Press-release:
The explosion of Elvis Presley’s career on RCA Records during the 12 months of 1956 was a wondrous evolution. By the end of that fateful year, the rockabilly singer from Memphis whose audience was rooted in the deep Southern states, would be the most famous person in the world. How did it happen? In one word: music.
"Young Man With The Big Beat" puts the focus on Elvis in 1956. The package includes his RCA studio master recordings and outtakes in New York, Nashville and Memphis; live performances; interviews; and much more. Taking its name from an RCA poster campaign for his debut album, the super deluxe 5-CD, 12-inch square box set (with an amazing 80-page book with timeline) is available now for pre-order at www.elvis.com/1956. Pre-order customers will also receive an exclusive replica vinyl 7” of Elvis’ first 45rpm EP for RCA Records. Sharing the same striking cover art as Elvis’ debut album, the EP features “Blue Suede Shoes,” “Tutti Frutti,” “I Got A Woman” and “Just Because.” This vinyl single is only available through this special website offer, and it will ship upon payment for the box set.
The five CDs comprise the following, all material originating in 1956:
CD One, Studio Recordings: 17 tracks recorded in New York, Nashville, and Hollywood, starting with the 12 songs on the debut LP, Elvis Presley (‘1254’), followed by non-LP single A-sides and B-sides, and EP tracks
CD Two, Studio Recordings: 22 tracks recorded in New York, Nashville, and Memphis, starting with the 12 songs on the second LP, Elvis (‘1382’), followed by non-LP single A-sides and B-sides, and EP tracks
CD Three, Live Recordings: Rare remasters of shows at the Frontier Hotel in Las Vegas (four songs); Little Rock, Arkansas (seven songs); and a recently discovered, previously unreleased concert in Shreveport, Louisiana, in December (ten songs)
CD Four, The Outtakes: Four outtakes from the first historic RCA session in January (“I Got A Woman,” “Heartbreak Hotel,” “I’m Counting On You,” “I Was The One”), segueing into the complete session of February 3rd (11 takes of “Lawdy, Miss Clawdy” and 12 takes of “Shake, Rattle And Roll”); plus the first of the interviews – the complete Warwick Hotel (NYC) interview by Robert Brown in March
CD Five, the Interviews: The Paul Wilder interview, plus his interviews with Colonel Parker and Oscar Davis; plus two segments of Elvis’ rarely heard candid monologue, “The Truth About Me,” and two advertisements for RCA Victrolas.
Over the course of CD One and Two, "Young Man With The Big Beat" compiles Elvis Presley’s complete 1956 masters. The year was fueled by a run of hits that kept radio well-stocked: “Heartbreak Hotel,” “I Was The One,” “Blue Suede Shoes,” “Money Honey,” “I Want You, I Need You, I Love You,” “My Baby Left Me,” “Don't Be Cruel,” “Hound Dog,” and “Love Me Tender” topping the list.
In addition to the master takes, outtakes, and live performances heard on CDs One through Four of "Young Man With The Big Beat," there is also the most extensive collection of audio spoken word material ever included on an RCA release. These extended and rare interviews are previously unreleased by RCA Records. The first of these segments, at the end of CD Four, is the complete Elvis interview by Robert Brown that took place at the Warwick Hotel in New York City on March 24th. CD Five then presents:
- The Complete TV Guide Presents Elvis interview (Elvis interviewed by Paul Wilder backstage at the Polk Theater, Lakeland, Florida, on August 10th)
- Colonel Parker and Oscar Davis (interviewed by Paul Wilder backstage at the Polk Theater, Lakeland, Florida, on August 10th)
- The Truth About Me (Original spoken word 45 rpm disc included in Teen Parade magazine. Recorded on the set of Love Me Tender, August 22nd)
- The Truth About Me Interview (Recorded on the set of Love Me Tender, August 22nd)
- RCA Victrola radio ad 1
- RCA Victrola radio ad 2 (both ads never before released commercially)
Book:An exlusive deluxe, 12"x12", 80-page book offers rare photos, rare memorabilia, priceless RCA and Elvis Presley Enterprises documents, Billboard news clippings; and a unique factual overview featuring 12-month day-by-day chronology of Elvis' iconic year.
