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Track Listings
| 1. Harbor Lights |
| 2. I Love You Because |
| 3. That's All Right |
| 4. Blue Moon Of Kentucky |
| 5. Blue Moon |
| 6. Tomorrow Night |
| 7. I'll Never Let You Go (Little Darlin') |
| 8. Just Because |
| 9. Good Rockin' Tonight |
| 10. I Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine |
| 11. Milkcow Blues Boogie |
| 12. You're A Heartbreaker |
| 13. "I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone" |
| 14. "I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone" |
| 15. "Baby, Let's Play House" |
| 16. I Forgot To Remember To Forget |
| 17. Mystery Train |
| 18. Trying To Get To You |
| 19. "When It Rains, It Really Pours" |
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Though they would eventually be hailed as nothing short of the birth notice of rock 'n' roll, these seminal recordings--the product of a teenaged Memphis truck driver with virtually no public performance experience--were originally little more than energetic regional country hits that eventually led to a modest national record deal. Elvis Presley's five Sun singles, along with nine additional demos and outtakes from the era, have been meticulously cleansed of the reverb and echo effects added to the later LP versions RCA issued during the singer's meteoric rise to stardom, yielding a restored clarity that may startle even veteran Presley fans. Of course, it's the performances themselves that remain indelible benchmarks of modern American music, a fusion of R&B, C&W, Tin Pan Alley pop, and irrepressible ambition that seemed wholly formed even on the first single's pairing of the Arthur Crudup blues "That's Alright" with a joyously supercharged revamp of Bill Monroe's "Blue Moon of Kentucky." What the core trio on these recordings--Presley, guitarist Scotty Moore, and bassist Bill Black--accomplished in their brief tenure at Sun was as preternatural as it was groundbreaking, yielding a mindset and sound that continues to reverberate around the globe over a half-century later. --Jerry McCulley
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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This is absolute must have edition and what makes it different from others is the fact that 90% of songs featured here come from older generation master tapes that were hidden in Sam Phillips vaults and were not available before.
Sound is simply amazing, specially when compared to 50's masters or 'Sunrise'.
Sound is simply amazing, specially when compared to 50's masters or 'Sunrise'.
45 of 46 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This is by far the best release of Sun material around, surpassing all previous efforts by the mere quality of the sound restoration. Other releases might have been more complete, but listening to "Elvis at Sun" proves more revelatory than all, even fifty years after date.
Groundbreaking, visionary, indispensable.
Groundbreaking, visionary, indispensable.
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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I love this cd. If I close my eyes I'm transported back to the little Sun studio where history was being made. These early recordings sound uninhibited and experimental and the enjoyment of the musicians is evident. Bill's bass and Scotty's guitar playing create a unique backing sound. I love 'You're a Heartbreaker' and 'Mystery Train'. Some of the songs are 'in progress' others are as they were released. The booklet with the cd contains information about the songs and it was written by Ernst Jorgensen who knows a thing or two. Also there's a nice piece written by Sam Phillips' son Knox. There are some songs that I have heard referred to in the many books I have read but I hadn't come across them on any of the other cds I have e.g Harbor Lights, Milkcow Blues, Good Rockin' Tonight. Others might be on cds you already have e.g. Trying to get to you, I forgot to remember to forget (wonderful lyrics)and Baby Let's Play House. But for the unique moment in history that this cd encapsulates it's an essential addition to any Elvis collection.
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. . . . . . ' I SING LIKE NOBODY '
That was Elvis' reply in 1954 when he was asked who he sang like as he walked into Sun Studios before laying down the first world changing tracks.
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Published 3 months ago by tommyboo
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Early recordings by Elvis on Sun label
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Published on 1 Jun 2009 by M. P. Warren
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