"I have great respect for the Follow That Dream label and the manifold treasures from Elvis Presley's recorded legacy they have been giving us over the last years. Yet, the current "Polk Salad Annie" CD should never have been considered for commercial release, not even on a label which basically aims at fans. FTD producer Ernst Jorgenson himself warned us about the recording of the Vegas concert on February 15, 1970 in his book, when a cold-ridden Elvis was coughing through most of the songs. And yes, this is exactly what they released this time. The result is abominable with most of the songs screwed up by a coughing or laughing Elvis. The few rehearsal cuts from a later date (which we already had on Platinum anyway) cannot save the disaster.What are they going to find next to milk the cash cow?"
The Story Goes On
Marc Haegeman | 02/01/2005
(3 out of 5 stars)
"As one of the greatest fans of the King,I can't stop my self buying Follow That Dream series (FTD's), specially the live recordings. Polk Salad Annie is one of them. I really love and enjoy listening to it. I would like to know the reason why the prices of FTD's are too high?"
More A Historical Document Then Entertainment
DAVID BEST | AVON PARK, FL United States | 07/19/2004
(4 out of 5 stars)
"Most of the Follow That Dream live releases are recordings that,be it another artist,deserve to end up on the cutting room floor. Elvis has reached such a godlike status in our society that people want anything Elvis. If you want a pure listening experience, there are pleanty of other recordings by the King out there. I treat the Follow That Dream releases as more historical documents then entertainment, but hard core Elvis fans will find them entertaining as well."
The Live and Alive Story Goes On
Marc Haegeman | 02/01/2005
(4 out of 5 stars)
"Selim KUMBARACI From CYPRUS: As one of the greatest fans of the King,I can't stop my self buying "Follow That Dream" series (FTD's), specially the live recordings. "Polk Salad Annie" is one of them. I really love and enjoy listening to it.
There is one more thing to add, actually a "good" question.
"What's the reason that the prices of FTD's are too high?""
Tough way to make a living, boy.
Johnny Heering | Bethel, CT United States | 05/26/2010
(4 out of 5 stars)
"This is another Elvis CD released by Follow That Dream Records, which releases what are essentially "official bootlegs" of material that will only be of interest to hardcore Elvis fans. The "limited" nature of these CDs is why they cost more than normal CDs. This particular CD presents an Elvis concert from February 15, 1970. Several concerts that month were recorded for potential inclusion on the album On Stage. None of the songs from this particular show made it onto the album. Which is not to say that they aren't good, because they are. But the opening number, "I Got a Woman", starts in the middle of the song, because the tape recorder didn't start rolling in time. There are seven "bonus tracks" which were not performed at this concert; four songs are from different concerts and three songs are from a rehearsal. This is a good CD, but will really only be of interest to serious Elvis fans."