How on earth could he just remain in the 50s. Elvis always adapted. All phases of Elvis are great, interesting and show how he was not a one trick pony.
Having been to the Market Square Arena show I just had to obtain this when it came out, I remember being wary about forking out the £220 at the time but it remains one of my most treasured memorabilia items in my collection. Great video again Gents, it inspired me to pull my copy off the shelf for a thumb through and boy it's good. Many thanks Dave
I have seen this Set before. But, I will say, You guys Love for Elvis shine thru! I am 66 yrs old and have been an Elvis fan since I saw Fun In Acapulco at the old Texas theater in Hillsboro, TX In 1962! I was just devastated when he died! Saw him in concert 4 times! Wouldn’t trade those memories for anything!
@EAPSociety My goodness Jamie, thank you so much for sharing this set with us!!... I mean, it just doesn't get any better than this! What an extraordinary acquisition!! And I have to say, I actually thought Elvis (his health considering) was absolutely fantastic at the Omaha/Rapid City shows! Unchained Melody gets most of the "kudos" from the TV Special, but How Great Thou Art, was equally pretty damn special too, I thought! 🤩👍
@graemeferdinands5856. You're very welcome, it's just one way we can help preserve Elvis history in some form or fashion! I definitely agree on "How Great Thou Art," Elvis was rocking some amazing versions in '76 and '77! I like most of the Rapid City show, and do enjoy Omaha, though it's probably one of the weaker ones.
@EAPSociety Yes, Jamie. Let me also commend and compliment you also, on your outstanding career to date, as a recording and performing artist! Outstanding! 👏👏
I saw Elvis in 1973 Nassau Coliseum LI NY The sound of the crowd was massive and sounded like the arena was taking off like a ufo He looked and sounded great!!!!!
Great show guys....i'm a bootleg collector since they first started but never picked this gem up because of the cost.....what a fabulous book, it really looks great!!!!....i do have all the discs and dvds copied in my collection.......keep up the great work!!!! Love your show!!! 😉🇨🇦
A great episode. Thanks for showing the Book. I got my Final Curtain Box-Set when it first came out but it's stay still sealed in my Collection! 1976 and 1977 are my least favorite "Live Years" on Audio, Video & Pictures... Thank You John and Jamie!
That is fantastic, thank you so much!! That means the world to us - especially on Facebook fan groups and just any fans, because we're starting to make a bit of headway on some things I haven't talked about yet, and that'll definitely take people power to make happen!
great video guys ..thanks for sharing this......I Guess there is a dramatic tragic beauty in watching someone as great as ELVIS ,in his free fall struggle...and seeing glimpses of what he was come through....I think the book shows some of the worst photos ive ever seen of him.As far as the video,..I think the CBS special clearly shows a man who should not have been on stage. To release this to the general public would be unjust to the memory of the KING. I think also ELVIS would not want this to be released.I know as fans we can filter through this and enjoy ELVIS ,even in this state of decline.The general public would have the wrong impression of what ELVIS really was.We know ELVIS was an adonis,and the greatest and most versatile vocalists and entertainer f all time.
I am a collector of the June ‘77 shows. I have many. Would love to have this!! Now with Riley in charge, and no input from PABP, maybe it will happen. Elvis was alive and well after 1973. They used part of the show in the ELVIS movie. Come on EPE!!! We older folks won’t live for ever and we saw it when it aired in Oct, 1977 on the night his casket was moved to Graceland.
Thanks for the indepth look at the book ..much appreciated some wise observations as always. I wanted this set when it came out.. it's clearly a labour of love whoever put it together should be rewarded they put something a bit of history that was being neglected by the official sources the EPE arguement for not releasing the special doesn't hold up anymore because it's all on TH-cam in poor quality and has been for years for lovers and haters to see and comment on. It's done zero harm to Elvis legacy because it is his legacy. He chose to do the Special and the Tours. We would be poorer off without footage of Unchained Melody, Hurt, My Way, How Great Thou Art, Trying to Get To You my fave is I Don't Really to have footage of Elvis singing those big songs that he lived and breathed and put everything into is priceless. This was the real Elvis but the official people want the safe perfect Elvis image for marketing purposes. I love worts on my heroes because no man or woman is perfect the only man you can hold up as perfect example for all of humanity was Jesus. Maybe the official narrative will change now that Priscilla is no longer pulling the strings I love her and what she's done but the official narrative ends the divorce and it's all about 1968. The official narrative is dominated by 1956 but sadly the technology wasnt good enough to capture Elvis at his best all we have are distorted kinescope footage of TV programs poor sound quality sound and live recordings are of historical interest because the sound systems and venues of the day were not made for Rock n Roll or today's technology Elvis helped change the sound systems venues and technology as well as the culture he was very clear about how he liked the improvements in sound so I don't have any problems with making his music sound and remember what he said about it being hard to comprehend his Aloha show being beamed around the world it wasn't just the event it was going from singing on the back of truck to that it must have been mind-blowing for him. It's very easy to take his career for granted and play fantasy manager but he was the fantasy made real. 1977 showed the flipside but also the strength of the man to keep on keeping on when he wasn't well. If footage of Elvis looking unwell upsets some fans tough luck he wasn't perfect and they shouldn't expect him or anyone else to be perfect.
