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Another good idea shot to hell by RCA/BMG!...

Michael Slater | Massapequa Park, NY United States | 08/08/2008

(1 out of 5 stars)

"RCA/BMG have taken yet another potentially great idea for a new release and screwed it up again! Will it never end?! The title "Complete '68 Comeback Special" is a LIE in itself. This set is NOT COMPLETE! The big blunder is the fact that disc 1 is called "The Original Album", which is the LAST thing they should have included here! I enjoyed it when it was first released, but I think that most serious Elvis fans have learned since then that there were MANY things wrong with this LP! A lot of what should be in true stereo were only included in flat mono sound, including "Memories" and "If I Can Dream" and the opening of the Gospel Medley ("Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child") was completely cut from the album. The instrumental breaks on this medley were shortened as well. A few years back, RCA released the 2-disc set "Memories-The'68 Comeback Special", and although this was far from complete, it DID include the entire Gospel Medley completely un-cut! Why then did they go back to releasing the cut version on this set which claims to be complete?! You would think a set like this would by now be the definitive version, but it's not! I really believe the label does these things purposely to get as much money out of the poor Elvis fan as they can! Even the huge DVD set of this show had a mistake in it. The "It Hurts Me" sequence was only included in separate pieces (the way it was filmed) and not in its' entirety! A 4-disc set!...and I also had to go out and buy the single disc version, which came out later, just to have this entire song sequence, which is one of my favorites! If you're a casual Elvis fan, then these things probably won't mean anything to you...but if you're a die-hard fan like me, then you'll still be longing for RCA/BMG to get something right so we won't have to keep buying it over and over!"

HE SHOWED EM

David L. Banes | McEwen, Tennessee United States | 08/05/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"BY 1968 CRITICS CONSIDERED ELVIS PRESLEY FINISHED,JUST A YOUNG MAN WHO GOT LUCKY.THIS TV SPECIAL BLEW EVERYONE OUT OF THE WATER.IT WAS SUDDENLY COOL TO LIKE ELVIS AGAIN,BUT THE FAN KNEW ALL ALONG THAT HE HAD NEVER LOST IT.THE PERFORMANCES ON THIS CD SHOW THAT ELVIS IS SECOND TO NONE,THAT HE WAS ROCK,SOUL,GOSPEL,AND BLUES ALL ROLLED UP IN ONE MAN.THE KING RECLAIMED HIS CROWN AND MADE EVERYONE SIT UP AND TAKE NOTICE.THESE FOUR CDS ARE A MARK MOF GENIUS,SHOWMANSHIP,TALENT,AND DETERMINATION.BUY IT,PLAY IT,SHARE IT,AND CHERISH THE MOMENT FOR IT TRULY IS A PIECE OF ROCK AND ROLL HISTORY."

DO NOT BUY SONY/BMG ELVIS--BUY FTD RECORDS....

New-York City Historian | Brooklyn, NYC, USA | 03/31/2010

(2 out of 5 stars)

"Sony/BMG purchased RCA years ago and since then they have destroyed the entire Elvis catalog and saturated the market with multiple compilations --How many times do we need to have "Hound Dog"?????-- instead or reissuing Elvis' original catalog in a fine remastered way with eco packaging and original artwork--as is the latest trend and one that is quite appealing. But, what else would you expect from a foreign company? (Sony/BMG is a German company).



However, SONY/BMG does not hold the rights to everything that Elvis recorded. In fact, Graceland has formed FTD (Follow That Dream records) and they issue top-quality cds for the true Elvis fan. Hard to get performances well worth the money--a few dollars more than the standard cd.



So, if you really want Elvis' music as it should be, you can find the original studio releases and then go to [...] and purchase great cds from Graceland! Say NO to Sony/BMG!"