Elvis Presley ORIG US LP Elvis 1961 Hawaii benefit concert NM GA200 with booklet Elvis Presley Elvis hawaii benefit concert

Original US LP released in 1977 on Golden Archives Records. Cat:GA200. This album has a gatefold sleeve. Also has 16 page black and white booklet which is in Excellent condition. This album is in MONO.    

According to Ernst Jorgensen and Peter Guralnick in their book, Elvis : Day By Day, the genesis of the '61 concert in Hawaii occurred on December 4, 1960, when Colonel Parker read an editorial in the Los Angeles Examiner about the effort to raise funds for a memorial to the USS Arizona in Pearl Harbor. The USS Arizona Memorial straddles the sunken battleship and is dedicated to remembering all those who lost their lives in the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. The initial fundraising efforts to build the Memorial had stalled, with only half of the funds needed raised. In an effort to re-energize the campaign, Hawaii journalists sent out an appeal to newspaper editors across the country asking for editorial support. Elvis agreed and The Colonel held a press conference to publicly announce the coming concert on January 11, 1961, at the Hawaiian Village Hotel in Honolulu. The next day both of the city's newspapers, the Advertiser and the Star Bulletin reported on the press conference. Parker revealed that Elvis would appear in Honolulu on March 26 at a benefit concert for the USS Arizona Memorial Fund. 'Every penny of that taken in must go to the fund', Parker explained, 'otherwise, we are not interested in doing the show. More than 4,000 fans attended the concert on March 25, 1961, purchasing tickets ranging in price from $3 to $100. The concert, which featured Elvis Presley and an all-star lineup of entertainers, raised just over $54,000 toward the $500,000 goal. Many public and private donations followed the show, and the USS Arizona Memorial was dedicated on May 30, Memorial Day, 1962.

Tracks: Heartbreak Hotel/ All shook up/ A fool such as I/ I got a woman/ Love me/ Such a night/ Reconsider baby/ I need your love tonight/ That's all right mama/ Don't be cruel/ One night/ Are you lonesome tonight/ It's now or never/ Swing down sweet chariot/ Hound dog.

There are no signs of spindle marks on labels. Record is in Near Mint condition. Cover has light ring wear and a few light age spots and is in Excellent condition.

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