SHOOTING STAR IN LARGO

Sunday, June 27th 1976 Afternoon & Evening shows, Landover Capital Center, Largo, MD.

As all die-hard fans know 1976 was a somewhat problematic year for Elvis, nevertheless the June concerts from Largo are examples of really solid Presley performances, with The King sounding clear and enthusiastic and most important - in good voice.

It is worth mentioning that Elvis met Elton John prior to his evening show in Largo. Before he left, the British singer asked Elvis to sing „Heartbreak Hotel” (which Elvis did), and informed him that his parents would also be in the audience. Elton and Presley said goodbye cordially and Elton was escorted once again to his seat in the arena, but not without posing for a picture with an illustrious fan: Lisa Marie, the daughter of his idol.

Both shows were taken directly from recently found original audience-recorded master tapes and they were recorded by a famous photographer of many Elvis 70s concerts,

American superfan Harold Jean Newton (July 23, 1939 - June 10, 2009). These historic concerts were never before available in the good sound quality - until now!

The June 27th, 1976, 2:30pm show was previously released on CD called „BELTWAY TO LARGO“ (2002) from an inferior and slightly incomplete source. The July 27th 8:30pm show is previously unreleased. Every second was enhanced to achieve the optimal listening experience. The sound was remastered to the correct speed. If you have enjoyed our previous 1976 releases i.e. „ONONDAGA NIGHTS“ 2CD, we believe that you will love this one as well. Ask your local CD vendor for teasers! 

This special release is presented in de-luxe double digipack, accompanied with local press review. All images used for this project were taken on stage during Elvis' 1976 Largo concerts.Photos from June 27th 8:30pm are black and white and they are rare. A couple of them have been added in spite of the problematic quality, for historic reasons.

Tracklist:

CD1:

01. Introduction: 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. All Shook

Up - 08. (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel - 09. Love Me Tender - 10. Jailhouse Rock - 11. Fever - 12. America The Beautiful - 13. Blue Suede Shoes - 14. Introductions of singers, musicians, orchestra - 15. Early Mornin' Rain - 16. What'd I Say - 17. Johnny B. Goode - 18. Drum Solo (Ronnie Tutt) - 19. Bass Solo (Blues, Jerry Scheff) - 20. Piano Solo (Tony Brown) - 21. Electric Piano & Clavinet Solo (David Briggs) - 22. Love Letters - 23. School Day - 24. Hurt - 25. Hurt - 26. Help Me - 27. Hound Dog - 28. Funny How Time Slips Away - 29. Can't Help Falling In Love - 30. Closing Vamp & Announcements.

All tracks recorded live from the audience on June 27th, 1976 Afternoon Show.

CD2:

01. Introduction: Also Sprach Zarathustra - 02. C. C. Rider - 03. I Got A Woman / Amen - 04. Love Me - 05. Heartbreak Hotel - 06. You Gave Me A Mountain - 07. All Shook Up - 08.

(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel - 09. And I Love You So - 10. Jailhouse Rock - 11. Fever - 12. America The Beautiful - 13. Introductions of singers, musicians, orchestra -

14. Early Mornin' Rain - 15. What'd I Say - 16. Johnny B. Goode - 17. Drum Solo (Ronnie Tutt) - 18. Bass Solo (Blues, Jerry Scheff) - 19. Piano Solo (Tony Brown) - 20. Electric

Piano & Clavinet Solo (David Briggs) - 21. Love Letters - 22. School Day - 23. Hurt - 24. Hurt (with reprise) - 25. Hound Dog - 26. Funny How Time Slips Away (with reprise) - 27. Polk Salad Annie - 28. Can't Help Falling In Love - 29. Closing Vamp & Announcements.

All tracks recorded live from the audience on June 27th, 1976 Evening Show.

STAGE POWER VOL. 2

We can't get enough of Elvis in 1970! Only 2 days after Elvis' third Las Vegas season Elvis went on his first tour for 12 years. Phoenix, Arizona was the first stop for a tour of 8 concerts in 6 different cities. This tour reconfirmed his position: the audience was captivated in every city, in every concert. Elvis had done it again.

Now, sit back and enjoy Elvis at the peak of his career - on tour September 1970!

 

6 CD SET & 1 DVD / DELUXE PACKAGING WITH BOOKLET REMASTERED SOUND WITH LATEST TECHNOLOGY

It will feature the following shows:

Sept 9, Sept 10, Sept 11, Sept 12, Sept 13 and September 14, 1970.

TAMPA WAVE

Millbranch Music is back with its second release in 2022! After the overwhelming success of our recent CD & DVD set “From Sea To Shining Sea” we were able to obtain more new and great 8mm footage plus a first generation audience recording from Elvis´ April 1975 tour!

“Tampa Wave” is a 2-disc set: The CD includes Elvis´ full performance of the evening show in Tampa, Florida (April 26, 1975), taken from the original tape which has been recorded by a by then “experienced” fan who had a great seat in the 5th row - and his recording equipment with him! 

