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Elvis Presley – Sun 209 (78 rpm, 1954 Original)
A rare chance to own a piece of music history—Elvis Presley’s very first release on Sun Records

Offered here is a vintage 78 rpm 10″ shellac single on the legendary Sun Records (Memphis, Tennessee). This is Elvis Presley’s historic debut single, featuring:

Side A: “That’s All Right” (Arthur Crudup)

Side B: “Blue Moon of Kentucky” (Bill Monroe)
With Scotty Moore on guitar and Bill Black on bass. Produced by Sam Phillips, this recording is considered the birth of rock ’n’ roll.

This is an authentic early 1954 Memphis pressing of Elvis Presley’s first-ever record, released on Sun Records #209 by Sam Phillips at the Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee.
Both sides have the correct hand-etched matrix numbers in the runout:

Side A: U-128 (That’s All Right)

Side B: U-129 (Blue Moon of Kentucky)


This record features the original yellow Sun label with brown print, Wabash Music Co. BMI publishing credit, and no ® trademark symbol—the key identifiers of the first production run from the Memphis plant.

Label text reads:

> “ELVIS PRESLEY”
“SCOTTY and BILL”
“That’s All Right” (Arthur Crudup)
“Blue Moon of Kentucky” (Bill Monroe)




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Condition (Visual Grade)

Vinyl: VG (shows light surface marks and some scuffs but plays through without skips; typical groove wear for a 70-year-old shellac 78).

Labels: VG+ (clean color, light spindle wear, legible print, no major tears).

Sound: Not play-tested recently; stored safely for decades in a controlled environment.



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Authenticity Details

✅ Hand-etched U-128 / U-129 matrices in runout.
✅ “Wabash Music Co. BMI” credit — first-issue only.
✅ No ® after “SUN.”
✅ Matte paper label stock.
✅ Matching font alignment to Variant 1/2 documented by ElvisRecords.com.

All characteristics correspond to an original Sun 209 pressing from mid-1954, not a later reissue.


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Historical Note

This record marks the birth of rock ’n’ roll — Elvis Presley’s debut single, recorded at Sun Studio and released July 1954.
Very few original 78 rpm copies survived in this condition. It is widely regarded as one of the cornerstone collectibles in American music history.