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California Holiday (Spinout) Reel to Reel tape, Original JAPAN ’66 – ’67

Black VICTOR Company of Japan (Yokohama) label, Stereo Tape, STP-5035, 4 track.

California Holiday was the name used for the movie in several foreign countries, including England and Australia.

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Elvis’ customized 1960 Cadillac Series 75 Fleetwood Limousine, featuring 24-karat gold plating and diamond dust paint, is primarily displayed at the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville, Tennessee… click on image to enlarge…Continue Reading

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’66 Dodgers Stadium… men with Elvis are from RCA, one on the right is Grelun Landon who helped get the Cadillac into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1977… ’69 After the car returned from touring overseas, it was put in storage. Car underwent extensive restoration to preserve itsContinue Reading

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Valued at $75,000 Elvis Presley’s Golden Cadillac was on display at Sheridan-Owen Motors for three days recently. An entrance fee was charged but all proceeds went to N.Z. Catholic Charities and the Gisborne Community Hall, The sumptuous vehicle contained, among other refinements, an ice making machine, a gold plated telephone,Continue Reading

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Elvis never toured Australia, but his Gold Car did… Above photo taken at Bundaberg Civic Centre in 1968, Australia. Records purchased at the Australian venues, had the Gold Car Tour 1968 Souvenir Record sticker attached. For more details, see in Articles: The “Gold Car Tour” Sticker. Information and photos fromContinue Reading

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Photo from Elvis Information Network website Book Review: “Elvis Presley’s GOLD Cadillac Tour of AUSTRALASIA 1968-69” by Nigel Patterson December 2011 click on image to enlarge… Glenn Reimer worked with Bob Hayden on the new Cadillac book and provided details on the photo…” image taken in Australia at Albury, NewContinue Reading

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While Elvis’ Gold Car was on tour, Elvis was filming “Clambake”… Elvis signing autographs for fans while on location filming for “Clambake” in Southern California…Continue Reading

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In the 1970s, Pickwick Label began reissuing LPs that had been deleted from catalogues of the major record labels, especially the RCA Records budget reissue label RCA Camden. Most notable in the RCA Camden catalogue, Pickwick obtained the rights in the mid-1970s to reissue Camden albums featuring recordings by Elvis.Continue Reading

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In the 1970s, Pickwick began reissuing LPs that had been deleted from catalogues of the major record labels, especially the RCA Records budget reissue label RCA Camden. Most notable in the RCA Camden catalogue, Pickwick obtained the rights in the mid-1970s to reissue Camden albums featuring recordings by Elvis. TheContinue Reading

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Most Bonus Photos came inside LPs with a sticker attached to album’s shrink-wrapped, or was part of the album’s artwork: SPECIAL BONUS FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY FULL COLOR PHOTO OF ELVIS INSIDE THIS ALBUM Record Stores gave out Bonus Photos at the counter when you purchased Elvis’ Records and/orContinue Reading

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“Open-reel or reel-to-reel tape (same thing) is the format of magnetic audio tape in which the tape is held on a reel or spindle rather than being enclosed in a cartridge or cassette. Two reels are needed to record or play the format: the feed reel and the take-up reel.Continue Reading

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This hard plastic cassette case is referred to as the Norelco Box. It was developed by Phillips in 1962 and introduced at the Berlin Radio Show, in August of 1963. Early releases of Elvis’ cassette tapes had paper labels on the tape cartridge, on the backside of the insert (CatalogContinue Reading

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In 1958 RCA introduced a cartridge system called Sound Tape or Cartridge Magazine Loading, which looked like a jumbo-sized modern day audio Cassette. The advantage of this tape over Reel-to-Reel is convenience. The user is not required to handle the tape and thread the tape through the machine before use,Continue Reading

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Although the cardboard cassette box looked cool and more cost-effective than the hard plastic box, here might be the case where it looked better on the drawing board than in practice. Don’t know the exact amount of Elvis titles RCA released in this format, but RCA introduced and ended theContinue Reading

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Clamshell is referred to the hard shell 8-track case that came in LearJet and Standard styles. Both showed artwork on the outside of the case. The inside of the Clamshell case had no felt type material. Standard style case came after the LearJet case and did not have a transparentContinue Reading

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LearJet Stereo 8 was designed and marketed by the makers of the LearJet aircraft. First 8-track releases came in a LearJet style case that had artwork on the outside of the case, a transparent lid revealing either the cartridge or a promotional picture of Elvis. The inside of the LearJetContinue Reading

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Due to the expensive cost to manufacture the Clamshells, a more cost-effective option was designed, the cardboard Photo Box having the album’s artwork printed on the box. These became the preferred option for 8-track releases.Continue Reading

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Quadraphonic (Quad 8) Sound: Quadraphonic audio (aka Surround Sound) adds rear channels (aka Surround Channels) to Stereo Audio. Introduced in 1970, Quad 8 Tape Cartridges resemble Stereo 8 Cartridges. Quad 8 tapes allocate tape tracks differently, combining tracks 1, 3, 5, and 7 to Program 1 and combining tracks 2,Continue Reading

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Photo Boxes were more cost-effective than the Clamshells and now the record companies decided to opt for another more economical solution for the Photo Boxes, a generic, universal sleeve referred to as the Window Box. This allowed companies to manufacture large quantities of boxes that could be used for anyContinue Reading

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Walk a Mile in My Shoes: The Essential ’70’s Masters

Album Set Release: none

Tape Set Release: 1995

Set of 5 Cassettes

Removed Cassettes from Plastic Cases to avoid having glare in images.

