| The Complete '68 Comeback Special: 40th Anniversary Edition | 
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| Artist: Elvis Presley
Label: RCA
Category: Music
List Price: $49.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 2571
Format: Box Set
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 4
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 6.4 x 5.6 x 1.1
MPN: 730626
UPC: 886973062623
EAN: 0886973062623
ASIN: B001AX60KU
Release Date: August 5, 2008
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Disc 1
| • | Trouble/Guitar Man - Elvis Presley, Leiber, Jerry | | • | Lawdy, Miss Clawdy/Baby What You Want Me to Do Medley: Heartbreak Hotel - Elvis Presley, Leiber, Jerry | | • | Where Could I Go But to the Lord/Up Above My Head/Saved - Elvis Presley, Leiber, Jerry | | • | Blue Christmas/One Night - Elvis Presley, Hayes, Billy | | • | Memories - Elvis Presley, Strange, Billy | | • | Medley: Nothingville/Big Boss Man/Guitar Man/Little Egypt/Trouble/Guita - Elvis Presley, Strange, Billy | | • | If I Can Dream - Elvis Presley, Brown, W. Earl | | • | It Hurts Me - Elvis Presley, Byers, Joy | | • | Let Yourself Go - Elvis Presley, Byers, Joy | | • | A Little Less Conversation - Elvis Presley, Strange, Billy | | • | Memories - Elvis Presley, Strange, Billy | | • | If I Can Dream - Elvis Presley, Brown, W. Earl |
Disc 2
| • | That's All Right - Elvis Presley, Crudup, Arthur "Big | | • | Heartbreak Hotel - Elvis Presley, Presley, Elvis | | • | Love Me - Elvis Presley, Leiber, Jerry | | • | Baby, What You Want Me to Do - Elvis Presley, Reed, Jimmy | | • | Blue Suede Shoes - Elvis Presley, Perkins, Carl | | • | Baby, What You Want Me to Do - Elvis Presley, Reed, Jimmy | | • | Lawdy, Miss Clawdy - Elvis Presley, Price, Lloyd | | • | Are You Lonesome Tonight? - Elvis Presley, Handman, Lou | | • | When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again - Elvis Presley, Sullivan, Gene | | • | Blue Christmas - Elvis Presley, Hayes, Billy | | • | Trying to Get to You - Elvis Presley, Singleton, Charlie | | • | One Night - Elvis Presley, Bartholomew, Dave | | • | Baby, What You Want Me to Do - Elvis Presley, Reed, Jimmy | | • | One Night - Elvis Presley, Bartholomew, Dave | | • | Memories - Elvis Presley, Strange, Billy | | • | Heartbreak Hotel - Elvis Presley, Presley, Elvis | | • | Hound Dog - Elvis Presley, Leiber, Jerry | | • | All Shook Up - Elvis Presley, Presley, Elvis | | • | Can't Help Falling in Love - Elvis Presley, Peretti, Hugo | | • | Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley, Leiber, Jerry | | • | Don't Be Cruel - Elvis Presley, Presley, Elvis | | • | Blue Suede Shoes - Elvis Presley, Perkins, Carl | | • | Love Me Tender - Elvis Presley, Matson, Very | | • | Trouble - Elvis Presley, Leiber, Jerry | | • | Baby, What You Want Me to Do - Elvis Presley, Reed, Jimmy | | • | If I Can Dream - Elvis Presley, Brown, W. Earl |
Disc 3
