Elvis Presley - Elvis

Elvis Presley: ELVIS

Album #8 - October 1956

Episode date - April 12, 2023

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    Elvis’ second album is a classic because it sticks close to the formula that he adopted while recording at Sun Studios with Scotty Moore and Bill Black.

    The astounding success of his debut album and previous single releases on RCA more or less demanded that the style remain intact, so basically, what we have here is more classic Elvis material. The only significant difference was replacing Sun’s ‘slapback’ echo for the ‘professional’ echo chamber (a speaker in a hallway) available at RCA, and the addition of the Jordanaires on backing vocals.

    Other than a Christmas album, this would be Elvis’ last LP before being recruited into the army, which is pretty astounding, really, when you consider how easy it would have been for the label to capitalize on their investment, had he not been sent off to Germany. As an aside, I wonder how Little Richard felt to see three of his classic tracks repurposed here as ‘Elvis songs’. I only hope that he retained his publishing rights at the time.

    Feature Tracks:

    Rip It Up

    Love Me

    When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again

    Long Tall Sally

    First in Line

    Paralyzed

    So Glad You're Mine

    Old Shep

    Ready Teddy

    Anyplace Is Paradise

    How's the World Treating You

    How Do You Think I Feel

    ‘Bonus’ Tracks –

    My Baby Left Me

    Hound Dog

    Don’t Be Cruel

    Love Me Tender

    October 1956 - Billboard Charted #1

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