On November 28th and 29th Elvis performed at the Cow Palace in San Francisco/California. Both shows were sold out with 14,300 fans each and generated 316,000 USD.

The sound engineer didn't tape "Also Sprach Zarathustra", so the recording starts with the "Opening Riff", to which Elvis entered the stage. This time the star is dressed in his "Blue Swirl Suit". Charlie Hodge hands him his guitar and the spectacle begins. Elvis performs "See See Rider" well, but somehow his rendition lacks the punch of earlier versions.

Now the king toys around with the word "well" and gives JD Sumner an opportunity to demonstrate his bass voice. As usual Elvis links "I Got A Woman" with the gospel "Amen" and parodies his moves of the 1950s. The bass singer presents his deep voice another two times. In total these gags and gimmicks take away a lot of pace.

Elvis gives his guitar back to Charlie and welcomes the audience. "Love Me" is performed in a routine way. He throws some scarfs in the audience and drives the ladies wild. Afterwards he reminds the fans to be careful.

The country pop isn't presented as enthusiastically as the previous year, but it's Elvis' best performance so far. He obviously likes this kind of music.

The king uses this dramatic song to demonstrate the power of his voice. By now he cuts some lines short, but he still knows how to sell the tune and how to belt out certain parts in impressive style.

Maybe because this is his second show here, Elvis substitutes "Jailhouse Rock" with "Blue Suede Shoes". Compared to the record the song is shortened, faster and less powerful. But as a reminder of the good ole' days it works well.

The rock'n'roll classic is followed by the king's greatest commercial success. There are more powerful live renditions than this one and for a second or so Elvis seems to have forgotten the lyrics. It's not his best performance of "It's Now Or Never", but in total it's ok.

Now Elvis announces a medley of his "old and established" songs. He jokes with the audience and performs his usual highspeed-version of the classic.

Neither song appears to be one of the king's favorites. He just goes through them, because he feels, that he has to. Nevertheless the audience goes wild, because once again Elvis hands out scarfs.

The ballad from the album "Elvis Today" (1975) is one of the few newer songs on the set list. In-between the king has to laugh about the hysterical reactions of the fans, but in general it's a fine performance. Especially compared to the summer his voice sounds much better and Elvis is in better control of his vibrato.

The oldie is used to heat up the ladies. Elvis doesn't need more than a few leg-moves to make them scream like teenagers.

Now the king is unsure what to do next. He obviously wants to do something different, because he knows, that many fans also had seen the previous show. Finally he choses "Bridge Over Troubled Water". Because he hadn't performed the ballad for quite a while, he asks for the lyrics. But nevertheless he mixes up the lines "...when darkness falls" and "...when times get rough". The band also sounds a bit insecure at times, but after a while everyone gets into the groove. It's always great to hear a spontaneous performance!

Elvis takes almost a quarter of an hour to introduce the harmony singers and the band members. He sings short versions of "Early Morning Rain" and "Love Letters" and mumbles along to "What I Say" and "Johnny B. Goode".

As usual the king introduces the next song by saying "My latest record is called HURT", but by now it isn't correct anymore as RCA already has released "Moody Blue" / "She Thinks I Still Care". But it's a great performance nevertheless.

In contrast to "Hurt", the rock'n'roll classic is performed without any care.

Now Elvis has the house lights turned up, because he wants to take a look at the audience. Afterwards he sings the country ballad "Funny, How Time Slips Away". It's entertaining, but not nearly as intense as his studio recording from 1970. At the end of the song the recording is faded.

The first two of the bonus tracks were taped on November 25th in Eugene/Oregon. I don't know why FTD presents another version of "It's Now Or Never". Maybe they thought the missing mandoline-intro was worth the release.

Before Elvis sings the inofficial national anthem, he wonders if he remembers the words. He does and performs the song very well.

On November 27th the king was back in Eugene. In 1976 "Love Me Tender" wasn't on the set list very often, so it's a nice touch, that it's included here. When Elvis sings "...for my darling, I love you" he is obviously standing right in front of a band member, because he jokingly adds "...not you, you idiot". At the end there is a misunderstanding between him and his musicians. Elvis wants to continue the song and raise the key, but the band is caught completely off-guard and the performance almost breaks down.

In October 1976 Elvis had started to sing the "Steamroller Blues" on a regular basis again. He didn't put as much energy in his performance as he had done two years before, but it was still sung well.

For the last song the compact disc switches back to November 25th. Once again it's an adequate rendition, but not as powerful as in earlier years.