Elvis Presley - Memories - 3 August 1969, Dinner Show (First Time Recorded Live)

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Recorded in accordance with the 'Singer Presents...Elvis', or the 68 Comeback Special as it is more commonly known, at Western Recorders on 23 June 1968 it was originally sung at the end of both 'Sit Down' shows and was included towards the end the aired show.

On returning to live performing just over a year later it was naturally included in his setlist but appears to have not made into the opening show and found itself being sung at every second show, ie the Dinner shows for the next week or so. It's first time performed seems to have been his second show, 1 August Dinner Show, but no recording of this show has yet surfaced.

As the season progressed this song would become an opportunity for Elvis to engage in some 'fan interaction' akin to 'Love Me Tender' in subsequent tours and seasons. .

The first official live version released of 'Memories' was in 1991 on Disc 3 (LIve In Las Vegas) of the 3CD Collectors Gold boxset. In that version the 'interaction' can be heard with Elvis remarking mid-song 'Can I Hold Her Hand' and 'Good Evening Ladies' together with the usual screams and kissing. Whilst this rendition of the song is also excellent, the version in the video is slightly better due to the lack of the 'interaction' with the audience.

Later in the season it would also be introduced by Elvis with "A song which I did on my recent TV show which was pretty bad.......but you can't win them all!"

After Elvis' first season in Las Vegas finished 'Memories' would be dropped from the setlist and Elvis would never sing it live on stage again.

Although this is credited as being from the 3 August 1969 Dinner Show there is still some doubt as to the actual date of this entire show.

The official release of the show in 2014 by Sony on the 'FTD' label, titled 'Return To Vegas', does not include any recording dates on the album art but it is widely accepted as being the show from the aforementioned date..

As with all of these videos, to get the most out of the audio, I highly recommend you use ear /headphones and turn the volume up as much as you dare!