Paramount Pictures presents Roustabout 

Modified: April 21, 2013

Artist: Elvis Presley
Release: Paramount Pictures SP-2406 Paramount Pictures presents Roustabout (LP)
Release Date: 10/1964

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Disc: Blue label. From left to right:

  • SP-2406 – 33 1/3 LP – PARAMOUNT PICTURES … Presents … “RUSTABOUT” error1
  • SP-2406 – 33 1/3 LP – WARNER BROTHERS PRESENTS “ROUSTABOUT”2

It is possible, even likely that one or more of the above are bootlegs, however, confirmation is still needed.

This is the Paramount Presents ” Roustabout” on a 33 1/3 R.P.M. LP that contains ten radio spot announcements promoting the movie Roustabout. It is a one sided disc. A couple of major collectors have confirmed that the PARAMONT PICTURES release is original, the reviews are mixed on the WARNER BROTHERS release.

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Disc: Blue label. SP-2406 – 45 RPM 7″ – PARAMOUNT PICTURES … Presents … “RUSTABOUT” error3

This is an example of the single that was part of the Inside Roustabout box set4 released in 2006 / 2007. According to one site, elvisunique.com, there were only 2000 copies printed. It is still available online. Be careful on this one, it maybe offered or misrepresented as original.

  1. Including alvise “Roustabout Rarities” TOO MUCH MONKEY BUSINESS: The Elvis Forum. 21 April 2013. ↩
  2. eBay reference 200800279884 (August 4, 2012) ↩
  3. eBay reference 190647091107 (March 3, 2012) ↩
  4. Identified by Robby. ↩