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  • Correct!! Before Elvis there was nothing. He is the best

  • I love that Big Smile he flashes at the camera.

    To have a "Video/Movie" camera back then Was Not as common as it is today!

  • Young and beautiful.

  • As best I can research, the film was likely shot at Magnolia Gardens in Houston, Texas on August 7, 1955. It has to be July 1955 or later, because Scotty Moore did not have that guitar prior to July, 1955. It's obviously in a warm weather area and outdoors.

    I have other still pictures of Magnolia Gardens that look much like this, so Houston is likely. He played Houston many times in 1954-55, including August 7, 1955.

    He would be on national television 5 months later.

  • Buddy Holly filmed this on April 29 1955 (Friday - 8.00pm) Cotton Club, Lubbock, Texas Tweedle Dee was one of the songs performed

  • wonder what hes singing?

  • @wayneypayney Buddy Holly filmed this himself on April 29th 1955 (Friday - 8.00pm) at the Cotton Club, Lubbock, Texas and said the song was Tweedle Dee. His widow said that buddy had said it was Tweedle Dee after buddy holly died. Hope that helps

  • i read that this clip was actually From August '54

  • Great view of early Elvis - my favorite stage of his life.

  • Hi guys> If u look at el's guitar it has the leather on making this later than the el holly perkins cash footage.

  • Could have used his music in the video instead of the drum machine crap.

  • Haha, great to see he was already doing the belt thing in 1955!!! He would keep it up till the end:) Some cool dude:)

  • Fantastic...Thanks for sharing !

  • I wonder about the song they're playing...

  • @VelvetViolator

    I doubt it was the "Whoppee Cushion Serenade". It wasn't well known until '58 when Freddie Flatulence & His Five Hot Toots hit the charts with there version. It was a gas! In the words of the immortal Bard, "Hey dude...who cut da cheese?"

  • @JubalCalif You're talking cheese..

  • IF THAT ISN'T LOVE by Carlos.

  • this is gold! that was the begining probably didn't make so many show yet. to bad it was not sound on those camera bfr.

  • Mute the music and the watch this :)

  • This is not the first video.There is one out there,but this is not it.

  • This is would be internet's greatest rockabilly video if available in 1998 :D

  • Hmm, bought the camera in '56 and used it to film this in'55....can you say time travel?

  • This old fashioned 8mm home video shows nothing.

  • I filmed it with my mobile

  • Its Blue Moon of Kentucky :)

  • With the original audio too.....wooooow.

  • so young so handsome so great the makings of a king love you elvis forever more

  • theres a guy in canada he the next king see unbreakable heart video

  • @CARLING1840 I can't decode your crippled English completely, but if you're speaking about Michael Bubble (that's what I call this chick) then leave for some music lessons.

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  • wow.....i aint ever sen this before... Do you know if this was before the Elvis, buddy, carl perkins, cash colour vid?

    Im guessing it is...

  • Seems to be That's All Right.

  • @MrVinceEverett actually its Blue Moon Of Kentucky . yea its tricky to point out but the song is revealed in the Elvis early years 53-54 video . really good quality video don't u say hehe stay up

  • This isn't the first video, the first is the Buddy Holly footage. If you look Scotty Moore is playing his L-5 Gibson, he traded the ES-295 he is playing in the Buddy Holly film for it, an later this one for a Super 400. Still amazing piece of footage.

  • It's from 1954 :)

  • This is great!!!

  • I first met Elvis in a church in San Angelo Texas 1953... sandy blonde hair and a pure voice... it was recorded on a bell and howell 35mm camera, probaly the first time ever.... the church had the film, who knows if it still exisrs?

  • @Argedionx Was he a nice guy?

  • I hadn't realised till I heard an early Elvis interview today that he had not performed in public till after his first record. This must be a very early show - he hasn't got much stage craft yet but the magic is still apparent. Any lip readers among you? I'd love to know what song he is singing.

  • @zthetha my post below is accurate on all known facts to date.

  • pull those pants up Elvis haha there dropping lol

  • Thank You . I really enjoyed that.

  • Star Productions have sync'd him singing I'm left You're Right She's Gone and they are the best in the DVD import business. Although officially this film is dated as August 1955 Elvis does look younger but perhaps the short sleeves represent a warmer time of the year.i.e Summer.

  • Never can learn enuff about My Timeless Legendary Icon n Idol, THE KING!! Phenomenal vuid iof young Elvis!!! hak you very kindly from sharing!!! Peace :0)

  • cool

  • King is ready to SHOW OF! LOVE ELVIS<33333333333

  • that cat was getting ready to knock the door down!!!!!!!!!!!!! before elvis, there was nothing!

  • ELVIS is king

    Check out

    rach aka elvis

    for a bit of fun

  • Seriusly miggy221 you must be retarded or VERY VERY old...

