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Having Fun with Elvis on Stage

Having Fun with Elvis on Stage is a 1974 spoken word concert album by American singer and musician Elvis Presley consisting entirely of dialogue and banter, mostly jokes, by Presley between songs during his live concerts; the songs themselves were removed from the recordings. Presley's manager Colonel Tom Parker conceived the album as a ploy to release a Presley recording through his own label, Boxcar Records, without using content that contractually belonged to RCA Records, so that Parker could retain 100% of the profits. Having Fun with Elvis on Stage was first sold exclusively at Presley's Las Vegas concerts during the summer of 1974; however, RCA later claimed rights to the recording and began to package and distribute it.

Content and release
The album is unique in Elvis Presley's discography as it does not contain any actual music or songs; it consists entirely of Presley talking between numbers, recorded during live concerts. Much of the album consists of Presley making jokes, although the recording is devoid of context. Despite the seeming randomness of the audio, from 8:01–11:55 on side A, Presley speaks about his early life and career aspirations before becoming a singer, as well as his early appearance on The Steve Allen Show. so that he could profit directly from it. Initially, the album was available for sale only at Presley's Las Vegas concerts during the summer of 1974, under management's Boxcar label. Parker was soon informed that any sound recording made by Presley for commercial distribution legally belonged to RCA Records, while Presley was under contract to the label. RCA soon claimed legal rights to the recordings and the album was later reissued on the RCA Victor label, catalog number CPM1-0818, with the same cover art as the Boxcar release and message reading "A Talking Album Only" on the front cover. Presley is credited as the album's "executive producer" on the back cover. Presley reportedly disliked the album and wanted it withdrawn from his catalog, but after his unexpected death in August 1977, RCA reissued the album under revised catalog number APM1-0818. ==Reception==
Reception
Having Fun with Elvis on Stage has been described as the worst album of Elvis Presley's career. Many critics felt that the album's material was spliced in a manner lacking continuity and nearly devoid of comprehensibility or humor. RCA has never reissued the original album on compact disc, although unofficial pirated CD and vinyl editions have been available. The album was excluded from the 2016 boxed set of Presley's complete RCA albums issued during his lifetime. ==Track listing==
Track listing
• Side A  – 18:06 • Side B  – 19:00 ==Personnel==
Personnel
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