Elvis vinyl mastered by Boppin' Bob Jones

[JohnnyByeBye]

This is a thread for discussing the Elvis vinyl releases that were mastered by Boppin' Bob Jones from the UK. He was a UK-based mastering engineer that mastered many fine UK pressings of Elvis lp's (and some singles) especially in the turn of the 70's and 80's. I think we've come to some kind of consenseus here and in the previous forum that his work was brilliant and he really knew what he was doing.

To start it of,here is a list of all known pressings of Elvis lp's that have been mastered by BBJ. Almost all of them are UK pressings. Please note that some of these - especially the green label INTS - have been also mastered by other engineers. The only full proof method to know whether a vinyl was cut by BBJ is to have it in your hands so you can check whether his signature exists in the deadwax.

This list is based on a list put together by @Bilbobaggins . Thank you Bilbo for your hard work

LP's mastered by Boppin' Bob Jones
Updated Oct. 12, 2025

Rock 'n Roll INTS 5148. 1981 pressing, Green label
Rock 'n Roll SF 8233. Black label *
Rock 'n Roll no 2 INTS 5142 Green label
Rock 'n Roll no 2 SF 7582. Black label *
Loving You INTS 5109. Green label
King Creole INTS 5103. Green label
Elvis' Golden Records INTS 5143. Green label
Elvis' Golden Records Volume 2 INTS 5144. Green label
For LP Fans Only NL 90359. Germany 1989, black label with lightning bolt RCA logo
A Date With Elvis NL 90360. Germany 1989, black label with lightning bolt RCA logo
Elvis Is Back! INTS 5141. Green label
GI Blues INTS 5104. Green label
His Hand In Mine INTS 5105. Green label
Something For Everybody INTS 5135. Green label
Blue Hawaii INTS 5136. Green label
Blue Hawaii SF 8145. Black label. *
Pot Luck INTS 5074. Green label
Girls! Girls! Girls! INTS 5107. Green label
Girls! Girls! Girls! CDS 1221. Camden, Turquoise label
Fun In Acapulco INTS 5106. Green label
Elvis' Golden Records Volume 3 INTS 5145. Green label
Elvis' Golden Records Volume 3 SF 7630. Black label *
Kissin' Cousins CDS 1222. Camden,Turquoise label
Roustabout INTS 5110. Green label
Girl Happy INTS 5034. Green label
Elvis For Everyone INTS 5073. Green label
Frankie And Johnny INTS 5036. Green label
Double Trouble INTS 5039. Green label
How Great Thou Art INTS 5147. Green label
How Great Thou Art SF 8206. Black label *
Elvis' Gold Records Volume 4 INTS 5146. Green label
Elvis' Gold Records Volume 4 SF 7924. Blue label
Elvis (NBC TV Special) INTS 5093. Green label
Elvis Country INTS 5111. Green label
That's The Way It Is INTS 5137. Green label
That's The Way It Is SF 8162. Black label *
Love Letters From Elvis INTS 5081. Green label
Aloha From Hawaii DPS 2040. 1979-1984 Black label,no signature on the deadwax...
The Sun Collection HY 1001. Green label
The Sun Collection. NL 42757. UK, Blue label
Essential Elvis PL 89979. Black label with lightning bolt RCA logo.
Essential Elvis Volume 2 PL 90250. Black label with lightning bolt RCA logo.
Essential Elvis - Unreleased highlights from ESSEL 1 Promo
The Sound Of Your Cry RCALP 3060.
American Trilogy DR 1124. 3-lp box set.
The History Of Rock Volume 1 HRL 001
Acuff Rose Presents Elvis AREP1. Sampler/promo
Images Camra, CR061
Blue Rhythms Everest Records EPC 1000. 2-lp
The All-time Greatest Hits PL 90100
The All Time Greatest Hits ETYA 001. In-store sampler
I Can Help And Other Great Hits PL 89287
I Can Help And Other Great Hits PLP 89287 Picture disc
Elvis At His Best SDL 004. 2-lp.
Jailhouse Rock - Love In Las Vegas RCALPP 9020 (Picture disc)
Rockin' Elvis, the sixties RCALP 1001
20 Greatest Hits Volume 2 INTS 5116. Green label
It Won't Seem Like Christmas Without You INTS 5235. Blue label
The Ultimate Performance NE 1141. K-Tel UK.
Live BLP 82004. K-Tel France. No signature on deadwax, but sleeve mentions "remastered by Bob Jones".
Rock 'n Roll Rebel K-Tel NE 1170
Elvis in Hollywood CBR 1014
Suspicious Minds CDS 1206
Suspicious Minds CDSV1206 (sleeve variation of CDS 1206)
Are you lonesome tonight CDS 1207
Are you lonesome tonight CDSV 1207 (sleeve variation of CDS 1207)
Cant't Help Falling in Love CDS 1210
Love Songs CDS 1211
The Legend CDS-1212
The First Ten Years CDS-1213 UK
The Rock Hits CDS 1215

