Guitar Man
Hi Heel Sneakers
RCA 1663 (45 rpm)
Track Listing:
Side 1:
1. Guitar Man
Side 2:
1. Hi Heel Sneakers
Released: February 16, 1968:
Sound Format: mono
UK Single No: (62)
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Elvis' latest single was a very strong offering with two great sides. The A-side having the benefit of the songwriter, Jerry Reed on guitar duties. But unfortunately like previous occasions, RCA showed a complete lack of foresight, and stuck it on the "Clambake" soundtrack LP as a bonus track . The B-side was a worthy pairing, showing Elvis at his bluesy best.
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NOTE: This single was issued using the matrix numbers UPKM, part of the RCA system.
(UP = 1967)
Side 1: UPKM 2765 Side 2: UPKM 2770
(Sleeve Variation 6 - Front)
Type 6: (November 1962 - November 1968)
This sleeve was reddish Pink 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 6 - Rear)
Identical to Front
(Test Pressing/Factory Sample/Demo/Promo)
(Factory Sample - Side 1)
(Green Label)
45 R.P.M.
Stamped RCA VICTOR Small Silver Dot Logo
Side 1: "GUITAR MAN"
Double Sided
DEMONSTRATION SAMPLE NOT FOR SALE
(Knockout Centre)
(1968 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
(Factory Sample - Side 2)
(Green Label)
45 R.P.M.
Stamped RCA VICTOR Small Silver Dot Logo
Side 2: "HI HEEL SNEAKERS"
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​(Thanks to Andy Honeywell for the improved images)
(Black Label, RCA VICTOR Small Silver Dot Logo, Knockout Centre)
(Variation 1 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA VICTOR Small Silver Dot Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1968 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
RCA 1663
(Variation 1 - Side 2)
Trade Mark(s) Registered Marca(s) Registrada(s)
â„— 1968 (Top Left)
45 Symbol (Top Right)
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Below 45 Symbol)
(No Tax Code)
USA No.
(47-9425)​
(Variation 2 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA VICTOR Small Silver Dot Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1968 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
RCA 1663
(Variation 2 - Side 2)
Trade Mark(s) Registered Marca(s) Registrada(s)
â„— 1968 (Top Left)
45 Symbol (Top Right)
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Below 45 Symbol)
(No Tax Code)
USA No.:
(47-9425)
(Variation 3 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA VICTOR Small Silver Dot Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1968 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
RCA-1663
(Variation 3 - Side 2)
Trade Mark(s) Registered Marca(s) Registrada(s)
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Left)
â„— 1968 (Below High Fidelity)
45 Symbol (Top Right)
(No Tax Code)
(LABEL COMBINATION)
(Side 1: Variation 2)
(LABEL COMBINATION)
(Side 2: Variation 1)
​UK Chart Information:
This single entered the UK charts on February 27, 1968, peaking at no. 19.
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Chart Run: (9 Weeks)
27/02/1968 - 45
05/03/1968 - 24
12/03/1968 - 23
19/03/1968 - 24
26/03/1968 - 20
02/04/1968 - 19
09/04/1968 - 26
16/04/1968 - 38
23/04/1968 - 49
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Information: www.officialcharts.com
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Recording Information:
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Guitar Man
(September 10/11, 1967: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)
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Hi-Heel Sneakers
(September 11/12, 1967: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)
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U.S. Male
Stay Away
RCA 1688 (45 rpm)
Track Listing:
Side 1:
1. U.S. Male
Side 2:
1. Stay Away
Released: May 19, 1968:
Sound Format: mono
UK Single No: (63)
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The A-side of this new single like the previous one, also had Jerry Reed playing guitar for Elvis. The B-side "Stay Away" was based on the traditional song "Greensleeves" recorded for the movie "Stay Away, Joe".
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NOTE: This single was issued using the matrix numbers WPKM, part of the RCA system.
