Love Me Tender / Anyway You Want Me 

Modified: May 6, 2012

         Release: RCA Victor 47-6643 Love Me Tender / Anyway You Want Me (45)
              Artist: Elvis Presley
Release Date: 9/28/1956

47 6643 cover side1 pink small Love Me Tender / Anyway You Want Me (Elvis Presley)47 6643 cover side1 ltpink small Love Me Tender / Anyway You Want Me (Elvis Presley)47 6643 cover side1 green small Love Me Tender / Anyway You Want Me (Elvis Presley)47 6643 cover side1 white small Love Me Tender / Anyway You Want Me (Elvis Presley)

47 6643 cover side2 pink small Love Me Tender / Anyway You Want Me (Elvis Presley)47 6643 cover side2 ltpink small Love Me Tender / Anyway You Want Me (Elvis Presley)47 6643 cover side2 green small Love Me Tender / Anyway You Want Me (Elvis Presley)47 6643 cover side2 white small Love Me Tender / Anyway You Want Me (Elvis Presley)

Cover: picture sleeve front and back. From left to right, dark pink, light pink, green, or white.

47 6643 side1 i nomovie small Love Me Tender / Anyway You Want Me (Elvis Presley)47 6643 side2 i nomovie small Love Me Tender / Anyway You Want Me (Elvis Presley)

Disc: (9/1956) Black label, dog on top without horizontal line. Side 1, No mention of From The 20th Century Fox CinemaScope Production "Love Me Tender"
Matrix numbers: G2WW-4767-3S / G2WW-5937-2S A2 (Indianapolis pressing)

47 6643 side1 1 small Love Me Tender / Anyway You Want Me (Elvis Presley)47 6643 side2 small Love Me Tender / Anyway You Want Me (Elvis Presley)

Disc: (9/1956) Black label, dog on top without horizontal line. 45 RPM on sides. Side 1, Love Me Tender on four lines.1

47 6643 side2 line small Love Me Tender / Anyway You Want Me (Elvis Presley)47 6643 side1 line small Love Me Tender / Anyway You Want Me (Elvis Presley)

Disc: (9/1956) Black label, dog on top with horizontal line. Side 1, With statement From The 20th Century Fox CinemaScope Production "Love Me Tender" (Elvis Presley - Vera Matson)
Matrix numbers: G2WW-4767-7S / G2WW-5937-4S (Rockaway pressing)
Matrix numbers: G2WW-4767-10S RCA H / G2WW-5937-11S RCA1 F (unknown pressing)
Matrix numbers: G2WW-4767-13S RCA1 E / G2WW-5937-9S RCA F (unknown pressing)
Matrix numbers: G2WW-4767-15S / G2WW-5937-12S (unknown pressing)2
Matrix numbers: G2WW-4767-23S / G2WW-5937-27S (unknown pressing)
Matrix numbers: G2WW-4767-23S / G2WW-5937-28S (unknown pressing)3

47 6643 side1 noline small Love Me Tender / Anyway You Want Me (Elvis Presley)47 6643 side2 noline small Love Me Tender / Anyway You Want Me (Elvis Presley)

Disc: (9/1956)4 Black label, dog on top without horizontal line. 45 R.P.M. on sides. Side 1, Love Me Tender on three lines.
Matrix numbers: G2WW-4767-11S A1 / G2WW-5937-5S A1 (Hollywood pressing)
Matrix numbers: G2WW-4767-12S A5 / G2WW-5937-5S A1 (Hollywood pressing)

47 6643 side2 line v2 small Love Me Tender / Anyway You Want Me (Elvis Presley)47 6643 side1 line v2 small Love Me Tender / Anyway You Want Me (Elvis Presley)

Disc: (9/1956) Black label, dog on top with horizontal line. Error pressing. Label on Side 2 without silver ink.
Matrix numbers: G2WW-4767-20S / G2WW-5937-24S (unknown pressing)

47 6643 side1 wline nomovie small Love Me Tender / Anyway You Want Me (Elvis Presley)47 6643 side2 wline nomovie small Love Me Tender / Anyway You Want Me (Elvis Presley)

Disc: (9/1956) Black label, dog on top with horizontal line. Side 1, No mention of From The 20th Century Fox CinemaScope Production "Love Me Tender"
Matrix numbers: G2WW-4767-20S-3 / G2WW-5937-24S-3 (unknown pressing)

Released in 1957 by RCA Records on 78 RPM as Love Me Tender / Anyway You Want Me.
Re-released by RCA Records on 45 RPM as Love Me Tender / Anyway You Want Me on the Gold Standard Series label.

  1. Images courtesy of Boija, John. "First pressings of US Elvis Presley 45 rpm singles." John Boija's Home Page. 3 Dec. 2010. ↩
  2. Matrix numbers from the collection of P. Alner. ↩
  3. Matrix numbers from the collection of Roberto. ↩
  4. Date from Elvis Presley Taking Care Of Business. "BiogrDiscography." 4 February 2011. ↩