A DOUBLE DATE AT THE GATE

(2-CD DIGIPACK) 
SOUNDBOARD RECORDING

On November 28 & 29, 1976 Elvis performed two shows at the Cow Palace in the flower-city San Francisco. These shows have been regarded as some of Elvis' finest performances during this busy bicentennial year for The King. Gathered here in a beautiful 2-disc digipack is both shows in excellent quality. Unfortunately the sound engineer was not able to capture the whole shows while recording, but on this release you will find every second that was captured. The sound on both shows has been remastered by professionals and has never sounded better.

CD1 - November 28, 1976 - Cow Palace, San Francisco:

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
09. All Shook Up
10. Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel
11. And I Love You So
12. Fever
13. America The Beautiful
14. Polk Salad Annie
15. Band Introductions
16. Early Morning Rain
17. What I'd Say
18. Johnny B. Goode
19. Drum solo (Ronnie Tutt)
20. Bass solo (Blues, Jerry Scheff)
21. Piano solo (Tony Brown)
22. Electric piano solo (David Briggs)
23. Love Letters
24. School Day
25. Hurt
26. Hound Dog (incomplete)

Bonus (binaural):
27. America The Beautiful
28. Polk Salad Annie
29. Early Morning Rain
30. Hurt

CD2 - November 29, 1976 - Cow Palace, San Francisco:

01. C. C. Rider
02. I Got A Woman / Amen
03. Love Me
04. If You Love Me (Let Me Know)
05. You Gave Me A Mountain
06. Blue Suede Shoes
07. It's Now Or Never
08. All Shook Up
09. Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel
10. And I Love You So
11. Fever
12. Bridge Over Troubled Water
13. Band Introductions
14. Early Morning Rain
15. What I'd Say
16. Johnny B. Goode
17. Drum solo (Ronnie Tutt)
18. Bass solo 1 (Blues, Jerry Scheff)
19. Bass solo 2 (Battle Of New Orleans, Jerry Scheff)
20. Piano solo (Tony Brown)
21. Electric piano solo (David Briggs)
22. Love Letters
23. School Day
24. Hurt
25. Hound Dog
26. Funny How Time Slips Away

"It's almost Christmas, so why don't we release a "new" Elvis live CD" must have been the thoughts of these producers of this CD. Well I think they're too late!

The November 28, 1976 show was previously released as "America, The Beautiful" in 1997 by King Records (good sound)  and again as "San Francisco Bay Blues" in 2011 by Audionics (excellent sound).

The November 29, 1976 show was previously released as disc 1 on the FTD release "The West Coast Tour '76" in 2016.

ULTIMATE LOVE & BLUES

“Ultimate Love” and “The Blues” are the first two cd releases from “The Genre Collection”.

Each cd in this collection contains the original masters and alternate recordings, including recordings previously unreleased by Elvis’ record company.

“Ultimate Love” contains the original mono single master from “I’m Yours”, take 16 of “Please Don’t Stop Loving Me”, a 1959 homerecording of “Send Me Some Lovin’” and 27 other great songs!

On “The Blues” you can hear the complete take 3 of “What’d I Say” and “Hound Dog” in stunning sound quality. Both albums available for a budget price.

Songlist Ultimate Love:

1 Such A Night

2 Anyplace Is Paradise

3 Stuck On You (Original Mono single master)

4 All Shook Up (Including count-in)

5 Fever

6 I Want You With Me

7 Young And Beautiful

8 I’m Falling In Love Tonight (Alternate take 5)

9 Please Don’t Stop Loving Me (Alternate take 16)*

10 It’s Now Or Never (Original Mono single master)

11 Gently

12 Can’t Help Falling In Love (Movie version, take 9)*

13 I Need Your Love Tonight

14 Surrender

15 Loving You

16 I’m Yours (Original Mono single master)

17 Where Do You Come From (Binaural master)*

18 I Want You, I Need You, I Love You

19 Paralyzed

20 Blue Moon (Original Sun master)

21 Wear My Ring Around Your Neck (Undubbed master)

22 (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear

23 Any Way You Want Me (That’s How I Will Be)

24 This Is My Heaven (Alternate take 5)*

25 Home Is Where The Heart Is (Alternate take 20)*

26 One Night

27 First In Line

28 Love Me Tender

29 Because Of Love (Binaural master)*

30 Send Me Some Lovin’ (Homerecording, 1959)*

* Previously Unreleased by Elvis’ Record Company

Songlist "The Blues"

