1969

Tired of Hollywood and the movie-business and inspired by the NBC TV special,
Elvis returned to perform live again in 1969. The venue chosen for this triumphant
comeback was the newly build International Hotel.
An average showroom these days in Las Vegas had a capacity of app. 600 seats
which hardly sold out. The Showroom of the International seated 2000 spectators
and the Elvis Presley Show managed to play for standing room only audiences,
all the way through the engagement, which were 2 shows a day for a month long.  
With his songs topping the charts again and being the most succesfull performer
of all times in Vegas, Elvis became a mainstream artist again,
influencing the 70's almost as strong as influencing the 50's over a decade ago.

 

August 3rd 1969 Dinner Show  Soundboard Recording

Songs
Blue Suede Shoes -I Got A Woman -Polk Salad Annie (1 line)-All Shook Up -
Love Me Tender-Jailhouse Rock/Don’t Be Cruel-Heartbreak Hotel-Hound Dog - 
Memories -Mystery Train/Tiger Man - Baby,What You Want Me To Do -
Are You Lonesome Tonight - Yesterday/Hey Jude - Introductions - In The Ghetto -
Suspicious Minds - What’d I Say - Can’t Help Falling In Love.
 

Released on:
CD ‘Opening Night’ (Fort Baxter A.S CD 731-69) - Complete Show
CD 'Elvis Meets The Beatles' (Teddy Bear TB 69) - Complete Show
CD 'Elvis Live-Unlicensed' (SW 115) - Complete Show
CD 'Here I Go Again' (DAE 3595-5) - What’d I Say + Can’t Help Falling In Love

Note:
Exact date not known, most probably August 3rd.
‘What’d I Say’ and ‘Can’t Help Falling In Love’ were released on the bootleg CD ‘Here I Go Again’ (DAE 3595-5) to make that release look like a complete show.
 

August 5th 1969 Midnight Show Audience Recording

Songs
Blue Suede Shoes  (Elvis Starts At The Wrong Place During The Intro) -
Dialoque After Blue Suede Shoes: “Lord Have Mercy / Inaudible Mumbling/
A Short ‘Dog Bark’ Right Before I Got A Woman”-I Got A Woman-
All Shook Up (Intro Only)-All Shook Up- Polk Salad Annie (1 Line)-Love Me Tender-
Jailhouse Rock/ Don’t Be Cruel-Heartbreak Hotel-Hound Dog-Memories-
Mystery Train/Tiger Man-Monoloque About His Life And Career-
Farther Along (One Line)-Baby,What You Want Me To Do - Runaway-
Are You Lonesome Tonight -Yesterday/Hey Jude-Band Introductions -
Introducing  Darlene Love & Bill Medley -In The Ghetto-Suspicious Minds-
What’d I Say- Dialoque After What’d I Say: “How Many Have Been In Las Vegas For A Day ? You’re A Wonderful Audience Ladies And Gentlemen....
A Song Especially For You”-Can’t Help Falling In Love.

Released on:
Available as a CDR-Only release.

August 6th 1969 Dinner Show. Audience Recording

Songs
Blue Suede Shoes- Dialoque After Blue Suede Shoes: “Well...It Starts Of Slow
And Tapers Off To Nothing....Lord Have Mercy...Once I Get It Going It Goes On
Whenever, You Know...God...They Gonna Put Me Away I Tell You”-
I Got A Woman-All Shook Up-Love Me Tender-Jailhouse Rock/Don’t Be Cruel-
Heartbreak Hotel-Hound Dog-Memories-Mystery Train/Tiger Man-
Viva Las Vegas (Just The First Word As A Request For A Fan)-Blue Hawaii (1 Line)-
Monoloque About His Life And Career -Baby,What You Want Me To Do-
Runaway-Are You Lonesome Tonight (Incomplete, Beginning Is Missing)-
Yesterday/Hey Jude (Part Missing Between Both Songs)-Introductions-
In The Ghetto-Suspicious Minds-What’d I Say- Dialoque After What’d I Say:
“Thank You Ladies & Gentlemen, You’re A Wonderful Audience...Thank You Very Much.
A Song Especially For You...Especially For You Ladies & Gentlemen”-
Can’t Help Falling In Love.

