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SPA 7-37 Elvis Presley Perfect for Parties Highlight Album

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Modified: February 11, 2025

Artist: Elvis Presley
Release: RCA Victor SPA 7-37 Perfect for Parties Highlight Album (EP)
Release Date: 11/1956

Side 1: Love Me (Elvis Presley) / Anchors Aweigh (Tony Cabot) / That’s A Puente (Tito Puente)
Side 2: Rock me but Don’t Roll Me (Tony Scott) / Happy Face Baby (The Three Suns) / Prom to Prom (Dave Pell)

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Envelope: This is the original mailer envelope which shipped a copy of the Perfect For Parties Highlight Album.1

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Cover front: Paper, red, black and white. RCA Victor logo and number at upper right. Black and white photo of Elvis and of LPM-1382.
Cover back: Text, no photo. Has number, “SPA 7-37” at upper right.1 In some cases, the folding and cut of the cover, may make no reference to the catalog number on the back, or as seen in this example, a partial reference to the catalog number.

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Disc: Black label, dog on top, with horizontal silver line. NOT FOR SALE on one line. HIGHLIGHTS (not HIGHLIGHTER) below PERFECT FOR PARTIES3
Matrix numbers: G2NH-7231-6S A2 / G2NH-7232-6S A1 B (Indianapolis pressing)4

Discovered in 2015, it had gone unnoticed for nearly 60 years! The matrix number is an indicator that this is a very limited pressing with this label from the Indianapolis plant. While more copies are likely to turn up, at least two copies are known to exist.

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Disc: Black label, dog on top. One Side 1 with horizontal silver line. NOT FOR SALE on one line. HIGHLIGHTS (not HIGHLIGHTER) below PERFECT FOR PARTIES. One Side 2 without horizontal silver line. NOT FOR SALE on two lines and correct HIGHLIGHTER.
Matrix numbers: G2NH-7231-6S A2 / G2NH-7232-6S B1 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)

This is a real oddball. A transitional pressing with one error HIGHLIGHTS with line label on side one and on side two a no line label with corrected HIGHLIGHTER.

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Disc: Black label, dog on top, without horizontal silver line. NOT FOR SALE on two lines.
Matrix numbers: G2NH-7231-6S C1 / G2NH-7232-6S B1 (Indianapolis pressing)

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Disc: Black label, dog on top, with horizontal silver line. NOT FOR SALE on one line.
Matrix numbers: G2NH-7231-7S A2 B RCA / G2NH-7232-5S A3 A RCA (Rockaway pressing)
Matrix numbers: G2NH-7231-7S A1 1 D RCA / G2NH-7232-5S A1 F RCA (Rockaway pressing)4
Matrix numbers: G2NH-7231-8S A / G2NH-7232-5S A3 (Rockaway pressing)
Matrix numbers: G2NH-7231-8S A2 / G2NH-7232-7S A1 (Rockaway pressing)
Matrix numbers: G2NH-7231-8S A2 / G2NH-7232-7S A1 (Rockaway pressing)
Matrix numbers: G2NH-7231-8S A2 / G2NH-7232-7S A3 (Rockaway pressing)

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Disc: White label promotional. (1970’s)6

The RCA Victor Record Prevue is a counterfeit bootlegged in the 1970s. SPA-7-37 was never originally released on the RCA Victor Record Prevue label. This bootleg can be found with no other RCA releases listed on back.

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One consensus is that the Elvis Presley “Perfect for Parties” Highlight Album was a give away with the purchase of a RCA Records record player of a specific model. While that may be true, various advertisements and articles do not support that theory. It is likely that dealers may have stocked up on this EP on their own with purchases from the advertisements to create their own promotion. It is also possible that there was left over stock that was distributed to dealers to distribute through various promotions. Whatever the case may be, the “Perfect for Parties” Highlight Album was made available through mail order with coupons. Below is a one page advertisement offered the special $1.49 value Perfect for Parties Highlight Album (SPA-7-37) for only 25 cents. Along with that offer is an extra special offer for $1.00 to buy 7×7 color prints of all 20 album covers shown. The offer expired on December 31, 1956. These may or may not be the ones offered in the advertisement, however, Presleyana V describes a set of 15 EP front cover slicks offered to jukebox operators for display behind the glass on jukeboxes. Those slicks are valued at $500.

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Closeup of the 25 cent special.

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A closeup of the record cover in the advertisement compared against the actual release. There are many differences, the position of Elvis, the font, the position of the words, the order of the images, and the lace of art in the background.

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The following promotional material is obtained from an October 1956 issue of Billboard. Ironically, it is a promotion for the promotion.

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The Perfect for Parties EP highlights the RCA Victor November album release schedule at a promotional campaign cost of nearly $165,000 (est. as high as $5,447,000 in 2008 dollars). The disk with a limited press run that was not to exceed 500,000 units was mainly offered through consumer ads and not through dealers. This is a quote on page 17 in the November 17, 1956, Billboard, “The disks will definitely not be dispensed through dealers, but the sole aim of the promotion is to hypo interest in the line, which can be purchased only in shops.”

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Another advertisement7

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  1. Images from the collection of Christian (of France). ↩
  2. Images from the collection of Christian (of France). ↩
  3. Images and discovery from the collection of PIOTRULA (of Poland) ↩
  4. Matrix numbers from the collection of PIOTRULA (of Poland) ↩
  5. Matrix numbers from the collection of PIOTRULA (of Poland) ↩
  6. Images from the collection of Andreas Bauer, Hamburg. ↩
  7. Image from a collection of Internet images that date back to 1998. ↩

EPB-1254 Elvis Presley

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Modified: August 6, 2022

Artist: Elvis Presley
Release: RCA Victor EPB-1254 Elvis Presley (EP)
Release Date: 3/23/1956

Side 1: Blue Suede Shoes / I’m Counting on You
Side 2: I Got a Woman / One-Sided Love Affair
Side 3: Tutti Frutti / Tryin’ to Get to You
Side 4: I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Cry / I’ll Never Let You Go

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Cover Front : Titles at top in black print on white back. Catalog number upper right corner. Elvis in light or dark pink letters.

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Cover Back: Ad back. Enjoy these other BEST SELLERS! Counter-clockwise Music for Relaxation, Fox Trots, Mambo, Gone with the Wind, and Beautiful Garden of Prayer. (4/1956).
Cover Back: Ad back. More musical favorites to choose from! Counter-clockwise Music for Dining, Glenn Miller, Inside Sauter-Finegan, Sunday Band Concert, Waltzes (4/1956).
Cover Back: Ad back. Hear these other best sellers! Counter-clockwise The Family All Together, Rhapsody in Blue, The Student Prince, Victory at Sea, With Love from a Chorus (4/1956)
Cover Back: No other RCA releases listed on back. Song titles incorrect order. No “New Orthophonic” High Fidelity Recording paragraph (1956)

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Cover Gatefold: Featuring picture of Elvis Presley with song titles to the left and several paragraphs on the right.

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Disc: (3/1956)1 Black label, dog on top. Without line.
Matrix numbers: G2WH-1850-5S A1 / G2WH-1851-6S A5 / G2WH-1852-6S B2 / G2WH-1853-5S (Indianapolis pressing)
Matrix numbers: G2WH-1850-5S A2 / G2WH-1851-6S A5 / G2WH-1852-6S B2 / G2WH-1853-5S A1 (Indianapolis pressing)2
Matrix numbers: G2WH-1850-5S B1 / G2WH-1851-5S B3 / G2WH-1852-6S A1 / G2WH-1853-5S C3 (Indianapolis pressing)3
Matrix numbers: G2WH-1850-5S B2 / G2WH-1851-5S A2 / G2WH-1852-6S B1 / G2WH-1853-5S B2 (Indianapolis pressing)
Matrix numbers: G2WH-1850-5S B2 / G2WH-1851-6S A6 / G2WH-1852-6S B2 / G2WH-1853-5S D2 (Indianapolis pressing)
Matrix numbers: G2WH-1850-5S B1 / G2WH-1851-6S A1 / G2WH-1852-6S B1 / G2WH-1853-5S D1 (Indianapolis pressing)

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Disc: (3/1956) Black label, no dog on top. With line. With Camden N.J.4
Matrix numbers: G2WH-1850-?S / G2WH-1851-?S / G2WH-1852-?S / G2WH-1853-?S 5

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Disc: (3/1956) Black label, no dog on top. With line. Without Camden N.J.6
Matrix numbers: G2WH-1850-5S B2 / G2WH-1851-8S A6 / G2WH-1852-6S B1 / G2WH-1853-5S D2 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)6

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Disc: (3/1956) Black label, dog on top. With line.8
Matrix numbers: G2WH-1850-7S RCA A / G2WH-1851-8S RCA C / G2WH-1852-8S RCA B / G2WH-1853-7S RCA B (unknown pressing)
Matrix numbers: G2WH-1850-7S RCA B / G2WH-1851-8S RCA A / G2WH-1852-8S RCA C / G2WH-1853-7S RCA A (unknown pressing)8

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Disc: (3/1956) Black label, dog on top. Sides on separate lines.10
Matrix numbers: G2WH-1850-?S / G2WH-1851-?S / G2WH-1852-?S / G2WH-1853-?S (Hollywood pressing?)

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Disc: White label promotional. (1970’s)
Matrix numbers: G2WH-1850 / G2WH-1851 / G2WH-1852 SIDE3 / G2WH-1853 SIDE4 (hand etched)

The RCA Victor Record Prevue is a counterfeit bootlegged in the 1970s. EPB-1254 was never originally released on the RCA Victor Record Prevue label. This bootleg can be found with no other RCA releases listed on back. While the cover for this single from a distance looks accurate there cardboard is of a lighter and slightly thinner stock and the folds differ from the original.

Side 1: Blue Suede Shoes / I’m Counting on You / I Got a Woman
Side 2: One-Sided Love Affair / I Love you Because / Just Because
Side 3: Tutti Frutti / Tryin’ to Get to You / I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Cry
Side 4: I’ll Never Let You Go / Blue Moon / Money Honey

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Cover Front : Green print on white back. “the most talked-about new personality in the last ten years of recorded music” across the top. 12 great new sides from his new albums!!! listing three catalog numbers. ELVIS PRESLEY and RCA Victor across the bottom.612
Cover Back: Blank back.

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Disc: (1956) Black label, dog on top.13
Matrix numbers: G2WH-1850-1S A1 / G2WH-1851-1S / G2WH-1852-1S / G2WH-1853-1S A1 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)

A complete package, the temporary sleeve with NM pair of records sold on eBay14 on June 19, 2012 for $3,050. A pair of records without the temporary sleeve has offers of up to $894 on Heritage Auctions15.

  1. Date from “Elvis Presley: Discography | The Official Elvis Presley Site.” Elvis The Music. Sony Music Entertainment. January 25, 2011. ↩
  2. Matrix numbers from the collection of PIOTRULA (of Poland) ↩
  3. eBay reference 290687399326 (March 21, 2012) ↩
  4. eBay reference 293011943223 (March 22, 2019) ↩
  5. eBay reference 293011943223 (March 19, 2019) ↩
  6. eBay reference 170924645622 (October 16, 2012) ↩
  7. eBay reference 170924645622 (October 16, 2012) ↩
  8. eBay reference 261029378821 (May 29, 2012) ↩
  9. eBay reference 261029378821 (May 29, 2012) ↩
  10. eBay reference 233577744132 (May 29, 2020) ↩
  11. eBay reference 170924645622 (October 16, 2012) ↩
  12. eBay reference 170860132317 (June 19, 2012) with color correction. ↩
  13. Images from collection of Images dating back to 1998. ↩
  14. eBay reference 170860132317 (June 19, 2012) ↩
  15. Elvis Presley ‘Most Talked About New Personality Promo Double EP‘. Heritage Auctions. November 9, 2012. ↩

Too Much / Playing for Keeps

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Modified: February 11, 2025

Artist: Elvis Presley
Release: RCA Victor 47-6800 Too Much / Playing for Keeps (45)
Release Date: 1/4/1957

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Cover: picture sleeve front and back.

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Disc: 1/1957. Black label, dog on top without horizontal line. 45 RPM on side.
Matrix numbers: G2WW-4920-2S A1 / G2WW-4928-2S 5 A1 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)
Matrix numbers: G2WW-4920-18S / G2WW-4928-17S (unknown pressing)
Matrix numbers: G2WW-4920-18S / G2WW-4928-18S (unknown pressing)
Matrix numbers: G2WW-4920-20S / G2WW-4928-17S (unknown pressing)
Matrix numbers: G2WW-4920-20S / G2WW-4928-20S (unknown pressing)

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Disc: 1/1957. Black label, dog on top without horizontal line. 45 R.P.M. on side.
Matrix numbers: G2WW-4920-5S A1 / G2WW-4928-5S A1 (machine stamped) (Hollywood pressing)
Matrix numbers: G2WW-4920-5S A / G2WW-4928-5S BI (machine stamped) (Hollywood pressing)

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Disc: Black label, no dog on top with horizontal line. 45 R.P.M. on side.1
Matrix number: G2WW4920-10S RCA F / G2WW4928-10S RCA 2 L (unknown pressing)

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Disc: Black label, dog on top with horizontal line. 45 R.P.M. on side.
Matrix numbers: G2WW4920-10S RCA E / G2WW4928-11S RCA 2D (unknown pressing)
Matrix numbers: G2WW4920-10S RCA 2F / G2WW4928-11S RCA 2E (unknown pressing)
Matrix numbers: G2WW4920-11S RCA A / G2WW4928-10S RCA AE (unknown pressing)
Matrix numbers: G2WW4920-11S RCA 2B / G2WW4928-11S RCA 2B (unknown pressing)2
Matrix numbers: G2WW4920-16S / G2WW4928-13S (unknown pressing)

Released in 1957 by RCA Records on 78 RPM as Too Much / Playing for Keeps.
Re-released by RCA Records on 45 RPM as Too Much / Playing for Keeps on the Gold Standard Series label.

