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Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho / Known Only To Him

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Modified: March 13, 2020

Artist: Elvis Presley
Release: RCA Victor 447-0651 Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho / Known Only To Him (45)
Release Date: 2/15/1966

Gold Standard Series

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Cover: picture sleeve front and back.

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Disc: White label, NOT FOR SALE. Recorded date on left side.
Matrix numbers: L2WW-0380-2S / L2WW-0384-2S (machine stamped) (Rockaway pressing)

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Disc: White label, NOT FOR SALE. No Recorded date on left side.
Matrix numbers: L2WW-0380-7S / L2WW-0384-6S (machine stamped) (Hollywood pressing)1

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Disc: Black label, dog on side. Recorded date on left side. ELVIS PRESLEY is flush with with The Jordanaires. On the JOSHUA FIT THE BATTLE side, Elvis Presley Music BMI is on two lines and on KNOWN ONLY TO HIM side, Hill & Range Songs Inc., BMI is on two lines.
Matrix numbers: L2WW-0380-1S / L2WW-0384-1S (machine stamped) (Rockaway pressing)
Matrix numbers: L2WW-0380-3S / L2WW-0384-3S A2 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)

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Disc: Black label, dog on side. No Recorded date on left side. ELVIS PRESLEY is smaller that with The Jordanaires. On the JOSHUA FIT THE BATTLE side, Elvis Presley Music BMI is on three lines and on KNOWN ONLY TO HIM side, Hill & Range Songs (without the Inc.,) BMI is on three lines.2
Matrix numbers: L2WW-0380-6S / L2WW-0384-7S (machine stamped) (Hollywood pressing)3

  1. eBay reference 232077272900 (October 15, 2016) ↩
  2. Images from the collection of Jelte. ↩
  3. Matrix numbers from the collection of Jelte. ↩

AYL1-4115 Kissin’ Cousins

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Modified: March 3, 2015

Artist: Elvis Presley
Release: RCA Victor AYL1-4115 Kissin' Cousins (LP)
Release Date: 1981

Track Listings: (click here to expand / collapse)

Side A

Kissin’ Cousins (Number 2)
Smokey Mountain Boy
There’s Gold In The Mountains
One Boy, Two Little Girls
Catchin’ On Fast
Tender Feeling

Side B

Anyone(Could Fall In Love With You)
Barefoot Ballad
Once Is Enough
Kissin’ Cousins
Echoes Of Love
(It’s a) Long Lonely Highway

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Cover Front: RCA and catalog number upper left corner. Previously released as AFL1-2894 bottom center.
Cover Back: Upper right corner catalog number and UPC code. Copyright information center of red box. Previously released as AFL1-2894 lower right corner.

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Disc: Black label, dog near top.

Matrix numbers
Side A: AYL1-4115A 12 A1A / Side B: AYL1-4115B 9S AFL1-2894B RPRS-0231 9S A2G (Indianapolis pressing?)

Inner Sleeve
Generic white.

Originally released in stereo as LSP-2894 Kissin' Cousins and previously released as AFL1-2894 Kissin' Cousins.

Mystery Train / I Forgot to Remember to Forget

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Modified: May 20, 2018

Artist: Elvis Presley
Release: RCA Victor 20-6357 Mystery Train / I Forgot to Remember to Forget (78)
Release Date: 12/2/1955

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Disc: Black label, dog on top.1

Released in 1955 by Sun Records on 45 RPM as Mystery Train / I Forgot to Remember to Forget.
Released in 1955 by Sun Records on 78 RPM as Mystery Train / I Forgot to Remember to Forget.
Released in 1955 by RCA Records on 45 RPM as Mystery Train / I Forgot to Remember to Forget.
Re-released by RCA Records on 45 RPM as Mystery Train / I Forgot to Remember to Forget on the Gold Standard Series label.

  1. Images courtesy of Boija, John. “First pressings of US Elvis Presley 78 rpm singles.” John Boija’s Home Page. 27 Sept. 2010. ↩

I Feel So Bad / Wild In The Country

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Modified: June 27, 2018

Artist: Elvis Presley
Release: RCA Victor 37-7880 I Feel So Bad / Wild In The Country (Compact 33)
Release Date: 5/1961

Compact 33 Single

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Cover: picture sleeve front and back. Compact 33 Single in blue on both sides.1

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Disc: Black label, dog on top. “NEW ORTHOPHONIC HIGH FIDELITY” on left side on one line. Matrix number directly above time.1
Matrix numbers: M2PI-2569-4S (hand etched) A1 / M2PI-2570-4S (hand etched) A1 (Rockaway pressing)

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Disc: Black label, dog on top. “NEW ORTHOPHONIC HIGH FIDELITY” on right side on four lines. Matrix number directly below matrix number.3
Matrix numbers: M2WI-2569-6S / M2PI-2570-6S (machine stamped) (Hollywood pressing)4

Also released in 45 RPM as I Feel So Bad / Wild In The Country.

