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Aloha from Hawaii via Satellite

January 14, 2023

Aloha from Hawaii via Satellite is a concert starring Elvis Presley that took place at the Honolulu International Center and was broadcast live via satellite to audiences in Asia and Oceania on January 14, 1973. The show was presented with a delay in Europe. In the United States, to avoid a programming conflict with Super Bowl VII and Elvis on Tour which was playing in cinemas at the time, NBC opted to air a ninety-minute television special of the concert on April 4.

Aloha from Hawaii via Satellite
Directed byMarty Pasetta
Produced byMarty Pasetta
StarringElvis Presley
Edited byStephen McKeown
Music byElvis Presley
Production
company
Pasetta Productions
Distributed byNBC, RCA Records
Release dates
  • January 14, 1973 (1973-01-14) (Asia and Oceania)
  • January 1973 (1973-01) (Europe)
  • April 4, 1973 (1973-04-04) (United States)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2.5 million

Presley returned to performing tours throughout the United States in 1970. Richard Nixon's 1972 visit to China inspired Presley's manager, Colonel Tom Parker, to promote a live broadcast concert featuring the singer and he arranged a deal with RCA Records and the NBC network to produce one. The show benefited the Kui Lee Cancer Fund.

Marty Pasetta produced the program. A filmed rehearsal concert took place on January 12. The show earned good ratings in the countries targeted by the live broadcast. The television special presented in the United States became NBC's highest-rated program of the year, and it garnered a favorable reception from critics. Its soundtrack album became Presley's last chart-topper on Billboard's album chart.

Background

After a seven-year hiatus from live performances to focus on his acting career,[1] Elvis Presley returned with his 1968 NBC television special Elvis.[2] Following the critical success of the special, by 1969, Presley returned to record non-soundtrack albums with his release of From Elvis in Memphis.[3] His manager, Colonel Tom Parker, arranged for him to play a concert residency at the newly built International Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. For this engagement he assembled a band, later known as the TCB Band: James Burton (guitar), John Wilkinson (rhythm guitar), Jerry Scheff (bass-guitar), Ronnie Tutt (drums), Larry Muhoberac (piano) and Charlie Hodge (rhythm guitar, background vocals). The backing vocals of The Sweet Inspirations, The Imperials, The Stamps and Kathy Westmoreland accompanied the band.[4] It was also supported by the 30-piece Joe Guercio orchestra.[5] Presley began to tour the United States again in 1970 after a thirteen-year hiatus.[6]

His early album releases for 1972, Elvis Now and He Touched Me, charted at number 43 and 79 on the Billboard Hot 100 respectively.[7] During the same year, he embarked on a 15-city tour that was filmed for the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) documentary Elvis on Tour. When the recording equipment failed because of an overload during the fourth night of performances, the planned soundtrack album was never released. The film would earn a Golden Globe Award for best documentary.[8]

Presley appeared at Madison Square Garden in New York City in June 1972.[9] The release of the live album the same month charted at number 11 on Billboard's Hot 100.[7] A month after this appearance, Parker mentioned to the press that arrangements were being made for Presley to play a concert via satellite to live audiences worldwide. Parker declared that "it is the intention of Elvis to please all of his fans throughout the world".[10] Parker's reluctance to allow Presley to undertake international tours in person has been attributed to his status as an illegal alien in the United States. Parker concealed his origins as a Dutch national.[11][12][13]

Production

On September 4, the final day of Presley's fifty-nine-show-engagement at the Las Vegas Hilton, Parker announced at a press conference that the live NBC television special, called Aloha from Hawaii, would take place in January 1973 in Hawaii.[14] Parker got the idea in February 1972, when he saw the live broadcast of Richard Nixon's visit to China. Parker approached NBC's president Tom Sarnoff with the proposition. They set a tentative release date for November 18, the end of Presley's tour. The date had to be moved at the request of Jim Aubrey, who wanted to avoid the special overlapping with the theatrical release of Elvis On Tour, scheduled for the same month.[15] RCA Records Tours, founded by RCA Records at Parker's request to manage the promotion of Presley's tours, would receive US$1 million (equivalent to $6.1 million in 2021) from NBC for the special. The label would be paid US$100,000 (equivalent to US$610,400 in 2021), while Presley and his manager would receive US$900,000 (equivalent to $5.49 million in 2021) to be split between them.[16] Presley's managerial contract, signed in 1967, stipulated that Parker would receive fifty percent of the total profit of his negotiated deals.[17]

Eddie Sherman, a Honolulu Advertiser writer, contacted Parker with the idea of giving the proceeds of the concert admissions to a charity he had recently established. Sherman had worked with Parker to promote Presley's 1961 benefit concert for the construction of the USS Arizona Memorial. Since Parker could not charge a television audience for tickets, Sherman proposed taking donations for the Kui Lee Cancer Fund instead.[18] Sherman started the fund to benefit cancer research at the University of Hawaii.[19] Kui Lee, a singer-songwriter from Hawaii, died in 1966 of lymph gland cancer.[20] Presley recorded Lee's "I'll Remember You" in the summer of 1966 and included the song in his live sets starting in 1972.[21] Presley contributed with the first donation of US$1,000 (equivalent to US$6,100 in 2021);[22] while the audience could determine the amount of their donations.[23]

