Elvis: '68 Comeback Special: 50th Anniversary Edition

Limited seven disc (five CDs + two Blu-rays) box set. 68 Comeback Special (50th Anniversary Edition) is the definitive chronicle of the now legendary NBC-TV show, Elvis. After years of making formulaic movies, Elvis was finally unleashed to perform live again on an intimate stage with his original sidemen, Scotty Moore and D.J. Fontana. Playing Thats All Right, Heartbreak Hotel, Lawdy Miss Clawdy and many of his great hits, the sheer rawness and excitement of the performances attracted unanimous critical acclaim. Greil Marcus in his book Mystery Train said, If ever there was music that could bleed, this was it. 1968 was a profound year for America. Martin Luther King had been assassinated, and while Elvis was making the special, Bobby Kennedy was shot. The closing song If I Can Dream encapsulates every emotion that Elvis and the entire production crew felt during the making of the special. NBC-TVs Elvis is as raw and inspirational today as it was in 1968. This 50th Anniversary Edition includes all the known audio recordings from RCAs vault and all the videotaped performances are here for the first time on Blu-ray. Includes 80-page book includes a new, oral history on the special, crafted from interviews with producer Steve Binder, recording engineer Bones Howe, Tom Petty, Bruce Springsteen, Priscilla Presley, Emmylou Harris, Scotty Moore conducted for Thom Zimny's 2018 documentary, Elvis Presley: The Searcher.