Interviews and tributes:

The Elvis Tapes RED1
Elvis: the King Speaks HMS 6002. UK
Elvis: the King Speaks HMR 9005. UK
The Fifties Interviews MFLP 074
The King Is Dead MFLP 015. UK, Black label.

* = on some copies, the catalogue number starting with "SF..." on the back sleeve has been covered by a white sticker with a catalogue number starting with "INTS...". However, the black or blue label still has the original SF catalog number.

Below is a description of one of those records,written at a time I first created this topic.

American Trilogy (3 lp box set, Imperial Records, 1981)

I don't think I've ever seen this BBJ-mastered set live, and the first impression I got after opening the parcel was that this is really stylish set! I was expecting a cheapo release of some kind,but it is really done with taste. The cover is cool and with black color,the box is sturdy and each lp has a dedicated protection sleeve with some nice images and clearly stated song lists. The labels have image of Elvis,which looks cool. I never thought about it before but the fact that there are 3 lp's could be a double meaning for the title "American Trilogy"

Second nice suprise came when I put the lp's on the turntable and played them while getting into the track list. I think the song selection is really coherent,not entirely chronological but almost. Just quality songs, no fillers. One could argue about Long Legged Girl and Your Time Hasn't Come Yet Baby being fillers but somehow they succeed to defend their place in the midst of that great 60's material chosen for the set. And that's the girdt time I've ever defended the latter song to anyone The songs flow onwards very well,someone has really thought about what songs would work together.

Third really nice aspect was - which I admittedly knew to expect - that the sounds quality is really top notch to my ears. I haven't done any A-B analysis against other lp's or anything,but I've listened almost the whole set now and I keep on smiling at the clarity of the sound, defined bass lines and really pleasant higher frequencies. Of course be the fact that today is Friday or it might help that the records are almost unplayed and do not have any additional pops or snaps... but still. The sound is excellent.

I got this set for 20 eur including postage and to me it is really a steal of the decade. Talk about value for money! Amazingly,you can find these sets in Discogs and elsewhere for cheap price.. definitely the fourth positive aspect about this set.

This was released on the Imperial records label but clearly it was done under RCA somehow. The cover says "Compiled and Produced in association with RCA".

True BBJ quality,and warmly recommended if you don't happen to have this yet.

[Sweet-Angeline]

thanks JohnnyByeBye as I was going to do this myself got plenty to post myself but no time today work calls.

[LesterB]

It is a fantastic sounding set. Side one of record 3 is amazing.

[JohnnyByeBye]

It is a fantastic sounding set. Side one of record 3 is amazing.

I totally agree! What a collection of songs!

[Colin.Bee]

To start it off,I could present what postman handed me today.

I bought this when it was released, if I remember correctly it was a mail order only release probably advertised in a national newspaper or magazine.

