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From Sony Music | 'Elvis Live 1969' Limited Edition 11 CD box set with 52-page book full of rare photos & memorabilia! The set features one show entirely unreleased and complete and newly mixed and mastered shows.

Elvis Presley Video View 'Unboxing' 'Live 1969' (04:52)

First chronicled in part on the album Elvis In Person At The International Hotel 50 years ago, Live 1969 showcases this incredibly, important phase in Elvis' career in definitive detail - his first live shows following his triumphant, 1968 comeback for NBC after an 8 year absence from playing live. This box set features 11 complete sets from the first of his many engagements at The International Hotel (several of which are released in full for the first time, with one show entirely unreleased), allowing fans a more definitive picture of The King's glorious return to the concert stage. 52-page book includes rare photos, memorabilia and an oral history by Ken Sharp curated from historic interviews with Elvis, Colonel Tom Parker, Tom Jones, Jerry Schilling, James Burton, Cissy Houston, Terry Blackwood, George Klein, Fats Domino and more.

Elvis Presley Video 1969 Project Video (01:18)

Celebrate the 50th Anniversary Of Elvis' Triumphant Return To The Stage

'I missed the closeness of a live audience. So just as soon as I got out of the movie contracts, I started to do live performances again'. Elvis Presley

CAT: 19075940642
APN: 0190759406427

Packaging: 11 CDs housed in 2 separate media carriers (one holding 6 discs, the other holding 5 discs) and a 52-page Smyth sewn book, all contained in a double-walled board slipcase

Track listing.

Disc 1

Show 1 - August 21, 1969. Midnight show

01) Blue Suede Shoes* (Carl Perkins)
02) I Got A Woman (Ray Charles)
03) All Shook Up (Otis Blackwell/Elvis Presley
04) Love Me Tender (Vera Matson/Elvis Presley)
05) Jailhouse Rock/Don't Be Cruel (Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller)/ (Otis Blackwell/Elvis Presley)
06) Heartbreak Hotel (Tommy Durden/Mae Boren Axton/Elvis Presley)
07) Hound Dog (Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller)
08) Memories (Billy Strange/Scott 'Mac' Davis)
09) Mystery Train/Tiger Man (Junior Parker/Sam Phillips)/ (Joe Hill Louis/Sam Burns)
10) Monologue*
11) Baby, What You Want Me To Do (Jimmy Reed)
12) Runaway (Max Crook/Del Shannon)
13) Are You Lonesome Tonight? (Roy Turk/Lou Handman)
14) Yesterday/Hey Jude (John Lennon/Paul McCartney)/ (John Lennon/Paul McCartney)
15) Introductions including 'Happy Birthday' sung to James Burton)
First release: RCA 'Collectors Gold' 3-CD set 08-13-1991
16) In The Ghetto (Scott 'Mac' Davis)
17) Suspicious Minds (Mark James)
18) What'd I Say (Ray Charles)
19) Can't Help Falling In Love (Hugo Peretti/Luigi Creatore/George Weiss)

Tracks 2-9, 11-19 first issued on the album Viva Las Vegas-7-31-2007
*Previously unreleased

Disc 2

Show 2 - August 22, 1969. Dinner show

1) Blue Suede Shoes (Carl Perkins)
First release: RCA Walmart Special (US) & International BMG 'Elvis Viva Las Vegas' 2-CD set- 07-31-2007
2) I Got A Woman (Ray Charles)
3) All Shook Up (Otis Blackwell/Elvis Presley)
4) Love Me Tender (Vera Matson/Elvis Presley)
5) Jailhouse Rock/Don't Be Cruel (Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller)/ (Otis Blackwell/Elvis Presley)
6) Heartbreak Hotel (Tommy Durden/Mae Boren Axton/Elvis Presley)
7) Hound Dog (Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller)
8) Memories (Billy Strange/Scott 'Mac' Davis)
9) Mystery Train/Tiger Man (Junior Parker/Sam Phillips)/ (Joe Hill Louis/Sam Burns)
10) Monologue | First release: RCA Walmart Special (US) & International BMG 'Elvis Viva Las Vegas' 2-CD- 07-31-2007
11) Baby, What You Want Me To Do (Jimmy Reed)
12) Runaway (Max Crook/Del Shannon)
13) Are You Lonesome Tonight? (Roy Turk/Lou Handman)
14) Yesterday/Hey Jude (John Lennon/Paul McCartney)/ (John Lennon/Paul McCartney)
15) Introductions
16) In The Ghetto (Scott 'Mac' Davis)
17) Suspicious Minds (Mark James)
18) What'd I Say (Ray Charles)
19) Can't Help Falling In Love (Hugo Peretti/Luigi Creatore/George Weiss)

