Elvis Presley – Blue Christmas (RCA Records CPL1-1349)

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Elvis Presley – Blue Christmas (RCA Records CPL1-1349)

Elvis: A Legendary Performer Volume 2 is a compilation album featuring recordings by American singer and musician Elvis Presley issued in January 8, 1976 by RCA Records (CPL1-1349). As with the first volume of the series, issued in 1974, the collection was a mixture of previously released and never-before-released recordings. The album reached #46 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart, remaining 17 weeks on chart, and #9 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart, remaining 22 weeks on chart in September 1977. The album initially sold over 600,000 copies in the US, and over 1,000,000, 2,000,000, 2,125,000, 2,340,000, and 2,500,000 copies later! The album was certified Gold on October 25, 1977 and Platinum and 2× Multi-Platinum on July 15, 1999 by the RIAA. In the UK, the album reached #27 on the Guinness Albums chart, and sold over 300,000 copies in England. The album also reached #35 in Canada and #87 in Australia, remaining 2 weeks on chart in September 1977, and it sold over 3,000,000/4,000,000 copies worldwide! Content: In this second volume of the Presley "Legendary Performer" series, RCA released for the first time "Harbor Lights", a ballad Presley recorded during his first session for Sun Records in July, 1954. This marked the first time since 1965 that RCA had released any unissued recordings from the Sun Records archives. Other previously unreleased material on the album included an alternate take of Presley's 1956 hit "I Want You, I Need You, I Love You", several previously unissued performances from the 1968 NBC TV special, the song "A Cane And A High Starched Collar" (the RCA 8 track tape version had a false start to this song) from the soundtrack of the 1960 film "Flaming Star", and Presley's 1960 recording of "Such A Night" (the 8 track tape version had several false starts to this song). A pair of previously unreleased interview recordings were also included on this album. The "Legendary Performer" series would continue with "Elvis: A Legendary Performer Volume 3", which was released in 1978. As with "A Legendary Performer, Volume 1", BMG's 1989 cd release cut out some of the tracks from the original LP. Missing from the cd version is "The Interview With Jay Thompson", "Blue Christmas", "A Cane And A High Starched Collar", and "Presentation Of Awards (1961)". Note: "Blue Christmas" was recorded at Radio Recorders Studio 1 in Hollywood, California on September 5, 1957 (Thursday).

Elvis: A Legendary Performer Volume 2 is a compilation album featuring recordings by American singer and musician Elvis Presley issued in January 8, 1976 by RCA Records (CPL1-1349). As with the first volume of the series, issued in 1974, the collection was a mixture of previously released and never-before-released recordings. The album reached #46 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart, remaining 17 weeks on chart, and #9 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart, remaining 22 weeks on chart in September 1977. The album initially sold over 600,000 copies in the US, and over 1,000,000, 2,000,000, 2,125,000, 2,340,000, and 2,500,000 copies later! The album was certified Gold on October 25, 1977 and Platinum and 2× Multi-Platinum on July 15, 1999 by the RIAA. In the UK, the album reached #27 on the Guinness Albums chart, and sold over 300,000 copies in England. The album also reached #35 in Canada and #87 in Australia, remaining 2 weeks on chart in September 1977, and it sold over 3,000,000/4,000,000 copies worldwide! Content: In this second volume of the Presley “Legendary Performer” series, RCA released for the first time “Harbor Lights”, a ballad Presley recorded during his first session for Sun Records in July, 1954. This marked the first time since 1965 that RCA had released any unissued recordings from the Sun Records archives. Other previously unreleased material on the album included an alternate take of Presley’s 1956 hit “I Want You, I Need You, I Love You”, several previously unissued performances from the 1968 NBC TV special, the song “A Cane And A High Starched Collar” (the RCA 8 track tape version had a false start to this song) from the soundtrack of the 1960 film “Flaming Star”, and Presley’s 1960 recording of “Such A Night” (the 8 track tape version had several false starts to this song). A pair of previously unreleased interview recordings were also included on this album. The “Legendary Performer” series would continue with “Elvis: A Legendary Performer Volume 3”, which was released in 1978. As with “A Legendary Performer, Volume 1”, BMG’s 1989 cd release cut out some of the tracks from the original LP. Missing from the cd version is “The Interview With Jay Thompson”, “Blue Christmas”, “A Cane And A High Starched Collar”, and “Presentation Of Awards (1961)”. Note: “Blue Christmas” was recorded at Radio Recorders Studio 1 in Hollywood, California on September 5, 1957 (Thursday).