For our last two releases we have worked strictly with soundboard recordings, but since the Tampa show we got the original tape of is really a very good audience recording with a lot of information regarding the excitement of the crowd in the rather small building Elvis played in (7.500 in attendance), we decided to work with it on our brandnew project. After all, Elvis-Fans would miss a lot if there were no audience recordings - some of them sound probably even better than quite a few “dry” sounding SB´s - but that will always stay a matter of audible taste of course.

The DVD in our new set has a running time of almost 100 (!!) minutes and includes rare and high-quality 8mm-footage of the Tampa evening show from April 26, 1975 (the same as you can hear on the CD) and more impressions from the same tour with the concerts in Lakeland, FL (Evening show from April 27 and the show from April 28) and Atlanta from May 1st. 

As a very special bonus the DVD contains an absolutely stunning performance from Elvis´ concert in Richfield, filmed at his magnificent July 75´ tour (July 18). The quality and length of the material we invested a lot of money in recently will blow you away! You will get 53 (!!) minutes from this show which is almost 80% of the whole performance.

Especially in the last two years, there have been a lot of releases which have shown some great 8mm footage on DVD. We appreciate this development because it makes it possible for fans to get a good look at what Elvis Presley concerts were like all through the 1970s and not only at the time-frames of TTWII, Elvis On Tour, Aloha From Hawaii and Elvis In Concert, where Elvis-Fans can watch professional material of for many years already. 

In the last couple of years more and more of the old private film-reels which seem to have remained hidden since the 1970´s showed up - reels that have been copied over and over and later put on rather bad video cassettes which have also been copied and copied over and over again, losing so much information with each ongoing copy. Nowadays, it is possible to work with those reels from back then, getting great results in terms of picture quality (at least in quite big parts) so we can see Elvis in all its glory on almost every tour and every Las Vegas engagement he did and taste a bit of the excitement from way back 45+ years ago.

SUMMER FESTIVAL: REFLECTIONS OF '71 volume 2 - 3 CD Box

SUMMER FESTIVAL: REFLECTIONS OF '71 volume 2

label: STAGE RECORDINGS

content: 3 DISCS

Now available is this 3 CD set featuring 3 audience recorded live shows from August 1971.

Volume 1 of the SUMMER FESTIVAL series featured 5 rockin' shows from his Summer Festival season in Las Vegas, August 1971. 

This follow up contains 3 more rockin' shows from the very same season. This set contains many highlights like Kris Kristofferson's beautiful ballad  "Help Me Make It Through The Night" which Elvis only sang twice during this season. Perry Como's "It's Impossible" is a song first sang by Elvis in July 1971 during a show in Lake Tahoe. The song was an almost steady on the setlist during this August season, but after this season it only turned up once more on the setlist in February 1972. The always  The powerful "It's Over", probably best known from his famous "Aloha From Hawaii" debuted also in July 1971 and is also featured on this set.

Especially knowing no soundboard recordings have yet surfaced, these audience recorded shows are all we are able to enjoy.

A total of 3 shows are included in this box set. All recordings have been painstakingly remastered & repaired.

Included in this box set are:

August 16 1971 midnight show
August 18, 1971 dinner show
August 19, 1971 dinner show

DISC 1
AUGUST 16, 1971 midnight show
01. Also Sprach Zarathustra
02. That’s All Right
03. Proud Mary
04. Love Me Tender
05. Sweet Caroline
06. Polk Salad Annie
07. Intermezzo
08. Johnny B. Goode
09. It’s Impossible
10. Love Me
11. Blue Suede Shoes - Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On
12. Teddy Bear/Don’t Be Cruel
13. Hound Dog
14. Suspicious Minds
15. Band Introductions 
16. I’m Leavin’
17. Lawdy Miss Clawdy
18. Help Me Make It 
Through The Night
19. Mystery Train/Tiger Man
20. Can’t Help Falling In Love
21. Closing Vamp
22. Announcement

DISC 2
AUGUST 18, 1971 dinner show
01. Also Sprach Zarathustra
02. That’s All Right
03. Proud Mary
04. Love Me Tender
05. Sweet Caroline
06. Polk Salad Annie
07. Intermezzo
08. Johnny B. Goode
09. It’s Impossible
10. Love Me
11. Blue Suede Shoes - Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On
12. Heartbreak Hotel
13. Teddy Bear/Don’t Be Cruel
14. Hound Dog
15. Suspicious Minds
16. Band Introductions 
17. I’m Leavin’
18. Lawdy Miss Clawdy
19. It’s Over
20. Little Sister/Get Back
21. Can’t Help Falling In Love
22. Closing Vamp
23. Announcement

DISC 3
AUGUST 19, 1971 DINNER SHOW
01. Also Sprach Zarathustra
02. That’s All Right
03. Proud Mary (incomplete)
04. I Got A Woman/Amen
05. Love Me Tender
06. Sweet Caroline
07. Polk Salad Annie
08. Intermezzo
09. Johnny B. Goode
10. It’s Impossible
11. Love Me
12. Blue Suede Shoes / Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On
13. Heartbreak Hotel
14. Teddy Bear/Don’t Be Cruel
15. Elvis Talks
16. Hound Dog
17. Suspicious Minds
18. Band Introductions 
19. I’m Leavin’
20. Lawdy Miss Clawdy
21. Dialogue
22. Can’t Help Falling In Love
23. Closing Vamp

RHYTHM 'N' GOSPEL, LP/CD Set

180 gram LP in white or blue vinyl + CD

Petticoat records is back! This time with a fantastic vinyl album full of ballads & uptempo gospel tracks.

