Elvis Spring Tours '77 CD - April 1977 and Elvis, just four months before finally 'leaving the building', is still out on the road supporting the Colonel's gambling habit. Since Elvis refused to go into the studio Felton Jarvis recorded portions of each concert, on a 4 track system, hoping to get some rare material to be included in Elvis' next LP. Unfortunately Elvis just seemed content to run through the same old songs and here, for the first time, we have the highlights from those 12 Spring concerts.
23 songs are packed into 60 minutes which is definitely value for money however with 15 minutes spare on the CD I felt that some classic 'bonus' performances could have been added using their soundboard versions. For instance the CD could have been rounded off with 'Hurt', a 1977 'You Gave Me A Mountain' (Alexandria?), the beautiful 'And I Love You So' (Kalamazoo?) and finishing with the essential 'Can't Help Falling in Love' from Alexandria - 'Wise men know when it's time to go'. Definitely a worthy addition to your collection - as long as you are buying it for the right reasons.
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Spring Tours 77 - Elvis Presley FTD CD
That's All Right (3/26 - Norman), Are You Lonesome Tonight (3/26 - Norman), Blue Christmas (3/26 - Norman), Trying To Get To You (3/27 - Abilene), Lawdy Miss Clawdy (3/27 - Abilene), Fever (3/30 - Alexandria), Heartbreak Hotel (4/25 - Saginaw), If You Love Me (Let Me Know) (4/26 - Kalamazoo), O Sole Mio/It's Now Or Never (4/26 - Kalamazoo), Little Sister (4/24 - Ann Arbor), (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear/Don't Be Cruel (4/24 - Ann Arbor), Help Me (4/24 - Ann Arbor), Blue Suede Shoes (3/26 - Norman), Hound Dog (4/30 - St. Paul), Jailhouse Rock (3/28 - Austin), Polk Salad Annie (4/27 - Milwaukee), Bridge Over Troubled Water (4/29 - Duluth), Big Boss Man (4/29 - Duluth), Fairytale (5/02 - Chicago), Mystery Train/Tiger Man (5/03 - Saginaw), Unchained Melody (4/24 - Saginaw), Little Darlin' (4/24 - Saginaw), My Way (4/25 - Saginaw)
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