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Collection Number: 20411

Collection Title: Elvis Presley Instantaneous Discs and Sheet Music, 1960-1968

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Size 60 items
Abstract Elvis Presley (1935-1977) was a highly influential musician and actor. Between 1956 and 1969, he starred in 31 films. Each film included songs by the actor, although not all were performed on-screen. The collection is chiefly 33-1/3 and 78 rpm instantaneous discs created as soundtracks for films starring Elvis Presley that were produced by Paramount and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer between 1960 and 1968. Films include G.I. Blues, Blue Hawaii, It Happened at the World's Fair, Spinout, Double Trouble, Speedway, and Live a Little, Love a Little. The majority of the songs were sung by Presley. Some music, however, appears to have been created to accompany specific scenes, and one song, "Your Groovy Self" by Lee Hazlewood, was performed by Nancy Sinatra. Sheet music for that song is also included.
Creator Presley, Elvis, 1935-1977.
Curatorial Unit University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection.
Language English
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Use of audio or visual materials may require production of listening or viewing copies.
Copyright Notice
Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
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[Identification of item], in the Elvis Presley Instantaneous Discs and Sheet Music #20411, Southern Folklife Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, the North Carolina Public Records Act (N.C.G.S. § 132 1 et seq.), and Article 7 of the North Carolina State Personnel Act (Privacy of State Employee Personnel Records, N.C.G.S. § 126-22 et seq.). Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill assumes no responsibility.
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Processed by: Alison Waldenberg, June 2006.

Encoded by: Alison Waldenberg, June 2006.

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Elvis Presley (1935-1977), musician and actor, is famously known as the "King of Rock and Roll." He was born in Tupelo, Miss., on January 8, 1935, to Vernon and Gladys Presley; the family moved to Memphis, Tenn., in 1948. In 1953, Presley recorded his first demos at Sun Records, a recording studio owned by Sam Phillips, who is largely credited for influencing American popular music and inventing the rockabilly sound that Presley made famous. Presley recorded more demos in 1954; his career took off quickly, and in November, 1955 Sun sold his contract to RCA in a deal arranged by Presley's new manager, Colonel Tom Parker. Presley quickly achieved iconic status after provocative national television appearances and hits such as "Heartbreak Hotel," which had sold one million copies by March, 1956, and "Hound Dog." Presley soon began to appear in motion pictures, and recorded songs for the films in which he starred.

As an actor, Presley appeared in 31 films between 1956 and 1969. While some roles were more serious than others, every film Presley appeared in featured several songs recorded by him, even if not performed in the movie. Presley completed four movies, including Love Me Tender and Jailhouse Rock, before joining the United States Army in 1958. He completed his tour of duty in 1960, and immediately began to make films again. His first movie after the army was G.I. Blues (1960), which produced a platinum album; other films include Blue Hawaii (1961), which featured the hit song "Can't Help Falling in Love," Viva Las Vegas (1964), and Change of Habit (1969). Presley's recordings during this time were predominantly for movie soundtracks.

By the late 1960s, the films Presley acted in were neither commercially nor critically successful, causing his recording career to falter as well. Turning his attention back to singing and recording, Presley made his first live appearance since 1961 for a 1968 NBC television special. Shortly thereafter, he began to produce more successful records, including "In the Ghetto" and "Suspicious Minds," and performed live on a regular basis. Presley was married in 1967 to Priscilla Beaulieu; their daughter Lisa Marie was born in 1968. In 1973, the couple divorced. Presley died in 1977 at his home, Graceland, in Memphis, Tenn.

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The collection is chiefly 33-1/3 and 78 rpm instantaneous discs created as soundtracks for films starring Elvis Presley that were produced by Paramount and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer between 1960 and 1968. Films include G.I. Blues, Blue Hawaii, It Happened at the World's Fair, Spinout, Double Trouble, Speedway, and Live a Little, Love a Little. The majority of the songs were sung by Presley. Some music, however, appears to have been created to accompany specific scenes, and one song, "Your Groovy Self" by Lee Hazlewood, was performed by Nancy Sinatra. Sheet music for that song is also included.

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Contents list

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expand/collapse Expand/collapse Series 1. Blue Hawaii.

11 items.

Arrangement: By matrix number.

The materials in this collection are masters of recordings related to Presley's 1961 movie for Paramount Pictures, Blue Hawaii. Item FD-1165 contains a track from the 1960 film G.I. Blues.