  1. eBay reference 290832276584 (December 23, 2012) ↩
  2. eBay reference 290832276584 (December 23, 2012) ↩
  3. Images from the collection of Christian (of France). ↩
  4. Matrix numbers from the collection of Christian (of France). ↩

SPD-26 Great Country Western Hits

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Modified: August 11, 2017

Artist: Various Artists
Release: RCA Victor SPD-26 Great Country Western Hits (EP)
Release Date: 11/1956

599-9136 Side 01: Bouquet of Roses / Molly Darling (Eddy Arnold)
599-9137 Side 02: Alabama Jubilee / Unchained Melody (Chet Atkins)
599-9138 Side 03: Banana Boat Song / Slow Poison (Johnnie & Jack the Tennessee Mountain Boys)
599-9139 Side 04: I’m My Own Grandpaw / Cigareets, Whuskey and Wild, Wild Women (Homer and Jethro)
599-9140 Side 05: Looking Back to See / Draggin’ Main Street (Jim Edward & Maxine Brown)
599-9141 Side 06: Blue Moon of Kentucky / Love Me Tender (Elvis Presley)
599-9142 Side 07: According to My Heart / Am I loosing You (Jim Reeves)
599-9143 Side 08: I’m Moving On / I Don’t Hurt Anymore (Hank Snow)
599-9144 Side 09: Cool Water / Everlasting Hills of Oklahoma (Sons of Pioneers)
599-9145 Side 10: Company’s Coming / A Satisfied Mind (Porter Wagoner)
599-9145 Side 11: Seeing Her Only Reminded Me of You / Eat Drink Be Merry (Porter Wagoner)
599-9144 Side 12: Red River Valley / Wonder If We’ll Ever Know (Sons of Pioneers)
599-9143 Side 13: Old Doc Brown / Grandfather’s Clock (Hank Snow)
599-9142 Side 14: Yonder Comes a Sucker / Waiting for a Train (Jim Reeves)
599-9141 Side 15: Mystery Train / Milkcow Blues Boogie (Elvis Presley)
599-9140 Side 16: Down Yonder / Aloha OE (Del Wood)
599-9139 Side 17: Slow Poke / Over the Waves (Pee Wee King)
599-9138 Side 18: Love ,Love, Love / We Live in Two Different Worlds (Johnnie & Jack the Tennessee Mountain Boys)
599-9137 Side 19: San Antonio Rose / Arkansas Traveler (Chet Atkins)
599-9136 Side 20: Cattle Call / I Wouldn’t Know Where to Begin (Eddy Arnold and Hugo WinterHalter’s Chorus and Orchestra)

This is a box set containing 10 EPs featuring various artists. Elvis is featured on one EP both sides (Side 6 and Side 15).

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Box Front: Orange background with various artists names on top. RCA Victor and catalog number upper right corner. Image featuring two horseback riders in a country setting.
Box Back: Blank.

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Box Interior: Removable lid. White interior.1

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Inserts: RCA advertisements.1

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Disc: Black label, dog on top.

Matrix numbers: Side 1: H2WH1986-1S A1 / Side 20: H2WH1987-1S A1 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)
Matrix numbers: Side 2: H2WH1988-1S A1 / Side 19: H2WH1989-1S A1 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)
Matrix numbers: Side 3: H2WH1990-1S A2 / Side 18: H2WH1991-1S A2 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)
Matrix numbers: Side 4: H2WH1992-2S A / Side 17: H2WH1993-1S A1 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)
Matrix numbers: Side 5: H2WH1994-1S A1 / Side 16: H2WH1995-1S A2 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)
Matrix numbers: Side 6: H2WH1996-1S A2 / Side 15: H2WH1997-1S A1 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)
Matrix numbers: Side 7: H2WH1998-1S A1 / Side 14: H2WH1999-1S A2 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)
Matrix numbers: Side 8: H2WH2000-1S A1 / Side 13: H2WH2001-1S A2 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)
Matrix numbers: Side 9: H2WH2002-1S A1 / Side 12: H2WH2003-1S A2 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)
Matrix numbers: Side 10: H2WH2004-1S A2 / Side 11: H2WH2005-1S A2 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)

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Disc: Black label, dog on top, without horizontal line.
Matrix numbers: Side 6: H2WH-1996-1S A2 / Side 15: H2WH-1997-1S A1 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)

Milkcow Blues Boogie is incorrectly shown as Milkcow Boogie Blues.

