Elvis Presley Sun 223 45 Mystery Train/I Forgot to Remember 1955
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425
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***If this sells for $425.00 I will included a trading card signed by Scotty Moore***
Elvis Presley’s last release for Sun Records. I Forgot to Remember bw Mystery Train. I got this out of a radio station in North Texas that would brand a # into the run off area of their records during the 50s. This one has the #8 but miraculously does not effect play. I’ve tested it on both my 1950s era RCA phonograph and 1952 Seeburg Library Unit 200 with no issues besides usual light noise for a well cared for but enjoyed 70 year old record. No scratches just normal scruffs mainly from being pulled from the various sleeves over the years. Vinyl retains almost all the gloss and shine. Mystery Train sounds incredible on the Seeburg. There is label wear on the Mystery Train side and I’ve noticed this seems to be more common with this side of the Sun 223 45 record.
Credits Elvis Presley on one line, Scotty and Bill on another. Catalog number on bottom.
Matrix numbers
45-U-156x 20 / 45-U-157x 20 (machine stamped)
See photos and ask any questions. No returns, refunds or exchanges.
***There no push marks on this Sun release. I have never seen or heard of a documented copy of the Sun 223 45 with push marks.***
Elvis’ version of "Mystery Train" was first released on August 20, 1955, as the B-side of "I Forgot to Remember to Forget". In 2003, Rolling Stone magazine ranked it at number 77 on its list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. Sam Phillips at Sun Studios again produced the recording, and featured Presley on vocals and rhythm guitar, Scotty Moore on lead guitar, and Bill Black on bass. Moore used a country lead break and fingerstyle picking, with a touch of slapback echo. Moore also drew on elements from earlier songs, such as the guitar riffs from Junior Parker's "Love My Baby" (1953), played by Pat Hare, and "Sixteen Tons" (1946) by Merle Travis. Years later Bill would point to a framed 78 on the wall and exclaim ‘now that was a record!’ "Mystery Train" is now considered to be an "enduring classic". It was the first recording to make Elvis Presley a nationally known country music star.
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