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Elvis Presley - Elvis 56 (1956)

Track listing:
  1. Heartbreak Hotel 2:11
  2. My Baby Left Me 2:14
  3. Blue Suede Shoes 2:01
  4. So Glad You're Mine 2:22
  5. Tutti Frutti 1:59
  6. One-Sided Love Affair 2:11
  7. Love Me 2:45
  8. Anyplace Is Paradise 2:26
  9. Paralyzed 2:25
  10. Ready Teddy 1:57
  11. Too Much 2:32
  12. Hound Dog 2:16
  13. Anyway You Want Me (That's How I Will Be) 2:15
  14. Don't Be Cruel 2:03
  15. Lawdy, Miss Clawdy 2:09
  16. Shake, Rattle and Roll (Alternate Take 8) 2:27
  17. I Want You, I Need You, I Love You 2:41
  18. Rip It Up 1:55
  19. Heartbreak Hotel (Alternate Take 5) 2:14
  20. I Got A Woman 2:25
  21. I Was The One 2:34
  22. Money Honey 2:35

Notes

Sure the music on here's great. How could it not be? It has 22 of his hottest tracks from his first year at RCA, including not only the hits "Heartbreak Hotel," "Hound Dog," "Don't Be Cruel," and "Too Much," but such noted early rockers as "My Baby Left Me," "Blue Suede Shoes," "Money Honey," and "So Glad You're Mine." From a collector's viewpoint, though, you have to wonder whether it was really necessary. The only previously unreleased item is a sparser earlier take of "Heartbreak Hotel." Everything else has been widely available (even on CD) for years, and it's a good bet that many of the Elvis fans who buy this already have virtually all of the contents on the King of Rock'n'Roll box set.