Also sprach zarathustra see see rider proud mary never been to spain you gave me a mountain until its time for you to go polk salad annie love me all shook up teddy beardont be cruel heartbreak hotel hound dog how great thou art i cant stop loving you love me tender bridge over. The producers announced this dvd as the ultimate msg package, with no less than 180 minutes of elvis in the big apple, including the complete press conference and the complete afternoon show, plus all the available footage of the other garden concerts. Elvis on tour on dvd 883929095568 from warner bros directed by pierre adidge and robert abel. No stranger to sellout crowds, tickets were hard to come by following the announcement that the king was coming to town.
In honor of elvis prolific film career, take a look at the kings 10. Elvis aaron presley january 8, 1935 august 16, 1977, also known simply as elvis, was an american singer and actor. Regarded as one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century, he is often referred to as the king of rock and roll or simply the king presley was born in tupelo, mississippi, and relocated to memphis, tennessee, with his family when he was. Elvis on tour is an american musical documentary film released by mgm in 1972. From a 1972 taped interview used in mgms documentary elvis on tour less i like to think of myself as a bridge on which people can travel and leave their troubles behind, said by elvis. With elvis presley, bill baize, estell brown, james burton. It was jointwinner in 1973 for best documentary with wheels of fire. Elvis on tour uses a splitscreen format to good use in this documentary about presleys 15city concert tour in april 1972. Elvis on tour is a golden globewinning american musicaldocumentary motion picture released by mgm in 1972. The new movie will include remastered concert footage from a 1972 documentary and interviews and footage from elvis on tour, presleys final film before his death in 1977. It was the thirtythird and final motion picture to star elvis presley, whose film career began in 1956. Cast and crew credits for elvis on tour, 1972, directed by robert abel, with elvis presley, at turner classic movies.
Elvis on tour is golden globewinning documentary that followed elvis presley on a 15city tour of the united states in 1972. Abc tv two part mini series, aired on the nights of february 7 and 8, 1988. Judy tyler died in a car accident three days after filming was completed. From las vegas 1970 to hawaii 1972, in concerts, studio. From his 1972 documentary, elvis presley introduces band members at some length then performs what was then a new song, one of his biggest hits of the period, burning love, by dennis linde, in elvis on tour, 1972. On tour the rehearsals features recordings done at rcas studios in hollywood in march 1972, which were conducted in association with that years mgm concert film elvis on tour. Elviss vocals, energy, backup vocals, quartet and band are tight. The only film in which elvis doesnt get top billing. It was the thirtythird and final motion picture to. The blackandwhite video footage, most likely a last trial run by abel to finalize camera and lighting directions before principal filming began on the film. The filmmakers behind elvis on tour were pierre adidge and robert abel who established themselves with the groundbreaking, splitscreen concert film. The world of elvis jumpsuits 1972 elvis presley in concert. Elvis on tour is an american musical documentary film released by mgm in wednesday, november 1, 1972. Elvis spent a good chunk of the sixties in increasingly middling.
Here is another import release with on tour material. Tom parker excused elvis absence and promoted the new tour that was to begin on february 12. Elvis on tour 1972 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. As with all soundboards from 1977, it is not a complete recording. Mgm is on hand to shoot a documentary film called elvis. Tracklist 2001 theme thats all right proud mary never been to spain until its time for you to go you dont have to say you love me youve lost that loving feeling polk salad annie love me all shook up heartbreak hotel teddy bear segued medley with dont be cruel love me tender blue. Elvis on tour was the second elvis film to be nominated for a golden globe award. It was the thirtythird and final motion picture to star elvis presley before presleys death in 1977. Thats the way it is, another musicaldocumentary, this film followed presley as he embarked on a 15city tour. The imperial quartet was replaced by elvis heros j. With elvis at his most flamboyant, the film features wellknown hits and cover songs showcasing his country, gospel and rhythmandblues influences.
Elvis the complete on tour outtakes elvis on tour 1972 the outtakes, dvd,ntsc,codefree rc0. Good, always on my mind march 30, 1972 proud mary, a big hunk o love several takes, burning love several takes, i john informal gospel jam, conversation with elvis 12 min. Regarded as one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century, he is often referred to as the king of rock and roll or simply the king. Elvis on tour 1972 after years of starring in formulaic musical comedies with interchangeable plots and ingenue leads, elvis presley decided it was time for a change. This dvd focusses on elviss four concerts in madison square garden. This incredible 4 dvd set contains unreleased studio outtakes from elvis on tour as well as lots of unreleased live footage from hampton roads,va etc. Elvis spent a good chunk of the sixties in increasingly middling musical comedies that wasted.
