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Again, the first German pressing was made for Grammofon AB Electra in Sweden. The record was planned in early
April 1956, but not copyrighted until May 8. The Swedish "FA" prefix was changed to the US "47-" standard in July
and the Electra label was discontinued in August. This record was on the market approximately May to September 1956,
during a period when Elvis was virtually unknown in Europe and therefore, records with Electra labels are extremely rare.


   
First German edition. This label with large RCA logo (s1) was introduced in August 1956. However, also these were
mainly made for the Swedish market. RCA started to distribute their records in Germany on October 12, 1956.
   
Very rare edition for US staff stationed in West Germany. The record itself is a regular German
first pressing but the label tries to emulate the US RCA Victor "Nipper, dog on top" trademark,
which was not allowed for RCA to use in Europe, where it belonged to His Master's Voice (HMV).


   
Second press, October 1956 - March 1957 (s2). This was the first German pressing for the German market, as
RCA started to distribute records in Germany on October 12, 1956. It was deleted on December 4, 1967.

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