MILLBRANCH MUSIC is back on track after receiving raving reviews for our
2021 mega-release “Kansas City ´74 Revisited”. And we nail it again with a
great concept of “Music & Video” in one set! We have worked for months to
make sure that our latest product corresponds to the high standard we set
ourselves. The result is that we are now able to present a new 3-Disc (+ 1)
Digipack release for every serious “Elvis live in the 70´s” – collector! If you
liked our last years release, you will like this new one, too!
Introducing our latest “Soundboard” release on the “MBM” label here are
three complete shows by Elvis and his exciting group of musicians from 1976
on audio cd. That alone would give a nice listen but hey, there is one more
disc in this set and that is for sure the cream of the crop: 134 Minutes of rare
and in big parts unreleased (!) film footage in never before seen stunning
quality of Elvis´ concert journey “from sea to shining sea” between two
historic New Years Eve performances in 1976. Which means in detail, that we
are telling the story of the “Elvis On Tour” bicentennial year on stage and even
while travelling! Taken from the very best available sources (including a lot of
footage taken from original film-reels) you´ll see highlights from his concerts
in Pontiac, MI – Johnson City, TN (featuring the very first live version of
“Hurt”) – Charlotte, NC – Largo, MD - Hartford, CT – Chicago, IL –
Birmingham, AL - Atlanta, GA and Pittsburgh, PA, with very special and
lengthy features of his concerts in Fort Worth, TX (June 3), Philadelphia, PA
(June 28) and Anaheim, CA (November 30).
Over the last years we did invest in a lot of original film-reels. Early this year
we had the opportunity to invest in one of Elvis´ Fort Worth performance
(June 3, 1976) – and so we did. The 30 minutes of pleasantly steady and
pretty close to the stage filmed footage has been for sure worth every dollar
we have spent on it. The film-reel has then been scanned in 4K Ultra HD
resolution, just to make sure that we can extract as much detail as possible
from the analogue film. The outcome of the scan has then been carefully
processed to retrieve the best possible result from the originally a bit
overexposed film. If you compare the starting material and the end result
after processing with the best available technology you would not believe
how much of information still is there in the original film which of course had
to be worked on carefully (and time-consuming) to finally enjoy it as not even
the guy who filmed it back then could. So you can expect something special
from this – and also this is the main reason why we chose to put Elvis´ two
1976-Concert dates in Fort Worth as the main part of the audio on two of the
cd´s. And there is a third cd that is presented in its own sleeve outside of the
digi-pack – a so-called “Bonus CD”: Anaheim, CA from November 30, 1976 has
been chosen as this concert has its own special feature on the DVD included.
Talking about audio: We have decided already last year with our first
“Soundboard” release, that we are using today´s technical possibilities to get
out the very best of those treasured “old” tapes. So, again we have used all of
our experience and knowledge plus professional equipment to make sure the
audio sounds more balanced and clearer than ever before. Needless to say
that speed issues are a thing of the past. While processing this, it even turned
out to become Stereo! Give it a listen and you will hear what we mean – you
will enjoy it!
Don´t waste any minute and make sure to order it while you can from your
local dealer! Ask for samples!
Tracklist CD 1: FORT WORTH, TX -- June 3, 1976
01. Introduction by Bruce Jackson
02. Theme from SWAT – Love Me Tender (Joe Guercio Orchestra)
03. Also Sprach Zarathustra
04. See See Rider
05. I Got A Woman / Amen
06. Love Me
07. If You Love Me (Let Me Know)
08. You Gave Me A Mountain
09. All Shook Up
10. Teddy Bear – Don´t Be Cruel
11. Heartbreak Hotel
12. Help Me
13. Jailhouse Rock
14. Fever
15. Polk Salad Annie
16. Group Introductions
17. Early Morning Rain
18. What´d I Say
19. Johnny B. Goode
20. Drum Solo
21. Bass Solo
22. Piano Solo
23. Electric Clavinet Solo
24. Love Letters
25. School Days
26. Happy Birthday To Bruce Jackson
27. Hurt (With Full Reprise)
28. Hound Dog
29. Funny How Time Slips Away
30. Can´t Help Falling In Love
31. Closing Vamp - Announcement
Tracklist CD 2: FORT WORTH, TX -- July 3, 1976
01. Also Sprach Zarathustra
02. See See Rider
03. I Got A Woman / Amen
04. Love Me
05. If You Love Me (Let Me Know)
06. You Gave Me A Mountain
07. All Shook Up
08. Teddy Bear – Don´t Be Cruel
09. And I Love You So
10. Jailhouse Rock
11. Fever
12. America The Beautiful
13. Polk Salad Annie
14. Group Introductions
15. Early Morning Rain
16. What´d I Say
17. Johnny B. Goode
18. Bass Solo
19. Piano Solo
20. Electric Clavinet Solo
21. Love Letters
22. School Days
23. Hurt (With Reprise)
24. Hound Dog
25. Funny How Time Slips Away
26. Can´t Help Falling In Love
27. Closing Vamp
Tracklist BONUS CD: ANAHEIM, CA – November 30, 1976
01. See See Rider
02. I Got A Woman / Amen
03. Love Me
04. If You Love Me (Let Me Know)
05. You Gave Me A Mountain
06. Jailhouse Rock
07. It´s Now Or Never
08. All Shook Up
09. Teddy Bear – Don´t Be Cruel
10. And I Love You So
11. Fever
12. Bridge Over Troubled Water (With Break)
13. Polk Salad Annie
14. Introductions I
15. Early Morning Rain (incomplete)
16. What´d I Say
17. Johnny B. Goode
18. Drum Solo
19. Bass Solo
20. Piano Solo
21. Electric Clavinet Solo
22. Love Letters
23. Introductions II
24. School Days
25. Hurt
26. Hound Dog
27. Hawaiian Wedding Song
28. Blue Christmas
29. That´s All Right
30. Can´t Help Falling In Love
31. Closing Vamp
Content DVD: A full documentary about Elvis on Tour in 1976
Featuring facts, airport footage, news footage and most of all great “8 mm”
film-footage from Pontiac, MI – Johnson City, TN – Charlotte, NC – Hartford,
CT – Chicago, IL – Birmingham, AL - Atlanta, GA and Pittsburgh, PA, with very
special and lengthy features of his concerts in Fort Worth, TX (June 3),
Philadelphia, PA (June 28) and Anaheim, CA (November 30)
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