Heading Down To Sunset Boulevard CD
Label: Reel Trax
Heading Down To Sunset Boulevard’ new Import: Recently released by RCA / SONY on “Sunset Boulevard” but in poor quality and the wrong speed, the Reeltrax label has now announced..
.. Reeltrax is back with a very strong 2-CD set! This time we are focused on Elvis´ legendary rehearsal for the “Summer Festival” engagement in 1974. Yes, it has been released before, but…. You won´t believe your ears when you hear the sound quality on the new REELTRAX release! It is more than likely that you will enjoy listening to it more than ever before!
The August 16, 1974 rehearsal, presented here has been carefully and newly mixed. Previous editions suffered from a problem where the music dropped to a very low volume whenever Elvis began singing. Using the latest state-of-the-art studio technology, we have worked to create a much more balanced recording that does justice to both the musicianship and Elvis’ performance. Each song has been carefully mixed for the best presentation.
The rehearsal has also been speed-corrected, as earlier releases ran far too slow. This important correction changes the whole rehearsal in the sense of that it does\t
not sound any longer like a tired Elvis at work, and the band having gone to waste as soon as Elvis starts singing.
Since the complete recording demands not only one, but two CDs, we have added many performance highlights from the “Summer Festival” 1974 engagement.
So what you get is a real strong 2-CD set, which should not be missed in any collection!

CD 1 – 71:30 Minuten
01. If You Love Me (Let Me Know) – Version 1
02. If You Love Me (Let Me Know) – Version 2
03. Promised Land – Version 1
04. Promised Land – Version 2
05. Down In The Alley – Version 1
06. Down In The Alley – Version 2
07. It's Midnight – Version 1
08. It's Midnight – Version 2
09. Your Love's Been A Long Time Coming
10. Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues
11. Softly, As I Leave You – Version 1
12. Softly, As I Leave You – Version 2
13. I'm Leavin'
14. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
15. Proud Mary
16. If You Talk In Your Sleep
17. If You Love Me (Let Me Know) – Version 3
18. If You Love Me (Let Me Know) – Version 4
CD 2 – 72:42 Minuten
01. The Twelfth Of Never
02. Faded Love
03. Just Pretend
04. Proud Mary (20. Aug. 1974 DS)
05. Tryin' To Get To You (20. Aug. 1974 DS)
06. Promised Land (20. Aug. 1974 DS)
07. You Gave Me A Mountain (20. Aug. 1974 MS)
08. Bridge Over Troubled Water (20. Aug. 1974 MS)
09. I'm Leavin' (21. Aug. 1974 MS)
10. Take These Chains From My Heart / Hawaiian Wedding Song (21. Aug. 1974 MS)
11. Spanish Eyes (24. Aug. 1974 MS)
12. If You Talk In Your Sleep (24. Aug. 1974 MS)
13. Elvis spricht über Rassismus / The Wonder Of You (27. Aug. 1974 MS)
14. It's Now Or Never (27. Aug. 1974 MS)
15. My Boy (28. Aug. 1974 DS)
16. How Great Thou Art (29. Aug. 1974 DS)
17. Let Me Be There (29. Aug. 1974 DS)
18. Until It's Time For You To Go (29. Aug. 1974 MS)
19. Elvis spricht über die Grade des schwarzen Gürtels (29. Aug. 1974 MS)
20. Softly As I Leave You (29. Aug. 1974 MS)
21. It's Midnight (30. Aug. 1974 ) DS)
22. Big Boss Man (30. August 1974 MS)
23. An American Trilogy (30. August 1974 MS)
24. Closing Vamp (30. August 1974 MS)