Are You Lonesome Tonight?
I Gotta Know
RCA 1216 (45 rpm)
Track Listing:
Side 1:
1. Are You Lonesome Tonight?
Side 2:
1. I Gotta Know
Released: January 1961:
Sound Format: mono
UK Single No. (31)
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The A-side of this single was the first time The Colonel asked Elvis to record a specific song His wife requested her husband to see if Elvis could be persuaded to record "Are You Lonesome Tonight". The B-side was a catchy tune recorded at the same Nashville session in April.
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NOTE: This single was issued using the matrix number L2WW, part of the RCA system.
(L2 = 1960)
Side 1: L2WW 0106 Side 2: L2WW 0104
(Factory Sample Sleeve - Front)
Front and Rear Sleeve Identical To Each Other
Vogue CORAL Blue Sleeve
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URGENT SPECIAL RUSH COPY
ANOTHER TOP POP! ON
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LISTEN NOW PLEASE (White Banner Across The Bottom)
A TOP POP (Vertical Type - Down Both Sides)
(Factory Sample Sleeve - Rear)
Identical to Front
(Thanks To Andy Honeywell For This Amazing Find!)
(Sleeve Variation 5 - Front)
Type 5: (January 1961 - November 1962)
This sleeve was red with white print,
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White Tags Across The Top (Both Sides)
Large RCA Red Dot Logo. (Top Left - Both Sides)
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White Banner Across The Centre
Circled 45 R.P.M
MADE IN ENGLAND (Bottom Right - Both Sides)
(Sleeve Variation 5 - Rear)
Identical to Front
(Test Pressing/Factory Sample/Demo/Promo)
(Factory Sample - Side 1)
(Blue Label)
45 R.P.M.
Stamped Large Vogue CORAL Logo
Side 1 "ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT"
Double Sided
DEMONSTRATION SAMPLE NOT FOR SALE
(Knockout Centre)
(1961 Vogue Pressing)
(Mono)
(Hand Written Details)
(Factory Sample - Side 2)
(Blank Rear)
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(Thanks To Andy Honeywell For The Images)
(Factory Sample - Side 1)
(Dark Green Label)
45 R.P.M.
Stamped Large RCA Black Dot Logo
Side 1 "ARE YOU LONESOME TO-NIGHT"
Double Sided
DEMONSTRATION SAMPLE NOT FOR SALE
(Knockout Centre)
(1961 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
(Stamped Details)
(Factory Sample - Side 2)
(Dark Green Label)
45 R.P.M.
Stamped Large RCA Black Dot Logo
Side 2 "I GOTTA KNOW"
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(Thanks To Andy Honeywell For The Images)
(Black Label, RCA Large Silver Dot Logo, Knockout Centre)
(Variation 1 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA Large Silver Dot Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1961 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
47-7810
45-RCA-
1216
(Variation 1 - Side 2)
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Aberbach Ltd.
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(Variation 2 - Side 1)
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(1961 Decca Pressing)
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45-RCA
1216
(Variation 2 - Side 2)
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BIEM NCB (Boxed)
Aberbach
(Between Lines On Left)
(Variation 3 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
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(Knockout Centre)
(1961 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
USA NO:
47-7810
45-RCA
1216
(Variation 3 - Side 2)
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Gladys Music
Inc.
(Between Lines On Left)
(Black Label, RCA Large Silver Dot Logo, Solid Centre)
(Variation 4 - Side 1)
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(Solid Centre)
(1961 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
USA NO:
47-7810
45-RCA
1216
(Variation 4 - Side 2)
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Inc.
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(Variation 5 - Side 1)
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(Knockout Centre)
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(Mono)
USA NO:
47-7810
45-RCA
1216
(Variation 5 - Side 2)
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Aberbach
(Between Lines On Left)
(Variation 6 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
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(Knockout Centre)
(1961 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
USA NO:
47-7810
45-RCA
1216
(Variation 6 - Side 2)
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Aberbach
(Between Lines On Left)
(Variation 7 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
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(Knockout Centre)
(1961 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
USA No
47-7810
45-RCA
1216
(Variation 7 - Side 2)
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(Black Label, RCA Large Silver Dot Logo, Solid Centre)
(Variation 8 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA Large Silver Dot Logo
(Solid Centre)
(1961 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
USA No
47-7810
45-RCA
1216
(Variation 8 - Side 2)
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Aberbach
(Between Lines On Left)
(Black Label, RCA Large Silver Dot Logo, Knockout Centre)
(Variation 9 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA Large Silver Dot Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1961 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
USA NO:
47-7810
45-RCA
1216
(Variation 9 - Side 2)
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(Variation 10 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA Large Silver Dot Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1961 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
(USA No.