 
1973 advertisement for the live concert in Australia

Sarnoff suggested Marty Pasetta produce the special. He had experience producing television specials for Perry Como, Bing Crosby, Glen Campbell, and Don Ho's five specials, filmed on-location in Hawaii. Pasetta had also produced broadcasts of the Oscars, Emmys, and Grammys. For his new special, Presley was interested in a producer who could capture the atmosphere of a live concert. Pasetta attended Presley's concert in Long Beach, on November 15. He was unimpressed by Presley's performance, feeling his presence was "staged, quiet". He expressed his doubts to the network that he would be able to produce an hour-and-a-half special. They told Pasetta to discuss his concerns with Parker.[24]

Pasetta took sketches of his ideas for the stage to Parker. He envisioned the band placed on a riser behind Presley. The stage was to be built low to allow the audience proximity to him, with a runway to allow Presley to move towards them.[25] Mirrors would frame the stage,[26] while the background would feature flashing neon signs that read "Elvis" in the language of the countries where the concert was projected to be broadcast, and the accompanying album would be released.[27] A figure holding a guitar was to be added to the background lights.[28] Parker dismissed the idea telling Pasetta that Presley would not approve of his plans. Pasetta insisted on taking his ideas directly to Presley; Parker did not object. The producer told Presley he was not pleased with his performance in Long Beach and laid out his plans for the stage and the details of the Hawaii production. He finished by telling the singer he would need to lose weight for the special.[25] Impressed by Pasetta's frankness, Presley became excited to work with him, and the meeting lasted four hours. Presley returned to his home, Graceland, in Memphis, Tennessee, and began to exercise to deal with Pasetta's weight concerns. Presley increased his practice of karate, consumed vitamins and protein drinks, and used weight-reduction pills. He lost 25 pounds (11 kg) in a month.[27] Pasetta returned to Los Angeles, where he began work on the stage that would be shipped to Hawaii; further set decorations would be added on location. The large stage covered the space used for 3,500 of the Honolulu International Center's 8,800 seats. RCA Records commissioned the Berlitz Corporation to translate the phrases and scriptures Presley would use.[27] The date for the live concert was set for January 14, 1973. The broadcast in the United States was postponed until April to avoid a conflict with Super Bowl VII that was to be played on the same day.[29]

Presley approached his costume designer, Bill Belew with an idea for his concert suit. Belew began to work for Presley in 1968, with the creation of the leather suit he wore for his NBC special Elvis, and created the one-piece jumpsuits the singer wore during his Las Vegas appearances. Belew's designs featured gabardine stretch fabric with Napoleonic collars, rhinestone decorations and bell-bottoms.[30] For the upcoming special, Presley asked Belew to create a patriotic design.[30] Presley felt the broadcast of the show via satellite was a product of American creative thinking.[31] Since it was going to be viewed in foreign countries, he told Belew, "I just want the suit to say America".[32] This was one of the few occasions when Presley made a special request of the designer. Belew usually relied on his own creativity.[30] Initially, the designer suggested a pattern based on the outline of the map. Then they considered the flag, but settled on the bald eagle, since Belew recalled seeing the image in a US embassy.[33] The white jumpsuit featured a bald eagle made with patterns of gold, blue and red gems on the chest and back.[31][27] Belew created a four-inch white leather belt featuring five ovals with the Great Seal of the United States.[30] Initially, Belew made a calf-length cape for Presley. He planned to be covered by it at the start of his performance, and then reveal himself as the show started. Presley discarded the 12-pound (5.4 kg) cape during the rehearsals, as he felt it was too heavy.[34] Belew created a hip-length cape.[31] Producing the entire costume required most of Belew's staff because of the amount of embroidery and the attachment of several pieces of jewelry.[30] It featured 6,500 individual stones.[28]

The suit, stage, and equipment were shipped from Los Angeles to Hawaii in early January 1973. Pasetta and the crew traveled there to film the scenery to be added as inserts to the television special for its release in the United States. Presley arrived on January 10.[27] After seeing the stage in the venue, Presley asked Pasetta to remove the scattered individual raisers that were put in place for the TCB Band and backup singers. Pasetta agreed, and while work on the stage continued, Presley rehearsed at the Hilton Hawaiian Village. The show's opener was shot at the Hilton hotel's helipad, with a thousand Presley fans in attendance.[35] During the rehearsals, Presley gave the costume's belt to Jack Lord's wife.[35] Presley's associate, Joe Esposito called Belew. Alarmed, the designer told Esposito he had no more rubies, and that he would have to obtain them from Europe.[36] However, he found them locally[25] and worked overtime with his team to produce a new belt.[36] Belew flew to Hawaii with the replacement belt and stayed for the shows.[36]

