*(1954) Sun 215-B ''You're A Heartbreaker'' (Single Master) Elvis Presley
STUDIO SESSION FOR ELVIS PRESLEY AT THE MEMPHIS RECORDING SERVICE FOR SUN RECORDS 1954 SUN RECORDING STUDIO 706 UNION AVENUE, MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE SUN SESSION: MONDAY DECEMBER 20, 1954 SESSION HOURS: UNKNOWN PRODUCER AND RECORDING ENGINEER - SAM C. PHILLIPS ''YOU'RE A HEARTBREAKER'' Composer: - Charles "Jack" Alvin Sallee Publisher: - B.M.I. - Hi-Lo Music Incorporated Matrix number: - U-414 - Unknown Take Master (2:09) Recorded: - December 20, 1954 Released: - December 28, 1954 First appearance: - Sun Records (S) 78/45rpm standard single Sun 215-B mono YOU'RE A HEARTBREAKER / MILKCOW BLUES BOOGIE Reissued - 1994 Bear Family Records (CD) 500/200rpm BCD 15801 DI-3/24 mono THE SUN SINGLES COLLECTION - VOLUME 1 Name (Or. No. Of Instruments) Elvis Presley - Vocal and Acoustic Rhythm Guitar (Martin Dreadnought 18) Scotty Moore - Electric Lead Guitar (Gibson ES 295) Bill Black - Acoustic Upright Bass (Kay Maestro M-1) Jimmie ''James'' Lott - Drums (Gretsch Round Badge Kit) A theater manager from Covington, Tennessee, was the first to come to Sam Phillips' rescue: Jack Sallee ran the Ruffin Theatre, which hosted a hillbilly jamboree on Friday nights. He went to the Memphis Recording Service to record a few promo shots for the show, and listened while Sam Phillips related his dilemma for original material. A few days later, while eating breakfast, Sallee came up with the idea for "You're A Heartbreaker". He made a rough demo for Sam Phillips who liked it. The song was Sallee's first and last published composition. It was an undistinguished piece of material (one of the few Presley songs that almost no one has attempted to cover or revive), but Phillips owned the rights to it and Elvis Presley duly recorded it. On "You're A Heartbreaker", drummer Jimmie Lott was brought in to augment Elvis Presley's sound. Lott was a well-known local drummer, but the use of a drummer was a major change for Elvis' music. No record was kept of which cuts Lott played on, but he probably also appeared on an alternate cut of "I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone". The single was reissued on RCA Victor records (47-6382). It is listed as 2:10 minutes long, with the publisher Hill & Range BMI. It was also later included on Elvis' seventh studio album, ''For LP Fans Only'' in 1959. Source: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia *- Digitally Remastered © - 706 UNION AVENUE SESSIONS - ©
