The King of Rock 'n' Roll: The Complete 50's Masters
The King of Rock 'n' Roll: The Complete 50s Masters | ||||
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Box set by Elvis Presley | ||||
Released | June 23, 1992 | |||
Recorded | July 1953-September 1958 | |||
Genre | Rock and roll, rockabilly, country | |||
Length | 5:39:26 | |||
Label | RCA Records | |||
Producer |
Ernst Mikael Jorgensen Roger Semon | |||
Elvis Presley chronology | ||||
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Professional ratings | |
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Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
MusicHound | [2] |
Q | [3] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [4] |
Rough Guides | [5] |
The King of Rock 'n' Roll: The Complete 50's Masters is a box set five-disc compilation of the complete known studio master recordings by Elvis Presley during the decade of the 1950s, issued in 1992 by RCA Records, 66050-2. It peaked at #159 on the album chart. In its initial format as a long box issue, it included a set of collectible stamps duplicating the record jackets from every LP, every single that had a picture sleeve, and most of the EP releases, on RCA Victor. It also includes a booklet with an extensive sessionography, discography, and lengthy essay by Peter Guralnick. It was certified a gold record on August 7, 1992, by the RIAA; further certifications were for platinum on November 20, 1992, and for double platinum on July 30, 2002.
Contents
The first four discs present the Elvis masters in chronological session order. Disc one commences with "My Happiness," a private test demo from the summer of 1953 at Sun Studio and the first recording ever made by Presley, and continues with the complete Sun Records masters through track 19. The remainder of disc one, and discs two through four, comprise the entirety of his output for RCA Victor during the decade. Disc four ends with an interview by Presley prior to his departure overseas to serve in the army in 1958, released on the EP Elvis Sails. Included as well are the officially released recordings on RCA Victor for each one of Elvis' four feature films of the 1950s: Love Me Tender, Loving You, Jailhouse Rock, and King Creole.
The fifth disc compiles rare outtakes and unreleased recordings, starting off with the companion acetate to "My Happiness" in an early version of "That's When Your Heartaches Begin." Tracks two and five are more acetates recorded by the standard Presley trio of Elvis, Scotty Moore on guitar, and Bill Black on bass, at an unknown location in Lubbock, Texas, during January 1955, presumably around the time when Buddy Holly converted to rock and roll after seeing Presley in concert. Tracks three and four present live recordings from the Municipal Auditorium in Shreveport, Louisiana in 1955, again with the trio. Tracks thirteen through sixteen present live recordings from the Frontier Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, in 1956, with the trio plus drummer D.J. Fontana. An outtake from the Million Dollar Quartet sessions appears on track nine, with the following personnel: Presley, Carl Perkins on guitar, his brother Clayton on bass, Jerry Lee Lewis on piano, and W.S. Holland on drums. Although Johnny Cash is billed as the fourth of the headlining quartet and his presence is corroborated by anecdotal evidence, aural evidence of his participation on record is difficult to discern. The remainder of disc five contains alternate takes of released masters.
Collecting every master recording made in the 1950s, The King of Rock 'n' Roll encapsulates the era for which Presley remains most revered, that of the young international phenomenon at the forefront of the rock and roll explosion. RCA issued two similarly configured box set companions, one for the 1970s, and another for the 1960s, bypassing his film soundtrack work for his secular recordings made to be issued commercially.
Professional recordings made at Sun Studio, RCA Studios in New York and Nashville, Radio Recorders in Hollywood, and at the studio soundstages of 20th Century Fox, Paramount, and MGM in Hollywood. The furlough recording session of June 10, 1958, took place in RCA's newly constructed studio in Nashville, where Presley would continue to record through 1971. Original recordings produced by Sam Phillips or Steve Sholes.
This compilation received a 1992 Grammy nomination for Best Historical Album, only to lose that award to the boxed set The Complete Capitol Recordings of The Nat 'King' Cole Trio.