47-7810)
45-RCA-
1216
(Variation 10 - Side 2)
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PUBLISHED 1960 (Two Lines)
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)
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BIEM/NCB
Aberbach
(Between Lines On Left)
(Variation 11 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA Large Silver Dot Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1961 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
USA NO:
47-7810
45-RCA
1216
(Variation 11 - Side 2)
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BIEM/NCB
Aberbach
(Between Lines On Left)
(Variation 12 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA Large Silver Dot Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1961 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
USA NO:
47-7810
45-RCA
1216
(Variation 12 - Side 2)
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(Variation 13 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA Large Silver Dot Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1962 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
(USA No.
47-7810)
45-RCA-
1216
(Variation 13 - Side 2)
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(Black Label, RCA VICTOR Small Silver Dot Logo, Knockout Centre)
(Variation 14 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA VICTOR Small Silver Dot Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1963 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
USA No.
47-7810
RCA
1216
(Variation 14 - Side 2)
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PUBLISHED 1960 (Two Lines)
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No Parallel Lines (Both Sides)
(Variation 15 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
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(Knockout Centre)
(1963 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
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47-7810)
RCA-
1216
(Variation 15 - Side 2)
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(Variation 16 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA VICTOR Small Silver Dot Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1963 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
(USA No.
47-7810)
RCA-
1216
(Variation 16 - Side 2)
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(Title - Smaller Typeface)
(Variation 17 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA VICTOR Small Silver Dot Logo
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(1965 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
U.S.A. No.
47-7810
RCA
1216
(Variation 17 - Side 2)
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(Variation 18 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA VICTOR Small Silver Dot Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1965 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
U.S.A. No.
47-7810
RCA
1216
(Variation 18 - Side 2)
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(Variation 19 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA VICTOR Small Silver Dot Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1965 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
USA NO:
47-7810
RCA
1216
(Variation 19 - Side 2)
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(Variation 20 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA VICTOR Small Silver Dot Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1966 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
USA NO:
47-7810
RCA
1216
(Variation 20 - Side 2)
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â„— 1960 (Top Left)
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(Orange Label, Stamped RCA VICTOR Logo, Knockout Centre)
(Variation 21 - Side 1)
(Orange Label)
Stamped RCA VICTOR Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1969 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
(Variation 21 - Side 2)
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(Variation 22 - Side 1)
(Orange Label)
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(1970 CBS Pressing)
(Mono)
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​UK Chart Information:
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This single entered the UK charts on January 25, 1961, peaking at no. 1.
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Chart Run: (15 Weeks)
25/01/1961 - 07
01/02/1961 - 01
08/02/1961 - 01
15/02/1961 - 01
22/02/1961 - 01
01/03/1961 - 02
08/03/1961 - 03
15/03/1961 - 07
22/03/1961 - 13
29/03/1961 - 16
05/04/1961 - 18
12/04/1961 - 21
19/04/1961 - 28
26/04/1961 - 26
03/05/1961 - 44
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Information: www.officialcharts.com
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Recording Information:
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Are You Lonesome Tonight?
(April 3/4, 1960: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)
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I Gotta Know
(April 3/4, 1960: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)
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Elvis UK RCA Single Update
used by kind permission: (Thanks to Paul Alner)
Wooden Heart
Tonight Is So Right For Love
RCA 1226 (45 rpm)
Track Listing:
Side 1:
1. Wooden Heart
Side 2:
1. Tonight Is So Right For Love
Released: February 1961:
Sound Format: mono
UK Single No: (32)
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Both tracks were taken from the mono soundtrack album: "G.I. Blues" (RD 27192).
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NOTE: This single was issued using the matrix number L2PW, part of the RCA system.
(L2 = 1960)
Side 1: L2PW 3681 Side 2: L2PW 3678
(Sleeve Variation 5 - Front)
Type 5: (January 1961 - November 1962)
This sleeve was red with white print,
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White Tags Across The Top (Both Sides)
Large RCA Red Dot Logo. (Top Left - Both Sides)
​
White Banner Across The Centre
Circled 45 R.P.M
MADE IN ENGLAND (Bottom Right - Both Sides)
(Sleeve Variation 5 - Rear)
Identical to Front
(Test Pressing/Factory Sample/Demo/Promo)
(Factory Sample - Side 1)
(Dark Green Label)
45 R.P.M.
Stamped Large RCA Black Dot Logo
Side 1 "WOODEN HEART"
Double Sided
DEMONSTRATION SAMPLE NOT FOR SALE
(Knockout Centre)
(1961 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
(Stamped Details)
(Factory Sample - Side 2)
(Dark Green Label)
45 R.P.M.
Stamped Large RCA Black Dot Logo
Side 2 "TONIGHT IS SO RIGHT FOR LOVE"
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(Thanks To Andy Honeywell For The Images)
(Factory Sample - Side 1)
(White Label)
Stamped RCA Logo
Side 1 "WOODEN HEART"
Single Sided Acetate
Not for Re-Sale
Not for Air Play
(Knockout Centre)
(1970 Pressing)
(Stereo)
(Stamped Details)
(Factory Sample - Side 2)
(Blank Rear)
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(Thanks To Andy Honeywell For The Images)
(Black Label, RCA Large Silver Dot Logo, Knockout Centre)
(Variation 1 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA Large Silver Dot Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1961 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
45-RCA-
1226
(Variation 1 - Side 2)
MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN
Trade Mark(s) ® Registered
RECORDING FIRST
PUBLISHED 1960 (Two Lines)
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)
(No Tax Code)
Parallel Lines (Both Sides)
N.C.B.
