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A Fool Such As I
I Need Your Love Tonight

RCA 1113 (45 rpm)

Track Listing:

Side 1:

1. (Now And Then There's) A Fool Such As I

Side 2:

1. I Need Your Love Tonight

Released: April 1959:

Sound Format: mono

UK Single No: (26)

The material on this single was also recorded in Nashville by Elvis while on leave from the service.

NOTE: This single was issued using the matrix number J2WW, part of the RCA system.

(J2 = 1958)

Side 1: J2WW 3256     Side 2: J2WW 3253

RCA 1113 (78rpm)

(Sleeve Variation 2 - Front)

Type 2: (July 1958 - July 1959)

This sleeve was red with white print,
 

Large RCA Red Dot Logo. (Top Left - Both Sides)

Centre Hole: 85mm

 

Circled 45 R.P.M

MADE IN ENGLAND (Bottom Right - Both Sides)

(Sleeve Variation 2 - 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 "A FOOL SUCH AS I"

Single Sided

DEMONSTRATION SAMPLE NOT FOR SALE

(Solid Centre)

(1959 Decca Pressing)

(Mono)

(Stamped Details)

(Factory Sample - Side 2)

(Blank Rear)

(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 "I NEED YOUR LOVE TONIGHT"

Single Sided

DEMONSTRATION SAMPLE NOT FOR SALE

(Solid Centre)

(1959 Decca Pressing)

(Mono)

(Stamped Details)

(Factory Sample - Side 2)

(Blank Rear)

(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 "A FOOL SUCH AS I"

Double Sided

DEMONSTRATION SAMPLE NOT FOR SALE

(Solid Centre)

(1959 Decca Pressing)

(Mono)

(Stamped Details)

(Factory Sample - Side 2)

(Green Label)

45 R.P.M.

Stamped Large RCA Black Dot Logo

Side 2 "I NEED YOUR LOVE TONIGHT"

(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)
(1959 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)

45-RCA-

 1113

(47-7506) (Both Sides)

(Etched Run Out: J2WW-3256-IC D C)

(Variation 1 - Side 2)

MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN

Trade Mark(s) ® Registered

No Tax Code

"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)

Parallel Lines (Both Sides)

Hill & Range

                Songs (London)

(Between Lines On Left)

(Etched Run Out: J2WW-3253-IC ET)

(Black Label, RCA Large Silver Dot Logo, Solid Centre)

(Variation 2 - Side 1)

(Black Label)

RCA Large Silver Dot Logo

(Solid Centre)
(1959 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)

45-RCA-

 1113

(47-7506) (Both Sides)

(Variation 2 - Side 2)

MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN

Trade Mark(s) ® Registered

No Tax Code

"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)

Parallel Lines (Both Sides)

Hill & Range

                Songs (London)

(Between Lines On Left)

(Black Label, RCA Large Silver Dot Logo, Triangle Centre)

(Variation 3 - Side 1)

(Black Label)

RCA Large Silver Dot Logo

(Triangle Centre)
(1959 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)

45-RCA-

 1113

(47-7506) (Both Sides)

(Variation 3 - Side 2)

MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN

Trade Mark(s) ® Registered

No Tax Code

"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)

Parallel Lines (Both Sides)

Hill & Range

              Songs (London)

(Between Lines On Left)

(Black Label, RCA Large Silver Dot Logo, Triangle Centre)

(Variation 4 - Side 1)

(Black Label)

RCA Large Silver Dot Logo

(Triangle Centre)
(1959 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)

45-RCA

 1113

U.S.A. No. 47-7506 (Both Sides)

(Variation 4 - Side 2)

MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN

Trade Mark(s) ® Registered

No Tax Code

"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)

Parallel Lines (Both Sides)

Hill & Range

Songs

  London

(Between Lines On Left)

(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)

45-RCA

 1113

USA NO:

                         47-7506 (Both Sides)

(Variation 5 - Side 2)

MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN

Trade Mark(s) ® Registered

E/T Tax Code (Positioned Close To Triangular Centre)

"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)

Parallel Lines (Both Sides)

Hill and Range

  Songs (London)

(Between Lines On Left)

(Black Label, RCA Large Silver Dot Logo, Triangle Centre)

(Variation 6 - Side 1)

(Black Label)

RCA Large Silver Dot Logo

(Triangle Centre)
(1959 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)

45-RCA

 1113

USA NO:

 47-7506

(Variation 6 - Side 2)

MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN

Trade Mark(s) ® Registered

E/T Tax Code (Positioned Further Right)

"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)

Parallel Lines (Both Sides)

Hill and Range

  Songs (London)

(Between Lines On Left)

(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)

45-RCA

 1113

USA NO:

 47-7506

(Variation 7 - Side 2)

MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN

Trade Mark(s) ® Registered

E/T Tax Code (Positioned Close To Triangular Centre)

"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)

Parallel Lines (Both Sides)

Hill and Range

  Songs (London)

(Between Lines On Left)

(Black Label, RCA Large Silver Dot Logo, Knockout Centre)

(Variation 8 - Side 1)

(Black Label)

RCA Large Silver Dot Logo

(Knockout Centre)
(1960 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)

45-RCA

 1113

USA NO:

 47-7506

(Variation 8 - Side 2)

MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN

Trade Mark(s) ® Registered

E/T Tax Code (Top Right)

"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)

Parallel Lines (Both Sides)

Hill and Range

  Songs (London)

(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)
(1960 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)

45-RCA

 1113

USA NO:

 47-7506

(Variation 9 - Side 2)

MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN

Trade Mark(s) ® Registered

E/T Tax Code (Further Right)

"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)

Parallel Lines (Both Sides)

Hill and Range

  Songs (London)

(Between Lines On Left)

 