I think they should release it. It's still part of his history and there's a lot of us that enjoy the cbs special. I don't care about the arguments people make about his health etc. to me he sang powerful still. Imho
That would be awesome to own that book so cool. Great photo slick quality. I used to have the CBS special on VHS copy but grainy quality but I was stoked to just have it. Thank you Jamie and John TCB ⚡
Hi Jamie and John Agree with you both make cool boxsets all elvis concerts through he life have all cool pics of elvis Through he life that would be nice top see that maybe one day we will see that true Elvis: The Final Curtain (box set) look so cool guys keep cool work you do for all us elvis fans look forword more cool things on elvis TCB forever long live elvis in all our hearts
A fabulous review guys and what a beautiful package? Such a shame he used the Sundial suit so much, he looked fantastic in that NYE outfit? Also why did he seem so well in February vocally and physically compared to Cbs? Shame they didn't film NYE 76 instead of the June shows? Cheers JnJ ❤❤
Thank you, Denny! Yeah, I wish they'd have filmed the NYE show, too! And I've wondered about the drop, too, but then the "Elvis: What Happened" book was about to come out, and I think things really started to catch up to him toward the end of the June tour, sadly. And I do love the Sundial, but I agree on the Phoenix suit!
Now I'm interested in the story behind this release and what actually happened to the folks ...you got me intrigued. Is there any where I can read about it?
Hello from France friends, wow great video! I don't collect bootlegs, but an exception for this remarkable work! Have a nice weekend to you both! teddy 🙋♂️🇫🇷👑⚡
I’m going to have to disagree with the notion that Elvis’ Legacy would be less for not for, “Unchained Melody”. I truly believe that in ‘77, his career was basically back to what it had been in ‘67 !!!
That's all good - we don't all dig the same things, and that's ok! I absolutely love the song (the way Elvis does it), and I'd hate to lose it, even if it was a pretty rough year in several ways!
Elvis had a jumpsuit made for the upcoming Aug 77 tour. Or even used for the CBS special. Pastel blue with lights. But wasn't completed. Great review again😊 Saw it on a website. Plus Elvis had paid for International Travel insurance which was auctioned off.
I find it funny that still no concert website lists it, when I check if I’m missing a soundboard this set is never mentioned. Fantastic set and my favourite Import release ⚡️
Hi guys ! Thanks for showing the content of that book , here in SouthAmerica was REALLY expensive and i couldn't buy it ! With reference to the times of Elvis i like them all but this one is one step up from "How Great Thou Art" until "Aloha From Hawaii" its my favorite period . Thank You and TCB 👍
i watched this two times straight... what an interesting release, i've never seen through this book before, so thank you... what a product! ,.... but you know what? i think those sitting on rights should extract their own heads out of their snobbery asses, the sooner the better, so that this release can be re-released in its totality... and that poor guy that made this excellent product, who is still "paying for it the rest of his life", should have been pardoned a long time ago and instead given an award for making this fantastic product... but that's just my opinion... 😄
Thank you so much, Helge! And yeah, it's amazing - someday, if we can grow the channel and member base enough, we might be able to do - if not *all* then - at least some things like this release, as we know a lot of collectors who would participate!
Very cool set! I have a cheaper version that has just the CD’s/DVD’s do you guys know if the Audio is better in the original compared to the knock offs?
Dude as a tribute artist I bet you've had so many groupies. I would love to hear the stories of all the women Elvis had. It's got to be at least a couple hundred. Total throughout his career.
Ooh... that's a tough one! Market Square is pretty good, but it's hard to beat New Year's Eve of '76 going into '77. I find the Lincoln show in '77 to be pretty good, too; but then, I'm biased since I know someone who taped the show from the audience that night!
Great show as always! Regarding the CBS special, I often wonder if Elvis had lived a little longer, and been around when the show was aired, what effect it would have had. I think alot of fans would have been shocked, the press would have been in for the kill! Wonder if Elvis may have responded in a positive way? Sadly we'll never know. Having said that I love alot of performances from 1977. Thank you!