Released on:
CD 'The Return Of The Tiger Man' (Tiger 1000). 

August 12th 1969 Dinner Show. Audience Recording

Songs
Blue Suede Shoes - Dialoque After Blue Suede Shoes: “Well……Wellwellwellwell…..
Ah Shutup….Well…That’s It Man, It Just Tapers Off To Nothing You Know….Well…” -
I Got A Woman - All Shook Up-Love Me Tender-Jailhouse Rock/Don’t Be Cruel-
Heartbreak Hotel-Hound Dog - Instrumental Part By James Burton-Memories -
Mystery Train/Tiger Man - Monoloque About His Life And Career -
Hound Dog (1 Line) - Baby,What You Want Me To Do - Runaway -
Are You Lonesome Tonight - Yesterday/Hey Jude - Introductions -
In The Ghetto - Suspicious Minds  -What’d I Say - Dialoque After What’d I Say:
”Thank You…You’ve Really Mae A Good Night, I’ll Tell You (Mumbles
Something Into The Opening Bars Of) -
Can’t Help Falling In Love

Released on:
Available as a CDR-Only release.

August 12th 1969 Dinner Show. Audience Recording

Songs
Blue Suede Shoes - Dialoque After Blue Suede Shoes: “Wellwellwellwellwell…..
That’s It, It Just Tapers Off To Nothing You Know…Mmm Wake Up Wake Up,
C’mon….Well”-I Got A Woman - All Shook Up - Love Me Tender -
Jailhouse Rock/Don’t Be Cruel - Heartbreak Hotel -Hound Dog - Memories-
Mystery Train/Tiger Man - Monoloque About His Life And Career -
Baby,What You Want Me To Do -Runaway -Are You Lonesome Tonight -
Yesterday/ Hey Jude-Introductions-In The Ghetto (Incomplete, Only Beginning And
Ending On CDR)-Suspicious Minds-What’d I Say- No Dialoque After What’d I Say,
Just A Tape Cut And Straight Into The Opening Bars Of
Can’t Help Falling In Love (Incomplete).

Released on:
Available as a CDR-Only release.

Note:
There are lots of small tape cuts between the songs.

August 14th  1969 Dinner Show. Soundboard Recording

Songs
Blue Suede Shoes - Dialoque After Blue Suede Shoes: Long Pause “Mmmmmmmm….
Well Now”-I Got A Woman-All Shook Up-Viva Las Vegas (1 Line)-Love Me Tender-
Jailhouse Rock/Don’t Be Cruel-Heartbreak Hotel-Elvis Talks-Hound Dog-
Memories-Mystery Train/Tiger Man - Monoloque About His Life And Career -
Baby,What You Want Me To Do-Surrender (1 Line) - Runaway -Are You Lonesome Tonight -Yesterday/Hey Jude -Introductions - In The Ghetto -Suspicious Minds -
What’d I Say -  Dialoque After What’d I Say: “You Are A Fantastic Audience
Thank You Very, Very Much…This Song Is Especially For You”-
Can’t Help Falling In Love.

Released on: 
CD ‘Vegas Memories’ ( PCD 690812).
CD ‘The Winner Back In Vegas’ (no label)
LP 'Back In Vegas’

Note:
Both CD’s contain an incomplete show. On both CD’s ‘Love Me Tender’ is missing and ‘Blue Suede Shoes’  and ‘Are You Lonesome Tonight’ are added from RCA’s ‘Elvis In Person’ album, although both songs do not originate from this date. Both CD’s also mention august 12^th as recording date, which is incorrect. The CDR version which is available contains the correct dated and complete show

This concert is also available on a vinyl bootleg 'Back In Vegas’ with almost all dialoques between the songs removed and incorrectly dated as  august 22nd ! On that vinyl release the following songs are missing: All Shook Up-Viva Las Vegas (1 line) -Love Me Tender-Elvis Talks -Monoloque About His Life And Career - Surrender-Introductions-In The Ghetto-Can’t Help Falling In Love.

