In the early afternoon of June 19, 1974 Elvis arrived in Amarillo/Texas and went straight to his suite at the Hilton Inn. The concert took place at 8:30 pm at the local Civic Center and was attended by 14,000 fans. It can be estimated, that the show brought in about 120,000 USD.

Omitting "Also Sprach Zarathustra" and the "Opening Riff" the recording starts with "See See Rider". Elvis, dressed in his "Peacock Suit", delivers a zesty performance.

Now Elvis sings the word "well" in different pitches and is "answered" by James Burton with his electric guitar. The final "well" is sung surprisingly low, jokingly JD Sumner took over for his boss. "I Got A Woman" is sung in a powerful way, as usual the king adds a few lines of the gospel "Amen" and demonstrates a selection of his patented moves. Besides that JD Sumner gets another opportunity to show off his bass voice. After a short reprise of the Ray Charles classic the king introduces himself as Alvis Paisley and busies himself with the ladies at the edge of the stage. James Burton wants him to move on and constantly repeats the opening chord of "Love Me". However, Elvis isn't interested in the pace of his concert and continues to talk to the fans.

Compared to the studio recording from 1956 the ballad is played much faster now and also lacks emotion.

The old SUN classic "Trying To Get To You" is presented much better. Here the king belts out the lyrics in classic Presley style and gets everyone on their feet.

Elvis' mega seller from 1957 gets a fast, but well executed outing of 60 seconds.

The title song of the king's first movie is also delivered faster than 18 years ago. Nevertheless the ladies melt away today as fast as they did back then.

Elvis rattles off the rock'n'roll classic at lightspeed, but with little effort. At the end he shakes his body to the brass sounds of the orchestra. In general the performance is nothing to write home about, just a quick reminder of everyones youth.

At 38 the singer obviously knows, that he cannot evoke the sexiness of his youth anymore. So he cleverly trades in the erotic touch of the studio recording for laughs and moves his legs to the beat in exaggerated style. The ladies are screaming and the guys, including Elvis himself, have a laugh.

Until now the program was made up of oldies. With "Polk Salad Annie" Elvis moves on to the current decade. He's not as wild as in 1970/71, but the king still includes some karate figures.

Now Elvis hands the lead vocals over to JD Sumner and limits himself to singing along with The Stamps on the chorus. He obviously enjoys being a part of the gospel group and even offers an encore.

Of course no Presley show would be complete without a performance of "Suspicious Minds", his sales giant from 1969. Once again he doesn't move as much and as fast as in the years following his live comeback, but the current incarnation of the tune is worthwhile to see and hear, too.

To catch his breath Elvis introduces the singers and instrumentalists. Of course he cannot help to joke here and there, so even this procedure becomes an entertaining affair.

Todays' rendition of "I Can't Stop Loving You" sounds much more vital than the one on the "Aloha" soundtrack. Maybe he was too nervous that night to enjoy the song like he does tonight.

One might expect of a singer to promote the a-side of his current single, but instead of "If You Talk In Your Sleep" Elvis preferrs to present "Help Me", the song on the flipside. He obviously likes the country song very much and delivers a heartfelt rendition.

Deep down in the south one cannot go wrong with patriotism. Of course "An American Trilogy" is a success with the Texas crowd, but Elvis also scores vocally. It's an impressive performance by any means and also a good opportunity for the orchestra and the singers to show off their talent.

Elvis follows the big orchestrated number with a comparatively simple country pop tune. He delivers "Let Me Be There" with zest and one cannot deny, that the song fits him better than Olivia Newton-John, the original artist.

Surprisingly the king returns to the golden fifties and presents his first national number one hit. He does it very well.

Now the king has the house lights switched on to take a look at the audience. Of course the fans are all shook up, because now Elvis can see them. At least in theory. The country ballad is played a tad faster than on the "Country" album and the king toys a bit with the finale. He also offers JD Sumner another opportunity to show off his amazingly deep voice.

Up next is "Big Boss Man", one of Presley's single releases back in 1967. The r&b tune is played in a faster, rocking style. A real treat for the fans. 

Elvis thanks the fans and closes the show with the usual "Can't Help Falling In Love". Because it was not recorded in its entirety, the recording is faded out after half a minute or so. 

As a bonus we get to hear a short interview, which was taped in Odessa/Texas in 1960. Elvis talks about his new album and the forthcoming movie "GI Blues". His manager, Colonel Tom Parker, speaks about some future projects of his client.