A Chronological Discography of Japanese Elvis Presley records

"Mystery Train", Gold Standard 45 from 1965

This page lists all known Elvis records released in Japan during his lifetime and a little bit beyond.
I am largely indebted to the authors of the following Japanese book for this discography which shows pictures of all Elvis' Japanese records and also contains a chronological discography. I have basically translated this discography into English.



The prefixes used for 78s, 45s, EPs and LPs are as follows:

1955
Late December EP-1146 Western Caravan volume 4

1956
April 20 S-235 I forgot to remember to forget / Mystery train
May 7 ES-5035 I forgot to remember to forget / Mystery train
June 20 S-251 Heartbreak hotel / I was the one
June 20 ES-5051 I love you because / Baby letfs play house
July 20 S-257 Tutti Frutti / Blue Moon
July 20 ES-5042 Heartbreak hotel / I was the one
July ES-5049 My baby left me / I want you I need you I love you
August 20 S-263 I want you I need you I love you
August 20 LS-538 Elvis Presley Style
October 20 S-273 Hound dog / I love you because
October ES-5057 Donft be cruel / Blue Moon
November 20 S-279 Donft be cruel / Ifll never let you go
December 1 S-281 Love me tender / Anyway you want me

The release dates of the following 5 records are unclear.
(It is likely they were released between the latter part of 1956 and the early part of 1957.)

September? ES-5054 Hound dog / Money honey
September? EP-1164 Elvis Presley Style
September? EP-1177 Elvis Presley Style volume 2
September? EP-1193 Western Caravan volume 6
September? EP-1198 Love me tender

1957
January 20 ES-5062 Love me tender / Anyway you want me
February 20 S-287 Love me / When my blue moon turns to gold again
February 20 SS-1001 Love me / When my blue moon turns to gold again
February 20 S-288 Good rockinf tonight / Blue moon of Kentucky
February 20 SS-1004 I want you I need you I love you
February 20 LS-548 Love me tender
February 20 LS-5010 Elvis
March 20 SS-1006 Love me tender / Anyway you want me
March 20 SS-1007 Donft be cruel / Ifll never let you go
March 20 EP-1203 Love me tender
March 20 EP-1206 Good rockinf Elvis
March 20 EP-1207 Long Tall Sally
April 20 S-293 Too Much / Paralyzed
April 20 SS-1009 Too Much / Paralyzed
June 20 S-302 All shook up
June 20 SS-1019 All shook up
June 20 EP-1226 Top hits volume 10
July 20 S-306 Lonesome Cowboy / Loving you
July 20 SS-1022 Lonesome Cowboy / Loving you
July 20 EP-1237 Top hits volume 11
July 20 LS-554 Top 10
September 20 S-312 Teddy Bear / Thatfs when your heartaches begin
September 20 SS-1025 Teddy Bear / Thatfs when your heartaches begin
September 20 EP-1250 Top hits volume 12
November 20 S-321 White Christmas / Santa Claus is back in town
November 20 SS-1045 White Christmas / Santa Claus is back in town
November 20 LS-5038 Elvisf Christmas Album
November 20 S-324 Jailhouse Rock / Treat me nice
November 20 SS-1048 Jailhouse Rock / Treat me nice
December 10 S-329 Have I told you lately that I love you / Mean woman blues
December 10 SS-1053 Have I told you lately that I love you / Mean woman blues
December 10 EP-1267 Jailhouse Rock

1958
January 20 S-336 Donft / I beg of you
January 20 SS-1064 Donft / I beg of you
January 20 LS-5048 Loving You
March 20 EP-1286 Jailhouse Rock #2
June 20 S-351 Wear my ring around your neck / Doncha think itfs time
June 20 SS-1084 Wear my ring around your neck / Doncha think itfs time
June 20 EP-1309 Donft
July 20 EP-1315 Wear my ring around your neck
July 20 LS-5072 Rock Elvis Rock
August 20 S-358 Hard headed woman / Donft ask me why
August 20 SS-1097 Hard headed woman / Donft ask me why
September 20 S-360 King Creole / Lover doll
September 20 SS-1103 King Creole / Lover doll
October 20 S-363 Young dreams / Dixieland rock
October 20 SS-1106 Young dreams / Dixieland rock
October 20 EP-1334 Elvisf Christmas songs
October 20 LS-5086 King Creole
November 20 SS-1113 I need you so / Crawfish
November 20 EP-1332 King Creole volume 1
November 20 EP-1333 King Creole volume 2
December 5 SS-1117 One night / I got stung
December 20 EP-1336 I need you so

