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[Mike C]

Funny, you have a 1960 Indy pressing of Elvis is Back (mono) but a 1964 jacket. The white top monaural and stereo pressings of that LP are tough to find. Although it stayed in print, it does not seem like it was a huge catalogue seller.

Great pick up of a mint For The Asking. We in the U.S. had a much inferior album design when the LP was putout here.

Are you sure it is a 1964 jacket? This is the version I have, if I'm not mistaken...

https://www.discogs.com/release/2455818 ... is-Is-Back

It is definitely the second pressing of the lp jacket. Most 1960 pressings had the yellow sticker with song titles, although the super early pressings had no stickers at all. Is there an "RE" in the lower left corner of the front cover? That is the dead giveaway it is the second generation cover.

Offhand, did it include the original inner sleeve. That might help you date the pressing. Perhaps, it was sold around late 1962 or 1963.

It is still a beautiful record and since it is an indy press, it is the closest to Bill Porter's original mono mix.

Here are some photo's of the vinyl, the matrixnumber, the label and the outer and inner sleeve.

Matrix: L2 WP 1965 5S & L2 WP 1966 5S
A3 should mean: 3rd mold made of the 1st master

I checked the verificationlist for US pressings @colonelsnow provided, discogs and Elvisrecords.com at https://www.elvisrecords.com/inner-sleeves/

It does make me think that it is the version discogs mentions: https://www.discogs.com/release/2455818 ... is-Is-Back

But, as I am no expert on US labels... every opnion is welcome! Always good to learn!


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Thanks for the pictures. A very nice copy! If you look in the lower left corner of of the front cover, you'll see "RE" after "Printed in the USA." That matches the cover order noted on the Elvisrecords.com site.