ELVIS 70: Hot To Trot!

2 Elvis CD set released on April 2015.
 

Audience recording recorded in Las Vegas on August 20, 1970 (dinner and midnight show).

CD 1: August 20, 1970 Dinner Show
01 Opening Vamp
02 That's All Right
03 I Got A Woman / Ave Maria (excerpt)
04 Tiger Man
05 Monologue
06 Love Me Tender (with false start)
07 I've Lost You
08 I Just Can't Help Believin'
09 You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'
10 Polk Salad Annie
11 Introductions of singers, musicians, orchestra
12 Johnny B. Goode
13 Introductions continues
14 Introduction Of Ruth Bowen and The Rinky-Dinks
15 The Wonder Of You
16 Heartbreak Hotel
17 Memphis Tennessee (one verse)
18 One Night
19 Blue Suede Shoes
20 Hound Dog
21 Bridge Over Troubled Water
22 Suspicious Minds
23 Can't Help Falling In Love
24 Closing Vamp / Announcements

CD 2: August 20, 1970 Midnight Show
01 Orchestra Intro (ending only) / Opening Vamp
02 That's All Right
03 I Got A Woman / Ave Maria (excerpt)
04 Tiger Man
05 Playing with laughing box / Monologue
06 Love Me Tender (with false start)
07 I've Lost You
08 Sweet Caroline
09 You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'
10 Polk Salad Annie
11 Introductions of singers, musicians, orchestra
12 Sweet Inspiration
13 Introductions continues
14 Johnny B. Goode
15 Introductions continues
16 The Wonder Of You
17 Heartbreak Hotel
18 Blue Suede Shoes
19 Hound Dog
20 More (part only)
21 Bridge Over Troubled Water
22 Suspicious Minds (laughing version)
23 Can't Help Falling In Love
24 Closing Vamp

NOTE. Both shows were released before on the Memory label. For the dinner show see comment at "A Dinner Bell In Vegas", for the midnight show at "A Bright Midnight With Elvis".

The 4th volume of Straight Arrow's „FROM THE RICK RENNIE MASTERTAPES“ series - a double-digipak CD release, called "ELVIS ’70: HOT TO TROT!", featuring the August 20th, 1970 Las Vegas dinner and midnight shows. These recordings, last released in January 2004 by Memory records, have not been reissued since then. To achieve the best possible results, Straight Arrow worked from a direct digital transfer of the original 120 minute cassette.

Roughly a week after MGM had left town, Elvis Presley had finally settled on a format for his show that he felt comfortable with and that resonated with his Vegas audiences. He had tried out many different songs during the first two weeks of his engagement: some worked, others didn't. The shows that are included here capture a confident Elvis who at this stage clearly loved performing in Las Vegas. His powerful voice, warm stage personality & cool sense of humor really shine on these recordings, and give the listener a true sense of what it was like to see the man on stage in his prime. Elvis is clearly in his element, singing a well-balanced set that features both the cream of his recent recordings as well as solid versions of his classics. He even jams with the band on brief versions of 'Memphis Tennessee' and 'More'. As with every Straight Arrow’s upgrade, this beautifully designed double-digipack edition is limited to 500 copies. If you enjoyed our previous volumes of the „FROM THE RICK RENNIE MASTER TAPES“ series, you cannot go wrong with " ELVIS ’70: HOT TO TROT!" Ask your local dealer for samples. Newly remastered from the best possible source, these recordings are a real delight for the true Elvis collector!