Star-Spangled Spectacular Bicentennial ’76



  Label Number:  GR CD 7601-2 
 Release Date:  2012 
 Recording Type:  Live Soundboard Recording 
 Location:  Hampton Roads / Virginia 
 Date:  August 1, 1976  - 2:30PM (CD 1) & April 9, 1972 - Evening Show (CD 2) 
 Sound:  Soundboard


August 1, 1976 AS

01  Also Sprach Zarathustra        01:02  
02  See See Rider        04:35  
03  I Got A Woman / Amen        05:53  
04  Love Me        02:29  
05  If You Love Me        02:59  
06  You Gave Me A Mountain        03:34  
07  All Shook Up        01:07  
08  Teddy Bear / Don’t Be Cruel        02:02  
09  And I Love You So        03:26  
10  Jailhouse Rock        01:34  
11  Fever        03:40  
12  America The Beautiful        02:29  
13  Return To Sender        02:02  
14  Band Introductions        01:19  
15  Early Morning Rain (featuring John Wilkinson)        01:01  
16  What’d I Say (featuring James Burton)        00:55  
17  Johnny B Goode (featuring James Burton)        00:55  
18  Drum Solo (featuring Ronnie Tutt)        02:04  
19  Bass Solo (featuring Jerry Scheff)        00:46  
20  Piano Solo (Tony Brown)        01:11  
21  Electric Piano Solo (featuring David Briggs)        01:03  
22  Love Letters        03:03  
23  School Days        00:57  
24  Hurt (with reprise)        02:54  
25  Hound Dog / Good Golly Miss Molly (excerpt)        01:38  
26  Funny How Time Slips Away        02:42  
27  Cant Help Falling In Love        01:43  
28  Closing Vamp        00:59   
                
               
April 9, 1972 ES

01  Also Sprach Zarathustra        01:23
02  See See Rider        03:05
03  Until It's Time For You To Go        02:30
04  Polk Salad Annie        03:11
05  Love Me        01:32
06  All Shook Up        01:03
07  Teddy Bear (with false starts) / Don't Be Cruel        02:13
08  Are You Lonesome Tonight        02:38
09  I Can't Stop Loving You        02:25
10  Hound Dog        01:30
11  Bridge Over Troubled Water        04:08
12  Suspicious Minds        05:21
13  For The Good Times        03:04
14  Band Introductions        01:29
15  American Trilogy        04:58
16  Love Me Tender        02:38
17  A Big Hunk O' Love        02:08
18  How Great Thou Art        02:56
19  Sweet, Sweet Spirit (by JD Sumner & The Stamps)        02:40
20  Lawdy, Miss Clawdy        02:09
21  Can't Help Falling In Love        01:42
22  Closing Vamp/Announcements        01:05


Eine großartige, solide Show mit Elvis in bester Stimmung. Seine Stimme klingt stellenweise etwas erschöpft und müde. Interessante Setlist mit dem seltenen „Return to Sender“. Tolle Versionen von „If You Love Me“, „America The Beautiful“ und „You Gave Me A Mountain“. Elvis singt während des Bass-Solos ein paar Zeilen von Johnny Hortons „Battle of New Orleans“!

Eine grandiose Show, bei der Elvis stimmlich und körperlich in Topform war. Keine Schwächen, eine kraftvolle Performance! Viele Highlights wie Polk Salad Annie, I Can`t Stop Loving You, For The Good Times oder How Great Thou Art.