VEGAS THROAT

Every Elvis fan of course will know that this year marked the 50th anniversary of Elvis returning to the stage.

An amazing 11 disc boxset was released and although it is a must, it is most likely it will be played often because most shows are pretty much the same as the one before.

CMT/STAR have made an outstanding "Ultimate" release which includes ALL the songs (29 tracks!)  from the shows in ONE performance!

Lots of time and effort went into the editing and it sounds like one complete show.

This is the one you will be playing over and over, this is why we are Elvis fans; to enjoy his music!

"Good evening ladies and gentlemen, this is my first live appearance in nine years. 

It is very dry in Las Vegas and singers have what they call a "Vegas Throat"

Tracklisting:

Blue Suede Shoes - 08/22/69,Midnight Show

I Got A Woman - 08/22/69,Midnight Show

All Shook Up - 08/21/69,Midnight Show

Inherit the Wind - 08/26/69,Dinner Show 

Rubberneckin' - 08/26/69,Midnight Show

I Can't Stop Loving You - 08/24/69,Dinner Show

Johnny B. Goode - 08/24/69,Dinner Show

Love Me Tender - 08/24/69,Dinner Show

Jailhouse Rock/Don't Be Cruel - 08/24/69,Dinner Show

Hound Dog - 08/22/69,Dinner Show

Heartbreak Hotel -  08/24/69,Dinner Show

Baby What Do You Want Me To Do - 08/24/69,Midnight Show

Loving You/Reconsider Baby - 08/23/69,Midnight Show

Surrender/Runaway - 08/21/69,Midnight Show

Funny How Time Slips Away - 08/22/69,Midnight Show

Are You Lonesome Tonight? - 08/21/69,Midnight Show

Words - 08/24/69,Midnight Show

Yesterday/Hey Jude  - 08/24/69,Midnight Show (edit)

In The Ghetto - 08/25/69,Dinner Show

Memories - 08/22/69,Midnight Show

This is the Story - 08/26/69,Midnight Show

My Babe - 08/22/69,Midnight Show

Suspicious Minds - 08/26/69,Midnight Show (edit) 

What'd I Say - 08/22/69,Dinner Show (edit)

Can't Help Falling in Love - 08/24/69,Dinner Show

LOVE MY TEDDY BEAR TENDER

Recorded live at the International Hotel, Las Vegas,NV, September 3rd, 1971, Dinner Show

This new release is titled "LOVE MY TEDDY BEAR TENDER" (EPC 2019-22) and it brings us the Las Vegas, September 3rd, 1971 Dinner show. You'll have to forgive us for the somewhat clumsy title, but maybe you'll understand when we tell you that it contains a

sensational concert rarity! During this concert, he sings "Love Me Tender" to the tune of "Teddy Bear"!! He only did this once, during this concert, and now for the first time you can hear this amazing discovery!!! Who would think that we would still be getting surprises like this in 2019?!

Concert recordings from '71 are hard to come by these da ys, especially unreleased ones.

During this season, Elvis was on fire, and his setlist was varied and strong. Near the end of the engagement, his shows were a bit looser, and this one is a real delight. This concert recording is a completely new show, even for the hardcore fans. The audio was mastered from an original audience recorded cassette tape. This CD is packaged in a nicely designed digipack with a press review and a collection of images taken in Las Vegas, NV, in August/September 1971.

Tracklist:
01. Orchestra Intro02. Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001 Theme)03. That’s All Right04. IGot A Woman05. Proud Mary06. Sweet Caroline07. Polk Salad Annie08. Instrumental Intermezzo09. Johnny B. Goode 10. It's Impossible (with false start)11. Love Me12. Medley: Blue Suede Shoes / Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On 13. Heartbreak Hotel14. Love Me Tender sung to Teddy Bear tune15. Medley: Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel16. Hound Dog 17. Suspicious Minds18. Band Introductions19. I'm Leavin'20. Lawdy Miss Clawdy21. Can't Help Falling In Love (with false start) 22. Closing Vamp

KNOXVILLE KNOCKOUT

Recorded live at the UOT Stokely Arena, Knoxville, TN, April 8, 1972 Evening show

This new new CD is titled "KNOXVILLE KNOCKOUT" (EPC 2019-23). The Knoxville, TN, April 8, 1972 8:30 pm evening show is previously unreleased and moreover, it is completely a new show for all Elvis die-hard fans:again, never before in circulation, in any form! 

Interestingly enough, RCA was there to record, but their tape recorder malfunctioned. Now you can finally hear what RCA tried to record!!

This concert is taken from a recently discovered original audience recorded cassette tape. Unfortunately, "An American Trilogy" is incomplete, and it is possible that there's is one song missing, just before the "Can't Help Falling In Love" finale. 

As we've come to expect from the April '72 shows, Elvis is in excellent form. And what a rare treat to finally get an audience recorded tape from this highly regarded tour! Elvis is firing on all cylinders. He knocks "How Great Thou Art" out of the ballpark. Wow, just wow!! 

As usual, this CD is packaged in a nicely designed digipack with excerpts from a local press review and a collection of images taken on tour in April, 1972, including a couple of real, very rare Knoxville show shots.