(Thanks To Dean Murphy For The Images)

(Black Label, RCA Large Silver Dot Logo, Knockout Centre)

(Variation 10 - Side 1)

(Black Label)

RCA Large Silver Dot Logo

(Knockout Centre)
(1960 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)

45-RCA

 1113

U.S.A. No. 47-7506 (Both Sides)

(Variation 10 - Side 2)

MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN

Trade Mark(s) ® Registered

No Tax Code

"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)

Parallel Lines (Both Sides)

Hill & Range

Songs

London

(Between Lines On Left)

(Black Label, RCA Large Silver Dot Logo, Knockout Centre)

(Variation 11 - Side 1)

(Black Label)

RCA Large Silver Dot Logo

(Knockout Centre)
(1960 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)

45-RCA-

 1113

(47-7506) (Both Sides)

(Variation 11 - Side 2)

MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN

Trade Mark(s) ® Registered

No Tax Code

"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)

Parallel Lines (Both Sides)

     Hill & Range

  Songs

          (London)

(Between Lines On Left)

(Black Label, RCA Large Silver Dot Logo, Knockout Centre)

(Variation 12 - Side 1)

(Black Label)

RCA Large Silver Dot Logo

(Knockout Centre)
(1960 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)

45-RCA

 1113

  U.S.A. No.

47-7506

(Variation 12 - Side 2)

MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN

Trade Mark(s) ® Registered

No Tax Code

High Fidelity "New Orthophonic" (Top Right)

Parallel Lines (Both Sides)

     Hill & Range

  Songs

          (London)

(Between Lines On Left)

(Black Label, RCA Large Silver Dot Logo, Knockout Centre)

(Variation 13 - Side 1)

(Black Label)

RCA Large Silver Dot Logo

(Knockout Centre)
(1962 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)

45-RCA

 1113

  USA NO:

47-7506

(Variation 13 - Side 2)

MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN

Trade Mark(s) Registered    Marca(s) Registrada(s)

"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)

Z/T Tax Code (Below High Fidelity)

Parallel Lines (Both Sides)

     Hill & Range

  Songs

          (London)

(Between Lines On Left)

(Black Label, RCA VICTOR Small Silver Dot Logo, Knockout Centre)

(Variation 14 - Side 1)

(Black Label)

RCA VICTOR Small Silver Dot Logo

(Knockout Centre)
(1962 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)

45-RCA

 1113

  USA NO:

47-7506

(Variation 14 - Side 2)

MADE IN ENGLAND BY THE DECCA RECORD CO LTD

Trade Mark(s) Registered    Marca(s) Registrada(s)

"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)

P/T Tax Code (Below High Fidelity)

No Parallel Lines (Both Sides)

     45 Symbol (Bottom Centre)

(Black Label, RCA VICTOR Small Silver Dot Logo, Knockout Centre)

(Variation 15 - Side 1)

(Black Label)

RCA VICTOR Small Silver Dot Logo

(Knockout Centre)
(1964 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)

45-RCA

 1113

  USA NO:

47-7506

(Variation 15 - Side 2)

MADE IN ENGLAND BY THE DECCA RECORD CO LTD

Trade Mark(s) Registered    Marca(s) Registrada(s)

"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)

K/T Tax Code (Below High Fidelity)

S (Below 1113)

     45 Symbol (Bottom Centre)

(Black Label, RCA VICTOR Small Silver Dot Logo, Knockout Centre)

(Variation 16 - Side 1)

(Black Label)

RCA VICTOR Small Silver Dot Logo

(Knockout Centre)
(1964 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)

45-RCA

 1113

U.S.A. No.

47-7506

(Variation 16 - Side 2)

MADE IN ENGLAND BY THE DECCA RECORD CO LTD

Trade Mark(s) Registered    Marca(s) Registrada(s)

"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)

   45 Symbol (Below High Fidelity)

K/T Tax Code & S (Above The Matrix Number)

 

(Black Label, RCA VICTOR Small Silver Dot Logo, Knockout Centre)

(Variation 17 - Side 1)

(Black Label)

RCA VICTOR Small Silver Dot Logo

(Knockout Centre)
(1965 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)

45-RCA

 1113

USA No:

47-7506

(Variation 17 - Side 2)

Trade Mark(s) Registered    Marca(s) Registrada(s)

45 Symbol (Top Right)

"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Centre Right)

  K/T Tax Code & H (Above The Matrix Number)

 

(Black Label, RCA VICTOR Small Silver Dot Logo, Knockout Centre)

(Variation 18 - Side 1)

(Black Label)

RCA VICTOR Small Silver Dot Logo

(Knockout Centre)
(1967 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)

45-RCA

 1113

USA No:

47-7506

(Variation 18 - Side 2)

Trade Mark(s) Registered    Marca(s) Registrada(s)

45 Symbol (Top Right)

"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Centre Right)

No Tax Code

 

​UK Chart Information:

This single entered the UK charts on April 30, 1959, peaking at no. 1.

Chart Run: (15 Weeks)

30/04/1959 - 04

07/05/1959 - 02

14/05/1959 - 02

21/05/1959 - 01

28/05/1959 - 01

04/06/1959 - 01

11/06/1959 - 01

18/06/1959 - 01

25/06/1959 - 02

02/07/1959 - 04

09/07/1959 - 05

16/07/1959 - 05

23/07/1959 - 09

30/07/1959 - 13

06/08/1959 - 23

Information: www.officialcharts.com

Recording Information:

A Fool Such As I

(June 10/11, 1958: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)

I Need Your Love Tonight

(June 10/11, 1958: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)

Sheet A.jpg
Sheet A 2.jpg
promo ad.jpg

Elvis UK RCA Single Promo Ad

used by kind permission: (Thanks to Paul Alner)

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