Album Title : A Legendary Performer Volume 3
Catalogue Number : CPL1 - 3078
Year Release : December 1978

Side A : Hound Dog - Excerpts from Interview for TV Guide - Danny - Fame and Fortune - Frankfort Special - Britches - Crying in the Chapel
Side B : Surrender - Guadalajara - It Hurts Me - Let Yourself Go - In the Ghetto - Let it Be Me

Brief History :
Elvis: A Legendary Performer Volume 3 is a compilation album featuring recordings by American singer Elvis Presley. It was the third in a series of albums that began with Elvis: A Legendary Performer Volume 1 in 1974, the first to be released since Presley's death in 1977, and the last edition until Elvis: A Legendary Performer Volume 4 in 1983. As per the format of the series, the album was a mixture of previously released recordings mixed with tracks that, as of the date of this album's release, had never been issued on an official (RCA-sanctioned) album release. It was certified Gold on 12/18/1978 by the RIAA.

Included in this instalment is "Danny", a previously unissued recording from 1958 of what was at one point to be the theme song for Presley's film King Creole (when the film still retained the title of the novel upon which it was based, A Stone for Danny Fisher). "Britches", a song recorded for but dropped from the music-lite western Flaming Star makes its debut, as do two production number recordings cut from the 1968 NBC Comeback Special - remakes of Presley movie songs "It Hurts Me" and "Let Yourself Go". A previously unreleased live performance from Las Vegas in 1970, two alternate takes from movie soundtracks, and an alternate take from Presley's first post-Army single from 1960 round out the set, along with an interview recording from 1956 and several previously released numbers.

Two versions of this album were released: one in standard black vinyl, and one as a picture disc. This is the picture disc version.

*NOTE* The above booklet came with all the below releases except were stated.

Details :
Front Cover : Die cut. Inner sleeve photo shows through die cut. Title on top.
Rear Cover : Song titles. In brackets RCA statement about the Legendary Performer collections of Elvis Presley. Catalogue number & Printed in U.S.A. bottom centre.
Label : Picture disc.
Side A : Picture disc
Side B : Picture disc.
Pressing Plant : Indianapolis
Matrix Number Side 1 : CPL1 - 3078 A - 3S B1 (Machine Stamped) G (Hand Etched)
Matrix Number Side 2 : CPL1 - 3078 B - 4S B1 (Machine Stamped) K (Hand Etched)
*NOTE* Picture disc issue. The outer ring of the vinyl is blue. The A side background colour is a pale blue colour. Bottom 2 photos of Sides A & B.

Details :
Front Cover : Die cut. Inner sleeve photo shows through die cut. Title on top.
Rear Cover : Song titles. In brackets RCA statement about the Legendary Performer collections of Elvis Presley. Catalogue number & Printed in U.S.A. bottom centre.
Label : Picture disc.
Side A : Picture disc
Side B : Picture disc.
Pressing Plant : Indianapolis
Matrix Number Side 1 : CPL1 - 3078 A - 0 A7 (Machine Stamped) D (Hand Etched)
Matrix Number Side 2 : CPL1 - 3078 B - 10S A2 (Machine Stamped) B (Hand Etched)
*NOTE* Picture disc issue. The outer ring of the vinyl is black. The A side background colour is a greenish colour. Bottom 2 photos of Sides A & B.