

In December 2024 Follow That Dream Records
released the second volume of "Elvis - The Last
Tours". As expected we now get to hear the bits
and pieces the sound engineer taped through his
mixing desk in March 1977. Just like during the
previous tour the opening ("Also Sprach
Zarathustra", "See See Rider" and "I Got A
Woman" / "Amen") as well as the over-long band
introductions were not recorded, so each tape
contains just 12 to 16 tracks. Of course FTD
releases this set in physical form only.
While the first volume of this series
included material, which Follow That Dream had
released previously on a single disc, the second
part omits the concert from March 24th (issued
in 2011 under the name of "Amarillo '77") and
focuses on unreleased recordings. However, a few
of the songs have been used as bonus tracks. The
audio quality varies a bit, most of the material
is a tad below the excellent sounding recordings
from February 1977.
For reviews of the concerts, or the part
that's offered through this release, just tap on
the links:
Norman/Oklahoma (March 25, 1977)
Norman/Oklahoma (March 26, 1977)
Abilene/Texas
(March 27, 1977)
Austin/Texas (March 28, 1977)
Alexandria/Louisiana (Mach 29, 1977)
Alexandria/Louisiana (March 30, 1977)
Verdict
Elvis is in better voice than in February
and also includes some more or less rare
songs. But on most occasions he sounds tired
and obviously has to operate in energy
saving mode to be able to make it through
the shows.

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