the thrill goes on

in meinem forum habe ich vor kurzem diese infos zu elvis' kürzesten konzert zusammengestellt - nun auch hier :

The thrill goes on


J.R. Records 9/94 (Released 1994)

That's all right
I got a woman/ amen
Love me tender
You don't have to say you love me
Sweet Caroline
You've lost that lovin' feelin'
Polk salad annie
Introductions
Johnny B. Goode
Introductions
How great thou art
The wonder of you
Heartbreak hotel
Blue suede shoes
Hound dog
Funny how time slips away (incomplete)
Can't help falling in love
Closing vamp


(Recorded live, November 12, 1970, Seattle, 8:30 P.M. show)

A very good show, bad sound.
Sound rate * 1/2


JUMPSUITS

Elvis Presley: Fringes suit ( I ) / Thin Green Leaf suit belt Musicians: Black pants & Shirt

ATTENDANCE: 15,000


Review by Ahmet Gulen:

KING TIME IN SEATTLE

After closing the Las Vegas Summer Festival in 1970 Elvis gave several concerts in different cities in September. In November, he was on the road again. He gave a concert in Seattle 12 November 1970. This concert was very short -only 35 minute- And JR Production released this one in 1994 under the title "The Thrill Goes On".


Unfortunately it's an audience recording and the sound quality is not good. You can too often hear comments from the audience while Elvis sings. But it's a historical concert from November 1970 tour.


Elvis opened the concert with his first hit 'That's All Right'. This version is very strong. Maybe 'I Got A Woman/Amen' medley was used for the first time in Seattle? After this song Elvis talks and jokes about his 1962 movie "It Happened At The Worlds Fair" that he made in Seattle. He then sings his first movie title song 'Love Me Tender' while the female fans are screaming. After this song, Elvis says "I've got a new record that goes like this" and begins with 'You Don't Have To Say You Love Me'. He preferred the short version of 'Sweet Caroline' on this concert. Ending this song he begins a very powerful song, namely 'You've Lost That Loving Feeling'. And of course the highlight in this show 'Polk Salad Annie'. This version is shorter than the 1970 Las Vegas versions, though.


During the introduction of his orchestra Elvis makes several jokes. He changes Glenn D. Hardin to Jerry Lee Lewis. And Joe Guercio Orchestra is introduced as "Freddy Martin Orchestra ladies gentleman". This was the orchestra he used in Las Vegas in 1956. After introductions Elvis sings the gospel song 'How Great Thou Art'. It's a pretty good version and he reprises the last part after. A short version of 'The Wonder Of You' is very exciting. And while Elvis sings his old hits like 'Heartbreak Hotel', 'Blue Suede Shoes' and of course 'Hound Dog' audience is exciting. Before closing the concert Elvis sings 'Funny How Time Slips Away'. This song was used for the first time since his 1969 Las Vegas shows. Unfortunately this song is incomplete on this CD. After 'Can't Help Falling In Love' and he rushes to leave the stage because Elvis fans are shocked from his magical concert. Of course you can hear famous announce "Elvis has left the building".

Also, war diese Show wirklich nur 35 Min? Und das vor 15000 Zuschauer????

Es ist nicht zu glauben , was Elvis sich herausnehmen durfte, andere wären geteert und gefedert worden!!

Hab da noch zwei Sachen gefunden:

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Seattle Daily News
November 13, 1972

Presley's show no blockbuster
by Janine Gressel

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All of the conditions were right for Elvis Presley's concert at The Coliseum last night to have been a smash hit. The concert was sold out and the audience was "up" for it to the point of frenzy.

But despite Elvis' personal magnetism and incredible popularity, the show was dissapointing. his performance was short - perhaps 40 minutes, but it seemed much less. He sang only 14 songs and of those, only six were original Elvis hits.

Much of the time was spent with the star horsing around on stage - jokingly putting down Tom jones, engelsbert Humperdink and Glen Campbell (for no apparent reason) continually striking ridicuosly "dramatic" poses (which elicited wild screams from the mesmerized fans), plucking the hat from a policeman standing by the stage and strutting back and forth with the hat on his head.

These actions were mildly amusing, but definetly not worth the price of a ticket

THE TONE OF the concert was strange, as Elvis clearly had the talent and ability to have been putting on a top-notch show. But instead of satisfying the audience with his music, he replied on blatant gimmickry to garner applause

His repertoire of original hits was pitifully small considering the number of successes he has had over the past 15 years. He sang "Love Me Tender" much better than when he first recorded it) "How Great Thou Art," "Heartbreak Hotel," "blue Suede Shoes," Hound Dog" and "Can't Help Falling In Love With You"

Two others, "You Don't Have To Say You Love Me" and "The Wonder Of You" were recent recent Elvis hits, but were originally made popular by other singers - Cher Bono and Ray Peterson, respectively.

The others, such as "Sweet Caroline," "Polk Salad Annie" and :Johnny B. Goode," all were made famous by other performers are not charts hits for Elvis.

There is of course nothing wrong with doing other artists' material - and Elvis did well on his arrangements. but for a performer with such an enormous list of credits to his own name to offer so few of tehm to his audience is, in a sense, cheating.

his fans undoubtedly came to hear Elvis sing Elvis songs. In that respect they were shortchanged.

