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Elvis - The Lost Performances [VHS]

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This tape is made up of live concert performances filmed in 1970 and 1972 for the films "That's The Way It Is" and "Elvis on Tour", but were not used in either film. The tape features several stellar live performances by The King.

The first half starts off with a several live performances filmed for "That's The Way It Is" in 1970 at The International Hotel in Las Vegas. In this half, Elvis churns out stunning performances of "The Wonder Of You", "Heartbreak Hotel", "Hound Dog", "Don't Be Cruel" and "Don't Cry Daddy". Elvis sings a powerful "In The Ghetto" and an emotional "Make The World Go Away". The second half features several songs from rehearsals. This half features Elvis running through his old songs. Elvis goofs on "I Was The One", but Elvis makes it worthwhile and nevertheless entertaining. He goes back to his days at Sun Records for "Baby Let's Play House", which rocks and rolls thanks to some stellar rhythm guitar playing by Elvis. Elvis then delves into his 1957 number one hit "Don't", which is funny yet sincere. He then goes back to his first RCA recording session with "Money Honey". The third and final half features live performances from 1972. These are my favorite ones. Elvis kicks off a rocking "All Shook Up", which is followed a nostalgic "Teddy Bear/Don't Be Cruel" medley, which is restarted 3 times because the camera guy didn't get a shot of Glend D. Hardin playing the intro on piano. After this comes a stunning "Are You Lonesome Tonight" that is the highlight of the tape. Elvis's voice is filled with painful regret and emotion.
The show ten gets back to the happy tunes with a stellar "I Can't Stop Loving You" in which Elvis belts out the last verse with flare. After that comes a towering "How Great Thou Art", which is the tape's other standout. The video's closing live performance is a flawless "Release Me" that sways with midtempo country blended in with uptempo rock. The credits feature Elvis rehearsing a brilliant "I Can't Stop Lovinng You" with the band.
These performances were certainly not forgotten. This is a stellar tape.

"DON'T CRY DADDY", "IN THE GHETTO", "HOW GREAT THOU ART", "THE
WONDER OF YOU". THESE ARE ONLY A FEW OF THE GREAT SONGS THAT WERE CUT
FROM ELVIS'S LIVE PERFORMANCES. STILL CANNOT FIGURE OUT WHY. ELVIS ALSO
DOES A MEDLEY OF SOME OF HIS OLDER SONGS...QUITE WONDERFULLY I MIGHT ADD.
THIS IS BY FAR THE LEAST EXPENSIVE VIDEO I HAVE EVER PURCHASED, AND IT IS
ACTUALLY THE BEST. I CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF ELVIS.
NO ONE HAS EVER, OR WILL EVER CAPTURE THE PASSION OF HIS MAGNIFICENT VOICE.
I RECCOMMEND THIS VIDEO TO ALL. YOU WILL BE AMAZED...I GIVE IT 10 STARS!!!!

In this video Elvis brings out some of the best ballads he has. He`s performance is very royal and when he sings songs like: Don`t cry daddy,There goes my everything,Make the world go away and 20 days & 20 nights. He really moves my heart. NOTE! The tape has a very good and FAST version of HOUND DOG,dont miss it. The outtakes from the studio rehersals is also great,it gives us a close contact with our King. The sound is also the best i`ve ever heard in a Elvis film and with a Dolby Surround System you get a really great concert experience.

Elvis the lost performances is a terrific video. In this video Elvis sings a little bit of everything. He even goes back to his country roots. My favorite song in it is "Just Pretend". It really makes you realize great of a singer he really is. I would recomend this to ANY Elvis fan. This is a A+ video.

it's beautiful video, specially such perfomances as "walk a mile in my shoes","don't cry daddy", "make the world go away","how great thou art", and my favorite "just pretend"

I did not have high hopes about this tape but rather purchased it on a lark. This video turned out to be GREAT! Elvis does some of his best music with style and grace in this video, and I am more than pleased with it's content. Don't let the reasonable price fool you - this tape is gold!

it's really Great seeing Elvis at what He did Very Well&that is on the Stage&Performing.the Guy could sing so many styles.His Voice sounds Strong all through this Video.A Must have.

There are some great performances on this film, I don't understand why they would have cut this out of the original film. This is a must have for the serious Elvis fan!

As a fan and former Elvis Impersonator from NY/NJ, I collect everything I can on Elvis and this tape and Laserdisc are classic companions to THAT'S THE WAY IT IS and ELVIS ON TOUR.

I'm hoping that Ted Turner will continue to serve Elvis fans what they desire and release all the media available to us Elvis fans, including ELVIS ON TOUR....which I have already put on DVD from the remastered Laserdisc print in LTBX.

Again, this Great video must be put on DVD!!!

The video-tape is already a while available in Europe, and it 's still unbelievable that Dennis Sanders then cut-out those scenes from the original release in the early 70's... These scenes are far better then what've been left over in the original film-release of That's The Way It is! Fans were able to hear most of the "los performances" versions on the "70's blackbox" already, BUT to see them now alive...... That is called: " FINISHING it off! "

Check out the 2001DVD version of That's the Way it (Special Edition) remastered/re-sceduled and re-editted and you'll see what the MOVIE should have been in the early 70's!