A Boy From Tupelo: The Complete 1953-1955 Recordings [Box Set]
by Elvis Presley
  • Record Label: RCA
  • Release Date: Jul 28, 2017
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7.6

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Summary: The three disc collection features all the known existing Elvis Presley recordings from 1953 through 1955 including demos, outtakes, live performances and alternative mixes (some of which have appeared in other box sets).
Record Label: RCA
Genre(s): Country, Rockabilly, Pop/Rock, Rock & Roll, Traditional Country, Early Pop/Rock
Credit: Producer Primary Artist Producer
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Track Listings

1-01 My Happiness 2-17 I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone [Slow Version, Take 1]
1-02 That's When Your Heartaches Begin 2-18 I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone [Slow Version, Take 2]
1-03 I'll Never Stand in Your Way 2-19 I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone [Slow Version, Take 3]
1-04 It Wouldn't Be the Same Without You 2-20 I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone [Slow Version, Takes 4-5]
1-05 Harbor Lights 2-21 I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone [Slow Version, Takes 6-7]
1-06 I Love You Because [Unprocessed Master Edit] 2-22 How Do You Think I Feel [Guitar Slapback Tape, Rehearsals + Take 1]
1-07 That's All Right 2-23 When It Rains It Pours [Vocal Slapback Tape, Take 1]
1-08 Blue Moon of Kentucky 2-24 When It Rains It Pours [Vocal Slapback Tape, Take 2 - Rehearsal 1 - Takes 3-4]
1-09 Blue Moon [Take 9/M] 2-25 When It Rains It Pours [Vocal Slapback Tape, Take 5/M]
1-10 Tomorrow Night 2-26 When It Rains It Pours [Vocal Slapback Tape, Takes 6-8]
1-11 I'll Never Let You Go (Little Darlin') 3-01 That's All Right [Live From the Louisiana Hayride, Shreveport, Louisiana] [1954]
1-12 I Don't Care If the Sun Don't Shine 3-02 Blue Moon of Kentucky [Live]
1-13 Just Because 3-03 Shake, Rattle and Roll
1-14 Good Rockin' Tonight 3-04 Fool, Fool, Fool
1-15 Milkcow Blues Boogie 3-05 Hearts of Stone [Live]
1-16 You're a Heartbreaker 3-06 That's All Right [Live From the Louisiana Hayride, Shreveport, Louisiana] [January 15, 1955]
1-17 I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone [Slow Version] 3-07 Tweedlee Dee [Live from the Louisiana Hayride, Shreveport, Louisiana] [January 15, 1955]
1-18 Baby, Let's Play House 3-08 Shake, Rattle and Roll [Live on WJOI Radio]
1-19 I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone 3-09 KSIJ Radio commercial With DJ Tom Perryman [Live]
1-20 I Forgot to Remember to Forget 3-10 Money Honey [Live]
1-21 Mystery Train 3-11 Blue Moon of Kentucky [Live From the Louisiana Hayride, Shreveport, Louisiana]
1-22 Trying to Get to You 3-12 I Don't Care If the Sun Don't Shine [Live]
1-23 When It Rains, It Really Pours 3-13 That's All Right [Louisiana Hayride, Shreveport, Louisiana] [January 22, 1955]
1-24 That's All Right [RCA Single Version] 3-14 Tweedlee Dee [Live From the Louisiana Hayride, Shreveport, Louisiana]
1-25 Blue Moon of Kentucky [RCA Single Version] 3-15 Money Honey [Live From the Louisiana Hayride, Shreveport, Louisiana]
1-26 I Love You Because 3-16 Hearts of Stone [Live From the Louisiana Hayride, Shreveport, Louisiana]
1-27 Tomorrow Night [RCA LP Version] 3-17 Shake, Rattle and Roll [Live]
2-01 Harbor Lights [Takes 1-2, 3/M] 3-18 Little Mama [Live]
2-02 Harbor Lights [Take 4] 3-19 You're a Heartbreaker [Live]
2-03 Harbor Lights [Takes 5-8] 3-20 Good Rockin' Tonight [Live]
2-04 I Love You Because [Takes 1-2] 3-21 Baby, Let's Play House [Live From Eagles' Hall, Houston, Texas]
2-05 I Love You Because [Take 3] 3-22 Blue Moon of Kentucky [Live From Eagles' Hall, Houston, Texas]
2-06 I Love You Because [Takes 4-5] 3-23 I Got a Woman [Live]
2-07 That's All Right [Takes 1-3] 3-24 That's All Right [Live From Eagles' Hall, Houston, Texas]
2-08 Blue Moon of Kentucky [Alternate Take] 3-25 Tweedlee Dee [Live From the Gladewater High School, Gladewater, Texas]
2-09 Blue Moon [Takes 1-4] 3-26 That's All Right [Live From the Jimmie Rodgers Memorial Festival, Meridian, Mississippi]
2-10 Blue Moon [Take 5] 3-27 I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone [Live]
2-11 Blue Moon [Takes 6-8] 3-28 Baby, Let's Play House [Live From the Louisiana Hayride, Shreveport, Louisiana]
2-12 Blue Moon [Take 9/M] 3-29 Maybellene [Live]
2-13 Dialogue [Fragment Before "Tomorrow Night"] 3-30 That's All Right [Live From the Louisiana Hayride, Shreveport, Louisiana] [August 20, 1955]
2-14 I'll Never Let You Go (Little Darlin') [Incomplete Take] 3-31 Bob Neal Radio Promotion Spot [Live]
2-15 Good Rockin' Tonight [Fragment From Vocal Slapback Tape] 3-32 I Forgot to Remember to Forget [Live]
2-16 I Don't Care If the Sun Don't Shine [Takes 1-3/M]