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Heavy Times

Heavy Times - Elvis Presley Bootleg CD

Title:

Heavy Times

Label:

MxF

Label Number:

none listed

Release Date:

2007

Recording Type:

Live Soundboard Recording

Location:

Las Vegas, International Hotel

Date:

January 28 - 1971 , M.S & January 29 - 1971 , D.S

Sound:

Soundboard !

Track Listing:

01	Also Sprach Zarathustra	01:32
02	That's All Right	01:41
03	I Got A Woman	02:22
04	Love Me Tender	03:31
05	You Don't Have To Say You Love Me	02:02
06	Sweet Caroline	02:35
07	You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling	03:04
08	Polk Salad Annie	03:45
09	Johnny B. Goode	02:03
10	Something	04:41
11	The Wonder Of You	01:29
12	Heartbreak Hotel	01:32
13	Blue Suede Shoes	01:33
14	Hound Dog	01:14
15	One Night	01:32
16	Teddy Bear	01:16
17	Suspicious Minds	05:30
18	The Impossible Dream	02:35

19	That's All Right	01:34
20	I Got A Woman	02:14
21	Love Me Tender	03:23
22	You Don't Have To Say You Love Me	02:32
23	Sweet Caroline	02:21
24	You've Lost That Lovin Feeling	03:01
25	Polk Salad Annie	02:42
26	Johnny B. Goode	01:43
27	Something	03:22
28	Heartbreak Hotel	01:56
29	Blue Suede Shoes	01:14
30	Teddy Bear	01:15
31	Hound Dog	02:15
32	Snowbird	03:06
33	The Impossible Dream	02:47

Notes:

Tracks 1- 18 are from the Midnight Show on January 28, 1971
Tracks 19 - 33 are from the Dinner Show on January 29, 1971

This is just a copy and paste job of previously released material. The shows have been shortened to make them fit for one disc. No efforts were made to improve the sound.

Press note:
To be released shortly on the MxF label will be their second release entitled "Heavy Times!" featuring the Vegas performances on January 28th 1971, midnight show and January 29th 1971, dinner show.
The January 28, 1971 MS was previously released on "Lean, Mean And Kickin' Butt"while the January 29, 1971 DS previously saw the light on the import release entitled "Snowbird".

Synopsis:
For the first time, both the performances remastered from the original sources will become available on a sole CD. Although these two concerts were released on two separate imports some years ago here we have the opportunity to listen to both shows in better, improved sound. Using the original source tape we were able to keep Elvis' vocal power central to the mix whilst at the same time giving a new definition to the supporting musicians and singers.

Elvis' performance on both nights is superb as he is still performing to the best of his ability. Although he delivers two short shows they are delivered in a very intense, crisp and fresh manner that cannot be denied. Elvis was on stage to have fun and demonstrated this during the older, classic numbers, but songs such as 'Polk Salad Annie', 'You've Lost That Loving Feeling' and 'Sweet Caroline' never sounded better. The season will be remembered for the introduction of the new opening composition 'Also Sprach Zarathustra' which although written by Richard Strauss in 1894 was more closely associated with the Stanley Kubrick film '2001 A Space Odyssey', a recent cinema release. As we now know this thunderous opening would be used until the final concert Elvis performed. The season will also be remembered for the beautiful new closing number 'The Impossible Dream' which Elvis sang with power and feeling giving us proof that Elvis continued to grow as a performer.

Packaged with a 16 page professionally edited booklet this picture disc CD will be accompanied by relevant liner notes and with over 27 photographs of the Elvis NOW suit from this season. These are not new shows, but the package and the 79:40 minutes of superb music definitely gives us something different, a different kind of product! The definitive product in reference to Elvis from January 1971, Don't Miss It!

Sound Samples:

Suspicious Minds (CD 1: January 28,1971 - MS)

Snowbird (CD 2: January 29, 1971 - DS)

Concert:

Both shows were already released on the bootlegs "Lean, Mean And Kicking Butt" and "Snowbird".
See comments for these shows.