
Can't Help Falling In Love
Rock-A-Hula Baby

RCA 1270 (45 rpm)
Track Listing:
Side 1:
1. Can't Help Falling In Love
Side 2:
1. Rock-A-Hula Baby
Released: January 5, 1962:
Sound Format: mono
UK Single No. (36)
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The tracks on this single were taken from the mono soundtrack album: "Blue Hawaii" (RD 27238). On early advance copies, "Rock-A-Hula Baby" was issued as the A-side. Working from the matrix numbers, it's probably better to class "Can't Help Falling In Love" as the A-side.
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NOTE: This single was issued using the matrix number M2PW, part of the RCA system.
(M2 = 1961)
Side 1: M2PW 2988 Side 2: M2PW 2989
(Sleeve Variation 5 - Front)
Type 5: (January 1961 - November 1962)
This sleeve was red with white print,
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White Tags Across The Top (Both Sides)
Large RCA Red Dot Logo. (Top Left - Both Sides)
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White Banner Across The Centre
Circled 45 R.P.M
MADE IN ENGLAND (Bottom Right - Both Sides)
(Sleeve Variation 5 - Rear)
Identical to Front


(Test Pressing/Factory Sample/Demo/Promo)


(Factory Sample - Side 1)
(Blue Label)
45 R.P.M.
Stamped DECCA Logo
Side 1 "ROCK-A-HULA BABY"
Double Sided
ADVANCED TEST RECORDING Acetate
(Solid Centre)
(1962 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
(Hand Written Details)
(Factory Sample - Side 2)
(Blue Label)
45 R.P.M.
Stamped DECCA Logo
Side 2 "CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE"
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(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 "CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE"
Double Sided
DEMONSTRATION SAMPLE NOT FOR SALE
(Knockout Centre)
(1962 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
(Stamped Details)
(Factory Sample - Side 2)
(Dark Green Label)
45 R.P.M.
Stamped Large RCA Black Dot Logo
Side 2 "ROCK-A HULA BABY"
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(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)
(1962 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
45-RCA
1270
(No Full Stop In Matrix Number)
BIEM NCB (Boxed)
Manor Music (Between Lines OnLeft)
(Etched Run Out: M2PW-2988-IC OC)
(Variation 1 - Side 2)
MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN
Trade Mark(s) ® Registered
RECORDING
FIRST PUBLISHED
1961 (Three Lines)
U.S.A. No.
47-7968
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)
O/T Tax Code (Below High Fidelity)
Parallel Lines (Both Sides)
(Etched Run Out: M2PW-2989-IC 2C)
(Black Label, RCA Large Silver Dot Logo, Knockout Centre)


(Variation 2 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA Large Silver Dot Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1962 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
45-RCA
1270
(No Full Stop In Matrix Number)
BIEM NCB (Boxed)
Manor
Music (Between Lines On Left)
(Variation 2 - Side 2)
MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN
Trade Mark(s) ® Registered
RECORDING
FIRST PUBLISHED
1961 (Three Lines)
U.S.A. No.
47-7968
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)
O/T Tax Code (Below High Fidelity)
Parallel Lines (Both Sides)
(Black Label, RCA Large Silver Dot Logo, Knockout Centre)


(Variation 3 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA Large Silver Dot Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1962 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
45-RCA-
1270
(Hyphen In Matrix Number)
N.C.B.
B.I.E.M. (Boxed)
(Between Lines On Left)
Manor Music (Below Line On Left)
(Variation 3 - Side 2)
MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN
Trade Mark(s) Registered Marca(s) Registrada(s)
RECORDING FIRST
PUBLISHED 1961 (Two Lines)
(47-7968)
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)
(No Tax Code)
Parallel Lines (Both Sides)
(Black Label, RCA Large Silver Dot Logo, Knockout Centre)


(Variation 4 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA Large Silver Dot Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1962 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
45-RCA-
1270
(Hyphen In Matrix Number)
N.C.B.
B.I.E.M. (Boxed)
Manor Music
(Between Lines On Left)
(Variation 4 - Side 2)
MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN
Trade Mark(s) Registered Marca(s) Registrada(s)
RECORDING FIRST
PUBLISHED 1961 (Two Lines)
(47-7968)
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)
(No Tax Code)
Parallel Lines (Both Sides)
(Black Label, RCA Large Silver Dot Logo, Knockout Centre)


(Variation 5 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA Large Silver Dot Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1962 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
45-RCA-
1270
(Hyphen In Matrix Number)
N.C.B.
B.I.E.M. (Boxed)
Manor Music
(Between Lines On Left)
(Variation 5 - Side 2)
MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN
Trade Mark(s) Registered Marca(s) Registrada(s)
RECORDING FIRST
PUBLISHED 1961 (Two Lines)
(USA No.
47-7968)
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)
(No Tax Code)
Parallel Lines (Both Sides)
(Black Label, RCA Large Silver Dot Logo, Knockout Centre)


