ELVIS's ALOHA FROM HAWAII VIA SATELLITE: Legacy Edition to Be Released 3/19

In the U.S., the broadcast was in fact postponed so as not to conflict with MGM's Elvis On Tour. When "Aloha From Hawaii via Satellite" was finally aired in the U.S. on April 4^th, the Nielsen ratings had the show in 33.8% of homes and reaching 51% of those watching television. The double-LP immediately vaulted up the charts, taking the #1 spot in Billboard's May 5^th issue, knocking Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon out of the top spot. It stayed on the chart for 52 weeks, and was certified 5-times platinum by the RIAA. The album was Elvis' first #1 since the Roustabout movie soundtrack from January 1965.

It was not generally known at the time that the Friday evening (January 12^th) dress rehearsal had also been recorded, as a safety backup. Fifteen years later in June 1988 (more than a decade after Elvis' death), the show was finally issued on CD as The Alternate Aloha.

In early 1973, Elvis Presley was performing at one of the highest peaks of his career, and ALOHA FROM HAWAII VIA Satellite is proof positive of that. As Ernst Mikael Jorgensen writes in his essential research guide, Elvis Presley : A Life In Music (St. Martin's Press, 1998): "The immense pressure of being beamed live to one billion people didn't seem to faze Elvis a great deal; showing little Evidence of nerves, he was highly focused, and he executed a flawless set that sparkled with all the flash of his image. The unparalleled media attention and size of the audience, not to mention the Worldwide number one album that followed, were perhaps the most effective statement ever engineered of one artist's Worldwide power."

ALOHA FROM HAWAII VIA SATELLITE: LEGACY EDITION by ELVIS PRESLEY

(RCA/Legacy 88765 43389 2 1)

Disc 1: The "broadcast" [second] show recorded January 14, 1973 (originally issued February 1973, as Aloha From Hawaii via Satellite, RCA 6089)

Selections : 1. Introduction: Also Sprach Zarathustra (Theme From 2001: A Space Odyssey) • 2. See See Rider • 3. Burning Love • 4. Something • 5. You Gave Me A Mountain • 6. Steamroller Blues • 7. My Way • 8. Love Me • 9. Johnny B. Goode• 10. It's Over • 11. Blue Suede Shoes • 12. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry • 13. I Can't Stop Loving You • 14. Hound Dog • 15. What Now My Love • 16. Fever • 17. Welcome To My World • 18. Suspicious Minds • 19. Introductions by Elvis • 20. I'll Remember You • 21. Medley: Long Tall Sally / Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On • 22. An American Trilogy • 23. A Big Hunk O' Love • 24. Can't Help Falling In Love.

Disc 2: The "dress rehearsal" [first] show recorded January 12, 1973 (originally issued June 1988, as The Alternate Aloha, RCA 6985)

Selections : 1. Introduction: Also Sprach Zarathustra (Theme From 2001: A Space Odyssey) • 2. See See Rider • 3. Burning Love • 4. Something • 5. You Gave Me A Mountain • 6. Steamroller Blues • 7. My Way • 8. Love Me • 9. It's Over • 10. Blue Suede Shoes • 11. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry • 12. Hound Dog • 13. What Now My Love • 14. Fever • 15. Welcome To My World • 16. Suspicious Minds • 17. Introductions by Elvis • 18. I'll Remember You • 19. An American Trilogy • 20. A Big Hunk O' Love • 21. Can't Help Falling In Love • 22. Closing Riff • Bonus songs:23. Blue Hawaii • 24. Ku-U-I-Po • 25. No More • 26. Hawaiian Wedding Song • 27. Early Morning Rain.

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SOURCE Legacy Recordings

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