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Elvis Presley - A Profile-The King On Stage, Vol. 1 (4 CD-set) [Fort Baxter 161095]

Label: Fort Baxter 161095 (Released: 1995)

Tracklisting:

CD 1:

Recording Type: Audience Recording
Location: Las Vegas , Nevada
Date: August 20 -1973, Midnight Show

01 - Also Sprach Zarathustra
02 - CC Rider
03 - I Got A Woman / Amen
04 - Love Me
05 - Steamroller Blues
06 - You Gave Me A Mountain
07 - Trouble
08 - Blue Suede Shoes
09 - Rock Medley *
10 - Love Me Tender
11 - Fever
12 - What Now My Love
13 - Suspicious Minds
14 - Band Introductions
15 - My Boy
16 - Release Me
17 - An American Trilogy
18 - Mystery Train / Tiger Man
19 - Help Me Make It Through The Night
20 - How Great Thou Art
21 - Can't Help Falling In Love
22 - Closing Vamp

* Long Tall Sally / Whole Lotta Shakin´Goin´On / Mama Don´t Dance - Flip, Flop & Fly / Jailhouse Rock / Hound Dog

Concert: A fine show with good versions of How Great Thou Art, American Trilogy or the fabulous What Now My Love.

CD 2:

Recording Type: Live Soundboard
Location: Kansas City
Date: June 29- 1974 , evening show

01 - Stagger Lee (rehearsal)
02 - I Got My Mojo Working (rehearsal)
03 - Alla' En El "Rancho Grande" (rehearsal)
04 - Cotton Fields (rehearsal)
05 - CC Rider
06 - When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again / Blue Christmas
07 - I Got A Woman
08 - Love Me
09 - Trying To Get To You
10 - All Shook Up
11 - Love Me Tender
12 - Hound Dog
13 - Fever
14 - Polk Salad Annie
15 - Why Me Lord
16 - Suspicious Minds
17 - Band Introductions
18 - I Can't Stop Loving You
19 - Help Me
20 - Bridge Over The Troubled Water
21 - Let Me Be There
22 - Johnny B.Goode
23 - Can't Help Falling In Love

Note: Tracks 1-4 are from a studio rehearsal at MGM studios.
Tracks 22 & 23 were taken from the  show in Dayton on October 6, 1974, to make the concert appear complete.

Concert: Again a solid show with no weak spot. Elvis was in a great mood. The audience was pleased.

CD 3:

Recording Type: Live Soundboard
Location: Lake Charles , LA
Date: May 4 -1975 , 8:30PM Show

01 - Jambalaya
02 - Love Me
03 - If You Love Me Let Me Know
04 - Love Me Tender (with false start)
05 - All Shook Up
06 - Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel
07 - The Wonder Of You
08 - Polk Salad Annie
09 - Band Introductions
10 - Johnny B. Goode
11 - Streamroller Blues
12 - T-R-O-U-B-L-E
13 - I'll Remember You
14 - Why Me Lord
15 - Let Me Be There
16 - An American Trilogy / Elvis Greets Shiela Ryan And Fans In Audience
17 - Hound Dog
18 - Funny How Time Slips Away
19 - Little Darlin'
20 - Can't Help Falling In Love / Closing Vamp

Notes: "Jambalaya" is a song that Elvis usually sang only 1 or 2 verses , at this concert the full version of the song was sung , which is even more unusual.
The sound engineer didn't record the first couple of songs of the concert !

Concert: A very fine show with Elvis in a great mood and vocally at his best.

CD 4:

Recording Type: Live Soundboard
Location: Ann Arbor , Miami
Date: April 24 -1977 , 8:30PM

01 - If You Love Me Let Me Know
02 - You Gave Me A Mountain
03 - Trying To Get To You
04 - O Solo Mio / It's Now Or Never (with false start) / Blue Hawaii (excerpt)
05 - Little Sister
06 - Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel
07 - Help Me
08 - My Way
09 - Polk Salad Annie
10 - Hurt (with reprise)
11 - Blueberry Hill (February 12 - 1977 , St. Petersburg , Fl)
12 - Danny Boy (February 13 - 1977 , West Palm Beach , Fl)
13 - Walk With Me (February 13 - 1977 , West Palm Beach , Fl)
14 - Unchained Melody
15 - Little Darlin'
16 - Can't Help Falling In Love

Notes: Tracks missing are : "2001" - "See See Rider" - "I Got A Woman / Amen" - "Love Me" - "Band Introductions" - "Hound Dog".
Sound quality drops after "Walk With Me" indicating different source tapes being used !

Concert: One of the better shows from this tour although we are still talking of a below standard concert. We hear satisfying renditions of Unchained Melody, Hurt and Trying To Get To You where he showed what he was still able to do vocally.

Incl. covers