B.I.E.M. (Boxed)
West One Music
(Between Lines On Left)
​
(Thanks to Dean Murphy for the images)
(Variation 2 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA Large Silver Dot Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1961 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
45-RCA
1226
(Variation 2 - Side 2)
MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN
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RECORDING
FIRST PUBLISHED
1960 (Three Lines)
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)
E/T Tax Code (Below High Fidelity)
Parallel Lines (Both Sides)
BIEM NCB (Boxed)
West One Music
(Between Lines On Left)
(Variation 3 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA Large Silver Dot Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1961 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
45-RCA
1226
(Etched Run Out: L2PW-368I-3C U H)
(Variation 3 - Side 2)
MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN
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RECORDING FIRST
PUBLISHED 1960 (Two Lines)
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)
E/T Tax Code (Below High Fidelity)
Parallel Lines (Both Sides)
BIEM NCB (Boxed)
West One
Music
(Between Lines On Left)
(Etched Run Out: L2PW-3678-2C U H)
(Black Label, RCA Large Silver Dot Logo, Solid Centre)
(Variation 4 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA Large Silver Dot Logo
(Solid Centre)
(1961 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
45-RCA
1226
(Variation 4 - Side 2)
MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN
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RECORDING FIRST
PUBLISHED 1960 (Two Lines)
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)
E/T Tax Code (Below High Fidelity)
Parallel Lines (Both Sides)
BIEM NCB (Boxed)
West One
Music
(Between Lines On Left)
(Black Label, RCA Large Silver Dot Logo, Knockout Centre)
(Variation 5 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA Large Silver Dot Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1961 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
45-RCA
1226
(Variation 5 - Side 2)
MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN
Trade Mark(s) ® Registered
RECORDING FIRST
PUBLISHED 1960 (Two Lines)
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)
O/T Tax Code (Below High Fidelity)
Parallel Lines (Both Sides)
BIEM NCB (Boxed)
West One
Music
(Between Lines On Left)
(Variation 6 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA Large Silver Dot Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1961 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
45-RCA-
1226
(Variation 6 - Side 2)
MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN
Trade Mark(s) Registered Marca(s) Registrada(s)
RECORDING FIRST
PUBLISHED 1960 (Two Lines)
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)
(No Tax Code)
Parallel Lines (Both Sides)
N.C.B.
B.I.E.M. (Boxed)
West One Music
(Between Lines On Left)
(Variation 7 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA Large Silver Dot Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1961 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
45-RCA-
1226
(Variation 7 - Side 2)
MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN
Trade Mark(s) Registered Marca(s) Registrada(s)
RECORDING FIRST
PUBLISHED 1960 (Two Lines)
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)
(No Tax Code)
Parallel Lines (Both Sides)
N.C.B.
B.I.E.M. (Boxed)
(No West One Music)
(Between Lines On Left)
(Variation 8 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA Large Silver Dot Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1961 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
45-RCA-
1226
(Variation 8 - Side 2)
MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN
Trade Mark(s) Registered Marca(s) Registrada(s)
RECORDING FIRST
PUBLISHED 1960 (Two Lines)
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)
O/T Tax Code (Below High Fidelity)
Parallel Lines (Both Sides)
BIEM NCB (Boxed)
West One
Music
(Between Lines On Left)
(Black Label, RCA VICTOR Small Silver Dot Logo, Knockout Centre)
(Variation 9 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA VICTOR Small Silver Dot Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1962 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
45-RCA
1226
BIEM NCB (Boxed - Both Sides)
West One
(Etched Run Out: L2PW-368I-2C C U)
(Variation 9 - Side 2)
MADE IN ENGLAND BY THE DECCA RECORD CO LTD
Trade Mark(s) Registered Marca(s) Registrada(s)
RECORDING FIRST
PUBLISHED 1960 (Two Lines)
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)
Z/T Tax Code (Below High Fidelity)
No Parallel Lines (Both Sides)
(Etched Run Out: L2PW-3678-3C)
(Variation 10 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA VICTOR Small Silver Dot Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1962 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
45-RCA
1226
(Variation 10 - Side 2)
MADE IN ENGLAND BY THE DECCA RECORD CO LTD
Trade Mark(s) Registered Marca(s) Registrada(s)
RECORDING FIRST
PUBLISHED 1960 (Two Lines)
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)
P/T Tax Code (Below High Fidelity)
BIEM NCB (Boxed)
West One
Music
(Variation 11 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA VICTOR Small Silver Dot Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1963 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
45-RCA
1226
(Variation 11 - Side 2)
MADE IN ENGLAND BY THE DECCA RECORD CO LTD
Trade Mark(s) Registered Marca(s) Registrada(s)
RECORDING FIRST
PUBLISHED 1960 (Two Lines)
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)
M/T Tax Code (Below High Fidelity)
BIEM NCB (Boxed)
West One
Music
(Variation 12 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA VICTOR Small Silver Dot Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1963 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
RCA
1226
(Variation 12 - Side 2)
MADE IN ENGLAND BY THE DECCA RECORD CO LTD
Trade Mark(s) Registered Marca(s) Registrada(s)
RECORDING FIRST
PUBLISHED 1960 (Two Lines)
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)
M/T Tax Code (Below High Fidelity)
S (Below Tax Code)
BIEM NCB (Boxed)
West One
Music
(Variation 13 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA VICTOR Small Silver Dot Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1963 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
RCA-
1226
(Variation 13 - Side 2)
MADE IN ENGLAND BY THE DECCA RECORD CO LTD
Trade Mark(s) Registered Marca(s) Registrada(s)
RECORDING FIRST
PUBLISHED 1960 (Two Lines)
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)
M/T Tax Code (Below High Fidelity)
S (Below Tax Code)
N.C.B.
