ELVIS PRESLEY "DORSEY SHOWS" COMPLETE 1956 "STAGE SHOW' TV SHOWS RARE NOT TMOQ

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ELVIS PRESLEY "DORSEY SHOWS" COMPLETE 1956 "STAGE SHOW' TV SHOWS 12 SONGS
ELVIS PRESLEY TITLE: 'ELVIS PRESLEY ~ DORSEY SHOWS' LABEL: GOLDEN ARCHIVES ~ GA 100 RELEASE DATE: CIRCA 1977 MATRIX: "GA 100 A/B" CONDITION: VINYL: EX   JACKET: EX
I've been going thru my massive vinyl record collection this summer and pulling out some LPs that I thought that someone else would want for their collection. I've been collecting records for over 40 years and it's time to pass some of them on to the next generation of collectors.
This week on EBay I am offering up this fantastic, clean copy of Elvis Presley's Complete 1956 Dorsey Brother's "Stage Show" TV Performances on a rare 1977 "Collectors' LP called "Elvis Presley Dorsey Shows"
This is my original copy, purchased 'new' back 45 years ago, that I've taken great care of for many years. One owner and super clean. Still in the shrink. Perfect.
This 'Collectors' record contains all 12 songs that Elvis and his band performed on the 6 different 1956 Dorsey Brothers TV shows. His first ever TV appearances.
Dates and performances include:
Jan. 28th, 1956:  Blue Suede Shoes - Heartbreak Hotel Feb. 4th, 1956:  Tutti Fruiti - I Was The One Feb. 11th, 1956:  Shake, Rattle and Roll - I Got A Woman Feb. 18th, 1956:  Baby Let's Play House - Tutti Fruiti March 17th, 1956  Blue Suede Shoes - Heartbreak Hotel March 24th, 1956  Money Honey - Heartbreak Hotel
This album features his complete performances on the show, just as "Heartbreak Hotel" and "Blue Suede Shoes" were being released as his first RCA singles.
I'm not the best Presley historian, but from what I've read, I think the dates and songs are out of order on this albums printed tracklist. Purposely? All 6 shows and all 12 songs are here, just printed oddly on the sleeve. It contains everything it claims to be, just oddly labelled.
He did 6 shows for the Dorsey Brothers TV Show "Stage Show", performing 2 songs per show. 12 total songs. His current first single 'Heartbreak Hotel' was done several times over the weeks since he was 'pushing' it at the time. 
Elvis sounds great, but a little bit nervous, at least on the first show. He doesn't really fit in with the Dorsey band. He makes a few minor mistakes here and there, misses some cues when playing 'Heartbreak Hotel' backed by the Dorsey Brothers orchestra, and his guitar is slightly out of tune on a few songs, but it's amazing to hear these fresh early 'live' versions of songs performed when they were brand new. 
'Heartbreak Hotel' was literally one day old when he played it 'live' on national TV. Other songs were only days to weeks old when he performed them. Pretty amazing.
Elvis was mostly unknown when this run of TV shows were first aired and he emerged from them a true star heading for a spectacular career. He went on to become one of the most important musicians of the 20th century. When Elvis was on top of his game, he was untouchable. 
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ELVIS PRESLEY AND THE DORSEY BROTHERS 'STAGE SHOW' 1956
Most Americans assume that Ed Sullivan introduced Elvis Presley to the television watching nation on his popular CBS-TV variety show in 1956. That's not true. 
Although Sullivan's hugely popular TV show may have been the the first place many people saw Elvis on television, he had several American TV appearances before that classic show.
Elvis Presley's very first TV appearance was actually on Jimmy and Tommy Dorsey's "Stage Show" program, which aired on January 28, 1956 on CBS, over seven months before his first appearance on the Sullivan show. 
The Dorsey Brother's 'Stage Show' program was a moderately popular variety TV show on Saturday nights, at 8:00 on CBS.
By 1956, 'Stage Show' was starting to lose ratings, especially in the Southern States, which were more into Country music than Big Band Swing. The show's producers were looking for an act for their show that would have more 'southern' appeal. They had heard about this new kid, "Elvis something" who was getting noticed on the Louisiana Hayride and had made a few records for the small Sun label in Memphis. They decided to take a chance and made a deal with 'The Colonel' to have Elvis appear on the show.
They tracked down Elvis in New Orleans, where he was working on the Hayride and offered him and his handler, Colonel Tom Parker, a contract. Elvis had just left Sun and freshly signed with RCA and the Colonel thought that a national TV appearance would be a great promotional tool.
They offered Elvis 4 appearances on the show for a total of five thousand dollars, plus an option for two more appearances at $1,500 each, if the first 4 went well. That was a ton of money in 1956 for a relatively 'unknown' artist and they jumped at the offer. The Dorsey team booked Elvis for the following Saturday, January 28, 1956. 
Between January and March 1956, Presley appeared on the Dorsey brothers’ TV show for six straight Saturday nights.
The January 28, 1956 show was the first time Elvis appeared on national TV.
The first show was terrific for Elvis but a little bit of a clash between Elvis and the Dorsey Brothers; like oil and water.
During 'Hound Dog' the Dorsey Orchestra insisted on playing along with Elvis and his group. The orchestra didn't know the song and couldn't follow the rock rhythms, playing slightly off beat. That was the first and last time the Dorsey band tried accompanying Elvis during his six appearances on the show.
