Too Late For Goodbyes
CD 2: Largo / Maryland, Capitol Center
CD 2: May 22, 1977
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May 20 - 1977, Evening Show Knoxville, TN Also Sprach Zarathustra C. C. Rider I Got A Woman / Amen Love Me If You Love Me (Let Me Know) You Gave Me A Mountain Jailhouse Rock O Sole Mio (Sherrill Nielsen) / It's Now Or Never Little Sister Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel And I Love You So How Great Thou Art Introductions of singers, musicians, orchestra Early Mornin' Rain What'd I Say Johnny B. Goode Drums Solo (Ronnie Tutt) Bass Solo (Blues, Jerry Scheff) Piano Solo (Tony Brown) Electric Piano & Clavinet Solo (Bobby Ogdin) School Day Funny How Time Slips Away Hurt Hound Dog Can't Help Falling In Love Closing Vamp / Announcements |
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This opening show belongs to the better ones of this tour. Elvis is committed
and tries hard to deliver an entertaining concert. Although not all was gold I
would give this one a pass.
Highlights for me: You Gave Me A Mountain, It's Now Or Never, How Great Thou Art
and Hurt. The sound is really fine. (Ciscoking)
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May 22 - 1977, Evening Show Largo, MD Also Sprach Zarathustra C. C. Rider I Got A Woman / Amen Love Me Fairytale You Gave Me A Mountain Jailhouse Rock Funny How Time Slips Away (with reprise) O Sole Mio (Sherrill Nielsen) / It's Now Or Never Little Sister Instrumental Intermezzo, microphone problem Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel My Way Introductions of singers, musicians, orchestra / Blueberry Hill (excerpt) Early Mornin' Rain What'd I Say Johnny B. Goode Drum Solo (Ronnie Tutt) Bass Solo (Jerry Scheff) Piano Solo (Tony Brown) Electric Piano & Clavinet Solo (Bobby Ogdin) School Day Danny Boy (Sherrill Nielsen) Walk With Me (Sherrill Nielsen) Hound Dog Can't Help Falling In Love Closing Vamp / Announcements |
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Announcement:
Straight Arrow is pleased to bring you a new double CD dedicated to Elvis' May ’77 tour. The Knoxville, May 20th, 1977 tour opening show is previously unreleased.
This recording was taken directly from a recently found original audience-recorded mastertape of excellent sound quality!
This historic concert was never before available in decent sound… until now!
The Largo, May 22nd, 1977 show was first released by JR Productions (”ELVIS… TONIGHT 8:30 PM“, 1994). 22 years have passed, and it is the right time for a proper re-release. We dug up the original cassette and restored it from scratch. Knoxville is a solid tour opening concert. ”And I Love You So” and ”Hurt” are performed really well but one highlight stands out, an amazing performance of „How Great Thou Art“.
Largo was affected by sound problems and Elvis changed the microphone several times. Nevertheless he was in a very good mood, and he gave decent performances of songs like ”Fairytale”, ”Funny How Time Slips Away” and ”My Way”.
As usual, this new release will be presented in a beautiful 4-panel digipak that includes rare photos taken in Knoxville and Largo and a newspaper review of the May 22nd, Largo concert.
It’s new STRAIGHT ARROW so you know what to expect!