Elvis Presley: A Boy From Tupelo – The Complete 1953-55 Recordings

Disc 1: MRS Acetates, The SUN Masters & The RCA Masters
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01) My Happiness 2:33 02) That’s When Your Heartaches Begin 2:52 03) I’ll Never Stand In Your Way 2:04 04) It Wouldn’t Be The Same (Without You) 2:09 05) Harbor Lights 2:38 06) I Love You Because 2:43 07) That’s All Right [45 RPM SUN Master] 2:00 08) Blue Moon Of Kentucky [45 RPM SUN Master] 2:07 09) Blue Moon 2:44 10) Tomorrow Night 3:01 11) I’ll Never Let You Go (Little Darlin’) 2:27 12) I Don’t Care If The Sun Don’t Shine 2:32 13) Just Because 2:34 14) Good Rockin’ Tonight 2:15 15) Milkcow Blues Boogie [78 RPM SUN Master] 2:39 16) You’re A Heartbreaker [78 RPM SUN Master] 2:13 17) I’m Left, You’re Right, She’s Gone [Slow version] 2:43 18) Baby Let’s Play House 2:19 19) I’m Left, You’re Right, She’s Gone 2:38 20) I Forgot To Remember To Forget 2:31 21) Mystery Train 2:30 22) Tryin’ To Get To You 2:36 23) When It Rains It Pours 2:06 24) That’s All Right 1:59 [RCA single version] 25) Blue Moon Of Kentucky 2:05 [78 RPM SUN Master] 26) I Love You Because 2:45 [RCA LP version – spliced from takes 3 & 5] 27) Tomorrow Night 2:56 [RCA LP version – overdubbed and slowed down]

Tracks 1-2: Self-financed demo recorded July, 1953 at SUN Studio, Memphis.
Source for tracks 1-2: Digital transfer of acetate.
Tracks 3-4: Self-financed demo recorded January 4, 1954 at SUN Studio, Memphis.
Source for tracks 3-4: Digital transfer of acetate in very poor condition.
Track 5 possibly recorded July 5, 1954.
Tracks 6-7 recorded July 5, 1954 at SUN Studio, Memphis.
Sources for tracks 5-6: Original SUN tapes.
Source for track 7: 45 rpm SUN single (plastic).
Track 8: Recorded July 7, 1954 at SUN Studio, Memphis.
Source for track 8: 45 rpm SUN single (plastic).
Track 9: Likely recorded between August 15 and 19, 1954 at SUN Studio, Memphis.
Source for track 9: Original SUN tape.
Tracks 10-14 likely recorded between September 12-16, 1954 at SUN Studio, Memphis.
Sources for tracks 10, 11, 13 and 14: RCA reference tapes (30 ips).
Source for track 12: Digital transfer of SUN tape, with repairs from a digital transfer of a tape copy.
Tracks 15-16 recorded either mid-November or mid-December 1954 at SUN Studio, Memphis.
Sources for tracks 15-16: 78 rpm SUN single (shellac).
Track 17 Recorded between mid-November 1954 and mid-April 1955 at SUN Studio, Memphis.
The reel has March 5 written on it, but Elvis was at the Louisiana Hayride that day.
Source for track 17: Original SUN tape.
Track 18 likely recorded between January 30 and February 4, 1955 at SUN Studio, Memphis.
“I Got a Woman” and “Tryin’ to Get to You” were also recorded, but have been lost.
Source for track 18: RCA reference tape (30 ips).
Track 19 likely recorded mid-April 1955 at SUN Studio, Memphis.
Source for track 19: RCA reference tape (30 ips), with first part of ending from RCA tape copy (15 ips) and last part of ending from digital transfer of the RCA EPA-965 production master tape.
Tracks 20-22 recorded mid-July, 1955 at SUN Studio, Memphis.
Source for track 20: SUN tape copy.
Source for track 21: SUN tape copy, with ending from digital transfer of 78 rpm RCA single.
Source for track 22: RCA reference tape (30 ips).
Track 23 recorded November 1-4, 1955 at SUN Studio, Memphis.
Source for track 23: Original SUN (vocal channel) slapback tape.
Elvis’ 1957 re-recording of the song was released under the title “When It Rains, It Really Pours.”
Source for track 24: RCA reference tape (30 ips).
