Elvis Presley

• 180 GRAM COLORED GREEN VINYL

• INCLUDES 6 BONUS TRACKS

In a time when rock & roll hits were released on 45rpm discs, Elvis’ debut LP, titled Elvis Presley, was the first rock album to reach number one on the charts, and RCA's first million dollar-earning pop album.

It contained such classics as "Blue Suede Shoes", "Tutti Frutti" and Elvis' version of "Blue Moon", and is presented here in its entirety, with the addition of 6 bonus tracks

PERSONNEL:

• ELVIS PRESLEY, vocals and guitar, plus:

• A1 & A4: Scotty Moore (g), Shorty Long (p), Bill Black (b), D. J. Fontana (d).
• RCA Studio 1, New York, January 30, 1956.

• A2-A3, B6 & B9: Scotty Moore (g), Chet Atkins (g), Floyd Cramer (p), Bill Black (b), D. J. Fontana (d). Plus backing vocals by Gordon Stoker, Ben Speer & Brock Speer.
• RCA Studios, Nashville, Tennessee, January 10-11, 1956.

• A5: Scotty Moore (g), Bill Black (b).
• Sun Studio, Memphis, Tennessee, July 5, 1954.

• A6 & B4: Scotty Moore (g), Bill Black (b), Doug Poindexter (perc on A6).
• Sun Studio, Memphis, Tennessee, September 12-16, 1954.

• A7-A8: Scotty Moore (g), Shorty Long (p except on A8), Gordon Stoker (p on A8), Bill Black (b), D. J. Fontana (d).
• RCA Studios, New York, July 2, 1956.

• A9: Vito Mumolo (g), Dominic Frontieri (accordion), Luther “Red” Roundtree (banjo), Michael “Myer” Rubin (b), Richard Cornell (d).
• 20th Century Fox Stage 1, Hollywood, California, August 24, 1956. Soundtrack session for 20th Century Fox’s film Love Me Tender.

• B1 & B3: Same personnel as A1 & A4. RCA Studio 1
• New York, January 31, 1956.

• B2: Elvis Presley (also piano), Scotty Moore (g), Bill Black (b), Johnny Bernero (d).
• Sun Studio, Memphis, Tennessee, July 21, 1955.

• B5: Scotty Moore (g), Bill Black (b).
• Sun Studio, Memphis, Tennessee, August 15-19, 1954.

• B7: Scotty Moore (g), Bill Black (b), Shorty Long (p), D. J. Fontana (d).
• RCA Studio 1, New York, February 3 1956.

• B8: Scotty Moore, Chet Atkins (g), Marvin Hughes (p), Bill Black (b), D. J. Fontana (d).
• RCA Studios, Nashville, Tennessee, April 14, 1956.

TRACKS:

• SIDE A:
• A1 BLUE SUEDE SHOES
• A2 I’M COUNTING ON YOU
• A3 I GOT A WOMAN
• A4 ONE-SIDED LOVE AFFAIR
• A5 I LOVE YOU BECAUSE
• A6 JUST BECAUSE
• A7 DON’T BE CRUEL (*)
• A8 HOUND DOG (*)
• A9 LOVE ME TENDER (*)

• SIDE B:
• B1 TUTTI FRUTTI
• B2 TRYIN’ TO GET TO YOU
• B3 I’M GONNA SIT RIGHT DOWN AND CRY OVER YOU
• B4 I’LL NEVER LET YOU GO
• B5 BLUE MOON
• B6 MONEY HONEY
• B7 SHAKE, RATTLE AND ROLL (*)
• B8 I WANT YOU, I NEED YOU, I LOVE YOU (*)
• B9 HEARTBREAK HOTEL (*)

• (*) Bonus track