Elvis and Tommy Dorsey met for rehearsals at New York's Nola Studios the morning before Presley’s initial January 28 appearance. Dorsey was respectful and supportive, but the show's producer, Jackie Gleason, declared, “I don’t like this guy.” 
Dorsey's band weren't too fond of Elvis either. “It was so shocking to all of us, we couldn’t believe it.” Musician John Frosk claimed, “He looked dirty, and he needed a haircut. We thought he never bathed.” “During our rehearsal with him, some guys fell off the bandstand laughing at Elvis,” recalled musician Pat Chartrand.
Tommy Dorsey remained positive and predicted “You see that guy Elvis Presley—he’s going to be one of the biggest names in show business in a short time.” 
Once the first performance for 'Stage Show' was recorded, Dorsey exclaimed that It was “like nothing that anyone had ever seen before on national television.” He was right.
At the time, 1956, it was called "an atomic burst of sexual vitality obliterating the palled remnants of Depression-era glamour." Rock and Guitars had officially taken over control from the Swing and Big-band brass sound of the 40s and early 50s. Elvis Presley represented the complete antithesis of the big band sound.
During the show, the camera crew breached television etiquette by daring to film Elvis Presley below the waist! A writer at the time noticed that "a strong country blues sense emanated from the handsome young singer, while his body gyrated with unabashed sexuality." The audience reacted with both shock and interest. 
His bumps and grinds alternately shocked, terrified, and delighted the television audience. His leg quivers eliciting whistles and cheers from the studio audience.
His vigorous leg shaking, hip thrusts and "gyrations" created a storm of controversy. The press described his performance as "vulgar" and "obscene". Parents were outraged, but among the younger generation, he had become an instant hero and heartthrob. His star was definitely rising.
Presley tried to explain that it's "Rock and roll music, if you like it, and you feel it, you can't help but move to it. That's what happens to me." 
Not surprisingly, Elvis’ appearances generated a flood of mail from infuriated viewers who couldn’t understand how the respected Dorsey brothers could possibly allow someone like Presley on their programs. 
However, according to plan, the program's ratings went up and continued to rise as Elvis made more weekly appearances on the show and demonstrated his uninhibited style. 
With its visual impact, television suddenly caused the look of a musical artist to become almost as important as the content of their music. Elvis had created his image.
Between January and March 1956, Presley did a total of six appearances on the Dorsey brothers’ TV show. Elvis Presley' presence was pure rock ’n’ roll, which was suddenly embraced by the emerging generation as its own music. 
During Elvis Presley's run of appearances, Tommy Dorsey said, “I don’t particularly care for his type of music, but that’s the teen-agers’ choice and if they like it we’ll give it to them. Only time will tell if he has any lasting qualities". 
Presley would soon surpass Dorsey as the biggest-selling recording artist in RCA history. 
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Elvis had just signed to RCA Records in early January 1956 and was soon in the studio.
On January 10, 1956, Presley made his first recordings for RCA in Nashville. The session produced "Heartbreak Hotel b/w I Was The One" which was released as a single on January 27, only one day before it's debut on National TV.
Elvis performed the song on that first TV appearance and several times during the next few week's shows. It was one of the few songs he had finished for RCA at the time and tried to promote it.
After the January 28th TV show, Elvis stayed in NYC. On Monday, Jan. 30, he and the band were back in RCA Studios, recording 'Blue Suede Shoes' and seven other tunes including: 'Tutti Fruitti' and 'My Baby Left Me.' On February 3rd, he returned for a second recording session at RCA Studio and recorded 'Lawdy Miss Clawdy' and 'Shake, Rattle and Roll'.
The next day, February 4th, he made his second 'Stage Show' TV appearance performing 'Baby Let's Play House' and 'Tutti Frutti', all brand new songs at the time.
His first RCA album, 'Elvis Presley', wasn't released until March 23, weeks after his run of 'Stage Show' TV performances.
~~~~~~~~~~~ After his 6 show run with the Dorsey Brothers, Elvis went on to record a TV show with Milton Berle on NBC in April before his first TV appearance for Ed Sullivan in September 1956.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDITION:  I tried to show good hi-resolution photos of the cover, labels and vinyl in my pictures.
VINYL: The vinyl looks nearly perfect. No marks, scuffs or damage. Barely played. These 'Collector' records were typically pressed on lesser quality vinyl and there may some background noise, but the vinyl is EX.
LABELS: The labels are also nearly perfect. Clean and Bright. No marks or damage. Bright colors. The spindle holes are crisp, suggesting minimal or very careful play.
JACKET: The jacket is also nearly perfect. I've owned this since 'new' in 1977 or so. Still in the shrink with sharp corners. The Jacket printing makes it appear that there is a crease in the top left. There's not, it's just the odd printing that gives that appearance. Also, in the top right, it looks like there's a hole punch, like a cut-out. There's not, it's just odd printing of a background light. Jacket is fine and clean, no damage.
Overall, this record is as clean and crisp as these 'Collector' records can be. One of the best copies I've seen. I'm sure you'll be happy with it. I rarely call a used record Excellent, but this one is Excellent.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Add this fantastic album of rare 1956 TV performances to your collection today. It would make a great addition to any Elvis Presley vinyl record collection. A rare 'collectors' record in the TMOQ ROIR style.
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