For LP Fans Only
For LP Fans Only | ||||
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Released | February 6, 1959 | |||
Recorded | July 1954 – October 1956 | |||
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Steve Sholes (RCA recordings) | ||||
Elvis Presley chronology | ||||
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Singles from For LP Fans Only | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
MusicHound | [3] |
Rough Guides | [4] |
For LP Fans Only is a
Content
After Presley's induction into the United States Army on March 24, 1958, RCA Victor and Presley's manager, Colonel Tom Parker, were faced with the prospect of keeping his name before the public for two years with no possibility of live performances or movies, and few unissued marketable recordings in the vault. A recording session was arranged for two days in June, which yielded enough items for five more single sides, singles being the commercial focus for rock and roll in the 1950s. Four of those tracks would be issued on 45s in 1958 and 1959 during his absence while doing military service.
Presley, however, also did well in the albums market. Each of his previous six LPs charted no lower than number three, and RCA wished to continue to release albums by their hot commodity given his sales record. Much of Presley's material had been issued on single records, not on LP. For this album, RCA Victor collected nine tracks previously available in single form only, as well as "
"That's All Right (Mama)" was never issued as a single in the UK during Presley's lifetime.
Reissues
RCA first reissued the original 10 track album For LP Fans Only on compact disc in 1989. The album is included in a 25 disc package, "The Perfect Blues Collection", released by Sony in 2011. The album is also available in the 2016 60 CD boxed set Elvis Presley – The Complete RCA Album Collection.
Collective personnel
- vocals, rhythm guitar
- Scotty Moore – lead guitar
- Chet Atkins – rhythm guitar
- Floyd Cramer – piano
- Shorty Long – piano on "My Baby Left Me"
- backing vocals
- Bill Black – bass
- D.J. Fontana – drums
- Jimmie Lott – drums
- Johnny Bernero – drums
- The Jordanaires – backing vocals
- Ben Speer – backing vocals
- Brock Speer – backing vocals
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Recording date | Length |
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1. | " Poor Boy " |
| August 24, 1956 | 2:13 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Recording date | Length |
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1. | "My Baby Left Me" | Arthur Crudup | January 30, 1956 | 2:12 |
2. | "I Was the One" |
| January 11, 1956 | 2:34 |
3. | "Shake, Rattle And Roll" | Charles Calhoun | February 3, 1956 | 2:37 |
4. | "I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone" |
| March 5, 1955 | 2:36 |
5. | "You're a Heartbreaker" | Jack Sallee | November 12, 1954 | 2:12 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Recording date | Length |
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1. | "That's All Right" | Crudup | July 5, 1954 | 1:55 |
2. | "Lawdy, Miss Clawdy" | Price | February 3, 1956 | 2:08 |
3. | "Mystery Train" |
| July 11, 1955 | 2:24 |
4. | "Playing for Keeps" | Kesler | September 1, 1956 | 2:50 |
5. | "Poor Boy" |
| August 24, 1956 | 2:13 |
6. | " Trying to Get to You" | July 11, 1955 | 2:33 | |
14. | "Blue Suede Shoes" | Carl Perkins | January 30, 1956 | 1:58 |
Chart performance
Chart (1959) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200 | 19 |
References
- ^ "For LP Fans Only - Elvis Presley - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
- ^ AllMusic review
- ISBN 1-57859-061-2.
- ISBN 1-84353-417-7.
- ^ "Pop albums". Elvis Presley: The Official Site of the King of Rock 'n' Roll. Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc. 2013. Archived from the original on May 20, 2013. Retrieved May 18, 2013.
- Jorgenson, Ernst (1998). Elvis Presley: A Life In Music - The Complete Recording Sessions. New York: St. Martin's Press. ISBN 0-312-18572-3
External links
- For LP Fans Only at Discogs (list of releases)
- LPM-1990 For LP Fans Only Guide part of The Elvis Presley Record Research Database