The RCA Logo issue had the text laid out in two columns
as can be seen on the left. As with the tri centre variations there were
many sleeve issues the only difference being the publishing dates, there are
a few examples above.
There were several pressings for the tri centre
variation, the differences were the layout of the text, the first two
pressings has the text in two columns as was common through out the sixties
variations however the 58/59 pressings had the text in one block across the
back as seen on the left. Above you can see the date the sleeve was
published.
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RCA LOGO
EX COPY |
£ 20+ |
|
RCA VICTOR
EX COPY |
£ 15+ |
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ORANGE K/O
EX COPY |
£ 18+ |
|
ORANGE SOLID
EX COPY |
£ 25+ |
As with the RCA Logo variation, this RCA Victor logo
issue had the text along the back in two columns. It also had several
pressing runs through 1963 to 1968 to date we have located 5 sleeve
variations for this release, above you can see a few examples.
The final sleeve variation accompanied the 1970/1971
orange label pressings. This time there were some significant changes, in
that there were no longer any foldovers along the top and the bottom. There
was also no mention of the Clarifoil even though it still had a laminated
front. Also there was no Made in England or publishing date.
BLACK LABEL TRIANGULAR CENTRE RCA LOGO
1957 PRESSING MONO
(a) Chappell & Co
(b) Leeds Music
- between lines on left, side 1.
M.C.P.S
(a) Cinephonic
- between lines on left, side 2.
The very first variation tri centre had bands listed on the song titles and
can be quite difficult to locate.
(b) Aberbach Ltd.
BLACK LABEL KNOCKOUT CENTRE RCA LOGO
1960 PRESSING MONO
Large E/T tax code under "New Orthophonic" High Fidelity.
- above publishers, between lines on left, both sides
BLACK LABEL KNOCKOUT CENTRE RCA LOGO
1960 PRESSING MONO
Smaller E/T tax code under "New Orthophonic" High Fidelity.
- above publishers, between lines on left, both sides
BLACK LABEL KNOCKOUT CENTRE RCA LOGO
1960 PRESSING MONO
Smaller E/T tax code under "New Orthophonic" High Fidelity. Thicker print
used for the title PEACE IN THE VALLEY.
BLACK LABEL KNOCKOUT CENTRE RCA LOGO
1961 PRESSING MONO (V13)
Small O/T tax code under "New Orthophonic" High Fidelity. Also has Trade
Marks(s) Registered Marca(s) Registrada(s)
BIEM/NCB (not boxed) - above publishers, between lines on left, both sides.
BLACK LABEL KNOCKOUT CENTRE RCA VICTOR LOGO
1963 PRESSING MONO
M/T tax code under "New Orthophonic" High Fidelity. S under
RCX
101
S
BLACK LABEL KNOCKOUT CENTRE RCA LOGO
BLACK LABEL KNOCKOUT CENTRE RCA VICTOR LOGO
1962 PRESSING MONO (V14)
Z/T tax code under "New Orthophonic" High Fidelity
1963 PRESSING MONO
K/T S tax code under 45 Symbol.
M/T tax code under "New Orthophonic" High Fidelity. S under
RCX
101
S
Note: the S has moved to the right compared to the variations shown above.
1964 PRESSING MONO
BLACK LABEL KNOCKOUT CENTRE RCA VICTOR LOGO
ORANGE LABEL KNOCKOUT CENTRE
MANUFACTURED BY RCA LIMITED.
1970 PRESSING MONO
EXTENDED
PLAY
RCX 101
EXTENDED
MANUFACTURED BY RCA LIMITED.
1971 PRESSING MONO
RCX 101
ORANGE LABEL KNOCKOUT CENTRE
PLAY
MANUFACTURED BY RCA LIMITED.
RCX 101 (No extended play.)
ORANGE LABEL SOLID CENTRE
1970 PRESSING MONO
ORANGE LABEL SOLID CENTRE
1971 PRESSING MONO
MANUFACTURED BY RCA LIMITED.
No EXTENDED PLAY
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Looking at the amount of label variations above, it comes
as no surprise to hear that this was Elvis' longest running EP. It started
in 1957 as the first RCA released EP and carried on through all the label
variations through to the late 1970s. RCA used the same front cover as the
USA and to be honest most other countries around the world. Due to the fact
that it was so popular prices are pretty low throughout the label
variations. Expect to pay between £10-£15 for a EX copy and a few pounds for
a beaten up copy.