Stamps of Elvis’s 1970’s RCA Records Label Covers

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From Nashville to Memphis: The Essential ’60’s Masters

Album Set Release: none

Tape Set Release: 1993

Set of 5 Cassettes

Removed Cassettes from Plastic Cases to avoid having glare in images.

Stamps of Elvis’s 1960’s RCA Records Label Covers

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The King of Rock ‘n’ Roll: The Complete 50’s Masters

Album Set Release: none

Tape Set Release: 1992

Set of 5 Cassettes

Removed Cassettes from Plastic Cases to avoid having glare in images.

Stamps of Elvis’s 1950’s RCA Records Label Covers

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Distributed in the UK by RCA

Elvis Presley Limited Edition 6 Cassettes

USA Album Set Release: None

UK Tape Set Release: Researching

Removed Cassettes from Plastic Cases to avoid having glare.

1973 Golden Records Volume 1

1984 Gold Records Volume 2

No Year Golden Records Volume 3

1983 Gold Records Volume 4

No Year Elvis

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ELVIS Blue Christmas

Albums: Previously released on LSP-4579 Oct 1971 and CAL-2428 Oct 1970

Tape Release: 1989

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Made in Canada

The Memphis Record

USA Album Release: 1987

CAN Tape Release: 1987

This 8-Track was released as part of the RCA Mail Order Record Club.

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Made in South Korea

The Number One Hits

USA Album Release: 1987

South Korea Tape Release: 1987

Cassette comes with a cover sleeve, plastic case and insert with song titles and lyrics both in Korean and English.Continue Reading

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Made in Canada

The Top Ten Hits

USA Album Release: 1987

CAN Tape Release: 1987

This 8-Track was released as part of the RCA Mail Order Record Club.

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Cassette Box Set Released in November 1984. 8×10 Bonus Photo has the Album’s Box Set Matrix# CPM6-5172 at lower right corner. Bonus Photo backside is blank. RCA Flyer 12-page Booklet Sides 1 & 12Continue Reading

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A Legendary Performer – Elvis, Volume 4

Album Release: 1983

Tape Release: 1983

First release in the Legendary Performer Window Box

Released as part of the RCA Mail Order Record Club

Mid-to-Late 80’s Released in generic Window Box

Still Sealed

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Album and 8-Track tape (Window Box) Released in November 1983. 8-Track Released as part of the RCA Mail Order Record Club. See mail in detail for 12-page booklet on the backside of Window Box sleeve. Booklet’s Front & Back Sides and Pages 1 & 2…Continue Reading

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Made in Japan

Elvis Presley

USA Album Release: None

Japan Tape Release: 1981

Cassette comes with a cover sleeve, plastic case and insert with song titles and lyrics both in Japanese and English.Continue Reading

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Some Record Stores gave out with the purchase of the CPS8-3699 8-Track Box Set Released in August 1980, a set of Elvis’ RCA Wallet Calendars. Calendars from 1963-1980… 18 authentic reproductions of the calendars in a card sleeve, including the 1980, 25 years on RCA anniversary calendar…. made in theContinue Reading

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8-Track tape Box Set Released in August 1980. Some Record Stores gave out with the purchase of the Box Set, a set of Elvis’ RCA Wallet Calendars. Calendars from 1963-1980… 18 authentic reproductions of the calendars in a card sleeve, including the 1980, 25 years on RCA anniversary calendar…. madeContinue Reading

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Album and 8-Track tape (Window Box) Released in November 1978. See mail in detail for 12-page booklet on the backside of Window Box sleeve. Booklet’s Front & Back Sides and Pages 1 & 2. Also, Pages 7 & 8 The Elvis “Bulletin Board”: Under World’s Fair Bonus Photo, a RareContinue Reading

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The Greatest Show On Earth

From Memories of Elvis (see Box Sets)

A Candlelite Musical Treasury

A Lasting Tribute to the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll

Album Set Release: 1978

Tape Set Release: 1978

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Memories of Elvis

A Candlelite Musical Treasury

A Lasting Tribute to the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll

Album Set Release: 1978

Tape Set Release: 1978Continue Reading

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Elvis’ Golden Records Volume 3 Album Release: 1963 Elvis’ Gold Records Volume 4 Album Release: 1968 Tape Release: 1977/1978 images provided by Joe TunziContinue Reading

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Double LP and Twin Pack 8-Track (Window Box) tape Released in October 1977. New Albums four page catalog and insert was also given out with a purchase of “Elvis In Concert” 8-Track tape.  Continue Reading

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Welcome To My World

Album Release: 1977

Tape Release: 1977

“This includes a longer version of For The Good Times.”

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Made in Canada

Elvis Sings The Wonderful World of Christmas

USA Album Release: 1976

CAN Tape Release: 1976

Black Tape Cartridge

Still Sealed

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