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#78 Elvis Presley, 'The Sun Sessions' (1976)

On 18 July 1953, a young 18-year-old Memphis kid walked into Sun Record Company. He paid $3.98 to record a double-sided demo as a birthday gift for his dear mum. The fact that the family didn’t own a record player was besides the point. After recording a second demo, he was brought to the attention of Sun Studios owner, Sam Phillips. Phillips invited the young man to join Scotty Moore and Bill Black in studio to record some songs.

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