![]() He must have had about a dozen good shots'. ![]() ![]() 'He had an idea of selling them as a big promotion (in the paper). 'He went (backstage) and did a whole bunch of (portrait) shots of Elvis with his hand up, with his wristwatch, beautiful shots', Bower recalls. But when the crowd rushed the stage, editors decided to run a Ralph Bower photo of the crowd instead of Elvis, which infuriated Dennett. The Sun sent photographer Bill Dennett to the Presley show, and apparently he took some marvellous shots. 'He said 'I don't want to wear this (bleep) anymore', and took off the bottom and left the top on. 'Elvis tried to wear that gold suit (onstage), but with his movement and everything else it cracked', he said. Robinson chuckles when asked about a rumour that Elvis was wearing black pants in the Vancouver show because his gold lame pants were at the drycleaners. Most of the existing shots from the gig were by Rolly Ford, who made prints for disc jockey Red Robinson, who was the MC of the show. 'I think he (also) saw me on that Rockinitis (cable TV) show'. 'Apparently when his mother died he called me and I bought her records, like 20 years ago or something', said Frith. 'I felt the photos belonged in Vancouver, in a good home, hopefully to be enjoyed as I had enjoyed them over the years', he said.įrith was a logical person to sell them to - he owns Neptoon Records on Main Street, and is Vancouver's top rock poster collector. He decided to sell them when he moved to Peterborough, Ont. Anthony Bazan died about 10 years ago, and his son inherited the photos. The negatives were lost in a fire years ago, but the Bazans kept the prints in pristine condition. The black and white prints are small, four by six inches. 'Elvis realized the situation, turned, faced Dad, smiled and waited for him to take the photo, all while still performing the song'. '(At one point) Dad was about to take a photograph when Elvis turned away', Andrew Bazan said in an email. But it sounds like the King was in full control onstage. The show only lasted 22 minutes before some fans rushed the stage and Elvis vamoosed. They've never been published, which is hard to believe, because they totally capture his onstage magic. One photo features Elvis with his backing singers the Jordonaires, the rest are solo shots of Elvis in various states of gyration. Anthony Bazan worked as a portrait photographer, and talked his way into the Presley show by claiming to be a member of the press. The guy (was moving) and one of his boxes gets lost and that's it, they're gone'.įrith wound up purchasing 14 prints from Andrew Bazan, whose dad Anthony took the shots. 'I was excited - I had to have them', laughs Frith, one of Canada's top rock poster collectors. The photo captures the early Elvis in all his rock 'n' roll glory, knees bent and wide apart, singin' and swingin' in his famous gold lame jacket.Įlvis Presley in Concert | Empire Stadium on Aug. 'That's just killer! It's the classic pose'. 'Look at this', he said this week, pointing to a photo of Elvis in full pelvis mode. But he was astonished when he saw them in person. So imagine Rob Frith's surprise when he recently got a call about some unknown Elvis photos from Empire Stadium.įrith admits he was 'a bit skeptical' about new photos turning up six decades after the show. But photos of the gig are as rare as hen's teeth. Elvis Presley's show at Empire Stadium on Aug.
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