TV Guide Presents: Elvis Presley Vinyl Recording

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Object Details

recording artist

Presley, Elvis

manufacturer

RCA Victor

Description

This 7-inch 45 rpm record is entitled “TV Guide Presents Elvis Presley” and was issued by RCA Victor in 1956. The record came as promotional material alongside the September 1956 TV Guide, and contains Elvis answering four questions about his nickname “Elvis the Pelvis,” about his reception from adults, his first public appearance as a youngster, and how he developed his Elvis wiggle.

Location

Currently not on view

ID Number

1996.0153.18924

label number

G8-MW-8705

accession number

1996.0153

catalog number

1996.0153.18924

Object Name

sound recording

Physical Description

vinyl (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 7 in; 17.78 cm

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Culture and the Arts: Entertainment

Popular Entertainment

American Enterprise

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-f62b-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1243407