Collective personnel
- Elvis Presley – vocals, guitar, piano, bass (on (You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care)
- Scotty Moore – guitar
- Chet Atkins - guitar
- Hank Garland - guitar
- Tiny Timbrell - guitar
- Floyd Cramer - piano
- Shorty Long - piano
- Gordon Stoker - piano, backing vocals
- Dudley Brooks - piano
- Mike Stoller - piano
- Marvin Hughes - piano
- Hoyt Hawkins - organ
- Bill Black – bass
- Bob Moore - bass
- D.J. Fontana - drums
- Jimmie Lott – drums
- Johnny Bernero – drums
- The Jordanaires - backing vocals
- Millie Kirkham - backing vocals
- Ben Speer - backing vocals
- Brock Speer - backing vocals
Track listing
Chart positions for LPs and EPs from Billboard Top Pop Albums chart; peak positions for EPA 4114 and EPA 4325 from EP chart commenced October 1957; positions for singles from Billboard Pop Singles chart. Certain recordings derive from acetates or from primitive recording equipment, and are not of professional sound quality; these are marked with an asterisk.
Disc one
Track | Recorded | Original LP Issue | Catalogue | Release Date | Chart Peak | Song Title | Writer(s) | Time |
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1. | 7/18/53 | Elvis: The Great Performances | 2227-2 | 1990 | My Happiness* | Betty Peterson Blasco and Borney Bergantine | 2:31 | |
2. | 7/5/54 | For LP Fans Only | Sun 209 | 7/19/54 | That's All Right | Arthur Crudup | 1:55 | |
3. | 7/5/54 | Elvis Presley | LPM 1254 | 3/23/56 | #1 | I Love You Because | Leon Payne | 2:42 |
4. | 7/5/54 | Elvis: A Legendary Performer Vol. 2 | CPL1 1349 | 1/8/76 | #46 | Harbor Lights | Jimmy Kennedy and Hugh Williams | 2:35 |
5. | 7/5/54 | A Date with Elvis | Sun 209b | 7/19/54 | Blue Moon of Kentucky | Bill Monroe | 2:02 | |
6. | 8/19/54 | Elvis Presley | LPM 1254 | 3/23/56 | #1 | Blue Moon | Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart | 2:31 |
7. | 9/10/54 | Elvis for Everyone | LSP 3450 | 8/10/65 | #10 | Tomorrow Night+ | Sam Coslow and Hugh Williams | 2:58 |
8. | 9/10/54 | Elvis Presley | LPM 1254 | 3/23/56 | #1 | I'll Never Let You Go (Lil' Darlin') | Jimmy Wakely | 2:24 |
9. | 9/10/54 | Sun 210b | 3/5/55 | I Don't Care If the Sun Don't Shine | Mack David | 2:27 | ||
10. | 9/10/54 | Elvis Presley | LPM 1254 | 3/23/56 | #1 | Just Because | Sydney Robin, Bob Shelton, Joe Shelton | 2:32 |
11. | 9/10/54 | Sun 210 | 9/25/54 | Good Rockin' Tonight | Roy Brown | 2:12 | ||
12. | 11/12/54 | Sun 215 | 12/28/54 | Milkcow Blues Boogie | Kokomo Arnold | 2:38 | ||
13. | 11/12/54 | Sun 215b | 12/28/54 | #74 | You're a Heartbreaker | Jack Sallee | 2:12 | |
14. | 2/5/55 | Sun 217 | 4/10/55 | C&W #5 | Baby Let's Play House | Arthur Gunter | 2:15 | |
15. | 3/5/55 | Sun 217b | 4/10/55 | I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone | Stan Kesler and William Taylor | 2:36 | ||
16. | 7/11/55 | Sun 223b | 8/6/55 | Mystery Train | Herman Parker Jr. and Sam Phillips | 2:24 | ||
17. | 7/11/55 | Sun 223b | 8/6/55 | C&W #1 | I Forgot to Remember to Forget | Stan Kesler and Charlie Feathers | 2:28 | |
18. | 7/11/55 | Elvis Presley | LPM 1254 | 3/23/56 | #1 | Trying to Get to You | Rose Marie McCoy and Charles Singleton | 2:31 |
