I WALK THE LINE

4 CD Box

AUDIENCE RECORDING

It’s August 1970, the recordings for the MGM movie “That’s the way it is” are finished and 

Elvis still has more than three weeks to go to the Las Vegas International Hotel before starting another short (but busy) one week tour. Elvis is very inspired, in a good mood, funny and in a fantastic physical condition.

All of which resulted in the magnificent August & September performances. 

Unfortunately the only soundboard/ multitrack material that has seen the light of day are the “That’s The Way It Is” performances. 

Lucky enough these audience recordings survived! 

The August 14 1970 show has always been considered a very remarkable show, especially as Elvis is singing some unusual songs, like the 2 Johnny Cash songs: “I Walk The Line/Folson Prison Blues”.

The August 14 show had some volume issues as appeared on the original tape, probably because of hiding the recorder. This has been corrected where possible. All performances have been re-edited and remastered and speed corrected where nescesarry. 

Also featured is the original August 10, stage rehearsal, remastered from scratch using an original transfer of the reel. Without any edited or added intro or outros, just as recorded! A wonderful improvement to the original release from the 90's!

Although this is a beautiful box, there is nothing new here. 

After listening to this release it appears that these recordings are taken straight from:

Disc 1 = The Man In White, Get Dirty

Disc 2 = parts of Elvis '70: Hot To Trot

Disc 3 = The Hillbilly Cat Live

Disc 4 = The Hillbilly Cat Returns

I don’t have a clue why this label choose to release some “bonus” tracks from the August 20, 1970 dinner & midnight show.

Here's a (small) list:

August 11, dinner show, Audionics: You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'

August 14, midnight show, Lone Star: The Man In White vol. 3

August 19, dinner show, Inferno: International Tigerman

August 19, dinner + midnight show, Rock Legends: Double Dynamite

August 19, dinner show: Straight Arrow, Loose As A Goose!

August 20, dinner show, Memory: A Dinner Bell In Vegas

August 20, dinner show, Straight Arrow: Elvis '70 Hot To Trot

August 20, midnight show, Memory: A Bright Midnight With Elvis 

August 21, dinner show, Touchdown: August Reloaded

August 21, dinner show, Straight Arrow: Ol' Snake Hips Is In Town

August 23, dinner show, Graceland: The Hillbilly Cat Live

August 24, midnight show, Graceland: The Hillbilly Cat Returns

And we also have the very good sounding soundboards/multitrack by Audionics:

August 11, dinner show: Something

August 12, dinner show: Twenty Days & Nights

August 13, dinner show: Stranger In The Crowd

Leave this one alone, you can buy something else!