Title: Before Darkness Fall
Label: Straight Arrow
Type: Live Audience Recording
Location: Las Vegas Hiton
Date CD 1: 26 August 1973 DS
Date CD 2: 26 August 1973 MS
Release Date: January 2012


Press announcement from Straight Arrow:
Elvis' 1973 "Summer Festival" was his ninth month-long stand in Las Vegas since July-August 1969. Reviews noted his excess weight and half-hearted performances. But, despite bad press, health issues and a 1967 marriage that would soon end in divorce,
Presley slowly warmed to his always-thrilled fans. The songs here, from his Sunday shows on August 26th, 1973, are a good example of this warmth.
At both shows Elvis welcomed the presence of Lisa, his beloved daughter, then just five and-a-half years old.
Obviously, she provided additional inspiration for her dad. In fact, there are several rare highlights, including "A Big Hunk O' Love," "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face," "Release Me" and "How Great Thou Art." And for fans of legendary bass player Emory Gordy, Jr., these would be among the last dates he would ever do with Presley.

Both the Dinner and Midnight sets are taken from a 24-bit digital transfer of the first-generation copy of a privately-recorded 120-minute cassette. The sound was painstakingly restored for your listening pleasure.
The August 26th, 1973 Dinner show is previously unissued, while the Midnight show was released in substandard mono by Memory Records in 2002 ("Caught In The Act"). Straight Arrow presents both shows in superb, "two-mike live ambience" stereo sound.
Like its predecessors from Straight Arrow Special Products mini series, this new release will be presented in a beautiful digipack with all the necessary information as well as a collection of photos taken during the September 1st, 1973 dinner show.

Comment from elvisoncd.com

Both shows are pure entertainment with interesting set lists. The sound is really good throughout cause the concerts were recorded with 2 mikes near the stage creating an enjoyable stereo effect. This captures all the atmosphere which makes a "live" concert. Well done ! (Ciscoking)

Silver CDs -> EAC Test & Copy -> Flac frontend -> you

A RamesesII/Osark rip January 2012

Enjoy!!!!

Set List

CD 1 26 August 1973 DS

01 Also Sprach Zarathustra
02 C C Rider
03 I Got A Woman/Amen
04 Love Me
05 Steamroller Blues
06 You Gave Me A Mountain
07 Blue Suede Shoes
08 Rock 'n' Roll Medley
09 Love Me Tender
10 Fever
11 Bridge Over Troubled Water
12 Suspicious Minds
13 Band Introductions
14 Introduction Of Lisa
15 Teddy Bear/Don't Be Cruel
16 I Can't Stop Loving You
17 An American Trilogy
18 A Big Hunk O' Love
19 The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
20 Can't Help Falling In Love
21 Closing Vamp/Announcements

CD 2 26 August 1973 MS

01 Also Sprach Zarathustra
02 C C Rider
03 I Got A Woman/Amen
04 Love Me
05 Steamroller Blues
06 You Gave Me A Mountain
07 Blue Suede Shoes
08 Rock 'n' Roll Medley
09 Love Me Tender
10 Fever
11 What Now My Love
12 Suspicious Minds
13 Band Introductions
14 Release Me
15 An American Trilogy
16 Introduction Of Lisa
17 Teddy Bear/Don't Be Cruel
18 The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
19 Johnny B Goode
20 How Great Thou Art
21 Can't Help Falling In Love
22 Closing Vamp/Announcements