The Killer 1969–1972 (11 LP set)

~ Release by Jerry Lee Lewis (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Information about the concert at The International Hotel, Las Vegas.
This concert took place in 22 and 23 May, 1970, was composed by six shows (three shows per day) and did include 79 performances (instrumental intros & closings by the band not counting). See here, pp. 40-41, for the details. How this concert was released?

  1. The most known release was the album "Live at The International, Las Vegas" (Mercury SR-61278, 1970), but it includes only 10 performances from this concert.
  2. The most complete release was this 11 LP set. The records 5 and 6 ("Live at The International, Las Vegas", Vol. 1 & 2) contain in sum 35 performances from this concert (including all ten from the release 1).
  3. The compiler of the 3 CD-set "The Killer Live! (1964-1970)" (Hip-O Select, B0016749-02, 2012) seems having ignore the release 2, judging this note in the booklet: "Tracks 6 through 15 on disc 3 are previously unreleased." In fact the disc 3 contains seven previously unreleased performances from this concert (tracks 7, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 15). The disc 2 contains ten performances from the release 1.
  4. Furthemore, the CD compilation "Killer: The Mercury Years, Volume 2: 1969-1972" (PolyGram, 1989) contains some performances from this concert, including "Today I Started Loving You Again" (track 16), not present in any release cited above.

So only 43 performances from 79 ones from this two-day concert was released so far.

Annotation last modified on 2019-11-07 11:19 UTC.

Tracklist

112" Vinyl
212" Vinyl
312" Vinyl
412" Vinyl
512" Vinyl: Live at the International, Las Vegas, Volume 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
A1She Even Woke Me Up to Say Goodbye (with intro)
live recording of:
She Even Woke Me Up to Say Goodbye (on 1970-05-23)
writer:
Doug Gilmore and Mickey Newbury (American songwriter)
Jerry Lee Lewis3:20
A2Jambalaya
Jerry Lee Lewis1:58
A3She Still Comes Around (To Love What's Left of Me)
Jerry Lee Lewis2:55
A4Drinkin' Champagne
Jerry Lee Lewis3:33
A5San Antonio Rose
Jerry Lee Lewis3:28
A6Once More With Feeling
edit of:
Once More With Feeling (live, 1970-05-23: show 1, International Hotel, Las Vegas, NV, USA) by Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”)
live recording of:
Once More With Feeling (on 1970-05-23)
writer:
Kris Kristofferson and Shel Silverstein
Jerry Lee Lewis2:32
A7When You Wore a Tulip and I Wore a Big Red Rose
live recording of:
When You Wore a Tulip and I Wore a Big Red Rose (For Me and My Gal, 1942 film)
lyricist:
Jack Mahoney (lyricist)
composer:
Percy Wenrich (American composer)
publisher:
Leo Feist, Inc.
part of:
For Me and My Gal (1942 movie)
Jerry Lee Lewis & Linda Gail Lewis3:52
A8Take These Chains From My Heart
edit of:
Take These Chains From My Heart (live, 1970-05-23: show 3, International Hotel, Las Vegas, NV, USA) by Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) & Linda Gail Lewis
Linda Gail Lewis2:42
A9Ballad of Forty Dollars
cover recording of:
Ballad of Forty Dollars (on 1970-05-22)
lyricist and composer:
Tom T. Hall
publisher:
Unichappell Music
Jerry Lee Lewis3:28
A10Flip, Flop and Fly
Jerry Lee Lewis2:07
B1Shoeshine Man
live cover recording of:
Shoe Shine Man (on 1970-05-23)
lyricist and composer:
Tom T. Hall
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
Jerry Lee Lewis2:39
B2Great Balls of Fire
live recording of:
Great Balls of Fire (on 1970-05-23)
writer:
Otis Blackwell (American pianist, singer and songwriter) and Jack Hammer (Earl Burroughs, co-wrote Great Balls of Fire)
publisher:
B.R.S. Music Corp., Carlin Music Corporation, Hill & Range Songs, Inc. (publisher) and Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music)
Jerry Lee Lewis2:02
B3High School Confidential
live recording of:
High School Confidential (on 1970-05-22)
writer:
Ron Hargrave (from 1958-01 until 1958-01-28) and Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (from 1958-01 until 1958-01-28)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Hill & Range Songs, Inc. (publisher), Penron Music and Penron Music Publishing
Jerry Lee Lewis1:31
B4Down the Line / I'm Movin' On
Jerry Lee Lewis & Linda Gail Lewis3:38
B5Oh Lonesome Me
live recording of:
Oh Lonesome Me (on 1970-05-22)
lyricist and composer:
Don Gibson (US songwriter and country musician)
publisher:
Acuff Rose Publications Ltd., Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI), Esperanza MV Frank Oldenburg e. K., Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
Jerry Lee Lewis4:13
B6Your Cheatin' Heart
live cover recording of:
Your Cheatin’ Heart (on 1970-05-22)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Acuff Rose Music Ltd. (UK), Fred Rose Music (BMI-affiliated), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1952-10-31), Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) (from 2002 until 2021-01-06) and Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995) (from 2021-01-06 to present)
Jerry Lee Lewis3:05
B7Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (instrumental)
Jerry Lee Lewis1:05
B8Invitation to Your Party (with false start)
live recording of:
Invitation to Your Party (on 1970-05-22)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Taylor (US rock & roll/western swing/country songwriter, vocalist & trumpeter William Eugene Taylor)
Jerry Lee Lewis2:57
B9Blue Suede Shoes (with false start)
live recording of:
Blue Suede Shoes (on 1970-05-22)
lyricist and composer:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music) (in 1955)
publisher:
Aberbach (London) (publisher), Carl Perkins Music Inc., Carlin Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Hi Lo Music, Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (publisher), Unichappell Music, Unichappell Music, Inc. and Wren Music Co.
part of:
Million Dollar Quartet (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
Jerry Lee Lewis3:50
612" Vinyl: Live at the International, Las Vegas, Volume 2
712" Vinyl: Touching Home
812" Vinyl
912" Vinyl
1012" Vinyl
1112" Vinyl: Bonus

Credits

Release group

includes:Live at The International, Las Vegas
part of:The Killer (Jerry Lee Lewis 1963-1977) (order: 2)