Elvis On Television 1956- 1960

Elvis On Television 1956- 1960

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 It contains liner notes accompanied by many rare and new unpublished photographs.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                                                            

17.     Hound Dog                                                        

18.     Elvis Talks Farewell                                                                     

Maxine Elliot Theater, New York, New York

6th January 1957 

19.     Ed Sullivan Introduction                                                               

20.     Hound Dog                                                        

21.     Love Me Tender                                                  

22.     Heartbreak Hotel                                    

23.     Don't Be Cruel                                        

24.     Too Much                                                          

25.     Elvis Talks                                                                                 

26.     When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again    

27.     Ed Sullivan Speaks                                                                      

28.     (There’ll Be) Peace In The Valley                           

29.     Ed Sullivan Farewells Elvis                                                            

THE FRANK SINATRA SHOW (ABC)

Fountainbleau Hotel, Miami, Florida 

26th March 1960 (Video Taped) / 12th May 1960 (Air Date)

30.    It's Very Nice to Travelling - with Frank & Nancy Sinatra, 

Joey Bishop & Sammy Davis Jnr

31.    Fame & Fortune

32.    Stuck On You

33.    Frank Sinatra and Joey Bishop talk to Elvis

34.    Medley - Witchcraft/Love Me Tender - with Frank Sinatra

35.    Love Me Tender Reprise - with Frank Sinatra

36.    Frank Sinatra and Nancy Sinatra Farewells Elvis

Source: ElvisNews