Product Key Features
FeaturesCompilation, Studio & Live
GenrePop, Rock, Rock 'n' Roll
StyleRelaxation, Early Pop/Rock, Rockabilly
TypeAlbum, Box Set
ArtistElvis Presley
Release TitleKing of Rock 'N' Roll: the Complete 50s Masters
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs5
DistributionBmg
Guest ArtistFloyd Cramer, Chet Atkins, Ben Speer, Brock Speer, Carl Perkins, FREDDY Martin, Mike Stoller, The Speers, Jerry Lee Lewis, The Jordanaires
Number of Tracks140
BassBob Moore, Ray Siegel, Elvis Presley, Bill Black, Clayton Perkins, Mike Rubin
GuitarScotty Moore, Tiny Timbrell, Chet Atkins, Jimmy Day, Elvis Presley, Vito Mumolo, Carl Perkins, Neal Matthews, Hank Garland
ReviewsRanked #3 Reissue in the Village Voice's 1992 Jazz & Pop Critics Poll., "...essential....a stunning revelation....suggests that Elvis mirrored all sides of our musical culture--and became an American icon because he gave all kinds of Americans exactly what they most wanted to hear..." - Rating: A+, Included in Vibe's 100 Essential Albums of the 20th Century, 5 Stars - Classic - "...Presented with generally decent, challenging material throughout this era, his singing reaches masterful heights....the 1954 and '55 sessions are probably the most perfect recordings in rock & roll history....a box set fit for the King..."
VocalsGordon Stoker, Charles Prescott, Rad Robinson, Jon Dodson, Kitty White, Elvis Presley, Ben Speer, Brock Speer, Millie Kirkham, The Jordanaires
DrumsD.J. Fontana, Richard Cornell, Jimmy Lott, Bernie Mattinson, Johnny Bernero, w.S. Holland