Tracklist:

01. Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001 Theme)02. C. C. Rider 03. Proud Mary04. Never Been To Spain05. You Gave Me A Mountain06. Until It's Time For You To Go07. Polk Salad Annie 08. Love Me09. All Shook Up 10. Medley: Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel11. Hound Dog 12. Love Me Tender (with break) 13. How Great Thou Art14. I Can't Stop Loving You (with reprise) 15. For The Good Times16. Suspicious Minds17. Band Introductions18. An American Trilogy (incomplete) 19. Can't Help Falling In Love20. Closing Vamp.

CITY OF ANGELS - 2 CD

CITY OF ANGELS - a new 2 CD set, featuring both shows which Elvis performed on May 11th, 1974 at The Forum (Inglewood) in Los Angeles, CA.

In recent years, some younger fans claimed that Elvis' performances in LA were mediocre. Nevertheless, fans who were present always mentioned these were "kick-ass perfor-mances". It's worth mentioning that these shows were attended by a few members of the hard-rock band 'Led Zeppelin' as well as by Bill Wyman, the Rolling Stones bass player.

CD1 - 11.05.1974 2:30 PM:

01. Introduction: Also Sprach Zarathustra - 02. C. C. Rider - 03. I Got A Woman / Amen - 04. Love Me - 05. Tryin' To Get To You - 06. All Shook Up - 07. (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel - 08. Love Me Tender - 09. You Can Have Her - 10. Steamroller Blues - 11. Hound Dog - 12. Fever - 13. Polk Salad Annie - 14. Why Me Lord - 15. Suspicious Minds - 16. Introductions of singers, musicians, orchestra - 17. I Can't Stop Loving You - 18. Help Me - 19. An American Trilogy - 20. Let Me Be There (with reprise) - 21. Funny How Time Slips Away - 22. Big Boss Man - 23. Can't Help Falling In Love - 24. Closing Vamp / Announcements

CD2 - 11.05.1974 8:30 PM:

01. Introduction: Also Sprach Zarathustra - 02. C. C. Rider - 03. I Got A Woman / Amen - 04. Love Me (with reprise) - 05. Trying To Get To You - 06. All Shook Up - 07. (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel - 08. Love Me Tender - 09. Steamroller Blues - 10. Hound Dog - 11. Fever - 12. Polk Salad Annie - 13. Why Me Lord - 14. Suspicious Minds - 15. Introductions of singers, musicians, orchestra - 16. I Can't Stop Loving You - 17. Help Me - 18. An American Trilogy - 19. Let Me Be There (with reprise) - 20. Funny How Time Slips Away - 21. Big Boss Man - 22. Can‘t Help Falling In Love - 23. Closing Vamp / Announcements

Tracks 21-23 were recorded on May 10th, 1974 in Swing auditorium, San Bernardino, CA, 8:30 PM

Bonus:

23. Robert Plant talks about meeting Elvis - 24. Big Boss Man - 25. Can‘t Help Falling In Love - 26. Closing Vamp / Announcements

Tracks 24-26 were recorded from audience on May 11th, 1974 E/S and they are used for historical reason.

OUT IN HOLLYWOOD VOLUME 3

"Train I ride, sixteen coaches long...."

The MTP label (CMT/Star?) has announced their second release in the 'out in hollywood' series: Out In Hollywood volume 3. The Elvis train is riding to fast for me!

Hard to find outtakes and new edits, presented in a deluxe digipack edition. 

Another collection of 22 great songs, most are hard to find, or released on cds where you get so many takes of the same song, you probably only have heard them once, or more likely... never. Also included are some cool UNRELEASED tracks like "Poor Boy" which is an alternate master and "Stay Away" which has the harmonica intro followed by the master take, the sound is much better then the actual movie version.

1.    Poor Boy - Spliced take 1 (remake), 3
2.    I Want To Be Free - take 10 (prison version)
3.    Loving You - take 16 (end version)
4.    Cross My Heart and Hope To Die - take 8
5.    This is Living - take 8
6.    Hard Knocks - take 4
7.    Easy Come, Easy Go - take 10
8.    Vino, Dinero Y Amor - take 4
9.    Drums of the Islands - take 2 (AOV)
10.  Anyone - take 2
11.  Summer Kisses, Winter Tears - take 16
12.  Shoppin' Around - take 14 (finale version)
13.  The Bullfighter Was A Lady - take 14
14.  Kissin' Cousins #2 - take 4
15.  Night Life - take 11
16.  Take Me To the Fair - take 7
17.  A Dogs Life - take 7 (EOV)
18.  Almost in Love - take 6
19.  Wisdom of the Ages - take 2
20.  Stay, Away - Alternate Master
21.  Let's Forget About the Stars - Rough mix
22.  Let Us Pray - Vocal Only  

MELE MAI KA LANI MAI

Venus Productions is proud to present you a 3-CD set with unreleased outtakes from the movie “Blue Hawaii”.

As with all Venus releases all tracks are uncut and the sound is top notch!

