BUMPS ARE GONE, BUT HE'S STILL KING!

E.P. Collector
Audience recording

The Hartford, July 28th, 1976 show is previously unreleased in complete audience recorded form. 

The Audionics label released parts of this show taken from a sound-board source (CD "Across The Country," 2005). Unfortunately, a complete soundboard recording of this concert do not exist.
The E. P. Collector label had a complete audience tape of very good sound quality in vaults for many years and finally decided to release it. July 28th, 1976 the is longest and perhaps the best show from this particular tour. Among the concert highlights there are fantastic performances of ,,Jailhouse Rock“, „America“, „Polk Salad Annie“ and „Hurt“. There is one special moment too, when Elvis sing „Happy Birthday“, to Kitty Kahane, daughter of Elvis friend, comedian Jackie Kahane.

This show was restored with a great care with a focus on not changing the integrity of the original monaural recording. You may ask your supplier for samples. If you are fan of good audience recordings, we bet that you will like the sound!

This CD is packaged in a nicely designed digipak with concert review and collection of images taken during Hartford concert on July 28, 1976.

If you have enjoyed our previous 1976 releases like „The First Time Ever I Lay With You“ and „Looked Into The Wings”, then you are sure to enjoy our latest release, too.

We would like to thank you for your continuing support. We are planning some surprises for 2019, including totally new shows, so stay tuned!

Tracklist:

01. Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001 Theme) - 02. C. C. Rider - 03. medley: 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. medley: Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel (medley) - 09. And I Love You So - 10. Jailhouse Rock (with reprise) - 11. Fever - 12. America (The Beautiful) (with reprise) - 13. Polk Salad Annie - 14. Band Introductions - 15. Early Mornin' Rain - 16. Chicken Pickin' / What'd I Say - 17. Johnny B. Goode - 18. Drum Solo (Ronnie Tutt) - 19. Bass Solo #1 (Blues - Jerry Scheff) - 20. Bass Solo #2 (Battle Of New Orleans - Jerry Scheff) - 21. Piano Solo (Tony Brown) - 22. Electric Piano Solo (David Briggs) - 23. Love Letters - 24. School Day - 25. Happy Birthday (to Kitty Kahane) - 26. Hurt (with reprise) - 27. Hound Dog - 28. Funny How Time Slips Away - 29. Hawaiian Wedding Song - 30. Can't Help Falling In Love - 31. Closing Vamp.

Running time 73:10

"it's almost Christmas" - that's probably what the people behind the E.P. Collectors must have thought. I am rather skeptical about this label, because this label has hardly put a good product on the market. Especially when you listen to their latest release Black Tornado, the sound is just plain bad. And when I read in this article that the producers have had this show on the shelf for years, I really wonder if it would not have been better if this show had to stay there for a long time. It's just not a good show. Elvis sounds uninterested and tired. We have to wait and see ..... some fans will certainly receive this CD as a Christmas gift, but not me.

And the E.P. Collector is not done, because in this press release they announced new releases for 2019.....o boy...can't wait.