LSP-2697 It Happened At The World’s Fair 

Modified: April 19, 2023

Artist: Elvis Presley
Release: RCA Victor LSP-2697 It Happened At The World's Fair (LP)
Release Date: 4/1963

Track Listings: (click here to expand / collapse)

Side 1

Beyond The Bend
Relax
Take Me To The Fair
They Remind Me Too Much Of You
One Broken Heart For Sale

Side 2

I’m Falling In Love Tonight
Cotton Candy Land
A World Of Our Own
How Would You Like To Be
Happy Ending

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Cover Front: RCA and catalog number upper left corner. Victor logo near top right corner.
Cover Back: Catalog number upper right corner.

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Disc: (1963) Stereo. Black label, RCA logo is silver, “LIVING STEREO” at bottom. Small font for title. (from the MGM picture “It Happened at the World’s Fair”) on two lines.

Matrix numbers
Side 1: PPRS-2729–1S A1 / Side 2: PPRS-2730–1S A1 (Indianapolis pressing)
Side 1: PPRS-2729–2S B2 / Side 2: PPRS-2730–2S A1 (Rockaway pressing)
Side 1: PPRS-2729–2S / Side 2: PPRS-2730–3S (Rockaway pressing)1
Side 1: PPRS-2729–5S A1 / Side 2: PPRS-2730–3S A1 (Rockaway pressing)
Side 1: PPRS-2729–5S B1 / Side 2: PPRS-2730–2S A1 (Rockaway pressing)2

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Disc: (1963) Stereo. Black label, RCA logo is silver, “LIVING STEREO” at bottom. “NEW ORTHOPHONIC” HIGH FIDELITY on right side. Large font for title. (from the MGM picture “It Happened at the World’s Fair”) on one line.

Matrix numbers
Side 1: PPRS-2729- 7S / Side 2: PPRS-2730- 4S (Hollywood pressing)

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Disc: (1964) Stereo. Black label, RCA logo is white, other label print is silver.

Matrix numbers
Side 1: PPRS-2729–8S A1 / Side 2: PPRS-2730–10S A1 (Indianapolis pressing)
Side 1: PPRS-2729–9S-A1 / Side 2: PPRS-2730–11S-A1 (Rockaway pressing)

This elusive pressing has only recently been documented within the last year (2009-2010). Very few are known to exist.

A 1964 Indianapolis pressing with cover in shrink-wrap sold on eBay on July 4, 2012 for $107.38 plus shipping.3

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Disc: (1964) Stereo. Black label, RCA logo is white, other label print is silver. Flat label.

Matrix numbers
Side 1: PPRS-2729–8S A1 / Side 2: PPRS-2730–10S A1 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)

This flat label pressing was discovered at auction on June 21, 2011 by someone who wishes to go by Anon. The winner provided scans of the labels, which have been replaced with this more recent find. Note that the matrix numbers are identical to the non-flat label. A second copy was found 6/15/2018. This is RARE.

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Disc: (1968) Orange label. Non-flexible vinyl.4

Matrix numbers
Side 1: PPRS-2729–8S / Side 2: PPRS-2730–10S (Indianapolis pressing)5

Only a couple of copies are known to exist. The latest recorded sale 3/1/2008 details LSP-2697 It Happened At The World's Fair (Reference Material)

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Insert
8×10 photo of Elvis with the Elvis catalog on back. There are two variations of this insert. The first has a white border around the green background. The second photo6 has a green background stretched to the edge and is border-less. There are 11 RCA logos across the top of the image. The backs are identical.

Inner Sleeves
To identify the inner sleeve that is most appropriate for each release, look at the Inner Sleeves page on this site.

Also released in monaural as LPM-2697 It Happened At The World's Fair and re-released as APL1-2568 It Happened At The World's Fair.

  1. Matrix numbers from the collection of Shawn O’Grady ↩
  2. Matrix numbers from the collection of PIOTRULA (of Poland) ↩
  3. eBay reference 360470137802 (July 4, 2012) ↩
  4. Mockup images of an eBay reference (March 1, 2008) ↩
  5. Jerry Osborne, Presleyana VII (Port Townsend: Osborne Enterprises, 2012), p. 208. ↩
  6. Images and observations from the collection of Christian (of France). ↩