This high quality album (including bonus CD) featuring 16 rare and hard to find alternate versions is now available. 

And as always housed in a STUNNING full color sleeve suitable for framing!

This high quality 180 grams virgin vinyl pressing is now available in WHITE or BLUE vinyl.

SIDE A
Joshua Fit The Battle - take 2
Swing Down Sweet Chariot - take 3
I'm Gonna Walk Dem Golden Stairs - take 3
How Great Thou Art - take 1 & 2
So High - take 3
If The Lord Wasn't Walking By My Side -  take 4
Run On - take 2
I've Got Confidence - take 1

SIDE B
Seeing Is Believing - take 10
Bosom Of Abraham - take 3
A Thing Called Love - take 3
I John - take 1
Miracle Of The Rosary - take 1
Put Your Hand In The Hand - master
Help Me - undubbed master
How Great Thou Art - live June 5, 1975 (Hoffheinz Pavilion Houston)

COMPACT DISC:
Joshua Fit The Battle - take 2
Swing Down Sweet Chariot - take 3
I'm Gonna Walk Dem Golden Stairs - take 3
How Great Thou Art - take 1 & 2
So High - take 3
If The Lord Wasn't Walking By My Side -  take 4
Run On - take 2
I've Got Confidence - take 1
Seeing Is Believing - take 10
Bosom Of Abraham - take 3
A Thing Called Love - take 3
I John - take 1
Miracle Of The Rosary - take 1
Put Your Hand In The Hand - master
Help Me - undubbed master
How Great Thou Art - live June 5, 1975 (Hoffheinz Pavilion Houston)

LIVE EXPERIENCE IN VEGAS 1971

Due for release from an unknown import label is the CD ‘Live Experience In Vegas - February 1971’ containing a digital remastered version of Elvis Presley’s February 21, 1971 Midnight Show performance. 

Publicity stated: Not even half a year had passed since Presley’s triumphant Summer Festival in Bright Light City, Las Vegas, during which a good part was filmed for the upcomingdocumentary ‘That’s The Way It Is’. In the meantime, two highly successful and thrilling short tours, the first ones since 1957, brought the legendary performer back to many fans’ doorsteps all across the nation. 

Coming back to Las Vegas for his fourth month-long run in the short time span of only one and a half years, it became apparent to the close observer that the Memphis singer was bored already. Too lazy to care much about an updated repertoire, all the audience got was a rehash of his earlier appearances with two exceptions. 

Most shows, partially due to the star catching the flu, ran only about half as long as during

the previous engagement and some closed with a new song ‘The Impossible Dream‘, a

beautiful Mitch Leigh composition from the tony award winning 1965 musical ‘The Man Of La

Mancha’. 

To be fair, we have to say that even with some shows only running around 35 to 40 minutes ,

Elvis, as bored as he might have been at times, infused them with a good deal of his humor

and vocal power, still leaving the audience in awe. It might be of interest to the serious

Presley scholar that it was during this engagement that a new orchestral theme was

inaugurated. The resounding horns of Richard Strauss’ ‘Also Sprach Zarathustra’ would from

now on herald the arrival of the King to the concert stage. 

If you want to relive the magic and excitement of Elvis in Las Vegas, this superbly packaged

and good sounding album is your invitation to the showroom of the International Hotel. Enjoy

the show. Text kindly borrowed from “Bootleg Elvis”.

Tracks: That’s All Right / I Got A woman / Jailhouse Rock / Love Me / Mystery Train - Tiger

Man (medley) / Sweet Caroline / You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling / Polk Salad Annie /

Something / Johnny B. Goode / How Great Thou Art / Don’t Be Cruel / Heartbreak Hotel –

Blue Suede Shoes (medley) / Little sister - Get Back (medley) / It’s Now Or Never / Hound

Dog / The Impossible Dream.

BLOWIN' IN THE WIND

Reel-Trax proudly presents: ‘Blowin´ In The Wind’ – twenty-one really great tracks that will blow you away! Remasters, remixes, new edits plus a selection of original recordings that will offer you a totally new listening experience.

‘Blowin´ In The Wind’ offers you songs like the home recording of ‘Fools Rush In’ that now almost sounds like a crystal clear studio recording. Also revealed on this album for the first time is that what is noted on the ‘From Elvis In Nashville’ Boxset as a jam version of ‘Mystery Train’, could actually very well be a slower version of ‘See See Rider’. The next to last song is the unique live recording of ‘Where No One Stands Alone’. This version now comes with new overdubs in a similar vein as ‘Unchained Melody’. This and much more is to be discovered on this great new album on the Reel-Trax label.

An entirely new listening experience – you should not miss it! Get your copy now!

Let´s go deeper into some essential tracks of the CD:

Fools Rush In: This record gets kicked off with the Frank Sinatra inspired arrangement of ''Fools Rush In'', Nelson Riddle and his Orchestra accompanied Sinatra on his 1960 recording. Elvis is singing to the 1959 Album '''Sing A Song With Riddle'' and does the same for ''It's A Sin To Tell A Lie''. Both versions are unique and one can only imagine what it would have sounded like if Elvis had done these in a studio with these arrangements.

