Elvis Presley - Complete 50's Masters ( AUDIO CD Box Set ) 1992

This five-disc set was the first release in BMG's effort to present Elvis's recorded legacy in a manner befitting the most important musical artist of his time. The strategy was simple--showcase, in chronological order, remastered versions of the King's 1950s output, from his sessions with Sam Phillips at Sun Studios (where they arguably invented the very notion of rock & roll) through his 1958 Army induction. Not everything Elvis recorded in the '50s was great (just as not everything he recorded in Hollywood was rotten), but there are dozens of tracks here that, quite simply, can make a bad day seem all that much better. Which surely still makes him the king of something. Suffice it to say this is one box set that lives up to its title.

CONDITION: NEW! Minor storage wear on corners of the box.

TRACK LISTING

Disc: 1

1 My Happiness
2 That's All Right
3 I Love You Because
4 Harbor Lights
5 Blue Moon of Kentucky
6 Blue Moon
7 Tomorrow Night
8 I'll Never Let You Go (Little Darlin')
9 I Don't Care If the Sun Don't Shine
10 Just Because
11 Good Rockin' Tonight
12 Milkcow Blues Boogie
13 You're a Heartbreaker
14 Baby, Let's Play House
15 I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone
16 Mystery Train
17 I Forgot to Remember to Forget
18 Trying to Get to You
19 When It Rains, It Really Pours
20 I Got a Woman
21 Heartbreak Hotel
22 Money Honey
23 I'm Counting on You
24 I Was the One
25 Blue Suede Shoes
26 My Baby Left Me
27 One-Sided Love Affair
28 So Glad You're Mine
29 I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Cry (Over You)
30 Tutti Frutti

Disc: 2

1 Lawdy, Miss Clawdy
2 Shake, Rattle and Roll
3 I Want You, I Need You, I Love You
4 Hound Dog
5 Don't Be Cruel
6 Any Way You Want Me (That's How I Will Be)
7 We're Gonna Move
8 Love Me Tender
9 Poor Boy
10 Let Me
11 Playing for Keeps
12 Love Me
13 Paralyzed
14 How Do You Think I Feel
15 How's the World Treating You
16 When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again
17 Long Tall Sally
18 Old Shep
19 Too Much
20 Anyplace Is Paradise
21 Ready Teddy
22 First in Line
23 Rip It Up
24 I Believe
25 Tell Me Why
26 Got a Lot O' Livin' to Do!
27 All Shook Up
28 Mean Woman Blues
29 (There'll Be) Peace In the Valley (For Me)

Disc: 3

1 That's When Your Heartaches Begin
2 Take My Hand, Precious Lord
3 It Is No Secret (What God Can Do)
4 Blueberry Hill
5 Have I Told You Lately That I Love You
6 Is It so Strange
7 (Let's Have A) Party
8 Lonesome Cowboy
9 Hot Dog
10 One Night Of Sin
11 (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear
12 Don't Leave Me Now
13 I Beg of You
14 One Night
15 True Love
16 I Need You So
17 Loving You
18 When It Rains, It Really Pours
19 Jailhouse Rock
20 Young and Beautiful
21 I Want to Be Free
22 (You're so Square) Baby I Don't Care
23 Don't Leave Me Now
24 Blue Christmas
25 White Christmas
26 Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane)
27 Silent Night
28 O Little Town of Bethlehem
29 Santa Bring My Baby Back (To Me)
30 Santa Claus Is Back In Town
31 I'll Be Home for Christmas

Disc: 4

1 Treat Me Nice
2 My Wish Came True
3 Don't
4 Danny
5 Hard Headed Woman
6 Trouble
7 New Orleans
8 Crawfish
9 Dixieland Rock
10 Lover Doll
11 Don't Ask Me Why
12 As Long as I Have You
13 King Creole
14 Young Dreams
15 Steadfast, Loyal and True
16 Doncha' Think It's Time
17 Your Cheatin' Heart
18 Wear My Ring Around Your Neck
19 I Need Your Love Tonight
20 A Big Hunk O' Love
21 Ain't That Loving You Baby
22 (Now and Then There's) A Fool Such as I
23 I Got Stung
24 Interview With Elvis

Disc: 5

1 That's When Your Heartaches Begin
2 Fool, Fool, Fool
3 Tweedle Dee
4 Maybellene
5 Shake, Rattle And Roll
6 Blue Moon Of Kentucky
7 Blue Moon
8 I'm Left, You're Right She's Gone
9 Reconsider Baby
10 Lawdy, Miss Clawdy
11 Shake, Rattle And Roll
12 I Want You, I Need You, I Love You
13 Introduction and Heartbreak Hotel
14 Talking and Long Tall Sally
15 Talking and Blue Suede Shoes
16 Talking and Money Honey
17 We're Gonna Move
18 Old Shep
19 I Beg Of You
20 Loving You (Slow)
21 Loving You (Fast)
22 Young And Beautiful
23 I Want To Be Free
24 King Creole
25 As Long As I Have You
26 Ain't That Loving You Baby