Love Me Tender / Anyway You Want Me 

Modified: November 22, 2023

Artist: Elvis Presley
Release: RCA Victor 447-0616 Love Me Tender / Anyway You Want Me (45)
Release Date: 9/30/1958

Gold Standard Series

447-0616-1959-side1447-0616-1959-side2

Disc: Black label, dog on top.1
Matrix numbers: J2 PW6012-1S / J2 PW6011-1S (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)
Matrix numbers: J2 PW6012-1S / J2 PW6011-2S A1 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)2

447-0616-1965-side1447-0616-1965-side2

Disc: Black label, dog on side.1
Matrix numbers: J2 PW6012-2S / J2 PW6011-2S (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)2
Matrix numbers: J2 PW6012-2S / J2 PW6011-2S A3 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)

447-0616-1968-side1-mockup447-0616-1968-side2-mockup

Disc: Orange label.
Matrix numbers: J2 PW6012-2S / J2 PW6011-2S A3 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)

447-0616-1971-side1447-0616-1971-side2

Disc: Red label.1
Matrix numbers: J2 PW6012-4S A1 / J2 PW6011-4S A1 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)
Matrix numbers: J2 PW6012-4S A1 / J2 PW6011-4S A2 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)2

447-0616-1977-side2-gstop447-0616-1977-side1-gstop

Disc: Gold Standard. Black label, dog near top. Gold Standard on top in white.
Matrix numbers: J2PW-6012-5S A1 / J2PW-6011-5S A1 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)

447-0616-1977-side2447-0616-1977-side1

Disc: Black label, dog near top.
Matrix numbers: J2PW-6012-6 / J2PW-6011-6 A1 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)
Matrix numbers: J2PW-6012 / J2PW 6011 MLS (hand etched) (unknown pressing)2

Originally released by RCA Records on as Love Me Tender / Anyway You Want Me.
Re-released by RCA Records on 45 RPM as Any Way You Want Me / Love Me Tender on the Collectors’ Series label.

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