MRS 'ELVIS: On Tour - 1974 California'

With their latest offering, MRS take us on a trip through the very short, five-concert California tour of May 1974. Three concerts are included, all three of which have been previously released with varying degrees of success on FTD.

The Content
The first disc contains the evening show from May 11th at the L.A. forum. This was originally issued on FTD in 2007 as 'Live In L.A' one of the early book + CD packages from the label. The audio was something of a disaster: the soundboard sounded dull and lifeless, and was transferred at 5% too slow. To put that into context, the title song from Girl Happy was sped up by a little over 7.5% for its original release, so the speed issue wasn’t far off that – but in reverse. To make matters even worse, four years later FTD released the concert again, this time without the book, and it was just the same audio as before, despite the fact that they would have been well aware of the issue by that point.

All of that has been corrected by MRS (and, to be fair, a couple of bootleggers before them), and the soundboard is now presented in “Digitally Extracted Stereo” a process that the label have been using for quite some time now. That process has its detractors, but it’s difficult to argue that this is anything but a huge improvement over what has come before.

The sound quality (as we have come to expect from this label) is dynamic and vibrant, Elvis’s vocals have some air around them and are now able to breathe, and the various instruments and backing singers are clear and detailed. In short, the data that has been extracted from a pretty dead-sounding tape is impressive and remarkable.

Piers: From the very start of '2001' the new stereo adds a real excitement with the kettle drums right channel, rumbling bass-live left channel and the anticipation of the crowd cheering all around.

When ‘See See Rider’ kicks in there is a new power to Ronnie Tutt’s percussion, Elvis sounds packed full of energy and the band is rocking. This is surely how Elvis and the TCB Band were performing that night knowing that they had the US chart-topping band Led Zeppelin in the audience.

The backing-vocalists are neatly placed right channel with JD’s bass-line very clear now, while the “whoops” of enthusiasm from The Sweets really stand out.

And hearing the huge crowd surrounding you really places the listener into the centre of all this excitement.

The original FTD release now sounds like a fluttering old cassette tape with the band out-of-tune compared to the new MRS excellent remastering by their engineer at ‘Studio D’.

This impressive audio improvement is also the case for the other two discs included here: the Fresno show from the afternoon of May 12th, and the San Bernardino show from the evening of May 13th.

These were also released on FTD, running slightly slow (but nothing like as bad as the forum disc), and MRS have corrected the speed and now present them in sound so good that it is difficult to distinguish them from some multitracks – in fact, I’d go as far as to argue that they sound better than the multitracks that came with the otherwise-brilliant Writing for the King book.

It’s worth adding at this point that the Forum show is incomplete, and three tracks are added from the day before to round the show out. The audience record of You Can Have Her from the afternoon show is also included, although not really sounding better than before.

The Fresno show is also incomplete, but the disc is completed by a couple of private recordings from April 1974. The final San Bernardino show is nearly complete, but Can’t Help Falling in Love fades out halfway through.

The Music
What of the shows themselves? I’m not going to go through each show song by song, as that kind of analysis is present on EIN from reviews of their previous releases. All that needs to be said is that Elvis is in very fine form indeed. These are committed, often exciting performances, not far removed from the March tour. He is very much in a rockin’ mood, with the repertoire upbeat for the most part. There are reprises here and there, too, including on Love Me and Why Me Lord (which is still getting treated seriously at this point), so anyone wanting their fix of J. D. Sumner’s dulcet tones are in for a treat!

Elvis seems particularly inspired during the LA Forum show, perhaps because of the presence of Led Zeppelin in the audience. Maybe Elvis thought he had something to prove to them, but it’s also clear that this enthusiasm carried over to the other shows, too. Much of this was difficult to hear on the FTD release, where the Forum show sounded somewhat pedestrian, and Elvis sounded half awake due to the speed issues. The speed correction and new stereo mix has breathed new life into the show, and the result is very impressive indeed.

Piers: The new correct-speed stereo mix really boosts the excitement levels with ‘Polk Salad Annie’ now sounding very fine. Check out The Sweet Inspirations (right-channel) as they cheer on Elvis’ karate moves at the end.
Similarly the power and emotion of ‘An American Trilogy’ is truly represented here.

