RCA 1013 (45 rpm)
Track Listing:
Side 1:
1. (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear
Side 2:
1. Loving You
Released: July 1957:
Sound Format: mono
UK Single No: (12)
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This was the first Elvis single released by RCA in the U.K. The pressing of Presley product was now in the hands of Decca.
​This meant that you could purchase Elvis records issued by two different labels at the same time as HMV were still releasing Elvis product in England until September 1958.
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The tracks were also included on the 10" LP: "Loving You" (RC 24001)
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NOTE: This single was issued using the matrix number H2WW, part of the RCA system.
(H2 = 1957)
Side 1: H2WW 2193 Side 2: H2WW 0418
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NOTE: The RCA singles were housed in a red and white paper sleeve, that used variations that lasted until 1968.
RCA 1013 (78rpm)
(Sleeve Variation 1 - Front)
Type 1: (July 1957 - July 1958)
This sleeve was red with white print,
Large RCA Red Dot Logo. (Top Left - Both Sides)
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Centre Hole: 75mm
Circled 45 R.P.M
MADE IN ENGLAND (Bottom Right - Both Sides)
(Sleeve Variation 1 - Rear)
Identical to Front
(Test Pressing/Factory Sample/Demo/Promo)
(Factory Sample - Side 1)
(Green Label)
45 R.P.M.
Stamped Large RCA Black Dot Logo
Side 1 "TEDDY BEAR"
Single Sided
DEMONSTRATION SAMPLE NOT FOR SALE
(Solid Centre)
(1957 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
(Stamped Details)
(Factory Sample - Side 2)
(Blank - Side 2)
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(Thanks To Andy Honeywell For The Images)
(Test Pressing/Factory Sample/Demo/Promo)
(Factory Sample - Side 1)
(Green Label)
45 R.P.M.
Stamped Large RCA Black Dot Logo
Side 1 "TEDDY BEAR"
Single Sided
DEMONSTRATION SAMPLE NOT FOR SALE
(Solid Centre)
(1957 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
(Stamped Details)
(Factory Sample - Side 2)
(Blank Cloth Finish - Side 2)
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(Thanks To Andy Honeywell For The Images)
(Test Pressing/Factory Sample/Demo/Promo)
(Factory Sample - Side 1)
(Green Label)
45 R.P.M.
Stamped Large RCA Black Dot Logo
Side 2 "LOVING YOU"
Single Sided
DEMONSTRATION SAMPLE NOT FOR SALE
(Solid Centre)
(1957 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
(Stamped Details)
(Factory Sample - Side 2)
(Blank - Side 2)
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(Thanks To Andy Honeywell For The Images)
(Black Label, RCA Large Silver Dot Logo, Triangle Centre)
(Variation 1 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA Large Silver Dot Logo
(Triangle Centre)
(1957 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
(Variation 1 - Side 2)
MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN
Trade Mark(s) ® Registered
No Tax Code (Top Left)
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)
Parallel Lines (Both Sides)
Belinda Music
(Between Lines On Left - Both Sides)
(Thanks to Andy Honeywell for the images)
(Black Label, RCA Large Silver Dot Logo, Triangle Centre)
(Variation 2 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA Large Silver Dot Logo
(Triangle Centre)
(1957 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
(Variation 2 - Side 2)
MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN
Trade Mark(s) ® Registered
No Tax Code (Top Left)
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)
Parallel Lines (Both Sides)
Belinda
(London), Ltd.
(Between Lines On Left - Both Sides)
(Thanks to Andy Honeywell for the images)
(Black Label, RCA Large Silver Dot Logo, Triangle Centre)
(Variation 3 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA Large Silver Dot Logo
(Triangle Centre)
(1957 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
(Large ELVIS PRESLEY Typeface)
(Variation 3 - Side 2)
MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN
Trade Mark(s) ® Registered
No Tax Code (Top Left)
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)
Parallel Lines (Both Sides)
Belinda
(London), Ltd.
