From the press-release:
It is taken from an original mono audience recording in remarkably good sound. Yes, we used the original actual cassette that was used to record this concert in the first place, and we were able to improve the sound-quality noticeably.
It’s unlikely that anyone who saw Elvis Presley on stage during the Summer ’72 engagement came away disappointed. Presley looked fabulous: he had a nice tan, he was slim, and both the jumpsuit and the jacket / pants combinations that he was experimenting with looked rather good on him. His shows that season were tight and highly professional, and truly offered something for everybody. The setlist was largely based on the MSG one, with new additions like ‘What Now My Love’ and ‘My Way’ adding extra spice to the show. The dinner show from August 23rd, 1972 is a topnotch performance. He’s right in the middle of the engagement, with still about two weeks left, but he delivers the goods and puts his soul especially into the power ballads. It’s not unlikely that he may have wanted to impress journalist Joe Delaney, a reviewer for the Las Vegas Sun and an old friend of the Colonel’s, who was in the audience that night.
It should be noted that the August 23, 1972 Dinner show is completely new, even for die-hard Elvis fans. This concert has never been in circulation in any form. Unfortunately the tape ran out before the finale of "My Way". The producers decided to use (great sounding) original tapes of the August 22nd, 1972 M/S and the August 23rd, 1972 M/S from their vaults, to fill out the missing part.
This release is presented in Straight Arrow‘s traditional deluxe digipack, designed by one of the best graphic artists in the Elvis world, rare photos from this engagement (he actually wore the blue swirl at this show) as well as intelligent liner-notes that give you the low-down on this show.
Tracks:
01. Introduction: Also Sprach Zarathustra - 02. C. C. Rider - 03. Johnny B. Goode - 04. Until It's Time For You To Go - 05. You Don't Have To Say You Love Me - 06. You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling - 07. Polk Salad Annie - 08. Instrumental Intermezzo / Monologue - 09. What Now My Love - 10. Fever - 11. Love Me - 12. Blue Suede Shoes - 13. Heartbreak Hotel - 14. Little Sister / Get Back - 15. All Shook Up - 16. Love Me Tender - 17. Hound Dog - 18. I'll Remember You - 19. Walk That Lonesome Road (J. D. Sumner and The Stamps) - 20. Suspicious Minds - 21. Introductions of singers, musicians, orchestra - 22. Introduction of journalist / reviewer Joe Delaney - 23. My Way* - 24. A Big Hunk O' Love** - 25. Mystery Train*** / Tiger Man** - 26. Can't Help Falling In Love** - 27. Closing Vamp**
* spliced with August 23, 1972 D/S version
** recorded on August 23, 1972 D/S
*** spliced with August 22, 1972 M/S version
Due from RCA International on May 27, 2014 is the compilation "Playlist: The Very Best Of Elvis Movie Songs".
Tracks:
Love Me Tender - We're Gonna Move - Loving You - Got A Lot O' Livin' To Do! - Jailhouse Rock Baby I Don't Care - Trouble - Frankfort Special - Follow That Dream - Can't Help Falling In Love - I Need Somebody To Lean On - Viva Las Vegas - Return To Sender - Clean Up Your Own Backyard.
Good Rockin' Tonight
Side A (Original tracks and bonus track)
1. Good Rockin' Tonight
2. I Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine
3. That's All Right
4. Blue Moon Of Kentucky
5. Baby Let's Play House
6. I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone
7. Milkcow Blues Boogie
8. You're A Heartbreaker
9. I Forgot To Remember To Forget (Live) - Bonus Track
Side B (Bonus Tracks)
1. I Forgot To Remember To Forget
2. Mystery Train
3. I Love You Because
4. Blue Moon
5. I'll Never Let You Go (Little Darlin') (Alternate Track)
6. I'll Never Let You Go (Little Darlin')
7. Just Because
8. Tryin' To Get To You
9. Little Mama (Live)
Elvis Released
Out Now from the Spanish Wax Time Label is the vinyl re-issue of Elvis Presley's second album "Elvis" (1956) The album contains the eight original tracks and four bonus tracks.
Tracks:
Rip It Up (1:56) 02. Love Me (2:46) 03. When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again (2:23) 04. Long Tall Sally (1:56) 05. First In Line (3:24) 06. Paralyzed (2:29) 07. So Glad You're Mine (2:23) 08. Old Shep (4:13) 09. Ready Teddy (1:59) 10. Anyplace Is Paradise (2:28) 11. How's The World Treating You (2:27) 12. How Do You Think I Feel (2:15)
The popular tv show Antiques Roadshow is in Kansas City, Missouri, where host Mark L. Walberg joins appraiser Daile Kaplan at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art to learn about the photography of Dorothea Lange. Highlights include a 1955 Elvis Presley concert poster, with Presley billed at the bottom. It's a very remarkable find, and only a few posters have surfaced. In fact, a few years ago, one of those posters sold voor 25,000.00 $US on eBay.
(Source: FECC / Elvis My Happiness / ElvisMatters / Elvis Aktuell / Elvis And His Music)