Synopsis:
Elvis Presley re-established himself as The King of Rock and Roll with ELVIS, the widely-seen “comeback special” broadcast on NBC at the end of 1968. The show’s many highlights included laid-back live performances recorded in the round before a small audience and featuring a powerful ensemble—including guitarist Scotty Moore and drummer D.J. Fontana, both part of Elvis’ original, classic backing band. To celebrate the 50th anniversary of ELVIS, both electrifying, intimate “sit-down” sets will be released on vinyl for the first time in an individually numbered 2LP package with a newly created gatefold sleeve, pressed on red vinyl. The history of Presley’s amazing “comeback special” is told in Elvis Presley: The Searcher, the new documentary premiering April 14 on HBO.
Tracks: 1 Heartbreak Hotel 2 Baby What You Want Me To Do 3 Introductions 8pm 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 You11 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
Other Elvis Record Store Day releases are "Girls! Girls! Girls!" on red vinyl with 5 bonus tracks and "Loving You" on blue vinyl with 5 bonus tracks from the Culture Factory label and finally "RCA Studio 1: The New York Sessions" from the Memphis Recording Service. (Source: Sony Legacy FECC)