Elvis Presley - Elvis Presley

ELVIS PRESLEY was the first album recorded by the King of Rock and Roll, and was the first album to sell a million copies. It featured 12 fantastic tracks, which would all become part of rock and roll history. This particular CD is released by the specialist Elvis Presley record label FTD and features an expanded version of the original album. The original 12 tracks are featured of course, including the classics BLUE SUEDE SHOES, I GOT A WOMAN and TUTTI FRUTTI. Also included are extra songs which were recorded around the same time but not included on the original album (including HEARTBREAK HOTEL and MY BABY LEFT ME, which is very similar to Elvis' first hit ...  Read the complete review

This was the first album to be released featuring Elvis Presley. I'll start with the sleeve design - this is a picture of Elvis performing in his early days, and is accompanied by 'Elvis Presley' in pink and green lettering. This in itself, before we even get to the music, is famous and influential. Indeed, The Clash used a similar design for their album 'London Calling'. The music on the album, which originally ran to 12 tracks, was made up of recordings which Elvis made in early 1956 for RCA, the major record label to which he had only recently signed, and also a number of songs recorded for Sun Studios where he had originally recorded from ...  Read the complete review