October 21 - Heading Down To Memphis And Sunset Boulevard

The ReelTrax import record label announced the late 2025 release of the double CD ‘Heading Down To Sunset Boulevard - The ’74 Summer Festival Rehearsal’.

Publicity stated: Reel Trax record label is back with a very strong 2-CD set! This time we are focused on Elvis´ legendary rehearsal for the ‘Summer Festival’ engagement in 1974. Yes, it has been released before, but … You won´t believe your ears when you hear the sound quality on the new ReelTrax release! It is more than likely that you will enjoy listening to it more than ever before!

The August 16, 1974 rehearsal, presented here has been carefully and newly mixed. Previous editions suffered from a problem where the music dropped to a very low volume whenever Elvis began singing. Using the latest state-of-the-art studio technology, we have worked to create a much more balanced recording that does justice to both the musicianship and Elvis’ performance. Each song has been carefully mixed for the best presentation.

The rehearsal has also been speed-corrected, as earlier releases ran far too slow. This important correction changes the whole rehearsal in the sense of that it does not sound any longer like a tired Elvis at work, and the band having gone to waste as soon as Elvis starts singing.

Since the complete recording demands not only one, but two CDs, we have added many performance highlights from the ‘Summer Festival’ 1974 engagement. So what you get is a real strong 2-CD set, which should not be missed in any collection! 

Tracklist disc 1: 71:30 minutes

01. If You Love Me (Let Me Know) – Version 1

02. If You Love Me (Let Me Know) – Version 2

03. Promised Land – Version 1

04. Promised Land – Version 2

05. Down In The Alley – Version 1

06. Down In The Alley – Version 2

07. It's Midnight – Version 1

08. It's Midnight – Version 2

09. Your Love's Been A Long Time Coming

10. Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues

11. Softly, As I Leave You – Version 1

12. Softly, As I Leave You – Version 2

13. I'm Leavin’

14. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face

15. Proud Mary

16. If You Talk In Your Sleep

17. If You Love Me (Let Me Know) – Version 3

18. If You Love Me (Let Me Know) – Version 4

 

Disc 2: 72:42 Minutes

01. The Twelfth Of Never

02. Faded Love

03. Just Pretend

04. Proud Mary (Aug. 20, 1974 DS)

05. Tryin´ To Get To You (Aug. 20, 1974 DS)

06. Promised Land (Aug. 20, 1974 DS)

07. You Gave Me A Mountain (Aug. 20, 1974 MS)

08. Bridge Over Troubled Water (Aug. 20, 1974 MS)

09. I’m Leavin’ (Aug. 21, 1974 MS)

10. Take These Chains From My Heart - Hawaiian Wedding Song (Aug. 21, 1974 MS)

11. Spanish Eyes (Aug. 24, 1974 MS)

12. If You Talk In Your Sleep (Aug. 24, 1974 MS)

13. Elvis Talks About Racism - The Wonder Of You (Aug. 27, 1974 MS)

14. It’s Now Or Never (Aug. 27, 1974 MS)

15. My Boy (Aug. 28, 1974 DS)

16. How Great Thou Art (Aug. 29, 1974 DS)

17. Let Me Be There (Aug. 29, 1974 DS)

18. Until It’s Time For You To Go (Aug. 29, 1974 MS)

19. Elvis Talks About Degrees of Black Belts (Aug. 29, 1974 MS)

20. Softly As I Leave You (Aug. 29, 1974 MS)

21. It’s Midnight (Aug. 30, 1974 DS)

22. Big Boss Man (Aug. 30, 1974 MS)

23. An American Trilogy (Aug. 30, 1974 MS)

24. Closing Vamp (Aug. 30, 1974 MS)

Here is an audio-preview of the album. 

Elvis Essential - The Memphis That Elvis Knew

The Brazilian Elvis Presley fan club announced the release of the 122-page Portuguese book 'Elvis Essential - The Memphis That Elvis Knew' by Waldenir Cecon. 

Description: On these pages, you will be able to travel back to the Memphis from the 50s and  the 70s: each street, each corner and each establishment connected to Elvis' life, carries not only memories, but also fragments of the history of music and popular culture of the twentieth century. 

This volume is an invitation to revisit these places, many of them still preserved, others transformed or disappeared, but all immortalized by the connection with the myth. You will get to know the places from the simple Lauderdale Courts, the studio where he recorded the first hits that echoed throughout the world, the stages where he performed for small and ecstatic crowds, and even in the leisure spaces where he had fun with his friends, skating, playing or watching movies into the early morning hours.

As we revisit these paths through Memphis, we discover not only where Elvis was, but how the city shaped his identity and, in return, how he transformed it into an eternal landmark in the global collective imagination. Many of these places have been preserved, others transformed or disappeared, but they are all immortalized in their connection with the myth of Elvis Presley. They tell stories of dreams, passions and the contradictions of an era marked by social changes and profound music.

(Source: Various / Facebook / Elvis Presley Fan Club Brazil)