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THE BEST OF
ELVIS

HMV DLP 1159

Track Listing:

Side 1:

1. Heartbreak Hotel

2. I Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine

3. Blue Moon

4. Tutti Frutti

5. All Shook Up

Side 2:

1. Hound Dog

2. Too Much

3. Any Way You Want Me (that's how I will be)

4. Don't Be Cruel (to a heart that's true)

5. Playing For Keeps

Released: October 1957:

Sound Format: mono

UK Album No: (04)

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HMV began releasing older previously issued Elvis product as new Presley material was now being pressed exclusively by Decca for RCA. This album was packaged as a 10" LP.

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NOTE: It was also the last Elvis LP issued on the HMV label.

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NOTE: This LP was issued using the matrix number OXAV, part of the EMI system. Possibly because it not issued in the United States. The O represents the 10" format.

 

Side 1: OXAV 289     Side 2: OXAV 290

(Sleeve Variation 1 - Front)

Fully Laminated
"HIS MASTER'S VOICE"

LONG PLAY 33 R.P.M. RECORD

HMV Logo (Boxed) (Top Left)

(Sleeve Variation 1 - Rear)

Turquoise Print
HMV Logo (Boxed) (Bottom Left)

E.M.I. RECORDS LIMITED

HAYES - MIDDLESEX - ENGLAND

Made and Printed in Great Britain
W R W (Inside Right)

(Round Cutouts on Foldovers)

(Sleeve Variation 2 - Front)

Fully Laminated
"HIS MASTER'S VOICE"

LONG PLAY 33 R.P.M. RECORD

HMV Logo (Boxed) (Top Left)

(Sleeve Variation 2 - Rear)

Navy Print
HMV Logo (Boxed) (Bottom Left)

E.M.I. RECORDS LIMITED

HAYES - MIDDLESEX - ENGLAND

Made and Printed in Great Britain
W R W (Inside Right)

(Round Cutouts on Foldovers)

(Sleeve Variation 3 - Front)

Fully Laminated
"HIS MASTER'S VOICE"

LONG PLAY 33 R.P.M. RECORD

HMV Logo (Boxed) (Top Left)

(Sleeve Variation 3 - Rear)

Turquoise Print
HMV Logo (Boxed) (Bottom Left)

E.M.I. RECORDS LIMITED

HAYES - MIDDLESEX - ENGLAND

Made and Printed in Great Britain
W R W (Further Right)

(Round Cutouts on Foldovers)

(Sleeve Variation 4 - Front)

Fully Laminated
"HIS MASTER'S VOICE"

LONG PLAY 33 R.P.M. RECORD

HMV Logo (Boxed) (Top Left)

(Sleeve Variation 4 - Rear)

Navy Print
HMV Logo (Boxed) (Bottom Left)

E.M.I. RECORDS LIMITED

HAYES - MIDDLESEX - ENGLAND

Made and Printed in Great Britain
W R W (Further Right)

(Round Cutouts on Foldovers)

(Sleeve Variation 5 - Front)

Fully Laminated
"HIS MASTER'S VOICE"

LONG PLAY 33 R.P.M. RECORD

HMV Logo (Boxed) (Top Left)

(Sleeve Variation 5 - Rear)

Turquoise Print
HMV Logo (Boxed) (Bottom Left)

E.M.I. RECORDS LIMITED

HAYES - MIDDLESEX - ENGLAND

Made and Printed in Great Britain
W R W (Furthest Right)

(Round Cutouts on Foldovers)

(Sleeve Variation 6 - Front)

Fully Laminated
"HIS MASTER'S VOICE"

LONG PLAY 33 R.P.M. RECORD

HMV Logo (Boxed) (Top Left)

(Sleeve Variation 6 - Rear)

Navy Print
HMV Logo (Boxed) (Bottom Left)

E.M.I. RECORDS LIMITED

HAYES - MIDDLESEX - ENGLAND

Made and Printed in Great Britain
W R W (Furthest Right)

(Round Cutouts on Foldovers)

(Sleeve Variation 7 - Front)

Fully Laminated
"HIS MASTER'S VOICE"