19. | 11/20/55 | Elvis: A Legendary Performer Vol. 4 | 6414-2 | 1983 | When It Rains It Really Pours | William Emerson | 2:01 | |
20. | 1/10/56 | Elvis Presley | LPM 1254 | 3/23/56 | #1 | I Got A Woman | Ray Charles and Renald Richard | 2:23 |
21. | 1/10/56 | 47-6420 | 1/27/56 | #1 | Heartbreak Hotel | Mae Axton, Tommy Durden, Elvis Presley | 2:08 | |
22. | 1/10/56 | Elvis Presley | LPM 1254 | 3/23/56 | #1 | Money Honey | Jesse Stone | 2:34 |
23. | 1/11/56 | Elvis Presley | LPM 1254 | 3/23/56 | #1 | I'm Counting on You | Don Robertson | 2:24 |
24. | 1/11/56 | 47-6420b | 1/27/56 | #19 | I Was The One | Aaron Schroeder, Claude DeMetrius, Hal Blair, Bill Peppers | 2:33 | |
25. | 1/30/56 | Elvis Presley | LPM 1254 | 3/23/56 | #1 | Blue Suede Shoes | Carl Perkins | 1:58 |
26. | 1/30/56 | 47-6540b | 5/4/56 | #31 | My Baby Left Me | Arthur Crudup | 2:11 | |
27. | 1/30/56 | Elvis Presley | LPM 1254 | 3/23/56 | #1 | One-Sided Love Affair | Bill Campbell | 2:09 |
28. | 1/30/56 | Elvis | LPM 1382 | 10/19/56 | #1 | So Glad You're Mine | Arthur Crudup | 2:20 |
29. | 1/31/56 | Elvis Presley | LPM 1254 | 3/23/56 | #1 | I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Cry (Over You) | Howard Biggs and Joe Thomas | 2:01 |
30. | 1/31/56 | Elvis Presley | LPM 1254 | 3/23/56 | #1 | Tutti Frutti | Dorothy LaBostrie and Richard Penniman | 1:58 |
+ overdubs added prior to release on LSP 3450
Disc two
Track | Recorded | Original LP/EP Issue | Catalogue | Release Date | Chart Peak | Song Title | Writer(s) | Time |
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1. | 2/3/56 | 47-6642b | 8/31/56 | Lawdy Miss Clawdy | Lloyd Price | 2:08 | ||
2. | 2/3/56 | 47-6642 | 8/31/56 | Shake, Rattle & Roll | Charles E. Calhoun | 2:37 | ||
3. | 4/14/56 | 47-6540 | 5/4/56 | #1 | I Want You, I Need You, I Love You | Lou Kosloff and George Mysels | 2:40 | |
4. | 7/2/56 | The Real Elvis | 47-6604b | 7/13/56 | #1 | Hound Dog | Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller | 2:16 |
5. | 7/2/56 | The Real Elvis | 47-6604 | 7/13/56 | #1 | Don't Be Cruel | Otis Blackwell and Elvis Presley | 2:02 |
6. | 7/2/56 | 47-6643b | 9/28/56 | #20 | Anyway You Want Me (That's How I Will Be) | Kelly Owens and Aaron Schroeder | 2:13 | |
7. | 8/24/56 | Love Me Tender | EPA 4006 | 11/56 | #22 | We're Gonna Move | Vera Matson and Elvis Presley | 2:30 |
8. | 8/24/56 | 47-6643 | 9/28/56 | #1 | Love Me Tender | Vera Matson and Elvis Presley | 2:41 | |
9. | 8/24/56 | Love Me Tender | EPA 4006 | 11/56 | #22 | Poor Boy | Vera Matson and Elvis Presley | 2:13 |
10. | 8/24/56 | Love Me Tender | EPA 4006 | 11/56 | #22 | Let Me | Vera Matson and Elvis Presley | 2:08 |
11. | 9/1/56 | 47-6800b | 1/4/57 | #21 | Playing for Keeps | Stan Kesler | 2:50 | |
12. | 9/1/56 | Elvis | LPM 1382 | 10/19/56 | #1 | Love Me | Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller | 2:43 |
13. | 9/2/56 | Elvis | LPM 1382 | 10/19/56 | #1 | Paralyzed | Otis Blackwell and Elvis Presley | 2:23 |
14. | 9/1/56 | Elvis | LPM 1382 | 10/19/56 | #1 | How Do You Think I Feel | Webb Pierce and Wiley Walker | 2:10 |
