It befittingly takes its title from RCA's very first Elvis poster campaign for his legendary debut album 'Elvis Presley' and celebrates 1956 in style with this retro 12x12 inch format and includes:
Video : Interview with Ernst Jorgensen and Roger Semon : Young man With The Big Beat Set
TV interview with Ernst Jorgensen and Roger Semon about the Young man With The Big Beat Set.
Includes a good overview of the contents of this super deluxe, limited edition set.
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Video : Presentation by Ernst Jorgensen and Roger Semon
View a video Presentation by Ernst Jorgensen and Roger Semon in Memphis August 2011.
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Video : Official Promo for the Young Man With The Big Beat Set
View the official promo for the Young man With The Big Beat Set.
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2 CD's of all the digitally remastered 1956 RCA master recordings.
1 CD of live performances including a complete unreleased concert Recorded At The Hirsch Youth Center, Louisiana Fairgrounds, Shreveport, Louisiana, December 15 [Recently discovered, previously unreleased concert in Shreveport, Louisiana : This is Elvis' last Hayride Show - complete.]
1 CD of insightful outtakes that offer a fly-on-the-wall experience of an Elvis recording session.
1 CD of revealing and rare spoken word recordings including, Colonel Tom Parker interviews; the complete Warwick Hotel interview; the extremely rare Elvis RCA Victrola advertisements and more.
View full tracklisting below ....
80 Page 12" x 12" book with 12-month day-by-day chronology, rare memorabilia, photos, artifacts ... Memorabilia envelope with reproductions of posters, ticket stubs & photos.
'Young Man With The Big Beat' will feature one of the most extraordinary books every created at Legacy. The focal point of the book, spread across its 80 pages, will be a unique, meticulously-researched, day-by-day chronology of Elvis' iconic year, including every concert, every recording date, every television appearance, personal events in Elvis' life, and much more. A dazzling photo array of memorabilia will illustrate each day and entry. Concert ticket stubs, RCA memoranda, letters from fans, postcards from Elvis to his family, tour itineraries, magazine covers and articles, trade charts, fan club relics, RCA publicity photos, concert photos, candid photos, and more will be a feast for the eyes and the imagination as 1956 unfolds.
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13-06-2011
THE LEGEND CONTINUES: UNPLUGGED AND ROCKINâ
NIEUWSBRIEF
IT S ELVIS TIME
THE LEGEND CONTINUES: UNPLUGGED AND
ROCKIN
Zaterdag
1 OKTOBER 2011
Den Haag
Dit wordt een
fantastische show!
The Legend
continues: Unplugged and Rockin
wordt aan u
voorgesteld in het ontmoetingcentrum van Den Haag.
Tijdens deze show
staat de muziek van Elvis
Presley centraal, het is een ode en intieme tribute gericht aan de man
die ruim 55 jaar geleden de muziekgeschiedenis geheel op zijn kop
zette.
Deze dag wordt
georganiseerd door de langst bestaande en officieel door Elvis Presley Enterprise erkende
fanclub in Nederland: It s Elvis Time
.
Vanuit de USA komt
niemand minder dan de originele concert pianist van Elvis, die samen met The King honderden concerten gaf in Las Vegas en in de
rest van Amerika :
Glen D.
Hardin!
Daarnaast de zanger
van het voormalige JD Sumner and The Stamps gospel Quartet
Bill Baize.
Ook uit de USA zijn er
op deze dag
Terry Mike en Debbie
Jeffrey.
Nederlandse artiesten
die deze dag komen opvrolijken zijn solo zanger
Mark
Elbers en de Haagsche rockabilly band
Rockadile.
De dag wordt omlijst
met veel muzikale optredens, verrassingen en stands met cds boeken, dvds en
diverse Elvis merchandise.
Kortom: een geweldig
Elvis feest! Deuren gaan open om 18.00 uur. Het einde wordt verwacht rond de
klok van 23.00 uur.
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p.p.
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voor kinderen tot 12 jaar zijn gratis.
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backstage ontmoeting met de artiesten,
een gratis drankje en
een VIP Elvis gift pack en last but not least: natuurlijk een fantastische
plaats dichtbij het podium.
