ELVIS PRESLEY Heartbreak Hotel (Extremely Rare 1956 UK
one-sided demonstration metal based methyl cellulose lacquer
for the King's debut 78rpm single on His Master's Voice in
Britain. Presley signed with RCA on November 21, 1955, arriving
on the scene while the label was still licenced to EMI - Thus,
between May 1956 & January 1958, 15 hit singles were released
by Elvis in the UK on the pale blue HMV Pop label. The first hit
'Heartbreak Hotel', was initially sent to HMV producer Wally
Ridley for consideration. He was said to be sceptical & later
admitted he didn't understand more than a couple of its words,
but decided to release it anyway. The stuffy 1950's British press
took an instant dislike to the track, but all that was about to
change, as 'Heartbreak Hotel' quickly stormed the charts &
became Elvis' first gold hit in America reaching number 1, soon
to peak at number 2 in the UK. This collector's acetate has a
custom black on white factory label one side with 'Demonstration
Record Not For Sale' print, as well as the 'Mills Music - Mills
House - London WC3' address & a circular 'Emidisc... EMI Sales
& Service Ltd' stamp on the back. The playing side is annotated
on the label with the artist name, song title & catalogue detail.
Very few of these would have been produced, usually as a means
for the sound engineer to test the sonics before the finished
article, & even fewer are said to be left in existence - in
hindsight, it's amusing to think for such a monumental Rock N
Roll hit that there would have been slight trepidation for the
song at this early stage, but RCA did not want to lose out, having
signed Elvis from Sun Records for the then-astronomical sum of
$35,000! Complete with the original British red & white die-cut
company sleeve, the acetate remains in Very Good condition.
There are multiple hairlines & scuff marks to be expected but
these are all light in nature & the disc plays through with no
jumps or sticks. The label writing is clear & this would surely
stand proud as a major showpiece in any serious Elvis collection
POP182).
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Elvis Presley Heartbreak Hotel UK acetate
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Condition : |
This item is in Excellent condition or better (unless it says otherwise in the above description). We buy items as close to Mint condition as possible and many will be unplayed and as close to new as you could hope to find. Irrespective of the source, all of our collectables meet our strict grading and are 100% guaranteed. Click here for more info. |
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Year of Release: |
1956 |
Artist: |
Elvis Presley (click here for complete listing) |
Title: |
Heartbreak Hotel (click here for more of the same title) |
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Format: |
acetate |
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Record Label: |
His Master's Voice |
Catalogue No: |
POP182 |
Country of Origin: |
UK
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Language: |
Regardless of country of origin all tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description. |
Additional info: |
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EIL.COM Ref No |
ELVATHE762829 (quote this reference in any e-mails, letters, faxes or phone calls to help identify this item) |
Genres: |
50's Artists / Rock & Roll
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Related Artists: |
Ace Cannon, Art Stillman, Bill Black's Combo, Billy Strange, Hank Garland, Jimmy Dobro, Johnny Earle & The Jordanaires, Lisa Marie Presley, Orion (Elvis), Scotty Moore, Solomon King, The Imperials (Gospel), The Jordanaires |
Complete Stock List: |
Elvis Presley |
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Alternative Names: |
ELVIS PRESELY,ELVIS PRESELEY, ELVIS
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