[Charlie]

i have a reel tape that i acquired several years ago that has "elvis- the way it is" recorded on it. from the way it sounds, a microphone was placed in front of the tv speaker. I am guessing it was recorded during the summer of 1975.

there is an for the 1975 chevy vega boasting 37 mpg, among many other vintage commercials. i think there is also an ad for hertz rent-a-car pushing the ford pinto with a rental price of $9.99 a day, and the ford maverack for 15 a day.

the program was on the "nbc thursday night at the movies". it was recorded here locally because there was a "station identification" for our local kjac-tv channel 4... our local nbc station today. there is also an ad for the nbc nightly news with john chancellor. i myself just barely remember that name since i was only 6 years old in '75.

as far as the program itself, well, it was ok i guess. most of the songs that elvis sang that night belonged to other people... there were only a few that his own.

i did consider putting this tape on ebay a while back. with the elvis craze still going strong, i thought this item might sell being that there aren't too many copies of something like this out there. probably would do much better if it had been a recording from the 60's. maybe one day i will list it.

all in all, it is kinda neat to listen to. i do remember some of the ads, and i also remember the same channel 4 station i.d.... it was used for many years.