Source for track 25: Elvis at SUN master, derived from digital transfer of 78 RPM SUN single (shellac).
Track 26: Steve Sholes’ original notes have these takes as 2 & 4.
Source for track 26: RCA master tape.
Source for track 27: 1965 RCA work part tape for the Elvis for Everyone LPM-3450 production master tape.

Disc 2: The SUN Studio Sessions
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01) Harbor Lights (takes 1-2, level adjustments) 0:33 02) Harbor Lights (take 3/M) 2:53 03) Harbor Lights (take 4) 2:38 04) Harbor Lights (takes 5-6) 1:23 05) Harbor Lights (take 7) 2:25 06) Harbor Lights (take 8) 0:26 07) I Love You Because (take 1) 0:23 08) I Love You Because (take 2) 3:28 09) I Love You Because (take 3) 3:36 10) I Love You Because (take 4) 0:40 11) I Love You Because (take 5) 3:28 12) That’s All Right (takes 1-2) 0:20 13) That’s All Right (take 3) 1:58 14) Dialogue 0:20 15) Blue Moon Of Kentucky [slow tempo outtake] 1:08 16) Blue Moon (takes 1-3) 0:38 17) Blue Moon (take 4) 2:59 18) Blue Moon (take 5) 3:25 19) Blue Moon (takes 6-7) 0:53 20) Blue Moon (take 8) 3:01 21) Blue Moon (take 9/M) 2:44 22) Dialogue fragment [before “Tomorrow Night”] 0:11 23) I’ll Never Let You Go (Little Darlin’) [incomplete take] 0:49 24) Good Rockin’ Tonight [fragment from vocal slapback tape] 0:10 25) I Don’t Care If The Sun Don’t Shine (takes 1-2) 1:13 26) I Don’t Care If The Sun Don’t Shine (take 3/M) 2:35 27) I’m Left, You’re Right, She’s Gone (slow version, take 1) 3:00 28) I’m Left, You’re Right, She’s Gone (slow version, take 2) 2:51 29) I’m Left, You’re Right, She’s Gone (slow version, take 3) 2:51 30) I’m Left, You’re Right, She’s Gone (slow version, take 4) 0:10 31) I’m Left, You’re Right, She’s Gone (slow version, take 5/M) 2:40 32) I’m Left, You’re Right, She’s Gone (slow version, take 6) 2:40 33) I’m Left, You’re Right, She’s Gone (slow version, take 7) 1:35 34) How Do You Think I Feel (guitar slapback tape, rehearsal + take 1) 3:17 35) How Do You Think I Feel (guitar slapback tape, rehearsals) 1:14 36) When It Rains It Pours (vocal slapback tape, take 1) 1:37 37) When It Rains It Pours (vocal slapback tape, take 2 – rehearsal) 2:12 38) When It Rains It Pours (vocal slapback tape, takes 3-4) 2:14 39) When It Rains It Pours (vocal slapback tape, take 5/M) 2:02 40) When It Rains It Pours (vocal slapback tape, take 6-7) 1:40 41) When It Rains It Pours (vocal slapback tape, take 8) 1:40
Tracks 1-6 possibly recorded July 5, 1954 at SUN Studio, Memphis.
Source for tracks 1-6: Original SUN tape.
Tracks 7-13 recorded July 5, 1954 at SUN Studio, Memphis.
Source for tracks 7-13: Original SUN tape.
Tracks 14-15 likely recorded July 7, 1954 at SUN Studio, Memphis.
Source for tracks 14-15: Digital transfer of SUN tape.
Tracks 16-21 likely recorded between August 15 and 19, 1954 at SUN Studio, Memphis.
Source for tracks 16-21: Original SUN tape.
Tracks 22-26 likely recorded between September 12 and 16, 1954 at SUN Studio, Memphis.
Source for track 22: RCA reference tape (30 ips) for “Tomorrow Night”.
Sources for tracks 23-26: Digital transfers of SUN tapes (also see source note for Disc 1, track 12).
Tracks 27-33 recorded between mid-November 1954 and mid-April 1955 at SUN Studio, Memphis.
The reel has March 5 written on it, but Elvis was at the Louisiana Hayride that day.
Source for tracks 27-33: Original SUN tape.
Tracks 34-35 recorded between mid-November 1954 and mid-April 1955 at SUN Studio, Memphis.
