Can’t Help Falling In Love / Rock-a-Hula Baby 

Modified: July 23, 2023

Artist: Elvis Presley
Release: RCA Victor 47-7968 Can't Help Falling In Love / Rock-a-Hula Baby (45)
Release Date: 11/22/1961

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Cover: picture sleeve front and back. From left to right. With 45 RPM and RCA Victor box containing A “New Orthophonic” High Fidelity Recording statement. No 45 RPM or RCA Victor box on either side.1 No 45 RPM or RCA Victor box on one side, the other side with 45 RPM and RCA Victor box without A “New Orthophonic” High Fidelity Recording statement. With 45 RPM and RCA Victor box not containing A “New Orthophonic” High Fidelity Recording statement.

47-7968-compared

The placement of the 45 RPM RCA Victor box are uniquely aligned to the song titles and top of the background featuring the image of Elvis Presley. All other text is similarly aligned. One, includes the “New Orthophonic” High Fidelity Recording statement, where it’s box size is smaller than those without that statement. Further the font for the catalog is similar to the Compact 33 release.

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Disc: (11/1961)2 Black label, dog on top. 45 RPM on two lines on right side. On the Rock-a-Hula-Baby side, (“Twist” Special) (from the Hal Wallis prod. “Blue Hawaii” a Paramount film) on two lines.
Matrix numbers: M2PW-2988-1S A1 / MWP2-2989-2S A1 (Rockaway pressing)
Matrix numbers: M2PW-2988-1S A1 / MWP2-2989-2S A2 (Rockaway pressing)

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Disc: (11/1961) Black label, dog on top. 45 RPM on two lines on right side. On the Rock-a-Hula-Baby side, (“Twist” Special) (from the Hal Wallis prod. “Blue Hawaii” a Paramount film) on three lines.
Matrix numbers: M2PW-2988-3S A4 / MWP2-2989-3S C4 (Indianapolis pressing)
Matrix numbers: M2PW-2988-3S A4 / MWP2-2989-5S A2 (Indianapolis pressing)3
Matrix numbers: M2PW-2988-5S A1 / MWP2-2989-3S C1 (Indianapolis pressing)
Matrix numbers: M2PW-2988-13 A2 / MWP2-2989-3S C1 (Indianapolis pressing)

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Disc: (11/1961) Black label, dog on top. 45 R.P.M. and New Orthophonic High Fidelity on right side.
Matrix numbers: M2PW-2988-4S / MWP2-2989-4S (machine stamped) (Hollywood pressing)
Matrix numbers: M2PW-2988-4S / MWP2-2989-6S (machine stamped) (Hollywood pressing)
Matrix numbers: M2PW-2988-6S / MWP2-2989-4S (machine stamped) (Hollywood pressing)

Also released in Compact 33 as Can't Help Falling In Love / Rock-a-Hula Baby.
Re-released by RCA Records on 45 RPM as Can't Help Falling In Love / Rock-a-Hula Baby on the Gold Standard Series label.

  1. mockup of eBay reference 330413989494 ↩
  2. Date from Elvis Presley Taking Care Of Business. “BiogrDiscography.” 4 February 2011. ↩
  3. Matrix numbers from the collection of Roberto. ↩