The July 1957 release of Elvis Presley’s Loving You album was in monaural only with catalog number LPM-1515. The album charted on the Billboard album chart for 29 weeks and spent 10 weeks at number one. The stereo releases were introduced in February 1962. Many guides depict variations in record labels, but there is very little information for collectors to reference when it comes to the covers, particularly the backs.This pictorial guide illustrates the differences between each release.
Mfg: RCA Victor Records
Catalog: LSP-1515
Title: Loving You
Artist: Elvis Presley
Release:
Book Value: $ n/a
COVER
Front: Nipper logo at top right, number at upper left without the “(e)”.
Back: large RCA box upper left, number upper right without the “(e)”. After the third paragraph the copyright info is not bold as © by Radio Corporation of America, 1957 followed by an IMPORTANT! statement
DISC
Black label, RCA logo in silver at top and “Stereo Electronically Reprocessed” at bottom. (2/1962)
Matrix Numbers
M2WY4731-1S/M2WY4732-1S
INNER SLEEVE
21-112-1-33a
Catalog: LSP-1515
Title: Loving You
Release: 11/1963 – 1968
COVER
Front: RCA Victor logo in box at the upper right. Number in lower left. Title in white letters. Contents printed across the top.
Back: Contents two in two columns aligned to the right. Three columns of text. Title and artist aligned to the left across the top. The number is in the upper right hand corner as LSP-1515 RE. Note three different backs. The first one without number in lower left corner. The second, with a “1” in the lower left corner. The third, with a “2” in the lower left corner.
DISC
Black label, RCA logo in silver at top and “Stereo Electronically Reprocesed” at bottom. (2/1962)
Matrix numbers
Side 1: M2 WY4731-1S
Side 2: M2 WY4732-1S
Black label, RCA logo in logo in silver at top and “STEREO” at bottom. (1963)
Black label, RCA logo in white at top and “Stereo” at bottom. (10/1964)
Matrix numbers
Side 1: M2 WY4731-5S
Side 2: M2 WY4732-6S
Orange label. Rigid vinyl. (11/1968) verified
Matrix numbers
Side 1: M2 WY4731-5S
Side 2: M2 WY4732-6S
Orange label. Non flexible vinyl. (1969-1971)
Orange label. flexible vinyl. (1971)
Tan label. (1976)
Matrix numbers
Side 1: M2 WY4731-8S
Side 2: M2 WY4732-5S
INNER SLEEVE
21-112-1 PT 54D
Black label. Dog near top (1976)
Matrix numbers
Side 1: M2 WY4731-8S
Side 2: M2 WY4732-5S
INNER SLEEVE
21-112-1 PT 54F