Record #0682: She’s Not You / Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello – ELVIS PRESLEY

 

RCA Victor 47-8041 (original German release) Germany, 19. July 1962
Words & Music by:  Side A – Doc Pomus, Mike Stoller, Jerry Leiber; Side B – Leiber, Stoller
Musicians: Elvis Presley (lead vocals), Grady Martin (guitar), Scotty Moore (guitar), Bob Moore (bass), D. J. Fontana / Buddy Harman (drums), Floyd Cramer (piano), the Jordanaires (backing vocals), Millie Kirkham (backing vocals)
Recording sessions: Produced by Steve Sholes and Chet Atkins at RCA Studio B, Nashville, TN, on 19. March 1962 (7.30pm – 2.00am)
Highest chart positions:  Side A – Germany #15, US #5, US AC #2, UK #1, Finland #12; Side B - US #55, US AC #14

The late-night recording session also included songs “Suspicion” (released in 1964 as the flip side of “Kiss Me Quick”) and “I Feel That I’ve Known You Forever” (released on EP “Tickle Me vol.1” in 1965).

List price:  German release not listed in the catalog. These go for 15-25 euros with picture sleeve in eBay.

Record #0681: I Want You, I Need You, I Love You / My Baby Left Me – ELVIS PRESLEY

RCA 47-6540 (original Swedish release) Sweden, 1956
Words & Music by:  Side A – Maurice Mysels, Ira Kosloff; Side B – Arthur Crudup
Musicians: Elvis Presley (vocals and rhythm guitar), Scotty Moore (guitar), Chet Atkins (guitar on side A), Bill Black (bass), Marvin Hughes (piano on side A), D.J. Fontana (drums), Gordon Stoker, Ben Speer and Brock Speer (backup vocals on side A)
Recording sessions: Produced by Steve Sholes, Side A – RCA Studios, Nashville, TN, 14. April 1956; Side B – RCA Studio 1, New York, NY, 30. January 1956
Highest chart positions: No chart success in Sweden. Side A: US #1, US R&B #3, US Country 1, UK #14, Australia #19; Side B: US #31, US Country #13

I posted the original US release already here.

This is a very rare “Electra” pressing (made in Germany for Swedish market) with flip side misspelled “MT BABY LEFT ME”.

List price:  Swedish releases are not in the catalog. One of these rare, misspelled pressings was sold in eBay for 401 euros 10 years ago.

Record #0680: Viva Las Vegas / What’d I Say – ELVIS PRESLEY

 

RCA Victor 47-8360 (original) USA, 28. April 1964
Words & Music by:  Side A – Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman; Side B – Ray Charles
Musicians: Elvis Presley (lead vocals), Billy Strange (guitar), Hilmer “Tiny” Timbrell (guitar on side A), Scotty Moore (guitar on side A), Glen Campbell (guitar on side B), Alton Hendrickson (guitar on side B), Frank Carlson / Murrey “Buddy” Harman / D.J. Fontana (drums), Roy Harte (percussion on side B), Bob Moore (bass on side A), Ray Siegal (bass on side B), Dudley Brooks / Floyd Cramer (piano on side A), Artie Kane (piano on side B), Homer “Boots” Randolph / William Green (sax on side A), Steve Douglas (sax on side B), James Zito (trumpet on side A), Harb Taylor, Randall Miller (trombones on side A), the Jordanaires (backing vocals on side A), the Jubilee Four, the Carol Lombard Quartet (backing vocals on side B)
Recording sessions: Radio Recorders Studio B, Hollywood, CA, Side A – 7.00pm-11.00pm on 10. July 1963; Side B – on 30. August 1963
Highest chart positions:  Side A - US #29, Australia #4, UK #17, Norway #6, Sweden #5, Denmark #3, Finland #9; Side B – US #21

Both side A and side B appear in Presley’s 1964 movie “Viva Las Vegas”. Oh, those early 60’s dance crazes! :D

The list of musicians includes some members of the Wrecking Crew.

List price:  Very Good+ is $6, Near Mint is $12.