LSP-2765 Elvis’ Golden Records, Volume 3 

Modified: September 27, 2022

Artist: Elvis Presley
Release: RCA Victor LSP-2765 Elvis' Golden Records, Volume 3 (LP)
Release Date: 8/1963

Track Listings: (click here to expand / collapse)

Side 1

It’s Now Or Never
Stuck On You
Fame And Fortune
I Gotta Know
Surrender
I Feel So Bad

Side 2

Are You Lonesome To-night?
(Marie’s The Name) His Latest Flame
Little Sister
Good Luck Charm
Anything That’s Part Of You
She’s Not You

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Cover Front: Catalog number and stereo upper left corner. RCA Victor in upper right corner of box. Pictures four RCA Victor logos. One copy found with sticker unique to this release.1
Cover Back: Catalog number upper right corner. Copyright info bottom left. Pictures four RCA Victor logos on each of the corners.

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Sticker: Reads FREE! FREE! FREE in this album an ELVIS PRESLEY 16 PAGE COLOR PHOTO FOLIO PLUS Giant Size Pin-up Picture of ELVIS.1

This is a one-of-a-kind discovery, originally reported on February 4, 2013 on Soundz Good Records Facebook page. A record store had acquired an Elvis record collection from the daughter of a woman whom had passed. Of the records, Elvis’ Gold Records, Vol. 3 was acquired by Robert Alaniz and is shown exactly how it was found. Although in shrink-wrap, the record not sealed, is a true first (“1S”) Indianapolis pressing. This is unusual since most silver stereo labels were distributed in baggies, though not impossible. As Presleyana VII states, the folio was mailed to record shops as a give-a-way with LP purchase and to fan clubs and Elvis fans in a special promotional envelope. It now appears to have been packaged this way too, albeit in limited quantity. The general belief is that the sticker and method of packaging was not done through the normal RCA channels, however, likely packaged by local record distributors or at the retail level. It is also speculated that those whom had purchased this LP with sticker would have discarded the shrink-wrap to get to the record and folio, as is the case of the From Memphis To Vegas sticker. In April 2013, this complete package sold for a reported $1,500. The new owner carefully removed the folio to inspect the condition; and the folio revealed several pages with fingerprints indicating that it had been removed before. Because of the intentional position of the sticker on the shrink-wrap as it is angled with the frame on the cover, and slight indentation on the cover itself, the folio was originally packaged inside the cardboard cover as indicated on the sticker.3

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

Matrix numbers
Side 1: PPRS-4170–1S A1 / Side 2: PPRS-4171–1S A3 (Indianapolis pressing)4
Side 1: PPRS-4170–1S A2 / Side 2: PPRS-4171–1S A3 (Indianapolis pressing)5
Side 1: PPRS-4170–2S A1 / Side 2: PPRS-4171–4S A2 (Rockaway pressing)

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Disc: (1963) Stereo. Black label, RCA logo in silver at top and “STEREO” at bottom. “STEREO ORTHOPHONIC” HIGH FIDELITY on right side.6

Matrix numbers
Side 1: PPRS-4170–3S / Side 2: PPRS-4171–3S (machine stamped) (Hollywood pressing)7

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Disc: (1964) Stereo. Black label, RCA logo is white, other label print is silver. Large font for ELVIS’ GOLDEN RECORDS, Vol. 3. Both sides, with The Jordanaires on two lines. Side 2, tracks 2,5,6 on two lines.

Matrix numbers
Side 1: PPRS-4170–1S A1 A3 / Side 2: PPRS-4171–1S C2 (Indianapolis pressing)
Side 1: PPRS-4170–7S A1 / Side 2: PPRS-4171–7S A2 (Rockaway pressing)

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Disc: (1964) Stereo. Black label, RCA logo is white, other label print is silver. Small font for ELVIS’ GOLDEN RECORDS, Vol. 3. Both sides, with The Jordanaires on one line. Side 2, tracks 2,5,6 on one line.

Matrix numbers
Side 1: PPRS-4170–3S / Side 2: PPRS-4171–3S (Hollywood pressing)

Disc: (1964) Stereo. Black label, RCA logo is white, other label print is silver. Flat label.

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Disc: (1968) Orange label. Rigid vinyl.

