Elvis is the second studio album by Elvis
Presley, released by RCA Victor in October 1956 in mono. Recording
sessions took place on September 1, September 2, and September 3 at
Radio Recorders in Hollywood, with one track left over from the
sessions for Presley's debut album at the RCA Victor recording
studios on January 30 in New York. It spent four weeks at #1 on the
Billboard Top Pop Albums chart that year, making Presley the first
recording artist to have both albums go straight to number one in
the same year. It was certified Gold on February 17, 1960, and
Platinum on August 10, 2011, by the Recording Industry Association
of America.
RCA first reissued the original 12 track album on compact disc in
1984. This issue, in reprocessed (fake) stereo sound, was quickly
withdrawn and the disc was reissued in original monophonic. RCA
reissued an expanded edition of the album in 1999, and again in 2005
using DSD technology. (wikipedia
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