15. | 9/1/56 | Elvis | LPM 1382 | 10/19/56 | #1 | How's the World Treating You? | Chet Atkins and Boudleaux Bryant | 2:23 |
16. | 9/2/56 | Elvis | LPM 1382 | 10/19/56 | #1 | When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again | Gene Sullivan and Wiley Walker | 2:20 |
17. | 9/2/56 | Elvis | LPM 1382 | 10/19/56 | #1 | Long Tall Sally | Robert Blackwell, Enotris Johnson, Richard Penniman | 1:51 |
18. | 9/2/56 | Elvis | LPM 1382 | 10/19/56 | #1 | Old Shep | Red Foley | 4:10 |
19. | 9/2/56 | 47-6800 | 1/4/57 | #1 | Too Much | Lee Rosenberg and Bernard Weinman | 2:31 | |
20. | 9/2/56 | Elvis | LPM 1382 | 10/19/56 | #1 | Anyplace Is Paradise | Joe Thomas | 2:26 |
21. | 9/3/56 | Elvis | LPM 1382 | 10/19/56 | #1 | Ready Teddy | Robert Blackwell and John Marascalco | 1:56 |
22. | 9/3/56 | Elvis | LPM 1382 | 10/19/56 | #1 | First in Line | Aaron Schroeder and Ben Weisman | 3:22 |
23. | 9/3/56 | Elvis | LPM 1382 | 10/19/56 | #1 | Rip It Up | Robert Blackwell and John Marascalco | 1:53 |
24. | 1/12/57 | Peace in the Valley | EPA 4054 | 4/57 | #3 | I Believe | Ervin Drake, Irvin Graham, Jimmy Shirl, Al Stillman | 2:05 |
25. | 1/12/57 | 47-8740 | 12/3/65 | #33 | Tell Me Why | Titus Turner | 2:05 | |
26. | 1/12/57 | Loving You | LPM 1515 | 7/1/57 | #1 | Got a Lot o' Livin' to Do | Aaron Schroeder and Ben Weisman | 2:31 |
27. | 1/12/57 | 47-6870 | 3/22/57 | #1 | All Shook Up | Otis Blackwell and Elvis Presley | 1:56 | |
28. | 1/13/57 | Loving You | LPM 1515 | 7/1/57 | #1 | Mean Woman Blues | Claude DeMetruis | 2:15 |
29. | 1/13/57 | Peace in the Valley | EPA 4054 | 4/57 | #3 | (There'll Be) Peace in the Valley (For Me) | Thomas A. Dorsey | 3:22 |
Disc three
Track | Recorded | Original LP/EP Issue | Catalogue | Release Date | Chart Peak | Song Title | Writer(s) | Time |
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1. | 1/13/57 | 47-6870b | 3/22/57 | #58 | That's When Your Heartaches Begin | Fred Fisher, Billy Hill, William Raskin | 3:20 | |
2. | 1/13/57 | Peace in the Valley | EPA 4054 | 4/57 | #3 | Take My Hand, Precious Lord | Thomas A. Dorsey | 3:16 |
3. | 1/19/57 | Peace in the Valley | EPA 4054 | 4/57 | #3 | It Is No Secret (What God Can Do) | Stuart Hamblen | 3:53 |
4. | 1/19/57 | Just For You | EPA 4041 | 4/57 | #16 | Blueberry Hill | Vincent Rose, Al Lewis, Larry Stock | 2:39 |
5. | 1/19/57 | Just For You | EPA 4041 | 4/57 | #16 | Have I Told You Lately That I Love You | Scotty Greene Wiseman | 2:31 |
6. | 1/19/57 | Just For You | EPA 4041 | 4/57 | #16 | Is It So Strange | Faron Young | 2:28 |
7. | 1/57 | Loving You | LPM 1515 | 7/1/57 | #1 | Party | Jessie Mae Robinson | 1:26 |
8. | 1/15/57 | Loving You | LPM 1515 | 7/1/57 | #1 | Lonesome Cowboy | Sid Tepper and Roy C. Bennett | 3:07 |
9. | 1/18/57 | Loving You | LPM 1515 | 7/1/57 | #1 | Hot Dog | Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller | 1:17 |
10. | 1/24/57 | Elvis: A Legendary Performer Vol. 4 | CPL1 4848 | 1983 | One Night of Sin | Dave Bartholomew, Pearl King, Anita Steiman | 2:35 | |
11. | 1/24/57 | Loving You | 47-7000 | 6/11/57 | #1 | (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear | Kal Mann and Bernie Lowe | 1:45 |
