Saturday, August 17, 2024

August 17 - Bootleg Vinyl and CDs

The Stage Recordings import record label released the triple CD-set 'Hawaiian Delights' featuring a triple CD-set featuring all three shows as recorded at the Honolulu International Center in November 1972. All digitally remastered.  

Publicity stated: This three CD set features all three of Elvis' performances at the Honolulu International Center Honolulu Hawaii in 1972. These three audience recorded shows may not be the best audience recorded shows ever issued on CD but they certainly are among the most important ones. These shows were recorded just about 8 weeks before his famous ‘Aloha From Hawaii’ performances at the same venue.  Two of these shows debut on silver disc!  All three shows are remastered from scratch. 

CD 1: November 17 , 1972: C. C. Rider - I Got A Woman / Amen (Incomplete) - Until It’s Time For You To Go - You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me - Polk Salad Annie - Intermezzo - Love Me - All Shook Up - Heartbreak Hotel - Blue Suede Shoes - One Night - Teddy Bear / Don’t Be Cruel - Love Me Tender - Little Sister / Get Back - Hound Dog - I’ll Remember You - How Great Thou Art (With Reprise) - Suspicious Minds - Band Introductions - For The Good Times - Burning Love - What Now My Love - Fever - A Big Hunk O’Love - You Gave Me A Mountain (Incomplete).

CD 2: November 18, 1972 Afternoon Show: C. C. Rider - I Got A Woman / Amen - Until It’s Time For You To Go - You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me - Polk Salad Annie - Love Me - All Shook Up - Heartbreak Hotel - Blue Suede Shoes - One Night (Incomplete) - Teddy Bear / Don’t Be Cruel - Love Me Tender - Hound Dog - I’ll Remember You (Incomplete) - How Great Thou Art - Suspicious Minds - Band Introductions - What Now My Love - Burning Love - Fever - Blue Hawaii / Hawaiian Wedding Song (Excerpt) - You Gave Me A Mountain - A Big Hunk O’Love - Can’t Help Falling In Love - Closing Vamp.
 
CD 3: November 18, 1972 Evening Show: C. C. Rider - I Got A Woman / Amen - Until It’s Time For You To Go - You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me - Polk Salad Annie - Love Me - All Shook Up - Heartbreak Hotel - Blue Suede Shoes - Just Pretend - Little Sister / Get Back - Hound Dog - I’ll Remember You - How Great Thou Art - Suspicious Minds - Band Introductions - What Now My Love - Fever - Burning Love - You Gave Me A Mountain - A Big Hunk O'Love - Can’t Help Falling In Love - Closing Vamp.


An Evening in Dayton

Available on clear and blue or red colored vinyl is the double LP 'An Evening in Dayton' featuring
 the October 6 1974 evening  performance at the University of Dayton in Dayton, Ohio. Plus some wonderful bonus tracks. 

This deluxe double LP is packed in a gorgeous gatefold cover and is available in red or blue or clear vinyl and includes a bonus CD.






Side A: See See Rider - I Got A Woman / Amen - Love Me - If You Love Me Let Me Know - Fever - Big Boss Man (Incl. False Start).

Side B: Love Me Tender - Hound Dog - The Wonder Of You - Blue Suede Shoes - Introductions - Lawdy Miss Clawdy - Introductions - All Shook Up - Teddy Bear / Don’t Be Cruel - Heartbreak Hotel.

Side C: Why Me Lord - That’s All Right - Blue Christmas - Let Me Be There - Hawaiian Wedding Song - Johnny B. Goode - Can’t Help Falling Love - Closing Vamp.

Side D: October 1, 1974 University Of Notre Dame South Bend Indiana: It’s Midnight - Steamroller Blues.

August 27, 1974: The Wonder Of You - An American Trilogy - Monologue - Hawaiian Wedding Song - Monologue - It’s Now Or Never.

