The Killer Live! (1964-1970)

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

Annotation

Limited edition.
Information about the concert at The International Hotel, Las Vegas.
This concert took place in 22 and 23 May, 1970, it 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. More complete release was "The Killer 1969-1972 (11 LP set)" (Bear Family Records BFX 15228, 1986). Its 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 this 3 CD-set "The Killer Live!" seems having ignore the release 2, judging this note in the booklet: "Tracks 6 through 15 on disc 3 are previously unreleased." In fact this disc 3 contains seven previously unreleased performances from this concert (tracks 7, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 15).
  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 17:50 UTC.

Tracklist

1CD: Live at the Star Club, Hamburg / The Greatest Live Show on Earth
2CD: By Request: More of the Greatest Live Show on Earth / Live at the International, Las Vegas
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Introduction
edit of:
Intro (live, 1966-08-20, show 1, Panther Hall, Fort Worth, TX, USA) by Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”)
Jerry Lee Lewis0:39
2Little Queenie
edit of:
Little Queenie (live, 1966-08-20, show 1, Panther Hall, Fort Worth, TX, USA) by Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”)
live recording of:
Little Queenie
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
Jerry Lee Lewis2:24
3How's My Ex Treating You
edit of:
How's My Ex Treating You (live, 1966-08-20, show 1, Panther Hall, Fort Worth, TX, USA) by Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”)
live recording of:
How’s My Ex Treating You
lyricist and composer:
Vic McAlpin
Jerry Lee Lewis4:44
4Johnny B. Goode
bass:
Herman Hawkins (on 1966-08-20)
guitar:
Charlie Freeman (on 1966-08-20)
membranophone:
Tarp Tarrant (American drummer) (on 1966-08-20)
organ:
David 'Dan' Daniels (on 1966-08-20)
piano:
Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (on 1966-08-20)
vocals:
Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (on 1966-08-20)
live cover recording of:
Johnny B. Goode (on 1966-08-20)
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry (in 1955)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Isalee Music, Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and ロックンロール ミュージック (Rock ’n’ Roll Music)
part of:
Back to the Future: the Musical
Jerry Lee Lewis3:23
5Green Green Grass of Home
edit of:
Green, Green Grass of Home (stereo, live, 1966-08-20, show 1: Panther Hall, Fort Worth, TX, USA) by Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”)
live cover recording of:
Green, Green Grass of Home (on 1966-08-20)
lyricist and composer:
Claude “Curly” Putman, Jr.
publisher:
Burlington Music, Burlington Music Ltd. and Tree Music
translated version of:
Ik ben weer in m’n dorpje
Jerry Lee Lewis3:26
6What'd I Say, Part 2
edit of:
What'd I Say, Parts 1 & 2 / Closing (live, 1966-08-20, show 1: Panther Hall, Fort Worth, TX, USA) by Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”)
Jerry Lee Lewis6:02
7You Win Again
recording of:
You Win Again
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1952-09-03)
Jerry Lee Lewis3:58
8I'll Sail My Ship AloneJerry Lee Lewis3:29
9Cryin' Time
live cover recording of:
Crying Time
lyricist and composer:
Buck Owens (in 1964)
publisher:
Beachaven Music Corporation and Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
Jerry Lee Lewis2:51
10Money
Jerry Lee Lewis4:52
11Roll Over Beethoven
live recording of:
Roll Over Beethoven
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry (in 1956-01)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Dualtone Words and Songs, Isalee Music Publishing Company and Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
sub-publisher:
Fujipacific Music, Inc. and Rock ’n’ Roll Music
Jerry Lee Lewis3:08
12She Even Woke Me Up to Say Goodbye
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 Lewis3:19
13Jambalaya
Jerry Lee Lewis1:56
14She Still Comes Around (To Love What's Left of Me)
Jerry Lee Lewis2:53
15Drinkin' Champagne
live cover recording of:
Drinking Champagne (on 1970-05-23)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Mack
Jerry Lee Lewis3:36
16San Antonio Rose
Jerry Lee Lewis3:28
17Once More With Feeling
live recording of:
Once More With Feeling (on 1970-05-23)
writer:
Kris Kristofferson and Shel Silverstein
Jerry Lee Lewis2:46
18Band introductions
edit of:
When You Wore a Tulip and I Wore a Big Red Rose (with band introductions) (live, 1970-05-23: show 2, International Hotel, Las Vegas, NV, USA) by Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) & Linda Gail Lewis
Jerry Lee Lewis0:37
19When You Wore a Tulip
edit of:
When You Wore a Tulip and I Wore a Big Red Rose (with band introductions) (live, 1970-05-23: show 2, International Hotel, Las Vegas, NV, USA) by Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) & Linda Gail Lewis
Jerry Lee Lewis & Linda Gail Lewis3:06
20Take These Chains From My Heart
Jerry Lee Lewis & Linda Gail Lewis2:54
21The Ballad of Forty Dollars
edit of:
Ballad of Forty Dollars (live, 1970-05-22: show 2, International Hotel, Las Vegas, NV, USA) by Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”)
live recording of:
Ballad of Forty Dollars (on 1970-05-22)
lyricist and composer:
Tom T. Hall
publisher:
Unichappell Music
Jerry Lee Lewis3:20
22Flip, Flop and Fly
edit of:
Flip, Flop and Fly (live, 1970-05-23: show 2, International Hotel, Las Vegas, NV, USA) by Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”)
live cover recording of:
Flip Flop and Fly (on 1970-05-23)
writer:
Jesse Stone and Lou Willie Turner
Jerry Lee Lewis2:03
3CD: Outtakes From "By Request: More of the Greatest Live Show on Earth" / Outtakes From "Live at the International, Las Vegas"