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It walks down the road forged by Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Ike Turner, Bill Haley, Little Richard, Chuck Berry and Elvis Presley to fuse elements of blues, country, pop and gospel in a completely new direction. \u003cbr\u003e Though Elvis Presley’s cover would cement the song’s status as a standard, Carl Perkins owes a good deal to Elvis for his name recognition and success as an artist. With Elvis’s cover of \u003ci\u003eBlue Suede Shoes\u003c\/i\u003e recorded and ready to release at the same time as Perkins’ original version, Presley requested that his major label distribution hold back his cover single until the original single sold one million copies, purely out of loyalty and consideration for his friend Perkins.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Third Man","offers":[{"title":"7\"","offer_id":50479403434315,"sku":"1023378","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/c837fedd-f8e7-47c2-8269-be1c23e87e8c_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727508693"},{"product_id":"blue-suede-shoes-2","title":"Blue Suede Shoes","description":"\u003cp\u003eCarl Perkins, one of rockabilly's greatest legends, arrived with one of his greatest hits in 1956. \"Blue Suede Shoes\" became an instant classic, blurring the genres of country, pop and R\u0026amp;B, and topping the charts, beginning his ascent as King of Rockabilly.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vinyl Me Please","offers":[{"title":"Blue LP","offer_id":50496108757323,"sku":"2225034","price":34.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/test_8ad646fb_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727717092"},{"product_id":"the-king-of-rockabilly","title":"The King Of Rockabilly","description":"\u003cp\u003eCelebrate the golden era of Carl Perkins with Sun Records’ 70th anniversary collection of remastered hits - The King of Rockabilly. Boasting an alternate version of “Honey Don’t”, as well as an extended, never-before-released version of “Y.O.U.” featuring a spoken word bridge section by Carl Perkins, the album includes classic hits “Put Your Cat Clothes On” featuring Jerry Lee Lewis, “Boppin’ the Blues”, “Blue Suede Shoes” and “All Mama’s Children” co-written by Johnny Cash.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sun Records","offers":[{"title":"LP - Black","offer_id":50506604544331,"sku":"2003108","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Remastered_2022_9c4bc4dd_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727825638"},{"product_id":"some-things-never-change","title":"Some Things Never Change","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe King Of Rockabilly Carl Perkins returns to Sun Records with the landmark release of his never-before-heard album, \u003cem\u003eSome Things Never Change\u003c\/em\u003e. Tracked in Nashville and his Jackson pool house, Perkins shines as produced by Bill Lloyd. Arriving in celebration of 70 years of “Blue Suede Shoes,” the album features new originals and versions of John Hiatt's \"Memphis In The Meantime\" and Johnny Cash's \"Get Rhythm,\" backed by sons Stan and Greg Perkins and studio aces Jerry Douglas and Pete Finney.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sun Records","offers":[{"title":"LP - Blue Suede Splatter on Translucent Vinyl","offer_id":53202115690827,"sku":"R5439-3273","price":23.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":53202115723595,"sku":"R5439-1371","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Unknown_0a88b571-b50a-4552-b8b9-38b598cf2d75.jpg?v=1755553657"},{"product_id":"dance-album-of-carl-perkins","title":"Dance Album Of Carl Perkins","description":"\u003cp\u003eSeventy years ago, Carl Perkins walked into Sun Records and cut \"Blue Suede Shoes,\" the beginning of a rockabilly legend. Now, for the first time in decades, his Dance Album of Carl Perkins is coming to vinyl. This 180-gram deluxe 45 RPM, all-analog mono edition is cut from the original master tapes, mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio, plated at RTI, pressed at Gotta Groove, and wrapped in a beautiful Stoughton Printing tip-on jacket.Intervention Records is proud to announce the first vinyl release in its Intervention Sun Records Hi-Fi Series, Carl Perkins' groundbreaking rockabilly classic, 1957's \"Dance Album of Carl Perkins.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis premium Mono vinyl release commemorates the 70th anniversary of Sun's Sam Phillips recording Carl Perkins' smash \"Blue Suede Shoes,\" which was released as a single on New Year's Day 1956.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDance Album isn't just full of legendary songs that gave birth to rock n' roll itself, many of these tunes are now rock standards that have stood the test of time. These iconic songs have been covered by Elvis Presley, The Beatles (as a band plus George, Paul, and Ringo solo), Johnny Cash, and so many more!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs great as many of these versions are from over the decades, arguably no one ever did these tunes with more swag than Carl himself on Dance Album!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe SMASH hits include Perkins-written classics such as \"Blue Suede Shoes,\" \"Honey Don't,\" \"Matchbox,\" and \"Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby.\" The album also includes Carl's covers of \"Only You\" and \"Wrong Yo Yo.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntervention worked closely with Sun Records and the Archive Team at Iron Mountain to compile a completely NEW set of A\/B reel master tapes for this release. In the late 1960s, when Shelby Singleton purchased Sun Records from legendary Sam Phillips, the original 7\" single master tape reels were compiled onto many different sets of 1\/4\" tapes. Identifying any one tape as \"THE master\" for a given song is no longer possible, but hours and hours were spent by Sun and IR's Shane Buettner listening to tapes and identifying the absolute best sounding tape version of each and every song. Kelly Pribble, Mark Berger, and Scott Delaney at Iron Mountain made flat 1\/4\" transfers at our direction to a newly minted set of 1\/4\" A\/B reels for this release.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAccording to our collective research, Dance Album hasn't been cut to vinyl from analog tape at least since the early 1980s, but perhaps not since the 1960s! No compiled A\/B reels exist in the Sun archives, so our belief is that the many reels we listened to are indeed THE original master tapes ...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDue to being mono and packed with quick-paced songs, CoHEARent Audio's Kevin Gray was able to cut the entire program on a 12\" 180G LP at 45 RPM for maximum sound quality making this a truly unique and utterly hi-fi experience for music lovers everywhere of every age.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe sound quality of these newly minted master tapes will stun anyone who thinks they know this iconic album. On IR's release, you hear everything put on tape by Sam Phillips at legendary Sun Studios for the first time. The vocals and instruments have a majesty and clarity that's unrivaled on any previous release, testament to Sam's extraordinary talents as a recording engineer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 180-gram 45 RPM release is pressed on ultra-quiet vinyl by boutique press Gotta Groove Records. RTI did the plating in a full 3-Step process to ensure the highest possible sound quality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOf course IR's paid no less attention to the album art, and very special thanks are owed to Joe Goldmark, who loaned us his very-hard-to-find original jacket for color reference. The album art is of course restored by IR Art Director Tom Vadakan and authentically realized by the wizards at Stoughton Printing as a gorgeous Old-Style \"Tip-On\" jacket with authentic \"brown-in\" blanks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn a first for IR, this release features liner notes written by Sun Records historian Colin Escott, who consulted on this release and was extremely generous with his time and knowledge throughout. 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