  1. Images courtesy of Boija, John. “First pressings of US Elvis Presley 45 rpm singles.” John Boija’s Home Page. 3 Dec. 2010. ↩
  2. Matrix numbers from the collection of Roberto. ↩

All Shook Up / That’s When Your Heartaches Begin

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Modified: October 13, 2024

Artist: Elvis Presley
Release: RCA Victor 47-6870 All Shook Up / That's When Your Heartaches Begin (45)
Release Date: 3/22/1957

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Cover: picture sleeve front and back. The edges are folded over on the first two and folded under on the other back. The second one1 differs from the first where the tab is centered rather than straight across.

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Disc: 3/1957. Black label, dog on top without horizontal line. 45 RPM on side. Matrix number below BMI. Time on right side.
Matrix numbers: H2WW-0256-1S A6 / H2WW-0260-1S B2 (machines stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)

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Disc: 3/1957. Black label, dog on top without horizontal line. 45 R.P.M. on side. Matrix number below catalog number. Time on bottom.
Matrix numbers: H2WW-0256-6S A1 / H2WW-0260-6S A1 (Hollywood pressing)

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Disc: 3/1957. Black label, dog on top with horizontal line. Shalimar Music, BMI is incorrectly spelled Shallmar Music, BMI.
Matrix numbers: H2WW-0256-4S A6 / H2WW-0260-4S B4 (Rockaway pressing)
Matrix numbers: H2WW-0256-5S A1 / H2WW-0260-4S B2 (Rockaway pressing)
Matrix numbers: H2WW-0256-5S A3 / H2WW-0260-4S B2 (Rockaway pressing)
Matrix numbers: H2WW-0256-5S A4 / H2WW-0260-4S A3 (Rockaway pressing)
Matrix numbers: H2WW-0256-5S A5 / H2WW-0260-4S A8 (Rockaway pressing)
Matrix numbers: H2WW-0256-5S A5 / H2WW-0260-9S A1 (Rockaway pressing)
Matrix numbers: H2WW-0256-5S A5 / H2WW-0260-9S A2 (Rockaway pressing)
Matrix numbers: H2WW-0256-5S B1 / H2WW-0260-4S B3 (Rockaway pressing)
Matrix numbers: H2WW-0256-5S B1 / H2WW-0260-9S A1 (Rockaway pressing)
Matrix numbers: H2WW-0256-10S A1 / H2WW-0260-4S A8 (Rockaway pressing)

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Disc: 3/1957. Black label, dog on top with horizontal line.
Matrix numbers: H2WW-0256-7S A RCA 3 / H2WW-0260-7S C RCA 1 (unknown pressing)
Matrix numbers: H2WW-0256-8S B RCA / H2WW-0260-7S RCA D (unknown pressing)2
Matrix numbers: H2WW-0256-8S B RCA / H2WW-0260-7S E RCA 4 (unknown pressing)3

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Disc: 3/1957. Black label, dog on top with horizontal line. Shalimar Music, BMI is correctly spelled Shalimar Music, however incorrectly missing BMI.
Matrix numbers: H2WW-0256-4S A6 / H2WW-0260-4S B4 (Rockaway pressing)

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Disc: Black label, dog on top. All print on label in silver.4
Matrix numbers: 45-H2-WW-0256-XV (machine stamped) Lz-S (hand etched) / 45-H2-WW 0260-XV B (machine stamped) Lz-S (hand etched) – Manufactured in Germany (machine stamped in trail off wax on both sides)5

Additional detail about this release can be found at the The Elvis Presley Manufactured in Germany Discography page

Released in 1957 by RCA Records on 78 RPM as All Shook Up / That's When Your Heartaches Begin.
Re-released by RCA Records on 45 RPM as All Shook Up / That's When Your Heartaches Begin on the Gold Standard Series label.

  1. Image and identification from the collection of Roberto. ↩
  2. Matrix numbers from the collection of Roberto. ↩
  3. eBay reference 221298229219 (November 4, 2013) ↩
  4. Images from the collection of Urs Mosimann (from Switzerland) ↩
  5. Matrix numbers from the collection of Urs Mosimann (from Switzerland) ↩

Don’t Cry Daddy / Rubberneckin’

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Modified: August 4, 2023

Artist: Elvis Presley
Release: RCA Victor 47-9768 Don't Cry Daddy / Rubberneckin' (45)
Release Date: 11/11/1969

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Cover: picture sleeve front and back.

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Disc: Yellow label. NOT FOR SALE. DON’T CRY DADDY is produced by Gladys Music, Inc./B-n-B Music, Inc., ASCAP. On the RUBBERNECKIN’ side, on the right side, no comma after Inc. in Elvis Presley Music. The “from” and “of” are not capitalized in (from the Universal Picture “Change of Habit”). On both sides, on bottom, RCA CORPORATION.1
Matrix numbers: XPKM-1149 2S / XPKM-1156 2S (machine stamped) (Hollywood pressing)2
Matrix numbers: XPKM-1149-5S / XPKM-1156 6S (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)3

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Disc: Yellow label. NOT FOR SALE. Don’t Cry Daddy is produced by Gladys Music, Inc./B-n-B Music, Inc., ASCAP. On the RUBBERNECKIN’ side, on the right side, has comma after Inc. in Elvis Presley Music. The “From” and “Of” are capitalized in (From the Universal Picture “Change Of Habit”). On both sides, on bottom, RADIO CORPORATION OF AMERICA.4
Matrix numbers: XPKM-1149-5S A1 / XPKM-1156 6S A2 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)

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Disc: Orange label. DON’T CRY DADDY is produced by Gladys Music, Inc./B-n-B Music, Inc., ASCAP. On the RUBBERNECKIN’ side, on the right side, no comma after Inc. in Elvis Presley Music. The “from” and “of” are not capitalized in (from the Universal Picture “Change of Habit”). On both sides, on bottom, RCA CORPORATION.
Matrix numbers: XPKM-1149 2S / XPKM-1156 2S (Hollywood pressing)

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Disc: Orange label. Don’t Cry Daddy is produced by Elvis Presley Music, Inc. B-n-B Music Inc., BMI. On the RUBBERNECKIN’ side, on the right side, no comma after Inc. in Elvis Presley Music. The “from” and “of” are not capitalized in (from the Universal Picture “Change of Habit”). On both sides, on bottom, RCA CORPORATION.
Matrix numbers: XPKM-1149 3S B5A / XPKM-1156 4S A1B (hand etched) (Rockaway pressing)
Matrix numbers: XPKM-1149 3S B4 / XPKM-1156 4S A4 (hand etched) (Rockaway pressing)

The Rockaway pressing is in error and is unique between the three pressings where the PUBLISHER on the label for Don’t Cry Daddy is Elvis Presley Music, Inc. (BMI) where the other two pressings have the PUBLISHER on the label as Gladys Music, Inc. (ASCAP). The official RECORDING INFORMATION worksheet for Don’t Cry Daddy, recorded January 15, 1969 with serial number XPA5-1149, has the PUBLISHER as Elvis Presley Music, Inc. / B-n-B Music, Inc. (ASCAP) BMI and a note “If this selection is released first as a single, Gladys Music, Inc. (ASCAP) must appear on the label along with B-n-B Music, Inc. If the selection is re-released first as part of an LP and later as a single, only B-n-B Music. should appear on label or liner; however in either case the royalty is split.5

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Disc: Orange label. Don’t Cry Daddy is produced by Gladys Music, Inc./B-n-B Music, Inc., ASCAP. On the RUBBERNECKIN’ side, on the right side, has comma after Inc. in Elvis Presley Music. The “From” and “Of” are capitalized in (From the Universal Picture “Change Of Habit”). On both sides, on bottom, RADIO CORPORATION OF AMERICA.
Matrix numbers: XPKM-1149-5S A1 / XPKM-2377-6S 1156 A1 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)
Matrix numbers: XPKM-1149-5S A1 / XPKM-2377-6S 1156 A2 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)
Matrix numbers: XPKM-1149-5S A5 / XPKM-2377-7S 1156 B3 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)

Re-released by RCA Records on 45 RPM as Don't Cry Daddy / Rubberneckin' on the Gold Standard Series label.

  1. Images from the collection of DarylR. ↩
  2. Matrix numbers from the collection of DarylR. ↩
  3. eBay reference 222131008527 (June 20, 2016) ↩
  4. eBay reference 230886380758 (November 28, 2012) ↩
  5. Flynn, Keith. “Matrix Numbers.” Keith Flynn’s Elvis Presley Pages. 4 October 2011. ↩

EPA-821 Heartbreak Hotel

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Modified: October 13, 2024

Artist: Elvis Presley
Release: RCA Victor EPA-821 Heartbreak Hotel (EP)
Release Date: 4/20/1956

Side 1: Heartbreak Hotel / I Was the One
Side 2: Money Honey / I forgot to Remember to Forget

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Cover: picture sleeve front and back.

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Disc: (4/1956)1 Black label, dog on top without horizontal line.
Matrix numbers: G2PH-2942-1S A1 / G2PH-2943-2S B2 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)2
Matrix numbers: G2PH-2942-1S C1 / G2PH-2943-1S A2 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)
Matrix numbers: G2PH-2942-2S B4 / G2PH-2943-2S B4 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)2
Matrix numbers: G2PH-2942-2S / G2PH-2943-2S B3 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)
Matrix numbers: G2PH-2942-7S A1 / G2PH-2943-8S A1 (machine stamped) (Rockaway pressing)

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Disc: (4/1956) Black label, dog on top without horizontal line. Small bold fonts.4
Matrix numbers: G2PH-2942-4S A1 / G2PH-2943-4S A1 (Hollywood pressing)

Disc: (4/1956) Black label, dog on top without horizontal line. Side numbers on the left. SIDE is all caps. with a ‘-‘ between SIDE and the number.5

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Disc: (4/1956) Black label, dog on top with horizontal line. Sides are spelled out, “Side One” and “Side Two”.6
Matrix numbers: G2PH-2942-3S A1 / G2PH-2943-3S A1 (machine stamped) (Rockaway pressing)7

epa-821-side1-wline-side1-varepa-821-side2-wline-side2-var

Disc: (4/1956) Black label, dog on top with horizontal line. Sides are numerical, “Side 1” and “Side 2”.8
Matrix numbers: G2PH-2942-3S A1 / G2PH-2943-3S A2 (machine stamped) (Rockaway pressing)
Matrix numbers: G2PH-2942-5S RCA D / G2PH-2943-5S RCA1 A (machine stamped)8

epa-821-1956-side1-line-nodogepa-821-1956-side2-line-nodog

Disc: (4/1956) Black label. No dog on top with horizontal line.10
Matrix numbers: G2PH-2942-3S B1 / G2PH-2943-3S A2 (machine stamped) (Rockaway pressing)
Matrix numbers: G2PH-2942-5S E RCA1 / G2PH-2943-5S RCA J (machine stamped) (unknown pressing)

epa-821-side1-h-capsepa-821-side2-h-caps

Cover: picture sleeve front and back. Song titles on side 1 are aligned closer to the | than to the left. SIDEs on side 2 are in all CAPS. No RCA logo or copyright information.

This was discovered in late December 2022. Since the announcement of this discovery, three more copies have come to light each with a Hollywood pressing vinyl.

epa-821-side1-h-no-njepa-821-side2-h-no-nj

Disc: (1959) Black label, dog on top without horizontal line. Small bold fonts. No Camden N.J.
Matrix numbers: G2PH-2942-4S A1 / G2PH-2943-4S A1 (Hollywood pressing)

epa-821-1965-side1epa-821-1965-side2

Disc: (1965) Black label, dog on side.
Matrix numbers: G2PH-2942–2S / G2 PH2943-10S A2 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)
Matrix numbers: G2PH-2942–9S / G2 PH2943-10S A2 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)11

epa-821-cover-side1-v2epa-821-cover-side2-v2

Cover: (1968) picture sleeve front and back. No song titles on front. Copyright front left corner. EPA-821 upper right corner.12.

epa-821-cover-side1-military epa-821-cover-side2-military

Cover: (1968) picture sleeve front and back. No song titles on front. No copyright on front left corner. No EPA-821 upper right corner. No picture of Elvis on back, different layout.13

epa-821-1968-side1epa-821-1968-side2

Disc: (1968) Orange label.12
Matrix numbers: G2PH-2942-9S / G2 PH2943-10S A2 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)11
Matrix numbers: G2PH-2942-9S / G2 PH2943-11S (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)

  1. Date from “Elvis Presley: Discography | The Official Elvis Presley Site.” Elvis The Music. Sony Music Entertainment. January 25, 2011. ↩
  2. Matrix numbers from the collection of PIOTRULA (of Poland) ↩
  3. Matrix numbers from the collection of PIOTRULA (of Poland) ↩
  4. eBay reference 200693495450 (January 4, 2012) ↩
  5. eBay reference 130784328510 (October 17, 2012) ↩
  6. Images from the collection of Christian (of France). ↩
  7. Matrix numbers from the collection of Christian (of France). ↩
  8. eBay reference 222159054729 (June 19, 2016) ↩
  9. eBay reference 222159054729 (June 19, 2016) ↩
  10. eBay reference 251141482751 (August 28, 2012) ↩
  11. Matrix numbers from the collection of Christian (of France) ↩
  12. Images from the collection of Christian (of France) ↩
  13. eBay reference 250969944619 (January 13, 2012) ↩
  14. Images from the collection of Christian (of France) ↩
  15. Matrix numbers from the collection of Christian (of France) ↩

He Touched Me / Bosom of Abraham

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Modified: February 28, 2016

Artist: Elvis Presley
Release: RCA Victor 74-0651 He Touched Me / Bosom of Abraham (45)
Release Date: 2/4/1972

74-0651-cover-side174-0651-cover-side2

Cover: picture sleeve front and back.

