The E.P. Collector import-label announced two new albums; "Love My Teddy Bear Tender", recorded live at the International Hotel, Las Vegas, NV, September 3rd 1971, Dinner show and "Knoxville Knockout" recorded live at the UOT Stokely Arena, Knoxville, TN, April 8th 1972 Evening show. .
From the press-release:
Recorded live at the International Hotel, Las Vegas, NV, September 3rd, 1971, Dinner show While some of Elvis import labels are just re-releasing previously issued and repackaged stuff, the always reliable E. P. Collector label is always looking for something new to release. We are always reaching out to people in order to find new material, and if it's interesting, we will purchase it, even if the sound is not studio perfect. In recent months we were in touch with a couple of fans who recorded a number of interesting concerts, which now enables us to release two more surprises.
The first new release is titled "Love My Teddy Bear Tender" and it brings us the Las Vegas, September 3rd, 1971 Dinner show. You'll have to forgive us for the somewhat clumsy title, but maybe you'll understand when we tell you that it contains a sensational concert rarity! During this concert, he sings "Love Me Tender" to the tune of "Teddy Bear"!! He only did this once, during this concert, and now for the first time you can hear this amazing discovery!!! Who would think that we would still be getting surprises like this in 2019?!
Concert recordings from '71 are hard to come by these days, especially unreleased ones. During this season, Elvis was on fire, and his setlist was varied and strong. Near the end of the engagement, his shows were a bit looser, and this one is a real delight. This concert recording is a completely new show, even for the hardcore fans. The audio was mastered from an original audience recorded cassette tape. This CD is packaged in a nicely designed digipack with a press review and a collection of images taken in Las Vegas, NV, in August / September 1971.
Tracklist: Orchestra Intro - Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001 Theme) - That’s All Right - I Got A Woman - Proud Mary - Sweet Caroline - Polk Salad Annie - Instrumental Intermezzo - Johnny B. Goode - It's Impossible (With False Start) - Love Me - Blue Suede Shoes / Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On - Heartbreak Hotel - Love Me Tender (Sung To Teddy Bear Tune) - Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel - Hound Dog - Suspicious Minds - Band Introductions - I'm Leavin' - Lawdy Miss Clawdy - Can't Help Falling In Love (With False Start) - Closing Vamp
Knoxville Knockout
Our second new CD is titled "Knoxville Knockout". Just as our first release, the Knoxville, TN, April 8, 1972 8:30 pm evening show is previously unreleased and moreover, it is completely a new show for all Elvis die-hard fans: again, never before in circulation, in any form! Interestingly enough, RCA was there to record, but their tape recorder malfunctioned. Now you can finally hear what RCA tried to record!
This concert is taken from a recently discovered original audience recorded cassette tape. Unfortunately, "An American Trilogy" is incomplete, and it is possible that there's is one song missing, just before the "Can't Help Falling In Love" finale.
As we've come to expect from the April '72 shows, Elvis is in excellent form. And what a rare treat to finally get an audience recorded tape from this highly regarded tour! Elvis is firing on all cylinders. He knocks "How Great Thou Art" out of the ballpark. Wow, just wow!
As usual, this CD is packaged in a nicely designed digipack with excerpts from a local press review and a collection of images taken on tour in April, 1972, including a couple of real, very rare Knoxville show shots.
Tracklist: Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001 Theme) - C. C. Rider - Proud Mary - Never Been To Spain - You Gave Me A Mountain - Until It's Time For You To Go - Polk Salad Annie - Love Me - All Shook Up - Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel - Hound Dog - Love Me Tender (With Break) - How Great Thou Art - I Can't Stop Loving You (With Reprise) - For The Good Times - Suspicious Minds - Band Introductions - An American Trilogy (Incomplete) - Can't Help Falling In Love - Closing Vamp
Firing On All Cylinders
The Straight Arrow import-label announced the release of the double CD "Firing On All Cylinders" contains the previously August 7th 1972 Midnight Show and the September 4th 1972 Closing Show. This release is presented in a de-luxe 8-panel digi-pack, with a collection of photos taken in Las Vegas, NV, on August 8th 1972 (Dinner Show), September 3rd 1972 (3 AM Show) and September 4th 1972 (Closing shows).
Every second of these concerts was digitally restored, every click or disturbing clap in quiet songs manually removed, every drop-out or damaged place fixed to achieve optimal listening pleasure. The next "Straight Arrow" releases in early 2020 will be excellent shows from 1971, 1972 and 1974 according to the press-release.
