THE BEST OF
ELVIS
HMV DLP 1159
Track Listing:
Side 1:
1. Heartbreak Hotel
2. I Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine
3. Blue Moon
4. Tutti Frutti
5. All Shook Up
Side 2:
1. Hound Dog
2. Too Much
3. Any Way You Want Me (that's how I will be)
4. Don't Be Cruel (to a heart that's true)
5. Playing For Keeps
Released: October 1957:
Sound Format: mono
UK Album No: (04)
HMV began releasing older previously issued Elvis product as new Presley material was now being pressed exclusively by Decca for RCA. This album was packaged as a 10" LP.
NOTE: It was also the last Elvis LP issued on the HMV label.
NOTE: This LP was issued using the matrix number OXAV, part of the EMI system. Possibly because it not issued in the United States. The O represents the 10" format.
Side 1: OXAV 289 Side 2: OXAV 290
(Sleeve Variation 1 - Front)
Fully Laminated
"HIS MASTER'S VOICE"
LONG PLAY 33 R.P.M. RECORD
HMV Logo (Boxed) (Top Left)
(Sleeve Variation 1 - Rear)
Turquoise Print
HMV Logo (Boxed) (Bottom Left)
E.M.I. RECORDS LIMITED
HAYES - MIDDLESEX - ENGLAND
Made and Printed in Great Britain
W R W (Inside Right)
(Round Cutouts on Foldovers)
Fully Laminated HMV Logo - Top Left
(Sleeve Variation 2 - Front)
Fully Laminated
"HIS MASTER'S VOICE"
LONG PLAY 33 R.P.M. RECORD
HMV Logo (Boxed) (Top Left)
(Sleeve Variation 2 - Rear)
Navy Print
HMV Logo (Boxed) (Bottom Left)
E.M.I. RECORDS LIMITED
HAYES - MIDDLESEX - ENGLAND
Made and Printed in Great Britain
W R W (Inside Right)
(Round Cutouts on Foldovers)
(Sleeve Variation 3 - Front)
Fully Laminated
"HIS MASTER'S VOICE"
LONG PLAY 33 R.P.M. RECORD
HMV Logo (Boxed) (Top Left)
(Sleeve Variation 3 - Rear)
Turquoise Print
HMV Logo (Boxed) (Bottom Left)
E.M.I. RECORDS LIMITED
HAYES - MIDDLESEX - ENGLAND
Made and Printed in Great Britain
W R W (Further Right)
(Round Cutouts on Foldovers)
(Sleeve Variation 4 - Front)
Fully Laminated
"HIS MASTER'S VOICE"
LONG PLAY 33 R.P.M. RECORD
HMV Logo (Boxed) (Top Left)
(Sleeve Variation 4 - Rear)
Navy Print
HMV Logo (Boxed) (Bottom Left)
E.M.I. RECORDS LIMITED
HAYES - MIDDLESEX - ENGLAND
Made and Printed in Great Britain
W R W (Further Right)
(Round Cutouts on Foldovers)
(Sleeve Variation 5 - Front)
Fully Laminated
"HIS MASTER'S VOICE"
LONG PLAY 33 R.P.M. RECORD
HMV Logo (Boxed) (Top Left)
(Sleeve Variation 5 - Rear)
Turquoise Print
HMV Logo (Boxed) (Bottom Left)
E.M.I. RECORDS LIMITED
HAYES - MIDDLESEX - ENGLAND
Made and Printed in Great Britain
W R W (Furthest Right)
(Round Cutouts on Foldovers)
(Sleeve Variation 6 - Front)
Fully Laminated
"HIS MASTER'S VOICE"
LONG PLAY 33 R.P.M. RECORD
HMV Logo (Boxed) (Top Left)
(Sleeve Variation 6 - Rear)
Navy Print
HMV Logo (Boxed) (Bottom Left)
E.M.I. RECORDS LIMITED
HAYES - MIDDLESEX - ENGLAND
Made and Printed in Great Britain
W R W (Furthest Right)
(Round Cutouts on Foldovers)
(Sleeve Variation 7 - Front)