Complete show release: FTD 'Elvis In Person At The International Hotel', Las Vegas, Nevada 2-CD-12-2008

Disc 3

Show 3 - August 22, 1969. Midnight show

1) Blue Suede Shoes* (Carl Perkins)
2) I Got A Woman * (Ray Charles)
3) All Shook Up* (Otis Blackwell/Elvis Presley)
4) Love Me Tender (Vera Matson/Elvis Presley) | First release: RCA 'Collectors Gold' 3-CD set-08-13-1991
5) Jailhouse Rock/Don't Be Cruel (Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller)/ (Otis Blackwell/Elvis Presley)
First release: RCA 'Collectors Gold' 3-CD -08-13-1991
6) Heartbreak Hotel* (Tommy Durden/Mae Boren Axton/Elvis Presley)
7) Hound Dog* (Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller)
8) Memories* (Billy Strange/Scott 'Mac' Davis)
9) My Babe (Willie Dixon)
First release: RCA 'Elvis: Today, Tomorrow & Forever' 4-CD Set 06-25-2002
10) Mystery Train/Tiger Man (Junior Parker/Sam Phillips)/ (Joe Hill Louis/Sam Burns)
First release: RCA 'Collectors Gold' 3-CD set -08-13-1991
11) Monologue*
12) Baby, What You Want Me To Do (Jimmy Reed)
First release: RCA 'Elvis: Today, Tomorrow & Forever' 4-CD Set-06-25-2002
13) Funny How Time Slips Away (Willie Nelson)
First release: RCA 'Elvis: Today, Tomorrow & Forever' 4-CD Set-06-25-2002
14) Runaway (Max Crook/Del Shannon)
First release: RCA 'Elvis: Today, Tomorrow & Forever' 4-CD Set-06-25-2002
15) Are You Lonesome Tonight?* (Roy Turk/Lou Handman)
16) Yesterday/Hey Jude* (John Lennon/Paul McCartney)/ (John Lennon/Paul McCartney)
17) Introductions*
18) In The Ghetto* (Scott 'Mac' Davis)
19) Suspicious Minds* (Mark James)
20) What'd I Say (Ray Charles)
First release: RCA 'Elvis: Today, Tomorrow & Forever' 4-CD Set 06-25-2002
21) Can't Help Falling In Love* (Hugo Peretti/Luigi Creatore/George Weiss)

*Previously unreleased
Previously Unreleased as a Complete Show

Disc 4

Show 4 - August 23, 1969. Dinner show
01) Blue Suede Shoes (Carl Perkins)
02) I Got A Woman (Ray Charles)
03) All Shook Up (Otis Blackwell/Elvis Presley)
04) Love Me Tender (Vera Matson/Elvis Presley)
05) Jailhouse Rock/Don't Be Cruel (Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller)/ (Otis Blackwell/Elvis Presley)
06) Heartbreak Hotel (Tommy Durden/Mae Boren Axton/Elvis Presley)
07) Hound Dog (Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller)
08) Memories (Billy Strange/Scott 'Mac' Davis)
09) Mystery Train/Tiger Man (Junior Parker/Sam Phillips)/ (Joe Hill Louis/Sam Burns)
10) Monologue
11) Baby, What You Want Me To Do (Jimmy Reed)
12) Runaway (Max Crook/Del Shannon)
13) Are You Lonesome Tonight? (Roy Turk/Lou Handman)
14) Yesterday/Hey Jude (John Lennon/Paul McCartney)/ (John Lennon/Paul McCartney)
15) Introductions
16) In The Ghetto (Scott 'Mac' Davis)
17) Suspicious Minds (Mark James)
18) What'd I Say (Ray Charles)
19) Can't Help Falling In Love (Hugo Peretti/Luigi Creatore/George Weiss)

