Daniel thanks you so much ❤.

@ElvisPresleyInJapan

2 жыл бұрын

Many thanks!

Thanks David for spoiling us with 2 videos this week. Always appreciated. 🙏 Love the album btw.

@ElvisPresleyInJapan

2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome. Thanks for watching!

Hi mate, a good collection you have there, I’ve always preferred this album to the first album released actually! Thanks for sharing, stay safe!

@ElvisPresleyInJapan

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Mal. I'd give it the nod over the first US album but the first UK album would give it a good run for its money. Cheers, Mal!

I love HMV No.2 cover, he looks so punk. Imagine the impact when visiting a record store, seeing albums by Sinatra, Crosby, Como, then that. It’s like an alien had landed.

@ElvisPresleyInJapan

2 жыл бұрын

I never liked the cover as a kid. The overall look of it was too rough and ready but I love it now. It really says "rock 'n' roll".

Hi David would go with US and Uk true great album elvis presley 2nd thankyou for the video keep up great work my friend

@ElvisPresleyInJapan

2 жыл бұрын

Many thanks.

Great collection I love watching your videos ,thanks for the information Looks like you have great knowledge especially on Japanese pressing 😊 Take care from Malta Europe

@ElvisPresleyInJapan

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching.

Hi David, you do have a few Elvis no.2 RCA Mono 1963 was my second LP that l had brought! Back in 1963. I’m still looking for a good copy of the HMV LP. All l see real grotty copies, that should be put into the the bin! Maybe one day I will find one, but l am not losing any sleep over it. I have come to the collusion that l will never have all the copies of vinyl that I would like. Even if l could find them in good condition. With it not costing an arm and a leg! Stay safe until your next video. Ellie. 🎼🎶🎵🕺🏻🙂🇺🇦

@ElvisPresleyInJapan

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Ellie. Those old HMV covers are really thin and even the laminated surfaces don't seem to help much. I'm lucky enough to have reasonably good copies of all three of the HMV albums but, as you say, the vast majority out there are in poor shape. Even a very ordinary copy of No. 2 can fetch about 100 pounds. Thanks for watching!

Hi David. I absolutely love this album. For one, I love the beautiful cover shot of the original U.S. album, although the best cover of this particular LP is the British cover you selected as your favorite collector’s copy. That is just an amazing cover-the photo of Elvis and of course, that shirt! (“thank you, Natalie Wood!”). More importantly, I consider this LP my third favorite studio album behind Elvis is Back and From Elvis in Memphis…I don’t count TTWIT as a full studio album and I don’t subscribe to the much ballyhooed, critically-acclaimed opinions of the bore fest that is for me, Elvis Country (with a couple of noteworthy exceptions on that album). In my opinion, it is also an upgrade from Elvis’ iconic and history-making debut album. Here you have no filler Sun sessions’ recordings or the annoying songs I must skip over (“I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Cry Over You” and “One Sided Love Affair” to be precise). Sure, there are those of us who prefer Elvis’ smooth and mature vocals of the early and late sixties (that would be me) or the operatic, drama-filled vocals of the seventies (that would not be me). However, I think Elvis’ vocals are just fine here and the original band is as tight as it was ever going to be before they were no longer as prominent once the fancy, more accomplished session musicians came in to play on his sessions. Some others may criticize the surprising number of Little Richard covers or the fact that Elvis did not have the powerful vocal chops of Little Richard (no one did) to see those songs through. However, he does an admirable job, and the songs are transformed into wonderfully entertaining rockabilly numbers. Scotty Moore’s blistering, solos permeate throughout the album, leaving no doubt as to who is the ultimate rockabilly band-Elvis, Scotty, Bill, and DJ. Their legacy in the 1950’s cannot be overstated. The echo you mentioned on “First in Line” is absolutely overdone, however, for me it gives the song a haunting quality which I rather like. Even the (arguably) least significant track, “Old Shep” still gives us Elvis on the piano (always a treat) and a heartfelt performance sung with conviction. The inclusion of the classic, and perhaps the best track on the LP “Love Me” is a welcome delight given no singles were included on his albums. The song, as I understand it, was never released as a single, but rather on an EP which made its way to #2 on the charts. This gives us an incredible variety of songs-much like Elvis is Back, without the presence of a huge hit single. Similarly, as with Elvis is Back, several different genres are represented: rock ‘n’ roll/rockabilly, country, pop, ballads, traditional, and blues-and Elvis and his mates are more than up to the task. Just a brilliant testament of Elvis’ 1950’s legacy on popular music.

