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Live in Las Vegas is a four-disc box set by Elvis
Presley, released in July 2001 on RCA Records, catalogue 07863
69354-2. It comprises live recordings from shows given by Presley in
Las Vegas through every decade of his career.
Disc one comprises a complete show from August 24, 1969, and disc
two a complete show from August 11, 1970. Discs three and four
present recordings from shows over a time span from 1956 through
1975, not in chronological order.
In his review of the album, music critic Lindsay Planer stated:
A vibrant and overwhelmingly energetic Presley is the focus of the
first two discs - containing complete performances from August 24,
1969, and August 11, 1970, respectively. As one may well anticipate,
the sets feature a healthy sampling of Presley's voluminous back
catalogue. "Hound Dog", "Heartbreak Hotel", "Love Me Tender", and "I
Got a Woman" are given a workout during each performance. As were
the more current hits such as "Suspicious Minds", "In the Ghetto",
and "Can't Help Falling in Love". Presley's knack for inimitable
remakes is also displayed as he gains inspiration from concurrent
chart-toppers such as "Hey Jude", "Bridge over Troubled Water", and
"Polk Salad Annie". Unlike the first two discs, the final pair do
not contain complete performances and likewise are not presented
chronologically. For the sake of contrast, the four song mini-set
documenting the final performance of Presley's first Vegas stand on
May 6, 1956, begins disc four. What remains consistent - in both the
brief 1956 set as well as on the remainder of the mid-'70s
recordings - is Presley's impeccable taste in cover material. (wikipedia
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