FTD's "From Georgia To Florida" is a double disc, which features soundboard recordings of Elvis' concerts on April 24, 1975 and April 27, 1975. The sound carriers are housed in a 5" digipak, whose design includes photos from the tour as well as a ticket stub. However, in total the packaging looks boring. The audio mix isn't the best one, too. Elvis, the harmony singers (especially JD Sumner) and the piano are very much upfront, while everything else is far in the back. Besides that, the engineer didn't record the complete shows and left out the typical opening of "Also Sprach Zarathustra", "See See Rider" and "I Got A Woman". When the album was released in May 2019, streaming already had overtaken the physical sales. Nevertheless the collector's label stuck to the old compact disc format.

It all sounds quite negative, but still "From Georgia To Florida" is a worthwhile addition to your soundboard collection. The reason is, that Elvis left out most of the worn-out oldies and focused on his current recordings. His live show rarely was as up to date as in early 1975. The audio mix may be unusual, but once you get used to it, it's ok.

For details of the concerts and recordings just tap on the links:

Macon/Georgia: April 24, 1975    Lakeland/Florida: April 27, 1975