Rock 'n' Roll
Elvis Presley (1935-1977)
Category
Musical instruments, devices and recordings
Date
5 Jul 1954 - 31 Jan 1956
Materials
Vinyl record with cardboard and paper sleeves
Place of origin
New York
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 672670
Summary
A vinyl record, the album Rock’n’ Roll by Elvis Presley. The record comes in a protective paper sleeve inside an outer cardboard sleeve that features a photograph of Presley believed to have been taken by William V. Robertson.
Provenance
Vinyl record recorded by Elvis Presley between July 5th 1954 and January 31st 1956. Released in the UK on the HMV record label on March 23rd 1956 with sleeve photograph believed to have been taken by William V. Robertson on 31st July 1955. Purchased by the National Trust Museum of Childhood via Discogs on 13th March 2020 as part of the Collecting Cultures Exploring Childhoods project.
Makers and roles
Elvis Presley (1935-1977), singer HMV , record label