CBS TV Special Italian Version?

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Re: CBS TV Special Italian Version?

Postby Alex Palermo » Wed Nov 09, 2022 3:49 pm

Yin Yang wrote:I always wondered why some countries had releases that were unique to that country, like the stereo versions of the "Easy come, easy go" songs in New-Zealand and Australia but nowhere else.
Or a soundtrack LP for "Jailhouse rock" in South-Africa.
Then there are the errors of faulty mastering (one channel instead of two) or wrong speed.



Once I read that the versions were specially changed to make the song more homogeneous to the musical rhythm in vogue in that country.
Do you think you find more Elvis records in America, Italy or South Africa?
Already in Italy it was difficult to find them, think in South Africa where probably Jailhouse rock will be the first they have seen.
In 1986 I bought the American version of the "Welcome to my world" LP and paid it like your $ 100 back then. Here is one of the rip-offs of being Italian.



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Re: CBS TV Special Italian Version?

Postby Alex Palermo » Wed Nov 09, 2022 3:53 pm

The star's DVD contains If you love me let me know
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Re: CBS TV Special Italian Version?

Postby AndresVanKujik » Thu Nov 10, 2022 4:55 pm

rockinrebel wrote:I used to have the Italian version of the CBS TV Special on VHS. I posted it to someone who was supposed to be transferring it to DVD and never got it back.

Anyway, the Italian version is longer as you see more of the setting up of the show / audience shots and souvenirs being sold at the beginning. There may possibly be different camera angles, but it's been that long I honestly can't remember.

What I can confirm though is that you won't see Elvis perform If You Love Me Let Me Know. The songs featured are exactly the same as the U.S. version of the Special.


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Re: CBS TV Special Italian Version?

Postby AndresVanKujik » Thu Nov 10, 2022 4:57 pm

Alex Palermo wrote:The star's DVD contains If you love me let me know
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I had a first gen copy of each of the full shows the day they came out, but this was allegedly the actual tv special. Interesting information coming up, the Star DVD is just a compilation to match the album.
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Re: CBS TV Special Italian Version?

Postby Lonely Summer » Sun Nov 27, 2022 2:38 am

Did the Italian version contain Elvis singing Moody Blue?


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Re: CBS TV Special Italian Version?

Postby rockinrebel » Sun Nov 27, 2022 1:53 pm

Lonely Summer wrote:Did the Italian version contain Elvis singing Moody Blue?


No, he was saving that for later....



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Re: CBS TV Special Italian Version?

Postby AndresVanKujik » Tue Nov 29, 2022 10:32 am

rockinrebel wrote:
Lonely Summer wrote:Did the Italian version contain Elvis singing Moody Blue?


No, he was saving that for later....


Along with Love me Tender of course.
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Re: CBS TV Special Italian Version?

Postby Petri » Thu Jan 19, 2023 1:27 pm

Yes, there was an Italian edition of CBS' "Elvis in Concert" tv-special. It was broadcasted by RAI (Radiotelevisione Italiana). I attached some pictures from poor quality VHS's tape.

The Italian version contains things, which were happened before the show like fans arriving, interviews which were not in USA edition, souvenir sales, and things like that. The only Elvis thing, which wasn't in USA edition, was when Elvis left the stage and went to a limousine, that lasted longer than in USA edition, you could see clearly how Elvis' limousine left the arena.

The very annoying thing is that Italian tv-special was dubbed to Italian language, so you heard how Elvis said "Thank you very much!" as Italian!

For some odd reason Vernon's message wasn't included in Italian version at all.
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Re: CBS TV Special Italian Version?

Postby Yin Yang » Thu Jan 19, 2023 3:29 pm

Perhaps Vernon's message was not in the Itaian version because it would have to be overdubbed in Italian.
Or perhaps because they added the extra's you mentioned and the show would be too long for a TV time slot.
Thank you for the information!


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