The King of Rock 'n' Roll: The Complete 50's Masters | 
 enlarge | Artist: Elvis Presley
Label: Bmg / Elvis
Category: Music
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Rating:  27 reviews
Sales Rank: 10079
Format: Box Set
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 5
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.9
Dimensions (in): 12.2 x 5.9 x 2
MPN: 66050
UPC: 078636605029
EAN: 0078636605029
ASIN: B000002WMH
Release Date: June 23, 1992
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Disc 1
| • | My Happiness - Elvis Presley, Bergantine, Borney | | • | That's All Right - Elvis Presley, Crudup, Arthur "Big | | • | I Love You Because - Elvis Presley, Payne, Leon | | • | Harbor Lights - Elvis Presley, Kennedy, Gordon | | • | Blue Moon of Kentucky - Elvis Presley, Monroe, Bill [1] | | • | Blue Moon - Elvis Presley, Hart, Lorenz | | • | Tomorrow Night - Elvis Presley, Coslow, Sam | | • | I'll Never Let You Go (Little Darlin') - Elvis Presley, Wakely, Jimmy | | • | I Don't Care if the Sun Don't Shine - Elvis Presley, David, Mack | | • | Just Because - Elvis Presley, Robin, Sydney | | • | Good Rockin' Tonight - Elvis Presley, Brown, Roy [1] | | • | Milk Cow Blues - Elvis Presley, Arnold, Kokomo | | • | You're a Heartbreaker - Elvis Presley, Sallee, Jack | | • | Baby Let's Play House - Elvis Presley, Gunter, Arthur | | • | I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone - Elvis Presley, Kesler, Stan | | • | Mystery Train - Elvis Presley, Parker, Junior | | • | I Forgot to Remember to Forget - Elvis Presley, Kesler, Stan | | • | Trying to Get to You - Elvis Presley, McCoy, Rose Marie | | • | When It Rains, It Really Pours - Elvis Presley, Emerson, Bill | | • | I Got a Woman - Elvis Presley, Charles, Ray [1] | | • | Heartbreak Hotel - Elvis Presley, Axton, Mae Boren | | • | Money Honey - Elvis Presley, Stone, Jesse | | • | I'm Counting on You - Elvis Presley, Robertson, Don | | • | I Was the One - Elvis Presley, Blair, Hal | | • | Blue Suede Shoes - Elvis Presley, Perkins, Carl [Rock | | • | My Baby Left Me - Elvis Presley, Crudup, Arthur "Big | | • | One-Sided Love Affair - Elvis Presley, Campbell, Bill | | • | So Glad You're Mine - Elvis Presley, Crudup, Arthur "Big | | • | I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Cry (Over You) - Elvis Presley, Biggs, Howard | | • | Tutti Frutti - Elvis Presley, LaBostrie, Dorothy |
Disc 2
| • | Lawdy Miss Clawdy - Elvis Presley, Price, Lloyd | | • | Shake, Rattle & Roll - Elvis Presley, Calhoun, Charles E. | | • | I Want You, I Need You, I Love You - Elvis Presley, Kosloff, Lou | | • | Hound Dog - Elvis Presley, Leiber, Jerry | | • | Don't Be Cruel - Elvis Presley, Blackwell, Otis | | • | Any Way You Want Me (That's How I Will Be) - Elvis Presley, Owens, Cliff | | • | We're Gonna Move - Elvis Presley, Presley, Elvis | | • | Love Me Tender - Elvis Presley, Presley, Elvis | | • | Poor Boy - Elvis Presley, Presley, Elvis | | • | Let Me - Elvis Presley, Presley, Elvis | | • | Playing for Keeps - Elvis Presley, Kesler, Stan | | • | Love Me - Elvis Presley, Leiber, Jerry | | • | Paralyzed - Elvis Presley, Blackwell, Otis | | • | How Do You Think I Feel - Elvis Presley, Pierce, Webb | | • | How's the World Treating You - Elvis Presley, Atkins, Chet | | • | When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again - Elvis Presley, Sullivan, Gene | | • | Long Tall Sally - Elvis Presley, Blackwell, Robert | | • | Old Shep - Elvis Presley, Foley, Red | | • | Too Much - Elvis Presley, Rosenberg, Lee | | • | Anyplace Is Paradise - Elvis Presley, Thomas, Joe | | • | Ready Teddy - Elvis Presley, Blackwell, Bumps | | • | First in Line - Elvis Presley, Schroeder, Aaron | | • | Rip It Up - Elvis Presley, Blackwell, Robert " | | • | I Believe - Elvis Presley, Drake, Ervin | | • | Tell Me Why - Elvis Presley, Turner, Titus | | • | Got a Lot O' Livin' to Do! - Elvis Presley, Schroeder, Aaron | | • | All Shook Up - Elvis Presley, Blackwell, Otis | | • | Mean Woman Blues - Elvis Presley, Demetrius, Claude | | • | Peace in the Valley - Elvis Presley, Dorsey, Thomas A. |
Disc 3
| • | That's When Your Heartaches Begin - Elvis Presley, Fisher, Fred | | • | Take My Hand, Precious Lord - Elvis Presley, Dorsey, Thomas A. | | • | It Is No Secret (What God Can Do) - Elvis Presley, Hamblen, Stuart | | • | Blueberry Hill - Elvis Presley, Lewis, Al [1] | | • | Have I Told You Lately That I Love You - Elvis Presley, Wiseman, Scotty | | • | Is It So Strange - Elvis Presley, Young, Faron | | • | Party - Elvis Presley, Robinson, Jessie Ma | | • | Lonesome Cowboy - Elvis Presley, Bennett, Roy | | • | Hot Dog - Elvis Presley, Leiber, Jerry | | • | One Night of Sin - Elvis Presley, Bartholomew, Dave | | • | (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear - Elvis Presley, Lowe, Bernie | | • | Don't Leave Me Now - Elvis Presley, Schroeder, Aaron | | • | I Beg of You - Elvis Presley, McCoy, Rose Marie | | • | One Night - Elvis Presley, Bartholomew, Dave | | • | True Love - Elvis Presley, Porter, Cole | | • | I Need You So - Elvis Presley, Hunter, Ivory Joe | | • | Loving You - Elvis Presley, Leiber, Jerry | | • | When It Rains, It Really Pours - Elvis Presley, Emerson, Bill | | • | Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley, Leiber, Jerry | | • | Young and Beautiful - Elvis Presley, Silver, Abner | | • | I Want to Be Free - Elvis Presley, Leiber, Jerry | | • | (You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care - Elvis Presley, Leiber, Jerry | | • | Don't Leave Me Now - Elvis Presley, Schroeder, Aaron | | • | Blue Christmas - Elvis Presley, Hayes, Bill | | • | White Christmas - Elvis Presley, Berlin, Irving | | • | Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane) - Elvis Presley, Autry, Gene | | • | Silent Night - Elvis Presley, Gruber, Franz | | • | O Little Town of Bethlehem - Elvis Presley, Redner, Lewis H. | | • | Santa Bring My Baby Back (To Me) - Elvis Presley, Schroeder, Aaron | | • | Santa Claus Is Back in Town - Elvis Presley, Leiber, Jerry | | • | I'll Be Home for Christmas - Elvis Presley, Gannon, Kim |
Disc 4
| • | Treat Me Nice - Elvis Presley, Leiber, Jerry | | • | My Wish Came True - Elvis Presley, Hunter, Ivory Joe | | • | Don't - Elvis Presley, Leiber, Jerry | | • | Danny - Elvis Presley, Wise, Fred | | • | Hard Headed Woman - Elvis Presley, Demetrius, Claude | | • | Trouble - Elvis Presley, Leiber, Jerry | | • | New Orleans - Elvis Presley, Bennett, Roy | | • | Crawfish - Elvis Presley, Wise, Fred | | • | Dixieland Rock - Elvis Presley, Schroeder, Aaron | | • | Lover Doll - Elvis Presley, Wayne, Sid | | • | Don't Ask Me Why - Elvis Presley, Weisman, Benjamin | | • | As Long as I Have You - Elvis Presley, Weisman, Benjamin | | • | King Creole - Elvis Presley, Leiber, Jerry | | • | Young Dreams - Elvis Presley, Kalmanoff, Martin | | • | Steadfast, Loyal and True - Elvis Presley, Leiber, Jerry | | • | Doncha' Think It's Time - Elvis Presley, Dixon, Luther | | • | Your Cheatin' Heart - Elvis Presley, Williams, Hank [1] | | • | Wear My Ring Around Your Neck - Elvis Presley, Carroll, Bert | | • | I Need Your Love Tonight - Elvis Presley, Wayne, Sid | | • | A Big Hunk O' Love - Elvis Presley, Schroeder, Aaron | | • | Ain't That Loving You Baby - Elvis Presley, Hunter, Ivory Joe | | • | (Now and Then There's) A Fool Such as I - Elvis Presley, Trader, Bill | | • | I Got Stung - Elvis Presley, Schroeder, Aaron | | • | Interview With Elvis - Elvis Presley, |
Disc 5
| • | That's When Your Heartaches Begin - Elvis Presley, Fisher, Fred | | • | Fool, Fool, Fool - Elvis Presley, Nugetre, Ahmet | | • | Tweedle Dee - Elvis Presley, Scott, Winfield | | • | Maybellene - Elvis Presley, Berry, Chuck | | • | Shake, Rattle & Roll - Elvis Presley, Calhoun, Charles E. | | • | Blue Moon of Kentucky - Elvis Presley, Monroe, Bill [1] | | • | Blue Moon - Elvis Presley, Hart, Lorenz | | • | I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone - Elvis Presley, Kesler, Stan | | • | Reconsider Baby - Elvis Presley, Fulson, Lowell | | • | Lawdy Miss Clawdy - Elvis Presley, Price, Lloyd | | • | Shake, Rattle & Roll - Elvis Presley, Calhoun, Charles E. | | • | I Want You, I Need You, I Love You - Elvis Presley, Kosloff, Lou | | • | Heartbreak Hotel - Elvis Presley, Axton, Mae Boren | | • | Long Tall Sally - Elvis Presley, Blackwell, Robert | | • | Blue Suede Shoes - Elvis Presley, Perkins, Carl [Rock | | • | Money Honey - Elvis Presley, Stone, Jesse | | • | We're Gonna Move - Elvis Presley, Presley, Elvis | | • | Old Shep - Elvis Presley, Foley, Red | | • | I Beg of You - Elvis Presley, McCoy, Rose Marie | | • | Loving You - Elvis Presley, Leiber, Jerry | | • | Loving You - Elvis Presley, Leiber, Jerry | | • | Young and Beautiful - Elvis Presley, Silver, Abner | | • | I Want to Be Free - Elvis Presley, Leiber, Jerry | | • | King Creole - Elvis Presley, Leiber, Jerry | | • | As Long as I Have You - Elvis Presley, Weisman, Benjamin | | • | Ain't That Loving You Baby - Elvis Presley, Hunter, Ivory Joe |
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This five-disc set was the first release in BMG's effort to present Elvis's recorded legacy in a manner befitting the most important musical artist of his time. The strategy was simple--showcase, in chronological order, remastered versions of the King's 1950s output, from his sessions with Sam Phillips at Sun Studios (where they arguably invented the very notion of rock & roll) through his 1958 Army induction. Not everything Elvis recorded in the '50s was great (just as not everything he recorded in Hollywood was rotten), but there are dozens of tracks here that, quite simply, can make a bad day seem all that much better. Which surely still makes him the king of something. Suffice it to say this is one box set that lives up to its title. --Bill Holdship
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The King Of Rock & Roll The Complete 50's Masters November 25, 2008
Ramsey Anne Hodges
I have this box set the sound quality is very good. If you want the complete 50's collection you must have this box set it is all you will need. I also have the 60's and 70's box set masters to complete my collection and all are great i highly recommend this to all Elvis Fans. I have been a long time fan and i know quality when i hear it and this is definitely great quality buy it.
