Early Elvis Presley releases on the RCA Victor label either had the generic paper inner sleeve featuring the RCA Victor logo or I have seen LPM-1254 with the rice paper inner sleeve. In the late 1950’s, RCA inner sleeves depicted various releases from various artists including a few sleeves with Elvis releases. By 1959, Elvis records contained inner sleeves featuring the Elvis Presley catalog. This format would last throughout the rest of Elvis’ career.
This is a gallery of those sleeves with descriptions.
Number on sleeve: n/a (1957)
Full color sleeve, pictures “Elvis Presley” and “Elvis” LP’s in the Best Sellers line.
Number on sleeve: n/a (1957)
Full color sleeve, pictures “Elvis Presley” and “Elvis” LP’s in the Best Selling Pop LP line.
Number on sleeve: n/a (1958)
Black, white, and red sleeve, pictures “Loving You” LP as one of five LP’s in the “popular” line.
Number on sleeve: n/a (1958)
Black, white, and red sleeve, pictures no records, but lists 35 “Current Best Selling RCA Victor Albums” including Loving You in the Popular Category
Number on sleeve: n/a (1958)
Black, white, and multi color, pictures no records, but lists “Elvis Golden records” LP as one of 43 LP’s in the “Best Selling” line.
Number on sleeve: n/a (1959)
Black, white, and red sleeve, pictures “A Date With Elvis”(Side 1, Row 1, Column 3)
Number on sleeve: 21-112-Pt.22B (1959)
Black, white, and red sleeve, pictures “A Date With Elvis”(Side 1, Row 1, Column 3)
Note: This sleeve was taken from George Melachrino and His Orchestra LPM-2044 Christmas Joy.
Number on sleeve: 21-112-1 Pt.22C (1960)
Black, white, and red sleeve, pictures “Elvis Gold Records Vol.2″(Side 1, Row 2, Column 4)
Number on sleeve: 21-112-1 Pt.22D (1960)
Black, white, and red sleeve, pictures “Elvis is Back!”(Side 1, Row 1, Column 1)
Number on sleeve: n/a (10/1960)
Black, white, and brown sleeve. Front pictures Elvis LP catalog, most recent of which is “Elvis is Back!”(Side 1, Row 1)
Number on sleeve: n/a (9/1963)
Black, white, and turquoise sleeve. Front pictures Elvis LP catalog, most recent of which is “It happened at the Worlds Fair”(Side 1, Row 1) Back shows RCA Elvis EP & 45 catalog.
Number on sleeve: 21-112-1 40A (10/1964)
Black, white, and red sleeve. Front pictures Elvis LP catalog, most recent of which is “Kissin Cousins”(Side 1, Row 1, Column 6) Back shows RCA Elvis EP & 45 catalog.
Number on sleeve: 21-112-1 40B (4/1965)
Black, white, and red sleeve. Front pictures Elvis LP catalog, most recent of which is “Roustabout”(Side 1, Row 1, Column 5) Back shows RCA Elvis EP & 45 catalog.
Number on sleeve: 21-112-1 40C (3/1967)
Black, white, and blue sleeve. Front pictures Elvis LP catalog, most recent of which is “Spinout”(Side 1, Row 2, Column 2) Back shows RCA Elvis Stereo 8 catalog.
Number on sleeve: 21-112-1 40D (6/1968)
Black, white, and red sleeve. Front pictures Elvis LP catalog, most recent of which is “Golden Records Vol. 4″(Side 1, Row 4, Column 5) Back shows RCA Elvis LP, and Twin Pack Stereo 8 catalog.
Number on sleeve: 21-112-1 pt 54 (8/1970)
Black & white sleeve. Front pictures Elvis LP catalog, most recent of which is “World Wide Gold Award Hits vol.1″(Side 2, Row 4, Column 4)
Number on sleeve: 21-112-1 pt 55 (8/1970)
Black & white sleeve. Front & Back pictures Elvis Stereo 8 catalog, most recent of which is “World Wide Gold Award Hits vol.1″(Side 2, Row 3, Column 5)
Number on sleeve: 21-112-1 pt 56 (8/1970)
Black & white sleeve. Front pictures Elvis cassette tape catalog, most recent of which is “World Wide Gold Award Hits vol.1″(Side 2, Row 3, Column 4)
Number on sleeve: 21-112-1 pt 57 (8/1970)
Black & white sleeve. Front pictures Elvis CAMDEN catalog, most recent of which is “Elvis Christmas Album”(Side 1, Row 2, Column 1) Back pictures RCA 3-ips reel tapes.
