Elvis vinyl mastered by Boppin' Bob Jones

[AndrewJ]

I got hold of a copy of 'It Won't Seem Like Christmas Without You' this weekend.

The sleeve notes that it is mastered by BBJ but there is no signature in the deadwax

This release is from 1983. The sleeve design is identical to 'Memories of Christmas' released the year before but the track listing is completely different. Still, it has a nice sound consistent with BBJ's work on other releases.

[martin018]

i thought this was released in the U K in 1982. I remember buying this and the USA version at about the same time.

[JohnnyByeBye]

The sleeve notes that it is mastered by BBJ but there is no signature in the deadwax

Thanks for the info Andrew. I added the info to the list.

[rockinrebel]

Just saw this on ebay:

https://ebay.us/m/vlT7wK

I'm not bidding as the record looks in poor shape.

However, I know the INTS pressing of this title was mastered by BBJ, but I guess its possible that this later SF pressing was also newly mastered?

[ClausH]

Just saw this on ebay:

https://ebay.us/m/vlT7wK

I'm not bidding as the record looks in poor shape.

However, I know the INTS pressing of this title was mastered by BBJ, but I guess its possible that this later SF pressing was also newly mastered?

Cut by Jack Adams according to the Discogs review.
https://www.discogs.com/release/5451133 ... y-GI-Blues

[rockinrebel]

Just saw this on ebay:

https://ebay.us/m/vlT7wK

I'm not bidding as the record looks in poor shape.

However, I know the INTS pressing of this title was mastered by BBJ, but I guess its possible that this later SF pressing was also newly mastered?

Cut by Jack Adams according to the Discogs review.
https://www.discogs.com/release/5451133 ... y-GI-Blues

Thanks for the info. In better condition it's probably worth having then...

[BlackpoolEPfan]

i thought this was released in the U K in 1982. I remember buying this and the USA version at about the same time.

Yes, that's correct it was first issued in the UK the year before in 1982. I think the "Memories of Christmas" LP which had the same cover design but somewhat different tracklisting was the US version of this Yuletide project. The US version also had less tracks on it.

[Alexander72]

I got hold of a copy of 'It Won't Seem Like Christmas Without You' this weekend.

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The sleeve notes that it is mastered by BBJ but there is no signature in the deadwax


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This release is from 1983. The sleeve design is identical to 'Memories of Christmas' released the year before but the track listing is completely different. Still, it has a nice sound consistent with BBJ's work on other releases.

Never saw this version before. Thanks for sharing. Could you photograph the label as well?

[AndrewJ]

Here you go

The label does not refer to the INTS catalogue number - so looks like the UK release was a bit of an afterthought

[JohnnyByeBye]

Help me out someone:Does this mean that the INTS release we have in our BBJ list actually has an UK sleeve and German PL vinyl,and there doesn't exist a copy with INTS vinyl pressed in UK?

[rockinrebel]

Help me oit someone:Does this mean that the INTS release we have in our BBJ list actually has an UK sleeve and German PL vinyl,and there doesn't exist a copy with pressed INTS vinyl pressed in UK?

From memory, this was a new release which was sold at mid price, so RCA UK issued it on the blue label but used the INTS prefix.

The NL pressings appeared a couple of years later when the pressing operation had moved to Germany, so I'm guessing there was likely a transitional period when German albums were sold in UK sleeves.

[AndrewJ]

Help me oit someone:Does this mean that the INTS release we have in our BBJ list actually has an UK sleeve and German PL vinyl,and there doesn't exist a copy with pressed INTS vinyl pressed in UK?

From Discogs it seems that it is the 1982 version that has the BBJ signature and was pressed in the UK and the 1983 version (this version) was pressed in Germany (presumably from the same stamper as BBJ is listed on the cover)

[JohnnyByeBye]

From Discogs it seems that it is the 1982 version that has the BBJ signature and was pressed in the UK and the 1983 version (this version) was pressed in Germany (presumably from the same stamper as BBJ is listed on the cover)

Having now gone through the photos in Discogs,i'm inclined to think it is like you wrote there. Will update the list accordingly.

[rockinrebel]

INTS 5235 was issued in December 1982
NL 89025 was a 1983 German pressing of the same title
Pressings of NL 89025 with the corresponding NL sleeve were issued in October 1984

Source:

https://www.elvisukvinyl.co.uk/

[ClausH]

Any verification if the black label UK late 70s FEIM is boppin Bob? It’s a rarely seen pressing

It uses the same plates as this one.
https://www.discogs.com/release/9185103 ... In-Memphis

[LesterB]

Any verification if the black label UK late 70s FEIM is boppin Bob? It’s a rarely seen pressing

It uses the same plates as this one.
https://www.discogs.com/release/9185103 ... In-Memphis

thankyou Claus-there was one on ebay that just went but not sure that Bob Jones was cutting Elvis at this time.

[ClausH]

thankyou Claus-there was one on ebay that just went but not sure that Bob Jones was cutting Elvis at this time.

He probably wasn't but Aloha was released on the black label and it was done by him.
I think it's a bit strange that FEIM and From Memphis To Vegas weren't released on the green RCA International label when most of the albums pre-1973 were reissued on that label.

[LesterB]

thankyou Claus-there was one on ebay that just went but not sure that Bob Jones was cutting Elvis at this time.

He probably wasn't but Aloha was released on the black label and it was done by him.
I think it's a bit strange that FEIM and From Memphis To Vegas weren't released on the green RCA International label when most of the albums pre-1973 were reissued on that label.

I guess Bob Jones might have been cutting Elvis records before he started signing them??

[ClausH]

I think he worked for Decca in the 60's but back then, signing lacquers wasn't common. In theory he could have cut some of the Rolling Stones Decca albums.

[Sweet-Angeline]

well I am 3 away from completing my Boppin Bob collection, but must admit it`s getting pretty hard now. I am very surprised (maybe I shouldn't be ) that some of these sellers have no idea what I am talking about with regards to BB etchings signature. Anyway, any help would be appreciated.

ELVIS IN HOLLYWOOD CBR 014
A DATE WITH ELVIS NL 90360
SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODY INTS 5135

some have answered "no etching" or not BB, but someone else, and many do not even answer me