B.I.E.M. (Boxed)
West One
Music
(Variation 14 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA VICTOR Small Silver Dot Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1963 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
RCA-
1226
(Variation 14 - Side 2)
MADE IN ENGLAND BY THE DECCA RECORD CO LTD
Trade Mark(s) Registered Marca(s) Registrada(s)
RECORDING FIRST
PUBLISHED 1960 (Two Lines)
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)
K/T Tax Code (Below High Fidelity)
S (Directly Below Tax Code)
N.C.B.
B.I.E.M. (Boxed)
West One
Music
(Variation 15 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA VICTOR Small Silver Dot Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1963 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
RCA-
1226
(Variation 15 - Side 2)
MADE IN ENGLAND BY THE DECCA RECORD CO LTD
Trade Mark(s) Registered Marca(s) Registrada(s)
RECORDING FIRST
PUBLISHED 1960 (Two Lines)
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)
K/T Tax Code (Below High Fidelity)
S (Below Tax Code - Further Down)
N.C.B.
B.I.E.M. (Boxed)
West One
Music
(Variation 16 - Side 1)
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RCA VICTOR Small Silver Dot Logo
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(Variation 16 - Side 2)
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(Variation 21 - Side 1)
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(LABEL COMBINATION)
(Side 1: Variation 9)​
(LABEL COMBINATION)
(Side 2: Variation 11)​
(LABEL COMBINATION)
(Side 1: Variation 20)​
(LABEL COMBINATION)
(Side 2: Variation 19)​
(Orange Label, Stamped RCA VICTOR Logo, Knockout Centre)
(Variation 22 - Side 1)
(Orange Label)
Stamped RCA VICTOR Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1969 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
RCA 1226
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(Variation 22 - Side 2)
MANUFACTURED BY RCA LTD
(Thanks To Andy Honeywell For The Images)
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(Variation 23 - Side 1)
(Orange Label)
Stamped RCA VICTOR Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1969 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
RCA 1226
WOODEN & HEART (Closer Together)
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(Variation 23 - Side 2)
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(Variation 24 - Side 1)
(Orange Label)
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(Mono)
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(Thanks to Dean Murphy for the images)
(Variation 25 - Side 1)
(Orange Label)
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(Knockout Centre)
(1970 CBS Pressing)
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(Variation 25 - Side 2)
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(Variation 26 - Side 1)
(Orange Label)
Stamped RCA VICTOR Logo
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(1970 CBS Pressing)
(Mono)
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(Variation 26 - Side 2)
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(Orange Label, Stamped RCA VICTOR Logo, Solid Centre)
(Variation 27 - Side 1)
(Orange Label)
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(1970 CBS Pressing)
(Mono)
RCA 1226
(BIEM, NCB)
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(Variation 27 - Side 2)
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(Variation 28 - Side 1)
(Orange Label)
Stamped RCA VICTOR Logo
(Solid Centre)
(1970 CBS Pressing)
(Mono)
RCA 1226
(M In BIEM - Different Typeface)
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(Variation 28 - Side 2)
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(Variation 29 - Side 1)
(Orange Label)
Stamped RCA VICTOR Logo
(Solid Centre)
(1971 CBS Pressing)
(Mono)
RCA 1226
(Kaempfert In Line)
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(Variation 29 - Side 2)
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​WITH THE JORDANAIRES (Italics)
(Variation 30 - Side 1)
(Orange Label)
Stamped RCA VICTOR Logo
(Solid Centre)
(1971 CBS Pressing)
(Mono)
RCA 1226
(Kaempfert In Line)
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(Variation 30 - Side 2)
MANUFACTURED BY RCA LIMITED
(Carlin Slightly Moved To The Right)
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(Variation 31 - Side 1)
(Orange Label)
Stamped RCA VICTOR Logo
(Solid Centre)
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(Mono)
RCA 1226
(Kaempfert Slightly To The Right)
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(Variation 31 - Side 2)
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​UK Chart Information:
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This single entered the UK charts on March 15, 1961, peaking at no. 1.
