The sound engineer didn't record "Also Sprach Zarathustra" and waited to start the equipment until Elvis was on stage. We hear a relaxed, solid version of the king's standard opener.

Elvis sings the word "well" in different pitches and is answered by James Burton's guitar. Then he segues into "I Got A Woman", of course not without including a few bars of the gospel "Amen". JD Sumner gets an opportunity to display his bass voice, as usual his boss considers it not to be satisfactory, so Mr. Sumner has a chance to impress the audience with even deeper notes. Even though this is a routine between Elvis and JD, the bass singer looses track and therefore has to do it thrice. For a short reprise the king returns to "I Got A Woman", gives his guitar back to Charlie Hodge and introduces himself as Pat Boone. He promises to sing some old and some new songs...and of course several Pat Boone songs.

Elvis uses the old ballad to make contact to the audience and give away the first scarf of the evening.

The old SUN classic is a different ballgame. Until now Elvis was on cruise control, but "Trying To Get To You" is presented with energy and passion. He really makes use of his voice and proves, that he's still as good as ever.

With "All Shook Up" the king switches back into a more relaxed mode. The audience goes wild, as Elvis suddenly kisses a lady. Afterwards the singer promises to make the rounds to meet all the other girls.

He soon proves, that it wasn't an empty promise. "Love Me Tender" is used as a tool to kiss as many eager ladies as possible and to hand out several scarfs.

The more recent "You Don't Have To Say You Love Me" is sung very well. You certainly can hear the difference between "All Shook Up" and songs like this one. The king obviously is more interested in his newer material than in his old hits.

Now Elvis takes care of some fans at the edge of the stage and asks Charlie Hodge, what to do next. The agenda calls for "Johnny B. Goode" and the king's performance is much more lively than on the "Aloha From Hawaii Via Satellite" album. Especially James Burton offers some impressive licks on his electric guitar.

While the singer obviously liked the Chuck Berry song, he's not too interested in his own hit "Hound Dog". He simply repeates the same four lines over and over again without investing too much energy. Of course the fans don't care at all. I guess they also would be happy, if their idol wouldn't sing at all.

The old "Fever" is much more entertaining. Elvis cleverly gets the ladies going by moving his legs, but he also makes fun of them by answering the line "I light up when you call my name" with a high-pitched, screamed out "Elviiiiiiiiiiiis".  

During "Polk Salad Annie" the singer moves a bit more and also includes some karate figures. Elvis doesn't work up as much sweat as two or three years earlier, but he still moves enough to keep it interesting.

To give JD Sumner & The Stamps a solo spot (and maybe to give himself a little break) Elvis asks the gospel group to sing "Why Me, Lord". He joins them during the chorus and one can feel, how much he loves this kind of music.

Even though Elvis is singing "Suspicious Minds" since his return to live performances in 1969, he suddenly stumbles over the lyrics and has a hard time inhibiting to laugh. Nevertheless he makes fun of his mistake by changing the lyrics to "We can't build our show on an absent mind" and "Oh, let our show survive". Self-irony is a good characteristic. By the way: Elvis also moves a bit to the music, but not as wild as he used to.

The king now takes a minute or two to introduce the band. Jokingly he claims, that his piano player was Colonel Parker.

In deep voice Elvis asks "You know what I can't do?" and starts to sing "I Can't Stop Loving You". Due to a fan contact the singer gets distracted for a while, but otherwise it's a good performance. Of course Elvis toys around with the final "yesterday" and uses it to show off his vocal abilities.

Now Elvis announces a new song, which will be released sometime this week. It's a country tune called "Help Me", which is sung with much care and emotion. The Al Tronti Orchestra also is included very well and offers a tasteful string arrangement.

As soon as the applause is over, James Burton plays the first chords of "An American Trilogy". At the beginning the king sings less accurate than in 1972/73, but he soon improves and belts out his lines in impressive style.

The patriotic anthem is followed by a cover version of Olivia Newton-John's recent hit "Let Me Be There". Elvis obviously likes it very much and delivers a very good rendition of this nice uptempo tune.

The king tells the audience about previous years' tv concert "Aloha From Hawaii" and announces to sing a song from that show. Well, he has done so quite a few times this evening ("See See Rider", "Love Me", "Johnny B. Goode", "Hound Dog", "Fever", "Suspicious Minds", "I Can't Stop Loving You" and "An American Trilogy" had all been part of the program), but Elvis seems to connect "I'll Remember You" to the show, because it had been a charity event for the Kuii Lee Cancer Fund and Mr. Lee was the writer of "I'll Remember You". Even though the song had not been performed since last years' summer tour, the musicians are well prepared. Elvis himself has trouble to remember the words at one point, but otherwise he presents the song as good as in 1972 and 1973. For us fans it's always nice to have recordings of rarities like this. Afterwards Elvis thanks his musicians for the performance, so I guess it was rehearsed at the last minute.

The ballad is followed by "Big Boss Man". Everyone seems to enjoy the uptempo tune and it's a good presentation by any means.

Obviously wanting to close the show, Elvis introduces his little daughter Lisa Marie, who's in the audience tonight. A man uses the opportunity and asks for "Heartbreak Hotel". The king decides to fulfill the request and sings his first number one hit. It's also not a regular feature of the current Presley show, so we get to hear another rare performance. In contrast to "All Shook Up" or "Hound Dog" Elvis seems to like this r&b tune very much. He sounds much more commited.

But now it's really time to go and the king says goodbye. He sings "Can't Help Falling In Love", the curtain comes down and the announcer hawks the souveniers, that are sold in the lobby of the hotel. Of course he doesn't forget to mention, that the takings will be donated to the local hospital.