  1. eBay reference 120749169451 (July 19, 2011) ↩
  2. eBay reference 120749169451 (July 19, 2011) ↩

SPD-23 Elvis Presley

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Modified: October 13, 2024

Artist: Elvis Presley
Release: RCA Victor SPD-23 Elvis Presley (EP)
Release Date: 10/1956

Side 1: Blue Suede Shoes / I’m Counting on You
Side 2: I Got a Woman / One-Sided Love Affair
Side 3: I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Cry / I’ll Never Let You Go
Side 4: Tutti Frutti / Tryin’ to Get to You
Side 5: Don’t Be Cruel / I Want you, I Need You, I Love You
Side 6: Hound Dog / My Baby Left Me

Sides 1 through 4 are identical to SPD-22 and EPB-1254.
Sides 5 and 6 are identitical to EPA-940.

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Cover Front: Titles at top in black print on white back. Catalog number upper right corner.1
Cover Back: Elvis Presley in bold top center. SPD-23 upper right corner and lower left corner. Printed in U.S.A. lower right corner.

Cover Gatefold: Trifold, Blank interior.

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Disc: Black label, dog on top, with horizontal line.2

Matrix numbers3
Side 1: G2WH-1850-8S A1 / Side 6: G2WH-6137-2S A2
Side 2: G2WH-1851-9S A1 / Side 5: G2WH-6136-2S B1
Side 3: G2WH-1853-8S A2 / Side 4: G2WH-1852-9S A2 (Rockaway pressing)

Matrix numbers
Side 1: G2WH-1850-8S B? / Side 6: G2WH-6137-2S
Side 2: G2WH-1851-9S A1 / Side 5: G2WH-6136-2S A1
Side 3: G2WH-1853-8S A2 / Side 4: G2WH-1852-8S A3 (Rockaway pressing)

Matrix numbers4
Side 1: G2WH-1850-8S B2 / Side 6: G2WH-6137-2S A2
Side 2: G2WH-1851-9S A1 / Side 5: G2WH-6136-2S ??
Side 3: G2WH-1853-8S A2 / Side 4: G2WH-1852-8S A1 (Rockaway pressing)

Matrix numbers
Side 3: G2WH-1853-8S A2 / Side 4: G2WH-1852-9S A3 (Rockaway pressing)

  1. Images are from a collection of Internet images that date back to 1998. ↩
  2. Images are from a collection of Internet images that date back to 1998. ↩
  3. eBay reference 300610427399 (October 15, 2011) ↩
  4. eBay reference 261033864229 (May 29, 2012) ↩

How Great Thou Art / So High

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Modified: April 4, 2012

Artist: Elvis Presley
Release: RCA Victor SP-45-162 How Great Thou Art / So High (45)
Release Date: 4/1967

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Cover: picture sleeve front and back.

This promotional single promotes the How Great Thou Art album. There is a common printing flaw that is easily seen on the front of the sleeve and on all sleeves that I have seen. There are faint lines about 1/4″ in from each side and runs from top to bottom.

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Disc: (1967) White label, NOT FOR SALE.
Matrix numbers: UNKM-3825–1S A1 / UNKM-3826–1S A1 (Rockaway pressing)

King of the Whole Wide World / Home Is Where the Heart Is

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Modified: July 10, 2022

Artist: Elvis Presley
Release: RCA Victor SP-45-118 King of the Whole Wide World / Home Is Where the Heart Is (45)
Release Date: 1962

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Cover: picture sleeve front and back.

This promotional single promotes Kid Galahad the EP release which includes these two songs.

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Disc: (1962) Black label, dog on top.
Matrix numbers: N2PW-3131–1S / N2PW-3134–1S (machine stamped) (Rockaway pressing)
Matrix numbers: N2PW-3131–2S A1 / N2PW-3134–2S A1 (Rockaway pressing)

An interesting note is that the credit for Elvis Presley and The Jordanaires is not “with” The Jordanaires as seen on most other catalog numbers.

