▁him — which ▁never ▁happened ." ▁In ▁another ▁interview ▁Bell ▁said : ▁" I ▁hope ▁my ▁career ▁is ▁more ▁than ▁giving ▁' H ound ▁Dog ' ▁to ▁El vis ". ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁two ▁months ▁before ▁Pres ley ' s ▁release , ▁Bell ▁re - record ed ▁a ▁more ▁fr antic ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁song ▁for ▁the ▁Mercur y ▁label ; ▁however , ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁released ▁as ▁a ▁single ▁until ▁ 1 9 5 7 . ▁It ▁was ▁later ▁included ▁on ▁Bell ' s ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁album , ▁Rock ▁& ▁Roll … All ▁F lav ors ▁( Mer cur y ▁Records ▁M G ▁ 2 0 2 8 9 ). David ▁Edwards , ▁R andy ▁W att s , ▁Mike ▁Cal la han , ▁and ▁Pat rice ▁E y ries , ▁" Mer cur y ▁Album ▁Disc ography , ▁Part ▁ 5 : ▁M G - 2 0 2 0 0 ▁to ▁M G - 2 0 3 9 9 ▁Main ▁Popular ▁Music ▁Series " ▁( Dec ember ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 ). ▁ ▁Early ▁performances ▁Pres ley ▁first ▁added ▁" H ound ▁Dog " ▁to ▁his ▁live ▁performances ▁at ▁the ▁New ▁Front ier ▁Hotel . ▁A ce ▁Collins ▁indicates ▁that ▁" F ar ▁from ▁being ▁the ▁f ren etic , ▁hard - d riv ing ▁song ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁eventually ▁record , ▁El vis ' ▁early ▁live ▁rend itions ▁of ▁' H ound ▁Dog ' ▁usually ▁moved ▁pretty