Publicity stated: As part of its ongoing live on-tour series, FTD is pleased to announce the release of 'Elvis: Summer of '76'. Released as a 3-CD 5-inch digipack, this set features three 1976 concerts: Civic Center, Charleston, West Virginia. Afternoon show July 24; Civic Center, Springfield, Massachusetts. Evening show July 29; Hampton Coliseum, Hampton Roads, Virginia: Afternoon show August 1.
Disc 1 – Charleston, West Virginia, Afternoon Show, July 24
Also Sprach Zarathustra - See See Rider - I Got A Woman / Amen - Love Me - If You Love Me (Let Me Know) - You Gave Me A Mountain - (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear / Don’t Be Cruel - And I Love You So - Jailhouse Rock - Fever - America The Beautiful - Band Introductions - Early Morning Rain - What’d I Say - Johnny B. Goode - Love Letters - School Day - Hurt - Funny How Time Slips Away - Can’t Help Falling In Love - Closing Vamp
Disc 2 – Springfield, Massachusetts, Evening Show, July 29
Also Sprach Zarathustra - See See Rider - I Got A Woman / Amen - Love Me - If You Love Me (Let Me Know) - You Gave Me A Mountain - Help Me - (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear / Don’t Be Cruel - And I Love You So - Jailhouse Rock - America The Beautiful - Polk Salad Annie - Band Introductions - Early Morning Rain - What’d I Say - Johnny B. Goode - Love Letters - School Day - Hurt - Hound Dog - Funny How Time Slips Away - Can’t Help Falling In Love - Closing Vamp
Disc 3 – Hampton Roads, Afternoon Show, August 1.
Also Sprach Zarathustra - See See Rider - I Got A Woman / Amen - Love Me - If You Love Me (Let Me Know) - You Gave Me A Mountain - (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear / Don’t Be Cruel - And I Love You So - Jailhouse Rock - Fever - America The Beautiful - Return To Sender - Band Introductions - Early Morning Rain - What’d I Say - Johnny B. Goode - Love Letters - School Day - Hurt - Hound Dog - Funny How Time Slips Away - Can’t Help Falling In Love - Closing Vamp
Note: The august 1st. show was released by fort Baxter yrs ago and that’s where he does a rough rendition of Return To Sender as asked for by someone in the audience. It’s a sound board recording so be interesting to see what the FTD guys do with it
This show was originally released by the Fort Baxter label in 1995 on 'The Bicentennial Elvis Experience' and re-issued by the Gravel Road Music label in 2012 on 'Star-Spangled Spectacular'. The Audionics label released this show in 2019 as 'Return to Sender - The Summer of '76'. The only song of interest is a rough version of 'Return To Sender' but that song has already been released by the collectors label.
Also due is a second edition of the 'From Elvis Presley Boulevard' FTD re-issue.This 2-LP was first released on March 2023 as a limited edition of 3.500 copies on blue colored vinyl.
And finally, also available again in October is a re-issue of the 'His Hand In Mine Sessions' CD-set.
Side A: Hurt (Take 6, 5) - Love Coming Down (Take 4) - For The Heart (Take 5A) - Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain (Take 4) - I'll Never Fall In Love Again (Take 1, 3).
Side B: Never Again (Master) - Bitter They Are, Harder They Fall (Take 6) - Moody Blue (Take 5) - The Last Farewell (Composite Of Take 3 & 2) - For The Heart (Take 3B, 4B, 5B).
Side C: I’ll Never Fall In Love Again (Take 4, 5) - Hurt (Take 1, 2) - Danny Boy (Master) - Way Down (Master) - Solitaire (Take 5, 7).
Side D: The Last Farewell (Master) - Love Coming Down (Master) - I’ll Never Fall In Love Again (Master Rough Mix) - For The Heart (Master) - Hurt (Take 3) - Bitter They Are, Harder They Fall (Master).
Barry Beats Elvis
Singer-songwriter Barry Manilow has beaten Elvis Presley's record for the most performances in Las Vegas with his 637th show at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino.
The late King of Rock ‘n’ Roll did 636 performances at the Las Vegas Hilton between 1969 and 1976. Manilow’s residency is in the same theater, though the property is now called the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino. At the time, Elvis's residency at the hotel made him one of the highest-paid performers in the history of Las Vegas. The last show he performed at the hotel was on December 12th, 1976.
In homage to the King, Manilow donned a leather jacket and sang Elvis' hit song 'Hound Dog', which received a standing ovation.
(Source: Facebook / Elvis Shop London / Westgate / Daily Mail / UEPS / FTD)