"An Afternoon in the Garden" Still Available at Walmart

[Elvis.com]

Elvis's "An Afternoon in the Garden" is selling fast around the country and Elvis fans can still find the popular album in the $5 bin at Walmarts. At Walmart alone, the fan-favorite sold over 200,000 copies in 2011 and has already reached over 40,000 in 2012. In August of 2011, the album re-ente...

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[vivaelvis]

Elvis's "An Afternoon in the Garden" is selling fast around the country and Elvis fans can still find the popular album in the $5 bin at Walmarts. At Walmart alone, the fan-favorite sold over 200,000 copies in 2011 and has already reached over 40,000 in 2012. In August of 2011, the album re-ente...

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It's a shame that the sound mix isn't the best of his other live albums out there or it would be an even better release for any fan or casual fan to pick up. It definitely needs a 21st century upgrade in mixing. I just hope that its recent success will lead to Sony remixing it for the 40th anniversary like RCA did the Aloha From Hawaii back in 1998.

[Brian Quinn]

It's a shame that the sound mix isn't the best of his other live albums out there or it would be an even better release for any fan or casual fan to pick up. It definitely needs a 21st century upgrade in mixing. I just hope that its recent success will lead to Sony remixing it for the 40th anniversary like RCA did the Aloha From Hawaii back in 1998.

Viva,

It is on track to sell 500,000 copies (RIAA GOLD) by August 2012 and this would be an ideal time for a new remix of both MSG shows and for a Gold Award Presentation for AAITG during Elvis Week at Graceland.

Brian

[KPM]

I actually like the Afternoon show better than the original Live at MSG.
Walmart has several $5.00 Elvis selections to choose from in the last year.

[vivaelvis]

I actually like the Afternoon show better than the original Live at MSG.
Walmart has several $5.00 Elvis selections to choose from in the last year.

Without a doubt! The afternoon show was more energetic, more powerful vocally and featured a much better set list with the late additions of the rocking Blue Suede Shoes, the bluesy Reconsider Baby and I'll Remember You. I really wish he would have done the Little Sister/Get Back medley during this show, but still a fantastic show overall!

[vivaelvis]

Viva,

It is on track to sell 500,000 copies (RIAA GOLD) by August 2012 and this would be an ideal time for a new remix of both MSG shows and for a Gold Award Presentation for AAITG during Elvis Week at Graceland.

Brian

I find it amazing that an album released 15 years ago is just now getting national attention and charting. It just goes to show what an incompetent job that RCA did during the 90's. If Sony did release it for the 40th, remixed with superior sound and put just a little effort in promoting it, it just might have a chance to top the charts with sales being so low on a national level for all other acts!

[King Of The Whole World]

I love this cd, I love when 2001 Space Odyssey is playing and then you hear the roar of the crowd as he steps on the stage, it gives me chills every time I hear that. I can't imagine what a rush that would give a person.

I can’t wait until Elvis gets another gold record. It would be nice to see this cd go platinum.

[Joe Car]

I find it amazing that an album released 15 years ago is just now getting national attention and charting. It just goes to show what an incompetent job that RCA did during the 90's. If Sony did release it for the 40th, remixed with superior sound and put just a little effort in promoting it, it just might have a chance to top the charts with sales being so low on a national level for all other acts!

Very true. This is a great cd from an incredible show!

[vivaelvis]

I love this cd, I love when 2001 Space Odyssey is playing and then you hear the roar of the crowd as he steps on the stage, it gives me chills every time I hear that. I can't imagine what a rush that would give a person.

I can’t wait until Elvis gets another gold record. It would be nice to see this cd go platinum.

Sadly the audience reaction is poorly edited. If you listen closely to that roar, it sounds like whoever edited it turned up the sound a bit for the reaction then turned it down because it immediately drops within a tenth of a second. Crowd noise would not drop that fast at any rate. Plus the drums and bass drum are poorly mixed.

[King Of The Whole World]

Sadly the audience reaction is poorly edited. If you listen closely to that roar, it sounds like whoever edited it turned up the sound a bit for the reaction then turned it down because it immediately drops within a tenth of a second. Crowd noise would not drop that fast at any rate. Plus the drums and bass drum are poorly mixed.

