New Straight Arrow 2CD-set: OPENING NIGHT '76

**Polk-Salad-Annie** · 01-02-2009, 03:39 AM

Straight Arrow" is planning a special 2CD set for early 2009, with an unreleased Las Vegas December 2nd, 1976 Opening Night show.
The "Straight Arrow" team has been looking for good sounding tape for years.

Finally, they managed to obtain a 1st generation copy of an original "stereo" audience-recorded tape for this project.
Opening Night '76 was a unique event - it was probably the second longest show of Elvis’ career and one of his very best 1976 concerts.

Arriving from Anaheim, CA, with young love Ginger Alden by his side, he was ready to conquer Las Vegas once again.
During the Opening night, he sang an ultra-rare "I Just Can't Help Believin'", and sang one of greatest-ever versions of "Bridge Over Troubled Water".

Elvis was in great mood, joking with fellow performer Glen Campbell thru the show.
It was also the last time that Elvis performed two full versions of his 1976 "trademark" song "Hurt".

Tracks:

Also Sprach Zarathustra - C. C. Rider - I Got A Woman / Amen - Love Me - If You Love Me (Let Me Know) - You Gave Me A Mountain - Jailhouse Rock - It's Now Or Never / Are You Sincere (excerpt) - All Shook Up - (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel - Dialogue - Don't Be Cruel (excerpt) - And I Love You So - I Just Can't Help Believin' (last version) - Fever - Softly As I Leave You - Polk Salad Annie - Band Introductions - Early Mornin' Rain - What'd I Say - Johnny B. Goode - Drum Solo (Ronnie Tutt) - Bass Solo (Blues - Jerry Scheff) - Piano Solo (Tony Brown) - Electric Piano Solo (David Briggs) - Love Letters - School Day - Celebrity Introductions (Vikki Carr, Glen Campbell) - Hurt #1 - Hurt #2 - Hound Dog (with false start) - Hawaiian Wedding Song (with false start) - Dialogue - Blue Christmas - That's All Right, Mama - Bridge Over Troubled Water - Introduction of Vernon Presley - Can't Help Falling In Love - Closing Vamp.

Approximate running time: 104 minutes

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