Elvis Brings Back "Young And Beautiful" – Vegas 1975 Show

This is a rare recording for the public from the midnight show on August 19, 1975 at the Las Vegas Hilton.

This unique performance captures one of the few times Elvis sang “Young And Beautiful” live, a classic he had not performed since his youth. The show also included fan favorites like “It’s Now Or Never,” “My Boy,” “Polk Salad Annie,” and a short snippet of “Are You Sincere,” lines from a song he probably never sang live.

Compared with the previous June/ July 1975 tours, Elvis was a bit heavier and regardless of the problems that were plaguing him at the time, he was in an amicable mood, and his playfulness and warmth resulted in many delightful moments during these shows. Not only that, but he also continued with the ‘request box’ idea which he’d started in Ashville, NC about a month earlier.

Fans were able to write their requests on a piece of paper and put them in a request box (actually a champagne bucket). During the shows Elvis would sometimes record a couple of pieces of paper and select a song from those. This resulted in various true live rarities being performed, such as “Crying In the Chapel”, “Loving You” and “Young And Beautiful”.

If you want more recordings of this tour, don't hesitate to ask in the comments!

Tracklist:

01 Also Sprach Zarathustra 00:00
02 See See Rider 01:04
03 Elvis talks: Bathroom Story 04:51
04 Blue Suede Shoes 06:16
05 Young And Beautiful 07:27
06 Are You Lonesome Tonight? 09:42
07 If You Love Me Let Me Know 13:28
08 Softly as I Leave You 16:58
09 It's Now Or Never 19:36
10 Polk Salad Annie 22:15
11 Band Introductions 26:06
12 Johnny B. Goode 28:15
13 Drum Solo by Ronnie Tutt 29:30
14 Bass Solo by Jerry Scheff 31:06
15 Piano Solo by Glen D. Hardin 32:57
16 School Days 34:28
17 Introduction of Vernon Presley 35:26
18 Introduction of the Righteous Brothers / You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' 36:43
19 T-R-O-U-B-L-E (with false start) 38:39
20 Why Me Lord? 42:41
21 Love Me Tender 45:31
22 All Shook Up 48:16
23 Love Me 49:23
24 Hound Dog / Are You Sincere (excerpt) / Hound Dog 51:32
25 My Boy 54:06
26 Can´t Help Falling In Love 59:04
27 Closing Vamp 01:01:07

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