Elvis Presley

2 LPs ON 1 CD + 8 BONUS TRACKS

This quintessential release features two of Elvis Presley’s finest soundtracks, which were originally released on the RCA label: King Creole (1958), and Blue Hawaii (1961). Both masterpieces helped define the exact nature of early rock & roll and contain several commercial hits with which the King of Rock made his name, such as “King Creole”, “Can’t Help Falling in Love”, “Rock-A-Hula Baby”, “Hard Headed Women”, and “As Long As I Have You”, among others.

The King Creole soundtrack marks the first time Elvis worked with a horn section and the music is striking for its raw and visceral quality. Released three years later, BlueHawaii stayed at number 1 on the US long play charts for a record 20 weeks. Elvis was at his commercial peak during this period. These formidable albums have been packaged together in this very special collector’s edition, which also includes 8 bonus tracks from the same period.

PERSONNEL:

ELVIS PRESLEY, vocals and guitar, plus:

Scotty Moore, Tiny Timbrell (guitar)
Bob Moore, Bill Black (bass)
D.J. Fontana, Bernie Mattinson (drums)
Floyd Cramer, Dudley Brooks (piano)
Justin Gordon (saxophone)
John Ed Buckner (trumpet)
Elmer Schneider (trombone)
The Jordanaires (backing vocals), among others.

Recorded in Hollywood, California, between 1958 and 1961.

INCLUDES 16-PAGE BOOKLET

TRACKS:

KING CREOLE
01. KING CREOLE 2:12
02. AS LONG AS I HAVE YOU 1:52
03. HARD HEADED WOMEN 1:55
04. TROUBLE 2:19
05. DIXIELAND ROCK 1:48
06. DON’T ASK ME WHY 2:07
07. LOVER DOLL 2:11
08. CRAWFISH 1:51
09. YOUNG DREAMS 2:25
10. STEADFAST, LOYAL AND TRUE 1:17
11. NEW ORLEANS 2:00

BLUE HAWAII
12. BLUE HAWAII 2:36
13. ALMOST ALWAYS TRUE 2:25
14. ALOHA OE 1:54
15. NO MORE 2:23
16. CAN’T HELP FALLING IN LOVE 3:01
17. ROCK-A-HULA BABY 2:00
18. MOONLIGHT SWIM 2:20
19. KU-U-I-PO 2:22
20. ITO EATS 1:24
21. SLICIN’ SAND 1:37
22. HAWAIIAN SUNSET 2:33
23. BEACH BOY BLUES 2:03
24. ISLAND OF LOVE 2:42
25. HAWAIIAN WEDDING SONG 2:49

BONUS TRACKS
26. LITTLE SISTER 2:33
27. DANNY 1:54
28. AS LONG AS I HAVE YOU (Movie version) 0:58
29. ONE NIGHT 2:31
30. DONCHA’ THINK IT’S TIME 1:58
31. WEAR MY RING AROUND YOUR NECK 2:16
32. HIS LATEST FLAME 2:09
33. I GOT STUNG 1:50

TOTAL TIME: 70:11