The Guitar Player Worth A Damn

November 21, 2019

Venus Productions is back with a new release. It is a qualified revamp of “Elvis On Tour,” compiled from hours of unreleased footage.
Taken from the best sources available, this professionally-restored movie will astound you for almost 95 minutes. Also included in this set is a CD of the never-before-released Hampton Roads afternoon show from April 9, 1972, digitally restored from the original ambience tape. As an additional bonus, we also offer an unreleased alternate mix of the Greensboro performance from April 14, 1972. The book is filled with scores of unpublished and rare photographs from April 1972.

Track listing DVD

Intro - Johnny B. Goode (Rehearsal)
Always On My Mind (Rehearsal)
Big Hunk O’ Love (Rehearsal)
Burning Love (Rehearsal)
Heartbreak Hotel (Rehearsal)
Hound Dog (Rehearsal)
I, John (Rehearsal)
Bosom Of Abraham (Rehearsal)
Mystery Train (Montage)
Interviews / Backstage
Also Sprach Zarathustra
See See Rider (April 18, 1972)
Love Me (April 9, 1972 ES)
Until It’s Time For You To Go (April 14, 1972)
Release Me (April 14, 1972)
A Big Hunk ‘O Love (April 14, 1972)
Burning Love (April 14, 1972)
For The Good Times (April 9, 1972 ES)
How Great Thou Art (April 9, 1972 ES)
Bridge Over Troubled Water (April 14, 1972)
Funny How Time Slips Away (April 14, 1972)
An American Trilogy (April 14, 1972)
Can’t Help Falling In Love (April 9, 1972)
Closing Vamp / Announcements
For The Good Times - End Credits
Interview With George Klein - Bonus
Interview With Vernon Presley - Bonus
Interview With Elvis - Bonus
Rehearsal, April 5, 1972 - Bonus

Track listing CD 1 – Greensboro, April 14, 1972

01 Also Sprach Zarathustra
02 See See Rider
03 Proud Mary
04 Never Been To Spain
05 You Gave Me A Mountain
06 Until It’s Time For You To Go
07 Polk Salad Annie
08 Love Me
09 All Shook Up
10 Teddy Bear / Don’t Be Cruel
11 Hound Dog
12 Heartbreak Hotel
13 A Big Hunk O’ Love
14 Bridge Over Troubled Water
15 Suspicious Minds
16 Love Me Tender
17 Band Introductions
18 For The Good Times
19 American Trilogy
20 Burning Love
21 Release Me
22 Funny How Time Slips Away
23 Can’t Help Falling In Love /
Closing Vamp

Track listing CD 2 – Hampton Roads AS, April 9, 1972:

01 Also Sprach Zarathustra
02 See See Rider
03 Proud Mary
04 Never Been To Spain
05 You Gave Me A Mountain
06 Until It’s Time For You To Go
07 Polk Salad Annie
08 Love Me
09 All Shook Up
10 Teddy Bear / Don’t Be Cruel
11 Jailhouse Rock
12 One Night
13 Hound Dog
14 Help Me Make It Through The Night
15 Bridge Over Troubled Water
16 Love Me Tender (+ 1 false start)
17 Suspicious Minds
18 Band Introductions
19 An American Trilogy
20 Heartbreak Hotel
21 For The Good Times
22 How Great Thou Art
23 Lawdy Miss Clawdy (incomplete)
24 A Big Hunk Of Love
25 Funny How Time Slips Away
26 Can’t Help Falling In Love /
Closing Vamp
(This show is previously unreleased)

Source:

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Gorse wrote on November 22, 2019

Now this is what I like, Elvis on film and in concert, and what I see here it looks and sounds good. My only problem is to get my head around the 'counter' which I am constantly drawn to and find annoying, however if that is how it has to be ... ..........!!

benny scott wrote on November 22, 2019

Hi Gorse, watched the promo film on my pc monitor, full screen. Counter is annoying indeed. Know what I did ? I sticked a small piece (in my case +/- 1 cm x 7 cm) of self-adhesive black tape hiding the counter. Less annoying (no rolling figures any more) Removing the piece of tape left no trace of adhesive stuff on the screen, and if it should do one can always remove it with a product for sceencleaning. Best regards from Belgium.

Boxcar wrote on November 22, 2019

It seems to me like they just turned the (more natural) pale Elvis into a (unnatural) red Elvis. Creating a warmer 'temperature' on a footage is something I can do with every freeware movie-editing software. A little more color (okay we are already up to two clicks now) will bring exactly what's in the trailer. And the audio .. seems we are buying these concerts in weekly intervals now. To make a long story short: The top-label Venus became a rip-off label with nothing new to offer to me. The second release I'll skip. AND .. I like the pale Elvis better.

Gorse wrote on November 22, 2019

I will give that a go Benny but film I have previously been able to 'rip', using the Movavi Video Suite (highlight and conceal) enables one to blank out the area concerned leaving it as 'misty'. You are absolutely correct Boxcar as playing about with all the colour adjustments available on Movavi (as an example) I achieve some startling differences and rejuvenation on some of my DVD's.

Lex wrote on November 24, 2019

Watched the DVD last night on my (60") TV, and I can only say this comparison does it no justice. The actual result is not this redish thing, but much better. Loved the edit from the first to the last minute. Have a lot of this stuff scattered over DVDs, but now it is finally really enjoyable.

jaques marcello wrote on November 26, 2019

I ordered a copy, although it has been released repeat products lately, I was interested in the unpublished cd. I hope the sound is good