From Sunset Boulevard To Paradise Road (LP / CD)
2 three panel slip-in cardboards
2 three panel cardboards (inside) as attachment to the LP set
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August 16 1974 Rehearsal Pt. 1 RCA Studios Hollywood If You Love Me (Let Me Know) If You Love Me (Let Me Know) #2 Promised Land Promised Land #2 Down In The Alley Down In The Alley #2 It's Midnight It's Midnight #2 Your Love's Been A Long Time Coming Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues Softly As I Leave You Softly As I Leave You #2 |
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August 16 1974 Rehearsal Pt. 2 RCA Studios Hollywood 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 The Twelfth Of Never Faded Love Just Pretend |
04:57 05:19 04:17 03:32 06:46 08:07 02:53 03:18 05:12 |
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Las Vegas, Hilton Hotel August 19, 1974 - Opening Show 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 Softly As I Leave You If You Love Me (Let Me Know) Love Me Tender Polk Salad Annie Introductions Promised Land Introduction of Telly Savalas My Baby Left Me Bridge Over Troubled Water Fever Hound Dog Can't Help Falling In Love (incomplete) |
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August 16 1974 Rehearsal In Binaural Stereo RCA Studios Hollywood If You Love Me (Let Me Know) #2 Promised Land #1 Down In The Alley Down In The Alley #2 It's Midnight #2 Your Love's Been A Long Lime Coming Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues Softly As I Leave You #1 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 Twelfth Of Never Faded Love Just Pretend Twelfth Of Never (official released version) Twelfth Of Never (David Briggs overdub) |
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The LPs are available in blue, purple and white vinyl
Press note:
August 1974 is a remarkable period in Elvis’ career. A new Vegas engagement was
ahead of him and Elvis and his loyal musicians had plans for a new and
refreshing show, which they were going to perform for a two week period.
Probably to avoid getting bored from doing the same year in and year out, they
went to rehearse some new songs to create the new setlist.
Fortunately the rehearsal from August 16 was recorded on a 2 track cassette deck
and is presented here in its ultimate form. Originally released way back in 1995
it was time for an update. Although the rehearsal and the show have been
re-released by several other labels, they were simply badly remastered copies of
the original release. Sometimes even being incomplete and sounding very “thin”
due to the high level of noise reduction and compression. An exception must be
made for some tracks in original binaural sound that were released some years
back. The original master tape has been recorded in binaural but quality wise it
left a lot to desire. In 1995 a straight copy of the master tape was used to
create a more balanced mix of this remarkable recording. For this re-release an
early “work in progress” version is used which contains less reverb than the
version originally released. The recording has been painstakingly restored,
resulting in what we believe to be the ultimate sounding and most complete
outing of this remarkable rehearsal and the show.
Following the rehearsal, we present the opening night show of the engagement
rehearsed for.
During the opening night Also Sprach Zarathustra and See See Rider were replaced
by Big Boss Man and were followed by Proud Mary and Down In The Alley. Most
likely the audience was very surprised by the new setlist. Remarkably enough the
next night the show went back to (pretty much) normal. Songs like Down In The
Alley, Good Time Charlie’s Got The Blues, Never Been To Spain and My Baby Left
Me were not played again during this engagement. So without any doubt the
opening night concert is one of his most unique shows. The reason for the abrupt
ending of the new refreshing setlist can only be guessed, but most likely Elvis
fell out of his comfort zone and the audience was more pleased with the good old
I Got A Woman and All Shook Up. Some of the rehearsed songs did survive during
this two week engagement. For example It’s Midnight & If You Talk In Your Sleep
& I’m Leavin’ became regular performed songs during these two weeks.
Now available are these very limited edition deluxe box sets. Available in
WHITE, PURPLE or BLUE vinyl. Each vinyl colour being presented in its own
awesome designed boxset. Get it while you can.