Thanks, Dan! And actually, if Elvis had lived, CBS would have filmed later shows. It was only when he died that they had to use what they shot. So if he'd lived, there would likely be two more shows filmed (which could have been pretty interesting!)
@@EAPSociety Think CBS actually did the best of what they had. They could have shown more of the Omaha show and put Elvis in a worse light. Never had the final curtain set, so thanks for showing me the book!!
@dannad123 Oh, that's very true! I just remember the story going that Elvis wanted new filming done, which is why I mentioned that. 😁 And you're very welcome!
How on earth could he just remain in the 50s. Elvis always adapted. All phases of Elvis are great, interesting and show how he was not a one trick pony.
Absolutely agreed - Elvis adapting and evolving as an artist is what set him apart and appeal to an even wider range of people! 😁
I remember when that set came out. Hopefully, Sony will take note and realize that us fans would love to see something like this
Hi, Greg! Yeah, that would be wonderful - hopefully something like this becomes possible someday!
Very true, Paul - they do try to learn a few things, but there's a lot more that's possible (which, just maybe *maybe*, we hope to help with someday)
Having been to the Market Square Arena show I just had to obtain this when it came out, I remember being wary about forking out the £220 at the time but it remains one of my most treasured memorabilia items in my collection.
Great video again Gents, it inspired me to pull my copy off the shelf for a thumb through and boy it's good.
Many thanks Dave
I have seen this Set before. But, I will say, You guys Love for Elvis shine thru! I am 66 yrs old and have been an Elvis fan since I saw Fun In Acapulco at the old Texas theater in Hillsboro, TX In 1962! I was just devastated when he died! Saw him in concert 4 times! Wouldn’t trade those memories for anything!
Would love to hear more about your experiences watching the man live!
Stef
😳😳😳😳😳😳 I just CAN'T TALK, guys!! Speechless!!
You are soooo lucky!!!!
Thank you, Graeme! We wanted to let everyone get a good look at it, especially since we have the better camera setup now!
@EAPSociety My goodness Jamie, thank you so much for sharing this set with us!!... I mean, it just doesn't get any better than this! What an extraordinary acquisition!!
And I have to say, I actually thought Elvis (his health considering) was absolutely fantastic at the Omaha/Rapid City shows! Unchained Melody gets most of the "kudos" from the TV Special, but How Great Thou Art, was equally pretty damn special too, I thought! 🤩👍
@graemeferdinands5856. You're very welcome, it's just one way we can help preserve Elvis history in some form or fashion! I definitely agree on "How Great Thou Art," Elvis was rocking some amazing versions in '76 and '77! I like most of the Rapid City show, and do enjoy Omaha, though it's probably one of the weaker ones.
@EAPSociety Yes, Jamie. Let me also commend and compliment you also, on your outstanding career to date, as a recording and performing artist! Outstanding! 👏👏
Aw, thank you so much! And funny you say that now, as I have Christmas shows this weekend!
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I saw Elvis in 1973 Nassau Coliseum LI NY
The sound of the crowd was massive and sounded like the arena was taking off like a ufo
He looked and sounded great!!!!!
I LOVE THIS BOX AND PERIODE❤
Great show guys....i'm a bootleg collector since they first started but never picked this gem up because of the cost.....what a fabulous book, it really looks great!!!!....i do have all the discs and dvds copied in my collection.......keep up the great work!!!! Love your show!!! 😉🇨🇦
Thank you, Barbie! And that's awesome - so glad you enjoyed it, and glad we could show you the book! 😁
A great episode. Thanks for showing the Book. I got my Final Curtain Box-Set when it first came out but it's stay still sealed in my Collection! 1976 and 1977 are my least favorite "Live Years" on Audio, Video & Pictures...
Thank You John and Jamie!
Hey crossed the 2000 threshold !🎉 I’ve been trying and let’s all try to post this channel out there on all the other Elvis channels we visit.
That is fantastic, thank you so much!! That means the world to us - especially on Facebook fan groups and just any fans, because we're starting to make a bit of headway on some things I haven't talked about yet, and that'll definitely take people power to make happen!
Wow…never knew such a thing existed . 🙉. Almost looks like a Mayan artifact
Yeah, it's a pretty wild set - definitely not cheap these days, if an original can even be found!
great video guys ..thanks for sharing this......I Guess there is a dramatic tragic beauty in watching someone as great as ELVIS ,in his free fall struggle...and seeing glimpses of what he was come through....I think the book shows some of the worst photos ive ever seen of him.As far as the video,..I think the CBS special clearly shows a man who should not have been on stage. To release this to the general public would be unjust to the memory of the KING. I think also ELVIS would not want this to be released.I know as fans we can filter through this and enjoy ELVIS ,even in this state of decline.The general public would have the wrong impression of what ELVIS really was.We know ELVIS was an adonis,and the greatest and most versatile vocalists and entertainer f all time.
