Official Press Release!: Elvis: Thats The Way It Is (Deluxe Edition) Available on August 5, 2014 4 JUN 2014 | VIA LEGACYRECORDINGS.COM SONY/RCA/Legacy Recordings Announce the Release of Monumental Definitive Edition of Elvis: Thats The Way It Is (Deluxe Edition), the King’s 1970 Album & Concert Documentary, Presented Together for the First Time Ever in a Deluxe Box Set (8CD/2DVD). That’s The Way It Is (Deluxe Edition) Includes Expanded Version of Original LP, Six Complete Shows from Elvis’ Electrifying Summer of ’70 Las Vegas Season, Rare and Insightful Rehearsals, the 1970 Theatrical Edit AND the 2001 Special Edition of “Elvis: That’s The Way It Is,” 80-Page Booklet featuring Rare Photographs, Memorabilia and Recording Data. Available on August 5, 2014 In 1970, Elvis Presley fans were thrilled by the arrival of two cultural milestones: one an album, the other a full-length concert/documentary and each of them called Elvis: Thats The Way It Is. Since then, aficionados of Elvis have been clamoring for a package that included both the album and the film. On Tuesday, August 5, 2014, Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, will release Thats The Way It Is (Deluxe Edition), the most ambitious Elvis Presley restoration package ever created, bringing together-for the first time ever--the album, the theatrical and home video versions of the film, six full-length concerts (featuring previously unreleased performances), rehearsal highlights and other rare recordings in one astounding and essential package. The result of an historic partnership between Sony Music and Warner Brothers Home Video, the deluxe set combines the video and audio assets of Elvis: Thats The Way It Is with unique and previously unreleased material. A highly-collectible 8CD/2DVD box set, Thats The Way It Is (Deluxe Edition), marks the first time the 1970 documentary and album have been available in a single package, with bonuses including unreleased material, remixed and remastered audio and a new 80-page book detailing the entire event with facts, songwriter and musician interviews, and photos in a deluxe 8CD/2DVD box set. A 2CD Legacy Edition of Elvis: Thats The Way It Is will also be available. Elvis: Thats The Way It Is (Deluxe Edition) is available for pre-order now on Amazon. Originally released on RCA Records in November 1970, Elvis: Thats The Way It Is combined eight studio tracks, recorded in Nashville, and four live concert performances recorded in Las Vegas during Presleys 1970 Summer Festival season at The International Hotel in Las Vegas to create what the All Music Guide has called ...one of his best... and essential listening for Elvis fans, both die-hard and casual. Though never considered a soundtrack album, Elvis: Thats The Way It Is was initially released to accompany the first theatrical run of Elvis: Thats The Way It Is, a 1970 documentary feature, directed by Denis Sanders, which combined on-stage, off-stage and behind-the-scenes footage in Presleys first non-dramatic film since his 1956 Hollywood movie debut. In the documentary, Sanders captured and illuminated a pivotal moment in Elvis transformation from teen idol to consummate showman, Memphis meets Vegas via Hollywood, the Kings return to full concert performances after years of film stardom. Elvis Presley had made a dramatic comeback two years prior to these shows in a transcendent NBC-TV special, which aired in December 1968. The International Hotel, then-newly-built and the largest live venue in Las Vegas, booked Presley for an unprecedented 57 show run in July 1969, a four-week-long residency that would raise the bar and set the standard for superstar entertainment in Vegas and beyond. There are several unbelievable things about Elvis, but the most incredible is his staying power in a world where meteoric careers fade like shooting stars, Newsweek wrote of his incredible new approach to live performance at the time, while Rolling Stone lauded Elvis as supernatural--his own resurrection. Early in 1970, Elvis returned to Vegas for a second engagement at the International, with RCA recording songs for the then forthcoming On Stage, February 1970. Elvis was on a roll and making big plans--including a