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Elvis on Tour Blu-ray and DVD Will Be Released August 3

Elvis on Tour Blu-ray and DVD Will Be Released August 3.

Warner Brothers has been holding off on releasing the last film before The King died for three years, timing the home video releases of the 1972 Golden Globe-winning documentary for the year that would have been Elvis’ 75th birthday, according to Home Media Magazine.

The documentary (DVD $19.96, Blu-ray $34.99) features 25 musical performances, including some of Elvis’ greatest: “Don’t Be Cruel,” “Hound Dog,” “Love Me Tender” and “All Shook Up,” among others. The Blu-ray features a remastered picture, montage sequences (supervised by director Martin Scorsese), Elvis’ Ed Sullivan Show performance, his first performance of “Burning Love,” and a 40-page booklet with photos, trivia, quotes, a tour itinerary, set lists, costumes and more.

Warner knows this release is a big deal, and is treating it as such, screening the documentary Aug. 14 in Memphis during Elvis Week (Aug. 10-16). The documentary also will see day-and-date releases on iTunes, Xbox Live, Zune marketplace and Amazon, cable and satellite VOD, according to the report.

The same day as the documentary, Warner also is releasing the largest-ever Elvis film boxed set with the Elvis 75th Anniversary DVD Collection . It will include 14 feature films and three documentaries, among them Elvis on Tour, Jailhouse Rock and Viva Las Vegas.

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