74-0651-side1-i-ylp74-0651-side2-i-ylp

Disc: Yellow label, NOT FOR SALE. Vocal accompaniment by The Imperials Quartet on two lines.1
Matrix numbers: AWPKS-1277-1S A1 / AWPKS-1295-1S-A1 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)2

74-0651-side1-ylp74-0651-side2-ylp

Disc: Yellow label, NOT FOR SALE. Vocal accomp. by The Imperials Quartet on one line.
Matrix numbers: APKM-1277 3S / APKM-1295 3S (machine stamped) (Rockaway pressing)

74-0651-side1-i74-0651-side2-i

Disc: Orange label. Vocal accompaniment by The Imperials Quartet on two lines.
Matrix numbers: AWPKS-1277-1S-A3 / AWPKS-1295-1S (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)3
Matrix numbers: AWPKS-1277-1S-A2 / AWPKS-1295-5S-A4 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)

74-0651-side1-h74-0651-side2-h

Disc: Orange label. Vocal accomp. by The Imperials Quartet on one line. No space between Victor and Gaither Music,.
Matrix numbers: AWKS-1277-3S / APKS-1295-3S (machine stamped) (Hollywood pressing) (verified 45 RPM)
Matrix numbers: AWKS-1277-4S / APKS-1295-4S (machine stamped) (Hollywood pressing)

A variation exists where the He Touched Me side was pressed at approximately 35 rpm. The matrix numbers for this error is 4S on the He Touched Me side. According to one source, only 10,000 copies had been produced before the error was identified and existing copies recalled.4

74-0651-side174-0651-side2

Disc: Orange label. Vocal accomp. by The Imperials Quartet on one line. A space between Victor and Gaither Music,.
Matrix numbers: APKS-1277-5S-A2D / APKS-1295-5S-A1G (hand etched) (Rockaway pressing)
Matrix numbers: APKS-1277-6S-A1C / APKS-1295-5S-A2F (hand etched) (Rockaway pressing)
Matrix numbers: APKS-1277-6S-A1H / APKS-1295-5S-A1G (hand etched) (Rockaway pressing)
Matrix numbers: APKS-1277-6S-A3B / APKS-1295-5S-A2A (hand etched) (Rockaway pressing)

74-0651-commentcard-outside74-0651-commentcard-inside

Undocumented: SESAC INC. Comment Card. This card was found inside the sleeve accompanying the record. Inside the card reads:

A superb performance of that award-winning standard, “He Touched Me” by the inimitable Elvis Presley. It’s a “natural” for every music format and destined to become another big one for Elvis. Give it some spins and watch the audience reactions. Your comments will be appreciated.

SESAC INC. (Society of European Stage Authors & Composers) is Performing rights organizations (there are three … in the U.S.) are businesses designed to represent songwriters and publishers and their right to be compensated for having their music performed in public.

  1. Images from the collection of Christian (of France). ↩
  2. Matrix numbers from the collection of Christian (of France). ↩
  3. eBay reference 330783926254 (September 1, 2012) ↩
  4. Paul Lichter, The Boy Who Dared To Rock: The Definitive Elvis. (Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1978) p 254. ↩

All Shook Up / That’s When Your Heartaches Begin

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Modified: August 5, 2023

Artist: Elvis Presley
Release: RCA Victor 447-0618 All Shook Up / That's When Your Heartaches Begin (45)
Release Date: 9/30/1958

Gold Standard Series

447-0618-1959-side2-i447-0618-1959-side1-i

Disc: 3/1959. Gold Standard. Black label, dog on top. Recorded centered between catalog number and title.
Matrix numbers: J2PW-6015-2S A1 / J2PW-6016-2S A1 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)

447-0618-cover-side1447-0618-cover-side2

Cover: 4/1964. Gold Standard picture sleeve.

447-0618-side2-wlp447-0618-side1-wlp

Disc: 4/1964. White label. NOT FOR SALE.1
Matrix numbers: J2PW-6015-3S / J2PW-6016-3S (machine stamped) (Rockaway pressing)2

447-0618-side2-var447-0618-side1-var

Disc: 4/1964. Gold Standard. Black label, dog on top. Recorded directly under catalog number.
Matrix numbers: J2PW-6015-4S / J2PW-6016-4S (machine stamped) (Hollywood pressing)

447-0618-dos-side1447-0618-dos-side2

Disc: 1965. Gold Standard. Black label, dog on side.
Matrix numbers: J2PW-6015-2S A1 / J2PW-6016-2S A1 (Indianapolis pressing)

447-0618-1968-side1447-0618-1968-side2

Disc: 1968. Gold Standard. Orange label.3
Matrix numbers: J2 PW6015-2S A1 / J2 PW6016-2S A1 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)4

447-0618-1971-side1447-0618-1971-side2

Disc: 1971. Gold Standard. Red label.
Matrix numbers: J2PW-6015-2S A2 / J2PW-6016-2S B1 (Indianapolis pressing)
Matrix numbers: J2PW-6015-2S A2 / J2PW-6016-2S B2 (Indianapolis pressing)

447-0618-1977-side2-gs-on-top447-0618-1977-side1-gs-on-top

Disc: 1976. Gold Standard. Black label, dog near top. Gold Standard on top.
Matrix numbers: J2PW-6015-2S A2 / J2PW-6016-2S C1 (Indianapolis pressing)

447-0618-1977-side1447-0618-1977-side2

Disc: 1976. Gold Standard. Black label, dog near top. Gold Standard on side.
Matrix numbers: J2PW-6015-2S A2 / J2PW-6016-2S C1 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)
Matrix numbers: J2PW-6015-5S A7 / J2PW-6016-2S C1 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)
Matrix numbers: J2PW-6015-6S PB11106A A5 / J2PW-6016-6 PB11106B A5 (unknown pressing)

Released in 1957 by RCA Records on 45 RPM as All Shook Up / That's When Your Heartaches Begin.
Released in 1957 by RCA Records on 78 RPM as All Shook Up / That's When Your Heartaches Begin.
Re-released by RCA Records on 45 RPM as All Shook Up / That's When Your Heartaches Begin on the Collectors’ Series label.

  1. Images from the collection of DarylR. ↩
  2. Matrix numbers from the collection of DarylR. ↩
  3. Images from the collection of Christian (of France). ↩
  4. Matrix numbers from the collection of Christian (of France). ↩

LPM-1254 Elvis Presley

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Modified: May 6, 2022

Artist: Elvis Presley
Release: RCA Victor LPM-1254 Elvis Presley (LP)
Release Date: 3/23/1956

Track Listings: (click here to expand / collapse)

Side 1

Blue Suede Shoes
I’M Counting On You
I Got A Woman
One-Sided Love Affair
I Love You Because
Just Because

Side 2

Tutti Frutti
Tryin’ To Get To You
I’m Gonna Sit Right Down And Cry (Over You)
I’ll Never Let You Go (Little Darlin’)
Blue Moon
Money Honey

lpm-1254a1254-lpm-cover-side1-darkpinklpm-1254b

Cover Front: RCA Victor logo and number at upper right. Elvis in light or dark pink letters. Presley in light or dark green letters.
Cover Back: Number at upper right. Four black-and white Elvis photos. Box of text at lower right explains “New Orthophonic Recordings,” “Blunted Needles,” and “Gruve/Gard.”

1254-lpm-side1-PD1254-lpm-side2-neworthtop

Disc: Long Play. Black label, All print on label print is silver. “NEW ORTHOPHONIC” HIGH FIDELITY on top. Track 6 Side 1, credits to P.D. for Public Domain. Camden N.J. on label edge.

Matrix numbers
Side 1: G2PP-1282-?S / Side 2: G2PP-1283-?S (Rockaway pressing)

1254-lpm-side1-nohf-nopd1254-lpm-side2-nohf-nopd

Disc: Long Play. Black label, All print on label print is silver. “NEW ORTHOPHONIC” HIGH FIDELITY on right side. Track 6 Side 1, credits to P.D. for Public Domain. Camden N.J. on label edge.1

Matrix numbers
Side 1: G2PP-1282-1S / Side 2: G2PP-1283-3S (Indianapolis pressing)2
Side 1: G2PP-1282-3S A1 / Side 2: G2PP-1283-1S C2 (Indianapolis pressing)3
Side 1: G2PP-1282-3S A4 / Side 2: G2PP-1283-1S C3 (Indianapolis pressing)
Side 1: G2PP-1282-3S D3 / Side 2: G2PP-1283-1S D1 (Indianapolis pressing)4

An Indianapolis pressing with P. D. sold on eBay for $166.50 on June 24, 2012.2

1254-lpm-side11254-lpm-side2

Disc: Long Play. Black label, All print on label print is silver. “NEW ORTHOPHONIC” HIGH FIDELITY on right side. Small font “ELVIS PRESLEY”. Camden N.J. on label edge.

Matrix numbers
Side 1: G2PP-1282-3S E6 / Side 2: G2PP-1283-5S B5 (Indianapolis pressing)
Side 1: G2PP-1282-6S A3 / Side 2: G2PP-1283-5S B1 (Indianapolis pressing)6
Side 1: G2PP-1282-6S A1 / Side 2: G2PP-1283-5S B3 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)7
Side 1: G2PP-1282-16S A2 / Side 2: G2PP-1283-9S B1 (Rockaway pressing)
Side 1: G2PP-1282-19S A1 / Side 2: G2PP-1283-14S A2 (Rockaway pressing)

lpm-1254-side1lpm-1254-side2

Disc: Long Play. Black label, All print on label print is silver. “NEW ORTHOPHONIC” HIGH FIDELITY on right side. Larger font “ELVIS PRESLEY”. Camden N.J. on label edge.

Matrix numbers
Side 1: G2PP-1282-8S / Side 2: G2PP-1283-7S (Hollywood pressing)

1254-lpm-side1-h-nocamden1254-lpm-side2-h-nocamden

Disc: Long Play. Black label, All print on label print is silver. “NEW ORTHOPHONIC” HIGH FIDELITY on right side. Larger font “ELVIS PRESLEY”. No Camden N.J. on label edge.8

Matrix numbers
Side 1: G2PP-1282-8S / Side 2: G2PP-1283-7S (Hollywood pressing)9

1254-lpm-side1-neworthtop1254-lpm-side2-neworthtop

Disc: Long Play. Black label, All print on label print is silver. “NEW ORTHOPHONIC” HIGH FIDELITY on top. Camden N.J. on label edge.

Matrix numbers
Side 1: G2PP-1282-5S / Side 2: G2PP-1283-3S (Rockaway pressing)10
Side 1: G2PP-1282-9S B3 / Side 2: G2PP-1283-9S B2 (Rockaway pressing)11
Side 1: G2PP-1282-9S B4 / Side 2: G2PP-1283-9S B2 (Rockaway pressing)
Side 1: G2PP-1282-12S A1 / Side 2: G2PP-1283-9S B2 (Rockaway pressing)12

1254-lpm-1959-side1-h1254-lpm-1959-side2-h

Disc: Long Play. Black label, All print on label print is silver. “NEW ORTHOPHONIC” HIGH FIDELITY on right side. Larger font “ELVIS PRESLEY”. No Camden N.J. on label edge. Tighter spacing between lines.13

Matrix numbers
Side 1: G2PP-1282-20S / Side 2: G2PP-1283-12S (Hollywood pressing)6

Inner Sleeve: Generic RCA or rice paper.

This is the original printed in the U.S.A. release for the U.S. Armed Forces stationed in Germany that was distributed in 1956 and 1957. The cover and the record label read Printed in U.S.A. In the trail-off area of the record Manufactured in Germany is machine stamped. The cover reads LPM-1254 on both sides. The record label reads LPM-1254 C. It has the PX stamp on the back cover. The cover is not the same heavy stock used for the U.S. release. It is of lighter grey in color. The album slic is smooth and shiny on both sides. This is considered quite rare.

lpm-1254a1254c-lpm-1956-cover-side2

Cover Front: RCA Victor logo and number at upper right. Elvis in light pink letters. Presley in dark green letters.
Cover Back: Number at upper right. Four black-and white Elvis photos. Box of text at lower right explains “New Orthophonic Recordings,” “Blunted Needles,” and “Gruve/Gard.” May (“should”) have a U.S. military PX stamp on back of the cover.

1254c-lpm-1956-side11254c-lpm-1956-side2

Disc: (1956) Black label, All print on label print is silver. Side 1, track 6 is credited as P.D. Printed in U.S.A. on label edge.

Matrix numbers
Side 1: LP-G2-PP-1282-X (machine stamped) B (hand etched) / Side 2: LP-G2-PP-1283-X (machine stamped) (Manufactured in Germany)

1254-lpm-cover2-side11254-lpm-cover-side2-re1254-lpm-cover-side2-re-2x600

Cover Front: RCA Victor logo at upper right in white lined box. Number lower left. Elvis in dark pink letters. Presley in dark green letters.
Cover Back: Number at upper right with RE. Four black-and white Elvis photos. Paragraphs re-worded. Important RCA announcement lower right corner. May have “2” lower left corner.15

1254-lpm-1956-side1-nohf-onside-diff-font1254-lpm-1956-side2-nohf-onside-diff-font

Disc: Long Play. Black label, All print on label print is silver. “NEW ORTHOPHONIC” HIGH FIDELITY on right side. Larger font “ELVIS PRESLEY”. Different font (compare the 1254 against the other copies). No Camden N.J. on label edge.

Matrix numbers
Side 1: G2PP-1282-20S / Side 2: G2PP-1283-12S (Hollywood pressing)16

1254-lpm-1963-h-side11254-lpm-1963-h-side2

Disc: (1963) MONO. Black label, All print on label print is silver.

