„The King Strickes Back” – nowy box z koncertami Elvisa Presley’a!

Gratka dla miłośników koncertów króla rock’n’rolla

Bootlegowe wydawnictwo Audionic szykuje prawdziwą gratkę dla miłośników koncertów Elvisa Presley’a. Zestaw „The King Strickes Back” składać będzie się aż z… dziesięciu płyt CD! Box będzie dokumentował letnią (tj. przełom sierpnia i września) turę występów Elvisa w hotelu Hilton w Las Vegas z 1974 roku.
Jak zapewniają producenci boxu, fani znajdą w nim zarówno wszystkie dostępne koncerty (wszystkie z dobrą jakością dźwięku – każda płyta została poddana drobiazgowemu remasteringowi) z tego okresu (w tym także te zrealizowane przez FTD i obecnie wycofane już ze sprzedaży) jak również materiały z prób poprzedzających sezon.
Do płyt dołączona będzie specjalna, licząca szesnaście stron, broszura pełna rzadkich zdjęć z lata 1974 roku a także osobistych wspomnień Rexa Martina (który, o czym zawsze będę z dumą wspominał, mocno wspierał tego bloga), spisanych w jego dzienniku na krótko po wyjściu z sali koncertowej.

Tracklista:
CD 1 – 16.08.1974, RCA’s Studios, Hollywood, CA, Rehearsal:
If You Love Me (Let Me Know) (#1) – If You Love Me (Let Me Know) (#2) – Promised Land (#1) – Promised Land (#2) – Down In The Alley (#1) – Down In The Alley (#2) – It’s Midnight – Your Love’s Been A Long Time Coming – Good Time Charlie’s Got The Blues – Softly As I Leave You (#1 – With Sherrill Nielsen) – Softly As I Leave You (#2 – With Sherrill Nielsen) – I’m Leavin’ – The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face – Proud Mary – If You Talk In Your Sleep – If You Love Me (Let Me Know) (#3) – If You Love Me (Let Me Know) (#4)
CD 2 – 16.08.1974, RCA’s Studios, Hollywood, CA, Rehearsal:
The Twelfth Of Never – Faded Love – Just Pretend Binaural Rehearsal Tracks: If You Love Me (Let Me Know) (#1) – Promised Land – Down In The Alley – It’s Midnight – Your Love’s Been A Long Time Coming – Good Time Charlie’s Got The Blues – Softly As I Leave You (With Sherrill Nielsen) – I’m Leavin’ – Proud Mary – If You Talk In Your Sleep – If You Love Me (Let Me Know) (#2) – If You Love Me (Let Me Know) (#3) – The Twelfth Of Never – Faded Love – Just Pretend Bonus Songs: The Twelfth Of Never (1995 Original Single Version) – The Twelfth Of Never (1994 Version – Overdubbed By David Briggs)
CD 3 – 19.08.1974 O/S, Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas, NV:
Opening Vamp / 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 (With Reprise) – Softly As I Leave You (With Sherrill Nielsen) – If You Love Me (Let Me Know) – Love Me Tender – Polk Salad Annie – Introductions Of Singers, Musicians, Orchestra – Introduction Of Gunther Gebel-Williams – Promised Land – Introduction Of Telly Savalas – My Baby Left Me – Bridge Over Troubled Water – Fever – Hound Dog – Can’t Help Falling In Love (Incomplete)
CD 4 – 20.08.1974 D/S, Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas, NV:
Opening Vamp / C. C. Rider – I Got A Woman / Amen – Love Me – If You Love Me (Let Me Know) – It’s Midnight – Proud Mary – Trying To Get To You – Big Boss Man (Incomplete) – Fever – Promised Land – Love Me Tender – All Shook Up – I’m Leavin’ – Softly As I Leave You (With Sherrill Nielsen) – Hound Dog – You Gave Me A Mountain – Polk Salad Annie – Introductions Of Singers, Musicians, Orchestra – If You Talk In Your Sleep – Why Me Lord – (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear / Don’t Be Cruel (Incomplete) – Hawaiian Wedding Song (Incomplete) – Let Me Be There – Can’t Help Falling In Love – Closing Vamp
CD 5 – 20.08.1974 M/S, Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas, NV:
Opening Vamp / C. C. Rider – I Got A Woman / Amen – Love Me – If You Love Me (Let Me Know) – It’s Midnight – Big Boss Man – Fever – Trying To Get To You – Love Me Tender – All Shook Up – I’m Leavin’ – Softly As I Leave You (With Sherrill Nielsen) – Hound Dog – You Gave Me A Mountain – Polk Salad Annie – Introductions Of Singers, Musicians, Orchestra (Incomplete) – Introduction Of Freddy Cannon / Higher & Higher (One Line) / Introducion Of Jackie Wilson – If You Talk In Your Sleep – Why Me Lord – (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear / Don’t Be Cruel – Heartbreak Hotel – Bridge Over Troubled Water – Hawaiian Wedding Song – Let Me Be There (With Reprise) – Can’t Help Falling In Love – Closing Vamp
