THIS WAS ELVIS FIRST REAL LP.I SAY THIS BECAUSE HE RECORDED ALL THE SONGS FOR THIS LP.NOT LIKE THE "ELVIS PRESLEY" LP WHICH HAD SONGS ALREADY RECORDED FROM THE SUN LABEL.YOU COULD LISTEN TO ALL OF ELVIS 50'S VOICE IN THIS CD.ALL OF THESE SONGS IN THIS CD ARE THE BEST OF THE BEST.THIS IS A MUST CD TO GET FOR THE 50'S ERA FAN.

Elvis Presley's 2nd LP, originally released in October 1956 and a classic rock 'n' roll album. With the exception of "So Glad You're Mine" the 12 tracks on the original LP were all cut at the three day studio session for RCA in September 1956 and presented the characteristic and wholly spontaneous blend of rock, country, and rhythm 'n' blues which conquered the music world in those days. At the same time Elvis revealed another side of his talent with the ballads "Playing For Keeps" and especially the stunning "Love Me".

For the present CD re-issue some more hits from other 1956 sessions have been added for good measure. By adding "Too Much", not included on the original LP, the listener now has the complete September 1956 session on one CD. Required listening for anyone caring for rock music.

This is Elvis Presley's second album, and it's a great one (then again, just about everything Elvis recorded in the '50s is great). 13 songs were recorded for the album on September 1, 2 and 3 in 1956. After "Too Much" and "Playing For Keeps" were set aside for a single (at the time, Elvis' singles were not included on albums), the album only had 11 songs, so "So Glad You're Mine" (a leftover from Elvis' first album session) was added to the album to make it an even 12 songs. The album shows Elvis' range, going from Little Richard rockers to country ballads. It also happens to feature my personal favorite Elvis song, "Love Me" (which reached #2 on the pop chart without being released as a single). The rather short original album has been expanded to 18 cuts, with the addition of six bonus tracks, which are songs that were released as singles around that same time period. Highly recommended to Elvis fans.

This was Elvis' second album that was released. It went to #1 on the album charts, and went gold. Now that RCA has brought it back and added extra tracks, it's better than ever! I fell in love with these songs ever since I first heard them! I'm 14 and love Elvis, and this is part of Elvis' definitive music! I know you'll love this CD too when you hear it.