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tot 12 jaar : 19,00 p.p.
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Elvis By Special Request: '71 At '40 will be released at the end of June. This is the first JAT book devoted solely to 1971, something that has been requested many times of the years. This special edition hardcover book will feature many rare photographs of the rarely seen and exciting 1971 tour. With over 100 unpublished color and black and white photos, this book will be a throwback to some of the early classic JAT titles. Over its 23 years JAT Publishing has captured almost every element of Elvis Presleys illustrious career with the exception of a book devoted entirely to the November 1971 tour. This is a book not to be missed.
Public domain release in Europe, containing most of the G.I. Blues sessions. Brought with a great 100 page book.
The ElvisNews Review
Recently MRS released G.I. Blues The Café Europa Sessions. This is possible since the recordings are in the public domain due to European copyright laws. Is it the definitive G.I. Blues collection?
Design
About the design I could be very short: stunning! The 4CDs, all with either a red or blue border are attached to the front and back of the 100 page book. The first two discs carry promo shots for the movie, the other two pictures of the recording sessions. The book, which is on the same format as the BMG boxes like Platinum and Close Up. It contains tons of pictures, from both the movie and the sessions. Many of them I never saw before. There are textual contributions by Ray Walker of The Jordanaires and Sid Tepper (forward, an unfortunate print error). The text gives many background details on the movie and sessions. Of course there is a complete overview of the sessions and the tracklisting of the the CDs. The book also has sections with memorabilia, movie posters, lobby cards and record sleeves.
Content
The set brings the masters and most of the outtakes in perfect sound quality, although sometimes it sounds a bit high in my ears. I said most of the outtakes, since the outtakes that were released by RCA/ BMG/ Sony in later years are omitted, probably due to the before mentioned European copyright laws. I found myself bored by these sometimes very repeating complete sessions the last couple of years. Maybe because I am less fanatic than I was 20 years ago, or just because Im spoilt by now. For some reason I found It easy to sit through these 4 CDs. Of course the material isnt the strongest, but in general I think it is the last decent soundtrack. I always liked the title track and Shoppin Around very much. Blue Suede Shoes isnt as strong as 4 years earlier, but still a very good rocker. Didja Ever and Frankfort Special are fun and I think Doin The Best I Can and Pocketful Of Rainbows are quite beautiful songs and the remaining is at least acceptatble, maybe beside the huge hit Wooden Heart, which I really dislike, maybe because it seems to turn up on every collection and I just heard it too much over the years. The behind the scenes look during these sessions are funny. Elvis is still practising his German every now and then (Achtung!) and it is really amazing how polite he is to the people in the boot.
Conclusion
Regarding package it is the definitive G.I. Blues release, Sony/ FTD will never be able to beat it. Unfortunately it is not complete and we are missing several takes on this set. Still the remaining 4+ hours gave me a lot of pleasure.
Tracklisting
CD 1 (67:16)
Master Recordings
1. Shoppin´ Around 2. Didja´ Ever 3. Doin´ The Best I Can 4. G.I. Blues 5. Frankfort Special 6. Tonight Is So Right For Love 7. Big Boots 8. What´s She Really Like 9. Blue Suede Shoes 10. Wooden Heart 11. Pocketful Of Rainbows)
Studio Outakes