AQL1-4362 On Stage, February 1970

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Modified: June 8, 2014

Artist: Elvis Presley
Release: RCA Victor AQL1-4362 On Stage, February 1970 (LP)
Release Date: 1983

Track Listings: (click here to expand / collapse)

Side A

See See Rider
Release Me
Sweet Caroline
Runaway
Wonder Of You

Side B

Polk Salad Annie
Yesterday
Proud Mary
Walk A Mile In My Shoes
Let It Be Me

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Cover Front: RCA and catalog number upper left corner. Victor upper right corner.
Cover Back: Catalog number upper right corner. Image of Elvis replaced from all prior releases.

Cover may be thick cardboard or thin white stock.

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Disc: (1983) Black label, dog near top. Title aligned left. Song titles aligned left. All copyrights to RCA. Flat label.

Matrix numbers
Side A: ZPRS-1422 AQAFL1-4362A 33S A10L (machine stamped) / Side B: ZPRS-1423 AQAFL1-4362B 34S (hand etched) (Inianapolis pressing)

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Disc: (1983) Black label, dog near top. Title aligned left. Song titles aligned left. All copyrights to RCA. Riged label.

Matrix numbers
Side A: IMP/1 AQL1-4362-A 34 A1 (machine stamped) / Side B: IMP/1 AQ AFL1-4362-B A1 ZPRS-1423 34S (hand etched) (unknown pressing U)

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Disc: (1989) Black label, dog near top. Title in caps and centered. On one side With The Imperials Quartet is credited. All titles are centered. Copyright 1989 BMG Music on bottom.

Matrix numbers
Side A: IMP/1 AQL1-4362-A 34 A1 (machine stamped) / Side B: IMP/1 AQ AFL1-4362-B A1 ZPRS-1423 34S (hand etched) (unknown pressing U)

Inner Sleeve
Generic white.

Previously released in stereo as AFL1-4362 On Stage, February 1970.

GA-300 Rockin’ Rebel, Vol.II

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Modified: October 19, 2011

Artist: Elvis Presley
Release: Golden Archives GA-300 Rockin' Rebel, Vol.II (LP)
Release Date: 11/1978

Track Listings: (click here to expand / collapse)

Side 1

Eagle’s Hall, 1955, Houston, TX
Good Rockin’ Tonight
Baby, Let’s Play House
Blue Moon of Kentucky
I’ve Got A woman
That’s All Right, Mama

Side 2

Louisiana Hayride Show, Oct. 16, 1954, Shreveport, LA
That’s All Right
Blue Moon of Kentucky

Louisiana Hayride Show, 1955, Gladewater, TX
Tweedle Dee

Louisiana Hayride Show, Dec. 16, 1956, Shreveport, LA
I Was the One
Love Me Tender

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Cover Front: The Friday, June 8, 1956, black and white photo of Elvis on stage at the Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA. Elvis upper left corner, title and catalog number upper right corner.
Cover Back: The Saturday, December 15, 1956, black and white photo of Elvis on stage at the Hirsch Youth Center, Louisiana Fairgrounds, Shreveport, LA. Song titles to the left and right of Elvis. Catalog number upper right corner.1

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Gatefold: The top image is the gatefold cover front and back. The other image is the interior of the gatefold.

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Disc: (11/1978) Golden Archives treasure chest with red background and cloudy white label.2

Matrix numbers
Side 1: GA-300-A
Side 2: GA-300-B

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Insert: Elvis the Rockin’ Rebel Live in ’55 [sic] Concert Photo Booklet. An 8×10 photo book containing black and white photos of the Elvis performance from Friday, June 8, 1956, Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA.3

Inner Sleeve
Generic white.

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Advertisement(s)
Both advertisements above can be found in the January 1979 edition of Record Digest.

  1. Historical detail for the cover provided by drjohncarpenter. ↩
  2. Release date provided by drjohncarpenter from actual purchase 11/20/1978. ↩
  3. Historical detail for the concert photo booklet provided by drjohncarpenter. ↩

EPA-5141 A Touch of Gold, Volume 3

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Modified: October 12, 2024

Artist: Elvis Presley
Release: RCA Victor EPA-5141 A Touch of Gold, Volume 3 (EP)
Release Date: 2/23/1960

Side 1: Too Much / All Shook Up
Side 2: Don’t Ask Me Why / Blue Moon Of Kentucky

Gold Standard Series

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Cover: picture sleeve front and back.