12. | 2/23/57 | Jailhouse Rock | 7/1/57 | #1 | "Don't Leave Me Now" | Aaron Schroeder and Ben Weisman | 1:58 | |
13. | 2/23/57 | 47-7150b | 1/7/58 | #8 | I Beg of You | Rose Marie McCoy and Kelly Owens | 1:50 | |
14. | 2/23/57 | 47-7410 | 10/21/58 | #4 | One Night | Dave Bartholomew, Pearl King, Anita Steiman | 2:29 | |
15. | 2/23/57 | Loving You | LPM 1515 | 7/1/57 | #1 | True Love | Cole Porter | 2:05 |
16. | 2/23/57 | Just For You | EPA 4041 | 4/57 | #16 | I Need You So | Ivory Joe Hunter | 2:37 |
17. | 2/24/57 | 47-7000b | 6/11/57 | #20 | Loving You | Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller | 2:12 | |
18. | 2/24/57 | Elvis for Everyone | LSP 3450 | 8/10/65 | #10 | When It Rains It Really Pours | William Emerson | 1:47 |
19. | 4/30/57 | 47-7035 | 9/24/57 | #1 | Jailhouse Rock | Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller | 2:26 | |
20. | 4/30/57 | Jailhouse Rock | EPA 4114 | 10/57 | #1 | Young And Beautiful | Aaron Schroeder and Abner Silver | 2:02 |
21. | 4/30/57 | Jailhouse Rock | EPA 4114 | 10/57 | #1 | I Want To Be Free | Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller | 2:12 |
22. | 4/30/57 | Jailhouse Rock | EPA 4114 | 10/57 | #1 | (You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care | Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller | 1:51 |
23. | 4/30/57 | Jailhouse Rock | EPA 4114 | 10/57 | #1 | "Don't Leave Me Now" | Aaron Schroeder and Ben Weisman | 2:05 |
24. | 9/5/57 | Elvis' Christmas Album | LOC 1035 | 10/15/57 | #1 | Blue Christmas | Bill Hayes and Jay Johnson | 2:07 |
25. | 9/6/57 | Elvis' Christmas Album | LOC 1035 | 10/15/57 | #1 | White Christmas | Irving Berlin | 2:23 |
26. | 9/6/57 | Elvis' Christmas Album | LOC 1035 | 10/15/57 | #1 | Here Comes Santa Claus | Gene Autry and Oakley Haldeman | 1:54 |
27. | 9/6/57 | Elvis' Christmas Album | LOC 1035 | 10/15/57 | #1 | Silent Night | Joseph Mohr and Franz Gruber | 2:23 |
28. | 9/7/57 | Elvis' Christmas Album | LOC 1035 | 10/15/57 | #1 | O Little Town of Bethlehem | Phillips Brooks and Lewis H. Redner | 2:35 |
29. | 9/7/57 | Elvis' Christmas Album | LOC 1035 | 10/15/57 | #1 | Santa Bring My Baby Back (To Me) | Aaron Schroeder and Claude DeMetruis | 1:54 |
30. | 9/7/57 | Elvis' Christmas Album | LOC 1035 | 10/15/57 | #1 | Santa Claus Is Back In Town | Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller | 2:22 |
31. | 9/7/57 | Elvis' Christmas Album | LOC 1035 | 10/15/57 | #1 | I'll Be Home for Christmas | Buck Ram, Kim Gannon, Walter Kent | 1:53 |
Disc four
Track | Recorded | Original LP/EP Issue | Catalogue | Release Date | Chart Peak | Song Title | Writer(s) | Time |
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1. | 9/5/57 | 47-7035b | 9/24/57 | #18 | Treat Me Nice | Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller | 2:10 | |
2. | 9/6/57 | 47-7600b | 6/23/59 | #12 | My Wish Came True | Ivory Joe Hunter | 2:33 | |
3. | 9/6/57 | 47-7150 | 1/7/58 | #1 | Don't | Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller | 2:48 | |
4. | 2/11/58 | Elvis: A Legendary Performer Vol. 3 | CP1 3082 | 12/78 | #113 | Danny | Fred Wise and Ben Weisman | 1:51 |
