The new Panther Records import label announced the release of 'About To Roll All Over Vegas' featuring a soundbooth recording of Elvis' August 28, 1973 performance at the Las Vegas Hilton. The CD comes housed in three-panel Deluxe Digipack.
Publicity stated: When Elvis played Vegas in August of 1973, one could think the man was already bored and gave a lot of "throwaway" concerts. Well, he didn't. At least not at the show the newly founded team of Panther Records has chosen for their first release.
August 28, 1973 is the date and we are talking about the Midnight Show of that day. This is only the second release of this show on CD, 34 years after its first release in 1992. Since then a much better source has been found (Soundboard Recording!) and therefore you can expect a significantly better sound, and finally speed-corrected!
This new CD brings you a sound quality you will be satisfied with. It is close to the ideal art of audience recording, which many fans prefer over dry and lifeless soundboard recordings.
Enjoy this show with its loose nature, as Elvis is trying out “My Boy” before he would ultimately record it in the studio in December of ´73. For whatever reason he was having a hard time pulling himself together for this version resulting in a hilarious segment including an impromptu version of the old gospel tune “What A Friend We Have In Jesus”, which he knew from his childhood days in Tupelo, where he sang it together with his parents and the entire community at every church service.
Tracks: Also Sprach Zarathustra - See See Rider - I Got A Woman / Amen - Love Me - Steamroller Blues - You Gave Me A Mountain - Trouble - Blue Suede Shoes - Long Tall Sally / Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin On / Your Mama Don't Dance / Flip Flop & Fly / Jailhouse Rock /Hound Dog - Love Me Tender - Fever - Bridge Over Troubled Water - Suspicious Minds - Introductions - My Boy (#1) - What A Friend We Have In Jesus (Impromptu Version) - My Boy (#2) / Release Me - My Boy - I Can't Stop Loving You - An American Trilogy - Heartbreak Hotel - Mystery Train / Tiger Man - The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face - How Great Thou Art - Johnny B. Goode* - Can't Help Falling In Love** - Closing Vamp / Announcements**
Track 24 Spliced with August 26, 1973 Midnight Show, tracks 25-26 From The August 26, 1973 Midnight Show.
Sally A. Hoedel, has published her third book 'Destined to Give - The Legendary Generosity of Elvis Presley'.
Description: 'Destined to Give - The Legendary Generosity of Elvis Presley' examines the evolution of the King of Rock and Roll’s benevolent giving and the purpose he found by sharing much of his wealth with others. Hoedel explores the roots of that generosity, which was a learned behavior when he was on the receiving end during those early years of poverty in Tupelo. It was there that he witnessed a natural sense of giving rooted in survival.
Fame allowed Elvis Presley to be generous in ways he never could have imagined. However, trust became hard to come by for Elvis. His last personal sense of humanity was felt when helping nameless faces in need. They expected nothing from him and were grateful for the unexpected kindness. Gifting a complete stranger a new car certainly seems like a tale of great myth. Yet, in his final years, those were the moments of Elvis’ truest self-expression – the decent man behind the crown who only wanted to help people.
Elvis Presley had a strong moral compass, but it was difficult to follow at times while in the trenches of fame. The money blinded it. The fame distorted the reality of it. Expectations of those around him and expectations of the entire planet sometimes buried it. However, his values remained, most visibly in the continuous acts of generosity.
(Source: Elvis News Denmark)