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Disc: (2/1960) Maroon label, dog on top. Hooked “1” for side.1
Matrix numbers: K2PH-6305-1S A1 / K2PH-6306-1S A1 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)

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Disc: (2/1960) Maroon label, dog on top. Hooked “1” for side.2
Matrix numbers: K2PH-6305-1S A1 / K2PH-6306-1S A1 (Indianapolis pressing)
Matrix numbers: K2PH-6305-2S A1 / K2PH-6306-2S A1 (Rockaway pressing)

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Disc: (2/1960)3 Black label, dog on top. Straight “1” for side.
Matrix numbers: K2PH-6305-4S / K2PH-6306-4S (Hollywood pressing)

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Disc: (1965) Black label, dog on side.4

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Disc: (1969) Orange label.5
Matrix numbers: K2 PH6305-1S A2 / K2 PH6306-1S (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)6

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Insert: “Loyal Elvis Fan” signature card, with Elvis’ picture.5

A mint copy with original, removable baggie, original “Loyal Elvis Fan” card and a 1960 black label, dog on top, Hollywood pressing record sold on eBay for a staggering $790.01 on July 8, 2012.8

  1. Images courtesy of Boija, John. “First pressings of US Elvis Presley EPs.” John Boija’s Home Page. 8 September 2011. ↩
  2. eBay reference 360330709539 (September 9, 2011) ↩
  3. Date from “Elvis Presley: Discography | The Official Elvis Presley Site.” Elvis The Music. Sony Music Entertainment. January 25, 2011. ↩
  4. eBay reference 160907236718 (November 1, 2012) ↩
  5. Images from the collection of Christian (of France). ↩
  6. Matrix numbers from the collection of Christian (of France). ↩
  7. Images from the collection of Christian (of France). ↩
  8. eBay reference 190697859561 (July 8, 2012) ↩

CPL1-2901 Elvis Sings for Children and Grownups Too

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Modified: March 20, 2022

Artist: Elvis Presley
Release: RCA Victor CPL1-2901 Elvis Sings for Children and Grownups Too (LP)
Release Date: 6/1978

Track Listings: (click here to expand / collapse)

Side A

(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear
Wooden Heart
Five Sleepyheads
Puppet On A String
Angel
Old MacDonald

Side B

How Would You Like To Be
Cotton Candy Land
Old Shep
Big Boots
Have A Happy

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Cover Front: Catalog number upper right corner. (1978)
Cover Back: Song titles left side. The removable bonus card attached to back cover. RCA lower right corner.

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Gatefold: Yellow background with song information and lyrics.

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Cover Front: Catalog number upper right corner. (1980)1
Cover Back: Song titles left side. No bonus card. RCA lower right corner.2

This is a non-gatefold cover. It was available for a limited time through the RCA Record Club.3 The back of the cover is quickly identifiable as it replaces the statement “A SPECIAL MEMORIES OF ELVIS GREETING CARD” with a black border, however the cover slick is positioned slightly higher to display more crayon artwork and where Side A nearly touches the top. In 2022, a stamp of R 143637 was discovered by Declan Gibbons. This number is the RCA Record Club catalog number. A sealed copy reveals that this number was stamped directly on the cover prior to being sealed.

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Disc: Black label, dog near top. Flat label. Flexible vinyl.

Matrix numbers
Side A: CPL1-2901A 1S A1E / Side B: CPL1-2901B 1S A3C (Indianapolis pressing)4
Side A: CPL1-2901A 2S A1H / Side B: CPL1-2901B 1S A1E (Indianapolis pressing)
Side A: CPL1-2901A 2S A2P / Side B: CPL1-2901B 30 A3S (Indianapolis pressing)
Side A: CPL1-2901A 2S A3C / Side B: CPL1XB 2S A4B (Indianapolis pressing)4
Side A: CPL1-2901A 32 A1A / Side B: CPL1-2901B 31 A1A (Indianapolis pressing)

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Disc: Black label, dog near top. Rigid vinyl.

Matrix numbers
Side A: CPL1-2901-A X / Side B: CPL1-2901-B (unknown pressing)

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Inner Sleeve
Unique to this release with song titles and lyrics on both sides of the sleeve garnishing childlike artwork and crayons. Although, not confirmed, copies may also have a generic white inner sleeve.