Matrix numbers
Side 1: G2PP-1282-20S / Side 2: G2PP-1283-12S (Hollywood pressing)

1254-lpm-1964-side11254-lpm-1964-side2

Disc: (1964) Monaural. Black label, RCA logo is white, other label print is silver. No album artist under title above spindle hole. Side 1, track 6 on two lines.

Matrix numbers
Side 1: G2PP-1282-6S C1 / Side 2: G2PP-1283-15S A1 (Indianapolis pressing)
Side 1: G2PP-1282-22S A1 / Side 2: G2PP-1283-14S A1 (Rockaway pressing)17
Side 1: G2PP-1282-22S A1 / Side 2: G2PP-1283-14S A3 (Rockaway pressing)

1254-lpm-1964-side1-h1254-lpm-1964-side2-h

Disc: Monaural. Black label, RCA logo is white, other label print is silver. Album artist under title above spindle hole. Side 1, track 6 on one line.

Matrix numbers
Side 1: G2PP-1282-20S / Side 2: G2PP-1283-12S (Hollywood pressing)

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

Re-released in electronically reprocessed stereo as LSP-1254 (e) Elvis Presley in 1962 and in digitally remastered mono as AFM1-5198 Elvis Presley in 1984..

  1. Images and identification from the collection of Martin Gobrecht. ↩
  2. eBay reference 190692309330 (July 9, 2012) ↩
  3. Matrix numbers from the collection of Steve o Neill ↩
  4. Matrix numbers from the collection of Martin Gobrecht. ↩
  5. eBay reference 190692309330 (July 9, 2012) ↩
  6. Matrix numbers from the collection of PIOTRULA (of Poland) ↩
  7. Matrix numbers from the collection of Christian (of France) ↩
  8. Images and identification from the collection of Jerry Johansson. ↩
  9. Matrix numbers from the collection of Jerry Johansson. ↩
  10. eBay reference 170863080863 (July 8, 2012) ↩
  11. eBay reference 180626718553 (February 22, 2011) ↩
  12. Matrix number from the collection of Alejandro from “el atico” Buenos Aires, Argentina. ↩
  13. Images and identification from the collection of PIOTRULA (of Poland). ↩
  14. Matrix numbers from the collection of PIOTRULA (of Poland) ↩
  15. eBay reference 220936381037 (January 24, 2012) ↩
  16. Matrix numbers eBay reference 320560593136 (July 18, 2010) ↩
  17. eBid reference 39415806 (January 25, 2012) ↩

LSP-1254 (e) Elvis Presley

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Modified: November 15, 2015

Artist: Elvis Presley
Release: RCA Victor LSP-1254 (e) Elvis Presley (LP)
Release Date: 2/1962

Track Listings: (click here to expand / collapse)

Side 1

Blue Suede Shoes
I’M Counting On You
I Got A Woman
One-Sided Love Affair
I Love You Because
Just Because

Side 2

Tutti Frutti
Tryin’ To Get To You
I’m Gonna Sit Right Down And Cry (Over You)
I’ll Never Let You Go (Little Darlin’)
Blue Moon
Money Honey

1254-lsp-cover-side1-noe1254-lsp-00-back-noe1254-lsp-00-back

Cover Front: First cover released in 1962. RCA Victor logo at upper right, number at upper left without the “(e)”, and Stereo in upper right.
Cover Back: Number at upper right with or without the “(e)”. FROM THE ORIGINATORS OF ELECTRONICALLY REPROCESSED STEREO box near the upper left corner. Important notice lower right corner. © by Radio Corporation of America, 1956 centered on bottom.

This one is gaining the attention of collectors. A copy without the (e) on either side of the cover sold on eBay for $236.50 on June 8, 2013.1

1254-lsp-00-front1254-lsp-00-front-w-stickerrca-stereo-sticker

Cover Front: Second cover released in 1962 and used through 1968. RCA Victor logo at upper right, number at upper left, and Stereo in upper right, with or without the red Stereo reprocessed sticker over top, which was later introduced in 1968 The sticker was either affixed to the cover or in rare cases to the shrink wrap.

1254-lsp-00-back1254-lsp-02-back1254-lsp-04-back1254-lsp-ser2-back

Cover Back: From left to right. Number at upper right. FROM THE ORIGINATORS OF ELECTRONICALLY REPROCESSED STEREO box near the upper left corner. Important notice lower right corner. © by Radio Corporation of America, 1956 centered on bottom. May or may not have a “2” at lower left corner. The third has © 1956, RCA, New York, N.Y. – Printed in U.S.A. centered on bottom. Will have a “4” in lower left corner. The forth has number at upper right with Stereo effect reprocessed from monophonic added. RCA STEREO RECORDS box at top center. Important notice is removed. TMK(S)® BY RCA Corporation © 1956, RCA Records, New York, N.Y. – Printed in U.S.A. centered on bottom. With SER in lower left corner. May have a “2” near middle bottom.

1254-lsp-1962-side11254-lsp-1962-side2

Disc: 1962. Stereo. Black label, All print on label print is silver. Staggered STEREO on bottom of label. “STEREO ORTHOPHONIC” HIGH FIDELITY on right side.

Matrix numbers
Side 1: M2PY-4727-3S / Side 2: M2PY-4728-3S (Hollywood pressing)

1254-lsp-1962-side1-noorth1254-lsp-1962-side2-noorth1254-lsp-handetched

Disc: 1962. Stereo. Black label, All print on label print is silver. Staggered STEREO on bottom of label. No “STEREO ORTHOPHONIC” HIGH FIDELITY on label.

Matrix numbers
Side 1: M2PY-4727-8S A1 (hand etched) / Side 2: M2PY-4728-2S A1 (machine stamped) (Rockaway pressing)
Side 1: M2 PY4727-5S (machine stamped) / Side 2: M2 PY4728-4S (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)

1254-lsp-1964-side1-h1254-lsp-1964-side2-h

Disc: 1964. Stereo. Black label, RCA Victor in white, all other print on label print is silver. STEREO on bottom of label. Album title and artist above spindle. Side 1, track 6 on one line. On both sides, track spacing is condensed.

Matrix numbers
Side 1: M2PY-4727-3S / Side 2: M2PY-4728-3S (Hollywood pressing)

1254-lsp-1964-side11254-lsp-1964-side2

Disc: 1964. Stereo. Black label, RCA Victor in white, all other print on label print is silver. STEREO on bottom of label. Album title above spindle. Side 1, track 6 on two lines. On both sides, track spacing is not condensed.

Matrix numbers
Side 1: M2PY-4727-5S A1 / Side 2: M2PY-4728-4S A2 (Indianapolis pressing)

1254-lsp-1968-orange-rigid-side11254-lsp-1968-orange-rigid-side2

Disc: 1968. Orange label. Rigid vinyl.

Matrix numbers
Side 1: M2PY-4727-3S / Side 2: M2PY-4728-3S (Hollywood pressing)
Side 1: M2PY-4727-12S A1A / Side 2: M2PY-4728-2S A1 (Rockaway pressing)

1254-lsp-cover-side1-ser-w-sticker1254-lsp-02-ser-front1254-lsp-ser2-back-1

Cover Front: RCA logo and catalog number at upper left with Stereo Effect Reprocessed form Monophonic at upper right. SER in lower left corner. It is extremely rare to find a red sticker on a later release cover.
Cover Back: Four black-and-white Elvis photos. A note about RCA Stereo Records in box at top center. Stereo Effect Reprocessed form Monophonic in the upper right hand corner. With SER in lower left corner. May have a “2” near middle bottom.

1254-lsp-1971-orange-flex-side11254-lsp-1971-orange-flex-side2

Disc: Orange label. Non flexible vinyl. (1969-1970)

Matrix numbers
Side 1: M2PY-4727-13S A1A / Side 2: M2PY-4728-8S B (Rockaway pressing)
Side 1: M2PY-4727-5S C4 / Side 2: M2PY-4728-7S A1 (Indianapolis pressing)

1254-lsp-1971-orange-flex-side11254-lsp-1971-orange-flex-side2

Disc: 1971. Orange label. Flexible vinyl.

Matrix numbers
Side 1: M2PY-4727-3S / Side 2: M2PY-4728-3S (Hollywood pressing)
Side 1: M2PY-4727-10S A1 / Side 2: M2PY-4728-7S A1 (Indianapolis pressing)
Side 1: M2PY-4727-17S A1 / Side 2: M2PY-4728-7S A3 (Indianapolis pressing)2

1254-lsp-1975-side11254-lsp-1975-side2

Disc: 1976. Tan label.

Matrix numbers
Side 1: M2PY-4727-17S A2 / Side 2: M2PY-4728-7S A3 (Indianapolis pressing)

1254-lsp-1977-side11254-lsp-1977-side2

Disc: 1977. Black label, dog near top.

Matrix numbers
Side A: M2PY-4727-17S A2P / Side B: M2PY-4728-7S A3N (Indianapolis pressing)
Side A: M2PY-4727-19 A3 / Side B: M2PY-4728 10 A2 (unknown pressing U)3

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 in monaural as LPM-1254 Elvis Presley and re-released as AFL1-1254 (e) Elvis Presley.

  1. eBay reference 390605014463 (June 8, 2013) ↩
  2. Matrix numbers from the collection of Adrian Tedeschi. ↩
  3. Matrix numbers from the collection of Roberto. ↩

Inner Sleeves

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Modified: September 18, 2016

Among other components in the packaging of a record is the inner sleeve. The purpose of the inner sleeve was to originally protect the record from the elements. The inner sleeve evolved into an effective marketing tool by introducing the buyer to other formats and other releases from the RCA Victor catalog.

Early Elvis Presley releases on the RCA Victor record label were packaged with either a generic paper inner sleeve featuring the RCA Victor logo or rice paper, as seen with some copies of LPM-1254. In the late 1950’s, inner sleeve depicted other releases from the RCA Victor catalog of various artists including a few from the Elvis Presley catalog. By 1959, Elvis records were packaged with inner sleeves featuring only the Elvis Presley catalog. This marketing strategy would continue for the rest of Elvis’ career.

To match the “correct” inner sleeve for a particular release is not an exact science. Generally the inner sleeve corresponds to the year the record was produced. For example, if a record was released in late 1963, the inner sleeve of that year would likely be the sleeve associated with that record release; however, earlier sleeves may be found packaged with this release as RCA exhausted their existing supply of sleeves. In other cases, later sleeves may be found as the record was re-released over a period of years. In some cases, a generic RCA sleeve may have been used. Some interim releases had only white sleeves. Some RCA Camden releases were not packaged with inner sleeves.

This gallery exists to assist in the identification of the inner sleeve that is most appropriate to a release.

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Number on sleeve: n/a (1957) Full color sleeve, picturing 30 of RCA Victor’s “Best of ’57” Albums Bring You New Sensations in Sound on one side and listing “Elvis Presley” and “Elvis” LP’s in the Best-Selling Long Play Pop LP line on the other side.

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Number on sleeve: n/a (1958) Black, white, and red sleeve, pictures no records, but lists 35 “Current Best Selling RCA Victor Albums” including Loving You listed second in the Popular Category.

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Number on sleeve: n/a (1958) 1 Black, white, and red sleeve, pictures no records, but lists “Elvis Golden Records” LP as one of 33 LP’s in the “New RCA Victor Albums” line. (Side 2, Row 3, Column 3) Note: Not listed in any other guide.

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Number on sleeve: 21-112-Pt.10 Rev. 1 (1958) Black, white, and red sleeve, pictures no records, but lists “Elvis Golden Records” LP as one of 43 LP’s in the “New RCA Victor Albums” line. (Side 2, Row 9, Column 3)

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Number on sleeve: n/a (1959) Black, white, and red sleeve, pictures “A Date With Elvis” (Side 1, Row 1, Column 3)

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Number on sleeve: 21-112-Pt.22B (1959) Black, white, and red sleeve, pictures “A Date With Elvis” (Side 1, Row 1, Column 3)
Note: An example of this sleeve was taken from RCA Victor LPM-2044 Christmas Joy by George Melachrino and His Orchestra (LP).

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Number on sleeve: 21-112-1 Pt.22C (1960) Black, white, and red sleeve, pictures “Elvis Gold Records Vol.2” (Side 1, Row 2, Column 4)

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Number on sleeve: 21-112-1 Pt.22D (1960) Black, white, and red sleeve, pictures “Elvis is Back!” (Side 1, Row 1, Column 1)

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Number on sleeve: n/a (10/1960) Black, white, and brown sleeve. Front pictures Elvis LP catalog, most recent of which is “Elvis is Back!” (Side 1, Row 1)

On the back side of this inner sleeve lists the “Great Presley Hits … On 45EP”. Two pictures are transposed with their title. Just For you and Elvis Presley are mislabled. The Jailhouse Rock EP is incorrectly identified with the RCA Victor 47-7035 Jailhouse Rock / Treat Me Nice.

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Number on sleeve: n/a (9/1963) Black, white, and turquoise sleeve. Front pictures Elvis LP catalog, most recent of which is “It happened at the Worlds Fair” (Side 1, Row 1) Back shows RCA Elvis EP & 45 catalog.

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Number on sleeve: 21-112-1 40A (10/1964) Black, white, and red sleeve. Front pictures Elvis LP catalog, most recent of which is “Kissin Cousins” (Side 1, Row 1, Column 6) Back shows RCA Elvis EP & 45 catalog.

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Number on sleeve: 21-112-1 40B (4/1965) Black, white, and red sleeve. Front pictures Elvis LP catalog, most recent of which is “Roustabout” (Side 1, Row 1, Column 5) Back shows RCA Elvis EP & 45 catalog.

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Number on sleeve: 21-112-1 40C (3/1967) Black, white, and blue sleeve. Front pictures Elvis LP catalog, most recent of which is “Spinout” (Side 1, Row 2, Column 2) Back shows RCA Elvis Stereo 8 catalog.