Memorabilia:
Memorabilia Envelope contains reproductions of the following items:
- RCA’s original Elvis poster – Young Man With The Big Beat
- Mosque Theater Poster
- Venus Room, Las Vegas Flyer
- Original RCA Hartbreak Hotel Order form
- Cotton Bowl ticket stub
- 5 8” x 10” rare photographs suitable for framing
Elvis Presley Legacy Edition
In tandem with the release of "Young Man With The Big Beat," RCA/Legacy will also release "Elvis Presley Legacy Edition." This special double-CD package will couple, for the first time, the Elvis Presley and Elvis albums of 1956. "Elvis Presley: Legacy Edition" has as its cover image the classic Elvis Presley debut LP design that has been paid homage by the Clash (London Calling), Big Audio Dynamite (F-Punk), k.d. lang (Reintarnation), and many others. The Legacy Edition booklet will contain new liner notes and rare archival photography.
Track listing
Disc: 1 Elvis Presley (1956)
01. Blue Suede Shoes
02. I m Counting On You
03. I Got A Woman
04. One-Sided Love Affair
05. I Love You Because
06. Just Because
07. Tutti Frutti
08. Trying To Get To You
09. I m Gonna Sit Right Down And Cry (Over You)
010. I ll Never Let You Go (Little Darlin )
011. Blue Moon
012. Money Honey
013. Heartbreak Hotel
014. I Was The One
015. My Baby Left Me
016. Lawdy, Miss Clawdy
017. Shake, Rattle And Roll
Disc: 2 Elvis (1956)
1. Rip It Up
2. Love Me
3. When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again
4. Long Tall Sally
5. First In Line
6. Paralyzed
7. So Glad You re Mine
8. Old Shep
9. Ready Teddy
10. Anyplace Is Paradise
11. How s The World Treating You
12. How Do You Think I Feel
13. I Want You, I Need You, I Love You
14. Hound Dog
15. Don t Be Cruel
16. Any Way You Want Me (That s How I Will Be)
17. Too Much
18. Playing For Keeps
Love Me Tender EP
19. Love Me Tender
20. Let Me
21. Poor Boy
22. We re Gonna Move
Disc: 3 Elvis Live In '56
Venus Room, Frontier Hotel, Las Vegas, May 6, 1956
01. Heartbreak Hotel
02. Long Tall Sally
03. Blue Suede Shoes
04. Money Honey
Robinson Memorial Auditorium, Little Rock, Arkansas, May 16, 1956
05. Heartbreak Hotel
06. Long Tall Sally
07. I Was The One
08. Money Honey
09. I Got A Woman
10. Blue Suede Shoes
11. Hound Dog
Hirsch Youth Center, Louisiana Fairgrounds, Shreveport, Louisiana, December 15, 1956, previously unreleased.
12. Heartbreak Hotel
13. Long Tall Sally
14. I Was The One
15. Love Me Tender
16. Don t Be Cruel
17. Love Me
18. I Got A Woman
19. When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again
20. Paralyzed
21. Hound Dog
Disc: 4 The Sessions
First RCA Session Outtakes, January 10-11, 1956
01. I Got A Woman take unknown
02. Heartbreak Hotel take 06
03. I m Counting On You take 13
04. I Was The One take 02
The Complete February 3, 1956 Sessions
05. Lawdy, Miss Clawdy take 01
06. Lawdy, Miss Clawdy take 03
07. Lawdy, Miss Clawdy take 04
08. Lawdy, Miss Clawdy take 05
09. Lawdy, Miss Clawdy take 06
10. Lawdy, Miss Clawdy takes 07, 08, 09
11. Lawdy, Miss Clawdy take 10 (master)
12. Lawdy, Miss Clawdy takes 11,12
13. Shake, Rattle And Roll takes 01, 02
14. Shake, Rattle And Roll takes 03, 05, 06, 07
15. Shake, Rattle And Roll take 08
16. Shake, Rattle And Roll takes 09, 10, 11, 12, 12 (undubbed master)
Bonus Interview
17. The Complete Warwick Hotel Interview
Disc: 5 Elvis Talks
01. The Complete TV Guide Presents Elvis interview
02. Colonel Parker Interview
03. The Truth About Me
04. The Truth About Me Interview
05. Victrola Radio ad 1
06. Victrola Radio ad 2
The actual box set will be available everywhere September 27, 2011, on RCA/Legacy, a division of Sony Music Entertainment. Both the box set and the Legacy Edition are currently available for pre-order at Amazon.com. Click here to order "Young Man With The Big Beat
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