Following the artistic success of his 1973 Stax sessions and the global phenomenon of the Aloha From Hawaii Via Satellite album and broadcast the same year, Elvis opened 1974 with a 15 city tour routed to end in Memphis and a state-of-the-art concert recording. When originally released as a single LP, 'Elvis Recorded Live On Stage In Memphis' reached #1 on the Country charts and featured 'How Great Thou Art', the track that would bring Elvis his third Grammy win.
This soon to come luxury quadruple vinyl reissue contains a previously unreleased 'Test Run' of the entire show recorded with a live audience at the Richmond Coliseum a few days before the legendary concert. The remarkable 'test run' performance was recorded in MONO, drenched in the reverb Elvis preferred and provides new insight into the magic of Elvis.
As a special added bonus for Elvis aficionados, we've included five intimate tracks (three of them previously unreleased) cut at the RCA Studios in Hollywood on August 16, 1974.
Originally intended as reference recordings for an upcoming Las Vegas engagement, the performances - which include 'Down In The Alley', 'Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues', 'Softly As I Leave You', 'The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face' and 'The Twelfth Of Never' - provide a rare fly-on-the-wall glimpse into Elvis' consummate backstage artistry as he prepares these songs for concert. 'Elvis Recorded Live On Stage In Memphis' will include a 16 page booklet featuring rare photos, previously unseen memorabilia, new liner notes, press clips and more.
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Disc 1 : Side A
01. Also Sprach Zarathustra
02. See See Rider
03. I Got A Woman / Amen
04. Love Me
05. Trying To Get To You
06. All Shook Up
07. Steamroller Blues
08. Teddy Bear / Don'T Be Cruel
09. Love Me Tender
10. Long Tall Sally-Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On-Mama Don't Dance-Flip, Flop And Fly-Jailhouse Rock-Hound Dog
11. Fever
12. Polk Salad Annie
13. Why Me Lord
Disc 1 : Side B
01. How Great Thou Art
02. Suspicious Minds
03. Introductions
04. Blueberry Hill / I Can'T Stop Loving You
05. Help Me
06. An American Trilogy
07. Let Me Be There
08. My Baby Left Me
09. Lawdy, Miss Clawdy
10. Funny How Times Slips Away
11. Can'T Help Falling In Love
12. Closing Vamp
Disc 2 : Side A
01. Also Sprach Zarathustra
02. See See Rider
03. I Got A Woman / Amen
04. Love Me
05. Trying To Get To You
06. All Shook Up
07. Steamroller Blues
08. Teddy Bear / Don'T Be Cruel
09. Love Me Tender
10. Long Tall Sally / Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On / Your Mama D
11. Fever
12. Polk Salad Annie
13. Why Me Lord
Disc 2 : Side B
01. Suspicious Minds
02. Introductions
03. I Can'T Stop Loving You
04. Help Me
05. An American Trilogy
06. Let Me Be There
07. Funny How Times Slips Away
08. Can'T Help Falling In Love
09. Closing Vamp
10. Down In The Alley (Rehearsal Take)
11. Good Time Charlie'S Got The Blues (Rehearsal Take)
12. Softly As I Leave You (Rehearsal Take)
13. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (Rehearsal Take)
14. The Twelth Of Never (Rehearsal Take)