In January 2015, Audionics will release something special. Called „ELVIS: CITY OF ANGELS“ (Audionics 2015-01-2), this release consists of a 120-page hardback book & two CDs, featuring both shows which Elvis performed on May 11th, 1974 at The Forum (Inglewood) in Los Angeles, CA. Audionics is aware that these shows were released before (by the Graceland Records label, 2007 and official Sony/FTD label, 2007). To bring out the ultimate sound quality, Audionics worked with direct transfers of the original mastertapes.

Compared with its previous release, the evening show is vastly superior in sound. It was not taken from the same compact cassette source you have heard on the FTD soundboard release 'Live In L. A.', but comes from an original reel-to-reel soundboard tape transfer! The sound difference is like night & day. The afternoon show has much improved sound too, coming from the original audience recorded mastertape. The sound (although not excellent) is clearer than before and most of disturbing distortion is gone.

In recent years, some younger fans claimed that Elvis' performances in LA were mediocre. Nevertheless, fans who were present always mentioned these were "kick-ass performances". It's worth mentioning that these shows were attended by a few members of the hard-rock band 'Led Zeppelin' as well as by Bill Wyman, the Rolling Stones bass player.

The 120-page book is filled with many brand new photos of great quality (both b/w and colour) and what’s most important, more than 120 images have never before been published anywhere! The accompanying text was written by an infamous author. This special audiovisual set will mark the ultimate release of Elvis Presley's live appearances at the Los Angeles in May ’74. Every second was digitally restored to achieve the best possible result. This is the first-ever Audionics real audio-visual presentation. It’s a special set which deserves a place in any serious Elvis collection!


CD1 - 11.05.1974 2:30 PM:
01. Introduction: Also Sprach Zarathustra
02. C. C. Rider
03. I Got A Woman / Amen
04. Love Me
05. Tryin' To Get To You
06. All Shook Up
07. (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel
08. Love Me Tender
09. You Can Have Her
10. Steamroller Blues
11. Hound Dog
12. Fever
13. Polk Salad Annie
14. Why Me Lord
15. Suspicious Minds
16. Introductions of singers, musicians, orchestra
17. I Can't Stop Loving You
18. Help Me
19. An American Trilogy
20. Let Me Be There (with reprise)
21. Funny How Time Slips Away
22. Big Boss Man
23. Can't Help Falling In Love
24. Closing Vamp / Announcements


CD2 - 11.05.1974 8:30 PM:
01. Introduction: Also Sprach Zarathustra
02. C. C. Rider
03. I Got A Woman / Amen
04. Love Me (with reprise)
05. Trying To Get To You
06. All Shook Up
07. (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel
08. Love Me Tender
09. Steamroller Blues
10. Hound Dog
11. Fever
12. Polk Salad Annie
13. Why Me Lord
14. Suspicious Minds
15. Introductions of singers, musicians, orchestra
16. I Can't Stop Loving You
17. Help Me
18. An American Trilogy
19. Let Me Be There (with reprise)
20. Funny How Time Slips Away
21. Big Boss Man
22. Can‘t Help Falling In Love
23. Closing Vamp / Announcements
Tracks 21-23 were recorded on May 10th, 1974 in Swing auditorium, San Bernardino, CA, 8:30 PM
Bonus:
23. Robert Plant talks about meeting Elvis
24. Big Boss Man
25. Can‘t Help Falling In Love
26. Closing Vamp / Announcements
Tracks 24-26 were recorded from audience on May 11th, 1974 E/S and they are used for historical reason.



Quelle: www.elvis-collectors.com

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Elvis: Colonel, ich will unbeding nach Europa!
Parker: Nee Elvis, dort gibt es nicht so schöne Turnhallen wie hier.

Na jetzt bin ich aber wirklich auf die Kommentare gespannt …

auf die release freu ich mich wirklich...

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Ich bin zu einer Zeit ins Musikgeschäft hineingeraten, als es keinen Trend gab. Die Leute waren auf der Suche nach etwas Anderem, und ich kam gerade zur rechten Zeit.

Das ist ja auch mal bemerkenswert, dass am Mischpult zwei Aufnahmegeräte liefen.....

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Musss es ja nicht heißen. Es kann ja auch eine spätere Generation einer Kopie auf Kassette gewesen sein vom orginal Reel. Also Tonband. Da kann natürlich ein starker Qualitätsabfall stattfinden, je nach Cassettengüte und Taperecorder...

Aber ich kauf das Set wohl nicht...ein Sample würde ich jedoch gerne hören!

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Ohne Worte!

mal sehen, was das schöne Teil kosten soll

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Hinweis in eigener Sache:
wenn du glaubst, dass ich mich dir gegenüber wie ein Arschloch verhalte, kannst du ziemlich sicher sein, dass du es verdient hast

Und was für einen Sinn soll die Wiederholung von 2 Songs in Audience Qualtitä auf CD 2 eigentlich haben? Für die "historical reason" genügen sie ja wohl einmal, noch dazu in SB, auch.

Oder meinen die möglicherweise nicht "historical", sondern "hysterical"?

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"Motorboat! Motorboat! Ruadan tua i nur zur Noat!"

So um die 40 Euro, burro!

Die beiden AR Songs sind dabei damit das Konzert comp. zu hören ist. Auf dem SB sind Big Boss Man u. Can´t Help Falling In Love vom 10.5.74 eingefügt weil sie auf dem SB vom 11.5.74 ES nicht vorhanden sind. So hat man die 2 Songs wenigstens in AR Qualität.

ist um ein paar wochen verschoben worden

... Originally, this release was scheduled for late January 2015. In the middle of production, Audionics team got many new, unseen shots and they decided to postpond whole project for few weeks. Instead of 120-page hardback with 120 new photos (as announced before), there will be glorious 170 pages / 200 new photos!!! ...

quelle: email

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Hinweis in eigener Sache:
wenn du glaubst, dass ich mich dir gegenüber wie ein Arschloch verhalte, kannst du ziemlich sicher sein, dass du es verdient hast