Elvis final set of concerts just months before his death in 1977 saw how drastic his physical decline from weight gain and abuse of prescription drugs had become. (Express)
From 1974-1976 the star performed almost 400 concerts and by his final months looked a shadow of the hunk he once was, as he suffered from liver damage, glaucoma, an enlarged colon and high blood pressure.
Around Christmas of 1976, his girlfriend of four years Linda Thompson amicably broke up with him, wanting a normal life away from his hectic celebrity lifestyle.
During his final 1977 tour, manager Colonel Tom Parker had organised for what would be a third and final TV special.
Filmed weeks before his death on August 16, footage was taken from concerts in Nebraska and South Dakota on June 19 and 21.
The programme titled Elvis in Concert was later broadcast two months after he died on CBS on October 3.
It has never been commercially released, with the star’s estate saying later in a statement: “We have no plans for releasing a home video of the Elvis in Concert material at this time. Because of the severity of Elvis' health problems at the time the special was shot, Elvis was far from his best in the way he looked and the way he performed, though there are some truly brilliant moments in the footage.”
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Speaking about being starring in the video, she told the Daily Mail: “I was so excited to be asked to be involved in this project, anything for Elvis.”Miming: Kate Moss channelling Elvis Presley (Alexander Jordan/PA)Presley broke all UK chart records to become the only solo artist to achieve 13 number one albums when the posthumous album topped the charts in October.Speaking about the record Priscilla Presley told OfficialCharts.com: “This achievement is something I know Elvis would have been so thankful for.