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The Essential Elvis Presley | 
| Artist: Elvis Presley
Label: Bmg / Elvis
Category: Music
List Price: $15.99
Buy New: $8.84
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Rating:  21 reviews
Sales Rank: 1172
Format: Original Recording Remastered
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.4
MPN: 89048
UPC: 828768904824
EAN: 0828768904824
ASIN: B000KX0HVY
Release Date: January 2, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Tracks:
Disc 1
| • | That's All Right | | • | Baby, Let's Play House | | • | Mystery Train | | • | Heartbreak Hotel | | • | I Was the One | | • | Blue Suede Shoes | | • | Hound Dog | | • | Don't Be Cruel | | • | Love Me Tender | | • | All Shook Up | | • | (There'll Be) Peace in the Valley (For Me) | | • | Jailhouse Rock | | • | Trouble | | • | Fever | | • | It's Now or Never | | • | Reconsider Baby | | • | Are You Lonesome Tonight? | | • | Little Sister | | • | Follow That Dream | | • | Can't Help Falling in Love |
Disc 2
| • | Return to Sender | | • | (You're The) Devil in Disguise | | • | Bossa Nova Baby | | • | Viva Las Vegas | | • | Big Boss Man | | • | Little Less Conversation | | • | If I Can Dream | | • | Memories | | • | In the Ghetto | | • | Suspicious Minds | | • | Don't Cry Daddy | | • | Kentucky Rain | | • | Polk Salad Annie | | • | Wonder of You | | • | I Just Can't Help Believin' | | • | Burning Love | | • | Always on My Mind | | • | Steamroller Blues | | • | Hurt | | • | Moody Blue |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 16 more reviews...
 Essential is right January 7, 2007
R. Riis (NY)
26 out of 30 found this review helpful
Sure, there are more than a few Elvis anthologies out there and, yes, there is nothing on this set that isn't readily available on a few hundred other compilations, but this one is noteworthy in its own way, and a great collection as well. Focusing less on hits than on great performances, "Essential Elvis" gathers a handful of Sun sides, the best of his early RCA output and acclaimed sides from throughout his career. You get the best of Elvis' many hits as well as critically-acclaimed album tracks ("Reconsider Baby", "Trouble", the live "Polk Salad Annie"), and that, for once, is a unique concept in Elvis reissues. Everyone will have differing opinions on what should or shouldn't have been included, and tob sure sure some great tracks have been left out, but this is a whale of a great collection of "essential" Elvis.
 Loud January 5, 2007
Brian Shaw (Orlando, FL USA)
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
This CD has essential songs in it, but of course there were several that were left off. "Hitstory" is still the recommended compilation. Actually "24 Karat HIts," but that CD is very rare and out of print. The first disc has only 20 songs and clocks in at less than an hour! It is also loud, so it does not seem natural, but this is DSD remastered by Vic Anesini and special thanks to Kevan Budd. I think they used their own remasters from their previous discs, combined them for this release, and tweaked the volume so they match. It's still a recommended purchase for completists.
Essential Music From The Best January 3, 2007
David L. Banes (McEwen, Tennessee United States)
15 out of 18 found this review helpful
If you were stranded on an island and could only take one Elvis cd with you this would be the perfect one.There is not a bad song on this cd and it is a good and pleasant listening mix of all of his music.You get the blues,rock,rockabilly,gospel,movies,and some live concert music.One of the best arrangements of songs of all the cds that have been released since his untimely death.If you grew up listening to Elvis music it will bring back so many memories and if you are just getting acquainted with his music you will be pleased and will build happy memories.Not a bad price.Buy it,play it once and you will not want to play anything else for a long time.You will be hooked.This cd brings to mind what all the fuss was about.
The Best December 8, 2007
Delta88 (San Diego)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This CD has all or most all of Elvis's hits from the early days to later days. The sound quality and mix was very good and up to modern standards.
Listening to it took me back to my youth when I remember Elvis performing Hound Dog on the Ed Sullivan show - If anyone is old enough to remember that on this website.
Elvis great selections! June 20, 2008
W. D. Saks (New York City)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
You will not make a mistake buying this Elvis CD! This IS Elvis as you remembered him or as you want to know him now. What a star! What a voice! DO NOT buy a musacked CD where the cuts are sanitized because he was thought to be so outrageous. This, along with Elvis Live, just about does it and if I had to choose one... well it could be a toss-up but this one would cover a lot of ground. You can't go wrong with this one! No wonder, when I arrived by boat, from Cos, Greece, to the seaport of Kusadasi, Turkey and stepped off the ferry the seaside cafes were blaring Elvis. Trite but true he rocks for eternity!
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