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The Best Of British - The HMV Years 1956-1958 FTD-206 (506020 975057) February 2013
Singles, EP and album tracks issued in the UK by HMV, along with bonus tracks and songwriter demos.

CD1  
The HMV singles ('A' and 'B' sides)
1. Heartbreak Hotel
2. I Was The One
3. Blue Suede Shoes
4. Tutti Frutti
5. I Want You, I Need You, I Love You
6. My Baby Left Me
7. Hound Dog
8. Don't Be Cruel
9. Blue Moon
10. I Don't Care If the Sun Don't Shine
11. Love Me Tender
12. Any Way You Want Me (That's How I Will Be)
13. Mystery Train
14. Love Me
15. Rip It Up
16. Baby Let's Play House
17. Too Much
18. Playing For Keeps
19. All Shook Up
20. That's When Your Heartaches Begin
21. Paralyzed
22. When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again
23. Lawdy, Miss Clawdy
24. Tryin' To Get To You
25. I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone
26. How Do You Think I Feel
27. I Forgot To Remember To Forget (export issue)
Bonus tracks
28. Heartbreak Hotel (songwriter demo - Glenn Reeves)
29. Paralyzed (songwriter demo - Otis Blackwell)

CD2  
HMV EP andalbum tracks not issued as singles
1. Let Me
2. Poor Boy
3. We're Gonna Move
4. Blue Moon Of Kentucky
5. Good Rockin' Tonight
6. Milkcow Blues Boogie
7. Just Because
8. I Got A Woman
9. I'm Counting On You
10. I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Cry (Over You)
11. Money Honey
12. One-Sided Love Affair
13. Shake, Rattle And Roll
14. That's All Right
15. Anyplace Is Paradise
16. First In Line
17. How's The World Treating You
18. Long Tall Sally
19. Old Shep
20. Ready Teddy
21. So Glad You're Mine
Bonus tracks
22. I'm Counting On You (songwriter demo - Lou Dinning)
23. Love Me Tender (end title version)
24. Let Me (vocal overdub) (4) (stereo)
25. We're Gonna Move (9) (stereo)
26. Poor Boy (3) (stereo)
27. Love Me Tender (stereo)
28. Love Me tender (movie trailer)
29. The Truth About Me (US version - edited)
30 Elvis Says Goodbye (from the Perfect For Parties EP)

Notes

Book written and CDs compiled by Trevor Simpson.

This book is the accumulation of over five years research and a lifetime of collecting Elvis memorabilia, to pictorially illustrate this book which contains the whole story of Elvis on the HMV label.

Not only are all the record labels and sleeves presented in stunning colour but also it contains a great amount of HMV publicity material, much of which has never been seen before.

Add to this the full story of every song released on the label, together with a pictorial time line of Elvis recording and performing the songs which completely document the history of the Elvis British musical revolution.

The book is packed with many rare, relevant and unseen photographs of Elvis as he recorded and performed the songs. Each song has a chapter of its own, complete with songwriter biographies, interviews and photographs and the various charts in which the song featured.

In addition and to give this untold story complete justice, the book is published in high quality size, is printed on high gloss paper, back-lined with linen and automatically sewn for added strength.

Officially gathered together for the FIRST TIME on two exclusive free CDs, is every Elvis track released by HMV. Added to these are bonus songwriter demos and Elvis outtakes to complete the audio story upon which the foundations of the global popular music culture and industry was built.

This is Elvis and the story of the impact of The King Of Rock 'n' Roll in Great Britain.

The Original The Truth About Me promotional cardboard disc, when issued in the US attached to the Elvis Answers Back magazine in November 1956, and later as a flexidisc in Teen Parade magazine, had the line "I want to thank all of my loyal fans who have watched my performances, and in that way became friends of mine" just before he says "I sure appreciate you listening to my RCA Victor records" at the end. This dialogue does not appear on 'The Truth About Me' included on this set (CD2, track 29).