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The Hillbilly Cat Returns

The Hillbilly Cat Returns - Elvis Presley Bootleg CD  The Hillbilly Cat Returns
Digipak

 
Title: The Hillbilly Cat Returns
Label: Graceland Records
Label Number: GRCD-7003-2
Release Date: 2012
Recording Type: Live Audience Recording
Location: Las Vegas / Nevada
Date: August 24 - 1970, Midnight Show
Sound: Very Good !
  Track Listing:  
01 Orchestra Intro     

00:40

02 Opening Vamp / That's All Right     

02:23

03 I Got A Woman / Ave Maria (excerpt)     

03:14

04 Spanish Eyes (excerpt)     

00:17

05 Tiger Man / "Welcome to the Golden Nugget, my name is Johnny Cash!" ..    

02:38

06 I Just Can't Help Believing     

04:59

07 You've Lost That Loving Feeling     

04:28

08 Polk Salad Annie     

04:25

09 Band Intros     

01:09

10 Johnny B. Goode     

01:41

11 Elvis introduces Jimmy Wakeley, Darlene Love and the Osmond Brothers     

00:50

12 When The Snow Is On The Roses (3 starts)     

01:41

13 Elvis introduces Ed Ames     

00:48

14 The Wonder Of You     

01:58

15 Heartbreak Hotel (8 starts)     

01:56

16 One Night (with 2 breeaks)     

01:57

17 All Shook Up (false start only)     

00:19

18 Blue Suede Shoes / Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On / Blue Suede Shoes     

02:11

19 Hound Dog     

01:58

20 Bridge Over Troubled Water     

04:24

21 Suspicious Minds     

06:08

22 Can't Help Falling In Love (false start) / Release Me     

02:32

23 Can't Help Falling In Love / Closing Vamp     

01:50

          
 
 
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Press notes:
As recorded at the Hilton Hotel showroom in Las Vegas, Nevada, August 24th, 1970, Midnight show.
Graceland Records comes with a new CD release the follow up of The Hillbilly Cat Live, a digipack with gorgeous photos and liner notes plus technical information. It features one of the best shows from his August Las Vegas engagement, namely the August 24th, 1970 midnight show, taken from the original unspoiled – a tremendous audience recording! After the success of "The Hillbilly Cat Live" volume 1 we decided to give you the other Elvis show also. Again directly taken from the original master tape created in 1970 for the double vinyl release "The hillybilly Cat "live" This second show is entitled "The Hillybilly Cat returns", volume 2. The best title to link it to "The Hillybilly Cat Live ! Together you'll have the complete vinyl lp release on two CDs and MUCH MORE , the complete shows in their original form!

By now we can state that these recordings now sounds significantly better than they it did on the 1970 vinyl bootleg.
The historic.. THE HILLBILLY CAT "LIVE"! Is a sought after double lp from Canada, featuring two 1970 Vegas shows (August 23 DS and 24 MS) Edited together as one powerhouse performance.
Many believed at the time that it was a soundboard recording, but it was simply a great stereo tape, made from a front, center table.
Now for the first time, hear it straight from the original tapes, enhanced using 21st-century techniques.

The August 24 Midnight Show is the complete tape, which was only partly released on the double album

This show is a little more serious but with Elvis on top of his game and in great spirits, as the Hollywood cameras were gone.
Listen for perhaps one of the rarest songs in complete form "When The Snow Is On The Roses"," a tender love song originally recorded by Ed Ames, who as it was, present during this show. It's unique to point this out since Elvis rarely did something outside of this own songbook. All songs are getting the royal Elvis treatment so this show is one to take serious!
No wonder it became part of the first, and most legendary Elvis bootleg LPs!
Sound Sample: When The Snow Is On The Roses
 
Concert: See comments for "The Night Elvis Sang When The Snow Is On The Roses"