(WP = 1968)
Side 1: WPKM 1807 Side 2: WPKM 1002
(Sleeve Variation 6 - Front)
Type 6: (November 1962 - November 1968)
This sleeve was reddish Pink 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 6 - Rear)
Identical to Front
(Test Pressing/Factory Sample/Demo/Promo)
(Factory Sample - Side 1)
(Green Label)
45 R.P.M.
Stamped RCA VICTOR Small Silver Dot Logo
Side 1: "U.S. MALE"
Double Sided
DEMONSTRATION SAMPLE NOT FOR SALE
(Knockout Centre)
(1968 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
(Factory Sample - Side 2)
(Green Label)
45 R.P.M.
Stamped RCA VICTOR Small Silver Dot Logo
Side 2: "STAY AWAY"
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​(Thanks to Andy Honeywell for the improved images)
(Black Label, RCA VICTOR Small Silver Dot Logo, Knockout Centre)
(Variation 1 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA VICTOR Small Silver Dot Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1968 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
RCA 1688
(Variation 1 - Side 2)
Trade Mark(s) Registered Marca(s) Registrada(s)
â„— 1968 (Top Left)
45 Symbol (Top Right)
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Below 45 Symbol)
J/T Tax Code (Below 1688)​
(Variation 2 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA VICTOR Small Silver Dot Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1968 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
RCA 1663
(Variation 2 - Side 2)
Trade Mark(s) Registered Marca(s) Registrada(s)
â„— 1968 (Top Left)
45 Symbol (Top Right)
"New" Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Below 45 Symbol)
J/T Tax Code (Below 1688)​
(Variation 3 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA VICTOR Small Silver Dot Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1968 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
RCA 1663
(Variation 3 - Side 2)
Trade Mark(s) Registered Marca(s) Registrada(s)
â„— 1968 (Top Left)
45 Symbol (Top Right)
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Below 45 Symbol)
J/T Tax Code (Further Left, Below 1688)​
(Orange Label, Stamped RCA VICTOR Logo, Knockout Centre)
(Variation 4 - Side 1)
(Orange Label)
Stamped RCA VICTOR Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1970 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
(Variation 4 - Side 2)
â„— 1968 (Bottom Right)
MANUFACTURED BY RCA LIMITED
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(Thanks to Andy Honeywell for the improved images)
​UK Chart Information:
This single entered the UK charts on May 21, 1968, peaking at no. 15.
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Chart Run: (8 Weeks)
21/05/1968 - 40
28/05/1968 - 18
04/06/1968 - 16
11/06/1968 - 15
18/06/1968 - 22
25/06/1968 - 23
02/07/1968 - 34
09/07/1968 - 50
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Information: www.officialcharts.com
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Recording Information:
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U.S. Male
(January 16/17, 1968: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)
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Stay Away
(January 16/17, 1968: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)
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Your Time Hasn't Come Yet, Baby
Let Yourself Go
RCA 1714 (45 rpm)
Track Listing:
Side 1:
1. Your Time Hasn't Come Yet, Baby
Side 2:
1. Let Yourself Go
Released: July 5, 1968:
Sound Format: mono
UK Single No: (64)
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Both sides of this single were included on the new soundtrack LP "Speedway" (RD 7957).
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NOTE: This single was issued using the matrix numbers WPKM, part of the RCA system.
(WP = 1968)
Side 1: WPKM 1023 Side 2: WPKM 1029
(Sleeve Variation 6 - Front)
Type 6: (November 1962 - November 1968)
This sleeve was reddish Pink 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 6 - Rear)
Identical to Front
(Test Pressing/Factory Sample/Demo/Promo)
(Factory Sample - Side 1)
(Green Label)
45 R.P.M.
Stamped RCA VICTOR Small Silver Dot Logo
Side 1: "YOUR TIME HASN'T COME YET BABY"
Double Sided
DEMONSTRATION SAMPLE NOT FOR SALE
(Knockout Centre)
(1968 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
(Factory Sample - Side 2)
(Green Label)
