Elvis Presley compilation albums (Music Guide)

Source: Wikipedia. Commentary (music and lyrics not included). Pages: 36. Chapters: The King of Rock 'n' Roll: The Complete 50's Masters, Walk a Mile in My Shoes: The Essential '70s Masters, From Nashville to Memphis: The Essential '60s Masters, Elvis, Command Performances: The Essential 60s Masters II, The Complete Elvis Presley Masters, Amazing Grace: His Greatest Sacred Performances, Suspicious Minds, Elvis' Gold Records Volume 4, 50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong, Sunrise, Elvis' Golden Records Volume 3, ELV1S, A Date with Elvis, Elvis' Gold Records Volume 5, Elvis for Everyone, Elvis at Sun, The Sun Sessions, Elvis Sings Flaming Star, 2nd to None, Elvis 56, Elvis the King, For LP Fans Only, Today, Tomorrow, and Forever, Elvis: A Legendary Performer Volume 4, Let's Be Friends, The Other Sides - Elvis Worldwide Gold Award Hits Vol. 2, Live in Las Vegas, Hitstory, Separate Ways, Elvis: A Legendary Performer Volume 3, Burning Love and Hits from His Movies, Volume 2, Christmas Duets, Elvis: A Legendary Performer Volume 2, Elvis: A Legendary Performer Volume 1, The Essential Elvis Presley, Worldwide 50 Gold Award Hits Vol. 1, Elvis: Greatest Hits Volume 1, Double Dynamite, I Got Lucky, Welcome to My World, You'll Never Walk Alone, Memories The '68 Comeback Special, Elvis Sings Hits from His Movies, Volume 1, C'mon Everybody, Elvis Christmas, Pure Gold, Blue Christmas, Mahalo from Elvis, Tiger Man. Excerpt: The King of Rock 'n' Roll: The Complete 50s Masters is a box set five-disc compilation of the complete known studio master recordings by Elvis Presley during the decade of the 1950s, released in 1992, RCA 66050-2. It peaked at #159 on the album chart. In its initial format as a long box issue, it included a set of collectable stamps duplicating the record jackets from every LP, every single that had a picture sleeve, and most of the EP releases, on RCA Records. It also includes a booklet with an extensive sessionography, discography, and lengthy essay by Peter Guralnick. The first four discs present the Elvis masters in chronological session order. Disc one commences with "My Happiness," a private test demo from the summer of 1953 at Sun Studio and the first recording ever made by Presley, and continues with the complete Sun Records masters through track 19. The remainder of disc one, and discs two through four, comprise the entirety of his output for RCA Records during the decade. Disc four ends with an interview by Presley prior to his departure overseas to serve in the army in 1958, released on the EP Elvis Sails. Included as well are the officially released recordings on RCA for each one of Elvis' four feature films of the 1950s: Love Me Tender, Loving You, Jailhouse Rock, and King Creole. The fifth disc compiles rare outtakes and unreleased recordings, starting off with the companion acetate to "My Happiness" in an early version of "That's When Your Heartaches Begin." Tracks two and five are more acetates recorded by the standard Presley trio of Elvis, Scotty Moore on guitar, and Bill Black on bass, at an unknown location in Lubbock, Texas, during January 1955, presumably around the time when Buddy Holly converted to rock and roll after seeing Presley in concert. Tracks three and four present live recordings from the Municipal Auditorium in Shreveport, Louisiana in 1955, again with the trio. Tracks thirteen through sixteen present live recordings from the Front