ELVIS SINGS
CHRISTMAS SONGS
RCA RCX 121
Track Listing:
Side 1:
1. Santa Bring My Baby Back (To Me)
2. Blue Christmas
Side 2:
1. Santa Claus Is Back In Town
2. I'll Be Home For Christmas
Released: November 1958:
Sound Format: mono
UK EP No: (07)
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This EP was released just in time for the festive season. It contained material that was also issued as part of "Elvis' Christmas Album": (RD 27052). The first song on each side of this extended play, were also available as a single on both 78 and 45 rpm formats. (RCA 1025).
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This EP was later released (Christmas 1960) as a gatefold "Christmas greeting card style" package, where you could enter the details of someone special to give as a gift.
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​NOTE: This EP was issued using the matrix number H2PH, part of the RCA matrix system.
Side 1: H2PH 6528 Side 2: H2PH 6529
(Sleeve Variation 1 - Front)
Fully Laminated (not stated)
RCA Logo (Boxed)
45 E.P.
RCX-121
A "New Orthophonic" High Fidelity Recording
(Top Right)
(Sleeve Variation 1 - Rear)
A 'NEW ORTHOPHONIC' HIGH FIDELITY 45 RPM RECORDING
RCA RECORDS LONDON S E 1 1
RCA Logo
Made in England (Bottom Left)
Printed in England E.J.D. 10/58 (Bottom Right)
(No Writing On Spine)
(Foldovers Top & Bottom)
(Sleeve Variation 2 - Front)
Fully Laminated (not stated)
RCA Logo (Boxed)
45 E.P.
RCX-121
A "New Orthophonic" High Fidelity Recording
(Top Right)
(Sleeve Variation 2 - Rear)
A 'NEW ORTHOPHONIC' HIGH FIDELITY 45 RPM RECORDING
RCA RECORDS LONDON S E 1 1
RCA Logo
Made in England (Bottom Left)
Printed in England E.J.D. 12/58 (Bottom Right)
(No Writing On Spine)
(Foldovers Top & Bottom)
Gatefold Sleeve
(Sleeve Variation 3 - Front)
Matt Card
RCA Logo (Boxed)
(Sleeve Variation 3 - Rear)
(Same Background As Golden Records LP)
(With Added Holly & Santa Image)
(Sleeve Variation 3 - Inner Left)
(Blank - Matt)
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(Sleeve Variation 3 - Inner Right)
Elvis SINGS CHRISTMAS SONGS
(Tracklisting)
(Christmas Card Personalised Information)
RCA Logo (A "New Orthophonic" Recording)
RCA RECORDS LONDON S E 1 1
RCX-121 (Bottom Left)
Printed in England St. James Press (Bottom Right)
(Thanks To Andy Honeywell For The Improved Images)
Gatefold Sleeve
(Test Pressing/Factory Sample/Demo/Promo)
(Factory Sample - Side 1)
(Factory Sample - Side 2)
(Black Label, RCA Large Silver Dot Logo, Triangle Centre)
(Variation 1 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA Large Silver Dot Logo
(Triangle Centre)
(1958 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
(Etched Run Out: H2PH-6528-ID)
(Variation 1 - Side 2)
MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN
Trade Mark(s) ® Registered
RECORDING FIRST
PUBLISHED 1957
EXTENDED PLAY (Top Left)
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)
(No Tax Code)
Parallel Lines (Both Sides)
(a) Aberbach Ltd.
(b) E. H. Morris
Music
(Between Lines On Left)
(Etched Run Out: H2PH-6529-ID)
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(Thanks to Andy Honeywell for the improved images)
(Black Label, RCA Large Silver Dot Logo, Knockout Centre)
(Variation 2 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA Large Silver Dot Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1960 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
(Etched Run Out: H2PH-6528-ID)
(Variation 2 - Side 2)
MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN
Trade Mark(s) ® Registered
RECORDING FIRST
PUBLISHED 1957
EXTENDED PLAY (Top Left)
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)
(No Tax Code)
Parallel Lines (Both Sides)
(a) Aberbach Ltd.
(b) E. H. Morris
Music
(Between Lines On Left)
(Etched Run Out: H2PH-6529-ID)
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(Thanks to Dean Murphy for the images)
(Variation 3 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA Large Silver Dot Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1960 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
(Etched Run Out: H2PH-6528-ID)
(Variation 3 - Side 2)
MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN
Trade Mark(s) ® Registered
RECORDING FIRST
PUBLISHED 1957
EXTENDED PLAY (Top Left)
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)
E/T Tax Code (Below High Fidelity)
Parallel Lines (Both Sides)
(a) Aberbach Ltd.
(b) E. H. Morris
Music
(Between Lines On Left)
(Etched Run Out: H2PH-6529-ID)
(Variation 4 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA Large Silver Dot Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1961 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
(Etched Run Out: H2PH-6528-ID)
(Variation 4 - Side 2)
MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN
Trade Mark(s) Registered Marca(s) Registrada(s)
EXTENDED PLAY (Top Left)
RECORDING FIRST
PUBLISHED 1957
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)
O/T Tax Code (Below High Fidelity)
Parallel Lines (Both Sides)
(a) Aberbach
Ltd.
(b) E. H. Morris
Music
(Between Lines On Left)
(Etched Run Out: H2PH-6529-ID)
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(Thanks to Andy Honeywell for the improved images)
(Black Label, RCA VICTOR Small Silver Dot Logo, Knockout Centre)
(Variation 5 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA VICTOR Small Silver Dot Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1965 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
(Variation 5 - Side 2)
Trade Mark(s) Registered Marca(s) Registrada(s)
EXTENDED PLAY (Centre Left)
M/T Tax Code (Below PLAY)
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Top Right)
No Parallel Lines (Both Sides)
S (Below 121)
(Variation 6 - Side 1)
(Black Label)
RCA VICTOR Small Silver Dot Logo
(Knockout Centre)
(1967 Decca Pressing)
(Mono)
(Variation 6 - Side 2)
Trade Mark(s) Registered Marca(s) Registrada(s)
EXTENDED PLAY (Centre Left)
45 Symbol (Top Right)
No Tax Code
"New Orthophonic" High Fidelity (Centre Right)
​Recording Information:
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Santa Bring My Baby Back
(September 7, 1957: Radio Recorders, Studio 1, Hollywood, California)
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Blue Christmas
(September 5, 1957: Radio Recorders, Studio 1, Hollywood, California)
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Santa Claus is Back in Town
(September 7, 1957: Radio Recorders, Studio 1, Hollywood, California)
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I'll Be Home for Christmas
(September 7, 1957: Radio Recorders, Studio 1, Hollywood, California)​
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RCX 121 promoted these 3 EP's by other RCA Artists, who in turn promoted Elvis' new EP:
NOTE: All sleeves printed October 1958.
RCA RCX 120 - RCA RCX 122 - RCA RCX 123