Rehearsal and concert

 
Elvis Presley in the Aloha from Hawaii 'rehearsal' show

The rehearsal show took place on Friday, January 12.[37] Fans "stormed" the arena as the doors opened at 7:00 p.m., two hours before the start of the show.[38] The audience was standing or sitting in the aisles.[35] Initially, the number of attendees was set at 6,000.[39] The rehearsal was filmed and had technical issues.[35] Honolulu mayor Frank Fasi declared January 13 "Elvis Presley day", to commend him for his contributions to the Kui Lee Cancer Fund.[38] The review in the Honolulu Star-Bulletin declared: "(Presley) put on an hour-long show last night that was perfect" and described the positive reaction of the female fans to Presley's presence.[40]

The Aloha from Hawaii concert took place on January 14, at 12:30 a.m. local time to match the prime time of the broadcast locations of the concert: Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, South Vietnam, the Philippines and Australia.[41] Admission was more restricted for the Saturday show. Parker arranged entertainment for the fans turned away after the limit was reached, featuring high school bands, clowns, and robots.[35] New technical issues arose as NBC's recording equipment, combined with RCA Records' equipment brought by engineer Wally Heider, overloaded the power sources.[35] The issue was fixed, but two hours before the start of the show, the sound system picked up a hum caused by the stage lights. The sound engineers borrowed thick lead sheets from the United States Navy to isolate the equipment.[42] Teenage fans were present in the first rows, while most of the audience was reported to be people in their forties.[43] Among the audience were Mayor Fasi, Jack Lord, and Kui Lee's family.[26]

Presley's set-list consisted of 22 songs.[44] He made his usual entrance as the band played the 2001: A Space Odyssey theme "Also sprach Zarathustra". The set featured classics from Presley's repertoire, including "Blue Suede Shoes", "Hound Dog",[41] and "Love Me".[45] Presley also performed the ballads "You Gave Me a Mountain", "My Way", "I Can't Stop Loving You", "What Now My Love", Kui Lee's "I'll Remember You" and "An American Trilogy", among others. Presley threw his belt to the crowd at the end of "An American Trilogy". He closed the set with "Can't Help Falling in Love".[46] At the start of the number, Presley was covered with the short cape by his assistant, Charlie Hodge. As he finished, he displayed the cape by opening it and raising it with his hands as he took a knee. He threw the cape into the first rows and then gave the audience the Shaka sign and received a golden crown from fans as he walked away.[47]

After the audience left the building, Presley returned to the arena to record additional material for the United States version of the television special. “Blue Hawaii“ was recorded with several takes, "KU-U-I-PO" and "No More" in three takes, “Hawaiian Wedding Song" is also followed with several takes, and "Early Morning Rain" closed the session. All songs except "No More" were used in the special.[48] Pasetta then worked to edit out ten minutes for the planned European delayed broadcast on the Eurovision Network[49] at 12:30 p.m. Central European Time.[50]

Reception

The proceeds of the show exceeded the planned US$25,000 (equivalent to US$152,600 in 2021), and US$75,000 (equivalent to US$457,800 in 2021) was raised for the Kui Lee Cancer Fund.[43] The next day, Honolulu Advertiser columnist Wayne Harada called the show a "thrilling, compact hour-long on music and screams" in his review. He deemed Presley's performance of "I'll Remember You" as "easily the most sentimental" for the Hawaiian audience and remarked on the warm reception for "An American Trilogy".[26]

 
Presley (front) and bassist Jerry Scheff (left)

Initial reports estimated the show was seen by 1.5 billion people in 36 countries.[43] Parker had presented the same figures at the press conference promoting the broadcast.[50] The communications satellite Intelsat IV F-4 was used for the transmission of the live feed to the target area.[28] In Australia, Channel Nine presented the show with the assistance of the Overseas Telecommunications Commission (OTC).[51] The concert closed the "Elvis Presley Week" television event on NTV in Japan[52] and garnered 37.8% of the total television viewers; viewership reached 70% in Hong Kong. In South Korea, it attracted an estimated 70–80% of TV viewers, while tentative data from the Philippines indicated 91.8%. As the event occurred during the Cold War, China and the Soviet Union were excluded from the broadcast.[28] Contrary to Parker's claim, the concert would be presented with a delay of days or weeks to the 21 European countries where it was finally seen; countries that were a part of the Warsaw Treaty Organization were excluded.[53] The figures for total viewers proposed by Presley's manager were questioned,[54] as critics pointed that the sum of the total population of all the countries targeted by the broadcast was roughly 1.3 billion.[46]

NBC aired the ninety-minute television special on April 4.[55] The Stokely-Van Camp Company and Toyota presented the show.[56] It opened with an animation of the satellite "beaming" Presley to different parts of the world, with audio signals in Morse code saying "Elvis: Aloha from Hawaii".[53] Pasetta added clips of Presley's arrival by helicopter to the Hilton hotel and the show outside the arena to the concert sequences. The additional recordings Presley made after the show were also integrated. Pasetta used split-screens to show Presley and the scenery images he had filmed of Hawaii. The track "No More" was not used.[57] The show earned a Nielsen rating of 33.8 and a 57 share.[58]