@ElvisPresleyInJapan

2 жыл бұрын

Hi, Tony. Wow, that's a real tour-de-force comment! You should start your own Elvis review channel 😄 I particularly like your last point about the variety on the album, and the thing is it wasn't a self-conscious thing. "Oh, we need a country song as well". It was all just good music to him. Like you, I prefer it to the US version of the first album and it's up there as one of my favourite studio albums too. Thanks for your comment. Much appreciated.

Hey David my dear friend :) great seeing you, how are you ? another great video, i love the picture cover of this, its a kind of underrated album....i do love lots of songs : Anyplace is paradise, Rip it Up, when my blue moon turns to gold again , so glad youre mine....great collection you got there :) the original UK with the different cover is really hard to find, sadly i dont own it , love the OBI on the 1962 release ;) Cool, thanks, Cheers, Your friend: Lior

@ElvisPresleyInJapan

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Lior. I hope you're well. Fans seem to love this album but it's not held in the same regard, critically, as the first record. The UK HMV version is hard to find in reasonable condition and even then it's very expensive. Keep searching. It might turn up one day. Cheers, Lior.

It’s marvelous that you talked about the advantage of a mono pick up. I was looking at your project turntable and thinking how inadequate it is for playing vintage records - I know because I had the same model. I moved on to an audiotechnica mono cartridge about three years ago (on a different deck) and was instantly amazed that there was no inner groove distortion, and I had accepted it as a fact of life. I have around 1000 mono records and just makes sense, they all sound better. In my case I have two headshells for each of my turntables, one mono and one stereo. I recently read that modern mono pressings (1980+) have ‘stereo grooves’ and this appears to be true, as you can get a comparable sound from a 2M blue from many of them. When it comes to vintage records, though. There is no comparison. I loved seeing your collection of ‘Elvis’ and I too only got onto it later because I had 56 Sessions and couldn’t get it in mono. Now I have about six copies - one of the least duplicated in my 1956- 70 collection. The later records are less interesting as duplicates, in Europe and America anyway. Great video, keep going. I am watching you as I clean records in the kitchen. 😀

@ElvisPresleyInJapan

Жыл бұрын

I also have a mono Audio-Technica cartridge. I'm very glad I bought it. I was wondering about modern mono pressings so that was useful to know about the "stereo grooves". Thanks.

@elvisonwax

Жыл бұрын

@@ElvisPresleyInJapan I heard it in another video. Stereo is V shaped, mono is U shaped. That’s the story, anyway!

Just a lot of great Elvis Albums. I sure did enjoy all of the different variations of that one. You know I do think you are .... almost as bad as me on getting different copays and other Countries!!!But I am just like you as a collector it is great to have them. But the one that you showed O WOW the HMV UK one now that sure is a great looking cover on that one!!!!+ the Lable is just so nice to see, and I do like that a lot!!!!!! This video was just great. All the best to you mate cheers:")!!!

@ElvisPresleyInJapan

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, the HMV LP is a bit special, a real must-have album for UK collectors, and the labels are more like classical music labels than rock 'n' roll, but they're very stylish with the colour Nipper painting on that dark red background. Cheers, Brad!

@beatlebrad5339

2 жыл бұрын

I do like it and wow what a find that would be ... If I could find it lol take care!!!!