August 15th  1969 Midnight Show. Audience Recording

Songs
Blue Suede Shoes - Dialoque After Blue Suede Shoes: “Mmmm (Audience Laughs)…Wellwellwellaaah…O, Shutup…Well… C’mon…Wellwellwell…
That’s How It Starts Man…Well (Elvis Laughs Loudly)” - I Got A Woman-All Shook Up -
Love Me Tender - Jailhouse Rock/Don’t Be Cruel-Heartbreak Hotel  -
Hound Dog - Memories-Mystery Train/Tiger Man - Monoloque About His Life
And Career - Baby,What You Want Me To Do -Runaway-Are You Lonesome Tonight -
Yesterday/ Hey Jude - Introductions - Introduction Jerry Lee Lewis -
Whole Lotta Shakin’ Going On (1 Line)  - In The Ghetto - Suspicious Minds -
What’d I Say - Dialoque After What’d I Say:  Only A Short Inaudible Remark From Elvis-
Can’t Help Falling In Love (Incomplete)

Released on:
Available as a CDR-Only release.

August 16th 1969 Midnight Show. Audience Recording

Songs
Blue Suede Shoes -  I Got A Woman - All Shook Up - Love Me Tender 
(Incomplete, Beginning Is Missing) - My Babe -  Such A Night  (1 Line) -
Jailhouse Rock/Don’t Be Cruel - Heartbreak Hotel - Hound Dog - Memories-
Mystery Train/Tiger Man -  Monoloque About His Life And Career (Incomplete) -
Baby What You Want Me To Do - Runaway  (Incomplete, Ending Is Missing) -
Are You Lonesome Tonigh t- Yesterday/Hey Jude  -Introductions -
Introduction Harry James - In The Ghetto - Suspicious Minds -
What’d I Say - Can’t Help Falling In Love

Note:
This recording contains an incomplete show. The introductions and the complete versions off ‘What’d I Say’ and ‘Can’t Help Falling In Love’ are missing. Along with that there are many tape cuts between the songs and many songs are incomplete

Released on:
Available as a CDR-Only release.

August 21 1969 Dinner Show. RCA recording

Songs
Surrender (Part) - Elvis Talks - Yesterday/Hey Jude  -
Introductions - Happy Birthday James Burton -
In The Ghetto -
Suspicious Minds -
What'd I Say -
Can't Help Falling In Love.
 

Released On: 
Collector’s Gold (Disc 3) - Surrender - Introductions (shortened) - Happy Birthday James Burton.
CD/LP 'The Legend Lives On'  (Presley Collection Series PCS 1001) - All Tracks Except ‘Surrender’

August 22 1969 Midnight Show. RCA recording

Songs
I Got A Woman-Jailhouse Rock/Don’t Be Cruel-Baby What You Want Me To Do-
Funny How Time Slips Away-Runaway - My Babe - What’d I Say - Love Me Tender-
 Mystery Train/Tiger Man.

Released On: 
CD Good Times Never Seemed So Good  (I Got a Woman)
CD Dinner Date With Elvis  (I Got A Woman)
4 CD Box Today Tomorrow And Forever  Disc 3 (Baby What You Want Me To Do - Funny How Time Slips Away-Runaway - My Babe-What’d I Say)
3 CD Box Collector’s Gold  Disc 3  (Jailhouse Rock/Don’t Be Cruel - Love Me Tender - Mystery Train/Tiger Man)

August 23 1969 Midnight Show. RCA recording

Songs
Blue Suede Shoes - I Got A Woman - All Shook Up - Love Me Tender -
Jailhouse Rock/Don’t Be Cruel - Heartbreak Hote l-Hound Dog  -Memories -
Mystery Train/Tiger Man - Monoloque About His Life And Career -
Baby What You Want Me To Do - Runaway - Loving You (Part )- Reconsider Baby -
Are You Lonesome Tonigh t- Yesterday/Hey Jude - Introductions-In The Ghetto -
Suspicious Minds - What’d I Say-Can’t Help Falling In Love.