According to nielsen it was the highest rated tv film of 198788 season as seen by 32. The first tour of 1972 started in buffalo, ny, where more than 17,000 fans. Colonel tom parker, his manager, cut a deal with mgm to produce two documentaries that would showcase elvis in his element performing live before his adoring fans. Elvis s vocals, energy, backup vocals, quartet and band are tight. Elvis on tour mgm 1972 combines performance footage with tapes of television shows, clips from early presley films, other memorabilia of. Put the film elvis on tour aside for a few moments and you hear, on this set, elvis at work in the studio. Oct 05, 2012 32 videos play all elvis presley 33 movie trailers 1956 1972 angel l roman jr elvis.
Elvis on tour 1972 hq elvis has entered the building see see rider triscreen original duration. Also sprach zarathustra see see rider proud mary never been to spain you gave me a mountain until its time for you to go polk salad annie love me all shook up teddy beardont be cruel heartbreak hotel hound dog how great thou art i cant stop loving you love me tender. Bw instrumental, burning love 5 april 1972 backstage. The second documentary, elvis on tour 1972, focused on elviss crosscountry, 15city tour during april of 1972, which began in buffalo, new york and ended in albuquerque, new mexico. The blackandwhite video footage, most likely a last trial run by abel to finalize camera and lighting directions before principal filming began on the film, was shot on 1. But a lot of elvis on tour content uses mobile handheld camera shots, still photographs and archive bw footage of elvis from 1950s etc, which is native 4.
Thats the way it is 1970, elvis on tour 1972 feels like a further effort by elvis and his marketing machine to further prove his relevance to the youth market by reminding film audiences of his legendary performance power. It was the thirtythird and final motion picture to star elvis presley before his death in 1977. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. His manager colonel tom parkers persistent lobbying of william morris agency president abe lastfogel for. This was thought to be because the colonel refused to give the imperials a pay rise.
More than 25 numbers embrace the rocker elvis, the gospel elvis, the ballad elvis, even the kungfu elvis. The documentary features 25 musical numbers and backstage rehearsals. Recorded only four days prior to filming elvis on tour, director robert abel captured elvis presleys concert on april 5, 1972, at the memorial auditorium in buffalo, ny. After a day off from his third engagement in las vegas, elvis began a series of eight concerts in five days, starting with a show in veterans memorial coliseum, with a bomb threat included. His only other appearance outside of las vegas was in february at the houston astrodome. Nov 23, 2005 here is another import release with on tour material. This film, which established elvis as a movie star, concentrates on romance and family. He publicly expressed an early career goal of following in the footsteps of his role models james dean and marlon brando to become a top dramatic actor. On tour, june 9 june 20, 1972 elvis presley in concert. Elvis on tour mainly covers presleys 15city tour in april of 1972. During the 1972 june tour, when the suit made its debut, elvis wore it with a matching white lined cape, but when it was worn again during the augustseptember vegas engagement, a new cape was made for it. Elvis presley 19701972 thats the way it is elvis presley music. Elvis the complete on tour outtakes 4 dvd set elvis. The dvd is titled lost on tour 1972 and comes in a digipack.
Click play button at right to view a sample of the video. Apr 07, 2015 elvis on tour 1972 hq elvis has entered the building see see rider triscreen original duration. This is the quintessential elvis at his very best when he and his group performed at his their best. There are some well known tracks from his live shows included hear but also a superb are you lonesome tonight a storming johnny b good and what sounds like a spontaneous run through of the beautiful ballad from the film jailhouse. Elvis started out in florida first in miami and then in west palm beach the. This documentary captures elvis presley on his 1972 american tour and includes rehearsals, interviews, archival television appearances and backstage moments. Concert footage and offstage documentary of singer elvis presley. In april 1972, elvis presley embarked on a 15city tour with a documentary crew along for the ride. The third, and final, tour of 1972 kicked off on 8th november in lubbock to a sellout 10,000 fans. Comments a companion film to the concertdocumentary elvis. Elvis presley was an american entertainer who achieved great initial success as a singer and stage performer. Elvis on tour is a golden globe awardwinning american musicaldocumentary motion picture released by mgm in 1972. By the way, where are those film reels in the kansas salt mines underground.
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