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Elvis Presley Rocks (6785484)

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Elvis Presley Rocks

Elvis Presley

Vinyl Lovers

8436544170855

LPS 151215

6785484

ROCK AND ROLL

1

LP 14,98 €

INCLUDES 2 BONUS TRACKS

This special vinyl edition contains one of Elvis Presley’s harder-to-find albums, Elvis Presley Rocks. It’s a valued item for serious collectors, as it was only released on the RCA label in South Africa in the late 1950s (probably 1958) and has been long unavailable on any format. The front cover is derived from the 1957 EP entitled Just For You, and the songs seem to be taken from EPs and singles from that period. Most of these tracks were also included in other seminal Elvis compilations, like For LP Fans Only, 50,000 Elvis Fans Can’t Be Wrong, and A Date with Elvis, which were all issued in 1959. The back cover of the album contains an interesting photo of Elvis in his army days, and his autograph printed with the words “Best Wishes Elvis Presley.” This particular image was never published anywhere else before this LP.

PERSONNEL:

ELVIS PRESLEY, vocals and guitar, plus:

SIDE 1, track 1 / SIDE 2, tracks 1 & 7:
Scotty Moore (guitar),Bill Black (bass & double bass),
Floyd Cramer or Shorty Long or GordonStoker (piano),
D.J. Fontana (drums), The Jordanaires (backing vocals).
Recorders’ Studio 1, Hollywood, California, January-September 1957.

SIDE 1, track 2 / SIDE 2, track 2:
Scotty Moore, Tiny Timbrell (guitar), Bill Black (upright bass),
Dudley Brooks (piano), D.J. Fontana (drums),
The Jordanaires plus Millie Kirkham (backing vocals).
Recorded at Radio Recorders, Hollywood, California, February 1, 1958.

SIDE 1, track 3 / SIDE 2, track 4:
Scotty Moore (guitar), Bill Black (bass).
Recorded at Sun Studio, Memphis, Tennessee, probably November 15, 1954.

SIDE 1, track 4 / SIDE 2, track 5:
Scotty Moore (guitar), Bill Black (bass), D.J. Fontana (drums).
Recorded at RCA’s Studio, New York City, February 13, 1956.

SIDE 1, track 5 / SIDE 2, track 3:
Scotty Moore (guitar), Chet Atkins (undubbed guitar), Bill Black (bass),
Floyd Cramer (undubbed piano), Jimmie Lott (drums).
Recorded at Sun Studios, Memphis, Tennessee, March 5, 1955.

SIDE 1, track 6:
Scotty Moore (guitar), Bill Black (bass).
Recorded at Sun Studio, 706 Union Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee, July 7, 1954.

SIDE 1, track 7: Chet Atkins, Hank Garland (guitar), Bob Moore (bass),
Floyd Cramer (piano), D.J. Fontana (drums), Buddy Harman (bongos),
The Jordanaires (backing vocals).
RCA’s Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee, June 10 & 11, 1958.

SIDE 2, track 6:
Vito Mumolo (guitar), Luther Roundtree (banjo), Michael Rubin (bass),
Richard Cornell (drums), Carl Fontina (accordion),
The Ken Darby Trio: Rad Robinson, Jon Dodson, Charles Prescott (backing vocals).
Recorded at 20th Century Fox Studio, Stage 1, Hollywood, California, September 4, 1956.

SIDE 1

01 I Got Stung
02 Doncha’ Think It’s Time?
03 Milk Cow Blues Boogie
04 Lawdy, Miss Clawdy
05 I’m Left, You’re Right, She’s Gone
06 Blue Moon of Kentucky
07 A Big Hunk O’ Love (*)

SIDE 2

01 One Night
02 Wear My Ring Around Your Neck
03 Baby Let’s Play House
04 You’re a Heartbreaker
05 My Baby Left Me
06 Let Me
07 I Beg of You (*)

(*) BONUS TRACKS