ST. PAUL TO WICHITA - OCTOBER '74 - SONY 506020 975136
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St. Paul, October 3 1974
1: See See Rider
2: I Got A Woman/Amen
3: Love Me
4: Blue Suede Shoes
5: Until It's Time For You To Go
6: Big Boss Man
7: Fever
8: If You Love Me
9: Love Me Tender
10: Hound Dog
11: Introductions (Lawdy, Miss Clawdy)
12: All Shook Up
13: Teddy Bear/Don't Be Cruel
14: The Wonder Of You
15: Why Me, Lord?
16: Heartbreak Hotel
17: Let Me Be There
18: Hawaiian Wedding Song
19: American Trilogy
20: Johnny B. Goode
21: You Gave Me A Mountain
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Wichita, October 7 1974
1: See See Rider (incomplete recording)
2: I Got A Woman/Amen
3: Love Me
4: Blue Suede Shoes
5: The Wonder Of You
6: Big Boss Man
7: Fever
8: If You Love Me
9: Love Me Tender
10:Hound Dog
11: Introductions (Lawdy, Miss Clawdy)
12: All Shook Up
13: Teddy Bear/Don't Be Cruel
14: Why Me, Lord?
15: Let Me Be There
16: When It's My Time (J.D. and The Stamps)
17: Johnny B. Goode
18: Heartbreak Hotel
19: Hawaiian Wedding Song
20: Polk Salad Annie
21: Can't Help Falling In Love
22: Closing Vamp
23: It's Midnight (Detroit, MI, Oct. 4 1974)
24: Steamroller Blues (Detroit, MI, Oct. 4 1974)
25: Funny How Time Slips Away (Detroit, MI, Oct. 4 1974) |
"Yes, they can!"
(short review by Michael Sander)
The latest FTD soundboard releases had some minor problems about editing and the correct speed. This release was an answer from FTD to all the criticism and has one big message: We learned from our mistakes.
In terms of sound it is one of the best soundboard releases ever! The speed is correct on both CDs, but the focus lies definitively on CD-1. In terms of both sound and performance it is superior to CD-2, which still is a pretty nice bonus.
Concerning the October 2 performance, Elvis is in a really good mood. Vocally he doesn't hit the same high notes as in March 74, but he adds some special kind of humour to the show, that makes it a lot of fun. We are certainly entertained. Elvis seems a little bit "speeded up", so the fast songs include a lot of tempo and action.
A welcomed bonus are the really nice performances of 'You Gave Me A Mountain' and 'It's Midnight'.
So I would like to shake hands with FTD for this great release.
There have been many people working on the FTD projects over the last 20 years for over 200 releases. So we should really appreciate their work, making our dreams come true, instead of putting them down over some tiny mistakes.
Notes:
Some additional information about the recording date of CD 1: I received a note from Keith Flynn about an Elvis fan, who visited both St. Paul shows and told him, that Elvis didn't record 'American Trilogy' and another song on Oct. 2, but he did on Oct. 3. Given further information by a newspaper article and the fact, that there is no Oct. 2 show listet in the RCA vaults, it can be assumed, that the show was recorded on Oct. 3. I guess, this minor mistake is accetable.
© Michael Sander, Germany February 2019
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