Track listing

CD - 1

01 - Hawaiian Sunset - tk1 complete - 02 - Hawaiian Sunset - tk2 complete - 03 - Hawaiian Sunset - tk3 complete - 04 - Hawaiian Sunset - Master tks4,7 - 05 - Aloha Oe - sect#2 tk1 complete - 06 - Aloha Oe - sect#2 tk2 complete - 07 - Aloha Oe - sect#2 tk3 complete - 08 - Aloha Oe - sect#2 tk4,6 complete - 09 - Aloha Oe - sect#2 Master tks5,7 - 10 - Ku-u-i-po - tk1 complete - 11 - Ku-u-i-po - tk2 LFS - 12 - Ku-u-i-po - tks4,5 LFS - 13 - Ku-u-i-po - tks6,7 LFS - 14 - Ku-u-i-po - tk8 LFS tk9 Master - 15 - Ku-u-i-po – Master - 16 - No More - tks1,2 - 17 - No More - tk3 lfs - 18 - No More - tk4 lfs - 19 - No More - tk5 lfs tk7 complete - 20 - No More - tk8 complete - 21 - No More - tk9 complete - 22 - No More - tk11 end of tk5 - 23 - No More – Master - 24 - Slicin’ Sand - tk unknown complete - 25 - Slicin’ Sand - tks15,16 - 26 - Slicin’ Sand - tk17 complete - 27 - Slicin’ Sand - tk18 fs tk19 complete - 28 - Slicin’ Sand – Master - 29 - Blue Hawaii - tks1,2 fs - 30 - Blue Hawaii - tk3 - 31 - Blue Hawaii - tk4 fs - 32 - Blue Hawaii - tk5 fs - 33 - Blue Hawaii - tk6 lfs - 34 - Blue Hawaii - tk7 complete Master with count-in - 35 - Blue Hawaii - alternate tk3 - 36 - Blue Hawaii - Master

CD - 2

01 - Ito Eats - tk1 fs tk2 lfs - 02 - Ito Eats - tks3,4 fs - 03 - Ito Eats - tk5 complete - 04 - Ito Eats - tks6,7,8 fs 9 Master - 05 - Ito Eats – Master - 06 - Ito Eats - tk1 complete tag for movie - 07 - Hawaiian Wedding Song - tk1 complete - 08 - Hawaiian Wedding Song - tk2 Master with count-in - 09 - Hawaiian Wedding Song – Master - 10 - Island Of Love - tks1,2,3,4 fs lfs - 11 - Island Of Love - tks5,6,7 fs tk8 complete - 12 - Island Of Love - tk9 lfs tks10,11,12 fs - 13 - Island Of Love - tk master - 14 - Island Of Love – master - 15 - Steppin’ Out Of Line - tks1,2,3,4,5 fs - 16 - Steppin’ Out Of Line - tks6,7 fs - 17 - Steppin’ Out Of Line - tks8 complete - 18 - Steppin’ Out Of Line - tks9,10,11 fs - 19 - Steppin’ Out Of Line - tks12,13,14 fs tk15 complete - 20 - Steppin’ Out Of Line - tks16 fs tk17 complete - 21 - Steppin’ Out Of Line - tk18 lfs tk19 complete - 22 - Steppin’ Out Of Line – master - 23 - Steppin’ Out Of Line - spliced tks8,19 movie version - 24 - Almost Always True - tk1 lfs tk2 fs tk3 - 25 - Almost Always True - tk4 lfs tk5 complete - 26 - Almost Always True - tk6 lfs tk7 lfs - 27 - Almost Always True - tk8 Master with count-in - 28 - Almost Always True - Master

CD - 3

01 - Moonlight Swim - tk1 fs tk2 lfs - 02 - Moonlight Swim - tk3 complete - 03 - Moonlight Swim - tk4 alternate master - 04 - Aloha Oe - section#1 complete - 05 - Can’t Help Falling In Love - tks1,2,3,4 fs - 06 - Can’t Help Falling In Love - tk5 complete - 07 - Can’t Help Falling In Love - tks6,7,8 fs - 08 - Can’t Help Falling In Love - tk9 complete - 09 - Can’t Help Falling In Love - tks10,11,12 fs - 10 - Can’t Help Falling In Love - tk13 complete - 11 - Can’t Help Falling In Love - tks14,15 fs tk16 complete - 12 - Can’t Help Falling In Love - tks17,18,19,20,21,22 fs - 13 - Can’t Help Falling In Love - tk24 complete - 14 - Can’t Help Falling In Love - tk25 fs tk26 complete - 15 - Can’t Help Falling In Love - tk29 master with count-in - 16 - Can’t Help Falling In Love - tk23 movie version - 17 - Beach Boy Blues - tk1 fs tk2 complete - 18 - Beach Boy Blues - tk3 complete - 19 - Beach Boy Blues - record version - 20 - Beach Boy Blues - movie version - 21 - Rock-A-Hula Baby - tks1,2 fs - 22 - Rock-A-Hula Baby - tk3 complete - 23 - Rock-A-Hula Baby - tk4 fs tk5 complete - 24 - Rock-A-Hula Baby - tks1,2 fs - 25 - Rock-A-Hula Baby - tk3 complete