1959
January 20 SS-1114 Blue moon / Tryinf to get to you
January 20 EP-1348 Elvis Sails
March 10 LS-5119 Elvisf Golden Records
April 20 SS-1134 I need your love tonight / A fool such as I
May 20 EP-1356 I need your love tonight
May 20 LS-5129 Elvisf Golden Records volume 2
June 20 SS-1146 Lawdy miss Clawdy / Shake rattle & roll
August 20 SS-1156 A big hunk of love / My wish came true
October 20 SS-1174 Blue Christmas / Silent night
November 20 LS-5162 A Date With Elvis

1960
April 20 HP-504 Elvisf Golden Records (10h)
April 30 SS-1212 Stuck on you / Fame and fortune
July 20 LS-5198 Elvis Is Back
October 20 SS-1242 A mess of blues / The girl of my best friend
October 20 SS-1246 Itfs now or never / Make me know it
October 20
SLS-5043 Elvis Is Back
December 10 SS-1251 G.I. Blues / Doinf the best I can
December 10
RA-5001
G.I. Blues
December 10 SLS-5048 G.I. Blues

1961
January 20 SX-1068 Itfs now or never / Make me know it (stereo)
February 20 SS-1252 Are you lonesome tonight? / I gotta know
April 20 SX-1074 G.I. Blues / Doinf the best I can (stereo)
April 20 HP-531 Elvis Presley Style (10h)
May 20 SS-1260 Surrender / Lonely man
May 20 SX-1073 Are you lonesome tonight? / I gotta know (stereo)
May 20 CP-1001 Flaming Star
May 20 RA-5013 His Hand in Mine
May 20 SHP-5001 His Hand in Mine
June 20 SX-1076 Surrender / Lonely man (stereo)
July 20 CP-1005 Jailhouse Rock
July 20 SCP-1002 Elvis is back
July 20 RA-5020 Something For Everybody
July 20 SHP-5008 Something For Everybody
August 5 SS-1268 I feel so bad / Wild in the country
September 20 SS-1271 Wooden heart / Pocketful of rainbows
November 20 SS-1272 His latest flame / Little sister
December 10 RA-5041 Blue Hawaii
December 10 SHP-5026 Blue Hawaii
December 20 SS-1278 Rock-a-hula baby / Canft help falling in love

1962
March 20 SS-1286 No more / Blue Hawaii
April 20 RA-5064 Elvis
April 20 RA-5065 King Creole
April 20 RA-5066 Elvisf Golden Records
May 20 SS-1294 Good luck charm / Anything thatfs part of you
May 20 SX-1090 No more / Blue Hawaii
May 20 SHP-5059 Elvis
June 20 SHP-5066 Elvis Presley
June 20 SHP-5067 Elvisf Golden Records
July 20 SS-1297 Hound dog / Donft be cruel
July 20 CP-1024 Follow that dream
July 20 RA-5109 Loving You
July 20 SHP-5085 Loving You
August 20 RA-5110 Pot Luck
August 20 SHP-5087 Pot Luck
September 20 SS-1309 Shefs not you / Just tell her Jim said hello
September 20 SHP-5104 King Creole
October 5 CP-1032 Christmas with Elvis
October 5 RA-5135 Elvisf Christmas Album
October 20 CP-1036 Such a night
October 20 SHP-5116 Elvisf Gold Records volume 2
November 20 CP-1037 Kid Galahad
November 20 RA-5167 Elvis Presley
November 20 SHP-5133 G.I. Blues
December 10 SS-1316 Return to sender / Where do you come from?
December 10 RA-5165 Girls! Girls! Girls!
December 10 SHP-5136 Girls! Girls! Girls!

