Everything about Aloha From Hawaii totally explained
Aloha from Hawaii is an
Elvis Presley music concert broadcast live via satellite around the world on
January 14,
1973. Over 1 billion people around the world watched.
The first-ever such performance to be broadcast live via
satellite, Presley taped a
January 12 rehearsal concert as a
fail-safe in case anything went wrong with the satellite broadcast. For both shows, Presley was dressed in a white "American Eagle"
jumpsuit designed by
Gene Doucette.
Presley performed a vast array of old and recent hits like "
Steamroller Blues", "
See See Rider", "Early Morning Rain", "
Burning Love", "
Blue Suede Shoes", "
A Big Hunk o' Love", "
Suspicious Minds", "
Can't Help Falling in Love." He showed his vocal range and strength with ballads like
the Beatles' "
Something", "
I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry", "It's Over", "Welcome to my World", "I'll Remember You" and "
What Now My Love". The show is probably most remembered for his performance of the "
An American Trilogy".
The broadcast was directed by
Marty Pasetta, in top vocal form, Presley was accompanied by:
Soundtrack Album
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The album containing the music from the concert was a blockbuster hit, reaching #1 in the best seller’s charts.
DVD releases
In September of 2004 "Aloha from Hawaii" together with "The '68 Comeback Special" was released on DVD for the first time. The 2-Disc deluxe package includes the original satellite transmission version of the show, as well as the full dress rehearsal and the extended US version with some inserted non-live songs, recorded and filmed after the concert in the empty arena. Additionally, the set contains an uncut 17.5 min. sequence of Elvis arriving in Honolulu and the complete post-concert session. The picture and the sound (in Dolby Digital 5.1) have been digitally remastered from the original master tapes.
Side 1:
Intros By Elvis
Introduction: Also sprach Zarathustra
See See Rider
Burning Love
Something
You Gave Me A Mountain
Steamroller Blues
No More
Side 2:
My Way
Love Me
Johnny B. Goode
It's Over
Blue Suede Shoes
I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
I Can't Stop Loving You
Hound Dog
Hawaiian Wedding Song
Side 3:
What Now My Love
Fever
Welcome To My World
Suspicious Minds
Introductions By Elvis
Blue Hawaii
Side 4:
I'll Remember You
Medley: Long Tall Sally/Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On
American Trilogy
A Big Hunk O' Love
Can't Help Falling in Love
Ku U I Po
See See Rider
Early in August 2006 the TV-special was also released in a single disc version. Strangely this edition contains some new material which wasn't included in the original deluxe release. The new material consists of some TV news footage shot during the arrival, offering an alternate look on the event and portions of two press conferences held for the upcoming live broadcast in September and November of 1972. Those film clips with an overall length of about 9 minutes are so-called "Easter Eggs" and can be found by pressing a hidden button in the menu.
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