Elvis Presley Elvis: '68 Comeback Special [50th Anniversary Box Set] (5-CD + 2 Blu-ray)

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Format:  CD  (7 Discs)
item number:  6RJE2
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CD Details

  • Number of Discs: 7
  • Released: November 30, 2018
  • Originally Released: 2018
  • Label: Sony Legacy

Description by OLDIES.com:

'68 Comeback Special (50th Anniversary Edition) is the definitive chronicle of the now legendary NBC-TV show, Elvis. After years of making formulaic movies, Elvis was finally unleashed to perform live again on an intimate stage with his original sidemen, Scotty Moore and D.J. Fontana. Playing “That’s All Right”, “Heartbreak Hotel”, “Lawdy Miss Clawdy” and many of his great hits, the sheer rawness and excitement of the performances attracted unanimous critical acclaim. Greil Marcus in his book Mystery Train said, “If ever there was music that could bleed, this was it”. 1968 was a profound year for America. Martin Luther King had been assassinated, and while Elvis was making the special, Bobby Kennedy was shot. The closing song “If I Can Dream” encapsulates every emotion that Elvis and the entire production crew felt during the making of the special. NBC-TV’s Elvis is as raw and inspirational today as it was in 1968.

This 50th Anniversary Edition includes all the known audio recordings from RCA’s vault and all the videotaped performances are here for the first time on Blu-ray.

FEATURES:

  • For millions of fans, including a young Bruce Springsteen, the Elvis ‘68 Comeback Special was a life-changing event. “I remember I waited for weeks for the ’68 Special," Springsteen recollected recently. "I knew it was coming. I can remember exactly where our TV was set up in the dining room, the exact place I was sitting. I mean, it’s one of those things that’s imprinted on my memory forever."
  • CAREER-DEFINING ’68 COMEBACK
  • 7-Disc definitive box set chronicles the pivotal NBC-TV ’68 special called Elvis and takes you behind the scenes in audio and remastered 4:3 Blu-ray video
  • Contains ALL KNOWN recordings/rehearsals from the RCA vaults and from original NBC-TV videotapes
  • 80-page book includes a new, oral history on the special, crafted from interviews with producer Steve Binder, recording engineer Bones Howe, Tom Petty, Bruce Springsteen, Priscilla Presley, Emmylou Harris, Scotty Moore conducted for Thom Zimny's 2018 documentary, "Elvis Presley: The Searcher.”
  • The book also features rare photos and memorabilia and full recording data
  • Over 7.5 hours of footage across 2 newly mastered Blu-ray discs, overseen by Thom Zimny.

Tracks on Disc 1:

  • 1.Trouble / Guitar Man [Opening]
  • 2.Medley: Lawdy, Miss Clawdy / Baby, What You Want Me to Do / Medley: Heartbreak Hotel [Dialogue]/Hound Dog / All Shook Up / Can't Help Falling in Love / Jailhouse Rock / Love Me Tender [Dialogue]
  • 3.Medley: Where Could I Go But to the Lord [Dialogue]/Up Above My Head / Saved
  • 4.Medley: Blue Christmas [Dialogue]/One Night [Dialogue]
  • 5.Memories
  • 6.Medley: Nothingville / Big Boss Man [Dialogue]/Guitar Man / Little Egypt / Trouble / Guitar Man
  • 7.If I Can Dream
  • 8.It Hurts Me [Splice / Edit of, Pt. 1] [Take 7, Pt. 2] [Take 7, Pt. 1] [Take 6] - (take)
  • 9.Let Yourself Go [Splice / Edit of, Pt. 1] [Take 1, Pt. 2] [Take 2] - (take)
  • 10.Memories
  • 11.If I Can Dream

Tracks on Disc 2:

  • 1.That's All Right
  • 2.Heartbreak Hotel
  • 3.Love Me
  • 4.Baby, What You Want Me to Do
  • 5.Blue Suede Shoes
  • 6.Baby, What You Want Me to Do
  • 7.Lawdy, Miss Clawdy
  • 8.Are You Lonesome Tonight?
  • 9.When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again
  • 10.Blue Christmas
  • 11.Trying to Get to You
  • 12.One Night
  • 13.Baby, What You Want Me to Do
  • 14.One Night
  • 15.Memories
  • 16.Heartbreak Hotel
  • 17.Hound Dog
  • 18.All Shook Up
  • 19.Can't Help Falling in Love
  • 20.Jailhouse Rock
  • 21.Don't Be Cruel
  • 22.Blue Suede Shoes
  • 23.Love Me Tender
  • 24.Trouble
  • 25.Baby, What You Want Me to Do
  • 26.If I Can Dream

Tracks on Disc 3:

