180g Audiophile Mono Red Vinyl LP Mastered by Friday Music's Joe Reagoso & Pressed at RTI!Elvis Aaron Presley was born during the Great Depression into a poor family in Mississippi. They moved to Memphis during the early fifties, and as a struggling young truck driver, he cut some demos at Sun Studios as a gift for his beloved mother Gladys. These initial songs, of which he had only paid a few dollars to record, would become the catalyst that would kick start the beginnings of a soon to be worldwide superstar unlike the world has ever known.
The folks at RCA Victor knew that this young fellow named Elvis was destined for superstardom. They quickly bought out his contract and signed the legend to a long-term deal, and his first RCA single Heartbreak Hotel forever etched The King Of Rock And Roll trademark to his name.
From the remainder of the 1950s, Elvis would release several more hit albums and number one singles, star in a couple of box office smash films, and prior to spending time in the Army, he recorded his fourth album and what would become one of the most memorable and best loved Christmas LPs of all time, Elvis Christmas Album.
The 1957 album was a blockbuster as it topped the pop charts for a month, making this one of the biggest albums of his career ultimately selling over 13 Million Units and his first Diamond Award Winning RIAA certified recording. Elvis Christmas Album truly proved once again that his career was unlike any other in music history.
This holiday classic takes off with the rockin Santa Claus Is Back In Town and followed by the soulful groove of White Christmas. More Elvis favorites follow with his brilliant interpretation of the melancholy ballad Ill Be Home For Christmas and the blues rocker number one single smash Blue Christmas.
The album also features a nice helping of gospel standards which Elvis made his own with favorites like (Therell Be) Peace In The Valley and It Is No Secret (What God Can Do), the timeless Silent Night, and of course the heartfelt O Little Town Of Bethlehem. In total, the album showcases twelve important Elvis Presley recordings which have truly gone on to become definitive classics by any measure of popular music.
In honor of the Man, the Music, the Legend, the King Of Rock And Roll, Friday Music is very proud and honored to announce the limited edition 180 Gram Audiophile White Vinyl Anniversary release of the RCA Victor holiday classic Elvis Christmas Album by Elvis Presley. Friday Music are pleased to present this masterwork in all its high fidelity glory as another excellent installment in their exciting Elvis Presley 180g Audiophile Vinyl series.
Mastered impeccably by Joe Reagoso and manufactured at R.T.I., this limited edition exclusive presentation also includes for the first time in decades, the original gatefold artwork which includes the groundbreaking original gatefold LP cover elements as well a super rare LP booklet with the classic 1957 images from his historic Jailhouse Rock film.
Features:
180g Audiophile Vinyl
Red Vinyl
Album of color photos
Mastered by Joe Reagoso at Friday Music Studios
Pressed at RTI
Monophonic audiophile release
Gatefold jacket
Selections:
Side A:
1. Santa Claus Is Back In Town
2. White Christmas
3. Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane)
4. Ill Be Home For Christmas
5. Blue Christmas
6. Santa Bring My Baby Back (To Me)
Side B:
1. O Little Town Of Bethlehem
2. Silent Night
3. (Therell Be) Peace In The Valley (For Me)
4. I Believe
5. Take My Hand, Precious Lord
6. It Is No Secret (What God Can Do)
