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een zeer duidelijk stuk over wat zij vinden van In Concert 77.
Samengevat voor alle ‘hoopvolle’: EPE heeft alle rechten van EIC maar zal dit dus nooit uitbrengen!! Wat wij (de fans) hier ook van vinden…
What is the status of the TV special “Elvis in Concert” (1977)? Will it ever be released?
This special and its related footage are owned by EPE. The 1977 television special “Elvis in Concert,” which was shot during Elvis’ last concert tour in June of 1977 (not actually the last concert itself as Vernon Presley indicated in a statement at the end of the special), aired a couple of times on network television and parts of it, and additional footage shot during the production of it, have been used in various television and video documentary projects over the years. However, much to the disappointment of a number of fans, we have no plans for releasing on DVD at this time.
Because of the severity of Elvis’ health problems at the time the special was shot, Elvis was far from his best in the way he looked and the way he performed, though there are some truly brilliant moments in the footage. The true fans look at this through the eyes of love, respect and understanding, and see the great historical value – as do all the members of our staff. But, this not so with much of the general public and the media. It’s not that we don’t want the fans to have this footage or that we don’t know how much it would mean to them. We do. There just simply is no way to get it only to the real fans (and we’ve exhausted all kinds of ideas) without also having Elvis served up to the general public and press for ridicule. They already emphasize and exaggerate the tragedy and sadness of the last years of his life too much. Right now, the emphasis for us is to remind them of all that came before.
groetjes Edwin