Norwegian 78's: Manufactured in 1956 and early 1957

Title :

I want you, I need you, I love you/My baby left me

Cat. no.: 20-6540
Issued: mid. 1956

Information for collectors: This record was originally issued on a violet coloured RCA label, later pressings was released with the black RCA label.


Title :

Hound dog/Don't be cruel

Cat. no.: 20-6604
Issued: probably august 1956

Information for collectors: As with 20-6540 this was first released on the violet RCA label and later in the year it was on the black RCA label. This is the only norwegian 78 that were pressed from German matrixes. As of today i don't know of any pressings from norwegian matrixes for this release.


Title :

Blue suede shoes/Tutti frutti

Cat. no.: 20-6636
Issued: probably early autumn 1956

Information for collectors: This record was the last to appear on the violet RCA label. As for the two earlier issues, later pressings has the common black RCA label.


Title :

Blue moon/Just because

Cat. no.: 20-6640
Issued: late 1956

Information for collectors: I'm very unsure about the release date for this and the next three issues. But a lot of things indicate that they might have been released at the same time. All are on the black RCA label only.


Title :

Money honey/One sided love affair

Cat. no.: 20-6641
Issued: late 1956

Information for collectors: See 20-6640 for comments.


Title :

Shake, rattle and roll/Lawdy miss Clawdy

Cat. no.: 20-6642
Issued: late 1956

Information for collectors: See 20-6640 for comments.


Title :

Good rocking tonight/I don't care if the sun don't shine

Cat. no.: 20-6381
Issued: late 1956

Information for collectors: See 20-6640 for comments.


Title :

All shook up/That's when your heartaches begin.

Cat. no.: 20-6870
Issued: april 1957

Information for collectors: This is the last 78 with Elvis Presley to be released in Norway. It is the only 78 that has an equivalent on 45. It's seems like the 45rpm record had taken over completly at this time.