Verdict
The single offers two average songs and certainly is the weakest of Elvis' five SUN releases.
(C) SUN Records
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On December 29, 1954 SUN Records released the third single of the newcomer. Once again the sales had lowered compared to the previous release. This time none of the tracks charted anywhere. In November 1955 RCA Victor took over and sold the 45 under their own brand.
The single cannot be found on the streaming platforms. But RCA Victor included "Milkcow Blues Boogie" on the album "A Date With Elvis" (1959) and "You're A Heartbreaker" on the longplayer "For LP Fans Only" (1959). In 2016 the complete Presley catalogue was restored and remastered by Vic Anesini for a boxed set of 60 compact discs called "The Album Collection". Sony Music Entertainment provides the streaming platforms with the same versions of the individual tracks, albeit in 24 bit/90 khz flac. That means, if the platform of your choice supports high resolution audio, you can enjoy the songs in the same quality Sony used to scan and master them. On Spotify, which has a market share of approximately 30% and is the only platform that publishes streaming figures, "Milkcow Blues Boogie" accumulates not even 2 million streams, "You're A Heartbreaker" doesn't even reach the million mark. In other words: The tracks are as irrelevant now as they were in the 1950s.
Because SUN Records didn't produce individual picture sleeves for their releases, the single was sold in the usual SUN sleeve.
Originally the song was named "Milkcow Blues" and was written and recorded by Kokomo Arnold in 1939. Elvis, Scotty and Bill played the song faster and used the by now established style of the Hillbilly Cat. To make it short: I don't like the tune at all. RCA Victor re-released it on the albums "A Date With Elvis" (1959) and "The Sun Sessions" (1976).
You're A HeartbreakerEven though the narrator offers a quite negative oppinion of his ex-girlfriend, the melody is happy. The song by Jack Sallee is a tad on the leightweight side, but the tune stays with you. RCA Victor later included the track on "For LP Fans Only" (1959) and "The Sun Sessions" (1976).
The single offers two average songs and certainly is the weakest of Elvis' five SUN releases.
(C) SUN Records