CD 6 – 21.08.1974 M/S, Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas, NV:
Opening Vamp / C. C. Rider – I Got A Woman / Amen – Love Me – If You Love Me (Let Me Know) – It’s Midnight – Big Boss Man – Fever – Love Me Tender – All Shook Up – Dialogue / Stop The World (And Let Me Off) (One Line) – I’m Leavin’ – Softly As I Leave You (With Sherrill Nielsen) – Hound Dog – You Gave Me A Mountain – Polk Salad Annie – Introductions Of Singers, Musicians, Orchestra / Take These Chains From My Heart (One Line) – If You Talk In Your Sleep – Why Me Lord – (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear / Don’t Be Cruel – Hawaiian Wedding Song – The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face – Let Me Be There (With Reprise) – Can’t Help Falling In Love – Closing Vamp 22.08.1974 M/S, Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas, NV: Suspicious Minds / The Blue Danube („An der schönen blauen Donau” -Excerpt) – Help Me (With Sherrill Nielsen)
CD 7 – 24.08.1974 M/S, Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas, NV:
Opening Vamp / C. C. Rider – I Got A Woman / Amen – Love Me – If You Love Me (Let Me Know) – It’s Midnight – Big Boss Man – Fever – Love Me Tender – All Shook Up – The Wonder Of You – I’m Leavin’ – Softly As I Leave You (With Sherrill Nielsen) – Spanish Eyes (With Sherrill Nielsen) – Hound Dog – You Gave Me A Mountain – Polk Salad Annie – Introductions Of Singers, Musicians, Orchestra – If You Talk In Your Sleep 27.08.1974 M/S, Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas, NV: The Wonder Of You – An American Trilogy – Monologue / We Shall Overcome (Excerpt) – Hawaiian Wedding Song – Monologue – It’s Now Or Never
CD 8 – 28.08.1974 D/S, Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas, NV:
Help Me – My Boy – How Great Thou Art 29.08.1974 D/S, Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas, NV
Why Me Lord? – (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear / Don’t Be Cruel – How Great Thou Art – Let Me Be There (With Reprise) – Introductions Of Singers, Musicians, Orchestra – Early Morning Rain – Hawaiian Wedding Song – Can’t Help Falling In Love / Closing Vamp (Incomplete) 30.08.1974 M/S, Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas, NV:
Opening Vamp / C. C. Rider – I Got A Woman / Amen – Love Me – If You Love Me (Let Me Know) – It’s Midnight – Big Boss Man – Fever – All Shook Up – Softly As I Leave You (With Sherrill Nielsen) – Hound Dog – An American Trilogy – Introduction Of Dean Nichopoulos – Suspicious Minds
CD 9 – 30.08.1974 M/S, Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas, NV:
Introductions Of Singers, Musicians, Orchestra – Monologue (About Karate) – If You Talk In Your Sleep – Dialogue (About Karate) – Introduction Of Kang Rhee – Help Me – Let Me Be There (With Reprise) – How Great Thour Art (With Reprise) – Hawaiian Wedding Song – You Gave Me A Mountain – Can’t Help Falling In Love / Closing Vamp (Incomplete) 02.09.1974 C/S, Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas, NV:
Microphone Dialogue – I Got a Woman / Amen – Dialogue (About Karate) – Until It’s Time For You To Go – If You Love Me (Let Me Know) – It’s Midnight – Big Boss Man – You Gave Me A Mountain
CD 10 – 02.09.1974 C/S, Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas, NV:
Dialogue (About Priscilla) – Softly As I Leave You (With Sherrill Nielsen) – Hound Dog – An American Trilogy – It’s Now Or Never (#1) – Introductions Of Singers, Musicians, Orchestra – Guitar Solo (James Burton) – Drum Solo (Ronnie Tutt) – Bass Solo (Duke Bardwell) – Piano Solo (Glen D. Hardin) – I Couldn’t Live Without You (The Voice) – Bringing It Back (The Voice) – Aubrey (With The Voice) – Introduction Of Vikki Carr, Bill Cosby – It’s Now Or Never (#2) – Let Me Be There (With Reprise) – If You Talk In Your Sleep – Monologue (About Drug Rumours) – Hawaiian Wedding Song – Dialogue (About Jewelry) – Can’t Help Falling In Love – Closing Vamp