Two new collections will delve into the music Elvis Presley produced in Las Vegas and Memphis in 1969, Live 1969 and American Sound 1969, which will be released August 9th and August 23rd, respectively.
Live 1969 commemorates the 50th anniversary of Elvis residency at the International Hotel in Las Vegas, which at the time, marked his first live shows in eight years. The musician performed 57 sold-out shows, during which he was backed by two vocal groups the Imperials and the Sweet Inspirations a full orchestra and band later known as the TCB Band.
Live 1969 will collect 11 full sets from Elvis run recorded in late August, including four shows that have never been previously released in full (two of those gigs, recorded August 22nd and 25th, have remained almost completely unheard since 1969). The set will be released digitally and as an 11-CD box set, with the latter coming with a 52-page booklet featuring rare photos, memorabilia and an oral history by Ken Sharp comprising historic interviews from Presley, Colonel Tom Parker, Tom Jones, Jerry Schilling, James Burton, Fats Domino and more.
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Live 1969 is available to pre-order, along with a separate two-LP vinyl set chronicling Elvis August 26th, 1969 midnight show, which will also arrive August 9th. A limited edition version of that record pressed on hot pink and yellow vinyl will be available via the Graceland store.
American Sound 1969, meanwhile, will comprise 90 tracks of rare and unreleased material that Elvis recorded during the American Studio sessions that produced his acclaimed record, From Elvis in Memphis. That set is available to pre-order and will only be available digitally.
Live 1969 Track List
Disc 1 August 21, 1969, Midnight show
01) Blue Suede Shoes*
02) I Got A Woman
03) All Shook Up
04) Love Me Tender
05) Jailhouse Rock/Dont Be Cruel
06) Heartbreak Hotel
07) Hound Dog
08) Memories
09) Mystery Train/Tiger Man
10) Monologue*
11) Baby, What You Want Me To Do
12) Runaway
13) Are You Lonesome Tonight?
14) Yesterday/Hey Jude
15) Introductions, including Happy Birthday sung to James Burton
16) In The Ghetto (Scott Mac Davis)
17) Suspicious Minds
18) Whatd I Say
19) Cant Help Falling In Love
Disc 2 August 22, 1969, Dinner show
1) Blue Suede Shoes
2) I Got A Woman
3) All Shook Up
4) Love Me Tender
5) Jailhouse Rock/Dont Be Cruel
6) Heartbreak Hotel
7) Hound Dog
8) Memories
9) Mystery Train/Tiger Man
10) Monologue
11) Baby, What You Want Me To Do
12) Runaway
13) Are You Lonesome Tonight?
14) Yesterday/Hey Jude
15) Introductions
16) In The Ghetto
17) Suspicious Minds
18) Whatd I Say
19) Cant Help Falling In Love
Disc 3 August 22, 1969, Midnight show
1) Blue Suede Shoes*
2) I Got A Woman *
3) All Shook Up *
4) Love Me Tender
5) Jailhouse Rock/Dont Be Cruel
6) Heartbreak Hotel*
7) Hound Dog*
8) Memories *
9) My Babe
10) Mystery Train/Tiger Man
11) Monologue*
12) Baby, What You Want Me To Do
13) Funny How Time Slips Away
14) Runaway
15) Are You Lonesome Tonight?*
16) Yesterday/Hey Jude*
17) Introductions*
18) In The Ghetto*
19) Suspicious Minds*
20) Whatd I Say
21) Cant Help Falling In Love*
Disc 4 August 23, 1969, Dinner show
01) Blue Suede Shoes
02) I Got A Woman
03) All Shook Up
04) Love Me Tender
05) Jailhouse Rock/Dont Be Cruel
06) Heartbreak Hotel
07) Hound Dog
08) Memories
09) Mystery Train/Tiger Man
10) Monologue
11) Baby, What You Want Me To Do
12) Runaway
13) Are You Lonesome Tonight?
14) Yesterday/Hey Jude
15) Introductions
16) In The Ghetto
17) Suspicious Minds
18) Whatd I Say
19) Cant Help Falling In Love
Disc 5 August 23, 1969, Midnight show
01) Blue Suede Shoes
02) I Got A Woman
03) All Shook Up
04) Love Me Tender
05) Jailhouse Rock/Dont Be Cruel
06) Heartbreak Hotel
07) Hound Dog
08) Memories
09) Mystery Train/Tiger Man
10) Monologue
11) Baby, What You Want Me To Do
12) Runaway
13) Reconsider Baby
14) Are You Lonesome Tonight?
