RARE 1959 ELVIS PRESLEY 78 A BIG HUNK OF LOVE/ MY WISH CAME TRUE SA RCA 71.255 E
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AN EXCELLENT PLAYING COPY OF THIS GREAT ELVIS 1959 RCA 78
A BIG HUNK OF LOVE
MY WISH CAME TRUE
"A Big Hunk o' Love" is a song written by Aaron Schroeder and Sid Wyche, aka Sid Jaxon. The latter is best known for writing the jazz standard "Okay, Alright, You Win", whereas Aaron Schroeder co-wrote a whole bunch of hits from the rock`n`roll area, from "Fools Hall of Fame" (Pat Boone) to "Because They're Young" (Duane Eddy). In an interview conducted by Jan-Erik Kjeseth, he also revealed that in fact he worked with his partner Wally Gold in order to improve a song submitted by another writer, and the end result was "It's My Party", a big hit for Lesley Gore. Schroeder and Gold tossed a coin as to whose name should go on the record, and Gold "won". Other titles written by the duo include "It's Now or Never" and "Good Luck Charm"; both of which - like "A Big Hunk o' Love" - were originally recorded by American rock and roll icon Elvis Presley. "A Big Hunk o'Love" was released as a single on June 23, 1959 by RCA Victor and later topped the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks.
"A Big Hunk o' Love", a hard, driving rocker, was recorded at Elvis' first and only session during his two years of army service. The session took place on June 10, 1958 in Nashville, Tennessee. It was the first session that did not include guitarist Scotty Moore and bassist Bill Black, who had both worked with Elvis since his first recordings for Sam Phillips at the Memphis Recording Service, which later became known as Sun Studios. The recording featured Elvis' regular drummer D.J. Fontana and backing vocalists the Jordanaires, who would continue to work with Elvis until Elvis' appearance at the Hilton in Las Vegas. The rest of the musicians were top Nashville session men, such as guitarist Hank Garland on Gibson Byrdland guitar, Floyd Cramer on piano, Bob Moore on double bass, Buddy Harman and D.J.Fontana on a drums. The song was recorded in four takes, the released version is actually spliced from takes three and four
SOUTH AFRICA RCA 71.255 10" SHELLAC
CONDITION - EX / EX-
RECORD HAS LOADS OF SHINE AND PLAYS SUPERBLY WELL
A SIDE LABEL HAS BEEN FOLDED DURING MANUIFACTURE - SEE SCAN
GREAT 1959 ELVIS RARITY ON 78!!
ONE ONLY AVAILABLE
SO DON'T MISS IT - BID NOW
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