LPM-2894 Kissin’ Cousins 

Modified: August 8, 2017

Artist: Elvis Presley
Release: RCA Victor LPM-2894 Kissin' Cousins (LP)
Release Date: 4/2/1964

Track Listings: (click here to expand / collapse)

Side 1

Kissin’ Cousins (Number 2)
Smokey Mountain Boy
There’s Gold In The Mountains
One Boy, Two Little Girls
Catchin’ On Fast
Tender Feeling

Side 2

Anyone(Could Fall In Love With You)
Barefoot Ballad
Once Is Enough
Kissin’ Cousins
Echoes Of Love
(It’s a) Long Lonely Highway

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Cover Front: RCA Victor logo at upper right. Number lower left. With or without cast photo.
Cover Back: Catalog number upper right corner.

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Disc: MONO. Black label, All print on label print is silver. (4/1964) Original Soundtrack Recording above spindle hole. Elvis Presley is larger font than other credits. Side 2, track 1, (Could Fall In Love With You), Side 2, track 6, (IT’S A). Font for SIDE is hooked.

Matrix numbers
Side 1: RPRM-0228-1S A2 / Side 2: RPRM-0229-5S A1 (Hollywood pressing)

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Disc: MONO. Black label, All print on label print is silver. (4/1964) (An Original Soundtrack Recording) above spindle hole. Elvis Presley is same font as other credits. Side 2, track 1, (Could Fall in Love with You), Side 2, track 6, (It’s a). Font for SIDE is rounded.

Matrix numbers
Side 1: RPRM-0228-2S A3 / Side 2: RPRM-0229-2S A1 (Rockaway pressing)1
Side 1: RPRM-0228-2S A4 / Side 2: RPRM-0229-2S A1 (Rockaway pressing)
Side 1: RPRM-0228-2S B2 / Side 2: RPRM-0229-2S B2 (Rockaway pressing)
Side 1: RPRM-0228-3S A1 / Side 2: RPRM-0229-3S A1 (Indianapolis pressing)
Side 1: RPRM-0228-4S A1 / Side 2: RPRM-0229-4S A1 (Indianapolis pressing)

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Disc: Mono Dynagroove. Black label, RCA logo is white, other label print is silver.

Matrix numbers
Side 1: RPRM-0228-1S A1 / Side 2: RPRM-0229-5S A (machine stamped) (Hollywood pressing)

This release was recently discovered around 2002 and only a few copies known to exist. Other differences in this label include “Original Soundtrack Recording” instead of “(An Original Soundtrack Recording)”. For track 6, side 1, “Kissin’ Cousins” is on one line instead of “Kissin'” on one line and “Cousins” on the following line.

A copy sold on eBay2 for $305.00 on May 1, 2015.

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Disc: Monaural. Black label, RCA logo is white, other label print is silver. (10/1964) Spacing differences between the MONO DYNAGROOVE and MONAURAL on the bottom of each side of the label.

Matrix numbers
Side 1: RPRM-0228-1S A2 / Side 2: RPRM-0229-5S A1 (machine stamped) (Hollywood pressing)

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Disc: Monaural. Black label, RCA logo is white, other label print is silver. (10/1964)

Matrix numbers
strong>Side 1: RPRM-0228–2S B2 / Side 2: RPRM-0229–6S A1 (Rockaway pressing) 1
strong>Side 1: RPRM-0228–2S B3 / Side 2: RPRM-0229–6S A1 (Rockaway pressing)
Side 1: RPRM-0228-4S D2 / Side 2: RPRM-0229-4S C4 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)

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Disc: Monaural. Black label, RCA logo is white, other label print is silver. Flat label. (11/1968)

Matrix numbers
Side 1: RPRM-0228-4S D3 / Side 2: RPRM-0229-4S C4 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)

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Insert
Black and white, 8×10 of Elvis. Although never included with this album, this photo is associated with this album as it was given away at the same time of this release.

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 stereo as LSP-2894 Kissin' Cousins.

  1. Matrix numbers from the collection of PIOTRULA (of Poland) ↩
  2. eBay auction 181726362418 (May 1, 2015) ↩
  3. Matrix numbers from the collection of PIOTRULA (of Poland) ↩