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Where's the rest of it?

J. Foster | New York City | 02/16/2004

(3 out of 5 stars)

"This rates as probably the best recorded Elvis concert ever, and yet, once again it's not given the respect it deserves. First of all, it's not a regular RCA release. But more noticeably, the whole concert is not on this album.I've never heard a reason why RCA has not released all the songs from this concert, which include All Shook Up, Polk Salad Annie and Suspicious Minds among others (Steamroller Blues from this concert was put out on a compilation a few years ago). Sure, all of these songs are available elsewhere, but this Memphis concert has an energy that other released Elvis concerts don't (with the possible exception of An Afternoon in the Garden). I mean, let's face it, Aloha from Hawaii is pretty much a low-key affair. ZZZZZZZzzzzzzzz.Nobody really buys these albums but hardcore Elvis fans anyway, so why not give us something in RCA quality that we don't have - Elvis at home after 14 years. Make it a 30 year celebration package, 1974 to 2004, or something like that, you know, with lots of pictures and a review. At the very least, let us know why the full concert has never been released, after all, RCA made a big deal about that lame song from Roustabout being on the Second to None package. Whooo hooo... not!"