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Number on sleeve: 21-112-1 40D (6/1968) Black, white, and red sleeve. Front pictures Elvis LP catalog, most recent of which is “Golden Records Vol. 4” (Side 1, Row 4, Column 5) Back shows RCA Elvis LP, and Twin Pack Stereo 8 catalog.

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Number on sleeve: 21-112-1 pt 54 (8/1970) Black & white sleeve. Front pictures Elvis LP catalog, most recent of which is “World Wide Gold Award Hits vol.1” (Side 2, Row 4, Column 4

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Number on sleeve: 21-112-1 pt 55 (8/1970) Black & white sleeve. Front & Back pictures Elvis Stereo 8 catalog, most recent of which is “World Wide Gold Award Hits vol.1” (Side 2, Row 3, Column 5)

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Number on sleeve: 21-112-1 pt 56 (8/1970) Black & white sleeve. Front pictures Elvis cassette tape catalog, most recent of which is “World Wide Gold Award Hits vol.1” (Side 2, Row 3, Column 4)

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Number on sleeve: 21-112-1 pt 57 (8/1970) Black & white sleeve. Front pictures Elvis CAMDEN catalog, most recent of which is “Elvis Christmas Album” (Side 1, Row 2, Column 1) Back pictures RCA 3-ips reel tapes.

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Number on sleeve: 21-112-1 pt 54A (8/1971) Black & white sleeve. Front &Back pictures Elvis LP catalog, most recent of which is “Love Letters from Elvis” (Side 2, Row 4, Column 5)

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Number on sleeve: 21-112-1 pt 55A (8/1971) Black & white sleeve. Front & Back pictures Elvis Stereo 8 catalog, most recent of which is “World Wide Gold Award Hits vol.1” (Side 2, Row 3, Column 6)

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Number on sleeve: 21-112-1 pt 56A (8/1971) Black & white sleeve. Front & Back pictures Elvis cassette tape catalog, the most recent of which is “World Wide Gold Award Hits vol.1” (Side 2, Row 3, Column 5)

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Number on sleeve: 21-112-1 pt 57A (8/1971) Black & white sleeve. Front pictures Elvis CAMDEN catalog, the most recent of which is “C’mon Everybody” (Side 1, Row 2, Column 3) Back pictures RCA 3-ips Reel tapes

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Number on sleeve: 21-112-1 pt 56B (9/1972) 2 Black & white sleeve. Front pictures Elvis CAMDEN catalog, the most recent of which is “C’mon Everybody” (Side 1, Row 2, Column 3) Back pictures RCA 3-ips Reel tapes

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Number on sleeve: 21-112-1 pt 57B (11/1972) Black & white sleeve. Front pictures Elvis CAMDEN catalog, the most recent of which is “Elvis sings hits from his movies” (Side 1, Row 3, Column 3) Back pictures RCA 3-ips Reel tapes

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Number on sleeve: 21-112-1 pt 54B (7/1973) Black & white sleeve. Front pictures Elvis LP catalog, the most recent of which is “Elvis Recorded at Madison Square Garden” (Side 2, Row 4, Column 2)

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Number on sleeve: 21-112-1 pt 54C (11/1973) Black & white sleeve. Front pictures Elvis LP catalog, the most recent of which is “Elvis Recorded at Madison Square Garden” (Side 2, Row 4, Column 2)

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Number on sleeve: 21-112-1 pt 57D (11/1973) Black & white sleeve. Front pictures Elvis CAMDEN tapes and Q8 Tape catalog, the most recent of which is “Aloha from Hawaii via satellite” (Side 1, Row 2, Column 5) Back pictures CAMDEN LP catalog.

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Number on sleeve: 21-112-1 pt 55B (4/1974) Black & white sleeve. Front & Back pictures Elvis Stereo 8 tape catalog, the most recent of which is “Elvis Recorded at Madison Square Garden” (Side 2, Row 4, Column 3)

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Number on sleeve: 21-112-1 pt 55D (6/1974) Black & white sleeve. Front & Back pictures Elvis Stereo 8 tape catalog, the most recent of which is “Separate Ways” (Side 1, Row 4, Column 6)

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Number on sleeve: 21-112-1 pt 56D (6/1974) Black & white sleeve. Front & Back pictures Elvis cassette tape catalog, the most recent of which is “Aloha from Hawaii via satellite” (Side 2, Row 3, Column 5)

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Number on sleeve: 21-112-1 pt 54D (6/1975) Black & white sleeve. Front & Back pictures Elvis LP catalog, the most recent of which is “Elvis Recorded at Madison Square Garden” (Side 2, Row 4, Column 2) Note: Identical to 21-112-1 pt 54C

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Number on sleeve: 21-112-1 pt 54D (6/1975) Black & white sleeve. Front & Back pictures Elvis LP catalog, the most recent of which is “Raised on a Rock/Ol’ Times Sake” (Side 2, Row 1, Column 5)

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Number on sleeve: 21-112-1 pt 54E (4/1977) Black & white sleeve. Front & Back pictures Elvis LP catalog, the most recent of which is “From Elvis Presley Boulevard, Memphis Tennessee” (Side 2, Row 4, Column 5)

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Number on sleeve: 21-112-1 pt 54F (7/1977) Black & white sleeve. Front & Back pictures Elvis LP catalog, the most recent of which is Moody Blue (Side 2, Row 5, Column 1)

Pickwick Inner Sleeves

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Blue & white sleeve. (1975?) On both sides. Pickwick repeated in blue lettering in a 45 degree angle evenly spaced until the inner sleeve is completely covered. Printed in U.S.A. lower left corner.

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Black & white sleeve. (1980) On both sides. Pickwick records separated by four interlocking Pickwick logos. (c) 1980 Pickwick International, Inc. Printed in U.S.A.bottom center.

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Maroon & white sleeve. (1980) On both sides. Pickwick records separated by four interlocking Pickwick logos. (c) 1980 Pickwick International, Inc. Printed in U.S.A.bottom center.

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Gold and black sleeve. (1987) A 1987 Commemorative Release. BMG. EP-1

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Grey and black sleeve. (1987) BMG. BMG-1

  1. Sleeve discovered and provided by John Graham ↩
  2. Sleeve provided by John Graham. ↩

LOC-1035 Elvis’ Christmas Album

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Artist: Elvis Presley
Release: RCA Victor LOC-1035 Elvis' Christmas Album (LP)
Release Date: 10/15/1957

Track Listings: (click here to expand / collapse)

Side 1

Santa Claus Is Back In Town
White Christmas
Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane)
I’ll Be Home For Christmas
Blue Christmas
Santa Bring My Baby Back (To Me)

Side 2

Oh Little Town Of Bethlehem
Silent Night
(There’ll Be) Peace In The Valley (For Me)
I Believe
Take My Hand, Precious Lord
It Is No Secret (What God Can Do)

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Cover Front: RCA Victor logo and number at upper right. Maybe accompanied with gold gift sticker. Binding may be gold or silver lettering.
Cover Back: Color picture of Elvis.

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Sticker: Gold “gift” sticker with To and From at the top followed by ELVIS SINGS with track listings. The sticker on the left has been identified as an original sticker by the contributor. Although the sticker on the right was sold as an original, the contributor has questioned its authenticity.1 A third sticker exists with Printed In The U.S.A. directly below the song title, It is No Secret2

Some scrutinize over the authenticity and origin of the gold gift sticker. A recent discovery of an original 1957 commercial featuring this album does not contain the sticker or mention it in its promotion; that alone is not conclusive. There are those that would believe that this sticker is a fabrication. Others contend that this is a promotional sticker designed by one or more large retail chains of that era and either by the direction of RCA or not. Then there are those that believe that this sticker was part of the original packaging, affixed to the plastic baggie and not the cover, as intended by RCA. Whichever the case may be, the sticker exists, is collectible, and is very rare. A variation exists with Printed In the U.S.A. printed on the sticker. It has turned up on Canadian copies of the LP where the cover was also printed in the U.S.A. It is believed that since this was an import, it must be identified as such, hence Printed In the U.S.A.3

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Disc: Long Play. Black label, All print on label print is silver. “NEW ORTHOPHONIC” HIGH FIDELITY on side. Title above spindle hole in small font. Side 1, track 3 on two lines. Side 2, track 5 on one line.

Matrix numbers
Side 1: H2PP-6526-1S / Side 2: H2PP-6527-1S (Indianapolis pressing)
Side 1: H2PP-6526-1S C1 / Side 2: H2PP-6527-1S D2 (Indianapolis pressing)4

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Disc: Long Play. Black label, All print on label print is silver. “NEW ORTHOPHONIC” HIGH FIDELITY on top. Title below spindle hole.

Matrix numbers
Side 1: H2PP-6526-3S B2 / Side 2: H2PP-6527-4S A1 (Rockaway pressing)
Side 1: H2PP-6526-4S A2 / Side 2: H2PP-6527-3S B1 (Rockaway pressing)

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Disc: Long Play. Black label, All print on label print is silver. “NEW ORTHOPHONIC” HIGH FIDELITY on top. Title below spindle hole. Red Vinyl.5

Matrix numbers
Side 1: H2PP-6526-3S C2 / Side 2: H2PP-6527-?S ?? (Rockaway pressing)6

This was a souvenir pressing using the red vinyl for Classical albums by the chief engineer of the RCA plant in Rockaway, NJ. Only one copy was pressed.

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Disc: Long Play. Black label, All print on label print is silver. “NEW ORTHOPHONIC” HIGH FIDELITY on side. Title above spindle hole in large font. Side 1, track 3 on three lines. Side 2, track 5 on two lines.7

Matrix numbers
Side 1: H2PP-6526-?S / Side 2: H2PP-6527-?S (Hollywood pressing?)

Disc: Long Play. Black label, All print on label print is silver. Flat label. “NEW ORTHOPHONIC” HIGH FIDELITY on side. Title above spindle hole in small font. Side 1, track 3 on two lines. Side 2, track 5 on one line. TRADE MARKS © REGISTERED · MARCAS REGISTRADAS · RADIO CORPORATION OF AMERICA – CAMDEN N.J. on edge of label. LONG PLAY is considerably larger in size. This is a Speaker’s Corner release from 2008.8

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Gatefold: Pages 1 and 2, Merry Christmas Elvis, and song titles.

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Gatefold: Pages 3 and 4. Elvis on fense, and pics from Jailhouse Rock.

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Gatefold: Pages 5 and 6

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Gatefold: Pages 7 and 8

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Gatefold: Pages 9 and 10

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Gatefold: Pages 11 and 12

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

Re-released as LPM-1951 Elvis' Christmas Album in 1959.

  1. Images from the collection of Christian (of France). ↩
  2. from the collection of Barry McLean. ↩
  3. From the collection of Barry McLean. ↩
  4. Matrix numbers from the collection of PIOTRULA (of Poland) ↩
  5. Mockup of eBay Reference 280598732640 (December 10, 2010) ↩
  6. eBay Reference 280598732640 (December 10, 2010) ↩
  7. eBay reference 250841645411 (June 20, 2011) ↩
  8. Identified by Garrett Jamieson. ↩

LSP-1951 (e) Elvis’ Christmas Album

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Modified: May 4, 2023

Artist: Elvis Presley
Release: RCA Victor LSP-1951 (e) Elvis' Christmas Album (LP)
Release Date: 10/19/1964

Track Listings: (click here to expand / collapse)

Side 1

Santa Claus Is Back In Town
White Christmas
Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane)
I’ll Be Home For Christmas
Blue Christmas
Santa Bring My Baby Back (To Me)

Side 2

Oh Little Town Of Bethlehem
Silent Night
(There’ll Be) Peace In The Valley (For Me)
I Believe
Take My Hand, Precious Lord
It Is No Secret (What God Can Do)

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Cover Front: RCA Victor logo at upper right, number at upper left, RE lower left, and Stereo in upper right, with or without the red Stereo reprocessed sticker over top, which was later introduced in 1968.

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Cover Back: A green background with holly leave boarder. Features His Hand in Mine LP with three EPs. Number at upper right. With or without the RCA copyright under the “ELECTRONIC STEREO NOW AVAILABLE” box at the lower right corner, as earlier covers do not contain this statement.

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Disc: Stereo. Black label, RCA logo is white, other label print is silver. Large Title. Side 1, Track 3 Here Come Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane) on two lines.

Matrix numbers
Side 1: RPRS-6163–1S A1 / Side 2: RPRS-6164-1S B1 (Rockaway pressing)
Side 1: RPRS-6163–1S A2 / Side 2: RPRS-6164-1S C1 (Rockaway pressing)
Side 1: RPRS-6163–1S B2 / Side 2: RPRS-6164-4S A2 (Rockaway pressing)
Side 1: RPRS-6163–1S B2 / Side 2: RPRS-6164-5S A2 (Rockaway pressing)
Side 1: RPRS-6163–3S C1 / Side 2: RPRS-6164-6S C1 (Indianapolis pressing)
Side 1: RPRS-6163–8S A3 / Side 2: RPRS-6164-6S A3 (Indianapolis pressing)
Side 1: RPRS-6163–9S A1 / Side 2: RPRS-6164-13S A1 (Rockaway pressing)
Side 1: RPRS-6163–9S A2 / Side 2: RPRS-6164-13S B1 (Rockaway pressing)
Side 1: RPRS-6163- 12S A2 / Side 2: RPRS-6164- 12S C1 (Indianapolis pressing)

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Disc: Stereo. Black label, RCA logo is white, other label print is silver. Small Title. Side 1, Track 3 Here Come Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane) on same line.

Matrix numbers
Side 1: RPRS-6163–2S / Side 2: RPRS-6164–2S (Hollywood pressing)
Side 1: RPRS-6163–2S / Side 2: RPRS-6164–11S (Hollywood pressing)1

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Disc: Stereo. Black label, RCA logo is white, other label print is silver. Large Title. Side 1, Track 3 Here Come Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane) on two lines. Multiple rings label.