​
Chart Run: (27 Weeks)
15/03/1961 - 24
22/03/1961 - 04
29/03/1961 - 01
05/04/1961 - 01
12/04/1961 - 01
19/04/1961 - 01
26/04/1961 - 01
03/05/1961 - 01
10/05/1961 - 02
17/05/1961 - 05
24/05/1961 - 06
31/05/1961 - 07
07/06/1961 - 16
14/06/1961 - 13
21/06/1961 - 19
28/06/1961 - 20
05/07/1961 - 23
12/07/1961 - 26
19/07/1961 - 32
26/07/1961 - 45
02/08/1961 - 43
09/08/1961 - 42
16/08/1961 - 39
23/08/1961 - 35
30/08/1961 - 33
06/09/1961 - 43
13/09/1961 - 45
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Recording Information:
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Wooden Heart
(April 28, 1960: RCA Studios, Hollywood, California)
​
Tonight is So Right for Love
(April 27, 1960: RCA Studios, Hollywood, California)
Elvis UK RCA Single Update
used by kind permission: (Thanks to Paul Alner)
Surrender
Lonely Man
RCA 1227 (45 rpm)
Track Listing:
Side 1:
1. Surrender
Side 2:
1. Lonely Man
Released: May 26, 1961:
Sound Format: mono
UK Single No: (33)
​
​
The A-side was recorded during a gospel recording session in Nashville in October. The B-side was used as part of the movie trailer for the movie "Wild In The Country".
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​
NOTE: This single was issued using the matrix number L2WW, part of the RCA system.
(L2 = 1960)
Side 1: L2WW 0377 Side 2: L2WW 5381
(Sleeve Variation 5 - Front)
Type 5: (January 1961 - November 1962)
This sleeve was red with white print,
​
White Tags Across The Top (Both Sides)
Large RCA Red Dot Logo. (Top Left - Both Sides)
​
White Banner Across The Centre
Circled 45 R.P.M
MADE IN ENGLAND (Bottom Right - Both Sides)
(Sleeve Variation 5 - Rear)
Identical to Front
(Test Pressing/Factory Sample/Demo/Promo)
(Factory Sample - Side 1)
(Dark Green Label)
45 R.P.M.
Stamped Large RCA Black Dot Logo
Side 1 "SURRENDER"
Double Sided
DEMONSTRATION SAMPLE NOT FOR SALE
(Knockout Centre)
(1961 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
(Stamped Details)
(Factory Sample - Side 2)
(Dark Green Label)
45 R.P.M.
Stamped Large RCA Black Dot Logo
Side 2 "LONELY MAN"
​
(Thanks To Andy Honeywell For The Images)
(Black Label, RCA Large Silver Dot Logo, Knockout Centre)
(Variation 1 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA Large Silver Dot Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1961 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
45-RCA
1227
(Variation 1 - Side 2)
MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN
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PUBLISHED 1961 (Two Lines)
USA NO:
47-7850
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)
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Parallel Lines (Both Sides)
(Variation 2 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA Large Silver Dot Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1961 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
45-RCA
1227
(Variation 2 - Side 2)
MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN
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PUBLISHED 1961 (Two Lines)
USA No
47-7850
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)
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(Variation 3 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA Large Silver Dot Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1961 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
45-RCA
1227
(Variation 3 - Side 2)
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PUBLISHED 1961 (Two Lines)
USA NO:
47-7850
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(No Full Stop In Matrix Number)
(Variation 4 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA Large Silver Dot Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1961 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
45-RCA
1227
Large BIEM (Boxed) (Between Lines On Left)
(Variation 4 - Side 2)
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FIRST PUBLISHED
1961 (Three Lines)
U.S.A. No. 47-7850
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)
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Parallel Lines (Both Sides)
(Variation 5 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA Large Silver Dot Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1961 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
45-RCA
1227
Large BIEM (Boxed)
Aberbach
(Between Lines On Left)
(Variation 5 - Side 2)
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1961 (Three Lines)
U.S.A. No.
47-7850
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)
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Parallel Lines (Both Sides)
(Variation 6 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA Large Silver Dot Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1961 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
45-RCA
1227
Large BIEM (Boxed)
Aberbach (Positioned Slightly Left)
(Between Lines On Left)
(Variation 6 - Side 2)
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FIRST PUBLISHED
1961 (Three Lines)
U.S.A. No.
