RCA 1216 (45 rpm)
Track Listing:
Side 1:
1. Are You Lonesome Tonight?
Side 2:
1. I Gotta Know
Released: January 1961:
Sound Format: mono
UK Single No. (31)
The A-side of this single was the first time The Colonel asked Elvis to record a specific song His wife requested her husband to see if Elvis could be persuaded to record "Are You Lonesome Tonight". The B-side was a catchy tune recorded at the same Nashville session in April.
NOTE: This single was issued using the matrix number L2WW, part of the RCA system.
(L2 = 1960)
Side 1: L2WW 0106 Side 2: L2WW 0104
(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)
Centre Hole: 75mm
Circled 45 R.P.M
MADE IN ENGLAND (Bottom Right - Both Sides)
(Sleeve Variation 1 - Rear)
Identical to Front
(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
(Sleeve Variation 3 - Front)
Type 3: (July 1959 - April 1960)
This sleeve was red with white print,
White Tags Across The Top (Both Sides)
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 3 - Rear)
Identical to Front
(Thanks to Paul Alner For The Sleeve Information)
(Sleeve Variation 4 - Front)
Type 4: (April 1960 - October 1960)
This sleeve was red with white print,
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 4 - Rear)
Identical to Front
(Sleeve Variation 5 - Front)
Type 5: (January 1961 - November 1962)
This sleeve was red with white print,
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 5 - Rear)
Identical to Front
(Sleeve Variation 6 - Front)
Type 6: (November 1962 - November 1968)
This sleeve was reddish Pink with white print,
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
(Factory Sample Sleeve - Front)
Front and Rear Sleeve Identical To Each Other
Vogue CORAL Blue Sleeve
URGENT SPECIAL RUSH COPY
ANOTHER TOP POP! ON
LISTEN NOW PLEASE (White Banner Across The Bottom)
A TOP POP (Vertical Type - Down Both Sides)
(Factory Sample Sleeve - Rear)
Identical to Fron
(Thanks To Andy Honeywell For This Amazing Find!)
(Test Pressing/Factory Sample/Demo/Promo)
(Factory Sample - Side 1)
(Blue Label)
45 R.P.M.
Stamped Large Vogue CORAL Logo
Side 1 "ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT"
Double Sided
DEMONSTRATION SAMPLE NOT FOR SALE
(Knockout Centre)
(1961 Vogue Pressing)
(Mono)
(Hand Written Details)
(Factory Sample - Side 2)
(Blank Rear)
(Thanks To Andy Honeywell For The Images)
(Test Pressing/Factory Sample/Demo/Promo)
(Factory Sample - Side 1)
(Dark Green Label)
45 R.P.M.
Stamped Large RCA Black Dot Logo
Side 1 "ARE YOU LONESOME TO-NIGHT"
Double Sided
DEMONSTRATION SAMPLE NOT FOR SALE
(Knockout Centre)
(1961 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
(Stamped Details)
(Factory Sample - Side 2)
(Dark Green Label)
45 R.P.M.
Stamped Large RCA Black Dot Logo
Side 2 "I GOTTA KNOW"
(Thanks To Andy Honeywell For The Images)
(Black Label, RCA Large Silver Dot Logo, Knockout Centre)
(Variation 1 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA Large Silver Dot Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1961 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
47-7810
45-RCA-
1216
(Variation 1 - Side 2)
MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN
Trade Mark(s) ® Registered
RECORDING FIRST
PUBLISHED 1960 (Two Lines)
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)
(No Tax Code)
Parallel Lines (Both Sides)
N.C.B.
B.I.E.M. (Boxed)
Aberbach Ltd.
(Between Lines On Left)
(Black Label, RCA Large Silver Dot Logo, Knockout Centre)
(Variation 2 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA Large Silver Dot Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1961 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
U.S.A. No 47-7810
45-RCA
1216
(Variation 2 - Side 2)
MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN
Trade Mark(s) ® Registered
RECORDING
FIRST PUBLISHED
1960 (Three Lines)
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)
E/T Tax Code (Below High Fidelity)
Parallel Lines (Both Sides)
BIEM NCB (Boxed)
Aberbach
(Between Lines On Left)
(Black Label, RCA Large Silver Dot Logo, Knockout Centre)
(Variation 3 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA Large Silver Dot Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1961 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
USA NO:
47-7810
45-RCA
1216
(Variation 3 - Side 2)
MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN
Trade Mark(s) ® Registered
E/T Tax Code (Top Left)
(No RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED...)
