The title track to Elvis' 1964 classic movie "Viva Las Vegas" has become one of his most well known songs yet the irony is that it was not at the time and never has subsequently been a massive worldwide hit but somehow has been become one of the must used songs by TV and radio stations when they wish to advertise competition prizes which include a trip to Las Vegas not to mention the countless other times it is used by many media outlets in other ways.

Elvis recorded this iconic tune on 10 July 1963 in Studio B of Radio Recorders' Hollywood studios and the master was chosen from take seven and curiously the first take, which had been attempted the previous days recordings, had a different arrangement from the subsequent six. The master was them given a bongos intro later in the evening for inclusion in the movie but the master was released as recorded in the studio.

In August 2018, RCA/Sony through their Elvis collectors label, Follow That Dream, released what should have been the undisputed definitive Viva Las Vegas sessions collection. As per normal for such a release, evident in other similar releases such as Fun In Acapulco and Kid Galahad, an attempt was made to remix and remaster the tracks from scratch. However, may have their doubts about the success of this venture, primarily down to the original process in which MGM made their soundtrack recordings and also because much of the studio dialogue is also missing. It is from this collection, however, that the audio for this video has been sourced.

As with all of these videos, to get the most out of the re-edited audio, I highly recommend you use ear /headphones and turn the volume up as much as you dare!

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