It’s Only Love / The Sound of your Cry

Modified: September 13, 2025

Artist: Elvis Presley
Release: RCA Victor 48-1017 It's Only Love / The Sound of your Cry (45)
Release Date: 9/21/1971

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Cover: (9/1971) picture sleeve front and back.

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Disc: Yellow label. NOT FOR SALE.1

Matrix numbers
APKM-1287-1S A1 / ZPKM-1596-2S A1 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)2

48-1017-side1-i48-1017-side2-i

Disc: (9/1971) Orange label. On THE SOUND OF YOUR CRY side, Music inc., (with comma)

Matrix numbers
APKM-1287-1S B1 / ZPKM-1596-2S A1 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)
APKM-1287-2S B1 / ZPKM-1596-2S A1 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)3

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Disc: (9/1971) Orange label. On THE SOUND OF YOUR CRY side, Music inc. (no comma)

Matrix numbers
APKM-1287-3S A1E / ZPKM-1596-3S A2D (hand etched) (Rockaway pressing)
APKM-1287-4S B1F / ZPKM-1596-4S B1A (hand etched) (Rockaway pressing)
APKM-1287-?S / ZPKM-1596-?S (machine stamped) (Hollywood pressing)

Re-released by RCA Records on 45 RPM as It’s Only Love / The Sound of your Cry on the Gold Standard Series label.

  1. Images from the collection of DarylR. ↩
  2. Matrix numbers from the collection of DarylR. ↩
  3. Matrix numbers from the collection of Roberto. ↩