Prince From Another Planet - Brilliant!

I've just received my copy of the Legacy edition with the DVD.

bajo, the Legacy Edition does not come with a DVD.
It looks like this - http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/images ... =1&s=music

Sorry BlueRiver. But my copy actually states: RCA,LEGACY, DVD/VIDEO/NTCS...

Yes, I understand what you're saying, but Prince From Another Planet is not what is known as a "Legacy Edition" release.

Matthew attempted to explain the very same thing to KiwiAlan on more than one occasion in the past.

Oh well, no big deal, bajo... the main thing is that you enjoy it!

It may not be a legacy edition as such, but the format is almost the same as the legacy editions of Johnny Cash's San Quentin and Folsom Prison Concerts. Both of those Legacy editions have 2 CDs and a DVD documentary. Bizarrely, neither of those issues actually include the original album, but instead choose to include the two shows that were edited into that album - which in turn shows that Sony were lying through their teeth when they said that the edition from a decade ago was the unedited San Quentin/Folson concerts! Either way, Prince has the same format, and ALSO doesn't include the original albums in their original format for they have been quite dramatically remixed.

Unless Matthew has written something on Prince which I have missed (and he may have done), he has written in the past that Elvis legacy editions have little relation to items in the series for other artists in that they do not include rarities and have, instead, been a vehicle for twofers.

I agree that he took it up a notch. I suspect that these Garden shows were his best shows for the year of 1972. I saw the Nov. 72 Oakland show and I don't remember him being this active on stage, Although it was a great show that I saw. Yeah the karate moves are great.

Wow! You saw him in the 70s...

Sony Legacy issues catalogue titles in various formats, including what they call Legacy Editions - which is just Sony Legacy's name for Deluxe Editions.

All titles issued by Sony Legacy will say Legacy on them, since that is the devision's branding. Not all titles issued by Sony Legacy are Legacy Editions.

. . . he has written in the past that Elvis legacy editions have little relation to items in the series for other artists in that they do not include rarities and have, instead, been a vehicle for twofers.

Yes, if I remember correctly, Matthew was simply trying to explain to KiwiAlan (several months ago) what was considered by SONY as Elvis "Legacy Edition" releases which indeed have basically been a vehicle for twofers.

Sony Legacy issues catalogue titles in various formats, including what they call Legacy Editions - which is just Sony Legacy's name for Deluxe Editions.

All titles issued by Sony Legacy will say Legacy on them, since that is the devision's branding. Not all titles issued by Sony Legacy are Legacy Editions.

Yes, that's what you were explaining to KiwiAlan a while back. I think he finally understood.

Mu husband turned 50 today and one of his birthday gifts I got for him was the "Prince from another planet" deluxe set. We will both enjoy watching the DVD and playing the CD's this weekend.The book looks fantastic with all those clippings and record labels and photos frrom the concert!! Money well invested! The look on his face was magic!!

Mu husband turned 50 today and one of his birthday gifts I got for him was the "Prince from another planet" deluxe set. We will both enjoy watching the DVD and playing the CD's this weekend.The book looks fantastic with all those clippings and record labels and photos frrom the concert!! Money well invested! The look on his face was magic!!

Great stuff. The footage is great - all those moves...

The irony here, as PMP pointed out is that Prince From Another Planet - not titled Legacy Edition - actually is structured as normal (ie. non-Elvis) Legacy Editions would be.

I agree that he took it up a notch. I suspect that these Garden shows were his best shows for the year of 1972. I saw the Nov. 72 Oakland show and I don't remember him being this active on stage, Although it was a great show that I saw. Yeah the karate moves are great.

He did do "Burning Love" at that Oakland show -- when it was #1 on the Cashbox chart. That's pretty cool.

Yes. It was a pretty good mix of songs he did at that show.

I agree that he took it up a notch. I suspect that these Garden shows were his best shows for the year of 1972. I saw the Nov. 72 Oakland show and I don't remember him being this active on stage, Although it was a great show that I saw. Yeah the karate moves are great.

Wow! You saw him in the 70s...

Yes. I am from San Franciso Bay Area, So I saw him in 1970, SF and Oakland. 1972 Oakland and 1976 SF, first show only. I was able to reach out and go to 2 shows in Tahoe, 74 and 76. Also Las Vegas, 69 and 75. A good mix of showroom and concert halls.

I agree that he took it up a notch. I suspect that these Garden shows were his best shows for the year of 1972. I saw the Nov. 72 Oakland show and I don't remember him being this active on stage, Although it was a great show that I saw. Yeah the karate moves are great.