  • Elvis no audio........amazing theres the film. he's young and ready to create R&R madness......the KING.........forever.

  • anyone who has followed the story of Elvis knows the video is real...but of course this music was added. This video has been on other key videos from the Presley family.

  • I've done this score.

  • The video is original.

    The sound is not, obviously. Europeans are not so stupid to think that anyone would believe that the sound is original... c'mon...

    Read the posts below to know the story of this video, where it was taken and why there is no audio.

  • I am not interested in what other ppl are saying. They get their knowledge from questionable sources.Just at with the media in general, not much can be taken for truth on youtube.There is alot of staged media events going on right now and there are alot of dubious video postings.Especially ones with Elvis.The story of Elvis Presley is quickly becoming extremely distorted.

  • @lorenzostaunovo Europeans are not stupid. The EU exists of 27 countries with all there own cultuur. The U.S.A got smart people but also alot stupid people. Don't say stupid things if you dont know alot about Europe.

  • this is elvis, there's no audio fool.

  • You can certainly see the making of a King.

    Does anybody know when and where this video was taken?

    What he is singing?

    Thanks for sharing this video!

  • that doesnt sound like elvis

  • I.47..... Forest Gump

  • Why no audio? can't hear him sing

  • well i can unless ur deaf and dumb

  • because these cameras back then only recorded pictures not sound

  • Out of his nut on speed

  • it is elvis scotty and bill.

    im amazed i hadn't seen this vid before!

    it mus have been early '55 before 'hayride' and d.j. fontana

  • This is Elvis, Scotty and Bill at magnolia gardens in 1955 I believe.

  • The picture is real, but not the sound. Of course the sound has been added and is terrible. They had color firm, but no sound.

  • YES, this is Elvis Presley in his early before fame days. It is probably an early Sun records tour. This was taken with a home movie camera, and has been verified to be Elvis, and the other musicians have also been identified. Yes they did have color home movie film then because I have some taken of me as a kid. Buddy Holly went from country to rock after seeing Elvis perform on one of these early tours in Lubbock, TX, and Buddy & Bob where Elvis's opening act once.

  • Elvis became nationally famous in 1956 through TV performances before he went to Hollywood to do his first movie, and could not go anywhere alone without causing a fan stampede. Even in the before fame days Elvis had his clothes ripped off by crazed girls--no wonder he was getting 2 or 3 girls a night to his room even then! Maxine Brown, who's sister Bonnie had an affair with Elvis, and they toured with him said he didn't drink, smoke, or do drugs then--"All he did was screw the women!"

  • That guy on this video isnt Elvis

  • For sure, and you are not freddofight...

  • the song was thats all right mama elvis yea my generation great music not this crap that people buy into today! roll over beethoven dig these rhythm and blues!

  • Can any lip readers among you say what he's singing? It's obviously very early so will probably be one of the Sun singles or a blues.

  • Elvis playback blue shoes

  • I have to wonder about some people sometimes. IT'S AN 8 MILLIMETER FILM SHOT IN 1955 !!!!! THERE WILL BE NO SOUND BUT (BELIEVE IT) THERE WAS COLORED FILM IN 1955 !!!! In this day and age and all of the technology at our finger tips people are still so ignorant that they don't understand any history AT ALL. Get a grip ignorant Americans.

  • Well said, I remember the History Channel showing World War II films in color. And wasn't the Wizard of Oz shot in the 30's? Color was like the high def of the day. Not everybody switched over immediately.

  • @solaceinstrife Wizard of Oz and Gone with the Wind--1939, in color

  • this is not even elvis

  • Sigh, I really wonder about society sometimes. Yes it is Elvis Presley you ignoramus.

  • what makes you think it is elvis polyanna

  • what are you an idiot? of course it's Elvis!

  • @jaxonave was it important to say "idiot"?

  • @Pallazero

    Ofcourse it was, you idiot!

  • @Pallazero It's very important to say idiot. It makes them feel less small and pathetic. Little children are like that.

  • this is not 1955

  • And why not? Because it's in colour? Retard.

  • ISN'T IT A FAKE?

  • No!!! Thats the man himself

  • Well done to the people who recorded this back 53 years ago. Proper performers right there. He didn't know what was coming!

  • he even pulls his trousers up

  • Anyone have any clue what song he was singing in this video?

  • hello, there actually exsists music by elvis himself ya know get rid of this shitty soundtrack please!

  • AWESOME!!!

  • This is THE REAL deal. The original of this film was shot by a couple that sold the film at auction a few years back for over 100K. The guitar Elvis is playing is his Martin D-28 It is either a '54 or a '55 model D-28. Great stuff.

  • WOW! thank you for sharing this!