Matrix numbers
Side 1: RPRS-6163–6S (machine stamped) LSP1951E-1 (hand etched) / Side 2: RPRS-6164-10S (machine stamped) LSP1951E-2 (hand etched) (unknown pressing)

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Disc: Stereo. Black label, RCA logo is white, other label print is silver. Flat label variation.

Matrix numbers
Side 1: RPRS-6163-14S / Side 2: RPRS-6164-19S (Indianapolis pressing)
Side 1: RPRS-6163-14S C1 / Side 2: RPRS-6164-22S A1 (Indianapolis pressing)
Side 1: RPRS-6163-17S A2 / Side 2: RPRS-6164-22S (Indianapolis pressing)
Side 1: RPRS-6163-17S B4 / Side 2: RPRS-6164-24S A3 (Indianapolis pressing)

The Indianapolis pressing example with RPRS-6163-17S B4 / RPRS-6164-24S A3 matrix numbers was taken from a sealed copy. After being sealed for 44 years, it was just opened on December 8, 2012 to determine if it was an orange label or not. The cover has the red stereo sticker applied to the cover, the shrink-wrap was different from others that I have seen, where the seam of the wrap is down the middle of the cover back. There is even a notchout at the top indicating that the record was deleted. Even with all these signs, the label is the flat label variation, black label.

A flat black label copy of Elvis’ Christmas Album in shrink sold on November 18, 2012 for $146.50 plus shipping on eBay.2

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Disc: Orange label. Rigid vinyl. (11/28/1968)

Matrix numbers
Side 1: RPRS-6163-6S A2C LSP-1951E-1 / Side 2: RPRS-6164-26S A2A (Rockaway pressing)
Side 1: RPRS-6163-6S A2C LSP-1951E-1 / Side 2: RPRS-6164-26S A2C (Rockaway pressing)

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On page 84 of the December 14, 1968 issue of Billboard Magazine reported that both the monaural and the stereo release of Elvis’ Christmas Album charted. This could be either as a result of sales of existing stock or a misprint.

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Disc: Orange label. Non flexible vinyl. (1969-1970)

Matrix numbers
Side 1: RPRS-6163-6S A2D LSP-1951E-1 (hand etched) / Side 2: RPRS-6164-26S (machine stamped) A1A (hand etched) (Rockaway pressing)
Side 1: RPRS-6163-13S A3 / Side 2: RPRS-6164-15S A1 (Indianapolis pressing)

An Orange label, non flexible vinyl copy with of Elvis’ Christmas Album in shrink with red sticker sold on September 23, 2012 for $150.00 plus shipping on eBay.3

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 in monaural as LPM-1951 Elvis' Christmas Album.

  1. Matrix numbers from the collection of Roberto. ↩
  2. eBay reference 261126679377 (November 18, 2012) ↩
  3. eBay reference 390430418661 (September 23, 2012) ↩

LSP-1884 (e) King Creole

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Modified: May 11, 2018

Artist: Elvis Presley
Release: RCA Victor LSP-1884 (e) King Creole (LP)
Release Date: 2/1962

Track Listings: (click here to expand / collapse)

Side 1

King Creole
As Long As I Have You
Hard Headed Woman
Trouble
Dixieland Rock

Side 2

Don’t Ask Me Why
Lover Doll
Crawfish
Young Dreams
Steadfast, Loyal And True
New Orleans

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Cover Front: Nipper logo at top right, number at upper left without the “(e)”. RE lower right corner.
Cover Back: Large RCA box upper left, number upper right without the “(e)”. After the third paragraph the copyright info is not bold as © by Radio Corporation of America, 1958 followed by an IMPORTANT! statement.

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Disc: Black label, RCA logo in silver at top and “Stereo Electronically Reprocessed” at bottom. Title above spindle hole, small font. In the (from the Hal Wallis production “King Creole,” a Paramount picture) statement, “King Creole” is on same line as a Paramount picture. Space between song titles. (2/1962)

Matrix numbers
Side 1: M2PY-4735-2S A2 / Side 2: M2PY-4736-2S A1 (Rockaway pressing)1

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Disc: Black label, RCA logo in silver at top and “Stereo Electronically Reprocessed” at bottom. Title above spindle hole, small font. In the (from the Hal Wallis production “King Creole,” a Paramount picture) statement, “King Creole” is on same line as Hal Wallis production. No space between song titles. (2/1962)

Matrix numbers
Side 1: M2PY-4735-3S / Side 2: M2PY-4736-3S (Hollywood pressing)

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Disc: Black label, RCA logo in silver at top and “Stereo Electronically Reprocessed” at bottom. Title above spindle hole, small font. In the (from the Hal Wallis production “King Creole,” a Paramount picture) statement, “King Creole” is on same line as Hal Wallis production. No space between song titles. STEREO ORTHOPHONIC HIGH FIDELITY on right side under side number. (2/1962)2

Matrix numbers
Side 1: M2PY-4735-3S / Side 2: M2PY-4736-3S (machine stamped) (Hollywood pressing)3

This label is commonly referenced as the staggered stereo release.

1884-lsp-1962-cover-side1-noe1884-lsp-1962-cover-side2-noe-5

Cover Front: Nipper logo at top right, number at upper left without the “(e)”. RE lower right corner.
Cover Back: Large RCA box upper left corner. Move credits left column. Catalog number upper right. Song titles, three paragraphs, copyright info, and IMPORTANT! Statement, right column. From left to right, copyright variations:

© by Radio Corporation of America, 1958 – small font (5 lower left corner)

1884-lsp-cover-front-nowwith(e)-pic21884-lsp-cover-back-nowwith(e)1884-lsp-cover-side2-21884-lsp-cover-side2-3

Cover Front: Nipper logo at top right, number at upper left with the “(e)”. RE lower right corner.
Cover Back: Large RCA box upper left corner. Move credits left column. Catalog number upper right. Song titles, three paragraphs, copyright info, and IMPORTANT! Statement, right column. From left to right, copyright variations:

© by Radio Corporation of America, 1958
© 1958, RCA, New York, N.Y. · Printed in U.S.A. – bold, large font (2 lower left corner)
© 1958, RCA, New York, N.Y. · Printed in U.S.A. – bold, small font (3 lower left corner)

Disc: Black label, RCA logo in silver at top and “Stereo Electronically Reprocessed” at bottom. (2/1962) (Reference above)

Disc: Black label, RCA logo in silver at top and “STEREO” at bottom. (1963)

Matrix numbers
Side 1: M2PY-4735-3S / Side 2: M2PY-4736-3S (Hollywood pressing)

1884-lsp-1964-side1-h1884-lsp-1964-side2-h“

Disc: Black label, RCA logo in white at top and “Stereo” at bottom. (10/1964). On side 1, track 5, abbreviated credits. On side 2, track 5 is on one line with credits abbreviated. Track 6 abbreviated credits. On both sides, (from the Hal Wallis production “King Creole,”” on one line and “a Paramount Picture)” on another.

Matrix numbers
Side 1: M2PY-4735-3S / Side 2: M2PY-4736-3S (Hollywood pressing)

1884-lsp-1964-side1-r1884-lsp-1964-side2-r

Disc: Black label, RCA logo in white at top and “Stereo” at bottom. (10/1964). On side 1, track 5, full credits. On side 2, track 5 is on two lines with full credits. Track 6 full credits. On both sides, (from the Hal Wallis production” on one line and “”King Creole,” a Paramount Picture)” on another.

Matrix numbers
Side 1: M2PY-4735-1S C1 / Side 2: M2PY-4736-1S B1 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)
Side 1: M2PY-4735-4S A1 / Side 2: M2PY-4736-4S A1 (machine stamped) (Rockaway pressing)
Side 1: M2PY-4735-5S B1 / Side 2: M2PY-4736-5S A1 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)

1884-lsp-1967-side1-flat1884-lsp-1967-side2-flat

Disc: (1968) Stereo. Black label, RCA logo is white, other label print is silver. Flat label.

Matrix numbers
Side 1: M2PY-4735-5S / Side 2: M2PY-4736-5S (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)

Catalog: LSP-1884(e)
Release: 1971

1884-lsp-cover-front-nowwith(e)-pic21884-lsp-cover-side1-w-stickerrca-stereo-sticker-2

Cover Front: Nipper logo at top right, number at upper left with the “(e)”. No number on spline. RE lower right corner. With or without sticker attached to the cover.

1884-lsp-cover-back-ser31884-lsp-cover-side2-ser-8

Cover Back: Small RCA box upper left, number upper right with the “(e)” with Stereo effect reprocessed from monophonic line added. After the third paragraph, the copyright info has been relocated to bottom center and IMPORTANT! information has been removed. SER lower left corner and the number 3 lower left corner under left farthest picture. SER lower left corner and the number 8 lower left corner under SER. The combination of this front cover in combination with the back cover, has been seen with the following discs and inner sleeves.

1884-lsp-1968-orange-rigid-side11884-lsp-1968-orange-rigid-side2

Disc: Orange label. Rigid vinyl. (11/1968)

Matrix numbers
Side 1: M2PY-4735-3S / Side 2: M2PY-4736-3S (Hollywood pressing)

1884-lsp-1969-side1-r1884-lsp-1969-side2-r

Disc: Orange label. Non flexible vinyl. (1969-1971)

Matrix numbers
Side 1: M2PY-4735-8S-B (hand etched) / Side 2: M2PY-4736-6S-B (hand etched) (Rockaway pressing)

1884-lsp-side1-19711884-lsp-side2-1971

Disc: Orange label. flexible vinyl. (1971)

Matrix numbers
Side 1: M2PY-4735-7S / Side 2: M2PY-4736-7S (Rockaway pressing)
Side 1: M2PY-4735-10S A2 / Side 2: M2PY-4736-5S A1 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)

Catalog: LSP-1884(e)
Release: 1971-1977

1884-lsp-cover-front-ser1884-lsp-cover-back-ser01884-lsp-cover-back-ser2

Back: small RCA box upper left, number upper right with the “(e)” with Stereo effect reprocessed from monophonic line added. After the third paragraph, the copyright info has been relocated to bottom center and IMPORTANT! information has been removed. SER lower left corner.
Back: small RCA box upper left, number upper right with the “(e)” with Stereo effect reprocessed from monophonic line added. After the third paragraph, the copyright info has been relocated to bottom center and IMPORTANT! information has been removed. SER lower left corner and the number 2 next to copyright information, bottom center. The combination of this front cover in combination with the back cover, has been seen with the following discs and inner sleeves.

Disc: Orange label. Rigid vinyl. (11/1968) (Reference above.)
Disc: Orange label. Non flexible vinyl. (1969-1971) (Reference above.)
Disc: Orange label. flexible vinyl. (1971) (Reference above.)

1884-lsp-side1-19751884-lsp-side2-1975

Disc: Tan label. (1976)

Matrix numbers
Side 1: M2PY-4735-10S / Side 2: M2PY-4736-5S (Indianapolis pressing)

1884-lsp-1977-side11884-lsp-1977-side2

Disc: Black label. Dog near top.

Matrix numbers
Side A: M2PY-4735-10S A2H / Side B: M2PY-4736-8S B4L (Indianapolis pressing)3
Side A: M2PY-4735-10S A3D / Side B: M2PY-4736-8S B4D (Indianapolis pressing)
Side A: M2PY-4735-10S A3K / Side B: M2PY-4736-5S A10 (Indianapolis pressing)
Side A: M2PY-4735-10S A2W / Side B: M2PY-4736-8S B4W (Indianapolis pressing)

1884-lsp-1977-side1-rigidring1884-lsp-1977-side2-rigidring

Disc: Black label. Dog near top. 2 3/4″ ring.

Matrix numbers
Side A: M2PY-4735-11 / Side B: M2PY-4736-9 (hand etched) (unknown 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 in monaural as LPM-1884 King Creole and re-released as AFL1-1884 (e) King Creole.

  1. Matrix numbers from the collection of Roberto. ↩
  2. Images from the collection of PIOTRULA (of Poland) ↩
  3. Matrix numbers from the collection of PIOTRULA (of Poland) ↩
  4. Matrix numbers from the collection of PIOTRULA (of Poland) ↩

LSP-1382 (e) Elvis

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Modified: January 31, 2023

Artist: Elvis Presley
Release: RCA Victor LSP-1382 (e) Elvis (LP)
Release Date: 2/1962

Track Listings: (click here to expand / collapse)

Side 1

Rip It Up
Love Me
When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again
Long Tall Sally
First In Line
Paralyzed

Side 2

So Glad, You’re Mine
Old Shep
Ready Teddy
Anyplace Is Paradise
How’s The World Treating You
How Do You Think I Feel

1382-lsp-cover-side1-re - noe1382-lsp-cover-side1-re1382-lsp-cover-side1-re

Cover Front: Catalog number upper left corner, with or without1 the (e). Victor upper right corner. With or without red sticker.

1382-lsp-side2-nn-noe1382-lsp-side2-nn1382-lsp-cover-side2-41382-lsp-cover-side2-ser

Cover Back: From left to right. Electronically Reprocessed Stereo box on the left. Catalog number upper right corner, with or without the (e). Important! notice, bottom right paragraph. No number lower left corner with copyright statement that reads © by Radio Corporation of America, 1956 above the Important! statement on right. With the number 4 lower left corner with the Copyright statement that reads © 1956, RCA, New York, N.Y. – Printed in U.S.A. The third has Catalog number upper right corner, with stereo reprocessed statement upper left corner. Copyright info bottom centered. SER lower left corner.

1382-lsp-1962-side11382-lsp-1962-side2

Disc: (1962) Stereo. Black label, All print on label print is silver. Staggered STEREO on bottom of label. No Stereo Orthophonic High Fidelity on side. Song credits last name. Side 1, tracks 4 and 6 on two lines.

