Track Listing
1. My Happiness
2. That's Alright
3. I Love You Because
4. Harbour Lights
5. Blue Moon Of Kentucky
6. Blue Moon
7. Tomorrow Night
8. I'll Never Let You Go
9. I Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine
10. Just Because
11. Good Rockin' Tonight
12. Milk Cow Blues Boogie
13. You're A Heartbreaker
14. Baby Let's Play House
15. I'm Left You're Right She's Gone
16. Mystery Train
17. I Forgot To Remember To Forget
18. Trying To Get To You
19. When It Rains It Really Pours
20. I Got A Woman
21. Heartbreak Hotel
22. Money Honey
23. I'm Counting On You
24. I Was The One
25. Blue Suede Shoes
26. My Baby Left Me
27. One Sided Love Affair
28. So Glad You're Mine
29. I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Cry Over You
30. Tutti Frutti
31. Lawdy Miss Clawdy
32. Shake Rattle And Roll
33. I Want You I Need You
34. Hound Dog
35. Don't Be Cruel
36. Anyway You Want Me (That's How I Will Be)
37. We're Gonna Move
38. Love Me Tender
39. Poor Boy
40. Let Me
41. Playing For Keeps
42. Love Me
43. Paralyzed
44. How Do You Think I Feel
45. How's The World Treating You
46. When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again
47. Long Tall Sally
48. Old Shep
49. Too Much
50. Any Place Is Paradise
51. Ready Teddy
52. First In Line
53. Rip It Up
54. I Believe
55. Tell Me Why
56. Got A Lot O' Livin' To Do
57. All Shook Up
58. Mean Woman Blues
59. Peace In The Valley
60. That's When Your Heartaches Begin
61. Take My Hand Precious Lord
62. It's No Secret What God Can Do
63. Blueberry Hill
64. Have I Told You Lately That I Love You
65. Is It So Strange
66. Party
67. Lonesome Cowboy
68. Hot Dog
69. One Night Of Sin
70. Teddy Bear
71. Don't Leave Me Now
72. I Beg Of You
73. One Night
74. True Love
75. I Need You So
76. Loving You
77. When It Rains It Really Pours
78. Jailhouse Rock
79. Young And Beautiful
80. I Want To Be Free
81. You're So Square (baby I don't care)
82. Don't Leave Me Now
83. Blue Christmas
84. Here Comes Santa Claus
85. Silent Night Holy Night
86. O Little Town Of Bethlehem
87. Santa Bring My Baby Back
88. Santa Claus Is Back In Town
89. I'll Be Home For Christmas
90. Treat Me Nice
91. My Wish Came True
92. Don't Danny
93. Hard Headed Woman
94. Trouble
95. New Orleans
96. Crawfish
97. Dixieland Rock
98. Lover Doll
99. Don't Ask Me Why
100. As Long As I Have You
101. King Creole
102. Young Dreams
103. Steadfast Loyal And True
104. Don't Cha Think It's Time
105. Your Cheatin' Heart
106. Wear My Ring Around Your Neck
107. I Need Your Love Tonight
108. Big Hunk O'Love
109. Ain't That Lovin' You Baby
110. Fool Such As I
111. I Got Stung
112. Fool Fool Fool
113. Tweedle Dee
114. Maybellene
115. Shake Rattle And Roll
116. Heartbreak Hotel
117. Long Tall Sally
118. Blue Suede Shoes
119. Money Honey
120. We're Gonna Move
121. Old Shep
122. I Beg Of You
123. Loving You
124. Young And Beautiful
125. I Want To Be Free
126. KIng Creole
127. As Long As I Have You
128. Ain't That Lovin' You Baby
| Details | | Number of CDs: | 5 | | Recording Type: | Mixed | | Distributor: | Sony Music/Arvato Services | | Recording Mode: | Mixed |
Album Notes
Full Title: The King Of Rock 'N' Roll: The Complete 50's Masters.THE KING OF ROCK 'N' ROLL contains every Elvis Presley studio recording released during the 1950s, along with alternate takes and live recordings. It contains 140 tracks, 15 of them previously unreleased (mostly contained on Disc 5, "Rare And Rockin'") and several others never before released on compact disc. Also included in this numbered box set is a 92-page color booklet with many rare photos from the Graceland archives, and a '50s discography and sessionography; and a page of color stamps depicting Presley's '50s record covers.Personnel includes: Elvis Presley (vocals, guitar, piano, bass); Gordon Stoker (vocals, piano); The Jordanaires, Ben Speer, Brock Speer (vocals); Scotty Moore, Chet Atkins, Hank Garland, Carl Perkins (guitar); Mahlon Clark (clarinet); Justin Gordon (saxophone); John Ed Buckner (trumpet); Elmer Schneider (trombone); Ray Siegel (tuba, acoustic bass); Floyd Cramer, Shorty Long, Marvin Hughes, Dudley Brooks, Mike Stoller, Jerry Lee Lewis (piano); Hoyt Hawkins (piano, organ, cymbals); Gordon Stoker (piano, bongos, background vocals); Clayton Perkins (acoustic bass); Neal Matthews (electric bass); D.J. Fontana, Bernie Mattinson (drums); Freddy Martin & His Orchestra.Compilation producers: Ernst Mikael Jorgensen, Roger Semon.Principally recorded at Sun Studios, Memphis, Tennessee; RCA Studios, Nashville, Tennessee; RCA Studios, New York; 20th Century Fox and Radio Recorders, Hollywood, California between 1953 and 1958. Includes liner notes by Peter Guralnick.All tracks have been digitally remastered.Anyone who doubts the genius of Elvis Presley should listen all the way through this five-disc set before passing final judgment on the King of Rock and Roll. Of the 139 tracks here, precious few do not give testimony to Presley's enormous gift and enthusiasm for a wide variety of music, including pop, rock and roll, country, gospel, and rhythm and blues. From the first Sun recordings (finally presented by RCA without the annoying overlay of additional reverb) to the rushed singles session Presley cadged while on Army leave in 1958, THE COMPLETE 50'S MASTERS radiates an energy, versatility, and awe-inspiring mastery rarely approached by his contemporaries--or any other pop singer, for that matter. All the hits, b-sides, album tracks, Christmas songs, gospel, and early movie soundtrack material are here, along with a disc of alternate takes and rare live recordings. An informative and beautifully packaged 92-page booklet crammed with photographs completes one of the great box sets of the CD era.
Editorial Reviews
5 Stars - Classic - ...Presented with generally decent, challenging material throughout this era, his singing reaches masterful heights....the 1954 and '55 sessions are probably the most perfect recordings in rock & roll history....a box set fit for the King...
Rolling Stone (08/06/1992)
...essential....a stunning revelation....suggests that [Elvis] mirrored all sides of our musical culture--and became an American icon because he gave all kinds of Americans exactly what they most wanted to hear... - Rating: A+
Entertainment Weekly (07/24/1992)
Included in Vibe's 100 Essential Albums of the 20th Century
Vibe (12/01/1999)
Ranked #3 reissue in the Village Voice's 1992 Jazz & Pop Critics Poll.
Village Voice (03/02/1993)
Included in Vibe's 100 Essential Albums of the 20th CenturyVillage Voice (3/2/93) - Ranked #3 reissue in the Village Voice's 1992 Jazz & Pop Critics Poll.Rolling Stone (8/6/92, p.55) - 5 Stars - Classic - ...Presented with generally decent, challenging material throughout this era, his singing reaches masterful heights....the 1954 and '55 sessions are probably the most perfect recordings in rock & roll history....a box set fit for the King...Entertainment Weekly (7/24/92, p.58) - ...essential....a stunning revelation....suggests that [Elvis] mirrored all sides of our musical culture--and became an American icon because he gave all kinds of Americans exactly what they most wanted to hear... - Rating: A+
Vibe (12/01/1999)
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