A great Video David, thank you. I like your jap. with the yellow "Elvis" lettering; Top! I have the original UK HMV "Tupelo shirt" Version in my Collection (and the Vinyl Bootleg Version and CD Bootleg Edition...😆). Another interesting Vinyl is SF-7528 with the very big "ELVIS" 70's-type lettering and the small Elvis-Head-only-Pic titeld "Rock'n'Roll NO.2"(on orange label and in E-Stereo). For listening pleasure the "Friday Music" Edition from a few years back sounds excellent to my old ears😉

@ElvisPresleyInJapan

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Harald. I have that Friday Music LP but I haven't even opened it yet. Maybe it's time to listen to it.

David you are 100-percent right about the Mono cartridge my rock and roll number one and number two and best of and all of the HMV stuff sounds brilliant on my old mono cartridge radiogram you can't beat them, and I also agree on first in line, way too much echo.. as Stan freburg said 😄 and your copy of rock and roll number 2 Elvis Presley number two or Elvis on HMV is a little bit better than my one fair play to you. But as I think I did say before I don't think for a rock and roll rockabilly or whatever a rocking album I don't think you can beat rock and roll number one HMV.

@ElvisPresleyInJapan

2 жыл бұрын

You can even still get cartridges for 78 rpm records! I love radiograms. The sight of one brings back a lot of great memories listening to records and the radio at my grandparents' home. Cheers!

@ajsmith5295

2 жыл бұрын

@@ElvisPresleyInJapan yes a great beefy sound 👍

Hi dave great piece that ,like you a didnt own a copy of this early in me EL collecting, av always preferred this album to the first ,it had 3 little richard cuts on it and av always liked his output,EL did a great job on all three with ready Teddy being my fav ,like you also a liked first in line but could never understand why there was so much echo ,ad love to hear it without all that it didn't need it ,anyplace is paradise was another with too much echo for me ,a see you've got a copy of the best cover for me the iconic UK yellow skeeve a love that cover a have had a copy in the past but not now ,the really top copies still command high prices ,it seems to be the holy grail for collectors a really nice copy ,your copy looked really nice ,most o the copies a come across the covers are totally trashed ,get what you say also ref the cover art on some o the repressing it leaves a lot to be desired for me on some of them ya 62 japanese copy was a real beaut ,also those 60s UK covers take some beating for me ,a great album dave a never tire playing it ,take care tony 💿📀👍

@ElvisPresleyInJapan

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Tony. Yes, I also prefer this one to the US version of the first album. It's more consistent, probably because all the songs were recorded at RCA. I don't mind the echo so much on Anyplace Is Paradise. It seems most noticeable right at the start but then is less prominent. Do you have any of the HMV records?

@antonyjones1457

2 жыл бұрын

Hi dave av only one HMV single mow ,trying to get to you ,it's in ni e condition ,HMV 78 all shook up ,that's in really nice condition also ,a used to have lots more but not now ,am looking to get more tho am always on the lookout for rock n roll no 2 the UK ,dealers always seem to want a fortune for it tho ,av a decent copy of the EP good rocking tonight ,,HMV me next record fair at the end of June there's a dealer from Scotland av bought stuff off gona bring the first two albums on HMV for me to have a look at with a possibility of buying them we ll see ,take care dave 👍

@ElvisPresleyInJapan

2 жыл бұрын

@@antonyjones1457 Come to think of it, I think I asked you that before 😅 I used to have a really nice copy of the Good Rockin' Tonight EP. I had to sell it before I moved to London many years ago and I can still remember the dealer looking visibly stunned at the sight of it. To be fair, she gave me a good price.

You have some great copies of that album. I myself have a silver spot and an orange label.

@ElvisPresleyInJapan

Жыл бұрын

The UK copies sound great. Thanks for watching.

The '56 Sessions Vol. 1 & 2 mentioned !!! 💪😎 Vol. 1 was the 1st ever LP that I bought. I have both "Vols" in my collection. I didn't know that the complete 2nd album songs are included on those 2 LPs. When the album is that old then I prefer a MONO version. I just checked the track listing of this album and out of those songs "Long Tall Sally" is my favorite one. There's gonna be some rockin' at some point, Jarkko/MyVinylBar PS. I didn't have any "Elvis luck" at the Record Fair two Saturdays ago. I only saw like half a dozen 7" singles and none of them didn't have picture sleeves and I didn't recognize songs. 😬 Well better luck next time I hope!