Matrix numbers
Side 1: M2PY-4729–1S A1 / Side 2: M2PY-4730–1S A1 (Indianapolis pressing)
Side 1: M2PY-4729–2S A1 / Side 2: M2PY-4730–2S A1 (Rockaway pressing)2

1382-lsp-1962-side1-h1382-lsp-1962-side2-h

Disc: (1962) Stereo. Black label, All print on label print is silver. Staggered STEREO on bottom of label. With Stereo Orthophonic High Fidelity on side. Song credits full name. Side 1, tracks 4 and 6 on one line.

Matrix numbers
Side 1: M2PY-4729–3S / Side 2: M2PY-4730–3S (Hollywood pressing)

A staggered stereo, Hollywood pressing with original cover LSP-1382 without the (e) on either side of the cover sold on eBay for $131.50 on January 27, 2012.3

1382-lsp-1962-side1-h-var1382-lsp-1962-side2-h-var

Disc: (1962) Stereo. Black label, All print on label print is silver. Staggered STEREO on bottom of label. Without Stereo Orthophonic High Fidelity on side. With SIDE preceding side numbers on same line. Song credits full name. Side 1, tracks 4 and 6 on one line.4

Matrix numbers
Side 1: M2PY-4729–?S / Side 2: M2PY-4730–?S (Hollywood pressing?)

lsp-1382-side1-1964-h-noelsp-1382-side2-1964-h-noe

Disc: (1964) Stereo. Black label, RCA logo is white, other label print is silver. Side 1, track 5 on two lines. Side 1, track 6 credits with last names. Side 2, track 3 credits with full name. No (e) error.5

Matrix numbers
Side 1: M2PY-4729–3S / Side 2: M2PY-4730–3S (Hollywood pressing)

1382-lsp-1964-side1-h1382-lsp-1964-side2-h

Disc: (1964) Stereo. Black label, RCA logo is white, other label print is silver. Side 1, track 5 on two lines. Side 1, track 6 credits with last names. Side 2, track 3 credits with full name.

Matrix numbers
Side 1: M2PY-4729–3S / Side 2: M2PY-4730–3S (Hollywood pressing)

1382-lsp-1964-side11382-lsp-1964-side2

Disc: (1964) Stereo. Black label, RCA logo is white, other label print is silver. Side 1, track 5 on one line. Side 1, track 6 credits with full names. Side 2, track 3 credits with full name.

Matrix numbers
Side 1: M2PY-4729–2S A1 / Side 2: M2PY-4730–4S A1 (Rockaway pressing)
Side 1: M2PY-4729–5S A1 / Side 2: M2PY-4730–4S A1 (Rockaway pressing)

1382-lsp-1968-side1-h1382-lsp-1968-side2-h

Disc: (1968) Orange label. Rigid vinyl.

Matrix numbers
Side 1: M2PY-4729–3S / Side 2: M2PY-4730–3S (Hollywood pressing)
Side 1: M2PY-4729–5S A1 / Side 2: M2PY-4730–5S (Rockaway pressing)

1382-lsp-1969-side11382-lsp-1971-side2

Disc: (1970) Orange label. Non-flexible vinyl.

Matrix numbers
Side 1: M2PY-4729–6S A2 / Side 2: M2PY-4730–5S A1A (Rockaway pressing)
Side 1: M2PY-4729–6S A2E / Side 2: M2PY-4730–5S A1E (Rockaway pressing)

1382-lsp-cover-side1-ser1382-lsp-cover-side2-ser1382-lsp-cover-side2-ser-2

Cover Front: RCA and catalog number upper left corner. Victor upper right corner.
Cover Back: Catalog number upper right corner. Copyright info bottom centered. SER lower left corner. With or without the number 2.

1382-lsp-1969-side11382-lsp-1971-side2-var

Disc: (1970) Orange label. Flexible vinyl. Side 2, track 3, Blackwell incorrectly spelled as Blackweli.6

Matrix numbers
Side 1: M2PY-4729–6S A2C / Side 2: M2PY-4730–5S A1D (Rockaway pressing)2

1382-lsp-1971-side11382-lsp-1971-side2

Disc: (1971) Orange label. Flexible vinyl.

Matrix numbers
Side 1: M2PY-4729-3S / Side 2: M2PY-4730-3S (Hollywood pressing)

1382-lsp-1975-side11382-lsp-1975-side2

Disc: (1976) Tan label.

Matrix numbers
Side 1: M2PY-4729 8S A1 / Side 2: M2PY-4730 6S A2 (Indianapolis pressing)

1382-lsp-1977-side11382-lsp-1977-side2

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

Matrix numbers
Side A: M2PY-4729 8S A1 / Side B: M2PY-4730 6S A2R (Indianapolis pressing)
Side A: M2PY-4729 8S / Side B: M2PY-4730 9 (Indianapolis pressing? D)

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 in monaural as LPM-1382 Elvis and re-released as AFL1-1382 (e) Elvis.

  1. mockup from Internet images collected throughout the years. ↩
  2. Matrix numbers from the collection of Roberto. ↩
  3. eBay reference 150740758586 (January 27, 2012) ↩
  4. eBay reference 320876913987 (March 27, 2012) ↩
  5. Discovery by JP’s Platters. ↩
  6. Description and mockup of images from the collection of Roberto. ↩
  7. Matrix numbers from the collection of Roberto. ↩

LSP-1990 (e) For LP Fans Only

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Modified: December 31, 2024

Artist: Elvis Presley
Release: RCA Victor LSP-1990 (e) For LP Fans Only (LP)
Release Date: 1/18/1965

Track Listings: (click here to expand / collapse)

Side 1

That’s All Right
Lawdy, Miss Clawdy
Mystery Train
Playing For Keeps
Poor Boy

Side 2

My Baby Left Me
I Was The One
Shake, Rattle And Roll
I’m Left, You’re Right, She’s Gone
You’re A Heartbreaker

1990-lsp-cover-front1990-lsp-cover-side1990-lsp-cover-back1990-lsp-1964-cover-side2-var

Cover Front: RCA Victor logo at upper left, number at upper left. “Stereo Electronically Reprocessed” at top right. with or without1 the red Stereo reprocessed sticker over top, which was later introduced in 1968. RE lower left corner.
Cover Back: Numbers at upper right for Mono and Electronic Stereo. Electronic Stereo Now Available box lower left corner. © RCA Printed in U.S.A. lower right corner. An alternate back exists that is identical to the front cover without RCA Victor logo, without the number at upper left and without “Stereo Electronically Reprocessed” at top right.

1990-lsp-1964-stereo-wt-side1-1s1990-lsp-1964-stereo-wt-side2-1s

Disc: (1/1965)2 Stereo. Black label, RCA logo is white, other label print is silver. On the label of Side 1, Track 5, note that POOR BOY is followed by (from the 20th Century-Fox … and On Side 2, Track 5 the writer credits are under YOU’RE A HEARTBREAKER.

Matrix numbers
Side 1: RPRS-7865-1S B1 / Side 2: RPRS-7866-1S A1 (Rockaway pressing)
Side 1: RPRS-7865-2S A1 / Side 2: RPRS-7866-2S A1 (Indianapolis pressing)
Side 1: RPRS–7865–2S A2 / Side 2: RPRS-7866-2S A1 (Indianapolis pressing)3
Side 1: RPRS-7865-7S A2 / Side 2: RPRS-7866-4S (machine stamped) (Rockaway pressing)

1990-lsp-1964-stereo-wt-side1-3s1990-lsp-1964-stereo-wt-side2-3s

Disc: (1/1965) Stereo. Black label, RCA logo is white, other label print is silver. On the label of Side 1, Track 5, note that POOR BOY is followed by (Presley-Matson) with (from the 20th Century-Fox … directly below on separate lines.

Matrix numbers
Side 1: RPRS-7865-3S / Side 2: RPRS-7866-3S (Hollywood pressing)

1990-lsp-1964-side11990-lsp-1964-side2

Disc: (1/1965) Stereo. Black label, RCA logo is white, other label print is silver. On side 1, track 5, note that POOR BOY is followed by (Presley-Matson) with (from the 20th Century-Fox … directly below on separate lines.

Matrix numbers
Side 1: RPRS-7865-3S / Side 2: RPRS-7866-3S (Hollywood pressing)

1990-lsp-1967-stereo-flat-side11990-lsp-1967-stereo-flat-side2

Disc: 1968. Stereo. Black label, RCA logo is white, other label print is silver. Flat label variation. On the label of Side 1, Track 5, note that POOR BOY is followed by (Presley-Matson) with (from the 20th Century-Fox … directly below on separate lines and On Side 2, Track 5 the writer credits are next to the song title YOU’RE A HEARTBREAKER. The label resembles the 1968 orange label. The vinyl is rigid or non flexible.

Matrix numbers
Side 1: RPRS-7865-2S A2 / Side 2: RPRS-7866-2S A2 (Indianapolis pressing)

1990-lsp-1968-side1-h1990-lsp-1968-side2-h

Disc: 1968. Orange label. Rigid vinyl.

Matrix numbers
Side 1: RPRS-7865-3S / Side 2: RPRS-7866-3S (Hollywood pressing)

1990-lsp-1971-orange-flex-side11990-lsp-1971-orange-flex-side2

Disc: 1969-1970. Orange label. Non-Flexible vinyl.

Matrix numbers

Side 1: RPRS-7865-2S A2 / Side 2: RPRS-7866-2S A2 (Indianapolis pressing)
Side 1: RPRS-7865-4S / Side 2: RPRS-7866-7S (Rockaway pressing)4

1990-lsp-cover-1976-side11990-lsp-cover-back1990-lsp-cover-1976-side2

Cover Front: RCA logo and catalog number at upper left with Stereo Effect Reprocessed form Monophonic at upper right. SER in lower left corner. Picture wrapped in blue border.
Cover Back: Numbers at upper right for Mono and Electronic Stereo. Electronic Stereo Now Available box lower left corner. © RCA Printed in U.S.A. lower right corner. 5 or number at upper right with Stereo Effect Reprocessed form Monophonic at upper right. SER in lower left corner.. RCA STEREO RECORDS box near the upper left corner. SER lower left corner. © RCA Records, New York, N.Y. · Printed in U.S.A. centered on bottom.

1990-lsp-1971-orange-flex-side11990-lsp-1971-orange-flex-side2

Disc: 1971. Orange label. Flexible vinyl.

Matrix numbers
Side 1: RPRS-7865-2S A4 / Side 2: RPRS-7866-2S A2 (Indianapolis pressing)

1990-lsp-1975-tan-side11990-lsp-1975-tan-side2

Disc: 1975. Tan label.

Matrix numbers
Side 1: RPRS-7865-8S A2 / Side 2: RPRS-7866-9S A1 (Indianapolis pressing)

1990-lsp-1977-side11990-lsp-1977-side2

Disc: 1976. Black label, dog near top.

Matrix numbers
Side A: RPRS-7865-8S A3J / Side B: RPRS-7866-9S A A4 (Indianapolis pressing)
Side A: RPRS 7865 8S A3L / Side B: RPRS-7866-9S A3B (Indianapolis pressing)3

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 in monaural as LPM-1990 For LP Fans Only and re-released as AFL1-1990 (e) For LP Fans Only.

  1. Image from the collection of PIOTRULA (of Poland) ↩
  2. Date from Flynn, Keith. “Matrix Numbers.” Keith Flynn’s Elvis Presley Pages. 4 October 2011. ↩
  3. Matrix numbers from the collection of PIOTRULA (of Poland) ↩
  4. eBay reference 404284714495 (December 31, 2024) ↩
  5. eBay Reference 360165723547. ↩
  6. Matrix numbers from the collection of PIOTRULA (of Poland) ↩

LSP-1515 (e) Loving You

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Modified: August 19, 2021

Artist: Elvis Presley
Release: RCA Victor LSP-1515 (e) Loving You (LP)
Release Date: 2/1962

Track Listings: (click here to expand / collapse)

Side 1

Mean Woman Blues
(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear
Loving You
Got A Lot O’ Livin’ To Do
Lonesome Cowboy
Hot Dog
Party

(All the above songs are from “Loving You”)

Side 2

Blueberry Hill
True Love
Don’t Leave Me Now
Have I Told You Lately That I Love You
I Need You So

(None of the above songs are from “Loving You”)

1515-lsp-01-cover-side11515-lsp-02-cover-side11515-lsp-00-cover-side2-noe1515-lsp-01-cover-side2

Cover Front: Nipper logo at top right, number at upper left with or without the “(e)”.
Cover Back: Large RCA box “FROM THE ORIGINATORS OF ELECTRONICALLY REPROCESSED STEREO” upper left, number upper right with or without1 the “(e)”. IMPORTANT! statement in lower right followed by © by Radio Corporation of America, 1957.

1515-lsp-1959-side1-i1515-lsp-1959-side2-i

Disc: (2/1962) Stereo. Black label, All print on label print is silver. Staggered STEREO on bottom of label. Without “STEREO ORTHOPHONIC” HIGH FIDELITY on right side.

Matrix numbers
Side 1: M2WY 4731-1S B1 / Side 2: M2WY 4732-1S A1 (Indianapolis pressing)
Side 1: M2WY 4731-2S A1 / Side 2: M2WY 4732-2S A1 (machine stamped) (Rockaway pressing)

1515-lsp-1959-side1-h1515-lsp-1959-side2-h

Disc: (2/1962) Stereo. Black label, All print on label print is silver. Staggered STEREO on bottom of label. With “STEREO ORTHOPHONIC” HIGH FIDELITY on right side.

Matrix numbers
Side 1: M2WY 4731-3S / Side 2: M2WY 4732-3S (Hollywood pressing)

1515-lsp-02-cover-side11515-lsp-02-cover-side1-re-w-stickerrca-stereo-sticker-2

Cover Front: Nipper logo at top right, number at upper left with the “(e)”. With or without sticker attached to the cover.2

1515-lsp-02-cover-side21515-lsp-cover-side2-boldcopy1515-lsp-02-cover-1-side21515-lsp-03-cover-1-side2

Cover Back: Contents two in two columns aligned to the right. Three columns of text. Title and artist aligned to the left across the top. The number is in the upper right hand corner as LSP-1515 (e). From left to right. No number in lower left corner. The second, with no number and bold copyright.3 The third, with a “1” in the lower left corner. The forth, with a “2” in the lower left corner.