FROM HOLLYWOOD TO NASHVILLE - THE ESSENTAIL 1957-58 STUDIO MASTERS

The Memphis Recording Service label will release a 180gram LP with a 4-page photo pullout poster titled ‘FROM HOLLYWOOD TO NASHVILLE - THE ESSENTIAL 1957-58 STUDIO MASTERS - release date is end of october.
01 All Shook Up (with Studio Chat & Count in) 2:02 (Blackwell/Presley)
02 Have I Told You Lately That I Love You 2:31 (Russell/Wiseman)
03 I Need You So 2:39 (Ivory Joe Hunter)
04 (There'll Be) Peace In The Valley (For Me) 3:20 (Thomas Dorsey)
05 I Beg Of You 1:54 (Rose Marie McCoy)
06 Blueberry Hill 2:38 (Rose/Lewis/Stock)
07 Is It So Strange 2:28 (Faron Young)
08 That's When Your Heartaches Begin 3:22 (Fisher/Raskin/Hill)
09 True Love 2:05 (Cole Porter)
01 Don't Leave Me Now (with Studio Chat & Count in) 2:07 (Schroeder/Weisman)
02 One Night (With You) 2:32 (Bartholomew/King)
03 Don’t’ 2:48 (Leiber/Stoller)
04 Doncha' Think It's Time [Single master] 1:58 (Dixon/Otis)
05 Wear My Ring Around Your Neck 2:15 (Carroll/Moody)
06 I Need Your Love Tonight 2:04 (Wayne/Reichner)
07 A Big Hunk O' Love 2:12 (Schroeder/Wyche)
08 (Now And Then There’s) A Fool Such As I 2:36 (Bill Trader)
09 I Got Stung 1:48 (Schroeder/Hill)
10 Wear My Ring Around Your Neck (Undubbed Version) 2:22 (Carroll/Moody)
11 Doncha' Think It's Time [LP master] 2:00 (Dixon/Otis)

SIDE A - 23 mins  

1957

SIDE B – 24:46 mins  

1957

1958

SOFTLY AS I LEAVE YOU

Recorded LIve At The Las Vegas Hilton Hotel, August 23,1974 Dinner Show

The Las Vegas, August 23rd, 1974 Dinner show is previously unreleased. This concert is taken from an early generation copy of an original audience recorded cassette tape which was never in circulation! Sound is excellent for an off - line source.  Unfortunately, the last 3 songs were not recorded. Instead of using a very poor sounding secondary source of the same show (missing the last song "Can't Help Falling In Love," anyway), we have decided to add same songs from the August 23rd, 1974 Midnight show tape which is of similar quality as the August 23rd, 1974 Dinner show. As usual, you may ask your supplier for samples.

The playlist is rather typical for August ’74 shows. Among the concert highlights, there are „It's Midnight,“ ”I'm Leavin',” of course ”Softly, As I Leave You”, a great version of “You Gave Me A Mountain” and a funky ”If You Talk In Your Sleep.”

This CD is packaged in a nicely designed digipack with a collection of great images taken during the August/September 1974 concerts.

If you've enjoyed our previous August 1974 release called „A SONG FOR SHEILA,“ then you are sure to enjoy our forthcoming one even more!

Tracklist:

01. Also Sprach Zarathustra - 02. C. C. Rider - 03. medley: 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 - 14. Hound Dog - 15. You Gave Me A Mountain (with reprise) - 16. Polk Salad Annie - 17. Band Introductions - 18. If You Talk In Your Sleep - 19. Why Me Lord - 20. medley: Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel - 21. Hawaiian Wedding Song - 22. Let Me Be There (with reprise) - 23. Elvis' monologue about rings - 24. Can't Help Falling In Love - 25. Closing Vamp.

Tracks 21.-25. taken from August 23rd, 1974 Midnight show.

GREEN PEPPERS, ONIONS AND CATFISH

Recorded Live At The Norfolk Scope Arena, VA, July 20, 1975 Evening Show.

Now, while some of Elvis import labels are just repackaging and re-releasing old stuff, E. P. Collector label is coming with another surprise! The Norfolk, July 20th, 1975 8:30pm show is previously unreleased and it was never before available in complete form and in solid quality! There is an old CDR in circuit of absolutely horrible sound and moreover, it's missing the last couple of songs. Now is a good time to throw this one into garbage can and grab the ultimate version!

As almost every fan knows, Elvis' July ’75 tour is rated as one of the best Elvis tours ever. The shows were longer and the playlists variable. Vocally, Elvis was in TOP shape. Two dynamic, rocking shows in Norfolk are no exception. Yes there was the (in) famous so called “catfish” incident - but, as usual, the whole story was exaggerated. Among the highlights there are „The Wonder Of You,” „Polk Salad Annie,” „ T-R-O-U-B-L-E,” „How Great Thou Art,” and „It’s Now Or Never.”  One song stands out - one of the very last performances of Chuck Berry’s great „Promised Land.”

This concert is taken from a recently found first generation copy of an original audience recorded cassette tape, recorded by a well known American fan. You may ask your supplier for samples.

