ELVIS'
GOLDEN RECORDS
VOL. 2
RCA RD 27159
Track Listing:
Side 1:
1. I Need Your Love Tonight
2. Don't
3. Wear My Ring Around Your Neck
4. My Wish Came True
5. I Got Stung
6. Loving You
7. (Let me be your) Teddy Bear
Side 2:
1. One Night
2. A Big Hunk O' Love
3. I Beg Of You
4. (Now and then there's) A Fool Such As I
5. Doncha' Think It's Time
6. Jailhouse Rock
7. Treat Me Nice
Released: June 1960:
Sound Format: mono
UK Album No: (10)
This album was the second volume in the "Golden Records" series. The American version had a different title: "50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong - Elvis' Gold Records Vol. 2".
It also came with a total of ten tracks compared to the U.K. release which had fourteen.
The front cover showed Elvis wearing his famous gold lame suit made by Nudie of Hollywood. The back of the sleeve used a 1959 publicity photo taken while Elvis was still stationed in Germany.
NOTE: This LP was issued using the matrix number LFPP. LF = Compilation PP = Mono LP
Side 1: LFPP 8011 Side 2: LFPP 8012
This album was kept in stock by issuing re-pressings with the same catalogue number until it was deleted by RCA in September 1970.
(Sleeve Variation 1 - Front)
Fully Laminated (not stated)
Small RCA Logo, A New Orthophonic Recording (Boxed)
ELVIS' GOLDEN RECORDS-VOL. 2
MONO| RD-27159
(Sleeve Variation 1 - Rear)
Full Size 1959 Army Publicity Photo
Printed by St. James Press London S.E.1
(Foldover Bottom Left)
Laminated with 'Clarifoil' made by British Celanese Limited (Foldover Bottom Right)
Round Cutouts On Foldovers
Writing On Spine
(Sleeve Variation 2 - Front)
Fully Laminated (not stated)
Small RCA Logo, A New Orthophonic Recording (Boxed)
ELVIS' GOLDEN RECORDS-VOL. 2
MONO| RD-27159
(Sleeve Variation 2 - Rear)
(Identical To Variation 1)
(Except No Writing on Foldovers)
(Sleeve Variation 3 - Front)
Fully Laminated (not stated)
Small RCA Logo, A New Orthophonic Recording (Boxed)
ELVIS' GOLDEN RECORDS-VOL. 2
MONO| RD-27159
(Sleeve Variation 3 - Rear)
Full Size 1959 Army Publicity Photo
No Writing On Back
No Round Cutouts On Foldovers
Writing On Spine
(Sleeve Variation 4 - Front)
Fully Laminated (not stated)
Small RCA Logo, A New Orthophonic Recording (Boxed)
ELVIS' GOLDEN RECORDS-VOL. 2
MONO| RD-27159
(Sleeve Variation 4 - Rear)
Full Size 1959 Army Publicity Photo
Printed in England by James Upton Ltd, Birmingham & London (Bottom Left)
Writing On Spine
Foldovers (Top & Bottom)
(Sleeve Variation 5 - Front)
Fully Laminated (stated)
Small RCA Logo, A New Orthophonic Recording (Boxed)
ELVIS' GOLDEN RECORDS-VOL. 2
MONO| RD-27159
(Sleeve Variation 5 - Rear)
Printed by St. James Press London S.E.1
(Bottom Left)
Laminated with 'Clarifoil' made by British Celanese Limited (Bottom Right)
No Foldovers
Writing On Spine
(Sleeve Variation 6 - Front)
Fully Laminated (not stated)
Small RCA Logo, A New Orthophonic Recording (Boxed)
ELVIS' GOLDEN RECORDS-VOL. 2
MONO| RD-27159
(Sleeve Variation 6 - Rear)
Full Size 1959 Army Publicity Photo
Printed in England by James Upton Ltd, Birmingham & London (Bottom Left)
No Foldovers
Writing On Spine
(Sleeve Variation 7 - Front)
Fully Laminated (not stated)
Small RCA Logo, A New Orthophonic Recording (Boxed)
ELVIS' GOLDEN RECORDS-VOL. 2
MONO| RD-27159
(Sleeve Variation 7 - Rear)
(Identical To Variation 6)
(Except No Writing On Back)
(Sleeve Variation 8 - Front)
Laminated Front Only (not stated)
Small RCA Logo, A New Orthophonic Recording (Boxed)
ELVIS' GOLDEN RECORDS-VOL. 2
MONO| RD-27159
(Sleeve Variation 8 - Rear)
Full Size 1959 Army Publicity Photo
Printed in England by James Upton Ltd, Birmingham & London (Bottom Left)
No Foldovers
Writing On Spine
(Sleeve Variation 9 - Front)
Laminated Front Only (not stated)
Small RCA Logo, A New Orthophonic Recording (Boxed)
ELVIS' GOLDEN RECORDS-VOL. 2
MONO| RD-27159
(Sleeve Variation 9 - Rear)
(Identical To Variation 8)
(Except No Writing On Back)
Writing On Spine
(Test Pressing/Factory Sample/Demo/Promo)
(Factory Sample - Side 1)
(Green Label)
SIDE 1 (LFPP 8011-1B) (RD 27159)
(1960 Decca Single Sided Test Pressing)
(Mono)
(19mm Press Ring Circle)
(Stamped Details)
(Factory Sample - Side 2)
(Blank Side)
(Thanks To Andy Honeywell For The Images)
(Test Pressing/Factory Sample/Demo/Promo)
(Factory Sample - Side 1)
(Green Label)
SIDE 2 (LFPP 8012-2B) (RD 27159)
(1960 Decca Single Sided Test Pressing)
(Mono)
(19mm Press Ring Circle)
(Hand Written Details)
(Factory Sample - Side 2)
(Blank Side)
(Thanks To Andy Honeywell For The Images)
(Black Label, RCA Large Silver Dot Logo)
