Guitar Man / High Heel Sneakers 

Modified: October 11, 2019

         Release: RCA Victor 47-9425 Guitar Man / High Heel Sneakers (45)
              Artist: Elvis Presley
Release Date: 1/3/1968

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Cover: (1/1968) picture sleeve front and back. HIGH HEEL SNEAKERS and COMING SOON

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Cover: (2/1968) picture sleeve front and back. HIGH HEEL SNEAKERS and ASK FOR

Billboard 1968-01-13-page2x1000

Cover: (2/1968) picture sleeve front and back. HI-HEEL SNEAKERS and COMING SOON (unconfirmed/unlikely exists)1

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Cover: (2/1968) picture sleeve front and back. HI-HEEL SNEAKERS and ASK FOR2

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Disc: Yellow label, NOT FOR SALE.3 On the left, matrix numbers without parentheses above time.
Matrix numbers: UPKM-2765--5S / UPKM-2770--4S (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)4

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Disc: Yellow label, NOT FOR SALE. On the left, matrix numbers in parentheses below catalog number. Compressed font.
Matrix numbers: UPKM-2765--9S / UPKM-2770--7S (machine stamped) (Hollywood pressing)

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Disc: Black label, dog on side. On the left, matrix numbers without parentheses and on bottom. BMI on own line. HIGH HEEL SNEAKERS5
Matrix numbers: UPKM-2765--2S / UPKM-2770--2S A4 (machine stamped) (Rockaway pressing)6

47-9425-side2-hi-r-1000x100047-9425-side1-hi-r-1000x1000

Disc: Black label, dog on side. On the left, matrix numbers without parentheses and on bottom. BMI on own line. HI-HEEL SNEAKERS
Matrix numbers: UPKM-2765--3S A1 / UPKM-2770--2S D3 (machine stamped) (Rockaway pressing)

47-9425-side147-9425-side2

Disc: Black label, dog on side.7 On the left, matrix numbers without parentheses and on bottom. BMI on shared line.
Matrix numbers: UPKM-2765--4S A3 / UPKM-2770--5S A2 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)
Matrix numbers: UPKM-2765--5S A2 / UPKM-2770--5S A1 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)8

47-9425-side1-h47-9425-side2-h

Disc: Black label, dog on side. Compressed font. HIGH HEEL SNEAKERS
Matrix numbers: UPKM-2765--7S / UPKM-2770--7S (machine stamped) (Hollywood pressing)
Matrix numbers: UPKM-2765--9S / UPKM-2770--8S (machine stamped) (Hollywood pressing)

47-9425-side2-hi-h-1000x100047-9425-side1-hi-h-1000x1000

Disc: Black label, dog on side. Compressed font. HI-HEEL SNEAKERS
Matrix numbers: UPKM-2765--7S / UPKM-2770--8S (machine stamped) (Hollywood pressing)

Re-released by RCA Records on 45 RPM as Guitar Man / Hi-Heel Sneakers on the Gold Standard Series label.

  1. Billboard 1968-01-13, page 2 ↩
  2. Special thanks to and identification by www.elvisrarerecords.com. ↩
  3. eBay reference 320665622323 (March 9, 2011) ↩
  4. eBay reference 222089501866 (June 20, 2016) ↩
  5. Images from the collection of Christian (of France). ↩
  6. Matrix numbers from the collection of Christian (of France). ↩
  7. Images courtesy of Boija, John. "First pressings of US Elvis Presley 45 rpm singles." John Boija's Home Page. 3 Dec. 2010. ↩
  8. Matrix numbers from the collection of Roberto. ↩