To Be Honest...

Two Hundred Ninety-Eight

Artist - Elvis Presley
Album - Los Discos de Oro de Elvis
Released - 1977
Label - RCA Victor
Genre - Rock & Roll

Tracks:
Lado 1 (Side 1)
Perro Feroz (Hound Dog)
Amandote (Loving You)
Agitago (All Shook Up)
Hotel de Corazones Destrozados (Heartbreak Hotel)
Prisonero del Rock 'N' Roll (Jailhouse Rock)
Amame (Love Me)
Mucho, Pero Mucho (Too Much)
Lado 2 (Side 2)
No Seas Cruel (Don't Be Cruel)
Es Entonces Cuando Comienzan Las Penas (That's When Your Heartaches Begin)
Osito (Let Me Be Your) (Teddy Bear)
Amor Tierno (Love Me Tender)
Tratame Bien (Treat Me Nice)
De Cualquier Manera que Me Quieres (Anyway You Want Me) (That's How I Will Be)
Te Quiero, Te Necesito, Te Amo (I Want You, I Need You, I Love You)

This record is a very interesting one, to say the least.  A friend of mine from back home (South Florida) told me his grandfather gave him this record but he did not know what to do with it so he asked me if I wanted it.  He said it was from Argentina and it's an Elvis Presley record, so I told him to send it on over.  Much to my surprise, when I opened the package, I saw that it was in SPANISH.  I was talking with my co-workers about how excited I was to play this because, I thought, Elvis was going to sing in Spanish.  When I got home, I immediately put on the record and began to laugh.  It was sung in English.  I was only slightly disappointed, but got over it real quick as each track ended and another one started.  What more can you ask for than this rare gem and having Elvis' hits on one record.  I love, love, love this record.  So I thank my friend back in Miami for not only thinking of me because he had a record he did not know what to do with, but for adding to my collection this really great record.

Enjoy!

Birthday Part Duex

Two Hundred Sixty-Two

Artist - Elvis Presley
Album - Blue Hawaii
Released - 1961
Label - RCA
Genre - Rock n Roll/Hawaiian Music

Tracks:
Side 1
Blue Hawaii
Almost Always True
Aloha Oe
No More
Can't Help Falling in Love
Rock-A-Hula Baby
Moonlight Swim
Side 2
Ku-u-i-po
Ito Eats
Slicin' Sand
Hawaiian Sunset
Beach Boy Blues
Island of Love
Hawaiian Wedding Song

Happy Birthday Elvis!!

Enjoy!!!!!

Texas Swing

One Hundred Ninety-Eight

Artist - Roy Head and the Traits
Album - Treat Me Right
Released - 1965
Label - Scepter Records
Genre - Rockabilly/Rock 'n Roll

Tracks:
Side A
Just A Little Bit
One More Time
Money
Get Back - Instrumental
The Feeling's Gone
Side B
Treat Me Right
Get Back - Vocal
Convicted
Night Train
My Babe

From the small town of San Marcus, Texas on a farm that borders on L.B.J.  Roy burst open the hit charts so quickly that it took just four weeks for a bright-eyed eager Texas boy to become know throughout the country and most of the world.

A surprising pick my my roommate, upon playing this album, I felt like I wanted to listen to something with a little swing and this record hit the spot.  Listening and dancing to music are two things that I love, but when you know that something is so genuine as a little Texas swing, it makes you feel good about where music comes from.  Roy Head, a Texas native, is from a little town of San Marcus, which is about 20 minutes-ish from Austin.  Exploring music from a state that I currently reside in makes me appreciate how so many different genres and talents exist in the world.  From the 60's to today!

Enjoy!!

Big Sound, Young Men

One Hundred Sixty-Ninth

Artist - The Beatles
Album - Meet The Beatles
Released - 1964
Label - Capitol
Genre - Rock 'n Roll

Tracks:
Side One
I Want To Hold Your Hand
I Saw Her Standing There
This Boy
It Won't Be Long
All I've Got To Do
All My Loving
Side Two
Don't Bother Me
Little Child
Till There Was You
Hold Me Tight
I Wanna Be Your Man
Not A Second Time

The second album by the illustrious UK band The Beatles, Meet The Beatles is probably one of the best albums ever.  This fearsome foursome, in their early twenties, dominated the airwaves with their music and caused the music industry to change FOREVER.  When listening to this album, I don't know how I would've reacted to listening to such an amazing sound in 1964.  I probably would've reacted like everyone else and just mesmerized by The Beatles.  There is a lot to say about such an amazing, but nothing could even come close to how much of an impact they have made.  Songs like I Want To Hold Your Hand, All My Loving, shoot, ALL THESE SONGS ARE JUST SO AMAZING and let's not forget to add that they put you in such a great mood.  I got home last night from a very exhausting day and I put this on and I instantly transformed into a loving mood.  It's hard, for me at least, to write a review on this, so just listen to it!

Enjoy!