Length 50:31 Release date 5 March 1996 Genre Rock music | Artist Elvis Presley Label Vintage Records | |
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Released March 5, 1996 (1996-03-05) Recorded January 1956-September 1956 Elvis 56
(1996) An Afternoon in the Garden
(1997) Similar Elvis Presley albums, Rock music albums | ||
Elvis 56 is a compilation album of studio master recordings by American singer and musician Elvis Presley made during 1956, released by RCA Records in 1996. The original sessions took place at RCA Studios in Nashville and New York, and at Radio Recorders in Hollywood.
Contents
Contents
The disc presents five singles with five B-sides, five tracks from his debut album, and six tracks from his second long-player, Elvis. All were both recorded and released in the title year of the disc, 1956, except for "Too Much," released in January 1957. An alternate and earlier take of "Heartbreak Hotel" included is previously unreleased.
By concentrating on the rhythm numbers rather than the country material and the ballads, this compilation showcases Presley the early icon of rock and roll in the 1950s, also arguing for this particular year as being his most notable in the decade, and perhaps even that of his entire career.
Track listing
Chart positions for LPs and EPs from Billboard Top Pop Albums chart; positions for singles from Billboard Pop Singles chart.
Personnel
Songs
1Heartbreak Hotel2:09
2My Baby Left Me2:13
3Blue Suede Shoes2:01