feature film--surrounding what would be his third Las Vegas engagement, scheduled for the summer of 1970 On June 4, 1970, Elvis arrived at RCAs Studio B in Nashville, where producer Felton Jarvis had assembled a hot new session band featuring Elvis on-stage guitar legend James Burton. Five nights of recording generated material for no less than three future albums and four singles, including Elvis: Thats The Way It Is and the essential Elvis Country album. On July 14, rehearsals for the movie and live shows commenced at the MGM lot in Culver City, California. The Hollywood cameras rolled for five different rehearsals prior to the opening night on August 10, including augmentation run-throughs with the singers and the orchestra at the hotel. Unquestionably, Elvis was keen to broaden his repertoire for the film, as more than 60 songs were attempted during the period, far more than the usual average of 20 to 25 that would normally be chosen. Over the four nights filmed by MGM, Elvis and his band worked tirelessly, trying out a broad variety of musical styles, emphasizing his desire to share the wide range of music he loved with his audience. Director Denis Sanders captured the end result magnificently, providing fans throughout the world with their first glimpse of the new contemporary Elvis performing at the peak of his vocal prowess both in rehearsal and on the stage. Thats The Way It Is (Deluxe Edition) centers on the six complete shows recorded and partially filmed by MGM. Two of the shows are released for the first time in their entirety; two more have only been available only through the mail-order Elvis fan-club network. The original RCA album is expanded with the four single sides from the period, and a selection of fly-on-the-wall outtakes from the June Nashville sessions that produced the majority of tracks for the album. Completing the audio section, a separate disc of insightful rehearsal highlights, featuring unusual song selections showcases both the hard work and the playful atmosphere that governed Elvis relationship with his musicians. The original Elvis: Thats The Way It Is includes fiery renditions of You Dont Have To Say You Love Me, previously a hit for Dusty Springfield; Youve Lost That Lovin Feelin, made famous by The Righteous Brothers, and a show-stopping rendition of Simon & Garfunkels Bridge Over Troubled Water. The original album and singles will fill Disc One of the new edition, with six CDs worth of concert performances and one of rehearsal takes from the Summer of 70 International Hotel residency. Thats The Way It Is (Deluxe Edition) puts the original RCA album and the 1970 MGM documentary feature together in a single package for the first time. It includes both the original theatrical DVD version (1970) and the re-edited and extended DVD version from 2000. Elvis: Thats The Way It Is (Deluxe Edition) CD 1 THE ORIGINAL ALBUM 1. I Just Cant Help Believin 2. Twenty Days And Twenty Nights 3. How The Web Was Woven 4. Patch It Up 5. Mary In The Morning 6. You Dont Have To Say You Love Me 7. Youve Lost That Lovin Feelin 8. Ive Lost You 9. Just Pretend 10. Stranger In The Crowd 11. The Next Step Is Love 12. Bridge Over Troubled Water THE ORIGINAL SINGLES 13. Ive Lost You (single version) 14. The Next Step Is Love (single version) 15. You Dont Have To Say You Love Me (single version) 16. Patch It Up (single version) THE OUTTAKES 17. How The Web Was Woven (take 1) 18. Ive Lost You (take 1) 19. You Dont Have To Say You Love Me (take 2) 20. Patch It Up (take 1) 21. Bridge Over Troubled Water (take 1) CD 2 August 10 - Opening Night 1. Thats All Right 2. Medley: Mystery Train/Tiger Man 3. I Cant Stop Loving You 4. Love Me Tender 5. The Next Step Is Love 6. Words 7. I Just Cant Help Believin 8. Something 9. Sweet Caroline 10. Youve Lost That Lovin Feelin 11. You Dont Have To Say You Love Me 12. Polk Salad Annie 13. Introductions 14. Ive Lost You 15. Bridge Over Troubled Water 16. Patch It Up 17. Cant Help Falling In Love CD 3 August 11 - Dinner Show 1. Thats All Right 2. I Got A Woman * 3. Hound Dog 4. Heartbreak Hotel 5. Love Me Tender * 6. Ive Lost You 7. I Just Cant Help Believin 8. Something 9. I Cant Stop Loving You * 10. Sweet Caroline * 11. Youve Lost That Lovin Feelin 12. Polk Salad Annie * 13. Introductions * 14. Bridge Over Troubled Water 15. Suspicious Minds * 16. Cant Help Falling In Love * CD 4 August 11 - Midnight Show 1. Thats All Right 2. I Got A Woman 3. Hound Dog 4. Love Me Tender 5. There Goes My Everything 6. Just Pretend 7. I Just Cant Help Believin 8. Something 9. Men With Broken Hearts 10. Walk A Mile In My Shoes 11. Youve Lost That Lovin Feelin 12. Polk Salad Annie 13. One Night 14. Dont Be Cruel 15. Love Me 16. Instrumental Vamp 17. Heartbreak Hotel 18. Introductions 19. Bridge Over Troubled Water 20. Suspicious Minds 21. Cant Help Falling In Love CD 5 August 12 - Dinner Show 1. Thats All Right * 2. I Got A Woman * 3. Hound Dog * 4. Heartbreak Hotel * 5. Love Me Tender * 6. Ive Lost You * 7. I Just Cant Help Believin * 8. Patch It Up 9. Twenty Days And Twenty Nights 10. Youve Lost That Lovin Feelin * 11. Polk Salad Annie * 12. Introductions * 13. Blue Suede Shoes * 14. You Dont Have To Say You Love Me 15. Bridge Over Troubled Water 16. Suspicious Minds * 17. Cant Help Falling In Love * CD 6 August 12 - Midnight Show 1. Thats All Right 2. Medley: Mystery Train/Tiger Man 3. Hound Dog 4. Love Me Tender 5. Just Pretend 6. Walk A Mile In My Shoes 7. There Goes My Everything 8. Words 9. Sweet Caroline 10. Youve Lost That Lovin Feelin 11. Polk Salad Annie 12. Introductions 13. Heartbreak Hotel 14. One Night 15. Blue Suede Shoes 16. All Shook Up 17. Medley: Little Sister/Get Back 18. I Was The One 19. Love Me 20. Are You Lonesome Tonight? 21. Bridge Over Troubled Water 22. Suspicious Minds 23. Cant Help Falling In Love CD 7 August 13 - Dinner Show 1. Thats All Right 2. I Got A Woman 3. Hound Dog 4. Love Me Tender 5. Dont Cry Daddy 6. In The Ghetto 7. I Just Cant Help Believin 8. Stranger In The Crowd 9. Make The World Go Away 10. Sweet Caroline 11. Youve Lost That Lovin Feelin 12. Polk Salad Annie 13. Introductions 14. The Wonder Of You 15. Heartbreak Hotel 16. Blue Suede Shoes 17. One Night 18. All Shook Up 19. Bridge Over Troubled Water 20. Suspicious Minds 21. Cant Help Falling In Love CD 8 The Rehearsals 1. Alla En Al Rancho Grande 2. Ghost Riders In The Sky 3. Cotton Fields 4. Froggy Went A-Courtin 5. Baby Lets Play House 6. I Was The One 7. Money Honey 8. Dont 9. (Now And Then Theres) A Fool Such As I 10. Such A Night 11. Its Now Or Never 12. Whatd I Say 13. Yesterday 14. Medley: Little Sister/Get Back 15. Dont It Make You Wanna Go Home 16. I Washed My Hands In Muddy Water 17. Stranger In My Own Home Town 18. Farther Along 19. Santa Claus Is Back In Town 20. Oh Happy Day * Previously unreleased DVD 1 2001 Special Edition Restoration Featurette Patch It Up: The Restoration of Elvis - Thats The Way It Is Presley Career Highlights Director / Restorer Filmographies Theatrical Trailer Scene Selections 1. Mystery Train/Tiger Man 2. In The Studio 3. Thats All Right 4. Little Sister/Get Back 5. Horseplay 6. Twenty Days And Twenty Nights 7. Las Vegas 8. Cattle Call; Chime Bells 9. Words; You Cant Say That 10. Mary In The Morning 11. Countdown To Showtime 12. Thats All Right 13. I Got A Woman 14. Hound Dog 15. Heartbreak Hotel 16. Love Me Tender 17. I Cant Stop Loving You 18. Just Pretend 19. The Wonder Of You 20. In The Ghetto 21. Patch It Up 22. Youve Lost That Lovin Feelin 23. Polk Salad Annie 24. One Night 25. Dont Be Cruel 26. Blue Suede Shoes 27. All Shook Up 28. You Dont Have To Say You Love Me 29. Suspicious Minds 30. Cant Help Falling In Love DVD 2 1970 Original Theatrical Version Outtakes Scene Selections 1. Credits 2. Good Morning, Hollywood Camera 3. Bonafide Fans Of Elvis 4. I Just Cant Help Believin 5. Elvis Summer Festival 6. Youve Lost That Lovin Feelin (rehearsal) 7. A Romantic Wedding 8. Opening Night Jitters 9. Thats All Right 10. Ive Lost You 11. Patch It Up 12. When I First Started 13. Love Me Tender 14. Youve Lost That Lovin Feelin 15. Sweet Caroline 16. I Just Cant Help Believin 17. Presley Fans In Vegas 18. Elvis Impersonators 19. Bridge Over Troubled Water 20. Heartbreak Hotel 21. One Night 22. Blue Suede Shoes 23. All Shook Up 24. Polk Salad Annie 25. Audience Mingling 26. Suspicious Minds 27. 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