(Variation 6 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA Large Silver Dot Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1962 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
45-RCA
1270
(Full Stop In Matrix Number)
BIEM NCB (Boxed)
Manor Music
(Between Lines On Left)
(Variation 6 - Side 2)
MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN
Trade Mark(s) Registered Marca(s) Registrada(s)
RECORDING FIRST
PUBLISHED 1961 (Two Lines)
USA No.
47-7968
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)
O/T Tax Code (Below High Fidelity)
Parallel Lines (Both Sides)
(Black Label, RCA Large Silver Dot Logo, Knockout Centre)


(Variation 7 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA Large Silver Dot Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1962 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
45-RCA
1270
(No Full Stop In Matrix Number)
BIEM NCB (Boxed)
Manor Music
(Between Lines On Left)
(Variation 7 - Side 2)
MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN
Trade Mark(s) Registered Marca(s) Registrada(s)
RECORDING FIRST
PUBLISHED 1961 (Two Lines)
USA No (No Full Stop)
47-7968
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)
O/T Tax Code (Below High Fidelity)
Parallel Lines (Both Sides)
(Black Label, RCA Large Silver Dot Logo, Knockout Centre)


(Variation 8 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA Large Silver Dot Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1962 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
45-RCA
1270
(No Full Stop In Matrix Number)
BIEM NCB (Boxed)
Manor Music
(Between Lines On Left)
(Variation 8 - Side 2)
MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN
Trade Mark(s) Registered Marca(s) Registrada(s)
RECORDING FIRST
PUBLISHED 1961 (Two Lines)
USA No. (Full Stop)
47-7968
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)
O/T Tax Code (Below High Fidelity)
Parallel Lines (Both Sides)
(Black Label, RCA Large Silver Dot Logo, Knockout Centre)


(Variation 9 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA Large Silver Dot Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1962 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
45-RCA
1270
(No Full Stop In Matrix Number)
BIEM NCB (Boxed)
Manor Music
(Between Lines On Left)
(Variation 9 - Side 2)
MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN
Trade Mark(s) Registered Marca(s) Registrada(s)
RECORDING FIRST
PUBLISHED 1961 (Two Lines)
USA No (No Full Stop)
47-7968
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)
O/T Tax Code (Below High Fidelity)
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)
(1962 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
45-RCA
1270
(Full Stop In Matrix Number)
Manor Music
BIEM NCB (Boxed)
(Between Lines On Left)
(Variation 10 - Side 2)
MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN
Trade Mark(s) Registered Marca(s) Registrada(s)
RECORDING FIRST
PUBLISHED 1961 (Two Lines)
USA NO:
47-7968
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)
O/T Tax Code (Below High Fidelity)
Parallel Lines (Both Sides)
(Black Label, RCA Large Silver Dot Logo, Knockout Centre)


(Variation 11 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA Large Silver Dot Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1962 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
45-RCA
1270
(Hyphen In Matrix Number)
Manor Music
BIEM NCB (Boxed)
(Between Lines On Left)
(Variation 11 - Side 2)
MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN
Trade Mark(s) Registered Marca(s) Registrada(s)
RECORDING FIRST
PUBLISHED 1961 (Two Lines)
USA NO:
47-7968
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)
Z/T Tax Code (Below High Fidelity)
Parallel Lines (Both Sides)
(Black Label, RCA Large Silver Dot Logo, Knockout Centre)


(Variation 12 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA Large Silver Dot Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1962 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
45-RCA
1270
(Hyphen In Matrix Number)
BIEM NCB (Boxed)
Manor Music
(Between Lines On Left)
(Variation 12 - Side 2)
MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN
Trade Mark(s) Registered Marca(s) Registrada(s)
RECORDING FIRST
PUBLISHED 1961 (Two Lines)
USA No.
47-7968
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)
Z/T Tax Code (Below High Fidelity)
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)
45-RCA
1270
(No Hyphen In Matrix Number)
BIEM NCB (Boxed)
Manor Music (Moved Right)
(Between Lines On Left)
(Variation 13 - Side 2)
MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN
Trade Mark(s) Registered Marca(s) Registrada(s)
RECORDING FIRST
PUBLISHED 1961 (Two Lines)
USA No.
47-7968
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)
Z/T Tax Code (Below High Fidelity)
Parallel Lines (Both Sides)
(Black Label, RCA Large Silver Dot Logo, Knockout Centre)


(Variation 14 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA Large Silver Dot Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1962 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
45-RCA-
1270
(Full Stop In Matrix Number)
BIEM NCB (Boxed)
Manor Music (Moved Right)
(Between Lines On Left)
(Variation 14 - Side 2)
MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN
Trade Mark(s) Registered Marca(s) Registrada(s)
RECORDING FIRST
PUBLISHED 1961 (Two Lines)
(USA No.
47-7968)
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)
P/T Tax Code (Below High Fidelity)
Parallel Lines (Both Sides)
(Black Label, RCA Large Silver Dot Logo, Knockout Centre)


(LABEL COMBINATION)
(Side 1: Variation 3)
(Etched Run Out: M2PW-2988-IC 3C)
(LABEL COMBINATION)
(Side 2: Variation 8)
(Etched Run Out: M2PW-2989-IC 3C)
(Black Label, RCA VICTOR Small Silver Dot Logo, Knockout Centre)