He did do "Burning Love" at that Oakland show -- when it was #1 on the Cashbox chart. That's pretty cool.

Yes. It was a pretty good mix of songs he did at that show.

What is significant is this is the last time Elvis is #1 on the singles charts and touring. It happened in 1956, 1957 and 1972 only. Again, pretty cool stuff. The 40th anniversary of that Oakland show was just last week (11-11-1972).

Hi,

I received my copy of Prince From Another Planet and added my review to my blog -

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Peter

I agree that he took it up a notch. I suspect that these Garden shows were his best shows for the year of 1972. I saw the Nov. 72 Oakland show and I don't remember him being this active on stage, Although it was a great show that I saw. Yeah the karate moves are great.

Wow! You saw him in the 70s...

Yes. I am from San Franciso Bay Area, So I saw him in 1970, SF and Oakland. 1972 Oakland and 1976 SF, first show only. I was able to reach out and go to 2 shows in Tahoe, 74 and 76. Also Las Vegas, 69 and 75. A good mix of showroom and concert halls.

What was the best show? The Tahoe shows must have been interesting...any karate?
The karate action on 'prince' is stunning...also what does Elvis say during 'Polk' - go down by the...then he signals to someone in the crowd. I can't make it out, maybe you can?

Thanks

I got the CD/DVD version via Amazon on Thursday and I am blown away by this fine release.

As a native New Yorker, I've always felt a connection to the MSG record and I'm thrilled they
went ahead with this big project.

I liked the mini-documentary and can imagine others working to flesh out some of those raw clips
(that are matched to the concert)later on. Writer/ musician Lenny Kaye contributes some great comments
and as a New Yorker who was there,adds a special flair to it, as do his liner notes.

I enjoyed the packaging , newspaper clippings, shots of other MSG releases, etc. This is a treat
for all Elvis fans that 40 years later, we see such a labor of love put out by the main label.

I just listened to the evening show last night and the remainder this morning. It's definitely the
best I've ever heard this show in terms of sound and interesting to hear the full tape,
with a couple of extra moments here and there, including the hawking of Elvis stuff
after he "left the building."

Cheers to all who helped make it happen!

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the footage is really outstanding!! but how can such release, what you can buy in the shops make a dvd with almost complete black footage ?????was this made in hurry??? why not only a dvd with just the footage?? and what about the local tv footage there is just much more !!!i think nobody knows exact how much there was filmed i guess

I agree that he took it up a notch. I suspect that these Garden shows were his best shows for the year of 1972. I saw the Nov. 72 Oakland show and I don't remember him being this active on stage, Although it was a great show that I saw. Yeah the karate moves are great.

Wow! You saw him in the 70s...

Yes. I am from San Franciso Bay Area, So I saw him in 1970, SF and Oakland. 1972 Oakland and 1976 SF, first show only. I was able to reach out and go to 2 shows in Tahoe, 74 and 76. Also Las Vegas, 69 and 75. A good mix of showroom and concert halls.

What was the best show? The Tahoe shows must have been interesting...any karate?
The karate action on 'prince' is stunning...also what does Elvis say during 'Polk' - go down by the...then he signals to someone in the crowd. I can't make it out, maybe you can?

Thanks

Best show was 1969. Lots of karate during the instrumental break in What'd I Say. I don't remember seeing much karate in other shows but the 2 70's concerts were simular to what you see in That's The Way It Is. The 69 concert and the 2 from 70 were the best for me. 1968 through 1970 are just great years. With the TV Special and the live shows that followed in 1969 and 1970 along with all the great studio recordings. Elvis was really Elvis more then, than he was later. Elvis did a pretty long show in Lake Tahoe on May 7, 1976 midnight show. He was really in a good mood and sang Burning Love at that show.

I'll have to listen to Polk Sald and see if I have an answer for you. Maybe someone else will before i do.

I agree that he took it up a notch. I suspect that these Garden shows were his best shows for the year of 1972. I saw the Nov. 72 Oakland show and I don't remember him being this active on stage, Although it was a great show that I saw. Yeah the karate moves are great.

Wow! You saw him in the 70s...

Yes. I am from San Franciso Bay Area, So I saw him in 1970, SF and Oakland. 1972 Oakland and 1976 SF, first show only. I was able to reach out and go to 2 shows in Tahoe, 74 and 76. Also Las Vegas, 69 and 75. A good mix of showroom and concert halls.