12. Shoppin´ Around (Instrumental Takes 1,2) 13. Shoppin´ Around (Instrumental Take 4) 14. Shoppin´ Around (Version 1, Takes 2,4,6 - 9) 15. Shoppin´ Around (Version 1, Take 10) 16. Shoppin´ Around (Version 1, Take 11) 17. Doin´ The Best I Can (Takes 1,2,4,5 - 8) 18. Doin´ The Best I Can (Take 13)) 19. G.I. Blues (Takes 2,3,4) 20. G.I. Blues (Take 7) 21. G.I. Blues (Takes 8 -10 Pickup) 22. Tonight Is So Right For Love (Take 4) 23. Tonight Is So Right For Love (Takes 5,6) 24. Tonight Is So Right For Love (Take 7)
CD 2 (73:51)
1. What´s She Really Like (Takes 1 - 4) 2. What´s She Really Like (Take 5) 3. Frankfort Special (Takes 1,3 - 7) 4. Frankfort Special (Take 8) 5. Frankfort Special (Takes 9 -12) 6. Frankfort Special (Take 13) 7. Tonight Is So Right For Love (Take 8) 8. Tonight Is So Right For Love (Take 9) 9. Tonight Is So Right For Love (Take 10) 10. Tonight Is So Right For Love (Take 11) 11. Whistling Blues (Take 1) 12. Tonight Is So Right For Love (Music & Chorus) (Takes 1 - 3) 13. Tonight Is So Right For Love (Music & Chorus) (Take 4) 14. Big Boots (Fast Version) (Take 2) 15. Big Boots (Fast Version) (Take 3) 16. Big Boots (Fast Version) (Take 4) 17. Big Boots (Fast Version) (Take 5) 18. Big Boots (Fast Version) (Take 6,7) 19. Big Boots (Slow 1st Version) (Take 1) 20. Big Boots (Slow 1st Version) (Take 20) 21. Big Boots (Slow 1st Version) (Take 4) 22. What´s She Really Like (Takes 6 -10) 23. What´s She R eally Like (Take 11) 24. What´s She Really Like (Takes 12,13) 25. What´s She Really Like (Takes 14 16) 26. What's She Really Like (Different Key&Beat) (Take 17-18) 27. What's She Really Like (Different Key&Beat) (Take 19)
CD 3 (63:44)
1. What's She Really Like (Different Key&Beat) (Insert) (Take 20) 2. What's She Really Like (Different Key&Beat) (Insert) (Take 21) 3. What's She Really Like (Different Key&Beat) (Insert) (Take 22) 4. Pocketful Of Rainbows (Take 1) 5. Blue Suede Shoes (Take 1) 6. Wooden Heart (Take 4) 7. Pocketful Of Rainbows (Take 3) 8. Pocketful Of Rainbows (Takes 4 - 6) 9. Pocketful Of Rainbows (Take 7) 10. Pocketful Of Rainbows (Take 8) 11. Pocketful Of Rainbows (Take 9) 12. Pocketful Of Rainbows (Take 10) 13. Pocketful Of Rainbows (Takes 11,12) 14. Pocketful Of Rainbows (Takes 13,14) 15. Pocketful Of Rainbows (Take 17) 16. Pocketful Of Rainbows (Takes 18,19) 17. Pocketful Of Rainbows (Take 20) 18. Pocketful Of Rainbows (Takes 1,23,24) 19. Pocketful Of Rainbows (Takes 25,26) 20. Pocketful Of Rainbows (Take 28) 21. Big Boots (Mid Tempo) (Take 2) 22. Shoppin´ Around (Version 2) (Takes 1 - 3,6) 23. Shoppin´ Around (Version 2) (Take 7) 24. Pocketful Of Rainbows (Take 1) 25. Pocketful Of Rainbows (Take 2)
CD 4 (45:05)
01.Frankfort Special (Medium tempo) (Takes 1 - 3,6,7) 02.Frankfort Special (Medium tempo) (Take 8) 03.Frankfort Special (Medium tempo) (Take 9) 04.Frankfort Special (Medium tempo) (Take 10) 05.Tonight´s All Right for Love (Take 1 06.Tonight´s All Right for Love (Take 5a) 07.Tonight´s All Right for Love (Take 5b) 08.Tonight´s All Right for Love (Take 6) 09.Tonight´s All Right for Love (Take 8) 10.Tonights All Right for Love (Take 9) 11.Tonights All Right for Love (Takes 10, 11) 12.Tonights All Right for Love (Takes 12, 16) 13.Tonights All Right for Love (Insert) (Takes 1, 2) 14.Big Boots (Slow 2nd Version) (Takes 1 - 5) 15.Big Boots (Slow 2nd Version) (Take 6) 16.Big Boots (Slow 2nd Version/Insert) (Takes 1 - 4) 17.Tonights All Right for Love (Instrumental) (Takes 1 - 3) 18.Tonights All Right for Love (Instrumental) (Take 4) 19.Tonights All Right for Love (Instrumental) (Take 5)
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The Essential Collection
The Essential Collection
Back in 2009 Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia and Sony/BMG Spain released some of Elvis' best albums in a series of illustrated 30 pages hard-cover books containing the CD discography and biography of Elvis. The series was entitled 'Essential Collection'. Italy followed in 2010. This series is now available to collect for U.K. fans through a monthly subscription.
