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Sun 209
Yellow Sun label. That's All Right
(mama) / Blue Moon Of Kentucky |
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Elvis' first 45, “That’s All Right” is now considered a classic and has been acknowledged a million-seller over the years, Elvis' debut single originally sold less than 20,000 copies and didn’t enter any national charts. On the local Memphis chart, “That’s All Right” reached the number 4 position and in September “Blue Moon Of Kentucky” hit number 1. |
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Yellow Sun label.
Good Rockin' Tonight / I Don't Care If
The Sun Don't Shine |
| Elvis’ second 45 wasn't released to the national chart, “Good Rockin’ Tonight” reached the number 3 slot on the Memphis chart. And has recently been acknowledged as a million-seller. | |
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Sun 215
Yellow Sun label. Milkcow Blues Boogie
/ You're A Heartbreaker |
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Neither side of this 45 charted |
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Sun 217
Yellow Sun label. Baby, Let's Play
House / I'm Left, Your Right, She's Gone |
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On July 6th, 1955, Baby Let's Play House reached the number 10 slot on Billboard's Country chart. It remained on the chart for fifteen weeks |
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Sun 223
Yellow Sun label. Mystery Train / I
Forgot To Remember To Forget |
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Both sides of this 45 reached number 1 on the Country chart on September 7th 1955, and it stayed on the chart for forty weeks |
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Elvis had only five records on Sam Phillips' Sun label, before his move to RCA, all five were released simultaneously as 45's and 78's |
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RCA 6357 Black Label Dog On Top Mystery Train / I
Forgot To Remember To Forget |
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RCA 6380 Black Label Dog On Top That's All Right
(mama) / Blue Moon Of Kentucky |
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RCA 6381 Black Label Dog On Top Good Rockin' Tonight
/ I Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine |
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RCA 6382 Black Label Dog On Top Milkcow Blues Boogie
/ You're A Heartbreaker |
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RCA 6383 Black Label Dog On Top Baby, Let's Play
House / I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone |
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I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone was released with How Do You Think I Feel as the b-side in January 1958 it reached the number 21 in the UK chart, it is on the His Master's Voice label, with silver lettering, catalogue No. POP 428 |
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RCA 6420 Black Label Dog On Top Heartbreak Hotel / I
Was The One |
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Heartbreak Hotel
made Billboard's Hot 100 chart on February 22 1956, it became
Elvis' first national number 1, it remained on the chart for
twenty seven weeks and stayed at number 1 for seven weeks. On the same
day it reached number 1 on the Country charts also for twenty
seven weeks. It made the Rhythm & Blues chart on April 4th 1956
at the number 5 slot, it remained on this chart for thirteen weeks. I
Was The One reached number 23 on the Hot 100 chart on February 29th
1956, and stayed on the chart for sixteen weeks. |
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![]() RCA 6540 Black Label Dog On Top I Want You, I Need
You, I Love You / My Baby Left Me
I Want You, I Need You, I Love
You entered Billboard's Hot 100 chart on May 16th 1956 at the
number 3 position, it remained on this chart for twenty four weeks. The
Country chart had
I Want You, I Need You, I Love You
at
number 1 on May 23rd, it remained on the Country chart for twenty weeks. On June 6th this song was
number 10 on the Rhythm & Blues chart where it remained for
eleven weeks. My Baby Left Me entered the Hot 100 chart at number
3 on May 16th, it entered the Country chart on May 23rd at the
number 1 slot and stayed on the chart for twenty weeks, with
I Want You, I Need You, I Love You. |
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RCA 6604 Black Label Dog On Top Hound Dog / Don't Be
Cruel |
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Hound Dog
was on
the Hot 100 chart on July 25th 1956, at the number 2 slot, it remained
on the chart for twenty eight weeks, it entered the Country chart
on the same day at the number 1 position and remained for twenty nine
weeks. The Rhythm & Blues chart listed Hound Dog at number
1 on August 8th, it stayed on this chart for eight weeks. |
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