At one point Elvis notes, “Whoo, it’s a huge place J.D. It’s a long way from the auditorium in Memphis” and with this lovely spatial mix you now can really understand Elvis’ reaction.

As well as the joy of hearing Elvis joking “If we could start together fellas, because we got Led Zeppelin out there, and Jimmy Darren, and a whole bunch of people. Let’s try to look like we know what we’re doing, whether we do or not!" and the delightful Funny How Time Slips Away that follows there are two other real highlights for me.

A serious ‘Why Me, Lord’ with Glen Hardin’s piano left channel, JD Sumner right channel and Elvis joining in centre channel on the choruses it’s a beautiful, clear and emotional version. At the end Elvis notes, “I like that” and it gets a lovely reprise. One of the best-ever versions.

‘Big Boss Man’ (from a day earlier) was the very first time Elvis and the band performed the song and in stereo it is a real treat. The piano is left channel, Tutt’s cymbals are super clear and The Sweets are cheering from the right channel. Elvis approves, “oh yeah” he notes at James Burton’s chickin-picking guitar solo. Played at a slower tempo this is a great–sounding first attempt.

The other two shows are also well worth hearing, with Elvis perhaps more able and willing to keep up the energy levels when the tour was just for a few nights.

However, there are still signs that the foot is coming off the gas slightly. The repertoire on this tour is pretty much what we have heard in the March 1974 Memphis show. This is hardly surprising. Elvis wasn’t likely to work up new material for the sake of a tour lasting less than a week. Sadly, though, there’s no How Great Thou Art here, the rock ‘n’ roll medley is gone, and Lawdy Miss Clawdy and My Baby Left Me have been dropped, too.

However, what we do have are thoroughly enjoyable shows, and Elvis is clearly having fun, too.

He’s in great voice, sounding as good here as he did not only in Memphis 74, but also at Madison Square Garden two years earlier. Just take a listen to the electrifying I Can’t Stop Loving You on the final disc for proof of that. It’s a remarkable three minutes. What’s more, his speaking voice is clear, and he manages to throw in a couple of genuinely funny lines here and there, too. Big Boss Man is the only new addition to the setlist for this tour, and it’s interesting to hear how it is adjusted between the Forum concert and the San Bernadino one, with the former being at a slightly slower tempo.

Piers: On CD2 the Fresno 12 May 1974 concert again includes a stunning Stereo ‘Why Me, Lord’ plus a super-cool ‘Steamroller Blues’.

‘Help Me’, “A song we just recorded and should be out this week sometime, I hope you like it” is a real highlight performed so sincerely and in stereo it sounds magnificent. Elvis and Sherrill Nielsen duet centre-channel, while J.D. Sumner and The Stamps harmonise on the right channel. It’s very clever stereo remastering and now you can more understand why the song gets such rapturous applause.

Two April ‘74 home-taped Bonus Tracks recorded at Elvis’ Chino Canyon, Palm Springs house follow. Still not released officially they are a nice addition for collectors. ‘Spanish Eyes’ featuring Elvis and ‘Voice’ harmonising at home with Donnie Sumner playing piano is a delight. You wish you’d been there.

Before ‘Let Me Be The One’ Elvis even throws in a couple of lines of Sinatra’s ‘Young At Heart’.

CD3 featuring the San Bernardino 13 May 1974 Evening Show is a treat being the Closing Show of this very short tour.
Elvis is definitely up for some fun right from the beginning and the stereo sound increases the feel of the excitement coming back from Elvis’ loving audience.
‘Fever’ in stereo delights as does ‘Polk Salad Annie’ that follows.

‘Funny How Time Slips Away’ with is very fine, and gets a great reprise with JD’s rumbling bass on the right channel. “Whoo. Lord have mercy” comments Elvis.

‘Big Boss Man’ Elvis’ fifth live version, is fabulous in stereo and Elvis surprises the band as he adds an extra verse at the end.
At the end Elvis tells the crowd, “If we’ve done anything to make you happy then we feel we’ve done our job. Thank you very much, adios”. All these three performances were sure to have kept Elvis' fans more than happy!

The Package
The packaging is pretty much what we have come to expect from MRS. It looks classy, with the booklet full of clear, nicely presented photos from the tour itself that show a happy, healthy, often smiling Elvis, who is showing off a variety of new jumpsuits.

