Virginia Is For Elvis Lovers - Black Diamond

Virginia Is For Elvis Lovers - Black Diamond

"Virginia Is For Elvis Lovers" is the new release from the Black Diamond label - it features Elvis' stunning Richmond show from April 10, 1972. This is the same show that is coming out soon on the Victrola label but according to Black Diamond they have a far superior sound quality.

The new label Black Diamond label kicks off with it's first release of a show originally recorded for the 1972 movie "On Tour". This show has been taken from a digital copy of a rough stereo mix made from the original multitrack tapes some years ago. The sound on this CD has been professionally remastered to achieve optimum audio quality.

We are aware that this show will also be released by the Victrola label. But after listening to their previous release of the Greensboro show, we think that the remastering has not been done properly. It simply was a digital overkill with way too much compression, muffled sound and a lack of separation. You can expect the same digital overkill on their forthcoming Richmond release! Our competitors even swapped the stereo channels which means that the piano comes out of the right speaker ... which is completely wrong!

Please note that Black Diamonds remastered this show from a digital copy of the very same source tape that our competitors used for their release. We are sure the difference is amazing. On Black Diamond the sound is crisp and clear with all instruments clearly audible. And Elvis' voice sounds much more natural than on the other label. They achieved a some kind of artificial sound. Not very enjoyable.

It comes with a 18 page booklet.

01. Also Sprach Zarathustra

02. See See Rider

03. Proud Mary

04. Never Been To Spain

05. You Gave Me A Mountain

06. Until It’s Time For You To Go

07. Polk Salad Annie

08. Love Me

09. All Shook Up

10. Medley: (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear / Don’t Be Cruel

11. Heartbreak Hotel

12. Hound Dog 

13. Bridge Over Troubled Water

14. Love Me Tender                                                        

15. It's Over

16. Suspicious Minds

17. Band Introductions

18. For The Good Times

19. I Can't Stop Loving You                                                         

20. An American Trilogy                                              

21. Lawdy, Miss Clawdy (incomplete)

22. Funny How Time Slips Away 

23. Can't Help Falling In Love                                                     

24. Closing Vamp

Source: ElvisCollectors