Elvis Presley – King Creole

Year/Genre: 1958, Soundtrack
Matrix #: LPM 1884
Condition: EX, sounds great, looks great

Cultural Facts:

1. Released 9/19/1958 and recorded at Radio Recorders (Hollywood) earlier that year; it hit #2 on Billboard’s album chart.

2. The film was adapted from Harold Robbins’ A Stone for Danny Fisher—originally a boxer story—rewritten into a New Orleans singer vehicle once Elvis was cast.

3. Director Michael Curtiz (old Hollywood studio-system heavy) shot it in black-and-white to lean into a film-noir look; it’s often singled out as his strongest acting-era movie.

4. It’s peak late-’50s crossover marketing: rock-and-roll teen idol meets jazz/blues club imagery—good context for fans of Ricky Nelson, Gene Vincent, or early Roy Orbison.

Price Suggestions:
NM: $35–$60
VG+: $25–$40
VG: $15–$25
G: $8–$15
1/15/26 CC