Yes I did notice that but it is still exciting to listen to.

[ThreeCornPatches]

the venus label brought out a 2cd set of both those MSG shows, from a new tape source! when elvis says cant stop loving you (Afternoon show) Glen starts cant help falling in love's into to stop and starts the song elvis wanted to sing, The tape is longer and u can hear jerrys bass line before the 2001 theme even begins, little details but still noticable for being new sources and let me tell u this the sources sound greater then those 90s releases (or the recent Sony Complete Masters set) the cd was sold out in days, but u can try on ebay or amazon and have a change of getting it. its called operation: Big Apple.

Its bootleg but still way better, this should push rca & ftd to release this.

[Jungleroom76]

With the 40th anniversary of these shows fast approaching, I can't believe that we haven't heard news yet about the original MSG and the AFTERNOON shows being re-released to commemorate the occasion.

I've stood by the belief that these 2 albums would be re-issued as part of the LEGACY SERIES to commemorate the 40th anniversary, yet we're less than 2 months away from the actual recording date and still no news...makes me wonder...

TCB!
Mike

[vivaelvis]

With the 40th anniversary of these shows fast approaching, I can't believe that we haven't heard news yet about the original MSG and the AFTERNOON shows being re-released to commemorate the occasion.

I've stood by the belief that these 2 albums would be re-issued as part of the LEGACY SERIES to commemorate the 40th anniversary, yet we're less than 2 months away from the actual recording date and still no news...makes me wonder...

TCB!
Mike

I'm thinking if anything comes out on these shows that it'll be in August for Elvis Week. Also, they could push it for a high, possibly #1 position on the charts by releasing it at that particular time with all the Elvis frenzy projected for the 35th anniversary. Sony could also push the sales of An Afternoon In The Garden by keeping the same title and doing an upgrade of the show and album with bonus material added. Say include the entire press conference and some unreleased outtakes of the 72 studio tracks to draw more interest from the die hard fans.

[Jungleroom76]

I'm thinking if anything comes out on these shows that it'll be in August for Elvis Week. Also, they could push it for a high, possibly #1 position on the charts by releasing it at that particular time with all the Elvis frenzy projected for the 35th anniversary. Sony could also push the sales of An Afternoon In The Garden by keeping the same title and doing an upgrade of the show and album with bonus material added. Say include the entire press conference and some unreleased outtakes of the 72 studio tracks to draw more interest from the die hard fans.

Perhaps that is what they are waiting for...you might be on to something there...I didn't really think about Sony tying an upgraded MSG release with Elvis Week in August...

I just naturally figured that releasing something in June to correlate with the anniversary of the shows themselves would be the way to go. But I agree releasing them in time for Elvis Week will definitely help to boost sales, especially if there is a tie-in campaign between Elvis Week and an upgraded MSG release!!

TCB!
Mike

[KPM]

Then again I hate to be the devils advocate-perhaps nothing will happen this year.
The $5.00 An Afternoon in the Garden has been out for while now-and it would seem to me that if something of real value were being planned for the 40th anniversary of the events-they would not have released the $5.00 Walmart version so close to that anniversary.

[vivaelvis]

Then again I hate to be the devils advocate-perhaps nothing will happen this year.
The $5.00 An Afternoon in the Garden has been out for while now-and it would seem to me that if something of real value were being planned for the 40th anniversary of the events-they would not have released the $5.00 Walmart version so close to that anniversary.

I noticed that EPE mentioned that this cd is selling good and still charting on their site in the news section. I'm thinking that Sony is trying to get it to gold status (which it's close to) by selling it at a low price and then delete it from the catalog and replace it with an upgraded version of the same title. They probably have already stopped ordering factory copies of the original 1997 album and are just trying to sell what they can of the leftovers hence to make way for the new version. Remember when RCA remixed Aloha and gave it a new cover? I see them doing the same for the afternoon Garden show since the evening master tape is missing from their vaults.

