RELEASES

1956

LP Elvis Presley

Mono: RCA Victor LPM-1254 Released: March 23, 1956 Stereo electrotnically reprocessed: RCA Victor LSP-1254(e) Released: December 22, 1961 CD release: 1984 PCD1-1254 (Electronic stereo) - PCD1-5198 (Mono) Peak chart position: #1 Pop RIAA status: Platinum Side 1 G2WB 1230-10 Blue Suede Shoes   -   (January 30, 1956) G2WB 0211-17 I'm Countin' On You   -   (January 11, 1956) G2WB 0208-08 I Got A Woman   -   (January 10, 1956) G2WB 1232-08 One-Sided Love Affair   -   (January 30, 1956) G2WB 1086-sp I Love You Because   -   (July 5, 1954) F2WB 8118-na Just Because   -   (September 1954) Side 2 G2WB 1255-10 Tutti Frutti   -   (January 31, 1956) F2WB 8039-na Trying To Get To You   -   (July 21, 1955) G2WB 1254-18 I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Cry (Over You)   -   (January 31, 1956) F2WB 8116-na I'll Never Let You Go (Little Darlin')   -   (September 1954) F2WB 8117-06 Blue Moon   -   (August 19, 1954) G2WB 0210-sp Money Honey   -   (January 10, 1956)

EP Elvis Presley

RCA Victor EPA 747 Released: March 23, 1956 Peak chart position: #6 EP Blue Suede Shoes: Peak chart position: #20 Pop RIAA status: Gold Side 1 G2WB 1230-10 Blue Suede Shoes   -   (January 30, 1956) G2WB 1255-10 Tutti Frutti   -   (January 31, 1956) Side 2 G2WB 0208-08 I Got A Woman   -   (January 10, 1956) F2WB 8118-na Just Because   -   (September 1954)

EP Elvis Presley (Double EP)

RCA Victor EPB-1254 Released: March 23, 1956 Peak chart position: #9 EP Side 1 Blue Suede Shoes G2WB 0211-17 I'm Countin' On You   -   (January 10, 1956) Side 2 I Got A Woman G2WB 1232-08 One-Sided Love Affair   -   (January 30, 1956) Side 3 Tutti Frutti F2WB 8039-na Trying To Get To You   -   (July 21, 1956) Side 4 G2WB 1254-18 I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Cry (Over You)   -   (January 31, 1956) F2WB 8116-na I'll Never Let You Go (Little Darlin')   -   (September 1954)

EP Heartbreak Hotel

RCA Victor EPA-821 Released: April 20, 1956 Peak chart position: #5 EP Money Honey: Peak chart position: #76 Pop RIAA status: Gold Side 1 G2WB 0209-07 Heartbreak Hotel   -   (January 10, 1956) G2WB 0218-07 I Was The One   -   (January 11, 1956) Side 2 G2WB 0210-sp Money Honey   -   (January 10, 1956) F2WB 8000-na I Forgot To Remember To Forget   -   (July 11, 1955)

SP I Want You, I Need You, I Love You / My Baby Left Me

45 rpm: RCA Victor 47-6540 78 rpm: RCA Victor 20-6540 Released: May 4, 1956 RIAA status: Platinum Side 1 G2WB 0271-sp I Want You, I Need You, I Love You   -   (April 14, 1956) Side 2 G2WB 1231-09 My Baby Left Me   -   (January 30, 1956)

EP Elvis Presley

RCA Victor EPA-830 Released: June 8, 1956 RIAA status: Gold Side 1 G2WB 1294-12 Shake Rattle And Roll   -   (February 3, 1956) F2WB 8118-na Just Because   -   (September 1954) Side 2 F2WB 8117-04 Blue Moon   -   (August 19, 1954) G2WB 1293-10 Lawdy Miss Clawdy   -   (February 3, 1956)

SP Hound Dog / Don't Be Cruel

45 rpm: RCA Victor 47-6604 78 rpm: RCA Victor 20-6604 Released: July 13, 1956 RIAA status: 4X Platinum Side 1 G2WB 5936-28 Don't Be Cruel   -   (July 2, 1956) Side 2 G2WB 5935-31 Hound Dog   -   (July 2, 1956)

EP The Real Elvis

RCA Victor EPA-940 Released: August 17, 1956 Peak chart position: #5 EP RIAA status: Platinum Side 1 G2WB 5936-28 Don't Be Cruel   -   (July 2, 1956) G2WB 0271-sp I Want You, I Need You, I Love You   -   (April 14, 1956) Side 2 G2WB 5935-31 Hound Dog   -   (July 2, 1956) G2WB 1231-09 My Baby Left Me   -   (January 30, 1956)

SP Blue Suede Shoes / Tutti Frutti

45 rpm: RCA Victor 47-6636 78 rpm: RCA Victor 20-6636 Released: August 31, 1956 RIAA status: Gold Side 1 G2WB 1230-10 Blue Suede Shoes   -   (January 30, 1956) Side 2 G2WB 1255-10 Tutti Frutti   -   (January 31, 1956)

SP I Got A Woman / I'm Countin' On You

45 rpm: RCA Victor 47-6604 78 rpm: RCA Victor 20-6604 Released: August 31, 1956 Side 1 G2WB 0208-08 I Got A Woman   -   (January 10, 1956) Side 2 G2WB 0211-17 I'm Countin' On You   -   (January 11, 1956)

SP I'll Never Let You Go(Little Darlin') / I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Cry (Over You)

45 rpm: RCA Victor 47-6638 78 rpm: RCA Victor 20-6638 Released: August 31, 1956 Side 1 F2WB 8116-na I'll Never Let You Go (Little Darlin')   -   (September 1954) Side 2 G2WB 1254-18 I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Cry (Over You)   -   (January 31, 1956)