45 R.P.M.
Stamped RCA VICTOR Small Silver Dot Logo
Side 2: "LET YOURSELF GO"
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​(Thanks to Andy Honeywell for the improved images)
(Black Label, RCA VICTOR Small Silver Dot Logo, Knockout Centre)
(Variation 1 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA VICTOR Small Silver Dot Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1968 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
RCA 1714
(Variation 1 - Side 2)
Trade Mark(s) Registered Marca(s) Registrada(s)
â„— 1968 (Top Left)
45 Symbol (Top Right)
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Below 45 Symbol)
J/T Tax Code (Below 1714)​
(Variation 2 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA VICTOR Small Silver Dot Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1968 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
RCA
1714
(Variation 2 - Side 2)
Trade Mark(s) Registered Marca(s) Registrada(s)
â„— 1968 (Top Left)
45 Symbol (Top Right)
"New" Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Below 45 Symbol)
J.T. Tax Code (Below High Fidelity)​
(LABEL COMBINATION)
(Side 1: Variation 2)
(LABEL COMBINATION)
(Side 2: Variation 1)
​UK Chart Information:
This single entered the UK charts on July 23, 1968, peaking at no. 22.
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Chart Run: (11 Weeks)
23/07/1968 - 45
30/07/1968 - 45
06/08/1968 - 40
13/08/1968 - 28
20/08/1968 - 23
27/08/1968 - 24
03/09/1968 - 22
10/09/1968 - 24
17/09/1968 - 34
24/09/1968 - 41
01/10/1968 - 43
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Information: www.officialcharts.com
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Recording Information:
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Your Time Hasn't Come Yet, Baby
(June 20/21, 1967: MGM Sound Stage, Hollywood, California)
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Let Yourself Go
(June 21, 1967: MGM Sound Stage, Hollywood, California)
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Elvis UK RCA Single Promo Ad
used by kind permission: (Thanks to Paul Alner)
You'll Never Walk Alone
We Call On Him
RCA 1747 (45 rpm)
Track Listing:
Side 1:
1. You'll Never Walk Alone
Side 2:
1. We Call On Him
Released: October 1968:
Sound Format: mono
UK Single No: (65)
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This new single contained two songs, of which the A-side was already well-known and originally included on the soundtrack for the 1945 movie musical, "Carousel". The B-side was a gospel number recorded in Nashville in 1967.
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NOTE: This single was issued using the matrix numbers WPKM, part of the RCA system.
(WP = 1968)
Side 1: WPKM 2773 Side 2: WPKM 2772
(Sleeve Variation 6 - Front)
Type 6: (November 1962 - November 1968)
This sleeve was reddish Pink 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 6 - Rear)
Identical to Front
(Test Pressing/Factory Sample/Demo/Promo)
(Factory Sample - Side 1)
(Green Label)
45 R.P.M.
Stamped RCA VICTOR Small Silver Dot Logo
Side 1: "YOU'LL NEVER WALK ALONE"
Double Sided
DEMONSTRATION SAMPLE NOT FOR SALE
(Knockout Centre)
(1968 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
(Factory Sample - Side 2)
(Green Label)
