RCA 47  6630        Black Label – Dog On Top

 Side A.  Blue Suede Shoes

Side B.  Tutti Frutti

 Blue Suede Shoes entered the Hot 100 at number 24, it remained on the chart for twelve weeks.
Number 9 was the position of this 45 in the UK in June 1956, catalogue No.7m 405, and was released on His Master's Voice label, with gold or silver lettering on a purple label.

Matrix numbers: G2WW-1255-1S A2 / G2SS-1230-2S A2

Elvis recorded "Blue Suede Shoes" at RCA's New York Studio on January 30th 1956, the main reason for this session was to lay down tracks for his album release, and according to Sam Phillips, Steve Sholes promised not to release the track as a single, while Carl Perkins's record was still in the chart. According to Scotty Moore, Elvis made the song as more a tribute to his friend more than anything else, he had been talking to the band about it, but wasn't sure he could better it, and then he just decided to do it, recalls Scotty. Elvis give this the full works, it is a touch faster and has more energy to it.

"Tutti Frutti", was recorded the day after on the 31st though in my opinion Elvis doesn't quite capture the vibrant rawness of the original but still does a great vocal job on the track.

Released in 1956 by RCA Records on 78 RPM
Re-released by RCA Records on 45 RPM on the Gold Standard Series label.

Recording Dates

 Blue Suede Shoes - Recorded January 30th 1956, RCA Studio 1, New York

Tutti Frutti - Recorded January 31st 1956, RCA Studio 1, New York

Musicians:-

Elvis Presley, Scotty Moore, Chet Atkins - Guitar,   Bill Black - Bass, D.J. Fontana - Drums,   Shorty Long – Piano

Release Date:-

US:- August 31st 1956

UK:-

Chart Position:-

US:- 24

UK:- 9