Monday, July 21, 2014

July 21 - Elvis Rocks!

An upgraded re-release of the original 1989 Bilko bootleg release "Elvis Rocks Little Rock" will be re-issued on CD. According to the press-release "This is the best Elvis 1956 live album!". 

This re-issue comes with the completely remastered May 16, 1956 concert as original recorded and now remastered and speed corrected. Also, the story behind this recording as told by disc jockey Ray Green and the complete dressing room interview by Ray Green, the Don Davis interviews Elvis (March 1956). 

The set itself comes with a 12-page booklet, original art-work and is limited to 500 copies. 

Tracks
16.05.1956 Little Rock / Arkansas:
Heartbreak Hotel - Long Tall Sally - I Was The One - Money Honey - I Got A Woman - Blue Suede Shoes - Hound Dog
Interviews:
The Story Behind This Recording As Told By Disc Jockey Ray Green -  Ray Green Backstage (Including Part Of "Hound Dog" - Elvis Dressing Room Interview - Ray Green Again (Concert Extracts)
15.12.1956 - Louisiana Fairgrounds, Shreveport:
Heartbreak Hotel - Long Tall Sally - I Was The One - Love Me Tender - Don't Be Cruel - Love Me - I Got A Woman - When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again - Paralyzed - Hound Dog
Interviews:
Don Davis Interviews Elvis In March 1956

(Source: Essential Elvis)