Kentucky Rain / My Little Friend 

Modified: August 5, 2023

Artist: Elvis Presley
Release: RCA Victor 47-9791 Kentucky Rain / My Little Friend (45)
Release Date: 1/29/1970

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Cover: picture sleeve front and back.

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Disc: Yellow label, NOT FOR SALE.
Matrix numbers: XPKM-1271 3S A1 / XPKM-1153 3S A2 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)

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Disc: Yellow label, NOT FOR SALE.1

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Disc: Orange label. On the MY LITTLE FRIEND side, “Elvis Presley Music Inc./” and “Music Inc.” on left side. There is a space between the matrix number and the time. ELVIS PRESLEY sits higher than that of the Hollywood pressing label.
Matrix numbers: XPKM-1271-1S-ASF / XPKM-1153-1S-AFD (hand etched) (Rockaway pressing)
Matrix numbers: XPKM-1271-2S-A3F / XPKM-1153-2S-A4C (hand etched) (Rockaway pressing)

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Disc: Orange label. On the MY LITTLE FRIEND side, “Elvis Presley Music Inc. &” and “Music Inc.,” on left side.
Matrix numbers: XPKM-1271 3S A1 / XPKM-1153 4S A2 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)
Matrix numbers: XPKM-1271 3S A2 / XPKM-1153 4S A1 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)
Matrix numbers: XPKM-1271 3S A3 / XPKM-1153 4S A2 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)

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Disc: Orange label. On the MY LITTLE FRIEND side, “Elvis Presley Music Inc./” and “Music Inc.” on left side. There is no space between the matrix number and the time. ELVIS PRESLEY sits lower than that of the Rockaway pressing label.

Matrix numbers: XPKM-1271 6S / XPKM-1153 6S (machine stamped) (Hollywood pressing)

Re-released by RCA Records on 45 RPM as Kentucky Rain / My Little Friend on the Gold Standard Series label.

  1. Images from a collection of Internet images that date back to 1998. ↩