On July 19th Elvis performed at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale/New York at 2:30 pm and 8:30 pm, both shows were sold out with 16,500 visitors each and generated 260,000 USD. A very good, albeit incomplete audience recording became available as early as 1979 under the name of "America's Own". In 2011 a lablel named Straight Arrow presented a complete and even better sounding version on an album called "You'll Never Walk Alone". The sound carrier was accompanied by a booklet of 14 pages, that included an article by Nik Cohn, which was taken from the January 21, 2007 edition of the "Observer".

The orchestra plays an excerpt of "Also Sprach Zarathustra", the band takes over with the "Opening Riff" and Elvis appears on stage. He is wearing his new "Eskimo Totem Pole Suit", combined with the belt of the "Two Piece Suit & Red And Gold Ornaments". The outfit is an extravagant one, even for Mr. Presley.

The usual opener is presented with zest, Elvis and his crew are running at full throttle.

Thankfully the king keeps his toying around with the word "well" short. At first he sings the Ray Charles hit in a rather subdued fashion, but suddenly the king changes gears and injects a lot of power. Hinting at his current female companion, he changes the lyrics to "I got a woman, way across Georgia". Of course Elvis includes a few bars of the gospel "Amen" and gives JD Sumner an opportunity to show off his deep voice. After a short reprise of "I Got A Woman" Elvis throws his guitar to Charlie Hodge and welcomes the audience by saying "Good evening, ladies and gentlemen".

Without a break the band starts to play "Big Boss Man". Despite being "fat and fourty" (as some newspaper wrote back in January), Elvis rocks the house and moves well.

Now Elvis welcomes the audience a little more extensive way and promises the fans in the back of the venue to come around later. "Love Me" is performed more or less like on the previous years' album "Elvis Recorded Live On Stage In Memphis". A fan hands him a stuffed duck, which the king tucks under his arm. When he realizes, how sadly it's hanging down his arm, he jokingly comments "The sonofabitch is dead".

The country pop is sung with zest, Elvis obviously likes this kind of music. It's a great performance, much better than Olivia Newton-John's original.

The king announces "I'd like to sing a little bit of LOVE ME TENDER for you", but then he stops the intro and explains "I just said, I'd like to, but not I'm going to". Of course it was nothing but a joke, but when the musicians start again, he tells them to stop and sings the first verse in a-capella style. He changes the line "for my darling, I love you and I always will" to "...'cause you take the pill") and is joined by the band for the rest of the song. Of course Elvis uses the tune to make contact to the female fans and kiss some of them.

The king doesn't take too much time for "All Shook Up", he's done with it in less than a minute.

Elvis uses the medley to make contact to the fans and to hand out some scarfs.

The rock'n'roll classic is the third insubstantial performance in a row. The king mumbles through the same four lines over and over again and shakes to the brass sounds of the orchestra. The ladies love it, but to everyone, who is not in awe of Elvis, it looks downright silly. 

Of course the king can do much better and he proves it with his performance of "The Wonder Of You". In contrast to the oldies he cares for the song and belts out the chorus in impressive style.

Now Elvis asks the audience whether they want to hear "Burning Love" or "Polk Salad Annie". The fans opt for the latter one and the king rocks his way through the Tony Joe White classic. He moves a lot, even though he doesn't look nearly as athletic and elegant as he had half a decade earlier.

Obviously out of breath Elvis introduces his musicians and singers. In the case of Kathy Westmoreland his jokes go too far, because he leaves the impression, she's the challenge cup of the crew.

His latest single is performed with vigor. It's a great performance, which unfortunately reminds the audience of what Elvis could have done with "Hound Dog", if he had cared for the song.

JD Sumner takes over and sings "Why Me Lord", while Elvis stays in the background and joins The Stamps during the chorus. In contrast to the version on the album "Elvis Recorded Live On Stage In Memphis", the king uses the second verse to make his bass singer laugh.

The gospel hymn is also included in the singer's latest live album. However, the arrangement is different. It's more bombastic and dramatic. Of course Elvis uses the opportunity to show off his great voice. His presentation is nothing but impressive, he even repeats the last part of the song.

The king sticks to the repertoire of his concert album and sings "Let Me Be There". Due to the addition of "If You Love Me (Let Me Know)" it's the second cover of a chart hit by Olivia Newton-John. By now the tune is played a tad faster and Elvis performs it with more enthusiasm. He toys with the melody and obviously has fun.

Now Elvis is heading for the piano to accompany himself to "You'll Never Walk Alone". He has never done this song in concert before and, as it turns out, will never do it again. It's quite sad, because his performance is nothing but great. Vocally and emotionally.

Because he wants to take a look at the audience, the king has the lights turned on. He uses this part of the show to communicate with his fans, then he's moving on and sings "Funny, How Time Slips Away". Once again he changes the lyrics and sings "...so far I'm doing fine". The last part of the song is repeated, to give JD Sumner a second opportunity to show off his bass voice.

Elvis uses the old tune to goof around and use his falsetto. On the surface it appears to be pure fun, but in fact it's quite amazing, how high the star can sing.

After the "Elvis Summer Festival 1974" the king rarely had sung this sophisticated and challenging ballad. Today he revives the song and presents it in absolute perfection. Great!

Elvis bows out with the usual "Can't Help Falling In Love", followed by the "Closing Riff". He shakes some hands, gives away his final scarf and leaves the stage.