From the press-release:
Between 2007 and 2017, Straight Arrow released no less than 10 concerts from Elvis' 1972 Summer Festival, on 8 individual releases. More than any other label. In recent times we've also released a lot of stuff from the final years, but last year we made the commitment to focus on the 1969 - 1972 period, arguably his best concert years. Recently we were able to obtain two excellent vintage tapes from Elvis' 1972 Summer Season, and it is with some pride that we now present these.
This release is titled "Firing On All Cylinders" and Elvis truly did during this engagement. The first show is from August 7th 1972 and this is the show where he performed "Steamroller Blues" for the first time. The second show is Closing Night from September 4th 1972 and it can easily be called the best show of the entire season.
It's a nice surprise that we are able to include some of the warm-up acts, including Jackie Kahanes's set, as well as the Sweet Inspiration set. These ladies were smoking hot, and it's easy to hear why they were considered to me amongst the best female soul groups in the business. As you probably know, they used to work together with Aretha, and The Sweet Inspirations' performance of her hits is one of the highlights on this disc. We believe that the inclusion of the opening acts will give you a unique perspective of what it was like to experience one of Elvis' Las Vegas concerts during this period in time.
The August 7th, 1972 Midnight Show is a previously unreleased concert, taken from a newly obtained original audience recorded tape in surprisingly good quality. This specific tape has not been available previously. There is another recording of this show in circulation on CDR, but the sound quality of that one is poor.
The September 4th 1972 Closing show was released by some no-name label back in 2005, from an incomplete source and in very hissy sound ("Walk That Lonesome Road" CD - with the missing song being "A Big Hunk O'Love"). We have found an alternate source, an original tape which includes the main part of the pre-program by The Sweet Inspirations as well as comedian Jackie Kahane. For the first time we present this great closing show in its complete form, and in the best possible sound quality!
CD 1 - 07.08.1972 M/S:
Opening Vamp / C. C. Rider - Proud Mary - Until It's Time For You To Go - You Don't Have To Say You Love Me - You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' - Polk Salad Annie - Instrumental Intermezzo - What Now My Love (With False Start) - Fever - Love Me - Blue Suede Shoes - One Night - Little Sister / Get Back - Heartbreak Hotel - Hound Dog - Steamroller Blues - Suspicious Minds - Introductions Of Singers, Musicians, Orchestra - My Way - A Big Hunk O'Love - I Can't Stop Loving You - Can't Help Falling In Love - Closing Vamp / Announcements
Bonus Track:
Jackie Kahane Comedy Sketch (04.24.1972 Closing Show)
CD 2 - 04.09.1972 C/S:
Sweet Inspirations "Aretha Franklin Medley" (Chain of Fools / Respect / (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman / I Say A Little Prayer / The House That Jack Built)
The Elvis Presley Show:
Introduction: Also Sprach Zarathustra - C. C. Rider - Johnny B. Goode - Until It's Time For You To Go - You Don't Have To Say You Love Me (With False Start) - Polk Salad Annie - Instrumental Intermezzo - What Now My Love - Fever - Love Me - Blue Suede Shoes - Heartbreak Hotel - All Shook Up - Ave Maria (One Line) - Hound Dog - I'll Remember You - Walk That Lonesome Road (J. D. Sumner & The Stamps Quartet) - Suspicious Minds - Introductions Of Singers, Musicians, Orchestra - Introductions Of Bobby Darin & Colonel Tom Parker - My Way - A Big Hunk O'Love - You Gave Me A Mountain - Mystery Train / Tiger Man - Can't Help Falling In Love - Closing Vamp / Announcements
The Guitar Player Worth A Damn
Coming this week from Venus Productions is volume 4 in their “The King in Motion” series, a hardcover book with 1 DVD and 2 CDs entitled “The Guitar Player Worth A Damn” featuring out-takes from “Elvis On Tour” in “better than ever quality”. The 200-page book contains unreleased photos and insightful liner-notes.
The set also contains the previously unreleased April 14th 1972 Afternoon Show as recorded in Greensboro and the April 9th 1972 Hampton Roads show presented in a brand new alternate mix.
