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LPM-1707-C Elvis' Golden Records (1958): First edition with fully laminated, side open cover, black RCA logo and "-C" in the
upper right hand box. Please note the PX stamp from July 1958 in the upper left corner on the back of the side open cover.
LPM 1707 Elvis' Golden Records (1958): Ultra rare edition for US staff stationed in West Germany. The record
itself is a regular German first pressing but the label is trying to emulate the US RCA Victor "dog on top" trade-
mark, which was not allowed for RCA to use in Europe, where it belonged to His Master's Voice (HMV).
LPM 1707-C Elvis' Golden Records (1958): First regular German edition with "-C" and lines on label.
LPM 1707-C Elvis' Golden Records (1959): First edition with "-C" and lines on label. Please note that these Army copies,
PX stamped in November 1958 and June 1959, have the LPM 1707-C text and BIEM box on the wrong sides of the label.
LPM 1707 Elvis' Golden Records (1960-63): Second to fourth editions
with side open cover and red RCA logo in upper right hand box.
1960 copies are front laminated, later prints are non laminated.
LPM 1707 Elvis' Golden Records (1960): Second edition with lines on label but "Long Play"
and "-C" removed. This $2.35 Army copy with PX item number K903861 was stamped in March 1960.
LPM 1707 Elvis' Golden Records (1960-63): Third edition, no lines on label.
LPM 1707 Elvis' Golden Records (1963-64): Fourth edition with side open cover and "RED SEAL" in upper right hand box.
Red Seal normally meant that the record would have a red or maroon label, which was the case for RCA's classical music albums.
LPM 1707 Elvis' Golden Records (1963-64): Fourth edition, first German pressing on the 'RCA Victor' label (v1).