| Elvis - The Great Performances, Vol. 1 - Center Stage |
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| Language |
English |
| Audience Rating |
NR (Not Rated) |
| Running Time |
52 mins |
| Country |
USA |
| Color |
Color |
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| Plot |
| The quality and breadth of most of the material found here on "Center Stage," the first volume of the three-disc Elvis: The Great Performances set, typifies the excellence of the set as a whole. Spanning more than 20 years, from Presley's first TV appearance (in 1956) to one of his very last concerts (in June 1977), the disc includes some truly rockin' tunes (OK, so the '77 solo version of "Unchained Melody," with a painfully bloated Elvis pounding out his own piano accompaniment, isn't one of them--but "Ready Teddy," from a '56 Ed Sullivan show, sure is). There's some fascinating other material as well, such as a screen test in which Presley lip-syncs "Blue Suede Shoes" while "playing" a guitar with no strings, a 1970 press conference in which he dismisses his classic Sun recordings as "funny-sounding," and some very cool home movie footage. The King is dead (well, maybe). Long live the King. --Sam Graham |
| Personal Details |
| Seen It |
Yes |
| Index |
529 |
| Collection Status |
In Collection |
| Links |
Amazon US
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| Product Details |
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DVD |
| Region |
Region 1 |
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603497609727 |
| Release Date |
8/13/2002 |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
1 |
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