The
"Straight
Arrow" label
announced
the release
of a new CD
this April
entitled
"Royal
Gambit In
Richfield."
It is their
first
release of a
1976 show
and
according to
the press
release the
audio-quality
of the
recording is
really
stunning,
especially
considering
the fact
that it was
taped from
the audience
in a large
stadium. The
producers
were able to
obtain an
original
tape
recorded by
the same
person that
taped the
Johnson City
and Orlando
1977
concerts
released by
Straight
Arrow in
2006 as
"Tennessee
Starlight"
and "Going
Back In
Time",
respectively.
From the
press
release:
Among the
Richfield
highlights
are powerful
performances
of "And I
Love You
So",
"America",
"Hurt",
"Heartbreak
Hotel" and
especially
"How Great
Thou Art,�
performed
with
absolute
show-stopping
brilliance.
It is
followed by
an
always-welcome,
return-to-the
roots medley
of "Mystery
Train /
Tiger Man."
As usual,
Straight
Arrow has
seen fit to
include a
deluxe,
full-colour,
16-page
booklet with
approximately
30 photos
from the
actual show,
taken by
four
different
photographers.
Once again,
we are
pleased to
announce
that the
sleeve notes
were written
by a fan who
was happy to
be there and
is finally
sharing his
precious
memories of
the occasion
with us.
The
producers
note that
this concert
was
previously
released
from a
substandard
source,
entitled
"Fairy
Tales"
(Chips
label,
1994). The
sound of the
old CD was
markedly
inferior and
also
incomplete,
running for
just 74
minutes. To
the show's
credit, it
has long
ranked on
the "Top 40"
import chart
as voted on
by fans. Now
a superior
version can
rightly take
its place.
In closing,
"Straight
Arrow" team
would like
to thank all
of you for
the success
of our
label's
previous
release,
"Rock Back
The Clock"
2-CD set. As
a result of
this surge
of interest,
four new
Elvis
concert CDs
are planned
for 2008. We
hope that
you will
enjoy the
first of
them - our
springtime
release:
"Royal
Gambit In
Richfield."
Tracklisting:
01. Also
Sprach
Zarathustra
(Theme from
"2001 A
Space
Odyssey") -
02. Opening
Vamp / C. C.
Rider - 03.
I Got A
Woman / Amen
(medley) -
04. Love Me
- 05.
Fairytale -
06. You Gave
Me A
Mountain -
07.
Jailhouse
Rock - 08.
All Shook Up
- 09. (Let
Me Be Your)
Teddy Bear /
Don't Be
Cruel
(medley) -
10. And I
Love You So
- 11. Little
Darlin'
(excerpt /
intro only)
- 12. Fever
- 13.
America The
Beautiful -
14. Polk
Salad Annie
- 15. Band
Introductions
- 16. Early
Mornin' Rain
- 17. What'd
I Say - 18.
Johnny B.
Goode - 19.
Drum Solo
(by Ronnie
Tutt) - 20.
Bass Solo
(Blues - by
Jerry Scheff)
- 21. Piano
Solo (by
Tony Brown)
- 22.
Electric
Piano Solo
(by David
Briggs) -
23. Love
Letters -
24. School
Day - 25.
Hurt (with
last part
reprise) -
26. Hound
Dog - 27.
Danny Boy
(by Sherrill
Nielsen) -
28. Walk
With Me (by
Sherrill
Nielsen) -
29.
Heartbreak
Hotel - 30.
How Great
Thou Art -
31. Mystery
Train /
Tiger Man
(medley) -
32. Can't
Help Falling
In Love -
33. Closing
Vamp &
Announcements.
Approximate
running
time: 79:50
Recorded
live at the
Richfield
Coliseum in
Richfield,
Ohio;
October 23,
1976.