A pair of Elvis Presley box sets are on their way celebrating the 50th anniversary of the music he made in Las Vegas and Memphis in 1969. Live 1969 and American Sound 1969 are due out Aug. 9 and Aug. 23, respectively.
First chronicled in part on the album Elvis In Person At The International Hotel 50 years ago, Live 1969 showcases this incredibly, important phase in Elvisā career in definitive detail ā his first live shows following his triumphant, 1968 comeback for NBC after an 8 year absence from playing live. This box set features 11 complete sets from the first of his many engagements at The International Hotel (several of which are released in full for the first time, with one show entirely unreleased), allowing fans a more definitive picture of The Kingās glorious return to the concert stage. In addition to a 52-page book which includes rare photos, memorabilia and an oral history by Ken Sharp curated from historic interviews with Elvis, Colonel Tom Parker, Tom Jones, Jerry Schilling, James Burton, Cissy Houston, Terry Blackwood, George Klein, Fats Domino and more.
Also, being released August 9, 2019 is the Graceland exclusive colored vinyl Elvis Presley: Live At The International Hotel, Las Vegas NV-August 26, 1969 Vinyl LP Set. āI was missing the contact with a live audience,ā Elvis says in this show, and at every show during his first engagement at The International Hotel in Las Vegas. Apart from two shows in 1961 and the recent TV show, Elvis hadnāt performed on stage for 11 years. After years of increasingly worse movies and diminishing record sales, Elvis had just managed to turn his career around with his 1968 TV special. The show had aired on December 3, 1968, and it was a surprising reminder to the world of just how magnetic a performer Elvis Presley still was. Just weeks later Elvis recorded more than 30 songs in Memphis, some of the best work of his career, and the return to live performances on July 31, 1969 was the third step of his resurrection as an artist.
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American Sound 1969, meanwhile, will comprise 90 tracks of rare and unreleased material that Elvis recorded during the American Studio sessions that produced his acclaimed record, From Elvis in Memphis. That set is available to pre-order and will only be available digitally.
Live 1969 Track List
Disc 1 ā August 21, 1969, Midnight show
01) āBlue Suede Shoesā*
02) āI Got A Womanā
03) āAll Shook Upā
04) āLove Me Tenderā
05) āJailhouse Rock/Donāt Be Cruelā
06) āHeartbreak Hotelā
07) āHound Dogā
08) āMemoriesā
09) āMystery Train/Tiger Manā
10) Monologue*
11) āBaby, What You Want Me To Doā
12) āRunawayā
13) āAre You Lonesome Tonight?ā
14) āYesterday/Hey Judeā
15) Introductions, including āHappy Birthdayā sung to James Burton
16) āIn The Ghetto (Scott āMacā Davis)
17) āSuspicious Mindsā
18) āWhatād I Sayā
19) āCanāt Help Falling In Loveā
Disc 2 ā August 22, 1969, Dinner show
1) āBlue Suede Shoesā
2) āI Got A Womanā
3) āAll Shook Upā
4) āLove Me Tenderā
5) āJailhouse Rock/Donāt Be Cruelā
6) āHeartbreak Hotelā
7) āHound Dogā
8) āMemoriesā
9) āMystery Train/Tiger Manā
10) Monologue
11) āBaby, What You Want Me To Doā
12) āRunawayā
13) āAre You Lonesome Tonight?ā
14) āYesterday/Hey Judeā
15) Introductions
16) āIn The Ghettoā
17) āSuspicious Mindsā
18) āWhatād I Sayā
19) āCanāt Help Falling In Loveā
Disc 3 ā August 22, 1969, Midnight show
1) āBlue Suede Shoesā*
2) āI Got A Womanā *
3) āAll Shook Upā *
4) āLove Me Tenderā
5) āJailhouse Rock/Donāt Be Cruelā
6) āHeartbreak Hotelā*
7) āHound Dogā*
8) āMemoriesā *
9) āMy Babeā
10) āMystery Train/Tiger Manā
11) Monologue*
12) āBaby, What You Want Me To Doā
13) āFunny How Time Slips Awayā
14) āRunawayā
15) āAre You Lonesome Tonight?ā*
16) āYesterday/Hey Judeā*
17) Introductions*
18) āIn The Ghettoā*
19) āSuspicious Mindsā*
20) āWhatād I Sayā
21) āCanāt Help Falling In Loveā*
Disc 4 ā August 23, 1969, Dinner show
01) āBlue Suede Shoesā
02) āI Got A Womanā
