Steamroller Blues / Fool 

Modified: February 2, 2023

Artist: Elvis Presley
Release: RCA Victor 74-0910 Steamroller Blues / Fool (45)
Release Date: 3/13/1973

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Cover: (3/1973) picture sleeve front and back.1

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Disc: (3/1973) Tan label. NOT FOR SALE. James Taylor credits on separate line. On top, Vocal accomp. by J.D. Sumner and on one line, where accompaniment is abbreviated as accomp. The Stamps, Kathy Westmoreland and on another line. The Sweet Inspirations on the third line. FOOL. Strings arranged by Glen D. Hardin on one line. Vocal accomp. by J. D. Sumner and on another line, where accompaniment is abbreviated as accomp. and where and is spelled. The Stamps on the third line. End: Fade on two lines.2
Matrix numbers: CPKM-4728-3S/ BPKM-1258-3S (hand etched) (Hollywood pressing)

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Disc: (3/1973) Tan label. NOT FOR SALE. STEAMROLLER BLUES. James Taylor credits on shared line. On top, Vocal accompaniment by J.D. Sumner on one line, where accompaniment is spelled out. & The Stamps, Kathy Westmoreland on another line, where the & is used instead of and. and The Sweet Inspirations on the third line. FOOL. Strings arranged by Glen D. Hardin on one line. Vocal accompaniment by J. D. Sumner on another line, where accompaniment is spelled out. & The Stamps on the third line, where & is used instead of and. The publishing credits are Gladys Music, Inc. / Intersong-U.S.A., Inc., ASCAP. End: Fade on same line.3.2
Matrix numbers: CPKM-4728-1S A1 / BPKM-1258-1S A1 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)

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Disc: (3/1973) Orange label. STEAMROLLER BLUES. James Taylor credits on shared line. On top, Vocal accompaniment by J.D. Sumner on one line, where accompaniment is spelled out. & The Stamps, Kathy Westmoreland on another line, where the & is used instead of and. and The Sweet Inspirations on the third line. FOOL. Strings arranged by Glen D. Hardin on one line. Vocal accompaniment by J. D. Sumner on another line, where accompaniment is spelled out. & The Stamps on the third line, where & is used instead of and. The publishing credits are Gladys Music, Inc. / Intersong-U.S.A., Inc., ASCAP.
Matrix numbers: CPKS-4728-1S A1 / BPKS-1258-1S A2 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)
Matrix numbers: CPKS–4728-1S B1 / BPKS–1258-1S B1 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)

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Disc: (3/1973) Orange label. STEAMROLLER BLUES. James Taylor credits on shared line. On top, Vocal accompaniment by J.D. Sumner on one line, where accompaniment is spelled out. & The Stamps, Kathy Westmoreland on another line, where the & is used instead of and. and The Sweet Inspirations on the third line. FOOL. Strings arranged by Glen D. Hardin on one line. Vocal accompaniment by J. D. Sumner on another line, where accompaniment is spelled out. & The Stamps on the third line, where & is used instead of and. The publishing credits are Intersong-U.S.A., Inc./Chappell & Co., Inc./A.M.R.A.5
Matrix numbers: CPKS–4728-1S C1 / BPKS–1258-1S B1 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)
Matrix numbers: CPKS–4728-2S E2 / BPKS–1258-1S B1 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)6

RCA’s listing notice for this release7 has Gladys Music, Inc., / INTERSONG-U.S.A., INC. / ASCAP as the publisher for FOOL; however, a hand written correction made modifications to appear as Gladys Music, Inc. / INTERSONG-U.S.A., INC., ASCAP CHAPPELL & Co., Inc. / A.M.R.A. thus making this label the corrected label. Of the labels for this release, this is the most difficult to find.

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Disc: (3/1973) Orange label. James Taylor credits on separate line. On top, Vocal accomp. by J.D. Sumner and on one line, where accompaniment is abbreviated as accomp. The Stamps, Kathy Westmoreland and on another line. The Sweet Inspirations on the third line. FOOL. Strings arranged by Glen D. Hardin on one line. Vocal accomp. by J. D. Sumner and on another line, where accompaniment is abbreviated as accomp. and where and is spelled. The Stamps on the third line.
Matrix numbers: CPKS-4728-4S / BPKS-1258-4S (machine stamped) (Hollywood pressing)

  1. Top two images from the collection of Mahalo. ↩
  2. Original source images from the collection of DarylR and have been cleaned for this site. ↩
  3. eBay reference 310229142805 (June 7, 2012) ↩
  4. Original source images from the collection of DarylR and have been cleaned for this site. ↩
  5. Image of Side 2 and discovery from the collection of Roberto. ↩
  6. Matrix numbers from the collection of Roberto. ↩
  7. Flynn, Keith. “United States Discography (1970’s).” Keith Flynn’s Elvis Presley Pages. 7 June 2012. ↩