Synopsis: It's Elvis singing, dancing and romancing on land and sea in the romantic adventure 'Clambake'. Elvis Presley ('Blue Hawaii', 'Kid Galahad', 'G.I. Blues', 'Tickle Me') plays Scott Hayward, a young man on the run from his privileged life. Wanting to be taken seriously for who he is and not his family's wealth, Scott will find the perfect opportunity when he meets water skiing instructor Tom Wilson (Will Hutchins, 'Spinout') who's just scraping by.
So why not trade places and see how the other half lives? Scott's resolve will be tested when he falls in love with Dianne Carter (Shelley Fabares, 'Girl Happy'), a beautiful young woman set on snagging and marrying a rich man.
Romance and comic hijinks are served up surfside along with a treasure trove of catchy tunes by the boatload including "You Don't Know Me," "Confidence" and the title tune.
The DVD is Region 1, has an English soundtrack and an 2.35:1 Aspect Ratio.
Steel City '73
The Straight Arrow import record label announced the release of the CD ‘Steel City '73’ featuring an audience-recording of the June 25, 1973 Evening Show performance.
This should be the first of several volumes in the label’s new ‘From The John Herman Mastertapes’ series.
John and I swapped letters and traded Elvis items. Once our relationship was established we began speaking on the phone. Eventually those phone conversations about Elvis turned to more friendly topics. Family, sports and as the years went by - our health issues. He often relayed the story about being a young guy in South Carolina where he was born and being turned on to Elvis from the early days at SUN Records.
One funny story involved getting the SUN release of ‘I Don’t Care If The Sun Don’t Shine’ and disliking it so much that he used it for target practice one day. Imagine shooting a SUN label record! It was of course available in stores back then and before Elvis’ popularity exploded.
Eventually John and his family relocated to Uniontown, Pennsylvania. A small town about 45 miles east of Pittsburgh along the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Pittsburgh would eventually figure greatly in his love for Elvis. John helped me immensely in building my Elvis collection. He was generous to me including trading audio cassettes, reel to reel tapes, video tape, films and records. We became such good friends he gifted me 3 Sun Records, two 45 RPM’s and one 78 RPM.
As the years progressed he recorded many Elvis concerts. He saw Elvis on tour in Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York, Virginia as well as other places including Elvis’ last two engagements in Las Vegas. He shared a lot of that with me as well as other fans. He even helped me get to some of those shows and shared his access with me - I’m forever grateful.
Like many of us he began recording the shows on cassette tape. A process that was a learning experience for those of us who did such a thing. The more shows you’re recorded - the better you became at it. The same applied to shooting still pictures or Super 8 film. At some point you got better and better. The interaction between Elvis’ staff, his father and eventually Elvis himself gave John pretty good access to his hero. It’s a story I’ll relate in later editions. Elvis loved policeman and that was John’s profession - a police officer for his hometown. John became friendly with his hero on a personal basis.
The audio recordings he made, the photographs he shot and even the iconic films he shot have become legendary in the world of Elvis. With the passing of many of the original guard of Elvis fans and collectors - his is one of those names and stories that needs to be kept relevant. He left us with many great moments and memories that we all still share and enjoy.”
Straight Arrow was fortunate enough to obtain recently recovered 1st generation copy of the original audience-recorded tape of this show, coming from the collection of an American fan. This historic concert was never before available in good sound quality - until now! Every second was enhanced to achieve the optimal listening experience. The sound was remastered to the correct speed. If you have enjoyed our previous 1973 CDs, we believe that you will love this one as well.
Presented in the usual Straight Arrow fashion with the top notch digipak including the photos of Elvis in Pittsburgh and Uniondale, June 1973 and great liner notes written by close friend of John Herman, this new release is another beauty that you must not miss! Straight arrow is planning several volumes of “From The John Herman Mastertapes” similar with our legendary 2015 ‘From The Rick Rennie Mastertapes’ series.
Note: Elvis super fan John Herman also taped the legendary Pittsburgh 1976 New Year’s Eve show, widely released by bootleggers and by the official FTD label.
Tracks: 01. Introduction: Also Sprach Zarathustra - 02. C. C. Rider - 03. I Got A Woman / Amen - 04. Love Me Tender - 05. Steamroller Blues - 06. You Gave Me A Mountain - 07. Love Me - 08. Blue Suede Shoes - 09. Long Tall Sally / Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On / Mama Don’t Dance / Flip Flop And Fly / Jailhouse Rock / Shake Rattle And Roll / Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On - 10. I’m Leavin’ - 11. How Great Thou Art (with reprise) - 12. Hound Dog - 13. Fever - 14. What Now My Love - 15. Suspicious Minds - 16. Introductions of singers, musicians, orchestra - 17. Happy Birthday to Colonel Parker - 18. I’ll Remember You - 19. I Can’t Stop Loving You - 20. An American Trilogy - 21. Johnny B. Goode - 22. Help Me Make It Through The Night - 23. Can’t Help Falling In Love - 24. Closing Vamp.
Note: This concert was previously released in 2009 by the Rocky Reccord label as 'Help Me Make It In Pittsburgh' (audience recording).
(Source: Amazon Italy / FECC)