RCA Victor 20-7000 (original) Canada, June 1957
Words & Music by: Side A – Kal
Mann, Bernie Lowe; Side B – Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller
Musicians: Elvis Presley (vocals, rhythm guitar on side B, percussion on side A), Scotty Moore
(lead guitar), Bill Black
(upright bass), D.J. Fontana
(drums), Dudley Brooks (piano), The Jordanaires (backing vocals), Hilmer J. Timbrell (rhythm guitar on side A)
Recording sessions: Produced by Walter Scharf (Side A) and Steve Sholes
(Side B) at Radio Recorders, Hollywood, CA; Side A – 16. January 1957; Side B –
24. February 1957
Highest chart positions: Side A –
Canada #1, US #1, US Country #1, US R&B #1, UK #3, Australia #8; Side B – Canada
#15, US #20, US Country #15, UK #24, Australia #22
I’ve already posted the original US 45 RPM release here.
This release was one of the very last times a brand-new Elvis single could be bought on a 78 RPM record in North America. Following this release, RCA Victor would only issue few more Elvis singles on 78 RPM (including “Jailhouse Rock”) before retiring the format entirely. Elvis’ last 78 RPM issue in the States was “One Night” in October 1958, and in Canada the last one was “A Big Hunk of Love” in June 1959.
List price: 45cat.com Price Guide sets this at €35. I found nine copies sold in eBay ranging from CAD 18 (in Canada) to USD 79 (in the States). A promo pressing was sold for USD 400 in the States in 2022.
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