Love Me Tender [Instrumental] - Elvis Presley, Matson, Vera
Jingle Bells [Instrumental] - Elvis Presley,
White Christmas [Instrumental] - Elvis Presley, Berlin, Irving
Reconsider Baby - Elvis Presley, Fulsom, Lowell
Don't Be Cruel - Elvis Presley, Blackwell, Otis
Don't Be Cruel - Elvis Presley, Blackwell, Otis
Paralyzed - Elvis Presley, Blackwell, Otis
Don't Be Cruel - Elvis Presley, Blackwell, Otis
There's No Place Like Home - Elvis Presley, Bishop, Henry Rowle
When the Saints Go Marchin' In - Elvis Presley, Traditional
Softly and Tenderly - Elvis Presley, Traditional
Just a Little Talk with Jesus - Elvis Presley, Derricks, Cleavant
Jesus Walked That Lonesome Valley - Elvis Presley, Traditional
I Shall Not Be Moved - Elvis Presley, Traditional
Peace in the Valley - Elvis Presley, Dorsey, Thomas A.
Down by the Riverside - Elvis Presley, Traditional
I'm with a Crowd But So Alone - Elvis Presley, Story, Carl
Farther Along - Elvis Presley, Presley, Elvis
Blessed Jesus (Hold My Hand) - Elvis Presley, Traditional
On the Jericho Road - Elvis Presley, Traditional
I Just Can't Make It by Myself - Elvis Presley, Brewster, Herbert
Little Cabin Home on the Hill - Elvis Presley, Flatt, Lester
I Hear a Sweet Voice Calling - Elvis Presley, Monroe, Bill
Sweetheart You Done Me Wrong - Elvis Presley, Monroe, Bill
Keeper of the Key (Carl Lead) - Elvis Presley, Devine, Kenny
Don't Forbid Me - Elvis Presley, Singleton, Charles
Brown Eyed Handsome Man - Elvis Presley, Berry, Chuck
Out of Sight, Out of Mind - Elvis Presley, Hunter, Ivory Joe
Brown Eyed Handsome Man - Elvis Presley, Berry, Chuck
Don't Forbid Me - Elvis Presley, Singleton, Charles
You Belong to My Heart - Elvis Presley, Gilbert, Ray
Is It So Strange - Elvis Presley, Young, Faron
That's When Your Heartaches Begin - Elvis Presley, Fisher, Fred
I'm Gonna Bid My Blues Goodbye - Elvis Presley, Snow, Hank
Crazy Arms - Elvis Presley, Mooney, Ralph
That's My Desire - Elvis Presley, Kressa, Helmy
End of the Road - Elvis Presley, Lewis, Jerry Lee
Black Bottom Stomp - Elvis Presley, Joseph, Morton Ferd
You're the Only Star in My Blue Heaven - Elvis Presley, Autry, Gene
Elvis Says Goodybe - Elvis Presley,
Fifty years after a 21-year-old Elvis Presley first shook the world comes a reissue of the famed Million Dollar Quartet recording, the off-the-cuff Sun Records jam session where Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Johnny Ca... more »sh joined Presley for a loose-jointed romp through 46 songs. Except that's not quite right--Cash either put down his part off-mic or rolled out his big baritone-bass when the tape wasn't rolling (the more likely explanation). So that, as Colin Escott writes in his liner notes, technically makes this a $750,000 Trio. And while this new edition is billed as the "complete" quartet--since 12 more minutes surfaced on a tape of superior sound quality found in Elvis's private collection, and the session is now in its right sequence--it obviously isn't the whole thing. (The 12 extra minutes are essentially four short instrumentals and "Reconsider Baby" at the start, as well as bits and pieces at different points throughout the CD.) But what survives is nevertheless fascinating, of course, not only for the historical record but for the fervor the three bring to a handful of spirituals (their finest moment) and how young Presley--who is already recording for RCA, and has just been dropped by Sun--presents himself. His new notoriety brings out a cocky charm, as he devotes much of these renditions of "Don't Be Cruel" and "Paralyzed" to an imitation of Jackie Wilson imitating him (Elvis knows Wilson only as one of Billy Ward's Dominoes), and boasting that Pat Boone recorded a song that Elvis wouldn't even audition. This fly-on-the-wall voyeurism should appeal to any student of rock 'n' roll history. But serious Elvisphiles will especially enjoy hearing Presley talk about the seeds of recording "That's When Your Heartaches Begin," mimic Hank Snow on "I'm Gonna Bid My Blues Goodbye," and express bemused ire over Faron Young, who had sent him a song ("Is It So Strange") he hoped Elvis would record. "He didn't want to give me none of it--he wanted it all, you know," Elvis says with a chuckle, supposedly referring to the publishing/writing credit, something Elvis's manager, the iron-fisted Colonel Tom Parker, demanded. As the trio moves through a plethora of material--Christmas songs, gospel, blues, R&B, country, pop, Dixieland, cowboy, and bluegrass--they become the hammer, anvil, and steel, forging a new form of music. What you have here, then, is no less than the sound of it, taking shape. --Alanna Nash« less