LONG PLAY 33 R.P.M. RECORD

HMV Logo (Boxed) (Top Left)

(Sleeve Variation 7 - Rear)

Turquoise Print
HMV Logo (Boxed) (Bottom Left)

E.M.I. RECORDS LIMITED

HAYES - MIDDLESEX - ENGLAND

Made and Printed in Great Britain
Wood, Rozelaar (Bottom Centre)

(Round Cutouts on Foldovers)

(Sleeve Variation 8 - Front)

Fully Laminated
"HIS MASTER'S VOICE"

LONG PLAY 33 R.P.M. RECORD

HMV Logo (Boxed) (Top Left)

(Sleeve Variation 8 - Rear)

Navy Print
HMV Logo (Boxed) (Bottom Left)

E.M.I. RECORDS LIMITED

HAYES - MIDDLESEX - ENGLAND

Made and Printed in Great Britain
Wood, Rozelaar (Bottom Centre)

(Round Cutouts on Foldovers)

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(Thanks to Dean Murphy for the Images)

(Test Pressing/Factory Sample/Demo/Promo)

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(Factory Sample - Side 1)

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(Factory Sample - Side 2)

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(Plum Label, HMV Logo with Gold Lettering)

(Variation 1 - Side 1)

(Plum Label)

HIS MASTER'S VOICE LOGO
(1957 Pressing)
(Mono)

Track 1: BIEM NCB
3. Blue Moon (Robbins Music - (All On One Line)

(Variation 1 - Side 2)

X/T Tax Code


(Thanks to Andy Honeywell for the images)

(Plum Label, HMV Logo with Gold Lettering)

(Variation 2 - Side 1)

(Plum Label)

HIS MASTER'S VOICE LOGO
(1957 Pressing)
(Mono)

Track 1: BIEM NCB
3. Blue Moon (Robbins Music - (Two Lines)

(Variation 2 - Side 2)

X/T Tax Code


(Thanks to Andy Honeywell for the images)

(Plum Label, HMV Logo with Gold Lettering)

(Variation 3 - Side 1)

(Plum Label)

HIS MASTER'S VOICE LOGO
(1957 Pressing)
(Mono)
Track 1: BIEM-NCB

(Variation 3 - Side 2)

X/T Tax Code


(Thanks to Dean Murphy for the images)

(Plum Label, HMV Logo with Gold Lettering)

(LABEL COMBINATION)
Side 1: Variation 3

(LABEL COMBINATION)
Side 2: Variation 1

(Plum Label, HMV Logo with Gold Lettering)

(LABEL COMBINATION)

Side 1: Variation 1

(LABEL COMBINATION)
Side 2: Variation 3

UK CHART Information:​

This 10" LP entered the UK charts on October 26, 1957, peaking at no. 3.

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Chart Run: (7 Weeks)

26/10/1957 - 05

02/11/1957 - 04

09/11/1957 - 04

16/11/1957 - 04

23/11/1957 - 04

30/11/1957 - 03

07/12/1957 - 05

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Information: www.officialcharts.com

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Recording Information:

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Heartbreak Hotel

(January 10, 1956: RCA Studios, Nashville, Tennessee)

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I Don't Care If the Sun Don't Shine

(September 12 - 16, 1954: Sun Studios, Memphis, Tennessee)

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Blue Moon

(August 15 - 19, 1954: Sun Studios, Memphis, Tennessee)

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Tutti Frutti

(January 31, 1956: RCA Studio 1, New York)

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All Shook Up

(January 12, 1957: Radio Recorders, Studio 1, Hollywood, California)

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Hound Dog

(July 2, 1956: RCA Studios, New York)

 

Too Much

(September 2, 1956: Radio Recorders, Studio 1, Hollywood, California)

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Anyway You Want Me

(July 2, 1956: RCA Studios, New York)

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Don't Be Cruel

(July 2, 1956: RCA Studios, New York)

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Playing for Keeps

(September 1, 1956: Radio Recorders, Studio 1, Hollywood, California)

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Elvis UK HMV LP Promo Ad

used by kind permission: (Thanks to Paul Alner)

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