The King In Motown City - E.P. Collector

 The King In Motown City - E.P. Collector

The E.P. Collector import record label is back this Year with another unique release of Elvis show in Detroit, April 23nd, 1977. The CD is titled "the King In Motown City" (EPC 2024-27). 

Yes, it was the very last show that Elvis played in Detroit, primarily known as the center of the automobile industry, where three major car manufacturers operate - Ford, Chrysler and General Motors, hence the nickname Motown ("motor city").

The April 22nd, 1977 concert was previously released in 2006 on the extremely poor sounding CD "The King Has Landed," (actually one of worst sounding Elvis CDs ever) with several tracks being incomplete. 

This show was never available in solid, listenable sound - until now! So throw your old CD into garbage can and enjoy "the King In Motown City!" 

The new tape was obtained from an American fan and has been carefully restored and mastered in January 2024, with a focus on preserving the integrity of the original recording. 

Hence, some minor hiss may be present; we felt it more important to keep the high frequencies and natural ambience of the original recording for historic reasons. 

The sound is very good for an off line recording. 

As usual the CD is packaged in a nicely designed digipack with local press review. All images used for the artwork were taken during April 1977 tour including real Detroit photos.

Tracklist:

01. Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001 Theme)

02. C. C. Rider

03. medley: I Got A Woman/ Amen

04. That's All Right

05. Are You Lonesome Tonight

06. Blue Christmas

07. Love Me

08. If You Love Me (Let Me Know)

09. Jailhouse Rock

10. medley: O Sole Mio (by Sherrill Nielsen) / It's Now Or Never 

11. Little Sister

12. medley: (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel

13. Fever

14. My Way

15. Band Introductions

16. Early Mornin' Rain

17. What'd I Say

18. Johnny B. Goode

19. Drum Solo (Ronnie Tutt)

20. Bass Solo (Jerry Scheff)

21. Piano Solo (Tony Brown)

22. School Day

23. Hurt (with reprise)

24. Hound Dog

25. Can't Help Falling In Love

26. Closing Vamp /Announcements

Source: ElvisCollectors