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Elvis Presley - Ol' Swivel Hips Still Wovs' Em-April-May 1977 (6 CD-set) [redemption]

Label: RedeMptioN (Released: 2020)

Recording Type: Live Audience Recordings
Location: Various
Date: 1977

Tracklisting:

CD 1 - April 23, 1977 ES - University Of Toledo, Centennial Hall, Toledo, Ohio:

01 - O Sole Mio / It's Now Or Never
02 - Little Sister
03 - Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel
04 - And I Love You So
05 - Fever
06 - Polk Salad Annie
07 - My Way
08 - Introductions
09 - School Days
10 - Hurt
11 - Hound Dog
12 - Can't Help Falling In Love
13 - Closing Vamp

Bonus Stereo / Multitrack Versions:
14 - Polk Salad Annie (April 23, 1977)
15 - My Way (April 23, 1977)

Bonus Tracks:
16 - Unchained Melody (overdubbed master April 24, 1977)
17 - If You Love Me (Let Me Know) (overdubbed master April 26, 1977)
18 - Little Darlin' (overdubbed master April 24, 1977)

Concert: This concert features Elvis at a low point of his career. A boring show with no highlights and Elvis sounding quite indifferent. The sparkle had gone.

CD 2 - April 24, 1977 ES - Crisler Arena, Ann Arbor, Michigan:

01 - Love Me
02 - If You Love Me (Let Me Know)
03 - You Gave Me A Mountain
04 - Tryin' To Get To You
05 - O Sole Mio / It's Now Or Never
06 - Little Sister
07 - Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel
08 - Help Me
09 - My Way
10 - Polk Salad Annie
11 - Hurt
12 - Hound Dog
13 - Unchained Melody
14 - Little Darlin'
15 - Can't Help Falling In Love
16 - Closing Vamp

Bonus Stereo / Multitrack Versions:
17 - Blue Hawaii / Little Sister (April 24, 1977)
18 - Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel (April 24, 1977)
19 - Help Me (April 24, 1977)
20 - Unchained Melody (April 24, 1977)
21 - Little Darlin' (April 24, 1977)

Bonus Tracks:
22 - Heartbreak Hotel (April 25, 1977 - Saginaw)
23 - My Way (April 25, 1977 - Saginaw)

Concert: One of the better shows from this tour although we are still talking of a below standard concert. We hear satisfying renditions of Unchained Melody, Hurt and Trying To Get To You where he showed what he was still able to do vocally.

CD 3 - April 26, 1977 ES - Wings Stadium, Kalamazoo, Michigan:

01 - Love Me
02 - Fairytale
03 - If You Love Me (Let Me Know)
04 - You Gave Me A Mountain
05 - Jailhouse Rock
06 - O Sole Mio / It's Now Or Never
07 - Big Boss Man
08 - Heartbreak Hotel
09 - Blue Suede Shoes
10 - And I Love You So
11 - My Way
12 - Hound Dog
13 - Can't Help Falling In Love
14 - Closing Vamp

Bonus Stereo / Multitrack Versions:
15 - If You Love Me (Let Me Know) (April 26, 1977)
16 - O Sole Mio / It's Now Or Never (April 26, 1977)
17 - Polk Salad Annie (April 27, 1977 - Milwaukee)
18 - Bridge Over Troubled Water (April 29, 1977 - Duluth)
19 - Big Boss Man (April 29, 1977 - Duluth)
20 - Hound Dog (April 30, 1977 - St. Paul)
21 - My Way (May 1, 1977 - Chicago)
22 - Fairytale (May 2, 1977 - Chicago)
23 - My Way (May 2, 1977 - Chicago)

Concert: Again a show with the predicate "below standard". Nothing to brag about.

CD 4 - May 03, 1977 ES - Saginaw Center, Saginaw, Michigan:

01 - That's All Right
02 - Trouble
03 - I Got A Woman / Amen
04 - Love Me
05 - Happy Birthday / Big Boss Man
06 - Hound Dog
07 - Tryin' To Get To You
08 - Jailhouse Rock
09 - My Way
10 - Little Sister
11 - Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel
12 - Help Me
13 - O Sole Mio / It's Now Or Never
14 - Love Me Tender
15 - Why Me Lord
16 - Polk Salad Annie
17 - Mystery Train / Tiger Man
18 - Can't Help Falling In Love

Bonus Stereo / Multitrack Versions:
19 - Help Me (May 3, 1977)
20 - Mystery Train / Tiger Man (May 3, 1977. Diff. source)
21 - Can't Help Falling In Love (May 3, 1977. Diff. source)

Concert: This was the last concert on tour 27, and the second show in Saginaw in 8 days.

On this recording the end of Early Morning Rain is missing, as well as What'd I Say and Johnny B. Goode.

Elvis obviously wanted to do something a bit different from the earlier show , as he opens with 'That's All Right' instead of 'See See Rider'. He also has a 30 seconds - not so successful - attempt on 'Trouble' (from King Creole) and sings 'Happy Birthday' before launching into the regular setup. However , Elvis ends the show with the very last version of 'Mystery Train / Tiger Man.

CD 5 - April 27, 1977 ES - Auditorium Arena, Milwaukee, Wisconsin:

01 - Also Sprach Zarathustra
02 - See See Rider
03 - I Got A Woman/Amen
04 - Love Me
05 - If You Love Me Let Me Know
06 - You Gave Me A Mountain
07 - Jailhouse Rock
08 - O Sole Mio / It's Now Or Never
09 - Little Sister
10 - Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel
11 - And I Love You So
12 - My Way
13 - Polk Salad Annie
14 - Introductions
15 - Early Morning Rain (John Wilkinson)
16 - What'd I Say (James Burton)
17 - Johnny B. Goode
18 - Ronnie Tutt Drum Solo
19 - Jerry Scheff Bass Solo
20 - Tony Brown Piano Solo
21 - Bobby Ogdin Electric Keyboard Solo
22 - School Days
23 - Hurt (with reprise)
24 - Hound Dog
25 - Can't Help Falling In Love
26 - Closing Vamp
27 - Elvis Has Left The Building

Concert: A typical show from these days which offers nothing new. Elvis did his routine no more, no less.

CD 6 - April 30, 1977 ES - Civic Center, Centennial Hall, St. Paul, Minnesota:

01 - Also Sprach Zarathustra
02 - See See Rider
03 - I Got A Woman / Amen
04 - Rip It Up
05 - Love Me
06 - If You Love Me (Let Me Know)
07 - You Gave Me A Mountain
08 - Jailhouse Rock
09 - It's Now Or Never
10 - My Way
11 - Hound Dog
12 - My Heavenly Father (Kathy Westmoreland)
13 - Polk Salad Annie
14 - Introductions
15 - Early Mornin' Rain (John Wilkinson)
16 - Delta Lady (James Burton)
17 - Ronnie Tutt Solo
18 - Jerry Scheff Solo
19 - Tony Brown Solo
20 - Bobby Ogdin Solo
21 - Talking With The Audience
22 - The Wonder Of You
23 - Blue Suede Shoes
24 - Hawaiian Wedding Song
25 - Can't Help Falling In Love
26 - Closing Vamp

Concert: An average show from an uninspired tour. The highlight of this concert was Elvis asking the audience about the date and then starting with the oneliner "Rip It Up".

Incl. covers