(Variation 1 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
Large RCA Logo
(1960 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
(19mm Press Ring Circle)
(Variation 1 - Side 2)
MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN
Trade Mark(s) ® Registered
RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1959 (Top Left)
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)
No Tax Code
Parallel Lines
(Black Label, RCA Large Silver Dot Logo)
(Variation 2 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
Large RCA Logo
(1960 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
(19mm Press Ring Circle)
(Variation 2 - Side 2)
No MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN
No Trade Mark(s) ® Registered
RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1959 (Top Left)
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)
E/T Tax Code under High Fidelity
No Parallel Lines
(Thanks to Dean Murphy for the images)
(Black Label, RCA Large Silver Dot Logo)
(Variation 3 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
Large RCA Logo
(1960 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
(19mm Press Ring Circle)
(Variation 3- Side 2)
Trade Mark(s) Registered Marca(s) Registrada(s)
RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1959 (Top Left)
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)
E/T Tax Code Under High Fidelity
(Thanks to Paul Alner for the information)
(Black Label, RCA Large Silver Dot Logo)
(Variation 4 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
Large RCA Logo
(1961 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
(19mm Press Ring Circle)
(Variation 4 - Side 2)
Trade Mark(s) Registered Marca(s) Registrada(s)
RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1959 (Top Left)
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)
O/T Tax Code Under High Fidelity
(Black Label, RCA Large Silver Dot Logo)
(Variation 5 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
Large RCA Logo
(1961 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
(19mm Press Ring Circle)
(Variation 5 - Side 2)
Trade Mark(s) Registered Marca(s) Registrada(s)
RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1959 (Top Left)
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)
O/T Tax Code Under High Fidelity
O Above Matrix Number (Both Sides)
(Black Label, RCA Large Silver Dot Logo)
(Variation 6 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
Large RCA Logo
(1962 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
(19mm Press Ring Circle)
(Variation 6 - Side 2)
Trade Mark(s) Registered Marca(s) Registrada(s)
RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1959 (Top Left)
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)
Z/T Tax Code Under High Fidelity
N Above The Matrix Number (Both Sides)
(Thanks to Paul Alner For The Information)
(Black Label, RCA Large Silver Dot Logo)
(LABEL COMBINATION)
Side 1: Variation 4
(LABEL COMBINATION)
Side 2: Variation 2
(Black Label, RCA VICTOR Small Silver Dot Logo)
(Variation 7 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA VICTOR Small Silver Dot Logo
(1962 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
(19mm Press Ring Circle)
(Variation 7 - Side 2)
Trade Mark(s) Registered Marca(s) Registrada(s)
RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1959 (Top Left)
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)
Z/T Tax Code Under High Fidelity
(Thanks to Dean Murphy for the images)
(Black Label, RCA VICTOR Small Silver Dot Logo)
(Variation 8 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA VICTOR Small Silver Dot Logo
(1962 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
(19mm Press Ring Circle)
(Variation 8 - Side 2)
Trade Mark(s) Registered Marca(s) Registrada(s)
RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1959 (Top Left)
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)
Z/T Tax Code Under High Fidelity
N Above The Matrix Number (Both Sides)
(Black Label, RCA VICTOR Small Silver Dot Logo)
(Variation 9 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA VICTOR Small Silver Dot Logo
(1963 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
(19mm Press Ring Circle)
(Variation 9 - Side 2)
Trade Mark(s) Registered Marca(s) Registrada(s)
RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1959 (Top Left)
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)
M/T Tax Code Under High Fidelity
N Above The Matrix Number (Both Sides)
(Thanks to Dean Murphy for the images)
(Black Label, RCA VICTOR Small Silver Dot Logo)
