If, after a 50-year wait, this is the last major box-set release of “new” Elvis material by RCA / SONY it should have been a total blast of large-formatted stunning packaging including some exciting previously unavailable material whereas this sadly feels more like a final whimper. It remarked that the singer was "a little chubbier than he used to be" but that "the electricity" of his performance was as "magnetic as ever". After years of extensive Elvis reissues from RCA/Legacy and Follow That Dream, a proper soundtrack to Elvis on Tour is most welcome, indeed, and fills a major gap within the Presley discography. That concert includes perhaps the best and most energetic performance of Jailhouse Rock since the ´68 Comeback Special, and »officially» nothing is said to have been recorded or filmed at that concert. The penultimate ‘Funny How Time’ ends with Elvis cutely joking about hitting the last note, “think I can’t hit that note.

Aubrey urged them to delay the broadcast planned for November 18 to avoid both releases overlapping. The power and dynamic of ‘An American Trilogy’ is stunning and it also lowers the previously loud JD Sumner in the mix. Disc 1 was recorded live on April 9, 1972, at Hampton Roads Coliseum, Hampton, Virginia, and contains all previously unreleased material.The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. I’m sure that mainstream listeners would never differentiate between the four concerts just by listening after all they do start fairly the same. The piece criticized the scenes that showed Presley between shows and the segment filmed at Graceland. The second CD was captured on April 10, at Richmond Coliseum, Richmond, Virginia, and CD 3 preserves the April 14 show in Greensboro, North Carolina .

As Elvis Presley's national tour played to sold-out secondary markets across the country in 1972, Elvis was enjoying himself on-stage and finding electrifying new ways of connecting to audiences at every show. Schilling convinced Presley to allow the filmmakers to interview him at the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios. I Got A Woman’ - sadly RCA's recording has Elvis' mic drops out for the first minute - annoyingly this could have been easily fixed for release as it was okay in the movie. I can't imagine any Elvis fan not already owning a copy of this film so without any new Bonus Clips (at least add the six performances from 'The Lost Performances') it seems a waste.Let's hope we get all of the shows recorded on multi-track like we did with the 1969 Vegas and the 1970 TTWII sets. Goode," "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face," "Help Me Make It Through the Night," and a clutch of gospel songs.

Disc 5 features the tour rehearsals, recorded live at RCA Recording Studios in Hollywood, California, on March 30 and 31, 1972. Hardin (piano), James Burton, Charlie Hodge, and John Wilkinson (guitars), Ron Tutt (drums), and Jerry Scheff or Emery Gordy (bass) as well as The Joe Guercio Orchestra and background vocalists The Sweet Inspirations, Kathy Westmoreland, and J. Only 90 minutes of footage was used for the On Tour film that went on to win the Golden Globe Award in 1972. To have 4 never-before-released concerts in high quality audio and the Blue Ray version of the movie was a treat. Home Entertainment's Blu-ray edition of the MGM Film, 'Elvis On Tour,' winner of Best Documentary Film at the 30th Golden Globes Awards in 1973 and the last feature film starring Elvis Presley to be released during the artist's lifetime.Of course the most important song this night would however be the very first concert performance of 'Burning Love. A seven-disc set, with the audio selections available in digital and physical configurations, the Elvis On Tour box set includes six audio discs (premiering previously unreleased Elvis concert performances and studio rehearsals) and Warner Bros. Reed considered the documentary "worthwhile", noting its "excellent close-up, split screen photography". It is a real positive that these “On Tour” concerts don’t have the TCB Band rush of the MSG concerts nor the slight sterility-of-perfection required from them for the ‘Aloha’ recording.

I'd love it if it were like the 1970 TTWII set but would love it even more if it was more like the 1969 set. Here Elvis sings the songs at a slower pace than he would on stage which also gives a more relaxed, sincere feel to the songs, especially the ballads.Home Entertainment’s Blu-ray edition of the MGM Film, “Elvis On Tour,” winner of Best Documentary Film at the 30th Golden Globes Awards in 1973 and the last feature film starring Elvis Presley to be released during the artist’s lifetime. It includes the premiere of the complete rehearsal recorded in Buffalo, NY on April 5, 1972, with three previously unreleased performances. moment when Elvis places a pair of red women's underwear on his head - as seen in the clip of the movie. He has contributed liner notes to reissues from a diverse array of artists, among them Nat "King" Cole, Paul Williams, Lesley Gore, Dusty Springfield, B.