Billboard praised the special's camera work, declaring that Presley "dominated the tube with showmanship" and concluded that at 38, Presley "still knows how to sing rock".[59] The Los Angeles Times review remarked on Presley's "polished skills" while calling his antics "an amusing parody" of his early career. It called the performances of "An American Trilogy" "stunning", and "I'll Remember You" as "poignant".[60] In contrast, The Boston Globe's negative review rated the show with two stars out of five. The reviewer felt the set decorations were "trappings" and that Presley's performance was "buried in folderol". The piece drew a comparison with his appearances on the Ed Sullivan Show and declared "the electricity was gone" and that "he was mocking himself and his milieu".[61]

The New York Daily News praised Pasetta's work on the production and Presley's performance that used "fewer tricks" but delivered "a skillfully paced concert".[62] A negative review in the Chicago Sun-Times said the program consisted of "a 90-minute documentary of Presley's sweat glands at work, masquerading as an entertainment special". It criticized Presley's lack of "body movements" and his "feet-apart stance that was more appropriate to address a pinball machine".[63] The Charlotte News review said that while Presley "pushed himself to the limit" for the performance, the ninety-minute presentation was "entirely too much". The piece criticized NBC's choice to broadcast a special by Ann-Margret immediately following Presley's show.[64] The Cincinnati Enquirer reviewer felt "captivated" by Presley's "singing and stage talents", but lamented the "unnecessary segment" depicting Presley's arrival and reception by fans. Meanwhile, the newspaper's rock critic felt that the abundance of close-ups of Presley "knock out about half of the mystique".[65]

Soundtrack

Main article: Aloha from Hawaii Via Satellite (album)

RCA Records released the soundtrack album worldwide in February 1973 in quadraphonic sound. RCA employed two record plants to press the album.[36] The LP's sleeve contained the phrase "we love Elvis" written in different languages.[27] The double-LP reached number one on Billboard's Hot 100. It became Presley's first Hot 100 chart-topper since 1965,[55] his last during his lifetime[36] and sold half-a-million copies in two weeks.[66] Within three weeks of its release, it was certified gold;[59] it then went to be certified 5× platinum.[66][67]

Legacy

 
 
Jumpsuit design worn by Presley during the concert

The 1967 Our World black-and-white television special was the first live international concert presented via satellite. Aloha from Hawaii was the first live satellite broadcast to feature a single performer.[68] The production cost of the special was a total of US$2.5 million (equivalent to $15.26 million in 2021), setting a record at the time of its broadcast. The show was NBC's highest-rated program of the year.[69]

Belew made two costumes for the show, each worn in one of the concerts. Both of Presley's costumes are kept by Elvis Presley Enterprises; one of them is on display at Graceland mansion.[70] The short-cape worn by Presley during the special was caught by Honolulu Advertiser sportswriter Bruce Spinks.[26] Spinks sold it to collector Andrew Kern. After Kern's death in 1995, his mother followed his wish to donate the cape to be displayed at Graceland.[71] The second cape was sold at an auction in 1999 for US$105,250.(equivalent to US$171,200 in 2021) In 2014, the long cape was listed by RR Auction.[34] The bids reached US$90,000 (equivalent to US$104,700 in 2021), short of the reserve price. The seller and buyer had to negotiate a final price.[72]

In 2007, a life-size bronze statue of Presley commissioned by TV Land was unveiled at the site of the concert. It commemorated the thirtieth anniversary of Presley's death.[73] In 2013, a five-day celebration for the fortieth anniversary of the concert took place in Hawaii. On January 14, a special screening of the concert was played at the same venue, now named the Neal Blaisdell Arena.[74]

Coincidentally on January 12, 2023, Presley's daughter Lisa Marie Presley died, exactly fifty years after the filmed rehearsal of the concert.[75][76]

Home media

Aloha from Hawaii was first released on VHS in 1984.[77] In September 2004, Aloha from Hawaii: (Deluxe Edition) was released on DVD. The two-disc package includes the concert, the rehearsal, and the extended US special. Additionally, the set contains the complete sequence of Presley's arrival and the entire post-concert session. The picture and the sound were digitally remastered from the original master tapes.[46] Allmusic gave the release four stars out of five, and declared "the January 14 show remains genuinely exciting 31 years later", and praised the audio and video remastering.[78] A single-disc special edition version of the concert was released in 2006.[77]

Charts and certifications

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  • Elvis: Aloha from Hawaii at IMDb

