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Elvis Presley - The King Strikes Back-Summer Festival 1974 (10 CD-set) [Audionics 2017-01A~J-2]

Label: Audionics 2017-01(A/B/C/D/E/F/G/H/I/J)-2 (Released: 2018)

Recording Type: Rehearsals & Live Recordings
Location: Hollywood & Las Vegas
Date: August / September 1974

Tracklisting:

CD 1: August 16, 1974 - RCA's Studios, Hollywood, CA, Rehearsal
01 - If You Love Me (Let Me Know) (#1)
02 - If You Love Me (Let Me Know) (#2)
03 - Promised Land (#1)
04 - Promised Land (#2)
05 - Down In The Alley (#1)
06 - Down In The Alley (#2)
07 - It's Midnight
08 - Your Love's Been A Long Time Coming
09 - Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues
10 - Softly As I Leave You (#1, with Sherrill Nielsen)
11 - Softly As I Leave You (#2, with Sherrill Nielsen)
12 - I'm Leavin'
13 - The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
14 - Proud Mary
15 - If You Talk In Your Sleep
16 - If You Love Me (Let Me Know) (#3)
17 - If You Love Me (Let Me Know) (#4)

CD 2: August 16, 1974 - RCA's Studios, Hollywood, CA, Rehearsal
01 - The Twelfth Of Never
02 - Faded Love
03 - Just Pretend

Binaural Rehearsal Tracks:
04 - If You Love Me (Let Me Know) (#1)
05 - Promised Land
06 - Down In The Alley
07 - It's Midnight
08 - Your Love's Been A Long Time Coming
09 - Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues
10 - Softly As I Leave You (with Sherrill Nielsen)
11 - I'm Leavin'
12 - Proud Mary
13 - If You Talk In Your Sleep
14 - If You Love Me (Let Me Know) (#2)
15 - If You Love Me (Let Me Know) (#3)
16 - The Twelfth Of Never
17 - Faded Love
18 - Just Pretend

Bonus Songs:
19 - The Twelfth Of Never (1995 original single version)
20 - The Twelfth Of Never (1994 version - overdubbed by David Briggs)

CD 3: August 19, 1974 OS - Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas
01 - Opening Vamp / Big Boss Man
02 - Proud Mary
03 - Down In The Alley
04 - Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues
05 - Never Been To Spain
06 - It's Midnight
07 - If You Talk In Your Sleep
08 - I'm Leavin'
09 - Let Me Be There (with reprise)
10 - Softly As I Leave You (with Sherrill Nielsen)
11 - If You Love Me (Let Me Know)
12 - Love Me Tender
13 - Polk Salad Annie
14 - Introductions of singers, musicians, orchestra
15 - Introduction of Gunther Gebel-Williams
16 - Promised Land
17 - Introduction of Telly Savalas
18 - My Baby Left Me
19 - Bridge Over Troubled Water
20 - Fever
21 - Hound Dog
22 - Can't Help Falling In Love (incomplete)

Concert: The show was fantastic, every song was treated with great passion but unfortunately the crowd wanted the same show format they had witnessed countless times before.
So the reaction from the audience was reserved. They wanted the old hits back and not a selection of newer - pretty unknown - songs. Pitty !!

CD 4: August 20, 1974 DS - Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas
01 - Opening Vamp / C. C. Rider
02 - I Got A Woman / Amen
03 - Love Me
04 - If You Love Me (Let Me Know)
05 - It's Midnight
06 - Proud Mary
07 - Trying To Get To You
08 - Big Boss Man (incomplete)
09 - Fever
10 - Promised Land
11 - Love Me Tender
12 - All Shook Up
13 - I'm Leavin'
14 - Softly As I Leave You (with Sherrill Nielsen)
15 - Hound Dog
16 - You Gave Me A Mountain
17 - Polk Salad Annie
18 - Introductions of singers, musicians, orchestra
19 - If You Talk In Your Sleep
20 - Why Me Lord
21 - Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel (incomplete)
22 - Hawaiian Wedding Song (incomplete)
23 - Let Me Be There
24 - Can't Help Falling In Love
25 - Closing Vamp

Concert: Elvis delivers strong entertainment without talking too much with his audience. The focus lies on the music.

The Dinner Show resembles more the usual song line-up of these Vegas days.

This performance have many highlights and feature a good mixture of older and newer songs. Just excellent!

CD 5: August 20,1974 MS - Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas
01 - Opening Vamp / C. C. Rider
02 - I Got A Woman / Amen
03 - Love Me
04 - If You Love Me (Let Me Know)
05 - It's Midnight
06 - Big Boss Man
07 - Fever
08 - Trying To Get To You
09 - Love Me Tender
10 - All Shook Up
11 - I'm Leavin'
12 - Softly As I Leave You (with Sherrill Nielsen)
13 - Hound Dog
14 - You Gave Me A Mountain
15 - Polk Salad Annie
16 - Introductions of singers, musicians, orchestra (incomplete)
17 - Introduction of Freddy Cannon / Higher & Higher (one Line) / Introduction of Jackie Wilson
18 - If You Talk In Your Sleep
19 - Why Me Lord
20 - Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel
21 - Heartbreak Hotel
22 - Bridge Over Troubled Water
23 - Hawaiian Wedding Song
24 - Let Me Be There (with reprise)
25 - Can't Help Falling In Love
26 - Closing Vamp

Concert: Elvis delivers strong entertainment without talking too much with his audience. The focus lies on the music.

The Midnight Show has some similarity with his Opening Night including Proud Mary and Promised Land.

This performance have many highlights and feature a good mixture of older and newer songs. Just excellent!

