Take Good Care of Her
I've Got A Thing About You Baby
RCA APBO 0196 (45 rpm)
Track Listing:
Side 1:
1. Take Good Care Of Her
Side 2:
1. I've Got A Thing About You Baby
Released: March, 1974:
Sound Format: stereo
UK Single No: (89)
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These tracks were recorded during a mammoth session at Stax Studios in Memphis. Both were taken from the new RCA album: "Good Times" (APL1 0475)
NOTE: few theories exist as to why RCA's UK pressing plant had production difficulties during the release of this single. Some point out the possiblilty of a worldwide oil shortage or a more local reason being a labour dispute among the plant's employees.
Either way this issue led to the first variations of this single being imported from the U.S. The Washington plant did eventually press singles later and these variations are quite rare and sought after by collectors. I have chosen to use the first variation of the UK pressing to keep a uniformed look across the site.
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Side 1: RCA APBO 0196A Side 2: RCA APBO 0196B
(US Picture Sleeve - Front)
TAKE GOOD CARE OF HER
(Live Shot OF Elvis On Stage in Vegas, 1972)​
NOW AVAILABLE
ELVIS'
RAISED ON
ROCK ALBUM
(US Picture Sleeve - Rear)
I'VE GOT A THING ABOUT YOU BABY
(Live Shot OF Elvis On Stage in Vegas, 1972)​
COMING
ELVIS 1974
EASTER
TV SPECIAL
(Sleeve Variation 11 - Front)
Type 11: (June 1971 - June 1974)
This sleeve was split in two with a green top half and white bottom half (Both Sides),
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Larger orange stamped RCA logo with straight insides
(Top half - both sides)
Larger green stamped RCA logo with straight insides
(Top half - both sides)
(Sleeve Variation 11 - Rear)
Identical to Front
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Various other RCA recording artists positioned left and right on bottom half of sleeve
(THE SWEET 2nd Artist On Right Pane)
Also available on RCA Stereo 8 Cartridge Tapes and Stereocassettes
MADE IN ENGLAND (Bottom Centre)
(Test Pressing/Factory Sample/Demo/Promo)
(Factory Sample - Side 1)?
(Factory Sample - Side 2)?
(Orange Label, RCA VICTOR Logo, Spider Centre)
(Variation 1 - Side 1)
(Orange Label)
Stamped RCA VICTOR Logo
(Spider Centre)
(1974 US RCA Pressing)
(Stereo)
(Stamped Run Out: APBO 0196A)
(Pressed by RCA, Indianapolis, Indiana)
(Variation 1 - Side 2)
(Matt Label)
APBO-0196 (Top Right)
MADE IN U.S.A.
℗ 1974​​
(Stamped Run Out: APBO 0196B)
(Orange Label, RCA VICTOR Logo, Knockout Centre)
(Variation 2 - Side 1)
(Orange Label)
Stamped RCA VICTOR Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1974 CBS Pressing)
(Stereo)
(Stamped Run Out: APBO 0196A)
(Pressed by CBS, Aston Clinton, Aylesbury, Bucks)
(Variation 2 - Side 2)
(Matt Label)
APBO 0196 (Top Right)
â„— 1974
Hilary Music/Carlin
MANUFACTURED BY RCA LIMITED
(Stamped Run Out: APBO 0196B)​
(Orange Label, RCA VICTOR Logo, Solid Centre)
(Variation 3 - Side 1)
(Orange Label)
Stamped RCA VICTOR Logo
(Solid Centre)
(1974 CBS Pressing)
(Stereo)
(Stamped Run Out: APBO 0196A)
(Pressed by CBS, Aston Clinton, Aylesbury, Bucks)
(Variation 3 - Side 2)
(Matt Label)
APBO 0196 (Top Right)
â„— 1974
Hilary Music/Carlin
MANUFACTURED BY RCA LIMITED
(Stamped Run Out: APBO 0196B)​
UK Chart Information:
This single entered the UK charts on March 16, 1974, peaking at no. 33.
