RCA 1013 (78 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
RCA 1013 (45rpm)
(Sleeve Variation 1 - Front)
Type 1:
Plain Brown Paper Sleeve
(Sleeve Variation 1 - Rear)
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Plain Brown Paper Sleeve
(Test Pressing/Factory Sample/Demo/Promo)
(Factory Sample - Side 1)
(Factory Sample - Side 2)
(Black Label, RCA Large Silver Dot Logo, Solid Centre)
(Variation 1 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA Large Silver Dot Logo
(Solid Centre)
(1957 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)
(Black Label, RCA Large Silver Dot Logo, Solid Centre)
(Variation 2 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA Large Silver Dot Logo
(Solid Centre)
(1957 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 MUSIC
(Between Lines On Left - Both Sides)
(Black Label, RCA Large Silver Dot Logo, Solid Centre)
(Variation 3 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA Large Silver Dot Logo
(Solid Centre)
(1957 Pressing)
(Mono)
(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)
​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: First RCA Single Flyer
used by kind permission: (Thanks to Scott Matthews)
Record Mirror: W/E July 13, 1957