(Variation 10 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA VICTOR Small Silver Dot Logo
(1963 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
(19mm Press Ring Circle)
(Variation 10 - Side 2)
Trade Mark(s) Registered Marca(s) Registrada(s)
RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1959 (Top Left)
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)
M/T Tax Code Under High Fidelity
N In Line With Matrix Number (Both Sides)
(Black Label, RCA VICTOR Small Silver Dot Logo)
(LABEL COMBINATION)
Side 1: Variation 8
(LABEL COMBINATION)
Side 2: Variation 9
(Black Label, RCA VICTOR Small Red Dot Logo)
(Variation 11 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA VICTOR Small Red Dot Logo
(1964 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
(19mm Press Ring Circle)
(Variation 11 - Side 2)
No Trade Mark(s) Registered Marca(s) Registrada(s)
RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1959 (Top Left)
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)
M/T Tax Code Above "New Orthophonic"
M.C.P.S. (Left Centre)
N In Line With Matrix Number (Both Sides)
(Black Label, RCA VICTOR Small Red Dot Logo)
(Variation 12 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA VICTOR Small Red Dot Logo
(1964 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
(19mm Press Ring Circle)
(Variation 12 - Side 2)
RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1959 (Top Left)
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)
M/T Tax Code Above "New Orthophonic"
BIEM NCB (Boxed) (Left Centre Both Sides)
N In Line With Matrix Number (Both Sides)
(Thanks to Andy Honeywell for the improved images)
(Black Label, RCA VICTOR Small Red Dot Logo)
(Variation 13 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA VICTOR Small Red Dot Logo
(1964 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
(19mm Press Ring Circle)
BIEM NCB (Boxed) (Left Centre)
(Variation 13 - Side 2)
RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1959 (Top Left)
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)
M/T Tax Code Above "New Orthophonic"
M.C.P.S. (Left Centre)
No N In Line With Matrix Number (Both Sides)
(Thanks to Dean Murphy for the images)
(Black Label, RCA VICTOR Small Red Dot Logo)
(Variation 14 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA VICTOR Small Red Dot Logo
(1964 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
(19mm Press Ring Circle)
N.C.B. (Above) B.I.E.M. (Boxed) (Left Centre)
(Variation 14 - Side 2)
RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1959 (Top Left)
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)
M/T Tax Code Above "New Orthophonic"
(New Typeface)
(Black Label, RCA VICTOR Small Red Dot Logo)
(Variation 15 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA VICTOR Small Red Dot Logo
(1965 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
(19mm Press Ring Circle)
N.C.B. (Above) B.I.E.M. (Boxed) (Left Centre)
(Variation 15 - Side 2)
℗ 1959 (Top Left)
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)
M/T Tax Code Above "New Orthophonic"
(New Typeface)
(Black Label, RCA VICTOR Small Red Dot Logo)
(Variation 16 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA VICTOR Small Red Dot Logo
(1965 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
(19mm Press Ring Circle)
BIEM NCB (Boxed) (Left Centre)
(Variation 16 - Side 2)
℗ 1959 (Top Left)
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)
M/T Tax Code Above "New Orthophonic"
(Old Typeface)
(Thanks To Paul Alner For The Information)
(Black Label, RCA VICTOR Small Red Dot Logo)
(Variation 17 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA VICTOR Small Red Dot Logo
(1965 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
(19mm Press Ring Circle)
BIEM NCB (Boxed) (Left Centre)
(Variation 17 - Side 2)
M/T Tax Code Under ℗ 1959 (Top Left)
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)
(New Style Layout)
(Copyright Circle Covers Bottom Half of Label)
(Old Typeface)
(Thanks to Dean Murphy for the Images)
(Black Label, RCA VICTOR Small Red Dot Logo)
(Variation 18 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA VICTOR Small Red Dot Logo
(1965 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
(19mm Press Ring Circle)
N.C.B. (Above) B.I.E.M. (Boxed) (Left Centre)
(Variation 18 - Side 2)
℗ 1959 (Top Left)
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)
M/T Tax Code Above "New Orthophonic"
(New Style Layout)
(Copyright Circle Bottom Half of Label)
(Black Label, RCA VICTOR Small Red Dot Logo)