First release: RCA 2-LP set The International Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, August 23, 1969- 04-13-2019

Disc 5

Show 5 - August 23, 1969. Midnight show

01) Blue Suede Shoes (Carl Perkins)
02) I Got A Woman (Ray Charles)
03) All Shook Up (Otis Blackwell/Elvis Presley)
04) Love Me Tender (Vera Matson/Elvis Presley)
05) Jailhouse Rock/Don't Be Cruel (Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller)/ (Otis Blackwell/Elvis Presley)
06) Heartbreak Hotel (Tommy Durden/Mae Boren Axton/Elvis Presley)
07) Hound Dog (Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller)
08) Memories (Billy Strange/Scott 'Mac' Davis)
09) Mystery Train/Tiger Man (Junior Parker/Sam Phillips)/ (Joe Hill Louis/Sam Burns)
10) Monologue
11) Baby, What You Want Me To Do (Jimmy Reed)
12) Runaway (Max Crook/Del Shannon)
13) Reconsider Baby (Lowell Fulsom)
First release: RCA 'Collectors Gold' 3-CD set -08-13-1991
14) Are You Lonesome Tonight? (Roy Turk/Lou Handman)
15) Yesterday/Hey Jude (John Lennon/Paul McCartney) (John Lennon/Paul McCartney)
16) Introductions
17) In The Ghetto (Scott 'Mac' Davis)
18) Suspicious Minds (Mark Davis)
19) What'd I Say (Ray Charles) | First release: RCA 'Collectors Gold' 3-CD set 08-13-1991
An edited version was first released on RCA 'Elvis-Greatest Hits Volume One' 11-1981
20) Can't Help Falling In Love (Hugo Peretti/Luigi Creatore/George Weiss)

Complete show release: FTD 'Elvis At The International'- 01-2003

Disc 6

Show 6 - August 24, 1969. Dinner show

01) Blue Suede Shoes (Carl Perkins)
02) I Got A Woman (Ray Charles)
03) All Shook Up (Otis Blackwell/Elvis Presley)
04) Love Me Tender (Vera Matson/Elvis Presley)
05) Jailhouse Rock/Don't Be Cruel (Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller)/ (Otis Blackwell/Elvis Presley)
06) Heartbreak Hotel (Tommy Durden/Mae Boren Axton/Elvis Presley)
First release: RCA 'Collectors Gold' 3-CD set 08-13-1991
07) Hound Dog (Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller)
08) I Can't Stop Loving You (Don Gibson)
09) Johnny B. Goode (Chuck Berry)
10) Monologue
11) Baby, What You Want Me To Do (Jimmy Reed)
12) Runaway (Max Crook/Del Shannon)
13) Are You Lonesome Tonight? (Roy Turk/Lou Handman)
14 Yesterday/Hey Jude (John Lennon/Paul McCartney)/ (John Lennon/Paul McCartney) | First release: ('Yesterday' only) RCA 'Elvis Aron Presley' 8-LP set 08-1980
15) Introductions
16) In The Ghetto (Scott 'Mac' Davis)
17) Suspicious Minds (Mark James)
18) What'd I Say (Ray Charles)
19) Can't Help Falling In Love (Hugo Peretti/Luigi Creatore/George Weiss)