The producers behind the STAR import DVD release 'Viva Elvis' sent out new information:
STAR is proud to present: a new viewing experience 'Viva Elvis - The DVD'. Yes its been quite a while, but now STAR is back and takes editing to the next level! Presenting the complete Viva Elvis Album on DVD!! This DVD is for Elvis fans, Cirque Du Soleil fans and non Cirque Du Soleil fans.
What to expect? Expect the best, and you will get more, expect nothing and you will be amazed about the level of this dvd. You have to watch it several times to discover all links and high tech effects, and one things for sure after watching it the album itself cant be played without seeing the footage you saw on this DVD. It has nothing to do with Cirque Du Soleil, but when you did see it in Vegas, it will bring back some memories as some footage is linked to it.
The DVD has all tracks of the original album, and more:
Tracklisting:
It starts off with some great Elvis Commercials, included among others are: Funny battery commercial, Pizza Hut commercial, 2011 C&A commercial ,and an historic commercial for Elvis first Album (1956!!)
Main feature:
1. Didja Ever/Return To Sender (exclusive performance by the Viva Elvis cast) 2. Bossa Nova Baby (exclusive performance by the Viva Elvis cast) 3. One Night (exclusive performance by the Viva Elvis cast) 4. Opening 5. Blue Suede Shoes 6. That's All Right 7. Heartbreak Hotel 8. Love Me Tender 9. King Creole 10. Bossa Nova Baby 11. Burning Love 12. Memories (Interlude) 13. Can't Help Falling In Love 14. You'll Never Walk Alone (Piano Interlude) 15. Suspicious Minds
Encore Performances:
(These original videos, which are a joke compared to what you get on the main programma , are included as a bonus)
1. Love me Tender (official videoclip) 2. Burning Love (official videoclip) 3. Suspicious Minds (official videoclip) 4. Blue Suede Shoes (exclusive performance by the Viva Elvis cast) 5. Love Me Tender (French Television)
It has been almost 10 years since 1st 2nd 4ever STAR is back to editing, so just enjoy yourselfs, and leave the driving to us!
(Source: Elvis Express / The Essential Elvis Collection / EPG)
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Prachtige foto's van Riley Keough in "Elle Italia".
Prachtige foto's van Riley Keough in "Elle Italia".
Riley Keough, de 21 jarige kleindochter van Elvis, ziet er prachtig uit in een nieuwe fotosessie voor de mei editie van het magazine "Elle Italia". De foto's, gemaakt door fotograaf Matt Jones, laten Riley zien in meerdere "settings". Riley was kort geleden ook al te bewonderen in een reclame campagne voor "Lee Jeans". De foto's in "Elle Italia" zijn via de volgende link te bewonderen: http://picsandmodels.blogspot.com/2011/05/riley-keough-elle-italia-may-2011.html
Een collectie van repetities uit 1970, 1972 en 1973 zoals opgenomen in het International Hotel, Las Vegas (later Hilton). Tracklist: You Don't Have To Say You Love Me (version 1) / I Just Can't Help Believin'/ Something / Sweet Caroline / Polk Salad Annie / You've Lost That Loving Feelin' (version 1) / I've Lost You / Bridge Over Troubled Water / Patch It Up / Can't Help Falling In Love / You Don't Have To Say You Love Me (version 2) / You've Lost That Loving Feelin' (version 2) /
BONUS SONGS: Any Day Now / True Love Travels On A Gravel Road / The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (a few lines) / Fever / Portrait Of My Love / I'm Leavin' It All Up To You
"AMARILLO '77", een soundboard recording van 24 maart 1977 (Civic Center, Amarillo) Texas.