This CD is packaged in a nicely designed digipack with collection of images taken by Len Leech in Norfolk, VA, 1975 E/S. It’s our first 1975 release and we hope to bring you more!

Tracklist:

01. Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001 Theme) - 02. C. C. Rider - 03. medley: I Got A Woman / Amen - 04. "Catfish incident" - 05. Love Me - 06. If You Love Me (Let Me Know) - 07. Love Me Tender - 08. All Shook Up - 09. medley: Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel - 10. Hound Dog - 11. The Wonder Of You - 12. Polk Salad Annie - 13. Band Introductions - 14. Johnny B. Goode (James Burton) - 15. Drum Solo (Ronnie Tutt) - 16. Bass Solo (Blues - Jerry Scheff) - 17. Piano Solo (Glen D. Hardin) - 18. School Day - 19. T-R-O-U-B-L-E - 20. Why Me Lord? - 21. How Great Thou Art (with reprise) - 22. Let Me Be There - 23. Funny How Time Slips Away (with reprise) - 24. Little Darlin' - 25. medley: Mystery Train / Tiger Man - 26. It's Now Or Never - 27. Promised Land - 28. Can't Help Falling In Love - 29. Closing Vamp.

FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS

Friday, February 20, 1970 Dinner &Midnight Shows, Las Vegas International Hotel, Las Vegas, NV

Our new release is titled "Friday Night Lights" (SA/SP 2019-59-02).

The Straight Arrow label is continuing to release early 70's concerts and this new release is a direct follow-up to our July release called "Kentucky RainN" (SA/SP 2019-57-02).

The Las Vegas, February 20th, 1970 Dinner show was previously released by the "SR" label in 2015 from an inferior, degraded copying and basically unlistenable source. The show was incomplete with cuts and running way too slow). Now you have a chance to listen to this fantastic concert in the best possible quality, for the first time.

The Las Vegas, February 20th, 1970 Midnight show is previously unreleased and it was never available in good quality and in complete form - until now! It is one of greatest Elvis shows ever with “Polk Salad Annie” and “Suspicious Minds” being reprised!!

We decided to add 5 bonus tracks, recorded during the February 21st, 1970 Dinner show. These tracks were never available in decent sound quality either. This recording includes the one-liner of the Pat Boone hit "When the Swallows Come Back to Capistrano." Unfortunately, no more tracks from this concert were taped.

All material (incl. the bonus tracks) presented on this release was recorded by same person. This release is presented in a de-luxe 8-panel digipak, with a collection of photos taken in Las Vegas, NV, February 1970 as well as a press review.

Tracklist:

CD1 (20.02.1970 D/S)

01. Orchestra Intro (part) - 02. Opening Vamp (incomplete) / All Shook Up - 03. I Got A Woman - 04. Long Tall Sally - 05. Don't Cry Daddy - 06. Hound Dog - 07. Love Me Tender (with false start) - 08. Kentucky Rain - 09. Let It Be Me (with false start) - 10. I Can't Stop Loving You - 11. Walk A Mile in My Shoes / In the Ghetto - 12. Sweet Caroline - 13. Polk Salad Annie - 14. Dialogue - 15. Introductions of singers, musicians, orchestra - 16. Suspicious Minds - 17. Can't Help Falling in Love.

 

CD2 (20.02.1970 M/S)

01. Orchestra Intro - 02. Opening Vamp - 03. All Shook Up - 04. I Got A Woman - 05. Long Tall Sally (with false start) - 06. Don't Cry Daddy - 07. Hound Dog - 08. Love Me Tender (with false start) - 09. Kentucky Rain (with false start) - 10. Let It Be Me - 11. I Can't Stop Loving You - 12. Walk A Mile in My Shoes / In the Ghetto - 13. Sweet Caroline - 14. Polk Salad Annie (with reprise) - 15. Introductions of singers, musicians, orchestra - 16. Suspicious Minds (with reprise) - 17. Can't Help Falling in Love.

Bonus (21.02.1970 D/S):

18. All Shook Up (incomplete) - 19. I Got A Woman - 20. When the Swallows Come Back to Capistrano (one line) - 21. Long Tall Sally - 22. Don't Cry Daddy.

THE EUROPEAN SIDE OF ELVIS / WORDS AND MUSIC

Housed in a beautiful slipcase is a 6 panel digipack with 2 rare albums.  This LIMITED EDITION COMBI COLLECTORS PACK contains masters and rare alternate tracks.

"Words and Music" was only released on CD in Australia in the mid 80's and is very hard to find these days. We present it here with rare bonus tracks and mixed with Elvis quotes just like the original release.

"The European Side Of Elvis" was never released on CD.

All tracks on this album are rare alternate tracks !!

This stunning new release is a great addition to your Elvis CD collection !

