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Elvis Presley - Las Vegas Season 8 (6 CD-set) [paradise Road Records]

Label: Paradise Road Records (Released: 2024)

January 26 OS & January 27 DS (2 CD-set)

Recording Type: Live Audience Recordings
Location: Las Vegas
Date: January 26, 1973 - Opening Show and January 27, 1973 - Dinner Show

Tracklisting:

CD 1: January 26, 1973 - OS

01 - Also Sprach Zarathustra
02 - See See Rider
03 - Burning Love
04 - Elvis talks
05 - Something
06 - Introduction of Kathy Westmoreland
07 - You Gave Me A Mountain
08 - Steamroller Blues
09 - Sweet Caroline
10 - My Way
11 - Love Me
12 - Blue Suede Shoes
13 - Johnny B Goode
14 - Lawdy Miss Clawdy
15 - Fever
16 - Hound Dog
17 - I Can't Stop Loving You
18 - Elvis talks
19 - I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
20 - What Now My Love
21 - Suspicious Minds
22 - Band introductions
23 - I'll Remember You
24 - Long Tall Sally / Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On
25 - Elvis talks
26 - Can't Help Falling In Love

Notes: The Opening Show hasn't been recorded in its entirety, three songs are missing ... An American Trilogy. A Big Hunk O' Love and Walk That Lonesome Road (Stamps)

Concert: The concert is not bad we have good renditions of Something , Steamroller Blues or What Now My Love. I`m So Lonesome I Could Cry was sung  only twice besides Aloha From Hawaii.
This is another import release with not much effort being made for the product. Cheap cover art and directly taken from the CDR which is floating around in collectors circles. Pitty !

CD 2: January 27, 1973 - DS

01 - See See Rider
02 - Long Tall Sally / Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On
03 - Until It's Time For You To Go
04 - You Don't Have To Say You Love Me
05 - Steamroller Blues
06 - You Gave Me A Mountain
07 - Fever
08 - Love Me
09 - Blue Suede Shoes
10 - Love Me Tender
11 - Johnny B Goode
12 - Hound Dog
13 - What Now My Love
14 - Suspicious Minds
15 - Band introductions
16 - I'll Remember You
17 - I Can't Stop Loving You
18 - An American Trilogy
19 - Burning Love
20 - Can't Help Falling In Love
21 - Closing Vamp

Notes: The recording starts with See See Rider, Also Sprach Zarathustra is missing. The last one and a half lines of the second verse of What Now My Love are also missing. The Closing Vamp is faded out.

Concert: There are better concerts available from this Vegas gig. The performance is routine, nothing more. Anyway, we have an interesting song line-up. Highlights are: Steamroller Blues, Fever, What Now My Love or American Trilogy.

January 27 MS & January 28 MS (2 CD-set)

Recording Type: Live Audience Recordings
Location: Las Vegas
Date: January 27, 1973 - Midnight Show and January 28, 1973 - Midnight Show

Tracklisting:

CD 1: January 27, 1973 - MS

01 - See See Rider
02 - I Got A Woman / Amen
03 - Until It’s Time For You To Go
04 - You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me
05 - Steamroller Blues
06 - You Gave Me A Mountain
07 - Fever
08 - Love Me
09 - Blue Suede Shoes
10 - Love Me Tender
11 - Johnny B Goode
12 - Hound Dog
13 - What Now My Love
14 - Suspicious Minds
15 - Band introductions
16 - I’ll Remember You
17 - I Can’t Stop Loving You
18 - An American Trilogy
19 - Burning Love
20 - Can’t Help Falling In Love

Concert: The concert itself is solid and typical for this Vegas season. Elvis is in good condition and we have highlights like, You Don't Have To Say You Love Me, Steamroller Blues, Fever, What Now My Love or the beautiful I'll Remember You.

CD 2: January 28, 1973 - MS

01 - See See Rider
02 - I Got A Woman / Amen
03 - Until It’s Time For You To Go
04 - You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me
05 - Steamroller Blues
06 - You Gave Me A Mountain
07 - Fever
08 - Love Me
09 - All Shook Up
10 - Love Me Tender
11 - Johnny B Goode / Hound Dog (first start) / Elvis talking
12 - Hound Dog
13 - What Now My Love
14 - Suspicious Minds
15 - Band introductions
16 - I’ll Remember You
17 - I Can’t Stop Loving You
18 - An American Trilogy
19 - Introduction of the Russian Olympic Team
20 - Can’t Help Falling In Love
21 - Closing Vamp

Concert: Elvis sounds a bit bored after the great 'Aloha From Hawaii' event. Being back in Vegas was a different thing. He simply did his job without being very committed.
The shows at the end of this season were better. Perhaps because he saw a light in the darkness meaning that it soon would be over.
The coming tour was fabulous and Elvis back in full strength.

February 9 DS & MS (2 CD-set)

Recording Type: Live Audience Recordings
Location: Las Vegas
Date: February 9, 1973 - Dinner & Midnight Show

Tracklisting:

CD 1: February 9, 1973 - DS

01 - Also Sprach Zarathustra
02 - See See Rider
03 - I Got A Woman / Amen
04 - Love Me Tender
05 - You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me
06 - Steamroller Blues
07 - You Gave Me A Mountain
08 - Fever
09 - Love Me
10 - Blue Suede Shoes
11 - Love Me Tender
12 - Johnny B Goode
13 - Hound Dog
14 - What Now My Love
15 - Suspicious Minds
16 - Band introductions
17 - I’ll Remember You
18 - I’ll Remember You (reprise)
19 - I Can’t Stop Loving You
20 - An American Trilogy
21 - Can’t Help Falling In Love

Concert: An average show from this Vegas season. Solid, but nothing special.

CD 2: February 9, 1973 - MS

01 - Also Sprach Zarathustra
02 - See See Rider
03 - I Got A Woman / Amen
04 - Love Me Tender
05 - You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me
06 - Steamroller Blues
07 - You Gave Me A Mountain
08 - Fever
09 - Love Me
10 - Blue Suede Shoes
11 - Heartbreak Hotel
12 - Johnny B Goode
13 - Hound Dog
14 - What Now My Love
15 - Suspicious Minds
16 - Band introductions
17 - I Can’t Stop Loving You
18 - An American Trilogy
19 - Can’t Help Falling In Love
20 - Closing Vamp

Concert: Unreleased in any form before and a good sounding, entertaining concert with highlights like Fever, What Now My Love or  An American Trilogy. I think this sums it up quite well. Recommendable !

Incl. covers