Blue Moon
~ Recording by Elvis Presley
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| 1.12 | Blue Moon | 2:38 | Elvis Presley | The Sun Sessions CD | Elvis Presley | Album + Compilation |
| RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | 6414-2 R |
| 1.13 | Blue Moon | 2:41 | Elvis Presley | Sunrise | Elvis Presley | Album + Compilation |
| RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | 07863-67675-2 |
| 1.5 | Blue Moon | 2:44 | Elvis Presley | Elvis at Sun | Elvis Presley | Album + Compilation |
| RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | 82876 61205 2 |
| 3.1 | Blue Moon | 2:44 | Elvis Presley | Hitstory | Elvis Presley | Album + Compilation |
| RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | 82876739352 |
| 1.13 | Blue Moon | 2:41 | Elvis Presley | Elvis Presley (Reissue, Remastered, Stereo) | Elvis Presley | Album |
| BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation), RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | 82876-66058-2 |
| 3.1 | Blue Moon | 2:44 | Elvis Presley | Hitstory | Elvis Presley | Album + Compilation |
| RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | 82876739352 |
| 1.5 | Blue Moon | 2:41 | Elvis Presley | The Complete Elvis Presley Masters | Elvis Presley | Album + Compilation |
| Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment), RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | 88697118262 |
| 1.11 | Blue Moon | 2:40 | Elvis Presley | Elvis Presley | Elvis Presley | Album |
| RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | PCD1-5198 |
Relationships
| engineer and producer: | Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records) |
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| bass: | Bill Black (US bassist/leader for Elvis/Bill Black's Combo) (on 1954-08-19) |
| guitar: | Scotty Moore (American guitarist and recording engineer) (on 1954-08-19) Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”) (on 1954-08-19) |
| phonographic copyright (℗) by: | BMG Music (in 1954) |
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| recorded at: | Sun Studio in Memphis (on 1954-08-19) |
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| recording of: | Blue Moon (on 1954-08-19: cover) |
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Related works
Blue Moon
| lyricist: | Lorenz Hart (in 1934) |
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| composer: | Mark Roswell (jazz musician) Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1934) |
| publisher: | EMI Catalogue Partnership EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!) EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP) EMI United Partnership Ltd. J. Albert & Son P/L J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd. Robbins Music Corporation SBK United Partnership Ltd. フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) |
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| sub-publisher: | EMI Music Publishing Belgium NV Francis Day Editions (SABAM) |
| referred to in medleys: | The Juke Box Story (extended version) (order: 10) The Medley of the Century (40 Tunes in 4 1/2 Minutes) (order: 21) |
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| later parody versions: | Moulsecoomb - Govt. Health Warning |
| later translated versions: | Blå lys |
| later versions: | Blue Moon Revisited (Song for Elvis) |
| part of: | New York, New York (1977 musical film soundtrack) |
| is the basis for: | La nuit Mondnacht am Meer |
| arrangements: | Concerto Grosso no. II: II. Blue Moon |
| music quoted in: | Opening Production (from Jane Froman's album, "With a Song in My Heart") |
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