Sunday, March 24, 2024

Record #0664: Love Me Tender / Anyway You Want Me (That's How I'll Be) – ELVIS PRESLEY


RCA Victor 47-6643 (original) USA, Oct. 6, 1956
Words & Music by:  Side A – Elvis Presley, Vera Matson; Side B – Aaron Schroeder, Cliff Owens
Musicians: Side A - Elvis Presley (lead vocals), Vito Mumolo (guitar), Luther "Red" Roundtree (banjo), Dominic Frontieri (accordion), Michael "Myer" Rubin (bass), Richard Cornell (drums), The Ken Darby Trio (backing vocals); Side B - Elvis Presley (lead vocals and rhythm guitar), Scotty Moore (lead guitar), Bill Black (bass) D.J. Fontana (drums), Shorty Long (piano), The Jordanaires (backing vocals)
Recording sessions: Side A - Produced by Lionel Newman at 20th Century Fox Stage 1, Los Angeles, CA, Aug. 24, 1956; Side B - Proles at RCA Studios, New York, NY, Jul. 2, 1956
Highest chart positions:  Side A - US #1, US R&B #3, US Country #3, UK #11; Side B - US #27, US R&B #12, US Country #3

I already posted this record here, but this is a different pressing (New Jersey) and it’s with the picture sleeve. The earlier post has the Hollywood pressing of the record.

List price:  Very Good+ is $15, Near Mint is $30. Five different picture sleeves are known to exist. All prices are for Near Mint.
1) Black and green sleeve, $75
2) Black and light pink sleeve, $30
3) Black and dark pink sleeve, $40
4) Black and white sleeve, $180
5) Black and light pink sleeve with text “This is a replica of the original packaging” on rear bottom, $4.

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