  1. Cover identified by Robert Alaniz (Soundz Good Records) ↩
  2. R 143637 identified by Declan Gibbons at https://www.elvispresleyusavinyl.com/ ↩
  3. Lichter, Paul. “Elvis Sings For Children Too.” Paul Lichter’s Elvis Unique Record Club at ElvisUnique.com. 4 February 2011. ↩
  4. Matrix numbers from the collection of Roberto. ↩
  5. Matrix numbers from the collection of Roberto. ↩

AFL1-2075 (e) 50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can’t Be Wrong, Elvis’ Gold Records, Volume 2

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Modified: April 26, 2012

Artist: Elvis Presley
Release: RCA Victor AFL1-2075 (e) 50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong, Elvis' Gold Records, Volume 2 (LP)
Release Date: 1977

Track Listings: (click here to expand / collapse)

Side A

I Need Your Love Tonight
Don’t
Wear My Ring Around Your Neck
My Wish Came True
I Got Stung

Side B

One Night
A Big Hunk O’ Love
I Beg Of You
(Now And Then There’s) A Fool Such As I
Doncha’ Think It’s Time

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Cover Front: RCA and catalog number upper left corner. Catalog number upper right corner. RE lower right corner.
Cover Back: One box in upper left corner and catalog number upper right corner. RE lower right corner. Copyright lower right corner.

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Disc: (1977) Black label, dog near top.

Matrix numbers
Side A: AFL1-2075-A A6E / Side B: AFL1-2075-B A1E (Indianapolis pressing)

Inner Sleeves
To identify the inner sleeve that is most appropriate for each release, look at the Inner Sleeves page on this site.

Originally released as LSP-2075 (e) 50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong, Elvis' Gold Records, Volume 2.

AFL1-3450 Elvis for Everyone

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Modified: September 17, 2024

Artist: Elvis Presley
Release: RCA Victor AFL1-3450 Elvis for Everyone (LP)
Release Date: 1977

Track Listings: (click here to expand / collapse)

Side A

Your Cheatin’ Heart
Summer Kisses, Winter Tears
Finders Keepers, Losers Weepers
In My Way
Tomorrow Night
Memphis, Tennessee

Side B

For the Millionth and The Last Time
Forget Me Never
Sound Advice
Santa Lucia
I Met Her Today
When It Rains, it Really Pours

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Cover Front: RCA and catalog number upper left corner. Victor upper right corner. RE lower left corner.
Cover Back: Catalog number upper right corner. Yellow border around each LP album. RE lower left corner. Elvis’ Christmas Album has been replaced with “Available from Your RCA Dealer”. All catalog numbers have been replaced from LSP/LPM to AFL1 prefix’s.

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Disc: (1977) Black label, dog near top.

Matrix numbers
Side A: AFL1-3450A / Side B: AFL1-3450B (hand etched) (Indianapolis pressing)

Inner Sleeves
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Originally released as LSP-3450 Elvis For Everyone and re-released as AYL1-4332 Elvis for Everyone.

AFL1-0475 Good Times

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Modified: April 26, 2012

Artist: Elvis Presley
Release: RCA Victor AFL1-0475 Good Times (LP)
Release Date: 1977

Track Listings: (click here to expand / collapse)

Side A

Take Good Care of Her
Loving Arms
I Got a Feelin’ in My Body
If That Isn’t Love
She Wears My Ring

Side B

I’ve Got a Thing About You Baby
My Boy
Spanish Eyes
Talk About the Good Times
Good Time Charlie’s Got the Blues

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Cover Front: RCA and catalog number upper left corner. Title and RE lower left corner.
Cover Back: RCA and catalog number upper right corner. RE lower left corner.

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Disc: (1977) Black label, dog near top.

Matrix numbers
Side A: AFL1-0475A CPL1-475A-30 / Side B: AFL1-0475B CPL1-475B-30 (Indianapolis pressing)
Side A: AFL1-0475A CPL1-475A-30 A4M / Side B: AFL1-0475B A1J(Indianapolis pressing)

Inner Sleeves
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Originally released as CPL1-0475 Good Times.

GA-150 From the Waist Up

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Modified: September 15, 2011

Artist: Elvis Presley
Release: Golden Archives GA-150 From the Waist Up (LP)
Release Date: 1976

Track Listings: (click here to expand / collapse)

Side 1

First Show – September 9, 1956
1. Don’t Be Cruel
2. Love Me Tender
3. Ready Teddy
4. Hound Dog
Second Show: October 28, 1956
1. Don’t Be Cruel
2. Love Me Tender
3. Love Me
4. Hound Dog

Side 2

Third Show – January 6, 1957
1. Hound Dog
2. Love Me Tender
3. Heartbreak Hotel
4. Don’t Be Cruel
5. Peace In The Valley
6. Too Much
7. When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again

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Cover Front: Full Color photo of Elvis in concert in the 1950s. From the Waist Up in gold lettering on bottom. Elvis Presley in red letters on right side. GA-150 Mono on upper right corner.
Cover Back: Black and white photos of Elvis. Song titles on left side.

