On May 26th and 27th, 1977 Elvis performed at the Broome County Veteran's Memorial Arena in Binghampton/New York. It was no great artistry to sell out twice, because the venue had a capacity of just 7,125 seats. In 1999 a label named Krypton released an audience recording of the concert on May 26, 1977. Considering the source, the audio quality is very good.

The show starts with "Einleitung, oder Sonnenaufgang" from Richard Strauss' "Also Sprach Zarathustra". Then the band takes over with the "Opening Riff", to which the king enters the stage. As almost always these days he is dressed in the "Mexican Sundial Suit". He is handed over a guitar, then he walks to the micorphone at the center of the stage.

Today's version of the typical show opener sounds rather dynamic. In-between the king is distracted by the sound system and exhorts the engineer "Watch your feedback".

As usual Elvis toys around with the word "well". He also makes fun of the screaming ladies by yelling "Hey, Elvis" in high pitch. The Ray Charles classic is presented well, during the "Amen" tag the king demonstrates some of the moves, that once made him famous. Of course he also gives JD Sumner an opportunity to display his bass voice. Finally he hands his guitar over to Charlie Hodge and introduces himself as Wayne Newton.

The ballad is performed faster and with less emotion than on the longplayer "Elvis", but in general this rendition is ok.

Jokingly Elvis announces the following tune by saying "This next song was recorded by Olivia Newton-John and it's called IF YOU LOVE ME, LET ME GO...and if you don't, move it". The king obviously likes this country pop. Even though he performs it with less energy than two years earlier, it's still a better performance than on his forthcoming album "Moody Blue".

Once again the king cannot compete with earlier renditions of this song, but his performance is strong enough and even impressive at times.

The song is played quite fast and misses all the edges of the original recording. But as a reminder of everyone's youth it works well and the audience is clapping along. The transition to the "elvis ending" doesn't work too well and the king can be heared saying "No, no, no, no!".

Now Elvis announces Sherrill Nielsen's performance of "O Sole Mio". Afterwards he takes over with "It's Now Or Never", which is based on the Italian classic. The song offers an opportunity to use his voice to its full extend and to impress the audience.

"I'd like to do a medley of some of my records for you...LITTLE SISTER...LITTLE DARLIN' NUMBER FOUR" announces the king. He looks straight to Ronnie Tutt, which evolves laughter from the band. Elvis adds "See you, Ronnie. Congratulations!" Obviously the king had learned, that Mr. Tutt is going to be a father again. His son Nathaniel Ellis would be born on August 5, 1977. By the way: "Little Sister" is performed with zest.

Elvis doesn't show comparable enthusiasm here, but therefore he hands out a few scarfs. Jokingly he changes the lyrics of "Don't Be Cruel" and sings "You know, I can't be found. Smallest guy in town".

Now the king asks his audience "What you wanna hear, folks?". But he just gives the impression of answering requests, because he suggests "And I Love You So" himself. During his performance he has the engineer putting the voices of the harmony singers a bit in the background, but apart from the interference in the audio mix the song is sung very well. 

Elvis jokes about the previous song and continues his show with the gospel "Why Me, Lord". JD Sumner is singing lead while the king joins The Stamps on the chorus. During the second verse Elvis tries to crack up Mr. Sumner with some silly comments. The whole performance is reminiscent of the good old days, because in 1976 and 1977 "Why Me Lord" wasn't performed very often. In fact, this would be the last time Elvis sang it on stage.

This is the third song in a row, that isn't a part of every concert. Obviously the king feels able and willing to put on a good and varied show. Of course his moves are not nearly as athletic and delicate as they used to be. Elvis even appears to be a bit stiff and overstrained. Nevertheless he still seems to like this song and the fans know how it is intended.

The introductions also demonstrate, that Elvis is in relatively good shape. He doesn't fill them with endless banter, but introduces his crew in a straight way. Of course everyone still plays a solo, James Burton even plays two. He does a little trick an performs "Johnny B. Good" with the guitar behind his head. The king sings along in shallow fashion. However, "Early Moring Rain" is performed solidly. During the bass solo a fan starts to yell, to which Elvis replies with an obviously annoyed "Shut up!". 

The next song is announced with "One of our last records is called HURT, ladies and gentlemen". It's performed faster than on the record, but certainly not less impressive.

"Give me a c-cord" says Elvis. Then he launches into "Hound Dog". What appears to be a spontaneous performance is nothing but standard fare. The rock'n'roll classic is almost always sung after "Hurt". As usual the king doesn't invest any energy in his performance. The audience doesn't care anyway.

Elvis says goodbye and mentiones tomorrow's show. Ironically he starts his closing song with "Wise men know, when it's time to go". After everything is sang and done, the band launches into the "Closing Riff". The king shakes a few hands, bows in every direction and leaves the stage. The mc tells the audience "Ladies and gentlemen, Elvis has left the building".

During the second show Elvis performed three songs, that he had done without on the first one. While he had lost interest in most of his own classics, he still treated his first number one hit well. 

In his final years Elvis rarely performed "Bridge Over Troubled Water". He simply didn't manage to generate enough power and also wasn't able to sing accurately enough. This version is no exception, but nevertheless it's still worth listening to.

The album closes with "Unchained Melody", the latest addition to the Presley show. Elvis had started to present the song in December 1976, it would be released on the album "Moody Blue" in June 1977. The king accompanies himself on the piano and delivers an emotional and dramatic performance.