(Between Lines On Left - Both Sides)
(Thanks to Andy Honeywell for the images)
(Black Label, RCA Large Silver Dot Logo, Triangle Centre)
(Variation 4 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA Large Silver Dot Logo
(Triangle Centre)
(1957 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
1013 (More Centre)
(Large ELVIS PRESLEY Typeface)
(Variation 4 - Side 2)
MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN
Trade Mark(s) ® Registered
No Tax Code (Top Left)
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)
Parallel Lines (Both Sides)
Belinda
(London), Ltd.
(Between Lines On Left - Both Sides)
(Black Label, RCA Large Silver Dot Logo, Triangle Centre)
(Variation 5 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA Large Silver Dot Logo
(Triangle Centre)
(1959 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
(Variation 5 - Side 2)
MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN
Trade Mark(s) ® Registered
E/T Tax Code (Top Left)
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)
Parallel Lines (Both Sides)
Belinda
(London), Ltd.
(Between Lines On Left - Both Sides)
(Thanks to Dean Murphy for the images)
(Black Label, RCA Large Silver Dot Logo, Knockout Centre)
(Variation 6 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA Large Silver Dot Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1960 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
(Variation 6 - Side 2)
MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN
Trade Mark(s) ® Registered
Large E/T Tax Code (Top Left)
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)
Parallel Lines (Both Sides)
Belinda
(London), Ltd.
(Between Lines On Left - Both Sides)
(Thanks to Andy Honeywell for the images)
(Black Label, RCA Large Silver Dot Logo, Knockout Centre)
(Variation 7 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA Large Silver Dot Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1960 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
(Variation 7 - Side 2)
MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN
Trade Mark(s) ® Registered
Smaller E/T Tax Code (Top Left)
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)
Parallel Lines (Both Sides)
Belinda
(London), Ltd.
(Between Lines On Left - Both Sides)
(Thanks to Andy Honeywell for the images)
(Black Label, RCA Large Silver Dot Logo, Knockout Centre)
(Variation 8 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA Large Silver Dot Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1961 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
(Variation 8 - Side 2)
MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN
Trade Mark(s) ® Registered
O/T Tax Code (Top Left)
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)
Parallel Lines (Both Sides)
Belinda
(London), Ltd.
(Between Lines On Left - Both Sides)
(Thanks to Andy Honeywell for the images)
(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)
(Variation 9 - Side 2)
MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN
Trade Mark(s) Registered Marca(s) Registrada(s)
O/T Tax Code (Top Left)
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)
Parallel Lines (Both Sides)
Belinda
(London), Ltd.
(Between Lines On Left - Both Sides)
(Black Label, RCA Large Silver Dot Logo, Knockout Centre)
(Variation 10 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA Large Silver Dot Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1962 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
(Variation 10 - Side 2)
MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN
Trade Mark(s) Registered Marca(s) Registrada(s)
Z/T Tax Code (Top Left)
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)
Parallel Lines (Both Sides)
Belinda
(London), Ltd.
(Between Lines On Left - Both Sides)
(Black Label, RCA Large Silver Dot Logo, Knockout Centre)
(LABEL COMBINATION)
(Side 1: Variation 9)
(LABEL COMBINATION)
(Side 2: Variation 6)
(Black Label, RCA Large Silver Dot Logo, Knockout Centre)
(LABEL COMBINATION)
(Side 1: Variation 9)
(LABEL COMBINATION)
(Side 2: Variation 8)
(Black Label, RCA VICTOR Small Silver Dot Logo, Knockout Centre)
(Variation 11 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA VICTOR Small Silver Dot Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1962 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
(Variation 11 - Side 2)
Trade Mark(s) Registered Marca(s) Registrada(s)
P/T Tax Code (Top Left)
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)
No Parallel Lines (Both Sides)
Belinda
(London), Ltd.
(Both Sides)
(Black Label, RCA VICTOR Small Silver Dot Logo, Knockout Centre)
(Variation 12 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA VICTOR Small Silver Dot Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1964 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
(Variation 12 - Side 2)
Trade Mark(s) Registered Marca(s) Registrada(s)
K/T Tax Code (Top Left)
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)
S Above Matrix Number (Both Sides)
Belinda
(London), Ltd.
