''Mahalo From Elvis'' is a compilation album by American singer and musician

Elvis Presley Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), or simply Elvis, was an American singer and actor. Dubbed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, King of Rock and Roll", he is regarded as Cultural impact of Elvis Presley, one ...

, released posthumously in 1978.

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Side one consists of five previously unissued tracks Presley recorded in

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on January 14, 1973 for inclusion in the U.S.-version of the live concert TV special ''

Aloha from Hawaii ''Aloha from Hawaii via Satellite'' is a concert starring Elvis Presley that took place at the Neal S. Blaisdell Center, Honolulu International Center and was broadcast live via satellite to audiences in Asia and Oceania on January 14, 197 ...

'' (these tracks were, in fact, recorded after the conclusion of the concert, with no audience present, therefore they are not considered truly "live" recordings). The recording of ''No More'', however, was not used in the special. All songs on side two were previously issued recordings originating from various Presley movie soundtracks from the 1960s. The album was issued by

Pickwick Records Pickwick Records was an American record label and British record distributor known for its budget album releases of sound-alike recordings, bargain bin reissues and repackagings under the brands Design, Bravo (later changing its name to Internati ...

by arrangement with

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, who leased Pickwick the rights to reissue certain recordings by Presley and other RCA recording artists, most of which were previously issued on the budget label,

RCA Camden The RCA Corporation was a major American electronics company, which was founded as the Radio Corporation of America in 1919. It was initially a patent trust owned by General Electric (GE), Westinghouse, AT&T Corporation and United Fruit Comp ...

. This album had been assembled by RCA in late 1973 and was slated to be released on the RCA Camden label, but was not issued at that time. The UK version was titled ''The King'' and featured different artwork. In 1991, the album was reissued on

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on the RCA Camden label. ''Mahalo from Elvis'' was certified Gold on September 15, 2011 by the

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Track listing

References

{{Elvis Presley Elvis Presley compilation albums 1978 compilation albums Pickwick Records compilation albums Compilation albums published posthumously