St. Louis Blues' (label E.P. Collector, EPC
2013-01) recorded from the audience at the St. Louis, March 22, 1976 tour
closing show. It was last Elvis show during his lifetime, reviewed in 'Rolling
Stone' #213. Some of Elvis stable musicians were replaced and the result was
surprisingly fresh sound with keyboards more prominent. Among the highlights are
'Let Me Be There' (performed for very last time), 'Steamroller Blues', 'Polk
Salad Annie', 'Hurt' and 'America (The Beautiful)'. Since the show is rather
short, producers decided to add 9 solid bonus tracks from Johnson City, March
19, 1976 show.
This previously unreleased recording was taken from a 1st
generation copy of the original audience recorded tape and the sound - though
not perfect - is far better than any other known version of this show. The CD is
packaged in nicely designed digipak with collection of March 22, 1976 photos.
Tracks:
01. Also Sprach Zarathustra
02. C. C. Rider
03. I Got A Woman / Amen
04. Love Me
05. Let Me Be There (performed last
time)
06. You Gave Me A Mountain
07. Steamroller Blues
08. All Shook Up
09. medley: Teddy Bear / Don't Be
Cruel
10. Heartbreak Hotel
11. Love Me Tender
12. Polk Salad Annie
13. Band Introductions
14. What'd I Say (James Burton)
15. Drum Solo (Larry Londin)
16. Bass Solo (Jerry Scheff)
17. Piano Solo (Shane Keister)
18. Electric Piano Solo (David
Briggs)
19. School Day
20. And I Love You So
21. Hurt, 22. Hound Dog
23. America (The Beautiful)
24. Funny How Time Slips Away
25. Can't Help Falling In Love
26. Closing Vamp.
Bonus (Johnson City, March 19, 1976):
27. Love Me
28. You Gave Me A Mountain
29. Let Me Be There (with false
start)
30. Steamroller Blues
31. All Shook Up
32. medley: Teddy Bear / Don't Be
Cruel
33. Heartbreak Hotel
34. Love Me Tender
35. Polk Salad Annie (with false start).
Running time: 51:34 (main show) &
28:05 (bonus selections).