Audiodisc FD-1160

Side One: "Hawaiian Sunset." AO. Radio Recorders, Hollywood, Calif.; Side Two: "Aloha OE." BO-Section 2. Incomplete. Radio Recorders, Hollywood, Calif.

Audiodisc FD-1161

Side One: "Ku-U-Ipo." CO. Radio Recorders, Hollywood, Calif.; Side Two: "Slicin' Sand." EO. Radio Recorders, Hollywood, Calif.

Audiodisc FD-1162

Side One: "No More." DO. Radio Recorders, Hollywood, Calif.

Audiodisc FD-1163

Side One: "Blue Hawaii." FO. Radio Recorders, Hollywood, Calif.; Side Two: "Ito Eats." GO. Radio Recorders, Hollywood, Calif.

Audiodisc FD-1164

Side One: "Ito Eats." HO. Radio Recorders, Hollywood, Calif.; Side Two: "Hawaiian Wedding Song." JO. Radio Recorders, Hollywood, Calif.

Audiodisc FD-1165

Side One: "Island of Love."KO. Radio Recorders, Hollywood, Calif.; Side Two: "Big Boots." M10-X-Take-2. Fast. Radio Recorders, Hollywood, Calif. 0:56 seconds.

Audiodisc FD-1166

Side One: "Steppin' Out of Line." LO. Movie version. Radio Recorders, Hollywood, Calif.

Audiodisc FD-1167

Side One: "Steppin' Out of Line." LO. Record. Radio Recorders, Hollywood, Calif.; Side Two: "Steppin' Out of Line." LO. Tag for movie. Radio Recorders, Hollywood, Calif.

Audiodisc FD-1168

Side One: "Almost Always True." MO. Radio Recorders, Hollywood, Calif.; Side Two: "Moonlight Swim." NO. Radio Recorders, Hollywood, Calif.

Audiodisc FD-1169

Side One: "I Can't Help Falling in Love." RO. Movie version. Radio Recorders, Hollywood, Calif.

Audiodisc FD-1170

Side One: "Beach Boy Blues." SO. Movie version. Radio Recorders, Hollywood, Calif.; Side Two: "Rockahula Baby." TO. Radio Recorders, Hollywood, Calif.

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12 items.

Arrangement: Chronological, and reflects arrangement of recording sessions as documented in Ernst Jorgensen's Elvis: A Life in Music when appropriate.

This series contains masters related to the 1967 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer movie Double Trouble.

Audiodisc FD-1171

Side One: "Could I Fall in Love." Presley, Elvis. 2002-6. Universal and Radio Recorders Division, Hollywood, Calif.; Side Two: "There's So Much World to See." Presley, Elvis. Picture version. 2004-1. Universal and Radio Recorders Division, Hollywood, Calif.

Audiodisc FD-1172

Side One: "The Long Legged Girl with the Short Dress On." Presley, Elvis. 2005-6. Universal and Radio Recorders Division, Hollywood, Calif.

Audiodisc FD-1173

Side One: "Double Trouble." 2306-1. MGM, Culver City, Calif. June 30, 1966; Side Two: "Baby if You Will Give Me All Your Love." 2307-1. MGM, Culver City, Calif. June 30, 1966.

Audiodisc FD-1174

Side One: "There's So Much World to See." 2303-1. Record version. MGM, Culver City, Calif. June 30, 1966; Side Two: "The Long Legged Girl with the Short Dress On." 2311-1. MGM, Culver City, Calif. June 30, 1966.

Audiodisc FD-1175

Side One: "I Love Only One Girl." 2308-1. MGM, Culver City, Calif. June 30, 1966; Side Two: "It Won't Be Long." 2309-1. MGM, Culver City, Calif. June 30, 1966.

Audiodisc FD-1176

Side One: "Could I Fall in Love." 2302-1. MGM, Culver City, Calif. July 1, 1966

Audiodisc FD-1177

Side One: "Could I Fall in Love." MGM. July 5, 1966; Side Two: "City by Night." MGM. July 5, 1966.

Audiodisc FD-1178

Side One: "Double Trouble." 2406-4. Revised. MGM, Culver City, Calif. July 9, 1966.

Audiodisc FD-1179

Side One: "Slow Discotheque." 2020-4. MGM, Culver City, Calif. July 15, 1966; Side Two: "Fast Discotheque." 2021-1. MGM, Culver City, Calif. July 15, 1966.

Audiodisc FD-1180

Side One: "City by Night." 2402-5. MGM, Culver City, Calif. July 26, 1966; Side Two: "City by Night." 2402-6. MGM, Culver City, Calif. July 26, 1966.