Trackinfo WORDS AND MUSIC
1     Memories (Live)  
2     That's All Right Mama  
3     Jailhouse Rock  
4     I Got Lucky  
5     All Shook Up  
6     (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear
7     Blue Hawaii  
8     Follow That Dream  
9     Guitar Man
10    Are You Lonesome Tonight (Breakup Version) (Live)  
11    Girl Happy  
12    Didja' Ever
13    G.I. Blues  
14    Wooden Heart  
15    U.S. Male
16    Mama Liked The Roses  
17    Treat Me Nice  
18    Crying In The Chapel  
19    Hound Dog (Live)  

Trackinfo THE EUROPEAN SIDE OF ELVIS 

1. It's Now Or Never ( undubbed master )
2. Surrender ( spliced take 7 )
3. You Don't have To Say You Love Me ( take 2 )
4. Ask Me (rejected 1963 master)
5. Santa Lucia ( vocal overdub take 3)
6. Tonight's All Right For Love (take 1)
7. My Way (live, 04-05-77)
8. What Now My Love ( live, 01-14-73)
9. I Love Only One Girl (take 1)
10. Almost Always True ( take 6 )
11. Wooden Heart ( take 4 )
12. Tonight Is So Right For Love (take 7)
13. Yesterday ( live, february 1970)
14. It's Easy For You ( take 1 )
15. My Boy ( take 2 )
16. Wonderful World ( take 15)
17. The Last Farewell (take 2)
18. Heart Of Rome (different mix)

FROM SUNSET BOULEVARD. TO PARADISE ROAD

August 1974 is a remarkable period in Elvis’ career. A new Vegas engagement was ahead

of him and Elvis and his loyal musicians had plans for a new and refreshing show, which they were going to perform for a two week period. Probably to avoid getting bored from doing the same year in and year out, they went to rehearse some new songs to create the new setlist.

Fortunately the rehearsal from August 16 was recorded on a 2 track cassette deck and is presented here in its ultimate form. Originally released way back in 1995 it was time for an update. Although the rehearsal and the show have been re-released by several other labels, they were simply badly remastered copies of the original release. Sometimes even being incomplete and sounding very “thin” due to the high level of noise reduction and compression. An exception must be made for some tracks in original binaural sound that were released some years back. The original master tape has been recorded in binaural but quality wise it left a lot to desire. In 1995 a straight copy of the master tape was used to create a more balanced mix of this remarkable recording. For this re-release an early “work in progress” version is used which contains less reverb than the version originally released. The recording has been painstakingly restored, resulting in what we believe to be the ultimate sounding and most complete outing of this remarkable rehearsal and the show.

Following the rehearsal, we present the opening night show of the engagement rehearsed for.

During the opening night Also Sprach Zarathustra and See See Rider were replaced by Big Boss Man and were followed byProud Mary and Down In The Alley. Most likely the audience was very surprised by the new setlist. Remarkably enough the next night the show went back to (pretty much) normal. Songs like Down In The Alley, Good Time Charlie’s Got The Blues,Never Been To Spain and My Baby Left Me were not played again during this engagement. So without any doubt the opening night concert is one of his most unique shows. The reason for the abrupt ending of the new refreshing setlist can only be guessed, but most likely Elvis fell out of his comfort zone and the audience was more pleased with the good old I Got A Woman and All Shook Up. Some of the rehearsed songs did survive during this two week engagement. For example It’s Midnight & If You Talk In Your Sleep & I’m Leavin’ became regular performed songs during these two weeks.

Now available are these very limited edition deluxe box sets. Available in WHITE, PURPLE or BLUE vinyl. Each vinyl colour being presented in its own awesome designed boxset. Get it while you can.

