Elvis (NBC-TV Special) is the thirty-fourth album by Elvis Presley,
released by RCA Records in December 1968. Recording sessions took
place in Burbank, California at Western Recorders on June 20, 21, 22
and 23, 1968, and at NBC Studios (Burbank) on June 27 and 29, 1968.
It peaked at #8 on the Billboard 200. It was certified Gold on July
22, 1969 and Platinum on July 15, 1999 by the RIAA.
The soundtrack album to the Elvis special is the audio-only version
of the special, and consists of a mixture of studio and live
recordings, the live material itself a mixture of "sit-down" tracks
with a small group and "stand-up" tracks with an orchestra. (wikipedia
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