47-7850
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)
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Parallel Lines (Both Sides)
(Black Label, RCA Large Silver Dot Logo, Solid Centre)
(Variation 7 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA Large Silver Dot Logo
(Solid Centre)
(1961 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
45-RCA
1227
Large BIEM (Boxed)
Aberbach
(Between Lines On Left)
(Variation 7 - Side 2)
MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN
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RECORDING
FIRST PUBLISHED
1961 (Three Lines)
U.S.A. No.
47-7850
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)
E/T Tax Code (Below High Fidelity)
Parallel Lines (Both Sides)
(Variation 8 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA Large Silver Dot Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1961 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
45-RCA
1227
Large B.I.E.M. (Boxed)
Aberbach
(Between Lines On Left)
(Variation 8 - Side 2)
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PUBLISHED 1961 (Two Lines)
USA NO:
47-7850
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)
E/T Tax Code (Below High Fidelity)
Parallel Lines (Both Sides)
(Variation 9 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA Large Silver Dot Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1961 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
45-RCA
1227
Aberbach
London Ltd./
B.I.E.M.
(Between Lines On Left)
(Variation 9 - Side 2)
MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN
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RECORDING FIRST
PUBLISHED 1961 (Two Lines)
USA NO:
47-7850
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)
E/T Tax Code (Below High Fidelity)
Parallel Lines (Both Sides)
(Black Label, RCA Large Silver Dot Logo, Solid Centre)
(Variation 10 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA Large Silver Dot Logo
(Solid Centre)
(1961 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
45-RCA
1227
Aberbach
London Ltd./
B.I.E.M.
(Between Lines On Left)
(Variation 10 - Side 2)
MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN
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RECORDING FIRST
PUBLISHED 1961 (Two Lines)
USA NO:
47-7850
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)
E/T Tax Code (Below High Fidelity)
Parallel Lines (Both Sides)
(Black Label, RCA Large Silver Dot Logo, Knockout Centre)
(Variation 11 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA Large Silver Dot Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1961 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
45-RCA
1227
B.I.E.M./
Aberbach
(Between Lines On Left)
(Variation 11 - Side 2)
MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN
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RECORDING FIRST
PUBLISHED 1961 (Two Lines)
USA NO (No Colon)
47-7850
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)
E/T Tax Code (Below High Fidelity)
Parallel Lines (Both Sides)
(Variation 12 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA Large Silver Dot Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1961 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
45-RCA
1227
B.I.E.M./
Aberbach
(Between Lines On Left)
(Variation 12 - Side 2)
MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN
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RECORDING FIRST
PUBLISHED 1961 (Two Lines)
USA NO:
47-7850
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)
E/T Tax Code (Below High Fidelity)
Parallel Lines (Both Sides)
(Variation 13 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA Large Silver Dot Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1961 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
45-RCA
1227
B.I.E.M./
Aberbach
(Between Lines On Left)
(Variation 13 - Side 2)
MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN
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RECORDING FIRST
PUBLISHED 1961 (Two Lines)
USA NO (No Colon)
47-7850
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)
E/T Tax Code (Below High Fidelity)
Parallel Lines (Both Sides)
(Variation 14 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA Large Silver Dot Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1961 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
45-RCA
1227
B.I.E.M./
Aberbach
(Between Lines On Left)
(Variation 14 - Side 2)
MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN
Trade Mark(s) ® Registered
RECORDING FIRST
PUBLISHED 1961 (Two Lines)
USA NO:
47-7850
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)
E/T Tax Code (Below High Fidelity)
Parallel Lines (Both Sides)
(No Full Stop In Matrix Number)
​UK Chart Information:
​
This single entered the UK charts on May 31, 1961, peaking at no. 1.
​
Chart Run: (15 Weeks)
31/05/1961 - 27
07/06/1961 - 01
14/06/1961 - 01
21/06/1961 - 01
28/06/1961 - 01
05/07/1961 - 02
12/07/1961 - 06
19/07/1961 - 09
26/07/1961 - 11
02/08/1961 - 16
09/08/1961 - 17
16/08/1961 - 24
23/08/1961 - 28
30/08/1961 - 32
06/09/1961 - 36
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Recording Information:
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Surrender
(October 30/31, 1960: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)
​
Lonely Man
(November 7, 1960: Radio Recorders, Studio B, Hollywood, California)
​
Elvis UK RCA Single Update
used by kind permission: (Thanks to Paul Alner)
Elvis UK RCA Single Update
used by kind permission: (Thanks to Paul Alner)
Record Mirror Newspaper (Wild In The Country Promo)
used by kind permission: (Thanks to Paul Alner)
Wild in the Country
I Feel So Bad
RCA 1244 (45 rpm)
Track Listing:
Side 1:
1. Wild In The Country
Side 2:
1. I Feel So Bad
Released: August 1961:
Sound Format: mono
UK Single No: (34)
​
​
The A-side was the title song of Elvis' new 20th Century Fox movie.
​
​
NOTE: This single was issued using the matrix number L2PW, part of the RCA system.
