From the Press-release:
The first release of this concert was released through the collectors label FTD in combination with a book about the concert. Annoyingly the speed ran obviously to slow and the pitch was also wrong. When it was released as a single CD there was hope that FTD worked on the show for the better, but once again nothing was done to correct the faults. So here you can hear the show for the first time at the correct speed and the correct pitch. Also we did everything to improve the overall soundquality and as a result you‘ll get to hear a soundboard that could have sounded this good in the first place.
Tracklisting:
01] Also Sprach Zarathustra - [02] See See Rider - [03] I Got A Woman/ Amen - [04] Love Me (with reprise) - [05] Trying To Get To You - [06] All Shook Up - [07] Teddy Bear/ Don‘t Be Cruel - [08] Love Me Tender - [09] Steamroller Blues - [10] Hound Dog - [11] Fever - [12] Polk Salad Annie - [13] Why Me Lord? - [14] Suspcicous Minds - [15] Band Introduction - [16] I Can‘t Stop Loving You - [17] Help Me - [18] An American Trilogy - [19] Let Me Be There (with reprise) - [20] Funny How Time Slips Away - [21] Big Boss Man* - [22] Can‘t Help Falling In Love*
The main part of the show was recorded on May 11, 1974 during the evening show in Los Angeles at the Inglewood Forum. Only the tracks marked with ‘*’ were recorded on May 10, 1974 during the evening show in San Bernadino.
Charts And Sales
The Billboard sales for the week ending December 24, 2011:
- The 'An Afternoon In The Garden' CD climbed from #189 to #188 on the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart
- 'It's Christmas Time' rises from #63 to #60 on the Top 200 Album Chart, rises from #11 to #8 on the Catalog Album Chart and rises from #19 to #13 on the Holiday Album Chart.
- 'Elvis Christmas' rises from #86 to #68 on the Top 200 Album Chart and rises from #21 to #12 on the Catalog Album Chart. It also rises from #30 to #18 on the Holiday Album Chart.
- 'Elvis Christmas Duets' drops from #183 to #196 on the Top 200 Album Chart.
- 'Blue Christmas' rises from #19 to #18 on the Holiday Songs Chart.
- It's Christmas Time: 17,054
- ELvis Christmas: 15.597
- Elvis: An Afternoon In The Garden: 6,133
- Christmas Duets: 5,895
- Elvis Presley - Inspirational: 3,942
- Blue Christmas: 3,841
- Elvis Country: 3,179
- Elvis Gospel / An Evening Prayer: 3,006
- Elvis Rock: 2,527
- Home For The Holidays: 1,695
- It's Christmas Time - 1 350 376
- Elvis' Christmas - 569 661
- An Afternoon In The Garden - 389 128
- Christmas Duets - 476 448
- Blue Christmas - 736 592
- Best Of Love (2007 re-issue) - 200 768
- Elvis Inspirational Memories - 53 821
- Elvis Country - 70 560
- An Evening Prayer - 119 134
- Elvis Rock - 128 787
- Home For The Holidays - 188 155
- Blue Christmas - 417 125 (10,344 purchased downloads this week)
- Here Comes Santa Claus - 73 832 (4,067 purchased downloads this week)
Elvis at the Movies
On Wednesday, January 4, 2012, at 8:00 p.m., the GRAMMY Museum will be presenting a special Elvis Week event called "Elvis at the Movies." As part of their first-ever Elvis Week, The GRAMMY Museum, which is located in Los Angeles, California, is offering their guests a special panel discussion focusing on the King of Rock 'n' Roll’s time spent in Hollywood. With this in-depth discussion, guests will hear more about the lesser-explored side of Elvis Presley’s career in acting. In addition, through a panel of his costars Mary Ann Mobley (Girl Happy and Harum Scarum) , Celeste Yarnell (Live A Little, Love A Little) and Jan Shepard (Paradise, Hawaiian Style), guests will get a unique view into the inner-workings of Elvis' courtesy of the people who acted alongside of him. After the discussion, moderated by GRAMMY Museum Executive Director Bob Santelli, panelists will take audience questions.Doors open at 7:00 p.m. and admission is free; but reservations are required. GRAMMY Museum members receive priority seating. To reserve your seats, please call 213.765.6800 or e-mail programs@grammymuseum.org.
The French Fremeaux & Associes budget label announced the release of the 3CD-set 'Elvis - The American Music Heritage 1954-1958' with February 10, 2012 as the releasedate.
(Source: FECC/ EPE / Amazon)