![]() This was Elvis’ last ever performance in Memphis and FTD deliberately missed this final sign-off! It beggars belief.ĭisc 1 Hirsch Coliseum, Shreveport, Louisiana J68 minutes One real disappointment is that the final Memphis announcement of “Elvis has left the building” (which was on the bootleg, along with final "super-souvenirs") has been edited out on this FTD version. The sound on the bootlegs of ‘Goodbye Memphis’ was always good quality and here the FTD has a little less hiss but with more bass - it sounds very fine albeit with no massive upgrade in quality. At times there is some bass distortion on the tape – but at least you can really hear Jerry Scheff’s bass. This has happened a few times before, so why is this not checked for each release?įorgiving Elvis’ Blue Bicentennial Suit look this is otherwise a classy product in appearance and with a great sound mix for every concert and, what’s more, this was a ‘Good’ 1976 tour.Īudio Quality: The sound was mastered by Jan Eliasson and it is excellent for soundboard tapes, with a nice mix and a good amount of audience excitement and feedback. The numbers go out of sequence towards the end of CD 1, and CD 4 appears to have 25 tracks when it only has 15. Once again the FTD quality department has not checked the track numbering. ![]() The track listings are on the back cover. In fact the front cover has been strangely photo-shopped to improve Elvis' over-weight look.Ī few other candid photos of Elvis are also included, along with some ticket stubs. Sadly Elvis never looked the best in this bizarre jumpsuit and there is no doubt that he was overweight and bloated at times. FTD have previously released two concerts from this tour, Fort Worth July 3 (Rockin' Across Texas) and Tulsa July 4th 2.30pm ( The Bicentennial Show)Ī huge 5-panel digipack (FTD’s very first) features photos on the cover and behind every disc of Elvis in his Blue Bicentennial Suit. For Elvis fans it is very frustrating that as Elvis’ career slowly declined the audio quality of the soundboard recordings vastly improved. Released at the end of last year this four CD set contains three Elvis performances from July 1976 and Tour 19. 'Elvis: From Louisiana and Memphis' (1976) - FTD review by Geoffrey Mc Donnell - with additional comments from Piers Beagley ![]() Go here to see the stats and EIN’s list of FTD/BMG live releases. This is a real shame as there are proportionately far fewer good quality soundboards from Elvis’ sensational early years of touring.įTD have now released twenty-five concerts from 1976 - compared to only four from 1971. This means that if FTD are to release a soundboard from every Elvis tour we will always get more concerts from 1976 than any other year. Unfortunately for collectors the number of Elvis soundboards available in good quality increase at a similar rate that Elvis’ performances declined. However despite some of his worst concerts ever mid-1976 after meeting Ginger Alden Elvis would then end the year with some of his best performances in a long, long time. And that blowsy-shirtsleeves-and-waistcoat look did Elvis no good at all as a cool-looking jumpsuit. Hurt and America the Beautiful became the regular dramatic highlights with only the occasional surprise addition ( Danny Boy!) making a real difference.Ī true sign-of-the times was that from the 1976 April Tour #17 through to his August Tour #21 Elvis basically wore his "Bicentennial Suit"at every single concert, surely a sign of a bored performer. I Got A Woman would always feature the JD Sumner double dive-bombing routine, the Introduction and solos would be drawn out with the inclusion of Bass and Drum solos, usually two piano solos plus Early Morning Rain and Love Letters. Apart from the exceptional blast of the final December 1976 Tour (inspired by the challenge of new-young-love Ginger) 1976 in retrospect seems a slow-grind continuing the inevitable downward spiral.īy early 1976 Elvis’ set-list had become routine. There were no major set-list changes as had happened in earlier years, no dramatic "emotional roller-coaster" of 1974 and no high-flying "Huntsville" 1975 excitements. To be honest 1976 is not an easy Elvis live-in-concert year to review.
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