5. | 1/15/58 | 47-7280 | 6/10/58 | #1 | Hard Headed Woman | Claude DeMetrius | 1:53 | |
6. | 1/15/58 | King Creole | LPM 1884 | 9/19/58 | #2 | Trouble | Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller | 2:16 |
7. | 1/15/58 | King Creole | LPM 1884 | 9/19/58 | #2 | New Orleans | Sid Tepper and Roy C. Bennett | 1:58 |
8. | 1/15/58 | King Creole | LPM 1884 | 9/19/58 | #2 | Crawfish | Fred Wise and Ben Weisman | 1:38 |
9. | 1/16/58 | King Creole | LPM 1884 | 9/19/58 | #2 | Dixieland Rock | Claude Demetrius and Fred Wise | 1:46 |
10. | 1/16/58 | King Creole | LPM 1884 | 9/19/58 | #2 | Lover Doll | Wayne Silver and Abner Silver | 2:09 |
11. | 1/16/58 | 47-7280b | 6/10/58 | #25 | Don't Ask Me Why | Fred Wise and Ben Weisman | 2:06 | |
12. | 1/16/58 | King Creole | LPM 1884 | 9/19/58 | #2 | As Long As I Have You | Fred Wise and Ben Weisman | 1:50 |
13. | 1/23/58 | King Creole | LPM 1884 | 9/19/58 | #2 | King Creole | Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller | 2:08 |
14. | 1/23/58 | King Creole | LPM 1884 | 9/19/58 | #2 | Young Dreams | Aaron Schroeder and Martin Kalmanoff | 2:23 |
15. | 2/11/58 | King Creole | LPM 1884 | 9/19/58 | #2 | Steadfast, Loyal And True | Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller | 1:15 |
16. | 2/1/58 | 47-7240b | 4/1/58 | #15 | Doncha' Think It's Time | Luther Dixon and Clyde Otis | 1:54 | |
17. | 2/1/58 | Elvis for Everyone | LSP 3450 | 8/10/65 | #10 | Your Cheatin' Heart | Hank Williams | 2:24 |
18. | 2/1/58 | 47-7240 | 4/1/58 | #2 | Wear My Ring Around Your Neck | Bert Carroll and Moody Russell | 2:13 | |
19. | 6/10/58 | 47-7506b | 3/10/59 | #4 | I Need Your Love Tonight | Bix Reichner and Sid Wayne | 2:04 | |
20. | 6/10/58 | 47-7600 | 6/23/59 | #1 | A Big Hunk O' Love | Aaron Schroeder and Sidney Wyche | 2:12 | |
21. | 6/10/58 | 47-8440 | 9/22/64 | #16 | Ain't That Loving You Baby | Ivory Joe Hunter and Clyde Otis | 2:22 | |
22. | 6/10/58 | 47-7506 | 3/10/59 | #2 | (Now and Then There's) A Fool Such as I | Bill Trader | 2:36 | |
23. | 6/11/58 | 47-7410 | 10/21/58 | #8 | I Got Stung | David Hill and Aaron Schroeder | 1:49 | |
24. | 9/22/58 | Elvis Sails | EPA 4325 | 12/58 | #2 | expanded interview segment | 12:34 |
Disc five: Rare and Rockin'
Track | Recorded | Original LP Issue | Catalogue | Release Date | Chart Peak | Song Title | Writer(s) | Time |
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1. | 7/18/53 | previously unreleased | That's When Your Heartaches Begin* | Fred Fisher, Billy Hill, William Raskin | 3:20 | |||
2. | 1/6/55 | previously unreleased | Fool Fool Fool* | Nugetre | 1:51 | |||
3. | 4/30/55 | Elvis: The First Live Recordings | RCA 89387 | 3/84 | #163 | Tweedle Dee* (live) | Winfield Scott | 2:07 |
4. | 8/20/55 | Elvis: The First Live Recordings | RCA 89387 | 3/84 | #163 | Maybellene* (live) | Chuck Berry | 1:58 |
5. | 1/6/55 | previously unreleased | Shake, Rattle & Roll* | Charles E. Calhoun | 2:16 | |||
6. | 7/5/54 | The Complete Sun Sessions | RCA 6414-2 | 1987 | Blue Moon of Kentucky (alternate) | Bill Monroe | 1:03 | |
7. | 8/19/54 | previously unreleased | Blue Moon (alternate) | Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart | 2:55 | |||
