Text Box: LP 004

Text Box: The Best Of Elvis Text Box: HMV DLP 1159

Text Box: Original Issue October 1957 Re-issue (none)  

Text Box: Side 1 Heartbreak Hotel (Axton, Durden, Presley), I Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine (David), Blue Moon (Rodgers, Hart), Tutti Frutti (LaBostrie, Penniman, Lubin), All Shook Up (Blackwell, Presley)   Text Box: Side 2 Hound Dog (Leiber, Stoller), Too Much (Rosenberg, Weinman), Any Way You Want Me (that's how I will be) (Schroeder, Owens) Don't Be Cruel (Blackwell, Presley), Playin' For Keeps (Kesler)

 

 

Red's Price Guide

 

 

EX COPY

£ 220+
VG+ COPY £ 120+
VG COPY £ 50+

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Front and rear album cover.

His Master's Voice logo - bottom left back. Wood Rozelaar (instead of WRW) - bottom centre, back.

 

 

Front and rear album cover.

His Master's Voice logo - bottom left back. WRW - bottom right back.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HMV Burgundy label.

1957 Pressing: Mono

There is also a label variation which is the same as above but has Robbins Music (instead of just Robbins). There is also another variation which omits the 2nd bracket in Aberbach of TOO MUCH.
Jordanaires (Aberbach) - Mecolico - BIEM - NCB)
2. TOO MUCH (Rosenberg-Weinman) - With the  - side 2.
3. BLUE MOON (Rodgers-Hart) (Robbins - side 1.
Music-Francis Day-NCB)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A real rare one this. When HMV lost the rights to publish the Elvis releases, they decided to release every last track they had at their disposal, and so the "Best Of" was born, we take for granted that artists release a "best of" but this was the first time one was ever released in the UK. Like all HMV releases this has been a hard to locate addition for any collector. E-bay has helped the quest some what, in fact before E-bay surfaced this rarity was seldom sold for less than £250. but with our new online friend it can be found for about half that amount. Expect to pay a good £100+ for a decent copy and £200+ for a copy in excellent condition. For some of the newer collectors it is worth adding that a French 10" was sold in the early eighties which is worth a tenner, it is easily distinguishable from the HMV release shown above.