On Stage in the U.S.A.

• Artist: Elvis Presley
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• Release Date: 2000
• Type: Compilation (best of), Bootleg
• Genre: Rock

Review

In the 1970s, it was always frustrating when a collector didn't bother to tell you where or when a live performance was recorded. A bootleg LP that surfaced in 1975, On Stage in the U.S.A., doesn't list any recording dates at all and Wizardo (one of the top bootleggers of the 1970s) doesn't tell you what any of the venues are. But according to a 1978 edition of the bootleg reference guide Hot Wacks, these performances span 1955-1970. Presley is in good to excellent form on the material, which ranges from "Memories" to early favorites like "Jailhouse Rock," "Don't Be Cruel," and "Teddy Bear." The sound varies from one show to the next; parts of the LP have decent sound quality, and parts of it offer lousy sound. On Stage in the U.S.A., which went out of print when the FBI put Wizardo out of business in 1977, isn't the most consistent bootleg in the world, and because it was assembled in such a sloppy, careless fashion, it's a bootleg that only a completist would want. ~ Alex Henderson, Rovi

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