“The history -making talent pictured above is, of course, the one -and -only, Elvis Presley, who, in the short span of eight years, has been responsible for the World Wide sales of 100,000,000 RCA Victor recordings. To celebrate this phenomenal feat, which has been felt by the record industry in every corner of the globe, RCA Victor Records is proclaiming the months April and May as “Elvis Promotion Months” and backing the program with an intensive, nationwide advertising and promotion campaign. Spearheading the two -month Presley “push” his new album “Kissin’ Cousins,” the movie of which is just opening all over the United States. Included in the massive RCA Victor promotion campaign will be the entire Presley ‘catalog of 36 singles, 20 albums and 23 EPs.”
No mentioning of Kissin’ Cousins FTP-1269 Reel-to-Reel tape that, was released same time as the album.
Press Book: No mentioning of Kissin’ Cousins FTP-1269 Reel-to-Reel tape that, was released same time as the album.
RCA’s mockup proof including cast photo…
Elvis receiving an in-house gold record for “Elvis’ Christmas Album” from R.C.A Producer Steve Sholes on the movie set Kissin’ Cousins…
Pris, Elvis and Parker in Parker’s office at MGM Studios…
FTP-1269 Reel-to-Reel tape that, was released same time as the album…
P8S-1142 8-Track format wasn’t released until 1965. Clamshell…
1966 Elvis’ Stereo 8 Cartridge Tapes catalog…
P8S-1142 8-Track Photo Box released in 1968…
Packaging style that shows the artwork is glued to the front of the generic, RCA box…
P8S-1142 8-Track Window Box released in 1971…
Cassette format wasn’t released until 1969, and RCA didn’t manufacture a Kissin’ Cousins tape, in USA.
1994 Released in USA, Double Features, Elvis In The 90s (RCA) Kissin’ Cousins, Clambake And Stay Away Joe that, was manufactured in Germany…
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