I got this when it first came out. Sony should take note!
I am a collector of the June ‘77 shows. I have many. Would love to have this!! Now with Riley in charge, and no input from PABP, maybe it will happen. Elvis was alive and well after 1973. They used part of the show in the ELVIS movie. Come on EPE!!! We older folks won’t live for ever and we saw it when it aired in Oct, 1977 on the night his casket was moved to Graceland.
Hi, Jeff! Yeah, you never know - I'd say the chances are better now than they've ever been!
Thanks for the indepth look at the book ..much appreciated some wise observations as always. I wanted this set when it came out.. it's clearly a labour of love whoever put it together should be rewarded they put something a bit of history that was being neglected by the official sources the EPE arguement for not releasing the special doesn't hold up anymore because it's all on TH-cam in poor quality and has been for years for lovers and haters to see and comment on. It's done zero harm to Elvis legacy because it is his legacy. He chose to do the Special and the Tours. We would be poorer off without footage of Unchained Melody, Hurt, My Way, How Great Thou Art, Trying to Get To You my fave is I Don't Really to have footage of Elvis singing those big songs that he lived and breathed and put everything into is priceless. This was the real Elvis but the official people want the safe perfect Elvis image for marketing purposes. I love worts on my heroes because no man or woman is perfect the only man you can hold up as perfect example for all of humanity was Jesus. Maybe the official narrative will change now that Priscilla is no longer pulling the strings I love her and what she's done but the official narrative ends the divorce and it's all about 1968. The official
narrative is dominated by 1956 but sadly the technology wasnt good enough to capture Elvis at his best all we have are distorted kinescope footage of TV programs poor sound quality sound and live recordings are of historical interest because the sound systems and venues of the day were not made for Rock n Roll or today's technology Elvis helped change the sound systems venues and technology as well as the culture he was very clear about how he liked the improvements in sound so I don't have any problems with making his music sound and remember what he said about it being hard to comprehend his Aloha show being beamed around the world it wasn't just the event it was going from singing on the back of truck to that it must have been mind-blowing for him. It's very easy to take his career for granted and play fantasy manager but he was the fantasy made real. 1977 showed the flipside but also the strength of the man to keep on keeping on when he wasn't well. If footage of Elvis looking unwell upsets some fans tough luck he wasn't perfect and they shouldn't expect him or anyone else to be perfect.
I think they should release it. It's still part of his history and there's a lot of us that enjoy the cbs special. I don't care about the arguments people make about his health etc. to me he sang powerful still. Imho
In 2027.
Yeah, I'd like to see this at some point, too - as time marches on, it may just happen!
This is an amazing set guys,well worth the money
That would be awesome to own that book so cool. Great photo slick quality. I used to have the CBS special on VHS copy but grainy quality but I was stoked to just have it. Thank you Jamie and John TCB ⚡
Hi, Michael! You're very welcome - and I remember those VHS tapes from back in the day, too!
Hi Jamie and John Agree with you both make cool boxsets all elvis concerts through he life have all cool pics of elvis Through he life that would be nice top see that maybe one day we will see that true Elvis: The Final Curtain (box set) look so cool guys keep cool work you do for all us elvis fans look forword more cool things on elvis TCB forever long live elvis in all our hearts
Thank you, Nigel!
you welcome guys
keep up cool work guys
A fabulous review guys and what a beautiful package? Such a shame he used the Sundial suit so much, he looked fantastic in that NYE outfit? Also why did he seem so well in February vocally and physically compared to Cbs? Shame they didn't film NYE 76 instead of the June shows? Cheers JnJ ❤❤
Thank you, Denny! Yeah, I wish they'd have filmed the NYE show, too! And I've wondered about the drop, too, but then the "Elvis: What Happened" book was about to come out, and I think things really started to catch up to him toward the end of the June tour, sadly.
And I do love the Sundial, but I agree on the Phoenix suit!
I've always that that too, if they'd filmed the NYE show of 76 I even think his legacy would have looked different.
Now I'm interested in the story behind this release and what actually happened to the folks ...you got me intrigued. Is there any where I can read about it?
An official Elvis In Concert box set will most likely have a disclaimer at the beginning before the special and the concerts on the DVDs.
Most likely, yeah - still would be good to finally get an official version!
