Elvis Presley

This quintessential release features two of Elvis Presley’s finest LPs, which were originally released on the RCA label: A Date with Elvis (1959), and Elvis Is Back! (1960). Both masterpieces helped define the exact nature of early rock & roll and contain the commercial successes with which the King of Rock made his name, such as “Good Rockin’ Tonight”, “Blue Moon of Kentucky”, “It Feels So Right”, and “Such a Night”, among other hits. These albums have been packaged together in this very special collector’s edition, which also includes 6 bonus tracks. The music is striking for its raw and visceral quality. In fact, it was more exciting than the material on his last pre- Army LP release, the King Creole soundtrack. This is as rebellious, engaging and rousing as early rock & roll can sound.

PERSONNEL:

ELVIS PRESLEY, vocals and guitar, plus:
Scotty Moore (guitar), Bob Moore, Bill Black (bass),
D.J. Fontana, Buddy Harman (drums), Floyd Cramer (piano),
The Jordanaires (backing vocals), among others.

Recorded in Memphis, Nashville and Los Angeles,
between 1954 and 1960.

Also including:
16-PAGE BOOKLET - RARE PHOTOS - VINTAGE MEMORABILIA - DETAILED LINER NOTES

“Here he comes off better than on any of his other albums since arriving at RCA, as a musician as much as a star.”- Bruce Eder (AMG)

“Elvis Is Back! might be the King's greatest noncompilation LP: wildly varied material, revelatory singing, impeccable stereo sound.” - Rolling Stone Magazine.

“It was the finest music of his life. If ever there was music that bleeds, this was it.” – Greil Marcus

TRACKS:

A DATE WITH ELVIS
01. BLUE MOON OF KENTUCKY 2:07
02. YOUNG AND BEAUTIFUL 2:06
03. (YOU’RE SO SQUARE) BABY I DON’T CARE 1:53
04. MILKCOW BLUES BOOGIE 2:41
05. BABY LET’S PLAY HOUSE 2:19
06. GOOD ROCKIN’ TONIGHT 2:15
07. IS IT SO STRANGE 2:31
08. WE’RE GONNA MOVE 2:31
09. I WANT TO BE FREE 2:15
10. I FORGOT TO REMEMBER TO FORGET 2:31

ELVIS IS BACK!
11. MAKE ME KNOW IT 2:02
12. FEVER 3:35
13. THE GIRL OF MY BEST FRIEND 2:24
14. I WILL BE HOME AGAIN 2:36
15. DIRTY, DIRTY FEELING 1:36
16. THE THRILL OF YOUR LOVE 3:03
17. SOLDIER BOY 3:07
18. SUCH A NIGHT 3:02
19. IT FEELS SO RIGHT 2:11
20. THE GIRL NEXT DOOR WENT A’ WALKING 2:15
21. LIKE A BABY 2:42
22. RECONSIDER BABY 3:42

BONUS TRACKS
23. IT’S NOW OR NEVER 3:17
24. HANDS OFF (Demo) 1:05
25. STUCK ON YOU 2:21
26. PARALYZED 2:27
27. I’M LEFT, YOU’RE RIGHT, SHE’S GONE 2:44
28. LAWDY, MISS CLAWDY 2:0

TOTAL TIME: 69:27