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Elvis Presley - Big Boss Man In Vegas (4 CD-set) [rock 'n' Roll Majesty RRM-974]

Label: Rock & Roll Majesty RRM-974 (Released: 2018)

Recording Type: Live Soundboard Recordings
Location: Las Vegas / Nevada
Date: August 30 & September 2, 1974

Tracklisting:

CD 1 - August 30 - 1974, Midnight Show:

01 - See See Rider
02 - Elvis Monologue
03 - I Got A Woman / Amen
04 - Elvis Monologue
05 - Amen / I Got A Woman (reprise)
06 - Love Me
07 - If You Love Me (Let Me Know)
08 - It's Midnight
09 - Big Boss Man
10 - Fever
11 - All Shook Up
12 - Elvis Monologue
13 - Softly As I Leave You
14 - Joking around with Hound Dog
15 - Hound Dog
16 - An American Trilogy
17 - Introductions of Dean Nichopoulos
18 - Suspicious Minds

CD 2 - August 30 - 1974, Midnight Show:

01 - Band Introductions
02 - Elvis' Karate Speech
03 - If You Talk In Your Sleep
04 - Elvis' Karate Speech
05 - Help Me
06 - Let Me Be There
07 - How Great Thou Art
08 - Elvis Monologue
09 - Hawaiian Wedding Song
10 - You Gave Me A Mountain
11 - Can't Help Falling In Love
12 - Closing Vamp

Concert: 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 3 - September 2 - 1974, Closing Show:

01 - Microphone Dialogue
02 - I Got a Woman / Amen
03 - Karate Dialogue
04 - Untill It's Time For You To Go
05 - If You Love Me (Let Me Know)
06 - It's Midnight
07 - Big Boss Man
08 - You Gave Me a Mountain
09 - Priscilla Dialogue
10 - Softly As I Leave You
11 - Hound Dog
12 - An American Trilogy
13 - It's Now Or Never
14 - Band Introductions

CD 4 - September 2 - 1974, Closing Show:

01 - Bringing It Back (sung by Voice)
02 - Aubrey (sung by Voice, Elvis recites the words)
03 - Band & Celebrity Introductions (Vikki Carr and Bill Cosby)
04 - It's Now Or Never
05 - Let Me Be There
06 - If You Talk In Your Sleep
07 - Drugs Dialogue
08 - Hawaiian Wedding Song
09 - Jewelry Dialogue
10 - Can't Help Falling In Love
11 - 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