To be released December 31, 2010: Rainbow Records presents Volume 4 of their series “Vegas Variety”, featuring the complete performance of August 12, 1973 midnight show at the Las Vegas Hilton Hotel, Nevada.
Although James Burton was playing the first few guitar licks of “American Trilogy” Elvis asked for the guitar chord “C” only to surprise everybody – both the audience and the TCB band members – with a complete version (1:30 min) of the song “Crying Time”. This might well be an unexpected highlight of the show, but it is certainly not the only one. Elvis was clearly in a very good and relaxed mood this evening and delivered a very fine set. About the sound: The producers did not remaster the show from the first Import CD release of this concert (Crying Time In Vegas - originally released in 1994). They got a new source with noticeably better sound compared to the release from sixteen years ago. Needless to say that the booklet has a lot of pictures and information on its 20 pages.
Tracklisting:
01. Also Sprach Zarathustra 02. C. C. 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. Long Tall Sally / Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On / Mama Don't Dance / Flip Flop And Fly / Jailhouse Rock / Hound Dog 10. Love Me Tender 11. Fever 12. Bridge Over Troubled Water 13. Crying Time 14. Suspicious Minds 15. Band Introductions 16. My Boy 17. I Can't Stop Loving You 18. An American Trilogy 19. Mystery Train / Tiger Man 20. Release Me 21. Help Me Make It Through The Night 22. Heartbreak Hotel 23. What Now My Love 24. Can't Help Falling In Love