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

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412" Vinyl
#TitleArtistRatingLength
A1Bottles and Barstools
producer:
Jerry Kennedy, Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”), Linda Gail Lewis and Roy Dea
recording of:
Bottles and Barstools
lyricist and composer:
Glenn Sutton (US songwriter and producer)
Jerry Lee Lewis32:47
A2Life’s Little Ups and Downs
producer:
Jerry Kennedy, Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”), Linda Gail Lewis and Roy Dea
recording of:
Life Has Its Little Ups and Downs
lyricist and composer:
Margaret Ann Rich (country music songwriter)
publisher:
Makamillion Music
Jerry Lee Lewis22:37
A3There Must Be More to Love Than This
producer:
Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”), Jerry Kennedy, Linda Gail Lewis and Roy Dea
recording of:
There Must Be More to Love Than This
writer:
Bill Taylor (US rock & roll/western swing/country songwriter, vocalist & trumpeter William Eugene Taylor)
composer:
Thomas LaVerne
Jerry Lee Lewis2:41
A4Sweet Georgia Brown
producer:
Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”), Jerry Kennedy, Linda Gail Lewis and Roy Dea
cover recording of:
Sweet Georgia Brown
lyricist:
Kenneth Casey (in 1925)
composer:
Ben Bernie (in 1925) and Maceo Pinkard (in 1925)
publisher:
Francis Day (publisher), Remick Music Corp. and Warner Bros. Music (UK subsidiary, so named 1970‐01‐23–1971‐04‐26 and 1972‐04‐25–1988‐08‐23)
Jerry Lee Lewis32:28
A5Home Away From Home
producer:
Jerry Kennedy, Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”), Linda Gail Lewis and Roy Dea
recording of:
Home Away From Home
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Chesnut
Jerry Lee Lewis22:31
A6Woman, Woman (Get Out of Our Way)
producer:
Jerry Kennedy, Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”), Linda Gail Lewis and Roy Dea
recording of:
Woman, Woman (Get Out of Our Way)
writer:
Cecil J. Harrelson and Linda Gail Lewis
Jerry Lee Lewis3:16
A7Reuben James
producer:
Jerry Kennedy, Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”), Linda Gail Lewis and Roy Dea
cover recording of:
Reuben James
writer and composer:
Barry Etris and Alex Harvey (American country singer of the early 70s)
publisher:
Unart Music Corp.
Jerry Lee Lewis2:42
A8Before the Snow Falls (mono)
producer:
Jerry Kennedy, Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”), Linda Gail Lewis and Roy Dea
Jerry Lee Lewis & Linda Gail Lewis3:07
A9Cheater Pretend
producer:
Jerry Kennedy, Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”), Linda Gail Lewis and Roy Dea
Jerry Lee Lewis & Linda Gail Lewis2:26
B1He Looked Beyond My Fault
producer:
Jerry Kennedy, Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”), Linda Gail Lewis and Roy Dea
cover recording of:
He Looked Beyond My Fault
lyricist:
Dottie Rambo (composer/author)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
is based on:
Londonderry Air
Jerry Lee Lewis3:02
B2Handwriting on the Wall
producer:
Jerry Kennedy, Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”), Linda Gail Lewis and Roy Dea
edit of:
Handwriting on the Wall by Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”)
Jerry Lee Lewis & Linda Gail Lewis2:09
B3The Old Rugged Cross
producer:
Jerry Kennedy, Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”), Linda Gail Lewis and Roy Dea
cover recording of:
The Old Rugged Cross
lyricist and composer:
George Bennard (in 1912)
additional composer:
Charles Hutchinson Gabriel
publisher:
Patterdale Music Ltd.
premiered at:
First Methodist Episcopal Church of Pokagon (AKA the Old Rugged Cross Church) in Michigan, United States (on 1913-06-07)
written at:
Friends Community Church (Historic church located in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin) in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, United States (from 1912-12-29 until 1913-01-12)
Jerry Lee Lewis2:43
B4The Lily of the Valley
producer:
Jerry Kennedy, Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”), Linda Gail Lewis and Roy Dea
Jerry Lee Lewis2:53
B5If We Never Meet Again / I’ll Meet You in the Morning
producer:
Jerry Kennedy, Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”), Linda Gail Lewis and Roy Dea
Jerry Lee Lewis2:53
B6I’m Longing for Home
producer:
Jerry Kennedy, Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”), Linda Gail Lewis and Roy Dea
recording of:
I’m Longing for Home
writer:
Rev. Rupert Cravens and Orville Davis
Jerry Lee Lewis3:12
B7Black Mama (mono)
producer:
Jerry Kennedy, Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”), Karel Van Der Kemp, Linda Gail Lewis and Roy Dea
mixer:
Dennis Drake (US PolyGram engineer)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Harman (Session drummer and songwriter)
instruments:
Bob Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader), Bobby Emmons, Bobby Wood (American pianist, keyboard player and songwriter), Buddy Harman (Session drummer and songwriter), Chip Young (American session guitarist, bassist, producer in the genre of country), Grady Martin (country/rockabilly guitarist), Hargus Robbins, Harold Bradley, Jerry Shook, John Christoper (guitarist, lyricist, composer, singer, session musician), Kenneth Lovelace, Mike Leech (Nashville session musician and arranger), Millie Kirkham, Pete Drake (steel guitar player), Pete Wade, Reggie Young (guitarist and songwriter), The Jordanaires (Hoyt Hawkins, Neal Matthews, Gordon Stoker, Ray Walker) (southern gospel group), Tommy Allsup, Trish Williams and Weldon Myrich
organ:
Bobby Emmons
piano:
Bobby Wood (American pianist, keyboard player and songwriter), Hargus Robbins and Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”)
background vocals:
Millie Kirkham, The Jordanaires (Hoyt Hawkins, Neal Matthews, Gordon Stoker, Ray Walker) (southern gospel group) and Trish Williams
vocals:
Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”)
recording of:
Black Mama
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”)
Jerry Lee Lewis4:58
B8I’ll Fly Away
producer:
Jerry Kennedy, Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”), Linda Gail Lewis and Roy Dea
recording of:
I’ll Fly Away
lyricist and composer:
Albert E. Brumley (in 1929)
writer:
Albert E. Brumley and Matthew D. Washington
publisher:
Skyhill Music
Jerry Lee Lewis2:16
512" Vinyl: Live at the International, Las Vegas, Volume 1
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)