Elvis Presley – Elvis - That's The Way It Is

Watch out! The quality is immense, probably the best heyday pressing, BUT You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me is noticeably slowed down.

Fantastic box set by FTD! Highly recommended for any Elvis fan.

A great time capsule from this period
The album (cd 1) has been digitally restored and sounds great. Additional highlights from these sessions and live are added and really enhance the original .

Cd 2 ,contains a near complete performance ,as some dead space has been culled to better streamline the performance .
This is Elvis live at the Pinnacle of his comeback career .worth owning if just for this show .

Cd3 is more selections from rehearsals and more gems from this brief period
All make for a fantastic catalog of this specific period and worth owning .
It would be a great introduction to anyone interested in learning what all the hype was about as Elvis started his historic vegas run and return to a legendary performer

Elvis had reached a crossroads in his career at the dawn of the ‘70s was about to enter a period of unprecedented success. His comeback TV special in 1968 and his triumphant 1969 album ‘Elvis in Memphis’ coincided with the ending of his film commitments which by the middle of the decade had almost torpedoed his legacy. Touring now became a priority but he was also able to produce consistently high standards in the recording studio as well as his masterful 1970 sessions proved. He also acquired a residency at the International Hotel in Las Vegas which was the setting of his first feature film that was not a musical comedy or drama but a documentary of the King is his most appropriate element. The accompanying LP, with the same title as the film, was a hybrid of sorts - not really a soundtrack and not a pure studio album but a combination of both. Working with some of his show band - including the legendary James Burton, and overseen by personal producer Felton Jarvis, ‘That’s the Way It Is’ sees Elvis as a contemporary, easy listening artist - covering a wide range of pop and country songs that were either recent hits or were chosen specifically by Elvis’ team. “I Just Can’t Help Believin’” opens the record and is very much a harbinger of what he would specialize in for most of the rest of his career - easy listening but a tad maudlin ballads. “Bridge Over Troubled Water”, “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling” and “You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me” are brilliant covers of Simon and Garfunkel, the Righteous Brothers and Dusty Springfield respectively. “Patch It Up” is a rockin’ uptempo number that really fires on all cylinders which is nice because most of the songs are the ballads, which was Elvis’ preference at this point. The LP seems to go back and forth between the studio and the live tracks but that doesn’t bother me one bit. What a way to kick off the new decade, before the rigors of his lifestyle began to take their toll. I do feel that the 1968-1973 period of the King’s career had way more peaks than valleys and ‘That’s the Way It Is’ is as good as it gets for this period. And the stranger in the crowd and I will be strangers no more…

The cover is not the garish pink as depicted in the listing

Can anyone confirm is this is supposed to be the non-flex pressing or the flex pressing?

A superb release from MOV. Excellent quality vinyl, sleeve, artwork and memorabilia/info. The sound quality is unbelievably good on this and it’s not even an original master recording as far as I know. RCA records always tend to sound good in my experience and this is no different. The 2nd and 3rd records take you right into The International for the ultimate live Elvis experience on vinyl. Put on your white jumpsuit for added authenticity (optional).
Now deleted but there are still a few about. If you see one, buy it, you will not be disappointed.
Elvis has left the building 🖤🙏

got this in Jan 2021, forgot to review. This is a very clear and present sounding pressing. A light bit of static, but nothing disturbing. All songs very musical, vocals forward and maintaining great stereo separation and detail.

Matrix / Runout: FKAY 31273 1S - T2 1A
Matrix / Runout: FKAY 31273 2S - T2 1B

WOW This sounds so good!! Every vinyl sounds as a million bucks and the song listing is great.
Such a pity it's almost outsold.