Tracklist: That's All Right / Are You Lonesome Tonight? / Reconsider Baby (intro only) / Love Me / If You Love Me (Let Me Know) / You Gave Me a Mountain / Jailhouse Rock / O Sole Mio / It's Now or Never / Little Sister / Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel / My Way / Band Introductions / Early Mornin' Rain / What'd I Say / Johnny B. Goode / Band Introductions / School Days / Hurt / Hound Dog / Can't Help Falling in Love. BONUS TRACKS: And I Love You So / Fever / Love Me Tender / Blue Suede Shoes / Steamroller Blues / Help Me / Why Me, Lord / Bosom of Abraham / You Better Run / How Great Thou Art / Trying to Get to You.
Er werden deze dag 34 jaar geleden 19000 tickets verkocht. Tracklist van deze show:
Also Sprach Zarathustra/See See Rider/I Got A Woman/Amen/Love Me/Fairy Tale/You Gave Me A Mountain/Jailhouse Rock/Funny How Time Slips Away/O Sole Mio/It's Now Or Never/Little Sister/Teddy Bear/Don't Be Cruel/My Way/[band introductions]/Blueberry Hill [excerpt]/Early Morning Rain/What'd I Say/Johnny B. Goode/Battle of New Orleans Hail Hail Rock'n'Roll/Danny Boy [S.Nielsen]/Walk With Me [S.Nielsen]/Hound Dog/Can't Help Falling In Love.
Gates Lisa Presley en haar man Mike in East Sussex
Gates Lisa Presley en haar man Mike in East Sussex
foto: Mike Gunnill / Rex Features
Lisa Marie woont al een tijdje in East Sussex. Tot op heden waren alleen vermeende foto's beschikbaar van het domein alsook een luchtfoto. Mike Gunhill ging verder op zoek en vond aan het eind van een privaatweg door het bos de ingang van het immense domein "Coes Hall", nabij Rotherfield. Het domein werd eerder gebruikt voor huwelijksfeesten van welgestelden. Volgens inwoners van het dorpje houden Lisa en Mike zeer van de stilte en laten ze zich weinig zien, alhoewel ze toch al eens gespot zijn in een lokale pub. Het domein ligt op enkele kilometer van Saint Hill Manor in East Grinstead, het vroegere tehuis van de Scientology kerk, waarvan Lisa ook lid is.
The guys at Venus Productions are proud to be able to keep up their image of bringing you quality products with unreleased recordings with an out of space sound. This time theyll take you back to January / February 1969 to the American Sound Studios in Memphis. As a special bonus to you, theyve also included four goodies from 1971 & 1973.
Sit back and feel the thrill of listening to unreleased versions of songs that Elvis recorded at the height of his career And be prepared for great sound quality.
This is Special Products, Extended Play release.
Tracklisting:Im Movin On (Take 2 Jan. 15, 1969 Brass & Backup O.V) / In The Ghetto Master (Jan. 21, 1969 Backup O.V. unrepaired vocal) / Ill Be There (Take 6 - Jan. 23, 1969 Alternate Master) / Inherit The Wind (Alternate vocal) Jan. 21, 1969 Strings & 1st Backup O.V. V.O.) / After Loving You (Master - Feb. 18, 1969 - Unedited) / Any Day Now (Master - Feb. 21, 1969 unedited & unrepaired vocal) / Mama Liked The Roses (Alternate vocal - Jan. 21, 1969 - Undubbed V.O.) / It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin (Master - Feb. 20, 1969 undubbed) / Youll Think Of Me (Take 14 - Jan. 14, 1969 - Unedited No fade out) / Good Time Charlies Got The Blues (Take 8 - Dec. 13, 1973 unedited No fade out) / Lead Me Guide Me Master - May 17, 1971) / I ve Got Confidence (Take 2 - May 18, 1971 unedited) / Are You Sincere (Take 3 - Sept. 23, 1973 previously unreleased no B.V.
Released in the late 1970s, both Superstar Outtakes Volume 1 and 2 are considered true bootleg classics. With beautiful sleeves, they are highly sort after among many Elvis vinyl collectors and mint copies are still sold for huge prices on the internet.
