my Dad's vinyl...

[CRAZY-HORSE]

so lets start playing the albums:



ELVIS PRESLEY  "Golden Records volume II: 50,000,000 Elvis fans cant be wrong"  vinyl  1959

had to play this one first and it bought back a lot of memories.
I remember sitting on the rug in the lounge in my school shorts aged 4 or 5, legs crossed gazing endlessly
at Presley in his gold suit whilst listening intently to the songs on here.
I would then go out on my little 'chipper' bicycle and sing these songs at the top of my voice with the wind in my face
as I rode as fast as I could up and down the street.
Christ, hadn't thought of that for decades, yet just holding that album in my hands and smelling the aroma of the vinyl
stirred up all those memories, some emotions also, but im choosing not to go there at this time....
back to the record.
most of these songs were huge hits for Presley yet probably only two or three would be instantly recalled by their title by non fans.
a very good collection of singles that show the different sides of Presley's vocal abilities and genre swapping versatility in one nice package.
I LOVE THIS ALBUM

side 1:

1....I need your love tonight ***
2....don't ***
3....wear my ring around your neck ***
4....my wish came true ***
5....I got stung **

side 2:

1....one night ***
2....big hunk of love ***
3....I beg of you ***
4....(now and then theres a) fool such as I ***
5....doncha think its time **

3s = 8
2s = 2
1s = 0

rating:  2.8

favourite: a gorgeous ballad with a Gospel quality