Audiodisc FD-1181

Side One: "It Won't Be Long." 2309-2. MGM, Culver City, Calif. August 30, 1966

Audiodisc FD-1182

Side One: "Could I Fall in Love." 2404-3. MGM, Culver City, Calif. September 1, 1966; Side Two: "Could I Fall in Love." 2404-3. MGM, Culver City, Calif. September 1, 1966.

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15 items.

Arrangement: Chronological, then by matrix number.

This series contains masters related to the 1963 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film It Happened at the World's Fair.

Audiodisc FD-1189

Side One: "Take Me to the Fair." SC-2480-1. MGM, Culver City, Calif. August 24, 1962; Side Two: "Take Me to the Fair." SC-2480-1. MGM, Culver City, Calif. August 24, 1962.

Audiodisc FD-1190

Side One: "The Life I Love." SC-2481-1. MGM, Culver City, Calif. August 24, 1962; Side Two: "The Life I Love." SC-2481-1. MGM, Culver City, Calif. August 24, 1962.

Audiodisc FD-1191

Side One: "I'm Falling in Love Tonite." SC-2483-1. MGM, Culver City, Calif. August 24, 1962; Side Two: "I'm Falling in Love Tonight." SC-2483-1. MGM, Culver City, Calif. August 24, 1962.

Audiodisc FD-1192

Side One: "Cotton Candy Land." SC-2484-1. MGM, Culver City, Calif. August 24, 1962; Side Two: "Cotton Candy Land." SC-2484-1. MGM, Culver City, Calif. August 24, 1962.

Audiodisc FD-1193

Side One: "A World of Our Own." SC-2485-1. MGM, Culver City, Calif. August 24, 1962; Side Two: "A World of Our Own." SC-2485-1. MGM, Culver City, Calif. August 24, 1962

Audiodisc FD-1194

Side One: "How Would You Like to Be." SC-2486-1. MGM, Culver City, Calif. August 24, 1962; Side Two: "How Would You Like to Be." SC-2486-1. MGM, Culver City, Calif. August 24, 1962.

Audiodisc FD-1195

Side One: "They Remind Me Too Much of You." SC-2487-1. MGM, Culver City, Calif. August 24, 1962; Side Two: "They Remind Me Too Much of You." SC-2487-1. MGM, Culver City, Calif. August 24, 1962.

Audiodisc FD-1196

Side One: "Relax." SC-2488-1. MGM, Culver City, Calif. August 24, 1962; Side Two: "Relax." SC-2488-1. MGM, Culver City, Calif. August 24, 1962.

Audiodisc FD-1197

Side One: "Take Me to the Fair." Not Cued. SC-2480. MGM, Culver City, Calif. August 28, 1962; Side Two: "Take Me to the Fair." Not Cued. New. SC-2480. MGM, Culver City, Calif. August 28, 1962.

Audiodisc FD-1198

Side One: "Happy Ending." End Title. Take 8. Radio Recorders, Hollywood, Calif. August 30, 1962. 2:09; Side Two: "Happy Ending" Take 10. Radio Recorders, Hollywood, Calif. August 30, 1962.

Audiodisc FD-1199

Side One: "I'm Falling in Love Tonight." Take 8. Radio Recorders, Hollywood, Calif. September 22, 1962. 1:40; Side Two: "Cotton Candy Land." Take 5. Radio Recorders, Hollywood, Calif. September 22, 1962. 1:33.

Audiodisc FD-1200

Side One: "They Remind Me Too Much of You." Take 4. Radio Recorders, Hollywood, Calif. 2:30; Side Two: "They Remind Me Too Much of You. " Take 9. Radio Recorders, Hollywood, Calif. 2:31.

Audiodisc FD-1201

Side One: "A World of Our Own." Take 1. Radio Recorders, Hollywood, Calif. September 22, 1962. 2:14; Side Two: "One Broken Heart for Sale." Take 1. Radio Recorders, Hollywood, Calif. September 22, 1962. 2:25.

Audiodisc FD-1202

Side One: "How Would You Like To Be." Take 6. Radio Recorders, Hollywood, Calif. September 22, 1962. 3:26.

Audiodisc FD-1203

Side One: "Beyond the Bend." Take 4. Radio Recorders, Hollywood, Calif. September 22, 1962. 1:50; Side Two: "Take Me to the Fair. " #2. Take 8. Radio Recorders, Hollywood, Calif. September 22, 1962. 1:34.

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10 items.

Arrangement: By type of material.

This series contains masters and sheet music related to the 1968 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film Speedway.

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