(L2 = 1960 - M2 = 1961)
Side 1: L2PW 5383 Side 2: M2WW 0571
(Sleeve Variation 5 - Front)
Type 5: (January 1961 - November 1962)
This sleeve was red with white print,
​
White Tags Across The Top (Both Sides)
Large RCA Red Dot Logo. (Top Left - Both Sides)
​
White Banner Across The Centre
Circled 45 R.P.M
MADE IN ENGLAND (Bottom Right - Both Sides)
(Sleeve Variation 5 - Rear)
Identical to Front
(Test Pressing/Factory Sample/Demo/Promo)
(Factory Sample - Side 1)
(Dark Green Label)
45 R.P.M.
Stamped Large RCA Black Dot Logo
Side 1 "WILD IN THE COUNTRY"
Double Sided
DEMONSTRATION SAMPLE NOT FOR SALE
(Knockout Centre)
(1961 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
(Stamped Details)
(Factory Sample - Side 2)
(Dark Green Label)
45 R.P.M.
Stamped Large RCA Black Dot Logo
Side 2 "I FEEL SO BAD"
​
(Thanks To Andy Honeywell For The Images)
(Black Label, RCA Large Silver Dot Logo, Knockout Centre)
(Variation 1 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA Large Silver Dot Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1961 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
45-RCA
1244
(Variation 1 - Side 2)
MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN
Trade Mark(s) ® Registered
RECORDING FIRST
PUBLISHED 1961 (Two Lines)
USA NO:
47-7880
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)
E/T Tax Code (Below High Fidelity)
Parallel Lines (Both Sides)
(Variation 2 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA Large Silver Dot Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1961 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
45-RCA
1244
(Variation 2 - Side 2)
MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN
Trade Mark(s) ® Registered
RECORDING FIRST
PUBLISHED 1961 (Two Lines)
USA NO:
47-7880
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)
E/T Tax Code (Below High Fidelity)
Parallel Lines (Both Sides
(Willis Has Half Bracket On Left)
(Variation 3 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA Large Silver Dot Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1961 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
45-RCA
1244
(Etched Run Out: L2PW-5383-IC)
(Variation 3 - Side 2)
MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN
Trade Mark(s) ® Registered
RECORDING FIRST
PUBLISHED 1961 (Two Lines)
USA NO (No Colon)
47-7880
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)
E/T Tax Code (Below High Fidelity)
Parallel Lines (Both Sides)
(Etched Run Out: M2WW-057I-IC)
(Variation 4 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA Large Silver Dot Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1961 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
45-RCA-
1244
(Variation 4 - Side 2)
MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN
Trade Mark(s) Registered Marca(s) Registrada(s)
RECORDING FIRST
PUBLISHED 1961 (Two Lines)
No USA NO
(47-7880)
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)
(No Tax Code)
Parallel Lines (Both Sides)
(LABEL COMBINATION)
(Side 1: Variation 1)
(LABEL COMBINATION)
(Side 2: Variation 4)
(Black Label, RCA Large Silver Dot Logo, Solid Centre)
(Variation 5 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA Large Silver Dot Logo
(Solid Centre)
(1961 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
45-RCA-
1244
(Variation 5 - Side 2)
MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN
Trade Mark(s) Registered Marca(s) Registrada(s)
RECORDING FIRST
PUBLISHED 1961 (Two Lines)
No USA NO
(47-7880)
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)
(No Tax Code)
Parallel Lines (Both Sides)
​​UK Chart Information:
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This single entered the UK charts on September 13, 1961, peaking at no. 4.
​
Chart Run: (12 Weeks)
13/09/1961 - 17
20/09/1961 - 04
27/09/1961 - 04
04/10/1961 - 05
11/10/1961 - 06
18/10/1961 - 08
25/10/1961 - 10
01/11/1961 - 14
08/11/1961 - 22
15/11/1961 - 34
22/11/1961 - 31
29/11/1961 - 49
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Recording Information:
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Wild in the Country
(November 7, 1960: Radio Recorders, Studio B, Hollywood, California)
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I Feel So Bad
(March 12/13, 1961: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)
​
His Latest Flame
Little Sister
RCA 1258 (45 rpm)
Track Listing:
Side 1:
1. (Marie's The Name) His Latest Flame
Side 2:
1. Little Sister
Released: October 1961:
Sound Format: mono
UK Single No: (35)
​
​
This single contained two very strong sides that showed the versatility in Elvis' voice.
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​
NOTE: This single was issued using the matrix number M2WW, part of the RCA system.