45 R.P.M.
Stamped RCA VICTOR Small Silver Dot Logo
Side 2: "WE CALL ON HIM"
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​(Thanks to Andy Honeywell for the improved images)
(Black Label, RCA VICTOR Small Silver Dot Logo, Knockout Centre)
(Variation 1 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA VICTOR Small Silver Dot Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1968 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
RCA
1747
(Variation 1 - Side 2)
Trade Mark(s) Registered Marca(s) Registrada(s)
â„— 1968 (Top Left)
45 Symbol (Top Right)
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Below 45 Symbol)
J.T. Tax Code (Below High Fidelity)​
(Variation 2 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA VICTOR Small Silver Dot Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1968 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
RCA 1714
(Variation 2 - Side 2)
Trade Mark(s) Registered Marca(s) Registrada(s)
â„— 1968 (Top Left)
45 Symbol (Top Right)
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Below 45 Symbol)
J/T Tax Code (Below RCA 1747)​
(Variation 3 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA VICTOR Small Silver Dot Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1968 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
RCA 1714
J/T Tax Code (Below RCA 1747 - Further Down)​
(Variation 3 - Side 2)
Trade Mark(s) Registered Marca(s) Registrada(s)
â„— 1968 (Top Left)
45 Symbol (Top Right)
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Below 45 Symbol)
J.T. Tax Code (Below RCA 1747)​
(Variation 4 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA VICTOR Small Silver Dot Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1968 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
RCA-1714
(Variation 4 - Side 2)
Trade Mark(s) Registered Marca(s) Registrada(s)
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Left)
â„— 1968 (Top Left)
45 Symbol (Top Right)
J/T Tax Code (Below 45 Symbol)​
(LABEL COMBINATION)
(Side 1: Variation 3)
(LABEL COMBINATION)
(Side 2: Variation 4)
(LABEL COMBINATION)
(Side 1: Variation 3)
(LABEL COMBINATION)
(Side 2: Variation 1)
(LABEL COMBINATION)
(Side 1: Variation 4)
(LABEL COMBINATION)
(Side 2: Variation 1)
​UK Chart Information:
This single entered the UK charts on October 22, 1968, peaking at no. 44.
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Chart Run: (3 Weeks)
22/10/1968 - 45
29/10/1968 - 45
05/11/1968 - 49
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Information: www.officialcharts.com
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Recording Information:
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You'll Never Walk Alone
(September 11/12, 1967: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)
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We Call On Him
(September 11/12, 1967: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)
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A Little Less Conversation
Almost In Love
RCA 1768 (45 rpm)
Track Listing:
Side 1:
1. A Little Less Conversation
Side 2:
1. Almost In Love
Released: November 29, 1968:
Sound Format: mono
UK Single No: (66)
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Both of these songs were taken from the soundtrack of Elvis' latest movie, "Live A Little, Love A Little".
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NOTE: This single was issued using the matrix numbers WPKM, part of the RCA system.
(WP = 1968)
Side 1: WPKM 5766 Side 2: WPKM 5767
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NOTE: RCA 1768 was the last single to use the RCA Victor black label and also the red and white company sleeve.
(Sleeve Variation 6 - Front)
Type 6: (November 1962 - November 1968)
This sleeve was reddish Pink 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 6 - Rear)
Identical to Front
(Test Pressing/Factory Sample/Demo/Promo)
(Factory Sample - Side 1)
(Pink Label)
45 R.P.M.
Stamped RCA VICTOR Small Silver Dot Logo
Side 1: "A LITTLE LESS CONVERSATION"
Double Sided
DEMONSTRATION SAMPLE NOT FOR SALE
(Knockout Centre)
(1968 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
(Factory Sample - Side 2)
(Green Label)
45 R.P.M.
Stamped RCA VICTOR Small Silver Dot Logo
Side 2: "ALMOST IN LOVE"
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​(Thanks to Andy Honeywell for the improved images)
(Black Label, RCA VICTOR Small Silver Dot Logo, Knockout Centre)
(Variation 1 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA VICTOR Small Silver Dot Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1968 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
RCA 1768
(Variation 1 - Side 2)
Trade Mark(s) Registered Marca(s) Registrada(s)
â„— 1968 (Top Left)
45 Symbol (Top Right)
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Below 45 Symbol)
J/T Tax Code (Below RCA 1768)​
(Variation 2 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA VICTOR Small Silver Dot Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1968 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
RCA-1768
(Variation 2 - Side 2)
Trade Mark(s) Registered Marca(s) Registrada(s)
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Left)
â„— 1968 (Below High Fidelity)
45 Symbol (Top Right)
J/T Tax Code (Below 45 Symbol)​
UK Chart Information:
This single failed to chart.
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Recording Information:
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A Little Less Conversation
(March 7, 1968: Western Recorders, Studio 1, Hollywood, California)
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Almost in Love
(March 11, 1968: Western Recorders, Studio 1, Hollywood, California)
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