Sticker: Red sticker announcing the Bonus Poster Included.

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Poster: 23″ x 28 1/2″, six panel foldout poster. A 1950’s cartoon depiction of Elvis being censored by CBS.

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Disc: Golden Archives treasure chest with red background and cloudy white label.

Matrix numbers
Side 1: GA-150-A QT-2
Side 2: GA-150-B QT-2

Inner Sleeve
Generic white.

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Advertisement1
A one page advertisement for From the Waist Up. The advertisement from the left shows no price and 75 cents postage and the advertisement from the right shows $9.00 per copy plus 80 cents postage, packing, and insurance. This and other advertisments were sent out by Vic Colonna just days before August 16, 1977.

  1. Image courtesy of “Bootleg Elvis” 13 July 2011. ↩

GNW-4005 The Elvis Tapes

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Modified: November 28, 2011

Artist: Elvis Presley
Release: The Great Northwest Music Company GNW-4005 The Elvis Tapes (LP)
Release Date: 1977

Track Listings: (click here to expand / collapse)

Side 1

Introduction and Press Conference, Vancouver, B.C. 1957

Side 2

Press Conference and Description of Pre-Concert Scene, August 1957, Vancouver, B.C.

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Cover Front: Black and white photos of Elvis. The Elvis Tapes on top. The Great Northwest Music Company on lower right side.
Cover Back: Black and white photo of Elvis on right. About The Elvis Tapes on left side. Manufacturer details lower left side.

This is a complete interview with Elvis Presley in Vancouver, Canada in 1957.

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Disc: Green label.

Matrix numbers
Side 1: GNW-4005A-1A S1 XST C7
Side 2: GNW-4005B-1A S2 XST A

Inner Sleeve
Generic white.

GA-250 Rockin’ Rebel

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Modified: November 28, 2011

Artist: Elvis Presley
Release: Golden Archives GA-250 Rockin' Rebel (LP)
Release Date: 7/1978

Track Listings: (click here to expand / collapse)

Side 1

Milton Berle Show: (6-5-1956)
A. Hound Dog
B. Elvis Meets Deborah Paget
C. I Want You, I Need You, I Love You
D. Presentation Of Billboard Award
Interview From Lacrosse Wisc.

Side 2

My Baby’s Gone
I Don’t Care If The Sun Don’t Shine
Blue Moon Of Kentucky
I’ll Never Let You Go (Little Darlin’)
King Creole
As Long As I Have You

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Cover Front: Elvis upper left corner. Title upper right corner. Elvis, from the waist up.
Cover Back: Song titles right side. Manufacture and catalog number lower right corner. Elvis, from the waist down.

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Gatefold: The top image is the gatefold cover front and back. The other image is the interior of the gatefold.

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Disc: (7/1978)1 Golden Archives treasure chest with red background and cloudy white label.

Matrix numbers
Side 1: GA-250-A RE4
Side 2: GA-250-B

Inner Sleeve
Generic white.

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Advertisement2
A one page advertisement for The Rockin’ Rebel.

  1. Osborne, Jerry. “Elvis 1977-78 Checklist.” Record Digest 1 Jan. 1979: 54. Print. ↩
  2. Image courtesy of “Bootleg Elvis” 7 September 2011. ↩

HNY-7677 Rockin’ with Elvis New Year’s Eve

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Modified: September 15, 2011

Artist: Elvis Presley
Release: Spirit of America Records HNY-7677 Rockin' with Elvis New Year's Eve (LP)
Release Date: 1977

Track Listings: (click here to expand / collapse)

Side 1

2001 Theme
C.C. Rider
I Got A Woman
Amen
Big Boss Man
Love Me
Fairytale

Side 2

Lord You Gave Me A Mountain
Jailhouse Rock
Presentation of Liberty Bell
Now or Never
My Way
Funny How The Time Sl8ips Away
Auld Lang Syne
Introduction of Vernon and Lisa Presley
Blue Suede Shoes
Trying To Get To You

Side 3

Polk Salad Annie
Intro. To Band
Early Morning Rain
What’d I Say
Johnny B. Goode
Ronnie Tutt Drum Solo
Jerr Scheff Solo
Sonny Brown Solo
Love Letters
Hail Hail Rock And Roll
Fever
Hurt

Side 4

Hound Dog
Are You Lonesome Tonight
Reconsider Baby
Little Sister
Unchained Melody
Rags To Riches
Can’t Help Falling In Love
Closing Vamp

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Cover Front: Blue with American flag border. Features five pictures of Elvis. Deluxe 2-Record Set and Elvis on top. Title wrapped around center image. Date of the show, Pittsburgh, PA. Dec. 31, 1976.
Cover Back: Blue with American flag border. Features a picture of Elvis centered. Song titles top and bottom.

