Continuing celebrations marking the 60th anniversary of Elvis’ first appearance on national television, Memphis Recording Service will release a 2CD/100-page set titled ‘ELVIS ON TELEVISION 1956- 1960 THE COMPLETE SOUNDTRACK RECORDINGS’ on June 26th 2016.
The recordings contain the complete archival recordings of Elvis Presley’s television appearances from 1956-60. For the first time ever, these tracks been painstakingly remastered and restored. Fans who have enjoyed our previous mastered works will be pleased to know that our restoration techniques have now been applied these historical television soundtrack recordings. The quality of these recordings are now far superior than ever released before. The recordings contain all song tracks, comedy sketch routines and interviews including the extended Wink Martindale dialogue with Dewey Phillips.
The 100-page book is a chronological photo journey following Elvis from the very first in 1956, to his appearance on The Frank Sinatra show in 1960. It contains liner notes accompanied by many rare and new unpublished photographs.
Tracklisting
CD1
THE DORSEY BROTHERS – STAGE SHOW (CBS)
CBS STUDIO - New York, New York
28th Jan 1956
1. Stage Show 1 Introduction & Bill Randle Introduces Elvis Presley
2. Shake Rattle & Roll/Flip Flop & Fly
3. I Got A Woman4
4th Feb 1956
4. Stage Show 2 Introduction
5. Baby Let's Play House
6. Tutti Frutti
11th Feb 1956
7. Stage Show 3 Introduction
8. Blue Suede Shoes
9. Heartbreak Hotel (with Stage Show Orchestra)
18th Feb 1956
10. Stage Show 4 Introduction
11. Tutti Frutti
12. I Was The One
17th March 1956
13. Stage Show 5 Introduction
14. Blue Suede Shoes
15. Heartbreak Hotel
24th March 1956
16. Stage Show 6 Introduction
17. Money Honey
18. Heartbreak Hotel
THE MILTON BERLE SHOW (NBC)
USS HANCOCK - San Diego, California
3rd April 1956
19. Introduction of Milton Berle Show 1 & Shake Rattle And Roll (In Part)
20. Milton Berle Introduces Elvis Presley 1
21. Heartbreak Hotel
22. Blue Suede Shoes
23. Milton Berle & Elvis Presley Comedy Sketch
24. Blue Suede Shoes (Reprise
NBC STUDIO – Hollywood, California
5th June 1956
25. Introduction of Milton Berle Show 2
26. Hound Dog
27. Milton Berle & Elvis Presley & Debra Paget Comedy Sketch
28. Milton Berle Introduces Elvis Presley 2
29. I Want You I Need You I Love You
30. Milton Berle Presents Elvis Billboard Award
WINK MARTINDALE – TOP TEN DANCE PARTY (WHBQ TV)
LOCAL TV NETWORK - Memphis, Tennessee
16th June 1956
31. Wink Martindale Interviews Elvis Presley & Dewey Phillips singing Money Honey
CD2
THE STEVE ALLEN SHOW (NBC)
Hudson Theater, New York, New York
1st July 1956
1. Introduction/Dialogue with Steve Allen
2. I Want You I Need You I Love You
3. Hound Dog
4. Yippee Yi Yo Yippee Yi Yay - Comedy Routine with Steve Allen, Elvis Presley, Imogene Coca & Andy Griffith
HY GARDNER (NBC)
New York, New York
1st July 1956
5. Calling Elvis – Interview
THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW (CBS)
CBS Studio, Los Angeles, California
9th September 1956
6. Introduction and Charles Laughton Introduces Elvis
7. Don't Be Cruel
8. Love Me Tender
9. Ready Teddy
10. Hound Dog
Maxine Elliot Theater, New York, New York
28th October 1956
11. Introduction Ed Sullivan
12. Don't Be Cruel
13. Introduction Ed Sullivan
14. Love Me Tender
15. Introduction Ed Sullivan
16. Love Me &