(Both Sides)
(Black Label, RCA VICTOR Small Silver Dot Logo, Knockout Centre)
(Variation 13 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA VICTOR Small Silver Dot Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1964 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
(Variation 13 - Side 2)
Trade Mark(s) Registered Marca(s) Registrada(s)
K/T Tax Code (Top Left)
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)
S Below 1013 (Both Sides)
Belinda
(London), Ltd.
(Both Sides)
(Black Label, RCA VICTOR Small Silver Dot Logo, Knockout Centre)
(Variation 14 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA VICTOR Small Silver Dot Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1965 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
45 Symbol (Top Right - Both Sides)
(Variation 14 - Side 2)
Trade Mark(s) Registered Marca(s) Registrada(s)
K/T Tax Code (Centre Left)
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Centre Right)
Belinda
(London), Ltd.
(Both Sides)
S Below 1013 (Both Sides)
(Black Label, RCA VICTOR Small Silver Dot Logo, Knockout Centre)
(Variation 15 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA VICTOR Small Silver Dot Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1965 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
45 Symbol (Top Right - Both Sides)
(Variation 15 - Side 2)
Trade Mark(s) Registered Marca(s) Registrada(s)
K/T Tax Code (Centre Left)
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Centre Right)
Belinda
(London), Ltd.
(Both Sides)
S Below 1013 (Both Sides)
(Black Label, RCA VICTOR Small Silver Dot Logo, Knockout Centre)
(Variation 16 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA VICTOR Small Silver Dot Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1965 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
45 Symbol (Top Right - Both Sides)
(Variation 16 - Side 2)
Trade Mark(s) Registered Marca(s) Registrada(s)
K/T Tax Code (Centre Left)
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Centre Right)
Belinda
(London), Ltd.
(Both Sides)
H Below 1013 (Both Sides)
(Black Label, RCA VICTOR Small Silver Dot Logo, Knockout Centre)
(Variation 17 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA VICTOR Small Silver Dot Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1967 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
45 Symbol (Top Right - Both Sides)
(Variation 17 - Side 2)
Trade Mark(s) Registered Marca(s) Registrada(s)
No Tax Code
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Centre Right)
Belinda
(London), Ltd.
(Both Sides)
​
(Thanks to Dean Murphy for the images)
(Black Label, RCA VICTOR Small Silver Dot Logo, Knockout Centre)
(Variation 18 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA VICTOR Small Silver Dot Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1968 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
45 Symbol (Top Right - Both Sides)
(Variation 18 - Side 2)
Trade Mark(s) Registered Marca(s) Registrada(s)
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Centre Right)
Belinda
(London), Ltd.
(Both Sides)
J/T Tax Code (Below RCA 1013)
​UK Chart Information:
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This single entered the UK charts on July 18, 1957, peaking at no. 3.
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Chart Run: (19 Weeks) (Teddy Bear)
18/07/1957 - 13
25/07/1957 - 07
01/08/1957 - 04
08/08/1957 - 03
15/08/1957 - 06
22/08/1957 - 03
29/08/1957 - 05
05/09/1957 - 07
12/09/1957 - 10
19/09/1957 - 12
26/09/1957 - 13
03/10/1957 - 16
10/10/1957 - 12
17/10/1957 - 12
24/10/1957 - 13
31/10/1957 - 09
07/11/1957 - 12
14/11/1957 - 15
21/11/1957 - 22
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Chart Run: (2 Weeks) (Loving You)
07/11/1957 - 24
14/11/1957 - 30
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Information: www.officialcharts.com
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Recording Information:
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Teddy Bear
(January 16, 1957: Paramount Sound Stage, Hollywood, California)
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Loving You
(February 24, 1957: Radio Recorders, Studio 1, Hollywood, California)
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Elvis UK RCA Single Promo Ad
used by kind permission: (Thanks to Paul Alner)
Decca Trade Sheet Elvis UK RCA Single
used by kind permission: (Thanks to Paul Alner)
Record Mirror July 1957 UK RCA Single Promo Ad
used by kind permission: (Thanks to Paul Alner)
Record Mirror August 1957 Elvis UK RCA Single Promo Ad
used by kind permission: (Thanks to Paul Alner)
Elvis UK RCA Single Promo Ad
used by kind permission: (Thanks to Paul Alner)