Similarly, Elvis also sings with a different record featuring instrumentals this time - ''Sing A Song With The Kingston Trio''. However, this does not actually feature the group but is rather a tribute to the group's music and has instrumental recreations of their hits. Elvis and his group of friends decided to sing to ''500 Miles'' and ''Blowin´ In The Wind'', these songs are now newly mixed for optimum sound quality, blending the home recording with the actual recording from the record.

''Beyond The Reef'' is the overdubbed master and conveys the same feeling as the other songs on this CD. It is the rejected single master.

While the song ''Almost'' was a studio recording, Elvis´ lonesome and weary vocal combined with touching piano playing makes for a fine addition to the classical feel of this record.

''What Now My Love'' can almost be considered a totally different song, with none of the later bombastic arrangement. We have Elvis and his group singing along to some fun piano playing in a more uptempo beat as opposed to the dramatic version that would later be one of the highlights on his ''Aloha From Hawaii'' record, while ''Suppose'' was a test recording for an Elvis session. It was later decided to use the home recording vocal for the eventual master which was overdubbed. Here we have a undubbed version.

''Tennessee Waltz'' is a re-created version, which has been overdubbed and re-edited. The reason for this is because the whole song gets spoiled by Elvis laughing and joking and we tried to make a much more serious version here – listen to the result!

''See See Rider'' is another imagining of what could have been. When released in 2020 on ''From Elvis In Nashville'', it was wrongly listed as ''Mystery Train''. If you pay attention and listen closely, you can obviously hear it's ''See See Rider'' and the proof is right here, as a Live Vocal was mixed onto the instrumental. This is the closest to a 1970 studio version you will find.

''Don't Cry Daddy'' and ''In The Ghetto'' are both special overdubbed versions showing more of the beauty of Elvis his vocal.

01 - Fool's Rush In included Needle Drop ( Elvis singing with a Nelson Riddle record)
02 - It's A Sin To Tell a Lie (Elvis singing with a Nelson Riddle record)
03 - 500 Miles (New Version)
04 - Beyond The Reef (Overdubbed version) Rejected single master
05 - Almost ( take 3)
06 - Blowing In The Wind [Clean Master with small edits
07 - What Now My Love (24 Bit stereo) ( home recording)
08 - Suppose (Home Recording) -
09 -Tennessee Waltz (Remixed Edit) -
10 - See See Rider (Nashville 1970 Mashup 24 Bit With Added Piano)
11 -  I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You) (Home Recording)
12 -  Don't Cry Daddy (2019 Remix Overdub)
13 - In The Ghetto (Remix - 2022)
14 - If I Loved You (Home Recording)
15 -  Love Song Of The Year (Overdub By Voice)
16 - Tumbling´ Tumbleweeds (Home Recording, Remastered)
17 -  We Call On Him (1967 Mix) -
18 - After Loving You (Remix - Home Recording) -
19 - Mary In The Morning (07.08.1970 - Rehearsal Overdub) -
20 - Where No One Stands Alone (Live Remix) -
21 - Elvis Introduction -
22 - You’ll Never Walk Alone (Extended Master 11.09.1967)

FRANKIE & JOHNNY

It’s May 1965 and Elvis is again at the Radio Recorders studios in Hollywood California.  

After recording the Girl Happy soundtrack at the legendary studios in June 1964 now he is recording the soundtrack for an upcoming motion picture named ‘Frankie & Johnny’ which is set for release in 1966.  It’s the twelfth soundtrack album and the original soundtrack album hardly hitted 27 minutes of playing time. This release contains approx 2 hours of outtakes and film versions. All recordings are carefully restored and remastered. They never sounded better, it’s like you are right there in the studio.

 

DISC 1

01. Come Along – film version

02. Petunia, The Gardener’s Daughter – film version

03. Chesay – film version

04. What Every Woman Lives For – film version

05. Frankie And Johnny – film version

06. Look Out, Broadway – film version

07. Beginner’s Luck – film version  

08. Down By The Riverside - When The Saints Go Marchin’ In - film version

09. Shout It Out – film version

10. Hard Luck – film version

11. Please Don’t Stop Loving Me – film version

12. Frankie And Johnny – film version #2 (edit)

13. Everybody Come Aboard – film version

14. Please Don’t Stop Loving Me – Take 4-6

15. Petunia, The Gardener’s Daughter – Take 1

16. Everybody Come Aboard – Take 6,7,8

17. Everybody Come Aboard – Take 14 & 16

18. Chesay – Take 2,4,5

19. Please Don’t Stop Loving You – Take 8 & 9

20. Petunia, He Gardener’s Daughter – Take 3

21. Look Out, Broadway – Take 1 & 2

22. Look Out, Broadway – Take 10 & 11

23. Look Out, Broadway – Take 9

24. Everybody Come Aboard – Take 3,4,5

DISC 2

01. Petunia, The Gardener’s Daughter – Insert 1 Take 1-3

02. Petunia, The Gardener’s Daughter – Take 4

03. Everybody Come Aboard – Take 11-13

04. Shout It Out – Take 4-6

05. Please Don’t Stop Loving Me – Take 11-18

06. Frankie And Johnny – Record Version – Take 2 & 5

07. Frankie And Johnny – Movie version (acetate)

08. Frankie And Johnny – Movie Version Part 1 – Take 1

09. Frankie And Johnny – Movie Version Part 1 – Take 2 & 3

10. Frankie And Johnny – Movie Version Part 2 – Take 1 (take call only)

Movie Version section 3 – Take 1 & 2 (take call only) 

