This comprehensive deluxe 6 CD set contains so-called sound booth recordings recorded during 4 live performances at the Las Vegas Hilton in 1973. Sound booth recordings are recordings made with one microphone (mono) or two microphones (stereo) placed directly on stage. All shows are painstakingly remastered, and presented as they were recorded: in glorious ‘stereo’ sound. Also included is the January 25 1973 stage rehearsal at corrected speed and it never sounded better then on this set. As a bonus the complete homerecording made in November 1973 at the house of Sam Thompson in Memphis Tennessee is present too.
The included bonus disc set contains 24 rare or official unreleased versions of studio tracks recorded in 1973. This disc includes rough mix masters, unedited masters and some superb alternate recordings & rehearsals. Get this ultimate deluxe edition while it's available; it'll round up your collection.
CD 1 - August 20, 1973 MS - Showroom - Las Vegas Hilton
01 Also Sprach Zarathustra
02 See See Rider
03 I Got A Women – Amen
04 Love Me
05 Steamroller Blues
06 You Gave Me A Mountain
07 Trouble
08 Blue Suede Shoes
09 Long Tall Sally - Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On - Mama Don’t Dance -
Flip, Flop And Fly - Jailhouse Rock - Hound Dog
10 Love Me Tender
11 Fever
12 What Now My Love
13 Suspicious Minds
14 Introductions
15 My Boy
16 Release Me
17 An American Trilogy
18 Mystery Train - Tiger Man
19 Help Me Make It Through The Night
20 How Great Thou Art
21 Can’t Help Falling In Love
22 Closing Vamp
CD 2 - August 31, 1973 DS - Showroom - Las Vegas Hilton
01 Also Sprach Zarathustra
02 See See Rider
03 I Got A Women – Amen
04 Love Me
05 Steamroller Blues
06 You Gave Me A Mountain
07 Trouble
08 Long Tall Sally - Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On - Mama Don’t Dance -
Flip, Flop And Fly - Hound Dog
09 Love Me Tender
10 Fever
11 Bridge Over Troubled Water
12 Suspicious Minds
13 Introductions
14 My Boy
15 I Can’t Stop Loving You (tape damage)
16 An American Trilogy
17 A Big Hunk O’love
18 Introduction of Lisa Marie Presley/The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
19 How Great Thou Art (incomplete)
20 Can’t Help Falling In Love
21 Closing Vamp
CD 3 - September 2, 1973 3.00 AM - Showroom - Las Vegas Hilton
01 Also Sprach Zarathustra
02 See See Rider
03 I Got A Women – Amen
04 Love Me
05 Steamroller Blues
06 You Gave Me A Mountain
07 Trouble
08 Long Tall Sally - Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On - Mama Don’t Dance -
Flip, Flop And Fly - Hound Dog
09 Love Me Tender
10 Fever
11 What Now My Love
12 Suspicious Minds
13 Introductions
14 Release Me
15 An American Trilogy
16 Mystery Train - Tiger Man
17 The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
18 How Great Thou Art
19 Can’t Help Falling In Love
20 Closing Vamp
CD 4 - September 2, 1973 MS - Showroom - Las Vegas Hilton
01 Also Sprach Zarathustra
02 See See Rider
03 I Got A Women – Amen
04 Love Me
05 Steamroller Blues
06 You Gave Me A Mountain
07 Trouble
08 Long Tall Sally - Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On - Mama Don’t Dance -
Flip, Flop And Fly - Hound Dog
09 Love Me Tender
10 Fever
11 Bridge Over Troubled Water
12 Suspicious Minds
13 Introductions
14 My Boy
15 I Can’t Stop Loving You
16 An American Trilogy
17 The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
18 Mystery Train - Tiger Man
19 How Great Thou Art
20 A Big Hunk O’love
21 Release Me
22 What Now My Love
23 Can’t Help Falling In Love
24 Closing Vamp
CD 5 - January 25, 1973 - Showroom - Las Vegas Hilton
a live stage rehearsal
01 Something
02 You Gave Me A Mountain
03 Steamroller Blues
04 My Way
05 Love Me
06 It’s Over
07 Blue Suede Shoes
08 I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry
09 Welcome To My World
10 I’ll Remember You
11 Long Tall Sally - Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On
12 An American Trilogy
13 Please Help Me I’m Falling
14 A Big Hunk O’love
15 I’m Leaving It Up To You
16 Faded Love
17 I Can’t Stop Loving You
18 Separate Ways
19 Separate Ways #2
20 Bridge Over Troubled Water
21 Can’t Help Falling In Love
November 3/4, 1973
recording at Sam Thompson’s House - 1317 Favell Drive - Memphis, Tennessee
22 The World Is Waiting For the Sunrise
23 Spanish Eyes
24 Baby What You Want Me To Do
25 I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry
26 See See Rider
27 That’s All Right*
28 When You Love An Alpha Delta
29 We Are Alpha Delta Pi
30 Ode To A Robin (poem) - Conversation
track 22-30 featuring; Elvis Presley, Linda Thompson, Sam Thompson, Louise Thompson, Margie Thompson, Sanford Thompson, Ricky Stanley
CD 6 - Studio highlights
ROUGH MIX MASTERS
01 If You Don’t Come Back - rough mix master
02 Three Corn Patches - rough mix master
03 Find Out What’s Happening - rough mix master
04 I’ve Got A Thing About You Baby - rough mix master
05 Just A Little Bit - rough mix master
06 Raised On Rock - rough mix master
07 For Ol’ Times Sake - rough mix master
08 I Miss You - rough mix master
UNEDITED MASTERS
09 There’s A Honky Tonk Angel (who will take me back in) - rough mix unedited master
10 If You Talk In Your Sleep - unedited master
11 Thinking About You - unedited master
12 Love Song Of The Year - unedited master
13 Help Me - unedited master
14 My Boy - unedited master
15 Good Time Charlie’s Got The Blues - unedited master
16 Talk About The Good Times - unedited master
17 Your Love’s Been A Long Time Coming - unedited master
BONUS
18 Loving Arms - unedited master/ with strings
19 Love Song Of The Year - undubbed master/ no backing vocals
20 Promised Land - master with echo
21 Promised Land - master with organ and cowbell overdubs
22 It’s Diff’rent Now - rehearsal
23 I’ve Got A Thing About You Baby - 3 track master