ELVIS sings POLK SALAD ANNIE

ELVIS sings POLK SALAD ANNIE contains 18 recordings from February and August 1970, all recorded at the International Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Including rehearsals and live recordings, like a soundboard recording from 'Polk Salad Annie' from the February 16, 1970 midnight show, five soundboard recordings from the February 19, 1970 dinner show and rehearsal recordings from August 4, 7 and 10, 1970. Almost all these recordings are official previously unreleased and some are hard to find nowadays. The rehearsal versions of 'Polk Salad Annie' from August 10, 1970 were edited and spliced for official release to just one version taken out explicit lyrics and 'I've Lost You' from this same rehearsal was only available on the album 'Hang Loose' from 1991 (30 years ago)... And a real big bonus is that all these recordings are presented here in the best possible sound... better than ever before... even the audience recordings on this album are a delight for your ears and never sounded better, like great live versions of 'Bridge Over Troubled Water', 'Crying Time', 'When The Snow Is On The Roses' and 'Sweet Inspiration'. A very nice limited edition release to enjoy!

1. POLK SALAD ANNIE #1
February 16, 1970, midnight show
  2. BUZZING BEES AND BACON (monologue)
February 19, 1970, dinner show
  3. I CAN’T STOP LOVING YOU
February 19, 1970, dinner show
  4. DON’T CRY DADDY
February 19, 1970, dinner show
  5. WALK A MILE IN MY SHOES
February 19, 1970, dinner show
  6. LET IT BE ME
February 19, 1970, dinner show
  7. OH, HAPPY DAY (unedited)
August 7, 1970. Rehearsal
  8. MONOLOGUE / OH, HAPPY DAY
August 7, 1970. Rehearsal
  9. POLK SALAD ANNIE #2 (unedited)
August 10, 1970. Rehearsal
10. I’ve Lost You
August 10, 1970. Rehearsal
11. POLK SALAD ANNIE #3 (unedited)
August 10, 1970. Rehearsal
12. BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER
August 20, 1970, midnight show
13. JOHNNY B. GOODE /
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO JAMES BURTON
August 21, 1970, dinner show
14. CRYING TIME (part only)
August 21, 1970, midnight show
15. SWEET INSPIRATION
August 20, 1970, midnight show
16. MORE (part only)
August 20, 1970, midnight show
17. WHEN THE SNOW IS ON THE ROSES
August 24, 1970 midnight show
18. ELVIS TALKS WITH THE SWEET INSPIRATIONS
August 4, 1970. Rehearsal. Recorded at the International Hotel Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada.

All tracks recorded live in the Main Showroom at the International Hotel
in Las Vegas, Nevada unless noted.

ELVIS SINGS DON'T CRY DADDY AT THE INTERNATIONAL HOTEL

Elvis live at the International Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. This cd contains 29 tracks - great audience recordings from February 1970, including the February 21, midnight show. Other recordings are 'See See Rider' from the February 5, dinner show, 'Suspicious Minds' with reprise from the February 20, midnight show, the one-liner 'When The Swallows Come Back To Capistrano' from the February 21, dinner show, + more great recordings!

The February 21, midnight show was first released on the album 'Let It Be Me' released in 2006, but now you can hear this show in a better sound. The show is really good with a very good setlist with a dynamic version of 'Long Tall Sally' and great renditions of 'Don't Cry Daddy', 'Walk A Mile In My Shoes' and other songs. Feel like you were in the audience to see the greatest singer of all time... Elvis on stage during his early Las Vegas shows was full of energy and at his best vocally and physically. As Robert Hilburn noted in his LA Times review of Presley’s 1970 winter season in Las Vegas, “Elvis … has done what once seemed impossible. He has become king on his own terms.”

Limited edition release with an 8 pages booklet with photos and more information about these recordings. 

