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Grateful acknowledgements to Helmut Radermacher and Jarle Jensen for helping me with this LABEL-GUIDE
A.B.ELECTRA label
used from March 1956 - ? TRI
in Germany pressed for Scandinavië and probably Holland In the vinyl is pressed as all the German pressings
"Manufactured in Germany"
S1 label
used from: March 1956 - Sept. 1956 TRI
big RCA logo,
on the left from RCA = Trade Mark(s)
The first single released on this label, and thereby the first Elvis
single in Germany was
I Forgot To Remember To Forget 47-6357
ARMY label
March 1956 - Jan. 1958 TRI
pressed for US soldiers who were stationed in Germany ,
and were sold in PX stores. The German public never had a chance
to buy them.They had a different logo that included the Nipper dog,
something that did not appear on the German pressings.
On the label is written MADE IN U.S.A. but in the vinyl
is engraved “Manufactured in Germany" (see picture)
RARE !!
S2 label
Sept. 1956 - Jan. 1957 TRI
smaller RCA logo as S1,
on the left from RCA = Trade Mark
The first single released on this label was
Blue Suede Shoes 47-6636
S3 label
Jan. 1957 - June 1958 TRI
on the left from RCA = Master Recording of Radio
The first single released on this label was
Playing For Keeps 47-6800
S4 label
June 1958 - Oct. 1958 TRI
on the left from RCA = MASTER RECORDING OF RADIO
(capital letters)
The first and only single originally released on this label
was Hard Headed Woman 47-7280
S5 label
Oct. 1958 - Aug. 1960 TRI
on the left from RCA = MASTER RECORDING OF RADIO
(capital letters)
The first single released on this label was
Dixieland Rock 47-9200
From this label on NO horizontal silver lines
S5 label "LIVING STEREO"
there were two singles released by RCA from Elvis in "Living Stereo"
61-7740 with S5 label (see below) and 61-7850 with S7 label
Labels are the same as S5 and S7 labels with exception LIVING STEREO on top.
S6 label
Aug. 1960 - Jan. 1961 TRI
on the left from RCA = TRADEMARK (S) USED BY AUTHORITY AND UNDER
The first single released on this label was
Are You Lonesome To-Night 47-7810
S7 label
Jan. 1961 - Dec. 1961
from this label on NO TRI
on the left from RCA =
TRADEMARK (S) USED BY AUTHORITY AND UNDER
same as S6 with exception of the TRI
45 sign in triangle placed high up the circle.
The first single released on this label was
Surrender 47-7850
The last single released on this label was
Rock-A-Hula Baby 47-7968
S7/5 label
Jan. 1961 - Dec. 1961
This label is a combination between S7 and S5
(the same label as S5 without the TRI)
RARE
This labeltype was most likely made at the time of the S7 label
(first labeltype without a tri) with leftovers from the S5 label.
S7 label "LIVING STEREO"
there were two singles released by RCA from Elvis in "Living Stereo"
61-7740 with S5 label and 61-7850 with S7 label (see below)
Labels are the same as S5 and S7 labels with exception LIVING STEREO on top.
S8 label
Jan. 1962 - Sept. 1963
on the left from RCA =
TRADEMARK (S) USED BY AUTHORITY AND UNDER
same as S6 with exception of the TRI
45 sign in triangle placed lower in the circle.
The first single released on this label, was
Good Luck Charm 47-7992
The last single released on this label was
Devil In Disguise 47-9188
V1 label
Oct. 1963 - June 1964
RCA VICTOR label
The first single released on this label was
Bossa Nova Baby 47-8243
V2 label
June 1964 - June 1966
RCA VICTOR label
wide RCA VICTOR, text three-double
The first single released on this label was
Kissin' Cousins - One Boy, Two Little Girls 47-9546
V3 label
June 1966 - Dec. 1966
RCA VICTOR label
wide RCA VICTOR, text three-double
The first single released on this label was
Spinout 47-8941
The last single released on this label was
If Everyday Was Like Christmas 47-8950
The RCA sign is attached to the circle.
In Elvis on Vinyl by Peter Baumann this label is described as V4 because there are lp's where this label also is used with the last word VERBOTEN and different text instead of VORBEHALTEN as on this label.
V4 label
Jan. 1967 - March 1969
RCA VICTOR label
wide RCA VICTOR, text three-double
The first single released on this label was
Indescribably Blue 47-9056
The RCA sign is NOT attached to the circle.
Orange label:
In the Elvis On Vinyl book by Peter Baumann, Peter describes 7 different types of the orange label (O1 / O7). The difference between the O1 / O4 which he describes is that he makes a different labeltype for the pricecode AC. I see this not a different labeltype, therefore I stick to O1 / O4.
I have also mentioned the O1 / O7 from the Elvis on Vinyl book.
O1 label
March 24 1969 - April 29 1970
orange label
MANUFACTURED BY TELDEC.....
last word first line is OR
The first single released on this label, was Memories 47-15119
(EoV O1)
O2 label
April 30 1970 - Jan. 27 1975
orange label
MANUFACTURED BY TELDEC.....
last word first line is MASTER
The first single released on this label was
The Wonder Of You 47-9835
(EoV O2)
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In 1974 singles were released with the price code AC on it
The first single with this code was
Help Me APBO-0280
(EoV O3)
O3 label
Jan. 28 1975 - Nov. 1976
orange label
MADE BY SCHALLPLATTEN GMBH, HAMBURG GERMANY
The first single released on this label, was
My Boy PB-10191
(EoV O4)
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1975/1976 singles were released without the price code AC on it
the first single without this code was
Bringing It Back PB-10401
(EoV O5)
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The single The Girl Of My Best Friend PPBO-7074 was first released
on the O-3 label with the licence code LC 0316 on the label,
above the RCA sign. (only on the label, not on the cover)
(EoV O6)
O4 label
Nov. 1976 - Oct. 19 1982
orange label
MADE BY RCA SCHALLPLATTEN GMBH, HAMBURG GERMANY
First single release with LC 0316 on label and on cover
WORDS UNDER IN GERMAN
The first single released on this label was
Moody Blue PB-00857
(EoV O7 label)
SN1 label
Oct. 20 1982 - 1986
black label, text silver
Label as O4 label
Si1 label
Juli 1987 - ?
silver label, text black
RCA logo on top, text pressed in vinyl
Si2 label
Juli 1987 - ?
silver label, text black
RCA logo on top, text pressed in vinyl
Si3 label
Febr. 1991 - ?
silver label, text black
old RCA logo on top, text pressed in vinyl
BMG1 label
July 29 1991 - ?
black label, text silver
LC 0316 on the left, below RCA
UK1 label
July 29 1992 - ?
black label, text silver
LC 0316 on the right, type as British label
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