Elvis’ 40 Greatest is a compilation album by American singer and musician Elvis Presley. It was released in 1974 and was the UK’s biggest-selling album over the Christmas period of that year, but along with all albums on K-tel, Ronco and Arcade, it was ineligible for the UK Albums Chart until 1975 because it was felt that heavy TV advertising and low pricing distorted the charts. It finally reached number one on the UK Albums Chart in 1977, and became the 10th best-selling album of the 1970s in the UK. It was originally pressed with a brown cover and doctored image of Elvis, with blue labels, this short lived pressing was replaced by yellow label copies. The 1977 release, which appeared on the new RCA blue “signature” label, credited to “RCA Special Products”, was released simultaneously on black vinyl and a more expensive pink vinyl edition. The black vinyl sold a stagger 250'000 copies LESS than the pink vinyl, making it the more collectable item, even though fans are often tricked in to thinking the pink vinyl is “rare”. It is in fact one of the most common and best selling Elvis compilation albums of all time.

Tracklisting

1. My Baby Left Me
2. Heartbreak Hotel
3. Blue Suede Shoes
4. Hound Dog
5. Love Me Tender
6. Got A Lot O’ Livin’ To Do
7. (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear
8. Party
9. All Shook Up
10. Old Shep
11. Don’t
12. Hard Headed Woman
13. Kring Creole
14. Jailhouse Rock
15. A Big Hunk O’ Love
16. I Got Stung
17. One Night
18. (Now And Then There’s) A Fool Such As I
19. I Need Your Love Tonight
20. Stuck On You
21. Fever
22. It’s Now Or Never
23. Are You Lonesome Tonight?
24. Wooden Heart
25. Surrender
26. (Marie’s The Name) His Latest Flame
27. Wild In The Country
28. There’s Always Me
29. Rock-A-Hula Baby
30. Can’t Help Falling In Love With You
31. Good Luck Charm
32. She’s Not You
33. Return To Sender
34. You’re The Devil In Disguise
35. Crying In The Chapel
36. Guitar Man
37. In The Ghetto
38. Suspicious Minds
39. There Goes My Everything
40. Don’t Cry Daddy

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