FROM SUNSET BOULEVARD TO PARADISE ROAD

CD 1
AUGUST 16 1974 REHEARSAL pt. 1

RCA STUDIOS HOLLYWOOD/CALIFORNIA

01 IF YOU LOVE ME (LET ME KNOW)

02 IF YOU LOVE ME (LET ME KNOW) #2

03 PROMISED LAND

04 PROMISED LAND #2

05 DOWN IN THE ALLEY

06 DOWN IN THE ALLEY #2

07 IT’S MIDNIGHT

08 IT’S MIDNIGHT #2

09 YOUR LOVE’S BEEN A LONG TIME COMING

10 GOOD TIME CHARLIE’S GOT THE BLUES

11 SOFTLY AS I LEAVE YOU

12 SOFTLY AS I LEAVE YOU #2

CD 2

AUGUST 16 1974 REHEARSAL pt. 2

RCA STUDIOS / HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA

01 I’M LEAVIN’

02 THE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE

03 PROUD MARY

04 IF YOU TALK IN YOUR SLEEP

05 IF YOU LOVE ME LET ME KNOW #3

06 IF YOU LOVE ME LET ME KNOW #4

07 THE TWELFTH OF NEVER

08 FADED LOVE

09 JUST PRETEND

CD 3
LIVE AUGUST 19 1974 OPENING SHOW LAS VEGAS HILTON / LAS VEGAS, NV

01 BIG BOSS MAN

02 PROUD MARY

03 DOWN IN THE ALLEY

04 GOOD TIME CHARLIE’S GOT THE BLUES

05 NEVER BEEN TO SPAIN

06 IT’S MIDNIGHT

07 IF YOU TALK IN YOUR SLEEP

08 I’M LEAVIN’

09 LET ME BE THERE

10 SOFTLY AS I LEAVE YOU

11 IF YOU LOVE ME (LET ME KNOW)

12 LOVE ME TENDER

13 POLK SALAD ANNIE

14 INTRODUCTIONS

15 PROMISED LAND

16 INTRODUCTION OF TELLY SAVALAS

17 MY BABY LEFT ME

18 BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER

19 FEVER

20 HOUND DOG

21 CAN’T HELP FALLING IN LOVE (INCOMPLETE)

CD 4

AUGUST 16 1974 REHEARSAL IN BINAURAL STEREO

RCA STUDIOS / HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA

01 IF YOU LOVE ME (LET ME KNOW) #2 **

02 PROMISED LAND #1

03 DOWN IN THE ALLEY

04 DOWN IN THE ALLEY #2

05 IT’S MIDNIGHT #2

06 YOUR LOVE’S BEEN A LONG LIME COMING **

07 GOOD TIME CHARLIE’S GOT THE BLUES

08 SOFTLY AS I LEAVE YOU #1

09 I’M LEAVIN’ **

10 THE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE

11 PROUD MARY

12 IF YOU TALK IN YOUR SLEEP

13 IF YOU LOVE ME (LET ME KNOW) #3

14 IF YOU LOVE ME (LET ME KNOW) #4

15 TWELFTH OF NEVER

16 FADED LOVE

17 JUST PRETEND

18 TWELFTH OF NEVER (OFFICIAL RELEASED VERSION)

19 TWELFTH OF NEVER (DAVID BRIGGS OVERDUB)

**TECHNICAL ISSUES

VINYL SIDE 1

01 IF YOU LOVE ME (LET ME KNOW)

02 IF YOU LOVE ME (LET ME KNOW) #2

03 PROMISED LAND

04 PROMISED LAND #2

05 DOWN IN THE ALLEY

06 DOWN IN THE ALLEY #2

07 IT’S MIDNIGHT

VINYL SIDE 2

01 IT’S MIDNIGHT #2

02 YOUR LOVE’S BEEN A LONG TIME COMING

03 GOOD TIME CHARLIE’S GOT THE BLUES

04 SOFTLY AS I LEAVE YOU

05 SOFTLY AS I LEAVE YOU #2

06 I’M LEAVIN’

VINYL SIDE 3

01 THE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE

02 PROUD MARY

03 IF YOU TALK IN YOUR SLEEP

04 IF YOU LOVE ME LET ME KNOW #3

VINYL SIDE 4

01 IF YOU LOVE ME LET ME KNOW #4

02 THE TWELFTH OF NEVER

03 FADED LOVE

04 JUST PRETEND

VINYL SIDE 5

01 BIG BOSS MAN

02 PROUD MARY

03 DOWN IN THE ALLEY

04 GOOD TIME CHARLIE’S GOT THE BLUES

05 NEVER BEEN TO SPAIN

06 IT’S MIDNIGHT

07 IF YOU TALK IN YOUR SLEEP

VINYL SIDE 6

01 I’M LEAVIN’

02 LET ME BE THERE

03 SOFTLY AS I LEAVE YOU

04 IF YOU LOVE ME (LET ME KNOW)

05 LOVE ME TENDER

06 POLK SALAD ANNIE

VINYL SIDE 7

01 INTRODUCTIONS

02 PROMISED LAND

03 INTRODUCTION OF TELLY SAVALAS

04 MY BABY LEFT ME

05 BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER

06 FEVER

07 HOUND DOG

08 CAN’T HELP FALLING IN LOVE (INCOMPLETE)

VINYL SIDE 8

01 TWELFTH OF NEVER (DAVID BRIGGS OVERDUB)

BONUS BINAURAL TRACKS

02 PROMISED LAND #1 

03 IT’S MIDNIGHT #2 

04 PROUD MARY 

05 IF YOU TALK IN YOUR SLEEP 

06 IF YOU LOVE ME (LET ME KNOW) #3 

07 FADED LOVE 

SINGER PRESENTS ELVIS

This set was first released in 2011 and sold out immediately, mainly because of the many completely unreleased tracks. Most of these tracks are still only available on this set and we’ve got a lot of request for this CD. So we decided to make a low budget version and give everyone the possibility to own these recording on the label that made them available. As with all Venus releases all tracks are uncut and the sound is top notch!

