In Person At The International Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada [Live]

Elvis Presley | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 27, 1992)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Live
• Label: RCA
• Run Time: 36 minutes
• ASIN: B000002WFC
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #76,221 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Comeback Continues, July 26, 1999

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Scott T. Rivers (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: In Person At The International Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada (Audio CD)

Elvis' first legitimate live album remains one of his best. The seven-minute version of "Suspicious Minds" surpasses the studio recording. Another highlight is a rare performance of Willie Dixon's "My Babe." Though abridged, "In Person" displays a revitalized Presley in triumphant form.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's Rock 'n'Roll All The Way, June 14, 2000

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Johnny Savage (Berkeley CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: In Person At The International Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada (Audio CD)

When Elvis returns to play before a paying audience in late July 1969, after a eight year, four month layoff to make Hollywood movies, he does so with a vengence. The shows taped in August 1969 capture a 33 year old legend who wishes to remind his audience that the fire still burns. This album is ample evidence of that fire, with an eight minute version of his soon to be number one single "Suspicious Minds" that astonishes. Some of the ballad arrangements are, admittedly, weak and pedestrian, but no fault can be found with the vocalist or musicians. One listen to Elvis's rather ironic version of "Johnny B. Goode" tells the story: they rock the house! Perhaps someday RCA/BMG will see fit to issue a single, complete performance from this engagement, but until then this serves as the best example of the "mature," rockin' Elvis Presley. (Note: two Aug'69 tracks snuck onto the following year's 'On Stage' album, "Yesterday" and "Runaway." The latter, a Del Shannon cover, harbors an amazing James Burton lead guitar solo and Elvis's stunning vocals turn the song from one of longing and regret to triumph. Check it out!)

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bless my soul!, October 15, 2003

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Johnny Heering "trivia buff" (Bethel, CT United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: In Person At The International Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada (Audio CD)

This is Elvis' first live album, and his best. It doesn't feature one single show, but rather highlights from several shows from his August 1969 engagement in Las Vegas. Elvis was really fired up here. He put his all into every song, even the older songs that he tended to sleepwalk through at later concerts. Four songs made their first recorded appearances here, "Johnny B. Goode", "I Can't Stop Loving You", "My Babe" and "Words". For some reason, they used a version of "Johnny B. Goode" where Elvis forgets to sing the second verse, and instead sings the third verse twice. It still rocks, though. The rest of the songs are live versions of songs Elvis had previously recorded. They are all good, especially the epic seven minute version of "Suspicious Minds". If you only get one Elvis live album, it should be this one.