The booklet includes ten photos of Elvis on stage wearing his ‘American Eagle’ suit, 11 photos in his ‘Peacock’ suit, 12 in his ‘Turquoise Phoenix’ suit plus five in the ‘Blue Rainbow’ suit. All these jumpsuits were worn for the first time on this tour. There are also other candid photos from the same period - including a photo of Led Zeppelin leaving Elvis' LA Forum show - that help set the scene.

There’s also the presence of an interesting review of the Forum show by Robert Hilburn (if you have a magnifying glass), and a page of new text.

And this is where I have a bit of an issue. While many fans who will (rightfully) snap this up know all they want to about Elvis in the spring of 1974, these are available at retail level – my local HMV stocks the MRS titles, for example (and it’s where I bought my copy from). This means that at least some will be bought by the more general customer.

MRS are now into 1974 with their journey through 70s Elvis, and “troubled waters” are ahead, and I don’t think a single page of text cuts it – especially so in this case, where that text is surprisingly bland and even repetitive. I don’t know who wrote the piece as its anonymous, but it feels lightweight and even padded out, despite its brevity – rather like those school essays we used to write that needed to be a thousand words, and so we just waffled a bit and hoped nobody noticed. MRS are rather underselling themselves by not having a piece written for a release such as this that has a bit more gravitas and depth, although it’s ultimately not going to stop anyone buying the product.

The other issue I have here is with the choice of concerts MRS are continuing to present us with. Now, that may sound strange considering I’ve just praised those concerts and the sound quality, but they are essentially three shows with identical setlists. Again, these releases are available at retail level, not just through Elvis retailers, and so wouldn’t it have been better to have given an overview of the entire month rather than just this short tour? Including one or two shows from the Lake Tahoe season a few days later would have given some variety, not just in setlists but also in the different presentations of that setlist.

Likewise, it seems strange to reissue material that’s been on FTD when there are plenty of soundboards from 1974 that have only ever been on bootlegs, and surely those would be of more interest to fans? The Forum concert clearly needed an upgrade, and it’s nice to have the other two shows sounding better and brighter than their FTD releases, BUT I really do hope that MRS take a look at issuing officially-unreleased concerts going forward. Certainly, if they are going to cover the Tahoe season, I for one would like to see upgrades of the old Spanish Eyes, And the King for Desert, and Last Tango in Tahoe discs from Fort Baxter over the concerts FTD have issued from that season. After all, MRS managed to get to the January/February 1971 concerts before the official label did, and there seems no logical reason why they can’t do that again.

Overall Verdict: This is a very fine set. My comments above shouldn’t detract any fan from this current release, as what we have here is well-presented, sounds great, and the concerts are thoroughly enjoyable, even if they are almost indistinguishable from each other.

The sad thing, alas, is that Elvis would never really be this good again. The Tahoe shows from later in the month don’t have the same energy, and neither did the next tour, and then it was the bizarre August Las Vegas season (which, surely, MRS will cover, as the opening night desperately needs an upgrade) and then the troubled autumn tour. It’s still difficult to comprehend that only six months separated the March Memphis shows and those horrible on-stage rants at the end of the Vegas season, and it makes one want to savour these May shows all the more.

Note that HMV UK is selling this set at £35 (US$45 / EUR41) while Amazon UK is But please check with your local Elvis dealers in case they have a better price.

Shane Brown is the author of Reconsider Baby: Elvis Presley – A Listener’s Guide, a detailed examination of Elvis’s recording career, covering all master recordings and many more besides.

Review by Shane Brown - with added comments Piers Beagley.
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3CD Tracklist - On Tour 1974: California
CD1 – MAY 11 1974 (Evening Show) Inglewood Forum, L.A.
01. Also Sprach Zarathustra
02. See See Rider
03. I Got A Woman/Amen
04. Love Me
05. Tryin' To Get To You
06. All Shook Up
07. (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear/Don’t Be Cruel
08. Love Me Tender
09. Steamroller Blues
10. Hound Dog
11. Fever
12. Polk Salad Annie
13. Why Me, Lord?
14. Suspicious Minds
15. Introductions
16. I Can't Stop Loving You
17. Help Me
18. An American Trilogy
19. Let Me Be There
20. Elvis Talks
21. Funny How Time Slips Away
22* Big Boss Man
23* Can’t Help Falling In Love
24* Closing Vamp
25. You Can Have Her (MAY 11 1974 - Audience Recording)
* MAY 10 1974, San Bernardino Ca