January 14, 2023
aloha, from, hawaii, satellite, concert, starring, elvis, presley, that, took, place, honolulu, international, center, broadcast, live, satellite, audiences, asia, oceania, january, 1973, show, presented, with, delay, europe, united, states, avoid, programming. Aloha from Hawaii via Satellite is a concert starring Elvis Presley that took place at the Honolulu International Center and was broadcast live via satellite to audiences in Asia and Oceania on January 14 1973 The show was presented with a delay in Europe In the United States to avoid a programming conflict with Super Bowl VII and Elvis on Tour which was playing in cinemas at the time NBC opted to air a ninety minute television special of the concert on April 4 Aloha from Hawaii via SatelliteDirected byMarty PasettaProduced byMarty PasettaStarringElvis PresleyEdited byStephen McKeownMusic byElvis PresleyProductioncompanyPasetta ProductionsDistributed byNBC RCA RecordsRelease datesJanuary 14 1973 1973 01 14 Asia and Oceania January 1973 1973 01 Europe April 4 1973 1973 04 04 United States Running time85 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishBudget 2 5 millionPresley returned to performing tours throughout the United States in 1970 Richard Nixon s 1972 visit to China inspired Presley s manager Colonel Tom Parker to promote a live broadcast concert featuring the singer and he arranged a deal with RCA Records and the NBC network to produce one The show benefited the Kui Lee Cancer Fund Marty Pasetta produced the program A filmed rehearsal concert took place on January 12 The show earned good ratings in the countries targeted by the live broadcast The television special presented in the United States became NBC s highest rated program of the year and it garnered a favorable reception from critics Its soundtrack album became Presley s last chart topper on Billboard s album chart Contents 1 Background 2 Production 3 Rehearsal and concert 4 Reception 5 Soundtrack 6 Legacy 6 1 Home media 6 2 Charts and certifications 7 References 7 1 Citations 7 2 General and cited sources 8 External linksBackground EditAfter a seven year hiatus from live performances to focus on his acting career 1 Elvis Presley returned with his 1968 NBC television special Elvis 2 Following the critical success of the special by 1969 Presley returned to record non soundtrack albums with his release of From Elvis in Memphis 3 His manager Colonel Tom Parker arranged for him to play a concert residency at the newly built International Hotel in Las Vegas Nevada For this engagement he assembled a band later known as the TCB Band James Burton guitar John Wilkinson rhythm guitar Jerry Scheff bass guitar Ronnie Tutt drums Larry Muhoberac piano and Charlie Hodge rhythm guitar background vocals The backing vocals of The Sweet Inspirations The Imperials The Stamps and Kathy Westmoreland accompanied the band 4 It was also supported by the 30 piece Joe Guercio orchestra 5 Presley began to tour the United States again in 1970 after a thirteen year hiatus 6 His early album releases for 1972 Elvis Now and He Touched Me charted at number 43 and 79 on the Billboard Hot 100 respectively 7 During the same year he embarked on a 15 city tour that was filmed for the Metro Goldwyn Mayer MGM documentary Elvis on Tour When the recording equipment failed because of an overload during the fourth night of performances the planned soundtrack album was never released The film would earn a Golden Globe Award for best documentary 8 Presley appeared at Madison Square Garden in New York City in June 1972 9 The release of the live album the same month charted at number 11 on Billboard s Hot 100 7 A month after this appearance Parker mentioned to the press that arrangements were being made for Presley to play a concert via satellite to live audiences worldwide Parker declared that it is the intention of Elvis to please all of his fans throughout the world 10 Parker s reluctance to allow Presley to undertake international tours in person has been attributed to his status as an illegal alien in the United States Parker concealed his origins as a Dutch national 11 12 13 Production EditOn September 4 the final day of Presley s fifty nine show engagement at the Las Vegas Hilton Parker announced at a press conference that the live NBC television special called Aloha from Hawaii would take place in January 1973 in Hawaii 14 Parker got the idea in February 1972 when he saw the live broadcast of Richard Nixon s visit to China Parker approached NBC s president Tom Sarnoff with the proposition They set a tentative release date for November 18 the end of Presley s tour The date had to be moved at the request of Jim Aubrey who wanted to avoid the special overlapping with the theatrical release of Elvis On Tour scheduled for the same month 15 RCA Records Tours founded by RCA Records at Parker s request to manage the promotion of Presley s tours would receive US 1 million equivalent to 6 1 million in 2021 from NBC for the special The label would be paid US 100 000 equivalent to US 610 400 in 2021 while Presley and his manager would receive US 900 000 equivalent to 5 49 million in 2021 to be split between them 16 Presley s managerial contract signed in 1967 stipulated that Parker would receive fifty percent of the total profit of his negotiated deals 17 Eddie Sherman a Honolulu Advertiser writer contacted Parker with the idea of giving the proceeds of the concert admissions to a charity he had recently established Sherman had worked with Parker to promote Presley s 1961 benefit concert for the construction of the USS Arizona Memorial Since Parker could not charge a television audience for tickets Sherman proposed taking donations for the Kui Lee Cancer Fund instead 18 Sherman started the fund to benefit cancer research