Only three songs from the 1975 album 'Elvis Today' would become regulars in Elvis' setlist 'And I Love You So', 'Fairytale' and 'T-R-O-U-B-L-E'. The three tracks were recorded on consecutive days of March 1975 at RCA's Studio C in Hollywood, California - 'Fairytale' on the 10th, 'And I Love You So' on the 11th and 'T-R-O-U-B-L-E' on the 12th.
Whilst the first two would be immediately added to the live show for the start of Elvis' twelfth Vegas season just a week later, the latter would not be introduced until the next tour starting on 24 April in Macon, Georgia. Also unlike the first two, T-R-O-U-B-L-E would be dropped after the abandoned August 75 Vegas season but the first two would remain until the end.
It is hardly surprising that T-R-O-U-B-L-E was delayed from being added to the setlist as it obviously required much more rehearsal time due to it's fast pacing and complicated lyrics.
'Fairytale' on the other hand, together with 'And I Love You So' would become permanent members of the setlist although Elvis would not neccesarily choose to sing it at every show.
It became common practice, especially in 76 and 77, for Elvis to interchange 'Fairytale' and 'If You Love Me (Let Me Know) on a show by show basis although the latter was more often the preferred option.
For Elvis' final show, however, it was 'Fairytale' that was sung although only for the second time on that tour. At the time of course, this was only a tour ending show but of course events made it his last show ever.
This second last live rendition comes exactly a week before that final show in Omaha, Nebraska on 19 June 1977 during the first of the two shows filmed by CBS' cameras for Elvis In Concert. The song did not make the final edit was included amongst the extra songs on the accompanying RCA album.
It is from that very album that I have replaced the original audio with and anyone familiar with the original CBS audio will understand why. Whilst there is not really anything inherently wrong with the original audio the mix is so wrong. It has Charlie Hodge's harmony vocal so high it almost drowns Elvis out. This is no slight on Charlie but it's Elvis we wanted to hear after all!!