Elvis Presley - Elvis #1 Singles (2006) 
     {20-CD Deluxe Collector's Box Set, Ltd. Numbered Ed., U.S. Version}
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CD replicas of original singles and EPs from the '50s and '60s have been a hot item in collectors' circles since the latter half of the '90s, yet they remain a rather bewildering item to a wider audience. After all, for listeners who don't fetishize original packaging -- the photo sleeves, the shifting logos on the label -- it's hard to grasp the purpose of a set that contains 40 songs spread out over 20 discs, as they are on Elvis #1 Singles, a set that rounds up 20 of the King's chart-topping hits and serves them up as two-track CDs, complete with original B-sides and artwork.

His, to put it mildly, doesn't make for easy listening: most of the CDs clock in at roughly four to five minutes, which means even a full five-disc multi-disc player would need to be reloaded after 20-25 minutes. But listening isn't the point of sets like these: nostalgia is, and on that level this set is a success. 

Each of the individual sleeves is appealing -- occasionally, there are some subtle differences from the original artwork (these changes are acknowledged in the liner notes, where it's stated that legal reasons necessitated these changes), but the graphics are bright and the cardboard sleeves, while not thick, feel relatively sturdy. 

There's a booklet with a solid essay by Colin Escott, plus original release and chart information for all 20 singles, and there's a bonus poster of all 20 pictures sleeves as well. So, as packaging, Elvis #1 Singles is very good, filling all the basic requirements of this kind of collector-bait set, even if it doesn't quite wind up as an outright home run: frankly, there's not enough variety in the individual single artwork -- it's almost all portraits of Elvis, either smiling or serious -- to make this a truly noteworthy set for those who aren't already die-hard Elvis fans. 

But there are plenty of those diehards out there -- both in America, where this set was released, and in the U.K., where a series of CD single reissues was so successful in 2005 that it inspired this 2006 box -- and those diehards looking for creative repackaging to justifying buying the same hits yet again will find this an attractive set.

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Tracklist:
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Disc 01
Elvis #1 Singles (U.S. Charts: Billboard and/or Cash Box)
Disc 01
01. Heartbreak Hotel 2:10
02. I Was The One 2:32

Released January 27, 1956. 8 weeks at #1.

Disc 02
01. I Want You, I Need You, I Love You 2:42
02. My Baby Left Me 2:12

Released on May 4, 1956. 1 week at #1.

Disc 03 (Double A-Side Single)
01. Don't Be Cruel 2:05
02. Hound Dog 2:15

Released on July 13, 1956. 11 weeks at #1.

Disc 04
01. Love Me Tender 2:45
02. Any Way You Want Me (That's How I Will Be) 2:13

Released on September 28, 1956. 5 weeks at #1.

Disc 05
01. Too Much 2:35
02. Playing For Keeps 2:52

Released on January 4, 1957. 3 weeks at #1.

Disc 06
01. All Shook Up 2:00
02. That's When Your Heartaches Begin 3:22

Released on March 22, 1957. 9 weeks at #1.

Disc 07
01. (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear 1:49
02. Loving You 2:13

Released on June 11, 1957. 7 weeks at #1.

Disc 08
01. Jailhouse Rock 2:37
02. Treat Me Nice 2:11

Released on September 24, 1957. 7 weeks at #1.

Disc 09
01. Don't 2:51
02. I Beg Of You 1:53

Released on January 7, 1958. 5 weeks at #1.

Disc 10
01. Hard Headed Woman 1:57
02. Don't Ask Me Why 2:06

Released on June 10, 1958. 2 weeks at #1.

Disc 11
01. A Big Hunk O' Love 2:15
02. My Wish Came True 2:35

Released on June 23, 1959. 2 weeks at #1.

Disc 12
01. Stuck On You 2:21
02. Fame And Fortune 2:30

Released on March 23, 1960. 4 weeks at #1.

Disc 13
01. It's Now Or Never 3:17
02. A Mess Of Blues 2:40

Released on July 5, 1960. 5 weeks at #1.

Disc 14
01. Are You Lonesome Tonight? 3:09
02. I Gotta Know 2:14

Released on November 2, 1960. 6 weeks at #1.

Disc 15
01. Surrender 1:56
02. Lonely Man 2:46

Released on February 7, 1961. 2 weeks at #1.

Disc 16
01. Good Luck Charm 2:28
02. Anything That's Part Of You 2:04

Released on February 27, 1962. 2 weeks at #1.

Disc 17
01. Return To Sender 2:09
02. Where Do You Come From 2:08

Released on October 2, 1962. 1 week at #1 (Cash Box Top Singles Chart only.)

Disc 18
01. In The Ghetto 2:48
02. Any Day Now 2:59

Released on April 14, 1969. 1 week at #1 (Cash Box Top Singles Chart only.)

Disc 19
01. Suspicious Minds 4:33
02. You'll Think Of Me 4:00

Released on August 26, 1969. 1 week at #1.

Disc 20
01. Burning Love 2:53
02. It's A Matter Of Time 3:03

Released on August 1, 1972. 1 week at #1 (Cash Box Top Singles Chart only.)


*2006 RCA / Victor / Sony BMG Music Entertainment | 82876-75447-2



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