Elvis Presley - Aloha From Hawaii Via Satellite - Import 3CD+Blu-ray Disc Bonus Track

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Elvis Presley

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Aloha From Hawaii Via Satellite (3CD+Blu-ray), a deluxe edition celebrating the 50th anniversary of Elvis Presley's best-selling album, Aloha From Hawaii, captures the peak of Elvis Presley's phenomenal career, which culminated in a seven-year hiatus from the concert stage. Recorded live at the Honolulu International Center Arena (seating capacity: approximately 6,000) on January 14, 1973, Aloha From Hawaii was released on CD and Blu-ray. Recorded live at the Honolulu International Center Arena on January 14, 1973 (including a dress rehearsal on January 12) and broadcast to an estimated one billion televisions worldwide, "Aloha from Hawaii" made new broadcasting history by instantly connecting a major artist with an unprecedented audience using the most advanced satellite technology available at the time to link Elvis to the world. The show made new broadcasting history by connecting major artists with an unprecedented audience in an instant. At the time, Elvis' January 14 concert was broadcast live via satellite to viewers in Asia and Oceania, with a delayed broadcast in Europe that same month.In light of the need to avoid programming conflicts with the 7th Super Bowl, as well as the fact that the movie "Elvis on Tour" was playing well in movie theaters across the country, NBC decided to air a 90-minute version of "Aloha from Hawaii" featuring a bonus performance that was recorded for the mainland U.S. broadcast on April 4, 1973. A 90-minute version of "Aloha from Hawaii" featuring a bonus performance recorded for the U.S. mainland broadcast was scheduled to be aired on April 4, 1973. Aloha from Hawaii" became the highest-rated program on NBC that year. The enthusiasm for the satellite broadcast of "Aloha from Hawaii" led RCA Records to urgently release a two-disc soundtrack for the program. The first pressing hit store shelves across the United States on February 4, 1973. The album became Elvis' first number one in several years, reaching a high of number one on Billboard's pop and country charts. It was the fastest-selling album to reach number one on the charts in Elvis' career.The 50th anniversary edition of Aloha from Hawaii was produced by Ernst Jorgensen and remixed in its entirety by Ernst and Grammy-winning recording engineer Matt-Ross Spang from the original 16 CD1 of the 3CD set features the original January 14, 1973 performance, CD2 features the January 12 dress rehearsal with a live audience (recorded in the event of a technical mishap during the satellite broadcast), and CD3 features a recording of Aloha from Hawaii" (including "Blue Hawaii," "Hawaiian Wedding Song," "No More," and "Morning Rain"), and CD3 contains bonus tracks specially recorded without audience participation for the U.S. broadcast of "Aloha from Hawaii. The accompanying video disc, "Aloha from Hawaii," marks the first time the film has been released on Blue-ray. Also included are insightful liner notes by lifelong Elvis fan and luminary Randy Lewis, and a 28-page booklet featuring rare photos and rare items.

Tracklisting:

1.Introduction: Also sprach Zarathustra (Theme From 2001: A Space Odyssey)
2.See See Rider
3.Burning Love
4.Something
5.You Gave Me A Mountain
6.Steamroller Blues
7.My Way
8.Love Me
9.Johnny B. Goode
10.It's Over
11.Blue Suede Shoes
12.I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
13.I Can't Stop Loving You
14.Hound Dog
15.What Now My Love
16.Fever
17.Welcome to My World
18.Suspicious Minds
19.Introductions by Elvis
20.I'll Remember You
21.Long Tall Sally / Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On
22.An American Trilogy
23.A Big Hunk O' Love
24.Can't Help Falling In Love
25.Closing Vamp
26.Something (Aloha From Hawaii, Live in Honolulu, 1973)
27.You Gave Me A Mountain (Aloha From Hawaii, Live in Honolulu, 1973)
28.Steamroller Blues (Aloha From Hawaii, Live in Honolulu, 1973)
29.My Way (Aloha From Hawaii, Live in Honolulu, 1973)
30.Love Me (Aloha From Hawaii, Live in Honolulu, 1973)
31.Johnny B. Goode (Aloha From Hawaii, Live in Honolulu, 1973)
32.It's Over (Aloha From Hawaii, Live in Honolulu, 1973)
33.Blue Suede Shoes (Aloha From Hawaii, Live in Honolulu, 1973)
34.I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry (Aloha From Hawaii, Live in Honolulu, 1973)
35.I Can't Stop Loving You (Aloha From Hawaii, Live in Honolulu, 1973)