| • | Heartbreak Hotel - Elvis Presley, Presley, Elvis | | • | Baby, What You Want Me to Do - Elvis Presley, Reed, Jimmy | | • | Introductions - Elvis Presley, | | • | That's All Right - Elvis Presley, Crudup, Arthur "Big | | • | Are You Lonesome Tonight? - Elvis Presley, Handman, Lou | | • | Baby, What You Want Me to Do - Elvis Presley, Reed, Jimmy | | • | Blue Suede Shoes - Elvis Presley, Perkins, Carl | | • | One Night - Elvis Presley, Bartholomew, Dave | | • | Love Me - Elvis Presley, Leiber, Jerry | | • | Trying to Get to You - Elvis Presley, Singleton, Charlie | | • | Lawdy, Miss Clawdy - Elvis Presley, Price, Lloyd | | • | Santa Claus Is Back in Town - Elvis Presley, Leiber, Jerry | | • | Blue Christmas - Elvis Presley, Hayes, Billy | | • | Tiger Man - Elvis Presley, Louis, Joe Hill | | • | When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again - Elvis Presley, Sullivan, Gene | | • | Memories - Elvis Presley, Strange, Billy | | • | Heartbreak Hotel - Elvis Presley, Presley, Elvis | | • | Hound Dog - Elvis Presley, Leiber, Jerry | | • | All Shook Up - Elvis Presley, Presley, Elvis | | • | Can't Help Falling in Love - Elvis Presley, Peretti, Hugo | | • | Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley, Leiber, Jerry | | • | Don't Be Cruel - Elvis Presley, Presley, Elvis | | • | Blue Suede Shoes - Elvis Presley, Perkins, Carl | | • | Love Me Tender - Elvis Presley, Matson, Very | | • | Trouble/Guitar Man - Elvis Presley, Leiber, Jerry | | • | Trouble/Guitar Man - Elvis Presley, Leiber, Jerry | | • | If I Can Dream - Elvis Presley, Brown, W. Earl |
Disc 4
| • | I Got a Woman - Elvis Presley, Charles, Ray | | • | Blue Moon/Young Love/Oh, Happy Day - Elvis Presley, Rodgers, Richard | | • | When It Rains It Really Pours - Elvis Presley, Emerson, William | | • | Blue Christmas - Elvis Presley, Hayes, Billy | | • | Are You Lonesome Tonight?/That's My Desire - Elvis Presley, Handman, Lou | | • | That's When Your Heartaches Begin - Elvis Presley, Raskin, William | | • | Peter Gunn Theme - Elvis Presley, Mancini, Henry | | • | Love Me - Elvis Presley, Leiber, Jerry | | • | When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again - Elvis Presley, Sullivan, Gene | | • | Blue Christmas/Santa Claus Is Back in Town - Elvis Presley, Hayes, Billy | | • | Danny Boy - Elvis Presley, Weatherly, Frederic | | • | Baby, What You Want Me to Do - Elvis Presley, Reed, Jimmy | | • | Love Me - Elvis Presley, Leiber, Jerry | | • | Tiger Man - Elvis Presley, Louis, Joe Hill | | • | Santa Claus Is Back in Town - Elvis Presley, Leiber, Jerry | | • | Lawdy, Miss Clawdy - Elvis Presley, Price, Lloyd | | • | One Night - Elvis Presley, Bartholomew, Dave | | • | Blue Christmas - Elvis Presley, Hayes, Billy | | • | Baby, What You Want Me to Do - Elvis Presley, Reed, Jimmy | | • | When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again - Elvis Presley, Sullivan, Gene | | • | Blue Moon of Kentucky - Elvis Presley, Monroe, Bill |
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Album Description
During a career of invention and re-invention the'68 Comeback Special is perhaps THE pivotal performance of Elvis' career. He was back from the movie career that had kept him away from the live arena throughout most of the 60's and what's more he looked and sounded amazing. To celebrate the 40th anniversary we are releasing the Complete '68 Comeback Special, a box set that features the whole story from the rehearsals to the finished show, outtakes and rarely heard gems. Deluxe Edition - 4 disc box set including over 103 songs, CD sized Box with text foil stamped lift off lid. Each disc is housed in mini LP style wallets with a 36 page booklet. This album contains 8 previously unreleased tracks.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 3 more reviews...
