Exactly three years before he passed away Elvis rehearsed at the RCA studio on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles to give his show a major update. It turned out to be the last time he would do so. To be able to listen to the results at home, he had the session taped. However, the audio mix is strange. Elvis and the harmony singers are too much in the foreground while everything else is too low in the mix. Nevertheless it's fascinating to hear the king and his crew working out the performances we all know. The only letdown is, that the guys behind FTD (namely Ernst M. Jorgensen and Roger Semon) decided to shorten the rehearsal session without any need to do so.

Follow That Dream Records released the rehearsal session in 2009 on a double album called "From Sunset To Vegas". The sound carriers are housed in a fold-out digipak, whose design looks very 1970ish. It certainly fits the content. As a bonus FTD has added several live performances, which were recorded during the "Elvis Summer Festival 1974". They are less interesting, but offer the better sonic experience.

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RCA Studio (Rehearsal, August 16th)    Las Vegas Hilton (concerts, various dates)