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In the January 14th Aloha concert as seen on the DVD set, during band introductions, as Elvis introduces the vocal groups, the footage switches to his January 12th rehearsal concert version of the intro, then back to January 14th. Why?

For the band intros section of our new edit of the January 14th concert, we worked from the original edit done for the initial April 4th American broadcast and the tapes from the two tape machines that received feeds from the various cameras at the show. We picked the best-looking shot of the vocal groups, which was the one you all know from the American broadcast version you’ve long had on video and DVD. In all the years that the American broadcast version and the rehearsal concert have been available on video and DVD, and even in the special Elvis fan sneak preview screenings we did at Graceland of the new edit of January 14th concert, neither our team nor any Elvis fan we know ever noticed that the original 1973 production team had substituted the close-up rehearsal concert shot of the vocal groups for the farther-away shots that were available from the January 14th concert shoot. Bizarre that this has never come up in all these years. It’s quite obvious when one points it out (Elvis’s leis disappear then reappear, for instance), but we didn’t notice during the 2004 edit. We're very sorry. We're only human, but it's comforting to know that most of you missed it, too, through the years.

While most Elvis fans/collectors we've heard from are thrilled with the Aloha box set and are not put off by this one small glitch in an otherwise splendid 4-hour DVD set, we absolutely understand, respect, appreciate and share the concerns expressed by some fans and collectors regarding this snafu in the January 14th show singer intros. We learned of the tiny glitch just as the DVD set was hitting the marketplace. We, BMG and our technical collaborators are evaluating all options for addressing this further, and satisfactorily, for concerned fans (and ourselves). We will update our information about this the very moment that we can. That will take a little time yet. But, we are "on it." Please bear with us. Thank you very much for your patience and understanding. In the meantime, we know you'll thoroughly enjoy this wonderful Aloha DVD set.

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