Viva Las Vegas / What’d I Say 

Modified: June 10, 2023

Artist: Elvis Presley
Release: RCA Victor 447-0646 Viva Las Vegas / What'd I Say (45)
Release Date: 4/6/1965

Gold Standard Series

447-0646-1959-side1447-0646-1959-side2

Disc: Black label, dog on top.1
Matrix numbers: RPKM-0234–4S A6 / RPKM-0235–4S A3 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)

This one goes to show that not all Gold Standard Series releases were created equal. This one sold on eBay July 14, 2013 for $774.60!1

447-0646-1965-side1447-0646-1965-side2

Disc: Black label, dog on side.3
Matrix numbers: RPKM-0234–5S A6 / RPKM-0235–4S A4 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)4

447-0646-1968-side1447-0646-1968-side2

Disc: Orange label.3
Matrix numbers: RPKM-0234–4S A6 (hand etched) / RPKM-0235–4S A4 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)4

An orange label copy of this catalog number sold on eBay with two common singles for $132 on August 25, 2013.7 Another copy sold on eBay for $77 plus shipping on May 30, 2016.8

447-0646-1971-side1447-0646-1971-side2

Disc: Red label.
Matrix numbers: RPKM-0234–4S A6 / RPKM-0235–4S A4 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)
Matrix numbers: RPKM-0234–4S A6 / RPKM-0235–5S A1 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)

447-0646-1977-side2447-0646-1977-side1

Disc: Black label, dog near top. RCA CORPORATION OF AMERICA on bottom. Large font.
Matrix numbers: RPKM-0234-11 A1 / RPKM 0235 15S A2 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)

447-0646-1977-side2447-0646-1977-side1

Disc: Black label, dog near top. RCA CORPORATION on bottom. Small font.
Matrix numbers: RPKM-0234–12 A1 (hand etched) / RPKM-0235–16 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)

Originally released by RCA Records on as Viva Las Vegas / What'd I Say.

  1. eBay reference 350829522762 (July 14, 2013) ↩
  2. eBay reference 350829522762 (July 14, 2013) ↩
  3. Images from the collection of Christian (of France). ↩
  4. Matrix numbers from the collection of Christian (of France). ↩
  5. Images from the collection of Christian (of France). ↩
  6. Matrix numbers from the collection of Christian (of France). ↩
  7. eBay reference 171106430671 (August 25, 2013) ↩
  8. eBay reference 371636474645 (May 30, 2016) ↩