Ol' Swivel Hips Still Wovs' Em - April-May 1977

 Ol' Swivel Hips Still Wovs' Em - April-May 1977

This deluxe box set is focused on the third tour of 1977. Elvis’ live performances in 1977 are often criticized and not without a reason. But Elvis was still offering his fans an enjoying time, the magic of seeing Elvis in person probably exceeded the fact he often delivered a standard and sometimes even mediocre performance. The reactions of the spectators are very telling. They scream, shout and get wild for their hero. While listening to the recordings of these shows you cannot draw any other conclusion than that the shows were below par. But the charisma of Elvis was enormous, which probably made this unnoticed by most of the fans present. This set mostly contains soundboard & multitrack recordings but also contains two rare audience recordings. These high quality audience recordings of the April 27 & 30 performances deserve a place in this box set. Both being first class audience recordings and remastered from scratch to achieve an optimal listening experience. 

This 6 cd set includes a wonderful booklet with many rare and unpublished photo’s.

DISC 1

APRIL 23, 1977 

UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO, CENTENNIAL HALL

TOLEDO, OHIO

01 O Sole Mio / It’s Now Or Never

02 Little Sister

03 Teddy Bear / Don’t Be Cruel

04 And I Love You So

05 Fever

06 Polk Salad Annie

07 My Way

08 Introductions

09 School Days

10 Hurt

11 Hound Dog

12 Can’t Help Falling In Love

13 Closing Vamp

Bonus Stereo / Multitrack Versions:

April 23, 1977  

14 Polk Salad Annie

15 My Way 

Bonus Tracks:

16 Unchained Melody (Overdubbed Master April 24, 1977)

17 If You Love Me (Let Me Know) (Overdubbed Master April 26, 1977)

18 Little Darlin’ (Overdubbed Master April 24, 1977)

 

DISC 2

APRIL 24, 1977

CRISLER ARENA

ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN

01 Love Me

02 If You Love Me (Let Me Know)

03 You Gave Me A Mountain

04 Tryin’ To Get To You

05 O Sole Mio / It’s Now Or Never

06 Little Sister

07 Teddy Bear / Don’t Be Cruel

08 Help Me

09 My Way

10 Polk Salad Annie

11 Hurt

12 Hound Dog

13 Unchained Melody

14 Little Darlin’

15 Can’t Help Falling In Love

16 Closing Vamp

Bonus Stereo / Multitrack Versions: April 24, 1977

17 Blue Hawaii / Little Sister

18 Teddy Bear / Don’t Be Cruel 

19 Help Me 

20 Unchained Melody 

21 Little Darlin’

April 25, 1977 Civic Center, Saginaw, Michigan

22 Heartbreak Hotel 

23 My Way

 

DISC 3

APRIL 26, 1977 

WINGS STADIUM

KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN

01 Love Me 

02 Fairytale 

03 If You Love Me (Let Me Know) 

04 You Gave Me A Mountain 

05 Jailhouse Rock 

06 O Sole Mio / It’s Now Or Never 

07 Big Boss Man

08 Heartbreak Hotel  

09 Blue Suede Shoes 

10 And I Love You So 

11 My Way

12 Hound Dog 

13 Can’t Help Falling In Love 

14 Closing Vamp

Bonus Stereo / Multitrack Versions: April 26, 1977

15 If You Love Me (Let Me Know) 

16 O Sole Mio / It’s Now Or Never 

April 27, 1977 - Auditorium Arena, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

17 Polk Salad Annie 

April 29, 1977 - Arena, Duluth, Minnesota

18 Bridge Over Troubled Water 

19 Big Boss Man 

April 30, 1977 - Civic Center, St. Paul, Minnesota

20 Hound Dog 

May 1, 1977 - Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois 

21 My Way 

May 2, 1977 - Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois

22 Fairytale 

23 My Way

 

DISC 4

MAY 3, 1977 

SAGINAW CENTER

SAGINAW, MICHIGAN

01 That’s All Right

02 Trouble

03 I Got A Woman / Amen

04 Love Me

05 Happy Birthday / Big Boss Man

06 Hound Dog

07 Tryin’ To Get To You

08 Jailhouse Rock

09 My Way

10 Little Sister

11 Teddy Bear / Don’t Be Cruel

12 Help Me

13 O Sole Mio / It’s Now Or Never

14 Love Me Tender

15 Why Me Lord

16 Polk Salad Annie

17 Mystery Train / Tiger Man

18 Can’t Help Falling In Love

Bonus Stereo / Multitrack Versions: May 3, 1977

19 Help Me

20 Mystery Train / Tiger Man ●

21 Can’t Help Falling In Love ●

● Different Source

 

DISC 5

Bonus Audience Recorded Concert

April 27, 1977

Auditorium Arena, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

01 Also Sprach Zarathustra

02 See See Rider

03 I Got A Woman/Amen

04 Love Me

05 If You Love Me Let Me Know

06 You Gave Me A Mountain

07 Jailhouse Rock

08 O Sole Mio / It’s Now Or Never

09 Little Sister

10 Teddy Bear / Don’t Be Cruel

11 And I Love You So

12 My Way

13 Polk salad Annie

14 Introductions

15 Early Morning Rain – John Wilkinson

16 What’d I Say – James Burton

17 Johnny B. Goode

18 Introduction: Ronnie Tutt Drum Solo

19 Introduction: Jerry Scheff Bass Solo

20 Introduction: Tony Brown Piano Solo

21 Introduction: Bobby Ogdin Electric Keyboard Solo

22 School Days

23 Hurt (& Reprise)

24 Hound Dog

25 Can’t Help Falling In Love

26 Closing Vamp

27 Elvis Has Left The Building

 

DISC 6

Bonus Audience Recorded Concert

April 30, 1977 

Civic Center, Centennial Hall, St. Paul, Minnesota

01 Also Sprach Zarathustra

02 See See Rider

03 I Got A Woman / Amen

04 Rip It Up

05 Love Me

06 If You Love Me (Let Me Know)

07 You Gave Me A Mountain

08 Jailhouse Rock

09 It’s Now Or Never

10 My Way

11 Hound Dog

12 Kathy Westmoreland - My Heavenly Father

13 Polk Salad Annie

14 Introductions

15 Early Mornin’ Rain – John Wilkinson

16 Delta Lady – James Burton

17 Introduction: Ronnie Tutt

18 Introduction: Jerry Scheff

19 Introduction: Tony Brown

20 Introduction: Bobby Ogdin

21 Talking With The Audience

22 The Wonder Of You

23 Blue Suede Shoes

24 Hawaiian Wedding Song

25 Can’t Help Falling In Love

26 Closing Vamp

Source: ElvisCollectors