Elvis on tour

The film is a sequel to the 1970 documentary Elvis: Everything As It Is . The film was shot during a series of tours of the musician, scheduled for 15 cities in the United States in April 1972 . The working title of the film is Standing Room Only (the album - the soundtrack was originally planned to be released with this working title of the film, but nevertheless it was never officially released). "Elvis on Tour" is Presley's only film not accompanied by the release of the soundtrack . The film also contains footage and photographs of Elvis's performances at the Ed Sullivan Show in 1956 .

According to the book “Elvis: His Life from A to Z” by Fred L. Worth and Steve Tamerius, among the people who worked on the film, there was a famous American film director , producer and screenwriter Martin Scorsese , who was responsible for the film editing , as well as David Draper , who worked on the film " Mr. Universe . " The film was directed by Robert Abel and Pierre Adage .

Elvis on Tour won the 1972 Golden Globe Award for Best Documentary . In the filmography of Presley , this film was the only one to win any film award. According to reports, during the evening award ceremony, the musician was at his Graceland estate. When Presley found out about the victory, he ran out of the house shouting: “Son of a bitch, we won the Golden Globe!” ( Eng. Son Of a Bitch, we've won the Golden Globe ). ^[one]

Despite the numerous offers of acting roles that came to the actor over the next few years, including the offer to shoot in the 1976 film “A Star Was Born ” with the participation of Barbra Streisand , the musician did not continue his acting career. Images from the film "Elvis on Tour" were later used in the documentary - " This is Elvis " , released in the early 1980s .

The film begins by showing one of the musician’s performances, in which Presley performs the song Johnny B. Goode . Elvis was shot at the moment when he nervously waits behind the scenes for the stage and soon appears in front of an enthusiastic audience. The film is widely used mirror effect. ^[2]

Part of the concerts shown in the film are mounted with rare shots of the Ed Sullivan show , the musician’s army life and shots in which Elvis is dressed in his famous concert costume in gold . ^[2]

Further, the musician shows up while working on recording a Seperate Ways song in a recording studio and other songs that became famous in the 1970s . Particular attention is paid to the musician’s exits from hotels in which he stayed during tours and concert halls, as well as to scenes of the musician’s kisses with his especially passionate fans . Many of the movie kiss scenes released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer have been edited and also shown for the first time in this film. ^[2]

The film focuses most on nostalgia and the good music of bygone years. ^[2] As with many Elvis shows, almost every action ends with the final performance of the song “ Can't Help Falling in Love ” . At the end of the concert, Elvis quickly goes backstage, where he is waiting for his limousine , which, according to the tradition of the show with the musician, takes him right after the performance. Many of the episodes of the film are accompanied by a melody - “ Memories ” , which has become an excellent musical accompaniment to what is happening on the screen.

All songs are performed by Elvis Presley , excluding songs with notes about other authors.

• " Johnny B. Goode "
• “ Also Sprach Zarathustra / Opening Vamp” (performed by the Joe Guercayo Orchestra)
• See See Rider
• " Polk Salad Annie "
• Separate Ways
• " Proud Mary "
• "Never Been To Spain"
• " Burning Love "
• "Lighthouse"
• Lead Me, Guide Me
• Bosom Of Abraham
• Love Me Tender
• "I, John"
• " Bridge Over Troubled Water "
• Funny How Time Slips Away
• " An American Trilogy "
• " I Got a Woman / Amen"
• "You Gave Me A Mountain"
• Sweet Sweet Spirit (performed by JD Sumner and Stamps Quartet )
• " Lawdy Miss Clawdy "
• “ Can't Help Falling in Love ”
• Closing Vamp (performed by the Joe Guercayo Orchestra)
• "Memories"

• James Burton - Ukulele
• John Wilkinson - Rhythm Guitar
• Glen Hardin - Piano
• Charlie Hudge - Guitar and Vocal
• Jerry Scheff - bass
• Ronnie Tat - Drums
• Sweet Inspirations Backing Vocals
• JD Sumner & Stamps Quartet Backing Vocals
• Katie Westmoreland Backing Vocals
• Orchestra conducted by Joe Guercayo

Dates are in accordance with kinopoisk.ru .

•   USA - November 1, 1972
•   Japan - December 2, 1972
•   Sweden - May 13, 1973
•   Finland - August 31, 1973

“MGM presents a very different motion picture that captures all the excitement of ELVIS LIVE!”

• Colosseum, Hampton Roads , Virginia , April 9, 1972 (evening show)
• Colosseum, Richmond , Virginia , April 10, 1972
• Coliseum, Greensboro , North Carolina , April 14, 1972 (evening show)
• Convention Center, San Antonio , Texas , April 18, 1972

The reissued 1997 version of the film in VHS format was negatively received by viewers due to the lack of widescreen images present on all previously released copies of the film in VHS format. In 2009, the film was first released on DVD .

• Elvis on Tour - Rehearsals (released under Sony / BMG's Follow That Dream Collector label )
• 2003 Boxing Set - “ Close Up ” (4 CDs contain a complete collection of recordings of performances in San Antonio ).
• Records of rehearsals and all four shows were unofficially released.

"Elvis: Standing Room Only" Special Edition 2 CD

March 23, 2009 Follow That Dream Collector released the CD Standing Room Only (a double set of CDs in 7 format from a series of classic albums). This is the first release with recordings from the movie Elvis on Tour featuring extensive musical content. also the release of the album in vinyl format in the first half of 2009. ^[4]

Disc 1 - Album

• Separate Ways 2:35 *
• Never Been To Spain 3:25
• “You Gave Me A Mountain” 3:13
• For The Good Times 3:08 *
• Fool 2:41 *
• The Impossible Dream 2:28
• Burning Love 2:50 *
• Always On My Mind 3:37 *
• It's A Matter Of Time 3:02 *
• It's Over 02:18
• It's Impossible 2:52
• “Where Do I Go From Here” 2:37 *
• An American Trilogy 4:28

Bonus Tracks

• Little Sister / Get Back 1:54
• All Shook Up 1:02
• "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel " 1:48
• Hound Dog 2:11
• " A Big Hunk O 'Love " 1:59
• marked with an asterisk - studio recordings

Disc 2 - The Studio Outtakes

• “Always On My Mind” - take 2 3:59
• “Where Do I Go From Here” - take 2 2:37
• “Separate Ways” - takes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 11, 12, 13, 20 & 21 (undubbed master) 10:27
• “For The Good Times” - takes 1-2 3:40
• Burning Love - take 2 3:00
• “Where Do I Go From Here” - takes 3-5 3:28
• “Always On My Mind” - take 3 3:33
• “Fool” - take 1 4:02
• “Where Do I Go From Here” - take 6 2:30
• “It's A Matter Of Time” - takes 1-4 6:08
• “For The Good Times” - take 3 3:16
• "Always On My Mind" - take 4 3:43
• Burning Love - takes 3-4 5:35
• Separate Ways - takes 22-25 5:16
• “Where Do I Go From Here” - takes 7 & 8 (undubbed master) 4:07

• Filmography of Elvis Presley
• Discography of Elvis Presley

• Elvis on Tour on the Internet Movie Database
• Elvis on Tour on allmovie
• For Elvis Fans Only Elvis Presley Movie Website. (eng.)
• About Elvis on Tour at geocities.com
• Elvis on Tour movie info at epgold.com