Complete show release: RCA 'Live In Las Vegas' 4-CD set -7-10-2001

Disc 7

Show 7- August 24, 1969. Midnight show

01) Blue Suede Shoes (Carl Perkins)
First release: FTD 'Writing For The King' (book & 2-CD set)- 11-2006
02) I Got A Woman (Ray Charles)
First release: FTD 'Writing For The King' (book & 2-CD set)- 11-2006
03) All Shook Up (Otis Blackwell/Elvis Presley)
First release: FTD 'Writing For The King' (book & 2-CD set)- 11-2006
04) Love Me Tender (Vera Matson/Elvis Presley)
First release: FTD 'Writing For The King' (book & 2-CD set)- 11-2006
05) Jailhouse Rock/Don't Be Cruel (Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller)/ (Otis Blackwell/Elvis Presley)
First release: FTD 'Writing For The King' (book & 2-CD set)- 11-2006
06) Heartbreak Hotel (Tommy Durden/Mae Boren Axton/Elvis Presley)
First release: FTD 'Writing For The King' (book & 2-CD set)-11-2006
07) Hound Dog (Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller)
First release: FTD 'Writing For The King' (book & 2-CD set)-11-2006
08) I Can't Stop Loving You* (Don Gibson)
09) Johnny B. Goode (Chuck Berry)
First release: RCA 'From Memphis To Vegas/From Vegas To Memphis' 2 LP set-10-14-1969
10) Monologue*
11) Baby, What You Want Me To Do (Jimmy Reed)
First release: RCA 'Platinum - A Life In Music' 4 CD set-7-15-1997
12) Runaway* (Max Crook/Del Shannon)
13) Are You Lonesome Tonight? (Roy Turk/Lou Handman)
First release: RCA 'From Memphis To Vegas/From Vegas To Memphis' 2 LP set-10-14-1969
14) Words (Robin, Barry & Maurice Gibb)
First release: RCA 'Platinum - A Life In Music' 4 CD set-7-15-1997
15) Yesterday/Hey Jude (John Lennon/Paul McCartney)/ (John Lennon/Paul McCartney)
First release: FTD 'Writing For The King' (book & 2-CD set)- 11-2006
16) Introductions*
17) In The Ghetto (Scott 'Mac' Davis)
First release: RCA 'Elvis Aron Presley' 8-LP set 08-1980
18) Suspicious Minds (Mark James)
First release: FTD 'Writing For The King' (book & 2-CD set)-11-2006
19) Can't Help Falling In Love (Hugo Peretti/Luigi Creatore/George Weiss)
First release: FTD 'Writing For The King' (book & 2-CD set)-11-2006

*Previously unreleased
Previously Unreleased as a Complete Show

Disc 8

Show 8 - August 25, 1969. Dinner show

01) Blue Suede Shoes (Carl Perkins)
First release: RCA 'Collectors Gold' 3-CD set -08-13-1991
02) I Got A Woman (Ray Charles)
First release: RCA 'Collectors Gold' 3-CD set-08-13-1991
03) All Shook Up* (Otis Blackwell/Elvis Presley)
04) Love Me Tender* (Vera Matson/Elvis Presley)
05) Jailhouse Rock/Don't Be Cruel* (Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller)/ (Otis Blackwell/Elvis Presley)
06) Heartbreak Hotel* (Tommy Durden/Mae Boren Axton/Elvis Presley)
07) Hound Dog* (Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller)
08) Memories (Billy Strange/Scott 'Mac' Davis)
First release: RCA 'Collectors Gold' 3-CD set-08-13-1991
09) Mystery Train/Tiger Man* (Junior Parker/Sam Phillips)/(Joe Hill Louis/Sam Burns)
10) Monologue*
11) Baby, What You Want Me To Do* (Jimmy Reed)
12) Funny How Time Slips Away (Willie Nelson)
First release: RCA 'Collectors Gold' 3-CD set-08-13-1991
13) Runaway (Max Crook/Del Shannon)
First release: RCA 'On Stage - February', 1970-06-01-1970
14) Words (Robin, Barry & Maurice Gibb)
First release: FTD 'Writing For The King' (book & 2-CD set)-11-2006
15) Yesterday/Hey Jude (John Lennon/Paul McCartney)/ (John Lennon/Paul McCartney)
First release: ('Yesterday'): RCA 'On Stage - February', 1970-06-01-1970
First release: ('Hey Jude'): RCA 'On Stage' (1999 re-release)-05-18-1999
16) Introductions*
17) In The Ghetto (Scott 'Mac' Davis)
First release: RCA 'From Memphis To Vegas/From Vegas To Memphis' 2-LP set-10-14-1969
18) Suspicious Minds* (Mark James)
19) What'd I Say* (Ray Charles)
20) Can't Help Falling In Love* (Hugo Peretti/Luigi Creatore/George Weiss)