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)
Parallel Lines (Both Sides)
BIEM NCB (Boxed)
Gladys Music
Inc.
(Between Lines On Left)
(Black Label, RCA Large Silver Dot Logo, Solid Centre)
(Variation 4 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA Large Silver Dot Logo
(Solid Centre)
(1961 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
USA NO:
47-7810
45-RCA
1216
(Variation 4 - Side 2)
MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN
Trade Mark(s) ® Registered
E/T Tax Code (Top Left)
(No RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED...)
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)
Parallel Lines (Both Sides)
BIEM NCB (Boxed)
Gladys Music
Inc.
(Between Lines On Left)
(Black Label, RCA Large Silver Dot Logo, Knockout Centre)
(Variation 5 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA Large Silver Dot Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1961 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
USA NO:
47-7810
45-RCA
1216
(Variation 5 - Side 2)
MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN
Trade Mark(s) ® Registered
RECORDING FIRST
PUBLISHED 1960 (Two Lines)
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)
E/T Tax Code (Below High Fidelity)
Parallel Lines (Both Sides)
BIEM NCB (Boxed)
Aberbach
(Between Lines On Left)
(Black Label, RCA Large Silver Dot Logo, Knockout Centre)
(Variation 6 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA Large Silver Dot Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1961 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
USA NO:
47-7810
45-RCA
1216
(Variation 6 - Side 2)
MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN
Trade Mark(s) ® Registered
RECORDING FIRST
PUBLISHED 1960 (Two Lines - Lower Down)
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Lower Top Right)
E/T Tax Code (Top Left)
Parallel Lines (Both Sides)
BIEM/NCB
Aberbach
(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)
(1961 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
USA No
47-7810
45-RCA
1216
(Variation 7 - Side 2)
MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN
Trade Mark(s) ® Registered
RECORDING FIRST
PUBLISHED 1960 (Two Lines - Lower Down)
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Lower Top Right)
E/T Tax Code (Top Left)
Parallel Lines (Both Sides)
BIEM/NCB
Aberbach
(Between Lines On Left)
(Black Label, RCA Large Silver Dot Logo, Solid Centre)
(Variation 8 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA Large Silver Dot Logo
(Solid Centre)
(1961 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
USA No
47-7810
45-RCA
1216
(Variation 8 - Side 2)
MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN
Trade Mark(s) ® Registered
RECORDING FIRST
PUBLISHED 1960 (Two Lines - Lower Down)
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Lower Top Right)
E/T Tax Code (Top Left)
Parallel Lines (Both Sides)
BIEM/NCB
Aberbach
(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)
(1961 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
USA NO:
47-7810
45-RCA
1216
(Variation 9 - Side 2)
MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN
Trade Mark(s) ® Registered
RECORDING FIRST
PUBLISHED 1960 (Two Lines)
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)
O/T Tax Code (Top Left)
Parallel Lines (Both Sides)
(Black Label, RCA Large Silver Dot Logo, Knockout Centre)
(Variation 10 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA Large Silver Dot Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1961 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
(USA No.
47-7810)
45-RCA-
1216
(Variation 10 - Side 2)
MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN
Trade Mark(s) Registered Marca(s) Registrada(s)
RECORDING FIRST
PUBLISHED 1960 (Two Lines)
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)
(No Tax Code)
Parallel Lines (Both Sides)
BIEM/NCB
Aberbach
(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)
(1961 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
USA NO:
47-7810
45-RCA
1216
(Variation 11 - Side 2)
MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN
Trade Mark(s) Registered Marca(s) Registrada(s)
RECORDING FIRST
PUBLISHED 1960 (Two Lines)
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)
O/T Tax Code (Top Left)
Parallel Lines (Both Sides)
BIEM/NCB
Aberbach
(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)
(1961 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
USA NO:
47-7810
45-RCA
1216
(Variation 12 - Side 2)
MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN
Trade Mark(s) Registered Marca(s) Registrada(s)
RECORDING FIRST
PUBLISHED 1960 (Two Lines)
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)
Z/T Tax Code (Top Left)
Parallel Lines (Both Sides)
(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)
(USA No.
47-7810)
45-RCA-
1216
(Variation 13 - Side 2)
MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN
Trade Mark(s) Registered Marca(s) Registrada(s)
RECORDING FIRST
PUBLISHED 1960 (Two Lines)
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)
P/T Tax Code (Top Left)
Parallel Lines (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)
(1963 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
USA No.
