Elvis in Person at the International Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada
| From Memphis to Vegas / From Vegas to Memphis (Elvis in Person at the International Hotel) | |
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| Live album by Elvis Presley |
| From Memphis to Vegas / From Vegas to Memphis (Back in Memphis) | ||||
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| Studio album by Elvis Presley | ||||
| Released | October 14, 1969 | |||
| Recorded | January, February, August 24–26, 1969 |
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| Genre | Rock, soul, country, pop | |||
| Length |
32:06 (Studio LP) 36:38 (Live LP) 68:44 (Total) |
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| Label | RCA Records | |||
| Producer |
Chips Moman Studio LP Felton Jarvis Live LP |
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| AllMusic |
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| Robert Christgau | B+ |
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| Rolling Stone | (unfavourable) |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | |
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From Memphis to Vegas / From Vegas to Memphis is the 36th studio album by American singer and musician Elvis Presley, released in October 1969 by RCA Records, catalogue LSP 6020. Recording sessions took place at American Sound Studio in Memphis, on January 13–15 and 21–22, and February 17–18, 1969, and at the International Hotel in Paradise, Nevada on August 24–26, 1969. It peaked at number 12 on the Billboard 200, and has been certified Gold on December 13, 1969, by the Recording Industry Association of America.
Issued to capitalize upon the response to From Elvis in Memphis and its hit singles, and his newfound success as a headliner in Las Vegas, Vegas/Memphis is Presley's first double album and his first official live album. Presley's manager, Colonel Tom Parker, secured a month-long engagement at the International Hotel, and in keeping with the "clear-the-decks" philosophy of the previous album, Presley jettisoned his long-serving 1960s sidemen in favor of musicians who would become his Taking Care of Business band. The musicians used on the second lp were assembled by Chips Moman dating back from early 1969 at the American Sound Studios sessions in Memphis.
The first album consisted of recordings from those shows, Elvis' first live performances since his March 1961 benefit concert in Hawaii. Signature hits from his 1950s and early 1960s repertoire appeared alongside a cover of "Words" by The Bee Gees, his recent hit single "In The Ghetto" and an extended version of "Suspicious Minds", the single of which had only just been released during the engagement.
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