SIDE 1. (In Person)
BLUE SUEDE SHOES
JOHNNY B. GOOD
ALL SHOOK UP
ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT
HOUND DOG
I CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU
MY BABE
SIDE 2.
MYSTERY TRAIN/TIGER MAN
WORDS
IN THE GHETTO
SUSPICIOUS MINDS
CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE
SIDE 3. (Back in Memphis)
INHERIT THE WIND
THIS IS THE STORY
STRANGER IN MY OWN HOME TOWN
A LITTLE BIT OF GREEN
AND THE GRASS WON'T PAY NO MIND
SIDE 4.
DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM?
FROM A JACK TO A KING
THE FAIR'S MOVING ON
YOU'LL THINK OF ME
WITHOUT LOVE (There is Nothing)
This double record also has the titles 'From Memphis to Vegas' and 'From Vegas to Memphis' in small letters. Very little internet research verified this fact.
The record, each also released on their own, is half live (In Person) and half studio (Back in Memphis). The first record is the live performance that captures the raucous energy that made him so famous and helped produce large crowds during his heyday. The songs are his most famous, along with covers of already popular hits. It covers most things you would think of when you think Elvis.
The second record encompasses many unfamiliar songs, alongside some previous b-sides. The record, while still good, does not live up to the performance of earlier-years Elvis. It sort of paints a picture of what the tail end of his career was like. It is a somber feel to it and an unmistakable sadness. Not all of the songs, but certainly as a whole.
Elvis was a force in his time. Some may say he stole African-American music and popularized the style as his own. He wasn't the only one to do this, but definitely the most famous. However, it was him who brought the music into the mainstream and one could argue that made it more palatable to those who wrote off good music based solely on their own racial views. This record, while not a greatest hits, does give a sort of an overview of his career all in one shot, while also combining the essence of the live show with that of the studio.
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