

In late 2022 Follow That Dream Records
released a set of four compact discs, which held
three concerts from July 1976. At the first
sight the packaging looks good, but a closer
look reveals, that Elvis is surprisingly slim
and his left arm is astonishingly long. Maybe
the artwork was done by the same person, that
did the cover of the "Frankie & Johnny" album
back in 1966? The name of the product isn't any
smarter, coherent titles would have been "From
Louisiana And Tennessee" or "From Shreveport,
Baton Rouge And Memphis". Such details aside,
the 5-panel digipak looks quite good, the design
includes some photos of Elvis in his "Egyptian
Bird" suits, ticket stubs, etc. Compared to many
other soundboard recordings the ones presented
here sound very good. Of course FTD stuck to the
dying cd-format and didn't bother to release the
album through the streaming platforms.
So what can be heared on the discs? The first
one offers the show on July 1, 1976 in
Shreveport/Louisiana. Disc number two features
the following days' concert in Baton
Rouge/Louisiana and the final two sound carriers
hold the performance Elvis gave on July 5th in
his hometown, Memphis/Tennessee.
For reviews and detailed information tap on
the accordant links.
July 1st: Shreveport/Louisiana
July 2nd: Baton Rouge/Louisiana
July 5th:Memphis/Tennessee
Verdict
All concerts are solid affairs, the best
one is the show in Memphis. But one can
hear, that Elvis isn't in great condition
and the over-long band introductions are
real downers.

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Entertainment / Follow That Dream Records