*Previously unreleased
Previously Unreleased as a Complete Show

Disc 9

Show 9 - August 25, Midnight show

01) Blue Suede Shoes (Carl Perkins)
First release: RCA 'From Memphis To Vegas/From Vegas To Memphis' 2-LP set-10-14-1969
02) I Got A Woman (Ray Charles)
03) All Shook Up (Otis Blackwell/Elvis Presley)
First release: RCA 'From Memphis To Vegas/From Vegas To Memphis' 2-LP set 10-14-1969
04) Love Me Tender (Vera Matson/Elvis Presley)
05) Jailhouse Rock/Don't Be Cruel (Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller)/ (Otis Blackwell/Elvis Presley)
06) Heartbreak Hotel (Tommy Durden/Mae Boren Axton/Elvis Presley)
07) Hound Dog (Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller)
First release: RCA 'From Memphis To Vegas/From Vegas To Memphis' 2-LP set-10-14-1969
08) I Can't Stop Loving You (Don Gibson)
First release: RCA 'From Memphis To Vegas/From Vegas To Memphis' 2-LP set-10-14-1969
09) My Babe (Willie Dixon)
First release: RCA 'From Memphis To Vegas/From Vegas To Memphis' 2-LP set-10-14-1969
10) Mystery Train/Tiger Man (Junior Parker/Sam Phillips)/ (Joe Hill Louis/Sam Burns)
First release: RCA 'From Memphis To Vegas/From Vegas To Memphis' 2-LP set-10-14-1969
11) Monologue
12) Baby, What You Want Me To Do (Jimmy Reed)
13) Runaway (Max Crook/Del Shannon)
14) Are You Lonesome Tonight? (Roy Turk/Lou Handman)
15) Words (Robin, Barry & Maurice Gibb)
First release: RCA 'From Memphis To Vegas/From Vegas To Memphis' 2-LP set-10-14-1969
16) Yesterday/Hey Jude (John Lennon/Paul McCartney)/ (John Lennon/Paul McCartney)
17) Introductions
18) In The Ghetto (Scott 'Mac' Davis)
First release: FTD 'Writing For The King' (book & 2-CD set)-11-2006
19) Suspicious Minds (Mark James)
20) What'd I Say (Ray Charles)
21) Can't Help Falling In Love (Hugo Peretti/Luigi Creatore/George Weiss)

Complete show release: FTD 'Hot August Night'-06-2013

Disc 10

Show 10 - August 26, 1969. Dinner show
01) Blue Suede Shoes (Carl Perkins)
02) I Got A Woman (Ray Charles)
03) All Shook Up (Otis Blackwell/Elvis Presley)
04) Love Me Tender (Vera Matson/Elvis Presley)
05) Jailhouse Rock/Don't Be Cruel (Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller)/ (Otis Blackwell/Elvis Presley)
06) Heartbreak Hotel (Tommy Durden/Mae Boren Axton/Elvis Presley)
07) Hound Dog (Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller)
08) Memories (Billy Strange/Scott 'Mac' Davis)
09) My Babe (Willie Dixon)
First release: RCA 'Elvis Aron Presley' 8-LP set -08-1980
10) Mystery Train/Tiger Man (Junior Parker/Sam Phillips)/ (Joe Hill Louis/Sam Burns)
11) Monologue
12) Baby, What You Want Me To Do (Jimmy Reed)
13) Runaway (Max Crook/Del Shannon)
14) Inherit The Wind (Eddie Rabbitt) | First release: RCA 'Collectors Gold' 3-CD set-08-13-1991
15) Yesterday/Hey Jude (John Lennon/Paul McCartney)/ (John Lennon/Paul McCartney)
16) Introductions
17) In The Ghetto (Scott 'Mac' Davis)
18) Suspicious Minds (Mark James)
First release: RCA 'From Memphis To Vegas/From Vegas To Memphis' 2-LP set-10-14-1969
19) Can't Help Falling In Love (Hugo Peretti/Luigi Creatore/George Weiss)
First release: RCA 'From Memphis To Vegas/From Vegas To Memphis' 2-LP set-10-14-1969

