Elvis Presley Jailhouse Rock 180 GRAM 12" 33/45rpm Vinyl EP

Dual Speed Album - 33rpm Side A, 45rpm Side B!
First Time Available On 12" Vinyl In This Format!

This is a dual speed, 12 inch at 180 gram, 33 1/3 RPM on the A side and 45 RPM on the B side. 45 SPEED -  Of course cutting at 45 speed is the audiophile choice for the highest quality. A 45-RPM record is sonically superior to a 33 1/3 variety because of a 35 percent reduction of groove curvature compared to a 33 1/3 cut.. It means that while you can't fit as much music into a 45, the undukations of the groove that your cartridge has to track are stretched over a longer distance. For these reissues, the music was displaced onto two sides, meaning each side contains about 10+ minutes of music.

The only way you'll get closer to this classic music is to listen to the master tapes or have been in the studio with the artist originally during the actual session

Released in the fall of 1957 as a 7" single, backed with "Treat Me Nice" and was Number One on the U.S. Chart for seven weeks. 

This is the first time this is available on 12"vinyl in this format. It's Elvis Presley sounding better than ever and is sure to generate great interest from collectors, as well as Elvis fans and music lovers.

On Jailhouse Rock, "taken from the original soundtrack of the movie, Elvis sings all five of the songs which were written especially for the film. There is the throbbing title song, Jailhouse Rock, which opens the album, followed by Young and Beautiful, I Want to Be Free, Don't Leave Me Now, and Baby I Don't Care... all in the inimitable style of this exceptional young singer and actor, Elvis Presley." - from original liner notes

In the fall of 1957 "Jailhouse Rock" was first released in the US as a single backed with "Treat Me Nice" and was #1 for seven weeks. Early in 1958 it entered the British charts at number one, making it the first single ever to do so and remained there for three weeks. "Jailhouse Rock" also spent some time at the top of the Country and the R&B charts. Jailhouse Rock was not released as an LP although it contains some of Elvis's best songs. Five of the six songs from the movie were released as part of an extended-play, seven-inch 45 RPM record that soon topped the Billboard EP charts, eventually selling an additional two million copies and earning another double-platinum RIAA certification. 

The Jailhouse Rock tunes are unassailable - the writing and production team of Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller played prominent roles in the making of the soundtrack. The pair took over the recording sessions, serving as unofficial producers of "Jailhouse Rock," "Treat Me Nice," "(You're So Square) Baby, I Don't Care," and other tunes. Their collaboration with Elvis and his musicians on "Jailhouse Rock" resulted in the singer's hardest-rocking movie song. As D.J. Fontana once noted about his drum playing on the record, "I tried to think of someone on a chain gang smashing rocks." 

The performance in the film of the title song by the young and sensual, "dangerous" Elvis complete with chorus boys dressed as convicts is legendary. One of the best of Presley's films, Jailhouse Rock is a perfect balance of song and story - seldom would Elvis be so well showcased in the future. 

Elvis Presley's songs have become an integral part of American culture. All were interpreted and recorded by one of the most successful performers American popular music has ever seen. The Jailhouse Rock EP soundtrack is a classic example of the "early" Elvis on the rise to super-stardom. Elvis at his best. 

Features:
• 180g Vinyl
• Dual Speed 33 1/3rpm on side A; 45rpm on side B

Selections:
Side A - 33 1/3rpm:
1. Jailhouse Rock
2. Young and Beautiful
3. I Want to Be Free
4. Don't Leave Me Now
5. (You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care
Side B - 45rpm:
1. Jailhouse Rock
2. Young and Beautiful
3. I Want to Be Free
4. Don't Leave Me Now
5. (You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care

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