Hello from France friends, wow great video! I don't collect bootlegs, but an exception for this remarkable work! Have a nice weekend to you both! teddy 🙋♂️🇫🇷👑⚡
I have a slimmed down version of this that also very cool and worth it if you can find it! Thanks for sharing the original
Actually, Sam Thompson claims that Elvis gave him the Martin guitar that year of ‘77. He claims that Elvis indirectly helped him get thru school. 😊
Hi, Frankie! Interesting - I'll have to ask John about that, because the story does sound familiar, now that you mention it!
I’m going to have to disagree with the notion that Elvis’ Legacy would be less for not for, “Unchained Melody”.
I truly believe that in ‘77, his career was basically back to what it had been in ‘67 !!!
That's all good - we don't all dig the same things, and that's ok! I absolutely love the song (the way Elvis does it), and I'd hate to lose it, even if it was a pretty rough year in several ways!
Elvis had a jumpsuit made for the upcoming Aug 77 tour. Or even used for the CBS special. Pastel blue with lights. But wasn't completed. Great review again😊 Saw it on a website. Plus Elvis had paid for International Travel insurance which was auctioned off.
I find it funny that still no concert website lists it, when I check if I’m missing a soundboard this set is never mentioned. Fantastic set and my favourite Import release ⚡️
Hi guys ! Thanks for showing the content of that book , here in SouthAmerica was REALLY expensive and i couldn't buy it ! With reference to the times of Elvis i like them all but this one is one step up from "How Great Thou Art" until "Aloha From Hawaii" its my favorite period . Thank You and TCB 👍
You're very welcome, Luis! Happy to help! 😁 And yep, that's a very good time you picked!
I have one set for sale. Disc's never played. All in mint condition.
i watched this two times straight... what an interesting release, i've never seen through this book before, so thank you... what a product! ,.... but you know what? i think those sitting on rights should extract their own heads out of their snobbery asses, the sooner the better, so that this release can be re-released in its totality... and that poor guy that made this excellent product, who is still "paying for it the rest of his life", should have been pardoned a long time ago and instead given an award for making this fantastic product... but that's just my opinion... 😄
Thank you so much, Helge! And yeah, it's amazing - someday, if we can grow the channel and member base enough, we might be able to do - if not *all* then - at least some things like this release, as we know a lot of collectors who would participate!
@@EAPSociety thank you very much, "Good Times" ahead 🙂👍💙
I see the original Box on EBay ,around 2-3 years . Price 2500-3000 Euros sealed !!!!!
Very cool set! I have a cheaper version that has just the CD’s/DVD’s do you guys know if the Audio is better in the original compared to the knock offs?
Also meant to say on the official Cbs album was it over dubbed like the On Stage release, audience enhanced etc? Cheers JnJ ❤❤
I believe so, as well as other overdubs of instruments and vocals, too (late August of '77)
Dude as a tribute artist I bet you've had so many groupies. I would love to hear the stories of all the women Elvis had. It's got to be at least a couple hundred. Total throughout his career.
If you had to choose one show to listen to, would it be the Market Square show or do you have recommendations for another 77 concert?
Ooh... that's a tough one! Market Square is pretty good, but it's hard to beat New Year's Eve of '76 going into '77. I find the Lincoln show in '77 to be pretty good, too; but then, I'm biased since I know someone who taped the show from the audience that night!
Great show as always! Regarding the CBS special, I often wonder if Elvis had lived a little longer, and been around when the show was aired, what effect it would have had. I think alot of fans would have been shocked, the press would have been in for the kill! Wonder if Elvis may have responded in a positive way? Sadly we'll never know. Having said that I love alot of performances from 1977. Thank you!
Thanks, Dan! And actually, if Elvis had lived, CBS would have filmed later shows. It was only when he died that they had to use what they shot. So if he'd lived, there would likely be two more shows filmed (which could have been pretty interesting!)
@@EAPSociety Think CBS actually did the best of what they had. They could have shown more of the Omaha show and put Elvis in a worse light. Never had the final curtain set, so thanks for showing me the book!!
@dannad123 Oh, that's very true! I just remember the story going that Elvis wanted new filming done, which is why I mentioned that. 😁 And you're very welcome!
Wait a minute are you saying you both have seen Elvis live? Neither one of you look old enough to have been able to see Elvis live.
Oh, we're not old enough for that, sadly - I missed that boat by 3 years, and John by another 3 after that. Wish we could have, though!
@@EAPSociety i thought y'all were talking about going to an Elvis show
I don't think so, but I'm blanking on the context - do you remember where in the video that is?
How did you day it's definitely Market Sqaure when he didn't play piano that night? Lol don't make mistakes cause you screw me up lol