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Compilation of all Elvis tracks recorded for the LOUISIANA HAYRIDE between 1954 and 1956 All tracks are re-mastered and include restored and more complete versions than before. Also included is the recent discovery of Elvis last performance in 1956. Presented in 100 page hardback book with many rare and unreleased photographs. Contains extensive linear notes, with informative and historical facts on Elvis time with the Louisiana Hayride. Louisiana Hayride was a radio and later television country music show broadcast from the Shreveport Municipal Memorial Auditorium in Shreveport, Louisiana, that during its heyday from 1948 to 1960 helped to launch the careers of some of the greatest names in American music. Elvis Presley performed on the radio version of the program in 1954, and made his first television appearance on the TV version on March 3, 1955
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
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OK the souind quality of these recordings isn't great and I am usually very wary when cd's include the caveat about "historical importance" as it tends to mean the listener is in for a rough time. However bear in mind these tracks are now nearly 60 years old and that they were never intended for commercial release. What you get is a damn fine set of the young Elvis performing live, including the unreleased Hayride show from December '56 and one or two other snippets too. The packaging is superb which is usual for Memphis Recording releases. I enjoyed it very much. Even Hearts of Stone sounds cleaner than I have ever heard it before. For the low admission price this set makes a very nice Xmas present indeed. It's funny how very "Southern" Elvis sounded in '55 when you compare his accent to the later years and very charming it sounds too. Invest in this one immediately please.
27 of 28 people found the following review helpful
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This relese is definitely not for the casual listener, that is, unless the casual listener wants to hear the very beginning, and to try and get a feel for what it was like for those who were there!
Yes the quality is substandard, but these recordings are very old, and the recording conditions were probably not good. If you want professional studio recordings of a young Elvis, then I'd recommend 'Elvis At Sun', which contains all Elvis' studio masters from 1954 and 1955.
What you have in this set is an audio record of Elvis at The Louisiana Hayride, during and just after Elvis' Sun Records period. Vibrant, exciting and youthful. You also get a book of information and photographs, and all for a great price.
I highly recommend this release to all Elvis fans. Now if only someone could find some decent live footage of some of these shows..
Yes the quality is substandard, but these recordings are very old, and the recording conditions were probably not good. If you want professional studio recordings of a young Elvis, then I'd recommend 'Elvis At Sun', which contains all Elvis' studio masters from 1954 and 1955.
What you have in this set is an audio record of Elvis at The Louisiana Hayride, during and just after Elvis' Sun Records period. Vibrant, exciting and youthful. You also get a book of information and photographs, and all for a great price.
I highly recommend this release to all Elvis fans. Now if only someone could find some decent live footage of some of these shows..
21 of 22 people found the following review helpful
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A remarkable find. Unseen photographs and unheard live recordings of the young Elvis. Churlish to be critical of recording quality. The Louisiana Hayride was a radio show, and these tracks would come from radio tanscriptions that were never designed to be played or heard more than once or twice. Remastering is as good as we will get. It is remarkable how close to the recording the band played. Scotty Moore's licks are almost identical to his studio work. For fans, fanatics, collectors and everyone interested in the history of rock n roll. This is where it all began. A singer and style that changed the world.
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ELVIS
THIS IS ANOTHER MUST HAVE FOR ANY ELVIS FAN, FANTASTIC VALUE FOR MONEY, GREAT AS A GIFT,FANTASTIC MUSIC FOR ANY AGE
Published 2 months ago by mrs tracey gilbert
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Elvis, The Louisiana Hayride
Purchased this item for my wife, an avid Elvis fan, although I am not an Elvis fan myself I would recommend this book/cd for all you Elvis people out there.
Published 6 months ago by jojotomo
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Elvis - Louisiana Hayride Archives 1954-56
I have 100's of Elvis album's, but I can't stop collecting, as you never know when you might hear something you haven't heard before. I also like the photo's.
Published 12 months ago by Deana
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A rocket-powered ride as Elvis becomes the world's #1 Rock'n'Roll...
Elvis Presley: Well, I'd like to say how happy we are to be out here. It's a real honor for us to get a chance to appear on the Louisiana Hayride show and we're gonna do a song for... Read more
Published 13 months ago by Piers Beagley
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Early radi tracks of the young Presley
The Complete Louisiana Hayride Archives 1954-1956 (CD+100 Page Book)
For anyone fascinated by the early career of Elvis Presley this is a must. Read more
For anyone fascinated by the early career of Elvis Presley this is a must. Read more
Published 15 months ago by C. Wrigley
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Raw Elvis
The best issue yet of the Hayride Sessions despite a few wrongly captioned photos sadly Rock Around the Clock and Crazy Man Crazy have yet to surface!
Published 15 months ago by Dcbailey
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excellent package
I am really pleased with this package. The sound quality is excellent, the book is very insightful and the CD is worth the money alone. Excellent!
Published 16 months ago by Mr. N. Carter
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Good - but complete?
There have been a number of Elvis Louisiana Hayride compilations over the years, so why another. Anything from the Memphis Recording Service label has to be paid attention and this... Read more
Published 17 months ago by Dr. P. H. Collins
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The Complete Louisiana Hayride Archives 1954-1956
This is where it all began, Elvis is, well Elvis. The boxed presentation is great, the music superb, at last all the Hayride performances are in one place. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Bony Moronie
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great peice of history
this set is a really great peice of history . it not very often that rare elvis gold like this comes to light for big elvis fans this is a real rare treat. Read more
Published 17 months ago by james
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