Also, the release for $5.00 disc price was done as far back as 2010. The timing for that decision seems ironic to me.

[Brian Quinn]

Last week I e-mailed Scott Williams at EPE to request that he inform SONY that the stocks of AAITG at some Walmarts stores had run out (info. from U.S. fans tyrying to buy it) and he replied saying he had sorted the matter. He then clarified this on the EPE Website. However, the album is not on the current catalog and apart from Walmart's (who have a special deal) it cannot generally be bought in record stores. Even where it can, many outlets are not registered with SOUNDSCAN and therefore any sales will not count towards the charts. Why it was ever deleted from the current catalog in the first place is beyond me.

Last year I did suggest to SONY that they put out a 40th Anniversary Edition of the MSG shows so who knows it may come to fruition yet. I certainly hope so.

Brian

[vivaelvis]

Last week I e-mailed Scott Williams at EPE to request that he inform SONY that the stocks of AAITG at some Walmarts stores had run out (info. from U.S. fans tyrying to buy it) and he replied saying he had sorted the matter. He then clarified this on the EPE Website. However, the album is not on the current catalog and apart from Walmart's (who have a special deal) it cannot generally be bought in record stores. Even where it can, many outlets are not registered with SOUNDSCAN and therefore any sales will not count towards the charts. Why it was ever deleted from the current catalog in the first place is beyond me.

Last year I did suggest to SONY that they put out a 40th Anniversary Edition of the MSG shows so who knows it may come to fruition yet. I certainly hope so.

Brian

Well if they have deleted An Afternoon In The Garden from their catalog then that pretty much confirms that they are about to do something special with the show(s). Record companies don't delete a popular top selling album especially while it's still peaking and still charting. That's unheard of. I am now expecting something to soon be announced.

Thanks Brian!

[Jungleroom76]

Last week I e-mailed Scott Williams at EPE to request that he inform SONY that the stocks of AAITG at some Walmarts stores had run out (info. from U.S. fans tyrying to buy it) and he replied saying he had sorted the matter. He then clarified this on the EPE Website. However, the album is not on the current catalog and apart from Walmart's (who have a special deal) it cannot generally be bought in record stores. Even where it can, many outlets are not registered with SOUNDSCAN and therefore any sales will not count towards the charts. Why it was ever deleted from the current catalog in the first place is beyond me.

Last year I did suggest to SONY that they put out a 40th Anniversary Edition of the MSG shows so who knows it may come to fruition yet. I certainly hope so.

Brian

Thanks for the info. Brian!

I have to agree with Vivaelvis that with the original album confirmed to be deleted by RCA, it would make sense that a re-issue is forthcoming, especially given the success that is being reported with the $5.00 CD sales at Wal-Mart.

TCB!
Mike

[KPM]

I noticed that EPE mentioned that this cd is selling good and still charting on their site in the news section. I'm thinking that Sony is trying to get it to gold status (which it's close to) by selling it at a low price and then delete it from the catalog and replace it with an upgraded version of the same title. They probably have already stopped ordering factory copies of the original 1997 album and are just trying to sell what they can of the leftovers hence to make way for the new version. Remember when RCA remixed Aloha and gave it a new cover? I see them doing the same for the afternoon Garden show since the evening master tape is missing from their vaults.

Also, the release for $5.00 disc price was done as far back as 2010. The timing for that decision seems ironic to me.

It does not seem ironic to me-it seems absolutely stupid "IF" (and I stress the "IF") anything was on the planning boards for some type of 2012 40th anniversary project. Why you would release a $5 dollar budget cd for either the original MSG or AITG.....when you are planning a major campaign for a couple years down the road........ for basically the same recordings.......makes absolutely no business sense. Even if they are digitally remastered it makes no sense.
It falls in line with the stupidity of the 2001 Turner/Warner campaign for the new TTWII-which was handicapped by showing the new version on TCM before it was released to the market for sale......people bought VHS blank tapes (or DVD blanks for the lucky ones who had recordable DVD players in 2001) and it hampered sales of the movie when it got to stores.....made no sense.