Post by Colter on Jun 9, 2015 14:01:52 GMT -5
Today in 1972, Elvis Presley played the first of four sold-out shows at Madison Square Garden, the first and only concerts The King ever played in New York. The June 10 evening performance was released a week later on the album Elvis: As Recorded at Madison Square Garden.
(Photo Credit: From The Lens of George Kalinsky)
Hear the performance for yourself on the link below:
Prior to Opening Night, a press conference was held:
Pictures and footage from the shows:
Recordings: The bootleg label Straight Arrow released the opening show from June 9th in 2012 as "Left A Good Job in The City"...RCA released the June 10th evening show about a week after it was done...RCA released the afternoon show from June 10 in 1997 as "An Afternoon in the Garden".