Anne
The Word "Essential" Is Often Over-Used - But Not Here September 3, 2007
AvidOldiesCollector (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
If you're an Elvis Presley fan there is no need to go into the details of the music that gave birth to R&R - it's all here. Everything he recorded in the 1950s. If you were born in 1977 or later and only know of The King from hearsay, this box-set is a musical history lesson.
Adding to the lustre of this wonderful collection from RCA Victor is the multi-page book containing numerous photographs, record label reproductions, including the Sun 78 rpm issues, all his LP/EP covers, poster reproductions, a complete 1950s discography, and reams of fascinating liner notes by Peter Guralnick.
There is also an advertisement giving you a compete listing of Elvis videos, along with a sheet of 36 "collectable" stamps depicting his album covers.
All in all, a marvelous collection which truly lives up to the adjective "essential" like no other.
"Hold me close, hold me tight...." August 28, 2007
R. DelParto (Virginia Beach, VA USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is the definitive early Elvis recordings collection to own as well as begin one's journey when understanding where the roots of rock and roll began and forever changed the face of popular music. It is appropriately titled, ELVIS THE KING OF ROCK AND ROLL: THE COMPLETE 50's MASTERS. These are master recordings that cover the years 1953-1959, and includes all of his legendary and classic hits, such as "Heartbreak Hotel," "Hound Dog," "Love Me Tender," and "Don't Be Cruel." Once one hears the somewhat haunting opening track, "My Happiness," a song made famous by Connie Francis, and subsequent unreleased tracks within the five CDs that have not been heard before, there is no doubt that Elvis had indeed an immaculate voice where he crossed musical genres and boundaries: blues, country, soul, gospel, rock and roll, and rockabilly; undoubtedly he said it all during a Sun recording session, " I don't sound like nobody."
RCA and BMG music exceptionally and lovingly compiled this box set. Besides the five CDs, there also includes a beautifully presented souvenir book that provides a detailed chronology of Elvis's recordings, which includes his Sun and RCA records session dates as well as soundtrack sessions, catalog numbers of each US and UK album release, and most importantly, the book illustrates the excitement of Elvis mania with the display of photographs, singles, album covers, and short anecdotes and reminiscences of various sessions as noted by Peter Guralnick.
ELVIS THE KING OF ROCK AND ROLL box set will leave one breathless. Elvis Presley was one of a kind, and continues to be emulated by fans and new generations alike as they discover and rediscover his music. Indeed, Elvis is still everywhere.
The Complete 50's Masters April 12, 2007
Grandma Aapul (Milwaukee, WI USA)
Do yourself a favor and order this collection along with the 60's & 70's. There are songs you won't find on other CD's, and hear Elvis as a regular "guy" just makes you love him more.
Definitive Elvis '50s compilation February 25, 2007
Annie Van Auken (Planet Earth)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
THE KING OF ROCK 'N' ROLL: THE COMPLETE 50's MASTERS is a four-CD set, with a bonus disc containing alternate studio takes, and a lot of "live" Elvis recordings-- MGM Grand stuff, mostly. Except for the acetate of "That's When Your Heartaches Begins" and the few alternates, DISC 5 is fluff.
The other four CDs however are a treasure trove of the music that defined "The King." From his one-of-a-kind 1953 recording booth acetate of "My Happiness" to the 1958 fast version of "Ain't That Loving You Baby," this set documents Presley's recording career in chronological order and without gaps.
The 102-page long box-sized book includes sessionography, discography, color photos of all LP, EP and 45 picture sleeves, an excellent bio in easy to read print, and lots of other color and B&W photos. Sound quality is excellent. This one gets five stars for the biggest star of all!
TOTAL RUNNING TIMES --
DISC ONE -- 71:22
DISC TWO -- 70:40
DISC THREE -- 71:49
DISC FOUR -- 62:39
DISC FIVE (Rare And Rockin')-- 61:31
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