1 Reconsider Baby
2 I Feel So Bad
3 When It Rains, It Really Pours (Original Sun master)
4 Milkcow Blues Boogie (Original Sun master)
5 So Glad You’re Mine
6 Mean Woman Blues
7 My Baby Left Me
8 Tomorrow Night (Original Sun master)
9 Trying To Get To You (Original Sun master)
10 New Orleans
11 Trouble
12 It Feels So Right
13 Beach Boy Blues
14 Like A Baby
15 Lawdy Miss Clawdy
16 A Mess Of Blues (Original Mono single master)
17 I Want To Be Free
18 Give Me The Right
19 Anyplace Is Paradise

20 I Need You So

21 My Baby’s Gone (Original Sun master)

22 Hound Dog (From the original master tape)

23 What’d I Say (Alternate take 3)*

24 Santa Claus Is Back In Town

25 Blue Christmas

A FLING WITH THE KING

FROM THE BOOTH TAPES VOL.9  (2-CD DIGIPACK STRAIGHT ARROW)  CD 1) LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, USA, 12-02-1973 DINNER SHOW

CD 2) LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, USA, 12-02-1973 MIDNIGHT  SHOW

Coming out soon is the 9th volume of Straight Arrow's "From The Booth Tapes“ series. It's 2CD entitled "A Vegas Fling With The King" featuring Elvis' Dinner and Midnight show from February 12th, 1973. These recordings are taken directly from original 'booth recorded' mastertapes.
These concerts showcase Elvis in excellent form! Famous actor Jack Lord and his wife Marie were present for both shows. Elvis called out Jack's name, and Jack stood up. The applause was tremendous. Elvis grinned and said, 'Sit down, Jack, you're getting more applause than I am'.
Both  shows are previously unreleased and 100% complete. The February 12, 1973 D/S is a completely new show, even for die-hard Elvis fans. It has never been in circulation - in any form. The February 12, 1973 M/S was in circulation in the form of amateur CDRs in very bad sound. It has nothing to do with the top-notch booth quality tape presented here by Straight Arrow. Ask your dealer for sound samples.

As usual, this new release will be presented in a beautiful 4-panel digipak that includes Jack Lord's special memory of Elvis and rare photos taken on- and off-stage during Elvis’ 1973 Las Vegas Winter season.

If you liked our previous Las Vegas 1973 releases like “One For The Ladies” (SA/SP 2016-41-02) or “Doin’ The Best I Can” (SA/SP 2015-29-02), we'll bet that you will also love this one!

CD1 - Monday, February 12, 1973 Dinner Show

01. Introduction: Also Sprach Zarathustra - 02. C. C. Rider - 03. I Got A Woman / Amen - 04. Love Me Tender - 05. You Don't Have To Say You Love Me - 06. Steamroller Blues - 07. You Gave Me A Mountain - 08. Fever - 09. Love Me - 10. Blue Suede Shoes - 11. Heartbreak Hotel - 12. Johnny B. Goode - 13. Hound Dog - 14. What Now My Love - 15. Suspicious Minds - 16. Introductions of singers, musicians, orchestra - 17. Introduction of actor Jack Lord / Hawaii 5-0 theme - 18. I’ll Remember You (dedicated to Jack and Marie Lord) - 19. I Can’t Stop Loving You - 20. An American Trilogy - 21. Can't Help Falling In Love - 22. Closing Vamp / Announcements.

