ELVIS
VA - Made Famous by Elvis Presley [2011] (9 x CDs)
This box features 75 Elvis songs from 1954 to 1960. These songs already existed before Elvis adopted them as his own. Collected here are 177 original versions of songs, which Elvis interpreted and compared them to the versions from Elvis. Both, popular songs and rarities are featured in this box. Elvis owned a huge record collection with records from various genres. Some people still think that "Blue Suede Shoes" is an Elvis song. In some cases, it is more or less obvious that Elvis used a certain song as a draft. The concept behind this release is to let the listener compare Elvis's recording with either the original or perhaps the one that inspired his version.
These 9 CDs are a treasure trove of cover versions of Elvis, plus the originals and other versions that could have been an inspiration for Elvis! You can hear here how Elvis changed a song - mostly for the better! Sometimes, when he liked a song very much, he changed almost nothing. In some cases, the set offers more than one artist doing the same song. Many of the original recordings are not easy to find since some didn’t sell many copies or make the popular music charts. The time frame for the recordings by Elvis is from 1954 to 1960. For each song, you first get the version by Elvis. (Amazon)
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Track list
CD1
01 Elvis Presley That's All Right 1:58
02 Arthur "big Boy" Crudup That's All Right 2:54
03 Elvis Presley Blue Moon Of Kentucky 2:05
04 Bill Monroe Blue Moon Of Kentucky 3:06
05 Elvis Presley Good Rockin' Tonight 2:15
06 Roy Brown Good Rockin' Tonight 2:58
07 Wynonie Harris Good Rockin' Tonight 2:45
08 Elvis Presley I Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine 2:31
09 Patti Page I Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine 2:43
10 Dean Martin I Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine 1:56
11 Elvis Presley Milk Cow Blues Boogie 2:41
12 Sleepy John Estes Sloppy Drunk Blues 3:04
13 Kokomo Arnold Milk Cow Blues 3:08
14 Elvis Presley Baby Let's Play House 2:18
15 Arthur Gunter Baby Let's Play House 2:46
16 Elvis Presley Mystery Train 2:27
17 Little Junior's Blue Flames Mystery Train 2:23
18 Elvis Presley Blue Suede Shoes 2:03
19 Carl Perkins Blue Suede Shoes 2:16
20 Elvis Presley I Got A Woman 2:28
21 Ray Charles I Got A Woman 2:50
CD2
01 Elvis Presley I Love You Because 2:46
02 Leon Payne I Love You Because 2:44
03 Ernest Tubb I Love You Because 2:41
04 Elvis Presley Just Because 2:38
05 Shelton Brothers Just Because 3:01
06 Elvis Presley Tutti Frutti 1:58
07 Little Richard Tutti Frutti 2:24
08 Elvis Presley Trying To Get To You 2:36
09 Eagles Trying To Get To You 2:37
10 Elvis Presley I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Cry (Over You) 2:03
11 Roy Hamilton I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Cry (Over You) 2:59
12 Elvis Presley I'll Never Let You Go (Little Darlin') 2:27
13 Jimmy Wakely I'll Never Let You Go (Little Darlin') 2:12
14 Gene Autry I'll Never Let You Go 2:44
15 Elvis Presley Blue Moon 2:36
16 Frankie Trumbauer And His Orchestra Blue Moon 3:08
17 Billy Eckstine Blue Moon 3:11
18 Elvis Presley Money Honey 2:37
19 Drifters Money Honey 2:57
CD3
01 Elvis Presley My Baby Left Me 2:14
02 Arthur "big Boy" Crudup My Baby Left Me 2:30
03 Elvis Presley Hound Dog 2:17
04 Big Mama Thornton Hound Dog 2:51
05 Freddie Bell & The Bellboys Hound Dog 2:40
