The UK based Memphis Recording Service, together with JAT Publishing, announced the release of a budget CD entitled 'Greatest Live Hits Of The Fifties' containing known and unknown live songs from the fifties. The 24 track CD will contain only the best performance live tracks of the 50’s and will include 9 new performances that will now be released to the General Public for the first time as a new remaster. The CD will also feature the recently found live version of 'I Forgot To Remember To Forget' as the new 'Little Mama'.The Perfect Elvis Presley Collection
RCA International released the 20 CD box-set 'The Perfect Elvis Presley Collection'. This set contains 20 original albums and a 34 pages booklet.
The abums:
1 Elvis Presley (1956) *, 2 Elvis Is Back (1960) *, 3 Something For Everybody (1961) *, 4 Pot Luck (1962) *, 5 Elvis For Everyone! (1965), 6 From Elvis In Memphis (1969) *, 7 On Stage (1970), 8 That's The Way It Is (1971), 9 Elvis Country (1971), 10 Love Letters From Elvis (1971), 11 Elvis Now (1972), 12 Aloha From Hawaii (1973), 13 Elvis (73), 14 Raised On Rock (1973), 15 Good Times (1974), 16 Promised Land (1975) *, 17 Today (1975), 18 From Elvis Presley Boulevard, Memphis, Tennessee (1976), 19 Welcome To My World (1977), 20 Moody Blue (1977) *. (* version with bonus tracks).I Want You Me
The vinyl single 'I Want You With Me / Give Me The Right' was released. This : 7 Inch 45 RPM single , on lila vinyl, follows the very popular 'Like A Baby / Make Me Know It' single which was released on blue vinyl.
The Straight Arrow import label announced the release of the Saturday, March 29, 1975 Dinner and Midnight Show, as recorded from the audience at the Las Vegas Hilton, Las Vegas, NV in a CD-set entitled 'Amore Elvis!'.
From the press-release:
Straight Arrow is continuing their collector's series of 2 shows from one evening, released in a single package. This time the producers have chosen two excellent performances from Saturday, March 29, 1975 at the Las Vegas Hilton.
Elvis returned to Nevada in very good form when compared to his final shows of 1974. He included several cuts from soon-to-be-released "TODAY" album rather than some of his usual oldies. Presley's shows were shorter than his previous Vegas visit in August and September because he kept banter to a minimum.
On this collection there are worthy performances of "And I Love You So", "It's Midnight", "Big Boss Man", "Burning Love" and the powerful "My Boy". There are also some rarities, like a one-liner of "Rip It Up", "Tiger Man" not performed as a medley with "Mystery Train," and "Hawaiian Wedding Song" sung exclusively by Sherrill Nielsen.
As fans have come to expect, the tapes are of very good quality, sourced from early generation copies of original cassettes recorded by the same fan. The double digipak contains liner notes and is filled with photos from the March-April 1975 engagement. As usual, these recordings have been carefully engineered to be presented in the best possible sound.
Tracklisting:
CD 1 / Saturday, March 29, 1975 Dinner Show:
01. Introduction: Also Sprach Zarathustra - 02. C. C. Rider - 03. I Got A Woman / Amen - 04. Love Me - 05. If You Love Me (Let Me Know) - 06. And I Love You So - 07. Big Boss Man - 08. It's Midnight - 09. Burning Love / That's Amore (excerpt) - 10. Introduction of vocalists, musicians - 11. What'd I Say (James Burton) - 12. Drum Solo (Ronnie Tutt) - 13. Bass Solo (Duke Bardwell) - 14. Piano Solo (Glen D. Hardin) - 15. Electric Piano Solo (David Briggs) - 16. School Day - 17. My Boy (with 2 false starts) - 18. I'll Remember You - 19. When It's My Time (J.D. Sumner & the Stamps) - 20. Let Me Be There (with reprise) - 21. Hawaiian Wedding Song (Sherrill Nielsen) - 22. Hound Dog - 23. Can't Help Falling In Love - 24. Closing Vamp.
CD 2 / Saturday, March 29, 1975 Midnight Show:
01. Introduction: Also Sprach Zarathustra - 02. C. C. Rider - 03. Rip It Up (one-liner) - 04. I Got A Woman / Amen - 05. Love Me - 06. If You Love Me (Let Me Know) - 07. And I Love You So - 08. Big Boss Man (with false start) - 09. It's Midnight - 10. Burning Love - 11. Introduction of vocalists, musicians - 12. What'd I Say (James Burton) - 13. Drum Solo (Ronnie Tutt) - 14. Bass Solo (Duke Bardwell) - 15. Piano Solo (Glen D. Hardin) - 16. Electric Piano Solo (David Briggs) - 17. School Day - 18. Introduction of Billy Swan / I Can Help (one-liner) - 19. My Boy - 20. I'll Remember You - 21. My Heavenly Father Watches Over Me (Kathy Westmoreland) - 22. Let Me Be There (with reprise) - 23. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face - 24. Tiger Man - 25. Can't Help Falling In Love - 26. Closing Vamp.
Lonesome Summer Breeze
The Straight Arrow import label released the CD 'Lonesome Summer Breeze', containing an audience-recording of Elvis Presley's Dinner Show performance from August 25, 1972 from the Las Vegas Hilton.
Merry Christmas With Elvis Presley
The Winter Holiday budgetlabel released the CD 'Merry Christmas With Elvis Presley'.
(Source: Elvis Memories / UEPS / Elvis Unlimited / FECC / Amazon)