47-7810
RCA
1216
(Variation 14 - Side 2)
MADE IN ENGLAND BY THE DECCA RECORD CO LTD
Trade Mark(s) Registered Marca(s) Registrada(s)
RECORDING FIRST
PUBLISHED 1960 (Two Lines)
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)
K/T Tax Code (Below High Fidelity)
S (Below Tax Code - Further Right)
No Parallel Lines (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)
(1963 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
(USA No.
47-7810)
RCA-
1216
(Variation 15 - Side 2)
MADE IN ENGLAND BY THE DECCA RECORD CO LTD
Trade Mark(s) Registered Marca(s) Registrada(s)
RECORDING FIRST
PUBLISHED 1960 (Two Lines)
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)
K/T Tax Code (Below High Fidelity)
S (Below K In Tax Code)
(Black Label, RCA VICTOR Small Silver Dot Logo, Knockout Centre)
(Variation 16 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA VICTOR Small Silver Dot Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1963 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
(USA No.
47-7810)
RCA-
1216
(Variation 16 - Side 2)
MADE IN ENGLAND BY THE DECCA RECORD CO LTD
Trade Mark(s) Registered Marca(s) Registrada(s)
RECORDING FIRST
PUBLISHED 1960 (Two Lines)
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)
K/T Tax Code (Below High Fidelity)
S (Below K In Tax Code)
(Title - Smaller Typeface)
(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)
U.S.A. No.
47-7810
RCA
1216
(Variation 17 - Side 2)
Trade Mark(s) Registered Marca(s) Registrada(s)
RECORDING FIRST
PUBLISHED 1960 (Two Lines)
45 Symbol (Top Right)
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Below 45 Symbol)
K/T Tax Code & S (Below High Fidelity)
(Black Label, RCA VICTOR Small Silver Dot Logo, Knockout Centre)
(Variation 18 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA VICTOR Small Silver Dot Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1965 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
U.S.A. No.
47-7810
RCA
1216
(Variation 18 - Side 2)
Trade Mark(s) Registered Marca(s) Registrada(s)
℗ 1960 (Top Left)
45 Symbol (Top Right)
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Below 45 Symbol)
K/T Tax Code & S (Below High Fidelity)
(Black Label, RCA VICTOR Small Silver Dot Logo, Knockout Centre)
(Variation 19 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA VICTOR Small Silver Dot Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1965 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
USA NO:
47-7810
RCA
1216
(Variation 19 - Side 2)
Trade Mark(s) Registered Marca(s) Registrada(s)
℗ 1960 (Top Left)
K/T Tax Code (℗ 1960)
45 Symbol (Top Right)
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Below 45 Symbol)
S (Below 1216)
(Black Label, RCA VICTOR Small Silver Dot Logo, Knockout Centre)
(Variation 20 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA VICTOR Small Silver Dot Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1966 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
USA NO:
47-7810
RCA
1216
(Variation 20 - Side 2)
Trade Mark(s) Registered Marca(s) Registrada(s)
℗ 1960 (Top Left)
K/T Tax Code (℗ 1960)
45 Symbol (Top Right)
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Below 45 Symbol)
H (Below 1216)
(Orange Label, Stamped RCA VICTOR Logo, Knockout Centre)
(Variation 21 - Side 1)
(Orange Label)
Stamped RCA VICTOR Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1969 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
(Variation 21 - Side 2)
MANUFACTURED BY RCA LTD
(Orange Label, Stamped RCA VICTOR Logo, Knockout Centre)
(Variation 22 - Side 1)
(Orange Label)
Stamped RCA VICTOR Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1970 CBS Pressing)
(Mono)
(Variation 22 - Side 2)
MANUFACTURED BY RCA LIMITED
UK Chart Information:
This single entered the UK charts on January 25, 1961, peaking at no. 1.
Chart Run: (15 Weeks)
25/01/1961 - 07
01/02/1961 - 01
08/02/1961 - 01
15/02/1961 - 01
22/02/1961 - 01
01/03/1961 - 02
08/03/1961 - 03
15/03/1961 - 07
22/03/1961 - 13
29/03/1961 - 16
05/04/1961 - 18
12/04/1961 - 21
19/04/1961 - 28
26/04/1961 - 26
03/05/1961 - 44
Information: www.officialcharts.com
Recording Information:
Are You Lonesome Tonight?
(April 3/4, 1960: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)
I Gotta Know
(April 3/4, 1960: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)
