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Stage Rehearsal

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5" Digipak

 
Title: Elvis "stage rehearsal"
Label: Follow That Dream (FTD)
Catalog number: 506020-975026 , Sony Music Entertainment
Matrix: d:cencia 506020-975026 A0101797765-0101 15 IFPI L555
UPC/EAN: 5060209750262
Release date: 07/2011
Playing time: 56:49
Recording type: Rehearsals
Location:: Las Vegas/Nevada, International Hotel (Hilton Hotel)
Date:   1970 / 1972 / 1973
    
Track listing:  
01 You Don't Have To Say You Love Me (version 1)       02:08  
02 I Just Can't Help Believin' (with dubbed applause)       04:36  
03 Something (with dubbed applause)       03:32  
04 Sweet Caroline       02:48  
05 Polk Salad Annie (edited out)       03:52  
06 You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' (version 1)       04:25  
07 I''ve Lost You       03:41  
08 Bridge Over Troubled Water       04:17  
09 Patch It Up       03:41  
10 Can't Help Falling In Love       01:45  
11 You Don't Have To Say You Love Me (version 2)       02:04  
12 You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' (version 2)       04:20  
             
  Bonus songs:          
13 Any Day Now       04:55  
14 True Love Travels On A Gravel Road       04:40  
15 The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (a few lines       00:33  
16 Fever       02:34  
17 Portrait Of My Love       02:03  
18 I'm Leavin' It All Up To You       00:55  
         
Notes:   Tracks 1 - 12 recorded August 10, 1970, International Hotel, on a 16-track tape machine
Track 13 recorded August 2, 1972, Hilton Hotel, through the micorphone of a portabel cassette recorder.
Track 14 - 17 recorded August 3, 1972, Hilton Hotel, through the micorphone of a portabel cassette recorder.
Track 18 recorded January 25, 1973, Hilton Hotel,  through the micorphone of a portabel cassette recorder.
   
 
    About this release:
The REAL DELIGHT of this release is that the ever-dependable audio engineer Vic Anesini (The Complete Masters, Close Up, The Wonder Of You) has worked his audio magic in remixing and re-mastering the RCA multi-track tapes. They sound fantastic.
The later Bonus Songs - sadly only of cassette quality - are also a fabulous addition to any fan's collection.

The REAL DISSAPOINTMENT of this release is that the brief given to Vic Anesini was to repair and re-edit the 1970 rehearsals to give them a "more professional" feel.
While this includes fixing the missing intros, it has also meant fading-down Elvis' off-beat comments or in some instances even editing out Elvis' rehearsal comments completely! Plus the crazy idea of splicing two very enjoyable rough "Polk Salad Annie" rehearsals together to create one smoother, not-so-crazy, version! The final terrible mistake is the addition of audience applause to two songs. After all, removing the audience reaction from an on-stage performance would ruin a live recording so why add audience applause to a rehearsal release? It also destroys the required ambience. © Piers Beagley - EIN - elvisinfonet.com visit website