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Chart Run: (5 Weeks)
16/03/1974 - 40
23/03/1974 - 34
30/03/1974 - 35
06/04/1974 - 33
13/04/1974 - 46
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Information: www.officialcharts.com
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Recording Information:
​Take Good Care of Her
(July 21/22, 1973: Stax Studio, Memphis, Tennessee)
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I've Got a Thing About You Baby
(July 22/23, 1973: Stax Studio, Memphis, Tennessee)​
If You Talk In Your Sleep
Help Me
RCA APBO 0280 (45 rpm)
Track Listing:
Side 1:
1. If You Talk In Your Sleep
Side 2:
1. Help Me
Released: June 28, 1974:
Sound Format: stereo
UK Single No: (90)
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Elvis singles hadn't fared so well in the UK charts for sometime. Some of the material of late was very melancholy and out of touch with non-Elvis fans. The formula carried on with this new single. The A-side was a song about adultery and the B-side a gospel song that he would perform live many times.
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Side 1: RCA APBO 0280A Side 2: RCA APBO 0280B
(Sleeve Variation 11 - Front)
Type 11: (June 1971 - June 1974)
This sleeve was split in two with a green top half and white bottom half (Both Sides),
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Larger orange stamped RCA logo with straight insides
(Top half - both sides)
Larger green stamped RCA logo with straight insides
(Top half - both sides)
(Sleeve Variation 11 - Rear)
Identical to Front
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Various other RCA recording artists positioned left and right on bottom half of sleeve
(THE SWEET 2nd Artist On Right Pane)
Also available on RCA Stereo 8 Cartridge Tapes and Stereocassettes
MADE IN ENGLAND (Bottom Centre)
(Test Pressing/Factory Sample/Demo/Promo)
(Factory Sample - Side 1)
(Orange Label)
Stamped RCA VICTOR Logo
Side 1: IF YOU TALK IN YOUR SLEEP
Double Sided
Demonstration Sample Not For Sale
(Knockout Centre - Large A)
(1974 ORLAKE Pressing)
(Stereo)
(Stamped Run Out: APBO 0280-A-IE)
(Pressed by ORLAKE PLASTICS LTD, Dagenham, Essex)
(Factory Sample - Side 2)
(Matt Label)
RCA APBO 0280 (Top Right)
Side 2: HELP ME
â„— 1974 RCA
RECORDS​
MANUFACTURED BY RCA LIMITED
(Stamped Run Out: APBO 0280-B-IE)
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(Thanks To Andy Honeywell For The Improved Images)​​
(Test Pressing/Factory Sample/Demo/Promo)
(Factory Sample - Side 1)
(Orange Label)
Stamped RCA VICTOR Logo
Side 1: IF YOU TALK IN YOUR SLEEP
Double Sided
(No Demonstration Sample Not For Sale)
(Solid Centre)
(1974 RCA Pressing)
(Stereo)
(Stamped Run Out: APBO 0280-A-IE)
(Pressed by RCA, Washington, Co. Durham)
(Factory Sample - Side 2)
(Matt Label)
RCA APBO 0280 (Top Right)
Side 2: HELP ME
â„— 1974 RCA
RECORDS​
MANUFACTURED BY RCA LIMITED
(Stamped Run Out: APBO 0280-B-IE)
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(Thanks To Andy Honeywell For The Improved Images)​​
(Orange Label, RCA VICTOR Logo, Knockout Centre)
(Variation 1 - Side 1)
(Orange Label)
Stamped RCA VICTOR Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1974 Orlake Pressing)
(Stereo)
(Stamped Run Out: APBO 0280-A-IE)
(Pressed by ORLAKE PLASTICS LTD, Dagenham, Essex)
(Variation 1 - Side 2)
(Matt Label)
RCA APBO 0280 (Top Right)
â„— 1974 RCA (No Records)
MANUFACTURED BY RCA LIMITED
(Stamped Run Out: APBO 0280-B-IE)
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(Variation 2 - Side 1)
(Orange Label)
Stamped RCA VICTOR Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1974 ORLAKE Pressing)
(Stereo)
(Stamped Run Out: APBO 0280-A-IE)
(Pressed by ORLAKE PLASTICS LTD, Dagenham, Essex)
(Variation 2 - Side 2)
(Matt Label)
RCA APBO 0280 (Top Right)
â„— 1974 RCA
RECORDS​
MANUFACTURED BY RCA LIMITED
(Stamped Run Out: APBO 0280-B-IE)
(Orange Label, RCA VICTOR Logo, Solid Centre)
(Variation 3 - Side 1)
(Orange Label)
Stamped RCA VICTOR Logo
(Solid Centre)
(1974 RCA Pressing)
(Stereo)
(Stamped Run Out: APBO 0280A)
(Pressed by RCA, Washington, Co. Durham)
(Variation 3 - Side 2)
(Matt Label)
RCA APBO 0280 (Top Right)
â„— 1974 RCA
RECORDS​
MANUFACTURED BY RCA LIMITED
(Stamped Run Out: APBO 0280B)
UK Chart Information:
This single entered the UK charts on July 13, 1974, peaking at no. 40.
