ELVIS PRESLEY HTF '87 LP THE NUMBER ONE HITS + POSTER!

ELVIS PRESLEY THE NUMBER ONE HITS LPCategory / Style / Moods: Rock Pop, Rock & Roll, Rockabilly, Pop/Rock, Vocal Pop19.77 / 2007-03-18 S asocc1987 RCA LPTITLE: THE NUMBER ONE HITSARTIST: ELVIS PRESLEYCONDITIONVINYL: VG+COVER: VG+Click here for info on grading and abbreviationsCOLLECTOR'S EDITION COMPLETE WITH 16" X 20" POSTERClick the pix for a better view TRACKS: Disc: 11.Heartbreak HotelAxton, Durden, Presley 2:062.I Want You, I Need You, I Love YouKosloff, Mysels 2:373.Hound DogLeiber, Stoller 2:144.Don't Be CruelBlackwell, Presley 2:025.Love Me TenderMatson, Presley 2:446.Too MuchRosenberg, Weinman 2:317.All Shook UpBlackwell, Presley 1:578.(Let Me Be Your) Teddy BearLowe, Mann 1:489.Jailhouse RockLeiber, Stoller 2:2810.Don'tLeiber, Stoller 2:4811.Hard Headed WomanDemetrius 1:5312.A Big Hunk O' LoveSchroeder, Wyche 2:1613.Stuck on YouMcFarland, Schroeder 2:1614.It's Now or NeverDiCapua, Gold, Schroeder 3:2515.Are You Lonesome Tonight?Handman, Turk 3:0516.SurrenderPomus, Shuman 1:5117.Good Luck CharmGold, Schroeder 2:2418.Suspicious MindsJames 3:24Biography by Richie Unterberger Elvis Presley may be the single most important figure in American 20th century popular music. Not necessarily the best, and certainly not the most consistent. But no one could argue with the fact that he was the musician most responsible for popularizing rock & roll on an international level. Viewed in cold sales figures, his impact was phenomenal. Dozens upon dozens of international smashes from the mid-'50s to the mid-'70s, as well as the steady sales of his catalog and reissues since his death in 1977, may make him the single highest-selling performer in history. More important from a music lover's perspective, however, are his remarkable artistic achievements. Presley was not the very first white man to sing rhythm & blues; Bill Haley predated him in that regard, and there may have been others as well. Elvis was certainly the first, however, to assertively fuse country and blues music into the style known as rockabilly. While rockabilly arrangements were the foundations of his first (and possibly best) recordings, Presley could not have become a mainstream superstar without a much more varied palette that also incorporated pop, gospel, and even some bits of bluegrass and operatic schmaltz here and there. His 1950s recordings established the basic language of rock & roll; his explosive and sexual stage presence set standards for the music's visual image; his vocals were incredibly powerful and versatile. Unfortunately, to much of the public, Elvis is more icon than artist. Innumerable bad Hollywood movies, increasingly caricatured records and mannerisms, and a personal life that became steadily more sheltered from real-world concerns (and steadil more bizarre) gave his story a somewhat mythic status. By the time of his death, he'd become more a symbol of gross Americana than of cultural innovation. The continued speculation about his incredible career has sustained interest in his life, and supported a large tourist/entertainment industry, that may last indefinitely, even if the fascination is fueled more by his celebrity than his music. Born to a poor Mississippi family in the heart of Depression, Elvis had moved to Memphis by his teens, where he absorbed the vibrant melting pot of Southern popular music in the form of blues, country, bluegrass, and gospel. After graduating from high school, he became a truck driver, rarely if ever singing in public. Some 1953 and 1954 demos, recorded at the emerging Sun label in Memphis primarily for Elvis' own pleasure, helped stir interest on the part of Sun owner Sam Phillips. In mid-1954, Phillips, looking for a white singer with a black feel, teamed Presley with guitarist Scotty Moore and bassist Bill Black. Almost by accident, apparently, the trio hit upon a version of an Arthur Crudup blues tune, "That's All Right Mama," that became Elvis' first single. This exquisite piece of retro music history is a vinyl sound recording (not a CD). Please visit the A Sound Deal store for similar items and information on grading and shipping. Add me to your favorites for red hot sales bulletins and sneak previews of upcoming products. Combine Items to Save $$$! Click here to check the store for more!©A Sound Deal