RCA
RC 24001
Track Listing:
Side 1:
1. Mean Woman Blues
2. (Let me be your) Teddy Bear
3. Loving You
4. Got A Lot O' Livin' To Do!
Side 2:
1. Lonesome Cowboy
2. Hot Dog
3. Party
4. True Love
Released: August 1957:
mono (03)
This was Elvis' first album release for RCA and the soundtrack to his second movie. It originally came in a 10" format and contained only eight songs, seven of which were from the movie, the other a studio track.
The U.S. version of this album was released as a standard 12" LP and had twelve tracks in total.
The extra four songs on the American LP that were omitted on this release, were released in the U.K. on the Extended Play, 'Elvis Presley' (RCX 104)
Fully Laminated Large RCA Logo Photo: Bud Fraker Round Cutouts On Foldovers
A 'NEW ORTHOPHONIC' HIGH FIDELITY 33 RPM RECORDING RCA RECORDS (RCA LOGO) LONDON, S.W.9 Made in England (under Logo) Printed in England (Bottom Left) JU57/7 (Bottom Right)
Test Pressing/Factory Sample/Demo/Promo
Black Label - RCA Large Silver Dot Logo
Black Label - RCA Victor Small Silver Dot Logo
This album entered the UK charts on August 31, 1957, peaking at no. 1.
Chart Run: (24 Weeks)
31/08/1957 - 04
07/09/1957 - 01
14/09/1957 - 01
21/09/1957 - 02
28/09/1957 - 03
05/10/1957 - 02
12/10/1957 - 02
19/10/1957 - 02
26/10/1957 - 02
02/11/1957 - 02
09/11/1957 - 01
16/11/1957 - 02
23/11/1957 - 02
30/11/1957 - 02
07/12/1957 - 02
14/12/1957 - 04
21/12/1957 - 03
28/12/1957 - 03
04/01/1958 - 02
11/01/1958 - 02
18/01/1958 - 02
25/01/1958 - 03
01/02/1958 - 04
08/02/1958 - 04
It re-entered the UK charts two weeks later on February 22, 1958, peaking at no. 5.
Chart Run: (1 Week)
22/02/1958 - 05
Information: www.officialcharts.com
Recording Information:
Mean Woman Blues
(January 13, 1957: Radio Recorders, Studio 1, Hollywood, California)
Teddy Bear
(January 16, 1957: Paramount Sound Stage, Hollywood, California)
Loving You
(February 24, 1957: Radio Recorders, Studio 1, Hollywood, California)
Got A Lot O' Livin' To Do!
(January 12, 1957: Radio Recorders, Studio 1, Hollywood, California)
Lonesome Cowboy
(January 15, 1957: Paramount Sound Stage, Hollywood, California)
Hot Dog
(January 18, 1957: Paramount Sound Stage, Hollywood, California)
Party
(January 21, 1957: Paramount Sound Stage, Hollywood, California)
True Love
(February 23, 1957: Radio Recorders, Studio 1, Hollywood, California)
NOTE: This LP was issued using the matrix number H2WL.
H2 = 1957 WL = 10" Mono LP
RCA's Album Matrix Numbering System worked as follows:
YEAR: MONO: STEREO:
F2 = 1955 WP WY
G2 = 1956 PP WP
H2 = 1957 RM RS
J2 = 1958 PM
K2 = 1959
L2 = 1960
M2 = 1961
N2 = 1962
PP = 1963
RP = 1964
SP = 1965
TP = 1966
UP = 1967
WP = 1968
XP = 1969
ZP = 1970
AP = 1971
BP = 1972
CP = 1973
Elvis UK: RCA RECORDS Flyer
(September 13, 1957)
NOTE: This album was kept in stock by issuing re-pressings with the same catalogue number until it was deleted by RCA in 1965.