The King's Record Collection: The Original Versions Of Songs Later Recorded By Elvis Presley, Volume 1

The King's Record Collection (Series) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 10, 1998)
• Original Release Date: March 10, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Hip-O Records
• ASIN: B000006EIM
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #277,981 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. That's All Right - Arthur 'Big Boy' Crudup

2. Blue Moon Of Kentucky - Bill Monroe

3. I Love You Because - Leon Payne

4. Good Rockin' Tonight - Wynonie Harris

5. Just Because - The Shelton Brothers

6. Baby Let's Play House - Arthur Gunter

7. Mystery Train - Little Junior Parker

8. Money Honey - The Drifters

9. Lawdy Miss Clawdy - Lloyd Price

10. Shake, Rattle And Roll - Joe Turner

11. Blue Suede Shoes - Carl Perkins

12. Hound Dog - Big Mama Thornton

13. That's When Your Heartaches Begin - The Ink Spots

14. One Night - Smiley Lewis

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sweet inspiration, July 25, 2003

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Johnny Heering "trivia buff" (Bethel, CT United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The King's Record Collection: The Original Versions Of Songs Later Recorded By Elvis Presley, Volume 1 (Audio CD)

This CD contains the original versions of song later covered by Elvis Presley. It shows that Elvis had great taste in music. All of the songs included here are really excellent. It shows the wide range of music Elvis liked. It includes blues, country, r & b, rockabilly and pop. The only complaint that I can make about this CD is that they could have included a lot more songs. For example, they could have included the original versions of "Milkcow Blues", "My Baby Left Me", "Love Me", "Old Shep" and "Peace in the Valley". Other than that, I highly recommend it.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fascinatin' record, February 10, 2001

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Nigel Cox (14163 Berlin Germany) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The King's Record Collection: The Original Versions Of Songs Later Recorded By Elvis Presley, Volume 1 (Audio CD)

Any way you come at this one, it's good value. As plain music, it's a terrific selection of the music around at that time(early '50s), both varied, from the stunning country jump of the Shelton Brothers' "Just Because" to the honk of Big Joe Turner on "Shake Rattle And Roll" (fatty Haley orta be ashamed),and yet at the same time strangely cohesive as a disk to listen to. I play just cause I like it all the time. But the real fascination comes in hearing where Elvis took these songs. Sometimes I play "Sunrise", with Elvis' versions of these songs as recorded at Sun, straight after, and you hear what he took, and what he had. You come away understanding what magic there was in the combination of Elvis, Scotty Moore, Bill Black and Sam Phillips. But you can also sense that the breakout that Elvis made was built on a huge underswell of outstanding music that just had to find a bigger audience.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderfully Diverse, August 6, 2004

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D.C. Hanoy (Athens, GA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The King's Record Collection: The Original Versions Of Songs Later Recorded By Elvis Presley, Volume 1 (Audio CD)

Here's a novel concept - a 14-track compilation of the original versions of tunes Elvis made popular. In a nod to his catholic tastes, this volume brings together artists as diverse as Bill Monroe ("Blue Moon of Kentucky"), the Shelton Brothers ("Just Because"), the Drifters ("Money Honey"), Leon Payne ("I Love You Because"), Little Junior Parker ("Mystery Train"), Smiley Lewis ("One Night"), Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup ("That's All Right") and Arthur Gunter ("Baby, Let's Play House"). The songs are sequenced chronologically and stop just prior to his induction into the U.S. Army in 1958. A fascinating look at the source material behind Elvis' rise to fame. - Cub Koda, AMG