Source for tracks 34-35: Digital transfer of SUN (guitar channel) slapback tape.
Tracks 36-41 recorded between November 1-4, 1955 at SUN Studio, Memphis.
Source for tracks 36-41: Original SUN (vocal channel) slapback tape.

Disc 3: Live & Radio Performances
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01) That’s All Right 2:52 02) Blue Moon Of Kentucky 2:23 03) Shake, Rattle And Roll 2:24 04) Fool, Fool, Fool 1:59 05) Hearts Of Stone 2:02 06) That’s All Right 1:52 07) Tweedlee Dee 2:51 08) Shake, Rattle And Roll 2:23 09) KSIJ Radio commercial with DJ Tom Perryman 0:16 10) Money Honey 2:43 11) Blue Moon Of Kentucky 2:04 12) I Don’t Care If The Sun Don’t Shine 2:33 13) That’s All Right 1:54 14) Tweedlee Dee 2:15 15) Money Honey 2:17 16) Hearts Of Stone 1:37 17) Shake, Rattle And Roll 1:39 18) Little Mama 2:03 19) You’re A Heartbreaker 2:06 20) Good Rockin’ Tonight 2:36 21) Baby Let’s Play House 2:22 22) Blue Moon Of Kentucky 1:47 23) I Got A Woman 3:03 24) That’s All Right 2:17 25) Tweedlee Dee 2:47 26) Interview with Mae Boren Axton 3:19 27) That’s All Right 2:37 28) I’m Left, You’re Right, She’s Gone 3:16 29) Baby Let’s Play House 3:19 30) Maybellene 3:09 31) That’s All Right 2:49 32) Interview with Bob Neal 5:31
Tracks 1-2 recorded at Louisiana Hayride debut, Shreveport, Louisiana, October 16, 1954.
Source for tracks 1-2: RCA reference tape copy.
Tracks 3-4 recorded at KDAV Radio, Lubbock, Texas, January 6, 1955.
Source for tracks 3-4: Digital transfer of acetate.
Tracks 5-7 likely recorded at the Louisiana Hayride, Shreveport, Louisiana, January 15, 1955.
Source for tracks 5-7: Digital transfer of acetate in very poor condition.
Some parts duplicated and edited to create near-complete performances.
Track 8 recorded at WJOI Radio, Florence, Alabama January 19, 1955.
Source for track 8: Digital transfer of acetate in poor condition.
Track 9 recorded at KSIJ Radio, Gladewater, Texas, 1955.
Source for track 9: Digital transfer.
Tracks 10-13 likely recorded at the Louisiana Hayride, Shreveport, Louisiana, January 22, 1955.
Source for tracks 10-13: Digital transfer of acetate in very poor condition. Some parts duplicated and edited to create near-complete performances.
Tracks 14-19 likely recorded at the Louisiana Hayride, Shreveport, Louisiana, March 5, 1955.
Source for tracks 14-19: Digital transfer of fragments of acetate in very poor condition (which was destroyed in the process). Some parts duplicated and edited to create near-complete performances.
Tracks 20-24 likely recorded at the Eagles’ Hall, Houston, Texas, March 19, 1955. Track 21 could be from a different performance the same week.
Source for tracks 20-24: RCA reference tape copy.
Track 25 recorded at Gladewater High School, Gladewater, Texas, April 30, 1955.
Source for tracks 25: RCA reference tape copy.
Track 26 recorded at motel in Jacksonville, Florida on either May 12 or July 28, 1955.
Source for track 26: Digital transfer of 1981 BBC broadcast tape copy.
Track 27 recorded at the Jimmie Rodgers Memorial Festival, Meridian, Mississippi, May 26, 1955.
Source for track 27: Broadcast tape.
Track 28 recorded at the Louisiana Hayride, Shreveport, Louisiana, July 2, 1955.
Source for track 28: Digital transfer of acetate in very poor condition. Some parts duplicated and edited to create near-complete performance.
Tracks 29-31 recorded at the Louisiana Hayride, Shreveport, Louisiana, August 20, 1955.
Source for tracks 29-31: RCA reference tape copies.
Track 32 recorded at WMPS Radio, Memphis Tennessee, between August 29-31, 1955.
Source for track 32: Digital transfer.