Because a new tour book was featured every year, they serve as a chronicle of this phase of his career. Elvis on tour also contains vintage footage of presleys famous 1956 appearances on the ed sullivan show and pretour rehearsal footage. There is speculation among the press and the public that elvis might tour in concert for. This souvenir photo album 8 3 4 x 11 was sold while on tour in 1970. The documentary features 25 musical numbers and backstage rehearsals. Rocks golden year is a supremely enjoyable trawl through the popular music of the year 1971. Chronological overview of all musicians used, the date, location. See at the end of the page for a complete song list for this tour number 14.
Elvis on tour is the golden globewinning best documentary chronicle of presleys whirlwind 15cities15nights 1972 tour. Counting singles and albums, elvis sold at least 10 million records domestically in 1970 alone. Give us this day, november 17, our daily elvis tupelo, mississippi 19351948 19351940 306 old satillo road, elvis birthplace, is now 306 elvis presley drive. Elvis in concert in huntsville in may 31 lisa marie presley, priscilla presley, rock. Elvis 1970 tour photo album images available here lpm6401 elvis. The who tour archive live the who live in concert 1962. Elvis on tour is an american musical documentary film released by mgm in 1972. The book is scheduled for november 20 and will come with an dvd, containing the press conference. The elvis on tour cover design is eyegrabbing as you can see above and the first thing you notice about the ebook is that the design is modern, funky and colourful. The tour is a complete success with all the dates being soldout.
Given the length of its availability, the tour book has become part of the legendary status that elvis concerts in 1956 and 57 have achieved. One was issued with the box set worldwide 50 gold award hits i and the second, with the international logo was sold in las vegas. Elvis never quite got the right spirit with this song on stage. A different elvis went back on tour in september 1970 on november 11, 1957, elvis presley left the stage at schofield barracks near honolulu to conclude a fourcity tour of california and hawaii. The tommy tour was a concert tour by the english rock band the who. Rock n roll country blues archive videos 1,342,878 views. Blues, and rare albums, like the live from hawaii via satellite album, have brought in hundreds of dollars at auction. They continued to perform exclusively in europe until their first american tour in 1967. Mgm films portions of the first show on this tour for use in elvis thats the way it is. It contains 20 pages with four beautiful color and 20 bw. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. To hold a copy of the tour book in your hands, is to hold a piece of rock n roll history. An essential work for rock fans and scholars, before elvis. Accompanying the two cds is a bonus dvd that presents the full wnbcnew york june 9th press conference, a mini documentary featuring interviews with lenny kaye producer, patti smith group guitarist, james burton tcb band guitar and glenn d.
Las vegas season 2 las vegas january 26th february 23rd 1970. In 1970 elvis and the guess who had all of rcas top six recordings. Following his success in las vegas, elvis took his act on tour. Dec 10, 2018 explore silverdollar57s board elvis red white and blue on. Elvis tickets, 2020 concert tour dates ticketmaster. The entertainment press widely covered his opening vegas appearance in august 1969, and rca issued a live album spotlighting his return to the concert stage. Elvis on tour book the cover we added a week ago was for the promo of the book and not the actual cover of the book. Wat can i say but fantastic, pound for pound the best tribute u will see in england, great show. For some reason elvis on tour november 1971 by author kieran davis slipped under eins usually thorough radar. On august 19, elvis sang a typical 1974version, to put it that way. The groups fourth album, the rock opera tommy 1969 was a critical and commercial success.
Thats the way it is, another musical documentary, this film followed presley as he embarked on a 15city tour of the united states that featured 19 concerts between april 5th and april 19th, 1972. Concert footage and offstage documentary of singer elvis presley. Elvis went back on tour in september 1970 elvis history blog. Other changes starting with this tour was the change of backing group. Latinautor, warner chappell, amra, bmi broadcast music inc. Releases the album in person at the international hotel, las vegas, nevada. The monster at the end of this book by jon stone 4. Back in the 1970s i first saw this movie, or the movie this dvd was based on during a tv late saturday night showing. Elvis on tour is golden globewinning documentary that followed elvis presley on a 15city tour of the united states in 1972. Elvis on tour also contains vintage footage of presleys famous 1956 appearances on the ed sullivan show and pre tour rehearsal footage.
On august 29th, 1970 the who played at the 3rd and final isle 0f wight festival. With elvis presley, bill baize, estell brown, james burton. Elvis presley 19701972 thats the way it is elvis presley music. Dick clarks american bandstand tour 1989 9 flower power concert series 1 guess who 09 1 now and not then 1 runnin back through canada tour 1 runnin back thru canada tour 26 the guess who 2020 4 together again reunion tour 5 together again. Among the better concert souvenirs were the tour books, also called concert photo folios. Fans can now carry the king with them wherever they go with the first ever elvis presley enterprises produced ebook covering the monumental 1972 concert. November 1970 elvis, thats the way it is, elvis thirtysecond film, opens in theaters to good. Following a press reception gig, the tour officially began on 9 may 1969 and ended on 20 december 1970. David hepworth makes a compelling case that 1971 was the high water mark for popular music. Aloha from hawaii the ultimate experience 2019 duration. This documentary offers a look at elvis presley on and offstage as he embarks upon a crosscountry concert tour in the early 70s.
