Heart of Rome / I’m Leavin’ 

Modified: February 2, 2025

Artist: Elvis Presley
Release: RCA Victor 47-9998 Heart of Rome / I'm Leavin' (45)
Release Date: 6/22/1971

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Cover: picture sleeve front and back.

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Disc: Yellow label, marked “NOT FOR SALE.”
“Heart of Rome”: Publisher “Gladys Music” with a comma after “Music.”
“I’m Leavin’”: Publisher “Elvis Presley Music Inc. / Oten Music Pub. Co. BMI” where “Publishing” is not abbreviated, and BMI is on its own line.1
Matrix numbers: ZPKM-1614-2S A1 / ZPKM-1285-2S A1 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)2

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Disc: Orange label.
“Heart of Rome”: Publisher “Gladys Music” with a comma after “Music.”
“I’m Leavin’”: Publisher “Elvis Presley Music Inc. / Oten Music Pub. Co. BMI” where “Publishing” is not abbreviated, and BMI is on its own line.
Matrix numbers: ZPKM-1614-2S A3 / ZPKM-1285-2S A1 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)

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Disc: Orange label.
“Heart of Rome”: Publisher “Gladys Music” without a comma after “Music.”
“I’m Leavin’”: Publisher “Elvis Presley Music Inc. / Oten Music Pub. Co. BMI” where “Publishing” is abbreviated, and BMI is on its own line.
Matrix numbers: ZPKM-1614-4S / APKM-1285-4S (machine stamped) (Hollywood pressing)
Matrix numbers: ZPKM-1614-5S A2A / APKM-1285-6S A2C (hand etched) (Rockaway pressing)3
Matrix numbers: ZPKM-1614-5S A2D / ZPKM-1285-5S A2E (hand etched) (Rockaway pressing)
Matrix numbers: ZPKM-1614-5S A4C / ZPKM-1285-5S B2B (hand etched) (Rockaway pressing)

Re-released by RCA Records on 45 RPM as Heart of Rome / I'm Leavin' on the Gold Standard Series label.

  1. Images from the collection of DarylR. ↩
  2. Matrix numbers from the collection of DarylR. ↩
  3. Matrix numbers from the collection of Roberto. ↩