Sold Date: August 23, 2021
Start Date: January 23, 2021
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ELVIS PRESLEY AT HIS ROCK-A-BILLY BEST!!

A GOOD PLAYING COPY OF THIS FANTASTIC ELVIS RARITY

MYSTERY TRAIN 

ON A UK HMV 78

ONE OF HIS RAREST AND ONE OF HIS BEST!!!

b/w  LOVE ME

"Mystery Train" is a song written by Junior Parker (and Sam Phillips). It was first recorded in Phillip's Memphis Recording Service and Sun Records at 706 Union Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee in 1953. Raymond Hill and Matt Murphy were in the backing band with Bill Johnson on piano, Pat Hare on guitar, and John Bowers on drums. The band was listed on the label as Little Junior's Blue Flames. "Mystery Train" and "Love My Baby" was released late in 1953 on Sun #192, and from the beginning the sound and feel of "Train" gave Parker his first taste of fame and name recognition.

Elvis Presley's version of "Mystery Train" was first released on August 20, 1955 as the B-side of "I Forgot to Remember to Forget" (Sun 223). It was again produced by Sam Phillips at Sun Studios, and featured Presley on vocals and rhythm guitar, Scotty Moore on lead guitar and Bill Black on bass. RCA Victor rereleased this recording in December of 1955 (#47-6357) after acquiring it as part of a contract with Presley.

IT WAS ONLY IN THE CHARTS FOR A TOTAL OF 3 WEEKS

ENTRED THE UK CHARTS 15 FEBRUARY 1957

HIGHEST POSITION - #25

WEEKS IN CHART - 5 WEEKS

UK HMV POP 295  10" 78rpm SHELLAC

CONDITION - V+

Some scuffs and small scratches but the record plays GREAT! wonderful stuff

there is a tiny rim-flake on the edge of the record which does not reach the playing surface and does not affect play

DESPITE ITS LOWLY CHART POSITION 

THIS IS ELVIS AT HIS ROCK-A-BILLY BEST!    

10" 78 RPM RECORDS NEED CAREFULLY PACKING, AND WE CLAIM TO HAVE THE BEST PACKAGING IN THE WORLD FOR DISPATCHING THEM!

THE GREG'S GREAT'S SYSTEM CONSISTS OF A SPECIALLY DESIGNED INNER BOX MADE OUT OF 1" THICK POLYSTYRENE, WHICH THEN GOES INSIDE A CORRUGATED STIFF OUTER CARDBOARD CARTON. THE BOXES CAN TAKE UP TO 21 RECORDS,

WE SEND OUT ON AVERAGE ABOUT 30 PARCELS A WEEK AND DISPATCH IS NORMALLY DONE ONCE A WEEK.