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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.

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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.

 (C) Sony Music Entertainment / Follow That Dream Records