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Here are some rare 1957 Pictures

28th October 1957, Press Conference, Los Angeles, CA.






Pan Pacific Auditorium - 28th October 1957, Los Angeles















29th October 1957, Pan Pacific Auditorium.











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The two colour photographs above are from October 26th 1957 press conference in the civic centre, San Francisco. This included the presentation of a record award, and was intended to promote the movie 'Jailhouse Rock'. The colour photo below, which must be just before the 3.00pm matinee or the 8.00pm evening performance on that same date. The room appears to be the same for both sets of photos, just different suits for each performance. Which way round is difficult to say.

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I could only find this Black and white image below, which looks to be from the same timeframe (looking at the tie) Elvis with the Nipper Dog, which was seen often on the tour of Autumn 57.



Elvis with juggling comedian and emcee to the first part of the show Howard Hardin. He can be seen in Hawaii with Elvis, November 11th 1957 at Schofield Barracks Conroy Boxing Bowl also, note the juggling clubs in Elvis's Hands.

The poster in the background



28th October 1957, Press Conference, Los Angeles, CA.

Link to transcript of the press conference http://www.keithflynn.com/essential_lis ... 201957.htm
It mentions Elvis wearing a Red Jacket, Black Shirt and pants, Yellow Tie and a Silver belt with Rhinestones.













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Songs performed on the 28th (and probably the 29th) were*
Heartbreak Hotel (Opening Number)
Don't Be Cruel
All Shook Up
Teddy Bear
Jailhouse Rock
Treat Me Nice
Blueberry Hill
Hound Dog (Closing Number/Nipper Dog routine)

The usual amount of songs on this tour was normally between 14 and 18 (40-50mins), and other songs on the set list could well have been from the following:**
Blue Suede Shoes
Tutti Frutti
Trying To Get To You
Old Shep
When Your Blue Moon Turns To Gold
Rip It Up
So Glad You're Mine
I Want You, I Need You, I Love You
That's All Right
Too Much
Shake Rattle And Roll
Reddy Teddy
Loving You
I Was The One
I Got A Women
That's When Your Heartaches Begin
Love Me
Mean Woman Blues
Fool's Hall Of Fame
These are known to be part of the earlier August/September 57 Tour, take your pick.

Amongst the audience that night was Hal Wallis, the actor Alan Ladd, the actor Walter Slezak and Ricky Nelson. Also in attendance was a young Malcolm Leo, the writer/producer/director of the Warner Bros feature documentary, THIS IS ELVIS. He attended both shows of the Elvis Presley Concerts at The Pan Pacific Auditorium. "Seeing Elvis live in '57 changed my life and attitude about everything."


Interior of the Pan Pacific Auditorium,
7600 Beverly Boulevard, Los Angeles, Fairfax district.














Uncropped, but smaller version of image below.











Interesting to note Bill Black is using the Fender Precision Bass. He almost certainly first started using it live on stage with Elvis, with the commencement of the West Coast Tour starting on the 30th August 1957. The first photographic evidence that I can find from this tour, is this image below from the 1st of September 1957 - Tacoma, WA , Lincoln Bowl.


There is more information found here at this excellent site http://www.scottymoore.net/55PBass.html









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29th October 1957, Pan Pacific Auditorium.











George Klein talking to Trevor Cajiao in ETMAHM No. 6.
We were in Hollywood and Elvis played the Pan Pacific Auditorium and he got away again, but we got trapped, I was with Nick Adams the actor, a friend of Elvis', and Cliff Gleaves, and we were in a cab close behind Elvis but we didn't make it. Elvis got away and they surrounded us. They got on top of the cab and the cab started caving in. We had to lay down on the floor and put our feet up on the roof to stop it coming in. The cab driver was scared to drive because he was scared he'd run over some people. So we told him, "Man, it's either them or us!" So he stepped on it, they fell off the cab and we got away. It was wild.

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Uncropped, but smaller version of above.



Glen Glenn Interview Oct. 23, 2005 www.ElvisWorld-Japan.com
Okay. Well, Elvis, at that time, didn't want to stay at the Knickerbocker, he stayed, I think, at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel. And Bill and Scotty still wanted to stay at the Knickerbocker, they stayed at the Knickerbocker. And, they had a Cadillac of Elvis or something and they had his credit card. Bill was really talking about, "I got his credit card, I'll spend this." He kept showing me Elvis credit to buy the gas for the car. They did a western turf, Seattle and down the coast and the last show was at the Pan Pacific. And, we went down with Bill and Scotty to the Pan Pacific that night. And, that's the night that the cops came out, you know, the first night they didn't. They came out to film Elvis, because they said he was too wild and that's the night that Elvis just wiggled his fingers when he sung "Hound Dog," you know. And, we saw him that night. And, Faron Young, I remember was there. He came out from Nashville to see Elvis at the Pan Pacific, yeah. The Pan Pacific, you couldn't even hear Elvis. The girls screamed through the whole concert. And, then it was wild, both nights was wild-- sold out night the Pan Pacific Auditorium and it was something else. You never seen an entertainer in those days like Elvis, you know. The first night he got wild on stage, but the second night he couldn't because the cops were there filming and everything. And the next day after the Pan Pacific, we had breakfast at the Knickerbocker with Bill and Scotty and DJ and Luther and Marshall (The Tennessee Two). Cause Johnny Cash was in town the same time, he was playing shows in California, but not with Elvis and they were all staying at the Knickerbocker. And, Johnny Cash was staying at the Knickerbocker. And, we were reading the Los Angeles Times about the first show. We were sitting in there having breakfast, Bill Black bought breakfast, me and Gary Lambert. And, so we were sitting there reading the review of the show of the night before, about the cops coming in and going to come the next night and all this stuff. And, the Jordanaires was there, they were there having breakfast with us at the Knickerbocker.

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* taken from the superb and essential book by Alan Hanson "ELVIS 57"
**http://www.keithflynn.com
(*) improved quality thanks the fool
^^taken from eBay sale
*Thanks to the fool taken from 1977 tribute magazine Elvis - Fond Memories by Those Who Knew and Loved Him, published by The Gazette, Millport, Alabama.