Released On:         

CD ‘Elvis At The International’ (Follow That Dream Records).
Runaway (Elvis On Stage 1999 Edition)
Loving You (part)-Reconsider Baby ( Collector’s Gold 3 CD Box Disc 3)
What’d I Say –edited version- (Greatest Hits volume 1/The Sound Of Your Cry (UK only)
What’d I Say –edited version- (Bootleg CD Old Ones, New Ones & In Between).
What’d I Say –complete version- (Collector’s Gold 3 CD Box Disc 3)
What’d I Say –complete version- (Bootleg CD Philadelphia ’77).

August 24 1969 dinner Show. RCA recording

Blue Suede Shoes - Dialoque After Blue Suede Shoes: “Mmmmmm….. Mmmmmmmmm….
Ahh Shutup… Mmmmm C’mon, C’mon Wake Up, Wake Up… Wellnow… Thats It You Know’-
I Got A Woman - All Shook Up - Love Me Tender -Jailhouse Rock/Don’t Be Cruel -
Heartbreak Hotel - Hound Dog - I Can’t Stop Loving You - Johnny Be Goode -
Monoloque About His Life And Career - Baby,What You Want Me To Do-Runaway -
(Elvis Adresses This Song To Miss Parker, Who’s In The Audience After Having An Operation) 
 Are You Lonesome Tonight-Words – Yesterday/Hey Jude-Introductions -
Introduction George Hamilton - In The Ghetto- Suspicious Minds.

Note:
BMG Messed up this show a bit by cutting the Monoloque About His Life from the tape and place it after the shows ending on the CD release.

August 24 1969 midnight Show. Soundboard

Blue Suede Shoes-I Got A Woman-All Shook Up-
Love Me Tender-Jailhouse Rock/Don’t Be Cruel-Heartbreak Hotel-
Hound Dog-I Can’t Stop Loving You-
Johnny Be Goode-Baby,What You Want Me To Do-
Runaway-Are You Lonesome Tonight-Words–
Yesterday/Hey Jude-Introductions-
In The Ghetto-
Suspicious Minds.

August 25 1969 dinner Show. RCA recording

Blue Suede Shoes - I Got A Woman-
Memories - Runaway - Funny How Time Slips Away -
Yesterday - Hey Jude -
In The Ghetto.

Released On:
Blue Suede Shoes-I Got A Woman-Memories-Funny How Time Slips Away (Collector’s Gold 3 CD Box Disc 3).
Runaway-Yesterday (On Stage –original 1970 release).
Yesterday/Hey Jude (On Stage –1999 release).
In The Ghetto (Elvis In Person).
Yesterday/small part of Hey Jude (Bootleg CD Good Times Never Seemed So Good). –undubbed version-
Yesterday/small part of Hey Jude (Bootleg CD Legend Lives On).

August 25 1969 midnight Show. RCA recording

Blue Suede Shoes - I Got A Woman - All Shook Up - Love Me Tender -
Jailhouse Rock/Don't Be Cruel - Heartbreak Hotel - Hound Dog - I Can't Stop Loving You -
My Babe - Mystery Train/Tiger Man -  Monoloque About His Life And Career -
Baby,What You Want Me To Do - Runaway - Are You Lonesome Tonight -
Words (Incomplete, Intro Is Missing) - Yesterday/Hey Jude - Introductions -
Introduction Nancy Sinatra,Mac Davis,Buddy Haggard,Tom Jones, Shelley Fabares -
In The Ghetto - Suspicious Minds - What'd I Say - Polk Salad Annie (1 Line) -
Can't Help Falling In Love.

