Elvis Presley 1969-08-??
International Hotel, Las Vegas, NV
Set 1
Blue Suede Shoes
I Got A Woman
All Shook Up
Love Me Tender
Jailhouse Rock / Don't Be Cruel
Heartbreak Hotel
Hound Dog
Memories
Mystery Train / Tiger Man
Life Story (Monologue)
Baby What You Want Me To Do
Are You Lonesome Tonight?
Yesterday / Hey Jude
Introductions
In The Ghetto
Suspicious Minds
What'd I Say
Can't Help Falling In Love
I Got A Woman
All Shook Up
Love Me Tender
Jailhouse Rock / Don't Be Cruel
Heartbreak Hotel
Hound Dog
Memories
Mystery Train / Tiger Man
Life Story (Monologue)
Baby What You Want Me To Do
Are You Lonesome Tonight?
Yesterday / Hey Jude
Introductions
In The Ghetto
Suspicious Minds
What'd I Say
Can't Help Falling In Love
Set 2
Set 3
Comment
"The Return To Vegas" 2014 Follow That Dream (FTD)
This is the official release of the soundboard recording that Joan Deary planned as a double album release back in the late seventies. It's the earliest known professional recording from Elvis' 1969 engagement in Las Vegas. The original tape box has 'opening night' written on the back, but that's not the real date. Some experts believe it's from August 3, but we have no information whatsoever to suggest a certain date. However, the arrangements seem to suggest that this show is definitely several days earlier than the shows RCA recorded from August 20 and onwards. Why Joan Deary edited and mastered this for release is another mystery, since she of course had all the shows RCA recorded on 8-track tape with audio in substantially better quality.
"We do know that it is not the July 31 Opening Show as previously thought both by RCA and a subsequent bootlegger. They apparently keyed in on the line, 'This is my first live appearance in nine years', which Elvis actually stated at every full show thus far released at this engagement, while skipping his 'It’s hard to get going on these dinner shows' comment that makes it clear some fatigue is already setting in for Elvis in Vegas. Certainly he would not have said this at his first-ever Dinner Show on August 1, nor was he likely even to say it at the August 2 Dinner Show. Assuming this is not a splice of two shows, the August 3 Dinner Show seems to be the prevailing hypothesis among many fans."
Playing time: 67:05
This is the official release of the soundboard recording that Joan Deary planned as a double album release back in the late seventies. It's the earliest known professional recording from Elvis' 1969 engagement in Las Vegas. The original tape box has 'opening night' written on the back, but that's not the real date. Some experts believe it's from August 3, but we have no information whatsoever to suggest a certain date. However, the arrangements seem to suggest that this show is definitely several days earlier than the shows RCA recorded from August 20 and onwards. Why Joan Deary edited and mastered this for release is another mystery, since she of course had all the shows RCA recorded on 8-track tape with audio in substantially better quality.
"We do know that it is not the July 31 Opening Show as previously thought both by RCA and a subsequent bootlegger. They apparently keyed in on the line, 'This is my first live appearance in nine years', which Elvis actually stated at every full show thus far released at this engagement, while skipping his 'It’s hard to get going on these dinner shows' comment that makes it clear some fatigue is already setting in for Elvis in Vegas. Certainly he would not have said this at his first-ever Dinner Show on August 1, nor was he likely even to say it at the August 2 Dinner Show. Assuming this is not a splice of two shows, the August 3 Dinner Show seems to be the prevailing hypothesis among many fans."
Playing time: 67:05
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Fri Jan 27 2017 20:41:52 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Updated At
Mon Apr 06 2015 14:34:50 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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