  • This is an authentic color movie taken with an 8mm home movie camera in 1955. My son was born that year, and the movie camera I bought in April, 1956, was an 8mm silent color movie camera. Home movies were no longer made in black & white (if you were buying a NEW camera back then). Of course, the music is dubbed in to make it "more interesting" for today's audiences.

  • Thank you. Useful comment! I wondered for years why there was no original sound. Thanks.

  • Was Elvis famousin 1955 yet?

  • He was some kind of cult figure at the time, but he was growing in popularity everyday. At the end of 1955 he had placed a song on the no.1 position on the c&w charts exclusively. He was at Sun Records at the time. Then the colonel came along and lured him away and sold him to RCA. About a half year later, 'Heartbreak Hotel' became his first no.1 on the pop charts.

  • That goes to show the colonel didn't create Elvis, he actually destroyed him.Elvis was growing big before he came along, the col. only EXPLOITED him and others took it from there. Elvis respected the Colonel but he abused Elvis civility and trust, that just goes to show you don't trust older men. Especially an illumanitus and a bloody one too.

  • "Elvis was growing big before he came along." He had his first national hit on any chart (C&W) in July 1955, and that was the month Parker began negotiating to get him on national TV. He had his first pop hit on the label Parker switched him to, and it was a #1 pop hit. Parker helped him succeed, and then sold him out later.

  • The colonel only exploited Elvis talent..at traped in him deals he was obligated to!! Elvis mother knew this in advanced and never trust the colonel..but in my opinion the colonel got rid of her in his very own special way!!

  • 56 was when he hit it big

  • Thank you. Useful comment! I wondered for years why there was no original sound. Thanks.

  • Thank you. Useful comment! I wondered for years why there was no original sound. Thanks.

  • Thank you. Useful comment! I wondered for years why there was no original sound. Thanks.

  • I'm working on a documentary series and I'm trying to source Elvis footage that belongs to individuals not corporations. Do you own this footage? If so, please get in touch with me.

  • @driscollnh how do you film the video a year before you bought the camera?

  • @jesusfreak34988 Now, THAT's the question !! :-)

  • This IS the real thing.

  • Great video, but the music sucks.

  • elvis dont need to look prefessional cause he knows what musics all about and thts havin fun!

  • Its not a trick Its a Sony*höhö

  • its not a fake , im just wondering how they got a color camera , when other footage of him (with his hair died black or when he went into the army) is still in black and white while this one is in color.

  • This is fake. It looks like it was shot in the eighties.

  • Its real, It was shot in Texas in color and something else is he is in a short sleeve shirt...kinda rare.

  • And thats where it started !

  • Its to bad theres no voice it would nice to here what hes singsing.see you.

  • This was in Sheldon, Texas. He was touring for Sun Records. If this isn't the first video, where's the one woth Scotty's first guitar?

  • Dollyclog is right scotty traded his gibson 295 in for the much better L5 in July of 55 just prior to the mystery train sessions

  • this aint elvis` first video! scotty`s playin` his second guitar not his original es175 as seen previous footage. ps the soundtrack is disgraceful.

  • That'll be the Martin acoustic he bought with the royalties from "That's All Right" - and then he went and stuck it in that leather cover meaning the top couldn't vibrate which dampened the sound right down! Some people like to say Elvis couldn't play guitar, but he was a rhythm player in a 3-piece and did a good job.

  • Great video, I've never seen this before! It was 55 and rolled short sleeved shirts were cool man. He looked great! I wish there was sound. Purrrr......

  • What is the background on this video?

    Who filmed it, where is he performing in the video.

    Notice that Elvis is wearing a SHORT SLEEVE shirt.

    Very unprofessional. That shows you how early this video really is. He had not gotten his act together yet. He was still experimenting.

  • Elvis always had his act together. My Lord, he NEVER looked professional-thats why he's Elvis--too unconventional for professional!

  • nice video

  • COOL WOW HE LOOK COOL

  • as if ur comparin that little kiddy molester to the king

  • the best.from beginning till the end!

  • the king of rock n roll was the best of his time.. and james brown not far behind him... michael jackson was best from his begining to now, and the end hasnt come yet for him;) look out for something explosive from the king of pop soon!

  • you're an 18yr.old child.michael jackoff? are you insane?remember he's the SELF proclaimed "king of pop"

  • hes not self proclaimed. im sure u heard that in the media. if u heard that ur mother was a lesbian in the media would u believe it? no. eliz taylor refered to mike as "king of pop rock and soul" in 1989 on an awards show. from then on fans titled him "king of pop" - coz u cant take "king of rock" from elvis or "godfather of soul" from james brown. that left pop. michael never came up with that idea. personally i think he is more of "king of entertainment"

  • Wow! I have never seen this before! Thanks for sharing. He was so beautiful. Love you Elvis xx

  • Thanks for your comment. Elvis was and still is the King!

  • what happened with his voice?

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