This is unfortunately, an audience recording featuring fair sound quality. As stated on the jacket, it has been digitally remastered for improved sound quality. I don’t have a first edition copy of this to compare, but never the less, it is still an audience recording. No matter how much “doctoring up” you do it is still not going to compare to a quality sound board recording.

Featured is a good performance showing what Elvis could do best. Elvis is in a great, sincere mood and interacts with the audience throughout the show. (interaction, not dialogue). Elvis’ good mood is evident, singing a verse from the Mickey Mouse March, before asking the audience if there is anyone celebrating a birthday, then goes into Happy Birthday Y’all! The song selection is pretty much standard, but all are done quite well.

Some interesting performances include Burning Love, where it appears as though he is actually enunciating the words. The ending could of used some tightening up but only a minor flaw. I’ve always preferred the live version of The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face over the studio version, and the show features a great version, including the additional verse not featured in the studio version (..and the first time, ever I lay with you....)

All things concidered, I would only recommend this title if your a must have it all collector, although it is nice to have such tracks as Young and Beautiful, Return to Sender, and Happy Birthday Y’all, etc. For the casual import buyer, skip this one, there are several other better quality items. Again, the only draw back is the sound quality. On the other hand, it is worth getting for historic reasons, nice packaging and a quality show, and that is basically why it is in my collection. If a sound board recording of this show ever emerges, it will be a must own.