Playlist: The Very Best of Elvis Presley [Digipak]Elvis Presley
Release Date: 04/29/2008
Original Release:
2008
# of Discs:
1
J&R Item # 1022111_CD
UPC # 886972881225
Label: RCA Records (USA)
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Disc: 1
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Performer: Elvis Presley
Distributor: Sony Music Distribution ( Notes: Part of an eco-friendly budget line of greatest hits anthologies packaged in 100% recycled paperboard and cleverly including full liner notes and photos as a PDF file on the CD itself, PLAYLIST: THE VERY BEST OF ELVIS PRESLEY is a solid 14-track best-of. Focusing on Elvis's post-Army hits, the set includes classics like "Burning Love," "Suspicion," "In the Ghetto," "It's Now Or Never," and "Guitar Man."
"Before Elvis, there was nothing," John Lennon once said. An overstatement, of course, but Elvis Presley's ascendance to superstardom in the mid-1950s kicked off a musical and social revolution whose impact has yet to abate. After the charming young man from Tupelo, Mississippi was discovered by Sun Records honcho Sam Phillips, the wise studio owner took Presley under his wing, leading to the landmark recording of his first single, "That's All Right (Mama)." The rest, of course, is well-documented history, with Elvis going on to conquer the pop charts, the box office, and beyond. He truly was the King, and his blend of country, pop, and R&B became the cornerstone of rock & roll.
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