In October 2018 Follow That Dream Records
released a set of two compact discs, called
"What Now My Love". It featured the midnight
shows Elvis gave on August 11th and 12th at the
Las Vegas Hilton. The sound carriers were housed
in a well designed 5" digipak, considering the
source (both concerts were recorded in mono
through the mixing console of the sound
engineer) the audio quality is very good.
As usual Sony's own collector's label didn't
distribute the album via the streaming
platforms, so the release can only be enjoyed by
the ones, who still own a cd-player and are able
to obtain a copy. However, in April 2023 the
Memphis Recording Service re-released the shows
on a collection called "Elvis Summer Festival
1972". This set features both concerts (as well
as the accordant dinner shows), upgraded to
pseudo-stereo sound. In contrast to the FTD
releases the products of MRS are available on
the streaming platforms.
For the reviews of the concerts just tap
here:
CD 1: August 11, 1972 (Midnight Show)
CD 2: August 12, 1972 (Midnight Show)
Verdict
The August 11th midnight show might be
the best concert of the season, the second
performance also is very strong. Besides
that, the audio quality is extremely good
and the packaging looks stylish.
(C) Follow That
Dream Records / Sony Music
Entertainment