Puppet on a String / Wooden Heart 

Modified: August 5, 2023

Artist: Elvis Presley
Release: RCA Victor 447-0650 Puppet on a String / Wooden Heart (45)
Release Date: 10/26/1965

Gold Standard Series

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Cover: picture sleeve front and back.

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Disc: White label. NOT FOR SALE on one line.
Matrix numbers: SPKM-2010-1S A3 / L2PW-3681-8S A1 (machine stamped) (Rockaway pressing)

447-0650-side1-wlp447-0650-side2-wlp

Disc: White label. NOT FOR SALE on two lines.1
Matrix numbers: SPKM-2010-4S / L2PW-3681-9S (machine stamped) (Hollywood pressing)2

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Disc: (10/1965)3 Gold Standard. Black label, dog on side. On the Puppet on a String side, with The Jordanaires. ASCAP on shared line. On the WOODEN HEART side, the date is closer to the matrix number than ELVIS PRESLEY.
Matrix numbers: SPKM-2010-1S / L2PW-3681-8S (Rockaway pressing)

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Disc: (10/1965) Gold Standard. Black label, dog on side. On the Puppet on a String side, with The Jordanaires. ASCAP on shared line. On the WOODEN HEART SIDE, the date is centered between the matrix number and ELVIS PRESLEY.4
Matrix numbers: SPKM-2010-3S A2 / L2PW-3681-5S A1 (Indianapolis pressing)
Matrix numbers: SPKM-2010-3S A3 / L2PW-3681-5S A3 (Indianapolis pressing)5

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Disc: (10/1965) Gold Standard. Black label, dog on side. On the Puppet on a String side, with the Jordanaires. ASCAP on own line. On the WOODEN HEART SIDE, there is no date on side.
Matrix numbers: SPKM-2010-4S / L2PW-3681-9S (Hollywood pressing)

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Disc: 1971. Gold Standard. Red label.
Matrix numbers: SPKM-2010–7S A1 / L2PW-3681-5S A6 (Indianapolis pressing)

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Disc: 1976. Gold Standard. Black label, dog near top. Gold Standard on top.
Matrix numbers: SPKM-2010–7S A1 (machine stamped) / L2PW-3681-10S B2 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)

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Disc: 1976. Gold Standard. Black label, dog near top. Gold Standard on side.6
Matrix numbers: SPKM-2010–7S A1 (machine stamped) / L2PW 3681 10S B3 B (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)
Matrix numbers: SPKM-2010–7S B1 (machine stamped) / L2PW 3681 10S C2 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)
Matrix numbers: SPKM 2010 9 A1 (machine stamped) / L2PW-3681-12 ga (hand etched) (Indianapolis pressing)7

  1. Images from the collection of DarylR. ↩
  2. Matrix numbers from the collection of DarylR. ↩
  3. Date from Elvis Presley Taking Care Of Business. “BiogrDiscography.” 4 February 2011. ↩
  4. Image of side 2 and observations from the collection of Roberto. ↩
  5. Matrix numbers from the collection of Roberto. ↩
  6. Images from the collection of Christian (of france). ↩
  7. Matrix numbers from the collection of Christian (of France). ↩