Released On: 
Blue Suede Shoes-All Shook Up-Hound Dog-I Can’t Stop loving You-My Babe-Mystery Train/Tiger man-Words (Elvis In  Person).
I Got A Woman (Bootleg CD Good Times Never Seemed So Good) –undubbed version
Blue Suede Shoes (Bootleg CD Winner Back In Vegas)
Blue Suede Shoes (Bootleg CD Vegas Memories).

Available As A CDR Only Release

Note: The dialoque before Hound Dog on the ‘Elvis In Person’ CD is completely different from the dialoque before the song on the CDR With the complete –audience recorded- show. Did BMG take the dialoque from another show (not fit for release because of the rough language ?) .  

The dialoque between Hound Dog and the following song, I Can’t Stop Loving You, is also completely different (removed also ?) but the songs are the same again and match. Only thing different is the screaming lady almost at the end of the song. On the In Person album the scream is repeated a couple of times before Elvis ends the songs, on the audience recording there’s a scream also but only once !

The dialoque before My Babe is definately coming from another show, as it can be heard before a version of ‘Baby What You Want Me To Do’ on one of RCA’s releases. On the audience tape, Elvis goes straight into My Babe after he ended I Can’t Stop Loving You !

The dialoque between ‘My Babe’ and ‘Mystery Train/Tiger Man’ has been edited also, again because of the rough language probably

August 26  1969 dinner Show. RCA recording

My Babe 

Inherit The Wind

Suspicious Minds
 
Can’t Help Falling In Love.

Released On:         
My Babe (Elvis Aron Presley Silver Box 8LP/4CD Set).
My Babe (Bootleg CD Old Ones, New Ones & In Between).
Inherit The Wind (Collector’s Gold 3 CD Box Disc 3).
Inherit The Wind (Bootleg CD Inherit The Wind).
Suspicious Minds-Can’t Help Falling In Love (Elvis In Person).

August 26 1969 midnight show Show. Audience Recording.

Blue Suede Shoes - I Got A Woman - All Shook Up - Love Me Tender -
Jailhouse Rock/Don’t Be Cruel-Heartbreak Hotel - Hound Dog -
I Can’t Stop Loving You - Mystery Train/Tiger Man - Monoloque About
His Life And Career - Baby,What You Want Me To Do (Incomplete) -
Runaway -Introduction Del Shannon - Are You Lonesome Tonight (Laughing Version)-Rubberneckin’ (With False Start) - Yesterday/Hey Jude - Introductions -
This Is The Story - Suspicious Minds - What’d I Say-Polk Salad Annie (1 Line) -
Can’t Help Falling In Love.

Released On:          

Baby What You Want Me To Do-Runaway-Introduction Del Shannon-Rubberneckin’(without false start)-This Is The Story(Collector’s Gold 3 CD Box Disc 3).
Are You Lonesome Tonight (laughing version) (Single + Elvis Aron Presley Silver Box 8LP/4CD set).

Available As A CDR Only Release.

August 26th & 27th Dinner and Midnight Show Excerpts. Audience Recording.

Rubberneckin' - This Is The Story - It's Now Or Never (Part) - Loving You (Part) -
One Night - Love Me-Baby,What You Want Me To Do (Part) - Runaway-
Inherit The Wind - Baby,What You Want Me To Do - Runaway-Introduction Del Shannon -
Are You Lonesome Tonight - I Can't Stop Loving You (Part) -
Johnny Be Goode -
Suspicious Minds - Suspicious Minds -
What'd I Say.

Note:
Rubberneckin'-This is the story-Baby,what you want me to do (2^nd version)-Runaway-Introduction Del Shannon-Are You Lonesome Tonight (all from August 26^th Midnight Show). Inherit The Wind (from August 26th Dinner Show).