Track listing DVD: Intro - Johnny B. Goode (Rehearsal) / Always On My Mind (Rehearsal) / Big Hunk O’ Love (Rehearsal) / Burning Love (Rehearsal) / Heartbreak Hotel (Rehearsal) / Hound Dog (Rehearsal) / I, John (Rehearsal) / Bosom Of Abraham (Rehearsal) / Mystery Train (Montage) / Interviews / Backstage / Also Sprach Zarathustra / See See Rider (April 18, 1972) / Love Me (April 9, 1972 ES) / Until It’s Time For You To Go (April 14, 1972) / Release Me (April 14, 1972) / A Big Hunk ‘O Love (April 14, 1972) / Burning Love (April 14, 1972) / For The Good Times (April 9, 1972 ES) / How Great Thou Art (April 9, 1972 ES) / Bridge Over Troubled Water (April 14, 1972) / Funny How Time Slips Away (April 14, 1972) / An American Trilogy (April 14, 1972) / Can’t Help Falling In Love (April 9, 1972) / Closing Vamp / Announcements / For The Good Times - End Credits
Bonus: Interview With George Klein / Interview With Vernon Presley / Interview With Elvis - Bonus / Rehearsal, April 5, 1972.
Track listing CD 1 – Greensboro, April 14, 1972
01 Also Sprach Zarathustra / 02 See See Rider / 03 Proud Mary / 04 Never Been To Spain / 05 You Gave Me A Mountain / 06 Until It’s Time For You To Go / 07 Polk Salad Annie / 08 Love Me / 09 All Shook Up / 10 Teddy Bear - Don’t Be Cruel / 11 Hound Dog / 12 Heartbreak Hotel / 13 A Big Hunk O’ Love / 14 Bridge Over Troubled Water / 15 Suspicious Minds / 16 Love Me Tender / 17 Band Introductions / 18 For The Good Times / 19 American Trilogy / 20 Burning Love / 21 Release Me / 22 Funny How Time Slips Away / 23 Can’t Help Falling In Love / Closing Vamp
Track listing CD 2 – Hampton Roads AS, April 9, 1972 (previously unreleased):
01 Also Sprach Zarathustra / 02 See See Rider / 03 Proud Mary / 04 Never Been To Spain / 05 You Gave Me A Mountain / 06 Until It’s Time For You To Go / 07 Polk Salad Annie / 08 Love Me / 09 All Shook Up / 10 Teddy Bear / Don’t Be Cruel / 11 Jailhouse Rock / 12 One Night / 13 Hound Dog / 14 Help Me Make It Through The Night / 15 Bridge Over Troubled Water / 16 Love Me Tender (+ 1 false start) / 17 Suspicious Minds / 18 Band Introductions / 19 An American Trilogy / 20 Heartbreak Hotel / 21 For The Good Times / 22 How Great Thou Art / 23 Lawdy Miss Clawdy (incomplete) / 24 A Big Hunk Of Love / 25 Funny How Time Slips Away / 26 Can’t Help Falling In Love /Closing Vamp
(Source: FECC)
From the press-release:
The first new release is titled "Love My Teddy Bear Tender" and it brings us the Las Vegas, September 3rd, 1971 Dinner show. You'll have to forgive us for the somewhat clumsy title, but maybe you'll understand when we tell you that it contains a sensational concert rarity! During this concert, he sings "Love Me Tender" to the tune of "Teddy Bear"!! He only did this once, during this concert, and now for the first time you can hear this amazing discovery!!! Who would think that we would still be getting surprises like this in 2019?!
Concert recordings from '71 are hard to come by these days, especially unreleased ones. During this season, Elvis was on fire, and his setlist was varied and strong. Near the end of the engagement, his shows were a bit looser, and this one is a real delight. This concert recording is a completely new show, even for the hardcore fans. The audio was mastered from an original audience recorded cassette tape. This CD is packaged in a nicely designed digipack with a press review and a collection of images taken in Las Vegas, NV, in August / September 1971.
Tracklist: Orchestra Intro - Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001 Theme) - That’s All Right - I Got A Woman - Proud Mary - Sweet Caroline - Polk Salad Annie - Instrumental Intermezzo - Johnny B. Goode - It's Impossible (With False Start) - Love Me - Blue Suede Shoes / Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On - Heartbreak Hotel - Love Me Tender (Sung To Teddy Bear Tune) - Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel - Hound Dog - Suspicious Minds - Band Introductions - I'm Leavin' - Lawdy Miss Clawdy - Can't Help Falling In Love (With False Start) - Closing Vamp
Knoxville Knockout
This concert is taken from a recently discovered original audience recorded cassette tape. Unfortunately, "An American Trilogy" is incomplete, and it is possible that there's is one song missing, just before the "Can't Help Falling In Love" finale.