06 Elvis Presley Shake, Rattle And Roll 2:31
07 Big Joe Turner Shake, Rattle And Roll 3:02
08 Bill Haley & His Comets Shake, Rattle And Roll 2:33
09 Elvis Presley Lawdy Miss Clawdy 2:11
10 Champion Jack Dupree Heavy Heart Blues 2:38
11 Lloyd Price Lawdy Miss Clawdy 2:33
12 Elvis Presley Love Me Tender 2:48
13 Shelton Brothers Aura Lee 2:40
14 Elvis Presley Rip It Up 1:53
15 Little Richard Rip It Up 2:22
16 Elvis Presley Love Me 2:47
17 Willy & Ruth Love Me 2:49
18 Elvis Presley When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again 2:23
19 Wiley Walker & Gene Sullivan When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again 2:38
20 Cindy Walker When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again 2:40
CD4
01 Elvis Presley Long Tall Sally 1:51
02 Little Richard Long Tall Sally 2:11
03 Elvis Presley So Glad You're Mine 2:23
04 Arthur "big Boy" Crudup So Glad You're Mine 2:47
05 Elvis Presley Old Shep 4:11
06 Red Foley Old Shep 2:52
07 Elvis Presley Ready Teddy 1:59
08 Little Richard Ready Teddy 2:10
09 Elvis Presley How's The World Treating You 2:25
10 Eddy Arnold How's The World Treating You 2:58
11 Elvis Presley How Do You Think I Feel 2:12
12 Red Sovine How Do You Think I Feel 2:15
13 Jimmie Rodgers Snow How Do You Think I Feel 2:01
14 Elvis Presley Too Much 2:34
15 Bernard Hardison Too Much 2:22
16 Elvis Presley All Shook Up 2:00
17 David Hill All Shook Up 2:12
18 Elvis Presley That's When Your Heartaches Begin 3:27
19 Shep Fields And His Rippling Rhythm Orchestra That's When Your Heartaches Begin 3:09
20 Ink Spots That's When Your Heartaches Begin 3:21
21 Billy Bunn & His Buddies That's When Your Heartaches Begin 2:32
CD5
01 Elvis Presley (There'll Be) Peace In The Valley (For Me) 3:24
02 Mahalia Jackson Peace In The Valley 2:43
03 Red Foley Peace In The Valley 2:55
04 Elvis Presley It Is No Secret 4:00
05 Stuart Hamblen It Is No Secret 2:48
06 Elvis Presley I Believe 2:07
07 Frankie Laine I Believe 2:14
08 Jane Froman I Believe 3:17
09 Elvis Presley Take My Hand, Precious Lord 3:20
10 Thomas A. Dorsey Take My Hand, Precious Lord 7:34
11 Elvis Presley I Need You So 2:45
12 Ivory Joe Hunter I Need You So 3:11
13 Elvis Presley Have I Told You Lately That I Love You 2:36
14 Lulu Belle & Scotty Have I Told You Lately 2:29
15 Elvis Presley Blueberry Hill 2:45
16 Glenn Miller Blueberry Hill 2:52
17 Gene Autry Blueberry Hill 2:37
18 Fats Domino Blueberry Hill 2:19
CD6
01 Elvis Presley True Love 2:11
02 Bing Crosby True Love 3:06
03 Elvis Presley White Christmas 2:26
04 Bing Crosby White Christmas 3:03
05 Drifters White Christmas 2:40
06 Elvis Presley Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane) 1:56
07 Gene Autry Here Comes Santa Claus 2:36
08 Elvis Presley I'll Be Home For Christmas 1:54
09 Bing Crosby I'll Be Home For Christmas 2:56
10 Elvis Presley Blue Christmas 2:08
11 Russ Morgan Blue Christmas 3:04
12 Ernest Tubb Blue Christmas 2:50
13 Elvis Presley O Little Town Of Bethlehem 2:37
14 Perry Como O Little Town Of Bethlehem 3:06
15 Elvis Presley Silent Night 2:28
16 Mahalia Jackson Silent Night 5:05
17 Elvis Presley One Night 2:33
18 Smiley Lewis One Night 2:27
CD7
01 Elvis Presley (Now And Then There's) A Fool Such As I 2:40
02 Hank Snow (Now And Then There's) A Fool Such As I 2:29
03 Elvis Presley Fever 3:37
04 Little Willie John Fever 2:43
05 Peggy Lee Fever 3:19
06 Elvis Presley The Girl Of My Best Friend 2:26
