Elvis Presley - August 26, 1969 2 LP (Sony Legacy 2019)

Elvis Presley – August 26, 1969 (2LP – Sony Legacy, 2019)

Released by Sony Legacy in 2019 – long sold out and now a true collector’s item!
Available from Bennies Fifties – your Elvis specialist.

A landmark in music history: Elvis Presley – August 26, 1969 captures one of the most important live performances of The King’s career – his triumphant return to the stage after 11 long years.

This 2LP set from Sony Legacy, released in 2019, presents the complete concert recorded on August 26, 1969, at the International Hotel in Las Vegas — part of his legendary first Las Vegas engagement.
Coincidentally, August 26th was also the day Elvis’ timeless single “Suspicious Minds” was first released.

The Return of The King

“I was missing the contact with a live audience,” Elvis tells the crowd — and it’s clear he meant it.
After years of lackluster films and fading record sales, he reignited his fire with the ’68 Comeback Special, recorded over a year earlier.
Just months later, he cut over 30 songs in Memphis — some of his greatest work — and in July 1969, he finally returned to live performing.

The entire four-week engagement sold out instantly.
The New York Times raved:

“Elvis Presley came to this place and provided an unbelievable exercise in pure, exciting rock ’n’ roll.”

The energy on stage was electric. Backed by a powerful new band, Elvis delivered bluesy rock ’n’ roll, heartfelt ballads, and fiery new material like “In The Ghetto” and “Suspicious Minds.”

The Performance

This show captures everything that made Elvis great: charisma, humor, and a voice at its peak.
The setlist includes classics like “Blue Suede Shoes,” “Jailhouse Rock,” “Heartbreak Hotel,” and “Mystery Train/Tiger Man,” alongside intimate moments like “Love Me Tender” and a hilarious “laughing version” of “Are You Lonesome Tonight?”

Recorded in the 2,000-seat showroom of the International Hotel, it’s both intimate and explosive — pure Elvis.

Tracklist

LP 1 – Side A

Blue Suede Shoes

I Got A Woman

All Shook Up

Love Me Tender

Jailhouse Rock / Don’t Be Cruel

Heartbreak Hotel

Hound Dog

Side B

I Can’t Stop Loving You

Mystery Train / Tiger Man

Monologue

LP 2 – Side C

Baby, What You Want Me To Do

Runaway

Are You Lonesome Tonight? (Laughing Version)

Rubberneckin’

Yesterday / Hey Jude

Side D

In The Ghetto

This Is The Story

Suspicious Minds

Can’t Help Falling In Love

Why Collectors Love It

- Recorded live during Elvis’ first Las Vegas residency (1969)
- Sony Legacy double LP (2019) – audiophile mastering
- Features the first live performance of “Suspicious Minds”
- Long sold out – highly sought-after collector’s edition
- Captures Elvis’ true comeback — the King reborn on stage

“August 26, 1969” isn’t just a concert – it’s history being made in real time.