[JohanD]

Indeed a great set of records.
The box and artwork is nice, there is some thought in them.
The music is ofcourse excellent, the choices somewhat suprising but very welcome.
Soundwise BJ did a masterful job on the mastering part.
And even it stated that record three goes up until 1974, the "My way" version is the 1977 In Concert version in a sound you wish the whole (In concert) album should sound like.

[LesterB]

Indeed a great set of records.
The box and artwork is nice, there is some thought in them.
The music is ofcourse excellent, the choices somewhat suprising but very welcome.
Soundwise BJ did a masterful job on the mastering part.
And even it stated that record three goes up until 1974, the "My way" version is the 1977 In Concert version in a sound you wish the whole (In concert) album should sound like.

Yes - I meant to add earlier that the CBS My Way sounds amazing.

While Bob Jones had an amazing ability to make copy of copy tapes sound detailed and punchy, I wonder if the compilation tape (or some of it) used for this set was sourced from the USA as some of these tracks sound like first generation copies?

[LesterB]

This is the LP that started off the original thread on FECC - it sounds so impressive:

[JohnnyByeBye]

Soundwise BJ did a masterful job on the mastering part.
And even it stated that record three goes up until 1974, the "My way" version is the 1977 In Concert version in a sound you wish the whole (In concert) album should sound like.

Yes - I meant to add earlier that the CBS My Way sounds amazing.

Well spotted,guys! While listening to the set yesterday, I found myself wondering what version of My Way it was. Chronologically thinkin that should have been the 1973 aloha version but this version was superior. So also I came to a conclusion that it was the In Concert version. Proper mastering brought that track alive for sure. And it IS a better version than aloha one: the singer is really an older guy,looking back and singing about his past life. Aloha version is sung by a man still in his prime and therefore is not that beliavable.

[JohnnyByeBye]

I will continue this series of confirmed BBJ pressings by adding two UK titles that were probably pressed before the green label International series was started. At least the No.2 is also available with 100% identical sleeve but with an orange label...but be aware that the orange labels were not mastered by BBJ.

This title was also available with green label,as shown in @Alexander72 's image of his complete green label collection here:
viewtopic.php?p=907#p907 Maybe Alexander or someone else that owns the green label versuon can confirm whether it was mastered by BBJ?

These pressings below have Bobbin' Bob Jones on the deadwax,are both mono, and they sound just great. In the old forum I compared these mono pressings to US mono pressings from the 50's as well as later stereo effect pressing and these BBJ pressings sounded way better. Who would have thought?

Rock'n'Roll (SF-8233, UK, black label)

Same songs as in the LPM-1243

Rock'n'Roll No. 2 (SF-7528, UK, black label)

Same songs as in the LPM-1382

[Bilbobaggins]

I will continue this series of confirmed BBJ pressings by adding two UK titles that were probably pressed before the green label International series was started. At least the No.2 is also available with 100% identical sleeve but with an orange label...but be aware that the orange labels were not mastered by BBJ.

These pressings below have Bobbin' Bob Jones on the deadwax,are both mono, and they sound just great. In the old forum I compared these mono pressings to US mono pressings from the 50's as well as later stereo effect pressing and these BBJ pressings sounded way better. Who would have thought?

Rock'n'Roll (SF-8233, UK, black label)

Same songs as in the LPM-1243

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Rock'n'Roll No. 2 (SF-7528, UK, black label)

Same songs as in the LPM-1382

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I must say, I never bought the first one, Rock 'n Roll. I always assumed it was only pressed in electronic stereo. I will be on the lookout for that mono pressing at the next record fair I visit next month.

[JohnnyByeBye]

I must say, I never bought the first one, Rock 'n Roll. I always assumed it was only pressed in electronic stereo. I will be on the lookout for that mono pressing at the next record fair I visit next month.

