King Creole [Gold Vinyl] [180 Gram] [Gatefold] [B&N Exclusive]

by Elvis Presley

Overview

Elvis Presley delivers one of his finest early performances in King Creole. Elvis plays a teenager named Danny Fisher, who is forced to drop out of school to help support his ineffective father (Dean Jagger). Drawn to trouble like a magnet, Danny is saved from a jail term by New Orleans salloonkeeper Charlie Le Grand (Paul Stewart), who gives the boy a job as a singer. It isn't long, however, before local gang boss Maxie Fields (Walter Matthau), a shadowy figure from Danny's criminal past, puts the muscle on the boy, insisting that Danny sing at his establishment. To lure Danny to his side of the fence, Maxie relies upon the seductive charms of his gun moll Ronnie (Carolyn Jones), while Danny's true love Nellie (Dolores Hart) suffers on the sidelines. In addition to the expected musical numbers (which are cleverly integrated into the storyline), the film's highlight is a brief exchange of fisticuffs between Elvis and Walter Matthau. Together with Jailhouse Rock, King Creole is one of the best filmed examples of the untamed, pre-army Elvis Presley. The picture was adapted from Harold Robbins' novel A Stone for Danny Fisher.

Product Details

Release Date:	07/13/2018
Label:	Barnes Noble Consign
UPC:	0829421918844

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Elvis Presley   Primary Artist
The Jordanaires   Guest Artist
Bill Black   Guest Artist
Scotty Moore   Guest Artist

Technical Credits

Mike Stoller   Composer
Jerry Leiber   Composer
Lindsey Buckingham   Composer
Fred Wise   Composer
Ben Weisman   Composer
Claude Demetrius   Composer
Sid Wayne   Composer
Sid Tepper   Composer
Bob Waynne   Graphic Design
Kevin Gray   Mastering
Roberta Ballard   Production Coordination
Abner Silver   Composer
Rachel Frank   Composer
Aaron Schroeder   Composer
Roy Bennett   Composer
Martin Kalmanoff   Composer