of the limitation of the audience tapes, we believe that overall in the early seventy recording they represent the best to listen the Vegas shows.

As usually from this label, this new CD will come in a deluxe DIGIPACK, containing a collection of live photographs of the August season.

Tracks:

01. Also Sprach Zarathustra 1.17

02. That's All Right, Mama 2.18

03. I Got A Woman 2.45

04. Proud Mary 2.40

05. Sweet Caroline 2.26

06. Polk Salad Annie 4.02

07. It's Impossible 2.47

08. Heartbreak Hotel 1.40

09. Hound Dog 1.29

10. I'm Leaving 3.09

11. Can't Help Falling in Love 1.32

TIME 25.24

Bonus tracks:

12. Also Sprach Zarathustra 1.16

13. That All Right Mama 2.22

14. I Got A Woman 2.37

15. Proud Mary 2.44

16. Sweet Caroline 2.20

17. Polk Salad Annie 4.19

18. Intro 0.53

19. Johnny B. Goode 1.44

20. It's Impossible 2.48

21: Love Me 1.32

22: Blue Suede Shoes/Whola Lotta.. 1.36

23: Heartbreak Hotel 1.33

24: Teddy Bear/Don't Be Cruel 2.15

25. It's Over 2.09

Here we have the artwork of the forthcoming CD "The Joan Deary tapes" by the suprise records.
Source: e-mail - August 4, 2008

This show was taped by the same person as Dec. 02^nd, 1976 concert released as "LAST VEGAS OPENING NIGHT" and once again for this CD release, an original mastertape will be used. The sound quality is excellent - regarding the off-line source.

Note: to prevent any speculations, we would like to make clear that the CD "Top Acts In Vegas Vol. 4" from 1995 is containing September 2^nd, 1973 Dinner show, NOT September 3^rd, 1973 Dinner show as stated in the CD design. The date is wrong.

This show was recorded by the same person as Dec. 02^nd, 1976 concert and once again for our CD release, an original master tape will be used. The sound quality is excellent - regarding the off-line source.

Note: to prevent any speculations, we would like to make clear that the CD "Top Acts In Vegas Vol. 4" from 1995 is containing September 2^nd, 1973 Dinner show, NOT September 3^rd, 1973 Dinner show as stated in the CD design. The date is wrong.

We just received a new artwork for the upcoming CD "The Last Vegas Opening Night".
Source: E-mail - April 1, 2009

Here we have the Frontcover from the Showroom Records Release Las Vegas Attraction Number 1. This is the new title for the CD, earlier we mentioned it as A Dinner Show In Bright Light City.
Source: e-mail - March 9, 2009