Saturday, 1 July 2023

Elvis Live On CD (1971)


Via FTD we previously had two live 1971 Elvis concerts:

1. Dinner Show, 28-10-71, Las Vegas, NV, (The Impossible Dream) 
2. Evening Show, 28-11-71, Boston, MA, (Elvis As Recorded at Boston Garden)

As part of its ongoing live on tour series, FTD Records has released Elvis: Live In Vegas '71 as a 3-CD 5" digipak, featuring three 1971 shows recorded in Vegas, respectively on Jan 27-29.

FTD refer to this release as "having imperfections", but "the historic importance and rarity of these recordings were prioritized". Translated, it means "some of the sound quality might be poor."

To buy or not to buy...

CONS:

1. Some sound quality might ruin the listening experience.

PROS:

1. Directly from the original master tapes

2. Rare live songs are included

3. Elvis give the songs respectful treatments 

THE FINAL VERDICT might be a toss up between quality and rarity.

EVEN if these shows are of more historical importance than anything else, finally we have at least 5 concerts from 1971, making it no longer a "missing year!"