. ▁Both ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁Te en ▁Records ▁( 2 : 4 5 ) ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁Mercur y ▁Records ▁( 2 : 2 2 ) ▁versions ▁of ▁" H ound ▁Dog " ▁are ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁compilation ▁album ▁Rock in ' ▁Is ▁Our ▁Business ▁ ▁( G erm any : ▁Bear ▁Family ▁Records ▁B CD ▁ 1 5 9 0 1 ). ▁ ▁El vis ▁Pres ley ' s ▁version ▁( 1 9 5 6 ) ▁ ▁Larry ▁Bir n baum ▁described ▁El vis ▁Pres ley ' s ▁rend ition ▁of ▁" H ound ▁Dog " ▁as ▁" an ▁em blem ▁of ▁the ▁rock ▁' n ' ▁roll ▁revolution ". ▁George ▁Pl asket es ▁arg ues ▁that ▁El vis ▁Pres ley ' s ▁version ▁of ▁" H ound ▁Dog " ▁should ▁not ▁be ▁considered ▁a ▁cover ▁" since ▁[ most ▁listen ers ] ▁… ▁were ▁innoc ent ▁of ▁Will ie ▁Ma e ▁Thor nt on ' s ▁original ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁release ". ▁Michael ▁Co yle ▁as ser ts ▁that ▁" H ound ▁Dog ", ▁like ▁almost ▁all ▁of ▁Pres ley ' s ▁" co vers ▁were ▁all ▁of ▁material ▁whose ▁brief ▁moment ▁in ▁the ▁lim el ight ▁was ▁over , ▁without ▁the ▁songs ▁having ▁become ▁standards ." ▁While , ▁because ▁of ▁its ▁popular ity , ▁Pres ley ' s ▁recording ▁" arg u ably ▁us ur ped ▁the ▁original ", ▁Pl asket es ▁con cludes : ▁"