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Lightning Strikes Twice In Portland!

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Digipak

 
    
 Title: Lightning Strikes Twice In Portland! - From "The Rick Rennie Master Tapes" Volume Two 
 Label: Straight Arrow 
 Label Number: SA/SP 2014-27A/B-02 
 Release Date: 2014 
 Recording Type: Live Audience Recording 
 Location: Portland / Oregon, Memorial Coliseum 
 Date: November 11 - 1970, Evening Show  &  April 27 - 1973, Evening Show 
 Sound: Excellent 
     
 Track Listing: 
  CD 1: November 11 - 1970, ES       
01 Opening Vamp   01:01
02 That's All Right   01:44
03 I Got A Woman / Amen   02:27
04 Monologue (I Walk The Line / Tiger Man excerpts)   02:04
05 Love Me Tender (with fals start)   01:52
06 You Don't Have To Say You Love Me   02:01
07 Sweet Caroline   01:40
08 You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'   04:05
09 Polk Salad Annie   03:51
10 Instrumental intermezzo   00:18
11 Introductions #1      00:45
12 Johnny B. Goode      01:42
13 Introductions #2 (Blueberry Hill excerpt)      01:35
14 How Great Thou Art      02:45
15 The Wonder Of You      01:28
16 Heartbreak Hotel (2 false starts and How Great Thou Art fragment)      01:44
17 Blue Suede Shoes      00:52
18 Hound Dog      02:34
19 Bridge Over Troubled Water (4 false starts)      06:38
20 Suspicious Minds   04:51
21 Funny How Time Slips Away   02:42
22 Can't Help Falling In Love   01:43
23 Closing Vamp / Announcement   01:19
24 Rick Rennies & friends after show chat   11:35
          
          
  CD 2: April 27 - 1973, ES       
01 Also Sprach Zarathustra   01:17
02 C.C. Rider   03:23
03 I Got A Woman / Amen   03:05
04 Love Me Tender   01:41
05 You Gave Me A Mountain   03:18
06 Steamroller Blues   02:57
07 You Don't Have To Say You Love Me   02:07
08 Love Me   01:32
09 Blue Suede Shoes   01:06
10 Heartbreak Hotel   01:41
11 Little Sister / Get Back      02:38
12 Help Me Make It Through The Night      02:33
13 Long Tall Sally / Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On      01:54
14 I'm Leavin'      03:08
15 Hound Dog      01:52
16 Fever      02:46
17 What Now My Love?      02:58
18 Suspicious Minds      04:17
19 Introductions      01:53
20 I'll Remember You   02:37
21 I Can't Stop Loving You   02:20
22 An American Trilogy   04:30
23 A Big Hunk O' Love   02:37
24 Can't Help Falling In Love   01:38
25 Closing Vamp / Annoucement      01:07
      
 
       
 Note:  Lightning Strikes Twice In Portland!  - Elvis Presley Bootleg CD
3 panel Digipak


Press announcement, Dec., 2104:
Coming out soon is the new Straight Arrow's double-digipak CD release, called "LIGHTNING STRIKES TWICE IN PORTLAND!", featuring the November 11th, 1970 and April 27th, 1973 Portland shows. These shows may well represent some of best of Elvis Presley live in the 70s. The Nov. 11th, 1970 recording really captures the raw excitement and electricity of those early tours. Elvis delivers a high octane performance that drives the audience in a frenzy. In parts he sounds a bit unfocused, but overall both Elvis and his audience are having such a ball that any criticisms of his performance are nothing more than nitpicking. The April 27, 1973 concert in the same city may well be his best show of the year, and is a serious contender for "Elvis' best concert performance in the 70's". Compared to the '70 show, his performance here is tighter, more focused and far more varied. Elvis is vocally strong and he delivers the goods in a knock-out performance.

Both shows were first released by the Live Archives label (1991) using slightly incomplete and inferior sounding copies of original Rick Rennie tapes. Memory Records issued those shows in 2004 („ON THE ROAD AGAIN“ and „SHINING IN PORTLAND“ CDs). Those Memory Records releases were engineered and mastered using now obsolete hardware and software. 10 years have passed, and it is right time for the ultimate re-release of these special recordings - in a new, crisp, dynamic sound. Straight Arrow’s release of the November 11th, 1970 show appears - for the first time - totally complete. The Opening Vamp and the famous "Elvis has left the building" announcement at the end of show were restored. The 1970 show is taken directly from the original stereo master tape. The 1973 show is taken from better of two existing 1st generation copies made back in 70s (the master tape got lost thru the years). Original tape transfers made in March 2004 have been used. Every second was digitally restored from scratch to achieve optimal listening pleasure. Ask your local dealer for samples. As with every Straight Arrow’s release, this beautifully designed double-digipack edition is limited to 500 copies. If you enjoyed „A NEW DECADE, A NEW SOUND“, you will enjoy "LIGHTNING STRIKES TWICE IN PORTLAND!" too. These shows never sounded better!
 
 
      
  Sound Sample:  The Wonder Of You (November 11 - 1970, ES)


I'll Remember You (April 27 - 1973, ES)
 
      
      
  Concert: See comments for "On The Road Again" (1970 show) and "Shining In Portland" (1973 show)