Approx. running time: 53:40

CD2 - Monday, February 12, 1973 Midnight Show

Introduction: Also Sprach Zarathustra - 02. C. C. Rider - 03. I Got A Woman / Amen - 04. Love Me Tender - 05. You Don't Have To Say You Love Me - 06. Steamroller Blues - 07. You Gave Me A Mountain - 08. Fever - 09. Love Me - 10. Blue Suede Shoes - 11. Heartbreak Hotel - 12. Johnny B. Goode - 13. Hound Dog - 14. What Now My Love - 15. Suspicious Minds - 16. Introductions of singers, musicians, orchestra - 17. Introduction of actor Jack Lord / Hawaii 5-0 theme - 18. I’ll Remember You - 19. I Can’t Stop Loving You (with reprise) - 20. An American Trilogy - 21. Can't Help Falling In Love - 22. Closing Vamp.

HILTON SHOWROOM VOL. 6

(2-CD AUDIREC) HILTON HOTEL, LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, USA, 27-08-1974 MIDNIGHT SHOW

AudiRec proudly presents: ELVIS – HILTON SHOWROOM VOLUME 6 – a brandnew 2 CD Set which will be released at the end of this month (November). This time we have decided to release the Midnight Show from August 27, 1974 and it is the first time that this show is available on a “real” cd in its entirety. One day earlier (on the 26th) Elvis had to cancel both shows to virtually “stay in bed” because of the flu. He was definitely upset about this and has been heard saying “I would have not canceled a show but the doctors told me that I might get pneumonia again and put me in bed for several days”. But just one day later - on the 27th - he was back again!

If you are familiar with Elvis´ engagement in August of 1974 you sure are “used” to a whole lot of unusual shows with a very talkative Elvis, who was really “upbeat” most of the time and sometimes (especially at the end of the engagement) even aggressive. Still, these shows were almost all very entertaining and definitely had their moments. Las Vegas newspapers announced the return of the “King” with the words “Elvis Presley continues his blockbuster two-week engagement in the main showroom of the Las Vegas Hilton with two shows every night at 8 p.m. and midnight. The gyrating, swivel-hipped superstar, now in his 11th Hilton appearance. is once again setting new attendance records at every show.” Elvis Presley in 1974 was kind of an “undisputed” champion in terms of percentage of seats sold related to Las Vegas and the many performers who played there. Fans of our series know what to expect from our brandnew 2 CD Set, not only from listening but also from reading in the usual high quality booklet that is included with first-hand information from what was going on at the Hilton Hotel in Las Vegas in August of 1974 – including a review of the show written by Martha Collins who was in the audience. The review was printed just two weeks later in Rex Martin´s legendary weekly Elvis News magazine.

Please be aware that this new release is limited to 300 copies only! Be sure to get your copy if you are interested. Once you have it in your hands, we hope your spare time will allow you to sit back, put your headphones on, flip through the accompanied 16-page booklet and listen to the Midnight Show from August 27, 1974. It´s Las Vegas! It´s the Hilton Hotel Showroom! It´s ELVIS! Enjoy!

Tracklisting:

August 27, 1974, Midnight show

CD1

01. Also Sprach Zarathustra

02. C. C. Rider

03. I Got A Roman / Amen (medley)

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. Softly As I leave You

13. Hound Dog (with reprise)

14. You Gave Me A Mountain

15. An American Trilogy

CD2

01. Band Introductions / monologue

02. We Shall Overcome (excerpt) / If You Talk In Your Sleep

03. Introduction of Red West and Kang Rhee

04. Why Me Lord

05. Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel (medley)

06. Hawaiian Wedding Song

07. Let Me Be There (with reprise)

08. Monologue

09. It's Now Or Never

10. Can't Help Falling In Love

11. Closing Vamp

Bonus (August 29, 1974 Dinner Show):

12. How Great Thou Art

13. Early Morning Rain

Total running time = 90:32 min

THE STANDING ROOM ONLY TAPES VOL 2.