CD 6: August 21, 1974 MS - Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas
01 - Opening Vamp / C. C. Rider
02 - I Got A Woman / Amen
03 - Love Me
04 - If You Love Me (Let Me Know)
05 - It's Midnight
06 - Big Boss Man
07 - Fever
08 - Love Me Tender
09 - All Shook Up
10 - Dialogue / Stop The World (And Let Me Off) (one line)
11 - I'm Leavin'
12 - Softly As I Leave You (with Sherrill Nielsen)
13 - Hound Dog
14 - You Gave Me A Mountain
15 - Polk Salad Annie
16 - Introductions of singers, musicians, orchestra / Take These Chains 17 - From My Heart (one line)
18 - If You Talk In Your Sleep
19 - Why Me Lord
20 - Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel
21 - Hawaiian Wedding Song
22 - The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
23 - Let Me Be There (with reprise)
24 - Can't Help Falling In Love
25 - Closing Vamp

August 22, 1974 MS - Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas
26 - Suspicious Minds / The Blue Danube ("An der schönen blauen Donau" - excerpt)
27 - Help Me (with Sherrill Nielsen)

Concert: This show is very good with Elvis being in high spirits. He really enjoyed his time on stage and the audience was pleased.
We have an excellent setlist with highlights like Big Boss Man, I'm Leavin', Why Me Lord or Let Me Be There.

CD 7: August 24,1974 MS - Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas
01 - Opening Vamp / C. C. Rider
02 - I Got A Woman / Amen
03 - Love Me
04 - If You Love Me (Let Me Know)
05 - It's Midnight
06 - Big Boss Man
07 - Fever
08 - Love Me Tender
09 - All Shook Up
10 - The Wonder Of You
11 - I'm Leavin'
12 - Softly As I Leave You (with Sherrill Nielsen)
13 - Spanish Eyes (with Sherrill Nielsen)
14 - Hound Dog
15 - You Gave Me A Mountain
16 - Polk Salad Annie
17 - Introductions of singers, musicians, orchestra
18 - If You Talk In Your Sleep

August 27, 1974 MS - Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas
19 - The Wonder Of You
20 - An American Trilogy
21 - Monologue / We Shall Overcome (excerpt)
22 - Hawaiian Wedding Song
23 - Monologue
24 - It's Now Or Never

Concert: A good and entertaining show with appealing song line-up. Highlights: The Wonder Of You, It`s Midnight or Spanish Eyes.

CD 8: August 28, 1974 DS - Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas
01 - Help Me
02 - My Boy
03 - How Great Thou Art

August 29,1974 DS - Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas
04 - Why Me Lord?
05 - Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel
06 - How Great Thou Art
07 - Let Me Be There (with reprise)
08 - Early Morning Rain / Introductions
09 - Hawaiian Wedding Song
10 - Can't Help Falling In Love / Closing Vamp (incomplete)

August 30, 1974 MS - Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas #1
11 - Opening Vamp / C. C. Rider
12 - I Got A Woman / Amen
13 - Love Me
14 - If You Love Me (Let Me Know)
15 - It's Midnight
16 - Big Boss Man
17 - Fever
18 - All Shook Up
19 - Softly As I Leave You (with Sherrill Nielsen)
20 - Hound Dog
21 - An American Trilogy
22 - Introduction of Dean Nichopoulos
23 - Suspicious Minds

CD 9: August 30, 1974 MS - Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas #2
01 - Introductions of singers, musicians, orchestra
02 - Monologue about Karate
03 - If You Talk In Your Sleep
04 - Dialogue about Karate
05 - Introduction of Kang Rhee
06 - Help Me
07 - Let Me Be There (with reprise)
08 - How Great Thour Art (with reprise)
09 - Hawaiian Wedding Song
10 - You Gave Me A Mountain
11 - Can't Help Falling In Love / Closing Vamp (incomplete)

September 2, 1974 CS - Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas #1
12 - Microphone dialogue
13 - I Got A Woman / Amen
14 - Dialogue about Karate
15 - Until It's Time For You To Go
16 - If You Love Me (Let Me Know)
17 - It's Midnight
18 - Big Boss Man
19 - You Gave Me A Mountain

Concert: August 30, 1974 MS: Another unique but solid and funny show. Elvis is EXTREMELY talkative throughout this concert (the main reason why the show lasted 84 minutes). There is over 20 minutes of Elvis talking with the crowd,  mainly about karate! Elvis also gives a karate demonstration during the show!

Very good versions of "If You Love Me" , "It's Midnight" , "An American Trilogy" and "How Great Thou Art" ! Funny version of "Fever" that breaks down completely at the end!

CD 10: September 2, 1974 CS - Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas #2
01 - Dialogue about Priscilla
02 - Softly As I Leave You (with Sherrill Nielsen)
03 - Hound Dog
04 - An American Trilogy
05 - It's Now Or Never (#1)
06 - Introductions of singers, musicians, orchestra
07 - Guitar solo (James Burton)
08 - Drum solo (Ronnie Tutt)
09 - Bass solo (Duke Bardwell)
10 - Piano solo (Glen D. Hardin)
11 - I Couldn't Live Without You (The Voice)
12 - Bringing It Back (The Voice)
13 - Aubrey (with The Voice, Elvis recites the words)
14 - Introduction of Vikki Carr, Bill Cosby
15 - It's Now Or Never (#2)
16 - Let Me Be There (with reprise)
17 - If You Talk In Your Sleep
18 - Monologue about drug rumours
19 - Hawaiian Wedding Song
20 - Dialogue about jewelry
21 - Can't Help Falling In Love
22 - Closing Vamp

Concert: Even though the show is marred by Elvis' temper, it is still a high energy show and surprisingly good and is a fairly long show. The crowd definitely got their money's worth that evening !

Incl. covers