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Before Darkness Falls

Title:

Before Darkness Falls

Label:

Straight Arrow

Label Number:

SA/SP 2011-04-02

Release Date:

2012

Recording Type:

Live Audience Recording

Location:

Las Vegas, Hilton Hotel

Date:

August 26, 1973 - Dinner Show & August 26, 1973 - Midnight Show

Sound:

Very Good ! / Excellent !

Track Listing:

	August 26, 1973 - DS
01	Also Sprach Zarathustra	00:54
02	C.C. Rider	03:26
03	I Got A Woman / Amen	02:54
04	Love Me	01:33
05	Steamroller Blues	02:43
06	You Gave Me A Mountain	03:17
07	Blue Suede Shoes	01:01
08	Rock' n Roll Medley	02:42
09	Love Me Tender	01:34
10	Fever	03:39
11	Bridge Over Troubled Water	03:56
12	Suspicious Minds	04:11
13	Introduction of vocalists, musicans	01:43
14	Introduction of daughter Lisa	00:33
15	Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel	01:50
16	I Can't Stop Loving You	01:59
17	An American Trilogy	03:55
18	A Big Hunk O' Love	02:35
19	The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face	03:23
20	Can't Help Falling In Love	01:33
21	Closing Vamp / Announcements	00:35


	August 26, 1973 - MS
01	Also Sprach Zarathustra	01:03
02	C.C. Rider	03:16
03	I Got A Woman / Amen	03:06
04	Love Me	01:28
05	Steamroller Blues	02:47
06	You Gave Me A Mountain	03:13
07	Blue Suede Shoes	01:00
08	Rock' n Roll Medley	02:42
09	Love Me Tender	01:39
10	Fever	03:06
11	What Now My Love	02:56
12	Suspicious Minds	03:49
13	Introduction of vocalists, musicans	01:42
14	Release Me	01:58
15	An American Trilogy	03:58
16	Introduction of daughter Lisa	00:23
17	Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel	02:45
18	The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face	03:12
19	Johnny B. Goode	01:36
20	How Great Thou Art	03:46
21	Can't Help Falling In Love	01:32
22	Closing Vamp / Announcements	00:54

Notes:

CDs come in a fold out digipack.

Sound Sample:

Steamroller Blues - August 26, 1973 - MS

Notes´:

Press announcement:
Elvis' 1973 "Summer Festival" was his ninth month-long stand in Las Vegas since July-August 1969. Reviews noted his excess weight and half-hearted performances. But, despite bad press, health issues and a 1967 marriage that would soon end in divorce,
Presley slowly warmed to his always-thrilled fans. The songs here, from his Sunday shows on August 26th, 1973, are a good example of this warmth.
At both shows Elvis welcomed the presence of Lisa, his beloved daughter, then just five and-a-half years old.
Obviously, she provided additional inspiration for her dad. In fact, there are several rare highlights, including "A Big Hunk O' Love," "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face," "Release Me" and "How Great Thou Art." And for fans of legendary bass player Emory Gordy, Jr., these would be among the last dates he would ever do with Presley.

Both the Dinner and Midnight sets are taken from a 24-bit digital transfer of the first-generation copy of a privately-recorded 120-minute cassette. The sound was painstakingly restored for your listening pleasure.
The August 26th, 1973 Dinner show is previously unissued, while the Midnight show was released in substandard mono by Memory Records in 2002 ("Caught In The Act"). Straight Arrow presents both shows in superb, "two-mike live ambience" stereo sound.
Like its predecessors from Straight Arrow Special Products mini series, this new release will be presented in a beautiful digipack with all the necessary information as well as a collection of photos taken during the September 1st, 1973 dinner show.

Concert:

CD2: See comments for "Las Vegas Fever Vol.3"

Both shows are pure entertainment with interesting set lists. The sound is really good throughout cause the concerts were recorded with 2 mikes near the stage creating an enjoyable stereo effect. This captures all the atmosphere which makes a "live" concert. Well done ! (Ciscoking)