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Gatefold: Blue with American flag border. More pictures of Elvis and content about the show.

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Disc: Red, white, and blue label.

Matrix numbers
Side 1: HNY-7677-SIDE1 Side 2: HNY-7677-SIDE2
Side 3: HNY-7677-SIDE3 Side 4: HNY-7677-SIDE4

Inner Sleeve
Generic white.

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Advertisement1
A one page advertisement Elvis’ Bicentennial Tribute. A Rockin’ New Year’s Eve. $9.00 per copy plus 80 cents postage, packing, and insurance. This and other advertisments were sent out by Vic Colonna just days before August 16, 1977.

  1. Image courtesy of “Bootleg Elvis” 13 July 2011. ↩

AFNS-62968 The Burbank Sessions, Volume 2

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Modified: August 3, 2010

Artist: Elvis Presley
Release: Audifon Records AFNS-62968 The Burbank Sessions, Volume 2 (LP)
Release Date: 1979

Track Listings: (click here to expand / collapse)

Side 1

Intro & Dialogue
Heartbreak Hotel/One Night
Heartbreak Hotel/Hound Dog/All Shook Up
Can’t Help Falling In Love
Jailhouse Rock
Don’t Be Cruel
Blue Suede Shoes

Side 2

Love Me Tender
Dialogue
Trouble
Dialogue
Baby What You Want Me To Do
If I Can Dream

Side 3

Intro & Dialogue
Heartbreak Hotel/Hound Dog/All Shook Up
Can’t Help Falling In Love
Jailhouse Rock
Don’t Be Cruel
Blue Suede Shoes
Love Me Tender

Side 4

Dialogue
Trouble No. 1
Dialogue
Trouble/Guitar Man
Dialogue
Trouble/Guitar Man
Dialogue
If I Can Dream

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Cover Front: ELVIS upper right corner. The Burbank Sessions Vol.2. June 29, 1968 lower right corner. Manufacturer and catalog number lower left corner. Features photo of Elvis.
Cover Back: Red border around picture of Elvis. Song titles on either side.

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Gatefold: Four black and white photos of Elvis in leather.

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Disc: Pink and red label.

Matrix numbers
Side 1: AFNS-62968-A Side 2: AFNS-62968-B
Side 3: AFNS-62968-C Side 4: AFNS-62968-D

Inner Sleeve
Generic white

AFNS-62768 The Burbank Sessions, Volume 1

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Modified: November 28, 2011

Artist: Elvis Presley
Release: Audifon Records AFNS-62768 AFNS-62768 The Burbank Sessions, Volume 1 (LP)
Release Date: 1979

Track Listings: (click here to expand / collapse)

Side 1

That’s All Right
Love Me
Baby, What You Want Me To Do
Blue Suede Shoes
Lawdy Miss Clawdy

Side 2

Are You Lonesome Tonight
When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again
Blue Christmas
Tryin’ to Get To You
One Night
Baby, What You Want Me To Do
Memories

Side 3

Heartbreak Hotel
Baby, What You Want Me To Do
That’s All Right
Are You Lonesome Tonight
Blue Suede Shoes
One Night

Side 4

Love Me
Tryin’ to Get To You
Lawdy Miss Clawdy
Santa Claus Is Back In Town
Blue Christmas
Tiger Man
When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again
Memories

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Cover Front: ELVIS upper left corner. The Burbank Sessions Vol.1. June 27, 1968 upper right corner. Manufacturer and catalog number lower right corner. Features photo of Elvis. May contain sticker announcing contents.
Cover Back: Red border around picture of Elvis. Song titles on either side.

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Advertisement(s)
The one page advertisement The Burbank Sessions Vol., 1 (June 27, 1968) was available via mail order.1 The other two advertisements can be found in the January 1979 edition of Record Digest.

  1. Image courtesy of “Bootleg Elvis” 7 September 2011. ↩