Young Man with the Big Beat

The recorded legacy of Elvis Presley continues to be discovered by new generations that never saw him or heard him perform live. It's hard to appreciate that he started so much of what we take for granted now in popular music. Until 1956, the teenagers of suburban America, and the rest of the world, had to endure ditties by Rosemary Clooney and Perry Como but everything was about to be tossed upside down. This incredible step-change in musical history resonated around the world and while liberating millions of young adolescent teenagers it also inspired many successful artists of today to pick a guitar or sing - everyone wanted to be like Elvis. The pure spontaneity of these seminal recordings shows through even today; "Heartbreak Hotel", Don't Be Cruel", "Hound Dog", "Blue Suede Shoes" and "My Baby Left Me" are some of the greatest rock 'n' roll records ever made.

Includes two CDs of all of the 1956 Elvis Presley master recordings, digitally remastered, one CD of live performances, one CD of insightful outtkaes that offer a fly-on-the wall experience of an Elvis recording session, and one CD of revealing rare spoken word recordings. Also comes with RCA's original Elvis poster, 'Yount Man with the Big Beat,' the Mosque Theater poster, Venus Room – Las Vegas flyer, original RCA Heartbreak Hotel order form, Cotton Bowl ticket stub, Colonel Parker letter, and five 8x10"s rare photographs suitable for framing.