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Elvis Presley - Elvis Seventy Three (2 CD-set) [reel-trax]

Label: Reel-Trax (Released: 2024)

Recording Type: Live Recordings
Location: Las Vegas / Nevada
Date: September 3, 1973 Closing Show & August 7, 1973 Midnight Show

Tracklisting:

CD 1: September 3, 1973 CS

01 - See See Rider
02 - I Got A Woman / Amen
03 - Love Me
04 - Steamroller Blues
05 - You Gave Me A Mountain
06 - Trouble
07 - Rock Medley *
08 - Love Me Tender
09 - Fever
10 - What Now My Love
11 - Bridge Over Troubled Water (to the tune of Suspicious Minds)
12 - Bridge Over Troubled Water
13 - Suspicious Minds
14 - Introductions of band and celebrities
15 - My Boy
16 - I Can’t Stop Loving You
17 - An American Trilogy
18 - A Big Hunk O' Love
19 - The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
20 - Mystery Train / Tiger Man
21 - How Great Thou Art (with two reprises)
22 - Help Me Make It Through The Night
23 - Softly As I Leave You
24 - Can’t Help Falling In Love / Closing Vamp

* Long Tall Sally / Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On / Your Mama Don't Dance / Flip, Flop And Fly / Hound Dog

Tracks 1 - 6 sourced from an audience recording, as these songs were not on the soundboard tape.
Tracks 7 - 24 are soundboard recordings, mixed to so called matrix recordings (mix of soundboard recordings with audience recordings).

Concert: Another great closing show ; Elvis was always in a special mood for opening and closing shows and the enthusiasm and setlist bear this fact out.

Again Elvis is in a hilarious mood. He fools around with the lyrics of Suspicious Minds while singing Bridge Over Troubled Water ! Amazingly the band goes with the joke, and Elvis carries it through till the end ! First version of Softly As I Leave You, totally different to later ones. Very good show with interesting setlist !!
Elvis took a ride on the back of Lamar Fike for both the dinner and closing shows, he also had a stuffed monkey on his back

A funny and unusual show with Elvis being in a hilarious mood ! He acts more like a comedian than as a singer ! He mixes up songs and changes the lyrics etc.
A unique show, but not bad. It does have its charm !

CD 2: August 7, 1973 MS

01 - Also Sprach Zarathustra
02 - See See Rider
03 - I Got A Woman / Amen
04 - Love Me
05 - Steamroller Blues
06 - You Gave Me A Mountain
07 - Trouble
08 - Blue Suede Shoes
09 - Rock Medley
10 - Love Me Tender
11 - Fever
12 - Bridge Over Troubled Water (two false starts)
13 - Suspicious Minds
14 - Introductions
15 - My Boy
16 - I Can’t Stop Loving You
17 - An American Trilogy
18 - Release Me
19 - Mystery Train / Tiger Man
20 - Funny How Time Slips Away
21 - Faded Love
22 - Can’t Help Falling In Love / Closing Vamp

23 - Make The World Go Away (August 8, 1973 MS)
24 - Tiger Man (August 11, 1973 MS)
25 - Crying Time (August 12, 1973 MS)
26 - Amazing Grace (August 14, 1973 DS)
27 - Something (August 23, 1973 DS)
28 - It’s A Matter Of Time (August 25, 1973 MS)
29 - Johnny B. Goode (August 26, 1973 MS)
30 - My Boy (false Start) / Release Me / My Boy (August 28, 1973 MS)
31 - You Gave Me A Mountain (September 2, 1973 DS)

Concert: Interesting setlist and solid show. Good version of Steamroller Blues. A nice addition Trouble.  We get the chance to hear the rare Faded Love.

Incl. covers