For Lp Fans Only

Elvis Presley | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: RCA
• ASIN: B000002W2D
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #266,198 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 4 1/2 Stars, January 7, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: For Lp Fans Only (Audio CD)

OK, to be fair, For LP Fans Only is no more a real Elvis Presley album than, say, Yesterday and Today was a real Beatles album - Elvis was nine months through his two-year hitch in the army and RCA needed to get something "new" in the way of an LP out on him, so they threw together a quartet of sides from his Sun Records singles that had never been on album, five of his early RCA sides (which don't sound too different from the Sun stuff stylistically) that had similarly missed being put onto long-player, and one odd song off of the Love Me Tender soundtrack EP, and voila! - a new Elvis LP. It doesn't sound like much from that description, but in its time For LP Fans Only was (along with its follow-up, A Date With Elvis) one of the choicest of all Elvis Presley albums. From 1959 until 1976, unless you wanted to try hunting down the original singles, this was the only way that any listeners got to hear the King's Sun Records singles "That's All Right," "Mystery Train," and "My Baby Left Me," and the only album to offer such early RCA sides as "Shake, Rattle & Roll" as well. Maybe it could all have been done better and more coherently, and it would've been nice if the producers had avoided the electronically rechanneled stereo through which the original mono sides were processed, but all RCA was trying to do was get some Elvis Presley material out there - they didn't get interested in the history or the particulars of the music until about 20 years later, and considering their obliviousness, they did astonishingly well. At least the songs were out there - a lot of listeners wore out copies of this album just lending them around to the uninitiated - and taken on its own terms, there weren't five more exciting rock & roll albums than this that you could buy in 1959 (or a lot of years after). It still holds up as one of the best rock & roll albums ever released, and for anyone who wants to remember (or find out) how most listeners discovered Elvis' early stuff during the 1960s and 1970s, this is one place to start. - Bruce Eder, AMG

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars For LP Fans Only, December 11, 2001

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David A Woodington (Orlando, Fl) - See all my reviews

This review is from: For Lp Fans Only (Audio CD)

This CD Version of the original vinyl release is one of Elvis' best offerings. "I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone" has been one of my favorites since the record album was first released. And if you were living in the rural USA in the 1950's who could not identify with "Poor Boy"? This Recording remains a classical example of raw Elvis when he was 'fresh' and 'vibrant' and wasn't yet the commercial 'Teddy Bear' he would too soon become. In a way it was a promotional record to keep Elvis in the public eye while he was serving in the Army. Still, it is an excellent collection of some of his earliest efforts and represents some of his greatest songs. And...if you are a true Elvis fan...it is certainly one of the essential Elvis releases that will always be a 'must have' part of your collection.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Fifties Memories of the Making of The King, March 20, 1999

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Tom Willett (Tennessee) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: For Lp Fans Only (Audio CD)

One of the 10 best Elvis albums (an ancient word that means CD). This release has "That's All Right" Elvis' first release on Sun. It has one of my favorite rock and roll song titles, "Mystery Train." That title is almost as sweet as Jerry Lee Lewis' "High School Confidential." Elvis' version of "I'm Left You're Right She's Gone" was actually on the pop charts in 1955 before RCA got wind of The Hillbilly Cat. "I was the one" was the flip side of his first million seller "Heartbreak Hotel." "Playing for Keeps" is an excellent slow rock powerhouse that can be used as a time transport to those thrilling days of yesteryear. All selections can be listened to over and over. Do your neighbors a favor and play this CD through a massive speaker system while you mow the lawn and sing along.