Title: It's A Matter Of Time

Label: Fort Baxter

Date: February 5, 1973 D/S + August 25, 1973 D/S, Las Vegas Hilton Hotel

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

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

Tracks: 2001: A Space Odyssey 2.C.C. Rider 3.I Got A Woman / Amen 4.Until It's Time For You To Go 5.You Don't Have To Say You Love Me 6.Steamroller Blues 7.You Gave Me A Mountain 8.Fever 9.Love Me 10.Blue Suede Shoes 11.Love Me Tender 12.Johnny B. Goode 13.Hound Dog 14.What Now My Love 15.Suspicious Minds 16.Band Introductions 17.I'll Remember You 18.I Can't Stop Loving You 19.American Trilogy 20.Can't Help Falling In Love Bonus Track: It's A Matter Of Time from August 25th 1973 Dinner Show

Package: Well, 8 years ago, when this CD was released Fort Baxter had another design strategy, which changed several years after. If I'm not mistaken, the first three releases under Fort Baxter label had the same design and package, I mean: Walk A Mile In My Shoes, If You Talk In Your Sleep and Just Pretend. This package is kinda not great, but not bad as well: all necessary info, but not too much photos.

Elvis: The spirit of the show is very close to the recent release of Don't Think Twice with the difference that the sound quality is better on this particular release. The program is also almost the same, but the songs are performed more powerfully and Elvis seems to be in good shape, as he relaxed after Aloha TV broadcast the month before. In 1973 period you would not find any jokes during the shows, any clowning and so on. I call this year a "conservative" one. Due to the closeness to the Aloha show the first part of 1973 is not very interesting. However, not many soundboards from 1973 had surfaced yet and this is a good chance to hear a rare record.

Bonus: As a bonus the producers of the CD added the song "It's A Matter Of Time", which gave the name to the whole release. What can I say about this rare song? I can only mention that I'm terribly sorry that Fort Baxter is not longer alive and does not produce such products anymore.

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