11. Frankie And Johnny – Movie Version section 4 – Take 1,2,3 (take call only)

12. Frankie And Johnny – Movie Version section 5 – Take 1 & 2 (take call only)

13. Frankie And Johnny – Movie Version section 6 – Take 1 & 2 (take call only)

14. Frankie And Johnny – Movie Version section 7 – Take 1,2,3 (take call only)

15. Commercial Spot 

16. Commercial Spot #2 

17. Commercial Spot #3

ELVIS FOR YOU (The Album That Never Was)

RD 7586 Elvis For You (the album that never was)

Back in June of 1964 The Elvis Monthly reported that this album was due at any time & also listed the 10 tracks that would be featured.

 

This would contain the tracks from Loving You (which by then was deleted) + the added bonus songs Summer Kisses, Winter Tears & Flaming Star as the latter 2 songs had not yet been issued in the U.K.

 

Once again in 1964 The Elvis Monthly reported the release 

date unknown but possibly September or the latest October of that year (this never happened).

 

In the April of 1965 Albert Hand (The Elvis Monthly Editor / Owner) reported that he had received a demo copy of the RD 7586 album with another 2 added songs making it a 12 track album, the added 2 songs were Are You Lonesome Tonight & It’s Now Or Never.

 

On release the album was issued only this time it was as RD 7723 Flaming Star & Summer Kisses, also worth noting there was never an SF (stereo) version of this.

 

Later a Decca engineer had a few demo albums he wanted to sell, G.I Blues / 2 Single sided LP’s from Blue Hawaii & the RD 7586 Elvis For You.  Now you can enjoy the album that never was. It's the cd version of the album that never was.

 

Tracklisting:

Flaming Star

Mean Woman Blues

Teddy Bear

Loving You

Got A Lot O’ Livin’ To Do

Summer Kisses, Winter Tears

Lonesome Cowboy

Hot Dog

Party

True Love

Bonus:

Loving You – farm version 2 – master take 14

Loving You – main version 2 – fast movie version take 11

Got A Lot O’ Livin’ To Do – alternate master

Party – movie version – take 7 – alternate master

Flaming Star – take 5*

Summer Kisses, Winter Tears – take 15 & 16*

Summer Kisses, Winter Tears – take 19*

Flaming Star – take 3*

Black Star – take 5*

Flaming Star – mono version as featured on the Flaming Star & Summer Kisses lp.

* stereo

American Sound - From The Acetates (Madison) Limited Edition

Madison is back once more and happy to present a brand new limited edition CD release containing some fantastic acetate recordings.

Fans have frequently expressed a strong wish to hear Elvis as he sounded in the studio, undiluted by overdubs and excessive vocal backing, and now is your chance to hear exactly this.

Madison is bringing you the first  of a series containing rare acetates, this first volume contains tracks recorded between the 1970 Nashville sessions to the 1976 jungle room sessions, these songs have had plenty of releases over the past decades from their respective master tapes but the acetates have remained mostly in private collections.

On this disc you are provided with a unique listening experience, the acetates and their different mixes will take you back to the time Elvis was listening to these.

Listen to some fantastic tracks like the unedited full length version of ''Don't Think Twice, It's All Right'' which has a different mix compared to previous official outings, and the stereo acetate of the undubbed version of ''Help Me Make It Through The Night'' the stunning ''Loving Arms'' and lonesome ''Hurt'', and the stand out track is most definitely ''Miracle Of The Rosary'' which features Elvis his full length vocal overdub, which has not been released before in this form.

This Limited Edition CD is presented in optimum sound quality, with respect for the historical content.

And as always with the Madison releases, it is presented in a jewel case with a 16 page booklet containing liner notes and some fantastic photos.

01. Heart Of Rome [Undubbed Master] 2:52
02. Don't think Twice, It's All Right [Unedited Master] 9:21
03. Lead Me, Guide Me [Master] 2:42
04. Miracle Of The Rosary [ With Harmony Vocal by Elvis] 2:52
05. Seeing Is Believin' [Unedited Master] 3:02
06. Help Me Make It Through The Night [Undubbed Stereo Master ] 2:49
07. It's Still Here [Unedited Master] 4:40
08. I Will Be True [Undubbed Master] 2:37
09. Help Me [Undubbed Master with Vocal Overdub] 2:29
10. My Boy [Undubbed Master] 3:03
11. Loving Arms [Undubbed Master] 2:52
12. I Got A Feeling In My Body [Undubbed Master] 3:36
13. It's Midnight [Undubbed Master] 3:22
14. If You Talk In Your Sleep [Undubbed Master] 2:30
15. Hurt [Undubbed Master] 2:52 

(Seemingly) Non-Stop Summer

Sunday, August 25th, 1974 Midnight Show, Las Vegas Hilton, Las Vegas, NV.

