ELVIS PRESLEY Jailhouse Rock MINT/SEALED Dual Speed Audio Fidelity Ltd Ed

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Elvis Presley <> Jailhouse Rock MINT/SEALED Dual Speed Limited Edition “…one of The Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame’s 500 Songs that Shaped Rock ‘n’ Roll”
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.
“…#67 on Rolling Stone’s list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.”
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TRACKS Side One / 33 1/3 rpm 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 Two / 45 rpm 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 *
* with The Jordanaires
Mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio