The MFX import label announced the release of volume 4 in their "Elvis: Wild Tiger At The Hilton" CD series. This volume contains the complete and previously unreleased January 28, 1974 Dinner Show.From the press release:
The MxF label will release soon the fourth volume of “Wild Tiger at the Hilton'' featuring the complete and unreleased Las Vegas January 28, 1974 Dinner Show.
After almost five months of rest, Elvis back to the Hilton in better shape and stronger respect the previous season. The early season show here presented is without doubt better as quality respect the one included in the volume 3. Elvis appears concentrate and his performance is superb , He deliveries a long show, practically 60 minutes….respect the classic 45.00 min. of the rest of the Season. Elvis was very energetic on stage, full of enthusiasm he sang with power and sensitivity, delivering a solid and heartfelt repertoire like the “new” songs “Spanish Eyes, Help me and Let Me Be There recent hit from Olivia Newton-John” and the classic “Trying to Get To You” sang terrifically. At the same time he introduce the oldie “My Baby Left me” without forget the classic early 70’ songs like You’ve Lost Than Loving Feeling, Polk Salad Annie and Sweet Caroline. As you can see from the track list the number of the classic oldies in the show are significant reduced. This season will be the first with the new agreement , Elvis signed two years of contract performed twice at year, but only two weeks at the time rather than the previous four.
Best song: If You Love Me The Love from Elvis for the song cannot be denied, He able to make the own song.. delivering an original version with a full reprise. The show is unreleased and complete, Here we present the show directly from a first generation copy of a privately-recorded 60-minute cassette. The sound was painstakingly restored for your listening pleasure. The sound quality here is incredible good, considering it was taped from the audience. Elvis’ voice is loud and clear, the band sounds very powerful in very good balanced mix with some great James Burton’ guitar solos, the audience is never too intrusive giving instead the real feeling of the concert.
Like its predecessors, this new release will be presented in a beautiful four panel digipack with a collection of photos taken during the Season. The recording excellent quality and the superb show give to Wild Tiger At The Hilton vol.4 the status of unique.
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Tracklisting:
Intro - C. C. Rider - I Got A Woman - Love Me - My Baby Left Me - You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling - Sweet Caroline - Love Me Tender - Trying To Get To You - Rock Medley - Fever - Polk Salad Annie - Killing Me Softly (The Voice) - Spanish Eyes - Why Me Lord? (The Stamps) - Suspicious Minds - Introduction - I Can’t Stop Loving You - Help Me - An American Trilogy - If You Love Me (Wiht Reprise) - Can’t Help Falling In Love - Closing Vamp
Budget Releases
Amazon Canada has the Sony Gernre compilations "Elvis R&B" and "Elvis Movies" listed for release on October 9, 2012, and the compilations "Christmas Peace" and "ELV1S 30 #1 Hits" on November 06, 2012.
The French Fremeaux & Associes label announced the re-release of the 3 CD set "Elvis Presley & The American Music Heritage 1956-1957" on October 12, 2012
The Columbia label announced the release of the CD "Flashback International" on October 23. 2012
The Hoo Doo burgetlabel announced the release of the original albums "Elvis' Christmas Album" and "His Hand In Mine" coupled on one disc. This release is due November 20, 2012.
ChartsThe French "La Collection RTL" dropped from #11 to #32 on the album chart in the Wallonian part of Belgium.
Play Along
Volume 21 in the "Guitar Play Along: Elvis Presley" will be reeled October 03, 2012 on DVD. Tracks include "Blue Suede Shoes", "Don't Be Cruel", Jailhouse Rock, "Hound Dog" and four more.
Graceland At 30 - Better Than Ever
A leading source in business news and financial information calls "Graceland at 30 - Better Than Ever." In a new article on Forbes.com, the high-profile magazine looks at the many advantages of adding Graceland to your bucket list and how music lovers will get their money's worth on a day spent at the king's home.
"While devoted Elvis fans might spend an entire day examining the many exhibits, the average visitor can easily do Graceland well in three hours or less on a normal day, and as tourist attractions go, it is three hours very well spent," says Forbes contributor Larry Olmsted.
Olmsted compares his trip to Graceland to his first time visiting Elvis' home in 1990. He looks at the many exhibits on display and how the expansion of Graceland has grown tremendously over the years, all while continuing to preserve the legacy of the King of Rock 'n' Roll.
"Graceland is a very interesting – and extremely well run – attraction that is a seminal part of American culture and speaks volumes to music, celebrity, and yes, history. But admittedly, most of all to Elvis."
(Source: FECC / Amazon / The King's World / Elvis Club Berlin / EPE)