Good luck on your search,Bilbo! That text "electronically re-processed" on the label has probably fooled many

[LesterB]

I must say, I never bought the first one, Rock 'n Roll. I always assumed it was only pressed in electronic stereo. I will be on the lookout for that mono pressing at the next record fair I visit next month.

Good luck on your search,Bilbo! That text "electronically re-processed" on the label has probably fooled many

Loving You and King Creole cut by Bob Jones also say "electronically re-processed" but are mono. They sound so good that I sold their excellent sounding FRIDAY MUSIC counterparts.

[LesterB]

I am wondering/ hoping that thIS 1981 UK pressing has been cut by Bob JONES??

[John]

I've got rid of a few of mine, but I do have this one. Acuff Rose presents Elvis. It has a label on the front of the cover which says "Acuff-Rose presents Elvis Limited Edition, Presented to Roger Scott", who was a British DJ.

Sorry about the out of focus photo.

[JohnnyByeBye]

Thank you @John for these images. That is really a nice and quite rare lp,I've never seen that in real life. It it especially cool that you own a copy presented to Roger Scott,a nice story behind that as well then.

Acuff-Rose was a publishing company who had the publishing rights to some of the songs Elvis recorded
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acuff-Rose_Music
So the common factor for the songs included in that lp was that they were all published by Acoff-Rose. That might explain the inclusion of Your Cheatin' Heart and Miracle of the Rosary on the same side

Have you been able to compare the sound of the lp with other pressings of the same material?

[John]

Thank you @John for these images. That is really a nice and quite rare lp,I've never seen that in real life. It it especially cool that you own a copy presented to Roger Scott,a nice story behind that as well then.

Acuff-Rose was a publishing company who had the publishing rights to some of the songs Elvis recorded
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acuff-Rose_Music
So the common factor for the songs included in that lp was that they were all published by Acoff-Rose. That might explain the inclusion of Your Cheatin' Heart and Miracle of the Rosary on the same side

Have you been able to compare the sound of the lp with other pressings of the same material?

I haven't played it yet. It's on the list to do. I'll let you know when I do it.

I'll also take some better photos. I only took these quickly for someone else.

[LesterB]

had an Elvis vinyl all day session yesterday with the London Flash from this board and FECC.

We compared my three Indianapolis dynaflex pressings of Love Letters (orange label flimsy and think one plus the tan version) and the german black label RCA International against the Boppin' Bob Green Label RCA International. In our opinion the Boppin Bob sounded noticeably better so Ive bought this one off eBay today:

[JohnnyByeBye]

had an Elvis vinyl all day session yesterday with the London Flash from this board and FECC.

We compared my three Indianapolis dynaflex pressings of Love Letters (orange label flimsy and think one plus the tan version) and the german black label RCA International against the Boppin' Bob Green Label RCA International. In our opinion the Boppin Bob sounded noticeably better so Ive bought this one off eBay today:

Sounds great ,I wish I had been there as well. That's exactly the way the sound should be analyzed. 4 ears hear better than 2!

I have two green label pressings and one of them is by BBJ. i too need to make an A-B comparison with some other pressings. I have an Tan label version too so I might compare against that like you guys did.

[LesterB]

This title was also available with green label,as shown in @Alexander72 's image of his complete green label collection here:
viewtopic.php?p=907#p907 Maybe Alexander or someone else that owns the green label versuon can confirm whether it was mastered by BBJ?

These pressings below have Bobbin' Bob Jones on the deadwax,are both mono, and they sound just great. In the old forum I compared these mono pressings to US mono pressings from the 50's as well as later stereo effect pressing and these BBJ pressings sounded way better. Who would have thought?

Rock'n'Roll (SF-8233, UK, black label)

Same songs as in the LPM-1243

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Rock'n'Roll No. 2 (SF-7528, UK, black label)

Same songs as in the LPM-1382

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20250203_232139.jpg

yes the green label versions are BBJ - they sound fantastic as you say