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Ol'Swivel Hips Still Wovs'Em

November 19, 2020 | Music

This deluxe box set is focused on the third tour of 1977. Elvis’ live performances in 1977 are often criticized and not without a reason. But Elvis was still offering his fans an enjoying time, the magic of seeing Elvis in person probably exceeded the fact he often delivered a standard and sometimes even mediocre performance. The reactions of the spectators are very telling. They scream, shout and get wild for their hero. While listening to the recordings of these shows you cannot draw any other conclusion than that the shows were below par. But the charisma of Elvis was enormous, which probably made this unnoticed by most of the fans present. This set mostly contains soundboard & multitrack recordings but also contains two rare audience recordings. These high quality audience recordings of the April 27 & 30 performances deserve a place in this box set. Both being first class audience recordings and remastered from scratch to achieve an optimal listening experience. 

This 6 cd set includes a wonderful booklet with many rare and unpublished photo’s.

Tracklisting 

DISC 1
APRIL 23, 1977 
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:
April 23, 1977  
14 Polk Salad Annie
15 My Way 
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

DISC 2
APRIL 24, 1977
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:
April 24, 1977
17 Blue Hawaii / Little Sister
18 Teddy Bear / Don’t Be Cruel 
19 Help Me 
20 Unchained Melody 
21 Little Darlin’
April 25, 1977 
Civic Center
Saginaw, Michigan
22 Heartbreak Hotel 
23 My Way
 
DISC 3
APRIL 26, 1977 
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: 
April 26, 1977
15 If You Love Me (Let Me Know) 
16 O Sole Mio / It’s Now Or Never 
April 27, 1977 - Auditorium Arena, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
17 Polk Salad Annie 
April 29, 1977 - Arena, Duluth, Minnesota
18 Bridge Over Troubled Water 19 Big Boss Man 
April 30, 1977 - Civic Center, St. Paul, Minnesota
20 Hound Dog 
May 1, 1977 - Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois
21 My Way 
May 2, 1977 - Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois
22 Fairytale 23 My Way
 
DISC 4
MAY 3, 1977 
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:
May 3, 1977
19 Help Me
20 Mystery Train / Tiger Man ●
21 Can’t Help Falling In Love ●
● Different Source
 
DISC 5
Bonus Audience Recorded Concert
April 27, 1977
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 Introduction: Ronnie Tutt Drum Solo
19 Introduction: Jerry Scheff Bass Solo
20 Introduction: Tony Brown Piano Solo
21 Introduction: Bobby Ogdin Electric Keyboard Solo
22 School Days
23 Hurt (& Reprise)
24 Hound Dog
25 Can’t Help Falling In Love
26 Closing Vamp
27 Elvis Has Left The Building
 
DISC 6
Bonus Audience Recorded Concert
April 30, 1977 
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 Kathy Westmoreland 
    My Heavenly Father
13 Polk Salad Annie
14 Introductions
15 Early Mornin’ Rain – 
    John Wilkinson
16 Delta Lady – James Burton
17 Introduction: Ronnie Tutt
18 Introduction: Jerry Scheff
19 Introduction: Tony Brown
20 Introduction: Bobby Ogdin
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

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