CD: See See Rider - I Got A Woman / Amen - Love Me - If You Love Me Let Me Know - Fever - Big Boss Man (incl. False Start) - Love Me Tender - Hound Dog - The Wonder Of You - Blue Suede Shoes - Introductions - Lawdy Miss Clawdy - Introductions - All Shook Up - Teddy Bear / Don’t Be Cruel - Heartbreak Hotel - Why Me Lord - That’s All Right - Blue Christmas - Let Me Be There - Hawaiian Wedding Song - Johnny B. Goode - Can’t Help Falling Love - Closing Vamp

Bonus: Live at the University Of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana October 1, 1974
It’s Midnight - Steamroller Blues

Bonus: Live at the Showroom of the Las Vegas Hilton, Las Vegas, Nevada. August 27, 1974 Midnight Show: The Wonder Of You - An American Trilogy - Monologue - Hawaiian Wedding Song - Monologue - It’s Now Or Never


1973 Sound Booth Collection And More!

The Dutch Redemption import record label released the second volume of the '1973 Sound Booth Collection And More!'.

Publicity stated: This comprehensive Deluxe 6 CD set contains so-called sound booth recordings recorded during 4 live performances at the Las Vegas Hilton in 1973. Sound booth recordings are recordings made with one microphone (mono) or two microphones (stereo) placed directly on stage.  All shows are painstakingly remastered, and presented as they were recorded: in glorious ‘stereo’ sound. Also included is the January 25 1973 stage rehearsal at corrected speed and it never sounded better then on this set. 

As a bonus the complete home-recording made in November 1973 at the house of Sam Thompson in Memphis Tennessee is present too.

The additional bonus disc contains 24 rare or official unreleased versions of studio tracks recorded in 1973. This disc includes Rough Mix Masters, Unedited Masters and some superb Alternate Recordings and Rehearsals. 

CD 1 - August 20, 1973 MS - Showroom - Las Vegas Hilton
Also Sprach Zarathustra - See See Rider - I Got A Women / Amen - Love Me - Steamroller Blues - You Gave Me A Mountain - Trouble - Blue Suede Shoes - Long Tall Sally / Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On / Mama Don’t Dance / Flip, Flop And Fly / Jailhouse Rock / Hound Dog - Love Me Tender - Fever - What Now My Love - Suspicious Minds - Introductions - My Boy - Release Me - An American Trilogy - Mystery Train / Tiger Man - Help Me Make It Through The Night - How Great Thou Art - Can’t Help Falling In Love - Closing Vamp

CD 2 - August 31, 1973 DS - Showroom - Las Vegas Hilton:
Also Sprach Zarathustra - See See Rider - I Got A Women / Amen - Love Me - Steamroller Blues - You Gave Me A Mountain - Trouble - Long Tall Sally / Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On / Mama Don’t Dance / Flip, Flop And Fly / Hound Dog - Love Me Tender - Fever - Bridge Over Troubled Water - Suspicious Minds - Introductions - My Boy - I Can’t Stop Loving You (Tape Damage) - An American Trilogy - A Big Hunk O’love - Introduction Of Lisa Marie Presley / The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face - How Great Thou Art (Incomplete) - Can’t Help Falling In Love - Closing Vamp

CD 3 - September 2, 1973 3.00 AM - Showroom - Las Vegas Hilton:
Also Sprach Zarathustra - See See Rider - I Got A Women / Amen - Love Me - Steamroller Blues - You Gave Me A Mountain - Trouble - Long Tall Sally / Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On / Mama Don’t Dance / Flip, Flop And Fly / Hound Dog - Love Me Tender - Fever - What Now My Love - Suspicious Minds - Introductions - Release Me - An American Trilogy - Mystery Train / Tiger Man - The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face - How Great Thou Art - Can’t Help Falling In Love - Closing Vamp

CD 4 - September 2, 1973 MS - Showroom - Las Vegas Hilton:
Also Sprach Zarathustra - See See Rider - I Got A Women / Amen - Love Me - Steamroller Blues - You Gave Me A Mountain - Trouble - Long Tall Sally / Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On / Mama Don’t Dance / Flip, Flop And Fly / Hound Dog - Love Me Tender - Fever - Bridge Over Troubled Water - Suspicious Minds - Introductions - My Boy - I Can’t Stop Loving You - An American Trilogy - The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face - Mystery Train / Tiger Man - How Great Thou Art - A Big Hunk O’Love - Release Me - What Now My Love - Can’t Help Falling In Love - Closing Vamp