03) āAll Shook Upā
04) āLove Me Tenderā
05) āJailhouse Rock/Donāt Be Cruelā
06) āHeartbreak Hotelā
07) āHound Dogā
08) āMemoriesā
09) āMystery Train/Tiger Manā
10) Monologue
11) āBaby, What You Want Me To Doā
12) āRunawayā
13) āAre You Lonesome Tonight?ā
14) āYesterday/Hey Judeā
15) Introductions
16) āIn The Ghettoā
17) āSuspicious Mindsā
18) āWhatād I Sayā
19) āCanāt Help Falling In Loveā
Disc 5 ā August 23, 1969, Midnight show
01) āBlue Suede Shoesā
02) āI Got A Womanā
03) āAll Shook Upā
04) āLove Me Tenderā
05) āJailhouse Rock/Donāt Be Cruelā
06) āHeartbreak Hotelā
07) āHound Dogā
08) āMemoriesā
09) āMystery Train/Tiger Manā
10) Monologue
11) āBaby, What You Want Me To Doā
12) āRunawayā
13) āReconsider Babyā
14) āAre You Lonesome Tonight?ā
15) āYesterday/Hey Judeā
16) Introductions
17) āIn The Ghettoā
18) āSuspicious Mindsā
19) āWhatād I Sayā
20) āCanāt Help Falling In Loveā
Disc 6 ā August 24, 1969, Dinner show
01) āBlue Suede Shoesā
02) āI Got A Womanā
03) āAll Shook Upā
04) āLove Me Tenderā
05) āJailhouse Rock/Donāt Be Cruelā
06) āHeartbreak Hotelā
07) āHound Dogā
08) āI Canāt Stop Loving Youā
09) āJohnny B. Goodeā
10) Monologue
11) āBaby, What You Want Me To Doā
12) āRunawayā
13) āAre You Lonesome Tonight?ā
14 āYesterday/Hey Judeā
15) Introductions
16) āIn The Ghettoā
17) āSuspicious Mindsā)
18) āWhatād I Sayā
19) āCanāt Help Falling In Loveā
Disc 7 ā August 24, 1969, Midnight show (Complete show previously unreleased)
01) āBlue Suede Shoesā
02) āI Got A Womanā
03) āAll Shook Upā
04) āLove Me Tenderā
05) āJailhouse Rock/Donāt Be Cruelā
06) āHeartbreak Hotelā
07) āHound Dogā
08) āI Canāt Stop Loving Youā*
09) āJohnny B. Goodeā
10) Monologue*
11) āBaby, What You Want Me To Doā
12) āRunawayā*
13) āAre You Lonesome Tonight?ā
14) āWords (Robin, Barry & Maurice Gibb)
15) āYesterday/Hey Judeā
16) Introductions*
17) āIn The Ghettoā
18) āSuspicious Mindsā
19) āCanāt Help Falling In Loveā
Disc 8 ā August 25, 1969, Dinner show (Complete show previously unreleased)
01) āBlue Suede Shoesā
02) āI Got A Womanā
03) āAll Shook Upā*
04) āLove Me Tenderā*
05) āJailhouse Rock/Donāt Be Cruelā*
06) āHeartbreak Hotelā*
07) āHound Dogā*
08) āMemoriesā
09) āMystery Train/Tiger Manā*
10) Monologue*
11) āBaby, What You Want Me To Doā*
12) āFunny How Time Slips Awayā
13) āRunawayā
14) āWordsā
15) āYesterday/Hey Judeā
16) Introductions*
17) āIn The Ghettoā
18) āSuspicious Mindsā*
19) āWhatād I Sayā*
20) āCanāt Help Falling In Loveā*
Disc 9 ā August 25, Midnight show
01) āBlue Suede Shoesā
02) āI Got A Womanā
03) āAll Shook Upā
04) āLove Me Tenderā
05) āJailhouse Rock/Donāt Be Cruelā
06) āHeartbreak Hotelā
07) āHound Dogā
08) āI Canāt Stop Loving Youā
09) āMy Babeā
10) āMystery Train/Tiger Manā
11) Monologue
12) āBaby, What You Want Me To Doā
13) āRunawayā
14) āAre You Lonesome Tonight?ā
15) āWordsā
16) āYesterday/Hey Judeā
17) Introductions
18) āIn The Ghettoā
19) āSuspicious Mindsā
20) āWhatād I Sayā
21) āCanāt Help Falling In Loveā
Disc 10 ā August 26, 1969, Dinner show
01) āBlue Suede Shoesā
02) āI Got A Womanā
03) āAll Shook Upā
04) āLove Me Tenderā
05) āJailhouse Rock/Donāt Be Cruelā
06) āHeartbreak Hotelā
07) āHound Dogā
08) āMemoriesā
09) āMy Babeā
10) āMystery Train/Tiger Manā
11) Monologue
12) āBaby, What You Want Me To Doā
13) āRunawayā
14) āInherit The Windā
15) āYesterday/Hey Judeā
16) Introductions
17) āIn The Ghettoā
18) āSuspicious Mindsā)
19) āCanāt Help Falling In Loveā
Disc 11 ā August 26, 1969, Midnight show
01) āBlue Suede Shoesā
02) āI Got A Womanā
03) āAll Shook Upā
04) āLove Me Tenderā
05) āJailhouse Rock/Donāt Be Cruelā
06) āHeartbreak Hotelā
07) āHound Dogā
08) āI Canāt Stop Loving Youā
09) āMystery Train/Tiger Manā
10) Monologue
11) āBaby, What You Want Me To Doā
12) āRunawayā
13) āAre You Lonesome Tonight?ā (Laughing version)
14) āRubberneckin’ā
15) āYesterday/Hey Judeā
16) Introductions
17) āIn The Ghettoā
18) āThis Is The Storyā
19) āSuspicious Mindsā
20) āCanāt Help Falling In Loveā
*Previously unreleased