at the University of Hawaii 19 Kui Lee a singer songwriter from Hawaii died in 1966 of lymph gland cancer 20 Presley recorded Lee s I ll Remember You in the summer of 1966 and included the song in his live sets starting in 1972 21 Presley contributed with the first donation of US 1 000 equivalent to US 6 100 in 2021 22 while the audience could determine the amount of their donations 23 1973 advertisement for the live concert in Australia Sarnoff suggested Marty Pasetta produce the special He had experience producing television specials for Perry Como Bing Crosby Glen Campbell and Don Ho s five specials filmed on location in Hawaii Pasetta had also produced broadcasts of the Oscars Emmys and Grammys For his new special Presley was interested in a producer who could capture the atmosphere of a live concert Pasetta attended Presley s concert in Long Beach on November 15 He was unimpressed by Presley s performance feeling his presence was staged quiet He expressed his doubts to the network that he would be able to produce an hour and a half special They told Pasetta to discuss his concerns with Parker 24 Pasetta took sketches of his ideas for the stage to Parker He envisioned the band placed on a riser behind Presley The stage was to be built low to allow the audience proximity to him with a runway to allow Presley to move towards them 25 Mirrors would frame the stage 26 while the background would feature flashing neon signs that read Elvis in the language of the countries where the concert was projected to be broadcast and the accompanying album would be released 27 A figure holding a guitar was to be added to the background lights 28 Parker dismissed the idea telling Pasetta that Presley would not approve of his plans Pasetta insisted on taking his ideas directly to Presley Parker did not object The producer told Presley he was not pleased with his performance in Long Beach and laid out his plans for the stage and the details of the Hawaii production He finished by telling the singer he would need to lose weight for the special 25 Impressed by Pasetta s frankness Presley became excited to work with him and the meeting lasted four hours Presley returned to his home Graceland in Memphis Tennessee and began to exercise to deal with Pasetta s weight concerns Presley increased his practice of karate consumed vitamins and protein drinks and used weight reduction pills He lost 25 pounds 11 kg in a month 27 Pasetta returned to Los Angeles where he began work on the stage that would be shipped to Hawaii further set decorations would be added on location The large stage covered the space used for 3 500 of the Honolulu International Center s 8 800 seats RCA Records commissioned the Berlitz Corporation to translate the phrases and scriptures Presley would use 27 The date for the live concert was set for January 14 1973 The broadcast in the United States was postponed until April to avoid a conflict with Super Bowl VII that was to be played on the same day 29 Presley approached his costume designer Bill Belew with an idea for his concert suit Belew began to work for Presley in 1968 with the creation of the leather suit he wore for his NBC special Elvis and created the one piece jumpsuits the singer wore during his Las Vegas appearances Belew s designs featured gabardine stretch fabric with Napoleonic collars rhinestone decorations and bell bottoms 30 For the upcoming special Presley asked Belew to create a patriotic design 30 Presley felt the broadcast of the show via satellite was a product of American creative thinking 31 Since it was going to be viewed in foreign countries he told Belew I just want the suit to say America 32 This was one of the few occasions when Presley made a special request of the designer Belew usually relied on his own creativity 30 Initially the designer suggested a pattern based on the outline of the map Then they considered the flag but settled on the bald eagle since Belew recalled seeing the image in a US embassy 33 The white jumpsuit featured a bald eagle made with patterns of gold blue and red gems on the chest and back 31 27 Belew created a four inch white leather belt featuring five ovals with the Great Seal of the United States 30 Initially Belew made a calf length cape for Presley He planned to be covered by it at the start of his performance and then reveal himself as the show started Presley discarded the 12 pound 5 4 kg cape during the rehearsals as he felt it was too heavy 34 Belew created a hip length cape 31 Producing the entire costume required most of Belew s staff because of the amount of embroidery and the attachment of several pieces of jewelry 30 It featured 6 500 individual stones 28 The suit stage and equipment were shipped from Los Angeles to Hawaii in early January 1973 Pasetta and the crew traveled there to film the scenery to be added as inserts to the television special for its release in the United States Presley arrived on January 10 27 After seeing the stage in the venue Presley asked Pasetta to remove the scattered individual raisers that were put in place for the TCB Band and backup singers Pasetta agreed and while work on the stage continued Presley rehearsed at the Hilton Hawaiian Village The show s opener was shot at the Hilton hotel s helipad with a thousand Presley fans in attendance 35 During the rehearsals Presley gave the costume s belt to Jack Lord s wife 35 Presley s associate Joe Esposito called Belew Alarmed the designer told Esposito he had no more rubies and that he would have to obtain them from Europe 36 However he found them locally 25 and worked overtime with his team to produce a new belt 36 Belew flew to Hawaii with the replacement belt and stayed for the shows 36 Rehearsal and concert Edit Elvis Presley in the Aloha from Hawaii rehearsal show The