Elvis releases 1954 & 1955 on Sun

All information is for discsreleased in the United States of America

(unless stated otherwise)

Elvis Presley started his recording career by recording an acetate at the Memphis Recording Service and sing two songs on a 78rpm double-sided 10inch (25cm) acetate in the summer of 1953. Early January 1954 Elvis recorded two more songs on acetate. 

For information purposes these acetates, of which only one (1) disc was cut, are listed. 

These 10inch (25cm) 78rpm discs were cut while Elvis was singing and playing guitar.

A & B were done probably on July 18, 1953 and C & D on January 6, 1954.

1. My happiness

          (Betty Peterson & Borney Bergantine)

          1948 Jon & Sondra Steele (Damon 11133)

2. That's when your heartaches begin

    (William J. Raskin, Billy Hill & Fred Fisher)

      1937 Shep Fields and His Rippling Rhythm Orchestra (vocal: Bob Goday) (Bluebird 7015)

3. I'll never stand in your way

    (Fred Rose & Walter "Hy" Heath)

      1953 Ernie Lee (MGM 11613)

4. It wouldn't be the same without you

    (Jimmy Wakely & Fred Rose)

      1950 Al Rogers and His Rocky Mountain Boys (MGM 10709)

Elvis started recording professionally and his SUN records were released as both 78rpm records and 45rpm singles, the latter being the rare ones!

  Sun 209 (July 1954)

195401. That's all right

   take 4 U-128 F2WB-8040 July 5, 1954

   (Arthur Crudup)

   1946 Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup (RCA 20-2205)

195402. Blue moon of Kentucky

              take 2 U-129 F2WB-8041 July 7, 1954

        (Bill Monroe)

   1946 Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys (Columbia 20370)

   Sun 210 (September 1954)

195403. Good rockin' tonight

   take 2 U-131 F2WB-8043 September 10, 1954

   (Roy Brown)

   1947 Roy Brown (DeLuxe 1093)

195404. I don't care if the sun don't shine

   take 3 U-130 F2WB-8042 September 10, 1954

   (Mack David)

   1949 Tony Martin (RCA 3755)

   Sun 215 (January 1955)

195501. Milkcow blues boogie

   take 3 U-140 F2WB-8044 December 18, 1954

   (James "Kokomo" Arnold)

   1934 Kokomo Arnold (Decca 7027)

195502. You're a heartbreaker

   take 4 U-141 F2WB-8045 December 18, 1954

   (Charles "Jack" Alvin Sallee)

   Sun 217 (April 1955)

195503. I'm left, you're right, she's gone

   take 6 U-142 F2WB-8047 November 15, 1954

   (Stanley Kesler & Bill Taylor)

195504. Baby, let's play house

   take 1 U-143 F2WB-8046 February 3, 1955

   (Arthur Gunter)

   1954 Arthur Gunter (Excello 2047)

   Sun 223 (August 1955)

195505. Mystery train

   take 1 U-156 F2WB-8001 July 21, 1955

  (Herman "Little Junior" Parker & Sam Phillips)

   1953 Little Junior’s Blue Flames (Sun 192)

195506. I forgot to remember to forget

  take ? U-157 F2WB-8000 July 21, 1955

  (Stanley Kesler & Charlie Feathers)

RCA-Victor purchased Elvis' recording contract from SUN and released above 5 singles on RCA-Victor in December 1955. The sound on the RCA-Victor records is different to the sound on the SUN records as RCA-Victor added echo!