Fifty years after a 21-year-old Elvis Presley first shook the world comes a reissue of the famed Million Dollar Quartet recording, the off-the-cuff Sun Records jam session where Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Johnny Cash joined Presley for a loose-jointed romp through 46 songs. Except that's not quite right--Cash either put down his part off-mic or rolled out his big baritone-bass when the tape wasn't rolling (the more likely explanation). So that, as Colin Escott writes in his liner notes, technically makes this a $750,000 Trio. And while this new edition is billed as the "complete" quartet--since 12 more minutes surfaced on a tape of superior sound quality found in Elvis's private collection, and the session is now in its right sequence--it obviously isn't the whole thing. (The 12 extra minutes are essentially four short instrumentals and "Reconsider Baby" at the start, as well as bits and pieces at different points throughout the CD.) But what survives is nevertheless fascinating, of course, not only for the historical record but for the fervor the three bring to a handful of spirituals (their finest moment) and how young Presley--who is already recording for RCA, and has just been dropped by Sun--presents himself. His new notoriety brings out a cocky charm, as he devotes much of these renditions of "Don't Be Cruel" and "Paralyzed" to an imitation of Jackie Wilson imitating him (Elvis knows Wilson only as one of Billy Ward's Dominoes), and boasting that Pat Boone recorded a song that Elvis wouldn't even audition. This fly-on-the-wall voyeurism should appeal to any student of rock 'n' roll history. But serious Elvisphiles will especially enjoy hearing Presley talk about the seeds of recording "That's When Your Heartaches Begin," mimic Hank Snow on "I'm Gonna Bid My Blues Goodbye," and express bemused ire over Faron Young, who had sent him a song ("Is It So Strange") he hoped Elvis would record. "He didn't want to give me none of it--he wanted it all, you know," Elvis says with a chuckle, supposedly referring to the publishing/writing credit, something Elvis's manager, the iron-fisted Colonel Tom Parker, demanded. As the trio moves through a plethora of material--Christmas songs, gospel, blues, R&B, country, pop, Dixieland, cowboy, and bluegrass--they become the hammer, anvil, and steel, forging a new form of music. What you have here, then, is no less than the sound of it, taking shape. --Alanna Nash
The best ever representation of this historic jam!
Bill Porter | San Francisco, CA | 09/27/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Stunning sound quality makes this disc a must for all Elvis fans. This material simply never sounded better (due to new tapes they found) and in addition is complete and in the correct sequence."
Excellent
Paul Jones | Sturbridge, MA USA | 10/21/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Just want to agree with the previous reviewer. Although this session has been released many times before, this version is complete and in very good quality. it's worth the price just to hear Elvis talking on the Don't Be Cruel track about a fellow singers approach to that song - magic!"
Raw Nostalgia, like finding the Dead Sea Scrolls of Music!
Jeffrey K. Myers | Germantown, Ky | 02/15/2007
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I'm a Keyboard Player and a 33 year Musician, and an Elvis fan! A devoted follower of Jerry Lew Lewis and ALL the Sun Family. Sam Philips was smart enough to put an open mic in the room when this Jam Session happened. Elvis sings like he's in church on Sunday morning, wit so much feeling. Jerry Lee can't be lost no matter how many times Elvis switches songs. He grew up the same way.Carl Perkins thumbstyles that Guitar like the Lead Man he was! They stop and start, like it was all for fun (which it was). No formed up songs, no perfect clean things, Just raw gospel and country with a Rockabilly flair. I swear I didn't know these tapes existed, and I'm a music history idiot. Thank you for selling them amazon!! Any Elvis fan needs this one!! BUY IT!!"
Johnny Knew
Matthew Murphy | 02/27/2007
(3 out of 5 stars)
"Johnny Cash wrote about these recordings in his 1970's autobiography "Man In Black". He thought the recordings were lost, or locked in a vault somewhere. I know that Johnny is on this cd, you can hear him singing bass quite lowly on "Farther Along"(listen closely)."
Elvis and Old Pals
EP FAN | Memphis, TN | 01/15/2007
(4 out of 5 stars)
"This was an excellent review of the past. It brought back a lot of memories. Anyone who is an Elvis Fan will not want to be without it."