(Variation 19 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA VICTOR Small Red Dot Logo
(1967 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
(19mm Press Ring Circle)
(Variation 19 - Side 2)
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Left Centre)
No Tax Code
Band 7-TREAT
℗ 1959 (Bottom Centre Both Sides)
(Black Label, RCA VICTOR Small Red Dot Logo)
(Variation 20 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA VICTOR Small Red Dot Logo
(1967 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
(19mm Press Ring Circle)
(Variation 20 - Side 2)
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Left Centre)
No Tax Code
Band 7-TREAT ME
℗ 1959 (Bottom Centre Both Sides)
(Thanks to Andy Honeywell for the improved images)
(Black Label, RCA VICTOR Small Red Dot Logo)
(Variation 21 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA VICTOR Small Red Dot Logo
(1968 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
(19mm Press Ring Circle)
(Variation 21 - Side 2)
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Left Centre)
J/T Tax Code (Top Right)
℗ 1959 (Bottom Centre Both Sides)
(Thanks to Andy Honeywell for the improved images)
(Black Label, RCA VICTOR Small Red Dot Logo)
(LABEL COMBINATION)
(Side 1: Variation 15)
(LABEL COMBINATION)
(Side 2: Variation 18)
(Thanks to Andy Honeywell for the improved images)
(Black Label, RCA VICTOR Small Red Dot Logo)
(LABEL COMBINATION)
Side 1: Variation 20
(LABEL COMBINATION)
Side 2: Variation 21
(Black Label, RCA VICTOR Small Red Dot Logo)
(Variation 22 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA VICTOR Small Red Dot Logo
(1968 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
(32mm Press Ring Circle)
(Variation 22 - Side 2)
(Older 1967 Variation 19 Label)
(No Tax Code)
J/T Tax Code Etched On Run Out?
(Black Label, RCA VICTOR Small Red Dot Logo)
(Variation 23 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA VICTOR Small Red Dot Logo
(1968 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
(32mm Press Ring Circle)
(Variation 23 - Side 2)
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Left Centre)
J/T Tax Code (Top Right)
℗ 1959 (Bottom Centre Both Sides)
(Small Orange Label, Stamped RCA Victor Logo)
(Variation 24 - Side 1)
(Small Orange Label)
RCA Victor Logo
(1969 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
(32mm Press Ring Circle)
(Variation 24 - Side 2)
4Up/4Up
MANUFACTURED BY RCA LTD
(Thanks to Andy Honeywell for the improved images)
(Large Orange Label, Stamped RCA Victor Logo)
(Variation 25 - Side 1)
(Large Orange Label)
RCA Victor Logo
(1970 RCA Pressing)
(Mono)
(25mm Press Ring Circle?)
(Variation 25 - Side 2)
Gloss Label
4Up/4Up
MANUFACTURED BY RCA LIMITED
(Thanks to Andy Honeywell for the improved images)
UK CHART Information:
This LP entered the UK charts on June 18, 1960, peaking at no. 4.
Chart Run: (16 Weeks)
18/06/1960 - 10
25/06/1960 - 19
02/07/1960 - 11
09/07/1960 - 06
16/07/1960 - 04
23/07/1960 - 06
30/07/1960 - 04
06/08/1960 - 05
13/08/1960 - 06
20/08/1960 - 07
27/08/1960 - 08
03/09/1960 - 18
10/09/1960 - 11
17/09/1960 - 09
24/09/1960 - 10
01/10/1960 - 14
It re-entered the UK charts on October 15, 1960, peaking at no. 16.
Chart Run: (1 Week)
15/10/1960 - 16
It re-entered the UK charts on March 31, 1962, peaking at no. 18.
Chart Run: (1 Week)
31/03/1962 - 18
Information: www.officialcharts.com
Recording Information:
I Need Your Love Tonight
(June 10/11, 1958: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)
Don't
(September 6, 1957: Radio Recorders, Studio 1, Hollywood, California)
Wear My Ring Around Your Neck
(February 1, 1958: Radio Recorders, Studio 1, Hollywood, California)
My Wish Came True
(September 6, 1957: Radio Recorders, Studio 1, Hollywood, California)
I Got Stung
(June 10/11, 1958: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)
Loving You
(February 24, 1957: Radio Recorders, Studio 1, Hollywood, California)
Teddy Bear
(January 16, 1957: Paramount Sound Stage, Hollywood, California)
One Night
(February 23, 1957: Radio Recorders, Studio 1, Hollywood, California)
A Big Hunk O' Love
(June 10/11, 1958: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)
I Beg of You
(February 23, 1957: Radio Recorders, Studio 1, Hollywood, California)
A Fool Such As I
(June 10/11, 1958: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)
Doncha' Think It's Time
(February 1, 1958: Radio Recorders, Studio 1, Hollywood, California)
Jailhouse Rock
(April 30, 1957: Radio Recorders, Studio 1, Hollywood, California)
Treat Me Nice
(September 5, 1957: Radio Recorders, Studio 1, Hollywood, California)