Complete show release: FTD 'Live In Vegas'-02-2011

Disc 11

Show 11 - August 26, 1969. Midnight show

01) Blue Suede Shoes (Carl Perkins)
02) I Got A Woman (Ray Charles)
03) All Shook Up (Otis Blackwell/Elvis Presley)
04) Love Me Tender (Vera Matson/Elvis Presley)
05) Jailhouse Rock/Don't Be Cruel (Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller)/ (Otis Blackwell/Elvis Presley)
06) Heartbreak Hotel (Tommy Durden/Mae Boren Axton/Elvis Presley)
07) Hound Dog (Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller)
08) I Can't Stop Loving You (Don Gibson)
09) Mystery Train/Tiger Man (Junior Parker/Sam Phillips)/ (Joe Hill Louis/Sam Burns)
10) Monologue
11) Baby, What You Want Me To Do (Jimmy Reed)
First release: RCA 'Collectors Gold' 3-CD set-08-13-1991
12) Runaway Max Crook/Del Shannon)
First release: RCA 'Collectors Gold' 3-CD set-08-13-1991
13) Are You Lonesome Tonight? (Laughing version) (Roy Turk/Lou Handman)
First release: RCA 'Elvis Aron Presley' 8-LP set-08-1980
14) Rubberneckin' (Dory Jones/Bunny Warren) | First release: RCA 'Collectors Gold' 3-CD set-08-13-1991 (complete version only)
15) Yesterday/Hey Jude (John Lennon/Paul McCartney)/ (John Lennon/Paul McCartney)
16) Introductions
17) In The Ghetto (Scott 'Mac' Davis)
18) This Is The Story (Chris Arnold/Geoff Morrow/David Martin) | First release: RCA 'Collectors Gold' 3-CD set-08-13-1991
19) Suspicious Minds (Mark James)
20) Can't Help Falling In Love (Hugo Peretti/Luigi Creatore/George Weiss)

Complete show release: FTD 'All Shook Up'-07-2005

Vinyl Record

'I was missing the contact with a live audience,' Elvis says in this show, and at every show during his first engagement at The International Hotel in Las Vegas. Apart from two shows in 1961 and the recent TV show, Elvis hadn't performed on stage for 11 years. After years of increasingly worse movies and diminishing record sales, Elvis had just managed to turn his career around with his 1968 TV special. The show had aired on December 3, 1968, and it was a surprising reminder to the world of just how magnetic a performer Elvis Presley still was. Just weeks later Elvis recorded more than 30 songs in Memphis, some of the best work of his career, and the return to live performances on July 31, 1969 was the third step of his resurrection as an artist.

The entire four-week engagement was sold out, and fans and critics were ecstatic. The New York Times wrote ' …Elvis Presley came to this place and provided an unbelievable exercise in pure, exciting rock 'n' roll.' There was a wild, almost manic, energy to the performances, displaying a burning desire from Elvis and his band to show the full potential of their abilities.

This show demonstrates all the charm and charisma of Elvis and his great, new band, combining repertoire of mainly blues-tinged rock ‘n' roll, with a few beautiful ballads and his two, new, hit singles, 'In The Ghetto' and 'Suspicious Minds.' Recorded at the 2,000-seater showroom of the International, the intimate setting also gave Elvis the opportunity to talk to his audience, cracking jokes and telling a 10 minute story of his career, giving a rare insight to an otherwise very private man.