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Elvis as recorded live on stage in Charlotte, North Carolina. March 20, 1976. Afternoon show.
It's a soundboard recording unreleased officially but available on "Running for President" bootleg CD released in 1996 by "King records" label.
"See see rider" and "I got a woman" were not recorded by the engineer. "2001 theme" is from Cincinnati, March 21 1976 show.
Here is the tracklist:
Also Sprach Zarathustra/Amen
Love Me
Let Me Be There
You Gave Me A Mountain
Steamroller Blues
All Shook Up
Teddy Bear/Don't Be Cruel
Hound Dog
Heartbreak Hotel
Polk Salad Annie
Introductions
And I Love You So
Hurt
Burning Love
America
Funny How Times Slip Away
Fairytale
How Great Thou Art
Can't Help Falling In Love
Closing Vamp
The CD starts with a snatch of 2001 theme and then strangely enough jumps straight into Amen. "B-52" is done twice and as usual Presley explains about J. D. that "He is the worlds lowest bass singer, he can do it better, he can do it lower." After J. D. did, they / he probably got confused with the key raises of Amen, since Elvis sings the ending on 'I Got A Woman' in a wrong key and the band plays it in another (correct) key. After that Elvis welcomes the loud crowd, promise to sing old ones, new ones, high and low. Every now and then throughout the concert he interplay with his fans.
'Let Me Be There' sounds a lot more enthusiastic than the Cincinnati version, and 'You Gave Me Mountain' is better too. I just love the trombone work on 'Steamroller Blues' which is unusually audible here. But then comes the low, yet amusing, point of the concert - after finishing 'All Shook Up' and running through an average 'Teddy Bear', the sequing into 'Don't Be Cruel' just gets messed up and Elvis goes right into the chorus part, hurries the piece to end. Oh well, everybody makes mistakes!
By now a rare 'Heartbreak Hotel' makes up for the "goofing-up" and 'Polk Salad Annie' sounds okay, too. While catching his breath, Elvis announces that he is running for president (running the other way!), which explains the title of this CD.
During the introductions we get to hear some funny moments: We'll learn that Ed Enoch of the Stamps has a crazy look in his eyes, and that David Briggs is the weirdest man on stage - excluding J. D. and Ed! On the other hand, someone has to "stage-whisper" Shane Keisters first name to EP and he doesn't introduce Joe Guercio and his orchestra, but goes into a beautiful rendition of 'And I Love You So' instead.
The fifth live version of 'Hurt' is more powerful than on the next date, and so is 'Burning Love' - very tight and for once the lyrics are correct. 'America' is faultless, while 'Funny How Time Slips Away' has a false start because Elvis forgot to turn the house lights on!
At the end of the show Elvis decided to do a couple of "bonus songs". The first one is 'Fairytale', and its first, softer part sounds a little weak, but the ending is better, though certainly not among the best versions. The following song is a highlight ('How Great Thou Art'), even though the soft beginning is weak here too. The ending, however, features the same high keys as in previous December. After this; the affectionate farewell, and the familiar closing.
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Running for President #6by marco3107681,811 views
when he run for president?
SuperGraceland 2 years ago
This entire concert was absolutely perfect in every way, 10 Stars. Thanks a lot for uploading this unreleased concert and thanks a lot for everything else that you do for Elvis and his loyal fans. Your Elvis collection is the best and your Elvis videos are the best too.
ElvisSacramento 3 years ago
Excellent!
Loved it!
Thank you Marco!
Best wishes
Phil
universe62 3 years ago
Great,Marco.Thank you my friend.
5 strs
EPGul 3 years ago
Great! Can't wait to see ( listen ) what's next!
74harro 3 years ago