LSP 2765 Elvis Golden Records Volume 3

Album Title : Elvis' Golden Records Volume 3
Catalogue Number : LSP - 2765
Year Release : 11th August 1963

Side 1 : It's Now Or Never - Stuck On You - Fame And Fortune - I Gotta Know - Surrender - I Feel So Bad
Side 2 : Are You Lonesome To-night? - (Marie's The Name) His Latest Flame - Little Sister - Good Luck Charm - Anything That's Part Of You - She's Not You

Brief History :
Elvis' Golden Records Volume 3 is a greatest hits album by American rock and roll icon Elvis Presley, released by RCA Victor, RCA Victor LPM-2765, on August 11, 1963. The record was the third volume of a five volume collection. It is a compilation of hit singles released in 1960, 1961, and 1962.

The album was originally released as a mono and stereo LP record and was reissued several times. It was certified Gold on 11/1/1966 and Platinum on 3/27/1992 by the R.I.A.A.

Colonel Parker envisioned a marketing strategy of alternating soundtrack albums with independent studio recordings, accompanied by singles. By mid-1963, Presley's studio albums had struggled while the soundtrack albums had all done brisk business. Sessions in late May had failed to produce material cohesive enough for a regular album, those tracks surfacing on singles and pell-mell on soundtracks and the Elvis for Everyone compilation. The immediate solution was another compilation of hit singles, the sales numbers proving the success of this interim strategy.

Golden Records Volume 3 comprises eight Top Five A-sides along with four b-sides which also made the Top 40, "Fame and Fortune," "I Gotta Know" "Little Sister," and "Anything That's Part of You." Five A-Sides, "Stuck on You," "It's Now or Never," Are You Lonesome Tonight?," "Surrender," and "Good Luck Charm" went to #1. "It's Now or Never" had been adapted from the 1898 Neapolitan song "O Sole Mio," and "Are You Lonesome Tonight," a ballad from 1926, had been a rare request to Elvis from the Colonel for his wife. As with the other titles in the series, all singles in this compilation are certified by the RIAA as attaining gold status with sales of at least 500,000 copies.

Original recordings produced by Steve Sholes, Joseph Lilley, Chet Atkins, Urban Thielmann, Jeff Alexander, and Hans Salter.

Details : Front Cover : Photo of Elvis. Catalogue number top left. Logo top right.
Rear Cover : Advert for 3 other albums. Catalogue number top right Mono LPM 2765 Stereo LSP 2765. Printed in U.S.A. bottom left just below "for your collection".
Label : Black with silver lettering & dog on top.
Side 1 : STEREO at bottom.
Side 2 : STEREO at bottom.
Pressing Plant : Indianapolis
Matrix Number Side 1 : PPRS - 4170 - 1S A4 (Machine Stamped)
Matrix Number Side 2 : PPRS - 4171 - 1S A2 (Machine Stamped)

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*NOTE* The above 16 page full colour folio with a giant size pin up inside was given away at record stores with this release. On a further note in photo 6 (page 5) of the folio they listed Elvis' Golden Records Volume 3 as LPM / LSP 7117 which is incorrect. In photo 16 (page 15) they have listed it incorrectly also. The folio was released with 2 corrections after this (page 15) see above 3 like for like photos. The above folio has the corrected prefix under the incorrect prefix that has been lined through. Also the last photo is of the full page with the correct prefix. This second folio also came with a giant size poster stapled inside. Lastly the copy i have with the correct prefix did not come with the poster.

Details : 1968 Release
Front Cover : Photo of Elvis. Catalogue number top left. Logo top right.
Rear Cover : Advert for 3 other albums. Catalogue number top right Mono LPM 2765 Stereo LSP 2765. Printed in U.S.A. bottom left just below "for your collection".
Label : Orange. Rigid vinyl.
Side 1 : Stereo at top.
Side 2 : Stereo at top.
Pressing Plant : Rockaway
Matrix Number Side 1 : PPRS - 4170 - 8S (Machine Stamped) A3 (Hand Etched)
Matrix Number Side 2 : PPRS - 4171 - 10S (Machine Stamped) A1 (Hand Etched)_

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Details : 1971 Release
Front Cover : Photo of Elvis. Catalogue number top left. Victor top right with Stereo beneath. "RE" bottom left.
Rear Cover : Advert for 3 other albums. Catalogue number top right Stereo LSP 2765. Printed in U.S.A. bottom left just below "for your collection". "RE" bottom left.
Label : Orange. Flexible vinyl.
Side 1 : Stereo at top.
Side 2 : Stereo at top.
Pressing Plant : Indianapolis
Matrix Number Side 1 : PPRS - 4170 - 10S A2 (Machine Stamped)
Matrix Number Side 2 : PPRS - 4171 - 9S B2 (Machine Stamped)

*NOTE*

*NOTE* Rear cover top left now has text box with RCA statement.

Details : 1976 Release
Front Cover : Photo of Elvis. Catalogue number top left. Victor top right with Stereo beneath. "RE" bottom left.
Rear Cover : Advert for 3 other albums. Catalogue number top right Stereo LSP 2765. Printed in U.S.A. bottom left just below "for your collection". "RE" bottom left.
Label : Black. Flexible vinyl.
Side A : RCA logo at top.
Side B : RCA logo at top.
Pressing Plant : Indianapolis
Matrix Number Side 1 : PPRS - 4170 - 13S A1 (Machine Stamped) HH (Hand Etched)
Matrix Number Side 2 : PPRS - 4171 - 19S A7 (Machine Stamped) A (Hand Etched)
*NOTE* Flat label. Also stereo to the side now & RCA logo top. Rear cover top left now has text box with RCA statement. Side A & B now replaces Side 1 & 2.

Details : 1976 Release
Front Cover : Photo of Elvis. Catalogue number top left. Victor top right with Stereo beneath. "RE" bottom left.
Rear Cover : Advert for 3 other albums. Catalogue number top right Stereo LSP 2765. Printed in U.S.A. bottom left just below "for your collection". "RE" bottom left.
Label : Black. Flexible vinyl.
Side A : RCA logo at top.
Side B : RCA logo at top.
Pressing Plant : Unknown
Matrix Number Side 1 : PPRS - 4170 - 19S A2 (Machine Stamped) K (Hand Etched)
Matrix Number Side 2 : PPRS - 4171 - 19S A2 (Machine Stamped) K (Hand Etched)
*NOTE* Ribbed label. Also stereo to the side now & RCA logo top. Rear cover top left now has text box with RCA statement. The "I" for Indianapolis is crossed through with the hand etched "K" next to it. Side A & B now replaces Side 1 & 2.