CD 5 - January 25, 1973 - Showroom - Las Vegas Hilton - A Live Stage Rehearsal
Something - You Gave Me A Mountain - Steamroller Blues - My Way - Love Me - It’s Over - Blue Suede Shoes - I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry - Welcome To My World - I’ll Remember You - Long Tall Sally / Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On - An American Trilogy - Please Help Me I’m Falling - A Big Hunk O’Love - I’m Leaving It Up To You - Faded Love - I Can’t Stop Loving You - Separate Ways - Separate Ways (#2) - Bridge Over Troubled Water - Can’t Help Falling In Love

November 3/4, 1973 recording at Sam Thompson’s House - 1317 Favell Drive - Memphis, Tennessee
The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise - Spanish Eyes - Baby What You Want Me To Do - I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry - See See Rider - That’s All Right - When You Love An Alpha Delta - We Are Alpha Delta Pi - Ode To A Robin (Poem) / Conversation. Featuring Elvis Presley, Linda Thompson, Sam Thompson, Louise Thompson, Margie Thompson, Sanford Thompson, Ricky Stanley.

CD 6 - Studio Highlights / Rough Mix Masters:
If You Don’t Come Back - Three Corn Patches - Find Out What’s Happening - I’ve Got A Thing About You Baby - Just A Little Bit - Raised On Rock - For Ol’ Times Sake - I Miss You

Unedited Masters:
There’s A Honky Tonk Angel (Who Will Take Me Back In) - If You Talk In Your Sleep - Thinking About You - Love Song Of The Year - Help Me - My Boy - Good Time Charlie’s Got The Blues  - Talk About The Good Times - Your Love’s Been A Long Time Coming

Bonus Songs:
Loving Arms (Unedited Master/ With Strings) - Love Song Of The Year (Undubbed Master /  No Backing Vocals) - Promised Land (Master With Echo) - Promised Land (Master With Organ And Cowbell Overdubs) - It’s Diff’rent Now (Rehearsal) - I’ve Got A Thing About You Baby (3 Track Master) - I’ve Got A Thing About You Baby 


Off Duty From Texas To Bad Nauheim

The Petticoat Records import label presented 'Off Duty From Texas To Bad Nauheim'. 

Publicity stated: This deluxe box set contains several fantastic goodies. Including a 180 Gr. green colored vinyl record featuring 19 unique recordings made in Waco Texas (shortly before Elvis went into the army) and at his residence in Bad Nauheim, Germany during his army duty. This box set is available in two editions with different unique designs, both very limited editions.

Content of the box set: 1 x 180 Gr. green colored vinyl recording, 1 CD, 25 x 25 cm bonus photo and 2 A3-sized posters. 

Side A - Texas Recordings:
01 Sail Along Silvery Moon / I Understand
02 Happy, Happy Birthday Baby
03 I Can’t Help It (If I’m Still In Love With You) (Anita Wood & Elvis)
04 Who’s Sorry Now (Anita Wood)
05 Happy, Happy Birthday Baby (Solo Part) - Little Darlin
06 Just A Closer Walk With Thee

Germany Recordings:
07 Apron Strings (Composite)
08 Stand By Me (Take 1 & 2)
09 Its Been So Long Darling
10 Like A Baby (Part)

Track 1-6 Recorded May 17 1958, 2807 Lasker Avenue, Waco - Texas
Track 7-10 Recorded In Germany 1958.

Side B: 
01 Cool Water (Edit)
02 Danny Boy (Composite)
03 I Asked The Lord (Take 4)
04 I’ll Take You Home Again Kathleen (Fast Take 1)
05 Her Hand In Mine (Take 1 & 4)
06 Are You Sincere (Part) / Return To Me
07 The Fool (Take 4)
08 Que Sera Sera (Part)
09 Guitar Jam / I’m Beginning To Forget You (Vernon Presley)

Track 1-9 recorded in Germany 1958-1959

(Source: ACM / Billboard / Pascal Dorschner / FECC)