10 Classic Albums That Are Criminally Short

Before rock and roll was even an idea, the album itself wasn't being treated as something all that special. Although acts like the Beatles and The Who would soon change the album experience altogether, most LPs of the early days seemed to be nothing more than just a collection of singles thrown together for the hell of it. When you're one of the forbearers of rock though, sometimes you fall into making a classic anyway.

Kicking off what was going to be a lifetime of stardom, Elvis Presley's first record packs all of the excitement of rock and roll into a nice 28 minute package, taking bits and pieces of old rock standards and putting his unique sexualized twist on them. From completely resurrecting Carl Perkins' Blue Suede Shoes to the open hearted yearning of Just Because, this was the kind of frontman that rock music had been waiting for, with charisma dripping from every single word that fell out of his mouth.

While the guitar he was playing can be described as just a prop from the live set, the smooth delivery is pretty much all you need to understand Elvis' power. Even though Elvis is primarily known to be one of the greatest singles artists in the business, this little collection of his best work is enough to make him the King.