Elvis Presley - Elvis As Recorded At Madison Square Garden - FTD (CD)

Alors qu'il vient de terminer une tournée à guichets fermés en avril, qui a été filmée par Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer pour le documentaire Elvis On Tour de 1972, la confiance dans le camp d'Elvis est grande car les quatre spectacles au Madison Square Garden de New York sont complets, tout comme le reste de la tournée du mois de juin. Les réticences qu'Elvis pouvait encore avoir à l'idée de se produire dans la Grosse Pomme sont vite dissipées, car le bruit du public du MSG est assourdissant. Pour résumer ce triomphe, le New York Times titra "Arts and Leisure" : "Comme un prince d'une autre planète".

Elvis As Recorded at Madison Square Garden, qui présente le spectacle du soir du 10 juin, est sorti en urgence plus tard dans le mois et s'est vendu à un million d'exemplaires aux États-Unis en l'espace de quelques semaines. Les ventes totales aux États-Unis à ce jour dépassent les 3 millions d'exemplaires, ce qui permet à l'album d'obtenir le statut de triple platine. Le spectacle de l'après-midi a finalement été publié par RCA en 1997, 20 ans après le décès d'Elvis, sous le titre An Afternoon In The Garden.

Cette édition FTD tardive du 50e anniversaire célèbre ces spectacles légendaires avec des versions nouvellement mixées des deux spectacles par l'ingénieur du son de Memphis Matt-Ross Spang. Le disque 3 contient la conférence de presse originale enregistrée au Hilton de New York le 9 juin.

Présenté dans notre coffret de 8 x 8 pouces, ce 3 CD de luxe contient un livret couleur de 20 pages, de superbes photos, des souvenirs, la transcription de la conférence de presse et les souvenirs du regretté Phil Gelormine.

Disc 1

EVENING SHOW

01 Also Sprach Zarathustra

02 That’s All Right

03 Proud Mary

04 Never Been To Spain

05 You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me

06 You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’

07 Polk Salad Annie

08 Love Me

09 All Shook Up

10 Heartbreak Hotel

11 (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear/

Don’t Be Cruel

12 Love Me Tender

13 The Impossible Dream (The Quest)

14 Introductions

15 Hound Dog

16 Suspicious Minds

17 For The Good Times

18 An American Trilogy

19 Funny How Time Slips Away

20 I Can’t Stop Loving You

21 Can’t Help Falling In Love

22 Closing Vamp

 

Disc 2

AFTERNOON SHOW

01 Also Sprach Zarathustra

02 That’s All Right

03 Proud Mary

04 Never Been To Spain

05 You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me

06 Until It’s Time For You To Go

07 You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’

08 Polk Salad Annie

09 Love Me

10 All Shook Up

11 Heartbreak Hotel

12 (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear/

Don’t Be Cruel

13 Love Me Tender

14 Blue Suede Shoes

15 Reconsider Baby

16 Hound Dog

17 I’ll Remember You

18 Suspicious Minds

19 Introductions

20 For The Good Times

21 An American Trilogy

22 Funny How Time Slips Away

23 I Can’t Stop Loving You

24 Can’t Help Falling In Love

25 Closing Vamp

 

Recorded live June 10, 1972 

at Madison Square Garden, New York

 

Disc 3

June 9 Press Conference (20:31)

Recorded by Pål Granlund

DISC 1

 

JUNE 18, 1963 SINGLE

 

01  (Youíre The) Devil In Disguise                                                     

02  Please Don’t Drag That String Around                                            

 

OCTOBER 1, 1963 SINGLE B-SIDE TO "BOSSA NOVA BABY"

 

03  Witchcraft   

                                                                         

NOVEMBER 15, 1963 ALBUM TRACKS: FUN IN ACAPULCO

 

04  Love Me Tonight                                                                                      

 

05  Slowly But Surely                                                                            

 

FEBRUARY 10, 1964 SINGLE B-SIDE TO "KISSIN’ COUSINS"                                       

 

06  It Hurts Me                                                                              

 

APRIL 1964 ALBUM TRACKS: KISSIN’ COUSINS                                        

 

07  Echoes Of Love                                                                           

08  (It’s A) Long Lonely Highway                                                      

 

JULY 14, 1964 SINGLE B-SIDE TO "SUCH A NIGHT"                                       

 

09  Never Ending                                                                      

 

SEPTEMBER 22, 1964 SINGLE A-SIDE TO "AIN’T THAT LOVING YOU BABY"                                        

 

10  Ask Me                                                                                                          

 

JULY 19, 1965 ALBUM TRACKS: ELVIS FOR EVERYONE                                    

 

11  Finders Keepers, Losers Weepers                                                         

12  Memphis, Tennessee                                                                   

 

DECEMBER 14, 1965 SINGLE B-SIDE TO "TELL ME WHY"                                     

 

13  Blue River                                                                            

 

JUNE 1967 ALBUM TRACK: DOUBLE TROUBLE                                 

 

14  What Now, What Next, Where To                                             

 

MAY 20, 1968 ALBUM TRACK: SPEEDWAY

 

15  Western Union                                                                      

 

DISC 2

 

THE MAY 26,1963 SESSIONS

 

01  Echoes Of Love (take 1)                                                                

02  Echoes Of Love (takes 2-3)                                                        

03  Echoes Of Love (takes 4-7)                                                            

04  Echoes Of Love (take 8)                                                           

05  Echoes Of Love (takes 9-10/M)                                                   

06  Please Donít Drag That String Around (take 1)     

07  Please Donít Drag That String Around (take 2)                                                                                   

08  Please Donít Drag That String Around (takes 3-5)                                                                                          

09  Please Donít Drag That String Around (take 6/M)                                                                                           

10  (Youíre The) Devil In Disguise (takes 1-3)                                    

11  (Youíre The) Devil In Disguise (takes 4-6/M)                                       

12  Never Ending (take 1)                   

13  Never Ending (takes 2-3/M)                                                    

14  What Now, What Next, Where To (take 1/M)                                                                                    

15  Witchcraft (take 1)                                                                     

16  Witchcraft (take 2)                                                                    

17  Witchcraft (take 3/M)                                                                 

18  Finders Keepers, Losers Weepers (take 1)                                         

19  Finders Keepers, Losers Weepers (take 2)                                     

20  Finders Keepers, Losers Weepers (take 3/M)                                                                                      

21  Love Me Tonight (take 1)                                  

22  Love Me Tonight (takes 2-4)                                                       

23  Love Me Tonight (take 5)