Album artwork for Elvis Presley by Elvis Presley

When elvis first broke on the national scene, nobody—not rca, not elvis' manager colonel tom parker, and certainly not elvis himself—had any idea how long his popularity would last. most assumed that rock and roll was a passing fad and that presley would soon be relegated to the "where are they now?" bin. unsurprisingly, rca rushed presley's first album to market before elvis had recorded enough new material for an entire record. the result, elvis presley, is a cut-and-paste job consisting of seven rca recordings and five older tracks licenced from sun records, presley's first label. still, this is a monumental record in the history of rock and roll, from its iconic cover (which the clash later paid homage to on the cover of london calling) to the twelve great tracks to its unprecedented sales figures (it topped the billboard album charts for 20 weeks). the rca material includes elvis' arrangement of "blue suede shoes" and covers of r&b hits "money honey", "tutti frutti", and "i got a woman".

Elvis Presley

Elvis Presley

RCA
Album artwork for Elvis Presley by Elvis Presley
LP

$18.99

180 Gram vinyl

Released 01/14/2022Catalog Number

DOL940HG

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Album artwork for Elvis Presley by Elvis Presley
LP

$24.99

Released 12/01/2013Catalog Number

88697356961

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Elvis Presley

Elvis Presley

RCA
Album artwork for Elvis Presley by Elvis Presley
LP

$18.99

180 Gram vinyl

Released 01/14/2022Catalog Number

DOL940HG

Learn more
Album artwork for Elvis Presley by Elvis Presley
LP

$24.99

Released 12/01/2013Catalog Number

88697356961

Learn more

When elvis first broke on the national scene, nobody—not rca, not elvis' manager colonel tom parker, and certainly not elvis himself—had any idea how long his popularity would last. most assumed that rock and roll was a passing fad and that presley would soon be relegated to the "where are they now?" bin. unsurprisingly, rca rushed presley's first album to market before elvis had recorded enough new material for an entire record. the result, elvis presley, is a cut-and-paste job consisting of seven rca recordings and five older tracks licenced from sun records, presley's first label. still, this is a monumental record in the history of rock and roll, from its iconic cover (which the clash later paid homage to on the cover of london calling) to the twelve great tracks to its unprecedented sales figures (it topped the billboard album charts for 20 weeks). the rca material includes elvis' arrangement of "blue suede shoes" and covers of r&b hits "money honey", "tutti frutti", and "i got a woman".