Title: Black Diamond (double CD set)

Label: New Generations 5001/5002

Date: December 12, 1976, Las Vegas (last show) + Bonuses (different dates)

Sound Quality: * * * / * * * * * +

Concert Rating: * * * * * / * * * * * +

Tracks: 1.2001 Theme 2.C.C. Rider 3.I Got A Woman/Amen 4.Love Me 5.My Way (with false start) 6.Fairytale 7.You Gave Me A Mountain 8.Elvis talks with the audience 9.Jailhouse Rock 10.Little Sister 11.O Sole Mio / It's Now Or Never 12.Trying To Get To You 13.Happy Birthday Charlie Hodge 14.Blue Suede Shoes 15.Elvis talks about his birthstone 16.Blue Christmas 17.Softly As I Leave You 18.Are You Lonesome Tonight? (laughing with the audience) 19.That's All Right Mama 20.Bridge Over Troubled Water 21.Band Introductions / Early Morning Rain / What'd I Say / Johnny B. Goode 22.Drum Solo / Ronnie Tutt 23.Fender Bass Solo / Jerry Scheff 24.Piano Solo / Tony Brown 25.Electric Piano Solo / David Briggs 26.Love Letters 27.Band Introductions / Schoolday's 28.Hurt 29.Such A Night 30.Sweet Caroline 31.Can't Help Falling in Love 32.Closing Vamp

Bonus: (Elvis A Time In Life): If I Loved You / Baby What You Want Me To Do / Separate Ways / Snowbird / Little Egypt / Burning Love / For The Good Times / Wearin` That Loved On Look

Package: Rather good, although there are many mistakes and the single photo is not very nice. However it is not very hard to imagine how Elvis looked like during his last engagement in Vegas - just use your imagination while listening!

Elvis: He is really fantastic, but it seems like Elvis felt the historical significance of this concert. Of course, every Elvis's concert was a historical event, but we already have some releases like Goodbye Memphis, Auld Lang Syne, Adios and others which were really significant and Elvis could not imagine that it would be his last show in his own town, Vegas, in his life... But every time he was doing his best, as if he was sure people would say later: "Oh, this is the last one in Vegas, look how awesome it is!!!". There is something magical in it and this show is not an exception - Elvis did his best while at his last engagement in Vegas...

Highlights: The concert is 90 minutes long, which itself is rather unusual, the program is unusual as well. Here we have fantastic versions of Such A Night and Sweet Caroline which are truly cool.

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