Track Listings (12) - Disc #1| All Artists: Elvis Presley Title: In Person At The International Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada Members Wishing: 2 Total Copies: 0 Label: RCA Release Date: 10/27/1992 Album Type: Live Genres: Pop, Rock Styles: Oldies, Vocal Pop, Oldies & Retro Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPC: 078635389227 |
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When Elvis Presley's late-1960s comeback is discussed, talk generally centers on two events--his 1968 NBC-TV special and the recordings made in Memphis at American Studios shortly thereafter. There was actually a third key... more » |
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Amazon.com When Elvis Presley's late-1960s comeback is discussed, talk generally centers on two events--his 1968 NBC-TV special and the recordings made in Memphis at American Studios shortly thereafter. There was actually a third key event--Presley's first Las Vegas engagement in 13 years (he flopped the first time), which kicked off at the brand-new International Hotel on July 31, 1969. The event is downplayed now since Vegas has become so synonymous with the King's decline--but this was a revitalized Presley, and, for the most part, he rocked. The white jumpsuits and "My Way" would come later; for this show, Presley wore a black karate suit and was backed by one of the hottest rockabilly bands on earth, with the legendary James Burton on lead guitar. Presley does early hits, Sun stuff, a Willie Dixon blues tune, and his latest singles ("In the Ghetto" and "Suspicious Minds"). The furthest he steps outside his oeuvre is a cover of the Bee Gees' "Words." If only he'd continued in this vein. As it is, this stands with Onstage, February 1970 as his finest live recording. --Bill Holdship Similar CDs
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CD ReviewsElvis Live! Martin 13 | Slovenia | 07/14/2005 (4 out of 5 stars) "I like the selections of songs. They are performed very well by Elvis well known live band (James Burton, Johnny Wilkinson and Charlie Hodge-guitar, Jerry Scheff-bass, Ronnie Tutt-drums and Larry Muhoberac-piano). This is his first live album. The songs are compiled from different concerts. Willie Dixon's My Babe, Medley: Mystery Train/Tiger Man and Bee Gees' Words are the songs that you can't find anywhere else. The only thing that I really don't like on this album is that it is too short. I Think RCA should release it as a double album or on two on one cd with album On Stage. After all the songs are from the same concerts." From Memphis To Vegas... Erik North | San Gabriel, CA USA | 02/15/2009 (5 out of 5 stars) "Elvis Presley had every reason in the world to be nervous when he got onto the stage of the International Hotel in Las Vegas on July 31, 1969. While he had managed to extract himself from B-movie Purgatory with the NBC-TV special and the Chips Moman American Sessions recordings, he also knew that Vegas was the only place in the world where he had flopped as an entertainer, back in '56 when he was all the rage and the outrage. If he blew it this time, that would all but be the end for the King.
But as this album (originally the first LP of the 2-LP 1969 set FROM MEMPHIS TO VEGAS/FROM VEGAS TO MEMPHIS) of live performances from that month-long Vegas extravaganza proves, Elvis remained the King. Even though Las Vegas would prove in the long run to be the bane of his existence, at this initial stage he brought that hard-core original rock and roll energy which made him famous to a town once known for its Rat Pack and its mob connections. This time around, with a crack band that included the legendary guitarist James Burton, Elvis once more redefined the definition of performance. Many of the King's most significant hits are here--"All Shook Up"; "Blue Suede Shoes"; "Hound Dog", each given a modern and often blistering treatment by the Man. He also gets more contemplative with his then-recent hit "In The Ghetto", and gives a ferocious live performance of "Suspicious Minds" (still unreleased as a single at the time) that goes for seven and a half minutes. As would be the case for most of his live performances from this point forward, he closes it all with what is arguably his best post-Army film song, "Can't Help Falling In Love", from 1961's BLUE HAWAII. The massive success of these initial Vegas shows, sadly, had a terrible side effect in the end, as the Colonel turned his client into little more than a cash cow designed to fuel a growing gambling habit and, on Elvis' side, a growing prescription drug habit that could only lead where it did, to August 16, 1977. But for this occasion, Elvis showed to the once-staid Las Vegas sect what true rock and roll really was, and what he himself really was. The King lived and breathed like nobody else when he was at the top of his game." |
