Rocker

Elvis Presley | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: RCA
• ASIN: B000002W7P
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #88,620 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Jailhouse Rock

2. Blue Suede Shoes

3. Tutti Frutti

4. Lawdy Miss Clawdy

5. I Got a Woman

6. Money Honey

7. Ready Teddy

8. Rip It Up

9. Shake, Rattle & Roll

10. Long Tall Sally

11. (You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care

12. Hound Dog

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars I agree..., December 3, 2005

By 

Russell E. Watson (Quincy, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rocker (Audio CD)

The other reviews of this collection generally nail it. It's the essence of what Elvis was when he started out and had the country in an uproar, the teenagers for him and their parents against him for bringing "race music" in a white package to corrupt their children's morals. Contrary to what "A Music Fan" reviewed, several if not all the songs are from after he signed with RCA, but he still had a couple of years of hard rockin' ahead before going into the Army and coming out as a wannbe crooner and self-parodying "actor". Play this for anybody you know who doesn't "get" what people saw in Elvis and they just might start to understand...

5.0 out of 5 stars 4 1/2 Stars: Great Series From Time-Life, June 18, 2005

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

This review is from: Rocker (Audio CD)

Time-Life actually outdid RCA in some ways with this series, offering both great sound and packaging. In this case, 31 of Elvis's hardest rockin' tracks from the 50's through the 70's - from "Mystery Train" to a previously unreleased version of "Burning Love." The 16-page booklet contains an excellent essay by Charles K. Wolfe, lots of seldom-viewed photos (Elvis & Nick Adams riding his Harley), unusual souvenirs, 45 & EP picture sleeves, and individual song information. The CDs themselves are picture discs and the CD tray card is a reproduction of a vintage concert poster from the Florida Theatre. It seems Time-Life has stopped producing the series, which is a shame (somebody call Ted Turner, or at least Rick and Bubba).

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My favorite Elvis Presley CD., July 15, 2000

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grundle2600 "grundle2600" (Pittsburgh, PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rocker (Audio CD)

"Rocker" is my favorite Elvis Presley CD. This disc really does stand up to its title. I'm not really a huge fan of Presley's work, but I am somewhat more than just a casual fan. Although I do like a lot of his ballads, I have always been a bigger fan of his uptempo stuff. This CD is very short, but don't let that deter you from buying it. The disc is well worth the price, and what it lacks in quantity, it more than makes up for in quality. All of the songs here are from the 1950s, so they are from before Elvis's music started to go downhill. The way I see it, this is a good samplng of some of the best music that he ever recorded.