CAS-2304 Elvis Sings Flaming Star 

Modified: May 26, 2024

Artist: Elvis Presley
Release: RCA Camden CAS-2304 Elvis Sings Flaming Star (LP)
Release Date: 4/1969

Track Listings: (click here to expand / collapse)

Side 1

Flaming Star
Wonderful World
Night Life
All I Needed Was The Rain
Too Much Monkey Business

Side 2

Yellow Rose Of Texas / The Eyes Of Texas
She’s A Machine
Do The Vega
Tiger Man

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Cover Front: RCA and catalog upper left corner. Camden stereo upper right corner. Elvis Sings Flaming Star with song titles.
Cover Back: Catalog number upper right corner. with Elvis Sings “Flaming Star”. With a “1”, “2” or “3” on bottom left corner or “4” on bottom right corner (identified with Pickwick cover, not yet confirmed with Camden cover.1

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Disc: (4/1969) Blue label. Rigid vinyl (found with the “1” and “3” on the back cover).

Matrix numbers
Side 1: WCRS-8154-3S / Side 2: WCRS-8155-3S (Hollywood pressing)
Side 1: WCRS-8154-4S B1E / Side 2: WCRS-8155-2S D4B (Rockaway pressing)

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Disc: (1969) Blue label. Non-flexible vinyl.2

Matrix numbers
Side 1: WCRS–8154–1S A4 / Side 2: WCRS-8155–7S A1 (Indianapolis pressing)3
Side 1: WCRS–8154–1S C1 / Side 2: WCRS-8155–6S A5 (Indianapolis pressing)3
Side 1: WCRS–8154–6S- A1A / Side 2: WCRS-8155-2S E5B R (Rockaway pressing)5
Side 1: WCRS–8154–8S A2B / Side 2: WCRS-8155-9S B1B (Rockaway pressing)

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Disc: (1969) Blue label. Flexible vinyl.

Matrix numbers
Side 1: WCRS–8154–10S- A3 / Side 2: WCRS-8155-14S A1 (machine stamped) (Indianpolis pressing)

This is only a matter of opinion, but I believe that the flexible vinyl is the most difficult to find for this release.

Inner Sleeve
Generic white or none.

Originally released as PRS-279 Singer Presents Elvis Singing Flaming Star and Others in October 1968. Re-released on Pickwick Records as CAS-2304 Elvis Sings Flaming Star in 1975.

  1. Image from the collection of Christian (of France).
  2. Images from the collection of Roberto.
  3. Matrix numbers from the collection of PIOTRULA (of Poland)
  4. Matrix numbers from the collection of PIOTRULA (of Poland)
  5. Matrix numbers from the collection of Roberto.