15) Yesterday/Hey Jude
16) Introductions
17) In The Ghetto
18) Suspicious Minds
19) Whatd I Say
20) Cant Help Falling In Love
Disc 6 August 24, 1969, Dinner show
01) Blue Suede Shoes
02) I Got A Woman
03) All Shook Up
04) Love Me Tender
05) Jailhouse Rock/Dont Be Cruel
06) Heartbreak Hotel
07) Hound Dog
08) I Cant Stop Loving You
09) Johnny B. Goode
10) Monologue
11) Baby, What You Want Me To Do
12) Runaway
13) Are You Lonesome Tonight?
14 Yesterday/Hey Jude
15) Introductions
16) In The Ghetto
17) Suspicious Minds)
18) Whatd I Say
19) Cant Help Falling In Love
Disc 7 August 24, 1969, Midnight show (Complete show previously unreleased)
01) Blue Suede Shoes
02) I Got A Woman
03) All Shook Up
04) Love Me Tender
05) Jailhouse Rock/Dont Be Cruel
06) Heartbreak Hotel
07) Hound Dog
08) I Cant Stop Loving You*
09) Johnny B. Goode
10) Monologue*
11) Baby, What You Want Me To Do
12) Runaway*
13) Are You Lonesome Tonight?
14) Words (Robin, Barry & Maurice Gibb)
15) Yesterday/Hey Jude
16) Introductions*
17) In The Ghetto
18) Suspicious Minds
19) Cant Help Falling In Love
Disc 8 August 25, 1969, Dinner show (Complete show previously unreleased)
01) Blue Suede Shoes
02) I Got A Woman
03) All Shook Up*
04) Love Me Tender*
05) Jailhouse Rock/Dont Be Cruel*
06) Heartbreak Hotel*
07) Hound Dog*
08) Memories
09) Mystery Train/Tiger Man*
10) Monologue*
11) Baby, What You Want Me To Do*
12) Funny How Time Slips Away
13) Runaway
14) Words
15) Yesterday/Hey Jude
16) Introductions*
17) In The Ghetto
18) Suspicious Minds*
19) Whatd I Say*
20) Cant Help Falling In Love*
Disc 9 August 25, Midnight show
01) Blue Suede Shoes
02) I Got A Woman
03) All Shook Up
04) Love Me Tender
05) Jailhouse Rock/Dont Be Cruel
06) Heartbreak Hotel
07) Hound Dog
08) I Cant Stop Loving You
09) My Babe
10) Mystery Train/Tiger Man
11) Monologue
12) Baby, What You Want Me To Do
13) Runaway
14) Are You Lonesome Tonight?
15) Words
16) Yesterday/Hey Jude
17) Introductions
18) In The Ghetto
19) Suspicious Minds
20) Whatd I Say
21) Cant Help Falling In Love
Disc 10 August 26, 1969, Dinner show
01) Blue Suede Shoes
02) I Got A Woman
03) All Shook Up
04) Love Me Tender
05) Jailhouse Rock/Dont Be Cruel
06) Heartbreak Hotel
07) Hound Dog
08) Memories
09) My Babe
10) Mystery Train/Tiger Man
11) Monologue
12) Baby, What You Want Me To Do
13) Runaway
14) Inherit The Wind
15) Yesterday/Hey Jude
16) Introductions
17) In The Ghetto
18) Suspicious Minds)
19) Cant Help Falling In Love
Disc 11 August 26, 1969, Midnight show
01) Blue Suede Shoes
02) I Got A Woman
03) All Shook Up
04) Love Me Tender
05) Jailhouse Rock/Dont Be Cruel
06) Heartbreak Hotel
07) Hound Dog
08) ICant Stop Loving You
09) Mystery Train/Tiger Man
10) Monologue
11) Baby, What You Want Me To Do
12) Runaway
13) Are You Lonesome Tonight? (Laughing version)
14) Rubberneckin'
15) Yesterday/Hey Jude
16) Introductions
17) In The Ghetto
18) This Is The Story
19) Suspicious Minds
20) Cant Help Falling In Love
*Previously unreleased