Shortly before the breakthrough: The then 21-year-old Elvis in 1956
Photo: Michael Ochs Archives. All rights reserved.
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This year marks 50 years since Elvis Presley’s 1972 tour. The anniversary will be celebrated on January 27th with an “Elvis On Tour” box. It will include unreleased footage of three of Elvis’ concerts, the remix of his San Antonio performance, tour rehearsal footage and the 1972 film Elvis On Tour.
The music of the edition will be released digitally on December 2nd, the film will not be available online. The set was produced by Ernst Mikael Jørgensen and the tracks were mixed by Matt Ross-Spang. The original recordings are by Felton Jarvis and Al Pachucki. Martin Scorsese directed the 1972 film.
As a first taster, the three singles “Burning Love (Rehearsal 2)”, “Always On My Mind (Take 3)” and “How Great Thou Art (Live at Hampton Roads Coliseum, Hampton Roads, VA – April 9, 1972)” were released. divided.
The contents of the box
The CDs:
- CD1: Live recordings from April 9, 1972 at the Hampton Roads Coliseum in Hampton, Virginia
- CD2: Live recordings from 10. April 1972 at the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Virginia
- CD3: Live recordings from 14. April 1972 from the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina
- CD4: Live recordings from 18. April 1972 at the Convention Center Arena in San Antonio, Texas
- CD5: Live recordings of rehearsals for the 1972 tour on March 30th and 31st, 1972 at RCA Recording Studios in Hollywood, California
- CD6: More rehearsal recordings
The pieces (also digital):
See See Rider • I Got A Woman / Amen • Never Been To Spain • You Gave Me A Mountain • Until It’s Time For You To Go • Polk Salad Annie • Love Me • All Shook Up • (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear / Don’t Be Cruel •Are You Lonesome Tonight? • I Can’t Stop Loving You • Hound Dog • Bridge Over Troubled Water • Suspicious Minds • For The Good Times • An American Trilogy • Love Me Tender • A Big Hunk O’ Love • How Great Thou Art • Sweet, Sweet Spirit ( Performed by The Stamps) Lawdy, Miss Clawdy Can’t Help Falling In Love Proud Mary Heartbreak Hotel It’s Over Funny How Time Slips Away Burning Love Release Me (And Let Me Love Again) Johnny B. Goode • Always On My Mind • Separate Ways • The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face • Help Me Make It Through The Night • Young And Beautiful • I, John • Bosom Of Abraham • You Better Run • Lead Me, Guide Me • Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus / Nearer My God To Thee
>>> Our review of Elvis’ ten best albums is here.
The legendary 1972 tour
On what is probably his most famous tour, the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll presented the most important songs of his career to date. Among them were covers, as well as own pieces.
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