8. | 3/5/55 | The Complete Sun Sessions | RCA 6414-2 | 1987 | I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone (slow version) | Stan Kesler and William Taylor | 2:40 | |
9. | 12/4/56 | previously unreleased | Reconsider Baby | Lowell Fulsom | 2:53 | |||
10. | 2/3/56 | previously unreleased | Lawdy Miss Clawdy (alternate) | Lloyd Price | 2:07 | |||
11. | 2/3/56 | previously unreleased | Shake, Rattle & Roll (alternate) | Charles E. Calhoun | 2:25 | |||
12. | 4/14/56 | previously unreleased | I Want You, I Need You, I Love You (alternate) | Lou Kosloff and George Mysels | 2:40 | |||
13. | 5/6/56 | Elvis Aron Presley | CP8 3699 | 8/80 | #27 | Heartbreak Hotel* (live) | Mae Axton, Tommy Durden, Elvis Presley | 2:54 |
14. | 5/6/56 | Elvis Aron Presley | CP8 3699 | 8/80 | #27 | Long Tall Sally* (live) | Robert Blackwell, Enotris Johnson, Richard Penniman | 2:15 |
15. | 5/6/56 | Elvis Aron Presley | CP8 3699 | 8/80 | #27 | Blue Suede Shoes* (live) | Carl Perkins | 4:59 |
16. | 5/6/56 | Elvis Aron Presley | CP8 3699 | 8/80 | #27 | Money Honey* (live) | Jesse Stone | 2:34 |
17. | 8/24/56 | previously unreleased | We're Gonna Move (alternate) | Vera Matson and Elvis Presley | 2:30 | |||
18. | 9/2/56 | previously unreleased | Old Shep (alternate) | Red Foley | 3:53 | |||
19. | 1/13/57 | previously unreleased | I Beg of You (alternate) | Rosemarie McCoy and Kelly Owens | 1:51 | |||
20. | 2/14/57 | previously unreleased | Loving You (alternate) | Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller | 1:48 | |||
21. | 2/14/57 | previously unreleased | Loving You (alternate) | Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller | 1:24 | |||
22. | 4/30/57 | previously unreleased | Young And Beautiful (alternate) | Aaron Schroeder and Abner Silver | 1:09 | |||
23. | 4/30/57 | previously unreleased | I Want To Be Free (alternate) | Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller | 2:06 | |||
24. | 1/15/58 | Essential Elvis Vol. 3 | 2229-2-R | 1/91 | King Creole (alternate) | Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller | 2:04 | |
25. | 1/16/58 | Essential Elvis Vol. 3 | 2229-2-R | 1/91 | As Long As I Have You (alternate) | Fred Wise and Ben Weisman | 1:24 | |
26. | 6/10/58 | Essential Elvis Vol. 3 | 2229-2-R | 1/91 | Ain't That Loving You Baby (alternate) | Ivory Joe Hunter and Clyde Otis | 1:48 |
References
- ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "The King of Rock 'n' Roll: The Complete 50's Masters - Elvis Presley". AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-11-07.
- ↑ Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel (eds) (1999). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Farmington Hills, MI: Visible Ink Press. p. 891. ISBN 1-57859-061-2.
- ↑ Snow, Mat (August 1992). "Re-releases: Elvis Presley The King of Rock 'n' Roll: The Complete '50s Masters". Q. p. 102.
- ↑ "Elvis Presley: Album Guide". rollingstone.com. Archived from the original on September 18, 2013. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
- ↑ Simpson, Paul (2004). The Rough Guide to Elvis. London: Rough Guides. p. 158. ISBN 1-84353-417-7.