(LIMITED EDITION 4-CD BOX)

Volume 1 focussed on the "On Tour" rehearsals, volume 2 gives us four four concerts from April 1972. 

This second volume features four of the recorded shows and each collected here for the first time in this 4-CD Boxed set in the best quality available.

These shows aren't new to the die hard fans, but if you missed the old ones than this is your time to collect these great concerts in one box.

CD-1 Hampton Roads, April 9,1972
01 Also Sprach Zarathustra 01:24 02 See See Rider 03:05 03 Until It's Time For You To Go 02:30 04 Polk Salad Annie 03:11 05 Love Me 01:35 06 All Shook Up 01:00 07 Teddy Bear 01:06 08 Don't Be Cruel 01:07 09 Are You Lonesome Tonight 02:38 10 I Can't Stop Loving You 02:26 11 Hound Dog 01:27 12 Bridge Over Troubled Water 04:10 13 Suspicious Minds 05:21 14 For The Good Times 03:04 15 Band Introductions 01:29 16 American Trilogy 04:58 17 Love Me Tender 02:37 18 A Big Hunk O' Love 02:04 19 How Great Thou Art 02:54 20 Sweet, Sweet Spirit (By JD Sumner & The Stamps) 02:48 21 Lawdy Miss Clawdy 02:05 22 Can't Help Falling In Love 01:45 23 Closing Vamp 01:05

CD-2 Richmond, April 10, 1972

01 Also Sprach Zarathustra 01:17 02 C.C. Rider 02:59 03 Proud Mary 02:43 04 Never Been To Spain 03:36 05 You Gave Me A Mountain 03:13 06 Until It's Time For You To Go 02:31 07 Polk Salad Annie 03:14 08 Love Me 01:37 09 All Shook Up 00:58 10 Teddy Bear/Don't Be Cruel 01:49 11 Heartbreak Hotel 02:04 12 Hound Dog 01:21 13 Bridge Over Troubled Water 04:11 14 Love Me Tender 01:43 15 It's Over 02:15 16 Suspicious Minds 04:52 17 Introductions 01:50 18 For The Good Times 03:07 19 I Can't Stop Loving You 02:21 20 An American Trilogy 04:15 21 Lawdy Miss Clawdy (incomplete) 02:14 22 Funny How Time Slips Away 02:40 23 Can't Help Falling In Love / Closing Vamp 02:02

CD-3 Greensboro, April 14, 1972
01 Introduction: Also Sprach Zarathustra 01:14 02 C.C. Rider 03:09 03 Proud Mary 02:43 04 Never Been To Spain 03:36 05 You Gave Me A Mountain 03:13 06 Until It's Time For You To Go 02:36 07 Polk Salad Annie 03:14 08 Love Me 01:35 09 All Shook Up 01:00 10 Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel 02:26 11 Hound Dog 01:30 12 Heartbreak Hotel 01:49 13 A Big Hunk O' Love 02:00 14 Bridge Over Troubled Water 04:13 15 Suspicious Minds 04:48 16 Love Me Tender 01:34 17 Introductions 01:21 18 For The Good Times 03:08 19 An American Trilogy 04:42 20 Burning Love 02:44 21 Release Me 03:03 22 Funny How Time Slips Away 02:49 23 Can't Help Falling In Love / Closing Vamp 02:15

CD-4 San Antonio, April 18, 1972

2001 Theme / See See Rider / Proud Mary / Never Been To Spain / You Gave Me A Mountain / Until It's Time For You To Go / Polk Salad Annie / Love Me / All Shook Up / Teddy Bear - Don't Be Cruel / Heartbreak Hotel / Hound Dog / How Great Thou Art / I Can`t Stop Loving You / Love Me Tender / Suspicious Minds / Intros / For The Good Times / Burning Love / American Trilogy / Funny How Time slips Away / Can't Help Falling In Love / Closing Vamp