Number on sleeve: 21-112-1 pt 54A (8/1971)
Black & white sleeve. Front &Back pictures Elvis LP catalog, most recent of which is “Love Letters from Elvis”(Side 2, Row 4, Column 5)
Number on sleeve: 21-112-1 pt 55A (8/1971)
Black & white sleeve. Front & Back pictures Elvis Stereo 8 catalog, most recent of which is “World Wide Gold Award Hits vol.1″(Side 2, Row 3, Column 6)
Number on sleeve: 21-112-1 pt 56A (8/1971)
Black & white sleeve. Front & Back pictures Elvis cassette tape catalog, the most recent of which is “World Wide Gold Award Hits vol.1″(Side 2, Row 3, Column 5)
Number on sleeve: 21-112-1 pt 57A (8/1971)
Black & white sleeve. Front pictures Elvis CAMDEN catalog, the most recent of which is “C’mon Everybody”(Side 1, Row 2, Column 3) Back pictures RCA 3-ips Reel tapes
Number on sleeve: 21-112-1 pt 56B (9/1972)
Black & white sleeve. Front pictures Elvis CAMDEN catalog, the most recent of which is “C’mon Everybody”(Side 1, Row 2, Column 3) Back pictures RCA 3-ips Reel tapes
Number on sleeve: 21-112-1 pt 57B (11/1972)
Black & white sleeve. Front pictures Elvis CAMDEN catalog, the most recent of which is “Elvis sings hits from his movies”(Side 1, Row 3, Column 3) Back pictures RCA 3-ips Reel tapes
Number on sleeve: 21-112-1 pt 54B (7/1973)
Black & white sleeve. Front pictures Elvis LP catalog, the most recent of which is “Elvis Recorded at Madison Square Garden”(Side 2, Row 4, Column 2)
Number on sleeve: 21-112-1 pt 54C (11/1973)
Black & white sleeve. Front pictures Elvis LP catalog, the most recent of which is “Elvis Recorded at Madison Square Garden”(Side 2, Row 4, Column 2)
Number on sleeve: 21-112-1 pt 57D (11/1973)
Black & white sleeve. Front pictures Elvis CAMDEN tapes and Q8 Tape catalog, the most recent of which is “Aloha from Hawaii via satellite”(Side 1, Row 2, Column 5) Back pictures CAMDEN LP catalog.
Number on sleeve: 21-112-1 pt 55B (4/1974)
Black & white sleeve. Front & Back pictures Elvis Stereo 8 tape catalog, the most recent of which is “Elvis Recorded at Madison Square Garden”(Side 2, Row 4, Column 3)
Number on sleeve: 21-112-1 pt 55D (6/1974)
Black & white sleeve. Front & Back pictures Elvis Stereo 8 tape catalog, the most recent of which is “Separate Ways”(Side 1, Row 4, Column 6)
Number on sleeve: 21-112-1 pt 56D (6/1974)
Black & white sleeve. Front & Back pictures Elvis cassette tape catalog, the most recent of which is “Aloha from Hawaii via satellite”(Side 2, Row 3, Column 5)
Number on sleeve: 21-112-1 pt 54D (6/1975)
Black & white sleeve. Front & Back pictures Elvis LP catalog, the most recent of which is “Elvis Recorded at Madison Square Garden”(Side 2, Row 4, Column 2)
Number on sleeve: 21-112-1 pt 54D (6/1975)
Black & white sleeve. Front & Back pictures Elvis LP catalog, the most recent of which is “Raised on a Rock/Ol’ Times Sake”(Side 2, Row 1, Column 5)
Number on sleeve: 21-112-1 pt 54E (4/1977)
Black & white sleeve. Front & Back pictures Elvis LP catalog, the most recent of which is “From Elvis Presley Boulevard, Memphis Tennessee” (Side 2, Row 4, Column 5)
Number on sleeve: 21-112-1 pt 54F (7/1977)
Black & white sleeve. Front & Back pictures Elvis LP catalog, the most recent of which is Moody Blue (Side 2, Row 5, Column 1)