Legacy release coming of Elvis Live In Memphis

Thanks.Great review. I hope the sound will be very good.

According to the article, here's what Pete Lewry has stated....

"The Richmond show is identical to the FTD release but it is the Memphis concert that is the highlight. Although it is a matter of personal taste, for me they have at last sorted out the earlier issues with no added reverb or applause, and it sounds so much better. The missing dialogue is also reinstated as is the false start on Help Me."


This release sure sounds promising now.

I pre-ordered my copy from Amazon two days ago and still no Auto Rip available yet. I went back and looked at the conformation email and it said the MP3 album will be uploaded to my cloud player on the day of the MP3 albums release.

So why have some of you already received it? Should I email Amazon?

I pre-ordered yesterday, and so far I haven't heard anything either.

According to the article, here's what Pete Lewry has stated....

"The Richmond show is identical to the FTD release but it is the Memphis concert that is the highlight. Although it is a matter of personal taste, for me they have at last sorted out the earlier issues with no added reverb or applause, and it sounds so much better. The missing dialogue is also reinstated as is the false start on Help Me."


This release sure sounds promising now.

If this is true, I will buy it yet again.
Finally the whole show as recorded.
It only took 40 years for them to get it right.

If this is true, I will buy it yet again.
Finally the whole show as recorded.
It only took 40 years for them to get it right.

Sad, isn't it ?

If this is true, I will buy it yet again.
Finally the whole show as recorded.
It only took 40 years for them to get it right.

Sad, isn't it ?

Yes, considering we have a collectors label that failed miserably on this release, in sound and edits.
And legacy releases are a bit cheaper too.

Yes, considering we have a collectors label that failed miserably on this release

Bollocks.

Yes, considering we have a collectors label that failed miserably on this release

Bollocks.

I don't know what that word means.

But....the legacy issue will no doubt beat it hands down.
I am looking forward to it.
Aren't you?
When I get it, I will do a review for you and A/B compare with the FTD, if you like.

Yes, considering we have a collectors label that failed miserably on this release

Bollocks.

I don't know what that word means.

But....the legacy issue will no doubt beat it hands down.
I am looking forward to it.
Aren't you?
When I get it, I will do a review for you and A/B compare with the FTD, if you like.

No thanks.

Yes, considering we have a collectors label that failed miserably on this release

Bollocks.

I don't know what that word means.

But....the legacy issue will no doubt beat it hands down.
I am looking forward to it.
Aren't you?
When I get it, I will do a review for you and A/B compare with the FTD, if you like.

No thanks.

Ok, keep your head buried in the sand.
That's the way to be.

Whether or not I'm looking forward to a new mix of this show has nothing to do with the notion that FTD did not "fail miserably" with their 2004 release.

What about the bonus August 1974 rehearsals? Are these really unreleased or have they been released before on From Sunset Blv to Paradise Road or From Sunset to Las Vegas?

Yes, considering we have a collectors label that failed miserably on this release

Bollocks.

I don't know what that word means.

But....the legacy issue will no doubt beat it hands down.
I am looking forward to it.
Aren't you?
When I get it, I will do a review for you and A/B compare with the FTD, if you like.

good idea for the A/B test. I always wait to hear what you guys have to say before I buy. I like the FTD but this looks like it will be the winner of the two.

What about the bonus August 1974 rehearsals? Are these really unreleased or have they been released before on From Sunset Blv to Paradise Road or From Sunset to Las Vegas?

It's the From Sunset Blv to paradise road (Aka Nevada Nights FTD) versions Only unreleased to the Mainstream public.

Whether or not I'm looking forward to a new mix of this show has nothing to do with the notion that FTD did not "fail miserably" with their 2004 release.

You are correct the two are a seperate issues.

But you must be curious if the new Legacy version will succeed where the FTD failed.

I only listend to the FTD once.

It sounded like a booth tape and not a multi-track pro taped show.

This concert has been jinxed everytime it has been issued.

Even bootleggers that usually get things right, have attempted over and over again and have failed.

The FTD is the closest any Presley live release has come to producing an atmosphere of being in the arena. That it did not include a false start and a snippet of dialogue did not bother me. The only let down was the compression but the overall sound was very nice.

I will investigate the Legacy Edition mix but I am quite happy with the FTD.

When I first sat down years ago and listened to the FTD through my headphones, it gave me chills. It is the closest sound to an actual Elvis concert that I have ever heard. It has the same sound that filled Freedom Hall in Louisville later that same year.

I wish all of you could experience what I did that night in June 1974.

I've always been quite happy with the sound of FTD's "Elvis Live In Memphis."

Altough i have the memphis '74 FTD i have only listened to it once.
I rather listen to the Fifth Time Around version.. or now the new legacy album.

I play the FTD version all the time. At least several times a year.

The FTD is the closest any Presley live release has come to producing an atmosphere of being in the arena. That it did not include a false start and a snippet of dialogue did not bother me. The only let down was the compression but the overall sound was very nice.

I will investigate the Legacy Edition mix but I am quite happy with the FTD.

'Prince From Another Planet' also has the arena atmosphere in my opinion but I prefer without reverb, as the reverb has been added after the fact and was not really recorded that way, sure it may have sounded that way if you were sat in the middle of the auditorium/arena/coliseum/hall etc. I just think less is more on this occasion. However, I like that we have both ways to listen (PFAP vs. original 'Garden' and now FTD 'Live In Memphis' vs. the new Legacy version)

The FTD is the closest any Presley live release has come to producing an atmosphere of being in the arena. That it did not include a false start and a snippet of dialogue did not bother me. The only let down was the compression but the overall sound was very nice.

I will investigate the Legacy Edition mix but I am quite happy with the FTD.

'Prince From Another Planet' also has the arena atmosphere in my opinion but I prefer without reverb, as the reverb has been added after the fact

I didn't notice any added reverb added to PFAP, have to back and listen...

I rather listen to the Fifth Time Around version.

Not me.

I gave my copy away to someone on this board.

'Prince From Another Planet' also has the arena atmosphere in my opinion but I prefer without reverb, as the reverb has been added after the fact and was not really recorded that way, sure it may have sounded that way if you were sat in the middle of the auditorium/arena/coliseum/hall etc. I just think less is more on this occasion. However, I like that we have both ways to listen (PFAP vs. original 'Garden' and now FTD 'Live In Memphis' vs. the new Legacy version)

PFAP tried, but ultimately failed to capture the 'in the arena' atmosphere. Instead, it sounds flat and busy. I do not listen to it anymore.