1963
January 20 RA-5182 A Date With Elvis
January 20 SHP-5145 Such A Night
April 20 RA-5227 Elvisf Gold Records volume 2
May 20 SS-1330 One broken heart for sale / They remind me too much of you
May 20 RA-5223 It Happened At The Worldfs Fair
May 20 SHP-5181 It Happened At The Worldfs Fair
June 20 RA-5245 For LP Fans Only
June 25 SAP-3001 Best Of Elvis (3-LP box set containing Blue Hawaii, Elvis' Golden Records and G.I. Blues)
July 20 RA-5261 Such A Night
August 20 RA-5263 Elvisf Golden Records Volume 3
September 20 SS-1361 Devil in disguise / Please donft drag that string around
September 20 CP-1088 Elvis Hit Album (Love Me Tender)
October 20 SHP-5237 Elvisf Golden Records Volume 3
November 20 CP-1096 Anyway you want me (same tracks as the US EP of the same name but different cover)
December 10 SS-1387 Bossa nova baby / Witchcraft
December 10 RA-5300 Fun In Acapulco
December 10 SHP-5271 Fun In Acapulco

1964
February 20 SS-1413 Fun In Acapulco / Marguerita
February 20 SX-1108 Mexico / You canft say no in Acapulco
April 20 SS-1427 Viva Las Vegas / Whatfd I say
April 20 CP-1131 Viva Las Vegas
May 20 SS-1438 Kiss me quick / Suspicion
July 20 SS-1454 Kissinf cousins / It hurts me
July 20 SS-1461 Heartbreak hotel / I was the one
July 20 SHP-5335 Kissinf Cousins
September 20 SCP|1108 Trouble (same tracks as US release King Creole Volume 2 but different cover)
October 10 SCP-1133 Long tall Sally (same tracks as US release Strictly Elvis but different cover)
October 20 SS-1485 Such a night / Never ending
December 10 SS-1497 Ainft that lovinf you baby / Ask me
December 10 SHP-5392 Roustabout

1965
1965 saw a wealth of collectible Japanese releases, in particular re-releases of the 5 Sun singles and 4 classic EPs all with totally different sleeves to the US releases.

January 20 SCP-1140 Blue Suede Shoes
March 20 SS-1534 Do the clam / You'll be gone
March 20 SHP-5346 Girl Happy
May 20 CP-1147 Elvis Sails
June 20 SHP-5455 For LP Fans Only
July 20 SS-1557 Crying in the chapel / I believe in the man in the sky
July 20 SS-1567 It feels so right / Easy question
July 20 SCP-1183 Tickle Me
July 20 SHP-5462 A Date With Elvis
August 20 SS-1571 Long lonely highway / I'm Yours
October 15 SS-1605 Blue suede shoes / Tutti frutti
October 15 SHP-5494 Elvis' Christmas Album
October 15 SRA-5010 Elvis' Golden Story Volume 1 (Japan-only greatest hits compilation)
October 15 SRA-5010 Elvis' Golden Story Volume 2 (Japan-only greatest hits compilation)
November 5 SS-1593 Here comes Santa Claus/ Santa bring my baby back to me
November 5 SCP-1205 Elvis' Christmas Songs (contains 6 songs from the Christmas Album)
November 15 SHP-5500 Elvis For Everyone
December 10 SS-1655 I forgot to remember to forget / Mystery train
December 10 SS-1656 Blue moon of Kentucky / That's all right
December 10 SS-1657 Good rockin' tonight / I don't care if the sun don't shine
December 10 SS-1658 Milkcow blues boogie / You're a heartbreaker
December 10 SS-1659 Baby let's play house / I'm left, you're right, she's gone
December 10 SCP-1230 Heartbreak Hotel (same tracks as US EP of same name)
December 10 SCP-1231 Rip It Up (same tracks as US release Elvis Volume 1 but different cover
December 10 SCP-1232 Old Shep (same tracks as US release Elvis Volume 2 but different cover
December 10 SCP-1233 Shake, Rattle & Roll (same tracks as US release Elvis Presley EPA-830 but different cover
December 10 SCP-1234 Hound Dog (same tracks as US release The Real Elvis but different cover

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