Presley song gets overdue release

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Elvis Presley's debut single is to receive its first release in the UK - to mark the 50th anniversary since it was originally recorded.

Presley's That's All Right Mama was never officially released in the UK.

It will be released in the UK as a CD single and as a 10-inch vinyl record. Only 5,000 copies will be pressed.

The vinyl release will be available only in HMV stores and will cost £3.99. If the record goes to number one, it will be Presley's 19th, a UK record.

Monday is the 50th anniversary of the That's All Right Mama's recording at Sun Studios in Memphis on 5 July 1954.

The song is widely regarded as heralding the start of the rock 'n' roll age.

The record will come with its original b-side, Blue Moon of Kentucky.

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