As we've come to expect from the April '72 shows, Elvis is in excellent form. And what a rare treat to finally get an audience recorded tape from this highly regarded tour! Elvis is firing on all cylinders. He knocks "How Great Thou Art" out of the ballpark. Wow, just wow!
As usual, this CD is packaged in a nicely designed digipack with excerpts from a local press review and a collection of images taken on tour in April, 1972, including a couple of real, very rare Knoxville show shots.
Tracklist: Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001 Theme) - C. C. Rider - Proud Mary - Never Been To Spain - You Gave Me A Mountain - Until It's Time For You To Go - Polk Salad Annie - Love Me - All Shook Up - Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel - Hound Dog - Love Me Tender (With Break) - How Great Thou Art - I Can't Stop Loving You (With Reprise) - For The Good Times - Suspicious Minds - Band Introductions - An American Trilogy (Incomplete) - Can't Help Falling In Love - Closing Vamp
Firing On All Cylinders
Every second of these concerts was digitally restored, every click or disturbing clap in quiet songs manually removed, every drop-out or damaged place fixed to achieve optimal listening pleasure. The next "Straight Arrow" releases in early 2020 will be excellent shows from 1971, 1972 and 1974 according to the press-release.
From the press-release:
Between 2007 and 2017, Straight Arrow released no less than 10 concerts from Elvis' 1972 Summer Festival, on 8 individual releases. More than any other label. In recent times we've also released a lot of stuff from the final years, but last year we made the commitment to focus on the 1969 - 1972 period, arguably his best concert years. Recently we were able to obtain two excellent vintage tapes from Elvis' 1972 Summer Season, and it is with some pride that we now present these.
This release is titled "Firing On All Cylinders" and Elvis truly did during this engagement. The first show is from August 7th 1972 and this is the show where he performed "Steamroller Blues" for the first time. The second show is Closing Night from September 4th 1972 and it can easily be called the best show of the entire season.
It's a nice surprise that we are able to include some of the warm-up acts, including Jackie Kahanes's set, as well as the Sweet Inspiration set. These ladies were smoking hot, and it's easy to hear why they were considered to me amongst the best female soul groups in the business. As you probably know, they used to work together with Aretha, and The Sweet Inspirations' performance of her hits is one of the highlights on this disc. We believe that the inclusion of the opening acts will give you a unique perspective of what it was like to experience one of Elvis' Las Vegas concerts during this period in time.
The August 7th, 1972 Midnight Show is a previously unreleased concert, taken from a newly obtained original audience recorded tape in surprisingly good quality. This specific tape has not been available previously. There is another recording of this show in circulation on CDR, but the sound quality of that one is poor.
The September 4th 1972 Closing show was released by some no-name label back in 2005, from an incomplete source and in very hissy sound ("Walk That Lonesome Road" CD - with the missing song being "A Big Hunk O'Love"). We have found an alternate source, an original tape which includes the main part of the pre-program by The Sweet Inspirations as well as comedian Jackie Kahane. For the first time we present this great closing show in its complete form, and in the best possible sound quality!
