April 11 - Las Vegas - Down In The Alley 1974

The Memphis Recording Service announced the release of 'Las Vegas - Down In The Alley 1974' featuring a newly created Stereo Mix of Elvis' August 19, 1974 Opening Show performance. 

Publicity stated: 'Las Vegas - Down In The Alley 1974' features Elvis’ Opening Night show at the Las Vegas Hilton Hotel on 19 August 1974. 

At the start of his eleventh Vegas season, he performed an almost completely revamped setlist introduced and singing many unique songs, like ‘Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues’, ‘Promised Land’, ‘It’s Midnight’, ‘If You Talk In Your Sleep’, ‘If You Love Me (Let Me Know)’ and the title track ‘Down In The Alley’. 

Also introduced were 'Softly As I Leave You’, ‘My Baby Left Me’ and ‘I'm Leavin'’. For the first time ever, the original Mono recording has been remastered and mixed into Stereo. 

The accompanying booklet in the Deluxe Digibook CD-set features rare photographs and memorabilia from the event and also includes liner notes that set the scene. The vinyl edition, housed in a gatefold sleeve, will be available on black and on clear vinyl. 

The vinyl and CD version contain the same tracks: Big Boss Man - Proud Mary - Down In The Alley - Good Time Charlie’s Got The Blues - Never Been To Spain - It’s Midnight - If You Talk In Your Sleep - I’m Leavin’ - Let Me Be There - Softly As I Leave You - If You Love Me (Let Me Know) - Love Me Tender - Polk Salad Annie - Band Introductions - Promised Land - Introduction Of Telly Savalas - My Baby Left Me - Bridge Over Troubled Water - Fever - Hound Dog - Can’t Help Falling in Love

Note: This was the show when Elvis was fooling around with the text of 'Good Time Charlie's Got the Blues', singing after the line: "Play around, you'll lose your wife" he says "Already done that !" And after the line: "Play too long you'll lose your life" he says "Almost did that!"

The show was previously released in Mono by the Follow That Dream collector's label on the 2-CD set 'Nevada Nights' (2008), but also on 'If You Talk In Your Sleep' (Fort Baxter, 1994) and 'From Sunset Boulevard To Paradise Road' (Diamond Anniversary Edition, 1995).

Rock and Roll No. 2

The Waxtime record label re-issued classic U.K. HMV album 'Rock and Roll No. 2' as a Limited Edition with 8 Bonus Songs on 180 Gr. Virgin vinyl.

Publicity stated: Presley’s second LP for RCA, titled Elvis, was released in Mono in October 1956 (it would be retitled 'Rock & Roll Nº 2' six years later). It is widely regarded as one of the best albums of the Fifties and of Elvis’ entire career. 

Most of the sessions took place on September 1-3, 1956 at Radio Recorders in Hollywood. The disc spent four weeks at Nº 1 on the Billboard Top Pop Albums chart in 1956, making Presley the first recording artist to have two albums go straight to number one in the same year.

Side A: Rip It Up - Love Me - When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again - Long Tall Sally - First In Line - Paralyzed.

Bonus Songs: Hound Dog - Jailhouse Rock - Don't Be Cruel - Blue Suede Shoes.

Side B: So Glad You're Mine - Old Shep - Ready Teddy - Anyplace In Paradise - How´s The World Treating You - How Do You Think I Feel.

Bonus Songs: Mystery Train - All Shook Up - Heartbreak Hotel - That's All Right.

Houston Astrodome

The first copies of  the Digibook CD edition of the ‘Live At The Houston Astrodome 1974’ were received by fans according to various pictures on Facebook. The official release-date is April 25, 2025.

Publicity for the set stated: Near the start of his extensive tour on March 3, 1974, Elvis made a major appearance at one of the country’s biggest venues, The Astrodome in Houston Texas, entertaining well in excess of 88,000 fans that day. 

The CD contains Elvis’ performance from March 3, 1974, and for the first time ever, this recording is presented in stereo. The booklet includes rare photographs and memorabilia from the event which set the scene for this historic performance. The LP version will be available on both black and clear vinyl

(Source: MRS / Elvis Information Network / Phoenix Elvis Forum)