Pictures from the elvis in vegas book show elvis looking quite thin. Over the years, the other names changed on rcas hit list but elvis remained their constant. It was the thirtythird and final motion picture to star elvis presley before his death in 1977. Money back guarantee ensures you receive the item you ordered or get your money back. A new book, set for release in march, puts the focus on elviss 16 concerts in june 1973. The prize pack includes elvis on tour bluray book, elvis bluray collection, elvis 75th anniversary dvd collection, and an elvis insiders annual membership. He still remained an active, restless, artist occasionally. Following a press reception gig, the tour officially. The next few concerts seemed solid as well, with the good spirits continuing. The majority of the 37 shows were in the united states, with two each in sweden, denmark, and germany, and one in england, where hendrix was the final. Usually 16 or 24 pages in length, the tour books contained color photos of elvis in performance. Elvis presley souvenir photo album epe, 1956 elvis.
It was in support of their fourth album, the rock opera tommy 1969, and consisted of concerts split between north america and europe. They are nights to remember, paced here with more than 25 numbers that embrace the rocker elvis, the gospel elvis, the ballad elvis, even the kungfu elvis. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Forty years later i dont have the slightest remembrance of the opening acts. Jul 17, 2014 elvis presley february 18th, 1970 international hotel, las vegas midnight show. Buy elvis presley elvis on tour dvd 1972 from amazons movies store. Elvis presley original tour photo album black jacket 19701972 sold at the las vegas engagements and on tour. Unfortunately an index of chapters is actually missing. Elvis on tour 1970 volume ii november 70 by kieran davis. Spends time at his palm springs home and buys a 1970 mercury cougar for colonel parker. We can see elvis signing the tour book that, by this time, had been on the market for about a year. At the time, he had no idea that it would be nearly years before he would take his show on the road again. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Elvis presley hound dog 03 international hotel in las vegas 1970. It is a smashing success, the first tour since 1957, only these days the show is much more elaborate. As recorded at madison square garden deluxe edition by. Although 1970 the year of ttwii was a year of profound success both commercially and artistically, in virtually every field of endeavor stage, screen, and studio, elvis 1970 was not elvis overanddone either. Dressed for the occasion, elvis presley held a press conference before his houston engagement. Thats the way it is, another musical documentary, this film followed presley as he. The prehistory of rock n roll surveys the origins of rock n roll from the minstrel era to the emergence of bill haley and elvis presley. On july 31, 1969, in las vegas, nevada, elvis presley staged a triumphant return to the concert stage from which he had been absent for almost a decade. Elvis first shows outside of las vegas since 1961 were the opening shows of the 38th houston livestock show and. The cry of love tour was a 1970 concert tour by american rock guitarist and singer jimi hendrix. Condition can make a difference in the value of the record.
From 1969 through 1976, elvis presley performed 641 stage shows during 15 engagements at the internationalhilton hotel in las vegas. The hardcover full colour book with 186 pages and over 240 rare photos of elvis on stage comes with a preface by sandy pichon, author of two great books like raised on elvis. Author kieran davis chronicles elvis only tour of 1971 in the most. Get the elvis presley setlist of the concert at international hotel, las vegas, nv, usa on february 18, 1970 from the on tour number 1 tour and other elvis presley setlists for free on setlist. Elvis on tour 2010 release with original intro duration. On october 6th, 1970 the band played the sophia gardens in cardiff, wales. Reviews from the tour procliam he sounded better than ever, was still the king, and undeniably elvis crowd was a much of a show as he was. Elvis on tour bd book after the filmedliveinvegas elvis. For elvis first show on the road, colonel parker arranged for him to appear in the houston astrodome in.
According to press reports, sammy shore did his comedy bit, and the sweet inspirations and the imperials sang a few numbers. Elvis never got tired of polk salad annie, however. With jats similarlythemed 1971 book just going to dealers, elvis on tour november 1971 coincidentally arrived last week in australia and how impressive it is. Elvis on tour by elvis presley 883929095568 dvd barnes. What happened to elvis presley in augustseptember 1974. Colonel parker had already sketched out a tour for 1958 after elvis completed filming king creole, but a dreaded draft notice arrived on christmas eve to scuttle. There are newspaper clippings from each of the concerts, a section with on tour artifacts, a. By 1971, elvis was on the road more than most other acts in show business. The who played the rock opera live from 1969 to 1970, which elevated the bands critical standing. Elvis on tour is a golden globe awardwinning american musicaldocumentary motion picture released by mgm in 1972. He was usually on the road for several weeks out of a month, in addition to playing las vegas in february and august.
The above is the actual cover and will be available in july 2010 from jat publishing. As the years went by elvis changed the song quite noticeably. In 1957, elvis aron presley was still a one man phenomenon with six titles on the charts, one movie to his credit, and two movies soon to follow. A look inside elvis on tour, november 1971 youtube. The evening of november 12, 1970, i had a good seat in the seattle coliseumsecond level, close in, stage right. After a short twopage introduction about elvis on tour the first chapter is elvis on tour. Unlike other histories of rock, before elvis offers a far broader and deeper analysis of. It was the thirtythird and final motion picture to star. This tour was the first time that capes became in full use.
The tour of graceland mansion includes the living room, his parents bedroom, the kitchen, tv room, pool room, the famous jungle room, his fathers office, the newlyenhanced trophy building, the racquetball building newlyrestored to how it looked in 1977, and meditation garden. Elvis gets the royal treatment with these releases. Most of them in huntsville at the end of may, and 1st of june, though. Elvis started tour 14 in huntsville, alabama on may 30 1975. See see rider, proud mary, burning love, dont be cruel, teddy bear, hound dog, cant help falling in love with you, love me tender. Combined with volume 1, this is a musthave set for every seventiesjunkie. In the early 1970s, the famous elvis jumpsuits debuted and the iconic rocker continued to. Elvis presley setlist at international hotel, las vegas.