07 Charlie Blackwell The Girl Of My Best Friend 2:20
08 Elvis Presley I Will Be Home Again 2:37
09 Golden Gate Quartet I Will Be Home Again 3:18
10 Elvis Presley Soldier Boy 3:09
11 Four Fellows Soldier Boy 2:57
12 Elvis Presley Such A Night 3:02
13 Drifters Such A Night 2:30
14 Johnnie Ray Such A Night 2:14
15 Elvis Presley Girl Next Door Went A'walking 2:16
16 Thomas Wayne Girl Next Door 2:10
17 Elvis Presley Like A Baby 2:43
18 Vikki Nelson & The Sounds Like A Baby 2:46
19 Elvis Presley Reconsider Baby 3:43
20 Lowell Fulson Reconsider Baby 3:09
CD8
01 Elvis Presley It's Now Or Never 3:18
02 Emilio De Gogorza O Sole Mio 3:05
03 Mario Lanza O Sole Mio 4:21
04 Tony Martin There's No Tomorrow 3:16
05 Rayburn Anthony There's No Tomorrow 1:49
06 Elvis Presley Tonight Is So Right For Love 2:15
07 Frankie Carle Tonight Is So Right For Love 3:49
08 Elvis Presley Wooden Heart 2:08
09 Comedian Harmonists Muß I Denn Zum Städtele Hinaus 2:03
10 Elvis Presley Shoppin' Around 2:29
11 Rusty Draper Shoppin' Around 2:05
12 Elvis Presley Are You Lonesome Tonight? 3:09
13 Al Jolson Are You Lonesome Tonight 3:10
14 Blue Barron Are You Lonesome Tonight 3:14
15 Jaye P. Morgan Are You Lonesome Tonight 2:18
16 Elvis Presley I Gotta Know 2:18
17 Cliff Richard I Gotta Know 2:29
18 Elvis Presley His Hand In Mine 3:22
19 Blackwood Brothers His Hand In Mine 2:02
20 Elvis Presley In My Father's House 2:07
21 Statesmen Quartet In My Father's House 2:09
CD9
01 Elvis Presley Milky White Way 2:18
02 Trumpeteers Milky White Way 2:33
03 Elvis Presley Known Only To Him 2:13
04 Statesmen Quartet Known Only To Him 2:40
05 Don Gibson Known Only To Him 2:57
06 Elvis Presley I Believe In The Man In The Sky 2:16
07 Bill Kenny I Believe In The Man In The Sky 2:36
08 Elvis Presley Joshua Fit The Battle 2:43
09 Paul Robeson Joshua Fit The Battle Of Jericho 1:28
10 Elvis Presley He Knows Just What I Need 2:13
11 Blackwood Brothers He Knows Just What I Need 3:06
12 Elvis Presley Mansion Over The Hilltop 3:01
13 Red Foley Mansion Over The Hilltop 2:45
14 Elvis Presley If We Never Meet Again 2:02
15 Albert E. Brumley If We Never Meet Again 2:01
16 Elvis Presley Working On The Building 1:55
17 Blackwood Brothers Working On The Building 1:28
18 Elvis Presley Tonight's All Right For Love 1:23
19 Marcella Sembrich G'schichten Aus Dem Wienerwald 1:46
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Great collection
ReplyDeleteWhilst I love the idea of: "Mansion Obver The Hilltop"
I am pretty sure it should be:
CD9
Elvis Presley Mansion Over The Hilltop
Red Foley Mansion Over The Hilltop
Happy Christmas Eve
Cheers
Stehen
Hi Stephen.
DeleteI smiled too.
Merry Christmas to you and yours.
Cheers.
thank you B.B great one mate tks
ReplyDeleteThanks, Aussie.
DeleteCheers.
9 albums! Thanks.
ReplyDeleteHi lemonflag,
DeleteYes, just a short one this time. I like the way the music is presented on this one.
Cheers.
I'm a huge Elvis fan (have been to Memphis twice, Tupelo once and Nashville once... so far) and I love this type of thing. It's a treasure for people who want a deeper understanding of Elvis. Thanks and happy holidays, BB
ReplyDeleteHappy Holidays, ronzoni.
DeleteThis fits together nicely with the 3 Memphis jukebox set posted earlier.
Cheers.
You're right. A good fit with the Memphis jukebox set. The John Lennon's jukebox set is similarly a window into his musical mind.
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