here is part 3...april 1973 ``back in time``
Madison Square Garden announced this week that the all-time highest grossing in the history of the Garden was Elvis Presley, who in June, 1972, drew 80,000 to four shows in three days for a total of $730,000.00. the top five for 1972 at MSG were;
ELVIS PRESLEY $730,000.00
ROLLING STONES $520,000.00
JOHN LENNON $379,000.00
MOODY BLUE $264,000.00
TOGETHER FOR MOGOVERN $ 250,000.00
Other figures that make Elvis` take so great are those of other so-called ``giants`` that couldn`t even fill the arena for one show. For example;
GRANK FUNK RAILROAD $117,000.00 (18,000)
TOM JONES $134,000.00 (15,000)
OSMOND BROTHERS $98,000.00 (14,000)
Also, the biggest show at MSG for 1971 was the George Harrison concert for Bangladesh, with a take of $250,000.00. Elvis tops everyone. In fact, the total take for MSG rock concerts in 1972 was 4.5 million. This means Elvis comprised almost 25% of the yearly total take in three days !
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``SEPARATE WAYS`` (LP) reached a high of 15 in Cashbox. The ``BURNING LOVE`` Camden is still going great guns as the ``SEPARATE WAYS`` camden is starting out on both BILLBOARD and CASHBOX album charts. The `` Madison Square Garden`` LP is still on the BILLBOARD album charts for the thirty-second straight week. The ``BURNING LOVE`` Camden is in the top ten C&W album charts in both BILLBOARD and CASHBOX.
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``ALWAYS ON MY MIND`` is up to no. 8 in England, and no. 2 in Hong Kong. But the big news is the ``ALOHA FROM HAWAII`` LP. It was a certified gold record (million dollar album) its first week on the charts. This is unreal. The interest across the country for the forthcoming (in the USA) TV special on April 4 is really mounting.
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England`s NEW MUSICAL EXPRESS recently published points charts showing the most popular artists for single releases in that country. 500 artists were listed; here are te top five;
ELVIS PRESLEY 13,762
CLIFF RICHARD 9,555
BEATLES 6,555
FRANKIE LAINE 5,868
LONNIE DONEGAN 4, 856
The Stones were out of the top ten and James taylor was number 500.
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Elvis is placing, under glass, in back of Graceland his 1956 Pink Cadillac, his first
Continental Mark III, and the Stutz Bearcat.
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Opening week for ``ELVIS ON TOUT`` in Japan tops the record mark set by ``THAT`S THE WAY IT IS``.
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Recently, ``ELVIS ON TOUR`` WAS VOTED A GOLDEN GLOBE AWARD by the world-wide foreign press representatives of Hollywood.
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Elvis has been nominated for ``BEST SELLING MALE ARTIST`` for 1972 by the NARM (National Association of Record Merchandisers). The nominees are;
Neil Diamond...Al Green...Elton John...Donny Osmond...Elvis Presley...Cat Stevens...Neil Young.
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Well this is it for part 3 of my ``back in time`` 1973
more to come soon. HAVE A NICE DAY, BOGARCON