What was the best show? The Tahoe shows must have been interesting...any karate?
The karate action on 'prince' is stunning...also what does Elvis say during 'Polk' - go down by the...then he signals to someone in the crowd. I can't make it out, maybe you can?

Thanks

Best show was 1969. Lots of karate during the instrumental break in What'd I Say. I don't remember seeing much karate in other shows but the 2 70's concerts were simular to what you see in That's The Way It Is. The 69 concert and the 2 from 70 were the best for me. 1968 through 1970 are just great years. With the TV Special and the live shows that followed in 1969 and 1970 along with all the great studio recordings. Elvis was really Elvis more then, than he was later. Elvis did a pretty long show in Lake Tahoe on May 7, 1976 midnight show. He was really in a good mood and sang Burning Love at that show.

I'll have to listen to Polk Sald and see if I have an answer for you. Maybe someone else will before i do.

Amazing!

Thanks

Got my copy today. The sound is great, the DVD is well worth it. Stellar package, well done and thank you to all involved.

2012 has been a fine Elvis year!

Geoff

Did a quick comparison of the old cd Afternoon In The Garden. It is still good but I think this new version is a clear winner for me. Everything seems clearer on the new CD. I hear more of what is going on. I feel like I'm there. Again it is like hearing something new that I have not heard before, even though I've listened to the old version many times. I think at least for the afternoon show, I will probably only play the new one from now on. It would be great if this guy could do the Aloha shows also.

I am still surprised about Elvis' voice. It sounds so much better now than on the original album and "An Afternoon in the Garden". And the footage is so nice to watch, it really enhances the experience. I love this release.

Keith Richards, Jr.

There are no copies of this in any of the stores in my area (Denver), not even Walmart. I think it's strange that a normal release (not FTD) is available online only especially during the black Friday/Christmas season.

the footage is really outstanding!! but how can such release, what you can buy in the shops make a dvd with almost complete black footage ?????was this made in hurry??? why not only a dvd with just the footage?? and what about the local tv footage there is just much more !!!i think nobody knows exact how much there was filmed i guess

Agree on both accounts. They left more NBC footage behind.
Also, the back spots should have been left out so the fabulous footage could have been seen in total.
On top of that the distribution is a failure.
Why invest in an expensive remix and obtain rare footage but no Elvis fan is able to find it in store?
Only us hardcore fans know about this product but this is no FTD.
Great quality product but Sony dropped the ball here.

My PFAP package came in yesterday, and so far I've listened to the evening show up to For the Good times. All I can say is WOW! I'm stunned by how much better the sound quality is! I checked out the documentary this morning and thoroughly enjoyed it. I've only been able to look at the footage of a few songs, but so far I like what I see. Goodness gracious what a terrific release this is! Well done Ernst, Rog and everybody else involved in the project!

But I confess to an edge of sadness. Elvis was at the top of the world at this point in time, knockin' 'em dead in arguably the most famous venue in the world and to think that in a little over 5 years he would be gone ...

But this is the Elvis I think of when I think of the 70's Elvis.

the footage is really outstanding!! but how can such release, what you can buy in the shops make a dvd with almost complete black footage ?????was this made in hurry??? why not only a dvd with just the footage?? and what about the local tv footage there is just much more !!!i think nobody knows exact how much there was filmed i guess

Agree on both accounts. They left more NBC footage behind.
Also, the back spots should have been left out so the fabulous footage could have been seen in total.
On top of that the distribution is a failure.
Why invest in an expensive remix and obtain rare footage but no Elvis fan is able to find it in store?
Only us hardcore fans know about this product but this is no FTD.
Great quality product but Sony dropped the ball here.

You can't make a store stock your item. They will only stock it if there is a potential for them to make money. Obviously stores don't think that this type of product from Elvis will make them money, and that it will simply take up valuable shelf space. They know how much trade they get from Elvis product much more than we do, and if it is minimal, then they won't stock it. Ironically, from what we have heard, An Afternoon in the Garden has been available in America at a knockdown price for the last year or so - so that's killed any passing interest the casual buyer will have in the item, as they already have half of the audio from Prince already.

the footage is really outstanding!! but how can such release, what you can buy in the shops make a dvd with almost complete black footage ?????was this made in hurry??? why not only a dvd with just the footage?? and what about the local tv footage there is just much more !!!i think nobody knows exact how much there was filmed i guess

It would be interesting to hear some explanation from Ernst why this decision was made. From your casual buyers view the decision is very odd. Specially as unseen footage has been the major selling point.

As far as the CD's goes this release is fantastic and when looking at it as a CD release (which it obviously is), it's an outstanding release.