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CD 1: September 3, 1973 CS
See See Rider
I Got A Woman / Amen
Love Me
Steamroller Blues
You Gave Me A Mountain
Trouble
Rock Medley *
Love Me Tender
Fever
What Now My Love
Bridge Over Troubled Water (to the tune of Suspicious Minds)
Bridge Over Troubled Water
Suspicious Minds
Introductions of band and celebrities
My Boy
I Can’t Stop Loving You
An American Trilogy
A Big Hunk O' Love
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
Mystery Train / Tiger Man
How Great Thou Art (with two reprises)
Help Me Make It Through The Night
Softly As I Leave You
Can’t Help Falling In Love / Closing Vamp
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03:20
03:52
01:32
02:49
03:14
02:03
04:05
01:50
03:02
02:58
01:24
03:58
03:54
04:42
03:49
02:20
03:57
03:04
04:20
02:32
04:55
02:42
01:21
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* * Long Tall Sally / Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On / Your Mama Don't
Dance / Flip, Flop And Fly / Hound Dog
Tracks 1 - 6 sourced from an audience recording, as these songs were not on
the soundboard tape.
Tracks 7 - 24 are soundboard recordings, mixed to so called matrix recordings
(mix of soundboard recordings with audience recordings).
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CD 2: August 7, 1973 MS
Also Sprach Zarathustra
See See Rider
I Got A Woman / Amen
Love Me
Steamroller Blues
You Gave Me A Mountain
Trouble
Blue Suede Shoes
Rock Medley
Love Me Tender
Fever
Bridge Over Troubled Water (two false starts)
Suspicious Minds
Introductions
My Boy
I Can’t Stop Loving You
An American Trilogy
Release Me
Mystery Train / Tiger Man
Funny How Time Slips Away
Faded Love
Can’t Help Falling In Love / Closing Vamp
Make The World Go Away (August 8, 1973 MS)
Tiger Man (August 11, 1973 MS)
Crying Time (August 12, 1973 MS)
Amazing Grace (August 14, 1973 DS)
Something (August 23, 1973 DS)
It’s A Matter Of Time (August 25, 1973 MS)
Johnny B. Goode (August 26, 1973 MS)
My Boy (false Start) / Release Me / My Boy (August 28, 1973 MS)
You Gave Me A Mountain (September 2, 1973 DS) |
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01:00
03:13
02:54
01:27
02:54
03:09
02:01
01:02
02:46
01:48
02:35
04:44
04:06
01:42
03:56
02:15
04:09
01:59
02:35
02:28
02:19
02:17
02:06
01:11
01:20
00:38
02:31
01:55
01:38
06:36
03:16 |
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![Elvis Seventy Three - Elvis Presley Bootleg CD](elvisseventythree4.jpg)
3 panel digipak
Announcement: ReelTrax is back with another great 2-CD release, actually the
first one in 2024! After the great success of our recent vinyl release ''68
Unleashed' which has sold out very quickly we now present a completely new CD
project!
"'Elvis Seventy Three" is a 2-disc set with two complete shows from Elvis'
August 1973 engagement at the Hilton Hotel in Las Vegas: On the first disc of
this set you will be able to step back in time with Elvis Presley’s Closing
Night performance from September 3, 1973. For the first time, experience this
iconic show which easily can be seen as one of the most unusual performances of
Elvis´ career in correct speed and superior sound quality, thanks to a
meticulous Matrix Mix of soundboard and audience recordings. This new mix
reveals intricacies and audience interactions previously unheard, capturing the
King of Rock and Roll in his element.
The Closing Night concert is renowned for its humorous touch, for instance, when
Elvis had a toy monkey on his back (all through the first two songs of the show)
while being carried on stage on the back of Lamar Fike. Or when a red velvet bed
had been placed on stage during the show with Elvis sitting on it while singing
"What Now My Love" and pretending to "search" for his love in the bed. And
finally when he totally mixed up the music and lyrics of "Suspicious Minds" and
"Bridge Over Troubled Water", probably just because he wanted to fool his
musicians (we called that "Suspicious Bridge" and gave it its own track on the
CD).
But the concert is also known for its heartfelt and rare performances like "Help
Me Make It Through The Night", "Softly As I Leave You" and a fantastic "How
Great Thou Art" with multiple reprises, among others.
Additionally, to make sure the content of this CD is 100% the "real" Closing
Night show we did not use the first 6 songs from the soundboard of the dinner
show of the same date (which has been done this way before on an earlier release
of the show), but chose to include them from an ambiance recording which has
been made at Closing Night. It’s a pity that those first six songs have not been
recorded on soundboard back in 1973.
![Elvis Seventy Three - Elvis Presley Bootleg CD](elvisseventythree6.jpg)
CD 2 presents the Midnight Show from August 7, 1973, sourced from an ambiance
recording which offers a very good sound. Elvis himself mentioned during the
concert that he and his band were enjoying their time on stage, which led him to
extend his performance, adding a personal touch to this memorable evening.
One of only two versions of "Funny How Time Slips Away", sung during the August
1973 season, and "Faded Love", performed live for its fourth and final time are
real highlights.
But actually the set-lists of both shows in this 2-CD set contrast the energy
from the beginning to the end of Elvis’s stint, highlighting both his serious
and playful side on stage. The show on CD 2 has previously been released at a
wrong speed on "Top Acts in Vegas" 28 years ago. This corrected version now
allows fans to hear Elvis as he truly sounded, making it a pivotal release for
collectors and new fans alike.
Enhance your Elvis collection with this definitive edition, featuring no less
than a variety of 9 bonus tracks that underscore rare moments and the fun Elvis
had during the Las Vegas Summer season of 1973.
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