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Chart Run: (3 Weeks)
13/07/1974 - 47
20/07/1974 - 40
27/07/1974 - 48
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Information: www.officialcharts.com
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Recording Information:
​If You Talk in Your Sleep
(December 11/12, 1973: Stax Studio, Memphis, Tennessee)
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Help Me
(December 12/13, 1973: Stax Studio, Memphis, Tennessee)
My Boy
Loving Arms
RCA 2458 (45 rpm)
Track Listing:
Side 1:
1. My Boy
Side 2:
1. Loving Arms
Released: November 1, 1974:
Sound Format: stereo
UK Single No: (91)
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Elvis came back into the U.K. chart with a bang with the powerful A-side of this single resonating with the mainstream public. It peaked inside the top ten. The B-side was a beautiful ballad sometimes called "Lovin' Arms".
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NOTE: When this single was first released in the U.K., British collectors had to import a U.S. copy due to manufacturing and distribution problems across the U.K at the time. The American made for export pressing came bearing a grey label that was housed in the usual RCA generic company sleeve but with a Ptd. in U.S.A located in the bottom corner. Later UK pressings came in a plain white paper sleeve.
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Side 1: RCA 2458 A Side 2: RCA 2458 B
(Sleeve Variation 12 - Front)
Type 12: (November 1974)
This U.S. sleeve was split in two with a green top half and white bottom half (Both Sides),
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Larger orange stamped RCA logo with straight insides
(Top half - both sides)
Larger green stamped RCA logo with straight insides
(Top half - both sides)
(Sleeve Variation 12 - Rear)
Identical to Front
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Ptd. in U.S.A. (Bottom Right)
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(This sleeve was used for the November 1974 release:
"My Boy" (RCA-2458 EX)
(Sleeve Variation 16 - Front)
Type 13: (November 1974 - December 1974)
Generic White Paper Sleeve
(Sleeve Variation 16 - Rear)
Identical to Front
(Test Pressing/Factory Sample/Demo/Promo)
(Factory Sample - Side 1)
(Orange Label)
Stamped RCA VICTOR Logo
Side 1: MY BOY
Double Sided
Demonstration Sample Not For Sale
(Knockout Centre - Large A)
(1974 CBS Pressing)
(Stereo)
(Stamped Run Out: RCA2458A)
(Pressed by CBS, Aston Clinton, Aylesbury, Bucks)
(Factory Sample - Side 2)
(Matt Label)
RCA 2458 (Top Right)
Side 2: LOVING ARMS
â„— 1974 RCA
RECORDS​
MANUFACTURED BY RCA LIMITED
(Stamped Run Out: RCA2458B)
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(Thanks To Andy Honeywell For The Improved Images)​​
(Grey Label, RCA VICTOR Logo, Spider Centre)
(Variation 1 - Side 1)
(Grey Label)