THE AUDIENCE was in such an emotional state from the time Elvis took the stage that all he had to do was look at a section of the crowd and the fans seated there went wild. Despite the shortcomings of the concert, he undoubtedly would have received a standing ovation - just becuase he was there. but the audience was cheated of that gesture, too. At the close of I Can't Help Falling In Love With You" without warning, elvis suddenly bolted from the stage. The house lights went on and anonymous voice announced "Elvis has left the building."

As if a state of shock, the crowd was silent. Everone looked around as if to say, "Where did he go?" With a mass shrug of the shoulders, the audience quietly filed from the hall. What we had seen of Elvis Presley was pretty good, but it was far from satisfying.

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Seattle Post-Intelligencer
November 13, 1972

Elvis Still Has It
by Stephanie Miller

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The houselights darkened. The flashbulbs started poppng. Squeals started to swell, and on swaggered Elvis Presley to the Coliseum stage last night wearing slinky white bell-bottoms and white buck shoes, western fringe hanging down his laced up shirt and a Kelly green sash dangling from the swinging hips that made him famous.

He put on a mere 40 minutes show for the more 15,000 fans, but it was a heckuva show. He kept the swoons to a minimum, letting the songs to roll off one after the other, and held the crowd in his everloovin grasp throughout.

He still has the sultry, down in the throat quality that made "Love Me Tender, Love Me Do, his heart-breaking trademark.

Stalking from one end of the stage to the other, he conducted the band, the lead guitar and the octet of vocalists that introduced the show through 15 years of songs.

"You Don't Have To Say You Love Me," "Please Caroline," "Go Johnny Go," and "Ain't It Funny" - he rolled them off with the ease of a pro. And he never lost contact with the audience. "You've all seen me, now I want to look at you," he drawled as he asked that the houselights be turned up a moment.

If the teens started to squeal, he cracked a joke mid-medley about how Glen Campbell would sing the song, or pointed to some fellow walking down the aisle.

He kept it real, in spite of his magnetic presence.

He didn't take himself seriously, and that's just what the crowd, which took in teens to totterers liked about him. Introducing himself as Johnny Cash, he launched into an imitation of the bumps and grinds Tom jones enjoys.

He's got humor

And he still has the Elvis charisma. He threw his head around during "Heartbreak Hotel" until his coalblack hair covered his forehead.

And he threw his green neck scarf to a blonde in the front row.

But it didn't get out of hand. He came to sing, and singhe did. He gave a new flavor to the greats from teh 50's - "You Ain't Nothing But a Hounddog," "Blue Suede Shoes," - and sang with appealing richness the gospel tune which won him a Grammy in '56 - "How Great Thou Art."

That was his serious tune, and when he was dissatisfied with the entranceby his back-up singers - "The Sweet Inspirations" black fermale quartet and "The Imperials," male quartet - he started the song again.

He's a musician, too, in spite of the gimmicks of letting his voice trail off into nowhere and garbling the words for the sake of swager. His voice has matured measurably since the days when he pulled microphones nearly out from the cords. It's still sexy but it's also mellow and trained.

And that's nice to know, that he's relying on his voice for drawing power. his comeback is attracting all ages, from 15 year-olds who have never heard "Heartbreak hotel" to 30 year-olds who have.

The advance entertainers - the singers and the comedian, Sammy shore, who are accompanying him on both his six-city tour and his stint in Las Vegas - did much to heighten the atmosphere.

When the squealers in the crowd scrambled to the stage as soon as Elvis sang his last note, the PA system announced he had left the building.

That green scarf he threw them was a teaser.

Quelle: ElvisConcerts.Com

anscheinend waren diese 35 min. aber so energiegeladen, dass die kürze der show gar nicht auffiel. aber warum es SO extrem kurz war, weiß ich auch nicht. in las vegas hätte ich es mir vorstellen können, aber in seattle ? vor 15.000 zuschauern ?

wer hat noch andere infos zu diesem konzert ?

oh, während ich dieses posting geschrieben habe, hat charles schon meine gedanken gelesen und weitere infos gepostet (siehe oben)

vielleicht wars desshalb so kurz, weil Elvis als Vorprogramm für andere Künstler geplant war?

ELVIS als Vorprogramm ??? *wuahahahahaha



der war gut

aber mal ernsthaft .... es hätte sich wohl jeder sänger und jede band die finger geleckt um als vorprogramm für elvis aufzutreten, aber umgekehrt ist das doch ziemlich unwahrscheinlich.

man könnte jetzt anschließend fragen, warum nie andere sänger/bands als vorprogramm bei elvis spielten (immer nur stamps, inspirations und voice). meine vermutung: die waren sowieso schon bezahlt (wäre eine typische parker entscheidung).dabei wäre es wirklich interessant gewesen, wenn da auch andere künstler aufgetreten wären. parker konnte da irgendwie nicht unterscheiden zwischen las vegas und den anderen konzerten on tour. zu las vegas paßt das gut, wenn im vorprogramm ein komiker auftritt usw., aber in einer großen konzerthalle ist sowas fehl am platz.

TCB