Classic Albums: Elvis Presley - Elvis Presley (2001)

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"It was like the world went from black & white to Technicolor," says Keith Richards of the emergence of Elvis Presley in the mid-'50s, and this look at the King's first official album (the legendary Sun Sessions weren't issued in album form until well after the fact) backs up that claim. The one-hour program (plus 40 minutes of bonus interview material on the DVD) combines performance footage (the early TV shows are not to be missed), photos, and more to limn Presley's early days, when he combined country, blues, and R&B to forge a unique, galvanizing style. Sun producer Sam Phillips, author Peter Guralnick, Presley's musicians, and others are on hand to provide insight and background. But in the end, of course, it comes down to the music--and when you're talking about the likes of "Blue Suede Shoes," "Tutti Frutti," "Money Honey," and "Heartbreak Hotel" (a single that actually wasn't on the album), "classic" hardly begins to cover it.

Updated May 23 2020

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2001-03-12

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Runtime: 60 mins Rating: 8.5 Tag Line: Classic Albums

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Keith Richards

Himself

Elvis Presley

Himself (archive footage)

B.B. King

Himself

Dixie Locke Emmons

Herself (as Dixie Locke)

Peter Guralnick

Himself

Ernst Jorgensen

Himself

Scotty Moore

Himself

D.J. Fontana

Himself

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