Stamped RCA VICTOR Logo
(Spider Centre)
(1974 U.S. Pressing)
(Stereo)
(Stamped Run Out: RCA2458A)
(Variation 1 - Side 2)
(Matt Label)
RCA-2458-EX (Top Right)
Rondor Music
RCA CORP. MADE IN U.S.A. â„— 1974 RCA
(Stamped Run Out: RCA2458B)​
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(Orange Label, RCA VICTOR Logo, Knockout Centre)
(Variation 2 - Side 1)
(Orange Label)
Stamped RCA VICTOR Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1974 CBS Pressing)
(Stereo)
(Stamped Run Out: RCA.2458.A.3E)
(Pressed by CBS, Aston Clinton, Aylesbury, Bucks)
(Variation 2 - Side 2)
(Matt Label)
RCA 2458 (Top Right)
â„— 1974 RCA
RECORDS​
MANUFACTURED BY RCA LIMITED
(Stamped Run Out: RCA.2458.B.2E)
(Orange Label, RCA VICTOR Logo, Solid Centre)
(Variation 3 - Side 1)
(Orange Label)
Stamped RCA VICTOR Logo
(Solid Centre)
(1974 RCA Pressing)
(Stereo)
(Stamped Run Out: APBO 0280A)
(Pressed by RCA, Washington, Co. Durham)
(Variation 3 - Side 2)
(Matt Label)
RCA 2458 (Top Right)
â„— 1974 RCA
RECORDS​
MANUFACTURED BY RCA LIMITED
(Stamped Run Out: APBO 0280B)
(Tan Injection Moulded Label, RCA VICTOR Logo, Solid Centre)
(Variation 4 - Side 1)
(Tan Injection Moulded Label)
Stamped RCA VICTOR Logo
(Solid Centre)
(1974 Phonodisc Pressing)
(Stereo)
(Stamped Run Out: RCA 2458 A)
(Pressed by PHONODISC, Chingford, Walthamstow, London)
(Variation 4 - Side 2)
(Gloss Finish)
RCA 2458 (Top Right)
â„— 1974
RCA
RECORDS​
MANUFACTURED BY RCA LIMITED
(Stamped Run Out: RCA 2458 B)
UK Chart Information:
This single entered the UK charts on November 16, 1974, peaking at no. 5.
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Chart Run: (13 Weeks)
16/11/1974 - 40
23/11/1974 - 28
30/11/1974 - 15
07/12/1974 - 08
14/12/1974 - 06
21/12/1974 - 07
28/12/1974 - 07
04/01/1975 - 05
11/01/1975 - 13
18/01/1975 - 14
25/01/1975 - 16
01/02/1975 - 31
08/02/1975 - 42
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Information: www.officialcharts.com
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Recording Information:
​My Boy
(December 13/14, 1973: Stax Studio, Memphis, Tennessee)
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Loving Arms
(December 13/14, 1973: Stax Studio, Memphis, Tennessee)
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Promised Land
It's Midnight
RCA PB 10074 (45 rpm)
Track Listing:
Side 1:
1. Promised Land
Side 2:
1. It's Midnight
Released: December, 1974:
Sound Format: stereo
UK Single No: (92)
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Elvis was in top form on this A-side covering a Chuck Berry classic. The B-side was a more softer ballad that Elvis performed live during 1974. Some variations of this single used the title "It's Midnight (and I miss you)". Both songs were included on the "Promised Land" album (APL1 0873).
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NOTE: UK pressings came in a plain white paper sleeve.
