High Spirit in Birmingham - VV Records (2LP & DVD)

 High Spirit in Birmingham - VV Records (2LP & DVD)

To be released at the end of November, High Spirit in Birmingham (VV Records) will focus on Elvis’ December 1976 tour, featuring the show from December 29th, 1976, previously unreleased on vinyl and taken directly from the original high-quality tape.

The December 29th Show was previously released on CD but this is the first time on vinyl format with an incredibly superior sound. The vinyl will be accompanied by a DVD with almost the complete show using different footage coming from the December tour. A Must-have!

The VV intention is to present Elvis at the peak of his possibility and without any doubt Elvis’ the December  tour it’s undoubtedly the best moment of Elvis in 1976, presenting him at the top of his possibilities, delivering great shows. If Rock is an attitude, then the man still has it. The performances are very good and Birmingham's show is surely the best of the tour.

Elvis sings and is still very active on the stage He performs all the songs to the maximum of his possibilities, presenting all the best of his repertoire from the previous years combined with the last 1976 single like Hurt and introducing a new song Unchained Melody inside his repertoire ranging in all musical genres as only he can do.

We are happy to be able to associate great performance with great audio quality and overall a great bonus DVD in order to be able to obtain a result that you can enjoy too. 

The show is great and now consists of a solid collection of great-quality songs all well-performed. The range of Elvis’ performance is very wide we go from the rocking with the two classic Polk Salad Annie and Mystery Train/Tiger Man, the dramatic last single Hurt, without forgetting the sensitive For The Good Times  and the autobiographical You Gave Me a Mountain ending with the best topic moment show the powerful pop ballad Unchained Melody where Elvis accompanied himself at the piano and without a doubt represent the highlight of the complete tour.

This new VV special Product will be housed  in a deluxe 300 grams Gatefold sleeve that includes;

together the two 150 grams vinyl’s and Bonus DVD.  

To have a special collector’s item, the 500 copies will be presented with five different vinyl color variations. All the copies will come with glossy stickers hand-numbered and individually sealed.

LIMITED 2LP+DVD - Black vinyl 100 copies and 30x30 glossy art card.

LIMITED 2LP+DVD - Blue vinyl 100 copies and 30x30 glossy art card.

LIMITED 2LP+DVD - Red vinyl 100 copies and 30x30 glossy art card.

LIMITED 2LP+DVD - Green vinyl 100 copies and 30x30 glossy art card

LIMITED 2LP+DVD - Pink vinyl 100 copies and 30x30 glossy art card

LP Recorded Live Birmingham AL, Jefferson Coliseum Dec. 29th 1976

Side A

01. Also Sprach Zarathustra 

02. Opening Vamp

03. See See Rider 

04. I Got A Woman

05. Love Me 

06. Fairytale

07. You Gave me a Mountain

Side  B

08. Jailhouse Rock 

09. O Sole Mio/It’s Now Or Never

10. Trying To Get To You 

11. My Way

12. Polk Salad Annie 

13. Introductions

Side C

14. Early Morning Rain 

15. What’d I Say

16. Johnny B. Goode 

17. Drum Solo 

18. Bass Solo

19. Piano Solo 

20. Electric Piano Solo

21. Love Letters 

22. School Days

23. Funny How The Time Slips Away

24. Hurt

25. Hound Dog

Side D

26. For The Good Times

27. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face

28. Unchained Melody 

29. Mystery Train/Tiger Man

30. Can’t Help In Falling In Love 

31. Closing Vamp

Bonus DVD

DVD  Time 54,00 min. Free Region  Include Previously Unreleased Material

Birmingham December 29th, 1976.

54 minutes of footage dubbed with the original soundboard audio, And almost complete show using additional footage from: Atlanta and Pittsburgh.

Fully Restored With Meticulously Remastered Sound and Picture.

01 See See Rider 

02 I Got a Woman & Amen 

03 Love Me 

04 Fairytale 

05 You gave me a Mountain 

06 Jailhouse rock 

07 It’s Now Or Never 

08 Trying To Get To You 

09 My Way 

10 Polk Salad Annie 

11 Band Intro & Love Letters 

12 Funny How Time Slips Away 

13 Hurt 

14 Hound Dog 

15 First Time I Ever Saw Your Face 

16 Unchained Melody 

17 Mystery Train 

18 Can’t Help Falling In Love

Source: ElvisCollectors