The Complete '68 Comeback Special: 40th Anniversary Edition
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Average customer review:Track Listing
Disc 1:
- Trouble/Guitar Man
- Lawdy, Miss Clawdy/Baby What You Want Me to Do Medley: Heartbreak Hotel
- Where Could I Go But to the Lord/Up Above My Head/Saved [Medley]
- Blue Christmas/One Night [Medley]
- Memories
- Medley: Nothingville/Big Boss Man/Guitar Man/Little Egypt/Trouble/Guita
- If I Can Dream
- It Hurts Me
- Let Yourself Go
- Little Less Conversation
- Memories [Stereo Mix]
- If I Can Dream [Stereo Mix]
Disc 2:
- That's All Right
- Heartbreak Hotel
- Love Me
- Baby, What You Want Me to Do
- Blue Suede Shoes
- Baby, What You Want Me to Do
- Lawdy, Miss Clawdy
- Are You Lonesome Tonight?
- When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again
- Blue Christmas
- Trying to Get to You
- One Night
- Baby, What You Want Me to Do
- One Night
- Memories
- Heartbreak Hotel
- Hound Dog
- All Shook Up
- Can't Help Falling in Love
- Jailhouse Rock
- Don't Be Cruel
- Blue Suede Shoes
- Love Me Tender
- Trouble
- Baby, What You Want Me to Do
- If I Can Dream
Disc 3:
- Heartbreak Hotel
- Baby, What You Want Me to Do
- Introductions
- That's All Right
- Are You Lonesome Tonight?
- Baby, What You Want Me to Do
- Blue Suede Shoes
- One Night
- Love Me
- Trying to Get to You
- Lawdy, Miss Clawdy
- Santa Claus Is Back in Town
- Blue Christmas
- Tiger Man
- When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again
- Memories
- Heartbreak Hotel
- Hound Dog
- All Shook Up
- Can't Help Falling in Love
- Jailhouse Rock
- Don't Be Cruel
- Blue Suede Shoes
- Love Me Tender
- Trouble/Guitar Man [Medley]
- Trouble/Guitar Man [Medley]
- If I Can Dream
Disc 4:
- I Got a Woman
- Blue Moon/Young Love/Oh, Happy Day [Medley]
- When It Rains It Really Pours
- Blue Christmas
- Are You Lonesome Tonight?/That's My Desire [Medley]
- That's When Your Heartaches Begin
- Peter Gunn Theme
- Love Me
- When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again
- Blue Christmas/Santa Claus Is Back in Town [Medley]
- Danny Boy
- Baby, What You Want Me to Do
- Love Me
- Tiger Man
- Santa Claus Is Back in Town
- Lawdy, Miss Clawdy
- One Night
- Blue Christmas
- Baby, What You Want Me to Do
- When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again
- Blue Moon of Kentucky
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #56500 in Music
- Released on: 2008-08-05
- Number of discs: 4
- Format: Box set
Editorial Reviews
Album 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
Another good idea shot to hell by RCA/BMG!...
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!
HE SHOWED EM
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.
Another Brilliant Box Set Collection
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.



