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The History of Elvis: 1956

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Singles:

February 11: "Heartbreak Hotel" b/w "I Was The One" (RCA Victor 47-6420)
May 12: "My Baby Left Me" b/w "I Want You, I Need You, I Love You" (RCA Victor 47-6540)
July 21: "Hound Dog" b/w "Don't Be Cruel" (RCA Victor 47-6604)
September 8: "Blue Suede Shoes" b/w "Tutti Frutti" (RCA Victor 47-6636)
"I Got A Woman" b/w "I'm Counting On You" (RCA Victor 47-6637)
"I'll Never Let You Go (Little Darlin')" b/w "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Cry (Over You)" (RCA Victor 47-6638)
"Tryin' To Get To You" b/w "I Love You Because" (RCA Victor 47-6639)
"Blue Moon" b/w "Just Because" (RCA Victor 47-6640)
"Money Honey" b/w "One Sided Love Affair" (RCA Victor 47-6641)
"Lawdy Miss Clawdy" b/w "Shake Rattle And Roll" (RCA Victor 47-6642)
October 6: "Love Me Tender" b/w "Any Way You Want Me (That's How I Will Be)" (RCA Victor 47-6643)

EPs:

March:

Elvis Presley (RCA EPA 747):
Side 1:
"Blue Suede Shoes"
"Tutti Frutti"
Side 2:
"I Got A Woman"
"Just Because"

Elvis Presley (RCA EPB 1254):
Side 1:
"Blue Suede Shoes"
"I'm Counting On You"
Side 2:
"I Got A Woman"
"One Sided Love Affair"
Side 3:
"Tutti Frutti"
"Tryin' To Get To You"
Side 2:
"I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Cry (Over You)"
"I'll Never Let You Go (Little Darlin')"

May:

Heartbreak Hotel (RCA EPA 821):
Side 1:
"Heartbreak Hotel"
"I Was The One"
Side 2:
"Money Honey"
"I Forgot To Remember To Forget"

September:

Elvis Presley (RCA EPA 830):
Side 1:
"Shake Rattle And Roll"
"I Love You Because"
Side 2:
"Blue Moon"
"Lawdy Miss Clawdy"

October: The Real Elvis (RCA EPA 940):
Side 1:
"Don't Be Cruel"
"I Want You, I Need You, I Love You"
Side 2:
"Hound Dog"
"My Baby Left Me"

Any Way You Want Me (RCA EPA 965):
Side 1:
"Any Way You Want Me"
"I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone"
Side 2:
"I Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine"
"Mystery Train"

Elvis Volume 1 (RCA EPA 992):
Side 1:
"Rip It Up"
"Love Me"
Side 2:
"When My Blue Moon Turn To Gold Again"
"Paralyzed"

November:

Love Me Tender (RCA EPA 4006):
Side 1:
"Love Me Tender"
"Let Me"
Side 2:
"Poor Boy"
"We're Gonna Move"

Elvis Volume 2 (RCA EPA 993):
Side 1:
"So Glad You're Mine"
"Old Shep"
Side 2:
"Ready Teddy"
"Anyplace Is Paradise"

Albums:

March:

Elvis Presley (RCA LPM 1254):
Side 1:
"Blue Suede Shoes"
"I'm Counting On You"
"I Got A Woman"
"One Sided Love Affair"
"I Love You Because"
"Just Because"
Side 2:
"Tutti Frutti"
"Tryin' To Get To You"
"I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Cry (Over You)"
"I'll Never Let You Go (Little Darlin')"
"Blue Moon"
"Money Honey"

October:

Elvis (RCA LPM 1382):
Side 1:
"Rip It Up"
"Love Me"
"When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again"
"Long Tall Sally"
"First In Line"
"Paralyzed"
Side 2:
"So Glad You're Mine"
"Old Shep"
"Ready Teddy"
"Anyplace Is Paradise"
"How's The World Treating You?"
"How Do You Think I Feel?"

Movies:

November 15: Love Me Tender
Also starring: Richard Egan, Debra Paget, Robert Middleton, William Campbell, Neville Brand, Mildred Dunnock, Bruce Bennett, James Drury, Russ Conway, Ken Clark, Barry Coe
Directed by: Robert D. Webb
Screnwriter: Robert Buckner
Produced by: David Weisbart

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