LSP 6020 FROM MEMPHIS TO VEGAS FROM VEGAS TO MEMPHIS

Album Title : From Memphis To Vegas / From Vegas To Memphis
Catalogue Number : LSP - 6020
Year Release : 14th October 1969

Side 1 : Blue Suede Shoes - Johnny B Goode - All Shook Up - Are You Lonesome Tonight - Hound Dog - I Can't Stop Loving You - My Babe
Side 2 : Mystery Train - Tiger Man - Words - In The Ghetto - Suspicious Minds - Can't Help Falling In Love
Side 3 : Inherit The Wind - This Is The Story - Stranger In My Own Home Town - Little Bit Of Green - And The Grass Won't Pay No Mind
Side 4 : Do You Know Who I Am - From A Jack To A King - Fair's Moving On - You'll Think Of Me - Without Love (There Is Nothing)

Brief History :
From Memphis to Vegas/From Vegas to Memphis is the thirty-sixth album by Elvis Presley, released in October 1969 on 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 #12 on the Billboard 200, and has been certified Gold on 12/13/1969 by the RIAA.

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 The Colonel 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. Oldies from his 1950s repertoire appeared alongside a cover of "Words" by The Bee Gees and an extended version of "Suspicious Minds."

The second album consisted of ten recordings from the winter of 1969 sessions at American Sound not used for From Elvis in Memphis. Although drawn from what were basically leftovers, still "Stranger in My Hometown" equaled the intensity of the already issued songs. Of these remainders, "The Fair's Moving On" and "You'll Think of Me" had previously appeared as b-sides respectively to "Clean Up Your Own Backyard" and "Suspicious Minds" earlier in the year.

Details : Gatefold
Front Cover : Photo of Elvis. Title to the right. Catalogue number top left.
Rear Cover : Photo of Elvis. Catalogue number top left. Printed in U.S.A. bottom centre.
Label : Orange. Rigid vinyl.
Side 1 : Stereo top.
Side 2 : Stereo top.
Side 3 : Stereo top.
Side 4 : Stereo top.
Pressing Plant : Hollywood
Matrix Number Side 1 : XPRS - 2468 - 5S (Machine Stamped)
Matrix Number Side 2 : XPRS - 2469 - 6S (Machine Stamped)
Matrix Number Side 3 : XPRS - 2470 - 6S (Machine Stamped)
Matrix Number Side 4 : XPRS - 2471 - 6S (Machine Stamped)
*NOTE* Four 10 X 8 inch photos were given away free for a period during this release. They were enclosed inside the album. These are 2 of them.
Label error on side 2 which shows the writers of song 2 "Words" as Tommy Boyce & Bob Hart & the writer of song 4 "Suspicious Minds" as Frances Zambon. These are incorrect.

*NOTE* Four 10 X 8 inch photos were given away free for a period during this release. They were enclosed inside the album. These are the other 2.

Label error on side 2 which shows the writers of song 2 "Words" as Tommy Boyce & Bob Hart & the writer of song 4 "Suspicious Minds" as Frances Zambon. These are incorrect.

Details : Gatefold 1976 Release
Front Cover : Photo of Elvis. Title to the right. Catalogue number top left.
Rear Cover : Photo of Elvis. Catalogue number top left. Printed in U.S.A. bottom centre.
Label : Tan. Flexible vinyl.
Side 1 : Stereo top.
Side 2 : Stereo top.
Side 3 : Stereo top.
Side 4 : Stereo top.
Pressing Plant : Indianapolis
Matrix Number Side 1 : XPRS - 2468 - 32S A1 (Machine Stamped)
Matrix Number Side 2 : XPRS - 2469 - 35S A1 (Machine Stamped) A (Hand Etched)
Matrix Number Side 3 : XPRS - 2470 - 34 G (Hand Etched) A4 (Machine Stamped)
Matrix Number Side 4 : XPRS - 2471 - 32S A2 (Machine Stamped) O (Hand Etched)
*NOTE* Label correction on side 2 which shows the writers of song 2 "Words" as R., B & M. Gibb & the writer of song 4 "Suspicious Minds" as Mark James. These are correct.

Details : Gatefold 1970 Release
Front Cover : Photo of Elvis. Title to the right. Catalogue number top left.
Rear Cover : Photo of Elvis. Catalogue number top left. Printed in U.S.A. bottom centre.
Label : Orange. Non flexible vinyl.
Side 1 : Stereo top.
Side 2 : Stereo top.
Side 3 : Stereo top.
Side 4 : Stereo top.
Pressing Plant : Indianapolis
Matrix Number Side 1 : XPRS - 2468 - 1S B3 (Machine Stamped)
Matrix Number Side 2 : XPRS - 2469 - 1S A1 (Machine Stamped)
Matrix Number Side 3 : XPRS - 2470 - 2S A1 (Machine Stamped)
Matrix Number Side 4 : XPRS - 2471 - 2S B1 (Machine Stamped)

Label error on side 2 which shows the writers of song 2 "Words" as Tommy Boyce & Bob Hart & the writer of song 4 "Suspicious Minds" as Frances Zambon. These are incorrect.

Details : Gatefold 1971 Release
Front Cover : Photo of Elvis. Title to the right. Catalogue number top left.
Rear Cover : Photo of Elvis. Catalogue number top left. Printed in U.S.A. bottom centre.
Label : Orange. Flexible vinyl.
Side 1 : Stereo top.
Side 2 : Stereo top.
Side 3 : Stereo top.
Side 4 : Stereo top.
Pressing Plant : Indianapolis

Matrix Number Side 1 : XPRS - 2468 - 2S A1 (Machine Stamped)
Matrix Number Side 2 : XPRS - 2469 - 1S B4 (Machine Stamped)
Matrix Number Side 3 : XPRS - 2470 - 2S B1 (Machine Stamped)
Matrix Number Side 4 : XPRS - 2471 - 2S A1 (Machine Stamped)

Label error on side 2 which shows the writers of song 2 "Words" as Tommy Boyce & Bob Hart & the writer of song 4 "Suspicious Minds" as Frances Zambon. These are incorrect.

Details : Gatefold 1977 Release
Front Cover : Photo of Elvis. Title to the right. Catalogue number top left.
Rear Cover : Photo of Elvis. Catalogue number top left. Printed in U.S.A. bottom centre.
Label : Tan. Flexible vinyl.
Side 1 : RCA top.
Side 2 : RCA top.
Side 3 : RCA top.
Side 4 : RCA top.
Pressing Plant : Indianapolis
Matrix Number Side 1 : XPRS - 2468 - 34 A1 (Machine Stamped)
Matrix Number Side 2 : XPRS - 2469 - 36 A (Machine Stamped) 1A (Hand Etched)
Matrix Number Side 3 : XPRS - 2470 - 36 A (Machine Stamped) 1A (Hand Etched)
Matrix Number Side 4 : XPRS - 2471 - 34 A (Machine Stamped) 1A (Hand Etched)
*NOTE* Label correction on side 2 which shows the writers of song 2 "Words" as R., B & M. Gibb & the writer of song 4 "Suspicious Minds" as Mark James. These are correct.