Happy New Year From Pontiac 1975

Jewel Case

Title:

Happy New Year From Pontiac 1975

Label:

Quality Music Inc.

Label Number:

QM 75001 / 75002

Release Date:

2001

Recording Type:

Live Audience Recording

Location:

Pontiac

Date:

December 31, 1975 - Dinner Show

Sound:

Good

Track Listing:

	CD1:
01	Opening Acts & Warm Up by Jakie Kahane	54:47
02	Also Sprach Zarathustra	01:03
03	See See Rider	05:21
04	I Got A Woman / Amen	05:57
05	Elvis welcomes everybody to the show	02:04
06	Love Me	03:55

	CD2:
01	Tryin' To Get To You	02:29
02	And I Love You So	03:32
03	All Shook Up	01:08
04	Heartbreak Hotel	01:44
05	One Night	02:30
06	You Gave Me A Mountain	03:34
07	Polk Salad Annie	04:47
08	Sweet Sweet Spirit (by J.D. Summer & The Stamps)	03:47
09	Band Introductions	08:38
10	My Way	05:12
11	Love Me Tender	02:34
12	Elvis' New Year speach & count down	01:15
13	Auld Lang Syne	01:37
14	How Great Thou Art	05:03
15	It's Now Or Never	03:09
16	America	02:26
17	Introductions	03:24
18	Hound Dog	01:34
19	Wooden Heart (few lines only)	00:25
20	Can't Help Falling In Love / Closing Vamp	03:19

Note:

Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel are missing.

From the liner notes:

The legendary Elvis dazzles New Year's Evening stadium crowd
As the somewhat paunchy superstar mounted the stage at 11 p.m. following nearly three hours of warm-up acts, There was little doubt that he still has the charisma that originally made him a star crowds rushed the 14-foot high stage in spite of the ring of security people around it. The audience was the wildest possible cross in everything from ski sweaters and levis to evening gowns and furs cheered the rock star. Presley's appearance on stage was greeted with an electric light storm of flashbulbs. His opening song was 'See See Rider' he continued - amid whistles, yelling and clapping - for an hour and 15 minutes, finishing with 'Can't Help Falling In Love". One of the most moving moments came near the end when Presley brought the crowd to its feet with a rendition of "America The Beautiful". Presley received applause for about 10 minutes after his show. He did no encores. (Don Newman, The Detroit News)

New York City can keep Guy Lombardo and Times Square. With Elvis at the Silver Dome Stadium in Pontiac, Michigan, has the beginning of a really wild new years evening tradition! (Mike Maza, Detroit)

Sound Sample:

My Way

Concert:

The show follows the pattern of the previous Vegas gig. It was a decent concert and Elvis delivers fine renditions of America (which replaced American Trilogy as his hymn), How Great Thou Art or My Way. Also It's Now Or Never has its charm. Pitty that he didn't get Wooden Heart straight. (Ciscoking)