ASHEVILLE MARATHON ´75
“AudiRec” is back with a very special 4CD box
AudiRec
AR 197507234-2
In July 1975, Elvis played 21 shows in 11 different cities. This tour was rated as being one of the very best in Elvis' last years. His powerful vocal delivery, his entertaining mood and his willingness to improvise
various unusual songs are what make this tour such a stand-out, and the final 3 shows in Asheville, NC were simply stunning!
In Asheville Elvis played longest shows of the tour and performed many rarely sung songs. He was promoting his new album “ELVIS TODAY” with “Shake A Hand”, “Fairytale”, “T.R.O.U.B.L.E.” and “Pieces Of My Life”. More than any time before he was interacting with his audience, singing songs by requests: “Memphis Tennessee”, “An American Trilogy”, “Heartbreak Hotel”, “Jailhouse Rock”, “Something”, “Return To Sender”
or “Wooden Heart”.
Elvis was in a hilarious mood, he gave away several golden rings and a fan in the first row Mike Harris from Asheville was lucky to get Elvis’ Gibson Ebony Dove guitar! It was the famous guitar which Elvis used in Aloha From Hawaii. Later in the show, Mike Harris thought Elvis was gonna ask for the guitar back, but Elvis leaned down and said: “'No that's yours. I gave that to you for a reason, and it's gonna help you out some day.”
These shows were previously released, but all original releases are very hard to find now. Instead of simple “copy & paste” job, we have decided to enhance the sound from scratch so we bet that those shows
never sounded better! Now get ready to hear Elvis Presley's talents in full throttle as he performs all these styles as only one man can.
This release is presented in 25x14cm de-luxe plastics 4CD box with 16-page booklet, filled with great collection of photos taken in Asheville and press reviews.
To make our release even more attractive for serious collectors, we present it in 3 different variations. It means 3 different covers and also different disc labels for every variation.
Tracklist:
CD1:
Asheville, NC, 22.07.1975
01. Also Sprach Zarathustra -
02. C. C. Rider -
03. I Got A Woman / Amen (medley) -
04. Big Boss Man (with reprise) -
05. Why Me Lord (Elvis solo) -
06. Love Me -
07. If You Love Me (Let Me Know) -
08. Shake A Hand (performed 1st time, with 6 false starts) -
09. All Shook Up -
10. Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel (medley) -
11. Hound Dog -
12. The Wonder Of You -
13. Dialogue -
14. Memphis Tennessee (with false start) -
15. Funny How Time Slips Away (with reprise) -
16. Polk Salad Annie -
17. Band Introductions by J. D. Sumner -
18. Johnny B. Goode (instrumental, James Burton) -
19. Drum Solo (Ronnie Tutt) -
20. Bass Solo (Blues - Jerry Scheff) -
21. Piano Solo (Glen D. Hardin) -
22. School Day.
CD2:
Asheville, NC, 22.07.1975
01. T.R.O.U.B.L.E. -
02. It's Now Or Never -
03. You Don't Have To Say You Love Me (performed last time) -
04. How Great Thou Art (with reprise) -
05. Burning Love -
06. Let Me Be There -
07. Heartbreak Hotel -
08. Little Darlin' -
09. Mystery Train / Tiger Man (medley) -
10. Monologue -
11. Can't Help Falling In Love -
12. Closing Vamp
Asheville, NC, 23.07.1975
13. Also Sprach Zarathustra -
14. C. C. Rider -
15. I Got A Woman / Amen (medley) -
16. Big Boss Man -
17. Love Me -
18. If You Love Me (Let Me Know) -
19. It's Midnight -
20. All Shook Up -
21. Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel (medley) -
22. Hound Dog -
23. The Wonder Of You -
24. Turn Around, Look At Me -
25. Polk Salad Annie
CD3:
Asheville, NC, 23.07.1975
01. Band Introductions -
02. Johnny B. Goode -
03. Drum Solo (Ronnie Tutt) -
04. Bass Solo (Blues - Jerry Scheff) -
05. Piano Solo (Glen D. Hardin) -
06. School Day -
07. T.R.O.U.B.L.E. -
08. Why Me Lord (funny version) -
09. How Great Thou Art -
10. Let Me Be There (with reprise) -
11. Shake A Hand -
12. Fairytale -
13. Introduction of Vernon Presley -
14. Little Darlin' - 15. Mystery Train / Tiger Man (medley) -
16. Dialogue -
17. Funny How Time Slips Away (with reprise) -
18. It's Now Or Never -
19. Promised Land (performed last time) -
20. Can't Help Falling In Love -
21. Closing Vamp / Announcements
CD4:
Asheville, NC, 24.07.1975
01. Also Sprach Zarathustra -
02. That's All Right -
03. I Got A Woman (with false start) / Amen (medley) -
04. Big Boss Man -
05. Love Me -
06. If You Love Me (Let Me Know) -
07. All Shook Up -
08. Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel (medley) -
09. Hound Dog -
10. An American Trilogy (by request) -
11. Heartbreak Hotel (by request) -
12. Jailhouse Rock (by request) -
13. Something (by request, performed last time) -
14. Return To Sender (by request, performed 1st time) -
15. Wooden Heart (by request) -
16. Hawaiian Wedding Song (with reprise, by request) -
17. Bridge Over Troubled Water -
18. Polk Salad Annie -
19. Band Introductions -
20. Johnny B. Goode -
21. Drum Solo (Ronnie Tutt) -
22. Bass Solo (Blues - Jerry Scheff) -
23. Piano Solo (Glen D. Hardin) -
24. School Day -
25. T.R.O.U.B.L.E. -
26. Shake A Hand (one to last performance) -
27. Introduction of Vernon Presley and Dr. Nick -
28. Pieces Of My Life (only live version) -
29. How Great Thou Art (with reprise) -
30. Can't Help Falling In Love -
31. Closing Vamp / Announcements