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An Afternoon in the Garden (1997)

Where the lyrics of An Afternoon in the Garden take you, and where it was really made.

The afternoon show from this Madison Square Garden weekend stayed in the vaults for about 25 years, while the evening show was released just eight days later.

Key places

Recording at Madison Square Garden (1972)

Recording site Madison Square Garden — RCA Records engineers taped the two Saturday concerts at Madison Square Garden in June 1972. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Afternoon matinee at Madison Square Garden (1972)

Live show Madison Square Garden — The afternoon matinee on June 10, 1972 is the show this album captures; its tapes stayed in the vaults until 1997. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• An Afternoon in the Garden: live musical album by American singer and musician Elvis Presley
• Recorded at Madison Square Garden on June 10, 1972
• Released by RCA Records in 1997, on the 25th anniversary of the concert
• Received an RIAA Gold Record certification on March 8, 2018 for 500,000 copies sold
• Captures the afternoon matinee show of the June 1972 weekend

Background

• June 9 through June 11, 1972: Presley's first concerts in New York City
• In the 1950s he had appeared on television and recorded at studios in the city
• Those studio sessions were backed by his original band, The Blue Moon Boys, often with the gospel quartet The Jordanaires
• Until these shows he had never performed in a concert venue before a paying audience
• Four shows scheduled: three evenings (Friday, Saturday, Sunday) and a Saturday afternoon matinee
• Backing band: The TCB Band, which had backed him live since 1969
• Other backing vocalists: J.D. Sumner and The Stamps Quartet, The Sweet Inspirations, and soprano Kathy Westmoreland

Recording

• Engineers from RCA Records taped the two Saturday concerts
• The evening show was released eight days later as Elvis: As Recorded at Madison Square Garden
• The afternoon show tapes stayed in the vaults until a few months before the 25th anniversary of the concerts

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Formation

• Born January 8, 1935 in Tupelo, Mississippi; family moved to Memphis, Tennessee when he was 13.
• Began his career in 1954 at Sun Records with producer Sam Phillips, who wanted to bring African-American music to a wider audience.
• Recorded "That's All Right" with guitarist Scotty Moore and bassist Bill Black in July 1954.
• A pioneer of rockabilly, a fusion of country music and rhythm and blues.

Members

• Classic quartet: Presley (vocals, guitar), Scotty Moore (lead guitar), Bill Black (bass), and D. J. Fontana (drums), who joined in 1955.

Career

• RCA Victor acquired his contract in 1955 for $40,000; "Heartbreak Hotel" hit number one in the US in 1956.
• Became a leading figure of rock and roll, though his style was considered a threat to white American youth by some.
• Made his film debut in Love Me Tender (1956) and devoted much of the 1960s to Hollywood films.
• Returned to the stage with the 1968 NBC special Elvis, followed by a Las Vegas residency and tours.
• Gave the first solo-artist concert broadcast worldwide, Aloha from Hawaii, in 1973.
• Died August 16, 1977 at Graceland, aged 42.
• Estimated to have sold 500 million records worldwide; won three Grammy Awards.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• Four shows were scheduled over the June 9 to 11, 1972 weekend
• RCA Records engineers taped the two Saturday concerts
• The evening show was released eight days later as Elvis: As Recorded at Madison Square Garden
• The afternoon show tapes stayed in the vaults for about 25 years
• The track 'I Can't Stop Loving You' had been released earlier in 1977 as the sole unissued track on Welcome to My World
• The tracks 'Reconsider Baby' and 'I'll Remember You' had been released earlier on disc five of the seventies box set
• The album was released by RCA Records on the 25th anniversary of the concert, in 1997

Records

• Received an RIAA Gold Record certification on March 8, 2018
• The certification covers 500,000 copies sold

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• RCA Records engineers taped the two Saturday concerts, but only the evening show was released eight days later
• The afternoon show tapes stayed in the vaults until a few months before the 25th anniversary
• These June 1972 shows were Presley's first concerts in New York City
• Before them, Presley had never performed in a concert venue before a paying audience

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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