45s

Canadian Elvis 45 Label Guide

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White & Black Label -1955-1958
“Record Preview” Promo
Blue & Silver Label – 1955-1956
Standard Issue
Charcoal & Silver Label – 1956-1958
Standard Issue
From 1955 to September 1956 RCA Canada issued country 45s on a blue label with silver print. 14 Elvis 45 singles and 5 EPs were issued on this label before RCA Canada stopped differentiating between genres by colour coding labels and switched to a matte charocal label with silver print for all 45 releases.
From September 1956 through to February 1959 RCA Canada issued 45 singles and EPs on a matte black / charcoal label with silver print. Re-pressings and reissues of previous releases were also on this label, including the 14 Elvis singles and 5 EPs that were originally issued on the blue label with silver print.
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Black Dog On Top – 1959-1964
Standard Issue
Black Dog On Top – 1959-1964
Gold Standard Series
Black Dog On Top-1964
Fun In Acapulco Promo

From February 1959 through to July or August 1964 RCA Canada issued 45 singles on a black label with the RCA Nipper dog and logo in colour and the text in white print. This label design is commonly referred to as the “Dog On Top” (DOT) label or the “Shaded Dog” label. Nineteen singles were originally issued on this label. This is where RCA Canada finally caught up with RCA’s US label design.
During this same time period RCA Canada also issued several releases on the Gold Standard Series. The label design is the same as the standard issue 45 singles from this same time period. The differentiation on the label is the 447 instead of the 47 prefix that appears on standard issue releases.
Fun In Acapulco Promo
A – Bands #1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
B – Bands #11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
Notes
10 snippets of various Elvis songs per side.

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Red Label – 1964-1968
Standard Issue
Red Label Variation – 1964
Standard Issue
Red Label – 1964-1968
Gold Standard Series

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Orange Label – 1969-1975
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Orange Label – 1969-1975
Standard Issue
Golden Greats – 1969-1975

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Tan Label – 1975-1977
Promo
Tan Label – 1975-1977
Standard Issue
Tan Label – 1977
Limited Edition

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New Black – 1977-1982
Promo
New Black Label – 1977-1982
Standard Issue

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Elvis Photo Label – 1978 + 1980
Promo
Elvis Photo Label – 1978 + 1980
Standard Issue
This is the original Canadian Elvis Picture label, which is unique to Canada. Only two records were first pressed on this label: Little Darlin’ in 1978 and Beyond the Reef in 1980.

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Golden Greats – 1964
Promo
Golden Greats – 1964
Promo
Golden Greats – 1964

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Collector Series – 1980s
Elvis 50th Label – 1982-1985

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Underground Records Label – 1980s
Special Products Label – 1980s