  • 1.Heartbreak Hotel
  • 2.Baby, What You Want Me to Do
  • 3.Introductions
  • 4.That's All Right
  • 5.Are You Lonesome Tonight?
  • 6.Baby, What You Want Me to Do
  • 7.Blue Suede Shoes
  • 8.One Night
  • 9.Love Me
  • 10.Trying to Get to You
  • 11.Lawdy, Miss Clawdy
  • 12.Santa Claus Is Back in Town
  • 13.Blue Christmas
  • 14.Tiger Man
  • 15.When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again
  • 16.Memories
  • 17.Heartbreak Hotel
  • 18.Hound Dog
  • 19.All Shook Up
  • 20.Can't Help Falling in Love
  • 21.Jailhouse Rock
  • 22.Don't Be Cruel
  • 23.Blue Suede Shoes
  • 24.Love Me Tender
  • 25.Trouble / Guitar Man
  • 26.Trouble / Guitar Man
  • 27.If I Can Dream

Tracks on Disc 4:

  • 1.I Got a Woman
  • 2.Blue Moon / Young Love / Oh, Happy Day
  • 3.When It Rains It Really Pours
  • 4.Blue Christmas
  • 5.Are You Lonesome Tonight?/That's My Desire
  • 6.That's When Your Heartaches Begin
  • 7.Peter Gunn Theme
  • 8.Love Me
  • 9.When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again
  • 10.Blue Christmas / Santa Claus is Back in Town
  • 11.Danny Boy
  • 12.Baby, What You Want Me to Do
  • 13.Love Me
  • 14.Tiger Man
  • 15.Santa Claus Is Back in Town
  • 16.Lawdy, Miss Clawdy
  • 17.One Night
  • 18.Blue Christmas
  • 19.Baby, What You Want Me to Do
  • 20.When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again
  • 21.Blue Moon of Kentucky

Tracks on Disc 5:

  • 1.Nothingville (Guitar Man's Evil No. 1) [Takes 5 & 6] - (take)
  • 2.Guitar Man (Guitar Man's Evil No. 1) [Take 2] - (take)
  • 3.Let Yourself Go, Pt. 1 (Guitar Man's Evil No. 2) [Take 5 & 7/M] - (take)
  • 4.Let Yourself Go, Pt. 2 (Guitar Man's Evil No. 3) [Take 7/M] - (take)
  • 5.Guitar Man (Escape No. 1, Fast) [Takes 1, 2 & 5] - (take)
  • 6.Big Boss Man (Escape No. 3) [Take 2] - (take)
  • 7.It Hurts Me, Pt. 1 (Escape No. 4) [Take 5] - (take)
  • 8.It Hurts Me, Pt. 2 (After Karate No. 1) [Take 3] - (take)
  • 9.Guitar Man (After Karate No. 2) [Take 1] - (take)
  • 10.Little Egypt (After Karate No. 2) [Take 6] - (take)
  • 11.Trouble / Guitar Man (After Karate No. 3) [Take 2] - (take)
  • 12.Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child / Where Could I Go But to the Lord (Gospel No. 1) [Rehearsal & Take 1] - (take)
  • 13.Up Above My Head / Saved (Gospel No. 2) [Takes 4 & 7] - (take)
  • 14.Saved (Gospel No. 3) [Takes 2 & 4] - (take)
  • 15.Trouble / Guitar Man [Opening] [Takes 6 & 7] - (take)
  • 16.If I Can Dream [Take 1] - (take)
  • 17.If I Can Dream [Takes 2, 3 & 4] - (take)
  • 18.Memories [Takes 3 & 4]/Vocal Overdub No. 1 - (take)
  • 19.Let Yourself Go [Losing Instrumental] - (take)

Tracks on Disc 6:

  • 1.Elvis NBC TV Special Originally Broadcast on December 3, 1968
  • 2.Black Leather Sit-Down Show No. 1 [June 27, 1968]
  • 3.Black Leather Sit-Down Show No. 2 [June 27, 1968]
  • 4.Black Leather Stand-Up Show No. 1 [June 29, 1968]
  • 5.Black Leather Stand-Up Show No. 2 [June 29, 1968]

Tracks on Disc 7:

  • 1.Trouble / Guitar Man TV Show Opener [June 30, 1968] [All Takes and Raw Components]
  • 2.If I Can Dream TV Show Closer [June 30, 1968] [All Takes]
  • 3.Huh-Huh-Huh Promo [June 30, 1968]
  • 4.Elvis Closing Credits Without Credit Roll [June 30, 1968]
  • 5.If I Can Dream Special Music Video 2004 [June 30, 1968]
  • 6.Gospel Production Number: All Takes and Raw Components
  • 7.Guitar Man Production Number: All Takes and Raw Components
  • 8.Blu-Ray Special Feature Re-Cut

Product Info

  • UPC: 190758840222
  • Shipping Weight: 3.30/lbs (approx)
  • International Shipping: 7 items

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