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elvisonaZ1 t1_iu9c6i3 wrote

What are you talking about op? This is the 1968 NBC tv special, nothing to do with his return to vegas which was a year later.

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Dhorlin OP t1_iu9dedg wrote

You're absolutely correct, of course. My bad. I didn't fact check the blurb that came with the image. Lesson learned. Thanks for the heads-up. Oh, and great Elvis knowledge.

"He had made a splashy comeback in a widely acclaimed NBC special in December 1968. But he hadn't performed live onstage in more than eight years. So when he opened in Las Vegas on July 31, 1969 — the start of a four-week engagement at the brand new International Hotel".

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