Not only the sleeves were beautiful, but the sound quality and tracklists are also oustanding and unheard of in those days. NEDMAC proudly presents these two bootleg classics for the first time on CD. These CD releases contains the full, original tracklisting (with the latest updated sound sources ), plus many great bonus tracks in the same league as the originals.
Volume 1 is out now, with volume 2 to follow shortly.
- Limited Edition of only 500 copies - Original reproduced sleeves artwork - 8 page booklet with rarely seen pictures - Original tracklisting with many great bonus tracks
Tracklisting: Volume one:Steve Allen Show, July 1956: Dialogue / I Want You, I Need You, I Love You / Dialogue / Hound Dog / Comedy Sketch (complete) / NBC TV Special 1968: Road Medley (includes Let Yourself Go / It Hurts Me) / Las Vegas, August 1969 / Yesterday - Hey Jude / Elvis Talks Introduction of the band / Happy Birthday to James Burton / In The Ghetto / Suspicious Minds / Whatd I Say / Cant Help Falling In Love / Nashville Studio, June 1970: Bridge Over Troubled Water (vocal repair and overdubbs).Bonus Tracks:Honolulu, Hawaii, March 25th 1961: Reconsider Baby / I Need Your Love Tonight / NBC TV Sprecial 1968: A Little Less Conversation / Nashville Studio, June 1970: You Dont Have To Say You Love Me (Take 3, with strings overdubs) / Heart of Rome (spliced undubbed master). Portland, November 11th 1970: How Great Thou Art (first live version!).
This review will be over the newly released SPRING TOURS 77. First off I would like to thank the FTD label for providing us with these songs. I personally think they are doing a good job.
This CD has already taken a beaten. Ive read many of the reviews on other Elvis websites and I would just like to say WE ASKED FOR IT! The reason this label was created was to release stuff that wouldnt have done to well on a regular release.
Then when the label releases some of these recordings a select few practically trash BMG/FTD for what they are putting out. I have not seen a good review of a FTD label CD yet. Most of the recordings are not up to parr, thats why they are released on this label.
Dont knock BMG / FTD for doing what we wanted. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Ernst and the other people who work for BMG / FTD for there hard work and I hope you do realize that 95% of the Elvis fans appreciate the work youre doing. Now on with the review.
First off the cover isnt that great, but thats nothing new. I dont buy CDs just for the art work in the first place. What counts is the content. The sound is excellent.
The first date featured is March 26, 1977, recorded at the University of Oklahoma Lloyd Noble Center, Noble, Oklahoma. A false start of his first release, Thats all right, kicks off this CD, then Elvis goes right into the song. Im going to tell you, this blew me away. After listening to Elvis in concert, this version is a solid rocker. What a great job.
A semi serious Are You Lonesome Tonight? is up next. Elvis did good until he says "Do you gaze at Charlie" the he loses it for a couple of lines, but he almost gets through the spoken part. Elvis follows this up with Blue Christmas. Elvis admits that its not the right time of year for the song, but he did it anyway and listening to the crowd they didnt care either. Blue Suede Shoes form this same concert appears later on in the CD and it is miles away from the 1969 version. It is not one of the best versions Ive heard of the song.
The next Night, March 27, 1977, Taylor County Coliseum, Abilene, Texas, we hear two songs from. Elvis does Trying to get to you and messes up on the first verse but catches himself and gives a great rendition of this. Lawdy, Miss Clawdy was captured on the tape machine as well. What a great rendition of that. Even though Elvis hadnt performed the song in quite sometime, the band, and Elvis do a wonderful job at it. I love the ending "You can bet your bottom dollar, I wont be home no more".
We only see one song from March 28, 1977, Austin, Texas. Jailhouse Rock, done better than the version on the ELVIS IN CONCERT, CD, but still by this time Elvis should have just stopped singing this song.
The Next recording date we have is March 30, 1977 is from Alexandria, Louisiana. Fever is the only song heard from this date. This is a fair version of this song. I have a soundboard of this concert and the sound quality is about the same.
