Elvis Presley - Golden Boy Elvis (Vinyl LP | DE Reissue | 1981)

Elvis Presley – Golden Boy Elvis is a 16-track compilation of recordings from 1956 to 1965, first issued in Germany in 1965 in cooperation with the TV and radio magazine HÖR ZU. It runs from early hits such as "Heartbreak Hotel", "Hound Dog" and "Don't Be Cruel" via "It's Now Or Never" and "Surrender" to film songs like "Return To Sender" (Girls! Girls! Girls!), "Fun In Acapulco" and "Do The Clam" (Girl Happy); "Wooden Heart" is based on the German folk song "Muss i denn". This copy is the 1981 German reissue on RCA Victor / HÖR ZU (PL 43559).

Pressing details

• Label / Cat. no.: RCA Victor / HÖR ZU PL 43559
• Format: Vinyl LP, Compilation
• Pressing: DE reissue
• Country: Germany
• Year of this pressing: 1981 (first issue: 1965)
• Genre: Rock & Roll, Rock, Pop, Soundtrack

Condition

• Condition: Second hand
• Media: NM-
• Cover: VG+ (still in shrink)

Graded to Goldmine standard (see Vinyl Grading). The images are our own scans of the actual copy for sale (SKU S 425).

Tracklist

Side A

1. She's Not You (Pomus/Leiber/Stoller)
2. Return To Sender (Blackwell/Scott)
3. Joshua Fit The Battle (Traditional)
4. Don't (Leiber/Stoller)
5. Tutti-Frutti (Penniman/LaBostrie)
6. It's Now Or Never (Schroeder/Gold)
7. Surrender (Pomus/Shuman)
8. Do The Clam (Wayne/Weisman/Fuller)

Side B

1. Kiss Me Quick (Pomus/Shuman)
2. Such A Night (Lincoln Chase)
3. Blueberry Hill (Lewis/Stock/Rose)
4. Don't Be Cruel (Blackwell/Presley)
5. Heartbreak Hotel (Axton/Durden/Presley)
6. Fun In Acapulco (Weisman/Wayne)
7. Hound Dog (Leiber/Stoller)
8. Wooden Heart (Kaempfert/Twomey/Weisman/Wise)

Personnel

Elvis Presley (vocals), backed on most tracks by his studio band and The Jordanaires (backing vocals).

FAQ

Is this the original pressing?
No. "Golden Boy Elvis" was first released in 1965 as a HÖR ZU edition. This copy is the 1981 German reissue, cat. no. PL 43559, carrying both the RCA Victor and HÖR ZU names.

What does Media NM- / Cover VG+ mean?
NM- (Near Mint minus) means the record is close to new. VG+ (Very Good Plus) means the sleeve shows light wear; it is still in its shrink. All grades are explained on our Vinyl Grading page.

Do you have more Elvis Presley records?
Yes, for example Elvis' Gold Records Volume 5, 20 Film-Hits and Elvis In Germany. More titles are in our Beat / Rock & Roll collection.