Elvis Presley | The 78 RPM Appreciation Archives Thread !

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Elvis Presley with "I Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine" recorded from the original US 78 rpm shellac single on RCA Victor 20-6381 released on December 20, 1955. "I Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine" with A-side "Good Rockin' Tonight", was originally released on October 1954 on Sun 210. Both sides were recorded in September 1954 at Memphis Recording Service (Sun Studio) in Memphis with Elvis Presley on vocal and acoustic rhythm guitar, Scotty Moore on electric lead guitar and Bill Black on stand-up bass.
The session was produced by Sam Phillips. Words and music by Mack David.







Musical style: Rockabilly, Rock & Roll.



Video recorded by Antoon van Olderen using an audio-technica player model AT-LP1240-USB with an Ortofon 2M 78 MM-stylus and audio captured off air via a Driade D 71 MK II speaker. This video is a recorded live demonstration of a playback of the 78 RPM shellac format on modern day equipment and is shared for archival and research purposes.

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Elvis Presley | G. I. Blues | Rca 78 rpm | 1961 South Africa ...




Elvis Presley with "G. I. Blues" recorded from the original South-African 78 rpm shellac single on RCA 71.401. Released in 1961, "G. I. Blues" and B-side "Wooden Heart", were not originally released on single in the US. "G. I. Blues" was recorded on April 27, 1960 at RCA Studio's - Hollywood, California with Elvis Presley on lead vocals, Scotty Moore on electric lead guitar, Neal Matthews on guitar, Hilmer J. 'Tiny' Timbrell on mandolin and guitar, Ray Siegel on bass, Dudley Brooks on Floyd Cramer on piano, Jimmie Haskell on accordeon, Hoyt Hawkins on tambourine and D.J. Fontana and Frank Bode on drums. Backup vocals by the Jordanaires featuring Gordon Stoker, Neal Matthews, Hoyt Hawkins and Hugh Jarrett.
The session was engineered by Al Schmitt and produced by Joseph Lilley. Words and music by Sid Tepper, and Roy C. Bennett.

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"Wooden Heart" recorded from the original South-African 78 rpm shellac single on RCA 71.401.
Released in 1961, "Wooden Heart" and B-side "G. I. Blues", were not originally released on single in the US.

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"Mystery Train" is a song written and recorded by American blues musician Junior Parker in 1953. Originally performed in the style of a Memphis blues or rhythm and blues tune, it was inspired by earlier songs and later became a popular rockabilly song, as first covered by Elvis Presley, then numerous others.

Elvis Presley's 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.

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Treat Me Nice - Elvis Presley Brazilian 1957

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'Elvis Presley & the Jordanaires' with "Young And Beautiful" recorded from the original South-African 78 rpm shellac single on RCA 71.194. "Young And Beautiful" and the A-side, "(You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care", were not released on single in the US.

Video was recorded and upload by Antoon van Olderen using an audio-technica player model AT-LP1240-USB with an Ortofon 2M 78 MM-stylus and audio captured off air via a Driade D 71 MK II speaker.

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does it ever make any of you wonder what was the last RCA 78 RPM for an Elvis record either in UK or USA ?

Another question, did 78 RPM pressings for Elvis' music continue in other foreign markets beyond 1964?

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Aw good heavens : That gramophone is nearly 100 years old, my friends !!! Still sounded great

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Testing my Elvis Presley 1950’s RCA 78 RPM Records. Do they still play?

Quote The King's Court: "Finally got something to test play my old (and crappy looking) Original Elvis RCA 78’s."

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South African 78 rpm pressing of one of Elvis's biggest records, released in 1960 it has sold over 25 million copies worldwide, #1 for 5 weeks in the US and 8 weeks in the UK.

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I Was The One (1956) - Elvis Presley (Lp Mono 1959) Vinyl...

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interesting find "Party" was issued on 78 RPM in the UK.