Elvis 56 [Original recording remastered]

Elvis Presley | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 7, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: Bmg / Elvis
• ASIN: B00007FZHZ
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #192,189 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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13 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The pure stuff, May 31, 2003

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Anna M. Allred "Teacher and Reader" (Talbott, TN USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Elvis 56 (Audio CD)

This is why Elvis is still the king of Rock and Roll and why he caused so much controversy in 1956. The raw sensuality of Elvis' voice is richly captured on this compliation. Makes me want to travel back in time and see him as he was, at his best!

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE KING, March 2, 2000

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bill croisdale (usa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Elvis 56 (Audio CD)

i just purchased this cd and i must say that elvis in 56 sounds just like the performer of the millenium .....this ia a very nice choice of music , hound dog ,lawdy miss clawdy ,i got a woman and I was the one are all very well done ,,,this whole cd is awsome not one bad cut ...real rockabilly,,,rock and roll i highly recommend ,,,,buy this one while you can ....

12 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent music, a bit of a superflous collection, August 10, 2003

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Docendo Discimus (Vita scholae) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Elvis 56 (Audio CD)

This album collects most of what Elvis Presley committed to tape during his first full year as a recording artist with RCA.

"Elvis 56" is filled with classics like "Heartbreak Hotel", "Hound Dog", "Shake, Rattle & Roll", "Don't Be Cruel" and "Love Me", as well as several equally excellent, if somewhat lesser-known songs ("Paralyzed", "Any Way You Want Me", "One-Sided Love Affair", and covers of Lloyd Price's "Lawdy Miss Clawdy" and Arthur Crudup's "So Glad You're Mine").

This is a very enjoyable collection filled with good pop hooks and some fine musicianship (would have been nice with some more insightful liner notes and recording information). The only problem is that most Elvis fans probably already have most or all of this music.
But if you don't, and just want a bit of 50s rock n' roll, rockabilly and pop to keep your fingers tapping on the steering wheel on your way home from work, "Elvis 56" is a really fine purchase, although it's by no means a definitive early Elvis Presley retrospective.