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Side 1: PB 10074 A Side 2: PB 10074 B
(Sleeve Variation 16 - Front)
Type 13: (November 1974 - December 1974)
Generic White Paper Sleeve
(Sleeve Variation 16 - Rear)
Identical to Front
(Test Pressing/Factory Sample/Demo/Promo)
(Factory Sample - Side 1)
(Factory Sample - Side 2)​​
(Orange Label, RCA VICTOR Logo, Knockout Centre)
(Variation 2 - Side 1)
(Orange Label)
Stamped RCA VICTOR Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1974 CBS Pressing)
(Stereo)
(Etched Run Out: PB10074-A2E) (BILBO)
(Pressed by CBS, Aston Clinton, Aylesbury, Bucks)
(Variation 2 - Side 2)
(Matt Label)
PB 10074 (Top Right)
â„— 1974 RCA
RECORDS​
IT'S MIDNIGHT AND I MISS YOU
MANUFACTURED BY RCA LIMITED
(Etched Run Out: PB10074-B2E) (BILBO)
(Variation 2 - Side 1)
(Orange Label)
Stamped RCA VICTOR Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1974 CBS Pressing)
(Stereo)
(Etched Run Out: PB10074-A2E) (BILBO)
(Pressed by CBS, Aston Clinton, Aylesbury, Bucks)
(Variation 2 - Side 2)
(Matt Label)
PB 10074 (Top Right)
â„— 1974 RCA
RECORDS​
IT'S MIDNIGHT
MANUFACTURED BY RCA LIMITED
(Etched Run Out: PB10074-B2E) (BILBO)
(Orange Label, RCA VICTOR Logo, Solid Centre)
(Variation 3 - Side 1)
(Orange Label)
Stamped RCA VICTOR Logo
(Solid Centre)
(1974 CBS Pressing)
(Stereo)
(Etched Run Out: PB10074-A2E) (BILBO)
(Pressed by CBS, Aston Clinton, Aylesbury, Bucks)
(Variation 3 - Side 2)
(Matt Label)
PB 10074 (Top Right)
â„— 1974 RCA
RECORDS​
IT'S MIDNIGHT AND I MISS YOU
MANUFACTURED BY RCA LIMITED
(Etched Run Out: PB10074-B2E) (BILBO)
(Variation 4 - Side 1)
(Orange Label)
Stamped RCA VICTOR Logo
(Solid Centre)
(1974 CBS Pressing)
(Stereo)
(Etched Run Out: PB10074-A2E) (BILBO)
(Pressed by CBS, Aston Clinton, Aylesbury, Bucks)
(Variation 4 - Side 2)
(Matt Label)
PB 10074 (Top Right)
â„— 1974 RCA
RECORDS​
IT'S MIDNIGHT
MANUFACTURED BY RCA LIMITED
(Etched Run Out: PB10074-B2E) (BILBO)
(Orange Label, RCA VICTOR Logo, Spider Centre)
(Variation 5 - Side 1)
(Orange Label)
Stamped RCA VICTOR Logo
(Spider Centre)
(1974 CBS Pressing)
(Stereo)
(Etched Run Out: PB10074-A2E) (BILBO)
(Pressed by CBS, Aston Clinton, Aylesbury, Bucks)
(Variation 5 - Side 2)
(Matt Label)
PB 10074 (Top Right)
â„— 1974 RCA
RECORDS​
IT'S MIDNIGHT AND I MISS YOU
MANUFACTURED BY RCA LIMITED
(Etched Run Out: PB10074-B2E) (BILBO)
(Tan Injection Moulded Label, RCA VICTOR Logo, Solid Centre)
(Variation 6 - Side 1)
(Tan Injection Moulded Label)
Stamped RCA VICTOR Logo
(Solid Centre)
(1974 Phonodisc Pressing)
(Stereo)
(Stamped Run Out: PB10074 A)
(Pressed by PHONODISC, Chingford, Walthamstow, London)
(Variation 6 - Side 2)
(Gloss Finish)
PB 10074 (Top Right)
â„— 1974
RCA
RECORDS​
MADE IN ENGLAND
(Stamped Run Out: PB10074 B)
UK Chart Information:
This single entered the UK charts on January 18, 1975, peaking at no. 9.
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Chart Run: (8 Weeks)
18/01/1975 - 22
25/01/1975 - 13
01/02/1975 - 09
08/02/1975 - 10
15/02/1975 - 13
22/02/1975 - 20
01/03/1975 - 34
08/03/1975 - 49
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Information: www.officialcharts.com
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Recording Information:
​Promised Land
(December 15/16, 1973: Stax Studio, Memphis, Tennessee)
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It's Midnight
(December 10/11, 1973: Stax Studio, Memphis, Tennessee)