(M2 = 1961)
Side 1: M2WW 0860 Side 2: M2WW 0861
(Sleeve Variation 5 - Front)
Type 5: (January 1961 - November 1962)
This sleeve was red with white print,
​
White Tags Across The Top (Both Sides)
Large RCA Red Dot Logo. (Top Left - Both Sides)
​
White Banner Across The Centre
Circled 45 R.P.M
MADE IN ENGLAND (Bottom Right - Both Sides)
(Sleeve Variation 5 - Rear)
Identical to Front
(Test Pressing/Factory Sample/Demo/Promo)
(Factory Sample - Side 1)
(Dark Green Label)
45 R.P.M.
Stamped Large RCA Black Dot Logo
Side 1 "HIS LATEST FLAME"
Double Sided
DEMONSTRATION SAMPLE NOT FOR SALE
(Knockout Centre)
(1961 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
(Stamped Details)
(Factory Sample - Side 2)
(Dark Green Label)
45 R.P.M.
Stamped Large RCA Black Dot Logo
Side 2 "LITTLE SISTER"
​
(Thanks To Andy Honeywell For The Images)
(Factory Sample - Side 1)
(Dark Green Label)
45 R.P.M.
Stamped Large RCA Black Dot Logo
Side 1 "HIS LATEST FLAME"
Double Sided
DEMONSTRATION SAMPLE NOT FOR SALE
(Solid Centre)
(1961 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
(Stamped Details)
(Factory Sample - Side 2)
(Dark Green Label)
45 R.P.M.
Stamped Large RCA Black Dot Logo
Side 2 "LITTLE SISTER"
​
​
(Black Label, RCA Large Silver Dot Logo, Knockout Centre)
(Variation 1 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA Large Silver Dot Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1961 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
45-RCA
1258
BIEM,MCPS. (Full Stop After MCPS)
(Full Stop In Matrix Number)
(Variation 1 - Side 2)
MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN
Trade Mark(s) ® Registered
RECORDING FIRST
PUBLISHED 1961 (Two Lines)
USA NO:
47-7908
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)
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(Variation 2 - Side 1)
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(1961 Decca Pressing)
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BIEM,MCPS. (Full Stop After MCPS)
(No Full Stop In Matrix Number)
(Variation 2 - Side 2)
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BIEM,MCPS. (Full Stop After MCPS)
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BIEM,MCPS. (Full Stop After MCPS)
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(1961 Decca Pressing)
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1258
BIEM, MCPS. (Full Stop After MCPS)
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(1961 Decca Pressing)
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45-RCA
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BIEM, MCPS. (Full Stop After MCPS)
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(Full Stop In Matrix Number)
(Variation 6 - Side 2)
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RCA Large Silver Dot Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1961 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
45-RCA
1258
BIEM, MCPS. (Full Stop After MCPS)
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(No Full Stop In Matrix Number)
(Variation 7 - Side 2)
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RCA Large Silver Dot Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1961 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
45-RCA
1258
BIEM/NCB
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(Variation 8 - Side 2)
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(Variation 9 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA Large Silver Dot Logo
(Solid Centre)
(1961 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
45-RCA
1258
BIEM/NCB
(Publishers In Line - Between Lines On Left)
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(Variation 9 - Side 2)
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(Black Label, RCA Large Silver Dot Logo, Knockout Centre)
(Variation 10 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA Large Silver Dot Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1961 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
45-RCA
1258
B.I.E.M.
(Publishers In Line - Between Lines On Left)
(No Hyphen In Matrix Number)
(Variation 10 - Side 2)
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1961 (Three Lines)
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"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)
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(Variation 11 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA Large Silver Dot Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1961 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
45-RCA
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B.I.E.M.
(Publishers In Line - Between Lines On Left)
(No Hyphen In Matrix Number)
(Variation 11 - Side 2)
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1961 (Three Lines)
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47-7908
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)
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(Variation 12 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA Large Silver Dot Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1961 Decca Pressing)
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45-RCA-
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N.C.B.
B.I.E.M. (Boxed)
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(LABEL COMBINATION)
(Side 1: Variation 12)
(LABEL COMBINATION)
(Side 2: Variation 12 - Side 1 Label)
(Black Label, RCA Large Silver Dot Logo, Solid Centre)
(Variation 13 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA Large Silver Dot Logo
(Solid Centre)
(1961 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
45-RCA-
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N.C.B.
B.I.E.M. (Boxed)
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PUBLISHED 1961 (Two Lines)
(47-7908)
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)
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​UK Chart Information:
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This single entered the UK charts on November 8, 1961, peaking at no. 1.
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Chart Run: (13 Weeks)
08/11/1961 - 04
15/11/1961 - 01
22/11/1961 - 01
29/11/1961 - 01
06/12/1961 - 01
13/12/1961 - 02
20/12/1961 - 05
27/12/1961 - 10
03/01/1962 - 13
10/01/1962 - 15
17/01/1962 - 24
24/01/1962 - 28
31/01/1962 - 39
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Information: www.officialcharts.com
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Recording Information:
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His Latest Flame
(June 25/26, 1961: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)
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Little Sister
(June 25/26, 1961: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)
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Elvis UK RCA Single Promo
used by kind permission: (Thanks to Paul Alner)
Elvis UK RCA Single Review
used by kind permission: (Thanks to Paul Alner)