April 24, 1977, Ann Arbor, Michigan. We are treated to 5 songs from this date. An Excerpt of Blue Hawaii can be heard before Elvis says "watch the musicians panic". Then he goes into Little Sister, followed by Teddy Bear / Dont Be Cruel. Both songs are not that great, It sounds like Elvis is just glad to get them over with. Help Me is a great rendition. Its probably the best version of the song Ive heard live. Then we come to the songs that appeared on the original Moody Blue album. Unchained Melody and Little Darlin are the undubbed masters. Unchained Melody is done well until the end, where you can hear Sherrill Neilsen try to cover Elvis up, but the mic is to high in the mix.
The Next night in Saginaw, Michigan, we are treated to 2 songs. Heartbreak Hotel is almost as good as the Madison Square Garden version. My Way is also from this show and ends the CD. Ive read that this is the version found on platinum. If the booklet of Platinum is correct then this is possible. However according to Ernst Jorgensens sessionography book My Way on the PLATINUM release is from May 02, 1977 in Chicago, This would make this version of My Way a new. The two versions do not sound all that much alike, most noticeable is the drumming on the song towards the end.
April 26, 1977 in Kalamazoo we are treated to 2 more songs. According to the "Elvis is still active in Norway" web site, the version of If you Love me (Let Me Know) is the undubbed master or the first few minutes may be spliced with the version recorded on April 25. The master is listed as being from April 25 and according to FTD the vocal is missing from the first few minutes of the song. I listened to the 2 versions and it is possible, most noticeable is the beginning, with the feedback problem. The O Sole Mio / Its Now or Never medley is ok. I dont know why Elvis had Sherrill Nielsen do so many solos on stage in the last couple of years, but It gets annoying. Elvis did a great job on Its now or never.
We only get one track from April 27, 1977 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Polk Salad Annie, I dont know why but I like this version. I like how the band wraps the song up. You can just picture Elvis moving to the tune. The version on Tucson 76 isnt that bad either.
April 29, 1977, Duluth, Minnesota, we get 2 more songs, this time rarely sung songs. Bridge Over Troubled Water and Big Boss Man. Ok, I read on "Elvisnews.com" that Elvis raped this song. This is totally untrue. This a great version, not as good as a 1970 version, but Elvis is trying and does a fair job to it. Big Boss Man, is probably one of the highlights of this CD. It is so good. It doesnt even sound like 1977 Elvis.
From April 30, 1977, St.Paul, Minnesota, we get Hound Dog. Hound Dog was basically a throw away by this point, I cant really say I blame Elvis either. After the 1000 time of singing the song Id be tired of it to.
May 02, 1977, Chicago, Illinois, Fairytale is recorded. Fairytale is another highlight of this CD. Its probably the best live version of the song Ive heard. I couldnt believe it when I heard it.
May 03, 1977, Saginaw, Michigan was the last night of this tour. Elvis was pretty well disturbed by the end of this concert because his sound system went. One song from this appearance appears on this CD and thats the medley of Mystery Train / Tiger Man. Elvis voice sounds weak at the beginning of this song. However its a nice version.
In conclusion, this ought to put to rest any thoughts that Elvis was a fat, lazy performer at the end of his career, some of these performances are way above what anyone would expect from Elvis in this period of his career.
'The Last Vegas Opening Night' - import CD delay: Straight Arrow label announced its 12th release near the end of December; a double CD with the famous December 2nd, 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 Kings 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 (News, Source:SA)
2 CD's of all the digitally remastered 1956 RCA master recordings.
Back in 2009 Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia and Sony/BMG Spain released some of Elvis' best albums in a series of illustrated 30 pages hard-cover books containing the CD discography and biography of Elvis. The series was entitled 'Essential Collection'. Italy followed in 2010. This series is now available to collect for U.K. fans through a monthly subscription. 
(1969)
(1970) - Original Soundtrack
(1959)
(1968) - Original Soundtrack
(Nº1) (1956)
(1960)
(1958) - Original Soundtrack
(1971)
(Nº2) (1956)
(1961) - Original Soundtrack
(1959)
(1964)
(1960)
(1969) - en directo
(1957) - Original Soundtrack
(1968)
(1973) - en directo
, Memphis, Tennessee (1976)
(1997)- Original Soundtrack
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