Coming out soon is the new Straight Arrow's double feature CD release entitled "SIN CITY’S HOTTEST TICKET!", featuring the August 23, 1973 Dinner and Midnight performances. Both shows are taken from original „booth recordings“, taped by the same person who recorded previous Straight Arrow’s release, „ENDLESS SUMMER FESTIVAL“. The sound quality is far superior to the usual audience recordings. Ask your local dealer for samples! Following the great success of the ‘Aloha’ special, Elvis was more in demand than ever, and he was truly the hottest ticket in town. Las Vegas hotels at the time routinely booked their shows 20% over room capacity, because they knew that normally many of those who ordered tickets would not turn up for the shows. In Elvis’ case this caused problems, because virtually everybody who ordered tickets DID show up!
In private, Elvis was fighting his personal demons at the time, including a severe Demerol addiction, but on stage he was delivering the goods. Perhaps his delivery was not quite as tight as at earlier Vegas engagements, but he was in good voice and genuinly seemed to enjoy the interaction with the fans. The shows presented here are two solid, engaging performances with plenty of highlights, including a gorgeous ‘The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face’ and a rare-for-this-engagement one to last performance of ‘Something’.
It should be noted that neither of these superb-quality, off-line concert recordings have been previously issued. The August 23, 1973 Dinner show is completely new, even to die-hard Elvis fans. This concert was never in circulation, in any form.
Tracklist:
CD1 - Thursday, August 23, 1973 Dinner Show
01. Introduction: Also Sprach Zarathustra
02. C. C. Rider
03. I Got A Woman / Amen
04. Love Me
05. You Gave Me A Mountain
06. Blue Suede Shoes
07. Medley: Long Tall Sally / Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On / Your Mama Don't Dance / Flip Flop And Fly / Jailhouse Rock / Hound Dog
08. Love Me Tender (with false start)
09. Fever
10. How Great Thou Art
11. Suspicious Minds
12. Introductions of singers, musicians, orchestra
13. My Boy
14. Release Me
15. Something
16. An American Trilogy
17. A Big Hunk O'Love
18. Can't Help Falling In Love
19. Closing Vamp / Announcements
CD2 - Thursday, August 23, 1973 Midnight Show
01. Opening Vamp / C. C. Rider
02. I Got A Woman / Amen
03. Love Me
04. Steamroller Blues
05. You Gave Me A Mountain
06. Blue Suede Shoes
07. Medley: Long Tall Sally / Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On / Your Mama Don't Dance / Flip Flop And Fly / Jailhouse Rock / Hound Dog
08. Love Me Tender
09. Fever
10. What Now My Love
11. Suspicious Minds
12. Introductions of singers, musicians, orchestra
13. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (with false start)
14. An American Trilogy
15. Release Me
16. Mystery Train / Tiger Man
17. Can't Help Falling In Love
18. Closing Vamp.
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