Straight Arrow Special Products SA/SP 2022-65-02

Since the launch of the Straight Arrow Label in the year 2005 many interesting concert sound tracks of Elvis’ 1974 have come into the light. And we are pleased to bring to you yet another concert show by Elvis, performed just before the cancellation of the shows scheduled for August 26th. Elvis was feeling under the weather at that time, he had a fever and on advice from his personal physician he took a short bed rest. To no surprise the sensation seeking journalists immediately blamed Elvis’ condition on a drug use. Elvis was obviously hurt and upset and as soon as he had recovered, he addressed these speculations sincerely, bluntly and publicly right from the stage. You are about to enjoy his last performance before „the collapse“. There is no intention to claim that Elvis’ health was rock solid and without issues. However, immerse yourselves in our unique recording from that very night and make your own opinion. An unexpected exhaustion of the King put a halt to the never-ending chain of his summer concerts in 1974. Just on August 27th he was back in the Hilton hotel showroom as a star.

The Las Vegas, August 25th, 1974 Midnight Show is previously unreleased in any form. Straight Arrow was fortunate enough to obtain an early generation copy of the original audience-recorded cassette. Every second was enhanced to achieve the optimal listening experience. If you have enjoyed our previous summer of ’74 season CDs, we believe that you will love this one as well. Ask your local CD vendor for teasers! Presented in the usual Straight Arrow fashion with the top notch digipak including photos of Elvis in leather “Mermaid Jumpsuit” from August of ’74.

Tracklist:

01. Introduction: 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. It's Midnight 
07. Big Boss Man
08. Fever
09. Love Me Tender
10. All Shook Up 
11. The Wonder Of You
12. I'm Leavin'
13. Softly As I Leave You (with Sherrill Nielsen)
14. Hound Dog
15. You Gave Me A Mountain
16. Polk Salad Annie
17. Introductions of singers, musicians, orchestra / Guadalajara (one line)
18. If You Talk In Your Sleep
19. Why Me Lord?
20. (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel
21. It's Now Or Never
22. Hawaiian Wedding Song
23. Let Me Be There (with reprise)
24. Sweet Caroline
25. Monologue
26. Can't Help Falling In Love
27. Closing Vamp / Announcements

LIKE A BLACK TORNADO - LIVE AT BOSTON GARDEN

The ‘Memphis Recording Service’ (MRS) Label will release a CD Deluxe titled ‘LIKE A BLACK TORNADO - LIVE AT BOSTON GARDEN 1971’.

This CD contains a captivating performance from one of Elvis’ earliest tours of the 1970s. Performed and recorded in Boston on 10th November 1971, this show demonstrates the raw energy and spirit Elvis displayed when performing away from his Las Vegas engagements, reminding everyone that, finally, he was back!

For the first time ever, this recording (formerly in mono) has been remastered, carefully restored, and remixed to true stereo using the most sophisticated technologies. The accompanying 40-page booklet includes rare photographs and memorabilia taken from this performance, along with introductory notes.

TRACKLIST

01.Also Sprach Zarathustra
02.That's All Right
03.I Got a Woman / Amen
04.Proud Mary
05.You Don't Have to Say You Love Me
06.You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'
07.Polk Salad Annie
08.Coming Home Baby (instrumental)
09.Love Me
10.Heartbreak Hotel
11.Blue Suede Shoes
12.One Night
13.Hound Dog
14.How Great Thou Art (in part)
15.Introductions (in part)
16.I'm Leavin'
17.Bridge Over Troubled Water
18.I Can't Stop Loving You
19.Love Me Tender
20.Suspicious Minds
21.Coming Home Baby (instrumental)
22.Funny How Time Slips Away
23.Can't Help Falling in Love

The MRS label has to compete with the beautiful release by the Gravel Road Music label. This bootleg label released a book with 3 discs but is more expensive than the MRS release.

THE BOSTON GARDEN NOVEMBER 10, 1971

This is a new project by Gravel Road Music. It's a three disc set in 24k gold high definition. 

Gravelroad Music has announced a deluxe 168 pages book including a 24K gold CD, DVD & Bluray in HD to ensure the best possible quality. The audio is a brand new transfer from soundboard tape and the footage on Bluray is high definition. 

The Book

168 pages and over 150+ rare or unknown photos of the Boston concert, from private collections, mainly in color and unedited news reviews (good & bad ones), personal stories & little known facts. For the first time, a brand new transfer from the concert which unveils much more detail, previously unnoticed! The sheer richness and fullness is amazing. The idea of a mono recording is gone! And the best thing is, this is the real deal!

You’re wondering, “Do gold CDs sound better? Are they really that much better than regular CDs?” Short answer : “You bet!” - The fact is that the gold disc's aural improvements are audible under any circumstances. Yes they can be played in any CD/DVD/Blu-ray player.
To us, this concert doesn’t need any enhancements to overwhelm the listener, it is the first row with ELVIS & 15,000 fans at the BOSTON GARDEN! It sounds all new. There was additional work but it all started with the transfer and we loved it! It’s a thrill to hear it like this.

