ELVIS PRESLEY/ELVIS' GOLDEN RECORDS RB-16069 (-58) UK MONO

For more background check post on German first press http://monolover.blogspot.se/2013/11/elvis-golden-records-lpm-1707-c-58.htm . This is an interesting variation with different tracking and lush sleeve design. Four of the tracks appearing on the US and German issues - "Loving You", "Jailhouse Rock", "Teddy Bear" and "Treat Me Nice" - were omitted and replaced with four not yet issued in UK - "I Love You Because", "You're A Heartbreaker", "I'll Never Let You Go" and "I Forgot To Remember To Forget". As intriguing as a variation like that might be to a collector it doesn't change the total impression much. It's still classic Elvis carried by primitive right-on mono cuts, presenting the young eager talent as he was. To my taste he never topped those early years. Favorite tracks - all of them. It came in a laminated fold/out cover with record pocket and stapled picture sheets inside. Early presses have ridged maroon labels with silver spot logo and "Recording first published 1958". Through the years I've seen at least four different designs carrying all those features. Don't know which was absolutely first, but the one shown here has H2WP -1A/-2A matrixes and thick unflexible vinyl, so even if it's not premiere issue it should be rather early. (FÖGÄ*)(ÄWY*)