CD 1 - 07.08.1972 M/S:
Opening Vamp / C. C. Rider - Proud Mary - Until It's Time For You To Go - You Don't Have To Say You Love Me - You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' - Polk Salad Annie - Instrumental Intermezzo - What Now My Love (With False Start) - Fever - Love Me - Blue Suede Shoes - One Night - Little Sister / Get Back - Heartbreak Hotel - Hound Dog - Steamroller Blues - Suspicious Minds - Introductions Of Singers, Musicians, Orchestra - My Way - A Big Hunk O'Love - I Can't Stop Loving You - Can't Help Falling In Love - Closing Vamp / Announcements
Bonus Track:
Jackie Kahane Comedy Sketch (04.24.1972 Closing Show)
CD 2 - 04.09.1972 C/S:
Sweet Inspirations "Aretha Franklin Medley" (Chain of Fools / Respect / (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman / I Say A Little Prayer / The House That Jack Built)
The Elvis Presley Show:
Introduction: Also Sprach Zarathustra - C. C. Rider - Johnny B. Goode - Until It's Time For You To Go - You Don't Have To Say You Love Me (With False Start) - Polk Salad Annie - Instrumental Intermezzo - What Now My Love - Fever - Love Me - Blue Suede Shoes - Heartbreak Hotel - All Shook Up - Ave Maria (One Line) - Hound Dog - I'll Remember You - Walk That Lonesome Road (J. D. Sumner & The Stamps Quartet) - Suspicious Minds - Introductions Of Singers, Musicians, Orchestra - Introductions Of Bobby Darin & Colonel Tom Parker - My Way - A Big Hunk O'Love - You Gave Me A Mountain - Mystery Train / Tiger Man - Can't Help Falling In Love - Closing Vamp / AnnouncementsThe Guitar Player Worth A Damn
Coming this week from Venus Productions is volume 4 in their “The King in Motion” series, a hardcover book with 1 DVD and 2 CDs entitled “The Guitar Player Worth A Damn” featuring out-takes from “Elvis On Tour” in “better than ever quality”. The 200-page book contains unreleased photos and insightful liner-notes.
The set also contains the previously unreleased April 14th 1972 Afternoon Show as recorded in Greensboro and the April 9th 1972 Hampton Roads show presented in a brand new alternate mix.
Track listing DVD: Intro - Johnny B. Goode (Rehearsal) / Always On My Mind (Rehearsal) / Big Hunk O’ Love (Rehearsal) / Burning Love (Rehearsal) / Heartbreak Hotel (Rehearsal) / Hound Dog (Rehearsal) / I, John (Rehearsal) / Bosom Of Abraham (Rehearsal) / Mystery Train (Montage) / Interviews / Backstage / Also Sprach Zarathustra / See See Rider (April 18, 1972) / Love Me (April 9, 1972 ES) / Until It’s Time For You To Go (April 14, 1972) / Release Me (April 14, 1972) / A Big Hunk ‘O Love (April 14, 1972) / Burning Love (April 14, 1972) / For The Good Times (April 9, 1972 ES) / How Great Thou Art (April 9, 1972 ES) / Bridge Over Troubled Water (April 14, 1972) / Funny How Time Slips Away (April 14, 1972) / An American Trilogy (April 14, 1972) / Can’t Help Falling In Love (April 9, 1972) / Closing Vamp / Announcements / For The Good Times - End Credits
Bonus: Interview With George Klein / Interview With Vernon Presley / Interview With Elvis - Bonus / Rehearsal, April 5, 1972.
Track listing CD 1 – Greensboro, April 14, 1972
01 Also Sprach Zarathustra / 02 See See Rider / 03 Proud Mary / 04 Never Been To Spain / 05 You Gave Me A Mountain / 06 Until It’s Time For You To Go / 07 Polk Salad Annie / 08 Love Me / 09 All Shook Up / 10 Teddy Bear - Don’t Be Cruel / 11 Hound Dog / 12 Heartbreak Hotel / 13 A Big Hunk O’ Love / 14 Bridge Over Troubled Water / 15 Suspicious Minds / 16 Love Me Tender / 17 Band Introductions / 18 For The Good Times / 19 American Trilogy / 20 Burning Love / 21 Release Me / 22 Funny How Time Slips Away / 23 Can’t Help Falling In Love / Closing Vamp
Track listing CD 2 – Hampton Roads AS, April 9, 1972 (previously unreleased):
01 Also Sprach Zarathustra / 02 See See Rider / 03 Proud Mary / 04 Never Been To Spain / 05 You Gave Me A Mountain / 06 Until It’s Time For You To Go / 07 Polk Salad Annie / 08 Love Me / 09 All Shook Up / 10 Teddy Bear / Don’t Be Cruel / 11 Jailhouse Rock / 12 One Night / 13 Hound Dog / 14 Help Me Make It Through The Night / 15 Bridge Over Troubled Water / 16 Love Me Tender (+ 1 false start) / 17 Suspicious Minds / 18 Band Introductions / 19 An American Trilogy / 20 Heartbreak Hotel / 21 For The Good Times / 22 How Great Thou Art / 23 Lawdy Miss Clawdy (incomplete) / 24 A Big Hunk Of Love / 25 Funny How Time Slips Away / 26 Can’t Help Falling In Love /Closing Vamp
(Source: FECC)