1515-lsp-cover-side2-3

Cover Back: Contents two in two columns aligned to the right. Three columns of text. Title and artist aligned to the left across the top. The number is in the upper right hand corner as LSP-1515 (e). From left to right. The number “3” in the lower left corner, copyright date preceding the RCA.4

1515-lsp-cover-back-ser31515-lsp-cover-side2-ser-3

Cover Back: Contents two in two columns aligned to the right. Three columns of text. Title and artist aligned to the left across the top. The number is in the upper right hand corner as LSP-1515 (e). RCA Stereo Records box across top. From left to right. SER 2 lower left corner, SER 2 lower left corner.

Disc: (1963) Stereo. Black label, RCA logo in silver at top and “STEREO” at bottom.

Disc: (10/1964) Stereo. Black label, RCA Victor in white, all other print on label print is silver. STEREO on bottom of label. Side 1, track 4 on two lines.

Matrix numbers
Side 1: M2WY-4731-3S / Side 2: M2WY-4732-3S (Hollywood pressing)5

1515-lsp-1964-whttop-stereo-side11515-lsp-1964-whttop-stereo-side2

Disc: (10/1964) Stereo. Black label, RCA Victor in white, all other print on label print is silver. STEREO on bottom of label. Side 1, track 4, on one line.

Matrix numbers
Side 1: M2WY-4731-5S A1 / Side 2: M2WY-4732-6S A1 (Rockaway pressing)

1515-lsp-02-ser-front1515-lsp-cover-back-ser3

Cover Front: Blue border replaces the black border top. RCA and catalog upper left corner. Victor upper right corner. (1971-1977)
Cover Back: A note about RCA Stereo Records in box at top center. Stereo Effect Reprocessed form Monophonic in the upper right hand corner.

1515-lsp-1968-orange-rigid-side11515-lsp-1968-orange-rigid-side2

Disc: (11/1968) Orange label. Rigid vinyl.

Matrix numbers
Side 1: M2WY-4731-5S A1 / Side 2: M2WY-4732-6S A1 (Rockaway pressing)

1515-lsp-1971-orange-flex-side11515-lsp-1971-orange-flex-side2

Disc: (1969-1971) Orange label. Non-flexible vinyl.

Matrix numbers
Side 1: M2WY-4731-4S A3 / Side 2: M2WY-4732-5S C1 (Indianapolis pressing)

1515-lsp-1971-orange-flex-side11515-lsp-1971-orange-flex-side2

Disc: (1971) Orange label. Flexible vinyl.

Matrix numbers
Side 1: M2WY-4731-3S / Side 2: M2WY-4732-3S (Hollywood pressing)

1515-lsp-1976-tan-side-1 600x5991515-lsp-1976-tan-side-2 600x600

Disc: (1976) Tan label.

Matrix numbers
Side 1: M2WY-4731-8S A1 / Side 2: M2WY-4732-5S C3P (Indianapolis pressing)

1515-lsp-1977-side1-largediam1515-lsp-1977-side2-largediam

Disc: (1977) Black label. Dog near top. Large diameter.

Matrix numbers
Side 1: M2WY-4731-9 (hand etched) / Side 2: M2WY-4732-9 (hand etched) (unknown pressing)

1515-lsp-1977-dos-side-a 600x6001515-lsp-1977-dos-side-b 600x600

Disc: (1977) Black label. Dog near top.

Matrix numbers
Side 1: M2WY-4731-8S A1N / Side 2: M2WY-4732-5S C3H (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 in monaural as LPM-1515 Loving You and re-released as AFL1-1515 (e) Loving You.

  1. mockup of eBay Reference 230461819472 (4/20/2010) ↩
  2. Mockup of an image from the collection of Shawn O’Grady. and eBay Reference 260561039546 (3/7/2010) ↩
  3. eBay Reference 260561039546 (3/7/2010) ↩
  4. Image from the collection of Shawn O’Grady ↩
  5. eBay reference 290507293432 (December 20, 2012) ↩

LSP-1707 (e) Elvis’ Golden Records

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Modified: May 4, 2023

Artist: Elvis Presley
Release: RCA Victor LSP-1707 (e) Elvis' Golden Records (LP)
Release Date: 2/1962

Track Listings: (click here to expand / collapse)

Side 1

Hound Dog
Loving You
All Shook Up
Heartbreak Hotel
Jailhouse Rock
Love Me
Too Much

Side 2

Don’t Be Cruel
That’s When Your Heartaches Begin
(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear
Love Me Tender
Treat Me Nice
Anyway You Want Me(That’s How I Will Be)
I Want You, I Need You, I Love You

1707-lsp-cover-side1-1962-noe1707-lsp-cover-side2-1962-noe1707-lsp-cover-side2-1962-e

Cover Front: First cover released in 1962. RCA Victor logo at upper right, number at upper left without the “(e)”, and Stereo in upper right.
Cover Back: Number at upper right with or without the “(e)”. FROM THE ORIGINATORS OF ELECTRONICALLY REPROCESSED STEREO box near the upper left corner. Important notice lower right corner. © by Radio Corporation of America, 1958 bottom right.

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Disc: 1962. Stereo. Black label, All print on label print is silver. Staggered STEREO on bottom of label. No “STEREO ORTHOPHONIC” HIGH FIDELITY on label.

Matrix numbers
Side 1: M2WY-4733-1S A1 / Side 2: M2WY-4734-1S A1 (Indianapolis pressing)
Side 1: M2WY-4733-2S A1 / Side 2: M2WY-4734-2S A2 (Rockaway pressing)
Side 1: M2WY-4733-2S A2 / Side 2: M2WY-4734-2S A2 (Rockaway pressing)
Side 1: M2WY-4733-2S A3 / Side 2: M2WY-4734-4S A1 (Rockaway pressing)

1707-lsp-side1-19621707-lsp-side2-1962

Disc: 1962. Stereo. Black label, All print on label print is silver. Staggered STEREO on bottom of label. “STEREO ORTHOPHONIC” HIGH FIDELITY on right side. Error labels. The matrix numbers stamped in the trail-off area match the label on the flip side of the album.

Matrix numbers
Side 1: M2WY-4733-3S / Side 2: M2WY-4734-3S (Hollywood pressing)

1707-lsp-1962-side1-h1707-lsp-1962-side2-h

Disc: 1962. Stereo. Black label, All print on label print is silver. Staggered STEREO on bottom of label. “STEREO ORTHOPHONIC” HIGH FIDELITY on right side. Corrected labels.1

Matrix numbers
Side 1: M2WY-4733-3S / Side 2: M2WY-4734-3S (Hollywood pressing)2

lsp-1707-1963-side1-varlsp-1707-1963-side2-var

Disc: 1962. Stereo. Black label, All print on label print is silver. Staggered STEREO on bottom of label. “STEREO ORTHOPHONIC” HIGH FIDELITY on right side on Side 1. SIDE 2 on Side 2. Oddball. Corrected labels.

Matrix numbers
Side 1: M2WY-4733-3S / Side 2: M2WY-4734-3S (Hollywood pressing)

1707-lsp-cover-side1-re1707-lsp-cover-side1-re-w-stickerrca-stereo-sticker-2

Cover Front: Second cover released in 1962 and used through 1968. RCA Victor logo at upper right, number at upper left with the “(e)”, and Stereo in upper right, with or without the red Stereo reprocessed sticker over top, which was later introduced in 1968 The sticker was either affixed to the cover or in rare cases to the shrink wrap.

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Cover Back: Number at upper right. FROM THE ORIGINATORS OF ELECTRONICALLY REPROCESSED STEREO box near the upper left corner. Important notice lower right corner. “1” at lower left corner. © by RCA, New York, N.Y. 1958, bottom right. “4” at lower left corner. © 1958 RCA, New York, N.Y. · Printed in U.S.A., bottom right. “2” at lower left corner. © 1958 RCA, New York, N.Y. · Printed in U.S.A. in bold, bottom right.

Disc: 1962. Stereo. Black label, All print on label print is silver. Staggered STEREO on bottom of label. (Reference above.)

lsp-1707-1964-side1-noe-hlsp-1707-1964-side2-noe-h

Disc: 1964. Stereo. Black label, RCA Victor in white, all other print on label print is silver. STEREO on bottom of label. Side 1, track 2, film on same line as song credits. Side 1, track 5, production is abbreviated prod. Side 2, track 3, Hal Wallis on same line as song title. Side 2, track 4, CinemaScope on same line as song title. Side 2, track 5, release on same line as song credits. Side 2, tracks 5 and 6, on one line. No (e) error. 3

Matrix numbers
Side 1: M2WY-4733-3S / Side 2: M2WY-4734-3S (machine stamped) (Hollywood pressing)

1707-lsp-1964-side1-h1707-lsp-1964-side2-h

Disc: 1964. Stereo. Black label, RCA Victor in white, all other print on label print is silver. STEREO on bottom of label. Side 1, track 2, film on same line as song credits. Side 1, track 5, production is abbreviated prod. Side 2, track 3, Hal Wallis on same line as song title. Side 2, track 4, CinemaScope on same line as song title. Side 2, track 5, release on same line as song credits. Side 2, tracks 5 and 6, on one line.4

Matrix numbers
Side 1: M2WY-4733-3S / Side 2: M2WY-4734-3S (machine stamped) (Hollywood pressing)5

1707-lsp-1964-side11707-lsp-1964-side2

Disc: 1964. Stereo. Black label, RCA Victor in white, all other print on label print is silver. STEREO on bottom of label. Side 1, track 2, film on same line as song title. Side 1, track 5, production is spelled production. Side 2, track 3, Hal Wallis on same line as song credits. Side 2, track 4, CinemaScope on same line as song credits. Side 2, track 5, release on same line as song title. Side 2, tracks 5 and 6, on two lines.

Matrix numbers
Side 1: M2WY-4733-4S D1 / Side 2: M2WY-4734-1S B2 (Indianapolis pressing)
Side 1: M2WY-4733-5S C3 / Side 2: M2WY-4734-1S C2 (Indianapolis pressing)
Side 1: M2WY-4733-8S A1 / Side 2: M2WY-4734-8S A1 (Rockaway pressing)

1707-lsp-1968-side1-i1707-lsp-1968-side2-i

Disc: 1968. Orange label. Rigid vinyl.

Matrix numbers
Side 1: M2WY-4733-3S / Side 2: M2WY-4734-3S (Hollywood pressing)
Side 1: M2WY-4733-5S C1 / Side 2: M2WY-4734-9S A2 (Indianapolis pressing)
Side 1: M2WY-4733-10S A3B / Side 2: M2WY-4734-10S A4 (Rockaway pressing)

1707-lsp-1970-orange-rigid-side11707-lsp-1970-orange-rigid-side2

Disc: 1969-1970. Orange label. Non-Flexible vinyl.

Matrix numbers
Side 1: M2WY-4733-10S B1D / Side 2: M2WY-4734-12S A2C (Rockaway pressing)

1707-lsp-1970-orange-rigid-side11707-lsp-1970-orange-rigid-side2

Disc: 1971. Orange label. Flexible vinyl.

Matrix numbers
Side 1: M2WY-4733-3S / Side 2: M2WY-4734-3S (Hollywood pressing)
Side 1: M2WY-4733-14S B2 / Side 2: M2WY-4734-13S A1 (Indianapolis pressing)6

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Cover Front: RCA logo and catalog number at upper left with Stereo Effect Reprocessed form Monophonic at upper right. SER in lower left corner. Later releases may have AFL1-1707 sticker wrapped around upper left corner.

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Cover Back: Number at upper right. FROM THE ORIGINATORS OF ELECTRONICALLY REPROCESSED STEREO box near the upper left corner. Important notice lower right corner. “1” at lower left corner. © by RCA, New York, N.Y. 1958, bottom right. Number at upper right. A note about RCA Stereo Records in box near the upper left corner. Stereo Effect Reprocessed form Monophonic in the upper right hand corner. SER “2”, SER “3”, SER “4” on bottom.

1707-lsp-1975-side11707-lsp-1975-side2

Disc: 1976. Tan label.

Matrix numbers
Side A: M2WY-4733-13S A1GG / Side B: M2WY-4734-14S C1 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)

1707-lsp-side1-tan-rigid1707-lsp-side2-tan-rigid

Disc: 1976. Tan label. Rigid vinyl.

Matrix numbers
Side 1: M2WY-4733-3S / Side 2: M2WY-4734-3S (machine stamped) LSP-1707-B (Hand etched) (unknown pressing H)

1707-lsp-side1-1977-blk-dnt1707-lsp-side2-1977-blk-dnt

Disc: 1977. Black label, dog near top.

Matrix numbers
Side A: M2WY-4733-13S A3 / Side B: M2WY-4734-14S B4K (Indianapolis pressing)6
Side A: M2WY-4733-13S A3 / Side B: M2WY-4734-16 A1C (Indianapolis pressing)
Side A: M2WY-4733-13S A7 / Side B: M2WY-4734-14S C1 (Indianapolis pressing)
Side A: M2WY-4733-15 / Side B: M2WY-4734-16 (unknown pressing)

1707-lsp-1977-side1-lgring1707-lsp-1977-side2-lgring

Disc: 1977. Black label, dog near top. Large ring on label.

Matrix numbers
Side A: M2WY-4733-13S A7 / Side B: M2WY-4734-14S C1 (unknown pressing I )

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

Originally released in monaural as LPM-1707 Elvis' Golden Records and re-released as AFL1-1707 Elvis' Golden Records.

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