rehearsal show took place on Friday January 12 37 Fans stormed the arena as the doors opened at 7 00 p m two hours before the start of the show 38 The audience was standing or sitting in the aisles 35 Initially the number of attendees was set at 6 000 39 The rehearsal was filmed and had technical issues 35 Honolulu mayor Frank Fasi declared January 13 Elvis Presley day to commend him for his contributions to the Kui Lee Cancer Fund 38 The review in the Honolulu Star Bulletin declared Presley put on an hour long show last night that was perfect and described the positive reaction of the female fans to Presley s presence 40 The Aloha from Hawaii concert took place on January 14 at 12 30 a m local time to match the prime time of the broadcast locations of the concert Hong Kong Japan South Korea South Vietnam the Philippines and Australia 41 Admission was more restricted for the Saturday show Parker arranged entertainment for the fans turned away after the limit was reached featuring high school bands clowns and robots 35 New technical issues arose as NBC s recording equipment combined with RCA Records equipment brought by engineer Wally Heider overloaded the power sources 35 The issue was fixed but two hours before the start of the show the sound system picked up a hum caused by the stage lights The sound engineers borrowed thick lead sheets from the United States Navy to isolate the equipment 42 Teenage fans were present in the first rows while most of the audience was reported to be people in their forties 43 Among the audience were Mayor Fasi Jack Lord and Kui Lee s family 26 Presley s set list consisted of 22 songs 44 He made his usual entrance as the band played the 2001 A Space Odyssey theme Also sprach Zarathustra The set featured classics from Presley s repertoire including Blue Suede Shoes Hound Dog 41 and Love Me 45 Presley also performed the ballads You Gave Me a Mountain My Way I Can t Stop Loving You What Now My Love Kui Lee s I ll Remember You and An American Trilogy among others Presley threw his belt to the crowd at the end of An American Trilogy He closed the set with Can t Help Falling in Love 46 At the start of the number Presley was covered with the short cape by his assistant Charlie Hodge As he finished he displayed the cape by opening it and raising it with his hands as he took a knee He threw the cape into the first rows and then gave the audience the Shaka sign and received a golden crown from fans as he walked away 47 After the audience left the building Presley returned to the arena to record additional material for the United States version of the television special Blue Hawaii was recorded with several takes KU U I PO and No More in three takes Hawaiian Wedding Song is also followed with several takes and Early Morning Rain closed the session All songs except No More were used in the special 48 Pasetta then worked to edit out ten minutes for the planned European delayed broadcast on the Eurovision Network 49 at 12 30 p m Central European Time 50 Reception EditThe proceeds of the show exceeded the planned US 25 000 equivalent to US 152 600 in 2021 and US 75 000 equivalent to US 457 800 in 2021 was raised for the Kui Lee Cancer Fund 43 The next day Honolulu Advertiser columnist Wayne Harada called the show a thrilling compact hour long on music and screams in his review He deemed Presley s performance of I ll Remember You as easily the most sentimental for the Hawaiian audience and remarked on the warm reception for An American Trilogy 26 Presley front and bassist Jerry Scheff left Initial reports estimated the show was seen by 1 5 billion people in 36 countries 43 Parker had presented the same figures at the press conference promoting the broadcast 50 The communications satellite Intelsat IV F 4 was used for the transmission of the live feed to the target area 28 In Australia Channel Nine presented the show with the assistance of the Overseas Telecommunications Commission OTC 51 The concert closed the Elvis Presley Week television event on NTV in Japan 52 and garnered 37 8 of the total television viewers viewership reached 70 in Hong Kong In South Korea it attracted an estimated 70 80 of TV viewers while tentative data from the Philippines indicated 91 8 As the event occurred during the Cold War China and the Soviet Union were excluded from the broadcast 28 Contrary to Parker s claim the concert would be presented with a delay of days or weeks to the 21 European countries where it was finally seen countries that were a part of the Warsaw Treaty Organization were excluded 53 The figures for total viewers proposed by Presley s manager were questioned 54 as critics pointed that the sum of the total population of all the countries targeted by the broadcast was roughly 1 3 billion 46 NBC aired the ninety minute television special on April 4 55 The Stokely Van Camp Company and Toyota presented the show 56 It opened with an animation of the satellite beaming Presley to different parts of the world with audio signals in Morse code saying Elvis Aloha from Hawaii 53 Pasetta added clips of Presley s arrival by helicopter to the Hilton hotel and the show outside the arena to the concert sequences The additional recordings Presley made after the show were also integrated Pasetta used split screens to show Presley and the scenery images he had filmed of Hawaii The track No More was not used 57 The show earned a Nielsen rating of 33 8 and a 57 share 58 Billboard praised the special s camera work declaring that Presley dominated the tube with showmanship and concluded that at 38 Presley still knows how to sing rock 59 The Los Angeles Times review remarked on Presley s polished skills while calling his antics an amusing parody of his early career It called the performances of An American Trilogy stunning and I ll