@ElvisPresleyInJapan

2 жыл бұрын

Great compilations, the '56 Sessions. I remember playing Volume 2 for the first time and the needle got stuck in the middle of Love Me Tender. Just stopped completely. Just shows that you have to clean even new records before playing them. It was fine after I'd given it a wipe. It must have been nice to go to a record fair. I haven't been to one in about five years. They're quite infrequent in my city. Cheers, Jarkko.

Hi, I like the '72 one in yellow lettering. UK ones are nice too. I had an 80's German pressing in Stereo, awful sound, sold it later. This LP was France's first Elvis LP with U.S. cat. no. (LPM 1382) then issued with their own number the following year, because Elvis' first LP wasn't released till '66. Have you seen Frank Skinner's 'Elvis velvet shirt' documentary? which he thought he bought, still on YT, 'A Little Bit of Elvis'.

@ElvisPresleyInJapan

2 жыл бұрын

I didn't know that about the first LP in France. Did they release a 10" record first, like in Japan, or did they just pass? I'll have to look for that Frank Skinner documentary. I know he's a big Elvis fan. Thanks a lot!

@ROCKINGMAN

2 жыл бұрын

@@ElvisPresleyInJapan Hi EPIJ, France released first LP as 12", not in 1956, this is because they issued 5 volumes simiar to Elvis' EPA 747, with same photo and different coloured lettering, called Rock 'n' Roll 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. This was not the first Elvis EP issued in France though. Give the Frank Skinner doc. a view, it's quite revealing.

The Victor Musical Industries pressing has a "Vol. 1" on the label but not the cover? They gave Elvis quite a tan on some of those!

@ElvisPresleyInJapan

2 жыл бұрын

Not sure what you're referring to, I'm afraid. I mentioned that one cover has cutaways at the top and the other doesn't.

@lpquagmire3621

2 жыл бұрын

@@ElvisPresleyInJapan Nooo, I'm referring to the vinyl itself -- the Victor Musical Industries label has a "Vol. 1" on the record label that doesn't appear on the actual cover. You show a later one that has "Rock and Roll 2" on the cover and label, but the Victor Musical cover doesn't say "Rock and Roll 1" on the album jacket but the vinyl itself has a "Vol. 1" on the orange label...

@ElvisPresleyInJapan

2 жыл бұрын

@@lpquagmire3621 Oh, that. The Volume 1 is the subtitle. The full title was "Elvis - stereo album volume 1".

@lpquagmire3621

2 жыл бұрын

@@ElvisPresleyInJapan Ah, okay, thanks for clarifying. You absolutely MUST see this interview, my friend: kzread.info/dash/bejne/g6Z4r9SIlM6vZJc.html Never have I seen an interview in which both the interviewer and interviewee are so completely clueless! 🤗 Seeing this interview got me thinking about movies in which Elvis looked his personal best -- not the best movies, per se, but simply three movies you think Elvis looked in top form. My three would be JAILHOUSE ROCK, VIVA LAS VEGAS, and LIVE A LITTLE, LOVE A LITTLE. Yours...?

Thanks for sharing. What's in that tea that helps your memory? I'm still looking for an original US copy in good shape for a decent price. I saw one online with the original price sticker on the front cover for about 12 bucks but it tape stains on it. Still trying to decide if a sleeve will cover that enough to get it with that cool price sticker.

@ElvisPresleyInJapan

2 жыл бұрын

Something in my tea? Nah. I use cheat sheets 😅 Are you going to be making any more videos in the near future?

@epgoldenage7049

2 жыл бұрын

@@ElvisPresleyInJapan I recorded one but need to edit it. I took two months off from the Internet after my wife had cancer surgery and during her recovery.

@ElvisPresleyInJapan

2 жыл бұрын

@@epgoldenage7049 Very sorry to hear about your wife. I hope she gets well soon.

Do you have a U.S. 'ad' back cover?

@ElvisPresleyInJapan

7 ай бұрын

No, I don't have a US original.