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Back in 2004 Follow That Dream Records had released a soundboard recording of the dinner show on January 28, 1971. Eighteen years later, in November 2022, they issued another three concerts from this season under the name of "Las Vegas '71". This time the fans got to hear the midnight shows Elvis gave on January 27th and 28th as well as the dinner show from January 29th. The three compact discs were housed in a fold-out 5" digipak, which included the basic information about the concerts as well as some pictures.

It's no surprise that FTD didn't release the album digitally. However, their British competitor Memphis Recording Service does so and the majority of the tracks from this set can be found on their collection "Las Vegas International Presents: Elvis Now 1971", too. The original mono recordings were turned into fake-stereo and different filters were used by the sound engineer. Soundwise I prefer the FTD version, but if you don't own a cd player, the MRS release is a great alternative. Besides that, it also features parts of the opening show from January 26th as well as pieces of the closing performance from February 23rd.

To read more about the individual shows/recording, just tap on the links:

CD 1: January 27th (Midnight Show)    CD 2: January 28th (Midnight Show)    CD 3: January 29th (Dinner Show)

 

Verdict

Compared to the previous Vegas stint some songs are shortened and played much faster. Nevertheless the shows are very entertaining, include some rare performances and are presented by an energetic performer in great mood.

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