(Variation 15 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA VICTOR Small Silver Dot Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1962 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
45-RCA
1270
(Full Stop In Matrix Number)
Manor Music
BIEM NCB (Boxed)
(Variation 15 - Side 2)
MADE IN ENGLAND BY THE DECCA RECORD CO LTD
Trade Mark(s) Registered Marca(s) Registrada(s)
RECORDING FIRST
PUBLISHED 1961 (Two Lines)
USA NO:
47-7968
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)
P/T Tax Code (Below High Fidelity)
No Parallel Lines (Both Sides)
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(Thanks to Dean Murphy for the images)
(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)
RCA-
1270
N.C.B.
B.I.E.M. (Boxed)
Manor Music
(Variation 16 - Side 2)
MADE IN ENGLAND BY THE DECCA RECORD CO LTD
Trade Mark(s) Registered Marca(s) Registrada(s)
RECORDING FIRST
PUBLISHED 1961 (Two Lines)
(USA No.
47-7968)
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)
K/T Tax Code (Below High Fidelity)
s (Below Tax Code)
​
(Thanks to Dean Murphy for the images)
(Black Label, RCA VICTOR Small Silver Dot Logo, Knockout Centre)


(Variation 17 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA VICTOR Small Silver Dot Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1963 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
RCA
1270
BIEM NCB (Boxed)
Manor Music
(Variation 17 - Side 2)
MADE IN ENGLAND BY THE DECCA RECORD CO LTD
Trade Mark(s) Registered Marca(s) Registrada(s)
RECORDING FIRST
PUBLISHED 1961 (Two Lines)
USA No.
47-7968
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)
K/T Tax Code (Below High Fidelity)
s (Below Tax Code - Positioned Further Right)
(Black Label, RCA VICTOR Small Silver Dot Logo, Knockout Centre)


(Variation 18 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA VICTOR Small Silver Dot Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1964 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
RCA
1270
Manor Music
BIEM NCB (Boxed)
(Variation 18 - Side 2)
MADE IN ENGLAND BY THE DECCA RECORD CO LTD
Trade Mark(s) Registered Marca(s) Registrada(s)
RECORDING FIRST
PUBLISHED 1961 (Two Lines)
USA NO:
47-7968
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)
K/T Tax Code (Below High Fidelity)
S (Below 1270)
​
(Thanks to Dean Murphy for the images)
(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)
RCA-1270
N.C.B.
B.I.E.M. (Boxed)
Manor Music
(Variation 19 - Side 2)
Trade Mark(s) Registered Marca(s) Registrada(s)
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Left)
(USA No.
47-7968)
45 Symbol (Top Right)
K/T Tax Code (Below 45 Symbol)
S (Below Tax Code)
(Black Label, RCA VICTOR Small Silver Dot Logo, Knockout Centre)


(Variation 20 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA VICTOR Small Silver Dot Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1965 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
RCA-1270
N.C.B.
B.I.E.M. (Boxed)
Manor Music
(Variation 20 - Side 2)
Trade Mark(s) Registered Marca(s) Registrada(s)
"New "Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Left)
(USA No.
47-7968)
45 Symbol (Top Right)
K/T Tax Code (Below 45 Symbol)
S (Below Tax Code)
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(Thanks to Dean Murphy for the images)
(Black Label, RCA VICTOR Small Silver Dot Logo, Knockout Centre)


(Variation 21 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA VICTOR Small Silver Dot Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1967 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
RCA
1270
Manor Music
BIEM NCB (Boxed)
(Variation 21 - Side 2)
Trade Mark(s) Registered Marca(s) Registrada(s)
45 Symbol (Top Right)
"New "Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Below 45 Symbol)
USA No:
47-7968
(No Tax Code)
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(Black Label, RCA VICTOR Small Silver Dot Logo, Knockout Centre)


(Variation 21 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA VICTOR Small Silver Dot Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1968 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
RCA
1270
Manor Music
BIEM NCB (Boxed)
(Variation 22 - Side 2)
Trade Mark(s) Registered Marca(s) Registrada(s)
45 Symbol (Top Right)
"New "Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Below 45 Symbol)
USA No:
47-7968
J/T Tax Code (Below 1270)
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​UK Chart Information:
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This single entered the UK charts on February 7, 1962, peaking at no. 1.
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Chart Run: (20 Weeks)
07/02/1962 - 12
14/02/1962 - 04
21/02/1962 - 02
28/02/1962 - 01
07/03/1962 - 01
14/03/1962 - 01
21/03/1962 - 01
28/03/1962 - 03
04/04/1962 - 03
11/04/1962 - 04
18/04/1962 - 04
25/04/1962 - 06
02/05/1962 - 06
09/05/1962 - 08
16/05/1962 - 14
23/05/1962 - 16
30/05/1962 - 16
06/06/1962 - 26
13/06/1962 - 30
20/06/1962 - 48
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Information: www.officialcharts.com
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Recording Information:
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Rock-A-Hula Baby
(March 23, 1961: Radio Recorders, Studio B, Hollywood, California)
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Can't Help Falling in Love
(March 23, 1961: Radio Recorders, Studio B, Hollywood, California)
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