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Elvis: As Recorded at Madison Square Garden was a live musical album recorded by Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley

Elvis Aaron Presley was an United Statesn singer, actor, and musician. A cultural icon, he is commonly known simply as "Elvis", and is also sometimes referred to as "List of honorific titles in popular music" or "The King"....
 and released in June 1972 by RCA Records
RCA Records

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. Recorded at the Madison Square Garden
Madison Square Garden

Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG and known colloquially as The Garden, has been the name of four arenas in New York City....
 arena in New York City
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 on Saturday June 10, 1972, the concert, and the subsequent album, were promoted as being Presley's first live concerts in the Big Apple since the 1950s.

Despite the lengthy track listing, the release was only a single disc, and the record was released only a week after the concert itself.






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Elvis: As Recorded at Madison Square Garden was a live musical album recorded by Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley

Elvis Aaron Presley was an United Statesn singer, actor, and musician. A cultural icon, he is commonly known simply as "Elvis", and is also sometimes referred to as "List of honorific titles in popular music" or "The King"....
 and released in June 1972 by RCA Records
RCA Records

RCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. The RCA initials stand for Radio Corporation of America , which was the parent corporation from 1929 to 1983 and a partner from 1983 to 1986....
. Recorded at the Madison Square Garden
Madison Square Garden

Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG and known colloquially as The Garden, has been the name of four arenas in New York City....
 arena in New York City
New York City

The City of New York is the List of United States cities by population in the United States, while the New York metropolitan area ranks among the List of urban areas by population....
 on Saturday June 10, 1972, the concert, and the subsequent album, were promoted as being Presley's first live concerts in the Big Apple since the 1950s.

Despite the lengthy track listing, the release was only a single disc, and the record was released only a week after the concert itself. Elvis' very next album would also be a live recording featuring many of the same songs: Aloha from Hawaii: Via Satellite
Aloha from Hawaii: Via Satellite

Aloha from Hawaii: Via Satellite is a live concert album by Elvis Presley, released by RCA Records in 1973. The album, which was a soundtrack to the 1973 TV special, Aloha from Hawaii?, sold more than 12 million copies globally, while the TV special was seen by more than 1 billion viewers....
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The concert included on this album was the evening show. An afternoon performance was also recorded, but except for a performance of "I Can't Stop Loving You" which appeared in the 1977 compilation, Welcome to My World
Welcome to My World (Elvis Presley album)

Welcome to My World was the title of a compilation album by Elvis Presley that was released by RCA Records in early 1977, just months before Presley's death....
, it remained unreleased until the 1990s when it was issued as An Afternoon in the Garden
An Afternoon in the Garden

An Afternoon in the Garden is a compact disc recording of a live show presented by Elvis Presley at Madison Square Garden on June 10, 1972, released in 1997, RCA 67457-2....
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Track listing

  1. Introduction: "Also Sprach Zarathustra" (Theme from 2001: A Space Odyssey)
  2. "That's All Right"
  3. "Proud Mary"
  4. "Never Been To Spain"
  5. "You Don't Have To Say You Love Me"
  6. "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'"
  7. "Polk Salad Annie"
  8. "Love Me"
  9. "All Shook Up"
  10. "Heartbreak Hotel
    Heartbreak Hotel

    "Heartbreak Hotel" is a rock and roll song performed by Elvis Presley, with Bill Black , Scotty Moore , D.J. Fontana , Floyd Cramer and Elvis on rhythm guitar as the main supporting musicians....
    "
  11. Medley: "( Let Me Be Your ) Teddy Bear" / "Don't Be Cruel
    Don't Be Cruel

    "Don't Be Cruel" was originally the A side of RCA single 47-6604, with "Hound Dog " on the B-side, although both sides became chart-toppers, RCA reissuing the single in later decades as double A-side....
    "
  12. "Love Me Tender"
  13. "The Impossible Dream"
  14. Introductions By Elvis
  15. "Hound Dog
    Hound dog

    Hound dog may refer to:* Hound, a type of dog that assists hunters by tracking or chasing prey.* Hound Dog , a song popularized by Elvis Presley but originally recorded by Big Mama Thornton in 1952 as a blues song....
    "
  16. "Suspicious Minds
    Suspicious Minds

    "Suspicious Minds" is a US song, written in 1956, about being trapped in a mistrusting and dysfunctional relationship. Most notably performed by Elvis Presley beginning in 1969, "Suspicious Minds" was widely regarded as the single that jump-started Presley's career after his successful Elvis Presley's '68 Comeback Special....
    "
  17. "For The Good Times"
  18. "American Trilogy"
  19. "Funny How Time Slips Away"
  20. "I Can't Stop Loving You"
  21. "Can't Help Falling In Love"
  22. End Theme


Personnel

  • The Sweet Inspirations - background vocals
  • J.D. Sumner & The Stamps - background vocals
  • Al Pachuki and Dick Baxter - recording engineers
  • Dick Baxter and Larry Schnapf - mastering and supervision