Elvis Presley A Date With Elvis (LP, 180g, Colored Vinyl, Ltd.)

(Music On Vinyl-Sony) 

*** Limited to 2,500 copies 
*** Gatefold cover

When Elvis joined the army in 1958, his manager, Colonel Tom Parker, and his label were desperately searching for material they could release to satisfy the demands of his fanatical, adoring fans.

A Date With Elvis consists of singles and unreleased material from his early Sun days from 1954 to 1957. With songs from Bill Monroe and Charlie Feathers to Leiber and Stoller, this may be a filler single compilation, but it's all classic material from one of rock's legends at the height of his career.

A Date With Elvis was originally released in July 1959, the second year of Elvis' two-year stint in the army. Concerned that his enlistment might ruin his career, RCA Victor released three compilation albums featuring recordings from the archives and recordings previously only available on 7" singles. The aim of these compilations was twofold: to keep Elvis in the public eye until he returned to the limelight and to take advantage of the rapidly growing LP market.

This album consists of previously released material from several sessions at the famous Sun Studio in Memphis, one session in August 1956 at 21st Century Fox's Stage One, and two at Radio Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, and reached number 32 on the Billboard Top Pop Albums Chart.