Remember You as poignant 60 In contrast The Boston Globe s negative review rated the show with two stars out of five The reviewer felt the set decorations were trappings and that Presley s performance was buried in folderol The piece drew a comparison with his appearances on the Ed Sullivan Show and declared the electricity was gone and that he was mocking himself and his milieu 61 The New York Daily News praised Pasetta s work on the production and Presley s performance that used fewer tricks but delivered a skillfully paced concert 62 A negative review in the Chicago Sun Times said the program consisted of a 90 minute documentary of Presley s sweat glands at work masquerading as an entertainment special It criticized Presley s lack of body movements and his feet apart stance that was more appropriate to address a pinball machine 63 The Charlotte News review said that while Presley pushed himself to the limit for the performance the ninety minute presentation was entirely too much The piece criticized NBC s choice to broadcast a special by Ann Margret immediately following Presley s show 64 The Cincinnati Enquirer reviewer felt captivated by Presley s singing and stage talents but lamented the unnecessary segment depicting Presley s arrival and reception by fans Meanwhile the newspaper s rock critic felt that the abundance of close ups of Presley knock out about half of the mystique 65 Soundtrack EditMain article Aloha from Hawaii Via Satellite album RCA Records released the soundtrack album worldwide in February 1973 in quadraphonic sound RCA employed two record plants to press the album 36 The LP s sleeve contained the phrase we love Elvis written in different languages 27 The double LP reached number one on Billboard s Hot 100 It became Presley s first Hot 100 chart topper since 1965 55 his last during his lifetime 36 and sold half a million copies in two weeks 66 Within three weeks of its release it was certified gold 59 it then went to be certified 5 platinum 66 67 Legacy Edit Jumpsuit design worn by Presley during the concert The 1967 Our World black and white television special was the first live international concert presented via satellite Aloha from Hawaii was the first live satellite broadcast to feature a single performer 68 The production cost of the special was a total of US 2 5 million equivalent to 15 26 million in 2021 setting a record at the time of its broadcast The show was NBC s highest rated program of the year 69 Belew made two costumes for the show each worn in one of the concerts Both of Presley s costumes are kept by Elvis Presley Enterprises one of them is on display at Graceland mansion 70 The short cape worn by Presley during the special was caught by Honolulu Advertiser sportswriter Bruce Spinks 26 Spinks sold it to collector Andrew Kern After Kern s death in 1995 his mother followed his wish to donate the cape to be displayed at Graceland 71 The second cape was sold at an auction in 1999 for US 105 250 equivalent to US 171 200 in 2021 In 2014 the long cape was listed by RR Auction 34 The bids reached US 90 000 equivalent to US 104 700 in 2021 short of the reserve price The seller and buyer had to negotiate a final price 72 In 2007 a life size bronze statue of Presley commissioned by TV Land was unveiled at the site of the concert It commemorated the thirtieth anniversary of Presley s death 73 In 2013 a five day celebration for the fortieth anniversary of the concert took place in Hawaii On January 14 a special screening of the concert was played at the same venue now named the Neal Blaisdell Arena 74 Coincidentally on January 12 2023 Presley s daughter Lisa Marie Presley died exactly fifty years after the filmed rehearsal of the concert 75 76 Home media Edit Aloha from Hawaii was first released on VHS in 1984 77 In September 2004 Aloha from Hawaii Deluxe Edition was released on DVD The two disc package includes the concert the rehearsal and the extended US special Additionally the set contains the complete sequence of Presley s arrival and the entire post concert session The picture and the sound were digitally remastered from the original master tapes 46 Allmusic gave the release four stars out of five and declared the January 14 show remains genuinely exciting 31 years later and praised the audio and video remastering 78 A single disc special edition version of the concert was released in 2006 77 Charts and certifications Edit Chart 2004 PeakpositionAustralian Top 40 Music DVDs 79 1Austrian Top 10 Music DVDs 80 7Belgium Flanders Top 10 Music DVDs 81 2Belgium Wallonia Top 10 Music DVDs 82 1Ireland Top 20 DVDs 83 17Japanese DVDs Chart 84 117Netherlands Top 30 Music DVDs 85 2New Zealand Top 10 Music DVDs 86 6Norwegian Top 10 DVDs 87 2Spanish Top 20 Music DVDs 88 6Swedish Top 20 DVDs 89 1Chart 2006 PeakpositionItalian Top 20 Music DVDs 90 14 Region Certification Certified units salesAustralia ARIA 91 2 Platinum 30 000 Austria IFPI Austria 92 Gold 5 000 Canada Music Canada 93 3 Platinum 30 000 France SNEP 94 Platinum 20 000 United States RIAA 95 2004 release 4 Platinum 400 000 United States RIAA 96 2006 release 2 Platinum 200 000 Sales figures based on certification alone Shipments figures based on certification alone References EditCitations Edit Ponce de Leon Charles L 2007 p 133 Guralnick Peter 1999 p 293 Klein George Crisafulli Chuck 2011 p 193 Eder Mike 2013 p 173 Billboard staff 1970 p 41 Wolff Kurt 2000 p 283 a b Billboard staff 2020 Crouch Kevin Crouch Tanya 2012 pp 133 134 Zmijewsky Steve Zmijewsky Boris 1983 p 95 Doll Susan 2009 p 232 Nash Alanna 2014 p 167 Talevski Nick 2010 p 484 Ponce de Leon Charles L 2007 p 202 Guralnick Peter 1999 p 475 Guralnick Peter 1999 p 477 Guralnick Peter 1999 p 476 Worth Fred 1992 p 149 Hopkins 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