Description
Elvis Presley – Chicago Double Strike ( 2 CD SET ) (Chicago Stadium , Chicago , Illinois , Sunday May 1st 1977 , 8.30 PM )
Track Listing:
May 1, 1977:
01 Also Sprach Zarathustra. 01:12
02 See See Rider / When The Saints Go Marching In (excerpt) 04:52
03 I Got A Woman / Amen 07:38
04 Love Me 02:30
05 Fairytale 02:56
06 You Gave Me A Mountain 03:25
07 Jailhouse Rock 01:56
08 O Sole Mio (Sherrill Nielsen) / It’s Now Or Never 03:50
09 Tryin’ To Get To You 02:11
10 Little Sister 01:54
11 Teddy Bear / Don’t Be Cruel 02:18
12 And I Love You So 03:38
13 My Way 03:47
14 Introduction of vocalists, musicians 01:43
15 Early Mornin’ Rain 01:55
16 What’d I Say 00:50
17 Johnny B. Goode 00:53
18 Drum Solo (Ronnie Tutt) 02:01
19 Bass Solo (Jerry Scheff) 00:56
20 Piano Solo (Tony Brown) 01:07
21 Electric Piano Solo (Bobby Ogdin) 01:36
22 School Days 00:59
23 Hurt (with reprise) 03:51
24 Introduction of Joe Esposito 00:23
25 Hound Dog 01:26
26 Can’t Help Falling In Love 01:41
27 Closing Vamp / Announcements 01:30
May 2, 1977:
01 Also Sprach Zarathustra 01:10
02 See See Rider 05:08
03 I Got A Woman / Amen 06:49
04 Love Me 02:30
05 Fairytale 03:24
06 You Gave Me A Mountain 03:43
07 Jailhouse Rock 02:07
08 O Sole Mio (Sherrill Nielsen) / It’s Now Or Never 04:04
09 Little Sister 01:57
10 Teddy Bear / Don’t Be Cruel 02:25
11 My Way 03:56
12 Polk Salad Annie (with false start) 05:34
13 Introduction of vocalists, musicians 03:37
14 Early Mornin’ Rain 01:57
15 What’d I Say 00:57
16 Johnny B. Goode 00:58
17 Drum Solo (Ronnie Tutt) 02:24
18 Bass Solo (Jerry Scheff) 01:46
19 Piano Solo (Tony Brown) 01:25
20 Electric Piano Solo (Bobby Ogdin) 01:39
21 School Days 00:57
22 Hurt (with reprise) 03:09
23 Hound Dog 01:34
24 Can’t Help Falling In Love 01:45
25 Closing Vamp / Announcements 02:05
Notes: Comes in a double digipak. The sound is slightly better as on the Rockin’ Chicago releases.
Press note:
The next Straight Arrow release is “Chicago Double-Strike”, which contains both Chicago 1977 concerts from a newly uncovered audience recordings which have not been in distribution previously (completely different tapes from previous Chicago ’77 release).
The sound-quality is surprisingly good and you will feel that you are right in the middle of the crowd, cheering Elvis on as he delivers two solid, no-nonsense shows with plenty of highlights.
His voice was strong and he was particularly impressive on songs like ‘Fairytale’, ‘Trying To Get To You’, ‘My Way’ and ‘Hurt’, with his voice really soaring on the high notes.
Whatever the reason may have been for Elvis ‘upping his game’ on those two nights – some have suggested that it may have been due to the presence of several CBS execs – the Chicago ’77 concerts now stand out as genuine highlights from those final, sad months in the life and career of Elvis Aaron Presley.
Both recordings have a tremendous ‘you are there’ feel to them. Presented with the professionalism that you have come to expect from us, don’t miss this terrific release that will bring you back to those final glimpses of greatness of the greatest entertainer ever.
