Elvis Presley

• 2-LP SET

• 180 GRAM VINYL-AUDIOPHILE PRESSING

• COLORED VINYL GATEFOLD COVER

The “Million Dollar Quartet” is a recording of a celebrated impromptu session that brought together rock & roll icons Elvis Presley (the biggest star in America by that time), Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins, for the first and only time. On December 4, 1956, these four young musicians gathered at Sun Records in Memphis for what would be one of the greatest jam sessions ever.

This essential double LP edition (fold open cover) presents that legendary event in its entirety, while maintaining the original recording sequence. Rock & roll was born of gospel, country, doo-wop, blues, pop, and cowboy songs, all of which can be heard here. Included on this release are several popular numbers from that period, such as “Rip It Up,” “Don’t Forbid Me,” and “Out of Sight, Out of Mind,” plus some of Elvis’ own songs (“Don’t Be Cruel,” “Love Me Tender,” and “Paralyzed”), covers of Chuck Berry’s “Brown-Eyed Handsome Man” and “Too Much Monkey Business,” as well as traditional tunes, and some classic country and bluegrass songs penned by Hank Snow, Faron Young, Gene Autry and Bill Monroe. The joyous spontaneity and the fly-on-the-wall feel of the occasion make for fascinating listening. This set represents a memorable slice of American culture and allows listeners to experience a historic moment of the orgi inal rock & roll era.

PERSONNEL:

• Elvis Presley - (vocals and piano)
• Carl Perkins - (vocals and guitar)
• Jerry Lee Lewis - (vocals and piano)
• Johnny Cash - (vocals)

Recorded at Sun Studio, Memphis, December 4, 1956.

TRACKS:

• LP ONE

• SIDE A
• A1. Untitle Instrumental
• A2. Love Me Tender - Instrumental
• A3. Jingle Bells – Instrumental
• A4. White Christams Instrumental
• A5. Reconsider Baby
• A6. Don’t Be Cruel
• A7. Don’t Be Cruel – take 2
• A8. Paralyzed
• A9. Don’t Be Cruel – take 3
• A10. There’s no PlaCe like Home

• SIDE B
• B1. When the Saints Go Marchin’ In
• B2. Softly and Tenderly
• B3. When God Dips his Love In my Heat
• B4. Just a Little Talk with Jesus
• B5. Jesus Walked that Lonesome Valley
• B6. I ShaLL not Be Moved
• B7. Peace In the Valley
• B8. Down By the Riverside
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• LP TWO

• SIDE C
• C1. I’m With a Crowd But so Alone
• C2. Farther Along
• C3. Blessed Jesus (Hold my Hand)
• C4. (As We Travel Along) on The Jericho Road
• C5. I Just Can’t Make it By Myself
• C6. Little Cabin home on the Hill
• C7. Summertime is Past and Gone
• C8. I Hear A Sweet voice Calling
• C9. Sweetheart You Done Me Wrong
• C10. Keeper of the Key [Carl Perkins feature ]
• C11. Crazy Arms
• C12. Don’t forbid Me
• C13. Too Much Money Bussiness
• C14. Brown Eyed Handsome Man
• C15. Out of Sight, Out of Mind

• SIDE TWO
• D1. BroWn Eyed Handsome Man – take 2
• D2. Don’t Forbid Me – take 2
• D3. You Belong to my Heart
• D4. Is It So Strange
• D5. That’s When Your Heartaches Begin
• D6. Brown Eyed Handsome Man – take 3
• D7. RIP It Up
• D8. I’m Gonna Bid my Blues Goodbye
• D9. Crazy Arms
• D10. That’s my Desire
• D11. End of the Road
• D12. Black Bottom Stomp
• D13. You’re the Only Star in My Blue Heaven
• D14. Elvis Says Farewall