ELVIS PRESLEY *G.I. Blues* 1960 Living Stereo Near Mint Vinyl RCA Victor LP
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Description
Artist: ELVIS PRESLEY
Title: G.I. Blues
Label: RCA VICTOR LSP-2256
Year: 1960
Matrix Number: L2PY-3659-1S / L2PY-3660-1S
Format: 12” VINYL 33-1/3 RPM ALBUM
Sound: LIVING STEREO
Cuts include:
Side 1: Tonight is So Right For Love - (featuring The Jordanaires) / What's She Really Like / Frankfort Special - (featuring The Jordanaires) / Wooden Heart / G.I. Blues - (featuring The Jordanaires)
Side 2: Pocketful of Rainbows / Shoppin' Around / Big Boots / Didja' Ever - (featuring The Jordanaires) / Blue Suede Shoes / Doin' the Best I Can - (featuring The Jordanaires)
* Condition *
Jacket: VG++
Jacket Comments: 2” top seam split
Vinyl: NEAR MINT
Album Notes:
Personnel: Elvis Presley (vocals, guitar); Scotty Moore, Tiny Timbrell, Neal Matthews Jr. (guitar); Jimmie Haskell (accordion); Dudley Brooks (piano); Ray Siegel (bass); D. J. Fontana, Frank Bode, Bernie Mattinson (drums); The Jordanaires (background vocals)
Recorded at RCA Studios and Radio Recorders, Hollywood, California between April and May 1960
This is the soundtrack to Elvis' fifth movie, made in early 1960. The version of "Blue Suede Shoes" on this soundtrack was recorded in 1960 and is different from the 1956 single version
G.I. BLUES, Presley's first movie following his return from military service was, like most of his '60s movies, a light romantic comedy with plenty of musical numbers. As the decade progressed and the Presley movie formula ossified, Hollywood and Colonel Tom expended less effort finding suitable musical material for Presley to sing. Presley's earliest '60s movies, however, usually boasted strong soundtracks, and G.I. BLUES is among the best of them. None of the songs are embarrassing--no "Yoga Is As Yoga Does" or "Queenie Wahini's Papaya" here--and, in fact, nearly all are very good. Best, of course, is the Carl Perkins classic "Blue Suede Shoes," but also excellent are a "Such A Night"-like boogie entitled "Tonight Is So Right For Love," the title track, and several lovely ballads, among them "Pocket Full Of Rainbows," "Wooden Heart," and the lullaby "Big Boots." Overall, G.I. BLUES doesn't rock quite as hard as Elvis' pre-Army soundtracks, but it does demonstrate considerably more life than most of the soundtracks that followed. In fact, Presley's movies might not be the object of derision they are today had Presley's handlers worked harder at getting him material of this quality for his later films.
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