CD2 – May 12 1974 Selland Arena, Fresno, Ca (Sunday - Afternoon Show)
01. See See Rider (Incomplete)
02. I Got A Woman/Amen
03. Love Me
04. Tryin' To Get To You
05. All Shook Up
06. (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear/Don’t Be Cruel
07. Love Me Tender
08. Steamroller Blues
09. Hound Dog
10. Fever
11. Polk Salad Annie
12. Why Me, Lord?
13. Suspicious Minds
14. Band Introductions
15. I Can't Stop Loving You
16. Help Me
17. An American Trilogy
18. Let Me Be There
19. Elvis Talks
20. Funny How Time Slips Away
BONUS TRACKS: April 1974 – Home Recordings – (Palm Springs CA - with Linda Thompson, Tim Baty, Sherrill Nielsen & Donnie Sumner)
21. Spanish Eyes
22 Let Me Be The One

CD3 – MAY 13 1974 Swing Auditorium, San Bernardino,
(Monday Show)
01. See See Rider
02. I Got A Woman/Amen
03. Love Me
04. Tryin' To Get To You
05. All Shook Up
06. (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear/Don’t Be Cruel
07. Love Me Tender
08. Steamroller Blues
09. Hound Dog
10. Fever
11. Polk Salad Annie
12. Why Me, Lord?
13. Suspicious Minds
14. Band Introductions
15. I Can't Stop Loving You
16. Help Me
17. An American Trilogy
18. Let Me Be There
19. Funny How Time Slips Away
20. Big Boss Man
21 Can’t Help Falling In Love

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The Las Vegas shows took place weeks after the historic satellite TV show, Aloha From Hawaii, was filmed and broadcast on 14 January.
All shows are presented in stereo for the first time ever.
All shows are presented in stereo for the first time ever.
A bonus CD of remastered rehearsal tracks that were recorded the day before Opening night is also included.
The accompanying booklet includes rare photographs, memorabilia and liner notes which set the scene.
... This latest release from the Memphis Recording Service is an interesting one and manages to shed new light on the post-Aloha Elvis Las Vegas season that many fans have largely dismissed.

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COME ON FTD! Let's Speed Things Up A Little!: EIN has very strongly supported the FTD label from the start even though their quality control has slipped at times.
Recently this seems to have got worse, perhaps due to the producers Ernst Jorgensen and Roger Semon's extra work with mainstream SONY releases.
The last couple of FTD live soundboards have notably run slow dragging down the pace of Elvis' performance. This has also been an issue on some previous concert releases.
On ELVIS LAS VEGAS '74' FTD the dates were wrong with the two shows reversed from what the cover indicated.
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It’s very easy to look at the March, May and June 1971 recordings out of context. While the recordings are certainly not up to the standard of those from June 1970, it’s also true to say that Elvis was in a very different place personally by spring 1971.
In June 1970 Elvis was riding the crest of a wave with his recent successes but by January 1971 he was in the newspapers due to an ongoing paternity suit.
The Presley’s marriage was on the rocks and Elvis was having problems with his eyes.
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Both shows for the first time are presented in stereo.
The accompanying booklet includes memorabilia and rare photos along with liner notes that set the scene.
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With the cassette hiss removed, the musicians and backing-vocals in stereo and Elvis’ vocal raised to the correct level, this MRS release sounds just like an RCA recorded multi-track and is the best representation of the “real Elvis” live in 1973 that fans could hope for.
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The show is presented in stereo. A bonus CD of remastered rehearsal tracks, recorded days before the engagement began, is also included.
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It's a great show.
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- One Night In Pearl Harbor 1CD
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- The Complete 1950's Live Recordings 3CD
All three were released late November 2023.
The releases on MRS CAMDEN are scaled-down budget versions priced for the mainstream market. The titles have slight changes from the original MRS deluxe versions and now come in a Digi-Sleeve packs with small booklets.
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While a large number of fans think that Elvis started losing inspiration and impetus after the power-year of 1970, his rejuvenation of his first live performances in 1972 demonstrate another more positive aspect. Introducing the new songs 'You Gave Me A Mountain', ‘I'll Remember You’ , 'A Big Hunk O'Love' and the brilliant 'An American Trilogy' would enrich Elvis’ live shows for the rest of his career. So while Elvis collectors may have heard the bootleg recording multiple times before, you have never truly enjoyed this concert, or appreciated its importance, until this sessional MRS audio Remaster.
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In September 1970 Elvis was still excited to be back on stage and performing for his fans. Newspaper reviews of his concerts wrote about the excitement and fun Elvis was having back on-stage.
This brand-new previously unknown concert captures Elvis feeling 'loose-as-a-goose' yet still performing with a real intensity. His live versions of ‘You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’’, 'Bridge Over Troubled Water' were truly exceptional this evening.
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MRS 'Elvis:Back In Living Stereo' in-depth Review: The new MRS set contains 6CDs of essential 1960-1962 master recordings, plus rare alternate outtakes - including plenty of officially unreleased material - and all of the personal home recordings Elvis made during the 1960s.
The 100 page book, with text from Gordon Minto, includes rare unpublished documents and photographs, supported by a comprehensive text discussing each of Elvis’ RCA studio (non-film) recording sessions held during 1960-62.
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Go here as EIN's Nigel Patterson & Piers Beagley check out the positives and negatives in their in-depth review.