Track listing

Musicians warming up - Nothingville/ Guitar Man (part 1 - evil section, take 1) - Let Yourself Go (section 2 - takes 2,3,4,5 - Let Yourself Go (section 2 - take 6) - Let Yourself Go (section 2 - take7) - Trouble / Guitar Man (opening - take 1) - Trouble / Guitar Man (opening - takes 2,3) - Sometime I Feel Like A Motherless Child /Where Could I Go But To The Lord (rehearsal, incomplete) - Sometime I Feel Like A Motherless Child /Where Could I Go But To The Lord (take 1) - It Hurts Me (composite of section 4 - take 1 & “After Karate” section 1 - take 1) - Guitar Man (section 1 - escape, takes 2,3,4) - Guitar Man (section 1 - escape, takes 5,6,7,8) - Calliope Carneval (section 2 - escape, take 1) - Big Boss Man (section 3 - escape, take 1 - Big Boss Man (section 3 - escape, take 2) - It Hurts Me (section 4 - escape, take 1) - It Hurts Me (section 4 - escape, takes 2,3,4) - It Hurts Me (section 4 - escape, take 5) - It Hurts Me (section 4 - escape, take 5-7) - It Hurts Me (section 1 - after Karate, take 1) - It Hurts Me (section 1 - after Karate, takes 2,3) - It Hurts Me (section 1 - after Karate, takes 4,5) - Saved (alternate take) - Sometime I Feel Like A Motherless Child / Where Could I Go But To The Lord / Yes Yes Yes / Up Above My Head / I Found That Light / Saved (master with count-in) - Nothingville / Big Boss Man / Guitar Man / Little Egypt / Trouble / Guitar Man (master) - If I Can Dream (take 5 with count-in)

SOFTLY AS I LEAVE YOU & GREEN PEPPERS, ONIONS AND CATFISH

Two new CD's are announced by the E.P. Collector label:
Green Peppers, Onions And Catfish, July 20, 1975, evening show, Norfolkl Scope Arena, Virginia.As we all know, the E.P. Collectors label only produces live concerts recorded by fans from the audience.

Softly As I Leave You, recorded live August 23, 1974, dinner show, Las Vegas Hilton

More details coming soon.

FROM LAKE CHARLES TO MURFREESBORO

From Lake Charles To Murfreesboro

Here we have another soundboard release with material we already know. But if you don't have it, this one's for you. 

CD 1 - 04.05.1975 A/S Lake Charles:

Love Me - If You Love Me (Let Me Know) - Love Me Tender - All Shook Up - Teddy Bear / Don´t Be Cruel - Help Me - Why Me Lord - Polk Salad Annie - Introductions - What´d I Say (James Burton) - Drum Solo (Ronnie Tutt) - Bass Solo (Jerry Scheff) - Piano Solo (Glen Hardin) - Introductions - Hail, Hail Rock ´n´ Roll (Joe Guercio Orchestra) - The Wonder Of You - T-R-O-U-B-L-E - I´ll Remember You - Let Me Be There - An American Trilogy - Hound Dog - Funny How Time Slips Away - Little Darlin´ - Can´t Help Falling In Love - Closing Vamp

CD 2 - 04.05.1975 E/S Lake Charles:

Jambalaya - Love Me - If You Love Me (Let Me Know) - Love Me Tender - All Shook Up - Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel - The Wonder Of You - Polk Salad Annie - Introductions - What´d I Say (James Burton) - Drum Solo (Ronnie Tutt) - Bass Solo (Jerry Scheff) - Piano Solo (Glen Hardin) - Hail, Hail Rock ´n´ Roll (Joe Guercio Orchestra) - Johnny B. Goode - Steamroller Blues - T-R-O-U-B-L-E - I'll Remember You - Why Me Lord - Let Me Be There - American Trilogy - Hound Dog - Funny How Time Slips Away - Little Darlin' - Can't Help Falling In Love - Closing Vamp

CD 3 - 06.05.1975 Murfreesboro:

Also Sprach Zarathustra - See See Rider - I Got A Woman / Amen - Love Me - If You Love Me (Let Me Know) - You Don´t Have To Say You Love Me - All Shook Up - Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel - The Wonder Of You - Polk Salad Annie - Introductions - Johnny B. Goode (James Burton) -  Drum Solo (Ronnie Tutt) - Bass Solo (Jerry Scheff) - Piano Solo (Glen Hardin) - Hail, Hail Rock ´n´ Roll (Joe Guercio Orchestra) - My Boy - T.R.O.U.B.L.E - I'll Remember You - Why Me Lord? - Let Me Be There - An American Trilogy - Fairytale - Little Darlin' (07.05.1975 E/S) - Funny How Time Slips Away (07.05.1975 E/S) - Can't Help Falling In Love - Closing Vamp

CD 4 - 07.05.1975 Murfreesboro:

Also Sprach Zarathustra - See See Rider - I Got A Woman / Amen - Love Me - If You Love Me (Let Me Know) - I´Love / Love Me Tender - All Shook Up - Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel - The Wonder Of You - Burning Love - Introductions - Johnny B. Goode (James Burton) -  Drum Solo (Ronnie Tutt) - Bass Solo (Jerry Scheff) - Piano Solo (Glen Hardin) - Hail, Hail Rock ´n´ Roll (Joe Guercio Orchestra) - Bridge Over Troubled Water - T.R.O.U.B.L.E - I'll Remember You - Let Me Be There - An American Trilogy - Funny How Time Slips Away - Hound Dog - Little Darlin' - Can't Help Falling In Love - Closing Vamp

CD 1 was previously released on Cajun Tornado by the Madison label in 2001

CD 2 was previously released on A Profile The King On Stage (disc 3) by Fort Baxter in 1995

CD 3 was previously released on Dixieland Rocks by FTD in 2001

CD 4 was previously released on Keep The Fire Burning by Audionics in 2005