1. Opening Vamp

2. ALL SHOOK UP

3. I GOT A WOMAN

4. LONG TALL SALLY

5. MONOLOGUE

6. DON’T CRY DADDY

7. MONOLOGUE

8. HOUND DOG

9. LOVE ME TENDER

10. KENTUCKY RAIN (incomplete)

11. LET IT BE ME (incomplete)

12. I CAN’T STOP LOVING YOU

13. WALK A MILE IN MY SHOES

14. IN THE GHETTO

15. SWEET CAROLINE

16. POLK SALAD ANNIE

17. CELEBRITY INTRODUCTIONS

18. SUSPICIOUS MINDS

19. CAN’T HELP FALLING IN LOVE

20. SEE SEE RIDER

21. KENTUCKY RAIN

22. DON’T CRY DADDY

23. LET IT BE ME

24. IN THE GHETTO

25. TEDDY BEAR / DON’T BE CRUEL

26. DON’T CRY DADDY

27. INTRODUCTION OF ROY ORBISON

28. WHEN THE SWALLOWS COME BACK TO CAPISTRANO (one line)

29. SUSPICIOUS MINDS (with reprise)

All tracks recorded live at the International Hotel in Las Vegas, 1970.

Tracks 1-19: February 21, midnight show.

Tracks 21-23: February 3, dinner show.

Tracks 20, 24-26: February 5, dinner show.

Track 27: February 22, midnight show.

Track 28: February 21, dinner show.

Track 29: February 20, midnight show.

ELVIS - THE ALTERNATE 1969 RECORDINGS

A great collection of alternate recordings from Elvis’ legendary Memphis recording sessions at the American Sound Studio in 1969 + an alternate version of ‘Let Us Pray’ with unique backing vocals recorded for Universal’s movie ‘Change Of Habit’. This cd features over 20 rare tracks officially unreleased + 4 bonus tracks taken from acetates. ELVIS - THE ALTERNATE 1969 RECORDINGS is a nice addition to ELVIS PRESLEY - AMERICAN SOUND 1969, a 5 disc set from Elvis’ official record company.

This cd contains the complete unedited take 5 of ‘True Love Travels On A Gravel Road’ with Elvis singing “Streets paved with fucking gold”, unedited takes of 'Any Day Now' and more...  Some of the acetate recordings used for this album are badly damaged. We’ve included them as a special bonus. These acetate recordings are rare and very hard to find. Some of these recordings are previously unreleased on cd until now.

A limited edition of only 500 copies. 

01. After Loving You (take 1) 1:34

02. Rubberneckin’ (take 1 / unedited) 1:29

03. Rubberneckin’

(backup vocals overdubbed to January 21 master / partial backing vocals) 2:14

04. I’m Movin’ On

(band & brass overdubs after backup vocal overdubs / unrepaired vocals) 3:00

05. Inherit The Wind (unused composite master) 3:03

06. Suspicious Minds (harmony vocal overdub by Elvis) 3:22

07. Don’t Cry Daddy (undubbed master / acetate recording) 2:54

08. Any Day Now (take 1 & 2 / unedited) 6:23

09. True Love Travels On A Gravel Road (take 5 / unedited) 4:15

10. Mama Liked The Roses (undubbed master / acetate recording) 2:46

11. In The Ghetto (part of take 12) 0:11

12. In The Ghetto (backup vocals overdubbed to take 22 / unrepaired vocals) 2:50

13. Inherit The Wind

(vocal overdub - V.O.2 / string overdubs on May 5 / not used) 3:26

14. Any Day Now (take 3 / unedited) 6:12

15. Any Day Now (take 4 / unedited) 6:50

16. From A Jack To A King

(backup vocals overdubbed to January 22 master / unrepaired master) 2:22

17. This Is The Story (backup vocal overdub on January 24) 2:30

18. Wearin’ That Loved On Look (unused composite master) 2:43

19. Poor Man’s Gold (instrumental track) 2:52

20. Poor Man’s Gold (vocal attempt) 0:12

21. Let Us Pray (backup vocal overdub on March 26 / not used) 2:59

BONUS TRACKS

22. Power Of My Love

(harmony vocal overdub by Elvis on February 22 / incomplete) 1:14

23. Do You Know Who I Am (harmony vocal overdubbed after vocal repair) 2;58

24. Mama Liked The Roses (strings overdubbed, after brass overdubs) 2:32

25. True Love Travels On A Gravel Road

(harmony vocal overdub by Elvis on February 22) 2:26