We included due to the large demand the footage of Boston & the November tour also in HD on Blu-ray. (Almost 2 hours and yes, it includes little bit of new footage too). The very first release in High definition!
We’ve chosen to use dual-layer DVD to have the best possible quality on a DVD. As a bonus we added a compilation of Boston & Tuscaloosa to have a more enjoyable viewing expirience of the Boston concert. Although priority has been given to the historical content. So you’re good to go either way!

Tracklist CD:

01 Also Sprach Zarathustra

02 That's All Right

03 I Got A Woman/Amen

04 Proud Mary

05 You Don't Have To Say You Love Me

06 You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'

07 Polk Salad Annie

08 Coming Home Baby (instr.)

09 Love Me

10 Heartbreak Hotel

11 Blue Suede Shoes

12 One Night

13 Hound Dog

14 How Great Thou Art

15 Band Introductions

16 I'm Leavin'

17 Bridge Over Troubled Water

18 I Can't Stop Loving You

19 Love Me Tender

20 Suspicious Minds

21 Instrumental Intermezzo

22 Funny How Time Slips Away

23 Can't Help Falling In Love

24 Closing Vamp

This is an intersting release if you ask me. Although we have this concert as an official release by FTD as "Boston Garden 1971" this is an amazing release.

 

THE CONCERT RECORDINGS LAS VEGAS 1971 - PT. 1

The Dutch Elvis One label released 4 soundboard concert recordings from January 1971. All shows were previously released by other import/bootleg labels. If you don't have the original CD's these are a must have for your collection. The sound is very good for a 70's show and there aren't many soundboards from 1971 available. Only a few were originally released by the FTD label.  

This first volume brings us the February 23 closing show and January 26, 1971 opening show. The February 23 closing show was  previously released by the labels International as Showroom Internationale 1971 and Gravel Road Music as Let It Rock and several songs from the January 26 opening night show was previously released by FTD as The Impossible Dream

Tracklist:

February 23, 1971 closing show

01 Also Sprach Zarathustra

02 That's All Right
03 I Got A Woman/By The Time I Get To Phoenix (excperpt)/I Got A Woman

04 Elvis talks/I Walk The Line (one line)

05 Love Me Tender (excerpt)/Love Me

06 Mystery Train/Tiger Man

07 Sweet Caroline

08 You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'

09 Polk Salad Annie

10 Someting

11 Johnny B. Goode

12 How Great Thou Art

13 Don't Be Cruel

14 Heartbreak Hotel

15 Blue Suede Shoes

16 Bridge Over Troubled Water

17 Little Sister/Get Back

18 Hound Dog

19 Supsicious Minds (1st part only)

January 26, 1971 opening show

20 Also Sprach Zarathustra

21 That's All Right

22 Mystery Train/Tiger Man

23 Elvis talks/I Walk The Line

24 Love Me Tender

25 Johnny B. Goode

26 Band Introductions

27 The Wonder Of You

28 Elvis introduces Hal Wallis

29 Can't Help Falling In Love

30 Make The World Go Away

31 Something (with encore)

THE CONCERT RECORDINGS LAS VEGAS 1971 - PT. 2

This 2nd volume in the "The Concert Recordings Las Vegas 1971" brings us the January 27 midnight show and part of the January 28, 1971 dinner show in Las Vegas.

Unfortunately the sound engineer didn't record these show in full. Portions of these shows were released on:

DAE: All Things Are Possible
Gravel Road Music: Only Believe

And most of the the January 28, 1971 show was released by FTD as The Impossible Dream.

Tracklist:

January 27, 1971 midnight show

01 You Don't Have To Say You Love Me

02 Elvis talks / Love Me Tender

03 Elvis talks

04 There Goes My Everything

05 Sweet Caroline

06 You\ve Lost That Lovin' Feelin'

07 Polk Salad Annie

08 Musicial Intermezzo

09 Only Believe

10 How Great Thou Art

11 Band Introductions

12 Johnny B. Goode

13 The Wonder Of You

14 Something

15 Make The World Go Away

16 Elvis talks / Love Me

17 One Night

18 Blue Suede Shoes (with 3 false starts)

19 Hound Dog

January 28, 1971 dinner show

20 Release Me

21 It's Now Or Never

22 Suspicious Minds

23 The Impossible Dream

24 Closing Vamp

THE CONCERT RECORDINGS LAS VEGAS 1971 - PT. 3

This 3rd volume in the "The Concert Recordings" series a live concert from January 28, 1971 midnight show concert in Las Vegas.

Soundboard concerts from 1971 were in the 'old days' pretty rare, but nowadays a lot of bootleggers released and re-released these shows, so they aren't so 'rare' anymore in my opinion. 

