The Complete '68 Comeback Special: 40th Anniversary Edition [BOX SET]

Elvis Presley

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 5, 2008)
• Original Release Date: August 5, 2008
• Number of Discs: 4
• Format: Box set
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• Label: RCA
• ASIN: B001AX60KU
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #94,717 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

During a career of invention and re-invention the'68 Comeback Special is perhaps THE pivotal performance of Elvis' career. He was back from the movie career that had kept him away from the live arena throughout most of the 60's and what's more he looked and sounded amazing. To celebrate the 40th anniversary we are releasing the Complete '68 Comeback Special, a box set that features the whole story from the rehearsals to the finished show, outtakes and rarely heard gems. Deluxe Edition - 4 disc box set including over 103 songs, CD sized Box with text foil stamped lift off lid. Each disc is housed in mini LP style wallets with a 36 page booklet. This album contains 8 previously unreleased tracks.

Customer Reviews

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28 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Another good idea shot to hell by RCA/BMG!..., August 8, 2008

By	Michael Slater (Massapequa Park, NY United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

RCA/BMG have taken yet another potentially great idea for a new release and screwed it up again! Will it never end?! The title "Complete '68 Comeback Special" is a LIE in itself. This set is NOT COMPLETE! The big blunder is the fact that disc 1 is called "The Original Album", which is the LAST thing they should have included here! I enjoyed it when it was first released, but I think that most serious Elvis fans have learned since then that there were MANY things wrong with this LP! A lot of what should be in true stereo were only included in flat mono sound, including "Memories" and "If I Can Dream" and the opening of the Gospel Medley ("Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child") was completely cut from the album. The instrumental breaks on this medley were shortened as well. A few years back, RCA released the 2-disc set "Memories-The'68 Comeback Special", and although this was far from complete, it DID include the entire Gospel Medley completely un-cut! Why then did they go back to releasing the cut version on this set which claims to be complete?! You would think a set like this would by now be the definitive version, but it's not! I really believe the label does these things purposely to get as much money out of the poor Elvis fan as they can! Even the huge DVD set of this show had a mistake in it. The "It Hurts Me" sequence was only included in separate pieces (the way it was filmed) and not in its' entirety! A 4-disc set!...and I also had to go out and buy the single disc version, which came out later, just to have this entire song sequence, which is one of my favorites! If you're a casual Elvis fan, then these things probably won't mean anything to you...but if you're a die-hard fan like me, then you'll still be longing for RCA/BMG to get something right so we won't have to keep buying it over and over!

10 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars HE SHOWED EM, August 5, 2008

By	David L. Banes "D.L.BANES" (McEwen, Tennessee United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

BY 1968 CRITICS CONSIDERED ELVIS PRESLEY FINISHED,JUST A YOUNG MAN WHO GOT LUCKY.THIS TV SPECIAL BLEW EVERYONE OUT OF THE WATER.IT WAS SUDDENLY COOL TO LIKE ELVIS AGAIN,BUT THE FAN KNEW ALL ALONG THAT HE HAD NEVER LOST IT.THE PERFORMANCES ON THIS CD SHOW THAT ELVIS IS SECOND TO NONE,THAT HE WAS ROCK,SOUL,GOSPEL,AND BLUES ALL ROLLED UP IN ONE MAN.THE KING RECLAIMED HIS CROWN AND MADE EVERYONE SIT UP AND TAKE NOTICE.THESE FOUR CDS ARE A MARK MOF GENIUS,SHOWMANSHIP,TALENT,AND DETERMINATION.BUY IT,PLAY IT,SHARE IT,AND CHERISH THE MOMENT FOR IT TRULY IS A PIECE OF ROCK AND ROLL HISTORY.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another Brilliant Box Set Collection, August 18, 2008

By	Lon S. Roberts (Atlanta, GA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

RCA / BMG, love them or hate them, have put out a number of high quality box sets over the years. Right about the time I was afraid we'd never see another they release this brilliant collection that really allows you to rediscover just how talented Elvis really was. These 4 CDs capture Elvis at a period of time where he was tested and he really rose to the challenge. Elvis would go on to always be great, but never again was he tested like he was in this special. And he more than met the challenge. He aced the test! Long live the king! This is a must have collection.