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Rip It Up

Genre: live recording
Format: audience
Sound: acceptable
Tracks: 34
Playing Time: 77:03

Recorded live: St. Paul, MN, April 30th 1977


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01 Opening Theme (1:10)
02 See See Rider (4:23)
03 I Got A Woman (2:36)
04 Amen (5:03)
05 Rip It Up (excerpt) (0:53)
06 Love Me (1:53)
07 You Love Me Let Me Know (3:00)
08 You Gave Me A Mountain (3:20)
09 Jailhouse Rock (2:03)
10 O Sole Mio (Shaun Nielsen) (1:04)
11 It's Now Or Never (2:16)
12 My Way (4:00)
13 Hound Dog (1:19)
14 My Heavenly Father (Kathy Westmoreland) (3:36)
15 Polk Salad Annie (4:11)
16 Introductions (2:45)
17 Early Morning Rain (John Wilkinson) (1:49)
18 James Burton Solo ("Delta Lady" instead of the usual "What'd I Say" & "Johnny B. Good") (1:54)
19 Ronnie Tutt Solo (2:17)
20 Jerry Scheff Solo (1:21)
21 Tony Brown Solo (1:07)
22 Bobby Odgen Solo (2:20)
23 The Wonder Of You (2nd & 3rd verse only) (1:49
24 Blue Suede Shoes (1:14)
25 Hawaiian Wedding Song (2:15)
26 Can't Help Falling In Love / Closing Riff (3:04)

Bonus Songs

27 You Don't Know Me (excerpt / 1st and last time performed live - Las Vegas, August 14th 1970 Midnight Show) (0:48)
28 Crying In The Chappel (1st time performed live - Las Vegas, August 19th 1975 Dinner Show) (1:31)
29 Loving You (1st time performed live - Las Vegas, August 19th 1975 Dinner Show) (1:30)
30 Memphis Tennessee (Ashville, July 22nd 1975) (1:45)
31 Shake A Hand (Last time performed live - Atlanta, June 6th 1976) (3:03)
32 You'll Never Walk Alone (1st and last time performed live / Elvis at the piano - Uniondale, July 19th 1975 Evening Show) (2:23)
33 Woodenn Heart (Las Vegas, December 13th 1975 Dinner Show) (1:28)
34 Such A Night (1st time performed live - Las Vegas, December 12th 1976 Closing Show) (1:40)


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Notes:

A fairly decent 1977 performance. The tracklist is a bit more varied than usual. James Burton playes the rare "Delta Lady" for his solo. A very good choice as he realy shines on this.

* Tracks 10 & 11 are a medley.

** Track 27 has been also released on LP "Oh Happy Day" in 1991 and on cd The Man In White volume 3 (2003), and also on "Oh Happy Day" (CDR) and "Folsom Prison Blues" (CDR).

** Tracks 28 & 29 have been released on cd Loving You (1992)

** Track 30 is also availeble on "Live in Ashville" (CDR) and "Shake A Hand" (CDR).

** Track 31 is also availeble on "live in Atlanta" (CDR) and "Barrage of Flashbulbs" (CDR).

** Track 32 has also been released on America's Own volume 2 (1994) and America's Own (Ampex) (2003)

** Track 33 has also been released in soundboard quality on FTD's Dinner at Eight (2002 and on "Wooden Heart in Vegas" (CDR) and "A Full Dinner on the 13th" (CDR).

** Track 34 has also been released on Black Diamond (1998) and on "Winter Season volume 15" (CDR), "Farwell from Vegas" [cd #2] (CDR), "Softly As I Leave You" (CDR) and "Such A Night In Vegas" (CDR).