Matrix numbers
Side 1: PPRS-4170–3S / Side 2: PPRS-4171–3S (machine stamped) (Hollywood pressing)7
Side 1: PPRS-4170–5S B5 / Side 2: PPRS-4171–9S A1 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)
Side 1: PPRS-4170–8S A4 (hand etched) / Side 2: PPRS-4171–10S A2 C (hand etched) (Rockaway pressing)9
Side 1: PPRS-4170-10S / Side 2: PPRS-4171–8S (Rockaway pressing)

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

Matrix numbers
Side 1: PPRS-4170–9S A1D / Side 2: PPRS-4171-11S A1B (Rockaway pressing)
Side 1: PPRS-4170 12S / Side 2: PPRS-4171 17S (Hollywood pressing)7

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Cover Front: RCA and catalog number upper left corner. Victor upper right corner. RE bottom left. (circa. 1969-1976)
Cover Back: Catalog number upper right corner. Copyright info bottom left. Pictures four RCA Victor logos on each of the corners. The second back, has a note about RCA STEREO RECORDS in box upper left corner. Catalog number upper right corner. Revised copyright info bottom left. RE bottom left.

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

Matrix numbers
Side 1: PPRS-4170-10S A2 / Side 2: PPRS-4171–9S B2 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)7

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Disc: (1971) Orange label. Flexible vinyl.

Matrix numbers
Side 1: PPRS-4170-10S A3 / Side 2: PPRS-4171–9S B2 (Indianapolis pressing)
Side 1: PPRS-4170-10S A4 / Side 2: PPRS-4171–9S B4 (Indianapolis pressing)

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Disc: (1976) Tan label.

Matrix numbers
Side 1: PPRS-4170 12S / Side 2: PPRS-4171 17S (Hollywood pressing)

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Disc: (1976) Black label, dog near top. Flat label.

Matrix numbers
Side A: PPRS-4170 #5 16 / Side B: PPRS-4171 #3 19S (unknown pressing I Z)

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Disc: (1976) Black label, dog near top. Ribbed label.

Matrix numbers
Side A: PPRS-4170 13S A2 WA (machine stamped) / Side B: PP-RS-4171 (hand etched) (unknown pressing I)7
Side A: PPRS-4170 14S A1 (machine stamped) LSP-2765-A (hand etched) / Side B: PPRS-4171 19S A7 (machine stamped) LSP 2765-B (hand etched) (unknown pressing I T)7
Side A: PPRS-4170 14S A4 / Side B: PPRS-4171 19S AC-1 (unknown pressing I C PRC)

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Disc: (1976) Black label, dog near top. Rigid label.

Matrix numbers
Side A: PPRS-4170-17 / Side B: PPRS-4171-20 (hand etched) (unknown pressing sideways S)

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

Also released in monaural as LPM-2765 Elvis' Golden Records, Volume 3 and re-released as AFL1-2765 Elvis' Golden Records, Volume 3.

Promotional Material
An envelope that reads Your special Color photo and complete catalog folio with advacnce copy of your advertising streamer and Bonus Giant Pin-up color photo, contained the folio and poster below.

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Insert
An 8″ x 10″ full color picture folio not packaged with the record was given out with this record. This folio may or may not contain the giant size pin-up. There is an uncorrected error for the first instance of Elvis’ Golden Records, Vol 3, featured with eight other records, pictured lower right corner next to It Happened at the World’s Fiar; the catalog number is LPM/LSP-7117. The second instance where Elvis’ Golden Records, Vol 3 is pictured at the foot of Elvis Presley in his golden suit offers three variations.

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Variations
Elvis’ Golden Records, Vol 3 pictured at the foot of Elvis Presley in his golden suit offers three variations:

  • Identifies Elvis’ Golden Records, Vol 3 with the incorrect catalog number of LPM/LSP-7117
  • Identifies Elvis’ Golden Records, Vol 3 with the incorrect catalog number of LPM/LSP-7117 which is blocked out with LPM/LSP-2765 printed directly under it.15
  • Identifies Elvis’ Golden Records, Vol 3 with the correct catalog number of LPM/LSP-276516

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  1. Image courtesy of Robert Alaniz (Soundz Good Records) ↩
  2. Image courtesy of Robert Alaniz (Soundz Good Records) ↩
  3. Detail provided by Robert Alaniz (Soundz Good Records) ↩
  4. Matrix numbers from the collection of PIOTRULA (of Poland) ↩
  5. Matrix numbers from the collection of Roberto. ↩
  6. Images from the collection of Christian (of France). ↩
  7. Matrix numbers from the collection of Christian (of France). ↩
  8. Matrix numbers from the collection of Christian (of France). ↩
  9. Matrix numbers from the collection of Adrian Tedeschi. ↩
  10. Matrix numbers from the collection of Christian (of France). ↩
  11. Matrix numbers from the collection of Christian (of France). ↩
  12. Matrix numbers from the collection of Christian (of France). ↩
  13. Matrix numbers from the collection of Christian (of France). ↩
  14. Images from the collection of Christian (of France) ↩
  15. Mockup of eBay reference 350717842145 February 19, 2013) ↩
  16. Mockup of eBay reference 171296774287 (April 16, 2014) ↩
  17. Images from the collection of Christian (of France) ↩