Looks like mah horse has left ...

January 8, 2006 12:00 PM

Looks like mah horse has left ... From 1974, a 35 minute montage of Elvis’s on-stage banter, non-segues, non-sequiturs, bad jokes, requests for scarves, and whole lotta “Well…well…well”’s.
posted by carter (18 comments total)

“Having Fun With Elvis On Stage” in 1974, sold at his concerts and then officially released by RCA in 1975. This, my friends, is the only Elvis album I own.

Poor chump is missing out on some wonderful music. His loss.
posted by the cuban at 12:15 PM on January 8, 2006

Good for a chuckle on an lazy Sunday. Reminds me of the amazing Venom bootleg 7" I have of nothing but mindless drunken English Metal between song banter. Anyone have that in MP3 floating around? It's hilarious.
posted by Razzle Bathbone at 12:24 PM on January 8, 2006

And yet, Elvis is still so fucking cool.

In films, he's always presented as being such a downer, when, in documentary footage, he always seems like such a goofy cut up. The only film that seemed to get that right was the recent Johnny Cash biopic.

"That boy Elvis sure likies to talk about the poontang."
posted by Astro Zombie at 12:26 PM on January 8, 2006

I too have this on vinyl. It is a treasure.

"We're gonna play one of my biggest records....but really uh, they were all about the same size..."

Happy Elvis' Birthday, everyone!

also: Rapidshare is lame.
posted by First Post at 12:29 PM on January 8, 2006

Same size? Naw. Look at that record over there. Man, that sucker's HUGE!

Great link, thanks Carter...
posted by Jon Mitchell at 12:36 PM on January 8, 2006

thank yew. thankyewverramuch.
posted by keswick at 1:03 PM on January 8, 2006

What would he have looked like/been doing if he'd a made it to 71?
posted by fixedgear at 1:22 PM on January 8, 2006

Anyone have that in MP3 floating around? It's hilarious.

It's available here, courtesy of the fine folks at WFMU.
posted by ryanshepard at 1:36 PM on January 8, 2006

What would he have looked like/been doing if he'd a made it to 71?

Like this perhaps?
posted by coach_mcguirk at 1:38 PM on January 8, 2006

Once and still the King.

Thanks for the link -- I've been lusting after this one for AGES. Mix CD Gold.
posted by docgonzo at 1:58 PM on January 8, 2006

ryanshepard: thanks dude, you made my day. That is goin' on the mp3 player for the commute tomorrow.
posted by Razzle Bathbone at 2:28 PM on January 8, 2006

Incidentally, this was chosen as the worst rock and roll record of all time by Guterman and O'Donnell
posted by UrineSoakedRube at 3:57 PM on January 8, 2006

I think my favorite Elvis outtake would have to be the laughing version of "Are You Lonesome Tonight". (Incidentally, despite what the linked page says, I was told that what happened was after Elvis sang the line in question, a gentleman down front removed his toupee.)
posted by deusdiabolus at 5:24 PM on January 8, 2006

That's correct. Hence the "do you gaze at your bald head and wish you had hair" line.

ryanshepard: thanks dude, you made my day.

Mine too...that's an amazing listen. Thanks!
posted by First Post at 6:05 PM on January 8, 2006

And don't miss the only other album in the genre I am aware of:

Robert Pollard of Guided by Voices' Relaxation of the Asshole.

Sassy!
posted by Jezztek at 10:15 PM on January 8, 2006

Overrated lounge singer.

And people who obsess over him are idiots.
posted by HTuttle at 10:59 PM on January 8, 2006

50 million fans can't be wrong, troll.
posted by the cuban at 3:34 AM on January 9, 2006

It's available here, courtesy of the fine folks at WFMU.

Fucking AWESOME, dude.
posted by Civil_Disobedient at 5:42 PM on January 9, 2006