Title: Elvis Presley – 50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong (Elvis' Gold Records, Vol. 2)
Year/Genre: 1959, Rock ’n’ Roll
Matrix #: LPM 2075
Condition: Mint (visual; sleeve and vinyl appear unplayed or near-unplayed)
Cultural Facts:
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Issued Nov 13, 1959, it compiled hit singles from 1957–59 under the title Elvis’ Gold Records, Vol. 2, later branded with the “50,000,000 Elvis Fans” slogan. The gold lamé suit cover, tailored by Nudie’s of Hollywood, became one of the most-copied images in pop, echoed by Rod Stewart, Elvis Costello bootlegs, Bon Jovi, and others.
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The gold lamé suit cover, tailored by Nudie’s of Hollywood, became one of the most-copied images in pop, echoed by Rod Stewart, Elvis Costello bootlegs, Bon Jovi, and others
- The phrase comes from a 1956 Down Beat article sneering at his popularity; file this for fans of Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, or early Johnny Cash.
Price Suggestions:
NM: $60–$90
VG+: $35–$55
VG: $22–$32
G: $10–$16
11/21/25 KG