 Another good idea shot to hell by RCA/BMG!... August 8, 2008
11 out of 15 found this review helpful
RCA/BMG have taken yet another potentially great idea for a new release and screwed it up again! Will it never end?! The title "Complete '68 Comeback Special" is a LIE in itself. This set is NOT COMPLETE! The big blunder is the fact that disc 1 is called "The Original Album", which is the LAST thing they should have included here! I enjoyed it when it was first released, but I think that most serious Elvis fans have learned since then that there were MANY things wrong with this LP! A lot of what should be in true stereo were only included in flat mono sound, including "Memories" and "If I Can Dream" and the opening of the Gospel Medley ("Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child") was completely cut from the album. The instrumental breaks on this medley were shortened as well. A few years back, RCA released the 2-disc set "Memories-The'68 Comeback Special", and although this was far from complete, it DID include the entire Gospel Medley completely un-cut! Why then did they go back to releasing the cut version on this set which claims to be complete?! You would think a set like this would by now be the definitive version, but it's not! I really believe the label does these things purposely to get as much money out of the poor Elvis fan as they can! Even the huge DVD set of this show had a mistake in it. The "It Hurts Me" sequence was only included in separate pieces (the way it was filmed) and not in its' entirety! A 4-disc set!...and I also had to go out and buy the single disc version, which came out later, just to have this entire song sequence, which is one of my favorites! If you're a casual Elvis fan, then these things probably won't mean anything to you...but if you're a die-hard fan like me, then you'll still be longing for RCA/BMG to get something right so we won't have to keep buying it over and over!
 HE SHOWED EM August 5, 2008
7 out of 10 found this review helpful
BY 1968 CRITICS CONSIDERED ELVIS PRESLEY FINISHED,JUST A YOUNG MAN WHO GOT LUCKY.THIS TV SPECIAL BLEW EVERYONE OUT OF THE WATER.IT WAS SUDDENLY COOL TO LIKE ELVIS AGAIN,BUT THE FAN KNEW ALL ALONG THAT HE HAD NEVER LOST IT.THE PERFORMANCES ON THIS CD SHOW THAT ELVIS IS SECOND TO NONE,THAT HE WAS ROCK,SOUL,GOSPEL,AND BLUES ALL ROLLED UP IN ONE MAN.THE KING RECLAIMED HIS CROWN AND MADE EVERYONE SIT UP AND TAKE NOTICE.THESE FOUR CDS ARE A MARK MOF GENIUS,SHOWMANSHIP,TALENT,AND DETERMINATION.BUY IT,PLAY IT,SHARE IT,AND CHERISH THE MOMENT FOR IT TRULY IS A PIECE OF ROCK AND ROLL HISTORY.
The one and only King of Rock and Roll August 5, 2008
5 out of 8 found this review helpful
Just listen to the music on these cd's and you will find out why he
is known as the king of rock and roll.even forty years after the original
album was released it still sounds as fresh as ever.an absolute must for
all music lovers
Another Brilliant Box Set Collection August 19, 2008
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
RCA / BMG, love them or hate them, have put out a number of high quality box sets over the years. Right about the time I was afraid we'd never see another they release this brilliant collection that really allows you to rediscover just how talented Elvis really was. These 4 CDs capture Elvis at a period of time where he was tested and he really rose to the challenge. Elvis would go on to always be great, but never again was he tested like he was in this special. And he more than met the challenge. He aced the test! Long live the king! This is a must have collection.
RCA does it again...wrong !!! August 31, 2008
1 out of 5 found this review helpful
I have been a Elvis fan since 1962 and have seen RCA make one blunder after another and this collection is no exception. When I first saw the song selection, my immediate reaction was this is definitely not complete. No where to be found is take after take of the production numbers. Elvis was a perfectionist and as usual did take after take to get it right. I bought the set anyway because I buy anything RCA puts out. I am that devoted of a fan. When I listen to disc 1, I thought to myself that the original album probably left off "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child" due to limited space on a record but there is more than enough space on a CD. To call it "complete" there should be nothing in the TV special that is not included on the CD.
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