SP Tryin' To Get To You / I Love You Because

45 rpm: RCA Victor 47-6639 78 rpm: RCA Victor 20-6639 Released: August 31, 1956 Side 1 F2WB 8039-na Trying To Get To You   -   (July 11, 1955) Side 2 G2WB 1086-sp I Love You Because   -   (July 5, 1954)

SP Blue Moon / Just Because

45 rpm: RCA Victor 47-6640 78 rpm: RCA Victor 20-6640 Released: August 31, 1956 Side 1 F2WB 8117-04 Blue Moon   -   (August 19, 1954) Side 2 F2WB 8118-na Just Because   -   (September 1954)

SP Money Honey / One-Sided Love Affair

45 rpm: RCA Victor 47-6641 78 rpm: RCA Victor 20-6641 Released: August 31, 1956 Side 1 G2WB 0210-sp Money Honey   -   (January 10, 1956) Side 2 G2WB 1232-08 One-Sided Love Affair   -   (January 30, 1956)   -   (January 30, 1956)

SP Lawdy Miss Clawdy / Shake Rattle And Roll

45 rpm: RCA Victor 47-6642 78 rpm: RCA Victor 20-6642 Released: August 31, 1956 Side 1 G2WB 1293-10 Lawdy Miss Clawdy   -   (February 3, 1956) Side 2 G2WB 1294-12 Shake Rattle And Roll   -   (February 3, 1956)

EP Any Way You Want Me

RCA Victor EPA-965 Released: September 21, 1956 I Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine: Peak chart position: #74 Pop Side 1 G2WB 5937-12 Any Way You Want Me (That's How I Will Be)   -   (July 2, 1956) F2WB 8047-06 I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone   -   (March ??, 1955) Side 2 F2WB 8042-na I Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine   -   (September 12-16, 1954) F2WB 8001-na Mystery Train   -   (SJuly 11, 1955)

SP Love Me Tender / Any Way You Want Me (That's How I Will Be)

45 rpm: RCA Victor 47-6643 78 rpm: RCA Victor 20-6643 Released: September 28, 1956 RIAA status: 3X Platinum Side 1 Studio matrix: S-16 (Take 2) - RCA Victor matrix: G2WB 4767 Love Me tender   -   (August 24, 1956) Side 2 G2WB 5937-12 Any Way You Want Me (That's How I Will Be)   -   (July 2, 1956)

LP Elvis

Mono: RCA Victor LPM-1382 Released: October 19, 1956 Stereo electronically reprocessed: RCA Victor LSP-1382(e) Released: December 22, 1961 CD release: 1984 PCD1-1382 (Electronic stereo) - PCD1-5199 Peak chart position: #1 Pop RIAA status: Platinum Side 1 G2WB 4932-19 Rip It Up   -   (September 3, 1956) G2WB 4921-09 Love Me   -   (September 1, 1956) G2WB 4925-10 When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again   -   (September 2, 1956) G2WB 4926-04 Long Tall Sally   -   (September 2, 1956) G2WB 4931-27 First In Line   -   (September 3, 1956) G2WB 4922-sp Paralyzed (Splice of takes 12 & 5)   -   (September 2, 1956) Side 2 G2WB 1233-10 So Glad You're Mine G2WB 4927-01 Old Shep   -   (September 2, 1956) G2WB 4930-12 Ready Teddy   -   (September 3, 1956) G2WB 4929-22 Anyplace Is Paradise   -   (September 2, 1956) G2WB 4924-07 How's The World Treating You?   -   (September 1, 1956) G2WB 4923-07 How Do You Think I Feel   -   (September 1, 1956)

EP Elvis Vol. 1

RCA Victor EPA-992 Released: October 19, 1956 Peak chart position: #1 EP Love Me: Peak chart position: #2 Pop - #10 Country - # 7 R&B When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again Peak chart position: #19 Pop Paralyzed: Peak chart position: #59 Pop RIAA status: 2X Platinum Side 1 G2WB 4932-19 Rip It Up   -   (September 3, 1956) G2WB 4921-09 Love Me   -   (September 1, 1956) Side 2 G2WB 4925-10 When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again   -   (September 2, 1956) G2WB 4922-sp Paralyzed   -   (September 2, 1956)

EP Elvis Vol. 2

RCA Victor EPA-993 Released: October 19, 1956 Old Shep: Peak chart position: #47 Pop RIAA status: Gold Side 1 G2WB 1233-10 So Glad You're Mine   -   (February 3, 1956) G2WB 4927-01 Old Shep   -   (September 2, 1956) Side 2 G2WB 4930-12 Ready Teddy   -   (September 3, 1956) G2WB 4929-22 Anyplace Is Paradise   -   (September 2, 1956)

EP Love Me Tender

RCA Victor EPA-4006 Released: November 21, 1956 Peak chart position: #22 Album - #9 EP Pop Poor Boy: Peak chart position: #24 Pop RIAA status: Platinum Side 1 Studio matrix: S-16 (Take 2) - RCA Victor matrix: G2WB 4767 Love Me tender   -   (August 24, 1956) Studio matrix: S-sp - RCA Victor matrix: G2WB 7261 Let Me   -   (September 4, 1956 - Overdubbed September 5, 1956) Side 2 Studio matrix: S-sp - RCA Victor matrix: G2WB 7259-sp Poor Boy (Splice of take 6 and 3)   -   (August 24, 1956) Studio matrix: S-sp - RCA Victor matrix: G2WB 7260 We're Gonna Move   -   (August 24, 1956)