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