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Southern Gypsy Magic : Wednesday, July 23, 1975 CD from Straight Arrow

By: Elvis Australia
Source: www.elvis.com.au
February 27, 2013 - 8:47:52 PM
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Released shortly will be Straight Arrow's double-digipak release 'Southern Gypsy Magic', featuring the wild July 23, 1975 Asheville show, plus bonus rarities from July 22 and 24. The show was originally issued on a 1997 CD called 'Gyrating Asheville'. But recently, Straight Arrow obtained a superior audience tape source, one too good to be kept in the vaults: a recorder equipped with two microphones, so there is noticeable 'ambience,' due to the channel separation. And, for the first time, the show is presented complete, with no edits.

As spring turned to summer in 1975, Elvis spent June and July touring America's southeastern states, giving fans a memorable series of up-tempo performances, night after night. It would be the last time he would do so with any consistency. Asheville was the final city on his July 1975 tour, with three consecutive nights sold out at the newly-built Civic Center.

The middle show on July 23, which makes up the core of this release, offers a number of unexpected inclusions like 'Turn Around, Look At Me,' 'Shake A Hand' and 'Promised Land,' the Chuck Berry classic released on single the previous fall. Bonus selections include a July 22 performance of 'You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me' (possibly for the last time) and a rare version of 'Memphis, Tennessee.' From July 24 is the only known live performance of 'Pieces Of My Life'.

Yes, the complete July 24 show appeared on our 2005 debut, 'Pieces Of My Life'. However, instead of simply copying tracks from that disc, we chose to rework the first-generation tape from scratch, with even better results than eight years ago! The package is topped off with many beautiful images from July 23, plus a photo each from July 22 and 24.

If you liked our other July 1975 tour outings, 'Pieces Of My Life' and 'You’ll Never Walk Alone', you will love this new 2CD-set, too. Do not miss the opportunity to own the ultimate release of Elvis' magical July 23, 1975 Asheville show.

Southern Gypsy Magic : Wednesday, July 23, 1975 CD from Straight Arrow.

Southern Gypsy Magic : Wednesday, July 23, 1975, Civic Center, Asheville, North Carolina

Label: Straight Arrow Special Products SA/SP 2013-14-02

CD 1:

01. Introduction: Also Sprach Zarathustra - 02. C. C. Rider - 03. I Got A Woman / Amen - 04. Big Boss Man - 05. Love Me - 06. If You Love Me (Let Me Know) - 07. It's Midnight - 08. All Shook Up - 09. (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel - 10. Hound Dog - 11. The Wonder Of You - 12. Turn Around, Look At Me - 13. Polk Salad Annie - 14. Introduction of singers, musicians, orchestra - 15. Johnny B. Goode (James Burton) - 16. Drum Solo (Ronnie Tutt) - 17. Bass Solo (Jerry Scheff) - 18. Piano Solo (Glen Hardin) - 19. School Day (Joe Guercio Orchestra)

CD 2:

01. T-R-O-U-B-L-E - 02. Why Me Lord? - 03. How Great Thou Art - 04. Let Me Be There (w/ reprise) - 05. Shake A Hand - 06. Fairytale - 07. Introduction of Vernon- 08. Little Darlin' -09. Mystery Train / Tiger Man - 10. Funny How Times Slip Away (with reprise) - 11. It's Now Or Never - 12. Promised Land - 13. Can't Help Falling In Love - 14. Closing Vamp / announcements

Bonus (July 22):

15. Why Me Lord? (Elvis solo) - 16. Shake A Hand (with false starts) - 17. Memphis, Tennessee (with false start) - 18. You Don't Have To Say You Love Me

Bonus (July 24):

19. That's All Right - 20. Jailhouse Rock - 21. Something - 22. Return To Sender - 23. Wooden Heart - 24. Shake A Hand - 25. Pieces Of My Life

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