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

Modified: August 12, 2013

Artist: Elvis Presley
Release: RCA Victor 37-7968 Can't Help Falling In Love / Rock-a-Hula Baby (Compact 33)
Release Date: 12/1961

Compact 33 Single

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Cover: picture sleeve front and back. Compact 33 Single in black on both sides(?). Large font for 37-7968, lines up with the “A” in RCA.

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Cover: picture sleeve front and back. Compact 33 Single in black on one side. Small font for 37-7968, lines up with the “i” in Victor.1

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Disc: Black label, dog on top. Deep ridge. On the CAN’T HELP FALLING IN LOVE side, reads A Paramount film, where the “A” is capitalized.
Matrix numbers: M2PI-5480-1S A1 / M2PI-5479-1S A1 (hand etched) (Rockaway pressing)2

37-7968-side1

Disc: Black label, dog on top. On the CAN’T HELP FALLING IN LOVE side, reads a Paramount film, where the “a” is not capitalized.
Matrix numbers: M2PI-5480-?S / M2PI-5479-?S (Indianapolis “?” pressing)

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Disc: Black label, dog on top. “NEW ORTHOPHONIC HIGH FIDELIY” on left side on one line. Deep ridge. On the CAN’T HELP FALLING IN LOVE side, reads A Paramount film, where the “A” is capitalized.3
Matrix numbers: M2PI-5480-?S / M2PI-5479-?S (Hollywood “?” pressing)

Also released in 45 RPM as Can't Help Falling In Love / Rock-a-Hula Baby.

  1. Image of side 2 courtesy of Boija, John. “First pressings of US Elvis Presley 45 rpm singles.” John Boija’s Home Page. 27 Sept. 2010. ↩
  2. eBay reference 150465515745 (July 14, 2010) ↩
  3. eBay reference 170901796515 (September 3, 2012) ↩