Fully Laminated
"HIS MASTER'S VOICE"
LONG PLAY 33 R.P.M. RECORD
HMV Logo (Boxed) (Top Left)
(Sleeve Variation 7 - Rear)
Turquoise Print
HMV Logo (Boxed) (Bottom Left)
E.M.I. RECORDS LIMITED
HAYES - MIDDLESEX - ENGLAND
Made and Printed in Great Britain
Wood, Rozelaar (Bottom Centre)
(Round Cutouts on Foldovers)
(Sleeve Variation 8 - Front)
Fully Laminated
"HIS MASTER'S VOICE"
LONG PLAY 33 R.P.M. RECORD
HMV Logo (Boxed) (Top Left)
(Sleeve Variation 8 - Rear)
Navy Print
HMV Logo (Boxed) (Bottom Left)
E.M.I. RECORDS LIMITED
HAYES - MIDDLESEX - ENGLAND
Made and Printed in Great Britain
Wood, Rozelaar (Bottom Centre)
(Round Cutouts on Foldovers)
(Thanks to Dean Murphy for the Images)
(Test Pressing/Factory Sample/Demo/Promo)
(Factory Sample - Side 1)
(Factory Sample - Side 2)
(Plum Label, HMV Logo with Gold Lettering)
(Variation 1 - Side 1)
(Plum Label)
HIS MASTER'S VOICE LOGO
(1957 Pressing)
(Mono)
Track 1: BIEM NCB
3. Blue Moon (Robbins Music - (All On One Line)
(Variation 1 - Side 2)
X/T Tax Code
(Thanks to Andy Honeywell for the images)
(Plum Label, HMV Logo with Gold Lettering)
(Variation 2 - Side 1)
(Plum Label)
HIS MASTER'S VOICE LOGO
(1957 Pressing)
(Mono)
Track 1: BIEM NCB
3. Blue Moon (Robbins Music - (Two Lines)
(Variation 2 - Side 2)
X/T Tax Code
(Thanks to Andy Honeywell for the images)
(Plum Label, HMV Logo with Gold Lettering)
(Variation 3 - Side 1)
(Plum Label)
HIS MASTER'S VOICE LOGO
(1957 Pressing)
(Mono)
Track 1: BIEM-NCB
(Variation 3 - Side 2)
X/T Tax Code
(Thanks to Dean Murphy for the images)
(Plum Label, HMV Logo with Gold Lettering)
(LABEL COMBINATION)
Side 1: Variation 3
(LABEL COMBINATION)
Side 2: Variation 1
(Plum Label, HMV Logo with Gold Lettering)
(LABEL COMBINATION)
Side 1: Variation 1
(LABEL COMBINATION)
Side 2: Variation 3
UK CHART Information:
This 10" LP entered the UK charts on October 26, 1957, peaking at no. 3.
Chart Run: (7 Weeks)
26/10/1957 - 05
02/11/1957 - 04
09/11/1957 - 04
16/11/1957 - 04
23/11/1957 - 04
30/11/1957 - 03
07/12/1957 - 05
Information: www.officialcharts.com
Recording Information:
Heartbreak Hotel
(January 10, 1956: RCA Studios, Nashville, Tennessee)
I Don't Care If the Sun Don't Shine
(September 12 - 16, 1954: Sun Studios, Memphis, Tennessee)
Blue Moon
(August 15 - 19, 1954: Sun Studios, Memphis, Tennessee)
Tutti Frutti
(January 31, 1956: RCA Studio 1, New York)
All Shook Up
(January 12, 1957: Radio Recorders, Studio 1, Hollywood, California)
Hound Dog
(July 2, 1956: RCA Studios, New York)
Too Much
(September 2, 1956: Radio Recorders, Studio 1, Hollywood, California)
Anyway You Want Me
(July 2, 1956: RCA Studios, New York)
Don't Be Cruel
(July 2, 1956: RCA Studios, New York)
Playing for Keeps
(September 1, 1956: Radio Recorders, Studio 1, Hollywood, California)
Elvis UK HMV LP Promo Ad
used by kind permission: (Thanks to Paul Alner)