Elvis Presley | Little Sister | Rca 78 rpm | 1961 South Africa

Elvis Presley with "Little Sister" recorded from the original South-African late era 78 rpm shellac single on RCA 71.372. Released in Brazil in 1961, "Little Sister", B-side to "His Latest Flame", was originally released in the US in August 1961 with "His Latest Flame" peaking at Nr. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 Pop Chart and "Little Sister" at Nr. 5. Both sides were recorded on June 25, 1961 at RCA Studio B in Nashville, Tennessee with Elvis Presley on lead vocals, Hank Garland on electric lead guitar, Neal Matthews on guitar, Bob Moore on bass, Floyd Cramer on piano, Homer 'Boots' Randolph on Claves and D.J. Fontana and Buddy Harman on drums. Backup vocals by Millie Kirkham and the Jordanaires featuring Gordon Stoker, Neal Matthews, Hoyt Hawkins and Hugh Jarrett. The session was engineered by Bill Porter and produced by Steve Sholes. Words and music by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman.

The A-side, "His Latest Flame", is available here:    • Elvis Presley | His Latest Flame | Rc...  .

Musical style: Rock & Roll.

Video recorded by Antoon van Olderen using an audio-technica player model AT-LP1240-USB with an Ortofon 2M 78 MM-stylus and audio captured off air via a Driade D 71 MK II speaker. This video is a recorded live demonstration of a playback of the 78 RPM shellac format on modern day equipment and is shared for archival and research purposes.