Elvis Presley - Mystery Train/Tiger Man - 12 August 1970, Midnight Show - with Stereo audio

After Elvis opened his 12 August 1970 midnight show with his usual for August 1970, 'That's All Right' the fun began and gave an indication of what was to come in the next seventy five minutes or so. Introduced to the Elvis Presley show on 31 July 1969, in Las Vegas on his return to live performing the Mystery Train/Tiger man medley was a clever fusion of the old and new. Despite being an ever present throughout Elvis' inaugural Vegas engagement, it was dropped completely for the January/February 1970 run but was reintroduced for opening night of the next stint on 10 August 1970. and that version was the one which would be played over the opening credits of the original TTWII 1970 movie. For the re-edited 2001 version of the movie an edited version of this medley would be used over the opening credits negating the need to insert it somewhere within the main body of the movie. The August 1969 versions had a rawness and freshness about them but this version just feels more polished and with Elvis in a far more confident mood with the self-doubt from the previous year gone, this version just seems to ascend to a higher level. This version filmed, as previously mentioned, at the beginning of the 12 August 1970 Midnight Show, also appeared in the original movie but only the 'Tiger Man' portion was used as it linked a fan club convention in Luxembourg with the second live section of the movie. Only two songs into this show and Elvis is already in the groove! Just watch his face closely in Tiger Man as he pushes the song along and that breathtaking 'whoo' just before an amazing guitar solo by James Burton, plus if you listen closely you can hear cheers of appreciation from the audience during the song!! The medley would come and go on a show by show basis throughout the 70's and would latterly be used as an alternative penultimate number in the show instead of the usual 'Funny How Time Slips Away. As with all of these videos, to get the most out of the re-edited audio, I highly recommend you use ear /headphones and turn the volume up as much as you dare!