Madison Square Garden 1972...again!

Back in June 1972, Elvis performed to four consecutive sell-out audiences at Madison Square Garden in New York City. To celebrate the 40th anniversary of these historic shows RCA/Legacy will release a double CD and DVD set in November - You can order it here  

Prince From Another Planet takes its title (like this blog) from a New York Times headline that accompanied its rave review of the King’s four sold-out shows at Madison Square Garden on the weekend of Friday through Sunday, June 9-11, 1972.

CD one reprises the Saturday afternoon show, issued for the first time on RCA's 'An Afternoon in the Garden' in 1997. CD two reprises the Saturday night show in its entirety, originally issued on the LP 'As Recorded at Madison Square Garden' on June 18, 1972, just eight days after the concert took place.

Accompanying the two CDs is a bonus hour-long DVD that presents unseen footage of the Saturday afternoon show, captured on hand-held camera by a fan, and now acquired by Legacy from that fan decades later for this package. The press conference that took place on Friday afternoon before the run of shows and attended by Colonel Tom Parker and Elvis’ father, Vernon Presley, Elvis disarms and wins over the New York press corps with his good-natured demeanour, is also included.

I'll be reviewing both shows and the DVD just as soon as I get my hands on the new set in November.