We have this show already in our collection, maybe through these import labels:

Fort Baxter - Lean, Mean And Kickin' Butt

International - Showroom Internationale 1971

Gravel Road Music - Leaner & Meaner Than Ever

Tracklist:

01 Also Sprach Zarathustra
02 That's All Right
03 I Got A Woman
04 Elvis Talks
05 Love Me Tender
06 Elvis talks
07 You Don't Have To Say You Love Me
08 Sweet Caroline
09 You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'
10 Polk Salad Annie
11 Band Introductions
12 Johnny B. Goode
13 Band Introductions
14 Something
15 Band Introductions / Something (encore)|
16 The Wonder Of You
17 Heartbreak Hotel
18 Blue Suede Shoes
19 Hound Dog
20 One Night
21 (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear
22 Suspicious Minds
23 Come Home Baby (instrumental)
24 The Impossible Dream
25 Closing Vamp
26 Elvis' acceptance speech of Jaycees Award

THE CONCERT RECORDINGS - LAS VEGAS 1971 - PT. 4

This 4th volume of  "The Concert Recordings Las Vegas 1971" brings us another soundboard concert recording from January 29, 1971, Dinner Show in Las Vegas. 

This concert has been previously released by the 2001 label as Snowbird and by the Gravel Road Music label as Snowbird Revisited. So I guess this the 3rd time that this concert has been released on CD. The cover foto is the same as the GRM CD, but is phoshopped with an all black background. 

The tracklist:
01 Also Sprach Zarathustra
02 That's All Right
03 I Got A Woman
04 Elvis talks / Love Me Tender
05 You Don't Have To Say You Love Me
06 Elvis Talks About The L.A. Show
07 Sweet Caroline
08 You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'
09 Polk Salad Annie
10 Band Introductions
11 Johnny B. goode
12 Band Introductions
13 Something 
14 Heartbreak Hotel
15 Elvis Talks / Blue Suede Shoes
16 Loving You (excerpt)
17 (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear
18 Hound Dog
19 Elvis Talks / Snowbird (incl. 2 false starts)
20 Elvis Talks
21 The Impossible Dream
22 Closing Vamp
23 Telephone call, april 1971 with DEA agent Ron Wentz

LIFE - THE ALTERNATE NASHVILLE RECORDINGS 1970/1971

ELVIS Life is a 17 Tracks CD, including alternate recordings that were missing on official releases. That makes this cd a great addition to the sensational albums 'From Elvis In Nashville' and 'Back In Nashville'.

All in the best sound quality! Also included are 2 duets from 'The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face', one with Ginger Holladay and one with Temple Riser.

Presented as a promo release. The artwork is in the style of Elvis' 1971 single 'Only Believe / Life'.

1. Stranger In The Crowd
(rehearsal / alternate take 7)
2. Life (rehearsal / take 1)
03. Heart Of Rome (overdub take 3)
04. Heart Of Rome (overdub work part 1)
05. Cindy Cindy (overdubbed unedited master)
06. Make The World Go Away (overdub work part 1)
07. When I’m Over You (string overdubs / unedited master)
08. Tomorrow Never Comes (take 13 / ending only)
09. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (duet with Ginger Holladay)
10. Sylvia (take 7)
11. Got My Mojo Working / Keep Your Hands Off It
(Additional brass overdubs / unedited master)
12. Life (take 17)
13. Life (take 18 & 19)
14. Mary In The Morning (backup vocal overdub / unedited master)
15. It’s Your Baby You Rock It (backup vocal overdub / unedited master)
16. I’ll Be Home On Christmas Day (take 7)
17. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (duet with Temple Riser)

HIGH NOTES AT THE KIEL

Rag Doll is back with a brand new unreleased audience recoring performance! ''High Notes At The Kiel'' contains Elvis his performance at Kiel Auditorium in St. Louis on June 28, 1973.

The June 1973 tour is often considered one of Elvis best tours and while this certainly is true, some dark stuff went on preceding Elvis show on June 28, 1973 in St. Louis, MO.

Back stage moments before Elvis was supposed to take the stage Vernon Presley called Dr. Nick to the singers hotel room, only to find an Elvis that was passed out barely breathing, after an injection with a stimulant and putting Elvis in a bath tub full of cold water they put him in his nail studded jumpsuit and Elvis took the stage to loud applause.

Not showing any signs of what had happened only moments before. As seen in recently released 8mm footage and pictures one has to ask themselves was this story dramatized or was it all true?

For the first time we can now listen to the infamous concert containing one of Elvis his best versions of ''I Can't Stop Loving You'' and ''I'm Leavin’'' we also have a great performance of ''How Great Thou Art'' including a reprise, a beautiful ''Help Me Make It Through The Night'' and ''What Now My Love'' among the recently introduced ''Rock 'N' Roll Medley'' and a rousing performance of ''Steamroller Blues''.

The person who recorded this show unfortunately missed the first and last song but the majority is here and worth listening to and should be part of any serious Elvis fan's collection.
We are releasing this as a digipack filled with pictures of the show.

I Got A Woman
Help Me Make It Through The Night
Steamroller Blues
You Gave Me A Mountain
Love Me
Blue Suede Shoes
Rock 'N' Roll Medley
I'm Leavin'
How Great Thou Art
How Great Thou Art (Reprise)
Hound Dog
Fever
Something
What Now My Love
Suspicious Minds
Band Introductions
I'll Remember You
I Can't Stop Loving You
An American Trilogy
A Big Hunk O' Love