*** Recorded July 5, 1954 - January 31, 1956 ***
"Elvis Presley" (released in the UK as "Rock n' Roll") is the debut album by Elvis Presley at RCA.
It was released on RCA Victor, catalog number LPM 1254, on March 23, 1956.
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*** Recorded July 5, 1954 - January 31, 1956 ***
"Elvis Presley" (released in the UK as "Rock n' Roll") is the debut album by Elvis Presley at RCA.
It was released on RCA Victor, catalog number LPM 1254, on March 23, 1956.
Five of the 12 tracks of the album were taken from Elvis' sessions at Sun Studio (1954-55) and the other 7 were recorded at RCA Studio B in Nashville, Tennessee, on January 10, 11, 30 and 31, 1956.
The album spent ten weeks at number one on the Billboard Top Pop Albums chart in 1956, the first rock and roll album ever to make it to the top of the charts.
It was also the first million-selling album of that genre.
"Elvis Presley" was also one of three Presley albums to receive accolades in the reference book "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die".
It was certified Gold on November 1, 1966 and Platinum on August 8, 2011 by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
The original 1956 UK release called "Rock n' Roll", on HMV, catalog number CLP 1093, has five different tracks.
Here we bring you a brand new edit with the full 1956 album, some singles and a few bonuses. We hope you like it. Enjoy!
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**----------TRACKLIST----------**
**ORIGINAL ALBUM**
1. Blue Suede Shoes
2. I'm Counting On You
3. I Got a Woman
4. One-Sided Love Affair
5. I Love You Because
6. Just Because
7. Tutti Frutti
8. Tryin' to Get to You
9. I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Cry (Over You)
10. I'll Never Let You Go (Lil' Darlin')
11. Blue Moon
12. Money Honey
**ORIGINAL SINGLES**
13. Heartbreak Hotel
14. I Was the One
15. Lawdy Miss Clawdy
16. Shake, Rattle & Roll
17. My Baby Left Me
18. I Want You, I Need You, I Love You
**BONUS TRACKS**
19. Blue Suede Shoes (03/08/1969 DS - First Time Recorded Live in the 60's)
20. I Got a Woman (03/08/1969 DS - First Time Recorded Live in Vegas)
21. Heartbreak Hotel (03/08/1969 DS - First Time Recorded Live in Vegas)
22. Mystery Train* / Tiger Man (03/08/1969 DS - *First Time Recorded Live in the 60's)
23. Tryin' to Get to You (20/03/1974)
24. My Baby Left Me (20/03/1974)
25. Lawdy Miss Clawdy (20/03/1974)
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You can hear the original UK version with bonuses HERE: https://www.bitchute.com/video/OMxmN84xiwKI/