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'Elvis - Made In Germany’ In-Depth Review: The new MRS 'Elvis - Made In Germany – The Complete Private Recordings’ 4CD set contains more than 3 hours of the private recordings Elvis made while off duty in Germany when he was serving as a soldier in the US army during the 1958 -1960 period and, includes rare tracks from a recently discovered tape comprising over an hour of unheard personal recordings.
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The BONUS CD features the essential RCA studio masters from 1957-58.

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Go here as EIN's Nigel Patterson & Piers Beagley provide an in-depth review of this new MRS release

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EIN's reviews of other MRS releases:

The Complete 50s Movie Masters Session Recordings

Elvis Studio Sessions '56 The Complete Recordings

The Complete Works 1953-1955

Elvis On Television 1956-1960

Elvis Live in the 50s The Complete Concert Recordings

Off Duty with Private Presley

Tupelo's Own Elvis Presley

Memphis Recording Service Volume 2 'The Rise of Elvis Presley' 1955

Memphis Recording Service Volume 1 'The Beginning of Elvis Presley' 1953-1954

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The 5CDs contain the complete works of the master and session studio recordings made for each of Elvis’ movies during the 1950s, and all tracks have been remastered.
The 200-page book focuses on each of the recording sessions held for the four motion pictures made between August 1956 and March 1958.
The comprehensive text is complemented by rare and previously unseen photographs and documentation.

So what surprises will collectors discover in this new set, what is in this new collection that FTD have missed and how good will the audio sound.

Go here as EIN's Nigel Patterson & Piers Beagley provide an in-depth review of this new MRS release

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‘ELVIS: Studio Sessions 1956' In-Depth Review: MRS newest release, a massive 3CD/172 page book compilation "Elvis Studio Sessions ‘56 The Complete Recordings". The 172-page book, with text by Gordon Minto, focuses on each of Elvis’ studio recording sessions during his first year of national stardom - from the first one in January, held in Nashville, then later in New York, before finishing his final session of the year in Hollywood in September. The full and comprehensive text is complemented by rare and previously unseen photographs and pieces of documentation.
The 3CDs contain the complete archival master and session studio recordings of Elvis Presley from 1956, along with bonus interviews. All 90 tracks have been remastered and restored. Also for the first time on CD is the complete ‘The Truth About Me’ from an original US 45rpm flexi-disc. Also included are all the out-takes from this interview.

Once again MRS release a first putting all of Elvis' key 1956 Studio Session masters onto one disc, with the addition of two other fully-packed cds of 1956 material and a stunning 172 page book. But what does this set offer over other previous releases
Go here as EIN's Nigel Patterson and Piers Beagley check out this new volume from MRS to find what is on offer. Includes stunning example photos & a detailed audio investigation.
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